Just as Fang Lang was discussing the actions of the Army Department with General Nero Mora, far away in the primitive jungle on the northwest border of Brazil, the Eddie brothers' large armed forces were struggling to advance in the jungle at the junction of Brazil and Colombia.
"Brother, I don't understand, why should we run?"
Raymond Eddie, with an unshaven beard and covered in mud, said to his older brother Briso Eddie beside him with a depressed look on his face.
“This time the government army sent 5,000 people to surround us. Why would we stay there if we don’t run away?
Give them heads?"
Briso Eddie, with a gloomy face and covered in mud, used a lighter to roast the blood-sucking butt of the leech on his leg, and then he pulled it off his leg while suppressing the nausea and pain.
Looking at his legs full of leeches, he said with dissatisfaction.
Brisso Eddy, who grew up in the city, obviously underestimated the danger of the Amazon jungle. After two days of trekking in the jungle, more than a dozen people in his team of nearly two thousand people fell.
Some died from mosquito bites, some died from the mouths of wild beasts, and some died from poisoning. The ways of death were so strange that everyone in the team was panic-stricken and complained.
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The reason for such little loss was that everyone originally lived near the Amazon jungle and had primitive tribal hunters who were proficient in jungle survival as guides.
Raymond Eddie obviously knew the dangers of these leeches. He took out a dagger and stabbed the leech that his brother had thrown to the ground, cursing:
"But they haven't come yet!
We retreated without even touching them, and our brothers thought we were scared."
Briso Eddy took a look at the way Raymond Eddy stabbed the leech with a dagger and said unhappily:
"You can't kill these leeches with a knife. Don't wait until they become two."
Then he looked up at the rebel troops who were resting, glared at Raymond Eddie and said:
"These brothers are our family assets. Are you willing to let them be consumed by the government forces like this?"
Raymond Eddie did not stop his actions, but continued to prick the leech, as if he wanted to vent all his dissatisfaction on this tiny leech.
"Of course I was reluctant, but the government troops hadn't arrived yet, and we didn't even know if your information was accurate, and we abandoned our family and property and fled. This made many brothers begin to be dissatisfied."
"I think you are dissatisfied!
What? After successfully defeating the government army last time, you think you are so powerful that you don't take the government army seriously anymore?
It is not your turn to question whether my information is accurate or not.
You just need to lead your own people well and don't be outdone by others."
Briso Eddie glared at his brother again, and then he looked at Bartlett Klo who was talking and laughing with a group of rebel soldiers not far away.
After spending some time together, the two brothers realized the huge threat posed by their commander, Bartlett Klo. Unlike some of them who acted superior to others, Bartlett Klo mingled well with the soldiers and was widely supported by them.
Raymond Eddie didn't look up, and he continued to stab the leech on the ground with the dagger. The whole leech had turned into a bloody mass of mud, and he showed no intention of stopping.
He found his brother's criticism very harsh.
"I know you have connections within the Labour Party and are able to receive updates from within the government.
But these things must not be told to the brothers. It is normal for them to have some thoughts in their minds. What I mean is that we should have a head-on fight with the government forces, and it will not be too late to retreat into the jungle afterwards.
This way, everyone will know how powerful the enemy is and naturally won’t have any objections.”
After hearing what his brother said, Brisso Eddie sighed softly and said:
“Alas! I understand this principle, but the intelligence I received is that the government army divided into two groups and attacked the two towns under our control respectively.
The government forces, who have an absolute advantage in manpower, would find it difficult for us to evacuate safely if they start a fight with us.
Don't you understand that which would make soldiers feel more at ease: evacuating hastily after being defeated, or evacuating in advance to avoid the enemy's attack?
What you need to do is to take the initiative to explain the situation to the soldiers like Bartlett Klo and get everyone's recognition, instead of coming to me to complain.
Also, do not discuss my sources with anyone, understand?"
Upon hearing this, Raymond Eddie stopped what he was doing, looked up at his brother and said:
“So where are we going?
This jungle is too dangerous. If we don’t find a place to stay quickly, I’m worried that our troops will lose their morale!”
“I didn’t expect the jungle to be so dangerous, but don’t worry!
I was well prepared and had people set up a jungle camp that the government troops could not find at all.
As long as we hide in the jungle for a while, they will definitely get anxious, and when they get anxious, they are more likely to make mistakes. Then we can seize the opportunity to teach them a lesson."
Although Brisso Eddy looked a little embarrassed, he was still full of confidence.
But Raymond Eddie was not as optimistic as him. Accustomed to city life, he was forced to hide in a remote town, which was already depressing enough. Now he had to hide in the dense jungle and live like a primitive man. He really couldn't accept it.
"If the government army keeps a heavy presence in the town, we won't be able to go back, right?"
Briso Eddie sensed his brother's depressed mood, smiled and patted him on the back and said:
"Don't worry! My brother, these government troops will not stay in this small town for long. The logistical pressure of such a large army stationed here is very great.
