Reborn in Brazil As a Plutocrat

  Chapter 222 Contradiction

  General Clark heard Fang Lang's answer, glanced at Fang Lang with a little surprise, and then thought that the other party was also a person who had participated in the Pacific naval battle. It is not surprising to know this situation.

   Nodded to Fang Lang, picked up the wine glass to signal for a light touch with Fang Lang, then took a shallow sip and said:

   "The situation in the United States is not as serious as that in Japan.

   However, with the end of the war, President Truman mentioned a topic when summarizing the experience and lessons of World War II in an article entitled "Our Armed Forces Must Be Unified".

   That is to unify the Army and Navy so that all our defensive and offensive forces are under one agency and one authoritative and accountable command.

   It is necessary to establish a unified military organization to effectively integrate the two major military departments of the sea and land. "

  As soon as Fang Lang heard this, Fang Lang understood what it meant, and said with a smile:

   "This is what it means to establish the U.S. Department of Defense!"

  General Clark was taken aback by Fang Lang's words, looked at Fang Lang in surprise and said:

   "You know about this?"

  Fang Lang shook his head quickly. He couldn't tell the other party that he knew from later generations that the United States had a Secretary of Defense, but now he doesn't!

   "Aren't the sea, land and air forces of many countries all under the leadership of the Ministry of National Defense?"

  From this point of view, in fact, my hometown is still ahead of Lao Mei, although these real powers are now concentrated in Lao Jiang's head.

  However, in terms of system, it is actually more advanced than the old United States. It has to be said that it is an ancient civilization with history.

  After listening to Fang Lang's words, General Clark also understood that what he was talking about was the actual situation, so he didn't think much about it.

   continued:

  “After the war ended, specifically in October 1945, the Ministry of War took the lead in submitting a bill to the Congress with the main content of establishing a unified military organization.

  However, this bill focuses mainly on the ownership of the Marine Corps and Naval Aviation.

   Their purpose is to incorporate the Marine Corps into their army and form an army amphibious force.

  In order to achieve this goal, they took the initiative to separate the land-based aviation that originally belonged to the army to form an air force.

  The Air Force is demanding that the Naval Aviation be assigned to the Air Force.

   This is equivalent to the fact that the Army wants to divide up the "inheritance" of the Navy with the little brother who just separated from his family.

  So, now there is a very deadlock between the Ministry of the Navy and the Ministry of War. "

  Fang Lang obviously didn't expect that the U.S. Department of the Army would be so ruthless. If the Army's thinking continues, the U.S. Navy will be abolished.

   It's a pity that Fang Lang knows the history of later generations, and the U.S. Navy is still alive and well, and it is extremely nourishing.

  The army's plan was obviously unsuccessful!

  Think about your own First Fleet, don’t you also plan to build a military force that has always been equipped with all three armed forces?

  But if the U.S. Army is really successful, will Brazil also learn from the Americans?

  If this happens, the navy will become a transport team.

  Out of self-interest considerations, Fang Lang didn't want this to happen.

   blurted out:

   "Why is the Ministry of the Army!"

  General Clark actually heard the meaning of fighting against the enemy from this sentence, and couldn't help but look at Fang Lang with satisfaction. Sure enough, all the navies of the world have the same position.

  But the situation of the U.S. Navy is not good now, so I couldn't help sighing:

   "Because in this war, it is the army and the army aviation that ultimately determine the victory!

   Therefore, it is logical that the Army headed by Marshall and Eisenhower has the "right to speak" in the new round of national defense institutional reforms. "

  The so-called final decision to win is the army and the army's aviation. According to Fang Lang's understanding, it is the US Army that broke into Germany.

   It was the atomic bombs dropped by the U.S. Army Air Forces that prompted Japan to surrender.

   Therefore, for a long time after the end of World War II, the life of the U.S. Navy was very difficult. The Army and Air Force generally believed that the Navy had no ability to decide the outcome of the war.

   "I see what you mean, so, the U.S. Navy is in a very bad place right now.

  The Army and the soon-to-be-established Air Force are trying to weaken the power of the US Navy.

   This is also the reason why our Brazilian Navy can get the aircraft carrier sold by the United States, right! "

  General Clark looked at Fang Lang and shrugged helplessly, Fang Lang knew he was right.

   "Then why do you say that you can get us the best aircraft carrier in the US Navy?

  伱I was born in the Navy!

  Aren't you afraid that your behavior of adding insult to injury will make you spurned by your colleagues? "

  General Clark said with an indifferent expression:

   "Didn't you say that I have retired?

   If you want to work in your fleet, you have to show my worth, right? "

   Fang Lang carefully looked at Clark's expression suspiciously, he would never believe that this old guy would really have such a big change.

  As a general who has participated in wars, Fang Lang believes that General Clara must be patriotic.

  Since he loves his country, it is impossible to harm the interests of his own country.

   Fang Lang is very clear about this.

   Fang Lang believes that Americans regard serving as a soldier as a job.

   But if it is said that serving as a soldier is simply a job, Fang Lang doesn't believe it.

  Because soldiers without a sense of honor have no combat effectiveness at all, no matter how loose the military discipline of the US military is, the education of soldiers' sense of honor will never be missing.

