Reborn in Brazil As a Plutocrat

  Chapter 88 The attitude of the United States

  But said that after John Clark finished the call with Fang Lang, he went directly to his father, Major General Joseph Clark, commander of the US Fifth Aircraft Carrier Fleet, and told his father what Fang Lang said.

  After hearing what John said, General Clark fell into deep thought. After all military officers reach the position of general, he can't just look at the problem from a military point of view when he thinks about it.

   You must have your own political vision, otherwise he will not go far. And General Clark can become a powerful general of the US Navy in an environment full of racial discrimination, and he will definitely not be a mediocre person.

  So, he saw the essence of this matter at a glance. Brazil's warships joined the British Pacific Fleet and participated in the Pacific War. This is not a simple matter of increasing the military strength of the British Navy's Pacific Fleet.

   Rather, Britain will take this opportunity to exert political influence in the back garden of the United States. Clark could almost foresee that the British would never let go of such a good opportunity.

  Then, the addition of Brazilian warships to the British Pacific Fleet will have a very bad and unacceptable impact on the United States in Latin America. Compared with this political influence, the cost of providing the Brazilian Navy with a small fleet pales in comparison.

   After seeing this clearly, Clark directly connected General Nimitz, the commander-in-chief of the Pacific Theater, without hesitation. Here I want to explain to you that General Nimitz is the commander-in-chief of the US Pacific Theater, and MacArthur is the commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces in the Pacific Theater.

   That is, General Nimitz is only responsible for managing the U.S. military, while MacArthur has to coordinate and manage all the Allied forces. Of course, Nimitz also served as the commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces in the Pacific Theater later.

   "Your Excellency General, I just received a message and I think I should report it to you. I don't know if you are free."

   After receiving an affirmative answer, General Clark put down the phone and went directly to Nimitz's office.

   "You mean the British want the Brazilians to join their Pacific Fleet and participate in the Pacific battlefield?"

  General Nimitz's question came from General Nimitz's office, the voice was not loud, and the tone was very flat. As a general who has the power to kill hundreds of thousands of people, this small matter can't cause his mood swings.

   "Yes, my son and that Brazilian naval officer are good friends. I don't know whether the other party revealed the news intentionally or unintentionally."

  General Clark gave a detailed report to General Nimitz about what happened.

   "Is the news true?"

   "I have confirmed on the way here that the Brazilian government diplomats are indeed communicating with the British government on this matter. The specific details are still being discussed."

  General Clark certainly would not report directly to his superiors without conducting an investigation. Before going to General Nimitz's office, he had arranged for personnel to conduct a detailed investigation, and the results were obviously true.

  Hearing General Clark's report, General Nimitz thought for a while, and continued to speak calmly:

   “Isn’t our government involved?”

   "The two parties should have contacted privately and did not notify us. Therefore, they only found out about this after I asked."

  General Nimitz, who has always been very calm, learned that the two allies were actually colluding behind the back of the United States. His tone finally started to turn bad.

   "These British people have not let go of the dignity of the so-called empire on which the sun never sets, and they are still reaching out to our America. It is really abominable.

  Then what do these Brazilians want to do? Does their so-called navy also want to come to Asia to get a share? Is not too presumptuous? "

  Hearing General Nimitz's question, General Clark still told what he knew.

   "As far as I know, the purpose of the Brazilian Navy's application to us to join the Pacific battlefield was actually to build a modern naval fleet. As for the size of the fleet, we don't know."

  General Nimitz showed a disdainful smile and said:

   "Do they still want to have a fleet of aircraft carriers? Can they afford it?"

   "This is not clear for the time being. It may take our people to intervene and communicate with them to know what they think."

   During the question and answer between the two, Nimitz already had a clear understanding of the whole incident. As a commander, he had to think about the problem at a more complex level.

   "Is it possible that the British government will take the initiative to throw an olive branch to Brazil after receiving the news that we have rejected the Brazilian Navy's participation in the Pacific battlefield?"

