Because of this huge bonus and generous pension, many Chinese soldiers were extremely interested when they heard about the recruitment conditions of mercenaries.

For many Chinese soldiers, it is enough to change their fate or realize their dreams after being discharged from the army - or to open a small shop, or buy a house and get married. At least in the short term, they don't have to worry about money, and the future is full of hope.

Finally, the news of the formation of a Chinese mercenary army by the Chinese government was still spread within the army.

Huaguo's high-level leaders thought that it would take some time for the news to ferment. Unexpectedly, however, within a short period of 24 hours, officers and men from all over the country who received the news enthusiastically signed up, and more than 5,000 of them signed up, and all the officers and men of all major military regions across the country signed up.

This level of enthusiasm surprised the top military leaders in Huaguo. After a short period of screening, more than 1,000 veterans with five years of military service were removed, such as gang leaders. At first glance, it seems that there is still a lot of distance from the number of 10,000. However, this is only the data for the first day. As the news continues to spread, the next two or three days, there will inevitably be a blowout.

Zhang Wenwu, who supervised the recruitment, was very curious about why so many soldiers from Huaguo had signed up for mercenaries, and specially sent people to investigate the situation. Zhang Wenwu's move was not a casual thought, but he was worried about whether there was any artificial or stuffing action.

After a simple investigation, Zhang Wenwu couldn't laugh or cry at the results. There is really an insider, and insider, Zhang Wenwu didn't think wrong, what was wrong was that he was worried that someone would be shoddy.

Among the inside information, Zhang Wenwu is angry and ridiculous. The military direction of China has always had a saying that the commanders of the major military regions treat their subordinate officers and soldiers like their parents.

The news of this mercenary, regardless of the risks, is a rare opportunity for most soldiers who are about to be discharged. Therefore, the commanders and ministers of various military regions have their own little ninety-nine in their hearts, and no one can bear to go to the hard work of finding a job after their soldiers are discharged from the army. The commander of the headquarters took the initiative to reveal the news, conveying orders to each division, the division headquarters to the regimental headquarters, the battalion headquarters to the company headquarters, and so on to the individuals. Officers and men who are quick will be ready to apply within half an hour, and send it directly to the division headquarters, which will then enter the intranet and apply electronically.

In the capital of China, Zhang Wenwu had to work overtime to review the electronic application forms of various military regions not long after he returned to China. Thousands of application forms made Zhang Wenwu feel very headache.

There are still too many people who have signed up, and the biggest trouble is that the major military regions are desperately touting how powerful their officers and men are. Zhang Wenwu reviewed it for half an hour, and then he saw more than a dozen all-round special operations soldiers who looked like the king of soldiers. Zhang Wenwu couldn't help but complain, why didn't such a good soldier keep it for himself?

There are too many applications, and Zhang Wenwu can't see it. Zhang Wenwu convened a group to conduct an extensive screening and worked overnight.

However, when Zhang Wenwu and the others were preparing to rest, they refreshed the mailbox. There were 10,000 more applications in it, and I suddenly woke up.

Seeing this, Zhang Wenwu was amazed in his heart, and he also changed his way of working - reviewing the application form and changing it to a campaign. This election is a screening to select the best soldiers. Zhang Wenwu didn't want to take on this screening work anymore. After thinking about it, he decided to delegate some of his rights to the military regions, and the major military regions would compete with each other. Otherwise, with so many soldiers, Zhang Wenwu chooses which one or the other, and directly returns the application, and some people will definitely be dissatisfied.

Zhang Wenwu simply divided the country into four major regions, and asked the military of the four regions to form two units each, one of which was a veteran who had only been discharged for a year, and the other was a veteran who was about to be discharged, with 3,000 officers and men in each unit. Everyone competes openly and fairly.

For the events of the competition, lots will be drawn for offensive and defensive battles. One side attacks, one side defends, take the points game, win three points, lose one point, the one with the highest score wins.

Zhang Wenwu formulated the rules, set the time, and the venue was discussed by the major military regions. Because of the tight schedule, there is no time for the major military districts to delay. Anyway, Zhang Wenwu will only send a supervision team over and know the results.

As for the commander of the Chinese mercenaries, Zhang Wenwu will not interfere, he will completely leave it to his superiors to decide.

The election campaign has a direction, but for Zhang Wenwu, the matter is not over yet, and he cannot rest.

Because Xinghua Group's request is to transport the first batch of 1,000 Chinese mercenary soldiers to Africa within two weeks to take over the security force of Xinghua Group and protect the security of Xinghua Group's territory.

