Chapter 381: Intervention and Delay

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Raines was the first American ambassador to China. He immediately reported Japan’s movements to his country, and the instructions given by our president were to participate and help China speak up. At this time, it was the official period of the Republic of China. Just as he was struggling, the Americans suddenly interrupted.

The United States, which was originally an isolationist, suddenly attacked and caught everyone off guard, especially the British. This time, they were on Japan’s side and hoped to use this opportunity to pull their followers into World War I. However, the British did not expect that Japan had no intention of sending troops, and they could not afford to.

“Mr. Raines, what does the United States want?” The British Ambassador, Jourdan, found an opportunity to meet Raines alone.

“I’m not very clear about the details. This is an order from the country. You also know that if I want to know the specific things, I still need to wait for the people from the country to know.” Raines was indeed not very clear, but that was the order from the country.

Jourdan was a little puzzled now. America’s actions were completely inconsistent with the past, and Britain had focused its energy on Europe for the past year. Now that the war had begun, there was even less time to pay attention to the United States. The United States was just a military second-rate country. Although they had money, they pursued isolationism. However, Jourdan did not dare to be careless. Now that the war had begun and both sides were trying to rope in allies, it was not wise to offend the Americans at this time.

“Well, I hope your country can arrange for us to meet as soon as possible.” Jourdan stood up.

Reigns also thought about it after Jourdan left. There must have been some changes in the country, but he didn’t know much as an envoy, and it was inconvenient for both sides to communicate. However, this was his opportunity. Because he didn’t value it, he rarely had a chance to show off as an envoy, but now that he had it again, Reigns began to feel confident.

The United States is now expanding its military, but it is relatively secretive. First, the National Guard mobilized soldiers to join the regular army for training, and the 75 infantry divisions formed later began to be slowly perfected. However, there is a problem, there are too few officers. Moreover, heavy artillery brigades, engineer brigades, cavalry brigades, and other units are also seriously short of officers. Many retired veterans were recruited back and promoted a group of serving soldiers to NCOs, and the military school began to speed up the course.

These were all the shortcomings of the United States during World War I and World War II. Many lieutenant company commanders did not perform as well on the battlefield as those NCOs who were promoted through the battle process and often had a mental breakdown. Wesley had no good way to deal with this and could only rush to see it. At the same time, he reminded Pershing that if he found such a situation, he would directly relieve them of their positions on the battlefield. It should be known that the U.S. military placed a lot of importance on military ranks, and changes on the battlefield must be ordered by the commander.

Wesley had seen Brother Company before, and that was one of them. The troops that were being bombarded still needed orders from the company commander, and Wesley was more willing to trust the NCOs who were fighting on the front line.

A telegram transferred Wesley to Washington again. Wesley was helpless about this. He could not get the plane out now. He had to wait two years. Otherwise, he would be a real monster.

“Mr. President, what is it this time?” Wesley asked weakly. After all, the traffic is too bad.

“Mr. Colonel, first of all, congratulations on your promotion. You are the fastest.” The president smiled.

“Thank you. I can take more responsibility for my ability, but it needs to be proven,” Wesley said confidently.

“Very good. Now China has unfolded according to your expectations, but our battleships still need time. What do you think about this?”

“It’s easy. I think our ambassador will solve this kind of thing. It’s just a delay. It’s not a problem to delay it for a few months. Then the battle in Europe will be clear. And the British will need a lot of supplies. They never build colonies, so he can only order from us. I think the British will know how to choose.”

“What about Ri Ben? Did you say that they won’t give up this opportunity and we are going to war with them? They have already joined the Allies. If we go to war with them, it is equivalent to going to war with the True Allies.”

“You can think of it this way. If Japan and we go to war, then the entire Allied Powers will be pulled against America, don’t you think?”

“Haha, very right choice, step up the production of battleships. In the meantime, I hope you can take your 1st Marine Brigade there. If we take over Green Island, I want you to be the first governor.”

Wesley was stunned. Let him take over as governor? He really wanted to go. After all, this was a good opportunity to go back and take a look. But he couldn’t go. At the very least, he couldn’t go now. After all, this war was a good time to increase his reputation. And he could get more power the next time the war happened. This was what he wanted now.

“I’m sorry, Mr. President. My troops need to go to the European battlefield, not to maintain security,” Wesley said decisively.

“I expected that.” The president was not surprised. Now that Wesley has done so much, how can he give up the European battlefield? “So who do you think we should send?”

“I don’t think it’s necessary to send out too many troops. When the time comes, our fleet will go for a walk and leave a sub-fleet. At the same time, we can leave a Marine Brigade. I can immediately form a Marine Brigade. There are ready-made fortresses there. At the same time, our new destroyers will completely undertake the task of cruising without worrying about being ambushed, like the Russians.”

“Understood, then you start to form. You and Pershing discuss this matter and form a few more Marine Brigade. The officers will be directly separated from your 1st Brigade.”

Wesley smiled bitterly. There was a shortage of officers everywhere now. His 1st Brigade had finally gained combat power and could become an army after a medium-sized battle. Now he was going to have to part with a group of officers.

However, there was nothing he could do about it. The Marine Brigade he had established used new training methods, and their combat power was obvious to all. Ordinary people could not command such a force, so Wesley could only agree.

General Pershing waved his hand and directly formed five Marine Brigades, a total of six including Wesley’s. This was a huge benefit. Wesley rushed back to the military camp to start building them. At the same time, he used the funds in his hands to directly order a batch of troop ships in his shipyard.

The shipyard workers were now completely enough. All the platforms could be started at the same time, and Wesley’s shipyard became the largest shipyard in the United States and the world. It could start more than 20 ships of different tonnages at the same time.