New Staff of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Like the parallel universe, in April 1917, the United States announced its participation in World War I and became a member of the Allied Powers. Then Wesley led the first echelon of the expeditionary force to set off. The mighty fleet was in the Atlantic Ocean, and destroyers and light cruisers became The main escort force was used to prevent German submarines.

Germany's submarines, which began massive activity in January this year, have a tendency to intensify, which is a heavy blow to Britain, but the destroyers and light cruisers designed by Wesley are the nemesis of these submarines.

All the way to the port in western France, Wesley first took three divisions to Paris, and the French officers who greeted them looked at the Americans curiously all the way.

The U.S. military and the British and French troops stand together to compare, then the U.S. military is like gentlemen in the city, while the British and French troops are more like a group of farmers, both equipment and clothing are contrasting, which makes the soldiers of the American army very proud , the marching troops are all head up.

The jeep that Wesley was riding in had never been seen before, and it flew all the way to the headquarters of the Allied Powers in Paris.

"Are you the commander of the American Expeditionary Force?" Petain asked in surprise. Although he added the information of the American commander, the commander of the first batch of troops did not specify his age.

"Yes. I am Major General Wesley Gibson, the commander of the first echelon of the US Expeditionary Force." Wesley's face was calm.

"Oh, welcome." Petain was not enthusiastic at all, and seeing Wesley's age could not help but despise him. "This is the British commander-in-chief, Marshal Douglas Haig, the British commander-in-chief." Then came the other generals in the Allied General Command, but these people were not very interested in the young American general, but they just launched In the spring offensive, the casualties were heavy, and Pétain had just taken over the post of commander-in-chief, and they continued to need manpower.

"General Gibson, now we continue to need manpower, I think your American army can bear the pressure of defense." Petain said directly.

"Sorry, Your Excellency Marshal, our troops have not adapted to the weather in France because they came from a long distance. At the same time, our logistics materials need to be transported from the United States, which is thousands of miles away. Our ammunition is now very insufficient and cannot withstand long-term defense missions. ." Wesley interrupted without waiting for the other party to finish.

Petain was quite unhappy, but there was no way to do it. It was a fact that they were short of ammunition, but he would not give up. "Now is the defensive stage, you can completely take over a line of defense."

"This is a big taboo in the military. Once we change our defenses, we will be easily attacked by the opponent before our foothold is stable. My soldiers can easily increase their shortcomings in the fierce battle. If the defense line falls, then it is the marshal. Is it your responsibility or mine?"

Petain stopped talking, turned his head to look at Douglas Haig, the other party shook his head vaguely, and Petain said again: "Okay, how long will it take you?"

"This is not a marshal that I can decide. I need to look at the speed of the transport fleet. At the same time, I need a flying unit to follow my orders. We don't have extra transport ships to transport aircraft, and the United States does not have a dedicated unit for fighters. , so we can only use yours, we need air support." Wesley did not mention tanks, but directly asked for planes.

Tanks in this period are very good, especially when he equips troops with RPGs. Tanks appeared in the European War. Wesley must have to deal with it, but direct production of tanks is not what he wants. This is easy for other countries to imitate, so he I directly took out the easiest-to-produce bazooka, and even did not produce anti-tank guns. It should not be too simple to directly use the bazooka to fight tanks during World War I.

"Aircraft? This needs to wait. We are currently suffering heavy casualties, and the production of aircraft can't keep up." Petain said.

Wesley shrugged his shoulders indifferently, "Okay, we will wait, now I need to go to see our station, a lot of things need to be busy, farewell." Wesley turned and left the command.

Petain said to Haig after Wesley had left: "What do you think of this young man?"

"I can't see it through, but it's very strong, and the rest is not clear for the time being."

"I originally planned to let the Americans stand up to the defense line first, but what should they do if they didn't agree? Our losses have been huge, especially after the spring offensive, and the troops have begun to be insufficient." Petain said it sounding high, but only They want the Americans to be cannon fodder, and Britain and France want the Americans to turn their backs on fire.

"This is to wait. After all, their personnel and equipment are not complete. It is natural not to participate in the battle, but once they are complete, they must join the battle. He is just a major general."

Wesley left the command and went directly to the station by car. The barracks was just outside Paris. Now all the barracks and refugee camps outside Paris. The hundreds of thousands of troops in the United States needed a lot of space, and Wesley did not send troops The plan to separate, because of equipment and logistical problems, the US military must fight alone, so that it can exert its maximum power.

For a month, the troops entered the station one after another, and then the training began. They were waiting for the follow-up ammunition and supplies. At the same time, Wesley left the four Marine brigades in the port, staying with the Atlantic Expeditionary Fleet, at any time. Waiting for his orders, and no one but Wesley's orders need to be obeyed.

Wesley has been studying the map, and the two sides confronted each other along many rivers. The roads during this period were very bad, so this time Wesley only let the heavy artillery brigade bring trucks to run, and the sappers used trucks to pull some heavy vehicles equipment, and also responsible for road construction, to ensure the speed of action of the heavy artillery, while all other arms are on foot.

Wesley's plan is that others don't know. He wants the US military in his hand to complete the remaining battles of World War I and directly kill the Allies. This is not impossible, especially his four marine brigades, which are his direct line troops. , all the officers are trained by him, and the rest is to make all the officers in the United States obey his command, which is a big problem.

"Send orders, so the division commander and brigade commander came for a meeting." Wesley finally convened a plenary meeting for the first time a month after the troops assembled. Only the division commander and the brigade commander attended, and none of the other officers called.

Wesley must conquer these generals at this meeting, otherwise the future battle will be difficult, and if he wants to prove himself, he needs an unparalleled victory, otherwise it is very likely that others will not drown, after all, he is a major general, Even if the credit is great, it is directed by others, which is not in line with Wesley's character.