With Roosevelt's full promotion and the private tandem of the top government officials, Roosevelt's proposal was quickly passed at the Congress held as scheduled, and Andy, who received Roosevelt's invitation, came to the door again, but this time he did not come to the White House alone, but with a middle-aged man named Victor. "Mr. President, I'm the Umbrella Corporation's External Affairs Liaison Officer, and you can call me Victor." Victor, who was brought to the White House by Andy, showed the calmness and reserve unique to the aristocracy, which was completely different from Andy's performance when he first entered the White House.

Victor's performance naturally aroused Roosevelt's curiosity, and Victor didn't want to hide it, but just whispered the name of the family to Roosevelt, and the latter's expression immediately showed disbelief. "I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect that there were so many talents in a mercenary company, and the descendant of the old European family was just an external affairs liaison officer." Roosevelt couldn't help but muttered to himself for a while, but Victor didn't care.

"Mr. President, we all know that Congress has passed your proposal today, which means that the U.S. government intends to hire Umbrella Corporation?" The three of them took their seats, and before the coffee was served, Victor went straight to the point and explained his intentions. "As the Umbrella Company's Liaison Officer for Foreign Affairs, I will be a bridge of communication between the Umbrella Company and the U.S. government, and if there are any matters that need special attention from our Umbrella Company, Mr. President can tell me first."

Victor's outspokenness has long been accustomed to Andy, but Roosevelt is a little uncomfortable with Victor's style. After a moment's hesitation, Roosevelt spoke, "We have only heard of the strength of the Umbrella Company, and if the government decides to hire the Umbrella Company, it may also send observers to conduct field visits to the mercenary forces of the Umbrella Company, and the government will not make a final decision until the observer's assessment report is obtained." ”

Victor was not surprised by Roosevelt's caution, and in fact if the U.S. government decided to hire Umbrella Now, Victor would find it unusual. "Mr. President, hiring and being hired are two-way street, and before you have decided to officially hire the umbrella company, as the liaison officer of the umbrella company's external affairs, there are some taboos of the umbrella company, and I need to declare it to you, Mr. President, first."

Oh, and when Victor said something like this, Roosevelt was in the spirit, and he wanted to know what the taboo topics of the Umbrella Company were. After receiving Roosevelt's signal, Victor continued, "Our umbrella company is a mercenary company, and since the day mercenaries appeared, mercenaries have had nothing to do with politics. Therefore, once the U.S. government is willing to hire an umbrella company to fight against Japan, we hope that the umbrella company will only undertake combat missions, and all matters related to politics have nothing to do with the umbrella company, and we do not want to get involved in politics. ”

Victor's words made Roosevelt slightly stunned, and then showed a smile, a mercenary company that doesn't want to be involved in politics, a mercenary force that doesn't want to be involved in politics, this umbrella company is somewhat interesting. After taking Roosevelt to digest what he had just said, Victor first observed Roosevelt's expression, and saw that Roosevelt did not show bad feelings, so he continued, "Mr. President, weapons and equipment are the main factors restricting the Umbrella Company from fighting southward, and if the U.S. government is willing to hire the Umbrella Company to fight against Japan, we hope to obtain military assistance." ”

Roosevelt nodded and pandered, "There will definitely be military aid, in fact, once we decide to hire an umbrella company to fight against Japan, the assistance of funds and equipment will be carried out at the same time." It's just that the current situation is a bit tricky, the Japanese fleet controls the Pacific Ocean, and it is difficult for our ships to send a large number of weapons and ammunition to Burma to you, maybe we can first support you with a batch of weapons and equipment from the British troops stationed in India. ”

Roosevelt had come to the conclusion of borrowing weapons and equipment from the British army in India after consulting with his aides, but they did not agree with Victor. "Mr. President, with all due respect, the British armaments are not very good, and if the US government is ready to ask our umbrella company to contain a large number of Japanese troops in South Asia, it is obviously not a good idea to choose British weapons and equipment, especially since the British troops stationed in India are unlikely to hand over their planes and tanks."

