Wesley finally convened an operational meeting, which was unawkward for the generals, but everyone showed up in the command room of the barracks on time.
Everyone arrived, but Wesley was the last to walk in, and after reaching the main seat, Wesley's lieutenant shouted.
The generals, regardless of their age, all got up, and Wes glanced at it with his eyes, fifty division commanders, more than a dozen brigade commanders, "please sit" people sit down, as soldiers, no matter what kind of emotions they have for Wesley, they must do what they should do, this is the constraint of military discipline, the United States is very strict about the hierarchy within the army, and those who do not obey orders can be sent directly to military court.
In times of war, officers can even shoot soldiers directly at the front line, and Wesley has the right to these generals to be dismissed and sent back to the country to be court-martialed.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we've been here for more than a month, and what do you think of the fact that the British and French are urging us to get into the fight as quickly as possible, especially to take over a part of the defensive line," Wesley asked.
There was a quiet below, they were not convinced by Wesley, they were all clear about inventing some equipment, giving speeches in Congress, etc., but this did not mean that their teammate Wesley's military talent was affirmed, because of the restrictions of military discipline, they adopted a non-violent attitude, and none of them spoke.
Wesley smiled, he thought this result was good, you don't say it, then I said, I'll make a statement.
"Okay, let's not talk about it, so I'll talk about it."
After Wesley finished speaking, the generals were surprised, they thought that Wesley would encourage or discuss, and then speak by name, after all, there are many very old generals here, and they have participated in the Spanish-American War, which can be regarded as experienced commanders.
But Wesley's next words directly shattered this idea, "We don't know much about the current mode of war, and it has fundamentally changed from the past mode of war, and the soldiers don't have to beat the drum to move forward." ” "We are all new recruits for the current mode of war, but I still have some experience for this, and the equipment we use now is all designed by me, which is aimed at modern warfare."
"We don't care whether they are righteous or evil in this European war, we in the United States are participating in the war to get benefits, and the interests of the United States need to be guaranteed, and this is our military mission."
"We are not here to be cannon fodder, and it is impossible to completely obey the decision of Britain and France, although they are allies, but precautions are essential, and they may suddenly stab us in the back at any time, I hope everyone recognizes this."
There was a lot of discussion below, and they weren't very comfortable with the idea of guarding against allies, but it was understandable that someone asked to speak, and Wesley waved his hand and asked him to say it directly.
"Your Excellency, we can understand our defense against our allies, but what should we do and how can we ensure the interests of the United States?"
Wesley motioned for him to sit down, and then said: "Hold together, we must hold together, all the troops are concentrated together, we must not be separated, and at the same time our flanks and rear are also we must take care of, we must not believe everything that Britain and France say, and secondly, we must ensure the victory of this European expedition." ” Wesley didn't wait for the people below to ask questions, and the adjutant pulled back the curtain on the wall behind him, revealing a map, Wesley took a baton and began to point out the map, "I plan to take over this defensive line, the northernmost part of the Somme defensive line, near the North Sea." ” "Last year they organized the Battle of the Somme, both sides suffered more than a million casualties, and the fight was extremely tragic, and now it is a stalemate, the two sides continue to strengthen their defensive lines, and now there is no possibility of breaking through, and they used tanks as a new weapon in this battle."
The men below didn't speak, they were waiting for Wesley's battle plan, they wanted to see what the hell the commander wanted to do "The reason why I chose to defend here is because I'm going to attack, you heard me right, it's going to attack."
Wesley said.
"Your Excellency, Commander, since you said that both sides are fixing fortifications, then our attack will suffer heavy casualties, and we are not doing this in vain, and our boys will die in large numbers."
Doubts have been raised.
Wesley's expression became serious, and his gaze swept sharply over everyone, making people feel cold, "You all think so" No one spoke below, and the gun shot out of the head.
"It seems that you don't know much about the new equipment and tactics of the troops, the equipment and training of our troops are to break through the defense line, and new tactical systems have appeared in attack and defense, especially our latest equipment bazooka, which is a sharp weapon for destroying tanks and fortresses, and you have not figured out the meaning of these things at all."
"The trenches will lose their concealment in front of the mortars we are equipped, and grenades and automatic weapons can easily destroy the enemy in the trenches, and our non-running coordination is in vain," Wesley's tone was quite stern.
"Now I order, all troops are ready for battle, all engineer brigades are ready to move, immediately maintain the road from Paris to the Somme, ensure the speed of the heavy artillery brigade, and ensure the speed of our future logistics and supplies."
"Yes."
The generals should be in unison.
Wesley did not directly state his plan, because the generals were not very optimistic about the new tactics, and Wesley had to change the way, and after finishing the meeting, he went directly to the command headquarters in Paris to ask for the defense of the northern section of the Somme.
Of course, Wesley's defensive position was not very long, because he wanted an attack, and at the same time he contacted the expeditionary fleet to get them closer to the Somme region of the North Sea, where they could find a port to prepare and ensure that the logistics reached the front line in time by sea.
The northern section of the Somme line extended to Belgium, and Wesley's plan was to start the offensive from here, and once the enemy line was broken, the Germans would start a detour and encircle their defending forces on the western front, if not the rear flank.
If they start to go back, then Wesley will have to chase and fight hard along the way.
Now Wesley needs to race against time, because the February Revolution in Russia has already happened, and now October is not far away, once there is an accident in Russia, then the trend of World War I will continue to develop according to inertia, Wesley needs to pry the entire Western Front before the October Revolution, and the American army needs to sharpen it. t1706231537: