Chapter 718: The Rebels' Doubts
Hearing Fang Lang's words, everyone became interested and looked at him one after another. President Scalia couldn't help but urge:
"Oh! What General Fang said about leading the snake out of the hole, what is the specific charter, say it quickly, let us all discuss it. ”
Seeing everyone's gaze, Fang Lang did not hesitate, and said slowly and unhurriedly:
"If there really is no way for us to find out who the hidden rebels are. Then we must conceal the news of our actions against the rebels who arrived by train in advance.
My trick to lure the snake out of the hole is to let our trusted army enter Rio de Janeiro by train posing as rebels. At that time, the counterinsurgency command dispatched nearby garrisons to carry out counterinsurgency operations normally according to the original plan.
The army, which was not a rebel, would naturally obey the orders of the command and launch an offensive against our army, disguised as a rebel.
Naturally, the hidden rebels will jump out to cooperate with the actions of the fake rebels. ”
When everyone heard Fang Lang's plan, they were all dumbfounded.
"How can this be done, the presence of rebels hidden in the garrison is still a guess, how can we risk doing this! Once the two armies confront each other, casualties will occur. When the time comes, it's hard to end up with a bad one. ”
When President Scalia heard this, he couldn't help frowning, he didn't expect the plan proposed by Fang Lang to be like this, and after thinking about it for a while, he couldn't help but speak:
"I also think this plan is too risky, and if there are rebels in the garrison around us, there must be a connection between them.
If we pretend to be rebels, they will easily see through it. When the time comes, they won't be carrying out any plans that should be coordinated at all. If we don't know how to attack the pretended rebels with all our might, our losses will be too great. ”
Seeing that everyone didn't seem to be satisfied with this plan, Fang Lang just shrugged his shoulders indifferently, the reason why he would say this plan was that deep down he was sure that there must be people hiding rebels in Rio de Janeiro.
This hidden may not only be the nearby garrison, but also some other forces, and American intelligence agencies, and the real purpose of his plan is to take this opportunity to lure out all those who are hidden.
Let's just catch them all, lest after doing it in advance, these guys will move and hide even deeper, and there will be no chance to find them out again in the future. Let them hide in the shadows and continue to cause trouble for the development of Brazil.
However, General Crook didn't seem to be affected by everyone's words, and still looked serious and thoughtful, looking at Fang Lang and said:
"General Fang, since you thought of this plan, you must have thought of how to contact the hidden rebels, right?"
Fang Lang didn't expect that everyone was against this plan, and General Crook was unwilling to give up. Seeing this, he could only explain:
"Why contact the rebels! Just doing it is showing your identity to the other party! Our goal was to lure the snake out of the hole, and as long as we were to make a direct gesture for the rebels to attack Rio, they would naturally respond accordingly.
Whether it's sending someone to contact us, or following orders to fight us. There will always be an action for them.
As long as they act, we can naturally detect anomalies. ”
"What kind of action do you mean by pretending to be a rebel to make an operation? It's not really going to attack Rio de Janeiro! ”
"Hey...... Since it is an attack, it is natural to really attack, we only need to pretend to be the vanguard and directly occupy the entire railway 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, and letting his people occupy the railway station in the name of the rebels would naturally allow the rebels hidden inside to move.
The implementation of this plan actually had a much lower impact than they had imagined. It's a big deal that in the name of the exercise, it will be enough to evacuate the people nearby in advance.
In the name of the counterinsurgency headquarters, they evacuated the nearby crowd, and the rebels hiding inside certainly did not see any problems. And the people who occupy the railway station are also their own people, so they will not jump out to stop it.
"Your method does have a certain degree of operability, if we really can't find out the rebels hidden inside through investigation, we will implement your method."
In the end, General Crook really included this seemingly crazy plan in the alternative, which made Fang Lang feel a little crazy.
President Scalia also looked at these two crazy guys in disbelief. However, he is a politician and is not familiar with military affairs, so he just thinks the two are crazy. I didn't continue to dwell on this issue.
"Alright! I trust your abilities, and since you both find it feasible, use this as a backup plan!
However, time is running out for us, and I hope that we will act as soon as possible to put down this rebellion as soon as possible and at the lowest possible cost. ”
Everyone in the conference room, after hearing President Scalia's words, stood up in unison, saluted the president, and said:
"Yes, sir!"
Because of the fear that there would be rebels in the garrison near Rio de Janeiro, and because I did not know whether there would be rebels in the Ministry of Defense, the counterinsurgency headquarters was not set up in the Ministry of Defense, but directly used the location of half of the presidential palace and turned the presidential palace into a temporary counterinsurgency headquarters.
As the counterinsurgency command began to function, orders were quickly transmitted through the airwaves and telephone lines.
There were also a number of trusted officers who were personally sent to various units in various means of transport with orders from the command. Responsible for supervising the implementation of counterinsurgency tasks by the various units as planned.
Just as Fang Lang and others were deploying around the actions of the rebels, Chiz Whiteman, the leader of the rebels, was discussing a specific plan of action with a group of officers gathered by himself on a train to Rio de Janeiro.
In order to maintain concealment, they directly abandoned all their heavy equipment, even an artillery regiment and dozens of cars were diverted by them, and all the infantry traveled lightly and simply directly on a passenger train, and secretly advanced towards Rio de Janeiro.
This kind of action seems very simple, but in fact it is very difficult, because as a passenger train, they were supposed to stop along the way, but the train they took was directly green and headed towards Rio de Janeiro unimpeded.
Officers at all levels, who were still a little worried about this operation, immediately became full of confidence after seeing that Chiz Whiteman had such great strength. It didn't take Chiz Whiteman to say it, they also knew that they wanted a passenger train to go straight to its destination without stopping. It definitely needs the cooperation of the railway department.
