It turned out that the Allied Command informed the Brazilian Expeditionary Force of the Brazilian destroyer House's outstanding performance in escorting and its excellent record of sinking four German submarines.
The headquarters of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force was very excited, especially the Brazilian Navy, which had always lacked a sense of presence in the expeditionary force and was somewhat unknown, suddenly achieved such excellent results.
The senior naval officials in Brazil were overjoyed and felt their faces bright.
It can be said that from this moment on, the Brazilian Navy is no longer the original existing fleet. Now it has actually fought against the most powerful naval force in the world, and still defeated the opponent with a score of zero to four.
In particular, the Royal Navy of the British Empire sent a letter of thanks to the Brazilian Navy, thanking the Brazilian destroyer House for its helping hand to the Harry on the battlefield.
This is the most powerful navy in the world, a letter of thanks sent to the unknown Brazilian Navy! How could we not make the officials of the Brazilian Navy laugh.
Almost the entire Brazilian Navy instantly agreed to frame this letter of thanks and put it on display in a museum.
The biggest contributor to this incident, Lieutenant Commander Fang Lang, the only one in the entire Brazilian Navy with an actual combat sinking record, must be trained as a future star of the Brazilian Navy.
He directly skipped the position of naval lieutenant colonel that many people cannot achieve in their lifetime and became a powerful colonel in the Brazilian Navy. There are even rumors that when Fang Lang returns to China, he will be personally received by the President of Brazil and awarded the country's highest medal of honor.
Fang Lang, who was a little dizzy by Colonel Parisi's good news, finally managed to straighten out his thoughts and reported the difficult situation he encountered to Colonel Parisi.
Unexpectedly, Colonel Parisi told him with a wry smile that from now on, his direct superior would no longer be Colonel Parisi. Instead, it is under the dual leadership of Rear Admiral Friedrich Crook, Chief of the Naval General Staff, and Rear Admiral Morais, Commander of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force.
Colonel Parisi will return directly to the country with the first batch of expeditionary force officers and soldiers returning home. The specific return time will depend on the arrangements of the expeditionary force headquarters. Moreover, he may retire directly after returning to his country and return to his hometown to retire.
As for Fang Lang's concern about whether the submarine would be taken back by Britain and the United States, Parisi actually gave Fang Lang a personal suggestion, that is, not to return home with the Brazilian Expeditionary Force.
Instead, he took the initiative to apply to the United States to lead his newly captured new German submarine to help the United States continue to shine in the Pacific battlefield.
In this way, the ownership of the submarine will be diluted. Moreover, Colonel Parisi also hinted to Fang Lang that this kind of voluntary help to the Americans could allow the Americans to support two new warships.
Most importantly, it provides a break from the impending political storm in Brazil.
After all, according to Colonel Parisi, Fang Lang is no longer the simple destroyer captain he once was.
Rather, he is the youngest captain officer in the Brazilian Navy and even the world's navy, and the most powerful naval fleet commander in Brazil.
Such a figure has begun to have a strong influence in the naval camp. Colonel Parisi directly advised Fang Lang not to choose sides easily, as long as he has a powerful fleet and the support of the Americans behind him.
This political storm will not have any impact on him, and may even give him a considerable boost.
Apparently Colonel Parisi also thinks that he is a natural pro-American, and the current Brazilian army is generally pro-American. He is the only Brazilian officer who is known to have clear ties to the United States.
This time, in the political storm caused by pro-American military officers who have accepted the baptism of American freedom and democratic ideas, even if Fang Lang does nothing, he will automatically get a piece of cake. As for the size of the cake, it depends on Fang Lang himself. idea.
Colonel Parisi's personal suggestion made Fang Lang's heart move. The reason for Fang Lang's heartbeat had nothing to do with the political interests mentioned by Colonel Parisi.
Rather, if you really join the Pacific Theater, you will have the opportunity to directly participate in the war against Japan. Even the U.S.-led invasion of Japan.
This is a horse riding on Mount Fuji! The dream of all Chinese men! If you have the opportunity to realize it, how could you refuse it?