Victor did not care about Roosevelt's devastated expression, took out a world map from his briefcase and spread it out on the table, "Mr. President, we already know that the U.S. government, together with the British government, is trying to persuade the Soviets to go to war, believing that the greedy nature of the Slavs will make it necessary for them to go to war against the Germans. The reason why Stalin did not move was because he was frightened by the combat effectiveness of the German army, and since Japan and Germany were allies, Stalin was afraid that the more than one million Japanese Kwantung Army stationed in northeastern China would attack the Far East. ”

The map that Victor took out had been marked with a lot of red and blue arrows, but on the map of South Asia, there were a few black arrows representing the Umbrella mercenary unit. Pointing to the location north of the United States, Victor smiled at Roosevelt, "Mr. President, the north of the United States is Canada, beyond Canada is Alaska and the Bering Strait, and beyond the Bering Strait is the territory of the Soviet Union." If the U.S. government can make good use of this line, it will not only be able to provide a steady stream of armaments to the umbrella company, but it will also be able to logically draw the Soviet Union into this war. ”

Roosevelt looked down at the map brought by Victor in disbelief, and after half a ring, Roosevelt slowly shook his head and said, "Impossible, this is impossible, it is impossible to transport weapons to China by this route." The territory of the Soviet Union across the Bering Strait was mostly wilderness, and there were no roads suitable for transportation, and even if the Soviets agreed to open the passage, the cost of manpower and resources would be too great to hurt the interests of the United States. ”

After receiving Roosevelt's positive answer, Victor was not angry, but took out the second plan to Roosevelt, "If this is the case, then I suggest that Mr. President, you can listen to the second plan we have prepared, and if the US government thinks that taking this route is not worth the loss, then we suggest buying weapons directly from the Soviets and sending them to China." Victor stretched out his hand and pointed to the location of Mongolia on the map and said with a smile, "At present, the Chinese army has occupied most of the North China Plain and the Baotou and Suiyuan lines connecting Mongolia, and the Soviets only need to pass through Mongolia directly to send military aid to China, and this route is very safe." ”

The U.S. government paid for weapons and equipment from the Soviets, who then shipped them to China and handed them over to the Umbrella Company, which naturally aroused Roosevelt's interest, but the wheelchair president was clearly reluctant to let the Soviets make a lot of dollars. "The weapons and equipment made by the Soviets are rough and durable, although they are not as good as those made in the United States, but to some extent, they are better than Japanese equipment, and this is the only choice for the umbrella company so far."

Roosevelt fell into deep thought, but Victor was not idle, and immediately took out the list of military aid that had already been drawn up, and prompted the US government to agree to hire a protective umbrella, which was basically Zhuo Fei's desire to take the opportunity to fight the autumn wind of the US government. Americans are unwilling to face the locust-like Japanese army landing on the American mainland in large numbers, so they must pay a certain price, and the umbrella company is a mercenary company, not a holy parent company accustomed to unpaid labor.

The thick stack of lists was pinched in Roosevelt's hands, and the heavy feeling made Roosevelt feel great pressure, although he had not yet looked through this heavy list, but Roosevelt knew that the US government had to hemorrhage this time. Turning the first page of the list of military aid, after only a few glances, Roosevelt's eyes were already a little stiff, knowing that the US government was going to bleed heavily, but Roosevelt did not expect that the appetite of the umbrella company would be so big.

"One hundred C-47 transport aircraft, two hundred B-29 bombers, five hundred P-40 fighters." The number of fighters listed in the list by the Umbrella Company alone had already devastated Roosevelt. "Mr. Victor, the above three types of aircraft are the latest models that the US military has just planned to install in the army, where did the umbrella company know about it? Moreover, it is unlikely that the government will agree to the export of such a number of fighter jets, which is not in the interests of the United States"

"Mr. President, this is not an export, but the US government's military assistance to Umbrella Corporation." At this time, Victor had already completely relaxed, and he knew that from now on, it should be the wheelchair president sitting opposite him who would be tormented. "Mr. President, you must know that there are many islands and natural harbors suitable for anchoring ships in South Asia, and in the absence of a fleet, if the umbrella company does not have a certain amount of air power, it will be difficult for the mercenary forces to contain a large number of Japanese troops in South Asia, after all, the Japanese army still reserves a certain number of attack ships on the mainland."

Having already seen the map full of markers, Roosevelt also knew that Victor's words were not alarmist, and if the Japanese army was so easy to deal with, the United States would not be in the current situation. "Mr. President, since the U.S. government still has a financial assistance program, it is better to use this part of the funds directly to order the fighters we need in the United States. In this way, we can not only ensure the operating rate of the factory, but also get the continuous fighters, which is a double thing. ”

"We have a large number of pilots in the Umbrella Company, but we don't have enough fighters for them to fight, and if the U.S. government can pass this list of military aid, the Umbrella Company's air formation may be able to carry out the bombing of the Japanese mainland." Roosevelt's pre-departure remarks aroused Roosevelt's interest that if he could carry out a large-scale bombing of the Japanese mainland, he might force the Japanese to withdraw from the war.