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

"Come and sit down."

Fang Lang glanced at Colonel Parisi and sat down together.

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

General Crook smiled and lit a cigar.

"Report to the General! I resolutely carry out the order! ”

Fang Lang didn't know much about the rear admiral in front of him, and he definitely didn't dare to tell the truth! It can only mean obeying orders and listening to commands.

Hearing Fang Lang's words, General Crook didn't care, smiled and handed the cigar box to the two of them, motioning for both of them to take one. Fang Lang was about to say that he would not smoke a cigar and was about to refuse.

There was a kick in the foot, and he knew that this was Colonel Parisi's action, and he couldn't help but be stunned. I saw Colonel Parisi smile and reach out and take a cigar from the humidor.

Just when Fang Lang thought it was an illusion and was about to stretch out his hand again to excuse himself, his foot was kicked again. This Xia Lang understood what Colonel Parisi meant, and Colonel Parisi knew that Fang Lang didn't smoke, but he still kicked Fang Lang twice.

Fang Lang hurriedly stretched out his hand and pulled out a cigar from the humidor with a smile on his face. Although, Fang Lang didn't understand why Colonel Parisi let himself take the cigar. However, Fang Lang knew that Colonel Parisi should have no malicious intent.

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

"Fang, you don't have to be nervous, we are all our own people. I understand that this trip to the Pacific Theater was proposed by the two of you to General Moraes.

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

I don't know what Fang has to do with the U.S. Navy's Fifth Carrier Strike Group to be able to make them suddenly offer to invite you to join their fleet to fight together.

However, I would like to tell you that we at the Brazilian Admiralty are aware of your efforts to build a modern naval fleet for the Brazilian Navy, and we will never forget your contributions. ”

Fang Lang was a little confused by what he said, and he didn't know whether what General Crook said was true or the opposite. Thinking about the fact that the naval officers of his own country are too close to the naval officers of other countries, according to Fang Lang's thinking, this is a wrong political tendency that should not appear.

Therefore, Fang Lang didn't know how to answer General Crook's words, so he could only defend himself:

"Your Excellency, I really hope that our Brazilian Navy will have a modern naval fleet capable of maintaining our own maritime security.

Privately, I did reach out to some of my friends in the Anglo-American military in the hope that they would be able to help me a little. However, rest assured that I am Brazilian and everything I do is for the rise of the Brazilian Navy. ”

General Crook laughed and said:

"Fang, you don't have to be nervous, we didn'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.

We at the Brazilian Admiralty are very appreciative of the effective communication you have been able to take the initiative with both navies this time.

It is because of your communication that the United States agreed to sell us one Cleveland-class cruiser, two Fletcher-class destroyers, and a Littleshark-class submarine at a low price after the war. It even said that it would give us two LST tank landing craft.

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

We hope that during your visit to the 5th Carrier Strike Group of the United States, you will be able to earnestly learn from the combat experience of the Carrier Strike Group and lay a solid foundation for Brazil to have its own Carrier Strike Group in the future. ”

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

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

"Fang, you're really amazing. In this way, our Brazilian Navy will soon be able to have its own aircraft carrier battle group, and I can't imagine that our Brazilian Navy will have such a strong day.

You even have a relationship with the US aircraft carrier battle group, you must make good use of this! Learn more about the combat experience of the aircraft carrier battle group and come back. When we do have our own aircraft carrier battle group, we must invite me to visit the aircraft carrier! ”

As an admiral, no one could resist the temptation of an aircraft carrier. Although in the pre-war Brazilian Navy had a large number of battleship iron powder. However, as the war continued, the battleships had begun to slowly become marginalized.

The Brazilian Navy has no experience in 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 as a rare opportunity for practical learning by people of insight in the Brazilian Navy.

It's a pity that the Americans didn't invite everyone to study together, but only invited Fang Lang. Therefore, judging from this matter, Fang Lang naturally became the only candidate for the commander of the aircraft carrier fleet.

Since Fang Lang is the only candidate, of course, these escort fleets needed by supporting aircraft carriers must be handed over to Fang Lang's command. This made the voices of the Brazilian Navy who wanted to divide these new warships directly ignored.

Seeing that neither of them seemed to care much about their specific relationship in the U.S. Navy, Fang Lang didn't explain too much. He is most concerned about the specific composition of his fleet.

