Sure enough, Major General Wotai Wesker soon calmed down. I don't know what he thought of. After pondering for a while, he slowly spoke to Fang Lang:
"General Fang, although I don't quite understand why your navy wants to wade into this muddy water, I still have a suggestion for you."
Hearing this, Fang Lang was a little surprised. He glanced at the slightly haggard Army Major General he met and smiled slightly.
"General Wesker, you can say whatever you want."
Major General Wotai Wesker also seemed to think carefully, organized his words, and then slowly spoke:
"General Fang, after this period of fighting, I have deeply experienced the difficulty of fighting in the jungle. According to my cage tactics, in another month or two, this group of rebels will definitely be surrounded and killed in the jungle.
However, the government was unable to give me so much time, forcing me to abandon my original plan and choose to fight the enemy in the jungle.
That’s why we suffered today’s defeat.
I know that General Fang, like me, comes from the army and has experience serving in the army. What I said today may make you think that I am meddling in your business.
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However, as a senior, I still want to remind you that jungle warfare is very different from ordinary field warfare. Don't apply your experience in the European war to this."
The other party's words were very frank. If someone had a high opinion of himself, he would definitely be angry if he heard someone with the same rank of major general pointing fingers at him.
Fortunately, Fang Lang had anticipated this. It could even be said that he knew better than Major General Wotai Wesker the differences between jungle warfare and other combat methods.
This is also the reason why he repeatedly sent his Marines to the Amazon jungle for training.
Fang Lang was not angry at Major General Wotai Wesker's warning to him. Instead, he felt that the other party was someone he could get along with. Today's words could really be regarded as a token of deep affection between people they just met.
Most people would never have nothing better to do than talk so much to the person who replaced them. Therefore, Fang Lang felt somewhat touched.
After all, according to what he had learned, Major General Walter Wesker would not have an easy time after being recalled to the Army Department. Being recalled as a defeated general meant that all his military exploits in the European War might be wiped out.
Fang Lang nodded seriously, not showing any impatience towards Major General Wotai Wesker's words.
"Thank you General Wesker for your heartfelt words. I will keep them in mind, brother."
Rear Admiral Wotai Wesker was obviously paying attention to Fang Lang's expression while he was talking. He was a little worried that the young rear admiral opposite him would be an arrogant and domineering guy.
In fact, seeing that he transferred all the troops to the front line within a day and a night after receiving the order, Major General Wotai Wesker was still worried that the other party might be an impulsive and impatient person.
This will not be of any benefit to the upcoming battle, and may even cause the young man to suffer a serious setback.
But unexpectedly, after hearing his warning, the other party not only did not show any dissatisfaction, but instead looked serious, without any trace of arrogance or domineering at all.
So, he couldn't help but continue speaking:
"General Fang, you are too polite. I don't need to express my gratitude. This is just my experience as a defeated general.
As far as I know, the Ministry of Defense gave you a shorter time than I did, only two weeks, right?"
This kind of news was obviously known to everyone attending the national defense meeting. Fang Lang did not find it strange at all that Major General Wotai Wesker knew about it.
Fang Lang had some guesses in his mind about the other party's sudden mention of this topic, but he did not rush to answer. Instead, he nodded seriously, looking as if he was listening.
Seeing Fang Lang nod, Major General Wotai Wesker gritted his teeth and said:
"This time I suffered from the lack of time, and my soldiers were too eager for success and too aggressive, which led to today's defeat. I hope you can learn from my lesson and never act rashly."
This time Fang Lang did not speak directly, but looked at the other party seriously. After a long while, he slowly said:
"General, when will you report back to the Ministry of National Defense?"
Originally, Major General Wotai Wesker was a little worried that what he said would cause dissatisfaction on the other side. Then he saw that the other side did not speak for a long time and just stared at him blankly.
He thought that his words had upset the other party, and he was secretly cursing himself for meddling in other people's business.
Unexpectedly, the other party suddenly asked him when he would return to China to report on his work. This sudden change of topic made him a little uncomfortable for a while, but he still answered honestly:
"According to the plan, after completing the handover with you today, I will fly back to Rio de Janeiro tomorrow morning."
Hearing this, Fang Lang smiled thoughtfully and nodded:
"General, are you interested in staying one more day?"
Now it was Major General Wotai Wesker's turn to be a little surprised, and he looked at Fang Lang with a puzzled look. Fang Lang didn't say much, just looked at him quietly.
In fact, this is also why Fang Lang feels that Major General Wotai Wesker is a person worth associating with. At the same time, the other party was able to come up with the cage tactics, and he can be regarded as a truly capable army general.
It was such a waste of talent for him to return to the Ministry of National Defense and be banished to the cold palace.
In addition, he had no friends of his own in the army, so he couldn't help but want to make friends with Major General Votai Wesker.
Of course, whether they can become friends depends on the other party's choice, Fang Lang will not force it. Now Fang Lang just wants to give the other party a chance to get in touch with new tactics.
After all, ever since the Ministry of Defense's order was issued, things on the front line had nothing to do with Major General Wotai Wesker in front of him.
Even if Fang Lang's Marines completely wiped out the Eddie brothers' anti-government forces when the other party stayed here, the credit would have nothing to do with him.
