Fang Lang had to deeply agree with General Crook's suspicion, and at the same time he was naturally wary of President Vargas's future coming to power.
Although he knew that historically Vargas would commit suicide during his next presidential term, he would only be in power for three years and he had to make preparations.
It seems that my political layout is still too conservative. Business matters need time to develop slowly, but political matters must seize the time.
Otherwise, when Vargas comes to power that day and uses political means to attack his family's business, he will be passive.
"Mr. Vargas will not just go away quietly.
From this point of view, it is very possible for Mr. Vargas to quietly support the Eddie Brothers rebels!
If this is the case, the Army may be in trouble this time.
It is impossible for them to block the entire Amazon River. As long as one ship of supplies can be successfully delivered to the rebels, the Army's operation will inevitably be extended indefinitely. "
"Yes! The Amazon River is an important river channel. If the army blocks the channel, it is very likely to face protests from Colombia.
The government will then be quite passive. "
General Crook would consider issues more politically. At this moment, he once again felt the intractability of the matter.
Hearing General Crook mention Colombia, Fang Lang also began to think about whether Colombia would seriously block the border and help the Brazilian army cut off the rebels' food routes.
After thinking about it, Fang Lang felt that Colombia shouldn't take it too seriously. After all, the Brazilian rebels are not Colombian rebels. You, Brazil, don't know why you should let us, Colombia, help you encircle and suppress them.
As for the Brazilian army's own border blockade, it is too difficult. In later generations, the border between Colombia and Brazil was like a gauze net, allowing local rebels to enter and exit at will, not to mention that in this era, technology has not yet developed to the level of later generations.
From this point of view, it seems impossible to completely seal off the rebels. The most that can be done is to compress the opponent's living space, drive the opponent in one direction, or directly launch a surprise attack after finding the opponent's camp, but this requires strict procedures. Only warriors trained in jungle warfare can perform this mission.
"If this is the case, the production of high-speed patrol boats produced by our Fangyuan Shipyard needs to be further expanded, because only by filling various rivers with patrol boats of our government forces can the living space of the rebels be further reduced and let They can't easily get enough supplies from the river."
General Crook also nodded when he heard this and said with great approval:
"I have seen your kind of high-speed patrol boat, and I have to say that it is very useful. It is more than enough to block a river. However, the delivery speed is still relatively slow now. You need to come forward and urge the factory to speed up production.
At the same time, I also remind the Army to make use of this tool. "
Hearing General Crook's words, Fang Lang was a little surprised. When did General Crook start to think about the army? Although the conflict between Brazil's army and navy is not as big as that of Japan's army and navy, it is definitely not so harmonious. Bar!
As if feeling Fang Lang's surprised look, General Crook walked over with a smile, patted Fang Lang on the shoulder and said:
"Since we know that the army cannot completely drive out the rebels, why not use the army to consume more of the rebels' strength!
Let them buy you enough time to train our team.
Only when the Ministry of National Defense can't bear it anymore can we get the maximum benefit by taking over the cleanup mission, right? "
Hearing this, Fang Lang had to sigh, this piece of old ginger is really spicy. For Fang Lang, this was also a good thing, so of course he would not raise any objections and nodded with a smile.
Suddenly he seemed to think of something and said:
"Your Majesty General, do you think Mr. President knows Mr. Vargas's little moves behind this?"
After General Crook heard this, he glanced at Fang Lang with a half-smile. He didn't say anything. He just gave Fang Lang a look of understanding. After patting Fang Lang on the shoulder, he returned to his own. Sit down at the desk.
Seeing this, Fang Lang did not continue to ask, but just smiled, understanding what General Crook meant.
As President Dutra, who personally ousted President Vargas, how could he not be wary of the other party? It is certainly not a simple person who can become the president of a country. President Dutra must have realized the special identity of Brisso Eddy earlier than anyone else.
With this understanding, it was impossible for him not to doubt Vargas, so now should be a stage of political struggle where everyone tacitly understands each other.
President Vargas did not raise the suspicion that Japanese mobs stormed the presidential palace, and President Dutra did not raise the issue of Vargas' possible support for the rebels.
But when the next presidential election begins, things will be hard to say.
After General Crook sat down, he saw that Fang Lang understood what he meant, so he did not continue to say anything more, but slowly said:
“I called you back urgently because I wanted to discuss with you how to handle my petition to the Ministry of National Defense for war. I was worried that we would fall into the same quagmire as the Army.
Now it seems that you are not worried about this matter, which reassures me a lot.
But we must not take it lightly. This is not a naval battle after all, and even the army cannot easily solve it. Our Marine Corps must be even more cautious.
Therefore, I think that in the next period of time, you should not go anywhere, stay in the military camp seriously, and train the Marine Corps under my command.
