In addition to camouflage uniforms and weapons and equipment, there is actually another very important piece of equipment, that is, military boots.

Because the roads in the humid and hot environment of the Amazon jungle are very muddy, it is very important to have a pair of suitable military boots if you want to fight in the jungle.

You know, if you don’t have a pair of suitable boots during a long march in the jungle, your feet can be ruined.

According to the information Fang Lang has currently, no country has a professional jungle combat boot.

Fang Lang of later generations liked to wear Martin boots the most, and he also had some understanding of various combat boots of later generations. At least in his opinion, it should not be difficult to design a professional jungle combat boot.

If the manufacturing is successful, we might be able to do business with the Americans. After all, the Americans suffered a lot during the Vietnam War.

What Fang Lang knew most clearly was that the Vietnamese liked to set bamboo stick traps in the jungle. Once the American soldiers stepped on them, they basically lost the ability to move. It was not until they suffered countless losses that the Americans began to design special jungle combat boots with steel plates on the soles.

And now his Marines, when they come ashore from the sea, both of their shoes will be filled with sea water, making it very inconvenient for them to move.

This is because the shoes do not have drainage holes. According to the experience Fang Lang brought back in later generations, later military boots would have two drainage holes on the inside of the shoes to drain the water out of the shoes.

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In order to prevent sand and gravel from entering the shoes through the drainage holes, filters are installed on the drainage holes.

In addition to the above, a pair of real jungle combat boots also has to solve a very important problem, that is, the problem of mud on the soles. Once the soles are stuck with mud, it will increase the weight of the shoes, which is definitely a disaster for long-distance marches.

This problem troubled the armies of various countries for a long time until the emergence of a Panama sole, which solved the problem.

When the Panama sole is not worn, only the edge of the shoe touches the ground while the center of the sole is suspended in the air. Mud is not easy to stick to the sole, which greatly increases the comfort of the shoe in the mud of the jungle.

After knowing these basics, it becomes very simple to make a pair of professional jungle boots. As one of the main rubber producing areas, Brazil's production cost will be lower than other regions.

In addition, by applying for patents for these manufacturing technologies, perhaps in the future, relying solely on such military boot manufacturing technology, we can become one of NATO's equipment suppliers. This is a big business.

More importantly, with these professional jungle warfare equipment, the combat effectiveness of the troops under his command will be greatly improved.

Coupled with rigorous training, research on appropriate tactics, and a long period of actual combat, perhaps the Navy Special Tactics Research Team under his command will be able to become the world's best jungle warfare special forces.

Thinking of this, Fang Lang couldn't help but get excited.

After everyone had finished laughing, Fang Lang spoke again:

“I am not optimistic about this encirclement and suppression operation. Brother Eddie obviously has a grasp of the movements of the border guards, but we are not clear about the situation of this anti-government army. This one-way transparent battlefield situation will make them very passive.

Sirio, you must find a way to let our intelligence agents find out the specific situation of the enemy, how many people are there, who are the main leaders, what are the weapons and equipment, where is the lair, all these situations must be investigated clearly.

We can’t rush into battle like the border guards did this time, or we might end up in a big disaster.”

Upon hearing this, Sirio Regis nodded and said:

"We sent people to infiltrate Bittenkot, but the war broke out before they reached their destination. They were stranded in Manguari.

We also confirmed the news of the Eddie brothers' sudden attack on Manguari through their radio station.

If brother Eddie can recruit soldiers in Manguari this time, our people will have a chance to infiltrate.

I think we will soon be able to get intelligence on the rebel group led by Brother Eddie."

Fang Lang heard this and nodded with satisfaction:

"That's good. As long as we have accurate intelligence about the enemy, it will be much easier to destroy them.

Tell the brothers who have infiltrated to pay attention to safety and not to contact frequently unless necessary to avoid the risk of exposure. "

"Please rest assured, sir. They are all professionally trained agents and will not be easily discovered to be abnormal."

Cirio Recchi was very confident about this.

Fang Lang frowned unconsciously when he heard this, but didn't say much. After all, there is no harm in having his subordinates be more confident, which is always better than having low self-esteem!

