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"It's impossible, how could they challenge us?" Someone completely disagreed with this view.

Wesley looked at each other disdainfully, "Why is it impossible? Japan's most powerful navy, although it is not very good now, they have been developing, and all the large war compensation they received was used to develop armaments. And I have been keeping an eye on China's land, especially now that China is in chaos internally, and externally, the European war is about to start, this is the best time for them to develop."

"Once they get too much in China, then according to their madness and development speed, sooner or later they will confront us in the United States, and where can their powerful navy go?"

"In addition, isolationism makes us lack allies. China is a good friend. We can get more by helping them. After all, they have land, resources, and manpower. After they develop, they can become our allies. All we need is free trade."

"Mr. Major, as you said, won't China be our opponent after it develops?"

"What this gentleman said made me laugh. Does the world have eternal friends? Especially in terms of countries, you actually asked such a question, how did you get into this room?" Wesley turned on the mocking mode again.

"Okay gentlemen, that's not what we're talking about today, but I want to ask, how is our navy doing?" the president asked.

"Mr. President, the navy is developing very fast. The first batch of destroyers have completed sea trials and have been assigned to two fleets. At the same time, the construction of 16 light cruisers has also been completed. Now the heavy cruisers are being fitted out, and the battleships are also laid out. Get off the keel." William Benson said.

"Well, how long will it take to finish?"

Wesley said at this time: "It can be fast or slow. The first batch of four battleships were all produced by my shipyard. If you want to develop to the Pacific Ocean, then it can be completed in half a year at the earliest. All four ships will be deployed in the Pacific Ocean. They will be invincible."

Since Wesley got the follow-up order, the first batch of four light cruisers began to be built. The speed was very fast, and it was still built in three shifts. However, Wesley chose to enlarge the model of the destroyer, using some parts in common, with a full load displacement of 8000 tons , 210mm 50 times the diameter of the twin-mounted main gun, a total of three front two rear one arranged on the central axis, the rest is basically the same, the size is put a little bit.

Four ships have been built and will soon join the navy as training ships, and the navy has directly placed an order for 16 ships. All the ships produced by Wesley Shipyard are currently training ships, training the navy in batches without joining the fleet.

New warships require a lot of time to train, but because Wesley uses a fire control system and unified targeting, the navy's training is much simpler, and Wesley concentrated workers to start the construction of heavy cruisers.The development of the shipyard requires a large number of skilled workers, and Wesley hits them for unified construction, constantly honing technology, rewarding good skills, increasing wages, and slowly increasing the number of workers.

The tonnage of the heavy cruiser is designed to be fully loaded at 18000 kilotons, and the main gun is 280mm and 50 times the diameter of the main gun. This time, Wesley used a triple-mounted main gun, arranged front to back, canceling the torpedo tube and depth charge, and using a double-mounted There are ten 180mm secondary guns, and all machine guns have been added.

It is about to be completed soon, and the battleship has begun to lay the keel. It is designed to have a full-load displacement of 24000 tons, a 305mm 50-fold main gun, and a 180mm secondary gun.The reason why battleships of more than 30000 million tons were not built is because it is not necessary, and it is enough for now, and no matter how large the tonnage is, the U.S. Navy cannot afford these costs.

William Benson is very satisfied with Wesley's design, and at the same time, he is full of expectations for the combat effectiveness of the new warships. He can't wait to make a name for the U.S. Navy, but he can't sit like this now because the number is not enough.

But adding the old-fashioned battleship is also very strong, "Mr. President, I completely agree with Major Wesley's development plan. Once the battleship is completed, it is absolutely possible to allocate the Pacific Fleet first, and then start to go to Asia."

"I understand. I still need to think about this matter. Let's stop here today." The president needs time to think and collect intelligence at the same time before he can make a judgment.

The meeting ended, and William Benson directly grabbed Wesley, "I'll treat you to dinner, young man, and we'll talk again."

General Pershing came over to the side, "It just so happens that I want to talk to him and have some food by the way." William Benson did not refuse. Now that the navy got what it wanted, it is not necessarily necessary to pull Wesley into the navy , So the three of them went directly to dinner together.

After ordering at the table, William Benson said directly: "Can the battleship speed up the progress? The cost is not a problem, and now our navy is completely impatient."

"The heavy cruiser will be handed over soon. You can use it for training first. It is similar to a battleship. Many parts are common, and the main gun fire control system is also the same, but keep it secret!"

"Don't worry about this. We are very strict now. At least we will not leak the news until we get the battleship. Since the Great White Fleet sailed around the world, it has been a long time since we have demonstrated the military might of the navy. Japan. After defeating the Russian fleet, Ben once again threatened us, which our navy does not want to see, and I hope that Mr. President can adopt your plan this time." William Benson said.

"It shouldn't be a big problem. After all, it's still about interests. Now is the best time to fight for interests in China. Britain and France can't care about this. Just look at it. Japan will soon jump out and make troubles." son."

On July 1914, 7, the war officially began. Wesley, who was far away in the United States, didn't care about it, but he is also getting busy now, and one of his battalions is ready for inspection.

And this review is a joint review of the army and the navy, and the location is in their barracks. Because it is close to the sea, the review is very convenient.The inspection is just a rhetoric, it is very important to check the combat effectiveness, as the heart of the Marine Corps, as a special experimental unit of the US Army, the president also came here.

This assessment is very important to Wesley. If he succeeds, he will be able to form a brigade of marines, and at the same time, he will be at least a colonel. Promote young officers, because the war is not far away from them, and after the start of World War I, American businessmen are waiting for Wesley's prediction to succeed, and the war will last for a long time.