Reborn Brazil as a Plutocrat

Chapter 498 Prediction

Author: Durian Shield

Chapter 498 Prediction

Since the Secretary of the Navy wants to give him more military spending, of course he will not refuse.

But he soon realized something was wrong. General Crook was so proactive. It seemed like something had happened! No wonder the other party suddenly visited this jungle warfare training camp.

Fang Lang knew very well that the thing that could make General Crook come to him personally at this time must be the matter of annihilating the Eddie brothers' rebels.

Fang Lang understands the current situation very well, and is not resistant to taking action now. At least the special tactics research team under his command has indeed initially acquired the capability of jungle special operations.

Coupled with the intelligence personnel from the Second Section of the Logistics Department who had previously infiltrated the Eddie brothers' anti-government forces, Fang Lang was now able to clearly grasp the opponent's movements and achieve targeted targets.

This is an advantage that the current army does not have.

Of course, these are all Fang Lang's thoughts, and he will not take the initiative to raise them with General Crook.

"Thank you, General, for your concern for us. We will definitely train more seriously and give you the best results to repay you! We will definitely live up to your expectations."

General Crook heard this, smiled and patted Fang Lang on the shoulder, dragged a stool to Fang Lang's tent and sat down. He motioned for Fang Lang to sit on another stool and said:

"Fang, I think you should know the purpose of my coming here today. Do you think the time is ripe now?"

Fang Lang smiled and took out two cigars from the desk in his tent, handed one of them to General Crook, waited until the other party took it, and then sat on the stool.

While putting the cigar under his nose and gently smelling the aroma of the cigar, he smiled and said to General Crook:

"General, are you referring to the ultimatum issued by the President to the Ministry of National Defense?"

General Crook took the cigar from Fang Lang's hand, put it under his nose and sniffed lightly. A slightly intoxicated smile appeared on his face unconsciously, and he nodded slightly, confirming Fang Lang's question.

Fang Lang took out a cigar cutter from the cigar box, put it on the desk, pushed it in front of General Crook, and took out a "Zhibo" lighter from his pocket and placed it in front of General Crook.

"I don't know what your Excellency, the general, means by waiting for the army's action to fail before we take action.

Or do you want to take action directly before the army?"

Looking up at Fang Lang, General Crook said with a smile on his face:

"This is why I came to you. According to the thinking of most people in the Naval Staff, they want to wait until the army operation fails before we take action.

The problem now is that no one can be sure whether the Army's operation will succeed or fail.

If the Army fails and we take action, how sure are we of success?

If the Army succeeds, then all our efforts will be in vain.

Therefore, I am somewhat undecided as to whether I should apply directly to the Ministry of National Defense now and have your Marine Corps send troops directly."

As soon as he heard General Crook's words, Fang Lang somewhat understood what he was thinking.

He said that the idea of ​​most people in the Naval Staff was to wait until the Army failed before requesting a war from the Ministry of Defense. In this way, once the Marine Corps successfully wiped out the rebels, it would not only prove the Marine Corps' combat effectiveness.

Greater benefits can also be obtained.

But he obviously belonged to a minority, so he finally said that he was undecided whether the doctrine should directly ask the Ministry of Defense for war. He did not say whether he should wait for the results of the Army's action.

Fang Lang smiled and did not directly answer General Crook's words. Instead, he asked:

"Your Excellency, the General, thinks that if Major General Walter Wesker was sure that he could directly send troops to wipe out the Eddie brothers' rebels, would he wait until now and adopt this kind of siege tactic for stability?"

General Crook, who was holding a cigar cutter to cut the end of his cigar, heard this. His hand movements stopped and he looked up at Fang Lang and said:

"You mean the Army will fail?"

Fang Lang looked at General Crook for a while, then smiled and said:

"You also said that there are people behind the Eddie brothers. This series of circumstances can only show that the people behind the Eddie brothers have put a lot of political pressure on the president.

The hard-pressed President had no choice but to force the Department of Defense to disrupt the original plan and adopt more radical tactics.

This just shows that the original tactics of the Ministry of National Defense are not wrong, and have forced the enemy to use political means to disrupt the rhythm of the Ministry of National Defense.

In this case, what is the enemy’s purpose in choosing to force the National Defense Forces to directly go to war?”

General Crook heard this and nodded thoughtfully:

"What you mean is that the rebels are not afraid of direct war, but are afraid of the IDF's cage tactics.

Therefore, the current situation is that the people behind the rebels are using political means to force the National Defense Forces to abandon correct tactics and bring the battlefield rhythm in a direction beneficial to the rebels.

So if the rebels are so confident, can they defeat the National Defense Forces in the jungle?"

Fang Lang took the cigar cutter that General Crook had used up, looked up at General Crook's expression, and then slowly lowered his head to trim the cigar in his hand.

He said lightly:

"Why did the rebels defeat the Wehrmacht!

As long as the National Defense Forces abandon the cage tactics, won't the rebels have a chance to break out of the encirclement?"

At this moment, General Crook suddenly understood and looked at Fang Lang in shock, saying in disbelief:

"So, the people behind this are trying to create opportunities for the rebels to break out of the encirclement."

