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Wesley finally convened a combat meeting. To the generals, they didn't know what to expect or were awkward, but everyone appeared in the command room of the barracks on time.

Everyone arrived, and Wesley was the last to walk in. After walking to the main seat, "Stand at attention!" Wesley's adjutant shouted.

The generals, regardless of their age, all got up, and Wesley glanced at them, fifty division commanders, a dozen brigade commanders, "Please sit down!" People sat down, as soldiers, no matter what they had for Wesley Such emotions, they must do what they should do. This is the constraint of military discipline. The United States has very strict divisions within the military. Those who do not obey orders can be directly sent to military courts.

If it is a combat period, at the forefront, officers can even shoot soldiers directly, and Wesley has such a right to these generals, he can dismiss them and send them back to the country for court-martial.

"Everyone, we have been here for more than a month. Britain and France are urging us to go into battle as soon as possible, especially to take over part of the defense line. What do you think about this?" Wesley asked.

The silence below, they are not convinced by Wesley, they are all clear about inventing some equipment, speaking in Congress, etc., but this does not mean that their teammate Wesley's military talent is affirmed, because of the restrictions of military discipline Only then did they adopt the attitude that non-violence should not be done, and none of them spoke.

Wesley smiled. He thinks this result is very good. If you don't talk about it, let me say it. I'll make it clear.

"Okay, if everyone doesn't talk about it, let me talk about it." After Wesley finished speaking, the generals were surprised. They thought Wesley would encourage or discuss it, or just make a speech by name. After all, there are many young people here. Great generals, they have participated in the Spanish-American War, and they are considered experienced commanders.

But Wesley's next words directly shattered their idea, "We all don't know much about the current war mode, and it has undergone fundamental changes from the past war mode. Soldiers no longer need to beat the drums to advance. gone."

"We are all new recruits for the current war mode, but I still have some experience with this point. The equipment we use now is designed by me, and it is aimed at modern warfare."

"In this European war, we don't care whether they are righteous or evil. We, the United States, participated in the war to obtain benefits. The interests of the United States need to be guaranteed. This is the mission of our soldiers."

"We are not here to be cannon fodder, and it is impossible to completely obey the decisions of Britain and France. Although they are allies, they must be prepared. They may suddenly stab us in the back at any time. I hope everyone understands this."

There was a lot of discussion below. They were not very comfortable with the idea of ​​guarding against allies, but it was understandable after a little thought. Someone asked to speak, and Wesley waved his hand and let him speak directly.

"Your Excellency Commander, it is understandable for us to guard against our allies, but what should we do? And how can the interests of the United States be guaranteed?"

Wesley motioned for him to sit down, and then said: "Block together, we must stick together, all the troops are gathered together, and we must not separate. At the same time, we must take care of our flanks and rear. We must not believe everything that Britain and France say. Guarantee the success of this European expedition."

Wesley stood up without waiting for the people below to ask questions. The adjutant opened the curtain on the wall behind him, revealing a map. Wesley took a baton and began to point at the map, "I plan to take over this line of defense. The northernmost part of the defense line of the Mu River, near the defense section of the North Sea."

"Last year they organized the Battle of the Somme. The two sides suffered more than one million casualties. The fight was extremely fierce. Now it is at a stalemate. The two sides continue to strengthen their defenses. Now Shuangquan has no possibility of breaking through, and their Zeng family A new weapon, the tank, was used in this battle."

The people below did not speak. They were waiting for Wesley's battle plan. They wanted to see what the commander wanted to do?

"The reason why I chose to defend here is because I will launch an attack. You heard me right, I will launch an attack." Wesley said.

"Your Excellency, Commander, since you said that both sides are fixing the fortifications, our attack will suffer heavy casualties. Isn't it useless for us to do so? And our boys will die in large numbers." Some people raised doubts.

Wesley's expression became serious, and he glanced at everyone sharply, making people feel chilly, "You all think so?"

"It seems that you don't know much about the new equipment and tactics of the army. The equipment and training of our army is to break through the defense line. There are new tactical systems for offense and defense, especially our latest equipment bazooka, which is even more effective for destroying tanks and fortresses. Sharp weapon, you haven't figured out the meaning of these things at all."

"The trenches will lose their concealment in front of our mortars. Grenades and automatic weapons can easily destroy the enemies in the trenches. Is our non-running coordination for nothing?" Wesley's tone was quite severe.

"I ordered all the troops to prepare for battle, and all the engineering brigades started to act, immediately maintain the road from Paris to the Somme, ensure the speed of the heavy artillery brigade, and ensure the speed of our future logistics supplies."

"Yes." The generals answered in unison.

Wesley did not directly state his plan, because the generals were not very optimistic about the new tactics. Wesley could only change the way. After finishing the meeting, he went directly to the Paris command headquarters. The defense of the Hebei section.

Of course, Wesley's defense area is not very long, because what he wants is to attack. At the same time, the expedition fleet he contacted asked them to approach the Somme River area in the North Sea, find a port here, and ensure that the logistics arrived in time by sea. front.

The defense line of the Somme River extends to Belgium, and Wesley's plan is to attack from here. Once the enemy's defense line is broken through, if the German army does not retreat, it will directly start to detour and surround their western defense forces.If they start on the backside, then Wesley will be chasing him down the road.

What Wesley needs now is to race against time, because the February Revolution in Russia has already happened, and now it is not far away from October. Once there is a change in Russia, the direction of World War I will continue to develop according to inertia. Wesley needs to continue Before the October Revolution, the entire Western Front was shaken, and at the same time, the US military needed to be sharpened.