Reborn Brazil as a Plutocrat

Arriving at Colonel Parisi's office, General Crook was already sitting on the sofa in the reception area waiting. When he saw Fang Lang and Colonel Parisi coming in, he was not polite and pointed to the sofa next to him and said:

"Come and sit."

Fang Lang glanced at Colonel Parisi and sat down together.

"Why, I think Fang, you seem to have some questions?"

General Crook smiled and lit a cigar.

"Report to the general! I will resolutely execute the order!"

Fang Lang didn't know much about the rear admiral in front of him, so he definitely didn't dare to tell the truth! He could only express his obedience to orders.

Hearing Fang Lang's words, General Crook didn't take it seriously. He smiled and handed the cigar box to the two of them, indicating that they both took one. Fang Lang was about to express that he didn't smoke cigars and was about to refuse.

He was kicked on the foot. He knew it was Colonel Parisi's action, and he couldn't help being stunned. He saw Colonel Parisi reaching out and taking out a cigar from the cigar box with a smile on his face.

Just when Fang Lang thought it was an illusion and was about to extend his hand to refuse again, his foot was kicked again. Now Fang Lang understood what Colonel Parisi meant. Colonel Parisi knew that Fang Lang did not smoke, but he still kicked Fang Lang twice.

Feet.

Fang Lang quickly reached out and took out a cigar from the cigar box with a smile on his face. Although Fang Lang didn't understand why Colonel Parisi asked him to take the cigar. However, Fang Lang knew that Colonel Parisi probably didn't

Malicious.

Seeing that both of them had received cigars, General Crook lowered the cigar box casually and said:

"Fang, don't be nervous, we are all on our own. I understand that it was the two of you who proposed this trip to the Pacific battlefield to General Morais.

I agree with your idea. The Brazilian Navy needs a modern naval fleet. Now is indeed a rare opportunity, and I must express my admiration for your ingenuity.

I don’t know what kind of relationship Fang has with the Fifth Aircraft Carrier Battle Group of the U.S. Navy, so that they can suddenly invite you to join their fleet and fight together.

However, what I want to tell you is that our Brazilian Navy sees your efforts in building a modern naval fleet for the Brazilian Navy, and our Brazilian Navy will never forget your contribution."
Fang Lang was a little confused by what he said, and he didn't know whether what General Crook said was true or irony. Thinking about the fact that naval officers of his own country are too close to naval officers of other countries, according to Fang Lang's thinking, this is not true

The wrong political tendency should appear.

So Fang Lang didn't know how to answer General Crook's words, so he could only bite the bullet and defend himself:

"Your Excellency, General, I really hope that our Brazilian Navy can have a modern naval fleet that can maintain our own maritime security.

Privately, I did contact some of my friends in the British and American military, hoping that they could provide some help. However, please rest assured that I am a Brazilian, and everything I do is for the rise of the Brazilian Navy."

General Crook laughed and said:

"Fang, don't be nervous, we don't mean to blame you. Britain and the United States are our allies, and it is very necessary to maintain long-term, smooth and effective communication with the militaries of advanced countries.

Our Brazilian Navy very much appreciates your proactive and effective communication with both navies this time.

It was precisely because of your communication that the United States agreed to sell us a Cleveland-class cruiser, two Fletcher-class destroyers, and a Little Shark-class submarine at a low price after the war. It even said that it would give us two LSTs as a gift.

Tank landing craft.

After communication between the Expeditionary Force Command, the Brazilian Navy and the Ministry of Defense, it was finally unanimously decided to place all these new warships under the command of your Navy's First Fleet.

We hope that when you go to fight with the fifth aircraft carrier battle group in the United States this time, you can carefully learn the combat experience of the aircraft carrier battle group and lay a solid foundation for Brazil to have its own aircraft carrier battle group in the future."

General Crook's statement is equivalent to a direct statement that the Brazilian Navy will focus on training Fang Lang and make him the commander of the Brazilian Navy's first aircraft carrier formation in the future.

Before Fang Lang could express his excitement, Colonel Parisi slapped his thigh and said:

"Fang, you are so great. In this way, our Brazilian Navy will soon have its own aircraft carrier battle group. I never thought that our Brazilian Navy would be so powerful one day.

You actually have a relationship with the American aircraft carrier battle group. You must make good use of this! Learn more about the combat experience of the aircraft carrier battle group. When one day we really have our own aircraft carrier battle group, we must invite me.

Come on board the aircraft carrier and visit!”

As a naval general, no one can refuse the temptation of aircraft carriers. Although there were a large number of battleship fans in the Brazilian Navy before the war, as the war continued, battleships began to be slowly marginalized.

