After the assessment, the officers and soldiers of the first battalion, led by Wesley, first accepted the review, including basic queue, shooting, fighting, obstacle running, etc., and then began the subject of armed swimming.


    "This is an armed swimming crossing, carrying 30 kilograms of equipment, swimming at least five kilometers, and in the sea." Wesley did not participate, but explained. After all, this is not a traditional subject.


    "Is it necessary?" asked the president.


    "Of course, if we land on an island, we may not have a good landing place, so the first batch of soldiers need to sneak in this way. Especially at night, the role of soldiers from six battalions of a brigade landing on the island can be imagined. Then after landing, we start to fight, clean up small areas and expand. At this time, our fleet is transporting the army to land on the island , then everything will be much easier. In addition, you can sneak into the enemy''s back. These are new tactics. "


    "Yes, yes, really good," said Pershing happily. As a soldier, he still has some vision.


    "Then should it belong to the Navy?" William Benson suggested again.


    "That''s impossible," Pershing yelled. The two began to quarrel again soon, and Wesley stopped them.


    "You don''t have to quarrel. My battalion shouldn''t have a fixed ownership. After all, landing needs to cooperate with the Navy, and then there is fighting on land. It''s still in the experimental stage. We''ll study this problem in the future. After all, we still need some special equipment, such as landing boats and landing ships."


    "What''s that?" everyone asked curiously.


    "Special landing ships are specially used for landing. I already have shooting. If this assessment is passed, then I will place an order to start producing some, and then use them for training."


    "New ships?" asked William Benson.


    "Yes, I have designed some auxiliary ships, such as medical ships, amphibious landing ships, landing boats, etc. These are very used auxiliary ships, which provide reliable support for the Navy and landing forces. However, it is not the time to manufacture them. At present, we need to meet the needs of our two main fleets and then reproduce them."


    "So how many capital ships do you think we need?" asked the president.


    "First of all, we don''t need to send out the navy in this war. We should let the British Navy lose more. This is beneficial to us. If we can develop like the Pacific in the early stage of the war, eight battleships will be enough, because there are heavy cruisers to deter the Pacific. After World War I, Britain will inevitably put forward restrictions on countries They can''t afford the development of the Navy. "


    "It makes sense, provided that the war will last for a long time."


    "Do you know in a few months? At present, Britain''s strategic reserves can support only a few months, and a large number of orders will come soon. However, it is necessary to organize production well. We must not let the guys in Parliament mess and negotiate directly with the state to state model."


    The president looked at Wesley and asked, "so how many orders are you going to get?"


    "I don''t need it. They need rifles and bullets. I can''t produce them, so I''ll concentrate on preparing for the army, and my transportation company will get the business," Wesley said with a smile.


    "No wonder you got such a big transportation company and rented ports in Britain and France." everyone suddenly realized that the major was going to make a lot of war money, and his company was a lot of money, especially steel.


    The president looked at Wesley and asked, "so where is the entry point for us to intervene in Asian affairs?"


    "Green Island," Wesley said directly, "This place was occupied by Germany, but they completely lost it at the beginning of the battle. Japan will certainly jump out, but China is unable to compete. At this time, we can participate as a neutral country and ask to take charge of it. First, we can organize a sub fleet here. I can let the shipyard speed up the progress. At that time, four battleships and four heavy cruisers will be enough Deterrence day. Ben and Britain, even if France joins, it doesn''t matter. "


    "Is our warship really that powerful?" asked the president.


    "Yes, first of all, we have a complete advantage in the engagement distance. Although the 305mm main gun is not the largest caliber, the double diameter is the longest. In particular, the agreed fire control system has a high hit rate. We can hang our opponent. At the same time, we can maintain high-speed navigation during the engagement. The power of the new armor piercing projectile has been tested, and Japan is not an opponent , if they dare to go to war, then directly destroy their fleet and surround their homeland. "


    I really hate it. Is this young major crippling Japanese Ben? The president hesitated and asked again, "what''s the attitude of the British?"


    "Britain? What attitude can they have? Now they are too busy, and do they dare to go to war with us? It''s not worth it for a day. Especially in a few months, they will directly ask us to sell things to them. After the war, we may not get much benefit. Britain must restrict our development with France and Russia, so it''s our best choice during the war It''s a good time to know that Germany has many islands in the Pacific. If we get these, we can build a defense barrier. "


    The appeal of this sentence is the greatest. As president, he has considered a lot, especially the importance of a maritime barrier to the United States. "The assessment results are very good, but I can only grant you the rank of Colonel, who is responsible for the formation of the first marine brigade. The establishment will be increased in six months. I hope you can make contributions at that time."


    "Yes, Mr. President." we can see the assessment results. This is the most advanced force in the United States at present. This is not too much. The U.S. Army has started a formal expansion plan. One Army division has officially replaced 12500 people. In addition to the three experimental divisions, 75 divisions have been directly added, all of which are required to be fully staffed, and Wesley has received a large number of orders.


    Fortunately, he began to reserve long ago. Instead of hastily expanding production, he produced in an orderly manner according to the plan. At the same time, the production of battleships accelerated, and heavy cruisers were delivered to the Navy for training.


    The Navy once again placed a re inspection order with other shipyards. At the same time, it asked to speed up production and prepare for war. Wesley''s language was confirmed again. Japan and Japan declared war on Germany and put forward the requirements for Qingdao island.