When General Clark heard Fang Lang's answer, he glanced at Fang Lang with a little surprise, and then thought that the other party was also a person who had participated in the Pacific Naval Battle, and it was not surprising to know this situation.

Nodding at Fang Lang, he picked up the wine glass and gestured to touch Fang Lang, then took a shallow sip and said:

"The situation in the United States is not as serious as in Japan.

However, with the end of the war, President Truman, in an article entitled "Our Armed Forces Must Be Unified," summed up the experience and lessons of World War II, and brought up a topic.

That is to unify the Army and Navy so that all our defensive and offensive forces are under one organization and under one authoritative, responsible command.

It is necessary to establish a unified military organization to effectively integrate the two major military departments, the navy and the land. ”

As soon as he heard this, Fang Lang understood what he meant, and said with a smile:

"That's what it means to set up the U.S. Department of Defense!"

General Clark was stunned by Fang Lang's words, and looked at Fang Lang with surprise on his face:

"You know about this?"

Fang Lang hurriedly shook his head, he couldn't tell the other party that he knew that the United States had a defense minister from later generations, but now he didn't!

"Aren't the naval, army, and air forces of many countries under the leadership of the Ministry of National Defense?"

From this point of view, in fact, the hometown has also gone ahead of Lao Mei, although now all the real power is concentrated on Lao Jiang's head.

However, in terms of system, it is actually more advanced than the United States, and it has to be said that it is an ancient country with history and civilization.

After listening to Fang Lang's words, General Clark also understood that what he said was the actual situation, so he didn't think much about it.

Continued:

"After the end of the war, specifically in October 1945, the War Department took the lead in submitting a bill to Congress with the establishment of a unified military structure as its main content.

However, the bill focuses on the ownership of the Marine Corps and naval aviation.

Their aim was to merge the Marines into their army and form an amphibious force in the army.

In order to achieve this goal, they took the initiative to set up an independent air force from the land-based aviation that originally belonged to the army.

The Air Force, on the other hand, demanded that naval aviation be placed under the command of the Air Force.

This is equivalent to the Army wanting to divide the "inheritance" of the Navy with the little brother who has just separated from his family.

So, now there is a very stiff between the Admiralty and the War Department. ”

Fang Lang obviously didn't expect that the U.S. War Department would be so ruthless, and if it really carried out this kind of thinking like the Army, the U.S. Navy would be useless.

It's a pity that Fang Lang knows the history of later generations, and the US Navy is still alive and well, and it is very moist.

The Army's plans were clearly unsuccessful!

Thinking about your First Fleet, isn't it also ready to build itself into a military force that is always fully equipped with the navy, land and air force?

But if the U.S. Army is really successful, will Brazil also learn from the Americans?

If that were the case, the Navy would become a convoy.

Out of self-interest, Fang Lang didn't want this kind of thing to happen.

blurted out:

"What the War Department is!"

General Clark actually heard the meaning of the same hatred from this sentence, and couldn't help but look at Fang Lang with satisfaction, sure enough, the navy in the world has a position.

However, the situation in the US Navy is not good now, and I can't help but sigh and say:

"Because of this war, it was the Army and Army Aviation that ultimately decided the victory!

Therefore, it is logical that the Army, headed by Marshall and Eisenhower, has the "right to speak" in the new round of reform of defense institutions. ”

The so-called final decision on victory was the Army and the Army's air force, and according to Fang Lang's understanding, it was the US Army that entered Germany.

It was the atomic bomb dropped by the U.S. Army Air Corps that prompted Japan to surrender.

As a result, for a considerable period after the end of World War II, the U.S. Navy had a very difficult time, and the Army and Air Force generally believed that the Navy simply did not have the ability to decide the outcome of the war.

"I see what you mean, so, right now the US Navy is in a very bad situation.

Both the Army and the soon-to-be-established Air Force are trying to weaken the U.S. Navy.

This is also the reason why our Brazilian Navy was able to get the United States to sell aircraft carriers, right! ”

General Clark looked at Fang Lang and shrugged helplessly, Fang Lang knew that he was right.

"Then why do you say that you can give us access to the best aircraft carrier in the US Navy?

You yourself were born in the navy!

Aren't you afraid that your down-and-out behavior will make you spurned by your colleagues? ”

General Clark said with an indifferent expression:

"Didn't you say I'm retired?

If you want to work in your fleet, you have to show my worth, right? ”

Fang Lang looked at Clark's expression carefully with suspicion on his face, he wouldn't believe that this old guy would really have such a big change.

As a general who had participated in the war, Fang Lang believed that General Clara must be patriotic.

Since he loves his country, it is impossible to harm the interests of his country.

Fang Lang is very clear about this.

To say that Americans regard being a soldier as a job, Fang Lang believes it.

But if it is said that being a soldier is simply a job, Fang Lang does not believe it.

Because military personnel without a sense of honor have no combat effectiveness at all, no matter how loose military discipline is, the US military will absolutely not lack education on the sense of honor of military personnel.

More importantly, with Fang Lang's understanding of General Clark, the other party is definitely not an unpatriotic, or a general who has no sense of military honor.

