Chapter 170: Carnation Revolution!

After getting Shepard's approval, Captain Lee, under the leadership of Hannibal, returned to Vietnam, trying to pull his old comrades-in-arms out of the abyss, because the quota was limited, and even Captain Lee added a few more to Shepard's criteria, just to repay Shepard's generosity to the greatest extent.

In the past, he would be caught by the military police and eaten by the military police, but it was a pity that because the Americans fled, not only the South Vietnamese high-level but also the army was in chaos, so not only was Captain Li not held accountable, but even many colleagues in other units squeezed their heads to get a place from him.

However, these people were blocked by him, after all, for Captain Lee, Shepard gave him this opportunity out of trust in him, so he dutifully selected fifty people from the old comrades-in-arms who contacted him, and in the face of those who were not selected, he could only comfort these old friends as much as possible, saying that after he went back, he would work hard again to see if Shepard would give him some more places, and now he could only let them grit their teeth and hold on for some more time.

After all, it seems that the South Vietnamese government is still very powerful, not only with millions of ground troops, but also with the largest navy and air force in Asia, so although they are still losing ground under guerrilla attacks, they still have a few years to hold on.

But compared to Vietnam, Portugal really can't hold on at the moment!

As an old colonial empire, Portugal is also rich in the ancestors, but unfortunately, its glorious moments come and go quickly, with the end of the two world wars, Portugal's colonies are also shrinking a little bit, this is not an exception, after all, European countries are throwing colonies, especially Britain and France throw the most.

But Portugal belongs to an alternative, because on the cusp of this storm, it is still clinging to the colony, which naturally becomes a thorn in the eyes of various countries, so Portugal has been vigorously sanctioned by various countries, Britain and France, who have lost their colonies, feel that they have no colonies, and as a result, Portugal is still clinging to the colonies, and the psychological imbalance is unbalanced, so they want to sanction it, and the United States and the Soviet Union feel that they want everyone to embrace freedom and democracy.

Multiple international sanctions, as well as the huge expenditure of the colonial war have made Portugal's domestic finances unable to make ends meet, coupled with the increasing number of casualties in Angola, soldiers shed blood and died in the colony, but their families are not doing well at home, prices are rising, goods are in short supply, and because of the anti-war ***, Salazar Junta has lost public support little by little.

The Paris Peace Pact became the last straw that broke the camel's back, and after understanding that the United States had lost its momentum in Southeast Asia, the Soviet Union, which had completed its strategic offensive, did not hide its ambition to contend with the United States to the end, and began to attack Africa, the Middle East, and South America, which the United States regarded as its backyard.

Such a strategic adjustment was nothing for the United States, but Portugal was first pressed out of breath, and after receiving the generous support of Perseus, the SPLM guerrillas successfully completed a siege and annihilation battle against the Portuguese battalion-sized troops.

Although the battle ended with the SPLM's voluntary retreat, the Portuguese army still suffered direct losses of 100 men, which was not the total number of dead and wounded, but the total number of casualties, the Portuguese army in Angola totaled less than 35 battalions, about 180 companies, and this battle damage alone made them lose a full company.

When the death toll came back to Portugal, the already surging public opinion could no longer suppress the outbreak of the opposite!

A large number of middle- and lower-ranking officers in the Portuguese army were connected in tandem, and under the leadership of the old hero of the African war, Marshal Antonios Pinola, they launched a coup d'état without casualties, trying to overthrow the dictatorial military junta, and in the coup d'état, whether it was the coup army or the government army, they did not raise their weapons to kill their former colleagues, but stuck a red carnation in the muzzle of the gun, so this revolution is also called the carnation revolution. Z.br>

In the face of surging public opinion, Portugal's authoritarian government had to announce its resignation and transfer state power to the National Salvation Council, which was composed of soldiers, to lead the rescue

Marshal Antonio, of the National Council, became the head of the Provisional Government of Portugal.

The red parties played a huge role in this revolution, but unfortunately they did not succeed in gaining control of the country, and the situation in Portugal did not improve, but began to fluctuate for decades.

But this has nothing to do with Shepard, and when the news of the Carnation Revolution reached Angola in June, Shepard was shocked, because the revolution came a full year earlier than in history!

But the revolution has broken out, which means that the Portuguese army has relinquished control of Angola, but this does not mean that Angola will usher in a new and beautiful future after the withdrawal of the Portuguese army, on the contrary, the end of this colonial war means the beginning of another bloody war.

"Perseus is a good trick!"

This was the speech of a senior senior intelligence officer when Shepard returned to the United States for a small meeting on the situation in Angola.

And Shepard also learned little by little about this branch of the KGB that is currently the most enthusiastic about fighting NATO forces, and what he knew in his previous life is very similar, this branch of the KGB is active in the world, enough to make NATO colleagues ashamed, because whether it is the rainforests of South America or the deserts of North Africa, as long as it is inhabited, you can see their active figures.

And now, in Angola, Shepard is also going to have some inevitable head-on conflict with them!

And in this regard, Shepard didn't know if the preparations he made had any effect, he was not keen on participating in this kind of faction confrontation, but now, for the Shadow Company, participating in the faction confrontation has become a means of development.

Therefore, if there is really a conflict with Perseus, then Shepard has no other choice, after all, the camp he is in determines everything.

After all, in this era of fierce confrontation between the East and the West, it is impossible to continue to expand without taking the initiative to participate!