In response to Colonel Malik's question, Fang Lang thought about it and shook his head:
"Colonel, I have never fought against the short Japanese child soldiers. The Japanese are not tall, and adults look like children no matter where they stand. I really can't tell them apart."
Colonel Malik laughed out loud:
"Fang, you are such a humorous guy. I kind of enjoy chatting with you. Well, since you haven't dealt with it before, have someone bring them to me. We'll handle it."
This was originally Fang Lang's plan. If these were a group of Japanese prisoners, especially those who had been to the country, you, Malik, would have shot them if you dared to say so.
Then don't even think about taking back this order, it will be carried out thoroughly. Fang Lang just wanted to try out whether the 12.7mm caliber machine gun really has the effect shown in Schwarzenegger's movies.
"No problem, Mr. Colonel. We can settle down today. What is our mission?"
After discussing the issue of how to deal with the rebels, Fang Lang began to inquire about the next task arrangements.
"The main task of the occupation army now is to maintain local security and order. Today, you have just arrived, so take a rest first.
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I will arrange two Japanese translators for you tomorrow, and you will patrol with us then."
When Malik heard Fang Lang take the initiative to share the task, he was very happy and spoke directly.
Fang Lang had anticipated this. This kind of patrol mission was exactly what Fang Lang needed. He urgently needed to familiarize himself with the situation in Osaka. And the two targets in his mind also needed to be investigated on the spot before they could be taken action.
Japan is currently in its most chaotic period, and many things must be completed during this time.
Otherwise, it would be inconvenient when MacArthur accepted Japan's request in October, lifted military control, and indirectly ruled Japan through the Japanese emperor and government.
So, strictly speaking, Fang Lang only has one month to execute his plan.
"No problem, but Mr. Colonel, we are the Marines. We don't have any mechanized equipment and even lack transportation. We may need your help to solve this problem."
Some things are just a matter of giving each other face. Since you are ordering others to patrol, of course they have to be equipped with relevant vehicles.
The U.S. troops who had just occupied Japan also seized a large number of vehicles from the Japanese, so Colonel Malik said without hesitation:
"No problem. We have a lot of captured Japanese Type 95 4WD reconnaissance vehicles parked in our warehouse. You can come and drive them away anytime."
This so-called Type 95 four-wheel drive reconnaissance vehicle is actually a Japanese army jeep. About 4,800 units were produced during the war. Not many were used in China, and they were mainly used in the Southeast Asian and Pacific battlefields.
Fang Lang didn't have high requirements for this, he just wanted to open it.
So he nodded without any hesitation:
"Thank you for your support. I'll have the soldiers come and claim it when I get back.
Once you have determined the specific patrol area, please inform me and I will arrange for the soldiers to carry it out."
In this way, the two quickly reached an agreement and shook hands and said goodbye!
After returning to the base, Fang Lang arranged for personnel to send all the captured people to the US military base.
They also drove back more than 30 patrol cars, more than 30 trucks, and a Nissan 70-type sedan belonging to a senior Japanese officer.
According to the soldiers who returned, the car was a gift from Colonel Malik to Fang Lang.
To be honest, Fang Lang looked down upon Japanese vehicles.
However, they are very interested in the equipment and technology for producing automobiles.
After the war, he also planned to set up an automobile manufacturing plant in Brazil, but he had already set his sights on introducing automobile manufacturing technology from the United States and Germany.
Because Brazil is mostly plateau terrain, the transportation environment is poor.
Fang Lang hopes to develop an off-road vehicle suitable for Brazil's national conditions, and the best off-road vehicle of this era is of course the Willys Jeep!
The Willys Jeep is basically the ancestor of modern off-road vehicles, and almost all off-road vehicles in later generations were developed based on the Willys Jeep.
Of course, in order to develop the economy, trucks are also a key model. However, the load capacity of Japanese trucks is only about 1.5 tons, which is not enough compared to the maximum load capacity of American and German trucks, which reaches 6.5 tons.
This is also the reason why Fang Lang doesn't think much of Japanese vehicles. Since they will be imported anyway, why not let his starting point be higher?
Don’t be fooled by the fact that modern Japanese cars are so awesome. Japanese cars during World War II were rubbish.
That night, Fang Lang gathered all Marine Corps officers above the platoon level for a meeting.
In the spacious classroom, under the dim light, Fang Lang hung a detailed map of Osaka city provided by the Allies on the school's blackboard.
