Chapter 1520: Wish Us to Get Rich

After the serious talk was over, it turned into small talk. After all, everyone should use this opportunity to get to know each other better.

So, the atmosphere that followed was quite relaxed.

Astmoreland talked about the military situation in South Vietnam and mentioned that after fighting with the North Vietnamese army, he was personally worried about the strong fighting faith of the soldiers in the North Vietnamese army.

Old George and Jin Xiantai were very quiet, listening to Astmoreland telling all this.

"North Vietnamese soldiers can lurk for a whole night without moving at all. This is something that our American soldiers cannot do. They are even very brave in combat and are not afraid of death. They will stick to their position even if they run out of ammunition and food. It won't waver at all.

On the other hand, our US soldiers are different. Once they encounter problems such as insufficient ammunition replenishment or even insufficient food supply, the morale of the military will be shaken, and the soldiers may even have the idea of ​​​​retreating.

Therefore, when we were fighting the North Vietnamese army, our soldiers were often unable to fight deep into the opponent's area and had to consider the issue of material supply. This caused us a lot of trouble in the morning.

But the North Vietnamese army does not need to consider this issue at all. They only need to carry a small amount, or even some rough food, to fight within our military-controlled areas, and they can still maintain combat effectiveness under such difficult conditions. , which is hard to imagine.

Therefore, our military operations in South Vietnam have often suffered setbacks, so that now when facing the North Vietnamese army, which is far inferior in equipment, it is at a disadvantage of passive defense. I personally feel very helpless about this. "

The American soldiers in another time and space are also "old soldiers". When fighting, they must ensure three meals a day, including meat and coffee. However, being hungry will definitely have a lot of impact on morale, and this is no one else.

Of course, it is not difficult to understand according to the soldiers' ideas.

Uncle, I'm risking my life, and you actually let me starve, so uncle, I won't fight!

Therefore, the US military stationed in South Vietnam in different time and space must do everything possible to ensure that such a thing will not happen to the 'uncle'.

The North Vietnamese army seems to have seen this, and will always attack the US military's supply lines.

Although the U.S. military uses helicopters to transport supplies most of the time, in recent times the North Vietnamese army seems to have obtained new weapons from a certain country and can easily attack U.S. helicopters.

As a result, the U.S. military's air transportation supply lines suffered heavy losses one after another.

This put the supply of materials on the front line in a very tight state, and also made the "uncle" soldiers who worked hard on the front line start to feel a little war-weary.

It is precisely because of such problems that Astmoreland returned to the country, hoping that Congress could increase the supply of materials and equipment to the US military stationed in Vietnam, especially helicopters, and also increase the transportation capacity to transport as much as possible. Equipment to South Vietnam.

At the same time, the high-intensity battle against North Vietnam also made American soldiers need a rest. Therefore, finding a vacation spot for those soldiers to relieve their emotions was one of the reasons why Astmoreland returned home.

Although there is a temporary technical secondary school for the US military in Thailand, Thailand has not agreed to the United States and opened up a place specifically to house the US military.

Therefore, Astmoreland hopes that the United States can put pressure on Thailand to open up such a place to allow some American soldiers to retreat from the front line and go to this place to recuperate for a while to regain their combat effectiveness.

Otherwise, if the soldiers on the front line are kept in that high-pressure and tense state, a series of big problems will definitely occur in the end.

And General Astmoreland also mentioned that the North Vietnamese army can enter and exit Laos and Myanmar at will, thereby avoiding the US military on the border between North and South Vietnam, which has brought great troubles and loopholes to the US military's defense.

Therefore, he hopes that Congress can make some efforts to urge Laos and Myanmar not to allow the North Vietnamese army to enter and leave at will on their borders.

When General Astmoreland mentioned these things, the look on his face was one of depression.

It was obvious that these things really made him feel bad.

However, Kim Hyun-tae was not surprised at all by what happened to the US military stationed in Vietnam, because in another history of time and space, the US military also encountered such troubles.

Moreover, deep down in his heart, Jin Xiantae had some schadenfreude, but he didn't show it.

That's right, it's fine to be happy with this kind of thing in your heart. If he showed it all, then he would be a fool.

After listening to General Astmoreland complaining about these issues in a casual way, Old George responded in a very embarrassed manner: "Laos and Myanmar definitely can't come to an agreement because they stand with China, and China It supports the North Vietnamese regime. Even as you just mentioned, the North Vietnamese army received weapons support from a certain country. I am sure that the people who support North Vietnam’s attack helicopter weapons and equipment are China, and they do this very secretly. We can’t catch them either.”

Jin Xiantai continued to be secretly happy in his heart, but he put on a very serious expression on his face, as if he was solemn about this matter.

