Chapter 815: Infighting
Take Hank, for example, he originally had a combat force of 8,000 men and a logistics force of more than 2,000 people, but now his strength has been reduced by half.
But fortunately, there are no large-scale battles here, so there is no need to worry too much.
However, another worry has arisen, that is, I don't know what the White House thinks, but a Chinese general was sent from the United States, with a thousand people, to come here, to be exact, to fly here, this thousand people came here, what is going on? Is it to grab land or to grab credit?
This can't help but arouse Hank's doubts, and it has been rumored that the Eastern Theater of Operations will be integrated, and if it is integrated, it is possible to be promoted to the first level and become the leader of the four troops in the middle of the future, not without this possibility.
In the eastern part of the war against North Vietnam, in terms of strength, another general, Chuck, was the most powerful contender, but another Chinese general, although weak, had to arouse his own vigilance.
Chuck is not very convinced of himself, he has another competitor, the purpose of Hank's feast today is to communicate with these teams in advance, but he only did not invite Chen Mingzhe's troops here, in fact, he is preparing to squeeze out Chen Mingzhe, a Chinese general.
A general of Chinese descent, what qualifications do you have to accept my invitation, he is only half an American, in fact he is still an Asian, not to mention a major general of color, some time ago a black lieutenant general called Hank to arrange work matters, Hank hung up the phone directly, and then it was the deputy secretary of defense who called him to urge him to carry out military operations, and Hank reluctantly carried it out.
Not to mention a major general of the same rank as himself, in his eyes, this Major General Chen Mingzhe is not even as good as a lieutenant colonel of the US army.
Compared to Colonel Johnson, at least Colonel Johnson is a pure American, white. Moreover, the relationship with the upper echelons needs to be paid more attention.
Thinking of this, Hank pouted, I don't want to be a Chinese general.
Besides, a thousand-strong army, what can it be used for here, it's just a waste of snacks, and without their own help, they will soon be eaten by the North Vietnamese People's Army.
As long as the talks are made today, everything is OK, and then the four of them will collectively write a joint report, report it to the headquarters, put some pressure on the headquarters, make themselves the leaders of the four teams, and finally kick out Tran Minh Zhe, row over the 1,000 people, and finally integrate the armed forces of the South Vietnamese country, there will be about 30,000 people, and this lieutenant general is not ambiguous at all. Even if the armed forces seconded to the Midwest will not come back, their own lieutenant generals will be enough to pull the wind.
In the midst of his complacency, his adjutant walked in, "General, both generals have arrived, Colonel Johnson has sent a telegram, he has an hour to arrive." You see if it's going out to meet with the two foreign generals. ”
"Great, Chuck and General Walker have arrived, I'll go out and talk to them, prepare lunch first, and eat first when Colonel Johnson comes, and then talk about things."
"It's the general." The adjutant saluted and went out.
After the adjutant went out, Hank made a confidential phone call, which was made directly to the U.S. Department of Defense, and a senior executive of the U.S. Department of Defense secretly received the call, and Hank reported his thoughts and plans.
The executive hummed and whispered, "You just do it, I will support you when the time comes." Rest assured! Besides, I have more important instructions for you to do, and someone will tell you about it. Do what you are told, and you will definitely get what you want. ”
Hearing this, Hank was overjoyed and hurriedly agreed. Putting down the phone and humming a little song, he left the tent and went to the office tent to meet the two generals.
Colonel Johnson drove the jeep and ran to Hank's camp, the purpose of coming was actually Johnson also knew Hank's thoughts, but Hank was able to invite himself to not only know the identity behind him, but also that he actually controlled two regiments of armored and artillery units, an armored tank regiment and a heavy artillery regiment.
Artillery, tanks, transport and armored vehicles are Johnson's trump cards, and these things can make the attacking side get great mobility and fire support on the battlefield in the future, so this is also where Hank is trying to woo him.
Hank even promised that as long as Johnson supported him, he would do his best to keep him as brigadier general.
This temptation is still very powerful, although Johnson is related to President Johnson, but after all, he can't use his kinship to promote himself every day, and it is still very important to have the help of others.
It's just that Johnson not only thinks about promotion, but also thinks about the future war, and with his own strength, he can't become an iron fist without the cover of strong infantry, and it is even difficult to protect himself.
I don't know if Hank can unite himself and make a difference on the battlefield in Vietnam.
Hank's two brushes he knew at the time, it was okay to eat, drink and have fun, and it was okay to praise his boss, but Johnson couldn't look down on the real fight. I only heard that there is a Chinese major general named Chen Mingzhe from the east, this person heard that the espionage work is very powerful, I don't know if he is invited, and there are several other generals, if he can join the leadership of a wise general, he will also have a good future, I am afraid of ......
Forget it, maybe that General Chen Mingzhe is just a vain appearance, what can a Chinese do big.
Thinking of this, Johnson took out a cigar and began to consider this alliance, for the sake of his future, he had to be cautious, and hoped that his decision would be wise this time!
"Oh, the two generals have been waiting for a long time, come on, come on, serve coffee, please, on behalf of the 203rd Infantry Division of the U.S. Army, I welcome all the generals." When Hank saw Chuck and Walker, he had a smile on his face, and he couldn't even see his eyes when he smiled, and his face was full of horizontal flesh.
Chuck and Walker immediately stood up, and the three of them shook hands with each other, talking about their previous training there, fighting together, and their old friendships.
Soon, the adjutant reported that Colonel Johnson's motorcade had arrived, and everyone went out to welcome Johnson in, after all, knowing his kinship with the current president, everyone still knew that they could not slow down the colonel.
The four of them sat down at a round table, served their meals, and chatted while eating, and Hank also opened a few bottles of French red wine, which Hank actually enjoyed very well.
Several generals gave in and drank together.
After three rounds of drinking, Hank glanced at it and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, there are three things for the purpose of inviting you here today. The first is to reminisce about the past, and the second is to do a good job of military cooperation in the future. ”
"That's natural, General Hank said. Our generation of soldiers should support and cooperate with each other in order to be able to fight this war against Vietnam in the future, raise the military might of our US military, and defend Vietnam's democracy and freedom. The tall, lanky General Walker complimented. It attracted a sideways glance from General Chuck.