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Chapter 395 Equipment Development

The Palace of Versailles in Paris was crowded with people, media from all over the world gathered outside, and negotiating delegations from various countries arrived one after another. Wesley knew very well that the preparation time a few days ago was the time for various countries to reach an agreement in private, and the United States basically was ruled out.

The old powers headed by the United Kingdom will not just watch the rise of the United States, and what the United States can basically get is what it has already obtained before the end of the war, especially in terms of funds.At the beginning, the purpose of military expansion was to develop the economy and prepare for the possible European war, but now through the war, selling a large amount of arms and supplies, the United States not only paid off its debts, but also suddenly became a creditor country.

The two archipelagos in the Pacific Ocean provide the United States with forward bases, and its military power will expand to Asia. Wesley has become famous and has become the most famous general and businessman in the United States.

During the meeting, the Americans, who had foreseen the development process of the meeting, adopted Wesley's plan and tried their best to help China and Germany fight for it. At the same time, they spared no effort to suppress Japan. They also let the media of the two countries report wildly. Wilson was still at the end of the meeting Later, he expressed indignation that this contract was unfair to Germany, and it was also unfair to China.

After the contract was signed, the United States directly returned Qing. Island to China, which received a lot of praise from the Chinese people, and the goal of the United States was achieved. In the future, American products will be very popular in China.

Wesley also left France contentedly, and returned to the United States with the last troops. He received a warm welcome in New York Harbor in the United States. More than 10 New Yorkers greeted him, and many people came from other places. , Just to meet him, Americans yearn for heroes infinitely. It stands to reason that in a free and democratic country, heroes should not be worshiped.

Wesley came to Washington again. This time he came back to report on his work, and at the same time, he stated the problems encountered in the war. There were a lot of work after the war, and there were also equipment problems.

"Gentlemen, this war has changed the concept of world war." Another speech, Wesley faced the president's team and the generals of the navy and army. These generals were not brought by Wesley to fight in the European War. The major generals and brigadier generals. "The development of science and technology will bring different forms to warfare. The future development of equipment will be leapfrogging, such as tanks and aircraft. The emergence of these two weapons, cannons and traditional army combat modes. Although the number of people is still important, it is not Not the most important thing, there will be large-scale tank engagements in the future, and there will be large-scale air engagements."

"We must master these two sharp weapons, establish new arms, and start cultivating troops in this area now, and study the latest tactics." Wesley said here, and someone below spoke.

"Lieutenant General Gibson, I heard that you left the tanks sent from China aside and didn't use them, so why do you admire them so much?" Wesley glanced at him. lieutenant general.

"That's a good question, because the current tanks just have such a concept, they are not used on the battlefield at all, at best they are just shields for soldiers, and my tactics rely on speed, so I can't use tanks. "

"So the tank is useless? It can only be used for defense?" said the cavalry lieutenant general.

Wesley laughed, "Is this general worried that tanks will replace cavalry? Then I can tell you right now, yes! The appearance of tanks is actually not an accident, they are designed to break through trenches, but its The future isn't just about trenches."

"The tank designed and produced by Ford this time is not good, because they didn't discuss it with me. I am quite angry about this. After all, I am also a shareholder!" Wesley's words made many people laugh.

"To put it bluntly, such a tank is rubbish, useless, and has many problems. The best engine is the engine produced by my power company, but they chose a gasoline engine. The best thing is actually the wrong one. , so I can only throw the tanks sent to the front line aside, because they are useless."

President Wilson said at this time: "So, what kind of tank should we use?"

"It depends on me. I already have a plan to design tanks and aircraft. I think we should cancel the cavalry establishment and change the cavalry to armored forces. At the same time, the air force should form a separate army and form an air force to equip the army. Army Aviation, Naval Aviation for the Navy."

The lieutenant general of the cavalry spoke again, "Abolish the cavalry? Do you know the role of the cavalry in war? Can tanks replace it?" His tone was full of anger.

"Of course it's clear. We can use tanks and cavalry for this exercise. Facts will tell. Facing tanks made of steel, will cavalry use sabers to chop? This is obvious. Tanks with artillery and machine guns, Hundreds of tens of tons of behemoths and cavalry hedge against each other, use oil, and machines that can theoretically move forward, no matter how you say it, it is a victory for tanks, I don’t think anyone will object to this point?”

The people below stopped talking, and it was Pershing who spoke, "Wesley, what about the air force? Since there is an army aviation force and a naval aviation force, why should the air force form a separate army?"

"Confidential, the rest of what I'm talking about is confidential. We need to keep it secret before we become an army. This is the future direction of the military's development, and it needs to be mastered by a few people."

Wilson nodded, "Okay, that's all for today, Pershing and Benson, come with me to listen to what Wesley said next, and the content of today's meeting is kept secret." After speaking, he glanced at the lieutenant general of the cavalry.

"Mr. President, please rest assured that even if the cavalry is really useless in the future, then I will retire, and I will never say anything that should be kept secret." The general was very stubborn.

In the President's Office, after the four sat down, someone brought coffee, and then Wesley said: "Tanks are the king of land warfare, and this is inevitable in the future. No one human can fight against these steel monsters, and with the development of technology, Then the performance of the tank will get better and better."

"We don't deny this, but development takes a lot of time, right? Does it need to be done right away?" Wilson asked.

"Mr. President, after the war there will be a Great Depression. It is inevitable. Even if we prepare ahead of time, a large number of factories will lose orders. Although they did not expand production, the European War will make people poor. We have to find ways to sell again.”

"Does it matter?"

"Of course it has something to do with it. The new equipment brings a large number of orders, especially the cost of tanks and aircraft is not cheap. At the same time, the production of warships needs to start again, and then the market development of Germany and China. These can lead to economic contradictions. .But the economic crisis was avoided, but it happened not now, but a few years later."

"So, the development of new equipment can also effectively solve the link economic problem?"

"Workers can only consume when they have money, and they can only make money in consuming factories. This requires a cycle. Only when this cycle develops benignly can the economy be stable. But we are a capitalist country, and we can't do this. We can only work hard."