But if he stays here, he can experience the power of special operations. After having such experience, as long as he has the opportunity to come back, he will definitely attach great importance to special operations. Perhaps the person who builds the Army Special Forces will be the guy in front of him.
If the commander of the Army Special Forces could become friends with him, he might have the opportunity to establish connections with generals in the Army system.
Of course, these are just ideas that suddenly popped up in Fang Lang's mind, and he hasn't thought carefully about the pros and cons yet.
But since the topic had already been brought up, he didn't say anything more and just waited for the other party's reply.
Unfortunately, Major General Wotai Wesker was obviously a little discouraged. He didn't even bother to ask what he was doing here. He just said:
"Forget it, defeated general, there is no point in staying here any longer, you should go back and face reality!
Regardless of how the Ministry of National Defense determines this defeat, I will probably retire soon. If General Fang doesn’t mind, you can come to my house when you have the chance to visit Recife in the future.”
Fang Lang didn't expect the other party to have such an attitude, and he didn't force it. After all, a forced melon is not sweet.
He did not think clearly about how to deal with Major General Votai Wesker for a while, it was just a thought that flashed through his mind. Since the other party was already discouraged, he did not say anything more.
"Okay! Then I won't force you to stay."
From beginning to end, Fang Lang never took the initiative to bring up the topic of Major General Wotai Wesker advising him not to act rashly.
Because, from the very beginning, he was prepared to cut the Gordian knot and wipe out the rebels directly, not giving the other side a chance to drag it out. He would not report the enemy's whereabouts today to the Ministry of National Defense immediately.
He didn't want someone in the government to reveal this news to the rebels, causing him to lose the advantage of one-sided transparency on the battlefield.
According to the government, the Marines should still be gathering at the Natal Naval Base! By the time the Marines arrive at the front, the rebels should have rested and recovered.
As for the Marine Corps' plan to wipe out the rebels within two weeks, no matter who looked at it, it was an impossible task. From beginning to end, it was a big joke that the Navy had brought upon itself.
Fang Lang directly used transport planes to quickly transport troops to the front line in order to create a time difference.
By this time, the rebels should have received the news that Major General Votai Wesker had been dismissed. In addition, the government forces had lost track of them, so they should relax their vigilance and rest.
But all this was within Fang Lang's calculations.
Next, the two began to hand over the front-line command. In fact, according to Fang Lang, there was nothing to hand over. After all, he only had 2,500 people and it was impossible for him to take over the army's position.
The Army also had no intention of handing over the defense of Bitengote and Manguari towns to Fang Lang.
According to the Army Department, the Navy was just there to go through the motions, and the final battle would still depend on the Army. Therefore, the Army Department had no intention of withdrawing the front-line troops.
They were just stationed in two small towns to rest and wait for the new commander to arrive.
The command of these troops had not been transferred to Fang Lang, so the two of them transferred the command very quickly, and basically everything that needed to be transferred was at this field airport.
Standing at the airport gate, Fang Lang shook hands with Major General Wotai Wesker and reminded him again:
"General Wesker, I hope you won't let the news that we have already grasped the rebels' location leak out."
Major General Wotai Wesker patted the back of Fang Lang's hand and said:
"Don't worry! General Fang, I know the severity of the matter and will never reveal such top-secret military intelligence to anyone!"
Fang Lang nodded with satisfaction and saluted Major General Wotai Wesker with a standard military salute.
The other party also returned a standard military salute seriously, then turned around and boarded the Willys Jeep behind him neatly.
Looking at the receding figure of Major General Wotai Wesker, Fang Lang sighed softly and said to Duarte beside him:
"He was an excellent Army officer, what a shame!"
Duarte, who was standing by, heard this, glanced at Fang Lang, then looked at Major General Wotai Wesker who was walking away, shrugged indifferently and said:
"We can only blame him for following a bad leader who forced him to make the wrong choice even though he knew he was right."
Hearing this, Fang Lang glared at Duarte fiercely and said:
"Watch your mouth! Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand! Am I one of the bad officers?"
Duarte was shocked when he heard this and realized that he had said the wrong thing. He originally wanted to flatter Fang Lang and say that other people's superiors were not good to highlight the good things about Fang Lang.
Unfortunately, this guy is not good at flattering people. Instead of flattering the person, he almost flattered the horse on the head.
Ever since he was beaten by the Navy Special Tactics Research Group last time, he had thought of joining if he couldn't beat them. So, during this period of time, Duarte kept pestering Fang Lang to join, but unfortunately Fang Lang didn't agree at all.
Even though he didn't know how to flatter, he was forced to learn how to flatter.
Fortunately, Fang Lang knew what kind of person he was and did not bother with him. Otherwise, another superior would have kicked him out to feed the pigs.
"Boss! You know, that's not what I meant.
I think no matter how good he is, he is not as good as you. You don't need to feel sorry for him!"
Fang Lang looked at the fawning guy beside him and kicked him on the butt in annoyance.
"You don't need to tell me how good I am. Hurry up and get the troops and equipment ready. We will march out at dawn tomorrow."
Duarte took a solid kick from Fang Lang, and realized that his boss was not angry, so he stood at attention and saluted:
"Yes, boss!"
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