Since Mr. Secretary of the Navy wanted to go up to the pole to allocate some more military expenses to him, of course he would not refuse.

But soon he realized that something was wrong, General Crook was so active, it seemed that something had happened! No wonder the other party would visit this jungle warfare training camp so suddenly.

Fang Lang knew very well in his heart that the matter that allowed General Crook to come over to find him in person at this time must be the matter of exterminating the Eddie Brothers' rebels.

Fang Lang is very aware of the current situation, and he does not resist Fang Lang now, at least the special tactical research team under his command has indeed initially possessed the ability of jungle special operations.

Coupled with the intelligence officers of the Second Section of the Logistics Department who had infiltrated the Eddie Brothers rebels earlier, Fang Lang can now clearly grasp the movements of the other party and let some of them go.

This is an advantage that the current army does not have.

Of course, these were all thoughts in Fang Lang's heart, and he would not take the initiative to propose them to General Crook.

"Thank you for your care for us, we will definitely train more seriously and give the best results to repay you! Don't disappoint your expectations. ”

When General Crook heard this, he patted Fang Lang's shoulder with a smile, and dragged a stool in Fang Lang's tent to sit down. Motioning to Fang Lang to sit on another stool, he said:

"Fang, I think the purpose of my coming here today, you should know in your heart, I don't know if you feel that the time is ripe now?"

Fang Lang smiled and took out two cigars from the desk in his tent, handed one of them to General Crook, and waited until the other party took it before sitting on the stool.

While putting the cigar under his nose and sniffing the cigar gently, he smiled and said to General Crook:

"Your Excellency General, do you mean that Mr. President gave an ultimatum to the Ministry of Defense?"

General Crook took the cigar from Fang Lang's hand, put it under his nose and sniffed it lightly, a slightly intoxicated smile appeared on his face unconsciously, and he nodded lightly, confirming Fang Lang's question.

Fang Lang took out a cigar cutter from the humidor, put it on the desk, pushed it in front of General Crook, and took out a "Zhibao" lighter from his pocket and put it in front of General Crook.

"I don't know what Your Excellency General means to wait for the army operation to fail before we attack.

Or do you want to do it directly before the Army? ”

Looking up at Fang Lang, General Crook said with a smile on his face:

"That's why I'm coming to you, according to most people in the Navy Staff, they want to wait until the Army operation fails before we take action.

The problem now is that no one can be sure whether the Army's operation will succeed or fail.

If the army fails, how sure are we that we will succeed?

If the Army succeeds, then all our efforts become utopian.

Therefore, I am also a little uncertain in my heart, whether to apply directly to the Ministry of Defense now, and your Marine Corps will directly send troops. ”

As soon as he heard General Crook's words, Fang Lang somewhat understood what he was thinking.

He said that the idea of most people in the Navy Staff is to wait for the defeat of the Army before asking the Defense Department to fight, so that once the Marines succeed in destroying the rebels, they can not only prove the combat effectiveness of the Marines.

Greater benefits can also be obtained.

But he obviously belonged to a small minority, so he finally said that he could not decide whether he should directly ask the Ministry of Defense for war. It was not said whether to wait for the results of the Army's actions.

Fang Lang smiled, and did not directly pick up General Crook's words, but asked rhetorically:

"Your Excellency the General thinks that if Major General Wotai Wesker is sure that he can directly send troops to destroy the Eddie Brothers rebels, will he wait until now and adopt this siege tactic to seek stability?"

General Crook, who was holding a cigar cutter and cutting the cigar head, heard this, his hand froze, and he looked up at Fang Langdao:

"You mean, the Army will fail?"

Fang Lang's gaze and General Crook looked at each other for a while before he smiled and said:

"You also said that there are people behind the Eddie brothers, and now this series of situations can only show that the people behind the Eddie brothers have put a lot of political pressure on Mr. President.

Mr. President had to force the Ministry of Defense to disrupt the original plan and adopt more aggressive tactics.

This just shows that the original tactics of the Ministry of Defense were not wrong, and that the enemy had been forced to use political means to disrupt the rhythm of the Ministry of Defense.

In this case, what is the purpose of the enemy choosing to force the Wehrmacht to go to war directly? ”

When General Crook heard this, he nodded thoughtfully:

"You mean that the rebels are not afraid of a direct war, but rather of the cage tactics of the Wehrmacht.

So, the current situation is that the people behind the rebels, through political means, force the Wehrmacht to abandon the correct tactics and bring the rhythm of the battlefield in the direction of the rebels.

Are the rebels so sure that they can defeat the Wehrmacht in the jungle? ”

Fang Lang took the cigar cutter that General Crook had used up, looked up at General Crook's expression, and then slowly lowered his head to trim the cigar in his hand.

The mouth is full of words:

"Why should the rebels defeat the Wehrmacht!

As long as the Wehrmacht abandons the cage tactics, won't the rebels have a chance to break out of the encirclement? ”

At this moment, General Crook suddenly looked at Fang Lang with a shocked face, and said in disbelief:

"So, the people behind this are to create a chance for the rebels to break out of the encirclement."