  This issue has actually been considered by General Clark. After all, the time the Brazilian army participated in the war and Brazil's views on the war are not likely to actively want to join a battlefield that has nothing to do with them.

   "This possibility cannot be ruled out."

  Now that this has become an established fact, it is necessary to consider how to deal with it. General Nimitz looked at General Clark, and he believed that when he came to report this matter, he must have had his own complete thoughts.

  So ask directly:

"What is your opinion?"

  Clark did not hesitate, and directly confessed his thoughts.

   "General, I don't think we can allow the Brazilian Navy to join the British Pacific Fleet. This will do great damage to our international prestige, especially our American strategy. We should come forward to dissuade the Brazilian Navy from this dangerous idea."

  Although Clark did not say how to dissuade the Brazilians, the meaning is actually very obvious.

   "You mean we support a fleet of them?"

   "The war is coming to an end soon. It is the lowest cost solution for us to sell a few surplus warships to them. As long as they agree not to join the British Pacific Fleet."

   Clark was not surprised that General Nimitz saw through his plan at a glance. However, the specific support depends on General Nimitz's own considerations.

   In fact, Clark's idea is indeed the lowest cost solution to things, as long as the Brazilians get what they want. It will be very difficult for the British to persuade them any more.

  However, if Brazil is really allowed to achieve its wish, it will pose an uncontrollable risk to the US strategy in the Americas. Therefore, General Nimitz said cautiously:

   "However, having such a strong navy in South America will affect the regional balance. We must be cautious about this matter."

  Brazil and Argentina have always been the biggest competitors in South America. Therefore, General Clark has long considered General Nimitz's concern that it will break the regional balance.

   "Maybe selling a few warships to Argentina can maintain this balance."

   Seeing General Clark, since he has considered these issues, it is obviously deliberate. General Nimitz no longer hesitated to let go:

   "It makes sense, then do it according to your idea!"

   The idea of ​​how to solve the Brazilian government can be solved directly from the political level. However, Fang Lang revealed this question to John, and Fang Lang is still John's savior and good friend.

  Since Fang Lang himself is indeed willing to participate in the Pacific War, General Clark also wants to help him achieve his wish, so he said:

   "I heard what John meant. The Brazilian navy who revealed the news to him is of Chinese descent. He himself hopes that he can join the Pacific battlefield to fight against Japan. What if they really have a strong willingness to fight?"

  General Clark’s words made Nimitz put the coffee cup he had just picked up on the table again, looked at General Clark and said:

   "Oh! And this situation, does he have a lot of influence in the Brazilian Navy?"

  General Clark must know about Fang Lang's situation. After all, this is his son's savior. He was transferred from the army to the navy and he did his own work!

   "It should be said that he is a pro-American faction supported by us in the Brazilian Navy. He is only 20 years old. General Chambers arranged for him to participate in our destroyer captain training course.

  After graduating, he served as an **** for the Atlantic Transport Fleet for the first time, and sank four German submarines. I heard from Chambers that he might be a naval genius, at least in anti-submarine.

  He is currently the only naval captain in the Brazilian Navy with an actual combat sinking record, and he should be a figure with certain influence in the Brazilian Navy. "

  General Clark’s words aroused the interest of General Nimitz. Nimitz himself was only 22 years old when he was the commander of a destroyer for the first time. He was considered the youngest destroyer captain in the US military.

   Now I have met a guy who is more fierce than he was when he was younger, and he has obtained the actual combat sinking record when he is younger than himself. Can't help but make him look different.

"There is also this situation. You are so young and have such a resume. I am a little interested in this guy when you say it like this. Since we are going to provide warships to the Brazilian Navy, let this guy be included in your fleet , to help us in the Pacific battlefield! Let's see if he is really that powerful."

   With Nimitz's permission, Clark took the order without talking nonsense.

   "I understand the general, I will communicate with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in time."

  (end of this chapter)