When the Brazilian military government's navy launched an attack on Victoria, the border conflict between Rio and Mizuno was also intensifying.
In Victoria, the Michigan National Guard is on the defensive.
On the border with Rio, the Miguel National Guard has the upper hand, and the Brazilian government is retreating steadily.
Now we should use the term "Mizhou Army". No other state's National Guard is as powerful as the Mizhou Army.
It is indeed powerful. The Mizhou Army, which is mainly composed of miners from the Iron Sijiao Company, far surpasses the government army in terms of physical fitness, training level, and even discipline.
Although the number of the Mizhou Army is not as large as that of the government army, its advantages in other aspects completely make up for this. Less than a week after the war started, the forward troops of the Mizhou Army have advanced from Big Volta to New Friborg, which is less than 100 kilometers away from Rio.
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This is also thanks to Brazil's terrible traffic conditions.
If the traffic conditions in Brazil were better, the Mizhou Army's offensive would be more powerful.
New Friborg is located on the banks of the Rio Grande among the mountains, with an altitude of 846 meters. It is a famous summer resort in Rio State.
After the Michigan Army occupied New Friborg, the troops temporarily stopped attacking and rested on the spot, including the company led by Karl.
Now Karl's company is fully equipped. In the previous stage of the battle, Karl's company performed well, and Karl's military rank was promoted to major. This often became the reason for Anthony to tease Karl.
"A major who leads a company, our company is really well equipped -" Anthony always said this.
Karl can understand that Anthony is of African descent. Although the Umbrella Company has never had an express provision in this regard, everyone knows that no matter how outstanding an African American is, he cannot become an officer.
No matter how outstanding the sergeant major is, he is still a soldier, at best a non-commissioned officer. He can only serve as an officer unless he goes to an African country.
But the quality of the troops in African countries was unbearable to the Antonines.
If you get used to being around great people, you usually can't tolerate mediocrity.
"Anthony, if you want, you can do it." Karl knew Anthony's struggles, but behind the umbrella, Karl was soft-spoken.
"How to do it?" Anthony's interest suddenly increased. If it weren't for the damn unspoken rules, Anthony would at least be a school officer now.
"You can apply for Brazilian citizenship -" Carl really wasn't fooling. In several states in northern Brazil, where the majority are made up of African Americans, African Americans can still become military officers.
Of course, they are only low-level officers, just like the Japanese second lieutenant.
It is impossible to become a senior military officer. Regardless of whether it is the Brazilian government army or the Mizhou Army, senior military officers are all white.
"Then forget it -" Anthony immediately dismissed it. It is easy to give up Southern African nationality, but it is difficult to apply for Southern African nationality.
Anthony has worked for Umbrella Company for more than ten years, so after the new naturalization standards were determined in Southern Africa, Umbrella Company immediately helped Anthony and his family apply for Southern African citizenship.
Don't underestimate the frivolous Southern African nationality. With Southern African nationality, Anthony's descendants can receive systematic formal education in Southern African public schools. If they are sick, they can also go to Southern African public hospitals for treatment. The most important thing is that Anthony can
Buying a family property in Southern Africa. Although the price of buying a farm was a bit expensive, Anthony spent all his savings from ten years of service in West Africa to buy a 150-acre farm after becoming a Southern African citizen.
Although the area is a bit small, it is still enough for Anthony and his family to support their family. As an African-American, Anthony is now very satisfied.
"You can apply for Brazilian citizenship by yourself, so that your wife and children can still retain their southern African citizenship." Karl actively helped Anthony find a way.
It was a good idea, and Anthony's eyes immediately lit up.
It only took a moment for Anthony to have a firm attitude: "No, I hope to be with my family all the time. I want to give my children a complete family."
That's right, after working at Umbrella Company for so long, Anthony's thinking is still unavoidably affected by the company culture. Umbrella Company is a company that emphasizes the concept of family.
In many people's minds, mercenaries are annoying "war hyenas".
The Umbrella Company does not deny this, but hyenas can also have happiness. The key depends on how they are educated. The biggest advantage of the South African Mastiff is loyalty. However, the South African Mastiff has been wandering since birth, and it is difficult to get close to humans when it grows up.
The same goes for umbrella companies. Many of the labels imposed on Africans by European colonizers are made out of nothing. It is true that many Africans are lazy, liars, and irresponsible, but at the same time, there are also Africans who are hard-working, trustworthy, and value commitments, so the key
It still depends on how to educate.
The mercenaries of the Umbrella Company are complex. Some are Southern Africans, some are Germans, and some are Slavs. They all have different national backgrounds. Propaganda such as "defending the country" will not come in handy, so they can only start from families.
