Just when Fang Lang took time out to train the first special forces, the army's operations to suppress the rebels in the northwest jungle had fallen into an endless and prolonged confrontation.
Just as Fang Lang and General Crook had expected, although the army had tried every possible means, the Eddie brothers' rebels were trapped in the jungle and unable to move.
But that was all. Although the entire rebel army was in temporary trouble due to the siege, they soon adapted to this situation.
Although the morale of the soldiers under their command was unstable and several soldiers surrendered voluntarily, the Eddie brothers quickly took coercive measures and began to restrict the freedom of their soldiers.
In this situation, there are actually huge hidden conflicts within the rebels. It only takes a little more time to slowly cause the rebels to disintegrate and collapse.
Unfortunately, what the government forces lack is precisely time.
Both the Presidential Palace and the Ministry of Defense received at least two urging telegrams every day, but the commander of the government forces, Major General Votai Wesker, was a mature and prudent general.
He did not rush into action because of the urging of his superiors, but instead took steady steps to further reduce the rebels' living space.
Especially after the high-speed patrol boats produced by Fangyuan Shipyard were transported to the front line, the government forces' control over the waterways was significantly strengthened.
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For this reason, the Eddie brothers' rebels had to seek help from their supporters behind them. Under such circumstances, some domestic tabloids began to slowly report the news that the war in the northwest was progressing slowly.
The Labor Party's mouthpiece, El Worker, has begun to criticize the current Brazilian government, saying that the emergence of anti-government armed forces during the current government's rule is a reflection of the government's incompetence and failure, and that the government should step down as soon as possible.
At the same time, he also said that such a long-term military operation had wasted a huge amount of military expenditure and was simply squandering the government's tax revenue. However, even so, he was still helpless against a small anti-government armed force.
In short, it tells everyone that the current Brazilian government is an incompetent government.
There were even a small number of members of Congress who suggested canceling the encirclement and suppression operations and holding peace talks with the rebels.
This put President Dutra under tremendous pressure, and he was forced to increase his efforts to urge progress on the front line.
However, Major General Votai Wesker was unwilling to let his military deployment be affected by politics, and he continued to carry out his encirclement and suppression plan step by step.
After this situation lasted for a week, President Dutra finally couldn't stand it anymore and proposed to the Minister of Defense the idea of replacing the front-line commander.
But Defense Minister Marshal Moraes is also a veteran who has been through many battles. He knows very well that the tactics currently adopted by Major General Wotai Wesker are actually the most appropriate tactics.
I have to intercede for Major General Votai Wesker. In fact, President Dutra was also the Minister of the Army, and he knows very well that this tactic is the most stable.
But now he is no longer the Minister of the Army, but the President of Brazil. He can no longer consider issues simply from a military perspective, but also needs to take into account the political impact.
So he had to issue an ultimatum to the Ministry of Defense.
In this situation, General Crook boarded a special seaplane and appeared directly above the Marine Corps jungle warfare training base where Fang Lang was.
Through the window of the plane, General Crook saw from afar this simple military camp located in the Amazon jungle. The camp was almost entirely made up of field tents and looked quite simple and shabby.
Ten brand new small aircraft painted in military green, resembling one-eyed dragonflies, were parked in the open space in the middle. General Crook knew at a glance that these should be the helicopters that Fang Lang and his team had purchased separately.
However, he was somewhat confused as to what this new type of helicopter was used for.
At this time, Fang Lang was studying with a group of Marine Corps officers how to use the new helicopters for 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? Wouldn't that be too dangerous?"
Duarte was also incredulous when he heard Fang Lang's plan.
Ever since the last exercise, he had begun to slowly understand what special operations were all about, but Fang Lang's wild ideas still almost made him drop his jaw!
But Fang Lang did not look at Duarte who was surprised, but turned his gaze to Zhuang Xintian who was opposite him.
Zhuang Xintian also did not show any surprise, but answered calmly and seriously:
"What the boss means is that this small plane can carry 400 kilograms of weight, so each side of the plane can carry a fully armed soldier. Ten helicopters can carry 20 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 more 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 is appropriate, Fang Lang is not worried at all. After all, this way of transporting troops is too common in later generations.
It’s just that in later generations, we have professional general-purpose helicopters or transport helicopters for transportation, but now we can only use early helicopters such as Bell 47 and use external attachments for transportation.
Think about the transport planes of the future, which can simply hang people on ropes for transportation, so such an attempt now should not be a problem.
However, he certainly couldn't joke with the lives of the special forces soldiers he had trained with great difficulty. After touching his chin, he slowly spoke:
"There is no problem with using a helicopter for transportation, but it may be suspended outside the cabin, which may make the soldiers feel uncomfortable. The key issue we need to solve 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 down. But this requires the soldiers to have enough courage and undergo rigorous training.
