What Fang Lang didn't know was that when he was discussing the establishment of a military contracting company with General Clark, there was a man in the naval base who was as restless as an ant on a hot pot.
Even participating in the training of the Marine Corps seemed absent-minded, and he finally made it to the lunch break.
After Colonel Waldo Gramma asked for leave from the American chief instructor in charge of training, he hurriedly arrived at the headquarters building of the naval base.
"Boss, Colonel Waldo Gramma of the Marine Corps wants to see you."
Qi Qingshan knocked on Fang Lang's office door, interrupting the discussion between Fang Lang and General Clark that lasted all morning.
When he heard that Colonel Waldo Gramma was visiting, Fang Lang curled up his lips, not understanding what was going on.
It seems that Miss Ianna Siti is really impatient!
After knowing the address of Mr. Colonel, I immediately contacted Mr. Colonel.
General Clark saw Fang Lang's expression and knew that this little fox was plotting against someone else again.
He smiled and shook his head, stood up and said goodbye to Fang Lang.
"Tomorrow I will fly back to the United States and start implementing the plan we discussed."
Fang Lang smiled and said:
"I will send a telegram to Wan Chongxin of Universal Group later and ask him to cooperate with you to complete the establishment of the company as soon as possible.
Regarding the big shots in the Ministry of National Defense, you have to pay more attention to them.
I will also send a telegram to Mr. Morgan and explain to him that if you need help, you can go to him for help. "
General Clark nodded seriously, and when he walked out of the office, he turned around and saluted Fang Lang.
Colonel Waldo Gramma knew the identity of General Clark. He was very shocked when he saw a U.S. major general saluting Fang Lang. He quickly gathered his mood and began to adjust his clothes.
When Qi Qingshan informed him that he could go in, he cautiously opened Fang Lang's office door with anxiety.
After entering the room, Colonel Waldo Gramma saw Fang Lang standing at the door waiting for him.
He quickly stood at attention and saluted:
"Good afternoon, General!"
Fang Lang seemed very enthusiastic this time. After casually returning a military salute, he pointed to the sofa in the reception area and said:
"Colonel Gramma, come in quickly and sit here.
I'm really sorry. I've been so busy with official duties during this period that I haven't had the chance to have a good chat with you.
This time I went to the United States again, and I really couldn’t get away from it. "
Colonel Waldo Gramma seemed very reserved this time, not at all as casual as when he first entered Fang Lang's office.
After hearing Fang Lang's words, he stood at attention and said:
"Your Excellency, General, is busy with official duties. It's your subordinates who are causing you trouble!"
When Fang Lang heard him saying that he was causing trouble for himself, he smiled and did not answer, but changed the subject and said:
"Yesterday I talked with Secretary of the Navy General Crook about the training of the Marine Corps, and Mr. Secretary heard that I arranged for Colonel Gramma to participate in the basic training of the Marine Corps.
I was severely criticized and considered to be a lack of trust in a veteran.
As a colonel, you should not go through some basic training with ordinary soldiers and not even have time to go home to spend time with your family. You really shouldn't.
I also want to make a profound self-examination here and express my apology to Mr. Colonel.
How about this! Starting this afternoon, Mr. Colonel will no longer participate in the basic training of the Marine Corps.
I have arranged an office for you on the second floor of the headquarters. From now on, Mr. Colonel will work in the office.
what do you think? "
Colonel Waldo Gramma heard Fang Lang say that he didn't have time to spend with his family, and his heart skipped a beat. How could he not stop himself from training?
Isn't this just to remind myself to be careful about the existence of Miss Ianna Sidi being known to her family?
He quickly stood up and said:
"Your Majesty General, I'm serious.
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The basic training of the Marine Corps is conducted voluntarily by subordinates.
I didn't expect that you would be misunderstood by General Crook. It is really my subordinate's mistake. Please rest assured that my subordinate will make it clear to General Crook in person. "
Fang Lang smiled and shook his head. Now that I hold your handle in my hand, it no longer matters whether you participate in Marine Corps training or not.
The so-called blame from General Crook was nothing more than Fang Lang's casual remarks.
General Crook doesn't care how your life, Colonel Waldo Gramma, is in the Navy!
As long as this Marine Corps is not controlled by you, a person from the Army, it will be fine.
"No need to explain, I have already explained it clearly to General Crook.
Mr. Colonel is not too young to continue participating in the basic training of the Marine Corps.
Working in an office can be a bit more relaxing, right?
As for the training of the Marine Corps, just let the following battalion commanders handle it themselves. "
Hearing Fang Lang's words, Colonel Waldo Gramma's mouth turned bitter, understanding the meaning of Fang Lang's words.
The training is left to the battalion commander below. As a brigade commander, don't worry too much.
Since the battalion commander below is responsible for training, of course the battalion commander is responsible for daily management.
You just need to sit on it, read documents and drink coffee.
Think about yourself as the head of the main army force. When the major general in front of you was still a soldier, you were already a lieutenant colonel.
But now?
Others are major generals and are their immediate superiors.
I was kicked to work as someone else's subordinate.
Originally, I wanted to use my status as an old commander to seize control of the Marine Corps and use the Navy's military expenditures to develop an armored force of my own.
