When the Korean Peninsula War broke out, Fang Lang's biggest concern was whether the supply channels to his hometown were unobstructed. He was very clear that a comprehensive blockade by the Americans would soon come.
It would be very difficult to transport supplies to his hometown at that time, but there were some things that he could not do personally. Fortunately, he had been prepared for this, and the means and manpower that he had deployed in Hong Kong Island earlier were put into use immediately.
First, some small smuggling gangs controlled by Hongmen Dashengtang in Hongcheng suddenly received large commissions. Then Mr. Huo, who was well-known in later generations, suddenly received a large investment in a transport fleet of small cargo ships.
It expanded rapidly and became a fleet of ten high-speed cargo ships, and the fleet's transport manpower also expanded rapidly.
In a short period of time, he became the owner of a powerful fleet in the port city.
Through various means, Fang Lang began to quietly speed up the aid to his hometown. At the same time, he maintained secret contact with Mr. Qiao, the person in charge of the port city of Xiao Xinhua in his hometown, to learn what supplies his hometown needed most, and then find suitable channels to transport them.
Just when he was about to concentrate on helping his hometown transport supplies, General Crook suddenly informed him and asked him to meet him at the Ministry of Defense.
After receiving this notice, he had some vague guesses in his mind and immediately drove to the Ministry of National Defense building without stopping.
Seeing Fang Lang coming in, General Crook didn't exchange too much pleasantries or nonsense. He pointed to the chair opposite his desk, motioned Fang Lang to sit down, and asked directly:
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"On the 25th, a war broke out on the peninsula. Did you know?"
Upon hearing General Crook's question, Fang Lang's heart moved, and he secretly thought that it was true. He nodded calmly and said:
"I've heard about it. It's been reported in the news. What's the matter?"
Seeing that Fang Lang's face seemed to be still calm, General Crook asked with some doubt:
"What do you think of this war? You should know that President Truman of the United States has ordered the U.S. military to intervene."
After thinking for a while, Fang Lang frowned slightly and said directly:
"Do the Americans want to drag us into this?"
Seeing Fang Lang go straight to the point without any hesitation, General Crook was a little surprised. After all, Fang Lang rarely expressed his direct views on something before. But today's attitude seemed to have changed a lot.
“Yes, the Americans initiated a motion at the United Nations, proposing the establishment of a United Nations force to directly intervene in the war on the peninsula.
They also sent their ambassador to Brazil to lobby the President, hoping that Brazil would continue to stand with them and join in this action to uphold justice, just as it did during World War II.
Upon hearing this, Fang Lang thought to himself that things were just as he expected. The United States still invited Brazil. For some unknown reason, Brazil in history did not agree to send troops.
But that was a decision made during the Vargas government. Now, with my participation, Brazil's history has changed dramatically, and Vargas was not elected as the new president at all.
Therefore, deep down in his heart, Fang Lang was somewhat worried that Brazil might change its decision because of the butterfly's wings and join this war that it should not join.
Fortunately, General Crook asked for his opinion now, probably because he had doubts about joining this war. He still had a chance to correct history back on the right track and reduce an opponent for his hometown. He must not let Brazil join this war.
"Haha...just action? What does the Americans have to do with the affairs of the two countries on the peninsula? The reason they organized the army to directly intervene in the situation on the peninsula is nothing more than to curb the development of the Soviet Union and their hometown.
But would the Soviet Union and the United States allow the Americans to directly change the situation on the peninsula? The answer is no.
It is not enough for them to intervene on their own now, they also want to drag the entire United Nations to join in. Is this looking for legal justification for their actions of interfering in other countries' internal affairs?"
Hearing this, General Crook understood Fang Lang's attitude towards this matter. Although he was somewhat surprised that Fang Lang's position this time was so clear, he still couldn't help but confirm it again:
"You mean you don't agree with Brazil joining the United Nations?"
The relationship between General Crook and Fang Lang was not as simple as being from the same faction. In such a serious matter, Fang Lang's attitude must be very clear, otherwise, if he was not careful, it could lead to serious consequences.
