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Senator Samuel. Bush walked out of the Capitol, but instead of immediately descending the steps, he stopped under one of the columns, took a cigar from his jacket pocket, put it in his mouth, and then ceased all activity, neither lighting the cigar nor moving forward - or backward; He stopped, standing motionless, like a sculpture.

He seemed to be thinking about something, but in reality, he wasn't thinking about anything, just in a bad mood...... To be more precise, Senator Bush is now like an angry cowboy with two loaded revolvers in his hands, but he doesn't know who to fire at.

Of course, if anyone is unfortunate enough to run into the muzzle of his gun, he will be targeted by senators - everyone who comes and goes in the Capitol seems to know that. No one stepped forward to disturb the senator; Both members of Congress and ordinary staff members chose to bypass him.

And Bush continued to stand motionless like a sculpture for a minute, two minutes, five minutes...... He didn't seem to feel the passage of time at all, and it seemed like it would go on forever. But eventually, just as the do-gooders were secretly speculating about whether he would be in the same position for fifteen minutes and making a bet on it, he ended the silence.

Bush lit a cigar and slowly walked down the steps to the street in front of the Capitol, and then he saw a face that was both strange and familiar.

"Oh, Mr. Qin," he whispered, but not surprised, "when did you arrive in Washington?" ”

Samuel. Bush was neither deaf nor blind, and he kept in touch with many people, so it was no secret to Qin Lang that he took a beautiful young lady to the east, and he also knew that Qin Lang would visit himself and Harriman at the Admiralty in Washington.

It was just that to his slight surprise, Qin Lang's movements were a little faster than he expected.

So he added, "I thought you wouldn't be leaving New York until tomorrow at the earliest. ”

Qin Lang smiled. "So far, everything has moved faster than I expected, and that's why I'm here in Washington today."

"Looks like you're luckier than I am, Mr. Qin." Bush sighed, and then said: "Now that you are already here, I happen to have something to talk to you about seriously." ”

"What's the matter?"

"Are you going to talk to me on the street?" Bush laughed, "A senator and an arms dealer, this is not a good place for us to talk." ”

"It was indeed my negligence." Qin Lang made an apologetic gesture, "So, Mr. Bush, where are we going?" ”

"My office - at least there."

Bush turned around and walked to the steps of the Capitol -- like any senator who also has his own office in the Capitol -- Qin Lang followed him closely, happily walking towards the center of power in the United States. No one stopped him, although some staff members felt strange about the sudden appearance of a Chinese here, but considering that Mr. Senator might still be angry, no one wanted to stand up and cause trouble.

Therefore, Qin Lang strode into the Capitol and walked to his office under the leadership of Bush.

"You may be seated, Mr. Qin." The senator first asked him to sit down, then instructed his aides to leave for the time being, then returned to his place and began to say: "Once again, the Italian government has lodged a strong protest with the federal government. Rome asks us to punish your company severely. ”

"It's not surprising." Qin Lang replied nonchalantly.

"Of course, it's not surprising, your mercenaries beat the Italians too badly." Bush said solemnly: "The Italians find it difficult to bear the economic losses or the face of the country and the army." To put it bluntly, they need a way to vent their anger. ”

"That's why the Italians chose me."

"That's right, Mr. Qin." Bush nodded, "Because there is a very bad problem, the Emperor of Abyssinia first made two of your partners the dukes of Abyssinia, and then canonized you as the 'Commander of the Avant-garde', or according to the European aristocratic rank, the earl—"

"Wait, Mr. Bush." Qin Lang interrupted him, feeling confused, "When did this happen?" It must be said that I have never heard of it. ”

"The latest news. It could be the reward that your two partners have earned for you. Unfortunately, this aggravated the anger of the Italians. ”

It will definitely turn out like this. Qin Lang understood the mood of the Italians very well: the face of the Italian state and army, the precious wealth of Italy, the lives of Italian soldiers, and the three American civilians who became the nobles of Abyssinia by depriving them all, no one could bear such a thing.

Italy, of course, wants to retaliate. And in Rome's view, such revenge is achievable, after all, the United States is still a civilized Western country......

