As the instigator of this incident, Fang Lang felt somewhat guilty. After all, these were more than 2,000 lives.
But he soon adjusted his mindset, because he was also trying to clear obstacles for the survival of the Chinese. These primitive indigenous people who had experienced rebellion and were in the border areas were actually not easy to deal with.
Sending Chinese compatriots directly to this hostile environment would likely cause heavy casualties among his own compatriots, which was something Fang Lang absolutely did not want to see.
However, Fang Lang still had to stand up and condemn Lu Jun's behavior of stealing credit, otherwise someone might discover his sinister intentions.
Therefore, Fang Lang made a direct call to the Secretary of the Navy, General Crook.
He learned from the prisoners that there might be rebels hiding in the two towns, but because the prisoners were dead, he could not confirm whether the information was true. He had to follow the prisoners' instructions and look for the possible rebel officer who was responsible for arranging the undercover personnel.
Since he was short of manpower, he alerted the Army to help stabilize the situation in the town.
As a result, the Army's direct assault on the two towns was severely condemned.
We express strong dissatisfaction with the army's indiscriminate attack on innocent townspeople in order to launch a violent attack.
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Soon General Crook brought the case to the Minister of Defense, Marshal Moraes. Upon learning what had happened, Marshal Moraes summoned the Minister of War to question him.
The Army Minister flatly denied this and made it clear that the local army garrison had already discovered the fact that there were rebels hiding in the town long before General Fang reminded them.
The army was preparing to paralyze the rebels by withdrawing troops and then lure the enemy out, but General Fang's inspection of the town of Bittenkot aroused the rebels' vigilance, and the army had to take coercive measures against the residents in the town.
Unexpectedly, we encountered strong resistance from enemies hidden in the town.
As for the situation raised by the Navy Department that the number of suspected rebels was less than one thousand, but more than two thousand townspeople died, most of whom were innocent, the Army directly stated that the Navy's intelligence was wrong.
In the end, no one cares what the real situation is.
Instead, the lawsuit between the navy and the army became more and more rampant, while the instigator Fang Lang quietly retreated behind the scenes, arranged for his soldiers to clean up the battlefield, and then began to withdraw in an orderly manner.
The lawsuit between the army and navy was not completely over until all of Fang Lang's troops withdrew to the Natal Naval Base.
The Ministry of National Defense's final decision was just as Fang Lang had expected. It commended both the navy and the army. The army got the credit it wished for in the operation to encircle and suppress the rebels, thus avoiding such an embarrassing defeat.
And who cares about the casualties of the residents of the two towns?
In order to further consolidate their victory and confirm the news that there were a large number of rebels in the small towns, the army adopted coercive and high-pressure ruling measures in the two small towns, and residents who showed any abnormality would be arrested and executed.
Local residents are also prohibited from possessing lethal weapons.
By the time it was over, after the two towns had been attacked by government forces and rebels, the number of soldiers and civilians had been reduced to one-tenth of the original number, and most of them were the elderly, the weak, women and children.
In order to restore local order as quickly as possible, the National League representative proposed that about 5,000 new immigrants be selected to fill the two towns.
This proposal was quickly approved by the majority of members of Congress. In order to persuade new immigrants to settle down locally, the government proposed a series of preferential policies and allowed new immigrants to form militia self-defense forces to prevent attacks by remaining rebels.
Soon, more than 5,000 Chinese immigrants took the initiative to come forward and apply to settle in the two towns, and the matter was finally resolved satisfactorily.
Fang Lang, who had already gotten out of this matter, was hiding in the Natal Naval Base, leading the Navy Special Tactics Research Team to begin studying real Navy special tactics.
Such as underwater blasting, underwater infiltration, capturing enemy ships, etc., and even taking the Natal Naval Base as a target to study infiltration tactics.
We also determined irregular plans for tactical exercises with the Marine Corps, naval bases and naval ships, and the time was busy and fulfilling.
This kind of actual combat exercise, which constantly seeks out loopholes on both sides for attack, has also greatly improved the actual combat capabilities of Fang Lang's various units, especially the Navy's special tactics research team, which is elusive, has smooth tactical coordination, and has quickly formed a tactical style of quick attack and quick retreat.
The entire Natal Naval Base was deeply shocked. Due to confidentiality reasons, many officers knew that their fleet had such a mysterious special forces unit, but they had only heard of it and had never seen it.
The more mysterious a unit is, the more attractive it is. Therefore, when selecting team members in the later stage, the number of applicants increased dramatically and was no longer limited to the Marine Corps. Even many officers of naval ships signed up.
Of course, this is a later story.
The reason why Fang Lang quietly hid back in the naval base was actually to reduce his presence. After all, he had just led the navy to such a brilliant record.
It also caused a fight between the navy and the army. If we continue to be high-profile at this time, we might become the target of public criticism.
Although Fang Lang chose to keep a low profile, such a great military achievement must of course be rewarded. One month after the entire army withdrew to the Natal Naval Base, Fang Lang led his meritorious soldiers on a special plane to Rio de Janeiro, the capital of Brazil, to receive commendations from the Ministry of National Defense.
Since the work of drawing up the list of meritorious soldiers was originally the responsibility of Fang Lang himself, the promotion and awarding of honors this time were basically carried out in accordance with Fang Lang's wishes.
