Among the welcoming team, the only figure who looked out of place was the commander of the Marine Corps, Colonel Waldo Gramma.
Because he didn't understand the situation when he first arrived, he was blinded by a combination of punches by Fang Lang and was thrown into the Marine Corps to participate in basic training.
It almost cost him his life. After returning home from the first day of training, he already realized that he had been tricked.
However, at this point, they have already participated in the training, and quitting midway is obviously more inappropriate and may cause their image in the army to plummet.
There is no way to convince the masses. If a military chief cannot convince the masses, then his career as a military leader will be over.
Therefore, he could only grit his teeth and hold on. Today, Chief of Staff de la Torre informed him that he would be picked up at the airport, but he was extremely happy.
It wasn't that he missed Fang Lang that much, or that he was worried about Fang Lang's attack.
Mainly, you can take the opportunity to rest.
After Fang Lang finished greeting everyone, he boarded the car and headed to the First Fleet Headquarters.
In the car, Fang Lang asked Chief of Staff De La Torre:
"Have all the crew arrived safely?"
"Yes, boss.
The crew has arrived at the Norfolk Naval Base on the east coast of the United States as planned. They are just waiting for us to complete the formalities and are ready to receive our new aircraft carrier at any time. "
De La Torre answered his commander's question simply and neatly.
"Then let's get ready and head to the United States as planned to pick up our first aircraft carrier."
At this moment, Fang Lang was actually looking forward to it. After all, this was an aircraft carrier!
Although it is not as advanced as the aircraft carriers of later generations, it is still a big toy in the hearts of many boys.
There are probably few men who have never dreamed of commanding such a big guy to gallop across the ocean!
Fang Lang admitted that battleships were also cool, but in the final analysis, battleships could no longer keep up with the times.
Future wars require air supremacy, and the navy's air supremacy needs aircraft carriers to guarantee it.
At the same time, this is also a seed to accumulate aircraft carrier talents and understand the structure of the aircraft carrier.
Designers at their own shipyards can also get some inspiration from this big guy to prepare for their own shipyards to take on aircraft carrier orders in the future.
"But, sir, don't you need a break?"
De La Torre asked worriedly.
Fang Lang looked at de la Torre's worried expression, smiled and said:
"There's no need to rest, I'm not injured.
However, the soldiers of the guard platoon should give them a holiday. This time they will go to the United States and transfer a platoon from the Marine Corps to serve as guards! "
De La Torre knew that he only needed to implement what Fang Lang decided.
Judging from Fang Lang's appearance, he should not have been affected. After all, Fang Lang was an army soldier who had participated in the European War, so he must be used to life and death situations.
"Okay boss. Lieutenant Silio Leitch, I'm waiting for you in your office. He said he has something to report to you."
Hearing de la Torre's words, Fang Lang's eyes narrowed slightly, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and he smiled like a fox.
He knew in his heart that the things he arranged for him to do should have been completed.
He nodded and said no more.
De La Torre would not take the initiative to ask Fang Lang. After all, Fang Lang would never hide anything he needed to know from him.
Don't pry into things that your superiors won't tell you. This is De La Torre's cleverness.
There was no words all the way. As soon as Fang Lang arrived at the door of his office, he saw Lieutenant Silio Leitch from the Second Logistics Division sitting upright in the waiting area outside the office.
He was still holding a document bag in his hand. When he saw Fang Lang coming back, he quickly stood up and saluted:
"Hello, sir!"
Fang Lang smiled, waved his hand and pointed to the office:
"Let's go in and talk."
After saying that, he stepped forward and opened his office door.
Sirio
Lieutenant Lei Qi followed closely and walked in. Qi Qingshan who followed behind him immediately closed the office door from the outside.
After entering the office, Fang Lang stood directly on the desk and said to Lieutenant Sirio Leitch very casually:
"Show me the information, and you can pour whatever you want to drink! By the way, pour me a cup of black tea."
Seeing Fang Lang's attitude, Lieutenant Sirio Leitch smiled without being polite. He put the document bag in his hand on the desk with both hands and pushed it in front of Fang Lang.
He turned around and went to the tea area to prepare tea for Fang Lang.
Fang Lang opened the file bag and saw a photo of a woman sandwiched among several files. The woman looked to be in her mid-twenties, wearing a dress, with a graceful figure and eye-catching big waves.
It can also be seen from the black and white photo above that this is a gorgeous and moving beauty.
"Haha. No wonder, this can be regarded as a hero struggling to be a beauty!"
Lieutenant Silio Leitch turned back to Fang Lang and said:
"Yes, boss. I have seen her in person, and she is more beautiful than in the photos.
With big golden waves, few men can resist. "
Fang Lang raised his head and smiled at Lieutenant Sirio Leitch:
"What, you like big waves too?"
Lieutenant Sirio Reich looked at the officer's strange expression and didn't quite understand what Fang Lang meant.
But he still smiled and said:
"Boss, didn't you teach us to appreciate all the beautiful things?
Don't you like big waves? "
Happiness between men is sometimes very simple. Fang Lang knew that Lieutenant Sirio Leitch did not really understand the meaning of his words, but he still couldn't help laughing.
