Fang Lang had anticipated the attitude of the army and did not take it seriously. He just smiled and said slowly:
“It’s not a big deal. As you know, our Marines have completely wiped out the main force of the rebels and captured a lot of prisoners.
After interrogation, a rebel officer revealed to us that the rebels had hidden an ambush force of about 500 people in each of the two towns of Bitenkot and Manguari, ready to be used as internal support when counterattacking the two towns.
Unfortunately, the officer was seriously injured on the battlefield and did not survive. The person who was responsible for arranging this mission disappeared on the battlefield, and our Marines are still looking for this guy in the jungle.
If we can capture the other party, we can go directly to the two towns to arrest people according to the list.
But now several days have passed and we haven't found this guy yet, and our main force is stuck in the jungle and can't get out for a while.
Therefore, I would like to trouble Lieutenant Colonel Ribeiro to help keep an eye on the situation in the town during this period of time, and make sure that these rebel accomplices do not escape. Once our Marines are transferred here, they will be wiped out in one fell swoop.
This should not be a difficult task for Lieutenant Colonel Spiros Ribeiro!"
As soon as Fang Lang finished speaking, Lieutenant Colonel Spyros Ribeiro wanted to refuse without even thinking about it.
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"General Fang, as you know, we have received an order to withdraw our troops..."
He had just said half of his words when the chief of staff beside him grabbed his arm. Spyros Ribeiro turned to look at the chief of staff beside him with some confusion.
But the chief of staff kept winking at him, as if signaling him to agree.
This surprised him greatly. After all, the two were army officers. It was good enough that they did not cause trouble for the navy. Now the navy officer actually wanted him to help him. How was this possible?
But he had been working with the chief of staff for a long time and had a certain understanding of him. He knew that this guy had a flexible mind and that if he acted like this, he must have his reasons.
He immediately stopped talking.
Fang Lang on the opposite side saw this and smiled slightly in his heart, but said with a look of pity on his face:
"I understand. I really thought it was too simple. Since your army has received the order to withdraw, I will not force it.
I don't know when your army is going to evacuate. I will go back and make some arrangements to see if I can first transfer a company to take over your defense area.
Don't let the rebels take advantage of the situation and escape."
Before Lieutenant Colonel Spiros Ribeiro could speak, the Chief of Staff at the side spoke directly:
"General Fang, what are you talking about? You are the commander of the front line now. Since you need us, we will of course obey your command.
I immediately reported to the Army Department and requested a delay in our evacuation.
If your Marines still need to search for rebels in the jungle, don't rush to call them back. We are here to help you guard this place, so there will be absolutely no problems.
Also, don't worry about Manguari Town. I will tell them about your needs and I promise to help you stabilize the situation in the town."
Although Lieutenant Colonel Spiros Ribeiro didn't understand why his chief of staff said this, he had to speak again and again:
"That's right, General Fang. You are the commander-in-chief of the front line now. If you need us, we will fully cooperate."
Hearing what the two said, Fang Lang was naturally surprised, and immediately took the initiative to speak with a smile on his face:
“Hahaha… OK, OK, OK.
If that's the case, that would be great. Don't worry, I will report your selfless help after I have dealt with the rebels.
By then, the credit will definitely not be lost to the two of you."
Upon hearing this, Lieutenant Colonel Spiros Ribeiro looked at his chief of staff and laughed:
"Haha... Thank you so much, General Fang."
Of course, what followed was another round of flattery, and Lieutenant Colonel Spyros Ribeiro even invited Fang Lang to stay in the barracks for lunch.
Only after eating and drinking did Fang Lang stagger out of the military camp and leave in a car as the two saw him off.
After Fang Lang walked away, Lieutenant Colonel Spiros Ribeiro looked at his chief of staff with a puzzled look and said:
“Why did you agree to help them stabilize the situation in the town?
You know, this time the navy has made a big splash and trampled on the face of our army, and we really obeyed their orders.
If the bigwigs in the Army Department find out, we will be in big trouble when we return."
The Chief of Staff said with a smile:
"It is precisely because the navy has made such a big splash this time that we have to take on this mission."
After saying this, he gave a look to Lieutenant Colonel Spyros Ribeiro, indicating that the two should go back to the office and talk.
After returning to the office, the chief of staff stopped keeping the secret and spoke directly:
"Didn't you hear what General Fang said? The rebels have set up an ambush of 500 men in both Bitkote and Manguali, preparing to use them to counterattack the two towns.
Now that the rebels have been wiped out, the rebels in the two towns must be hiding even deeper.
Therefore, they did not dare to act rashly without understanding the specific situation of the rebels in the town.
This is a credit that comes right to my doorstep!"
Upon hearing this, Lieutenant Colonel Spyros Ribeiro immediately understood what his chief of staff was thinking.
"You mean, we should just go ahead and find the rebels in the town and kill them?"
Hearing this, the Chief of Staff laughed evilly and said:
"That's right, this encirclement and suppression operation not only did not gain any credit, but also resulted in heavy casualties.
