Chapter 724: The Rebellion is Settled
For the discussion of the staff officers under his command, the chief of staff, General Leta, also did not participate, and at this moment he was discussing with General Crook the next course of action!
"Mr. Minister, the 103rd Motorized Infantry Division is definitely unreliable, do you see if we are now letting the fake rebels at the railway station surrender directly, further hitting the self-confidence of the rebels.
And then, the garrison division was transferred to the Western Front to intercept three armored regiments of the rebels? β
When General Crook heard this, he didn't answer this question immediately, and continued to stare at the map in front of him and said slowly:
"It's no problem to let the fake rebels at the train station anyway, but the garrison division can't be transferred to the Western Front, the 103rd Motorized Infantry Division has an unclear attitude, if we transfer the garrison division at this time, they will come in to pick peaches."
"So what to do, do you want the Marines to move now? This can easily deepen the contradiction between the navy and the army. β
"Now I don't have to worry about the contradictions between the navy and the army, because the air force is the first to do it, and after the air force has fought, if the navy follows suit, the army will not be able to talk about the contradictions between the navy and the army."
"Then your opinion is that the prospect of letting the Marines go straight out and stop the rebels?"
"No, the Marines are my last cards, and it's not time to use them, and I've already sent the 3rd Armored Division, which is being reequipped in SΓ£o Paulo, to Rio under the stars.
This force is a team organized by Fang Lang, and its loyalty can stand the test. It was planned that they would arrive at the Western Front in Rio by eight o'clock tonight and engage the 1st Panzer Division.
But now I'm thinking about whether to let them take over the command of the 103rd Motorized Infantry Division directly on the Southern Front first, and then lead the 103rd Motorized Infantry Division to the Western Front to quell the rebellion of the 1st Panzer Division. β
Hearing this, General Leta's eyes couldn't help but light up, raised his wrist and glanced at his watch, and said:
"That's a good idea! It's already past three o'clock in the afternoon, where is the 3rd Panzer Division? If the 3rd Panzer Division could take command of the 103rd Motorized Infantry Division, the garrison would be able to begin to take over the defense of Rio de Janeiro with peace of mind. β
"It's only fitting that the garrison should take over the defense, but until then, we must first let Mr. President withdraw to the naval base where the Marines are stationed."
"Do you still have doubts about the garrison?"
"Beware of the Ten Thousand Year Ship!"
"Understood."
The two did not discuss specific tactics against the rebels of the three armored regiments, because, in fact, the current armored regiments are not doing well, and Rio de Janeiro already has an air base.
Therefore, the take-off and landing interval of the air force aircraft was very short, and after the rebels separated, they were locked by the air force again in less than ten minutes. Although this time the armored regiment discovered the traces of the air force and made a covert action in time, this could not escape the bombing of the bombers.
The three rebel armoured regiments then fell into a terrible cycle of death, starting with the discovery of government planes and the concealment of the entire army. Before the concealment was completely completed, the bomb had already fallen on his head.
After surviving a round of bombardment, the team that had been blown up was gathered, and it was too late to count the casualties of the team, so they thought about moving towards the city again.
But before they could advance for ten minutes, the Air Force bombers entered their alert range again. They had to look for hidden positions again and wait for this bombardment to end as soon as possible.
If the three armored regiments can divide part of their forces and go directly to the air force's lair, the counterinsurgency command may have a headache as to how to adjust the combat plan.
But these guys are pushing directly towards the city regardless of it, but they can't pose much of a threat to the government forces.
"Commander, you can't go on like this! Exactly two hours later, we have advanced less than ten kilometers, but we have already lost two-thirds of our tanks.
If this continues, even if we storm Rio de Janeiro, it is estimated that we will not be able to occupy the presidential palace. β
After only two rounds of such bombardment, the fighters of the armored regiment could not afford such huge losses.
After hearing the report of his subordinates, the regiment commander, who had already been riding a tiger, also felt that the whole person was not good. He never imagined that the army's most powerful armored force would one day be rubbed to such an extent by a small fly in the sky.
This is completely different from the powerful armored force he imagined, not to mention a hard-fought armored duel. Almost every step forward now comes at a heavy cost.
