Wen Si, whose upper body was covered in blood, sat on the steps of the main door of a house with his rifle in his arms, looking depressed. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 William•Butz, who was also depressed, sat next to him. At this moment, differences in race and faith are no longer their concern.

The two of them were out together. In the house behind them, Butz detonates a trap, and Bunsi is hit by blood at the same time as him, becoming the twentieth and twenty-first ejectors in the squad.

At the same time, they are also the last two players in the squad.

"Thankfully, at least our squad didn't lose more than half of it, let alone wipe it out." Wen Si sighed, turned his head and showed a bitter smile to Butz, "Anyway, we don't have to go to District 51. ”

“…… That's right. Butz hadn't recovered from the nausea he had from the blood - the balloons had splattered all over his face when the trap exploded, and some of it had been poured into his mouth and nostrils. It made him almost throw up everything he had eaten last night.

Wen Si looked at him sympathetically and comforted: "Actually, it's nothing. I remember you white people prefer to eat raw beef......"

"These are two different things." Butz said angrily, "Beef, even if it's raw, at least I know it's good to swallow." But the blood in the trap ...... God, God knows what that thing is blood. ”

"At least not human blood, Mr. Butz." Thomas walked over and hooked his fingers at them. "Get up and assemble, the boss is here."

"Yes, sir." Bunsi and Butz stood up and walked to the clearing in the middle of the village to line up with the others. When they all stood up, Qin Lang walked over with O'Connor and Harrington.

"Gentlemen," the mercenary force certainly doesn't have many rules like the regular army, so Qin Lang started his speech bluntly, "Congratulations. Albeit rather reluctantly, you are the only squad that has passed the test so far. Therefore, you don't have to go to District 51 to guard the base. ”

The mercenaries cheered weakly for a moment, probably only for a few seconds.

After they quieted down, Qin Lang continued: "Of course, what I want to say is that even if you pass the test, your performance is still quite poor, and the whole operation is full of flaws and mistakes-there are already detailed records of these issues, and you will arrange time to explain them after you return to the training camp." ”

He finished, and O'Connor walked up. "You've got thirty minutes to rest," he announced, "and then walk back to San Diego along the border." Now dissolved. ”

The crowd immediately dispersed.

Wen Si was still with Butz, and they found a place to sit down, and soon Butz's friends and Zhang Biao also came over. The four of them were silent for a few seconds, and then Wen Si began to say, "I think the test may not be completely over yet. ”

"What do you think, Vince." Butz looked at his friend.

At first, both Wen Si and Zhang Biao thought that his name was "Wen Si", but when they were confused, Vince•Vane spoke. "I think he's right, William." "There's something wrong with the boss asking us to go back to San Diego along the border instead of the way we came," he said. ”

Butz looked at Vane first, then at Wen Si, and then asked, "What's the problem?" ”

"I don't know." Both replied at the same time.

"Then leave it alone," Zhang Biao said, "no matter what the boss arranges, those of us who are subordinates can only do it." ”

"Indeed." Vane nodded in agreement, but then added, "We'd better remind Captain Thomas to get everyone ready." The border area is much more dangerous than the Chocolate Hills, and if we're unlucky, we might run into Mexican troops or bandits. ”

"What do you mean...... This time we're coming really? Wen Si's eyes widened in surprise. He was quite nervous at the thought of the possibility of getting involved in a real shootout, and possibly even killing someone.

"Be prepared." Vane smiled and comforted, "Don't worry, that's just a guess, it won't necessarily come true." ”

"I hope so." Wen Si stood up, straightened his crumpled coat, and said, "Let's go, let's go and give Captain Thomas a heads-up." ”

As they walked towards Harry•Thomas, Qin Lang was discussing with O'Connor and Harrington about the training program on the way back - of course, which test items were determined before the training began, and the current discussion was only because Harrington had some disagreements with Qin Lang's arrangement.

Mr. Lieutenant Colonel always has opinions to express, but in the end, he will always be persuaded by Qin Lang, and this time of course there is no surprise. It's just that just as Qin Lang was about to give him the final blow, a quick letter from San Diego ended their discussion.

The letter was written by Rachel, who demanded that Qin Lang and O'Connor return to the company's headquarters immediately. One reason was that Duncan had returned to San Diego, and the other was the arrival of Harriman from the Admiralty.

Harriman's mission to San Diego was clear: he would sign a contract with Umbrella on behalf of the Admiralty to hire a group of soldiers to carry out security missions in China.

Just three days earlier, the plenipotentiaries of the Qing government and the representatives of the United States government had signed a loan contract and a package of additional treaties in Washington, D.C., and Qin Lang's plan had finally become a complete reality -- and as a result, the U.S. government had obtained the planned concession of Guangzhou Bay.

