Fang Lang noticed that General Crook was visibly relieved when he heard his words.

Obviously, the attitude of the two on this matter is the same, the Admiralty is already in a disadvantaged position, how can it be willing to use the military funds of their own department to support the formation of an armored unit by an officer of the War Department.

Although this is an army officer who has been squeezed out by the War Department, it cannot change his natural army faction attributes.

This is the benefit of marrying a good wife, enjoying the benefits of being given to you, and of course, you have to bear the corresponding consequences.

If this Colonel Valdo Granma is capable and can thrive in the War Department, of course, it will be a smooth ride and will not encounter any problems.

But now that he has been transferred to the Admiralty, the self-contained attributes that can help him will become an obstacle to his development.

"The focus of our Admiralty is to strengthen the Navy as a whole.

Most of the warships in other naval theaters are old, and we are planning to gradually replace the existing ones.

You don't have the financial resources to continue procuring equipment for your First Fleet."

General Crook's meaning was very obvious, and Fang Lang also understood it when he heard it.

He also understands that there are actually quite a lot of complaints about his First Fleet within the Navy now, after all, all the advanced equipment of the Navy is now concentrated in his First Fleet.

Everyone else is still using the old pre-World War I equipment, and no one will feel unfair psychologically.

Isn't his friend Colonel Titch also coveted the new destroyer for a long time?

Originally, he also wanted to add two professional supply ships to his fleet. However, it is unlikely that the situation will be possible in the short term.

In a few words, the two reached a tacit agreement.

This incoming Marine Corps officer, he didn't know that before he arrived, the Admiralty had already set up layers of obstacles for him, which doomed him to not have a smooth military career in the future.

"Your Excellency, if we overtarget this person, will it have any bad impact on you?"

After hearing this, General Crook spat out the smoke ring and said:

"What bad influence can there be, this is the case now, the entire Admiralty is reacting, we are too partial to your First Fleet.

We also have to consider the development of other naval theaters!

If the War Department is willing to take the initiative to support the armored equipment, I will definitely raise my hands in favor."

For Admiral Crook to say that he favored the First Fleet, Fang Lang only smiled and did not refute.

However, judging from the other party's attitude, Fang Lang can also see that it should be impossible to continue to increase the strength of the First Fleet in the future.

Fang Lang also understands that this is the reality, the First Fleet is now a dominant power, which is equivalent to having more than half of the strength of the Brazilian Navy, and this kind of development is very abnormal.

If he continues to be insatiable, he will be targeted by other colleagues in a joint manner, which is not conducive to Fang Lang's future development.

"If the War Department had been willing to procure armored equipment, it would not have kicked our Colonel into the Navy.

I don't know what your instructions are for this Colonel."

The more General Crook looked at Fang Lang, the more satisfied he was in his heart, with strong ability, hard relationships, and knowing how to advance and retreat.

Now taking the initiative to ask about his arrangements for the newly appointed colonel, it is obvious that he has given himself enough face.

"As far as I know, this Colonel Waldo Granma is straightforward, assertive, and proud.

When interacting with him, you should pay attention to ways and means, and don't have a direct conflict with him, and when the time comes, making jokes will not have a good impact on you, a superior.

Of course, as a superior, when you should criticize the mistakes of your subordinates, you still have to criticize them seriously. Don't be soft when it's time to punish.

The most important thing is that since it is a Marine Corps of the Navy, it must ensure that this team can obey orders and obey commands."

Fang Lang had to sigh, there are also many twists and turns in this foreign officialdom!

As soon as he heard the description of General Crook's Mr. Colonel, Fang Lang understood what kind of person the other party was.

has a straightforward personality, doesn't it mean that he doesn't speak with his brain, and it's a little ugly?

is very assertive, that is, very confident, and can't listen to other people's opinions, isn't this arrogance?

As for being proud, this is just a matter of telling yourself about this arrogant and domineering guy.

Don't have a direct conflict with him, isn't this just a clear reminder to yourself that this guy is a difficult person to deal with, and he will have a direct conflict with himself?

This kind of person also gives him serious criticism, and it is estimated that the other party may not listen to what he says!

Don't be soft when punishing, is it to remind yourself that if you want to do it, you have to step on him directly, don't give him a chance to turn over?

The meaning of the last sentence does not need to be translated, the meaning is already clear.

After listening to General Crook's words, Fang Lang couldn't help but feel a big head, this was because he thought that he was too easy, and he wanted to make some trouble for himself!

After thinking about it, Fang Lang asked General Crook directly:

"Your Excellency, has the Admiralty given clear instructions on the formation of our Marine Corps?"

General Crook also didn't understand why Fang Lang suddenly shifted the topic to the establishment.

Shaking his head, he said:

"Your First Fleet was originally a bold attempt by the Navy, and it didn't give a clear framework, what? What do you think?"

