In fact, Fang Lang didn't know much about the strength of the Brazilian Navy, but it was only through his exchanges with Colonel Parisi, Colonel Tici and his subordinate de la Torre that he gradually had a general understanding of the strength of the Brazilian Navy.

In addition to these two battleships, the most advanced battleship of the Brazilian Navy is the Bagia-class light cruisers, which were also ordered by the Brazilian government from the United Kingdom.

The British built two of them to the specifications of the British reconnaissance cruiser Explorer (Bahia and Riogrande de Doso), also veterans of the First World War.

It's a pity that there is only one left. Because after the end of the war, specifically on July 4, 1945, the Bahiya was in the process of carrying out a designated rescue mission for a U.S. transatlantic transport plane.

During a routine live-fire anti-aircraft firing training, a gunner who operated a 20-mm antiaircraft gun hit the target plane, and he did not know whether he was greedy for merit or addicted.

Who would have thought that because the target plane fell in the direction of the ship, the shell fired by this gunner unfortunately hit the depth charges lined up on the ship, and after a strong explosion, the Bahiya sank to the bottom of the sea.

In addition to the remaining cruiser Rio Grande de Doso, the Brazilian Navy is left with only eight old destroyers from the First World War.

In other words, the current Brazilian Navy, except for Fang Lang's First Naval Fleet, has a total of eleven old-fashioned warships.

However, Fang Lang's First Fleet has one of the latest Cleveland-class cruisers, three Fletcher-class destroyers, one Little Shark-class submarine, one of Germany's most advanced U-boats, and two tank landing ships donated by the United States.

There are eight warships, and all of them are advanced warships that have just undergone the test of World War II, and their combat effectiveness is not comparable to the old warships of the Brazilian Navy.

This naturally made the other admirals of the Brazilian Navy jealous, and they hated to divide up the warships of the First Fleet.

It is a pity that the General Staff of the Navy is reluctant to use the warships of the First Fleet separately.

This also caused Fang Lang to have a special position in the Brazilian Navy, although it was very strong. But the relationship with the rest of the navy is not good.

The meeting with Colonel Titch was just before the end of the war, when the First Fleet had not yet been formed!

That's why we can be friends.

According to the admirals, Fang Lang is the youngest son of the Admiralty, and the others were adopted by their own sons before they came out.

Colonel Titch, of course, was aware of this particular circumstance. Therefore, I want to take advantage of the inauguration ceremony of the new president to introduce Fang Lang to other naval officers and ease the friendship.

"Fang, let me introduce you to our colleagues in the Brazilian Navy, this is Colonel Marcelino Orlando, captain of the battleship Minas Gerais,

This is Captain Emre Little, captain of the battleship USS São Paulo,

This is Colonel Gonzalo Thorne, captain of the cruiser Rio Grand de Doso,

This is Colonel Puzemeslo Doyle of the Belém Naval Base,

This is Colonel Gordon McCoy of the Salvadoran Naval Base,

This is Colonel Gnard Berry of the São Paulo Naval Base."

Fang Lang also saluted and shook hands with everyone one by one, looking very humble and polite.

However, standing in a group of middle-aged and elderly colonel officers whose faces were crawling with wrinkles, and some of them were still gray-haired, no matter how humble and polite Fang Lang was, he looked a little out of place.

Everyone looked at Fang Lang differently, some looked at it carefully, some looked playful, and some simply looked disdainful, with different expressions.

However, at this special point in time, everyone still behaved very restrained, some people just nodded and ignored it, and some people still had a fake smile on their faces.

There was also someone who shook hands with Fang Lang warmly, and this person was Colonel Gnard Berry of the São Paulo Naval Base.

"Colonel Fang, I'm stationed in your hometown! Recently, Santos Port has become very lively because of the big move of Fangyuan Group!

Next time back to São Paulo one

Remember to come to me for a drink."

Fang Lang also hurriedly stepped forward to communicate with him cordially.

"Hello, Colonel Berry! Hello! Our family's safety in São Paulo is thanks to your protection! The next time I come to São Paulo, I will have a good banquet and invite you to drink at home."

"Haha. Why wait until next time? After Mr. President's inauguration, we'll have a good time with Titch."

Hearing Berry's words, Fang Lang faintly had some guesses of his own in his heart, and looked at Colonel Titch beside him.

Sure enough, I saw Colonel Titch smiling and nodding at him.

Fang Lang understood that this Colonel Berry might be a good friend of Colonel Titch, which is why he was so enthusiastic about himself.

"No problem, then after Mr. President's inauguration, let's get together and meet new people."

In fact, the Brazilian Navy's current naval base commanders still have a little power, because they are actually not just naval base commanders.

During World War I, Brazil divided its navy into four theaters: Belém in the far north, Salvador in the east, Rio de Janeiro in the capital, and São Paulo in the south.

Now, of course, there is also a Natal theater in the northeast of Fang Lang.