Then there was an angry face:

"This damn bastard, for his own political interests, is really unscrupulous!"

Fang Lang felt the same as General Crook's anger, but he was helpless, saying that war was a continuation of politics, but as a soldier, he really hated this kind of political struggle.

But his own position also determined that he would inevitably take part in the political struggle that he himself hated so much.

Lighting the trimmed cigar in his hand, Fang Lang did not smoke in a hurry this time, but took out an ashtray and put it on the table and pushed it in front of General Crook.

General Crook is also a battle-hardened old fritter, and he is not so easily affected by political struggles, and his current performance should be more worried about things starting to develop in an uncontrollable direction.

General Crook, who quickly stabilized his mood, seemed to have thought of something, and said a little dejectedly:

"In that case, is it still 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 a person who would give up easily!

Noticing Fang Lang's expression, General Crook shrugged his shoulders slightly helplessly and said:

"When it's obvious that someone is making trouble, we still stupidly jump in, isn't this making us uncomfortable?"

At this moment, Fang Lang still didn't understand what the other party meant.

I don't want to be treated as a victim of political struggle, just like the Army!

For a while, the room fell into an eerie silence, Fang Lang did not rush to express his opinion, but brought the cigar to his mouth and took a deep breath, while feeling the aroma of the cigar escape between his lips and teeth.

While starting to think about it.

General Crook also behaved in the same way as Fang Lang, so soon the room began to be filled with smoke.

After a long while, Fang Lang said as if he had thought of something:

"Does the Army have any intention of asking the Air Force for help?"

This question made General Crook stunned for a moment, and after glancing at Fang Lang with some puzzlement, he said:

"What do you mean? Didn't the Army ask the Air Force's reconnaissance planes to help find the enemy's whereabouts? ”

"I mean, after the Army is forced to do it this time, is there a plan to ask the Air Force for help?"

Fang Lang hurriedly expressed his meaning clearly.

General Crook thought for a moment and said:

"As far as I know now, only two reconnaissance aircraft have been seconded by the Army."

Hearing this, Fang Lang said with some puzzlement:

"Since Major General Wottey Wesker understands the use of air reconnaissance, why don't you let the air force's bombers cooperate with their assault plan?

Although the Amazon jungle may limit the power of some aerial bombs, it is enough to blow up the enemy and make it impossible to transfer calmly! ”

At this time, General Crook understood what Fang Lang meant, and said with some doubts:

"Does the Air Force have special bombers now?"

This time it was Fang Lang's turn to be dumbfounded, as General Crook said, when the Air Force was established, it was all fighter planes supported by the United States, and there were no bombers at all, although a few were purchased later, but the pilots were still training with their naval aviation!

It seems that he has made a fuss.

But soon he reacted, he had a bomber in his hand! If you shoot it yourself, can you directly arrange bombers to carpet bomb in a wave?

No matter where you are hiding, as long as you let yourself touch the exact location of the other party, then there is nothing to say, a wild bombardment, with the protection of the jungle, there is no way to save your life.

The bomb may also change direction due to contact with trees, or explode over the trees in advance, but this lethality will not be reduced much.

Thinking of this, he hurriedly asked:

"Your Excellency, how many planes can be taken off and landed by the airfield built by the army near their camp?"

This question was obviously beyond the scope of information that General Crook could know, and he helplessly spread his hands. Fang Lang understood that the other party didn't know the specific situation here.

The more Fang Lang thought about it, the more he felt that his mind was broadened, and he got up and stood in the tent with some excitement, walking back and forth.

Seeing this, General Crook also understood that Fang Lang already had his own ideas and was beginning to improve, so it was inconvenient to disturb. Sitting on the sidelines, silently smoking a cigar, waiting for Fang Lang's thinking results.

Thinking that Fang Lang was concerned about the situation of the plane, he mentioned the bomber again, obviously wanting to use the bomber to deal with these rebels.

As an old-fashioned naval officer, he did not know much about the tactics of the Air Force in the new era. However, he was obviously no stranger to aircraft bombing, and he certainly did not have any problem with the use of bombing to destroy the rebels.

Even happy to see it, as for the relatively high cost of bombing, he will not care.

After all, this kind of military operation does not burn the military expenses of their navy, but it can train the ranks of the navy, so why not?

Soon Fang Lang clarified his thoughts and said directly to General Crook:

"Your Excellency, I think we still have a chance, but we must master the rhythm here, and we can't give the other party too much time to react."

When General Crook heard this, the corners of his mouth naturally brought a smile, and he couldn't wait to sit up straight, lean forward slightly, and approached Fang Langdao:

"Oh! What great idea did you come up with? Let's talk about it. ”

Fang Lang smiled slightly, and also leaned close to General Crook and said:

"Are you sure that the Department of Defense will approve your application?"

"Of course, if the Army fails to achieve the desired results in time, the Ministry of Defense will definitely not refuse our invitation to fight."

General Crook is very confident about Fang Lang's question, and it is obvious that he has received some support within the Ministry of Defense. Even some of the necessary joints have already been opened.