"I have some friends in the Army," Harrington said, "who want to work for the company." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

"How?"

"They feel that working in the company is more promising than working in the Army."

Future......

Paper could never contain fire, and the Abyssinians did a terrible job of secrecy...... Even, they didn't think about secrecy at all. Although most people are not aware of the involvement of an American mercenary in the Abyssinian war with Italy, the Italian government is aware of it and has lodged a strong protest with the United States government. So in Washington, everything about the details of this mercenary force is gradually becoming a hot topic lately.

Duncan and O'Connor, in particular, whose names are mentioned repeatedly every day - because of the different and more efficient channels of information, Washington learned of their Dukedom by Menelik before Qin Lang, and then the news spread like a virus within the government department.

Duke! As Qin Lang guessed, this title made every American who heard the news go crazy, the ladies fantasized about seeing the two dukes all day long, many men were full of jealousy and envy for them, and a special group of men, the officers of the army, while jealousy and envy, their hearts were also touched.

These officers had heard of a Chinese being awarded the rank of Provisional Lieutenant Colonel in the Marine Corps by Congress, and it was no secret in Washington, D.C., not even who he was and why he was awarded the rank. At that time, some officers who were eager to be promoted but did not have the opportunity to change to a new job had already had the idea of a new job, and now, when they heard that the other two shareholders of the Great Viper Company had become honorable dukes for similar reasons, they decided to turn the idea into reality.

"So they want to work in the company." Harrington concluded.

"Do you think I should take it?" Qin Lang raised his eyebrows.

"It just depends on your attitude, sir." Harrington replied nonchalantly, but his intentions were clear, "But I think they can do it, whether it's directly commanding troops or serving as military advisers." ”

Qin Lang smiled. In fact, he was not surprised that some undesirable officers wanted to work for the company for some reason, and he was willing to accept them. For various future operations, the company needs to hire retired military officers as senior commanders and military advisers.

According to his agreement with Bush and Harriman -- strictly speaking, the Senate and the Navy -- and his own plan, after the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, he would devote at least 12 battalions to the Philippines, and if you add the troops who went to fight in Cuba and were scattered in other areas to carry out other tasks, the total number of mercenaries in the company should reach 20,000 or even more, and he would need a large number of officers to command the troops.

Naturally, it would be better for them to be experienced retired officers who have commanded battalion-level troops, rather than civilians, ordinary retired soldiers, or junior officers.

And Qin Lang has another plan: according to the history he knows, the Qing government should be carrying out military reform and forming a new type of army. Of course, according to history, whether it belonged to Yuan Shikai's Xinjian Army, Zhang Zhidong's Ziqiang Army, and the Wuwei Army formed a little later, their instructors were almost all Germans, but now, Qin Lang wanted to replace them with his military advisers.

On the one hand, he did not like the Germans and did not like to let the Germans continue to influence the Chinese army, and on the other hand, military advisers were a means for him to infiltrate and control the Qing army. Qin Lang's purpose was clear, since he had decided to prop up an agent in China, he had to prepare an army for him.

The military can gain power for his agent, and at the same time, it can eliminate the agent when he is no longer trustworthy, or if he tries to break free from his control.

Qin Lang had already planned everything, he needed many retired officers and made them military advisers to the Qing army - the second step was the most difficult, but the first step was the most critical.

So he will accept any retired officer who is willing to join the company.

But the question is, how many such officers there are. "How many of them are there, Lieutenant Colonel?"

"Thirty, or forty. It's unclear at the moment, but my friends are in contact and there may be more who have plans to do so. ”

A little more. Qin Lang frowned slightly, but quickly stretched out again, so briefly that Harrington didn't notice it at all. Despite the fact that no thirty or forty or even more retired officers could satisfy his needs, it would be very inappropriate if they were all from the U.S. Army.

Most of the mid- and lower-level commanders in the company come from the Navy and the Marine Corps, and if they find that their superiors are all Army officers, although the conflict between the U.S. Army and Navy is far less profound than that of the Japanese Army and Navy, these people will still feel very uncomfortable, and then there will be some problems: disobedience or incomplete obedience, to varying degrees, but just as bad.

