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

German submarines started large-scale activities in January this year, and there is a tendency to intensify, which is a heavy blow to the United Kingdom, but the destroyers and light cruisers designed by Wesley are the nemesis of these submarines.

Arriving at the port in western France without any risk, Wesley first took three divisions to Paris, and the French officers who greeted them looked at the Americans curiously all the way.

The American army is compared with the British and French troops. The American army is like gentlemen in the city, while the British and French troops are more like a group of farmers. Both the equipment and the clothing are in sharp contrast, which makes the soldiers of the American army very proud. , The marching ranks all raised their heads.

The jeep that Wesley was riding in was something no one had ever seen before, and it drove all the way to the headquarters of the Allied Powers in Paris. The commander of the Allied Powers, Pétain, received Wesley.

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

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

"Oh, welcome." Petain was not enthusiastic at all, seeing Wesley's age, he could not help but underestimate him. "This is the British Commander-in-Chief, Marshal Douglas Haig, the British Commander-in-Chief." Then came the other generals in the headquarters of the Allied Powers, but these people were not very impressed with the young American general, but they just launched The spring offensive had suffered heavy casualties, and Petain had just taken over the post of commander-in-chief, so they continued to need manpower.

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

"I'm sorry, Marshal, our troops have not adapted to the weather in France because they have come 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 tasks. .” Wesley interrupted without waiting for the other party to finish.

Petain was quite upset, but there was nothing he could do about it. It was a fact that he was short of ammunition, but he would not give up just yet, "Now is the defensive stage, and you can completely take over a section of the defense line."

"This is a big taboo for military strategists. Once we change our defense, we are vulnerable to violent attacks from the opponent before we have a firm foothold. My soldiers can easily increase their shortcomings in the fierce battle. If the defense line falls, then the marshal Is it your responsibility or mine?"

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

"This is not a marshal I can decide. I need to see the speed of the transport fleet. At the same time, I need a flying force to follow my orders. We don't have extra transport ships to transport aircraft. At the same time, the United States does not have a special force for fighter aircraft. , so we can only use yours, we need air support." Wesley didn't mention tanks, but asked for planes directly.

Tanks in this period were easy to fight, especially when he equipped his troops with RPGs. Wesley had to deal with the appearance of tanks in the European War, but direct production of tanks was not what he wanted, and it was easy for other countries to imitate them, so he It directly took out the simplest production rocket launcher, and did not even produce anti-tank guns. It should not be too simple to directly use rocket launchers to fight tanks during World War I.

"Airplanes? We need to wait for this. We are currently suffering heavy casualties, and the production of aircraft cannot keep up." Pétain said.

Wesley shrugged his shoulders indifferently, "Okay, we will wait, now I need to go and see our station, there are a lot of things to be busy, so I'm leaving." Wesley turned and left the headquarters.

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

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

"I originally planned to let the Americans push up to the defense line first, but what should we do if they disagree? Our losses have already been great, especially after the spring offensive, and our troops have begun to be insufficient." Pétain said high-sounding, but They just want the Americans to be cannon fodder, while Britain and France want the Americans to take advantage of the fire.

"Let's wait for this first. After all, they don't have all the personnel and equipment. It's natural for them 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 headquarters and went directly to the station by car. The barracks are just outside Paris, and now all outside Paris are barracks and refugee camps. The hundreds of thousands of troops in the United States need a lot of places, and Wesley did not send troops Separate plans, because of equipment and logistical problems, the US military must fight alone so that it can exert its greatest 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, and waiting for them at any time. Wait for his orders, and no one but Wesley's orders need to be obeyed.

And Wesley has been studying the map, and the two sides have 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 pull them away, and the engineers used trucks to pull some heavy vehicles. Equipment, and at the same time responsible for road repairs to ensure the speed of action of the heavy artillery, while all other arms are on foot.

Wesley's plan is unknown to others. He wants the US military in his hands to finish 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 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.

"Here's the order, so the division commander and the brigade commander came to the meeting." Wesley finally held the first plenary meeting after the troops were assembled for a month. Only the division commander and the brigade commander attended, and none of the other officers called.

Wesley must subdue these generals at this meeting, otherwise it will be difficult to carry out future battles, and if he wants to prove himself, he needs an unparalleled victory, otherwise he is likely to be overwhelmed by others. After all, he is a major general. No matter how great the credit is, it is directed by others, which is not in line with Wesley's character.