America 1919-Chapter 1732 - 652: Donnie’s Connections in the United States Army (Part 2)

Chapter 1732: Chapter 652: Donnie’s Connections in the United States Army (Part 2)

The United States wants to ensure its interests in the East, so it can only invest in the Bald-headed Man.

As for those people from the other party, they are the ones with truly big ideals and grand ambitions.

They will not sacrifice their own country’s interests just to cater to U.S. interests in the East.

This contradiction will not be acknowledged until the U.S. realizes this and has been taken care of.

So even the cries of Joseph Stilwell are of no use.

But the support that Donnie should have must still be there.

"By the way, Mr. Block, before I came back, Bald-head once asked me why that party’s army had... U.S. weapons?"

Joseph Stilwell directly mentioned Ares Military Industry’s weapons.

Donnie chuckled, "You can tell him to come to me directly. I’d like to see if he has the guts to talk about this in front of me!"

Donnie didn’t care at all about this issue.

Bald-head has no influence over Donnie here.

They don’t dare offend this most influential figure in the United States.

"Naturally, they wouldn’t dare come and ask you directly, Mr. Block.

I’m just worried they might tell the White House about it!"

Donnie listened and sneered disdainfully.

"I only do business, whether it’s the White House or Congress; they won’t have any objections!"

On the surface, the United States is withdrawing, but in reality, in secret, the U.S. has only one position.

Whoever can pay will do business with them.

During World War II, the U.S. was consistently doing business with Germany and Japan.

Even after the U.S. joined the war, this situation did not change.

So Donnie never worried about these matters.

Seeing that Donnie wasn’t worried, Joseph Stilwell said nothing more.

At this moment, Omar Bradray walked over.

Joseph Stilwell ended his conversation with Donnie.

"Mr. Block, I will be in charge of the new military expenditure next, so I will need you to find someone to connect with me when the time comes!"

Omar Bradray is currently considered to be the most developed in George Marshall’s team.

Although he hasn’t joined a specific unit, he has been appointed by George Marshall as an Army staff officer!

This position is also intended to cultivate Omar Bradray’s broader perspective.

Once Omar Bradray leaves the Army staff, he will become a senior officer of the U.S. Army!

Now that the U.S. military budget is expanding, Omar Bradray will be responsible for the Army’s financial planning!

Donnie laughed and said, "Don’t worry, I’ll arrange for someone to connect with you on these matters at the right time!"

Omar Bradray immediately laughed and said, "That would be best!"

Apart from these people, many others have entered the U.S. Army’s power structure through George Marshall’s authority and Donnie Block’s wealth.

These people gathered here can completely represent the U.S. in launching a large-scale war.

But Donnie’s infiltration of the U.S. military has not ended.

After all, the U.S. military includes not only the Army but also the Air Force and Navy.

Currently, the U.S. does not have a formal Air Force; at this time, the Air Force is also known as the U.S. Army Air Corps.

Thus, in terms of organization, the Air Corps is also part of the U.S. Army.

Now, the highest leader of the U.S. Army Air Corps, Henry Arnold, expressed his gratitude to Donnie as soon as he saw him.

The relationship between Henry Arnold and Donnie might not have been very good.

At least it was like this until last year.

The change in the relationship occurred last year.

Last year, Henry Arnold proposed to the U.S. Congress to increase the number of aircraft in the Army Air Corps.

But this proposal was met with ridicule and derision from the U.S. Congress.

In such circumstances, Donnie showed support for Henry Arnold’s proposal.

This made Henry Arnold very grateful to Donnie.

Subsequently, Donnie invited Henry Arnold to tour the latest fighter jet developments at Ares Military Industry.

This made Henry Arnold admire Donnie even more.

"Mr. Donnie Block is a person with a far-sighted vision!"

This is Henry Arnold’s assessment of Donnie.

"Mr. Block, I have received an invitation from Congress, and they are seriously considering the request to increase aircraft for the Air Corps!"

Henry Arnold spoke excitedly at this time.

The German blitzkrieg on Poland made the U.S. Congress reconsider Henry Arnold’s proposal.

"The current U.S. fighter jets can no longer cope with the upcoming wars!"

Donnie told Henry Arnold.

At this time, the U.S. Army Air Corps had three main aircraft models.

These are the P-40 fighter, B-10 bomber, and B-17 bomber.

But these models were starting to show their age.

Henry Arnold nodded and said, "So I plan to suggest Congress allocate funds to develop the new generation B-29 fighter."

Donnie nodded and smiled, "So can we work better together?"

Given that developing new fighter jets requires more investment,

Henry Arnold naturally wouldn’t naively think Donnie would help without reason.

In fact, Henry Arnold is also willing to establish a closer collaboration with Ares Military Industry.

After all, Ares Military Industry has better technology.

However, Henry Arnold still seriously said to Donnie, "Mr. Block, it is certain that we will cooperate.

But there is one thing I hope you can understand.

That is, during the B-29 development process, personnel from the Air Corps must accompany it throughout.

After all, this is our Air Corps’ trump card weapon.

Moreover...

Without the Air Corps’ permission, the B-29 cannot be sold to any country!"

Donnie nodded with a smile, "Of course, everything is for the Federation’s interests!"

Only then did Henry Arnold reveal a happy smile, "Thank you for your support, Mr. Block!"

Initially, Henry Arnold was most worried that Donnie would make demands during their cooperation that he could not accept.

Neither he, Congress, nor other members of the Air Corps had that willingness to cooperate with Donnie.

So when it was impossible to replace their cooperation partner, they could only hope Donnie would accept their terms!

As for Donnie, naturally, he had no objections.

Promises are promises; actions are actions!

In business, as long as you’re willing to share the benefits, there’s no deal that can’t be made!

"Mr. Block, I still hope we can quickly establish the Air Force in the United States.

Right now, people haven’t noticed, but I believe that in future battlefields, the role of fighter jets will become increasingly significant!"

Henry Arnold once again suggested his idea to Donnie.

Although Donnie does not hold an office at the U.S. White House or as a member of the U.S. Congress,

nobody can overlook Donnie’s influence in high places in the United States.

It can be said that any policy push now has traces of either Donnie or Venus Bank.

If Donnie supports the establishment of the Air Force, Henry Arnold believes the process will be much smoother!

Donnie analyzed, "General Arnold, this matter cannot be rushed. I know the future importance of the Air Force, you know, and even those Congressmen know.

But knowing doesn’t mean they will necessarily act, as establishing an Air Force means a lot of additional power-sharing.

Additionally, it also requires increasing the U.S. military budget.

Furthermore, it might lead the public to believe the government is bent on warfare.

So we can only take it step by step.

For you, the most important thing is to demonstrate the importance of the Air Force in any future conflicts as much as possible.

Only in this way can Congress, the White House, and the American public realize that the Air Force is indispensable!"

Henry Arnold nodded and then, feeling a bit embarrassed, said, "I was too anxious!"

Donnie patted Henry Arnold on the shoulder and said with a smile, "I can understand your urgency; don’t worry. Although it’s not possible to establish the Air Force now, I will help you work on this matter!"

Henry Arnold immediately showed a grateful expression, "Thank you, Mr. Block!"