De la Torre heard Fang Lang suddenly shift the topic to Argentina, although he felt a little strange, he still nodded honestly and said:

"Of course, Argentina has been very close to us in the last two years, and there are a few areas where there are some signs of differentiation."

Hearing this, Fang Lang picked up the teacup and took a sip lightly, before nodding with a smile:

"Argentina doesn't just want to be the leader of South America, they really want to be the dominant player in South America. According to the information I have received, their president, Mr. Peron, believes that sooner or later there will be a war between the United States and the Soviet Union.

Once this war breaks out, it will definitely be World War III. And what they have to do is to take advantage of the war between the two superpowers, or the two poles of the world, to take advantage of the opportunity.

For this reason, they are already quietly expanding their armaments. ”

This news was obviously something that de la Torre had not heard, and after thinking about it carefully, he couldn't help frowning and said:

"If you want to say that the outbreak of war between the United States and the Soviet Union will become a third world war, I have no doubt at all. But Argentina wants to take advantage of the fishing and dominate the situation in South America, is he a little whimsical? ”

In this regard, Fang Lang only smiled slightly, in this era, he understands people's pessimism about US-Soviet relations.

If he hadn't come from a later life, he probably wouldn't have imagined that the United States and the Soviet Union would have engaged in a protracted struggle for hegemony in the form of a cold war, until the fall of the Soviet Union, and in the end there was no direct war.

Therefore, it is not strange at all that De la Torre thinks that the United States and the Soviet Union will break out in World War III, and even he can see that Argentina's idea is whimsical, which also makes Fang Lang feel very gratified.

However, he thought seriously about why Argentina had such an idea, so he picked up the teacup, took a sip, and slowly spoke:

"It is not surprising that they can have such thoughts, knowing that we are now staunch allies of the United States, and in the event of a war between the United States and the Soviet Union, in their opinion, the probability that we will be drawn into it is as high as 80 percent.

What would happen if we were drawn into World War III? ”

"You mean, they're going to take the opportunity to do something to us when we get hit hard in World War III?"

At this time, where could De La Torre not understand what Fang Lang meant, and said directly with a surprised face.

Seeing that De la Torre understood what he meant, Fang Lang nodded with satisfaction.

"According to the information I have received, Argentina is already quietly recruiting troops, and at the same time, it is also deploying elite troops to the border with us.

Their Admiralty has also arranged for someone to quietly go to the United Kingdom to inspect the situation of the Giant-class aircraft carrier. Do you understand what I mean? ”

"What do you mean? Argentina wants to start an arms race with us? ”

"Not wanted, but already started."

Fang Lang's words made De La Torre fall into deep thought, and after a long time, he raised his head and looked at Fang Lang and said:

"So, are you preparing to enter the Admiralty as Deputy Chief of the General Staff, while in Rio Grande do Sul, to build a new aircraft carrier fleet to confront Argentina?"

Hearing this, Fang Lang couldn't help but be stunned, obviously De la Torre had misunderstood his purpose of letting him succeed him as the commander of the Rio de Janeiro aircraft carrier battle group.

"Don't worry! Even if Argentina wants to provoke an arms race with us, it will not be so easy. With Argentina's strength, it is unlikely that the country will truly industrialize in ten years.

They are now engaged in an arms race with us in the form of purchasing weapons and equipment, which is simply looking for death.

You must know that national defense cannot be bought, and only with a complete defense industrial system can we be qualified to carry out an arms race, and in the current situation in Argentina, the so-called arms race is simply a joke. ”

Fang Lang can say such things, naturally he has his own confidence, first of all, the current Brazil has its own light and heavy weapons production and research and development capabilities with his participation.

At the same time, Brazil has also begun to develop its own high-precision equipment such as fighter jets, warships and missiles, which is not comparable to Argentina.

Of course, this is not to say that Argentina is not on the right path, at least these Argentine military industrial enterprises are in the form of state-owned industry, so it is easy to form the advantage of concentrating forces to do big things.

But the same corruption problems in Argentina as in Brazil doomed state-owned capital to achieve the desired results.