The first mercenaries of a thousand soldiers had to be in place within two weeks. Zhang Wenwu will not delay, and neither will the high-level leaders of Huaguo. Because they knew that if they delayed, Schmidt would delay the delivery of the suspended plates.

Zhang Wenwu had to send a group of mercenaries over as soon as possible, and he decided to choose the active soldiers in the standing army among the 1,000 mercenary soldiers. Simply, pick a fighting force.

Otherwise, how could the Chinese mercenaries arrive in Africa within two weeks and then quickly build up their combat effectiveness? What the Xinghua clique needs is veterans, and it is impossible for the Chinese to randomly pick a unit that does not know how to fight. Although Yan En said that there was no need for Chinese people to participate in the war, from the perspective of the safety of Chinese soldiers, Zhang Wenwu could not afford not to take precautions. In addition, only by choosing troops that have always had combat experience can we avoid casualties to the greatest extent.

Zhang Wenwu thought about it, and on a special form, he selected three troops with certain combat experience, and then handed them over to the upper echelons, who were finally selected.

On the fourth day of the first week of the start of the mercenary trade in China, when the high-level officials ordered the military to form a mercenary army in the midst of a uproar, Li Cunhai, commander of a certain regiment in the military region, sat in the office of the regiment headquarters in a certain camp in the southwest border area, drinking tea and reading a newspaper.

"Schmidt Group's handiwork is really too big! A hovering arena has been built in China...... In the latest edition of the hovercar rally, the winner is our Huaguo racing driver. Li Cunhai said with a smile.

"Don't look at the entertainment reports, regiment commander, don't you pay attention to the major events in the army?" Lin Shaohua said.

Li Cunhai's office can be more than him, and the person who talks to him is Lieutenant Colonel Lin Shaohua, chief staff officer of the regiment headquarters.

"Commander, why don't you care at all? Don't you want to go abroad and compete with your counterparts abroad?" Lin Shaohua said with a smile.

"I want to too, but didn't you see the announcement? As long as the soldiers who are about to retire from the army, our regimental headquarters is a standing army and needs to guard the border line, so it is impossible for them to become any mercenaries. Li Cunhai responded.

"Not necessarily! Mercenaries, that are troops who often fight and face danger. If the state does not send an experienced combat unit, should it send a group of improvised veterans? Whether they are discharged or not, they are genuine soldiers. Aren't you afraid that their defeat will damage the prestige of our army?" Lin Shaohua smiled and continued: "In my analysis, the country will definitely send a strong army to join, or an experienced officer, to lead the mercenary army of Huaguo. ”

"That has nothing to do with us, right?" said Li Cunhai.

"I think our unit is a good fit, good at field warfare, and the soldiers have excellent individual combat skills. Lin Shaohua nodded in agreement, they are regiment-level troops, which belong to the standing combat sequence, and under normal circumstances, the station will not change, and the army is rarely mobilized.

Li Cunhai was just about to answer Lin Shaohua when the bell rang.

Bell bell bell ......

Seeing this, Li Cunhai's face became serious, grabbed the microphone of the red landline, and said, "I am Li Cunhai." ”

Li Cunhai has two landlines on his desk, one is an ordinary landline, and the other is a telephone directly under the division headquarters in the regiment headquarters, which is a special telephone and is directly connected to the division headquarters. Under normal circumstances, the phone of the direct subordinate rings, which means that Li Cunhai will receive an order from his superiors.

In a minute, Li Cunhai put down the phone and said to Lin Shaohua: "You crow's mouth, you really hit the mark!"

Lin Shaohua didn't know why, and asked, "What did I say?"

"The order of the division headquarters requires us to assemble our troops in the evening and go abroad early tomorrow morning to go to Africa as mercenaries. Li Cunhai said helplessly.

"How can this be, don't they ask for our opinions?" Lin Shaohua exclaimed.

Li Cunhai shrugged his shoulders and said, "Have you forgotten that we are active soldiers, and the orders of our superiors cannot be resisted, so obey the orders." ”

"What is our mission?" Lin Shaohua asked again.

"As you might have guessed, go and be a mercenary. Li Cunhai said.

"What's the reason?" asked Lin Shaohua.

"Confidentiality, you should understand. Li Cunhai said.

Lin Shaohua nodded and didn't ask any more.

