Seeing that there was no chance to get the credit for the suppression of the rebels through Major General Votai Wesker, the generals in the Army Department seemed very annoyed and looked at each other without any sympathy.
Major General Wotai Wesker didn't mind this. He just sat there quietly, waiting for everyone's arrangements.
Seeing that the other party was really stupid, Army Minister Lieutenant General Humberto Older wanted to kick him, but he was unwilling to give up such an opportunity. Finally, he couldn't help but ask:
"So do you have any idea about their action plan and process?"
Major General Wotai Wesker was completely disheartened and didn't want to say anything more here, so this time he simply chose to shut up and shook his head slightly to show that he was completely unaware.
Seeing that there was really no chance, everyone in the office beat their chests but there was nothing they could do.
At this time, in the office of the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of the Navy General Crook was also discussing the specific tactics adopted by Fang Lang with Marshal Moraes.
“After all, he was a veteran who had participated in the European War. He actually came up with the tactic of directly using a group of bombers to carry out large-scale bombing.
Not bad, not bad. "
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Marshal Morais said with emotion as he took the action report handed over by Lieutenant General Crook that he had just finished reading.
General Crook, who was sitting opposite Marshal Morais, had a reserved smile on his face, as if the victory in the war on the front line was just a trivial matter.
After Marshal Morais finished speaking, Lieutenant General Crook spoke softly:
"It is indeed as you said, General Fang's application of new tactical ideas has kept pace with the development of the times.
His trinity strike tactical thinking is enough for me to study for a long time. At the beginning, appointing him as the commander of our aircraft carrier battle group under great pressure was a good move.
The current aircraft carrier battle group, under his integration, has a certain level of combat capability. This operation can be regarded as a test of his training results.”
It is not difficult to hear from General Crook's words that he wants to ask for credit for Fang Lang!
Foreigners don't like to be modest, so what General Crook said was very euphemistic. Marshal Morais didn't mind this, but he really appreciated Fang Lang's achievements.
“To be able to defeat an opponent that the Army had not been able to defeat for more than half a year in just three days is not simply keeping up with the times.
I think there is only one general of his ability in the entire Brazilian Defense Force. Your Navy Ministry must train him well.
The future Department of Defense needs people like this in charge.”
General Crook did not expect that Marshal Morais would have such a high opinion of Fang Lang. His words even revealed his intention to train Fang Lang as the future Minister of Defense.
This is a big surprise! If a naval commander could be appointed as the Minister of Defense, it would have a huge impact on improving the status of the Navy in the National Defense Force.
Of course, this may just be empty talk. The most important issue is to seize the time to put this military achievement into practice.
Thinking of Fang Lang's instructions to him, he quickly said:
“Please rest assured, Marshal. Our Navy Department will definitely do its best to train General Fang. If circumstances permit, I can’t wait to pass this burden on to General Fang’s shoulders.
Unfortunately, I have communicated with him many times, and he always said that he was too young and did not want to work in the Navy Headquarters. He was only willing to lead troops on the front line.
I mean, if I want to try out some new tactical ideas, it would be more convenient to be in the frontline troops."
The reason why General Crook said this was because Fang Lang was worried that the Ministry of National Defense would promote him because of this military achievement, thus shaking his position as a powerful warlord.
Therefore, it had already been discussed with General Crook long ago that the military merits of this time should be used as much as possible to promote the ranks of junior officers, especially the ranks of officers at all levels of the Marine Corps.
When Marshal Morais heard what General Crook said, he quickly understood what the other party meant. This made him frown a little, not quite understanding how much truth and falsehood there was in what General Crook said.
Could it be that Lieutenant General Crook was worried that Fang Lang would threaten his position, so he deliberately suppressed Fang Lang?
But after carefully examining Admiral Crook's expression, it seemed that something was not right, and he could not judge accurately for a moment. However, the other party was the Minister of the Navy, and he still had to ask for his opinion on matters within the Navy.
Whether what the other party said was true or not would become clear when he asked Fang Lang after meeting him.
"Well! In that case, how are you, the Minister of the Navy, going to commend General Fang's troops?"
In this regard, General Crook and Fang Lang had already reached a tacit understanding, and said with a smile:
“Since this operation was organized and implemented by General Fang’s aircraft carrier battle group, the specific credit must of course be submitted by them on their own initiative.
My opinion is that we should refer to the reports they submit themselves and give them rewards according to their merits.”
Marshal Morais was stunned by these words. He looked at Lieutenant General Crook with some surprise, wondering if he had misunderstood something. The Navy Department said that General Crook and General Fang had a close relationship. It seemed possible.
Could it be that Fang Lang really doesn't want to go any further?
"Very good, let's do it according to this idea! When they come back, I will personally go and confer the honors on them.
Also, in addition to the proper use of bomber tactics this time, I think the combat effectiveness of their Marines is also quite good!
I noticed that a few days ago you submitted a report to their fleet on upgrading the Marine Corps' jungle warfare training battalion.