The Brazilian Army is not the US Army, they do not have such an advanced logistics system.
More importantly, the Department of Defense will not give them so much time.”
As Briso Eddy said, the government army commander Major General Vota Visquez did not have much time. Pressure from the Presidential Palace and the Ministry of Defense forced the Army to send a large army deep into the Amazon jungle as soon as the rainy season ended.
But when Major General Votai Wesker's troops rushed into the towns of Bittenkot and Manguari, he knew that his idea of ending the battle quickly had failed.
"What? They evacuated two days ago?"
Major General Votai Wesker kicked over the desk in front of him and angrily questioned the lieutenant colonel intelligence officer in front of him.
The lieutenant colonel was frightened by the general's anger and trembled all over. He almost couldn't stand steadily, but he still suppressed the fear in his heart and said quickly:
"Yes, General!
We learned from the residents of the town that they had already started packing four days ago, and all the rebels disappeared in the early morning two days ago."
Although Major General Wotai Wesker had a hot temper, he was not a fool and immediately grasped the key point of the intelligence.
“They had already started packing four days ago?
It seems that someone leaked the news of our coming to these damn rats in advance.
Don't let me know who it is, or I'll tear his head off and feed it to the crocodiles.
It is impossible for so many people to just disappear from the face of the earth. Have you found out where they were evacuated from?"
Seeing that Wotai Wesker seemed to have calmed down, the Lieutenant Colonel Intelligence Officer exhaled lightly, stood at attention and saluted:
"Report to the general! We are looking for them. I suspect they took a boat into a tributary of the Amazon River, and then went ashore from the tributary and ran into the jungle."
Major General Wotai Wesker frowned and looked at the Lieutenant Colonel Intelligence Officer with some confusion.
"Is there any basis for this?"
"During the last battle, the rebels seized a number of transport ships, but now they are all gone. We have already sent people to scout the roads around the two towns, and there are no signs of large-scale military operations recently."
The lieutenant colonel intelligence officer was obviously no ordinary person. He immediately explained what he had learned to Major General Votai Wesker.
Hearing this, Major General Wotai Wesker nodded and said to the adjutant beside him:
"map!"
The adjutant hurried forward, took out a nearby map from the map tube beside him, and spread it out in front of Major General Votai Wesker.
Major General Wotai Wesker was a veteran who had participated in the European War and had actual combat experience. He glanced at the map in front of him and asked directly:
"Do you think they could have gone directly along the Amazon River and hid in Colombia?"
As the temporary headquarters of the government army, it is of course not just Major General Wotai Wesker and the Lieutenant Colonel Intelligence Officer who are here. As the headquarters of a division-level combat unit, it has a complete staff.
As soon as Major General Walter Wesker finished speaking, an officer with the rank of colonel quickly said:
"I think it's unlikely, since Colombia has stepped up border security since this rebel group took over nearby.
If they enter Colombia by water in a big way, they will definitely clash with the Colombian border guards, but we have not received any relevant notification so far."
Although Major General Wotai Wesker agreed with the other party's statement, he still turned to a staff officer and said:
"Contact Colombia immediately and ask them if they have seen any trace of the rebels."
"Yes, General!"
A staff officer stood at attention, saluted, then turned and left.
Looking at the dense network of water on the map, Major General Wotai Wesker had a headache. He couldn't disperse all the people to search for the enemy's traces, as this would give the enemy a chance to defeat them one by one.
After closing his eyes and thinking for a while, he slowly raised his head and said:
"Miles, have your people find a way to find out how many ships they have in total."
Upon hearing this, the Lieutenant Colonel Intelligence Officer stood at attention and saluted:
"Yes, General!"
Then Votai Wesker looked at a middle-aged colonel officer wearing gold-rimmed glasses beside him and said:
"Chief of Staff, it seems we need to find a way to get some air support. Please apply for a few air force reconnaissance planes to search the nearby river carefully.
It’s not easy to find people hiding in the jungle, but it’s not hard to find the boat!
As long as we confirm the direction they are fleeing from, we will have a chance to catch them and eliminate them."
This made the middle-aged colonel who was thinking beside him brighten up. Yes! We can ask for air force reconnaissance support!
After taking a look at his own commander, he had to admit that those who had participated in the European War were very experienced, and he immediately thought of reconnaissance from the air.
"Yes, General!
I immediately applied to the Ministry of National Defense. I think it is necessary for us to build a simple airport nearby to facilitate the takeoff and landing of reconnaissance aircraft. Otherwise, the Air Force aircraft will not be able to stay for a long time. "
Major General Wotai Wesker obviously also approved of this matter. He glanced at a staff officer on the other side and said:
"Order the first regiment to organize the local people and immediately find a suitable place near the town of Manguari to build a field airport and set up a guard post. I only give him three days!"
The staff officer received the order and said:
"Yes! General!"
Then he turned and left.
As orders were issued one after another, the entire military camp quickly took action, and the second encirclement and suppression operation against the Eddie brothers' anti-government armed forces officially began.
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