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"It's impossible, why would they challenge us?" Someone completely disagrees with this view.

Wesley looked at each other with disdain, "Why is it impossible? Japan’s most powerful navy, although not very good now, they have been developing, and they have received large war compensations and they have all been used to develop armaments. And they have been staring at Huaxia’s land, especially Huaxia’s current internal chaos, while externally, the European war is about to unfold. This is the best time for their development."

"Once they get too much in China, then in terms of their madness and development speed, sooner or later they will face our United States, and where can their powerful navy go?"

"In addition, isolationism makes us lack of allies. Huaxia 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, like you said, after China develops, isn't it our opponent?"

"This gentleman's words make me funny, should the world have eternal friends? Especially in terms of countries, you even asked how did you get into this room if it was a sample?" Wesley opened the mocking mode again.

"Well gentlemen, we are not discussing this today, but I want to ask, how is our navy?" the President asked.

"Mr. President, the Navy is developing rapidly. The first batch of destroyers has completed sea trials and assigned to two fleets. At the same time, the construction of 16 light cruisers has also been completed. Now the heavy cruisers are being outfitted and battleships are also being laid. Under 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 was produced by my shipyard. If you want to develop into the Pacific, then it can be completed as soon as half a year. All four of them will be deployed in the Pacific. They will be invincible."

Since Wesley received follow-up orders, the first batch of four light cruisers have begun to be built. The speed is very fast, and they are still built in three shifts. Wesley chose to enlarge the destroyer model, using some parts in common use, with a full load displacement of 8,000 tons. , 210mm 50-diameter twin-mounted main gun, a total of three front, two rear one arranged on the central axis, the other is basically the same, the size is increased.

The four completed ships immediately joined the navy as training ships, and the navy directly placed an order for 16 ships. The ships produced by the Wesley Shipyard are currently training ships, training the navy in batches instead of joining the fleet.

New-style warships require a lot of time to train, but because Wesley uses a 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 hitting them for unified construction, constantly honing the technology, and rewarding good skills, increasing wages, and slowly increasing the number of workers.

The tonnage of the heavy cruiser is designed to be fully loaded with 18,000 kilotons and the main gun is 280mm 50 times the diameter of the main gun. This time Wesley uses a triple-mounted main gun, one after the other, the torpedo tube and depth bomb are cancelled, and the double-mounted main gun is used. There are ten 180mm secondary guns, and all the machine guns have been increased.

The construction is about to be completed now, and the battleship has begun to lay the keel, the design is fully loaded with a displacement of 24,000 tons, a 305mm 50-diameter main gun, and a 180mm secondary gun is still used. The reason why a battleship of more than 300 million tons was not built is because it is not necessary. It is enough for now, and if the tonnage is large, the U.S. Navy cannot afford these costs.

William Benson is very satisfied with Wesley's design and is full of expectations for the combat effectiveness of the new warships. He can't wait to make a name for the US Navy, but now he can't sit like that because of insufficient numbers.

However, the old battleships are also very strong. "Mr. President, I completely agree with Major Wesley's development plan. Once the battleship is built, it is entirely possible to allocate the Pacific Fleet first, and then 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 information at the same time, so that he can make a judgment.

The meeting was disbanded, and William Benson stopped Wesley directly, "Young man, I invite you to dinner, let's talk again."

General Pershing leaned over and said, "It just so happens that I want to have a chat with him, and eat some food by the way." William Benson did not refuse. Now that the navy has what it wants, it may not be necessary to pull Wesley into the navy. , So the three of them went straight to dinner together.

After ordering at the table, William Benson said directly: "Can the battleship speed up the progress? Cost is not a problem. Now our navy can't wait."

"Heavy cruisers can be handed over immediately. You can use them for training first. They are similar to battleships. Many parts are common. The main gun fire control system is also the same, but keep it secret!"

"Don't worry about this. What we are looking at is very strict. At least we will not leak the news until we get the battleship. Since the Great White Fleet sailed around the world, we have not shown the navy's military might for a long time, Japan. Ben has once again threatened us after defeating the Russian fleet. This is what our navy does not want to see. I hope that this time Mr. President can adopt your plan." William Benson said.

"The problem shouldn't be big. After all, it's still benefits. Now is the best time to fight for benefits in China. Neither Britain nor France can take care of it here. Look at it. Japan will soon jump out and make trouble. It's a child."

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

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

This assessment is very important for Wesley. If he succeeds, then he can form a Marine Corps brigade with at least the rank of Colonel. He is still certain of this. The United States at this time likes special Promote young officers, because the war is not far away from them, and after the start of the First World War, American businessmen are waiting for Wesley's prediction to succeed, and the war will last for a long time.