The dinner was a great success. After seeing off Colonel Antar Heydrich, Adams Teach stood beside Fang Lang, watching the car Colonel Antar Heydrich took leave. He looked at Fang Lang with some confusion and asked:

"General, if Colonel Antal Heydrich comes to your aircraft carrier fleet as deputy chief of staff, what will happen to the commander of the Rio de Janeiro naval base there?"

Fang Lang looked at the faint taillights of the car in the distance, smiled and said to Adams Teach beside him:

“The current Secretary of the Navy is General Crook, so we should not go too far. It is a great victory to be able to send you to the Naval Staff first.

As for the commander of the Rio de Janeiro Naval Base, let General Crook choose it!"

In the end, Fang Lang gave up the fight for the commander of the Rio de Janeiro Naval Base, considering his good cooperative relationship with General Crook. After all, although this position has a small number of troops, it has an important geographical location, is close to the center, and attracts everyone's attention. Any slight disturbance may be infinitely magnified.

This is inconsistent with Fang Lang's goal of developing in a low-key manner.

But as a Westerner, Adams Teach couldn't understand Fang Lang's thinking. How could he give in to such a thing? So, he couldn't help but feel puzzled and continued:

"But if General Crook proposes to send a difficult person, we will be in a passive position."

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Hearing this, Fang Lang turned around and looked at Adams Teach, smiled, patted his shoulder, and motioned for him to go to the beach to chat. Then Fang Lang took the lead and walked towards the beach.

Upon seeing this, Adams Teach quickly stood up and followed.

Fang Lang said as he walked:

"Do you know how many major forces there are in the current navy?"

Adams Teach was a little confused when he heard Fang Lang's sudden question, but he still answered truthfully:

"Four forces."

"Tell me, which four forces are you aware of?"

Of course, an old sailor like Adams Teach is very clear about the power situation within the navy, so he said in detail:

“First, it must be the forces represented by General Crook, the Secretary of the Navy. These are the new factions that participated in the European War.

Secondly, there are the conservatives headed by Colonel Marcelino Orlando, captain of the battleship Minas Gerais. Most of them are stubborn forces influenced by the idea of ​​naval giant ships and cannons.

The third is the local defense faction, which is mainly based on local defense forces. I originally belonged to this faction. "

Hearing Adams Teach say that he originally belonged to the territorial defense faction, Fang Lang smiled slightly and understood what he meant. This might be a not-so-close alliance between the commanders of several of their naval bases.

In Fang Lang's opinion, this was not a big force at all. If he really counted it this way, would he also be a member of this territorial defense faction? After all, he was the commander of the Natal Naval Base!

"What else? There are only three here?"

Thinking about what Adams Teach said, he found that he stopped after mentioning only three forces, and couldn't help but ask in confusion.

Unexpectedly, Adams Teach looked at him strangely without saying anything, which made Fang Lang a little confused. However, he soon reacted and said helplessly:

"You don't mean to say that the fourth force is my aircraft carrier fleet!"

Adams Teach saw Fang Lang say it himself and nodded with a smile:

"At present, your power is the most powerful."

Fang Lang glared at the other person unhappily and said:

"Don't talk nonsense. I'm not some fourth-party force. I'm from General Crook's faction. At most, I'm a small force under General Crook's influence."

Hearing this, Adams Teach had a look on his face as if he had seen a ghost. He didn't know what to say. Is there any small force as powerful as yours?

Seeing his expression, Fang Lang didn't want to say more to him, so he just continued to ask:

"You said that several of you naval base commanders belong to the territorial faction. I also feel that it is not right! I won't say anything about you. I heard that Colonel Gnard Berry of the Sao Paulo Naval Base is very close to General Crook!

Shouldn't he also be from General Crook's family?"

After hearing Fang Lang's words, Adams Teach smiled and said:

“In fact, these so-called forces do not have clear boundaries. I just divide them according to their respective positions, their reliance on the superiors, and their common interests.

The conservatives, led by Colonel Marcelino Orlando, captain of the battleship Minas Gerais, were actually promoted by the previous Minister of the Navy.

With the outbreak of World War II and the rise of General Crook, the backward tactical thinking of big ships and big guns gradually came to an end. Coupled with the retirement of the previous Secretary of the Navy, the influence of this faction became increasingly low.

General Crook accepted a completely new tactical idea during World War II and believed that aircraft carriers were the emerging force of the future. With the victory of the war, General Crook was promoted to Secretary of the Navy and was at the peak of his career.

If we follow this tactical thinking, we only have two factions, do you understand what I mean?"

"You mean, Colonel Gernard Berry of the São Paulo Naval Base believes that aircraft carriers are the future in terms of tactical thinking, so he is close to General Crook.

But at the same time, he is the commander of the naval base, so he is also a defender of the territory, is that what you mean?"

Adams Teach nodded when he heard this. Fang Lang smiled and shook his head.

"Your division is wrong. In my opinion, there should be only two factions, the conservatives and the newcomers. The other so-called local defenders are just small factions under these two factions.