When the time comes, when the Ministry of National Defense is completely disappointed with the Army, I will still ask the Ministry of Defense for a war and send your soldiers to the battlefield. I hope you will not disappoint me. "
Fang Lang understood that this was an order given to himself.
Very knowledgeable, he stood up straight away and saluted:
"Yes, General, I promise to complete the mission."
General Crook was very satisfied with Fang Lang's attitude. He was neither arrogant nor arrogant and could distinguish between public and private affairs. He would not get carried away just because he had a good personal relationship with him.
With a kind look on his face, he pressed his hand down and motioned for Fang Lang to sit down.
When Fang Lang saw this, he sat down, but this moment was obviously a good time to make a request. Fang Lang finally said without hesitation:
"Your Excellency, General, if our Marines need to take action to eliminate the rebels, we will not only need training, but also some new equipment. We hope to get some military support."
When General Crook heard this, he didn't pay too much attention. He was not the kind of person who wanted the horse to run without giving it grass to eat.
Coupled with his trust in Fang Lang, he believed that he would not act recklessly, so he nodded without hesitation:
"No problem, I fully support it!"
Fang Lang was overjoyed when he heard this, and quickly stood up again and saluted:
"Thank you, General!"
The two chatted for a while, and agreed that after Fang Lang returned, they would submit a detailed list of equipment. After General Crook signed it, they would start purchasing directly.
At this moment, General Crook could not imagine how much the things Fang Lang wanted to purchase would be worth!
When a detailed purchase list arrived on the Secretary of the Navy's desk the next day, General Crook was so frightened that he almost jumped out of his desk.
Because the purchase price of the entire order is as high as one million US dollars, of which the ten pieces of equipment called helicopters alone cost half a million US dollars.
There are also other new weapons and equipment, including clothing, shoes, rifles, and machine guns, all of which add up to a very terrifying level.
But thinking that he had agreed to Fang Lang's request in advance, General Crook could only bite the bullet and wrote the word "agree" heavily on the purchase list.
Fang Lang, who had already returned to the Natal Naval Base, certainly didn't know about General Crook's gnashing of teeth, but even if he knew, he wouldn't particularly mind.
Since he promised General Crook to train his Marine Corps well and be ready to intervene in the battle to exterminate the northwest rebels at any time, he would not take it lightly.
Although he didn't know what General Crook would think of his purchase order, Fang Lang didn't think about waiting for approval before purchasing.
Instead, after explaining the situation directly to General Laita from the Logistics Department, he took the lead in notifying his own factory and sending all the equipment he needed to the Natal Naval Base.
The Marine Corps soldiers participating in the training at the Natal Naval Base are definitely the ones with the longest training time in the entire Brazilian army.
Because they were newly formed, the entire Marine Corps was trained rigorously by the American officer corps invited by Fang Lang for six months.
Now the six-month training has long ended, and the American instructors have also been transferred because they were classified as God's Whip Military Contracting Company.
The Marine Corps soldiers, who had been idle for several months, suddenly received an order from the Aircraft Carrier Fleet Command. The selection of the Naval Special Tactics Research Team, which they had declined for nearly half a year, was about to begin.
At the same time, there was also an order for the entire army to strengthen the technical and tactical level of jungle warfare. Five battalion commanders of the Marine Corps were also gathered in the conference room of the headquarters for a day-long meeting.
But after the meeting, everyone understood that the peaceful life was about to be broken, and the Marine Corps, which had been silent for a long time, was about to begin preparing for a new war.
Early the next morning, five battalions of the Marine Corps, totaling 2,500 people, were neatly transported by transport ships to Orichimina, located on the north bank of the Amazon River in the state of Pará, Brazil. Here, Fang Lang had already joined the Navy A jungle warfare training base prepared by the Marine Corps.
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Because Marshal Moraes, the former Defense Minister, took the initiative to promise the existence of the Northern Mining Company, a joint venture between Fangyuan Group and the local government, nearby.
Transportation has become very convenient, and supplies are also very convenient.
Fang Lang originally chose to place the jungle warfare training base here to facilitate the protection of the bauxite mining safety of the Northern Mining Company.
Therefore, the distance between the jungle warfare training base and the mining company is less than half an hour.
When five battalions of Marines marched into the seemingly crude jungle warfare training base, the workers of the mining company raised eyebrows.
This is said to be a jungle warfare training base, but in fact it is just a simple field camp, except for a few small wooden barracks used as canteens and medical rooms, as well as public toilets and showers.
The others are all field tents. Even Fang Lang, the major general commander, only has a separate field tent.
Fortunately, these tents are all sturdy military canvas tents that can provide shelter from wind and rain, but mosquito harassment and harsh living conditions are certainly inevitable.
This was also a field camp deliberately created by Fang Lang to be as close to actual combat as possible.