Since it is an upgrade, it means that you already have a jungle warfare training camp, is that right?"
"Yes, Your Excellency!
As early as when the first operation to suppress the rebels failed, I discussed with General Fang the possibility of our navy's participation in the war.
When General Fang learned that I wanted to participate in the clearing operation, he analyzed the peculiarities of jungle warfare with me and took the initiative to start studying jungle tactics.
Our first jungle warfare training camp was established under such circumstances.
The camp is located near Orihimina on the north bank of the Amazon River in Pará State and is currently just a simple field training camp.
However, the Marines participating in this war were concentrated here and received very rigorous jungle warfare training before joining the war.
Therefore, they were able to move freely in the jungle during the operation to suppress the rebels, greatly reducing the number of non-combat casualties."
These words really attracted the interest of Marshal Moraes. After all, as the Minister of Defense, he was very clear about the situation in Brazil. The Amazon rainforest, which occupies half of the territory, has always been sparsely populated.
The government's control over the local area is not strong. The fundamental reason is that the living environment in the Amazon rainforest is harsh, and it is difficult for the troops to exert their original combat effectiveness in the jungle.
And now Fang Lang has actually developed special jungle warfare tactics specifically for this special geographical environment. How could he not be interested!
"Oh! It seems like it wasn't just luck that you were able to finish the battle in such a short time!
Your approach of preparing for a rainy day is really worth learning!
If the Army Department had been as aware as you are earlier, there wouldn't have been two consecutive defeats!
Well! Since your training results have been well verified, I agree to the application for upgrading this camp.
But you should discuss it with General Fang. When we have time, we can organize a study and exchange group so that brothers from other branches of the military can also go and learn!
After all, jungle warfare is a new and unavoidable topic for us, and a large part of the challenges we will face in the future may come from the tropical jungles.
Since your navy is already ahead, don't be too proud of your own experience. You should learn more from each other and pass on your advanced experience to other brother forces.
It will take the jungle warfare capabilities of our entire national defense force to a new level.”
General Crook certainly couldn't refuse such a thing, so he just thought about it for a moment and nodded happily:
"No problem. I will inform General Fang when I get back. I will do a good job of reception and impart relevant experience to the army brothers. I will never keep anything to myself.
If the army brothers are willing, they can also send a team and let us help train them."
As for whether Fang Lang would agree, he was not worried at all. After all, this was something that could pave the way for Fang Lang's future, so there was no reason for him to refuse.
In order to expand the influence of the Navy, General Crook even took the initiative to propose that he would accept the Army into the training camp to participate in their jungle warfare training.
This might even help train officers in the army who are close to the navy! Why not?
Seeing Lieutenant General Crook being so straightforward, Marshal Morais also laughed and said:
"If that's the case, the scale of your training camp is not enough!
I will approve more funding for your project later, and you must run this training camp well for me."
General Crook was overjoyed when he heard this and nodded repeatedly:
"No problem, thank you, Marshal!"
"You don't need to thank me. You got all this through your own strength."
Marshal Morais waved his hand casually and smiled.
Lieutenant General Crook noticed the change in Marshal Morais' mood, and his eyes turned, and he quickly took the opportunity to speak:
"Your Excellency Marshal, speaking of strength, General Fang took the initiative to make a request to me this time. During this combat operation, he felt that his Marine Corps was a little stretched.
We want to double the size of the Marine Corps, expanding the current five battalions to ten battalions.
I wonder if His Excellency the Marshal thinks this idea is appropriate?"
Marshal Morais did not answer immediately after hearing this, but began to fall into deep thought. After all, expanding the size of the army was no small matter, involving personnel, equipment, funds and other aspects.
We might even have to hold a meeting to discuss this. After a long while, Marshal Morais took a deep breath and said in a deep voice:
"As Secretary of the Navy, what is your opinion?"
General Crook certainly knew that this was no small matter. It was not just a matter of expanding the navy, but also about considering the army's views on the matter.
In fact, this is a kind of erosion of the army's strength.
But the Minister of Defense allowed himself to express the opinion of the Minister of the Navy. He spoke directly without hesitation:
“I am supportive of this.
Referring to the organization of the US military and the situation in World War II, landing operations do require more professional Marines to ensure the successful completion of the mission.
Therefore, the existence of the Marine Corps is a practical necessity.
In addition, the strong combat capability demonstrated by the Marine Corps this time also shows that our Marine Corps is no less powerful than the Army and is a fully trustworthy amphibious combat force.
It is also an important part of national defense.”
Marshal Moraes looked at Lieutenant General Crook's confident expression and knew what he was thinking. But he had to admit that the performance of the Marines was indeed eye-catching and what the other party said was irrefutable.
So, he coughed lightly, looked at the other party and said:
"Then please submit an application for expansion to the Navy Department! I agree in principle."
Lieutenant General Crook was overjoyed when he heard this, and he quickly stood up and saluted:
"Yes, thank you, Marshal!"
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