Chapter 7 Action Roadmap

  After seeing off Tvsoong and Liu Jiwen, Wang Geng finally returned to the infirmary under Kaili's escort. From his previous life in 2001 in the prosperous New York metropolis, he suddenly came to the bird-less-shit 1917, Wang Geng was actually still very unaccustomed. There was no internet, no TV, not even a radio station, and except for newspapers, there was no information at all.

  Push open the window and look out, the building not far away is actually the historically prestigious New York private Pace University. This university is quite lovely in the eyes of people who yearn to go abroad in their previous life, no other reason, business school ranking is high, and easy to apply.

  Damn it, I'm a graduate student at the National Defense University, a top-notch candidate! After graduation, I'll be a division-level cadre in the military region. Who cares about your New York State Pace University? It's probably not even ranked in the top 100 universities in the US. Wang Gang remembered that when he read news about studying abroad and returning to China, Pace University diplomas were a hot topic.

  Wang Gang thought of his own Shifu-level cadre and deputy commander's daughter who had been in a brothel, and he couldn't muster up the energy. The original owner of this body, Wang Gang from West Point Military Academy, was not simple either. He was closely related to the Gu Weijun family, was the leader of the student union, and seemed to be a sworn brother with T.V. Soong and Liu Jiwen, who had different political views?

  Kerry had gone out to collect the newspaper and hadn't returned yet, so he picked up a notebook from the table, grabbed a pencil, and began to recall while sketching out his next plan:

  After returning to the country, I naturally want to go and hug Lao Duan's thick legs, think of ways to mix into the Anhui clique, strive to become Lao Duan's trusted confidant and right-hand man as the Premier and Minister of War.

  But what about before that? There's not much time left in the US, what big event happened in 1917? In my past life, the US didn't enter the war until April, and China didn't join until August. If we're late this time, the effect will be greatly discounted!

  What to do with himself? On the one hand, he scribbled on paper unconsciously, and on the other hand, Wang Gang thought deeply. Soon, he remembered a topic he had done in his first year of graduate school, which was to explore the issue of American isolationism.

  Right, the US declared war on one hand due to sympathy for the English-speaking nations of the Entente Powers in Europe, and on the other hand was also messed up by Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare in the Atlantic. Of course, most importantly, the Americans had lent so much money and provided so much aid to the Entente Powers that they couldn't let it all go down the drain if the Entente Powers were defeated.

  How did President Wilson persuade Congress?

  It was a speech in Congress... What kind of speech? After thinking for half a day, Wang Gang finally remembered that it was a war message! That's right! President Wilson's speech this time is very famous and is called the War Message. It was done with his confidant, Colonel Edward House.

  Yes, since it is now February 25th, it is clear that there is still more than a month to go before the historic April 2nd when President Wilson delivered his war message. Wang Jing gradually had an idea in his mind. This Wilson has always been known for his anti-war and neutral stance. When he later declared America's entry into the war, he claimed that the only goal of this war was to stop the war, and as soon as it stopped, it would end immediately!

  Koo Vi Kyuin and the British and French delegations continued to lobby Washington, hoping that the United States would soon join the war against Germany and save the European continent from the depths of despair. This barbaric war had already strangled too much civilization and life, and like a quagmire, there was no end in sight. However, neither Koo Vi Kyuin nor the British and French delegations ever stood on the standpoint of the American President, Wilson, or the American people to look at this war, so they could not move Wilson or the US Congress!

  Wang Gang made up his mind to help Wilson come up with a speech that he had been revising and modifying until just before he took the podium at Congress, using the detailed materials he had collected when writing papers in his previous life. Although it might not be word-for-word, Wang Gang was confident that he could produce a stirring and persuasive war advisory document for Congress, as the ace among aces.