   More importantly, based on Fang Lang's understanding of General Clark, the other party is definitely not an unpatriotic general, or a general who has no sense of military honor.

   "I understand, you want to retreat to advance, through this matter, let the US Navy show weakness to the Army and Air Force, right?

   Want to put yourself in a weak position and gain sympathy, right? "

   After hearing Fang Lang's words, General Clark said expressionlessly:

"You think too much."

   Fang Lang knew that the other party must have his own plans, but if the other party could really do what he said, Fang Lang wouldn't care what his purpose was!

  As long as you can successfully obtain the aircraft carrier you want, as for obtaining the aircraft carrier in the best condition, that is the icing on the cake.

   Seeing the other party's expression, Fang Lang smiled, and didn't want to continue to entangle too much on this topic, but said curiously:

   "What makes your Army and Air Force think the Navy is redundant?

   Doesn’t the long coastline of the United States need the protection of the U.S. Navy at all? "

   To be honest, Fang Lang really can't understand this kind of brain circuit. If it's a simple struggle for power and profit, it's fine, but he can't understand the reason for the operation of wanting to abolish a unit directly.

   Do they treat the navy as cavalry?

  It can only be said that Fang Lang's thinking cannot be substituted into the thinking of Americans at this time. The victory of the Second World War has given the American army a general perception that Lao Tzu is invincible.

  Especially as the only country that has mastered nuclear weapons, the U.S. military believes that nuclear weapons will become the "killer weapon" that will determine the outcome of future wars.

   Strategic nuclear bombing will also become a new mode of operation with decisive significance in the future. Therefore, nuclear weapons and the newly formed Strategic Air Force (SAC) will also become the priority objects of the US military's strategic deployment and military allocation.

  That is to say, as long as the United States has a strategic nuclear strike capability, no country will dare to show its teeth to the United States.

  Under this ideology, the navy becomes dispensable.

  Especially the Navy also has the Naval Air Force, isn’t this trying to compete with my Air Force for jobs?

   So, the USAF wants to take away the right of the Navy to have aviation.

   What is even more exaggerated is that in April 1949, after the new Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson took office, the life of the US Navy became more difficult, and the navy's military expenditure was repeatedly cut.

  Johnson even points out:

   “There is no reason to keep the Navy and the Marine Corps, because General Bradley told me that amphibious operations are history, we will never conduct amphibious operations again, so there is no need to keep the Marine Corps.

   Besides that, the Air Force can do everything the Navy can do, so there is no need to keep the Navy. "

  The bitter days of the U.S. Navy did not really get better until August 1950, when George Marshall became the new Secretary of Defense.

  The period from 1946 to 1950 was the darkest period in the history of the U.S. Navy. Although, in the end, the U.S. Navy kept the Naval Air Force.

   However, although the Marine Corps is still under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Navy, it has a place in the Joint Chiefs of Staff, so it has become the fourth largest military service on an equal footing with the land, sea, and air forces.

  At this time, it is impossible for General Clark, who was in the game, and Fang Lang, an outsider, to know the series of events that happened later.

  Fang Lang knew that the U.S. Navy was still strong later, but he didn't know the inside story at this time, so he asked such a question.

   And General Clark's answer is also very simple:

   "Of course it is the atomic bomb. With the atomic bomb in hand, they feel that the role of the navy is negligible."

   Fang Lang didn't know how to answer these words for a while, and there was nothing wrong with these words. Lao Mei, who was holding an atomic bomb in her hand, could be so confident.

   But it is rare that General Clark, today, took the initiative to tell himself so many things that he never knew before.

  Fang Lang felt that today was a full harvest, and he no longer had any other needs.

  As for General Clark's desire to serve as a consultant in his aircraft carrier fleet, Fang Lang certainly would not refuse, after all, this kind of thing is not harmful to him.

   It happens that I can learn from him the knowledge of commanding an aircraft carrier battle group.

   Hiring retired naval personnel to your own fleet to guide your own naval construction is better than letting your own naval fleet personnel go to the United States to be brainwashed by the Americans!

  So Fang Lang no longer rejected General Clark's idea, smiled and said:

   "There is nothing wrong with what they said.

  Since this is the case, as long as you can ensure that I can really get the best Essex-class aircraft carrier in the US Navy, I can promise to hire you to my fleet as a consultant. "

   General Clark smiled and said:

   "It seems that you have a lot of appetite! You have even set your sights on the Essex class! This is the most advanced main aircraft carrier of the U.S. Navy."

   "What? Can't figure it out?"

  Fang Lang said don't make me look down on you.

  General Clark smiled and said:

   "Okay, you don't have to provoke me, since I offered to serve as your aircraft carrier fleet consultant, I will do my best to help you achieve your expectations."

   Obviously, Fang Lang didn't think it was too difficult to obtain the latest model of the Essex-class aircraft carrier currently in service in the United States.

   Fang Lang thought for a while and said:

   “I will warn you though, right now most of us in the Brazilian Navy want to get US carriers.

  However, some people want to find a way from the UK. After all, our original battleships and cruisers were ordered from the UK. In everyone's mind, the UK is still the original naval power.

  So, the price should not be too outrageous, understand? "

  (end of this chapter)