The "Roadmap for the Reform of the Ministry of National Defence", which was already in place in Tongguò, defined the composition of the military forces of country M as "active and reserve military institutions, civilians, and mercenary forces", thus confirming that the government can openly use mercenaries, and the status of mercenaries is thus legally recognized.

From now on, the government of country M can openly use mercenaries when conducting high-risk overseas military operations, instead of secretly contacting intermediaries through underground relations and hiring underground mercenaries to get rid of Addid. Other developed countries in the West followed suit and adopted the same policy.

But because of this, the employment of the governments of developed countries will be taken away by those open security companies, and the living space of underground mercenaries will be compressed to a large extent. Therefore, Pang Jindong's security company can be said to conform to the times and create greater development space for the brothers.

By the time the Iraq war broke out, the Pentagon had made mercenaries an integral part of its operations, using the largest force of mercenaries in modern warfare.

By the end of the war, when the occupation was carried out, the government of country M had publicly announced that there were 100,000 troops, but the actual number was far exceeded.

The shadow forces that have exceeded are mercenaries, and it is estimated that there are mercenaries equivalent to the army of country M in Iraq, with a total of more than 100,000 people.

The mercenaries provide the government of country M with room for maneuver in politics, allowing these mercenaries to carry out their tasks without public and media scrutiny, and their casualties are negligible, and the crime has nothing to do with the army of country M.

The government of country M and the Republican-controlled Congress secretly shield mercenaries from being supervised and prosecuted.

At first, the public was unaware of this, but as the war in Iraq continued, Blackwater erupted in a series of scandals.

So after the Democrats gradually took control of Congress, Congress began to hold hearings on mercenaries, and the most discussed was the famous Blackwater.

The company has privileges above the law, is not subject to civil proceedings, is not subject to military courts, and is not subject to the orders of military commanders, which are not possessed by the regular armed forces of the State.

In this case, the company has repeatedly claimed that it is an integral part of the overall defense of country M in order to prove its legitimacy as a national security force.

In fact, Blackwater is essentially a direct Guard of the current government, with the largest private military base in the world, and more than 2,000 employees operating in nine countries.

This is still a public figure, and the actual number is believed to be several times higher, while another 20,000 people are on standby.

In addition, it has more than two dozen aircraft, including helicopter gunships, has its own intelligence agency, and at the same time has the ability to build reconnaissance and positioning systems.

Blackwater, under the patronage of the current government, even intends to participate in the development and regulation of the rules for the mercenary of armed forces, in an effort to prevent Congress and the Pentagon from placing mercenaries under the temporary management of military tribunals, maneuvering between the open international community and the underground world as a gray person.

However, due to a series of troubles, Blackwater began to decline, and not long ago Wolf Bèi withdrew from Iraq, and then things went from bad to worse.

However, although this mercenary system is troublesome, it has given the government of country M a taste of sweetness, and it is impossible to give it up lightly.

The sweetness of this is that the number of mercenaries who died was not counted in the death toll of the army of country M, and their crimes were not recorded and punished, thus obscuring the true cost of the war.

Everyone in the world thinks that the low casualties of the army of country M are due to the advanced weapons, but they do not know that there is the contribution of mercenaries behind it, and this kind of sacrifice has gradually become public since it was secretly started more than ten years ago.

In addition, the law does not apply to mercenaries, the Geneva Conventions and universal moral values are all abandoned, and the intrigue between military factions, public opinion and the negative impact of the population on the army do not exist, which means that mercenaries can become a powerful weapon for the government of country M to realize its policies.

Since the current government has its own guards, Anderson, who is trying to win the presidency, must of course establish his own guards, and Pang Jindong's mercenary force is his choice.

Even if the Blood Lion Legion wants to reach the same level as Blackwater, it means forming a mercenary army of twenty or thirty thousand people. With Anderson's style of doing things and pursuing big spends, the size of the Blood Lion Legion may be even larger than that of Blackwater.

Every time she thought of this, Miria would pat Pang Jindong on the shoulder and say, "30,000 people, that's three divisions! When you and I broke into the South American jungle and tried every means to get others to join the Blood Lion Mercenary Group, we didn't expect it to develop to today's scale!"

Hearing this, Pang Jindong must have replied: "I originally wanted to go to Changqing Mountain to visit my uncle, but now I have to delay it again!"

Pang Jindong originally planned to go to Changqing Mountain immediately after the second batch of soldiers completed their training, but he couldn't start until the third batch of soldiers completed their training, because a group of special recruits arrived at the Hongyan Valley base, and Pang Jindong planned to personally supervise the training.

According to Pang Jindong's request, Han Feng entrusted various labor agencies to go abroad in China, either publicly, privately, or semi-publicly to disseminate recruitment information, and focused on poor areas.

Pang Jindong considered that the people in such a place had a difficult life, and would be willing to participate in the war to gain wealth.

But Pang Jindong was wrong, not only people in poor areas, but also in big cities and more developed areas, after hearing the news, there were also many expressions of strong interest and willingness. However, due to the lack of information in poor areas, the number of applicants accounted for only half of the total.

Pang Jindong's policy is that recruits are not required to pay any security deposits, nor do they need to bear any costs, and all costs incurred in the recruitment process are borne by the company.

After signing the contract, the applicant can also get a part of the commission as a settling-in fee, and the company is responsible for arranging the rest.

Although their salaries are only half of those of foreign soldiers, they are also highly paid at home, and they can go abroad to gain knowledge, which is too attractive for many people.

The abundant human resources of the motherland were manifested at this time, and Nick worked hard in country M, and only 411 people were recruited in the first batch, and more than 1,600 people came from China to report in the first batch.

These people were all selected after passing the examination, and the overall number of applicants was much higher than that, and there were many people who were interested in applying, but they could not make it because they got the news too late or for other reasons.