  Furthermore, apart from the war reports, Wang Gang had thought about it when he was lying in bed last night. The US Congress is unwilling to go to war, mainly because they are afraid of losing and suffering heavy casualties. In World War I, the losses were huge, with tens of thousands of people dying in a single day's battle, and hundreds of millions of people lost in a major campaign. Of course, the German-American forces in the US political and business circles are also quite large, and the voices of opposition to US participation in the war from outside interest groups are not much smaller than those calling for participation. But now that I'm here to help you out, what's there to be afraid of?

  Wang Geng did not intend to create any ultra-modern weapons, such as airplanes or new tanks. Without the development of a new aviation engine, drawing structural diagrams would be pointless. France had already produced and deployed tanks in the Battle of the Somme in 1916, but without a new tank diesel engine and new tank guns, where could they get T-34s from?

  Furthermore, the Germans didn't even produce 22 tanks until the end of World War I, while France produced at least over 1,600 tanks. So whether or not they had tanks wasn't the key to defeating Germany!

  Wang Geng put his own powerful weapon on penicillin, this thing can save countless lives, and the whole world will thank me! Moreover, this thing was not invented just for war, but also to defend and save lives in peacetime! With this powerful weapon to rescue the wounded and patients, casualties will certainly be greatly reduced! This is the right way!

  Of course, this matter still needs to be carefully planned. The patent must be obtained in our own hands, and we should also have shares in the American factory. We must also avoid the Americans from taking away the intellectual property rights of penicillin by force. We are not doing it for the sake of making money, but for world peace! Only for the salvation of human souls and lives!

  Damn it, I'm actually a dimension traverser. Is it too pretentious to think about the whole of humanity like this? Wang Gang muttered to himself while thinking that no matter how low-key he was, he had to protect his own people's souls and lives first.

  He got down to work at once, and Wang Kang began drafting a speech for Woodrow Wilson, the fourth-ranked US president in history, based on his memory, even though he had never seen the guy before. This war advisory document also had to be rushed out.

  Of course, the actual draft was to be polished by Wilson himself. What Wang Jing was writing at this moment was actually a proposal suggesting how President Wilson could persuade Congress and the American people to agree to go to war.

  In this letter, Wang suggested to President Wilson that he emphasize in his address to Congress why the United States must enter the war. It was necessary first to point out that the German Imperial Government had announced that its submarines would sink any ship approaching the coasts of Great Britain, Ireland and Western Europe.

  What worries the American people is not the loss of ships or property caused by this, but the innocent lives that will be taken away by these indiscriminate attacks. Yes! The focus is on highlighting the preciousness of life! And the righteous indignation when it is taken away innocently!

  He then suggested that the President declare that, although his previous idea of armed neutrality had become untenable, Wilson should ask Congress to issue a statement declaring that the recent actions of the German government were tantamount to war against the United States. Wang further suggested that Wilson tell Congress that the objective of this war was "to defend the peace and justice of the human world against selfishness and autocratic power". Not about land resources wealth! America and the American people were then the most ardent advocates of freedom and democracy in the world.

  The key point to emphasize is that America's participation in the war has nothing to do with any economic or political benefits, but only to defend democracy and civilization! Defend peace and the dignity of life!

  He also suggested that the President inform Congress of other clandestine German attacks on America, saying they had "planted spies in all walks of society and government offices here to undermine our unity of purpose and domestic tranquility and to foment plots within labor unions."

  Furthermore, King suggested that the President use the Zimmermann Telegram to make his case, as evidence from an intercepted telegram sent to the German ambassador in Mexico showed Germany's intent to persuade Mexico to attack the United States, giving the American people reason to believe that the German government "intended to stir up our enemies at our very doors."

  At the end of his speech, Wang Guan suggested that the President declare that if America enters the war, victory will belong to America and to all the peace-loving peoples of the world; a democratic and civilized world will once again be made safe!

  In short, participating in the war is of great benefit to world peace! Not participating in the war is extremely harmful to world peace!

  Finally! Mr. Wang suggested that President Wilson conclude with the classic answer he gave to a reporter that morning:

  If we don't save the world today, who will come to save us tomorrow?

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