Then he said angrily:

"This damn bastard is really unscrupulous for his own political interests!"

Fang Lang felt the same for General Crook's anger, but had no choice but to say that war was a continuation of politics, but as a soldier, he really hated this kind of political struggle.

But his current status also determines that he must inevitably participate in the political struggle that he hates very much.

Lighting the trimmed cigar in his hand, Fang Lang did not rush to smoke this time. Instead, he took out an ashtray, placed it on the table, and pushed it in front of General Crook.

General Crook is also a veteran who has been through many battles. He is not so easily affected by political struggles. His current behavior may be more of a concern that things are beginning to develop in an uncontrollable direction.

General Crook, who quickly calmed down, seemed to have thought of something, and said somewhat dejectedly:

"In that case, is it necessary for our navy to get involved?"

Hearing this, Fang Lang looked up in surprise and looked at General Crook in front of him. In his impression, the other party was not a person who would give up easily!

Noticing Fang Lang's expression, General Crook shrugged helplessly and said:

"We foolishly jumped in when someone was obviously causing trouble. Aren't we making ourselves uncomfortable?"

At this moment, Fang Lang still didn't understand what the other party meant.

This is because we don’t want to be treated as a victim of political struggle like the Army!

For a moment, the room fell into an eerie silence. Fang Lang was not in a hurry to express his opinion. Instead, he brought the cigar to his mouth and took a deep breath, feeling the aroma of the cigar dissipate between his lips and teeth.

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On the other hand, I started to think about myself.

General Crook behaved in the same way as Fang Lang, so soon the room began to fill with smoke.

After a while, Fang Lang seemed to have thought of something and said:

"Does the Army have any intention of asking the Air Force for assistance?"

General Crook was stunned by this question. He glanced at Fang Lang with some confusion and said:

"What do you mean? Didn't the Army let the Air Force's reconnaissance planes help find the enemy's whereabouts?"

"I mean, after the Army is forced to take action this time, is there any plan to ask for help from the Air Force?"

Fang Lang quickly expressed his meaning clearly.

General Crook thought for a while and then said:

"As far as I know now, only two reconnaissance aircraft have been seconded by the Army."

Hearing this, Fang Lang said with some confusion:

"Since Major General Walter Wesker understands the use of air force reconnaissance, why not let the air force bombers cooperate with their attack plan?

Although the Amazon jungle may limit some of the power of aerial bombs, it is enough to disorient the enemy and make it impossible to move calmly!"

Only then did General Crook understand what Fang Lang meant, and said with some confusion:

"Does the Air Force have dedicated bombers now?"

Now it was Fang Lang's turn to be dumbfounded. As General Crook said, when the Air Force was established, it was all fighter jets supported by the United States. There were no bombers at all. Although a few were purchased later, the pilots were still training with their naval aviation.

Woolen cloth!

It seemed that I had made a mistake.

But he soon realized that he had bombers in his hands! If he took action, could he directly arrange for bombers to carry out a carpet bombing?

No matter where you are hiding, as long as you can touch the exact location of the opponent, there is nothing to say. A random bombardment and the protection of the jungle will not be able to save your life.

The aerial bomb may also change direction due to contact with trees, or explode over the woods in advance. Such lethality will not be reduced much.

After thinking of this, he quickly asked:

"Your Excellency General, how many aircraft can take off and land at the airport built by the army near their camp?"

This question was obviously beyond the scope of the information that General Crook could understand, so he helplessly spread his hands. Fang Lang understood that the other party did not know the specific situation here.

But the more Fang Lang thought about it, the more he felt his mind broadened. He got up and stood in the tent with some excitement, walking back and forth.

When General Crook saw this, he also understood that Fang Lang already had his own ideas and was starting to perfect them, so it was not convenient to disturb him. He sat aside and smoked his cigar silently, waiting for the results of Fang Lang's thinking.

Thinking that Fang Lang was concerned about the situation of the aircraft, he mentioned bombers again, obviously wanting to use bombers to deal with these rebels.

As an old-fashioned naval officer, he did not have a clear understanding of the air force tactics of the new era. However, he was obviously no stranger to aircraft bombing, and he certainly had no objections to using bombing to eliminate rebels.

He is even happy to see the results. As for the higher cost of bombing, he doesn't care.

After all, this kind of military operation does not burn military expenditures for their navy, but it can train the navy's team. Why not do it?

Fang Lang soon clarified his thoughts and spoke directly to General Crook:

"Your Majesty General, I think we still have a chance, but we must control the rhythm here and not give the other party too much time to react."

When General Crook heard this, a smile naturally appeared on his lips. He couldn't wait to sit up straight, leaned forward slightly, approached Fang Lang and said:

"Oh! What good idea did you come up with? Tell me quickly."

Fang Lang smiled slightly, also moved his body closer to General Crook and said:

"Are you confident that the Department of Defense will approve your application?"

"Of course, if the Army fails to achieve the desired results in time, the Ministry of National Defense will never refuse our request to fight."

General Crook seemed very confident about Fang Lang's problem. It was obvious that he had received some support within the Ministry of Defense. He had even opened some necessary joints.

(End of chapter)