They are only armored regiments, and their air defense forces are already very limited, and now after being bombed several times by bombers with such a high frequency, where is the courage to continue to advance.
"CTMD, the government doesn't talk about martial arts! It's like you're sending ground troops to face to face with us! What kind of ability is it to rely on the plane to pull poop. β
The commander of the armored regiment, who had already lost his mind, looked at the plane that had just withdrawn and shouted. But his swearing was not destined to solve anything.
What he didn't notice was that several grassroots officers around him had already secretly exchanged glances.
"Brothers, how are you thinking about it, do you really want to continue to die with this fool?"
A Chinese officer with the rank of captain said in a low voice to two officers nearby.
"But the Ministry of Defense has already declared us rebels, even if we kidnap this idiot, our military career will be over!"
"Now it is not our own military career that we have to think about, but the lives of so many of our brothers. If this continues, I don't think most of our brothers will survive until it gets dark.
More than a dozen deserters have appeared under my brothers. If we continue on this black line, our brothers may be going to shoot us with black guns. β
"Yes! Half of my brothers have already been lost, and we don't have a chance to go into the city. If we want to save our lives, we can only fight and kill that idiot anyway. β
"I agree, I can't go any further, I never thought of rebelling, and everyone will be punished for these traitors."
"TMD, if I had known that these guys were going to rebel, I should have been deserters directly, and now I have a good life, I don't know what these officials think in their minds, and they want to overthrow the government."
"I heard that our division commander is cooperating with the Americans, and the Americans are ready to support our division commander to become president!"
"Okay, okay, don't go far from the topic, are you willing to follow me anyway?"
"Yes!" "I do!" "Count me in!"
"Well, in order to ensure that the news is not leaked, I will directly do it in thirty seconds and kill a few of that guy's cronies first. If that guy can stay alive, he will keep it alive, and if he doesn't have a chance, he will just kill him! β
"Good!" "Yes!" "No problem!"
In this way, the commander of the armored regiment who started the rebellion was overthrown by his own fighters before he could think about what to do next.
The officers who launched the operation were all graduates of the Brazilian Army Military Academy, and their highest rank was only captain, and two were even second lieutenants.
When the counterinsurgency command received the junior officers of this armored regiment anyway and ended the rebellion, the entire command headquarters thundered with joy. Because, in two of the three armored regiments, such a situation occurred.
The only exception was the armored regiment led by the bearded officer, whom he and two other colleagues had chosen, desperately to make their way to the city by the nearest road, but who had led his troops directly into the densely populated town.
The bombing campaign of the Air Force was greatly limited, so although his advance was not fast, the losses were also not large.
Of course, because he chose densely populated places to advance and took a lot of detours, the distance from the city was also the farthest.
When he received the news that the other two regiments had suffered heavy losses and that the commander had been killed or captured by his officers, he quickly recognized the form. Obediently chose to stop advancing, electrify himself in front of the battle, and end the rebellion.
As for whether anyone believes what he said, and what kind of punishment he will receive in the future, he can't care about it. Because, he also found that the officers under his command looked at him differently.
It is estimated that if he does not choose to end the rebellion, his officers will help him end it.
Less than two hours after he surrendered, the 3rd Brazilian Armored Division, equipped with Brazil's domestically produced Tiger 1 heavy tanks, led the 103rd Motorized Infantry Division to the battlefield on the Western Front.
When the American Sherman tank, which was obviously better equipped than the First Armored Division, and the Tiger 1 tank, which was more than one generation advanced, drove in front of them, all the officers and men of the surrendered First Armored Division were overjoyed.
The reason why they dared to rush into the city of Rio de Janeiro was because they were equipped with the most advanced tanks in Brazil. But now it seems that this state-of-the-art is clearly not worthy of its name. I don't know how much I have fallen behind.
If you really want to face off against this Tiger who is obviously bigger, and has stronger power, thicker armor, and stronger firepower, you and the others will definitely have no chance of winning.
Of course, this is not counting the training level of both sides, after all, this third armored division has just completed the refitting and is not yet fully familiar with the equipment. The rebels are not entirely out of the ordinary.