"I see, you want to retreat as advance, and through this matter, let the U.S. Navy show weakness to the Army and Air Force, right?

Is it right to want to put yourself in a vulnerable position and win sympathy? ”

After General Clark listened to Fang Lang's words, he said expressionlessly:

"You're thinking too much."

Fang Lang knew that the other party must have his own plans, but if the other party could really do what he said, Fang Lang wouldn't care what his purpose was!

As long as you can successfully get the aircraft carrier you want, as for being able to get the aircraft carrier in the best condition, it is the icing on the cake.

Seeing the other party's expression, Fang Lang smiled, and didn't want to continue to dwell too much on this topic, but said curiously:

"What makes your Army and Air Force feel that the Navy is redundant?

Doesn't the long coastline of the United States need the protection of the U.S. Navy at all? ”

To be honest, Fang Lang really couldn't understand this kind of brain circuit, if it was a simple struggle for power and profit, it would be fine, but he couldn't understand what considerations were in order to let a class of troops be abolished directly.

Do they treat the navy as if it were cavalry?

This can only be said that Fang Lang's thinking could not be substituted for the thinking of the Americans at this time, and the victory in World War II had already given the American army a general perception that Lao Tzu was invincible in the world.

In particular, as the only country that has mastered nuclear weapons, the US military believes that nuclear weapons will become a "killer weapon" that will determine the outcome of future wars.

Strategic nuclear bombing will also become a decisive new mode of warfare in the future, so that nuclear weapons and the newly formed Strategic Air Force (SAC) will also become the priority objects of the US military's strategic deployment and military allocation.

In other words, as long as the United States has a strategic nuclear strike capability, no country will dare to bark its teeth at the United States.

Under this ideology, the navy becomes dispensable.

In particular, the Navy also has naval aviation, isn't this to compete with our Air Force?

So, the US Air Force wants to deprive the Navy of the right to have aviation.

What is even more exaggerated is that in April 1949, after the new Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson took office, the life of the US Navy became more difficult, and the Navy's military spending was repeatedly cut.

Johnson even noted:

"There is no reason to keep the Navy and the Marine Corps, because General Bradley told me that amphibious operations are a thing of the past and that we will never do amphibious operations again, so there is no need to keep the Marines.

In addition to that, the Air Force can do everything the Navy can, so there is no need to keep the Navy. ”

The U.S. Navy's hard times weren't really better until August 1950, when George Marshall became the new Secretary of Defense.

The period from 1946 to 1950 was the darkest period in the history of the U.S. Navy, although in the end the U.S. Navy retained its naval aviation.

However, although the Marine Corps is still under the jurisdiction of the Admiralty, it has a seat on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and thus has become the fourth largest branch of the armed forces on an equal footing with the Army, Navy, and Air Force.

At this time, it was impossible for General Clark and Fang Lang, an outsider, who was in the situation, to know about the series of events that happened later.

Fang Lang knew that the U.S. Navy was still strong later, but he didn't know the inside story at this time, so he asked such a question.

And General Clark's answer is very simple:

"Of course, it's the atomic bomb, and with the atomic bomb in hand, they feel that the role of the navy is negligible."

These words made Fang Lang not know how to answer for a while, there was nothing wrong with this, Lao Mei with the atomic bomb in his hand could be so confident.

However, it is rare for General Clark to take the initiative to tell himself so many things that he never knew before.

Fang Lang felt that he had gained a lot today, and he no longer had any other needs.

As for General Clark's desire to serve as an adviser to his aircraft carrier fleet, of course Fang Lang would not refuse, after all, this kind of thing would not be harmful to him.

It just so happened that he could learn from him the knowledge of commanding an aircraft carrier battle group.

It is better to hire retired naval personnel to guide their own naval construction in their own fleets than to send their naval fleet personnel to the United States to be brainwashed by the Americans!

So for General Clark's idea, Fang Lang didn't refuse, and smiled:

There was nothing wrong with what they said.

In that case, I can promise to hire you as an advisor to my fleet as long as you can ensure that I can indeed acquire the Essex-class aircraft carriers, which are in the best condition of the U.S. Navy. ”

General Clark smiled and said:

"Looks like you've got a lot of appetite! Actually eyeing the Essex class! This is the most advanced capital aircraft carrier of the US Navy right now. ”

"What? Can't figure it out? ”

Fang Lang looked like he didn't let me look down on you.

General Clark smiled and said:

"Okay, you don't have to provoke me, since I offered to be your aircraft carrier fleet advisor, I will do my best to help you achieve your expectations."

Obviously, Fang Lang doesn't find it much difficult to obtain the latest model of Essex-class aircraft carrier in service in the United States.

Fang Lang thought for a while and said:

"I would like to remind you that although, right now, most of our Brazilian Navy wants to get American aircraft carriers.

However, there are also some people who want to find a way from Britain, after all, our original battleships and cruisers were ordered from Britain, and in everyone's mind, Britain is still the original naval power.

So, don't be too outrageous on the price, understand? ”

(End of chapter)