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After the assessment began, a battalion of officers and soldiers under the leadership of Wesley first received a review, basic formation, shooting, fighting, obstacle running, etc., and then began the subject of armed swimming.

"This is an armed swim, carrying 30 kilograms of equipment, swimming at least five kilometers, and in the sea." Wesley did not participate, but explained, after all, this is not a traditional subject.

"Is it necessary?" the president asked.

"Of course there is. For example, if we land on an island, we may not have a good landing site, so the first batch of soldiers needs to sneak in this way, especially at night, the role of soldiers from six battalions of a brigade to board the islands is to It is conceivable. Then after landing, we will start fighting, clearing small areas and then expanding. At this time, our fleet is transporting troops to land on the island, so everything becomes much easier. In addition, we can also sneak behind the enemy. It's a new tactic."

"It's not bad, it's really good." Pershing said happily, as a soldier, he still has some vision.

"So should it be assigned to the Navy?" William Benson suggested again.

"That's impossible," Pershing roared, and the two were about to start arguing again, but Wesley stopped them.

"You two don't have to quarrel. My battalion should not have a fixed ownership. After all, the landing needs to cooperate with the navy, and then there will be battles on land. It is still in the experimental stage. We should study this issue in the future. Some special equipment, such as the issue of landing craft and landing craft."

"What is that?" Everyone asked curiously.

"Dedicated landing ships are specially used for landing. I already have shooting for this. If this assessment passes, then I will place an order to start producing some and then use them for training."

"A new type of ship?" William Benson asked.

"Yes, I have designed some auxiliary ships, such as medical ships, amphibious landing ships, landing craft, etc. These are very used auxiliary ships, which provide reliable support for the navy and landing troops, but they are not manufactured yet. At the moment, we need to meet the needs of our two main fleets and then produce them.”

"So how many capital ships do you think we need in total?" the president asked.

"First of all, we don't have to dispatch the navy in this war, and the British navy should lose more, which is beneficial to us. If we can develop like the Pacific Ocean in the early stage of the war, then eight battleships will be enough, because there are still With the assistance of heavy cruisers, it is enough to deter the direction of the Pacific Ocean, and after the First World War, the United Kingdom will inevitably raise the issue of restricting the development of the navies of various countries, and they cannot afford it."

"Makes sense, as long as the war lasts a long time."

"Do you know in a few months? At present, the UK's strategic reserves can only support a few months, and a large number of orders will come soon, but it is necessary to organize production well, and it must not be allowed by the parliament. Guys mess around and negotiate directly on a state-to-state model.”

The president looked at Wesley and asked, "So how many orders are you going to get?"

"I don't need it, they need rifles and bullets that I can't produce, so I'll just focus on preparing for the Army, and my transportation company will get the business." Wesley said with a smile.

"No wonder you got such a big transportation company and rented ports in the UK and France." Everyone suddenly realized that this major is going to make a lot of money in war, and his company has a lot of money, and he will always make money. Money, especially steel.

The president looked at Wesley and asked, "So where is the entry point for us to get involved in things in Asia?"

"Qingdao." Wesley said directly, "This place was occupied by Germany, but they completely lost it at the beginning of the battle. Japan will inevitably jump out, and China has no ability to compete. At this time, we can use it completely. Participate as a neutral country, ask to host here, first organize a squadron here, I can let the shipyard speed up the progress, then four battleships and four heavy cruisers are enough to deter Japan, Japan and the United Kingdom, even if France joins, it doesn’t matter of."

"Do our warships really have such high combat power?" the president asked.

"Yes, first of all, we have the advantage in the combat distance. Although the 305mm main gun is not the largest caliber now, it has the longest double diameter, especially the agreed fire control system. The hit rate is also very high. We It is completely possible to hang the opponent, and we can maintain high-speed sailing during the battle. The power of the new armor-piercing projectile has been tested. Japan is not an opponent. If they dare to go to war, they will directly destroy their fleet and surround their homeland."

I really hate it, is this young major maiming Japan? The president hesitated and asked again: "What about the attitude of the British?"

"Britain? What attitude can they have? They can't take care of themselves now, and do they dare to go to war with us? It's not worth it for a Japan, especially after a few months, they will come directly to ask us to sell things to them, war Afterwards, we may not be able to get much benefit. The United Kingdom will inevitably limit our development with France and Russia. Therefore, the best time is during the war. We must know that Germany has many islands in the Pacific Ocean. If we get these, then we will completely A defensive barrier can be built."

The appeal of this sentence is the greatest. As the president, he has considered a lot, especially the importance of a maritime barrier to the United States is conceivable, "The results of this assessment are very good, but I can only award you the rank of colonel. , responsible for the formation of the First Marine Brigade, and will increase the number in half a year, and I hope you can make a contribution at that time."

"Yes, Mr. President." Everyone has seen the results of the assessment. This is the most advanced unit in the United States at present. This is not excessive at all, and the US Army has begun a formal expansion plan. One army division is officially replaced by 12,500 people, except for In addition to the three divisions of the experiment, the establishment of 75 divisions was directly increased, all of which were required to be full, and Wesley received a large number of orders.

Fortunately, he has already started stockpiling, instead of rushing to expand production, but orderly production according to plan, at the same time, the production of battleships has accelerated, and heavy cruisers have been delivered to the navy for training.

The navy once again placed orders for heavy cruises from other shipyards, and at the same time asked to speed up production, everything was ready for war, and Wesley's language was confirmed again, Japan. Japan declared war on Germany, and proposed to Qingdao. requirements.