"It''s impossible. How can they challenge us?" some people completely disagree.


    Wesley looked at each other disdainfully, "Why can''t it? Although Japan''s most powerful navy is not very good now, they have been developing. They have received large war compensation, all of which are used to develop armaments, and have been staring at the land of China. Especially China is now very chaotic internally, and externally, the European war is about to start. This is the best time for their development."


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


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


    "Mr. major, as you said, isn''t China our opponent after it develops?"


    "This gentleman''s words make me laugh. Should the world have forever friends? Especially in the country, how did you get into this room?" Wesley started the mockery mode again.


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


    "Mr. President, the navy is developing rapidly. The first Destroyers have completed the sea trial and been assigned to two fleets. At the same time, a total of 16 light cruisers have been built and completed. Now the heavy cruisers are outfitting and the battleships have laid keels," said William Benson.


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


    Wesley said at this time: "it can be fast or slow. The first four battleships are produced by my shipyard. If you want to develop to the Pacific, they can be completed as soon as half a year. All four are deployed in the Pacific, and they will be invincible."


    Since Wesley got the follow-up order, the first batch of four light cruisers began to be built quickly, and they were still built in three shifts. Wesley chose the mode of enlarged destroyers, and used some parts for general purpose. There were three double mounted main guns with full load displacement of 8000 tons and 210mm50 diameters. The first two and the second one were arranged on the central axis, and the others were basically the same size Put some.


    Four ships have been completed and immediately joined the Navy as training ships, while the navy has directly placed orders for 16 ships. At present, all the ships produced by Wesley shipyard are training ships, which train the navy in batches instead of joining the fleet.


    New warships need a lot of time to train, but because Wesley uses fire control system and unified aiming, 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 is to hit them for unified construction, constantly hone their skills, and reward those with good skills, Increase wages and slowly increase the number of workers.


    The tonnage of the heavy cruiser is designed as a full load of 18000 kilotons, the main gun is 280mm, and the main gun is 50 times the diameter. This time Wesley used the triple main gun. The front and rear arrangement cancelled the torpedo launch tube and deep-water bomb, adopted the double 180mm auxiliary gun, and all the machine guns were increased.


    At present, it is about to be completed, and the battleship has begun to lay the keel. It is designed to have a full load displacement of 24000 tons, 305mm 50 times the diameter of the main gun, and still use 180mm auxiliary guns. The reason why there is no battleship with more than 300000 tons is that it is not necessary. At present, it is enough, and no matter how large the tonnage is, the U.S. Navy can not afford these costs.


    William Benson was very satisfied with Wesley''s design and looked forward to the combat effectiveness of the new warships. He couldn''t wait to be famous for the U.S. Navy, but now he can''t sit like this because there are not enough.


    However, the old-fashioned battleships are also very strong. "Mr. President, I fully agree with major Wesley''s development plan. Once the battleships are completed, we can allocate the Pacific fleet first and then start to go to Asia."


    "I see. I still need to think about it. That''s all for today." the president needs time to think and collect intelligence before he can make a judgment.


    When the meeting dissolved, William Benson directly grabbed Wesley. "Young man, I''ll treat you to dinner and we''ll talk again."


    General Pershing came up to one side, "I just want to talk to him and have some food by the way." William Benson didn''t refuse. Now the Navy got what it wanted and didn''t have to pull Wesley into the Navy, so the three went to dinner directly.


    After ordering at the table, William Benson said directly, "can battleships speed up the progress? The cost is not a problem. Now our navy can''t wait."


    "The heavy cruiser can be handed over immediately. You can use it for training first. It is similar to the battleship. Many parts are common, and the main gun fire control system is the same, but pay attention to confidentiality!"


    "Don''t worry about this. We''re looking at it very closely now. At least we won''t divulge information until we get the battleship. We haven''t shown the Navy''s military power for a long time since the White Fleet sailed around the world. Japan''s defeat of the Russian fleet once again posed a threat to us. This is what our Navy doesn''t want to see. I hope Mr. President can adopt this Accept your plan, "said William Benson.


    "It shouldn''t be a big problem. After all, it''s still interests. Now is the best time to strive for interests in China. Britain and France don''t care about this side. Look, Japan will jump out and make trouble soon."


    On July 28, 1914, the war officially began. Wesley, who was far away in the United States, didn''t care about it. However, he began to get busy now, and one of his battalions was ready for review.


    This review is a joint review of the land and sea forces. The location is in their barracks. Because it is close to the sea, the review is very convenient. The review is just a speech. It is very important to check the combat effectiveness. As a worry army of the Marine Corps and a special experimental force of the U.S. Army, the president also came here.


    This assessment is very important for Wesley. If he succeeds, he can form a brigade Marine Corps. At the same time, the rank is at least colonel. He is still sure. At this time, the United States likes to promote young officers very much, because the war is not far away from them. After the beginning of World War I, American businessmen are waiting for Wesley''s prediction to succeed. The war will last for a long time.