Fang Lang pondered for a while and said:

"Your Excellency General, I plan to divide the entire Marine Corps into five battalion-level units, with no regimental headquarters in the middle, and direct brigade command to battalion.

Do you think that's okay?"

At present, most of the army establishments are companies, battalions, regiments, brigades, divisions, and armies, and the first level is organized according to the three-three system.

For Fang Lang's proposed way of directly commanding five battalions with the brigade in command, it is obviously the first of its kind in Brazil.

He was born as a naval officer, and he didn't understand the reason for Fang Lang's formation for a while.

But soon, he thought of a point, Fang Lang must have thought of his henchmen, who were not enough to serve as regimental officers now, but they could be directly promoted to the position of battalion commander.

He can directly bypass the brigade commander to command these battalion commanders, and when he commands each battalion, he will naturally overhead this brigade headquarters.

Thinking of this, General Crook couldn't help but give a thumbs up in his heart.

Nodding with satisfaction, he said:

"As the commander of the First Fleet, you have the right to decide how to organize your own troops.

I have no opinion, you can wait for a report to me, and I will sign it for confirmation.

You should seize the time and complete the reorganisation of the troops as soon as possible."

Fang Lang didn't expect that General Crook would agree to such a big matter so easily, and he also intended to let him complete the formation before the other party arrived, causing the established facts.

It seems that the other party must have thought of part of his purpose.

Since the chief of staff of the Navy has made it clear that he can directly sign and confirm it, it is obvious that he has obtained some authorization.

Fang Lang has been in the Navy for so long, and he has never met the Minister of the Navy of Brazil, and I heard that he has been on sick leave, and the real power faction in the Admiralty is basically the person in front of the Chief of Staff of the Admiralty.

It seems that the Admiralty Minister should have also been hollowed out, so he was too lazy to show his face!

However, Fang Lang didn't understand, why didn't this Mr. Chief of Staff take another step up?

This thought only flashed in Fang Lang's heart, and he no longer paid attention to it, after all, he didn't have the ability to participate in the struggle at this level now.

As long as the other party dares to express his endorsement, Fang Lang no longer has any scruples, and can rest assured that he can boldly execute.

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

Both of them were very efficient, and before the welcome dinner that night began, Fang Lang had already obtained the plan for the establishment of the First Fleet of the Brazilian Navy Marine Corps, which was signed and agreed by General Crook.

The letters of appointment of the commanders of the five Marine battalions, battalions, and companies, submitted by the Chief of Staff of the First Fleet, De La Torre, were also signed and approved by Fang Lang and Admiral Crook.

Duarte and five other former Marine Corps officers directly became the commanders of the newly formed Marine Corps Battalion with real power.

Zhuang Xintian, who was still floating on the sea, was also exceptionally promoted to the commander of the second battalion of the First Fleet Marine Corps.

The efficiency of the work of the Navy this time directly created the history of the Navy since its establishment.

That night, while the officers were singing and dancing at the welcome dinner, the Marine Corps barracks had been reorganized.

The soldiers had already followed their commanders directly into the reassigned barracks.

When the Marines resumed their day's training early the next morning, the Supreme Commander of the First Fleet, Guan Lang, personally came to the stage and organized the first collective lecture for all the members of the Marine Corps.

General Crook of the Brazilian Admiralty also took the stage in person to encourage the soldiers.

In the end, Fang Lang directly invited and asked General Clark to help him recruit more than 40 veteran sergeant majors of the United States Marine Corps to serve as military training instructors for the Marine Corps.

These sergeant majors are veterans of a hundred battles who have survived the death of a hundred battles from the Pacific theater, and each has his own unique skills.

There are also three sergeant majors of the 101st Airborne Division, who will be responsible for training the soldiers in airborne tactics.

The entire training program lasted nearly six months, and Admiral Crook, a navy-born admiral, did not see much of a reputation.

However, this training plan made the scalps of these beautiful *** captains numb.

Because, Fang Lang's training requirements for each project far exceed the training requirements of the U.S. Marine Corps.

What made these sergeant majors even more puzzled was that Fang Lang said that after the training, he would organize an internal selection and form three small naval special tactics research teams of about ten people through elimination and selection.

They don't know the specific content of the study.

Because, after being selected, they will no longer need to participate in the training of the fighters.

Instead, Fang Lang, the supreme commander of the First Fleet, was in charge.

This naval special tactical research group is a combat unit directly under the First Fleet Command.

If you can pass Fang Lang's training and successfully become a full member of this team, you will be directly awarded the rank of second lieutenant.

That is, it will be a combat squad composed entirely of officers.

When this news reached the ears of every Marine Corps soldier through Fang Lang's reprimand, the training enthusiasm of the entire unit was directly ignited.

This is an opportunity to upgrade from soldier to officer!

In peacetime, without military exploits, it is simply impossible to be promoted from an ordinary soldier to an officer.