Let his father-in-law look at him with admiration.
Unexpectedly, he got off to a bad start. As soon as he came to the Marine Corps, he was given a hard education and let him know why the sea is so blue.
After finally adapting to the training rhythm of the Marine Corps, I want to establish an image in the Marine Corps of sharing the joys and sorrows.
Being called back to sit in the office made him realize how deep the sea was.
The most important thing was that a telegram from the United States made him discover that his little secret was already in the hands of the young commander in front of him.
This is the secret that can make you lose everything!
I had to humbly accept all the arrangements made by the superior in front of me.
Otherwise he believed he would be able to taste how bitter the sea water was.
"Yes, sir, I obey orders!"
Colonel Waldo Gramma, unable to resist, finally chose to accept the path arranged for him by Fang Lang.
In just a few words, both parties reached a tacit agreement.
Some things don’t need to be said clearly.
Colonel Waldo Gramma knew what he should do in the future. Regarding the Marine Corps, he only needed to be the nominal commander-in-chief.
The actual power was delegated to the five subordinate battalion commanders, which was equivalent to the fact that the power of the Marine Corps was firmly in Fang Lang's hands.
He had to admire the skill of the commander in front of him who was only in his early twenties.
It doesn’t matter if you don’t want to admit defeat.
Fang Lang smiled with satisfaction when he heard Colonel Waldo Gramma express his obedience to his orders.
He patted the other party on the shoulder and said:
"What the colonel told me last time, regarding the use of armored forces, I think is very insightful.
Although our navy's military expenditures are currently tight, we are unable to purchase armored vehicles to form armored forces.
However, we must also take precautions and familiarize ourselves with and study in advance the strategies and tactics of the amphibious landing operations of the Marine Corps armored forces.
I would like to leave this job to Colonel Waldo Gramma.
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Are you willing, Mr. Colonel? "
Colonel Waldo Gramma was obviously taken aback. Wasn't he going to make himself a puppet?
Why do you feel that you are knowledgeable about the use of armored forces and want to study amphibious landing tactics?
You can study amphibious tactics, but you have no money to buy armored vehicles, so how can you study them?
By fantasy?
Colonel Waldo Gramma, who didn't quite understand what Fang Lang meant, looked at Fang Lang hesitantly.
But when Fang Lang asked him if he was willing, he could only bite the bullet and said:
"Of course I do. I will resolutely carry out your orders, General."
Although he didn't know what Fang Lang meant, he knew that no matter what work Fang Lang assigned him, he could only do it.
Because he didn't have the confidence to refuse Fang Lang's order.
He couldn't bear the consequences of rejecting Fang Lang.
Seeing Colonel Waldo Gramma's expression, Fang Lang smiled but did not reveal it.
Said directly:
"Don't worry, Colonel. Although we don't have armored troops yet, we do have two tank landing ships in our fleet donated by the Americans.
What I mean is that I want to hand over the command of the two tank landing ships to Colonel Waldo Granma.
With these two tank landing ships, Mr. Colonel can also be targeted when studying the amphibious landing operations of armored forces.
What do you think, Mr. Colonel? "
For Colonel Waldo Gramma, who was ready to be a puppet, this was an unexpected surprise.
As an Army member, he actually doesn't know what kind of ship a tank landing ship is.
But having troops under command is completely different from sitting on the bench.
What's more, this ship is called a tank landing ship, and it must be related to tank landing operations. What more can you ask for!
Therefore, at this moment, Colonel Waldo Gramma felt that Fang Lang in front of him was no longer so scary.
For Fang Lang, since he cannot have armored force in his fleet for the time being, the two tank landing ships are of no value.
Instead of waiting for him to rust in the sea every day, it is better to recycle the waste and give Colonel Waldo Gramma a little hope.
As for Colonel Waldo Gramma’s two tank landing ships, will they pose any threat to the other side of the wave?
Fang Lang was not worried at all. First of all, there were already his people on board these two warships.
He can order them and obey Colonel Waldo Gramma's orders.
But if Mr. Colonel wanted to harm himself, he would probably be overthrown by the crew.
Even if Colonel Waldo Gramma could really fully control the two landing ships, he would not be able to pose any threat to the waves.
Because the tank landing ships of this period and the amphibious assault ships of later generations are two completely different concepts.
The current tank landing ship is actually a transport ship that transports tanks to land.
The combat effectiveness is almost nonexistent.
Colonel Waldo Gramma stood up excitedly and saluted:
"Sir, thank you for your trust, General."
Looking at the somewhat excited Colonel Waldo Gramma, Fang Lang thought to himself, when you see the two tank landing ships, just don't jump up and curse.
In fact, Fang Lang didn't kill him quickly. After giving him a slap, he still gave him a sweet date.
After all, he still needs the other party to remain in the position of commander of the amphibious marines and help his own people occupy the position first.
Fang Lang returned the favor and patted Colonel Waldo Gramma's arm to express encouragement.
The colonel knew it was time for him to leave, so he stood up and asked Fang Lang to resign.
Fang Lang nodded, and just when Colonel Waldo Gramma was about to walk out of the office door, he suddenly remembered something and said:
"By the way, I have prepared a villa in the seaside villa area of Natal City. I will send you the key today."