Do you have faith?
Upon hearing this, Zhuang Xintian stood at attention and saluted without hesitation:
"Please rest assured, boss. We exist to accomplish the impossible."
Duarte on the side couldn't understand why Zhuang Xintian had changed so much. He was very different from the Zhuang Xintian he knew before. Could it be that this Navy Special Tactics Research Group could really change a person?
At this moment he couldn't help but develop a keen 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, Navy Secretary General Clark's plane is preparing to land."
Upon hearing this, Fang Lang quickly stood up, glanced at everyone and said:
"Everyone, come with me to greet His Excellency the General. We will discuss other matters next time."
Everyone quickly stood up and accepted the order.
Because there was no airport nearby, General Crook was riding 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 was not completely close to the Amazon River.
Instead, it is located not far from a tributary on the north bank of the Amazon River. This is because the Amazon River is the main inland river in Brazil, with busy shipping and many ships, and military bases often require a certain degree of confidentiality.
So the base is not built near a river, but it is less than three miles away from a tributary of the Amazon River. This tributary is not a shipping route, so it has a certain degree of concealment.
The base is located at a place connected to the Northern Mining Company only by a muddy dirt road.
A small dock was also built on the riverside of the tributary to facilitate daily supplies to the base.
At this time, the seaplane that General Crook was riding on landed at this dock.
When General Crook got off the plane accompanied by several officers, Fang Lang had already led a group of Marine Corps officers to greet them.
Seeing a group of officers lined up at the dock to greet him, General Crook stopped to shake hands with everyone and had a cordial conversation with them.
After the greetings were over, Fang Lang accompanied him to visit this simple and rough field camp.
"Fang, your camp looks a bit shabby!"
General Crook spoke to Fang Lang beside him in a low voice with some doubt.
Fang Lang had anticipated this. After all, the Brazilian Navy bore the shadow of the Portuguese Navy, and these European navies more or less had some of the corrupt attributes of aristocratic armies.
I always feel like I'm superior to others and look down on ordinary people.
This camp, which was obviously set up for jungle field combat training, was really unsightly in the eyes of the noble officers.
"General, this is not a permanent camp, but a jungle warfare training camp. All construction standards are based on field combat needs.
You see, this is actually just a camping site, and the training ground is located in the surrounding dense primeval jungle.
Such a camp environment is conducive to the soldiers quickly adapting to the harsh jungle environment."
Hearing this, General Crook nodded and said:
“No wonder we can’t see the training grounds or the soldiers.”
Fang Lang smiled and said:
"General, the soldiers are all undergoing survival training in the jungle at this time, so there really aren't many people in the camp."
After saying that, he raised his wrist, looked at the watch on his hand and said:
"It's ten o'clock in the morning now. There are still about eight hours before the soldiers return to the camp. If you want to review the training results, you may have to wait until tomorrow."
Upon hearing this, General Crook waved his hand casually and said:
"No need for the review. I believe in your ability to train soldiers. I came here this time because I want to talk to you alone about something else."
Fang Lang was stunned, and quickly said:
"If you have anything to ask, just let me know and I'll come to you. Why would you bother coming here in person?"
Although the two have a close relationship, as a subordinate, you still have to understand the most basic etiquette between superiors and subordinates. If your superior wants to see you about something, of course the subordinate needs to go up and report. How can a superior come down to see his subordinate in person?
This is the basic rule of officialdom.
General Crook obviously didn't care about these official rules at this time, and waved his hand casually:
"Let's go to your office and talk!"
Fang Lang could only nod his head and took General Crook to his tent. It was called an office, but it was actually just an ordinary tent with a simple camp bed, a mosquito net, a set of desks and chairs, and a large file cabinet.
The ground was smoothed with cement, and it was considered the best tent environment in the entire military camp.
When General Crook saw this, he frowned unconsciously and said:
"Fang, as a general, it's really unfair for you to live in such an environment."
Fang Lang just smiled and said:
"General, although I am a general, we are all soldiers. We all live in such simple tents. It doesn't make sense for me to live in a spacious brick house alone, right?"
Upon hearing this, General Crook looked at Fang Lang deeply and said:
"Fang, you are an excellent soldier, which is why I like you.
I understand what you mean. How about this! Next year, you submit a new training camp construction plan and apply for more construction funds to build this camp into a modern military camp with all brick and tile buildings."
What do you mean? Is there some misunderstanding here? I don't mean to ask for military funds!
I just think that since it is a training ground, of course it should be as close to the actual combat environment as possible! Oh! Forget it, since the general said that he would pay for the overhaul, then let's overhaul it! What else can I say?
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