In terms of operability, MacArthur's proposal made Truman very excited. Because of the special geographical connection between South America and the United States, everything that happens in South America deserves the U.S. government's attention. And if the U.S. government wants to increase its awareness of South America, If they have influence or even control, then there is an excellent opportunity in front of them. However, because the United States is not yet ready to become a full-scale enemy of China, and there are many pro-China factions in the Senate and the Senate, they still have wishful thinking. Hoping to use diplomatic efforts to induce China to make substantive concessions, at least now Truman does not dare to rashly issue an order to declare war first.
In this case, there seemed to be no better option than MacArthur's proposal.
"Volunteer Army."
"It can also be called a mercenary. It will nominally belong to a private company, but the government can allow it to serve national interests by amending relevant laws and regulations."
"That's a good suggestion. General, are you willing to take on this responsibility, for the sake of America?"
MacArthur was stunned for a moment, then nodded firmly and said, "I can make sacrifices if America needs it."
For MacArthur, coming forward to form a mercenary company was indeed a sacrifice, because the nature of a private company determined that no matter how much contribution he made, he would never be able to go to the public again and enjoy hero-like treatment.
"Thank you, General. America will remember you."
The next day, when Fu Quansheng obtained the lease contract for the "Port of Fortaleza" from Fortaleza Mayor Riva, Vassis received a telegram from Truman. Truman said in the telegram that because the United States and China There was no war between the two countries, so he regretted that he could not provide de facto military assistance to Brazil. However, as the most loyal friend of the Brazilian people, he absolutely could not tolerate the infringement of Brazil's national honor and interests, so he decided to entrust an American family with outstanding strength to security company, allowing them to help Brazil defend its territorial and sovereign integrity on behalf of the U.S. government and people, "...In order to show our sincerity, all costs will be borne by the White House, and in order to avoid being truthful, your government only needs to Just pay a symbolic remuneration of one dollar. Of course, in order for 'Maison Security Company' to be able to effectively help your country, please give them the same status and power as your country's military..."
Vassis was actually ready to surrender to the Chinese government at this time, because just this morning, he received a report from Riva. In the telegram, Riva first exaggerated the power of the Chinese army, and then spent a lot of money He used pen and ink to describe the Chinese soldiers' "knowledge and ethics" and "no offense". Finally, in order to prevent Fortaleza from being destroyed by the war, he could only choose to adopt the mainstream opinions of local residents and temporarily lease the port of Fortaleza to China. People, "Of course, if General Costa can behave more bravely, I may not need to make this humiliating decision, but you also know that Costa and his men are extremely incompetent. They did not even have five minutes." I couldn’t hold on anymore…”
The failure of Costa's unit had spread throughout Brazil at this time. Naturally, this affected Vassis's already flourishing status in the hearts of the people, and also put the Vassis government into a passive and embarrassing situation. In view of the fundamentals of relying on its own strength, Unable to defeat the Chinese, Vassis actually had only one choice left, which was to make peace with China. At this time, Riva's telegram was too timely. First, he gave Vassis a step up; , because he has already caused the fact of leasing the Port of Fortaleza to China, so even if there is any accident in the future that needs to be held accountable, Vassis can put all the blame on him.
Politicians always put the overall situation first. For this reason, Vassis was able to convince himself to accept the established facts. But at this time, Truman sent such a telegram, which actually put him in a dilemma again.
The matter was so serious that Vassis, who was rare to be expert, called Army Minister Dutra to discuss with him how to make a decision.
Vassis was not the only one who was troubled by the defeat of Fortaleza. Dutra was also a victim, and even because of his direct relationship, he was criticized more. It was for this reason that he stood out from the beginning. The choice was to accept Truman's offer.
"Of course I accept President Truman's proposal. Mr. President, do you want to suffer the torture of history a hundred years from now?"
Somewhat dissatisfied with Dutra's attitude, Vassis said: "General, please read the content of the message clearly. Truman did not list specific reinforcement numbers. If the United States only sends one regiment or even one battalion, what do you think?" Can they defeat the Chinese?"
Dutra did not take this issue seriously and said with a smile: "Mr. President, there is no need to worry at all. Since it was proposed by President Truman, I think he would not do such an anticlimactic thing, so I'm sure , even if they just sent a relatively small number of people, they will definitely increase their number after suffering a defeat. Obviously, the Americans are more anxious about this matter than us, right?"
Vassis thought about it seriously and agreed with Dutra's words. He said: "It's a pity that they are just mercenaries. If they were regular American troops, I would feel more at ease."
Perhaps wanting to restore his lost reputation in Australia as soon as possible, MacArthur resigned immediately the day after leaving the White House, and then immediately began the preparations for the "Maison Security Company" without waiting for the certificate of retirement.
Not as famous as the Blackwater Company in later generations. When the Blackwater Company was established, the United States was not in a state of war, so Blackwater Company could easily recruit a large number of retired soldiers and even officers. Now, because the United States is in a state of war, the country has war skills. Either joined the active duty, or served in the country, or even in the reserve list, so at the beginning, MacArthur tried hard to recruit enough manpower, but even in the end, he was forced to Due to the pressure from the Brazilian government, Truman had to allocate a considerable number of people from active duty to him, so that he could gather the manpower and arrive in Brazil before the deadline set by the Brazilian government.
By this time, the temporary airport in Fortaleza had been built, and the first batch of about 3,000 overseas Chinese had arrived in Fortaleza.
Because the U.S. and Brazilian governments had done a very good job of keeping secrets, Chu Tiange didn’t know that a group of U.S. Marines were heading towards Fortaleza as mercenaries, and in Florida, the U.S., even more Nearly 3,000 US military reservists are undergoing military training and they will eventually be sent to Brazil.