"So, how big is that area?" Rachel asked. At the same time, she also carefully observed Yi Shui's face, but Yi Shui had no expression at all.

This means that he is not in a good mood.

"The land area is about two hundred square miles." Harriman was also observing Yi Shui's face. Because he was around, he didn't talk about the details of the concession -- and he didn't know much about the situation in the Canton Bay concession.

In fact, the Lend-Lease Treaty of Guangzhou Bay signed between the United States and the Qing government was not much different from the treaty signed between France and the Qing government in history, and the scope of the concession was exactly the same. The only difference between the two is that the United States has made the entire Leizhou Peninsula and Hainan Island its sphere of influence in the treaty.

So, "about two hundred square miles of land area", that's just a discounted statement.

It's just that Yi Shui didn't feel good at all. He was very depressed and angry, fortunately, the US government was only leasing rather than asking the Qing government to cede Guangzhou Bay, otherwise he would have the urge to scold Qin Lang, who had made the plan.

Couldn't he have consulted with others before making such a plan?

“…… Therefore, the Marine Corps can only send two companies to China, which is far from enough. The Admiralty can only pin its hopes on you. While Yi Shui was secretly angry, Harriman had briefed Rachel on the current situation, and then he made a request: "The Admiralty wants to hire at least a thousand security guards. ”

He was talking about "security". But the Admiralty is debating how to call the Umbrella Corporation's armed men in official documents, whether to call them "security guards" or "mercenaries," and this is no idle play on words.

The Admiralty does not want to give the false impression that "soldiers need civilian protection" in the minds of the population, but if they are called "mercenaries", this will run into some legal problems.

Therefore, Harriman still chose to call them "security guards".

"At least a thousand security guards." He emphasized the number, "Is there a problem, Miss McBride?" ”

"The company can send two brigades." Rachel said. Duncan returned to San Diego with a copy of the agreement he had signed with the Emperor of Abyssinia to hire 2,500 mercenaries, so the company could not send more to China. But two brigades, this is already enough.

"Two brigades." She repeated, "About nineteen hundred." ”

"It looks like things are a little bit better than I expected."

"However, Mr. Harriman, the specific matters will only be determined after Qin returns." After a pause, Rachel added, "I've written to him and I'm sure he'll be back in a few days." ”

"It's okay, Miss McBride, I have plenty of time." Harriman said. Of course, the person he wanted to meet was Qin Lang, not Rachel - after all, he was a direct participant in the plan. And he believed that Qin Lang must have a lot of key things to hide from Rachel...... And the young man named Yi Shui.

He kept paying attention to Yi Shui out of the corner of his eye. He still sat expressionless, motionless, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Maybe he's a little angry. Harriman secretly guessed. But in fact, Yi Shui has been freed from the initial depression and anger, and he is thinking about some other things. "Mr. Harriman," he said suddenly, "I wonder if the field commander will use force if there is an obstacle." ”

"Field commanders will try to avoid the use of force." Harriman replied, carefully choosing each word, "However, given the hostility of the Chinese towards Westerners and similar incidents in the past, I still cannot completely rule out the possibility of bloody conflicts." ”

Yi Shui stood up suddenly, and looked at Rachel at the same time. "Rachel, I hope to personally lead the two brigades sent to China."

"I'm not against that," Rachel understood what he was thinking—it was clear that Yi Shui intended to do his best to prevent the bloodshed from erupting. She wasn't going to stop him, but, "You'd better ask Qin's opinion." ”

"I'll talk to him."

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Note: In the Sino-French "Guangzhou Bay Concession Treaty", the provisions on the scope of the concession are: "The lease is defined in the south of Suixi County, from the landing of Tongming Port to the north to Xinxu, along the official road as the boundary, until Zhimanxu turns to the northeast, to the north of Chikan and the south of Fujian Village, and is divided into Chikan, Zhiman, and Xinxu into the concession; The villages of Huangluo, Mazhang, Xinbu and Fujian are all under the jurisdiction of China. From the south of Fujian Village in the north of Chikan, it is divided into the sea surface of the middle of the sea, crosses the water surface of the north side of Tiaoshen Island, goes to the shore of Douliwo to the east, and reaches the surface of the West Fort River in Wuchuan County, and is divided into three nautical miles of the sea as the boundary (that is, ten miles of China), and the Yellow Slope is still under the jurisdiction of China. It starts from the water surface of three nautical miles outside Haikou in Wuchuan County, along the coast to Nantong Ming Port belonging to Suixi County, and turns into Tongming Port three nautical miles to the north, and lands in the middle of the landing, along the official road as the boundary. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the WWW.CMFU.COM, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) (To be continued.) )