Just when Fang Lang took time to train the first special forces unit, the army's campaign to suppress the rebels in the jungles of the northwest had already fallen into an endless and long-term confrontation.
Just as Fang Lang and General Crook expected, despite the army's best efforts, the Eddie Brothers rebels were trapped in the jungle and unable to move.
But that was all. Although the entire rebel army fell into a temporary predicament because of the siege, they soon gradually adapted to this state.
Although, the hearts of the soldiers under his command were unstable, and several soldiers surrendered voluntarily. But the Eddie brothers soon took coercive measures and began to restrict the freedom of their soldiers.
In this case, there are actually huge conflicts and hidden dangers within the rebels. It only takes a little more time to slowly disintegrate the rebels.
Unfortunately, what the government forces lack is precisely time.
Whether it is the presidential palace or the Ministry of National Defense, there are at least two urging messages every day, but the commander of the government forces, Major General Walter Wesker, is a mature and prudent general.
He did not choose to rush ahead because of the urging of his superiors. Instead, he steadily further reduced the rebels' living space.
Especially when the high-speed patrol boats produced by Fangyuan Shipyard were transported to the front line, the government forces' control of the waterways was obviously further strengthened.
For this reason, the Eddie Brothers rebels had to ask for help from their supporters. Under this situation, some domestic tabloids began to slowly report news about the slow progress of the war in the northwest.
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The Labor Party's mouthpiece "Worker" even began to criticize the current Brazilian government, saying that the emergence of anti-government armed forces during the current government's administration is a sign of the government's incompetence and failure, and it should step down as soon as possible.
At the same time, he said with arrogance that such a long-term military operation wasted a large amount of military expenditures and was simply squandering government tax revenue. But even so, there is nothing that can be done with a small anti-government armed force.
All in all, it tells everyone that the current Brazilian government is an incompetent government.
A small number of members of Congress even proposed to cancel the siege and engage in peace talks with the rebels.
This put great pressure on President Dutra, and he had to increase his efforts to promote progress on the front line.
But Major General Walter Wesker was not willing to let his military deployment be affected by politics, and still implemented his encirclement and suppression plan step by step.
After this situation lasted for a week, President Dutra finally couldn't bear it and proposed the idea of replacing frontline commanders to the Minister of Defense.
However, the Minister of Defense, Marshal Moraes, is also a battle-hardened veteran, and he knows very well that the tactics adopted by Major General Walter Wesker are actually the most appropriate tactics.
He had to intercede for Major General Walter Wesker. In fact, President Dutra was also the Minister of the Army, and he knew very well that this tactic was the most stable.
But now he is no longer the Minister of Army, but the President of Brazil. He can no longer consider the issue purely from a military perspective, but also needs to consider the political impact.
Therefore, he had to issue an ultimatum to the Ministry of Defense.
In this case, General Crook took a special seaplane and appeared directly over the Marine Corps jungle warfare training base where Fang Lang was located.
Through the porthole of the plane, General Crook saw this simple military camp in the Amazon jungle from a distance. The camp was almost entirely composed of field tents, and it looked a bit shabby.
Parked in the open space in the middle were ten small aircraft painted in brand new military green, resembling single-eyed dragonflies. General Crook could tell with just one glance that these were probably the helicopters purchased separately by Fang Lang and the others.
However, he was a little unclear about the function of this new helicopter.
At this time, Fang Lang was studying with a group of Marine Corps officers how to use a brand new helicopter in combat.
"Boss, do you mean to let the soldiers of the special operations research team take this small plane directly to approach the enemy's jungle camp? Isn't this too dangerous?"
Duarte also looked in disbelief after hearing Fang Lang's plan.
Since the last exercise, he had slowly begun to understand what special operations was all about, but now Fang Lang's unbridled ideas almost shocked his jaw!
But Fang Lang didn't look at the surprised Duarte, but looked at Zhuang Xintian opposite him.
Zhuang Xintian also did not show any expression of surprise. Instead, he answered seriously with an indifferent expression:
"What the boss means is that this small plane can carry a weight of 400 kilograms. Then each plane can carry one fully armed soldier on each side. Ten helicopters can carry twenty people at a time, which is almost the manpower of two squads. .
I think it’s okay. We can try to practice it a few times in the early stage. "
Hearing this, Fang Lang nodded with satisfaction. This spirit of daring to try is very worthy of recognition. As for whether this tactic was appropriate, Fang Lang was not worried at all. After all, this method of transporting troops was too common in later generations.
It's just that later generations have professional general-purpose helicopters or transport helicopters for transportation, but now only early-stage helicopters such as the Bell 47 can be used for transportation using external plug-ins.
Think about the transport aircraft of later generations, which can transport people directly by hanging them on ropes, so there should be no big problem in trying this now.
However, he certainly couldn't make fun of the lives of the special forces soldiers who had finally been trained with difficulty. After touching his chin, he slowly said:
"There is no problem in using helicopters for transportation, but it may be that they have to be hung outside the cabin, which makes the soldiers a little uncomfortable. The problem we need to focus on now is how to land.