The Brazilian Navy does not even have experience with submarines, let alone aircraft carriers, so this time Fang Lang was able to participate in the battle of the US aircraft carrier battle group, which was regarded by the knowledgeable people of the Brazilian Navy as a rare practical learning opportunity.<

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It is a pity that the Americans did not invite everyone to study together, but only invited Fang Lang. Therefore, judging from this matter, Fang Lang naturally became the only candidate for aircraft carrier fleet commander.

Since Fang Lang is the only candidate, then of course the escort fleets needed to support the aircraft carrier must be given to Fang Lang's command. This made the Brazilian Navy's voice to carve up these new warships directly ignored.<

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Seeing that neither of them seemed to care much about his specific relationship in the US Navy, Fang Lang did not explain too much. What he is most concerned about now is the specific composition of his fleet.

"Your Excellency, General, please rest assured! I will definitely make good use of this rare practical learning opportunity to learn the command experience of an advanced aircraft carrier fleet.

You just said that the warships given to us by the Americans can only be sold to us at low prices after the war is over, right?"

After seeing General Crook blow out a puff of smoke, he motioned for the two of them to light up their cigarettes and nodded. Fang Lang continued:

"Then if I go to the Pacific battlefield this time, I can just take the House and the captured submarine with me, right?"

General Crook nodded and said:

"Yes, it is up to you to decide whether you need to bring a submarine with you. However, our crew is still in the exploratory stage of operating submarines, and I hope you will give them some learning time.

In addition, our Brazilian Navy’s future plan for your First Fleet is to hope that it can become an independent combat unit with joint sea, land and air strike capabilities.

Although we do not have an aircraft carrier yet, we will transfer ten fighter jets and pilots from the Expeditionary Force Air Force and put them under your command. In the early stage, they will use seaplanes to train in Natal, and they will be able to listen to your command at any time.
After our coordination with General Morais of the expeditionary force, the army will equip you with a land combat force of four to five hundred people. We allow you to organize the specific personnel and commanders yourself.

I hope you can seize the time to set up the first fleet as soon as possible. And form a complete report and submit it to our Navy Department.

As for heading to the Pacific battlefield, you must seize the time. Considering that the United States is currently launching the Battle of Okinawa, it is said that the U.S. Marine Corps has suffered nearly 20,000 casualties, and the Japanese Army is still resisting tenaciously. General Moraes suggests that you can lead

Own Marines head to Japan.

Although there are not many troops, it can also show our allies how much we support them."

Fang Lang did not expect that the Brazilian Navy would be so anxious. Now it has begun to equip itself with fighter jets and marines before there is even a shadow of the aircraft carrier.

Brazil's first aircraft carrier in history was the Giant-class aircraft carrier "Revenge" purchased from the British in 1956. This aircraft carrier has just been completed from the British shipyard at this time and has not yet entered the British fleet.<

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If we look at it from this time point of view, Brazil has indeed dreamed of an aircraft carrier, and is even a little impatient. Historically, there was no such little butterfly as itself, but now it seems that Brazil may actually have an aircraft carrier of its own in advance.

As for the Okinawa campaign that the Americans are currently organizing, Fang Lang knows that it will be difficult for him to catch up. After all, the campaign will be completely over by the end of June.

And when he sets off to Saipan now, the battle must have been over. After the Okinawa battle, Fang Lang actually knew very well that there would basically be no large-scale war.

This war basically destroyed Japan's last naval power. Of course, this does not mean that all the Japanese navy's warships were sunk, but it consumed Japan's last fuel inventory.

In response to the Okinawa campaign launched by the US military, the Japanese Combined Fleet went to great lengths to collect 2,500 tons of fuel, which was less than half of the 6,400-ton fuel tank capacity of the "Yamato" and could barely guarantee the one-way fuel consumption to Okinawa.

Required.

After this battle, the U.S. warship anchorage moved directly to Okinawa, and most of the time it launched bombings of the Japanese mainland through aircraft.

Admiral William Leahy, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, pointed out to current U.S. President Truman that the next direction of attack will be Japan’s Kyushu Island.

Comparing the level of Japanese resistance on Okinawa, if the Kyushu Battle is launched, the United States will need to invest about 767,000 Marines and be prepared to suffer 268,000 casualties. This number is about the same as the U.S. military's total number of casualties so far.

The same number of people died on every battlefield in the world.

Therefore, the U.S. government is very reluctant to launch a landing operation easily. U.S. President Truman also made it clear that he "hopes that it will be possible to prevent the recurrence of the Okinawa-style battle throughout Japan."

According to the plan formulated by the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington, it required an attack on Kyushu Island in the autumn of 1945 and an attack on Honshu Island, Japan's main island, in March 1946.

President Truman also agreed to this plan. If the "Little Boy and Fat Man" hadn't been dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which directly penetrated the Japanese devils' psychological defenses, this home invasion plan would have been implemented.

If this plan is really to be implemented, it will definitely not be enough for Brazil to invest just one battalion of Marines. Fortunately, this plan will not be implemented.