Qin Lang and O'Connor were accompanying Harrington to inspect the mercenaries. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Mr. Lieutenant Colonel is a man who loves his work extremely and has a special preference for the army and soldiers. So, as soon as he arrived in San Diego, he asked for a review of the troops.

Qin Lang met his request. Harrington is the company's military adviser, and since he doesn't want to rest, but has to go to great lengths to review mercenaries, why stop him? Moreover, he and O'Connor also wanted to show off their armed forces in front of a lieutenant colonel.

"Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, what do you think of these people?"

"I think," Harrington let his stern gaze slowly sweep over the mercenaries lined up for review, while slowly walking forward with Qin Lang and O'Connor, "although they have received a lot of training, they are still not qualified warriors. ”

"Huh?" Qin Lang stopped and turned to look at him, "Why?" ”

"They don't have the demeanor of a soldier." Harrington pointed to the mercenaries and said, "Look at how they're doing now, look at the way they're standing." Mr. Qin, from these aspects alone, I can conclude that they are not qualified. ”

Even if there wasn't a single mercenary standing in front of him, Qin Lang knew that what Harrington said was the truth, not to mention that there were still five thousand mercenaries standing in front of him in a line-just standing in front of him, not standing upright like a real soldier. Not only that, but they also seem lazy, and there are people whispering.

But these mercenaries, not soldiers, have always behaved like this.

"At least these fellows know one thing," O'Connor defended his soldiers, "obeying the orders of the company and the superior commander." ”

"I think they will certainly not unconditionally obey the orders of the company and the superior commander."

"Oh, it's true, they only have a choice to take orders." O'Connor didn't want to deny it. Mercenaries are no different from workers or clerks, and the most severe punishment a company can take against them is simply dismissal, rather than all kinds of violent punishments like the military does with soldiers who violate military regulations.

It is neither possible nor necessary to demand unconditional obedience from them.

He laughed, "If the company orders them to carry out a mission that will cause high casualties and possibly total annihilation, these guys will definitely refuse to carry it out." ”

"You seem to be well aware of the ills that already exist, sir." Harrington was confused. Now that O'Connor knows...... Obviously, Qin Lang must have known that the mercenaries might retreat in the face of danger, why didn't they find a way to change it?

They even find it funny...... It seems so. Why is that?

"I don't think that's a malaise." Qin Lang said.

"Not a malaise?" Harrington thought that was ridiculous. A soldier who refuses to fight for fear of casualties is not a good soldier, and in the army such a soldier is punished severely......

But mercenary companies are not armies, and mercenaries are not military men.

"Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, you must understand that these people are mercenaries, and they fight for the sole purpose of dollars, not patriotism, spiritual beliefs, or whatever. So, you can't ask the soldiers of the army to unconditionally obey the orders of their superior commanders and participate in a battle where there will be serious sacrifices. And," Qin Lang smiled, and then stopped.

After a while, seeing that he still had no intention of explaining, Harrington had to ask, "And what?" ”

"And, why should the company order them to perform tasks that are too dangerous?" Qin Lang shrugged, "Umbrella is a commercial company, and the sole purpose of its existence is to make money, not to exchange the sacrifices of countless mercenaries for a brilliant victory that is only symbolic. We will not accept the kind of business that is extremely risky and can cost the company money. ”

Regardless of whether it is a mercenary company or a mercenary company, there is only one rule of action: to complete the mission and receive a reward on the premise of ensuring their own safety - which is why a well-known mercenary company openly declares that its soldiers will not go into battle without air cover or artillery support.

This is a norm that cannot be violated; Any company or individual that violates this principle, no matter how brilliant it or how brilliant it may win, is a failure.

A complete failure in terms of business operations.

Qin Lang was the first to figure out this truth, and it took O'Connor a few months to figure it out, so they didn't care if mercenaries would obey orders unconditionally like soldiers.

And now, Harrington understands, too. Qin Lang had already made it very clear that if he still regarded mercenaries as soldiers, it would be very inappropriate behavior.

He was a little disappointed. "In other words, these people only participate in battles that are destined to win?"

