The fourth in the team is the back seat of the FAW-Benz S320.

Qiu Fang saw the Bayi assault rifle held by the sentry through the one-way transparent bulletproof glass of the car window, and asked with obvious surprise: "Wei Ping, isn't the control of firearms extremely strict in China? Why, do you actually allow the security company to deploy automatic rifles?"

"Shouzheng, what's going on?" Yang Weiping obviously didn't know much about this situation, and looked at Meng Shouzheng, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, and asked.

Meng Shouzheng turned around and replied, "Boss, President Qiu, this training base is a special case. As the Huaxia branch of Panshi International Security Company, this base is not only the training base where the Huaxia Panshi Security Headquarters is located, but also the pre-training and assessment base for the selected Panshi mercenaries.

All Chinese veterans who enter the Panshi mercenary army must first undergo special training at this base for half a year, and then go to Panshi's training camp in Africa to participate in the formal assessment. The military means that as a Chinese soldier, even if he becomes an international mercenary after retiring, he cannot lose the face of a Chinese soldier. This means that not all veterans who want to be mercenaries are eligible to join the Rock Mercenaries.

The predecessor of this base was a regiment-level field force station, which was changed to the headquarters base of Huaxia Panshi Security Company after the end of the Vietnam War. All training facilities and subjects have been modified to the standards and requirements of the Rock Africa Training Camp. Moreover, the military also deliberately retained some weapons and equipment, including two Zhijiu crossbow helicopters, four Type 81 wheeled armored vehicles, two Siberian Tiger main battle tanks and other heavy equipment. ”

The convoy moved on. Qiu Fang nodded thoughtfully, "Wei Ping, I think this may be a sign that the Huaxia military intends to show favor to you." ”

"Sister Fang, how many Huaxia soldiers are currently officially serving in the Rock Mercenary Army?" Yang Weiping stretched his eyebrows and smiled easily.

"Counting the 128 people who are still being trained in the training camp, as of the end of January 1982, a total of 4,285 Chinese soldiers have joined Panshi, accounting for about one-third of the total number of Panshi mercenaries. Qiu Fang didn't have to think about it, and replied like a few treasures:

Of those, 1,526 are still on mission in Myanmar. From the establishment of Panshi to today, a total of 74 Chinese soldiers have died honorably to defend the honor of Panshi. Another 246 Chinese soldiers were disabled and transferred to Panshi Security Company as instructors for training. ”

"Mercenaries are indeed the most dangerous profession in this world. Yang Weiping sighed and said: "High income also means high risk. Sister Fang, I think that the Chinese mercenaries should not have the largest casualty ratio among the Rock Mercenaries, right?"

"In terms of nationality alone, Chinese nationality is the largest. Qiu Fang sighed softly: "But in terms of the total number of casualties. The proportion of battle losses accounted for by Chinese soldiers in all previous missions. Right now. In international mercenary circles. Chinese soldiers have a reputation for being disciplined, physically active, and the most able to bear hardships and stand hard work. is the most popular fighter among various mercenary organizations. ”

"When mercenaries go abroad to pan for gold, it has become a hot topic for retired officers and soldiers in our country to fend for themselves after leaving the barracks. Meng Shouzheng then replied: "Although the risk is high, as long as the military quality is excellent and the luck is good, the annual income of more than 500,000 US dollars is too great for those officers and soldiers who are accustomed to the life of the barracks and are eager for the baptism of war." ”

"Shouzheng, I don't think the General Political Department should be optimistic about this phenomenon, right?" Yang Weiping asked with a deep frown.

"The main concern is that these mercenaries who are used to staying abroad are likely to be a big hidden danger to social security in the future after they retire and return to China. Meng Shouzheng nodded and replied: "This is also one of the reasons why the military considered establishing a rock pre-training base in the first place. Because Rock has strict organizational rules and procedures, the active and retired mercenaries have a relatively mature management model and system. This will save the Ministry of State Security and the Ministry of Public Security. However, those stragglers who are not under the jurisdiction of the rock are not among them. I thought that in the future, the Ministry of Security and the Ministry of Public Security would inevitably come to trouble Panshi. ”

"Hehe, maybe the military has given Rock a certain privilege, and its purpose is to give Rock the ability to clean up the portal by himself in the future. Yang Weiping smiled indifferently.

"There are hundreds of people, all sorts of people. The forest is big, and there are all kinds of birds. Qiu Fang smiled and nodded, "I can't guarantee that all the rock mercenaries will not appear after they retire and return to social life." It is still very far-sighted for the Huaxia military to allow the Panshi Huaxia Branch to set up a law enforcement agency with a certain amount of armed striking power. ”

"The main thing is that the military has a good relationship with the boss, and they also trust the boss as a person. Meng Shouzheng slapped Yang Weiping without a trace, "If it were someone else, no matter what background he had, the military would not dare to take this risk." ”

During the conversation, the convoy unwittingly drove into a heavily guarded military compound with a heavily guarded entrance and a courtyard wall stretching over an area of hundreds of acres.

The signboard on the right side of the gate with the words "Training Base of the Huaxia Branch of Panshi International Security Company" on the right side of the gate, and the bronze plaque marked "Civil-Military Joint Construction Unit" on the left wall, Yang Weiping knew that the destination of his trip had arrived.