Liu Fuyi gave many suggestions for the training of this group of recruits, such as giving full play to the excellent quality of the Chinese people to bear hardships and stand hard work, often putting them in a state of high tension, and arranging a lot of training and even labor.

Because he believes that once the Chinese people are idle, they like to make trouble or chew their tongues.

Pang Jindong became more and more disgusted with this traitor, if it weren't for the fact that it was very useful, he really wanted to shoot him.

Especially when he heard Liu Fuyi mouthful of "they are Chinese", Pang Jindong's fire was even greater.

Speaking of which, the treatment of Huaxia soldiers is lower than that of foreign soldiers, which was also proposed by Liu Fuyi, in order to highlight the advantages of abundant human resources.

In addition, after domestic conscription, it is necessary to cross the ocean to assemble in country M, which incurs a high cost, and must be compensated by reducing the treatment, otherwise it is better to directly recruit soldiers in country M.

Moreover, foreign soldiers generally have actual combat experience and a high level of education, so they should be paid a higher salary.

Pang Jindong calmed down and thought about it, and felt that what Liu Fuyi said was not unreasonable, at least it saved a lot of operating expenses for the legion, which showed that he was still highly loyal to himself and the legion.

The recruits were excited at first when they arrived in country M, but before they had time to tour the superpower, or even get a taste of the city, they were taken to the desolate Red Rock Valley, and many people's mood couldn't help but fall to the bottom immediately.

The gap was quickly bridged, and Pang Jindong prepared a sumptuous meal for them to feast on, but did not offer any alcohol.

Pang Jindong made a brief speech during the meal, which was nothing more than the hope that everyone could become an excellent soldier, unite sincerely, and create a more brilliant tomorrow for the Blood Lion Legion. The words were very clichéd, which gave Pang Jindong goosebumps, but it was necessary.

The recruits were assigned barracks after the meal, and then rested, so that the fatigue of the journey was completely relieved. They slept until dawn, when they were awakened by the shrill trumpet.

The recruits have not yet entered the role, and most of them do not know what life in the barracks should be like, and they are rubbing their hazy sleepy eyes one by one and are at a loss.

Their confusion did not last long, however, as the military policemen in white steel helmets burst into the barracks, forcibly pulled them out of their beds and carried them to the playground, where they would be beaten with sticks if they hesitated at all.

Some of these people, who had been soldiers, thought that they must be going out for morning exercises, but they did not expect that after the assembly, they were taken to the bathroom in batches, and they were ordered to strip naked and take a good bath.

The bathroom is very large, separated by rows of partitions, and the overhead is crisscrossed by pipes, hanging from a shower, which can provide baths for more than 300 people at once.

By the time the showers were over, the recruits found their clothes missing and were clamoring, and the officers gave each of them two sets of uniforms, ranging from underwear to socks.

After getting dressed, the recruits lined up again in the playground, and most of them did not know how to assemble and stand, so the officers took the gendarmes to teach them, and constantly adjusted the ranks to correct their standing posture.

After all this hectic work, the recruits found that the clothes they had worn when they first arrived were piled up in the open space in front of them.

Pang Jindong stood at the front of the team, slowly glanced at these recruits, and saw more of a simple and simple face, and many of them still looked childish. From the dark skin and strong figures of many people, it can be seen that they are from farmers.

"From now on, you are soldiers! Let you take a bath today and change out of your past clothes, so that you can get rid of the past and really look at the world as a soldier from now on!" Pang Jindong said and clapped his palms, and two military policemen came over and poured gasoline on those clothes, and then burned them.

Puffs of smoke drifted towards the ranks, with a choking smell, and seeing their clothes burning violently in the blazing firelight, the recruits were in a little commotion, but they were immediately stopped by the officers.

There is no one in this world that can endure hardships and be easier to train than the army of country Z, and with these two conditions, strong combat effectiveness can be born, as long as it is equipped with advanced weapons and equipment, it can dominate the world.

Thinking of what kind of hard training the recruits would face next, Pang Jindong's heart was a little unbearable, because these recruits were his compatriots after all. As for the local soldiers of country M, no matter what kind of ordeal they suffered, Pang Jindong would not feel too much.

But this is unavoidable, an excellent army will never be cultivated in a greenhouse, Pang Jindong already has a lot of ideas for the future at this time, especially after knowing about the Kokang Republican Army. And whether these ideas can be realized may depend on the people in front of them.

Among all of them, Milia is the one who can best understand Pang Jindong's thoughts, and she also sees this ambivalence. She used very non-standard Chinese, and stumbled and said: "The blade of the sword is sharpened, and the panda is burning incense on the net." ”

Pang Jindong's eyes widened: "What did you say?"

"You say it's an inspirational poem!"

Pang Jindong then remembered that once the computer was hit by this famous virus, and he had no choice but to chant such a "poem". Miria asked what it meant, because the subtlety and humor of Chinese are difficult to express in English, Pang Jindong said the meaning of the poem before it was crooked, but he didn't expect it to be learned by Milia.

Pang Jindong had to correct it, and then advised Miria: "Don't say this poem again in the future!"

Miria didn't mind this, and was more concerned about the current recruits: "I know you love them very much, but apart from the brethren of the Blood Lion Mercenary Regiment, they may be the most reliable force for you, and in order to be able to do this, you must make them suffer a little more." ”

"That's right!" Pang Jindong patted Milia on the shoulder and sighed, "You still know me best!"

"And they'll be the cornerstone of something bigger!"

Pang Jindong repeated in a low voice: "Bigger career ......"

"If we don't want to be weapons anymore, but people who use weapons, we can't make the Blood Lion Legion the ultimate goal, but see it as a cornerstone!"