Since the Secretary of the Navy was trying to get him more military funds, he certainly wouldn't refuse.
But he soon realized something was wrong. General Crook was so proactive. It seemed that something had happened! No wonder the other party suddenly visited this jungle warfare training camp.
Fang Lang knew very well in his mind that the reason why General Crook came to him in person at this time must be to wipe out the rebels led by Eddie's brothers.
Fang Lang is very familiar with the current situation. He is not opposed to taking action now. At least the special tactics research team under his command has indeed initially acquired the ability of jungle special operations.
Together with the intelligence personnel from the Second Section of the Logistics Department who had infiltrated the Eddie brothers' anti-government armed forces earlier, Fang Lang can now clearly grasp the opponent's movements and take targeted actions.
This is an advantage that the current army does not have.
Of course, these are Fang Lang’s thoughts, and he will not take the initiative to raise them to General Crook.
"Thank you for your concern for us, General. We will train harder and achieve the best results to repay you! We will never let you down."
Hearing this, General Crook smiled and patted Fang Lang on the shoulder, dragged a stool over from Fang Lang's tent and sat down. He motioned Fang Lang to sit on another stool and said:
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"Fang, I think you should know the reason why I came here today. Do you think the time is right now?"
Fang Lang smiled and took out two cigars from the desk in his tent. He handed one to General Crook and waited until the other took it before sitting on the stool.
While putting the cigar under his nose and sniffing the aroma of the cigar, he smiled and said to General Crook:
"General, are you referring to the ultimatum issued by the President to the Ministry of Defense?"
General Crook took the cigar from Fang Lang's hand, put it under his nose and sniffed it, an intoxicated smile unconsciously appeared on his face, and he nodded slightly, confirming Fang Lang's question.
Fang Lang took out a cigar cutter from the cigar box, placed it on the desk, pushed it in front of General Crook, and then took out a Zippo lighter from his pocket and placed it in front of General Crook.
“I don’t know if the General means that we should wait until the army’s operation fails before taking action.
Or do you want to take action before the army?"
Looking up at Fang Lang, General Crook said with a smile on his face:
"That's why I came to you. According to the thinking of most people in the Navy Staff, we want to wait until the Army's operation fails before we take action.
The problem now is that no one can be sure whether the army's action will succeed or fail.
If the army fails, how confident are we of success if we take action?
If the Army succeeds, all our efforts will be in vain.
Therefore, I am a little undecided whether I should apply directly to the Ministry of National Defense and have your Marine Corps dispatch troops directly."
After hearing what General Crook said, Fang Lang began to understand what he was thinking.
He said that most people in the Navy Staff wanted to wait until the Army failed before asking the Ministry of National Defense for help. In this way, once the Marine Corps successfully wiped out the rebels, it would not only prove the combat effectiveness of the Marine Corps.
Greater benefits can also be obtained.
But he was obviously one of the minority, so he finally said that he was undecided whether he should directly ask the Ministry of National Defense for a fight, but did not say whether he should wait for the results of the Army's actions.
Fang Lang smiled, but did not directly respond to General Crook's words. Instead, he asked:
"General, do you think that if Major General Wotai Wesker was confident that he could directly send troops to wipe out the Eddie brothers' rebels, would he wait until now and adopt this safe siege tactic?"
General Crook, who was cutting the cigar with a cigar cutter, paused when he heard this, and looked up at Fang Lang and said:
"You mean the Army will fail?"
Fang Lang looked at General Crook for a while before he smiled and said:
“You also said that there are people behind Brother Eddie who support him. This series of events can only show that the people behind Brother Eddie have put a lot of political pressure on Mr. President.
This forced the President to force the Ministry of Defense to disrupt its original plan and adopt more radical tactics.
This just shows that the original tactics of the Ministry of National Defense were not wrong, and it has forced the enemy to resort to political means to disrupt the rhythm of the Ministry of National Defense.
In this case, what is the enemy's purpose in forcing the Wehrmacht to go to war directly? "
General Crook heard this and nodded thoughtfully:
“You mean that the rebels are not afraid of direct fighting, but are afraid of the Wehrmacht’s cage tactics.
Therefore, the current situation is that the people behind the rebels are using political means to force the National Defense Forces to abandon the correct tactics and change the battlefield rhythm in a direction that is favorable to the rebels.
Are the rebels so sure that they can defeat the National Defense Forces in the jungle?"
Fang Lang took the used cigar cutter from General Crook, looked up at General Crook's expression, then slowly lowered his head to trim the cigar in his hand.
He said lightly:
“Why should the rebels defeat the Wehrmacht?
If the National Defense Forces just give up the cage tactics, won't the rebels have a chance to break out of the encirclement? "
At this moment, General Crook suddenly realized what was going on and looked at Fang Lang in shock, saying in disbelief:
"So, the person behind this is trying to create an opportunity for the rebels to break out of the encirclement."
Then he said angrily:
"This damn bastard is really unscrupulous for his own political interests!"
