Rise of the Argentine Empire

Recently, the night security in Bu City has improved a lot. There are many police officers on duty at night, and several ignorant gangster groups have been eliminated, which has made some people in the slums much more low-key.

Saint-Hesse, returning from night school, looked at the police officers on the street, who were basically armed with Rheinmetall MP40s and P51 pistols, giving off a certain 'Sauerkraut' vibe.

Nowadays, the police force has become much stronger, and its theoretical combat effectiveness is something to behold.

He couldn't help but recall his chat with General Thompson the day before.

"General, why do you think even the military is starting to oppose the Bilon government? It's a bit strange."

Saint-Hesse asked with some confusion. To be honest, he really didn't understand. The military was Bilon's base of support, and in theory, they shouldn't be turning against him so quickly, especially since he still had four years left in his term.

Recently, the Falcon Intelligence Agency had suffered successive setbacks in three departments, losing some people to prisons, and two core members were killed by stray bullets, resulting in heavy losses.

They are still begging for help to bail people out. This matter cannot involve Commander Thompson, as the Falcon Bureau is his direct secret force, while the Thunder Cross on the surface is what Thompson knows.

This major mistake has also calmed him down a lot. He no longer underestimates the agents and spies of the CIA, KGB, and National Intelligence Directorate. The Falcon Bureau has completely gone into hiding. The capital is not some rural area like the Potassium Triangle; it is the heart of Argentina, full of talent, so it's better to keep a low profile.

"These past few times, your Rheinmetall Industries has obtained these orders. If you think about it carefully, you'll probably understand. Cohen, do you know how many police officers our country has this October?"

Little Thompson didn't answer directly but asked a question instead.

The police force is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense, and he really doesn't know the exact number, but unlike the army, this is only a paramilitary force.

As for the arms orders, the Ministry of Defense has held two more bidding sessions in the past month, mostly in the name of the police force, placing orders for a full 50,000 new sets of guns and ammunition, all equipped for the police force, and they have even started to equip them with heavy weapons like artillery.

Rheinmetall Industries' production lines are already running at full capacity, starting to smoke. For this reason, a large number of production lines must be equipped. Horst's ability to integrate resources is very strong, allowing the factory to operate in an orderly manner and build new production lines.

After thinking carefully, he seemed to understand the reason why the military was opposing Bilon, but it still needed to be verified.

"General, I don't know how many police officers Argentina has, but the number has definitely increased a lot. We have indeed taken a lot of orders."

"Let me tell you, Argentina now has 220,000 police officers. Last October, that number was 150,000. Now you know the reason, right? Our Argentine army, navy, and air force have just over 300,000, including miscellaneous troops, and the Ministry of Defense has been spending money to upgrade the equipment of the police force. Isn't the purpose of our great president very obvious?"

Commander Thompson said with a sneer. He himself belongs to the faction being suppressed, and his recent work has not been going smoothly, which is very frustrating.

This is not a big secret, and it's okay to reveal it to Cohen. Recently, Rheinmetall Industries has transferred a batch of funds to the Cordoba Aircraft Factory. This kid is quite sensible.

If he were still in the military system, this level of ability could at least make him a regimental commander, but what Cohen is doing is also fine. The Blue faction is very short of people who know how to make money.

"So that's how it is. No wonder.

The Bilon government is planning to do something, and it's estimated that it will offend many people in the military."

Saint-Hesse suddenly understood. The Argentine police force belongs to the civil service system and has a deep relationship with the cabinet, naturally close to Bilon. The military, on the other hand, has too much power and has become uncontrollable. Although there was the "sweetness" of "meritorious service" when he came to power, now he dislikes this "old cow."

Looking around, Bilon has established many new departments in Argentina's administrative system, making it bloated and huge. This is a Bilon interest group even larger than the labor union, but its strength is weaker than the military. In the beginning, he tried to strengthen centralization, but the result was the opposite, benefiting the local forces.

"Bilon is trying to undermine our military. No wonder there is some dissatisfaction in the military now. Of course, he has also released the benefits of procurement."

