There is no doubt that the United States in the 19th century was a white world, and the Chinese, as an alien group, still need to work hard if they want to get ahead in the United States and become a special class like the Jews in the 21st century. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

As the most successful Chinese in the United States at present, having money -- this is a prerequisite, and it is only a prerequisite, and it is necessary to have strength, so that people dare not despise it, so an army, an army that can be hired by the US government at any time, is obviously the biggest reliance in Li Mu's hands.

In the 21 st century, there are several very famous companies in the United States, which are called: Blackwater, Deyang, and Sanye Jungle, and these companies are strictly speaking private armies, but why they can stand out in the United States, which is known as the most powerful country in the world, is very intriguing.

Even if it is the most powerful country in the world, it is impossible to do what it wants, and there are always some things that are inconvenient to come forward in the name of the state, and at this time, some organizations or individuals need to "take the blame" for the government.

For example, if the United States wants to support the Republic of Cuba, it is not appropriate for the state to come forward, so Li Mu, an "arms dealer", was born.

Li Mu now wants to become the "royal backer" of the U.S. government, not only this time, if there is anything in the future that is inconvenient for the U.S. government to come forward, then Li Mu will also replace the U.S. government, so that Li Mu needs to keep an armed force in his hands, which is the tacit understanding between Li Mu and Grant.

One thing is for sure, no matter what time it takes, the U.S. government headed by Grant will definitely not recognize the fact that Li Mu has private armed forces, but as long as Li Mu has enough strength, then when needed, the first "firefighter" in Washington will be Li Mu.

Regarding the twists and turns in this, Li Mu will not explain it to Mahan, and he can't explain it.

Li Mu is not the only smart person, when it comes to strategy and tactics, Benjamin is much inferior to Mahan, but when it comes to the twists and turns at the political level, Benjamin can play Mahan to death, and Mahan will also help Benjamin count the money.

As soon as Li Mu's words fell, Benjamin understood Li Mu's "bitterness", so Benjamin immediately diverted the topic: "Tom, when do you think the Guantanamo Infantry Regiment will be capable of fighting?" ”

Combat-capable!

The elasticity of this criterion is really huge.

"To reach the level of being able to fight, then it will take at least three months, here I want to explain that we should not look at the Guantánamo Infantry Regiment with normal eyes, the members of this unit are completely different from the soldiers in our previous concept, they should have a better tomorrow, this unit should have a long combat effectiveness, if they are given a full training period of six months, then I can guarantee that this unit will burst out with amazing combat effectiveness, don't look at them only one regiment, We can use them as a decisive force, and at certain special moments, this force can change the situation on the battlefield. Tom gave the highest rating.

Li Mu said that Li Mu had a big heart, and Li Mu decided that from tomorrow, he would give Tom a special allowance of three times.

Strictly speaking, these officers that Li Mu asked for from the Ministry of War should be employees hired by Li Mu from the Ministry of War, and these officers came to Cuba from the United States, and in addition to receiving a normal salary from the US War Department, they would also receive a special allowance from Li Mu, and generally speaking, the amount of special allowance was more than twice the normal salary.

Cuba is a war zone, and the treatment is definitely different from that in peacetime, just relying on the phrase "for the peace of all mankind", it is unlikely that it is impossible to fool these officers into working for Li Mu.

"Changing the situation on the battlefield - isn't that a bit too much?" Benjamin was surprised that Tom gave the Guantanamo Infantry Regiment such a high rating.

"It may sound like it, but it doesn't, that's what Jerry and I agreed on." Tom pulls Jerry to prove it.

"Yes - I can assure you that Tom is not excessive, and I even think that if the Guantanamo Infantry Regiment is put in the right position at the right time, then the Guantanamo Infantry Regiment has the ability to end this war." Jerry proved that Tom was right.

Ah, it feels weird that a cat and a mouse can be so harmonious!

Jerry's words did not have the desired effect, as Tom and Jerry, the two officers who knew the Guantanamo Infantry Regiment best, testified that Mahan and Benjamin may have accepted the fact that the Guantanamo Infantry Regiment was a formidable force, but when it came to "ending the war", it sounded a bit exaggerated.

"Actually, we can do it, we can imagine that Willis Nicolau is going out of the nest, he only has about six colonial infantry divisions in his hands, and two Spanish infantry divisions, this time to attack Santiago, Willis Nicolau sent five of them, so that is to say, now north of Bayamo, there are only three colonial infantry divisions in the whole of Cuba, including Havana, the center of Spanish rule in Cuba, if we give the Guantanamo Infantry Regiment six months of full training, And then the Guantanamo Infantry Regiment will be dropped into Havana from the sea, and then, guys, we can imagine what that would lead to. Li Mu threw down the last straw.

