Seeing that there was no chance to use Major General Wotai Wesker to take advantage of the merit of this extermination of the rebels, the generals of the War Department looked very annoyed, and their eyes on each other were no longer pity.

Major General Wottai Wesker didn't mind this, but just sat there quietly, waiting for everyone's arrangement.

Lieutenant General Hombto Alder, the Minister of War, was really unenlightened when he saw the other side, and he wanted to go up and kick him twice, but he was really unwilling to give up such an opportunity. In the end, I couldn't help but ask:

"Do you have an idea of their plan of action and process?"

Major General Wottai Wesker was completely disheartened and didn't want to say anything more here, so this time he simply chose to shut up and shook his head slightly, indicating that he was completely unaware.

Everyone in the office really didn't have a chance to see it, although they all beat their chests a little, but they were helpless.

At this time, in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Admiral Crook, Secretary of the Navy, was also discussing with Marshal Moraes the specific tactics adopted by Fang Lang.

In the end, it was a veteran who had participated in the European war that made him think of the tactic of directly using bomber groups to carry out large-scale bombing.

Not bad, not bad. ”

Marshal Moraes took the action report handed over by Lieutenant General Crook, which he had just read, and said with emotion on his face.

And General Crook, who was sitting opposite Marshal Moraes, had a reserved smile on his face at this time, as if the victory in the war at the front was only an insignificant trifle.

After Marshal Moraes's words were finished, Lieutenant General Crook spoke softly:

"Indeed, as you said, General Fang's application of new tactical thinking has kept pace with the development of the times.

His three-in-one strike tactics are enough for me to learn for a long time, and at the beginning, appointing him as the commander of our aircraft carrier battle group under pressure was a good move.

The current aircraft carrier battle group, under his integration, has a certain amount of actual combat capability. This operation can also be regarded as a review of his training results. ”

It is not difficult to hear from General Crook's words that this is to ask for credit for Fang Lang!

Foreigners don't like to be modest, and what General Crook said is very tactful. In this regard, Marshal Moraes was not disgusted, but sincerely appreciated Fang Lang's achievements.

"Being able to defeat an opponent that the army has not won for more than half a year can be done in three days, which is not a simple way to keep up with the pace of the times.

I think that there is no other general in the entire Brazilian Defense Force who can have such ability as him, and you Admiralty must train it well.

The future Ministry of Defense needs such people to be in charge. ”

General Crook didn't expect Marshal Moraes to have such a high evaluation of Fang Lang, and even revealed in his words the meaning of cultivating Fang Lang as the future Minister of Defense.

What a surprise! If a navy general can be appointed minister of defense, it will play a great role in enhancing the status of the navy in the defense forces.

Of course, this may also be drawing cakes, and it is the most important issue to seize the time to implement the achievements of this battle.

Thinking of Fang Lang's explanation to him, he hurriedly spoke:

"Please rest assured, Your Excellency Marshal, our Admiralty will definitely do our best to train General Fang, and if the situation allows, I can't wait to put this burden of mine on General Fang's shoulders now.

Unfortunately, I communicated with him many times, and he always said that he was too young to work in the Navy Headquarters, and was only willing to lead troops to train on the front line.

Yes, if you want to try some new tactical ideas, it is convenient to be in the front-line troops. ”

The reason why General Crook said such a thing was because Fang Lang was worried that the Ministry of Defense would promote him because of this battle exploit and shake his position as a powerful warlord.

Therefore, it has been discussed with General Crook a long time ago, and this battle exploit will be used to promote the ranks of junior officers as much as possible, especially the ranks of officers at all levels of the Marine Corps.

As soon as Marshal Moraes heard General Crook's words, he quickly understood what the other party meant, which made him frown a little, and he didn't quite understand how much of what General Crook said was true and how false.

Could it be that Lieutenant General Crook was worried that Fang Lang would threaten his position, so he deliberately suppressed Fang Lang.

But looking closely at Lieutenant General Crook's expression, it seemed that it was a little different, and he couldn't judge accurately for a while. However, the other party is the Minister of the Navy, and the internal affairs of the Navy still have to solicit the other party's ideas.

The truth of what the other party said, when the time comes to see Fang Lang, it will be clear when he asks.

"Hmmm! In that case, how are you, the Minister of the Navy, going to give credit to General Fang's troops? ”

In this regard, General Crook and Fang Lang had a tacit understanding, and said with a smile:

"Since this operation was organized and carried out by General Fang's aircraft carrier battle group itself, the specific credit must of course be submitted by them on their own initiative.

My opinion is to refer to their own reports and reward meritorious deeds. ”

These words made Marshal Moraes stunned, and glanced at Vice Admiral Crook with some surprise, whether he had misunderstood something, the Admiralty said that General Crook and General Fang had a close relationship, and it seemed that it was really possible.

Could it be that Fang Lang really didn't want to go further?

"Very well, let's do it according to this idea! When they come back, I'm going to give them the medal myself.

Also, in addition to the proper use of bomber tactics this time, I think their Marine Corps combat effectiveness is also good!

I note that two days ago you submitted a report on the upgrading of the special training camp for jungle warfare in the Marine Corps.