"What is the attitude of the federal government and Congress?" Qin Lang wanted to know.

Bush shrugged. "It was very bad for you at first, and even though you had an agreement with us, the Democratic senators insisted on harsh punishments for you and your company, and there were many in the Republican Party who supported that."

"And now?"

"One-third of Congress and the government oppose punishing you, one-third advocate appropriate punishment for you, the remaining one-third are mostly unclear, and only a tiny minority still insist on punishing you. Of course, this also means that it is not possible to reach an accurate conclusion for the time being. ”

"Appropriate punishment?" Qin Lang recalled this phrase, and then laughed: What is the difference between this and no punishment? "Appropriate punishment...... It's funny. ”

Bush laughed too. "The Italians have played a huge role in this transformation. Rome wrote a summary of the war based on the testimonies of seriously wounded officers who were released early, and in the three main battles your mercenaries were the key factor, and their attacks were the main reason for the casualties of the Italian soldiers and the total defeat of the Italian army. ”

After a pause, he continued: "It is clear that the Italians intended to use this summary of the war as important evidence against you, but it had the opposite effect. ”

In fact, the Italians did not write the battle summary just to testify against Qin Lang. Firstly, this is true, and secondly, Rome believed that it would reduce the loss of face by shifting the blame for the defeat to the American mercenaries, since it was undoubtedly more humiliating to be defeated by the Abyssinian native army in the eyes of everyone - the problem was that they forgot that there were less than three thousand mercenaries on the battlefield.

The mistake is even worse. The total annihilation of the Italian army by such a small army only means: one, the summary of the war is full of lies; Second, the combat effectiveness of the Italian army was very low; Third, the combat effectiveness of American mercenaries is very strong.

Of the three possibilities - of course, different people will conditionally choose to accept one, two, or all of them, depending on their different positions - the United States Congress and the federal government chose to accept the last because, firstly, no one thought that the Abyssinian army could be functional, and secondly, although it was true that the Italian army was inferior in combat strength to other European powers, it was at least still very much different from the United States Army......

"Of course," Bush smiled mockingly. "Some officers in the War Office have expressed a less pleasant view that the U.S. Army is no match for the Italian Army, both in quantity and quality."

Qin Lang secretly laughed. This is indeed the case. While not necessarily worse, the U.S. Army is certainly just as bad as the Italian Army. Perhaps the only commendable thing about the US Army compared to the armies of European countries is that the soldiers have better shooting skills, but this does not help much in measuring the overall combat capability of an army.

"I believe that the Department of the Army has a deeper understanding of the combat effectiveness of the U.S. Army." He said sarcastically.

Bush doesn't seem to notice the ridicule; But it is also possible that he noticed, but was indifferent to it, and even secretly happy. After all, members of Congress have always been hostile to the US Army, and striking the Army always puts them in a good mood.

"As you think," he said, "The War Department is well aware of the actual level of American servicemen, and is therefore surprised that your mercenaries are able to display such great combat effectiveness, and at the same time curious about how you can make them so powerful." So, most parliamentarians and government officials have changed their stance and are no longer asking for you to be punished. ”

This is normal. Although Congress considers the Army to be the Union's worst enemy, it is equally interested in having a strong army that can be called up at any time. The reason is simple: if the U.S. Navy was able to think about tactical issues such as "how to drive the Royal Navy out of the Atlantic in the shortest possible time" during the two world wars, then the current U.S. Navy is concerned with "how to resist the attack of the Royal Navy for the longest time".

As far as parliamentarians are concerned, the United States could fight a new ground war with Britain at any time, and the stronger the military forces that can be mobilized at any time, the better.

On this issue, Qin Lang's mercenaries undoubtedly made the parliamentarians very satisfied. Punish him as the Italians demanded? Joke.

Qin Lang laughed happily. "So, Mr. Bush, is Congress ready to award me a medal?"

"If Congress can prove that your mercenaries are as strong as we suspected, perhaps you will receive a Medal of Honor after fully fulfilling your agreement with us." Bush half-jokingly said, "Congress is preparing to send a mission of inquiry to Abyssinia and your company." (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) (To be continued.) )