Obviously, the commander of this theater of operations is now the commander of the various naval bases.

In fact, each naval base can only get two old destroyers from World War I, and the four theaters together are only eight old destroyers.

As for the two battleships and the remaining cruiser, they were directly under the jurisdiction of the General Staff of the Navy.

When required for combat in each theater, it is assigned to the corresponding theater to participate in the battle.

Fang Lang didn't know what two destroyers could do in a war zone, and who could be expelled?

Therefore, it is inevitable that the Brazilian Navy will ask the US Navy to buy new warships to arm itself after the end of World War II.

Historically, the Brazilian Navy really took off at the same time that Brazil bought dozens of warships from the United States after the end of World War II.

Adhering to the path of localizing warships, it has developed many ships on its own, which has led to a rapid increase in naval strength, surpassing Chile and Argentina successively, and becoming the No. 1 maritime power in South America in one fell swoop.

Of course, although now with Fang Lang's First Fleet, the Brazilian Navy is actually still a rookie.

Just when Fang Lang was thinking back to the strength of the Brazilian Navy at this time, he guessed the reason why this Colonel Berry was so enthusiastic.

Colonel Tiqi had already taken the lead to explain the reason for Fang Lang.

"Haha. Berry, if you want a new destroyer, you should go to the Admiralty, it's useless to find Fang Lang."

As soon as Fang Lang heard this, he didn't understand why Berry was so enthusiastic.

This must have been the last time he had leaked to Colonel Titch that he could get an American Fletcher-class destroyer for him.

And Colonel Titch told Colonel Berry the news.

The commanders of the other two naval bases were stunned when they heard Colonel Titch's words.

Soon, his face became very enthusiastic, and he leaned over and said:

"How can you miss us if you want to eat? Right! McCoy."

It was Colonel Puzemessro Doyle of the Belém Naval Base who spoke, and Colonel Golden McCoy of the Salvadoran Naval Base, who was questioned by him, also nodded again and again:

"That's right! We can't drink without us!"

This is completely different from the expressions of the two of them when Colonel Titch gave an introduction just now.

Colonel Tichy saw this, smiled, and didn't say much.

And the captains of the other two battleships still had arrogant expressions of disdain, as if they looked down on the performance of a few people who were stammering for the sake of a small destroyer.

However, Colonel Gonzalo Thorne, the captain of the cruiser Rio Grande de Doso, after hearing the conversation of several people, showed a hint of interest, but hesitated for a moment and did not take the initiative to come up.

Fang Lang saw a few people

The change in attitude is very enthusiastic, and he does not treat the other party differently because of the bad attitude of the other party when he greeted him before.

After all, the customer is God!

Everyone has a demand for new warships, and he has a business!

Whether he wants a retired warship from the U.S. Navy or a new one in Brazil, there is no way to escape his business.

"Okay, I'll treat you to this dinner tonight, and we must all not get drunk."

When several people saw Fang Lang taking the initiative, they all laughed, and they all said that they would not get drunk or return.

General Moraes, who was in the distance, saw the movement of several people from a distance, and also smiled slightly, and asked General Leta beside him:

"Leta, I heard that the Fangyuan Group's military-industrial group has expedited the trial production of a few artillery pieces this time, and it is true that they will be used as gifts to Mr. President?"

When General Leta heard the Minister of Defense ask about his work and business, he hurriedly said with a serious expression:

"Yes, Your Excellency. This trial production is an American-style millimeter howitzer, which completely adopts the imported American artillery technology and is completed under the guidance of American experts.

After testing by our logistics department, there is no difference from artillery of American origin.

However, American experts said that this is only a trial production, and the artillery still has certain flaws, and it is necessary to continue to improve the process before it can be officially put into production."

"Oh! Did the American experts explain what specific flaws there are and what processes need to be improved?"

General Moraes was a little curious about why the Brazilian logistics department had already passed the acceptance, but the American experts still said that they would continue to improve the process.

"Your Excellency, as far as I know, this artillery expert named Girard Bull said that the current artillery is a complete imitation of American-style artillery.

However, when Colonel Fang recruited him from the United States, he made it clear that he would be given the right to study artillery, and now he is already making new improvements to this type of artillery.

He wanted to produce the gun with a new electroslag remelting and self-tightening technique, which was expected to be stronger, last longer, and lighter than the original American version.

At the same time, he said that he intends to apply chrome plating to the boring inside the gun to further extend the service life of the gun.

Therefore, we are not ready to mass-produce this artillery yet."

In fact, General Letta doesn't know much about these manufacturing processes, which can be regarded as a small limelight for General Moraes.

"You mean, he wants to produce a better gun than the American original, right?"

General Moraes didn't understand these techniques, but he easily grasped the point of what he meant.

"Yes, Your Excellency."

This obviously surprised General Moraes, in everyone's cognition, the current American goods are the most advanced and best, but I didn't expect that the artillery expert found by Fang Lang could still improve on the basis of American goods.