But at this time, they had already been beaten off by the indiscriminate bombardment of the air force, and they had lost their fighting spirit, and when they saw this obviously more powerful tank, they naturally could not mention the confidence of victory.
In addition, as early as the afternoon, the rebels who occupied the railway station had directly identified themselves to the outside world, they were not rebels at all, but a drill force that was ordered by the Ministry of Defense to complete the task of passing through the train line and occupying the railway station.
Immediately afterward, the garrison of the capital, together with this exercise force, completed the martial law of the city of Rio de Janeiro. This meant that only his regiment was left in the rebel army in the entire capital.
At that time, he had already seen the situation clearly, with the strength of one of his regiments, it was simply impossible to storm the presidential palace, and his defeat was simply a matter of time.
Therefore, at this time, if he still doesn't understand the situation and rushes desperately to the city, he is purely looking for death.
His regiment laid down its arms and surrendered, marking the complete end of the military coup d'Γ©tat in Brazil orchestrated and promoted by American spies.
Unlike the rebellion launched by the Southern rebels organized by Chiz Whiteman, it did not make any waves. The rebellion of the 1st Panzer Division and the 102nd Motorized Infantry Division inflicted huge losses on Rio de Janeiro.
The smashing and looting in the city caused nearly 20 million Cruceiro's economic losses, which does not seem to be a large amount, which is about one million dollars in US dollars. This is also thanks to the fact that the counterinsurgency command was well prepared and arranged for the police to take to the streets in time to maintain order.
But the political impact of this incident is very huge. After all, Rio de Janeiro, the capital of Brazil, was guarded by only four divisions, and two divisions were involved in the rebellion, and one division chose to sit on the sidelines.
This incident caused the Brazilian Army's status in the Ministry of Defense to decline seriously, and the entire War Department was implicated in the incident, and the number of officers who stepped down was as high as 500.
More importantly, this rebellion has caused the Brazilian government to lose face and face in the international community. The international community has downgraded Brazil's security rating by one notch.
Just when the whole world was laughing at the Brazilian government, the Brazilian government suddenly revealed the truth behind the rebellion, but everyone knew that there were Americans behind the rebellion.
Many countries felt a shudder and raised their vigilance against the Americans.
Originally, because of this rebellion, a large number of property losses of American citizens were caused. and the storming of the U.S. Embassy, which in Brazil is making very high-profile claims against the Brazilian government.
As a result, after the news that the rebellion was actually promoted by the Americans was announced, the Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs directly smashed the US ambassador's claim materials in the face of the US ambassador.
And the U.S. ambassador to Brazil, after being so humiliated, can only obediently choose to calm down. Of course, the US Foreign Department also stood up for the first time and denied the matter.
But no one knows how many people believe their words. Naturally, this incident was also widely reported by the media of various countries around the world, and a large-scale anti-American demonstration broke out directly in Brazil.
For a time, both Americans and American capital had a tendency in Brazil to shout and fight, and the diplomatic relations between Brazil and the United States were directly lowered to the freezing point.
Rio de Janeiro, Fang Lang's Chinese-style manor, younger brother Fang Tao rarely has time to eat at his eldest brother's house.
"Brother, I don't understand why the Americans have done this badly, and the government has not broken off diplomatic relations with each other."
Looking at his younger brother with an indignant face, Fang Lang couldn't help but be a little amused, and after sandwiching a piece of food for Lilith beside him, he said unhurriedly:
"What? Would you love to break off diplomatic relations with the United States? β
"Of course, these bastards are like rats in the gutter, endlessly stumbling behind their backs, and it's better to cut ties with them than to be on guard all the time."
Hearing this, Fang Lang shook his head with a smile and said:
"The world is not black and white, and the reason why the Americans are doing so many small things in Brazil is nothing more than to make us live dependent on them. They need us to provide them with cheap raw materials and our huge consumer market.
We also need their high-tech technology, and their market. The two sides are in a relationship of cooperation and benefit, and division is a relationship of two injuries.
Through these actions, they have seen the firmness of our Brazil towards its sovereignty and independence.
If they didn't want a hostile power in South America that would completely fall to the Soviet Union. They will know how to adjust their diplomatic relations with us. β
(End of chapter)