From this alone, it can be seen that Chiz Whiteman is definitely well prepared for this rebellion. So, many of these officers have begun to fantasize about what they will get when they take down Rio de Janeiro and overthrow the current government.
But not all officers are so blindly confident, especially Ivey Gilmore, the most powerful division commander, after having to leave behind the artillery regiment in his hand at the request of Chiz Whiteman, the whole person seems to be missing something, and he is uncomfortable.
"General Whiteman, if you can get the train line, why can't you find a way to get one more freight train?
We now have no heavy firepower at all, relying on a single group of lightly armed infantry to attack a city defended by an armored division and two motorized infantry divisions, as well as a garrison division. No matter how you look at it, I don't think there's a chance of winning. ”
The officers who were discussing the attack plan around the map couldn't help but have a trace of worry in their eyes after listening to Ivey Gilmore's words.
Everyone came from the regular army, so they naturally knew the importance of heavy firepower in war, and they were also suspicious that they would lead a group of pure infantry to attack the capital of Brazil. Although, Chiz Whiteman has repeatedly stressed to everyone that he has already made arrangements.
But when everyone asked specifically, he was always silent, so everyone was somewhat worried.
Now seeing Ivy Gilmour ask this question again, everyone can't help but turn their eyes to Chiz Whiteman to see how he is going to answer this time.
Seeing everyone's gaze, Chiz Whiteman did not dodge, but said confidently:
"General Gilmore, it's not that I can't get a freight train to transport your artillery regiment, it's that the artillery regiment is too dazzling. If someone along the road had discovered a train carrying artillery on its way to Rio, it would probably have been detected by the Ministry of Defense in advance.
In that case, our plans for a raid would be in vain.
Moreover, I don't think you have to worry about the lack of firepower at all. Knowing that Rio de Janeiro is the capital of Brazil, do you think those garrison troops would dare to attack with heavy firepower in the capital?
As long as our troops can infiltrate the city and mingle with the ordinary citizens, there is no need to worry about the heavy firepower of the other side. ”
Hearing this, most of the officers around nodded in agreement. Chiz Whiteman's afterglow noticed the movements of the people around him, and he couldn't help but smile slightly. And he continued:
"Besides, this time we are making a reasonable appeal to the government in the name of demanding the restoration of the honor of the Army. As long as we make our stand and attitude clear, the government will certainly negotiate with us first, and when the time comes, as long as the government can agree to our demands, we will naturally be able to withdraw our troops peacefully.
There is no need for a more intense firefight with the government! So, it doesn't matter at all whether there is artillery or not. ”
Seeing the relaxed expressions of the officers around him, Ivy Gilmour glanced at Chiz Whiteman deeply, and after a few days of observation, he had already realized that this rebellion was not as simple as the other party said.
If they really just want to put forward their own demands, how can the other party deliberately get them an order! And how to open up the train line, so that they can drive directly to the capital in a hidden way!
"Aren't I worried that when the time comes, the government will not accept our demands and directly send troops to suppress us? If this is the case, it will be difficult for us, the infantry, who have only light weapons at hand, to gain advantage from the government forces. ”
Seeing that this guy seemed to have a phobia of lack of firepower, Chiz Whiteman could only sigh helplessly, glanced around at the officers in the carriage, and said in a low voice:
"Rest assured, I promise that no one will send troops to suppress us, and even if the president wants to send troops, someone will stand up and help us."
After speaking, he also showed a smile full of meaning.
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but glance at each other, and one of them, an obviously younger officer, couldn't help but speak:
"General Whiteman means that there are also our men in several units in the capital, right?"
Seeing that this person asked the doubts in everyone's hearts, everyone couldn't help but look at Chiz Whiteman, hoping to get an answer from the other party.
But Chiz Whiteman just smiled and didn't answer the other party's question directly.
In this regard, Ivy Gilmore didn't want to continue to speculate, and couldn't help but say directly:
"General Whiteman can't trust us?"
As soon as these words came out, the smile on Chiz Whiteman's face instantly froze. The displeasure in his eyes flashed away, and after seeing the searching eyes of everyone, he had to squeeze out a smile again and said:
"Everyone is a brother in the same boat, how can I not trust you!"
After speaking, he raised his watch and glanced at the time, and then said with a little hesitation:
"Let's be honest! I did have a secret hand in Rio, but the other side didn't do it directly with us, he meant that if the government was willing to settle the matter through peace negotiations with us, he wouldn't do anything.
However, if the government really chooses to suppress us by force, he will definitely turn against us and resolutely stand by our side to maintain the dignity of our army. ”
Although, Chiz Whiteman said so, in fact, he himself did not know who this force hidden in the capital was. Because this force is not contacted by him.
It's just that his eldest son told him that there were their own men in the troops guarding the capital, and when the time was right, the other side 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 were hiding in the capital guards, because the two sides did not have any intersection at all. Even Chiz Whiteman didn't know who the other party was.
Therefore, the intelligence bureau was wrong from the beginning to look for the direction of this hidden enemy around Chiz Whiteman's personal connections. If Chiz Whiteman really had that much influence, there would be no need for him to look for these rebels from the outside.
Seeing that he finally admitted that there were also his own people among the garrison of the capital, Ivy Gilmore finally breathed a long sigh of relief.
He clapped his hands with a smile on his face and said:
"Haha...... Good! General Whiteman is really scheming, and with the general's words, my hanging heart can finally be let go.
No matter who this person is, as long as he can stand by our side when the government wants to suppress us by force, we will definitely be able to catch the government army by surprise.
At that time, even if it is to overthrow the Scalia government, it will definitely not be difficult. ”
(End of chapter)