At least, later generations of Fang Lang have not heard the name of Argentina in the world military industrial market. Even if Argentina dared to go to war with the British, the weapons and equipment used were all procured from outside.

For example, the Exocet missile, which achieved the results of the war, came from France, and later, the British put pressure on France and cut off the source of their missiles, which directly made Argentina take a break.

Of course, under the leadership of Juan Perón, Argentina is not completely without achievements, such as Professor Kurt Tanke, who now works for Fang Lang, who has historically traveled to Argentina to continue his work on jet aircraft.

and successfully developed the Arrow Jet Fighter, but unfortunately with the ouster of Juan Perón, all his projects were scrapped. And Argentina's military industry naturally followed and disappeared into the dust.

Argentina in this life, although I don't know if there will be any unpredictable changes because of Fang Lang's existence, Fang Lang is not panicked at all, because Brazil in this life is no longer comparable to the same day in the previous life because of his participation.

At least, in the field of the military industry, now Brazil is definitely the absolute leader in South America.

Now what Fang Lang is worried about is whether these equipment developed by his own company can successfully enter the international market, you must know that the international circulation of arms is sometimes not based on the quality of the product, but on the strength of the country behind the arms group.

Arms trafficking is often not about the weapons and equipment themselves, but about the security of countries or regions that can guarantee that they will not be threatened by the armed forces of other forces.

Among them, the most slippery ones are, of course, the United States and the Soviet Union. But it's not entirely devoid of other people's living space, for example, the Gallic chicken survived in this crack.

Of course, there is the support of the European Union behind this, and there is also the same NATO, and the United States must leave room for its allies to survive.

And Fang Lang never thought of becoming a leader in the industry like the United States and the Soviet Union from the beginning, and his goal has always been to learn from Gaul chickens and occupy his own market in the world arms market.

Of course, de la Torre didn't know this, after he heard Fang Lang's words, he was obviously stunned, and looked at Fang Lang with some puzzlement:

"So why are you paying attention to Argentina?"

Seeing De La Torre's puzzled expression, Fang Lang smiled and said while adding tea to the other party's teacup:

"Although Argentina cannot compete with us, since they have taken the initiative to provoke an arms race, we will naturally have to respond.

And we have an absolute advantage in this regard. Because we now have a completely autonomous military industry.

Moreover, I have never said that they have asked me to be the deputy chief of the general staff of the Admiralty, and I will obey their arrangement to become this deputy chief of the general staff!

If you want to dominate the arms race with Argentina, a post of deputy chief of the general staff of the Admiralty alone will not do anything.

What I'm going to do this time is to do everything I can and go with the flow to find a more influential position. ”

Fang Lang's idea was also carefully considered by himself, you must know that according to his original plan, he was ready to stay in Natal all the time, and with the fleet in his hand, he would escort his own industry.

However, with the rapid expansion of Fangyuan Group and Global Group in the past few years, Fang Lang's original plan seems a little out of place and obviously too conservative.

In particular, the strong influence of Xin Shiliang's office on the Brazilian presidential election made him understand that he should step out and further expand his influence in the army.

If the current situation continues, perhaps with his and more than 10 million Chinese forces, it may be possible to change the original history of Brazil, and there will no longer be a situation where the political ecology is excessively influenced by the United States. There is still no military coup d'état to overthrow a democratic government.

At this time, De la Torre knew that Fang Lang had made up his mind, and it would be difficult for him to change his mind no matter how much he persuaded him, so he could only sigh. looked at Fang Lang seriously for a long time before he said:

"I see, the boss wants me to help you keep the Rio de Janeiro carrier battle group firmly in your hands and keep their guys from coming over to pick peaches, right?"

Hearing de la Torre's words, Fang Lang understood that the other party had already agreed to his idea and was willing to become the commander of the fleet. This made him smile with satisfaction.

"That's right, I built the Rio de Janeiro aircraft carrier battle group, and I certainly can't let him go back to the old ways of other Brazilian armies.

Only you, old men, will be able to lead our fleet to continue to grow stronger, until one day we in Brazil can also become a world naval power.