Saint-Hesse continued. It seems that Bilon has finally realized the principle that political power comes from the barrel of a gun and is trying to seize military power. Unfortunately, he only understood this more than five years after taking office. It's a bit late.

The Argentine military has many factions, intricate and complex. Although they seem to be divided into the Blue and Red factions, they are not harmonious. He plans to build up the police force as a paramilitary force.

Starting from scratch, their strength is not enough, and there is not much time left. Although the military is not monolithic, that is because there are no external enemies. Bilon plans to cut the meat with a blunt knife, which is estimated to be uncertain.

This is a profound lesson. At least when Bilon came to power, his prestige was at its highest, and it was very suitable for carrying out purges. Now, if he tries to carry out purges again, he will be the first to fall. He can only do some trivial things. The four-character policy of streamlining administration and troops is always timeless.

"It depends on whether he does it well enough, but the national treasury only has so much military spending. If it's allocated to the police force, won't the military's military spending be reduced? Everyone is eyeing this piece of meat."

"This really tests his balancing skills. Let's see if President Bilon can handle this matter well. Although he has released the benefits of procurement to the Blue and Red factions, he doesn't want us to fight among ourselves, does he?"

"Well, you can think of this level. As expected, going to school is making progress. Unfortunately, the way he's thinking about it is wrong. We, the Blue and Red factions, are all people from the military. The meat is rotting in our own pot. How could we fight over this? The higher-ups are still in contact."

"In the end, President Bilon hasn't stayed in the military for too long. The military not only represents the military but also has close relationships with various provinces across the country. I don't know if my understanding is correct."

"Yes, that's right. Next year, if you have time, take Dele with you more often. He's really stupid."

"Okay, General, I'm also a little curious about Dele. He can make a good-tempered person like you so angry."

Dele Thompson is Commander Thompson's youngest son, currently a fifth-year middle school student in Cordoba. He is only 17 years old this year and is said to be a naughty child.

He also has a younger daughter named Lorena Thompson, who is 12 years old this year and is in the sixth grade of elementary school in Cordoba.

Mrs. Thompson seems to be only 35 years old this year and also stays in Cordoba. Saint-Hesse has only seen them in Commander Thompson's family photos and has never met Commander Thompson's family members.

As Saint-Hesse's importance grows, Thompson has become a little closer to him and occasionally talks about his family matters.

Saint-Hesse thought for a moment and didn't pay too much attention to the police force. Now he always carries two guns and a gun license when he goes out. One is a specially made pocket pistol with 5 rounds of ammunition, and the other is a Rheinmetall P51. Although the M1911A is easy to use and relatively tough, it is too heavy and too conspicuous.

The P51, which is based on the original German P38, actually has ridiculously high profits. After all, even West Germany can't make this pistol now. Of the only two remaining factories, one is in East Germany under Soviet control, and the other is in Czechoslovakia.

As for the Mauser factory, it has been destroyed by the French.

This may be the only remaining P38 factory in the world, and it is constantly having the mold factory modify and expand production to meet the huge demand. The potential customers for the P51 pistol are definitely much more numerous.

"This is a golden egg. Horst needs to work harder. They need steel, which can only be imported from abroad. Not having our own steel mill is really annoying. I hope Plarri and La Plata's teams can bring me surprises."

These two teams are responsible for purchasing steelmaking equipment and poaching talent from European steel mills.

So far, they have inspected several large steel mills, but no good news has come back yet.

......

Tomorrow, he will prepare to join the Radical Party, but the recent "accidents" of the Falcon Intelligence Agency have greatly increased Saint-Hesse's vigilance, and he has to divert his energy to deal with them, which makes him feel a little blocked.

Today, Andrei and Guerrero came to Saint-Hesse's house again to discuss follow-up matters.

"Gatuso, how many people are still missing from being bailed out of prison?"

"There are a total of 3 personnel, including people from the Political Intelligence Department and the Military Intelligence Department. I am primarily responsible for this incident. The lack of vigilance led to a serious mistake."