After the convoy drove into the camp, Yang Weiping lowered the window and carefully observed the buildings, training grounds, facilities and equipment he saw along the way, and subconsciously recalled the details of life at the base on the Somalia Peninsula.

The rock has grown from scratch, and along the way, it has experienced many winds and waves, ups and downs, and Yang Weiping still knows a little bit about it. He just started the rock, and almost all the work in the subsequent development process was done by Qiu Fang himself. It's hard, Yang Weiping doesn't have to think about it to understand.

He has been very busy in China all these years, and Qiu Fang's work pressure abroad is not much lighter than him!

The motorcade drove to the parking apron in front of the seven-story organ building, and more than 10 responsible personnel of the base, dressed in rock-style training uniforms, who had arrived earlier, had lined up in front of the 11 steps to greet them.

Meng Shouzheng, Guo Shangyi, Ren Changle and other 16 bodyguards who accompanied him got out of their cars one after another and formed a team. Yang Weiping, Qiu Fang and Yang Xinru slowly emerged from the vehicle they were in.

At this time, two middle-aged men in their forties trotted out from the base greeting team and came to stand in front of Yang Weiping and Qiu Fang.

"Boss, Mr. Qiu, Guo Yongjun (chief instructor Xu Xinmin), general manager of Panshi Huaxia Branch, led the company's main eleven main responsible persons, welcome the boss and President Qiu to inspect the work!"

Seeing that the person in charge of this base was actually Guo Yongjun and Xu Xinmin, among the twelve veterans of the Korean War at the beginning of Panshi's establishment, Yang Weiping suddenly felt very cordial.

"Lao Guo, Lao Xu, you have worked hard. Yang Weiping warmly shook hands with Guo Yongjun and Xu Xinmin.

"Lao Guo, haven't you and Lao Xu been working at the headquarters of the Huaxia Branch?" Qiu Fang also smiled a little unexpectedly and asked, "When did you two come to this base?"

"President Qiu, we learned that the boss and you are coming to the training base to inspect the work, so we made a special trip from the Huhai headquarters. Guo Yongjun smiled honestly and honestly: "You and your boss inspected the work of Panshi Huaxia Branch for the first time, how dare we slack off." ”

"Who is mainly responsible for this base in normal times?" Yang Weiping asked with a nod.

Guo Yongjun waved his hand towards his queue, followed by a middle-aged man in his thirties, with a dark face and a tall and burly physique, trotted out of the ranks in a standard military posture, and came to Yang Weiping and Qiu Fang to stand still.

"Boss, President Qiu, he is the person in charge of this base, and he is also the deputy general manager of the branch, Zhang Guoqiang, 35 years old, a native of Cangzhou, Hebei, and the former chief of staff of the special forces directly under the military department of a field army in the Northwest Military Region. Guo Yongjun introduced very formally.

"Zhang Guoqiang reports to the boss and President Qiu!" Zhang Guoqiang once again stood up and saluted, and shouted loudly in a hearty manner.

"Vice President Zhang, hello! Thank you for your hard work!" Yang Weiping smiled and nodded, reaching out to shake hands with the other party.

"Hello, Deputy General Manager Zhang. Qiu Fang took the initiative to shake hands with Zhang Guoqiang as a courtesy, "Although I am the president of Panshi, I rarely interfere in the daily work of the Huaxia branch. The fact that Panshi Huaxia Branch was able to establish this base in the mainland made Deputy General Manager Zhang more expensive. ”

"Boss, President Qiu, this is a subordinate job. Zhang Guoqiang said loudly without humility or arrogance: "Panshi is a well-deserved leader in the Chinese security industry, and it is a great honor for my subordinates to join Panshi in this life!

"It is necessary for the Panshi Huaxia branch to communicate with overseas headquarters frequently. Qiu Fang said.

Next, Guo Yongjun introduced the other eight responsible persons of the base one by one, all of whom were retired officers who had served in the Huaxia Military Field Unit at the company, deputy battalion, battalion, and deputy regiment levels.

Yang Weiping did not plan to visit the organ building and barracks dormitory, but asked Guo Yongjun, Xu Xinmin, and Zhang Guoqiang to directly lead him and Qiu Fang to the training ground.

The convoy left the compound and drove five or six kilometers along the winding mountain road to a field training camp built deep in the valley.

After Zhang Guoqiang's introduction, Yang Weiping and Qiu Fang learned that this is the core of this training base, and it is also a special training camp for Chinese veterans who volunteered to sign up for the special training of the Panshi mercenaries.

All the training subjects and standards of this preparatory training camp are based on the standard training syllabus of the Panshi mercenaries, and its difficulty and intensity are no worse than the selection and training of special forces reserve members selected by various departments of the Chinese military.

As soon as I approached the training gate, I could faintly hear the ridicule of the instructors and the shouts of the officers and soldiers being trained.

When the two senior soldiers of the Panshi mercenary on duty saw Zhang Guoqiang, Guo Yongjun and Xu Xinmin coming, one of them hurriedly trotted out of the sentry box to greet them, and the other used the phone in the sentry box to inform the duty room.

Zhang Guoqiang and Guo Yongjun did not wait for the main training person in charge of the pre-selected special training camp to come out to greet them, registered with the doorman, and then respectfully asked Boss Yang and President Qiu Fang to go first. (To be continued......)