However, he said that after John Clark ended the call with Fang Lang, he directly found his father, Rear Admiral Joseph Clark, commander of the US Fifth Aircraft Carrier Fleet, and told his father what Fang Lang said.

After hearing what John had said, General Clark fell into deep thought. After all the officers have achieved the position of general, they cannot only look at the problem from a purely military point of view.

You must have your own political vision, otherwise he will not go far. And General Clark can become the real power of the U.S. Navy in an environment full of racial discrimination, and he will definitely not be a mere person.

Therefore, he saw through the essence of this matter at a glance. The fact that Brazilian warships joined the British Pacific Fleet and participated in the Pacific War was not a simple matter of increasing the military power of the British Navy's Pacific Fleet.

Rather, Britain will take the opportunity to exert political influence in the backyard of the United States. Clark almost foresaw that the British would never let go of such a good opportunity.

Then, the impact of the Brazilian warship joining the British Pacific Fleet on the United States in Latin America will be very bad and unacceptable. The cost of providing the Brazilian Navy with a small fleet is insignificant compared to this political influence.

After seeing these clearly, Clark did not hesitate to directly contact General Nimitz, the commander-in-chief of the Pacific Theater. I would like to explain to you here that General Nimitz is the commander-in-chief of the US Pacific Theater, while MacArthur is the commander-in-chief of the Allied forces in the Pacific Theater.

That is, General Nimitz was only responsible for managing the American army, while MacArthur was responsible for coordinating the management of all Allied forces. Of course, Nimitz later also served as commander-in-chief of the Allied forces in the Pacific Theater.

"Your Excellency, I just received a message that I thought I should report back to you. Don't know if you're available. ”

After receiving an affirmative reply, General Clark put down the phone and went directly to Nimitz's office.

"You mean the British are going to let the Brazilians join their Pacific Fleet and participate in the Pacific Theater?"

General Nimitz's questioning voice came from General Nimitz's office, but the voice was not loud and his tone was flat. As a general who wields the power of killing hundreds of thousands of people, this little thing does not cause his mood to fluctuate.

"Yes, my son and that Brazilian naval officer are good friends, and I don't know if the other party intentionally or unintentionally revealed the news."

General Clark gave a detailed account of what had happened to General Nimitz.

"Is the news true?"

"On the way here, I confirmed that the Brazilian government diplomats were indeed communicating with the British government about this. The details are still being discussed. ”

Of course, General Clark would not report directly to his superiors without investigation, and before going to General Nimitz's office, personnel had been arranged to conduct a detailed investigation, and the results were obviously true.

Hearing General Clark's report, General Nimitz thought for a moment and continued to say calmly:

"Isn't our government involved?"

"The two sides were supposed to have been in private contact and did not inform us. So, they only found out about it after I asked. ”

General Nimitz, who had always been very calm, learned that the two allies were colluding behind the back of the United States. The tone finally began to be unkind.

"It's really hateful that these Britons have not yet let go of the dignity of the so-called empire on which the sun never sets, and they are still reaching out to us in America.

So what do these Brazilians want to do, even their so-called navy wants to get a piece of the pie in Asia? Isn't it too self-conscious? ”

Hearing General Nimitz's question, General Clark still told what he knew.

"As far as I know, the purpose of the Brazilian Navy to apply to us to join the Pacific Theater was actually to build a modern naval fleet, and the size of the fleet is unknown."

A disdainful smile appeared on the corner of General Nimitz's mouth and he said:

"Do they still want to have an aircraft carrier fleet? Can they afford it? ”

"It's not clear yet, and it may take our people to intervene and communicate with them to find out what they think."

In the question and answer between the two, Nimitz already had a clear understanding of the whole incident. As a commander, he had to think about the problem on a more complex level.

"Is it possible that the British government will take the initiative to throw an olive branch to Brazil after receiving the news that we have rejected the Brazilian Navy from the Pacific theater?"

In fact, General Clark also considered this question, after all, with the time when the Brazilian army entered the war, and Brazil's view of the war, it is not like they would actively want to join a battlefield that has nothing to do with them.

"I don't rule it out."

Now that this is an established fact, it is time to consider how to deal with it. General Nimitz looked at General Clark, believing that he must have had a complete idea of his own when he came to report on the matter.

So ask directly:

"What's your opinion?"

Clark did not hesitate to share his thoughts and discussions.

"General, I don't think we can allow the Brazilian Navy to join the British Pacific Fleet, which is a great harm to our international prestige, especially our strategy in the Americas. We should come forward to discourage such dangerous ideas from the Brazilian Navy. ”

Although Clark did not explicitly say how to dissuade the Brazilians, the meaning is actually very obvious.

"You mean we support their fleet?"

"The war is coming to an end, and it is the least cost-effective option for us to sell them a few surplus warships. As long as they agree not to join the British Pacific Fleet. ”

Clark was not surprised that General Nimitz saw through his plans at a glance. However, it was up to General Nimitz to determine how to support him.

Actually, Clark's idea is really the least costly way to solve things, as long as the Brazilians get what they want. It's hard for the British to pick it up anymore.

However, if Brazil is allowed to achieve its wish, it will pose uncontrollable risks to the US strategy in the Americas. Therefore, General Nimitz cautiously said:

"But having such a strong navy in South America will affect the regional balance. We need to be cautious about this. ”

Brazil and Argentina have always been the biggest rivals in South America, so General Clark has long considered the fear that General Nimitz will upset the regional balance.

"Maybe selling Argentina a few warships as well will be able to maintain that balance."

Seeing that General Clark had already taken these issues into account, it was obviously well thought out. General Nimitz no longer hesitated and let go directly:

"Makes sense, then do what you think!"

The idea of how to solve the problem of the Brazilian government can be solved directly at the political level. However, this question was revealed to John by Fang Lang, who was also John's lifesaver and good friend.

Since Fang Lang himself was indeed willing to participate in the Pacific War, General Clark also wanted to help him achieve his wish, so he said:

"I listened to John, and the Brazilian Navy who revealed the news to him was of Chinese descent, and he himself hoped that he would be able to join the Pacific theater to fight against Japan. What if they do have a strong desire to fight? ”

General Clark's words made Nimitz put the coffee cup he had just picked up on the table again, looked at General Clark and said:

"Oh! And in this case, does he have a lot of influence in the Brazilian Navy? ”

General Clark must know about Fang Lang's situation, after all, this is his son's savior, and he has contributed to his own efforts when he was transferred from the army to the navy!

"It should be said that he is a pro-American faction supported by our Brazilian Navy, and he is only twenty years old, and Admiral Chambers arranged for him to attend our destroyer captain training course.

After graduating, he sank four German submarines for his first escort for the Atlantic Transport Fleet, and Chambers said that he was probably a naval genius, at least in anti-submarine talent.

He is currently the only naval captain in the Brazilian Navy with a record of actual combat sinking, and he should have a certain influence in the Brazilian Navy. ”

General Clark's words aroused the interest of General Nimitz, who was only twenty-two years old when he first became the commander of a destroyer, the youngest destroyer captain in the United States.

Now he actually met a guy who was even more fierce than when he was younger, younger than himself, and he won the actual combat sinking record. couldn't help but make him look the other way.

"And this situation, so young, with such a resume. I'm a little interested in this guy when you say that. Since we are all going to provide warships to the Brazilian Navy, we will add this guy to your fleet and contribute to our efforts in the Pacific theater! Let's see if he's really that good. ”

With Nimitz's permission, Clark didn't talk nonsense and took orders directly.

"Understand the general, I will communicate with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a timely manner."