"To be precise, they only fight the battles that are most likely to win, pay the least and reap the most."

Harrington thought for a moment. "I have to say, you guys think exactly the same thing as some guys in the Army."

Qin Lang noticed that when he mentioned "certain guys", Mr. Lieutenant Colonel's tone vaguely revealed a little contempt and disgust. Could it be that Harrington, like George•Patton, was a "good" soldier who hated the "bad" atmosphere that was gradually developing in the American military?

If so, that's a pity.

"I'm sorry." He said.

"It's nothing. As a businessman, you look at things in a completely different way than I do. Harrington smiled self-deprecatingly, "I'm only going to look at things from a purely military perspective. ”

"You have to get used to seeing things from a businessman's point of view as soon as possible, Mr. Lieutenant Colonel. As a military advisor to a company, your advice has a crucial influence on the leadership's decision-making. Qin Lang gave Harrington a small compliment - whether Mr. Lieutenant Colonel's suggestion will have an impact depends on whether it meets his requirements.

They began to move along the queue to complete the review.

At the same time, the conversation continued.

Qin Lang briefed Harrington on the establishment of the mercenary unit -- that is, the one he formulated in accordance with the US Army's infantry battalion in 1943, but the names of the units at all levels changed: "battalion" became "commando brigade", "company" became "commando squadron", "platoon" became "commando squad", and only "squad" remained unchanged.

While the title was easily reminiscent of the Waffen-SS, it seemed to be the only way to do it until a more appropriate name could be found.

Moreover, this establishment has not yet been implemented, as the mercenaries are only beginning to train in tactics.

"So, like you said, these mercenaries are indeed not qualified fighters," Qin Lang said, "They haven't completed their tactical training yet." ”

"Speaking of tactical training, I have a little opinion on the training plan you arranged," Harrington had already read the tactical training outline formulated by Qin Lang, and he thought that it had many problems. To put it simply, Qin Lang's choice of combat method was a little ahead of his time, and his understanding of the war was still stuck in the Civil War, and Mr. Lieutenant Colonel could not fully accept it.

Of course, he is only "not fully acceptable", and the thinking of American military personnel is not as rigid as that of their European colleagues.

"I think your training plan is generally good, but there are a few flaws...... Harrington said slowly, pointing out the parts of the plan that he thought were unreasonable - such as no salvo training, no assassination training, too much emphasis on squad cooperation and neglect of team charges...... Wait a minute.

“…… That's about it. Fifteen minutes later, he finished his speech.

Qin Lang lowered his head and thought for a while. "I admit that there are indeed some flaws in my plan, but, Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, many of the irrationalities you pointed out are necessary adjustments made in the light of the development of modern warfare and the geographical characteristics of future combat areas."

"For example?"

"For example, in the face of machine guns, large-scale dense formation charges are completely obsolete."

"I doubt it."

"We can do a little test." O'Connor advised, "I can have people prepare the test site right away." ”

"Yes," Harrington nodded, "I'd like to see what kind of power the machine gun can do." He was a little excited—even though he had worked in the War Office, he had never seen a machine gun, let alone seen it fired.

Harrington was a little impatient.

Qin Lang also agreed to this proposal. O'Connor called in one of the mercenaries and whispered a few words to him. Then they hurried out of the parade and turned to the edge of the training camp - where there was a thirty-metre-long trench for training, and further on, the desert, perfect for a mock test.

By the time they reached the edge of the trenches, several mercenaries had already set up four "Browning potato diggers" in the trenches, while others were placing dummies in the desert four hundred meters away.

"We'll place a thousand dummies to simulate an infantry battalion launching a group charge," O'Connor said, "and the mercenaries in the trenches will intercept them with four machine guns." ”

"In my personal opinion, four machine guns seem to be a little bit more." Qin Lang said as he took the telescope handed over by the mercenary, and then asked, "Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, are you ready?" ”

"Of course." Harrington held up the binoculars that the mercenary had handed him.

Qin Lang nodded, and then made a gesture to the machine gunner. "Fire."

Four "potato diggers" rang out at the same time.

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