Since it's an upgrade, it means that you already have a jungle warfare training camp, right? ”

"Yes, Your Excellency!

As early as the failure of the first operation to clear out the rebels, I discussed with General Fang the possibility of our navy entering the war.

When General Fang learned that I had the idea of participating in the clean-up operation, he analyzed the special features of jungle warfare with me, and offered to start studying jungle tactics.

It was in this context that our first jungle warfare training camp was established.

Located near Orichmina on the north bank of the Amazon River in Pará State, the camp is still a rudimentary field training camp.

But the Marines who participated in the war this time were all concentrated here to undergo very rigorous jungle warfare training before entering the war.

Therefore, they were able to swim in the jungle like a fish in water during the encirclement and suppression of the rebels, which greatly reduced the occurrence of non-combat attrition. ”

This really attracted the interest of Marshal Moraes, after all, as the Minister of Defense, he is well aware of the situation in Brazil, which occupies half of the territory, and the Amazon rainforest, which has always been sparsely populated.

The government's control over the area is also not strong, and the root cause is that the Amazon rainforest has a poor living environment, and it is difficult for the troops to exert their original combat effectiveness in the jungle.

And now Fang Lang has actually researched a special jungle warfare tactic specifically for this special geographical environment, how can this not interest him!

"Oh! It seems that you were able to end the battle in such a short time, and it is really not a fluke!

Your precautionary approach is worth emulating!

If the War Department had such an awareness as yours, there would not have been two major defeats in a row!

Well! Since your training results have been well verified, I agree to the upgrade application for this camp.

But you discuss it with General Fang, and when we have time, we will organize a study and exchange group, so that the brothers of other branches of the army can also study!

After all, jungle warfare is a new and inescapable topic for us, and a large part of the challenges we will face in the future will probably come from the tropical jungle.

Now that your navy is already ahead of the curve, don't be self-conscious. You should exchange and learn more and pass on some of your advanced experience to other fraternal units.

Let us raise the jungle warfare capability of the entire defense force to a new level. ”

General Crook definitely couldn't refuse this kind of thing, so he just thought about it for a moment and nodded happily:

"No problem, after I go back, I will inform General Fang, do a good job of reception, and earnestly teach the relevant experience to the army brothers, and never hide it privately.

If the army brothers are willing, they can also send a team and hand it over to us to help with training. ”

As for whether Fang Lang would agree, he was not worried at all. After all, this is also something that can pave the way for Fang Lang's future, and he has no reason to refuse.

Even, in order to expand the influence of the navy, Admiral Crook offered to accept the army into the training camp to participate in their jungle warfare training.

In this way, we may be able to train officers in the army who are close to the navy! Why not!

Seeing Lieutenant General Crook so simply, Marshal Moraes also laughed and said:

"If that's the case, this training camp of yours is a bit insufficient!

I'm going to give you an extra grant for this project, and you must get this training camp up for me. ”

General Crook was overjoyed when he heard this, and nodded again and again:

"No problem, thank you, Your Excellency Marshal!"

"You don't have to thank me, you got it from your own strength."

Marshal Moraes waved his hand casually and smiled.

Lieutenant General Crook, who noticed the change in Marshal Moraes's mood, rolled his eyes and hurriedly took the opportunity to speak:

"Your Excellency Marshal, when it comes to strength, General Fang took the initiative to make a request to me this time, and in this combat operation, he felt that his Marine Corps was a little stretched.

It is intended to double the size of the Marine Corps, from the current five battalions to ten battalions.

I wonder if His Excellency the Marshal thinks this idea is appropriate? ”

Hearing this, Marshal Moraes did not answer immediately, but began to fall into deep thought. After all, this kind of expansion of the size of the army is not a trivial matter, and it involves personnel, equipment, funds, and other aspects.

There might even be a meeting to discuss, and after a long while, Marshal Moraes took a deep breath and said in a deep voice:

"What is your opinion as Secretary of the Admiralty?"

Admiral Crook certainly knew that this was not a trivial matter, not just a matter of expanding the size of the Navy, but also to consider the opinion of the Army on the matter.

To put it mildly, this is actually a kind of cannibalization of the army's strength.

But Mr. Minister of Defense, let himself express the opinion of the Minister of the Navy, and he did not hesitate to speak directly:

"I'm supportive of that.

Referring to the establishment of the US military and the situation in World War II, the landing operation really requires more professional Marines to ensure the smooth completion of the mission.

So, the presence of the Marine Corps is a practical need.

In addition, the strong combat capability displayed by the Marine Corps this time also shows that our Marine Corps is no worse than the combat effectiveness of the army units, and is a completely trustworthy amphibious combat force.

It is also an important part of the national defense forces. ”

Marshal Moraes looked at the sworn Lieutenant General Crook, where could he not understand the other party's thoughts, but I have to say that the performance of the Marines this time is really eye-catching, and what the other party said is impossible to refute.

So, coughing lightly, looking at the other party and saying:

"Then your Admiralty will submit an application for expansion! I agree in principle here. ”

Lieutenant General Crook was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly stood up and saluted:

"Yes, thank you, Your Excellency, Marshal!"