After hearing what Old George said, General Astmoreland responded with a stinky expression: "I don't understand international politics or anything like that. I'm just a soldier, and I'm just talking about this matter from a military perspective, so Mr. George, you We must understand that the current situation of our US military in Vietnam is very passive and will not work in the long term.”

Jin Xiantai intervened at this time: "Form up several combat-effective South Vietnamese troops and let them be responsible for defending the border with Myanmar. I think this can alleviate the pressure in this area a little."

Astmoreland nodded: "This can effectively alleviate this problem, so I also mentioned the idea of ​​forming a South Vietnamese army before."

Old George turned to look at Jin Xiantai and asked: "What do you think of this matter?"

Jin Xiantai secretly laughed in his heart [As for the poor performance of the South Vietnamese army, it is simply not something Adou can afford. No matter how much the US military invests, it is useless. This has been verified in another time and space. I think it will not be the same in this other time and space. What exceptions will there be. 】

However, Jin Xiantai responded to Old George: "I think this can be done, and we can also support the South Vietnamese army through training and find suitable candidates to control the power of South Vietnam, instead of letting the current South Vietnamese powerful people They are acting recklessly.”

This suggestion echoed the interests of the United States. Old George thought about this for a while.

And when Kim Hyun Tae said this, of course he didn't really mean it.

Kim Hyun Tae wants to be an 'ancestor' in South Vietnam, and it will be easier this way.

Think about it, Americans trained troops and selected a puppet from them to support him in taking power in South Vietnam in the future. How would such a person treat Kim Hyun Tae in the future?

This is self-evident.

"The current economic situation in South Vietnam is very poor, and many young and middle-aged people are unemployed, so recruitment will be very smooth." Astmoreland revealed the economic situation in South Vietnam.

Jin Xiantai smiled: "The South Vietnamese army is not built according to the size and system of the American army. This will definitely attract people to join the army, and after our training, these people will be firmly imprinted with our American mark. The combat effectiveness will also be guaranteed, and when necessary, it can bear part of the pressure on the US military. "

"How big is the scale?" Old George's eyes swept over the faces of Ast Moran and Jin Xiantai.

Astmoreland pondered for a moment: "My original plan was to train 300,000 troops. After seeing the effect, we will slowly expand."

Old George remained silent and shifted his gaze to Jin Xiantai. Obviously he needed to listen to Jin Xiantai's opinion again.

Oops!

Three hundred thousand people, which is quite a lot.

If 300,000 people are really recruited and trained into an army, and according to the US military system, the monthly cost of these 300,000 people is not low.

However, in Jin Xiantai's view, these are not difficult problems to solve.

"The initial force of 300,000 people is enough. The people from the three security consulting companies have already set off. The total size of the three armies is 150,000 people. It is still possible to transfer some officers from them to control the force of 300,000 people. And I will let the South Vietnamese government use it to maintain these 300,000 troops."

Jin Xiantai's words completely dispelled the little worry in old George's heart.

After all, Astmoreland is just a soldier. He is not like Kim Hyuntai. He thought of how to solve the problem of military expenditures for 300,000 people. Jin Hyuntai thought of it and directly told Old George that he could solve it himself.

Moreover, Jin Xiantai also clearly stated that he would let officers from the security consulting company serve as officers in the South Vietnamese army that was about to be recruited. This was equivalent to completely controlling these future South Vietnamese armies.

Old George didn't say anything about this.

Because doing so would make it easier to guarantee interests in South Vietnam and prevent those South Vietnamese from resisting the U.S. military. Old George had no reason to object to Jin Xiantai's actions, both emotionally and rationally.

Of course, there will definitely be criticism, but what does it matter?

At that time, Jin Xiantai will not be able to rob someone else's mineral resources. With the army in hand, who dares to resist those high-ranking South Vietnamese officials!

Old George can basically think of the ultimate purpose of Jin Xiantai's doing this.

Astmoreland also thought about this problem for a long time.

And compared to General Astmoreland, Kim Hyun Tae also has an advantage in doing this.

Nominally Astmoreland was the supreme commander of the U.S. military in Vietnam, but his power was not enough for him to implement such a plan.

But Kim Hyun-tae is different. Although he is also an official American officer, he is commanding mercenaries outside the US military system. There are as many as 150,000 mercenaries, and they are either werewolves, vampires, or... Mutant.

These 150,000 mercenaries are Kim Hyuntai's advantage and confidence.

And because it is a military force outside the US military system, Kim Hyun Tae does not have to worry about too many rules and can play some tricks.

This was something General Astmoreland could not do.

"I wish us success and prosperity!"

Jin Xiantae raised his glass.

"Let's make a fortune together!"

"Make a fortune!"

Old George and Astmoreland also raised their glasses.