After hearing Fang Lang's words, everyone became interested and looked at him. President Scalia couldn't help but urge him:
"Oh! What exactly does General Fang mean by luring the snake out of its hole? Tell us quickly so that we can discuss it."
Seeing everyone's gaze, Fang Lang did not hesitate and spoke slowly and calmly:
"If we really have no way of finding out who the hidden rebels are, then we must conceal the news that we took action against the rebels who arrived by train in advance.
My trick is to lure the snake out of its hole, which is to let our own trusted troops take the train to Rio de Janeiro, pretending to be rebels. At that time, the anti-insurgency command will send nearby garrisons to carry out the anti-insurgency operation as planned.
Troops that are not rebels will naturally obey the orders of the headquarters and attack our troops disguised as rebels.
The hidden rebels will naturally jump out to cooperate with the fake rebels' actions."
When everyone heard Fang Lang's plan, they were all stunned.
"How can we do this? It's just a guess that there are rebels hiding in the garrison. How can we take the risk of doing this? Once the two armies confront each other, there will be casualties. If things go wrong, it will be difficult to end it."
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President Scalia couldn't help but frown when he heard this. He didn't expect Fang Lang's plan to be like this. After thinking about it for a while, he couldn't help but speak:
“I also think this plan is too risky. If there are indeed rebels among the troops stationed near us, they must be connected to each other.
If we pretend to be rebels, they will easily see through us. At that time, they will not carry out any plan of internal and external cooperation. They may even attack the pretend rebels with all their strength, which will cause us great losses. "
Seeing that everyone seemed dissatisfied with this plan, Fang Lang just shrugged indifferently. The reason why he mentioned this plan was that deep down in his heart he was sure that there must be rebels hiding in Rio de Janeiro.
The hidden forces may not only be nearby troops, but also some other forces and US intelligence agencies. The real purpose of his coming up with this plan is to take advantage of this opportunity to lure out all those hidden guys.
We should catch them all at once, otherwise these guys will be quick to act and hide deeper after we start, and there will be no chance to find them again. Let them hide in the dark and continue to disrupt Brazil's development.
General Crook, however, did not seem to be affected by what everyone said. He still looked at Fang Lang and said, "I am thinking seriously.
"General Fang, since you came up with this plan, you must have thought of a way to contact the hidden rebels, right?"
Fang Lang did not expect that everyone was against this plan, and General Crook was unwilling to give up. Seeing this, he could only explain:
"Why should we contact the rebels? Taking direct action would reveal our identity to them! Our goal is to lure them out of their hole. As long as we act as if the rebels are attacking Rio, they will naturally respond accordingly.
Whether they send people to contact us or come to fight us according to orders, they will always take action.
As long as they take action, we will naturally be able to detect the abnormality."
"What exactly do you mean by pretending to be a rebel? Are you really going to attack Rio de Janeiro?"
“Hehe… Since we are going to attack, we have to really attack. We just need to pretend to be the vanguard and directly occupy the entire train station.
The rest depends on the actions of the counterinsurgency command."
As soon as Fang Lang said this, General Crook immediately understood what he meant. If he let his people occupy the train station in the name of rebels, it would naturally make the rebels hidden inside active.
The actual impact of this plan was much lower than they imagined. At worst, they could just evacuate the nearby residents in the name of an exercise.
They evacuated the nearby crowd in the name of the rebellion suppression headquarters, and the rebels hiding inside would definitely not think there was anything wrong. And the people occupying the train station were also their own people, so they would not jump out to stop it.
"Your method is indeed feasible. If we really cannot find the rebels hiding inside through investigation, we will implement your method."
In the end, General Crook actually included this seemingly crazy plan in the alternative plan, which made Fang Lang feel a little crazy.
President Scalia also looked at the two crazy guys in disbelief. However, he was a politician and was not familiar with military affairs, so he just thought the two were crazy. He did not continue to dwell on this issue.
"Okay! I believe in your abilities. If both of you think it's feasible, let's use this as a backup plan!
However, we don't have much time left. I hope we can take action as soon as possible and put down this rebellion in the shortest possible time at the lowest cost."
After hearing President Scalia's words, everyone in the conference room stood up in unison and saluted the president:
"Yes, sir!"
Because of concerns about the existence of rebels among the garrisons near Rio de Janeiro, and also because of concerns about whether there might be rebel spies in the Ministry of National Defense, this time the counterinsurgency headquarters was not set up in the Ministry of National Defense. Instead, half of the Presidential Palace was used directly, turning it into a temporary counterinsurgency headquarters.
As the counterinsurgency command began to operate in earnest, orders were quickly transmitted through radio waves and telephone lines.
Some trusted officers were also sent to different units by various means of transportation with orders from the headquarters, responsible for supervising the various units to carry out the counterinsurgency mission as planned.
Just as Fang Lang and others were deploying the rebels' actions, the leader of the rebels, Chiz Whiteman, was discussing a specific action plan with a group of officers he had gathered on a train to Rio de Janeiro.
In order to stay concealed, they simply abandoned all their heavy equipment, even an artillery regiment and dozens of vehicles were diverted away by them. All the infantrymen traveled lightly and boarded a passenger train, moving stealthily towards Rio de Janeiro.
This action seems very simple, but it is actually very difficult, because as a passenger train, they were supposed to stop along the way, but the train that Chiz Whiteman and his crew were on had green lights all the way and headed towards Rio de Janeiro unimpeded.
The officers at all levels who were a little worried about this operation suddenly became confident after seeing that Cheez Whiteman had such great strength. Without Cheez Whiteman saying it, they also knew that if they wanted to make a passenger train go directly to the destination without stopping, they would definitely need the cooperation of the railway department.