This is what our generation must do with all our might. We must not allow those bureaucrats and moths to bury the fruits of our hard work. ”

Of course, Fang Lang's words were a bit high-profile, but for De la Torre, these were all facts, and they were willing to believe all that Fang Lang said.

Because they are not just listening to what Fang Lang said and looking at the cake painted by Fang Lang, but they really saw the achievements, many of them were transferred from the original Brazilian army, and they also knew very well about the original style of the Brazilian army.

Since entering this fleet, it is like entering a melting pot, and it has been slowly refined. Having realized the honor and responsibility that a soldier should have, they would not be willing to let them return to their original muddy days.

Now that Fang Lang has come up with such a righteousness to persuade De La Torre to take over as the commander of the fleet, of course, it is not good for De La Torre to continue to refuse.

I saw that de la Torre got up with a serious expression, and one stood opposite Fang Lang, and said in a resolute tone:

"Thank you boss for your trust, I see what you think. It was you who made me see what the honor and responsibility of a soldier are, and I have experienced the light, and I must not accept to continue to endure the darkness!

Since you intend to bring light to the entire Brazilian army, I, de la Torre, am willing to lead the horse and stool for you, and wholeheartedly assist you in controlling the Brazilian army! ”

In fact, De La Torre has long been loyal to Fang Lang, and his loyalty has also withstood the test of time in recent years, according to the intelligence of the Second Section of the Logistics Department, De La Torre's family has always been grateful to Fang Lang, and even De La Torre's children know that everything they have is given by Fang Lang, and they want to repay Fang Lang with their lives and loyalty.

Fang Lang was in the post of fleet commander, and he was often the shopkeeper, and the daily management of the fleet was in charge of De La Torre, not only did he not have any complaints, but he was also grateful for Fang Lang's trust. For the sake of Fang Lang everywhere, publicize the greatness of Fang Lang, and establish Fang Lang's absolute authority in the fleet.

I never thought of taking the opportunity to win over my subordinates, form my own small circle, and cultivate my own forces. This made Fang Lang very satisfied, so he always trusted De La Torre very much.

I heard de la Torre say that he would assist himself and control the entire Brazilian army. Fang Lang couldn't help but be stunned, to be honest, he had really thought about this, and everything he was doing now was also moving in this direction.

But he never brought it up, and now de la Torre took the initiative to do it, apparently hearing his intentions from his own words today. This made him wary for a while, and now he does have an unparalleled influence in Brazil.

If you say something like controlling the Brazilian army, if you say it and be heard, you will get into big trouble. This kind of thing obviously belongs to things that can only be done but not said, so Fang Lang hurriedly said:

"Everything we do is for the strength of the Brazilian army, and there is never the idea of turning the entire army into a private force.

Therefore, these words that are not conducive to unity will not be said again in the future. Do you understand? ”

De la Torre can be regarded as an old man who has been with Fang Lang for a long time, so he naturally understands the hidden meaning of Fang Lang's words, which makes him can't help but slightly upturn the corners of his mouth, and after saluting Fang Lang seriously, he said with a serious face:

"Yes, Your Excellency, I will pledge my loyalty to Brazil, to the army, to Your Excellency!"

Among them, the tone of the last sentence loyal to His Excellency the General is obviously heavier, and the meaning to be expressed is also very clear.

Seeing this scene, Fang Lang couldn't help but nod with a smile on his face and said:

"Very good, we soldiers should be loyal to the country and the commander."

After speaking, he beckoned to him again, motioned for him to sit down, and said:

"Alright, don't stand any longer, let's sit down and talk while we drink."

Hearing this, de la Torre also saluted with a smile and said:

"Yes, boss!"

After saying that, both of them tacitly changed the topic and began to talk about what other interesting things had happened to the fleet in the last three months.

Formal work content, the commanders of various departments of the fleet have already made a detailed report to Fang Lang at the meeting, and now what De La Torre said to Fang Lang is mostly some gossip or interesting stories about the fleet.

In the next few days, Fang Lang's main energy was naturally focused on the management of the fleet, and the turmoil in the outside world and the noise of the presidential election seemed to have nothing to do with him at all.

Everyone very tacitly did not bother him.

(End of chapter)