That was why he expressed his opinion on this matter so clearly for the first time.
When he heard General Crook's question, his heart moved slightly, and he realized that there must be many people in Brazil who disagreed with him. In other words, some people might support Brazil joining the United Nations army.
He was not surprised at all by this. He would have felt strange if he had not had this thought.
"Why? A lot of people want to join this so-called United Nations Army?"
Although he knew that this situation was normal, Fang Lang couldn't help but ask General Crook a question whose answer he already knew.
In response to Fang Lang's question, General Crook just smiled awkwardly and shrugged his shoulders.
"Of course. After all, we have gained such huge benefits by participating in the European war. Now there is another opportunity. How can no one have some ideas?"
Fang Lang did not hear General Crook's attitude towards the matter from his words. However, now that he had made his attitude clear, he would no longer care about the other party's attitude.
If the other party's idea is contrary to his, it will be awkward for the two sides to argue. So, he simply skipped the intention of asking the other party's opinion.
Now that General Crook said someone had ideas, he just had to refute these people's ideas.
"Hehe... We gained huge benefits from participating in the European war because we joined late and won without paying a big price. That's why many people think that war can bring us huge benefits.
If we were to sacrifice a generation like those European countries, do you think they would still feel that war is beneficial?
What's more, the enemy of this peninsula war is not the original Germans, but a superpower with nuclear weapons.
Are they ready for a nuclear strike?"
As soon as these words came out, General Crook's face changed instantly. In fact, General Crook really wanted to intervene in this war.
The reason why he invited Fang Lang to discuss this issue was simply because Fang Lang was Asian and might have a better understanding of the situation in Asia.
In addition, Fang Lang is his most important ally, so his actions must be supported by Fang Lang, which is why he asked Fang Lang for his opinion.
But he didn't expect Fang Lang to directly express his attitude, unwilling to intervene in this war. Now when he heard Fang Lang say that he had to be prepared for a nuclear attack, he was even more frightened.
"No way! You mean, the war on the peninsula could turn into a war between the US and the Soviet Union?"
Seeing General Crook's performance, Fang Lang was secretly delighted and said with a smile:
"General Crook doesn't think that the intervention plan prepared by the Yankees is only aimed at the northern peninsula! If that were the case, why would they go to so much trouble to set up a United Nations army?
You know, the peninsula borders the Soviet Union and my hometown directly. Will these two major powers allow the Americans to send troops to their borders and remain indifferent? "
After hearing Fang Lang's analysis, General Crook's face changed drastically. He was not unaware of the geographical location of the Northern Peninsula, but according to his speculation, the United Nations forces organized by the United States could at most help the Southern Peninsula regain lost territory.
After all, this operation was carried out in the name of the United Nations Forces, and the Soviet Union is also a member of the United Nations. They would not overturn the UN resolution that has already been passed!
Of course, in order to get Captain Jin of the North Peninsula to agree to the pattern of the South Peninsula, they may need to fight until the North Peninsula surrenders and make the North Peninsula pay the price for their unauthorized act of launching a war.
But he had never thought of confronting the Soviets head-on! This was not a wise choice. After hearing Fang Lang's analysis, he was shocked to find that the risks behind this war were so huge.
"It seems that we are not suitable to participate. But considering our relationship with the United States, if we directly refuse to participate in the actions organized by them, will they have a problem with us?"
Upon hearing this, Fang Lang understood that General Crook agreed with his statement and was not prepared to participate in the war for hegemony between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Fang Lang was also very surprised that General Crook could be persuaded so easily by him. After all, in Fang Lang's impression, General Crook was a very opinionated general.
Now that he had changed the other party's attitude with just a few words, it did make him feel a little unreal.
But what Fang Lang didn't know was that General Crook knew very well that Fang Lang's influence on President Scalia was far beyond his reach.