From this alone, we can see that Chiz Whiteman was definitely well prepared for this rebellion. Therefore, many of these officers have already begun to fantasize about what kind of positions they will get after they capture Rio de Janeiro and overthrow the current government.
But not all officers are so blindly confident, especially Ivy Gilmore, the most powerful division commander. After he had to abandon his artillery regiment at the request of Cheez Whiteman, he felt as if something was missing and felt uncomfortable all over.
"General Whiteman, if you can get the train line, why can't you find a way to get another freight train?
We have no heavy firepower at all, and we are relying on a group of infantrymen with light weapons to attack a city guarded by an armored division, two motorized infantry divisions, and a garrison division. No matter how I look at it, I don't think we have a chance of winning."
The officers who were discussing the attack plan around the map couldn't help but flash a trace of worry in their eyes after hearing what Ivy Gilmore said.
Everyone was from the regular army, so they knew the importance of heavy firepower in war. They were also skeptical about leading a group of pure infantry to attack the capital of Brazil. Although, Chiz Whiteman repeatedly emphasized to everyone that he had already made arrangements.
But when everyone asked him specifically, he always kept his mouth shut, so everyone was somewhat worried.
Now seeing Ivy Gilmore raise this question again, everyone couldn't help but turn their eyes to Cheez Whiteman, wanting to see how he was going to answer this time.
Seeing everyone's gaze, Qizi Whiteman did not avoid it, but said confidently:
"General Gilmore, it's not that I can't get a freight train to transport your artillery regiment, it's just that the artillery regiment is too conspicuous. If people along the way find out that there is a train carrying artillery heading to Rio, the Ministry of Defense may be aware of our actions in advance.
If that happens, our raid plan will be ruined.
Moreover, I think you don't have to worry about insufficient firepower. You know, Rio de Janeiro is the capital of Brazil. Do you think those garrison troops dare to use heavy firepower to attack the capital?
As long as our troops can infiltrate the city and blend in with the ordinary citizens, we won't have to worry about the enemy's heavy firepower at all."
Hearing this, most of the officers around nodded in agreement. Qiz Whiteman noticed the actions of the people around him from the corner of his eyes, and couldn't help but smile slightly in his heart. He continued:
"Besides, this time we are making reasonable demands to the government in the name of restoring the honor of the army. As long as we make our position and attitude clear, the government will definitely negotiate with us first. At that time, as long as the government can agree to our demands, we will naturally be able to withdraw peacefully.
There is absolutely no need to engage in a more intense exchange of fire with the government! Therefore, it doesn’t matter whether there are artillery or not. "
Seeing the relaxed expressions of the officers around him, Ivy Gilmore looked deeply at Chiz Whiteman. After observing for the past few days, he had already realized that this rebellion was not as simple as the other party said.
If they really just wanted to make their demands, why would the other party go to such lengths to get them a transfer order? And how could they open up the train line so that they could secretly drive all the way to the capital?
"I am worried that the government will not accept our demands and will directly send troops to suppress us. If that is the case, it will be difficult for us infantrymen with only light weapons to gain any advantage from the government forces."
Seeing that this guy seemed to have some fear of insufficient firepower, Qizi Whiteman could only sigh helplessly, glanced around at the officers in the carriage, and said in a low voice:
"Everyone, rest assured. I guarantee that no one will send troops to suppress us. Even if the president wants to send troops, there will be people who will stand up to help us."
After saying this, he revealed a meaningful smile.
Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but look at each other. One of the officers, who was obviously younger, couldn't help but speak:
"General Whiteman means that there are also some of our troops in the capital, right?"
Seeing that this person asked the question that everyone had in mind, everyone couldn't help but look at Chiz Whiteman, hoping to get an answer from him.
But Qizi Whiteman just smiled and did not directly answer the other party's question.
In this regard, Ivy Gilmore didn't want to continue speculating, and couldn't help but speak directly:
"Does General Whiteman not trust us?"
As soon as these words came out, the smile on Qizi Whiteman's face froze instantly. The displeasure in his eyes flashed away, and after seeing the inquiring eyes of the crowd, he had to force out a smile again and said:
"We are all brothers in the same boat. How can I not trust you all?"
After speaking, he raised his watch to check the time, then hesitantly said:
"To tell you the truth! I did make some secret arrangements in Rio, but the other party will not take action directly with us. What he meant was that if the government is willing to resolve this matter through peaceful negotiations with us, he will not take any action.
But if the government really chooses to suppress us by force, he will definitely switch sides and stand firmly on our side to safeguard the dignity of our army."
Although Qiz Whiteman said so, in fact, he himself did not know who this force hidden in the capital was, because he was not the one who contacted this force.
However, his eldest son told him that there were their own people in the troops guarding the capital, and when the time was right, the other party would naturally stand up and help them achieve their goal of overthrowing the government.
This is also the reason why the Intelligence Bureau did not find out who the rebel forces hidden in the capital guard force are, because the two sides have no intersection at all. Even Qiz Whiteman does not know who the other party is.
Therefore, the Intelligence Agency's search for this hidden enemy based on Chiz Whiteman's interpersonal relationships was wrong from the beginning. If Chiz Whiteman really had such a great influence, he would not have needed to look for these rebels from outside.
Only after he finally admitted that there were some of their own people among the capital's garrison did Ivy Gilmore breathe a sigh of relief.
He clapped his hands with a smile on his face and said:
"Haha... Great! General Whiteman is indeed a shrewd man. With the general's words, I can finally put my hanging heart at ease.
No matter who this person is, as long as he can stand on our side when the government wants to suppress us with force, we will be able to catch the government forces off guard.
By then, even overthrowing the Scalia government would not be a difficult matter."
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