The Fletcher-class destroyer has two captain's cabins, one of which is located in the foredeck room, which is very spacious, which is the captain's usual living room, with a single bed, a modular desk, wall-mounted bookshelves, ventilation fans, etc., and a lounge at the rear of the nautical bridge for the captain to rest between battles or shifts.

At this time, in the captain's living room, Fang Lang and De La Torre were all serious.

"Time is tight, we must form combat effectiveness as soon as possible, Lao Lei, do you have any good suggestions?"

Hearing Fang Lang's question, De la Torre also felt very embarrassed, the current situation is that although everyone has studied on other ships of the same type for more than a month, the navy is not familiar with it for a month and can get started quickly, everyone has only learned a little bit of the surface, and it is far from the real understanding.

"It seems that we can only take advantage of the time before departure to get acquainted."

"It's not enough to be familiar with the equipment, we need to make it clear to everyone what they should do and how to do it in the event of a battle through actual combat exercises! So be it! Lao De, the enemy that our destroyers mainly face is three aspects: first, the enemy's aircraft, secondly, the enemy's submarines, and finally the enemy's surface ships.

Our main task now is escort, there are few chances of encountering surface ships of the Axis countries, and our enemies are mainly from the sky and from the bottom of the sea.

So I need you to organize everyone today to develop a detailed process for dealing with the enemy under what circumstances and what kind of enemy we encounter, so that everyone in the crew can participate in the discussion, and use their own brains to know what they should do, why they should do it, and whether there is a better way to improve efficiency.

Starting tomorrow, we will carry out drills close to actual combat throughout the whole process, don't be afraid of mistakes, and we will have a summary meeting after each drill to find our mistakes and improve next time. After the official departure, we will have at least three such drills a day, one in the morning, one in the afternoon, and one in the evening. Can it be done? ”

Fang Lang's words made De La Torre's eyes light up, this is indeed a good way to improve combat effectiveness.

"Boss, you're in a good way! I'll go back and organize everyone to do it right away. ”

As he spoke, he was about to get up and start executing the order. Fang Lang hurriedly stopped, and while walking around the room, he said:

"It's not enough to just do the drill, so we link the results of the drill to our allowance, set a standard for each process, reward the best crew and team who can complete it in the shortest time, and punish those who do poorly, such as cleaning the toilet, washing the deck, washing the socks of good comrades, etc.

We also want to make a mobile red flag to commend the outstanding team and form an atmosphere where you are competing with me. Wait a minute! Our current crew doesn't sleep in the same cabin as people from the same post! ”

De la Torre is amazed by the whimsy of the waves! Suddenly hearing Fang Lang's question, he wondered:

"Yes! Everyone is together, so it is convenient to learn and communicate together! ”

"No, you should go back immediately and readjust the cabins of all the crew, and you can't let people in the same position live together, and try to spread them out as much as possible."

Looking at Fang Lang's serious expression, De La Torre looked confused, why is this, everyone has always lived together!

"Ahh Why is that? ”

Hearing de la Torre's question, Fang Lang couldn't help but sigh secretly, Brazil is really a navy that has never experienced actual combat! This kind of detail is knowledge that has been exchanged for life.

"Because people from the same post live together, if their cabins are hit by the enemy, there will be no one on our ship who can replace them. The Navy is a highly specialized branch of the military, and there are some positions that cannot be replaced, and if such a situation arises, we cannot afford it. ”

When De La Torre heard this, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he quickly nodded and said:

"I understand, I'll arrange it right away, I don't know if you have any other instructions."

Fang Lang didn't have any other thoughts for a while, so he could only watch while walking.

"That's all for now, let's get ready! Remember to call the logistics to hurry up and replenish ammunition and supplies. ”

Busy time always flies, and the time soon came for the fleet to depart, this time the escort fleet had only five destroyers and one supply ship, but it had to protect the Victory ship, which was more than fifty ships, to cross the Atlantic and go to England.

Looking at the densely assembled cargo ships on the sea off New York Harbor, Fang Lang's mood was both nervous and excited.

