"The Germans surrendered, but there are still the Japanese, right?"
Fang Lang's words stunned Lieutenant General Chambers. He obviously did not expect Fang Lang to think of intervening in the Pacific battlefield.
"As far as I know, your President Vargas is not willing to let Brazil get involved in the Pacific battlefield. Your idea will never come true."
Brazil's current president Vargas is a typical pragmatist. If German submarines had not attacked Brazilian merchant ships, it would have been difficult for Brazil to join the Allied forces, let alone let Brazil participate in the Pacific battlefield.
In fact, after the end of the European war, the Brazilian Expeditionary Force was ordered to be stationed in Italy as the occupation force of Piacenza and Alessandria. However, the Brazilian Expeditionary Force only stayed in Italy until early July and then evacuated back home in batches.
It can also be seen from here that Brazil is not a warlike country. Because of this, Brazil did not gain much after World War II. Historically, apart from bringing back four divisions of army equipment, there was not much to gain.
Even because of domestic political turmoil, they were unable to gain much actual benefits from the post-war period. However, Fang Lang did not want to give up these benefits directly. He was still counting on getting promoted and making a fortune as an occupying force after the war!
If the Americans could help him build a modern naval fleet, Fang Lang would basically have achieved his goal.
"General, as long as there are enough benefits, even if the President opposes, there will be many people who support him!"
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Chambers didn't quite understand what Fang Lang said about many people supporting him, and said with a little doubt:
"What do you mean?"
Of course, having a modern naval fleet is in the best interests of the Brazilian Navy, so Fang Lang directly expressed his thoughts.
"If participating in the Pacific War can enable the Brazilian Navy to have a strong naval fleet, I think the Brazilian Navy will definitely fully support joining the Pacific battlefield."
Unfortunately, Vice Admiral Chambers obviously has his own considerations, or the US government does not actually want an overly powerful modern fleet to appear in Latin America, which is not in the interests of the United States.
"The current situation in the Pacific battlefield is very clear, and there is no need to add an additional naval force. Therefore, your proposal is somewhat inappropriate."
Fang Lang did not consider the United States' positioning and guiding ideology towards Latin America at this time, and wanted to make further efforts.
"The Japanese are very strong, aren't they? If, once the Japanese landing war begins, then it will inevitably cost a heavy price. At this time, every bit of strength will not be redundant."
Unfortunately, since Lieutenant General Chambers has his own ideas and thoughts on the development of Latin America, he will definitely not be easily persuaded by Fang Lang.
"What you said makes sense, but now that the European war is over, we have a lot of manpower freed up. And, I am the commander-in-chief of the Fourth Fleet.
I will convey your wishes to General MacArthur in the Pacific Theater. As for whether your troops will be transferred to the Pacific Theater, I am not sure. "
Listening to Lieutenant General Chambers's evasive words, Fang Lang knew that he had no way to continue to make a breakthrough from here, and could only end the call in disappointment.
The conversation with Lieutenant General Chambers was a big blow to Fang Lang. The fighting spirit that had just been ignited in him was completely dampened by a bucket of cold water.
At first, I couldn't understand why Lieutenant General Chambers would reject an Allied army's initiative to apply to help the United States fight the war. I thought Chambers already knew about the eggs prepared by the United States.
However, he remembered that he began to change his attitude after he proposed that Brazil should have a strong naval fleet. Slowly he began to come to his senses. It seemed that he had made a misunderstanding. How could one become strong by relying on the charity of others?
It seems that if I want to build a strong naval fleet in Brazil, I have to rely on my own manufacturing, and my economic development ideas must also change to a certain extent.
It turned out that Fang Lang had been considering the political turmoil in Brazil, and it was not suitable for large-scale investment in the country now. However, his identity now had a certain ability to protect himself.
I believe that no one would dare to pull teeth out of one's own tiger's mouth. As long as one has one's own territory, no one would dare to bare their teeth to one. Any coup d'état must go around one's own territory.