Li Cunhai picked up his military hat from the table, put it on his head, and said, "Time is tight, let's go and gather the troops." ”

Lin Shaohua straightened his collar, followed behind Li Cunhai, and walked out together.

Five minutes later, the barracks sounded the shrill sound of the trumpets of an urgent assembly. At the same time, Li Cunhai ordered the heralds to issue an assembly order to the battalions, demanding that within one hour, the commanders of the battalions and the troops to which they belonged should all return to the regimental headquarters to assemble.

Li Cunhai's regiment has three battalions, and the number of troops is exactly 832 officers and men. Except for the officers and men who were not in the barracks after taking leave, the battalion commanders quickly led the soldiers back. A total of 812 officers and men, including Li Cunhai, were assembled in just 45 minutes.

Li Cunhai stood on the stage, faced more than 800 officers and soldiers, and said: "We are soldiers, and the country needs us, so we must stand up." ”

"Now we have an urgent mission, our troops will leave the barracks within an hour. This task is not short, at least a year, and there are certain dangers. It's not an existential task, but I'm going to give you twenty minutes to leave a letter for your family...... Disband. Li Cunhai didn't have the idea of explaining in detail to the soldiers, he told the soldiers what he meant, and asked them to disband and write a letter.

Lin Shaohua also prepared letterheads, envelopes, and pens and handed them to the officers and soldiers.

More than 800 officers and men were puzzled, but they didn't ask much. In the army, the last thing you need is to ask questions, and everything is to obey orders......

This was a major transfer from top to bottom, and the top level of China used an executive order to mobilize five civilian airliners from the three southwestern provinces to prepare to transport 1,000 military personnel to Africa by direct air transportation.

Zhang Wenwu chose Li Cunhai's troops because Li Cunhai's troops were rare units with actual combat. Because it is located on the border, Li Cunhai's troops have participated in many tasks such as encircling and suppressing drug traffickers and cracking down on armed crimes at home and abroad. They even had brief experiences with government forces outside the country.

As for the more than 100 vacant places, they were allocated to the National Intelligence Bureau, the Military Intelligence Bureau, the Armed Special Service Police and other departments. After all, Schmidt Group's requirements are defense, protection of Schmidt Group's industries from armed encroachment, and protection of Schmidt Group's personnel. Of course, specific tasks need to be arranged by Schmidt Group's personnel. However, Zhang Wenwu could not help but arrange for relevant talents to enter the first batch of mercenary units. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a shame for the Chinese mercenaries to be unprofessional enough.

The movements of the Chinese National Defense Forces have naturally attracted the attention of many national intelligence agencies. The U.S. Intelligence Agency has always regarded China's military as a potential threat and has arranged a number of hidden lines.

Therefore, not long after Li Cunhai's troops boarded the civil aviation plane, the American Intelligence Bureau got the news.

This news caused a panic in Quinton, the American intelligence agency.

At this critical juncture, does Huaguo's actions mean that they want to support the Xinghua Group in its confrontation with the forces of the American consortium?

Seeing this, the Stellar Club consortium in the United States also stepped up the mobilization of troops.

According to the plans of the American Intelligence Agency, the Stellar Society, the American Navy and other departments, the American Intelligence Agency is responsible for the overall intelligence work, carrying out intelligence collection, blockade, and suppression of the Xinghua Group, and comprehensively attacking the intelligence field of the Xinghua Group. The U.S. Navy will block the coastal movement of Africa, Xinghua Island, and Reunion, and forcibly inspect all the shipments of Xinghua Group, prevent them from transporting weapons, and control their trade.

The Stellar Society is responsible for dispatching the private armed forces of the consortium to enter the Congo Valley countries in the north of the Ganglong Kingdom, preparing to enter the Ganglong Kingdom from the north, and then attack the Musheng Mountain area, waiting for an opportunity to attack the production base of the Xinghua Group.

The American Intelligence Agency, together with the Stellar Society, developed a strategic plan.

The Republic of Congo, a place called Lubumbas, is where the Stellar Society Consortium forces are assembled.

The Stellar Society's army, known as the Stellar Legion, is commanded by a man named Aldrich. Although Aldrich was forty-five years old, he was not a well-known general. The main reason why he holds the position of commander is that he is a descendant general cultivated by the Stellar Society. He once attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, and as soon as he left school, he served as an officer in the Stellar Club Consortium Army.

Although Aldrich is not famous, his military level is not weak at all, and he has been stationed in Africa for many years, taking care of various gem mines for the Stellar Society, and he is very familiar with the environment and climate of central and southern Africa.