He nodded and said to De La Torre:

“We don’t need to join the battle now, but if the battle goes badly and drags on for too long, I will ask Marshal Morais for help. After all, this is a rare opportunity to engage in actual jungle warfare.

Therefore, we must speed up the training of the Marine Corps and the recruitment of Amazon jungle hunters. We should strive to complete the training of personnel as soon as possible so that we can always have our personnel ready to go.”

De La Torre stood at attention and saluted solemnly:

"Yes, Boss! I will start implementing your ideas as soon as I get back. I will try to make our Marines capable of jungle combat in the shortest possible time."

“I will apply to the Ministry of Defense to build a jungle warfare training base dedicated to the Marine Corps in the Amazon jungle.

When the time comes, the Marines will be sent to the real Amazon jungle to adapt to real jungle life.

Therefore, you must hurry up and recruit excellent jungle hunters."

Fang Lang had this idea in mind for a long time. When he first established the military contracting company, he was already considering where to build a jungle warfare training camp.

His target was near the bauxite mine in Orihimina, Pará State, which was originally given to him by Marshal Moraes.

Placing the training base here not only allows the soldiers to enter the Amazon jungle and receive real Amazon jungle baptism, but also allows the soldiers to protect the safety of the bauxite mines.

After all, there is a military training base nearby, and no one should be so blind as to destroy it!

Moreover, placing the base nearby can reduce the logistical pressure. You know, there are quite a few people in a mine, and where there are people, it will naturally develop quickly, and then many daily necessities can be purchased locally.

“Yes, Boss! We have already started recruiting experienced jungle hunters from the tribes in the Amazon jungle.

The main problem now is that many people cannot communicate verbally, so we need further screening.”

Fang Lang nodded when he heard this. He knew that deep in the Amazon jungle, there were still many tribes living in a completely primitive state. Some tribes were even cannibals and had very little communication with the outside world, so it was normal for there to be language barriers.

“Very good, you have to hurry up.

In addition, Brother Eddie's tactical thinking this time is very worth studying. This is a typical guerrilla warfare idea, which shows that there are capable people in the opponent's team. I hope you can organize your staff to study this new idea carefully."

It was obviously the first time that De La Torre heard of the concept of guerrilla warfare. He looked at Fang Lang with some doubt and said:

"Guerrilla warfare? What kind of tactics is this? Why don't I seem to have heard of it?"

Fang Lang smiled and said with a hint of pride:

"It's normal that you haven't heard of it. This is a tactical idea proposed by a great man in my hometown that can defeat the strong with the weak. Now in the war in my hometown, many generals have mastered this tactic.

This gentleman summarized the guerrilla tactics into 16 words: [When the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy stays, we harass; when the enemy tires, we attack; when the enemy retreats, we pursue].

Look at the way Brother Eddie voluntarily gave up Bittenkot this time. Doesn't it mean that if we advance, he will retreat? He also occupied the logistics base of the border guards, replenished supplies, and eliminated the remaining troops of the border guards.

Although I don’t know how strong the Eddie brothers are now, if they repeat this a few times, the border guards will be slowly eaten away by them.”

As a soldier from the navy, although De La Torre has no combat experience in the army, but with his current status being promoted to chief of staff, he is forced to start learning some strategies and tactics.

When Fang Lang casually said this guerrilla warfare strategy, he didn't quite understand it at first. But when Fang Lang used the action of the Eddie brothers' rebels abandoning the town of Bittenkot as an analogy, he immediately understood the subtlety of this tactic.

After thinking carefully for a while, he said:

"This is truly a genius tactic, and it is most suitable for the weak to defeat the strong.

Fortunately, Brother Eddie's men only know the basics and used the strategy of retreating when the enemy advances, but they don't know the follow-up tactics, otherwise this regiment of the border guards would be in danger. "

Fang Lang didn't expect that De La Torre could understand the guerrilla tactics he mentioned so quickly. It seems that he has made rapid progress after becoming the chief of staff!

He smiled and nodded:

“This guerrilla tactic has not spread yet, and it is already very remarkable that someone in Brother Eddie’s rebel team could think of this tactic.

You have to know that in the nearly 5,000 years of history of my hometown, wars have almost never stopped, so many tactical ideas and many military strategies have been formed.