In order to balance, Qin Lang wanted to make room in the company for senior officers in the Navy and Marine Corps.

And there is another problem, the officers recommended by Harrington and his friends, although Qin Lang doesn't want to be suspicious, they are all likely to be his alumni, classmates, and even members of the fraternity. Most of the time, they naturally form a small group and have a huge impact.

That would be a less pleasant situation.

Qin Lang felt that he needed to remind Harrington. "Let me think about it...... Lieutenant Colonel, those friends of yours, are they all graduates of the Virginia Military Academy? He asked, his voice calm, composed, just a little curious. Is it? ”

Harrington was stunned for a moment. However, he immediately remembered that Qin Lang had a long conversation with Barton just now, so it was at that time that Barton was kind to him to the military school he was studying. So this is not surprising - of course Qin Lang's question shows that he is worried about something, and he must eliminate this worry.

"Not exactly my alumni." "A lot of people are West Point graduates. ”

Qin Lang nodded. "I'll think about it seriously. Of course, I need some information about these officers. Lieutenant Colonel, can you ask them to send a resume to the company? ”

"No problem, Mr. Qin." Harrington agreed, and then asked a question that he and his friends were concerned about: "How many people is the company going to accept?" ”

"For the time being, I'm only ready to accept twenty retired officers." Qin Lang crossed his fingers and rubbed them, as if he was trying to think. Then he paused for a moment, his lips furrowed, and he squeezed out a smile. "Of course, the company will hire more senior commanders and military advisers in the future."

Harrington was relieved. At first, he was worried that Qin Lang would refuse. Everyone knows that almost all of the veterans Umbrella accepts are from the Marine Corps, and it doesn't have a good relationship with the Army. At the same time, the officers of the army did not adapt to the training and combat style of the company's mercenary units.

Just like when he first joined the company. Harrington shrugged to himself. The training and combat methods developed by Qin Lang would make every professional soldier who graduated from a regular military academy and served in the army for a long time feel very uncomfortable, and even strongly resisted, although the facts have proven that those methods are very effective.

There is always a habit of being old-fashioned, and not everyone is quick to accept new things, and Harrington begins to worry that his friends will not know what to do for a long time after joining the company, or that they will still use the old and outdated tactics to command the company's mercenaries.

Most likely, the situation is not rosy.

Qin Lang was also worried about the problem, but at the same time, he was also worried about his plan: how to have the company's military advisers replace the German advisers in the Chinese army. They have been working for months, even a year or two, and it will not be easy to get rid of them all.

And there aren't many means at his disposal. Qin Lang thought carefully for a while. His most effective means was that the United States would have exclusive arms sales in China for the next twenty years, under a loan agreement between the Qing government and Washington – but that power actually belonged only to the Big Viper Company as a reward for his plans.

This was the most effective means he had, using the monopoly of arms sales to force the Qing government to accept the military advisers he sent. To a certain extent, it was able to play some role, and because of the loss of the opportunity to sell weapons, Germany would also lose the incentive to provide military advisers to the Qing government......

But who knows? Qin Lang wasn't much sure that he could succeed. It is Wilhelm II who now rules Germany, and no one knows what His Majesty the Emperor, who likes to surprise people, will do. Maybe he won't do anything, but maybe he will send an official military advisory group to China, all out of the emperor's own will and preference, but if Wilhelm II really did this, his plans would have to be postponed for many years.

An ordinary American company, its power is not enough to compete with the Second German Reich, not even with the power of the United States.

Qin Lang felt that he should find some new methods as soon as possible, some more suitable, more effective, and at the same time more secretive methods.

But not now, now is not the time to think about problems, the time is not right.

"I thought I was the only one who would be stunned at the prom, but now it seems that you are too, Qin." Elizabeth's voice suddenly rang out.

Qin Lang raised his head and smiled at her. "I'm just missing a dance partner." He stood up and held out an inviting hand, "Can I ask you for a dance, ma'am?" ”

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Additional note: Although Barton has "dyslexia", it cannot yet be said that he is mentally retarded (politically idiocy is another issue), and it is not worth pointing out - it has nothing to do with the plot. (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.) )