You are in me and I am in you, this is normal.

As for me, I definitely belong to General Crook's new faction, don't you think?"

Adams Teach didn't know who Chairman Mao Fang Lang was talking about, but he thought, since you said that, what else can I say? He could only shrug helplessly and spread his hands.

Seeing this, Fang Lang just smiled and couldn't help but complain in his heart, "You foreigner, you don't know anything. This is what they call taking shelter under a big tree."

If you don’t understand the principle that a big tree attracts the wind, you still have to look to the wisdom of our ancestors.

He patted Adams Teach on the shoulder and continued:

"Then do you know who promoted Colonel Gnard Berry?"

This question was obviously beyond the scope of Adams Teach's information. He shook his head helplessly. Based on his own experience, it was impossible to get promoted in Brazil just by giving gifts to a superior.

After all, in a non-war situation, the military is not a one-man show, and you can't just go up if someone says you can. You have to be sensible and offer benefits to the relevant departments and leaders before you have a chance to sit in this position.

It is not enough to just sit in the position, you also need to show filial respect every year, otherwise you will be prepared to be replaced by others.

As for whose path Colonel Gnad Berry followed and who led it, how could he know. But since Fang Lang asked, he had to think about it carefully.

Soon, he looked at Fang Lang with some surprise and said:

"Wouldn't it be General Crook?"

Fang Lang smiled when he heard this, but said nothing.

Adams Teach was really shocked. He didn't expect that this guy, Genard Berry, who looked so careless, was actually so hidden!

"I think you can recommend Colonel Gernard Berry to take over as your commander of the Rio de Janeiro Naval Base. What do you think?"

Hearing Fang Lang's words, Adams Teach's heart moved, and he immediately understood what Fang Lang meant. Since Colonel Genard Berry was General Crook's man, if he pushed him to the position, the Minister of the Navy would definitely not refuse.

He also had a good personal relationship with Colonel Gernard Berry, so it would not do him any harm if he took over his position.

Colonel Gernard Berry was transferred from the Sao Paulo Naval Base to the Rio de Janeiro Naval Base. Although it was a lateral transfer, the location of the Capital Garrison Naval Base was obviously more important, and the other party would definitely not refuse.

After figuring this out, Adams Teach showed a surprised smile on his face and said to Fang Lang:

"General, I think this is a great idea and has a great chance of success. I think I should have a good chat with Colonel Gnard Berry first."

Fang Lang smiled slightly when he heard this. It seemed that this guy had understood what he meant and was trying to do him a favor in advance.

"Don't worry. It's best if you can recommend someone you trust to Colonel Gnad Berry and include him as the successor to the commander of the São Paulo Naval Base."

This time Adams Teach was really shocked. It turned out that what Fang Lang wanted was the position of commander of the São Paulo Navy!

But after thinking about it, he felt relieved. After all, Fang Lang's hometown was in Sao Paulo, and most of Fangyuan Group's industries were also concentrated in Sao Paulo. Although this naval base did not have many troops, it was also considered to be in an important location.

It is definitely better to have someone watching over you to feel at ease.

However, I don’t know why Fang Lang didn’t choose the person himself, but let him arrange someone he trusted.

In fact, Fang Lang’s thoughts were not that complicated. Since he had accepted Adams Teach, he would not let him be alone. He must have his own confidants so that he could do things more easily.

By then he will definitely form his own force, and what he needs to do, actually, is to balance the various forces under his command.

Seeing Adams Teach's hesitant expression, Fang Lang smiled and said:

"It's just a recommendation, and it doesn't guarantee success. After all, you are going to be the Chief of Naval Staff, so how can you not have your own people?"

Hearing this, Adams Teach was overjoyed. This was his boss allowing him to properly develop his own power!

"Yes, General!"

Although Fang Lang said that it might not succeed, he believed that his boss would not do it without a purpose. Moreover, the location of the Sao Paulo Naval Base was even more important to Fang Lang than the Rio de Janeiro Base.

He would not give up easily. According to Adams Teach's thoughts, the reason why Fang Lang asked him to recommend Colonel Genard Berry to take over his position might also be for the position of commander of the São Paulo Naval Base.

The two of them knew what was going on and ended the topic. After chatting about other things for a while, Adams Teach said he would leave and Fang Lang saw him off with a smile on his face.

In the next half month, just as Adams Teach had expected, the Navy Department announced a series of personnel appointments and dismissals.

Unexpectedly, he was directly appointed as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Navy, which was obviously a surprise to him as he was only planning to take a sinecure position.

Next was Colonel Gernard Berry, who took over as commander of the Rio de Janeiro Naval Base, and his trusted deputy, whom he recommended, was directly promoted to the next level and became the commander-in-chief of the São Paulo Naval Base.

Compared with this series of major personnel changes, the transfer of Colonel Antal Heydrich to the Rio de Janeiro aircraft carrier fleet to serve as deputy chief of staff seems somewhat insignificant.