"Find them the best defense lawyers. Provide good support and follow-up security work for the families of the deceased members. Was it done by people from the CIA?"

"Yes, their firepower was too strong. People from the National Intelligence Service were also cooperating with them. The only good thing is that there weren't many people at the branch that day. We guess we were mistaken for another organization, but it also exposed many problems."

The CIA's current office is located near the Lincoln Memorial in the Washington area.

The current Director of the CIA, Walter Bedell Smith, was just promoted to the rank of General of the Army this year.

Smith, as Eisenhower's chief of staff, did his job to the extreme. He was energetic, efficient, good at getting along with superiors, and good at dealing with subordinates. It can be said that he is a very formidable opponent.

He served as Chief of Staff of the United States Army, Chief of Staff of the Allied Forces in North Africa, Ambassador to the Soviet Union, Commander of the First Army Group, and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in 1950.

He is also a powerful intelligence expert. He established an intelligence advisory committee in the intelligence agency to coordinate the work of various intelligence agencies. Smith also created a 24-hour intelligence briefing, which was valued by Truman.

The CIA's main task is to openly and secretly collect and analyze intelligence on foreign governments, companies, evil organizations, individuals, politics, culture, technology, etc.,

coordinate the activities of other domestic intelligence agencies, and report this intelligence to various departments of the United States government.

It is now the highest-level agency of all intelligence agencies in the United States.

It is also responsible for maintaining a large number of military equipment, which was used during the Cold War to prepare for overthrowing foreign governments, such as the Soviet Union, Arbenz in Guatemala, Allende in Chile, and other opponents who posed a threat to American interests.

In fact, Argentina has never produced many famous American opponents. Most of them are spineless.

Judging from Guerrero and Andre's self-criticism, there were really many mistakes and missed opportunities.

"We were indeed careless this time. We didn't expect the CIA people to be so powerful. We need to pay more attention in the future. Temporarily stop the infiltration work in the military and government, and do our best to arrange the rescue of our personnel. I will allocate 300,000 US dollars to you for smoothing relations."

"The most hateful thing is that many of the CIA's informants and intelligence personnel are Argentinians. These traitors and running dogs will be executed one day."

This is the reason for Saint-Jose's anger. The CIA played a good game, internal division was very smooth. In Argentina, a lot of intelligence can be bought with money, endlessly.

"With the boss's money, I believe we can smooth relations soon and bail our people out. Actually, we were just unlucky this time."

Andre, through the New Argentina newspaper, still knows some local small forces, but he can't use this to come forward. Saint-Jose plans to start from the internal relations of the New Youth League, maybe there can be a breakthrough.

"Luck is also part of strength. Our strength is still too weak. We must keep a low profile and do things secretly in the future."

"We can't avenge our brothers for the time being. I didn't expect the CIA to have such a big influence in Buenos Aires. This is my mistake. I apologize, but I believe that one day we will remove the CIA from our country."

This operation was an accident, really an accident. It happened to run into the muzzle of a gun. Before the expedition was successful, the body died first. Two members of the Falcon Bureau were hit by stray bullets and could not be rescued. They left, which made Saint-Jose very angry, the anger of incompetence.

Saint-Jose tapped the table lightly twice, feeling inexplicably uncomfortable in his heart.

The two who died were Eric Olson and Armand Pastore, two very young lads, about the same age as him, only in their 20s.

He still remembers their expectations for the future when they joined the Falcon Bureau.

Especially Eric, Guerrero found him very capable, so he gave him a long-term job.

The young Eric was smart, attractive, and innovative, and helped a lot with the construction of the Falcon Bureau, and made many useful suggestions.

Guerrero knew that he was very tight-lipped. This is the reason why Guerrero chose him for this special job. He even had a good chance to become the minister of the intelligence agency in the future. This accidental death made Saint-Jose even more annoyed. The loss was too great.

Armand was also good. He was a boy with a rough appearance, but his family conditions were average. He was very loyal to the Falcon Bureau. It was also a pity that he was hit in the heart by a stray bullet and went directly.