"Haha. Lieutenant Sirio Leitch, I like your honesty.
I guess no one can resist a blonde and wavy beauty, right? "
Smiling, he began to check the information on the file, but found nothing special.
Continuing to open it again, while Fang Lang was inspecting it, Lieutenant Sirio Leitch picked up a cup of black tea and put it in Fang Lang's hand.
Then he stood quietly opposite the desk, waiting for Fang Lang to finish reading the information.
Fang Lang looked up and saw that Lieutenant Sirio Leitch had not prepared a drink for him.
asked:
"Why don't you pour yourself a drink?"
Lieutenant Sirio Leitch knew that Fang Lang was not being polite to him, but really regarded him as one of his own.
So, let yourself be casual.
But it was impossible for him to prepare tea for himself in the chief's office at will.
He smiled and shook his head and said:
"I just drank two cups of coffee outside."
After hearing the other party's answer, Fang Lang did not continue to dwell on such trivial matters and asked:
"Are you still in the United States?"
"Yes, we were just monitoring from a distance and had no contact with him.
We can always take them back to Natal if you agree. "
"Is her area clean?"
"So far, we have not found anything unusual.
She has not been seen to have contact with anyone suspected of being an intelligence agent. "
"I know, I will pay a visit in person this time when I go to the United States."
With that said, Fang Lang put the information back into the portfolio and handed it to Lieutenant Sirio Leitch.
The lieutenant took it with both hands and said:
"I understand, then I'll go down and make arrangements first."
Fang Lang nodded, took a sip of the black tea on the table, and his eyes became a little deeper.
Lieutenant Sirio Leitch saluted and turned to leave.
After taking a short rest in Natal, Fang Lang and his party took a special plane to fly directly to Norfolk, the naval base on the east coast of the United States.
Because of General Clark's operation, this arms purchase has become a purely commercial transaction. Therefore, the U.S. Navy has not arranged personnel.
docking.
Instead, the staff of Shata Company directly arranged vehicles to transport everyone directly to the naval base.
Looking at your own aircraft carrier through the car window is a completely different feeling from looking at someone else's aircraft carrier.
The vehicle looked very small when parked next to the aircraft carrier. After the vehicle stopped, Fang Lang opened the door and got out of the car.
He couldn't wait to look up at the giant creature around him.
A long line of vehicles followed them and stopped one after another. After the soldiers jumped out of the back of the truck, they also looked up and sighed involuntarily.
Without personal experience, I really can’t understand everyone’s mood at this moment.
General Clark patted Fang Lang on the arm and said:
"It's not like you've never been on an aircraft carrier before, why are you making such a fuss?"
Fang Lang said without looking back:
"You don't understand. The original aircraft carrier was yours, but now this one is mine.
The feeling is completely different. "
Clark looked at Fang Lang's drool and said with a smile:
"What can be the difference? Aren't they all the same warships?"
"You see other people's women are beautiful in photos, do you feel the same as having this beautiful woman yourself?"
Fang Lang's words made old man Clark beside him so angry that he almost vomited blood. Is there such a way to describe it?
But thinking about how excited I was when I took over my own aircraft carrier for the first time, I just shook my head and said nothing more.
After finally coming back to his senses, Fang Lang glanced at the chaotic team behind him, frowned, and coughed twice. The deputy captain reacted and quickly blew the assembly whistle.
Only then did the soldiers react and began to gather in line.
Fang Lang turned around and saw three people coming up and down the aircraft carrier's gangway. The leader was Jefferson, the general manager of Shata Company.
Fang Lang smiled and stepped forward to shake hands, hug each other, and greet each other.
"Boss, this big guy is in very good condition. We have just arranged for the Navy to do an in-depth maintenance. We have inspected the goods and all the equipment is running normally.
No equipment has been disassembled and it is ready for battle at any time. "
Jefferson also admired Fang Lang's connections in the U.S. Navy for being able to convince the Navy to resolve this matter so quickly.
"That's good. Are there any other documents that I need to sign?"
Fang Lang was very satisfied with the big guy in front of him. After all, this was the most advanced aircraft carrier in the world.
"There is no need to rush the documents. We have already signed most of them with people from the Brazilian Navy and Logistics Equipment Department.
I just need to wait for you to sign the acceptance documents. "
"In other words, as long as we pass the acceptance inspection and sign the document, this aircraft carrier will belong to the Brazilian Navy, right?"
"Yes, boss!"
"What are you waiting for."
Fang Lang smiled and turned to the newly formed aircraft carrier officers and said:
"We board the ship for acceptance."
Everyone agreed with a roar.
"Yes, sir."
Then all the soldiers, led by their respective commanders and American advisers, boarded the Essex-class aircraft carrier, the most advanced aircraft carrier in the world.
Because most of the US military advisers have served on the USS Tarawa aircraft carrier, they are very familiar with the condition of the aircraft carrier.
After everyone boarded the aircraft carrier, Fang Lang visited his own aircraft carrier accompanied by Jefferson.