After all, there is no suitable landing site in the dense jungle. My idea is that after the helicopter hovers, the soldiers will rappel. But this requires soldiers to have enough courage and undergo rigorous training.
Do you have confidence? "
Upon hearing this, Zhuang Xintian stood at attention and saluted without hesitation:
"Don't worry, boss, we exist to complete impossible tasks."
Duarte on the side couldn't understand why Zhuang Xintian had changed so much. This was very different from the Zhuang Xintian he knew before. Could this naval special tactics research group really change a person?
At this moment, he couldn't help but start to have a strong interest in this team.
Just as several people were discussing how to use helicopters for infiltration operations, an officer quickly came outside the tent and reported loudly:
"Report, Secretary of the Navy General Clark's plane is preparing to land."
When Fang Lang heard this, he quickly stood up and looked at the crowd and said:
"Everyone, please come with me to greet His Excellency the General. We will discuss other matters next time."
Everyone quickly stood up and took orders.
Because there was no airport nearby, General Crook took a seaplane and had to land in the river. But Fang Lang's jungle warfare training base on the north bank of the Amazon River is not entirely close to the Amazon River.
It is located not far from a tributary on the north bank of the Amazon River. This is because the Amazon River is Brazil's main inland river, with busy shipping and numerous ships, and military bases often require a certain degree of confidentiality.
Therefore, the base is not built next to the river, but it is less than three miles away from the tributaries of the Amazon River in a straight line. This tributary is not a shipping route, so it has a certain degree of concealment.
The location of the base is only connected to the Northern Mining Company on land by a relatively muddy dirt road.
A small dock was also built on the riverside of the tributary to facilitate the daily supply of the base.
At this time, General Crook's seaplane landed at this pier.
When General Crook stepped off the plane accompanied by several officers, Fang Lang had already led a group of Marine Corps officers to greet him.
Seeing a group of officers lining up to greet them at the pier, General Crook stopped to shake hands with them and talk cordially.
After the greetings were over, Fang Lang accompanied him to visit this crude and rough field camp.
"Fang, your camp looks a bit crude!"
General Crook whispered to Fang Lang next to him with some confusion.
Fang Lang had already expected this. After all, the Brazilian Navy has the shadow of the Portuguese Navy, and these European navies have some of the degenerate attributes of aristocratic armies.
I always feel a little superior, looking down on mud legs.
And this camp, which was obviously set up for jungle field training, was really unsightly in the eyes of the noble officers.
"Your Majesty General, ours is not a permanent camp, it is just a training camp for jungle warfare. All construction standards are based on field needs.
You see, this is actually just a campsite, and the training ground is in the surrounding dense virgin jungle.
Such a camp environment helps soldiers quickly adapt to the harsh jungle environment. "
Hearing this, General Crook nodded and said:
"No wonder you can't see the training ground or the soldiers."
Fang Lang smiled and said:
"Your Excellency General, at this time the soldiers are conducting survival training in the jungle, so there are indeed not many people in the camp."
After speaking, he raised his wrist, looked at the watch on his hand and said:
"It is now ten o'clock in the morning, and there are still about eight hours before the soldiers will return to camp one after another. If you want to review the training results, you may have to wait until tomorrow."
When General Crook heard this, he waved his hand casually and said:
"There is no need for a review. I believe in your ability to train troops. I came here this time because I have other matters that I want to talk to you about alone."
Fang Lang was stunned and quickly said:
"If you have anything to say, just say hello and I'll come find you. Why do you have to go there in person?"
Although the two have a close relationship, as subordinates, you still need to understand the most basic etiquette between superiors and subordinates. If a superior comes to you for something, of course the subordinate needs to go up and report it. How can a superior come down to find a subordinate in person?
This is a basic official rule.
General Crook obviously didn't care about these official rules at this time. He waved his hand casually and said:
"Let's talk in your office!"
Hearing this, Fang Lang could only nod his head and led General Crook to his camp. It is said to be an office, but it is actually an ordinary tent with a simple camp bed, a mosquito net, a set of desks and chairs, and a larger information cabinet.
The ground is smoothed with cement, making it the tent with the best environment in the entire military camp.
After General Crook saw it, he frowned unconsciously and said:
"Fang, as a dignified general, you feel a little aggrieved to live in such an environment."
Fang Lang just smiled slightly and said:
"Your Excellency General, although I am a general, we are all soldiers. We all live in such a simple tent. It makes no sense for me to live in a spacious brick house by myself, right?"
When General Crook heard this, he took a deep look at Fang Lang and said:
"Fang, you are an excellent soldier, that's why I like you.
I understand what you mean, so be it! Next year you resubmit a training camp construction plan, apply for more construction funds, and build this camp into a modern military camp with all brick buildings. "
What's the meaning? Is there any misunderstanding here? I don’t mean to ask for military expenses!
I just think that since it is a training place, of course it should be as close to the actual combat environment as possible! well! Forget it, since the generals said they would give money for major repairs, then let’s do major repairs! What can i say?
