Fang Lang felt more at ease after hearing General Morais's assurance.
Although Fang Lang didn't understand why the person who organized the coup was not Moraes, the expeditionary marshal, but the expeditionary army minister.
But Fang Lang knew that General Morais was definitely not from the president's faction.
Fang Lang took the initiative to contact General Morais, just to test the general's attitude towards this matter.
He has chosen sides now, and what he needs to do is make his position clear to General Dutra.
This obviously could not be done through General Morais.
As far as Fang Lang knows, the only person in Brazil who clearly belongs to General Dutra's faction is Colonel Teach, commander of the Rio de Janeiro Naval Base.
Therefore, he contacted Colonel Teach without hesitation.
"Fang, I heard that you are ready to return to Brazil?"
...
...
"Brother Tiqi, I didn't expect everyone to be so concerned about my whereabouts! How come I didn't know I was so important!"
"Haha... Fang, you have to understand that in this special period, if the balance of power on either side is broken, it will cause a violent reaction."
"Oh! Which faction do you all assign me to?"
"Hehe... which side you belong to is something only you know! It's not up to us to decide."
"So which side do you think I should belong to?"
"I think you belong on your own side, haha..."
"Brother Teach, you know what? I just received news that someone wants to get involved in my shipyard."
"I heard about it, but don't worry, the proposal was not passed."
"Oh! Has it been rejected? I haven't received this news yet!"
“Yes, both the SPD and the National Alliance in parliament voted against it!”
"It seems that I have to express my gratitude to the members of parliament from both parties after returning home!"
“Why wait until you return home?”
Colonel Teach's question made Fang Lang stunned. That's right! Why should I wait until I return home?
Although his father has not returned to Brazil yet, he still has uncles at home who can take the responsibility to express goodwill to these two parties!
Isn’t my uncle Yang Zong’s eldest son Yang Gan working for the São Paulo City Government?
This may be an opportunity to support your own political spokesperson!
"Brother Tiqi, you are right. I will have someone come to your house to express my gratitude on my behalf. I have one more thing to ask of you today. I hope you can help me?"
"Fang, we are brothers. If you need anything, please speak up."
"Please help me convey a message to General Dutra, saying that I have served under him in the past and still serve under him now."
"Fang, are you serious?"
"Of course, I don't joke about this kind of thing."
"Welcome to join us, brothers!"
Hearing Colonel Teach's words, Fang Lang smiled, and he now officially took sides.
Originally Fang Lang thought that this matter had come to an end with his statement.
As a result, that night, Fang Lang received a personal call from General Dutra.
This made Fang Lang flattered, and the two sides cordially exchanged views on the current situation during the conference call.
Fang Lang expressed his desire for democratic politics, which received a warm response from General Dutra.
At the same time, General Dutra consulted Fang Lang about the chaotic situation of Japanese in Brazil.
Fang Lang also expressed his opinion on this matter.
He also reported in detail to General Dutra his plan of large-scale immigration from his hometown to Brazil, and received the general's explicit support. The general also highly praised the outstanding performance of the Chinese soldiers on the battlefield.
General Dutra also stated that he would provide full support to the Fallang family's investment in Brazil.
The two ended the call in a cordial and friendly atmosphere.
This phone call instantly brightened Fang Lang's originally gloomy mood.
It seems that this is my first time to get involved in the domestic political situation in Brazil, and the profit is huge with small investment!
Ultimately, it all comes down to money and power. As the commander of Brazil's first ocean-going fleet with the latest equipment and largest scale, Fang Lang now has a certain political influence in the country.
At the same time, the family's investment in China and its close relationship with American capital also give the country's pro-American political group, the National League, a natural sense of closeness.
Since you have chosen to take sides, you cannot just express your support verbally, you must take more substantial actions.
Although his current army strength is not strong, it only has a Marine Corps battalion of 500 people.
However, Fang Lang believed that with the combat effectiveness of his battalion, he could easily surpass a regiment of Brazilian troops.
Therefore, Fang Lang contacted General Clark who was in Hawaii, and used ten transport planes to urgently transport 500 Marines from his fleet to Natal, the base of the First Fleet in Brazil.
Fang Lang naturally flew directly to Natal with the team.
Natal is the continent closest to Africa in northeastern Brazil, with a hot and dry climate.
When the US military leased this city from the Brazilian government, it was just a small town with a population of less than 80,000 people.
Since the North African campaign began, the United States has transported supplies from the United States to Natal, and then directly to North Africa by air. This route has greatly shortened the turnover of supplies.
Therefore, the US military built a complete military airport, naval port and logistics warehouse here.
The population of this city also rapidly increased to 120,000. Yes, you read that right, 120,000 people, which is less than the population of a modern town.