Naturally, the ones who benefited the most were the officers at all levels of the Marine Corps. Several battalion commanders were promoted to lieutenant colonels, and Lieutenant Colonel Duarte, the Marine Corps commander designated by Fang Lang, was promoted to the rank of colonel.
All the flight trainees who participated in the operation received a medal, and officers at all levels were promoted accordingly.
As for the nominal commander of the Marine Corps, Colonel Waldo Granma, he received a medal as a reward.
Fang Lang, the supreme commander of the entire battle, also received a medal of highest honor.
At the same time, the Ministry of National Defense also formally approved the expansion of the Marine Corps belonging to the Rio de Janeiro aircraft carrier battle group to 5,000 people and ten battalion-level organizations.
In Fang Lang's opinion, this is the real benefit.
The army also gained some credit for clearing out the rebels in the two small towns, and some officers were promoted.
But compared with the navy, it is really not good enough.
Despite this, at the celebration dinner organized by the Ministry of National Defense in the evening, several generals of the Army took the initiative to approach Fang Lang.
"General Fang, congratulations!"
An army general who looked obviously drunk had a red face and spoke to Fang Lang in a careless manner.
After taking a look at the other person and noticing that he had the same rank of major general as himself on his shoulders, Fang Lang smiled slightly and politely raised the glass in his hand and responded:
"grateful!"
The red-faced general also raised his glass in response, drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, and then let out a long breath.
"General Fang, I heard that your navy has built a professional jungle warfare training camp in the Amazon rainforest for this operation. Is that true?"
Although the other party was a little drunk, he still spoke very coherently and did not show any hostility, so Fang Lang did not refuse to communicate with him.
He smiled and nodded:
"That's true. If the general is interested, you are welcome to visit us at any time for exchanges."
At this time, the general seemed to realize that he had not yet introduced himself, and quickly pointed at himself and said:
“I’m sorry, General Fang, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Tabio Mac, and I’m currently the commander of the Sixth Division of the National Defense Force, stationed in Kukui City, Amazon State.
We are located in the dense Amazon rainforest, and my troops are exploring jungle warfare tactics. Unexpectedly, we have not yet achieved any results. However, I heard that your Marine Corps has built a jungle warfare training camp in Pará State.
And the Ministry of Defense intends to send our army troops to your training camp to receive professional jungle warfare training.
So I was a little curious.”
The Amazon state that Major General Tabio Mac mentioned is the state where the rebels are located. It is located in the northwest of Brazil, bordering Venezuela and Colombia, and belongs to the Amazon rainforest.
The city of Kukui is a small town at the junction of Amazon State, Colombia and Venezuela. It is located in the northwest of the later Brazil's Nebrina National Forest Park.
What was surprising was that this guy's self-introduction did not seem to have any intention of competing with himself. Instead, he seemed to be annoyed that he was a step slow.
Especially after knowing that the enemy's base was in the Amazon state where the rebels were located, and that they were still studying jungle warfare, Fang Langton asked curiously:
"Hey! Since Major General Tabio Mac's Sixth Division is stationed in Amazon State, why didn't your army join the operation to eliminate the rebels this time?"
Fang Lang asked this not to tease the other party, but because he really felt it was a bit strange.
As far as Fang Lang knew, the troops that the army had dispatched to the front line to encircle and suppress the rebels were elite troops that had participated in the European war and were drawn from the vicinity of Rio de Janeiro, the capital of Brazil.
Since the state of Amazonas already had troops adapted to jungle warfare, why didn't they simply draw them from the local area of Amazonas, but instead transferred them from thousands of miles away?
Feeling strange, Fang Lang blurted it out rashly.
After hearing Fang Lang's words, Major General Tabio Mac smiled awkwardly and said:
"Our Sixth Division was originally part of the National Guard and was upgraded to a division-level unit after the European War. In terms of both personnel and equipment, we are still a second-line force. It is normal for the Ministry of Defense to not trust our combat effectiveness."
As soon as he heard this, Fang Lang understood what the other party meant. Obviously, this was a second-line unit that was not very favored by the Army Department. It had never participated in the European war and had no outstanding achievements.
Considering that the enemy's base is located deep in the Amazon jungle, they are unlikely to receive new and heavy equipment, so it is understandable that they are not deployed to participate in the war.
But Fang Lang felt that this second-line force stationed in the Amazon rainforest for a long time, although without heavy equipment such as tanks and cannons, might really give people a surprise in its jungle warfare capabilities.
After all, there is no room for heavy weapons such as tanks and cannons in the jungle. Instead, light infantry is the most suitable force for survival in the jungle.
Fang Lang figured out the meaning of the other party's bitter smile, smiled, patted the other party's shoulder and said:
"Jungle warfare is quite different from the large-scale troop operations that the bigwigs in the Army Department have in mind. General Tabio Mac doesn't have to worry at all. I believe that the loss we suffered at the hands of the rebels this time will surely teach the bigwigs in the Army Department a lesson.
Once they truly understand the true meaning of jungle warfare, I think your Sixth Division will be able to stand out immediately."
Major General Tabio Mac obviously did not expect Fang Lang to say this to him. His face, which was already red from drinking, became even redder.
When they looked at Fang Lang, there was unconsciously a sense of gratitude for being recognized.
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