If Fang Lang's attitude is to refuse to participate in this operation, then there is basically no need to say what the attitude of the President, who is supported by the Fang family, will be.
In this situation, if he came out and sang a different tune, not only would he lose points in front of the president, but he would also most likely lose Fang Lang, his most important ally.
More importantly, he is not a warmonger and certainly would not want to drag the newly developed Brazil into the abyss of war.
No matter what General Crook thought deep down, after he said this, it basically showed that he and Fang Lang were on the same side.
Therefore, after hearing General Crook's question, Fang Lang just smiled slightly and said directly:
“Of course we don’t have to directly refuse to participate in the United Nations forces they organized, but our current domestic situation does not allow us to participate in the Peninsula War.
Because our neighbor Argentina has been creating conflicts on our border recently and sending more troops to the border, we have to gather our troops on the border and be ready to deal with any possible border conflicts at any time. "
When General Crook heard this, he was overjoyed. What a guy! Argentina is really a good shield!
And this statement is the truth, I believe the Americans have nothing to say! However, although the Americans may not say anything on the surface, they may retaliate behind the scenes.
So, after thinking about it, General Crook said:
"On the surface, Americans may not say anything, but secretly they ..."
Upon hearing this, Fang Lang understood what General Crook wanted to express. He smiled and said:
"It doesn't matter. Although we can't send troops to fight directly, we can still provide some support in terms of supplies! We can fully open up the supply of supplies such as food!
Moreover, if the Americans accept, we can also provide some support in terms of weapons and equipment to the best of our ability! For example, our helicopter manufacturing plant has obtained the production authorization of the Bell 47 helicopter from the United States.
We can definitely help them produce these weapons and equipment!"
In fact, Brazil can now produce more weapons and equipment than just the Bell 47 helicopter. It is also capable of producing the F86 fighter jets that the Americans are currently equipped with.
But Fang Lang was not willing to help the Americans produce this kind of equipment that could be used directly for attack. The Bell 47 was different. It was a small helicopter, although the Americans later tried to equip it with weapons and let it participate in combat.
But in fact, in most cases, he was responsible for the task of transporting the wounded, which could not directly cause harm to the soldiers back home. Moreover, even if he did not participate, a large number of American companies would be involved.
Instead of doing this, it would be better to let the Americans pay to help him upgrade the helicopter production line.
How could General Crook not understand Fang Lang's meaning? He did not want to send troops to fight, but wanted to continue to participate in the big business behind it. It turned out that capitalists are the most evil-hearted!
After pondering for a long time, General Crook nodded slowly and said:
"I understand what you mean. I will report this matter truthfully to the President. Believe me, our positions are always consistent."
In response to General Crook's words, Fang Lang just smiled and nodded. How could he take such a thing seriously? Although they belonged to the same camp, even in the eyes of outsiders, Fang Lang was actually General Crook's direct subordinate.
But in fact, not everyone can agree on everything. For example, if General Crook knew that Fang Lang was quietly improving the status of the Chinese, he would definitely not agree.
After all, when it comes to ethnic affairs like this, it is impossible to expect a person from another ethnic group to consider the issue from the perspective of the Chinese.
Of course, Fang Lang knew what it meant to seek common ground while reserving differences, and he also knew how to make more friends and fewer enemies.
Therefore, in most cases where it does not harm each other's fundamental interests, Fang Lang will generally respect the other party's opinions. If he really has his own ideas, he will speak them out directly. General Crook will generally not object.
Seeing that he had convinced General Crook, Fang Lang breathed a sigh of relief. He knew very well in his heart that it was useless to convince General Crook alone. Although General Crook was the strongest in the Ministry of National Defense, it did not mean that he had the final say here.
Of course, it is not enough to just convince the military generals. Political efforts must also be made to make the members of Congress realize the risks of intervening in this war. Only then can Brazil completely stay away from this war.
Therefore, after leaving General Crook's office, Fang Lang immediately arranged for Xin Shiliang to begin conveying this idea to the congressmen they sponsored.
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