With the end of the war, the US troops in Natal were about to withdraw, and the Brazilian Navy stationed Fang Lang's First Fleet here, naturally for the complete facilities here.
When Fang Lang's plane landed at Natal Airport, it was already late at night on October 24th.
The only people who greeted Fang Lang at the airport were the air force and ground crew of the First Fleet.
As for the guards of the base, they will have to wait until Fang Lang officially takes over the base before they can move in.
Because the North African campaign had ended long ago, this base had actually been out of use for some time.
Most of the personnel have already evacuated, making this huge base look a bit deserted, with even very few lights.
Fang Lang, who got off the plane, was not familiar with the air force and ground crew of the base, but all the soldiers knew that the young colonel in front of them was their superior.
So everyone took the initiative to step forward and enthusiastically welcomed Fang Lang!
Although Fang Lang was very tired, he still talked to each pilot very cordially and compared them with the personnel list in the information he saw.
The next morning, Major Mike from the U.S. military base took the initiative to find Fang Lang who had just woken up, and couldn't wait to pull Fang Lang over to hand over the entire base.
This base, which seemed deserted due to the departure of the US troops, allowed Fang Lang to see the wealth and power of the US military.
Tall reinforced concrete office buildings, officers' and soldiers' dormitories, hangars, aircraft maintenance workshops, huge warehouse complexes, jeeps and trucks parked on the open ground, anti-aircraft artillery positions, coastal defense artillery positions, and so on.
The dock can accommodate nearly 300,000-ton ships at the same time, and there are four docks and corresponding equipment next to the dock that are specifically responsible for repairing ships.
There are five spacious concrete airport runways, and the aircraft maintenance shop has two suspected C46 transport aircraft waiting for maintenance.
"Major Mike, are you sure you won't take away all the supplies here?"
Looking at Fang Lang's surprised expression, he looked like he had never seen the world before. Major Mike smiled and said:
"Yes, Colonel, including some supplies in the warehouse, they are all yours. Here is the list."
As he spoke, he handed over a list.
Fang Lang did not wait to open it and check it out, as he was afraid that he would burst out laughing.
"Mike, I saw that there seemed to be two C46 aircraft waiting for maintenance in the aircraft maintenance workshop. I wonder if they will have a chance to fly into the sky."
"Of course, all the parts have been delivered to the warehouse, but you may need to find a mechanic yourself."
Major Mike shrugged.
"Mike, if I say I need ten C46 aircraft, I wonder if you can help me get them."
"Uh! Didn't you come here on a transport plane last night?"
"I'm on loan from the Hawaii Naval Base. They're heading back today."
Major Mike looked at Fang Lang with suspicion, not understanding what he was up to. Since he was capable of borrowing a U.S. military transport plane, why did he ask for his help?
Fang Lang saw Mike's doubts and whispered:
"What I mean is, I want to buy ten C46s on my own, and I wonder if you have any connections."
"Private purchase?"
"Yes, a C46 that can be put into use immediately, delivered within two days."
"What price can you offer?"
Fang Lang originally just asked with the mentality of giving it a try, but he didn't expect the other party to actually ask what price he could offer. Obviously, this can be obtained!
Suppressing the ecstasy in his heart, Fang Lang gritted his teeth and said:
"Eight thousand dollars a piece!"
"It's too low. At least twelve thousand. It will arrive tomorrow morning."
Mike's straightforwardness was unexpected.
Fang Lang knew that a C46 transport plane was very cheap at 12,000 yuan, but he couldn't agree to it so easily.
"Mike, this is paid for by me personally, so can you make it cheaper? I can accept $10,000 per unit."
"Colonel Fang, although this is the first time we meet, I can tell you the truth. I can get the plane, but I need to get through a lot of connections and go through a lot of procedures, all of which require money.
I think you should understand that for a large transport aircraft like the C46, the price of 12,000 is really a great bargain. I don't think it would be easy to get it in such a short time for less than this price. ”
After hearing what Major Mike said, Fang Lang had to start looking at him with new eyes. This man obviously controlled a complete arms sales channel.
"Mike, I want to know, what else can you get besides C46?"
Seeing Major Mike's face beginning to show a look of vigilance, Fang Lang quickly explained:
"Don't get me wrong. I mean, maybe we can have long-term cooperation. If the price of equipment from you is lower than the price from the government, maybe I can buy a lot of my equipment directly from you in the future."
Fang Lang's words clearly made Major Mike's eyes light up.
"I don't know what kind of equipment Colonel Fang wants! I work in the General Logistics Department of the U.S. Army. As long as you tell me what you need, I will give you a quote based on the situation."
What this means is that whatever you want, I can get it for you, of course, provided you can afford it.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