"Your Excellency, please rest assured! I will certainly make good use of this rare opportunity to learn from the command experience of the advanced aircraft carrier fleet.

Just now you said that the warships that the Americans gave us could only be sold to us at a low price after the end of the war, right? ”

After seeing General Crook spit out a puff of cigarette, he nodded while motioning for the two to light a cigarette. Fang Lang continued to speak:

"Then I'll go to the Pacific Theater this time and take the House and the captured submarine directly, right?"

After hearing this, General Crook nodded and said:

"Yes, it's up to you to decide whether you need to bring a submarine with you. However, now our crews are still at the stage of groping for the operation of submarines, and I would like you to give them some time to learn.

In addition, our plan for the future of your First Fleet is to make it an independent combat unit with a combined land, sea and air strike capability.

Although we do not have aircraft carriers yet, we will be bringing under your command ten fighters and pilots from the Expeditionary Air Force, who will be training in Natal by seaplane and will be at your command at all times.

On the Army side, in coordination with General Moraes of the Expeditionary Force, you will be equipped with a Marine force of four to five hundred men. Specific personnel and commanders, we allow you to form your own.

I hope you can hurry up and put up the shelves of the First Fleet as soon as possible. And form a complete report and submit it to our Admiralty.

As for going to the Pacific theater, it is even more important to hurry, considering that the United States is now launching the Battle of Okinawa, it is said that the American Marine Corps has suffered nearly 20,000 casualties, and the Japanese Army is still stubbornly resisting, General Moraes suggested that you can lead your own Marine Corps to Japan.

It's not a lot of troops, but it can also show our allies how much we support them. ”

Fang Lang didn't expect the Brazilian Navy to be in such a hurry, and now even the shadow of the aircraft carrier has not yet begun to equip itself with fighters and marines.

The first aircraft carrier in history in Brazil was the Giant-class aircraft carrier "Revenge" purchased from the British in 1956, and this aircraft carrier has just been completed from the British shipyard at this time, and has not yet entered service with the British fleet.

If you look at it from this point of view, Brazil is indeed dreaming of aircraft carriers, and even a little impatient. There is no such thing as a butterfly in history, and now it seems that it is possible for Brazil to have an aircraft carrier of its own in advance.

As for the battle of Okinawa that the Americans are organizing now, Fang Lang knows that it should be difficult for him to catch up, after all, the battle will be completely over at the end of June.

And by the time I set off to Saipan now, the battle must have ended. After the Battle of Okinawa, Fang Lang actually knew very well in his heart that there would basically be no large-scale war.

This war basically completely destroyed the last of Japan's naval power, of course, this does not mean that all the warships of the Japanese Navy were sunk, but the last of Japan's fuel stocks were consumed.

In order to cope with the Okinawa campaign launched by the US military, the Japanese Combined Fleet took great efforts to collect 2,500 tons of fuel, which was less than half of the 6,400 tons of fuel tank capacity of the "Yamato", which could barely guarantee the fuel consumption required for a one-way trip to Okinawa.

After this battle, the anchorage of American warships moved directly to Okinawa, and most of the time they launched bombing of the Japanese mainland by aircraft.

Admiral William Leahy, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, pointed out to the current US President Harry Truman that the next direction of attack would be the Japanese island of Kyushu.

Comparing the extent of Japanese resistance on Okinawa, if the Battle of Kyushu were to be launched, the United States would need to commit about 767,000 Marines and be prepared to suffer 268,000 casualties, which is about the same number as the number of U.S. troops killed in various battlefields around the world so far.

Therefore, the US Government is very reluctant to launch a landing operation lightly, and US President Harry S. Truman has made it clear that he "hopes that it will be possible to prevent the recurrence of Okinawa-style battles throughout Japan."

According to the plan drawn up by the US Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington, it called for an attack on the island of Kyushu in the fall of 1945 and an attack on the main Japanese island of Honshu in March 1946.

President Truman also agreed to this plan, and if it were not for the "little boy and fat man" being dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, it would have directly penetrated the inner defense line of the Japanese devils. This homegrown offensive plan will definitely be executed.

If this plan is really to be carried out, it will certainly not be enough for Brazil to put in a battalion of marines. Fortunately, this plan will not be implemented.