"Okay, except for the Commercial Intelligence Department, all other departments will go underground. We will lie low and disappear for a while. We must never make this mistake again!"

Saint-Jose suppressed his anger and sternly ordered.

"We can't offend the Americans for the time being. You should restrain your emotions and do a good job in comforting the families of the victims. They are all heroes of the country."

He can't fight against the intelligence agencies of a superpower with his own strength now. Saint-Jose originally thought that the CIA might restrain itself in Argentina, but the result is that it is becoming more and more arrogant. Now, as a mouthpiece for Perón and the United States to negotiate, it is rampant in Buenos Aires.

"Yes, boss, then we'll go down first."

Seeing the two leaving one after another, Saint-Jose calmed down.

He couldn't help but shake his head and sigh again. This time, the biggest problem was actually himself. He wanted a complete intelligence system too much and was too eager for success. As a result, haste makes waste, and things were messed up, causing heavy damage to the fledgling Falcon Bureau.

The Falcon Bureau suffered a lot of losses this time. A stronghold was sealed up. Fortunately, it was under a shell company, otherwise, they would have followed the vine and wiped them all out. These people are still quite capable.

They did not reveal any information about the intelligence agency. This is a blessing in disguise.

"This is a blood debt, and it will be repaid sooner or later."

Saint-Jose's eyes radiated a bloodthirsty light, full of tyrannical feeling.

"Knock, knock, knock."

There was a knock on the door outside the room.

"Who is it?" Saint-Jose put down the pen in his hand and walked out of the study.

"We are from the police department. A fugitive criminal in the community is extremely dangerous.

We are searching, please open the door."

Saint-Jose restrained his emotions, put on a warm smile, and opened the door.

"Hello, I'm Hansen Ames, this is Carlton Wolfe. There are armed robbers in the academy area, extremely dangerous. We'll come in and take a look."

"My name is Saint-Jose Cohen, this is my ID." Saint-Jose took out his student ID and driver's license.

He is now a student at the University of Buenos Aires, and the people living in the academy area are either rich or noble, so these police officers are also relatively low-key and do not cause trouble, and some are even enthusiastic.

The cautious Hansen carefully looked around the living room, and then opened the study and guest room, but could not find a place to hide people.

The room is not small, the air in the living room is fresh, and there is a faint, indescribable fragrance.

"Sorry for the intrusion, Mr. Saint-Jose, remember to close the doors and windows."

"Okay, no problem."

Saint-Jose didn't care too much, just thought it was some unimportant matter. As for robbery, see if the gun in his hand agrees.

After doing some simple exercises at home and taking a shower, he took off his clothes and prepared to go to sleep.

… …

He had just fallen asleep when he suddenly thought he heard a girl crying.

He sat up and listened, but there was no sound, wondering if it was because he was thinking too much and angry.

After thinking for a while, he got up and walked out of the bedroom and opened the door, and found Natalie standing at the door, wearing a black dress,

with some alcohol on her body and tears on her face.

"Boss, I miss you so much." Natalie said emotionally when she saw Saint-Jose.

There was a teasing affection in her voice, which made him look down at her.

Natalie suddenly threw herself into his arms, she opened her arms and hugged him tightly, and began to cry.

"Boss, I don't want to get married yet... Boss, why don't I be your mistress? I will definitely not disturb you and your wife."

Saint-Jose had no choice but to pat her on the back in response and comfort her. The two sat on the sofa and talked a lot, and finally walked into the bedroom.

Natalie is also a sexy woman. Since joining the New Argentina newspaper, she has had many suitors, but she has never agreed. When she knew that Saint-Jose had a girlfriend, she was a little heartbroken.

In the New Argentina newspaper, her charm has been transformed into work, and she has improved very quickly. She is currently the second most important person in the New Argentina newspaper.

That night, she lay in Saint-Jose's arms. Saint-Jose didn't ask too much. He also needed to vent.

There seemed to be a wonderful, natural intimacy between the two.

A skilled hunter often appears in the guise of prey.