Thinking of this, why does Fang Lang care about this new submarine? Everything in my heart was occupied by the horse riding on Mount Fuji. As for the previous idea of not caring about the war but just making money, it was thrown out of the window.
After finishing the communication with Colonel Parisi, Fang Lang reported the news of the new submarine to the Chief of the Naval General Staff, Major General Frederic Crook, and the Commander of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force, Morai, as requested by Colonel Parisi. General Si's office.
However, he received two different answers. General Moraes suggested that Fang Lang should not affect the relationship with his allies because of a new submarine. He suggested that Fang Lang directly report the matter to the United States and see if the United States What an attitude.
Rear Admiral Crook of the Navy said that he must keep this warship in his hands, and asked Fang Lang to send the submarine back to Brazil. According to this meaning, the Navy Department would take it directly.
How could Fang Lang transport this new destroyer directly back to Brazil and hand it over to the Brazilian Navy? Doesn't this mean that all the benefits are taken by the navy, and the blame is placed on him? Don't even think about it.
Therefore, Fang Lang directly followed General Morais's order and first contacted Commodore Jackson to explain to him how he obtained this new submarine.
Commodore Jackson was asked about his opinion on the submarine, and Commodore Jackson said that he personally had no objection to his ownership, but was very pleased that Fang Lang could inform him of the matter.
He also suggested that Fang Lang ask Lieutenant General Chambers for his opinion. Fang Lang was perfectly fine with this. It would be great if he could get the support of a Ming Army Lieutenant General.
"General Chambers, I am Fang Lang, the captain of the Brazilian Navy House, and I would like to ask your opinion on something."
"Oh! Fang, I heard about your performance on the Atlantic Ocean. It was quite amazing! What do you want to ask my opinion about? Please tell me."
General Chambers' tone was quite relaxed. He was obviously very satisfied with Fang Lang's performance and he was also very discerning.
"General, thank you for your compliment!"
Fang Lang would not be modest and say anything like praise at this time. After all, foreigners don't like to be modest. Immediately after Fang Lang rescued the Harry.
In order to express its gratitude, the Harry invited Fang Lang to join the surrender of the German Navy submarine force. As a result, he captured a new German submarine.
I would like to ask the US Navy's opinion on this new submarine and whether I can incorporate this submarine into the Brazilian Navy's order of battle.
After Lieutenant General Chambers was silent for a while, he smiled and said:
"Fang, you didn't just rescue the Harry!"
Fang Lang was confused by what Lieutenant General Chambers said, but Lieutenant General Chambers did not wait for Fang Lang to answer and continued:
"Don't worry, we have also captured the new submarine you mentioned. Since it was given to you by the British, you can accept it with peace of mind! As for whether to incorporate it into the Brazilian Navy's combat order, what did you think about it?"
Unexpectedly, the new submarine, which is extremely precious in the eyes of himself and the Brazilian Navy, appears to be insignificant in the eyes of the Americans. In fact, it’s no wonder.
The United States has its own complete equipment system. It is impossible for this submarine to directly join the battle sequence of the U.S. Navy just because it is advanced. If it is shipped back, it will be dismantled and studied.
As a capitalist country, if the US military puts the captured submarines into active service, wouldn't the US arms companies lose an order for one submarine? This is absolutely not allowed.
Hearing that General Chambers did not directly agree to incorporate the submarine into the Brazilian Navy's combat order, but asked Fang Lang what he thought, Fang Lang's heart moved:
"The Brazilian Navy hopes to transport it directly back to Brazil and arrange for personnel to take over, but I personally still hope to take this submarine under my command."
Lieutenant General Chambers laughed and said:
"You guys want to build your own naval fleet! Just one destroyer and one submarine of yours alone is not a complete naval fleet!"
When Fang Lang heard what Chambers said, he immediately hit the snake with a stick and said:
"My own two ships are definitely not suitable for building my own squadron. Isn't this supported by General Chambers!"
General Chambers was obviously angry at Fang Lang's words.
"What good things are you thinking about! The Germans have surrendered. Do you think the U.S. government will still agree to equip you with new warships?"