Fang Lang felt the same anger as General Crook, but he could do nothing about it. It is said that war is the continuation of politics, but as a soldier, he really hated this kind of political struggle.
But his current position also determines that he will inevitably participate in the political struggle that he himself hates very much.
After lighting the trimmed cigar in his hand, Fang Lang did not rush to smoke this time. Instead, he took out an ashtray and placed it on the table, pushing it in front of General Crook.
General Crook is also a veteran who has been through many battles. He is not easily affected by political struggles. His current behavior is probably more due to his worry that things are starting to develop in an uncontrollable direction.
General Crook quickly calmed down, as if he had thought of something, and said in a somewhat frustrated tone:
"In that case, is it necessary for our navy to get involved?"
Hearing this, Fang Lang looked up at General Crook in front of him with some surprise. In his impression, the other party was not someone who would give up easily!
Noticing Fang Lang's expression, General Crook shrugged helplessly and said:
"When it's obvious that someone is causing trouble, we foolishly jump in. Aren't we just asking for trouble?"
At this moment, Fang Lang didn't understand what the other party meant.
This is because they don’t want to be treated as a victim of political struggle like the army!
For a moment, the room fell into an eerie silence. Fang Lang did not rush to express his opinion. Instead, he brought the cigar to his lips and took a deep puff, feeling the aroma of the cigar dissipating between his lips and teeth.
At the same time, I began to think about myself.
General Crook behaved in the same way as Fang Lang, so soon the room began to fill with smoke.
After a while, Fang Lang seemed to have thought of something and said:
"Does the Army intend to ask the Air Force for help?"
This question startled General Crook. He looked at Fang Lang with some confusion and said:
"What do you mean? Didn't the Army ask the Air Force's reconnaissance planes to help find the enemy's whereabouts?"
"What I mean is, after the army was forced to take action this time, did it have any plans to ask the air force for help?"
Fang Lang quickly expressed his meaning clearly.
General Crook thought for a moment and said:
"From what I have learned so far, only two reconnaissance aircraft have been seconded by the Army."
Hearing this, Fang Lang said with some confusion:
"Since Major General Votai Wesker understands the use of air force reconnaissance, why doesn't he let the air force bombers cooperate with their assault plan?
Although the Amazon jungle may limit the power of some bombs, it is enough to confuse the enemy and make them unable to move calmly! "
Only then did General Crook understand Fang Lang's meaning, and said with some confusion:
"Does the Air Force have dedicated bombers now?"
Now it was Fang Lang's turn to be dumbfounded. Just as General Crook said, when the Air Force was established, they were all equipped with fighter jets supported by the United States. There were no bombers at all. Although a few were purchased later, the pilots were still being trained with their naval aviation!
It seems that I have made a mistake.
But he soon realized that he had a bomber in his hand! If he took action himself, could he directly arrange for the bomber to carry out a carpet bombing?
No matter where you hide, as long as you can find the enemy's exact position, there is nothing to say. Even if there is a heavy bombardment and the jungle protects you, there is no way to save your life.
The bombs may change direction due to touching trees, or explode above the woods in advance, but the lethality will not be reduced much.
After thinking about this, he quickly asked:
"General, how many aircraft can the airport built by the Army near their camp accommodate?"
This question was obviously beyond the scope of the intelligence that General Crook could obtain, so he spread his hands helplessly. Fang Lang understood that the other party was not clear about the specific situation.
The more Fang Lang thought about it, the more his mind became open. He stood up excitedly in the tent and walked back and forth.
Seeing this, General Crook also understood that Fang Lang already had his own ideas and was beginning to perfect them, so it was inconvenient to disturb him. He sat aside and smoked a cigar silently, waiting for Fang Lang's thinking results.
Thinking that Fang Lang was concerned about the situation of the aircraft, he mentioned bombers again, and it was obvious that he wanted to use bombers to deal with these rebels.
As an old-fashioned naval officer, he did not have a clear understanding of the new era's air force tactics. However, he was obviously no stranger to aircraft bombing, and he certainly had no objection to using bombing to eliminate the rebels.
He even welcomes it, and doesn't care about the high cost of the bombing.
After all, this kind of military action does not burn their navy's military expenditure, but it can train the navy's team. Why not do it?
Fang Lang quickly sorted out his thoughts and spoke directly to General Crook:
"General, I think we still have a chance, but we must master the rhythm and not give the other side too much time to react."
Hearing this, General Crook smiled naturally. He sat up straight impatiently, leaned forward slightly, and approached Fang Lang and said:
"Oh! What good idea did you come up with? Tell me about it."
Fang Lang smiled slightly, and also moved closer to General Crook and said:
“Are you sure the Ministry of Defense will approve your application?”
"Of course, if the Army fails to achieve the desired results in a timely manner, the Ministry of Defense will definitely not reject our request for battle."
General Crook seemed very confident about Fang Lang's question. Apparently, he had already received some support from within the Ministry of Defense and had even opened up some necessary connections.
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