This guerrilla warfare is just one of them. There are many more, such as "The Art of War", "Thirty-Six Strategies", "Wei Liaozi", "Six Secret Teachings" and so on.

If there really is someone in the guerrillas who has learned the military tactics of my hometown, then this team will be difficult to deal with."

De La Torre, who was working hard to improve himself, didn't pay attention to anything else. However, when he heard the series of military books Fang Lang mentioned, his eyes lit up and he looked at Fang Lang eagerly and said:

"Boss, where are all these military books you mentioned? Can I learn them?"

Even Sirio Recchi, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but speak up:

"Boss, I want to learn too!"

Seeing this, Fang Lang smiled slightly, and with a little embarrassment, he began to smuggle his own private goods and said:

“It’s not easy to learn these military books. You must first learn Chinese, because many of these military books existed thousands of years ago, and people at that time often described things very concisely.

Many of the Thirty-Six Strategies are expressed by just one idiom.

For example, we use the strategy of luring the tiger away from the mountain very often. However, when you hear this idiom, if you don’t understand the Chinese language and culture, you will not be able to understand that this is actually a strategy.

Therefore, if you want to learn these tactics, you must have a rich understanding of Chinese culture. Otherwise, you won’t understand many things at all.”

Obviously, Fang Lang is taking the opportunity to expand the influence of Chinese culture and make his subordinates recognize Chinese culture.

For De La Torre, this kind of advanced military tactics, strategy and tactics is exactly what he urgently needs to learn.

So, no matter how difficult it was, he was eager to learn.

Therefore, he asked without hesitation:

"Boss, where should I go to learn this knowledge?"

Seeing that De La Torre was determined and really determined to learn this knowledge, Fang Lang certainly would not stop him. After all, he was his chief of staff. The more military knowledge he possessed, the more helpful it would be to him.

He lowered his head and thought for a while before saying:

“In terms of Chinese culture, maybe I can invest in building a school in Natal. After all, there are many Chinese people in Natal now, and these people also have children who need to go to school. Then I can open a Chinese training class for adults there.

If you want to learn Chinese, you can study in this school.

Or, you can also find some tutors from among the Chinese outside to teach you individually."

Hearing that Fang Lang was going to build a school in Natal because they wanted to learn Chinese, De La Torre felt a little embarrassed and quickly said:

"The investment in building a school is really too huge. It's a waste to set up a school just for our idea. I think I should just hire a Chinese tutor myself!"

This is less costly.”

Fang Lang glared at the other person unhappily and said:

"What are you thinking! Do you think this school was built just for you?

Don't forget that there are many Chinese immigrants in Natal now, and it is only natural to build a Chinese school for them locally.

If you want to learn, at most you can get an adult training class at school."

De La Torre touched his nose embarrassedly, and understood what Fang Lang meant. This school was not built just for them, so he didn't care.

He even sends his own children to this school so that they can be exposed to Chinese language and culture earlier than himself.

On the side, Sirio Recchi was a little confused. He didn't expect that in order to learn the art of war, he also had to learn Chinese culture. This was too complicated for him. After all, in his opinion, he was just an intelligence officer who didn't need to lead troops to fight, so he didn't need to know much about the art of war.

So, be prepared to give up.

Fang Lang had already noticed the change in Sirio Recchi's expression, and knew that he must be backing down. Without waiting for him to speak, he continued:

"In fact, our Chinese ancestors noticed the importance of intelligence work very early on. Therefore, intelligence personnel appeared thousands of years ago and they were called spies.

These spies are divided into many categories, including "yinjian", which is to use ordinary people from the enemy country as spies;

There are also "neijian", which is to use the enemy's officials as our spies;

There is also "counter-espionage", which is to use the enemy's spies to do spy work for us, also known as Infernal Affairs;

There are also "dead spies", which are spies who sneak into the enemy camp and deliberately pass false information to the enemy. If they are discovered, they will not survive:

Finally, there is the “shengjian”, which refers to spies who can come back alive to report on the enemy’s situation.

As for how to use spies, our ancestors also had many strategies, such as counter-espionage, beauty trap, self-torture trap, etc. "