In the 21st century, Li Mu's method is well-known, and this is called "decapitation operation". But in the nineteenth century, in an era of courage, formation, and confrontation, such a tactical vision was undoubtedly deafening.

"Put it in Havana-" Mahan's mouth was a little dry, Mahan was an honest soldier, and Mahan's qualities required Mahan not to lie, so Mahan naturally came to a conclusion: "It is possible for us to end this war." ”

That's right, it's the end.

"Yes, it is possible for us to end this war-" Li Mu decided to deal a fatal blow to Mahan, who will publish "The Influence of Sea Power on History" in the future, which is the first part of the "Sea Power Trilogy", but Mahan has not yet formed a complete ideological system, so Li Mu wants to make up this link for Mahan: "The importance of the navy to a country is undoubted, so' 'Maritime supremacy' should be a country's core interest, and on our planet, the ocean occupies more than seventy percent of the earth's surface area, so the importance of the navy cannot be overemphasized.

The moment he heard Li Mu put forward the "Theory of Sea Power", Ma Han's eyes suddenly lit up, and his gaze at Li Mu was full of surprise and scorching, this scorching heat could simply melt Li Mu.

In fact, the United States did not have a systematic strategic thinking in these years, and even in the world, everyone knew the importance of the navy, but no one had ever clearly explained why the navy was important, what was the meaning of a strong navy, and in the future, Mahan's "Theory of Sea Power" would fill this gap, so the "theory of sea power" became the guiding ideology of the US Navy, and in the future, US President Theodore Roosevelt's "giant stick policy" to control Central America was based on Mahan's theory, and the United States in World War II. "Europe first, then Asia" is still based on the "theory of sea power," and even after the end of the Cold War until the 21 st century, the US deployment in the Asia-Pacific region was based on the Mahan theory.

Mahan was born on September 27, 1840 in the professor's building at West Point, his father Mahan Sr. was the youngest professor at West Point, and in 1856, at the age of sixteen, Mahan entered the third year of the Annapolis Naval Academy in the United States, graduating second with honors in 1859 and entering the Navy.

From 1859 to the present, Mahan has been thinking about what the role of the navy is for a country, and what kind of value a strong navy will create for a country.

Unfortunately, in this regard, there was no one to guide Mahan, because there were no footprints of his predecessors to be found, so Mahan has been groping in the dark, always moving forward in thorns, he is like a lonely monk, walking alone on the road of pursuing the truth.

It wasn't until Li Mu put forward the "theory of sea power" to Mahan in person.

What does it mean to be deafening?

What does it mean to be sudden?

What is Daigo empowerment?

"Sea dominance" is what Mahan is all about.

"Sea dominance, a very novel term." Benjamin didn't understand what that meant.

"That's right, we just need to train him and put this force in Havana—" Tom was still immersed in Li Mu's strategic vision.

"Yes, that's what I meant." Jerry knew that doing so might change the course of the war, but Jerry didn't know why, and Jerry didn't want to think about it.

Ma Han suddenly threw away the knife and fork in his hand, pulled off the napkin on his collar, threw it into the plate in front of him, said "unaccompanied", and then got up and strode away.

"This—Alfred—" Benjamin tried to stop Mahan.

"General, let him go-" Li Mu looked at Ma Han's back and smiled, and raised the ice wine in front of him with a sense of accomplishment: "Maybe we have the opportunity to witness the birth of a master strategist, I propose, we should toast to this." ”

"Shouldn't it be the birth of a legend?" Benjamin was still confused, thinking that Li Mu was talking about Yan Hu.

"Those are the two legends—" Li Mu's smile was full of meaning.

Benjamin scratched his head, gave up thinking about this seemingly complicated question, and still focused on the rum in front of him: "For the legend!" ”

This is the difference between a genius and an ordinary person.

After dinner, Benjamin said goodbye as usual, and Li Mu went to the living room with Tom and Jerry.

"The training of the Guantanamo Infantry Regiment must not be relaxed, it is necessary to be strict with them, to train them as a special force, and my requirement for them is that each of them must be proficient in horseback riding, diving, long-distance running, shooting, fighting, explosives, and even assassination-" Li Mu's requirements are high, and this is completely a requirement for special forces.

"Then I'm afraid we're going to have to extend our training time." Tom responded with a bitter face.

"Is a year enough for me?" Li Mu is magnanimous.

"A year - all I can say is that I'll do my best." Tom didn't dare to promise.

One year, for Li Mu, this standard has been very relaxed, but for him Tom, it is not easy at all.

This is also the difference between a genius and an ordinary person.