"Gentlemen, from now on we will begin our military mission in Japan as an occupation force.
Recently I have heard many people express their incomprehension of our coming to the Pacific to fight in the war, and they want to return home like their brothers in Europe.
I understand everyone's expectations, and I want to go home, but we are here to build a strong Brazilian navy.
Without our contributions in the Pacific battlefield, the Americans would not easily agree to let us have powerful warships.
Please believe me, I promise to let everyone go home together by the end of October at the latest.
But since we have come to Japan, I will not let you go home with nothing.
Starting tomorrow we will go out in batches to perform patrol missions. During the patrol missions, I hope everyone can be more fierce and tough.
Today is September 7th, and I don't care what method you use. I need you to clear two roads for me by September 23rd, this one and this one."
As he spoke, he painted the two roads red with a red pencil.
Everyone listened to Fang Lang's words attentively. Some people even wanted to take out a pen to take notes, but Fang Lang stopped them.
"This operation is top secret. No records are allowed. This map will also be destroyed after tonight. Do you understand?"
Everyone was shocked and responded in unison:
"Understood, sir!"
Fang Lang looked at all the officers present with a cold and serious expression.
"In order to increase everyone's enthusiasm, I can clearly tell you here that the Military Law Department will be on vacation for this month.
Any actions you take outside this military camp while on duty in Japan will not be held accountable after you return to Brazil.
I have only one request, that is, the 200-meter area on both sides of these two roads must be completely cleared, and no residents or non-members should be present. Do you understand?"
The officers below did not react immediately, only a few sporadic "I understand".
Soon, low voices began to be heard from below, and after a while someone finally spoke hesitantly:
"Sir, what if the soldiers killed innocent civilians out there?"
After hearing what the officer said, Fang Lang smiled and said:
"Are you sure he's a civilian?"
Seeing that the officer still didn't understand, a man standing next to him couldn't stand it anymore and kicked him and said:
"You wouldn't say he's a rebel?"
Everyone suddenly understood and looked as if they had realized what was going on.
Someone else wanted to stand up and ask again, but Fang Lang waved his hand to stop him. Some things can only be understood but not expressed in words.
If someone still doesn't understand after hearing this, it only means that this guy is a fool and is doomed to have no future.
"Let me ask again, do you understand my mission requirements?"
Now everyone responded without hesitation:
"Understood, sir!"
Next, Fang Lang began to use the map to divide the two roads into sections and assign them to different teams.
The meeting ended when all officers were clear about the areas they were responsible for.
Although everyone was full of doubts, Fang Lang would not answer their questions, and even this meeting would not produce any meeting documents.
Even if someone asked, Fang Lang would not admit that he had issued such an order.
As for why Fang Lang wanted to clear these two roads, he certainly had his own reasons.
What the officers could not understand the most was that Fang Lang said he would choose to ignore the soldiers' violations of military discipline outside the barracks.
Doesn’t Fang Lang understand the consequences of doing this?
Fang Lang was of course well aware of the consequences of issuing such an order.
Perhaps many people would think that Fang Lang’s purpose was to retaliate against what the Japanese soldiers did in his hometown.
In fact, this is just one of the reasons.
Another reason is that Fang Lang needs to clear these two roads. If the soldiers are not released, they will be constrained and there may be hidden dangers.
The most important reason is that Fang Lang needs to make the Japanese hate the Brazilians and hate Brazil.
Reducing the historical situation of a large number of Japanese immigrants settling in Brazil after the war is part of Fanglang's population strategy.
Of course, this alone is definitely not enough, but it is just a small trick. Fang Lang has other tricks up his sleeve to make all of Japan hate Brazil.
After the meeting, Fang Lang directly burned the marked map and hung up a new one, as if nothing had happened.
Over the next few days, things began to develop as Fang Lang had expected.
First, there were cases where Japanese people said that Brazilian soldiers raped Japanese women.
When the matter was reported to Fang Lang, the soldiers were still quite nervous, fearing that Fang Lang would shoot them.
Fang Lang also very seriously promised the Japanese people in person that he would catch the real culprit and punish him severely.
As a result, the soldiers of the guard platoon spread the news that Fang Lang returned to the office and, without even looking at the evidence provided by the Japanese, directly threw it to the kitchen team to use as fuel.
This news was like pouring a bucket of gasoline on a burning fire.
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