"House! This is the flagship of the fleet, the Callaghan, I am Lieutenant Colonel Becky, please answer when you receive it! ”

A call from the bridge communicator came from the fleet's commander-in-chief, Lieutenant Commander Becky.

Fang Lang went over and picked up the intercom and replied loudly:

"Lieutenant Commander Becky, I'm Captain Fang Lang of the House."

The Haus is the name of the first new destroyer to be determined by the Brazilian Navy according to the naming conventions of the Navy.

"Major Fang, this time your ship will be responsible for the safety of the left side of the fleet together with HMS Harry of the British Royal Navy, please maintain formation and ensure the course. Is it clear! ”

The lieutenant colonel's words made Fang Lang stunned, is it really not a family that doesn't get together! As far as he knew, the captain of the Harry was the British Navy Lieutenant Reinhardt, who often pointed at him among his contemporaries, and was said to be a noble son of a naval family, and he was very arrogant.

But now that they are on the battlefield, no matter what the original relationship is, the two people on the same front must advance and retreat together.

Fang Lang replied loudly:

"Understand, sir, our ship will be in charge of the left side of the fleet with the USS Harry!"

After the call, Fang Lang began to direct the ship to move to the left line of defense. As soon as he reached the left line of defense, Fang Lang received a communication request from the Harry.

"House, this is Reinhardt, the captain of the Harry, and now the left line of defense is under my command, please stay in formation."

Hearing the other party's words made Fang Lang stunned, what the hell, we are all under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Becky, where did you come from. But thinking about the character of the other party, this arrogant British nobleman probably looked down on the commander-in-chief of the fleet, Lieutenant Colonel Becky, very much.

After all, the Yankees are nouveau riche in the eyes of the British! But you don't want to think about it, you yourself have a few pounds and a few taels, and a novice captain wants to be a commander, how arrogant this must be!

Fang Lang couldn't help but start worrying about the next voyage, this arrogant guy must not be a moth! But on the same defensive line, since others want to pretend to be forced, Fang Lang is too lazy to deal with this kind of stupid fork, and he will definitely accept the command of Lieutenant Colonel Becky when he really starts fighting.

How can you say that others are also actual commanders, and besides, others are also captains who have participated in many actual battles, how can they be better than you, a fledgling student soldier!

Fang Lang didn't want to talk nonsense with him, and said, "Received!" And that ended the correspondence.

At this time, Major Reinhardt on the Harry said with a dissatisfied face:

"He should be honored that this damn Brazilian turtle is so rude to be able to accept the command of the noble Royal Navy of the British Empire. I'm going to make him look good. ”

The naval officers and sailors around him were also dissatisfied, after all, the British Empire was a naval power, and the Brazilian Navy was a small role that had never been heard of.

In the first few days after leaving New York, the voyage was actually relatively safe, because the air supremacy was in the hands of the United States, so every day on the House, there were actual combat drills that could not be shaken, and the soldiers were tossed to death and exhausted.

However, the results are also obvious, the progress of the fighters is visible to the naked eye, and the reaction time is getting shorter and shorter.

And Major Reinhardt of the Harry saw Fang Lang's warship in the telescope, often changing lanes suddenly, and the personnel ran around, at first he thought that he had found the enemy's traces, and he was very nervous, and ordered his warship to start turning in the direction of the warship.

As a result, nothing was found, and no report was received from Fang Lang. Later, after learning that it was a real combat exercise, Reinhardt was so angry that he scolded, and after learning that Fang Lang practiced three times a day, he even scolded Fang Lang for not knowing how to cherish the soldiers.

The British naval officers and sailors on the Harry were also worried, for fear that Reinhardt would learn from Fang Lang when the time came, and they would not have a good life.

Five days passed like this, and the fleet was finally about to sail out of the combat radius of the American air forces, and the next time would be for the escort fleet itself to face the German submarines.

The atmosphere of the fleet also began to become tense, only on the House, actual combat exercises were still carried out from time to time, and the soldiers did not have the energy to pay attention to the so-called tense atmosphere at all, because the time was full, where was there time to think about other things.