The Far East at the end of 1949 was turbulent. Fang Lang's appearance in the Far East with Brazilian warships at this time had a great negative impact on the relationship between his hometown and Brazil. This would make his hometown mistakenly believe that Brazil wanted to interfere in his hometown's internal affairs.
Fortunately, Fang Lang is not completely disconnected from his hometown. He has already expressed his attitude to his hometown through private channels.
Of course, he couldn't come here to intensify the conflict. In fact, no one could have guessed Fang Lang's real purpose for coming here.
At noon the next day, when the three warships of the Brazilian Navy once again docked at the US naval base in Japan, they were still warmly welcomed by the US military.
Because the Brazilian fleet was invited to visit the port city and stopped in Japan for supplies, rather than coming to the US military base specifically for a visit, Fang Lang thought that the US military's reception standards would not be particularly high. But this was not the case.
Looking at the neatly arranged military band at the naval port, and the familiar-looking vice admiral standing at the front of the welcoming team, as well as four or five rear admirals and more colonels, Fang Lang felt a little bit unbelievable.
This specification is obviously exceeded! He was a little confused at first, but after he carefully distinguished who the familiar-looking vice admiral was, he no longer found it strange.
I had originally thought that this trip to Japan would be just to replenish supplies, catch up with my good brothers, and give some guidance to the group's investment in Japan. Now it seems that things have taken some unexpected turns!
"General Chambers, long time no see. I didn't expect to see you in Japan."
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Fang Lang walked down the gangway and greeted every general who came to greet him with a smile. One of them was a familiar face, Vice Admiral Chambers of the US Navy who had arranged for him to participate in the destroyer captain training.
"Haha...Long time no see, General Fang. Welcome to Japan."
The other party's landlord-like behavior made Fang Lang feel a little funny. The current Fang Lang was no longer the same Fang Lang as before. Lieutenant General Chambers could no longer directly control him as before.
Although he is only a major general in the Brazilian Navy, he has very close relations with the U.S. military, especially the U.S. Navy. Many retired U.S. military officers now work for Fang Lang's Whip of God military contracting company. Even many retired senior officials of the U.S. Department of Defense are senior consultants to this company.
Otherwise, based on Fang Lang's understanding of Lieutenant General Chambers, he would not come to the port to greet Fang Lang in person. At most, he would send a subordinate to invite him to his office and call it a day.
Of course, the Americans can now be considered the masters of Japan, so it is normal for them to feel like landlords. Fang Lang was not prepared to discuss this issue with them.
At this noisy welcome ceremony, everyone simply said hello, saluted, and shook hands, and that was enough.
In the presence of several generals, Fang Lang's good brother John Clark, a colonel in the Navy Logistics Department, seemed very inconspicuous. After Fang Lang shook hands with nearly ten people, it was his good brother's turn.
Fang Lang certainly did not just shake hands with his good brother who helped him the most like others did. Instead, he gave him a big hug very enthusiastically.
Such differential treatment naturally caused confusion among some people in the crowd, but Fang Lang didn't care about it, and John Clark obviously didn't care about it either. Those who should know about the relationship between him and Fang Lang already knew it clearly, and those who shouldn't know could only say that your level was not high enough.
The entire welcoming ceremony was simple yet grand. Amid the lively military music, Fang Lang shook hands warmly with every officer who came to greet him, and took photos with several generals. Finally, after a large group photo, Fang Lang and several of his main officers, at the invitation of Lieutenant General Chambers, slowly left the dock in a car.
As for the supply of warships, Fang Lang naturally didn't have to worry about it. These were all handled by dedicated personnel on the warships and US military bases. With John around, Fang Lang didn't have to worry about the supply of his fleet at all.
Fang Lang was invited by General Chambers to leave the dock in the same car with him. In the car, before Fang Lang could speak, Lieutenant General Chambers took the initiative to say:
"General Fang, I wonder if you were invited to visit Hong Kong City this time for any other mission?"
Hearing the other party's impolite question, Fang Lang couldn't help but frown. It seemed that the other party still really valued him!