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The power of brainwashing is huge. If someone talks in your ears every day about attaching importance to the family and creating better living conditions for your family, you will be somewhat touched.
Anthony was clearly deeply affected.
At this time, Carl's Second Lieutenant Silva and Second Lieutenant Sosa came to Carl together to ask when the troops would continue their attack on Rio.
"Silva, Sousa, this kind of thing is not ours to ask. We just need to execute the order." Karl did not explain, what is there to ask? When the logistics supplies are in place, when can we continue to Rio?
Launch an attack.
The higher the degree of automation of the army, the greater the reliance on logistics.
There is no railway between New Friborg and Belo Horizonte. There is only a simple road without paved roads. Every time it rains, the ground is as muddy as mud pits. The speed of the troops' advance depends entirely on logistical supplies.
The speed is so fast that even if you want to go faster, you can't go faster.
So there is nothing Karl can do now.
Of course, in the eyes of Silva and Sosa, Carl was a bit greedy for enjoyment and did not take the war between Rio and Mizhou to heart at all.
Young Silva and Sosa still don't understand what relaxation means.
Karl is already a major, and he wears long military boots that only colonels are entitled to be issued. These long military boots, like the silk shirt and linen trousers on Karl, are imported from southern Africa.
We were not in combat now. Karl was not wearing a coat, only a white silk shirt with the collar unbuttoned, revealing most of his furry chest. He was lying lazily on a bed he didn't know where he got it from.
Sitting on a mahogany lounge chair, with hot and fragrant coffee on the coffee table at hand, with the Rio Grande flowing slowly beside you, and feeling the cool and gentle breeze, this kind of life should be what many people dream of.
Not only the Chinese like mahogany, Brazilians also like it very much.
Moreover, Brazilian mahogany has a long history and is the best wood used to make bows. Brazil is named after mahogany.
After the Portuguese discovered Brazil, they mined a large amount of mahogany and shipped it back to Europe. As time went by, the Portuguese simply named the continent after Brazilian mahogany, and Brazil got its name.
"Mr. Major, the soldiers are very enthusiastic about fighting. They don't want to rest for a minute and hope to launch an attack on Rio as soon as possible." Silva has a profound background. It is said that he is the nephew of a certain Congressman from Mizhou, so he has the courage to come here.
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It's obvious that when the war is over, Silva will have a bright future.
So it may not be that the soldiers are eager to fight, but that Silva hopes to make achievements.
"Silva, be patient. Rio is right there. He won't run away on his own. What's yours will be yours sooner or later." At Carl's age, many things have become a matter of life and death, so you can't force it.
"Yes sir -" Silva obeyed the order, and not long after leaving with Sosa, Karl and Anthony heard the whistle of Silva and Sosa gathering their troops to start training.
Karl smiled, he had been so enthusiastic before.
"I hate this kind of person!" Anthony doesn't like it. It depends on the person. No matter how hard Anthony tries, he still can't get what he can't get.
"Relax, relax--" Karl couldn't say anything. No matter how good his relationship with Anthony was, it couldn't change this fact.
While Carl's company was resting in New Friborg, a fierce conflict broke out at the Rio Presidential Palace, Fragozo and Noronha.
In the previous stage of the land war, the military government was commanded by Noronha.
Although Noronha holds a high position, his strength and reputation are obviously seriously inconsistent.
Facing the fierce offensive of the Mizhou Army, the government troops under the command of Noronha were retreating steadily and were unable to fight back, so Noronha hoped to request the intervention of US military troops.
It is not tactical guidance, but direct intervention. To put it bluntly, it is to hope that the United States will join the war.
"Don't think about it, that's simply impossible. Washington will not risk offending Pretoria by participating in the war. Once US troops join the war, southern Africa will also end up. This is something neither the United States nor southern Africa wants to see.
Fragozo was also helpless. He had made this request to Roosevelt when he was in Washington. Unfortunately, the rational Roosevelt only agreed to send an advisory team and did not agree to send the US military to directly participate in the war.
"Then what to do now? The Mizhou people have the support of the Umbrella Company, and there are a large number of mercenaries from the Umbrella Company in the army, but we can only fight the Mizhou people with the rags that have been eliminated by the US military. The Mizhou people have occupied New Freeburg.
We may launch an attack on Rio at any time. If Rio falls, we will be completely doomed." Noronha's voice was hoarse, and his expression was unprecedentedly horrified.
"It's not your fault. 100,000 people can't defeat 20,000 people. Are the people of Mizhou so strong?" Fragozzo also didn't expect Noronha to lose so quickly.
"You go ahead!" Noronha finally shouted this famous saying.