Having made up his mind, Fang Lang expressed his gratitude directly to Reinhardt and said that he had received an order from the expeditionary force headquarters to rush to the port of Genoa in Italy to wait.
Reinhardt was obviously very curious about what happened on the House, but he only reminded Fang Lang to abide by the Geneva Convention and said no more.
Fang Lang smiled and said goodbye to Reinhardt without further explanation, then led the fleet to the port of Genoa.
In fact, the expeditionary force headquarters did not order Fang Lang to go to the port of Genoa, but Fang Lang knew that Piacenza, one of the expeditionary force's bases, was not far from Genoa.
I originally ordered my father-in-law, Mr. Cockburn, to acquire Genoa's steel and shipbuilding industry when the Allies just occupied Genoa, but now I have to change my mind.
Then, taking advantage of Genoa's status as Italy's steel and shipbuilding center, they purchased relevant equipment to prepare for the construction of steel mills and shipyards in Brazil.
After a week of sailing, Fang Lang led the captured German submarine to the Italian port of Genoa. The reason it took so long was mainly because everyone was not familiar with the operation of the new submarine, and they were constantly familiarizing themselves with it as they moved forward.
During the journey to Genoa, Fang Lang had already reported to the expeditionary headquarters. In fact, most of the expeditionary navy is now stationed in the port of Genoa.
Because this is the port closest to Piacenza, one of the expeditionary force's bases, and also the port where the expeditionary force will withdraw from Italy, Fang Lang's direct trip to Genoa can be considered as a foresight.
The person who received Fang Lang at the port was Colonel Parisi, the current commander of the Brazilian Expeditionary Navy.
"Fang, you're finally back. Hurry up and get in the car. We'll talk while we go. General Morais is still waiting for you at the headquarters!"
As soon as he saw Fang Lang, Colonel Parisi walked straight up to him and gave him a big hug. Without waiting for Fang Lang to say anything, he dragged Fang Lang onto a Willys Jeep parked near the port.
Fang Lang was stunned to hear that Colonel Parisi was going to take him directly to the expeditionary headquarters:
"Is the headquarters in Genoa?"
Colonel Parisi pushed Fang Lang into the jeep and said:
"Of course not! The headquarters is in Piacenza, and we are now the occupying force of Piacenza, which is more than 150 kilometers away from Genoa! We have to hurry, otherwise we will miss dinner."
After hearing Colonel Parisi's words, Fang Lang laughed and said:
"Isn't dinner simple? Let's find a good restaurant in Genoa and have a good meal before we set off!"
As a result, Parisi rolled his eyes and said:
"Fang, do you think there is enough food in Italy right now? The war just ended and order hasn't been restored yet. Italians can't even buy food right now, so how can there be a restaurant to give you a good meal?"
Fang Lang was stunned. Didn't his father-in-law bring his business here? With the current development speed of Global Trade in Italy, it should be able to occupy the Italian market quickly!
But I don’t have time to pay attention to these things now. Let’s finish returning the army first and then consider business matters!
Italy at that time had just experienced war and the traffic conditions were very bad. If you drive at the current speed, it would take more than an hour to drive a distance of 150 kilometers.
However, it took Fang Lang nearly six hours of bumpy ride to reach the Brazilian Expeditionary Force's headquarters in Piacenza. Fang Lang was very touched that Colonel Parisi could drive so far to Genoa to greet him.
"Colonel Parisi, I didn't expect you to come to Genoa to greet me in person. It must be too tiring to travel such a long distance. Are you so idle in the expeditionary force now?"
Hearing Fang Lang's words, Colonel Parisi, who was feeling lucky that he was not killed, was almost mad to death. He rolled his eyes at Fang Lang and said:
"What are you thinking! I am the commander of the expeditionary navy. Of course, my base is at the seaside! This time the order is for me to pick you up and report to the headquarters together."
Unexpectedly, such a misunderstanding occurred, and Fang Lang's face full of emotion turned into embarrassment.
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