Chapter Ninety-Four: Preparations for Departure
Fang Lang has this battalion of marines in his hands, and when he lands in Japan, Fang Lang will have a very large space to operate.
"Your Excellency, judging from the current situation, the Japanese Navy does not have much remaining strength. My opinion is to let the submarines join in, attack the Japanese transports, and exercise their actual combat experience.
And with the Marine Corps, I need two supply ships with me. I don't know if it's available. ”
Hearing Fang Lang's words, General Crook did not hesitate, and nodded directly:
"Of course, no problem, then you mean to take the Haus and the USS Hope (the Admiralty's name for the first submarine captured) plus a supply ship, right?"
"Yes, Your Excellency, if we arrive at Saipan on the 1st of July, as required by the U.S. forces, we will have less than five days to prepare, and I hope to be able to arrange for my Marine Corps Commander Duarte to go to the expeditionary force to select the marines at once.
And began to prepare for supplies. Strive to be able to leave early in the morning of June 5. I wonder if you have any other instructions? ”
Crook was obviously very satisfied with Fang Lang's resolute style, nodded with a smile and stood up and said:
"In this way, it seems that your time will indeed be very tight, so this time I will not waste your time, you hurry up and prepare. I await the good news of your triumph, and we'll talk about it when you get back to Brazil.
I'll get here today, and I'm going to go to the Expeditionary Force Headquarters, so I'll leave first. Please teach me a good lesson about little Japan. ”
Seeing that General Crook was leaving, Fang Lang and Colonel Parisi also hurriedly got up to send them off, which was naturally a good courtesy.
After the two of them watched General Crook's convoy leave the Navy Headquarters downstairs, Colonel Parisi also patted Fang Lang's arm with excitement and said:
"Fang, you're really powerful. The Brazilian Navy in the future will depend on you, O commander of the aircraft carrier battle group! ”
Of course, Fang Lang was also very excited, but he still said with a little reserve:
"I haven't set up a fight yet! After all the warships are in hand, it can be considered officially established! ”
"Haha..... You don't look like a young man at all, and if I could get a position like this at your age, I would have jumped up a long time ago. But it also shows that you are better than all of us.
With such a large fleet formation this time, you can't be too willful! Some positions will definitely be filled in, and you have to be prepared for it. ”
From the fact that Colonel Parisi was able to say this to Fang Lang so bluntly, Fang Lang also knew that Colonel Parisi was indeed sincere to himself, and as an old navy, he must also have a certain understanding of all personnel in the navy.
So Fang Lang thought about it and said to Colonel Parisi:
"What do you think I can hold in my hands?"
Fang Lang's words also made Colonel Parisi fall into deep thought, and it took a long time before he spoke:
"First of all, the captain of the cruiser, you must be in charge, and then, now that you have arranged for the submarine of the Hope, there should be no one to fight with you. And the captain of the House should also be able to arrange for someone to take over.
As for the remaining warship commanders, I suggest that you arrange some personnel in important positions and distribute them. Hand over the position of the chief officer, so that a total of eight warships can be arranged by yourself, and three of them are your own people, and everyone should not have any opinions.
Now that the Marine Corps commander is now determined to be your own man, the most important thing now is that you hurry up and find one of your own to be your future Air Force commander. ”
Although Fang Lang did not know about the distribution of forces and parties within the Brazilian Navy, Parisi must have his own reasons for saying this, and it seems that he must have a basic understanding of the relationship between the personnel within the Brazilian Admiralty.
"If I'm fighting for the captaincy of another submarine, do I have a chance?"
After two turns, Colonel Parisi said:
"If it were me, I might not have a chance, but your position in the Brazilian Navy is quite special, and I think you may have a chance to operate. If it doesn't work, try it! ”
"Hmmm! Then I'll see if I can find the right person. By the way, why did I have to take the cigar handed by General Crook just now? You know I'm not a smoker! ”
Remembering that Colonel Parisi had just reminded him twice with his foot to take the cigar handed by General Crook, he was still a little puzzled, and he didn't know if there was anything special about it.
After Colonel Parisi heard Fang Lang's question, he smiled mysteriously and said:
"Actually, this is a rumor I heard from the Brazilian Admiralty. It is said that Admiral Crook was very fond of smoking cigars, and whenever he met a naval officer whom he greatly admired and was ready to promote, he would invite him to smoke cigars with him.
If, after the officer takes his cigar and shows the same hobby, he will see you as a companion. Otherwise, soon this officer will be marginalized. ”
Fang Lang never thought that there would be such a way to play. But I don't smoke cigars myself! I didn't ignite it all the time just now, so I don't know if I will be blacklisted!
"Ahh Is it like this? Then I didn't smoke it just now, right? ”
"I don't know this very well, this is just a rumor. Since you've taken the cigarette, it shouldn't be a big problem. Have you never smoked before?
As far as I know, under the influence of Admiral Crook, cigar smoking is very popular in the Brazilian Navy now, and you may need to learn this communicative skill as well. ”
Could this be the origin of the legendary King of Chu's thin waist and starvation to death in the palace? It seems that if you want to integrate into the circle of the navy, do you also want to learn to smoke cigars!
Fang Lang didn't smoke in both lives, it's not that he hasn't smoked, but I don't know why he doesn't have a habit of smoking, maybe he doesn't smoke enough, and he also knows that smoking is not beneficial, so he doesn't continue to smoke.
In fact, Fang Lang likes the aroma of cigars very much, and it is said that smoking cigars not only does not burn his lungs, but also quickly spits out the smoke. Carefully savor the aromas left in the mouth, throat and even nasal passages. If necessary, you can take a breath of clean air and you will be able to perceive the aroma of the cigar.
Thinking of this, Fang Lang shook his head helplessly, never imagined that one day he would learn a bad habit in order to integrate into a group.
"Alright! Looks like I really need to develop a hobby for myself! As I told you about forming a fishing fleet, you should seriously consider it! I'm serious about this!
Our family will soon build a shipyard in Brazil with Universal, and when the time comes, we will build a few advanced fishing boats and make a fortune in the depths of the Atlantic! ”
When Parisi heard this, he laughed and said:
"You kid is really calculating, I'm about to retire and I'm all targeted by you."
In fact, in Parisi's heart, he is still very grateful to Fang Lang, at least he has a feeling of being needed. It shows that he is not useless.
Fang Lang also walked to his car with a smile, ready to start his pre-war preparations, dared to open the car door, remembered one more thing, and returned to Colonel Parisi's side and said:
"There's something Colonel Parisi would like to ask you for a favor, I wonder if that?"
Colonel Parisi was not impressed, and said with a smile:
"You're all going to be my boss, just say something,"
Obviously, this is to tell Fang Lang that he agreed to his invitation and prepared to set up a fishing company after returning to China.
Fang Lang was even more relieved when he heard his answer, since he had promised himself that he would set up a fishing company with him in the future, then he would not deceive himself about many things.
"Because my time in the Brazilian Navy was too short, and the speed of my promotion was too fast. This will obviously have an unstable foundation, so I want you, the old navy, to help write a list of the distribution of power of the entire navy.
How many small groups are there, and those people belong to the same small group. Let me get acquainted with our team and avoid making unnecessary mistakes. ”
Fang Lang's request made Parisi stunned, he didn't expect to have such an idea.
After a long silence, he said:
"I really have to look into this, because some people's sides are not obvious. I can't guarantee accuracy. ”
Fang Lang laughed and gave Parisi a hug before saying:
"It doesn't have to be 100% accurate, at least give me a general idea."
Parisi also smiled and said:
"No problem, I'll hand it over to you when you get back."