When we return, we might be held responsible for the defeat like Major General Votai Wesker. If we can seize this opportunity to capture the rebels hiding in the town, wouldn't that be our military achievement?
By then, not only will we not be held accountable, we may even be rewarded!"
Lieutenant Colonel Spiros Ribeiro also said with a smile on his face:
“Haha… Chief of Staff is really amazing. I didn’t expect you to find this opportunity. No wonder you wanted to stop me.
At that time, I didn't listen carefully to what the other person said. I just wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible.
I almost missed such a good opportunity to make a contribution.
Thanks to the Chief of Staff for reminding me!"
The Chief of Staff smiled smugly and said:
"This is all thanks to the enemy's insufficient military strength! Haha..."
The two looked at each other and burst into laughter.
After a long while, Lieutenant Colonel Spiros Ribeiro seemed to have suddenly thought of something and said:
"But we don't have any specific information about the rebels! How can we get rid of the rebels from the local residents?"
The Chief of Staff frowned upon hearing this, but soon he gritted his teeth and said:
“If we knew the exact list of the rebels, we wouldn’t get the credit.
Now that we know the rebels are in the town, we might as well gather all the people in the town and identify them one by one. I don’t believe we can’t find them.”
Lieutenant Colonel Spiros Ribeiro thought about it but could not find a better solution. He could only grit his teeth and said:
"Okay, without further ado, we must catch all these rebels hiding in the town before the navy finds the rebel officer responsible for this matter.
I will report this matter to the War Department now."
The Chief of Staff nodded, then shook his head and said:
“We will first contact the garrison in Manguari town to inform them of the news, and then report to the Army Department.
This will allow the garrison at Manguari to do us a big favor."
Upon hearing this, Lieutenant Colonel Spiros Ribeiro nodded with a smile on his face and gladly accepted it:
"Okay, let's do this then."
Soon, the news that there were 500 rebels lurking in Bitenkot and Manguari respectively spread among the Army Department and the garrisons in the two towns.
Upon receiving the news, the new Army Minister, Lieutenant General Humberto Olde, was ecstatic and hurriedly ordered the garrisons in both places to eliminate all the rebels hiding in the town before the navy could react.
This is to make up for the army's incompetent performance in the operation to encircle and suppress the rebels.
Lieutenant Colonel Spiros Ribeiro, who had received a clear order, naturally had no scruples. He walked to the high platform in the middle of the barracks with high spirits and said to the officers and soldiers of the regiment who had already been ready to go:
"Go, surround Bittenkot Town, and don't let anyone be left behind."
Then, with the resounding response of all the officers and soldiers of the regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Spyros Ribeiro and his chief of staff took the lead in boarding their jeeps and quickly surrounded the entire town of Bittenkot.
Because when Fang Lang left their military camp, it was already noon, plus it was time for them to report to the Army Department and for the entire army to assemble to assign tasks.
It was now around six in the afternoon and it was getting dark.
In order to not give Fang Lang and his team enough time to react, the Army Department had to act quickly this time.
In this kind of town-wide search, the authorized officers and soldiers were naturally as ferocious as wolves and tigers. They showed no mercy to the residents of the town and put any property they coveted into their pockets without any hesitation.
There were even several cases of insulting women.
In this situation, it is normal for the town residents to resist.
Because Brazil does not ban guns, and during the rebel occupation, some weapons were also given to local residents in order to win over the local residents.
The armed residents, not understanding the government forces' purpose, easily engaged in accidental shootings with the government forces.
This made the government forces, who already believed that there were hidden rebels in the town, launch an attack on these residents without hesitation.
Soon, the town of Bittencourt turned into a small battlefield.
By the next morning, when Fang Lang received the news, the two towns of Bittenkot and Manguari had been successfully recaptured by the army. The operation to eliminate the hidden rebels in the town resulted in the deaths of more than 2,000 innocent townspeople and more than 1,000 injuries.
The army also suffered more than one hundred casualties.
The two towns were almost completely destroyed, but the army did not find any information that could prove the identity of the rebels.
The Army was not surprised at all by this, but instead excitedly reported this achievement to the Ministry of National Defense.
Such a result left Fang Lang dumbfounded, and for a moment he couldn't believe his ears.
It wasn't because the army was trying to take credit for the work. After all, the so-called information about the hidden rebels was originally given by Fang Lang to trick the army into helping clear out the local residents of the two towns.
After all, for the sake of the later immigration plan, Fang Lang had to clean out these hostile locals in the town to avoid bringing unnecessary variables to his later plans.
He thought that the army would screen the residents of the town, and even thought that if they could not find so many so-called rebels in the town, the army might find a way to gather 500 people and hand them over as merit.
But he never expected that the army would directly attack the two towns and destroy them to pieces.
More than 2,000 people were killed directly, and more than 100 people were lost. Now there must be rebels in the two towns if there are no rebels.
Regardless of whether the army discovered the problem or not, even if they were faking it, they had to forge evidence of the existence of real rebels in the town.
Otherwise, their behavior will be stereotyped as killing innocent people to gain credit.
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