However, looking at the military rank on the other person's shoulder, Fang Lang understood. The other person was a lieutenant general, while he was only a major general. The other person was a lieutenant general of the most powerful navy in the world, while he was only a major general of their smaller brother in America.
The other party is naturally qualified to have sufficient sense of superiority.
“Of course there are other tasks. This is a rare training opportunity. Since the Pacific War, our Brazilian Navy has not conducted this kind of long-distance sailing training for a long time.
We encountered many problems on the way here this time. The naval officers and soldiers are not used to the severe cold climate of the North Pacific, and the non-combat casualties are very serious. We must increase training in this area in the future. "
When Lieutenant General Chambers heard what Fang Lang said, he knew that this guy was not telling the truth. He frowned in dissatisfaction and looked at Fang Lang and said:
"General Fang, the situation in the Far East is very complicated right now. If the fleet you lead suddenly appears in the Far East, it may add some unpredictable changes to the already complicated situation. I personally suggest that you carefully consider this trip."
Fang Lang certainly knew that the current situation in the Far East was very complicated, but it was far from as serious as what Lieutenant General Chambers said. However, since the other party said so, he didn't mind testing the other party's views on the situation in the Far East.
"Oh! General Chambers, you also know that Brazil is far away in South America. I don't know much about the situation in the Far East. We also received an invitation from General Henderson of the British Royal Navy to visit Hong Kong City. I don't know what the tense situation you are talking about is specifically referring to? With your powerful American Navy and the Royal Navy of the British Empire, is there anyone who can stir up any waves?"
Facing Fang Lang's curious eyes, General Chambers wanted to spit in his face. This was not the last century and the speed of information dissemination was already quite fast. He didn't believe that the other party had no understanding of the situation in the Far East and just blindly barged in here.
Just as he was thinking about how to expose the other party's disguise, Chambers suddenly noticed Fang Lang's skin color and thought that the other party did not seem to be a simple Brazilian mixed-race, but a Brazilian Chinese.
When he thought about Brazil's policy of accepting large numbers of immigrants from the Far Eastern countries that he had learned about after arriving in Japan, a sudden flash of inspiration came to his mind.
"General Fang, you are not unaware of the current situation in the Far East. Are you planning to come here to support Mr. Chiang Kai-shek?"
Hearing this, Fang Lang was stunned for a moment. What does that mean? I'm here to support Chiang Kai-shek. What the hell is going on? He was just about to show a black question mark face.
"General Chambers, you must have some misunderstanding. As far as I know, it seems that the people who have been supporting Chiang Kai-shek are all your American government! We in Brazil have no relationship with Chiang Kai-shek. Why would I come all the way here to support him?
Besides, if I really came here to support Chiang Kai-shek, wouldn't that also be in the interests of the United States?"
After hearing Fang Lang's words, General Chambers showed a playful expression on his face. He tilted his head and looked at the other party's expression and said:
"That's not right! General Fang, you have been cooperating with Chiang Kai-shek's government for the past few years, and more than 10 million people have immigrated from here to Brazil. Now you tell me that you have no relationship with them?"
Upon hearing this, Fang Lang immediately understood that the other party had misunderstood something. However, this misunderstanding did not cause any harm to Fang Lang. It showed that in the other party's heart, he was still an absolute pro-American. This time he might have come to help Chiang Kai-shek put pressure on the new regime in the Far East.
Fang Lang, who understood this, smiled slightly and decided to take advantage of the situation and go with the flow to see what the other party meant.
His expression changed slightly, and he pretended to be calm and said:
"Hehe... General Chambers, we only have a simple labor deployment relationship with them. We have signed a formal labor dispatch contract. This is a normal business behavior and has nothing to do with their government."
At this time, the more Fang Lang denied it, the more Chambers confirmed his guess. He did not refute Fang Lang's words, but instead said earnestly:
“General Fang, I know that there is no official contact between you and Chiang Kai-shek’s government, and you came here at the invitation of the British Royal Navy.
However, I have to remind you that the Chiang Kai-shek government has completely failed, and it is very unwise for you, Brazil, to interfere at this time.
The US government and the UK have already accepted the current established facts and do not want the situation in the Far East to change. So, I hope you can stand with the US again."
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