Colbert nodded and replied: "Okay, General Guo, without further ado, you will lead your team to Richmond, I will arrange for good people to lead you there, the government army will not cause any obstruction to you, when you arrive in Richmond, my senior assistant for affairs Jansen will receive you, as for me, I will go to Washington, D.C., to meet with General Grant and President Lincoln, and communicate with them on your questions!" ”

Guo Ye agreed, exchanged views with Colt on some other issues, and the army rested for half a day, got up and began to rush to Richmond.

From Philadelphia to Richmond, it is only a few hundred miles, although it is not close, but it is not too far, and it can reach Richmond in six or seven days.

However, it was only two or three hundred miles from Philadelphia to Washington, and Colt took a few assistants, rode fast horses, and headed for Washington, D.C., arriving in only two days.

Colt first visited Grant, the commander-in-chief of the Northern Government Army.

When Grant heard of Colt's arrival, he frowned and muttered: "This Colt, I'm afraid it's really a headache to come for the safety of his arsenal, does he think that Lao Tzu wants this arsenal to be destroyed or fall into the hands of the Southern rebels?" Isn't that the Southern government army like a tiger? It's just that the special Lao Tzu really can't draw any troops now, in Richmond, now the government army has gathered two brigades of nearly 10,000 troops, but the southern rebels are concentrated with nearly 20,000 troops, twice as many troops as the government army, and it is too difficult to hold Richmond! ”

However, now Colt he can't be missing. Colt was the largest arms supplier to the Northern government army. It must not be offended. If Colt is pushed to the side of the southern rebels, then the hope of victory for the government forces is even more slim!

"Smith, go and ask Mr. Colt to come in."

Grant said to his military staff.

Smith hurriedly went down to ask Colt, and it didn't take long for Colt to walk into the office.

"Dear Grant, see you again!"

Grant smiled bitterly and replied, "Hello, Mr. Colt, are you here for your arsenal again?" ”

Colt smiled mysteriously. He replied: "Wrong, General Grant, I came here a few times ago to ask for your help, to ask for your protection, but this time, I am not asking for help, but to help you!" ”

"Help me?"

Grant looked puzzled and asked, "Colt, I don't lack weapons and ammunition in my army now. What are you going to do to help me? ”

Colt laughed and said loudly, "General." You don't lack weapons and ammunition, but you lack people, but you're an iron-blooded warrior in a hundred battles, aren't you? I'm here to send you someone......"

Grant said angrily: "Colt, you're not joking, I know that around your arsenal, there are two or three hundred mercenaries from China, but there are only two or three hundred people, and it's not enough to protect your arsenal, what else do you have to support me?" ”

As soon as Grant said this, he was taken aback and exclaimed, "Colt, have you recruited mercenaries from China again?" A large number of mercenaries? ”

Colt shook his head and replied, "General Grant, I didn't recruit mercenaries, but the people I invited for you are incomparable to no matter how many mercenaries there are!" ”

Grant said in a deep voice, "What do you mean?" ”

Colt replied: "General Grant, because of the repeated defeats of the government army, I sent letters to China one after another, inviting the mysterious General Fei from China to come to the United States. And brought three of his most elite battalions from China, you say, am I here to support you? ”

Grant jumped up when he boarded, the key is not the strength of these three battalions, the key is the word Guo Ye! The strength of three battalions is not enough to change the situation on the battlefield, but a world-famous general can change the direction of war!

"Really, really? Colt, don't lie to me, it's a matter of life and death for the country, it's no joke! ”

Colt replied: "Of course it is true, but people come to the United States to protect the arsenal in which he and I jointly invested in Richmond, and in other ways to help American friends, General Grant, you don't want people to help you in vain, do you?" There's no such thing as a free lunch! ”

Grant was pleasantly surprised: "Of course, of course there is no such thing as a free lunch!" I hope that General Guo Ye's guards can be temporarily merged into the federal government army and accept the leadership of the federal government, of course, the price is open by them, according to the price of international mercenaries, what kind of remuneration does he want? ”

Colt smiled bitterly: "General, this is the key, his reward, I said it, I'm afraid it will scare you......"

Grant said in a deep voice: "As long as it is worth the money, the government army will definitely not spare this money, don't the Chinese have no money?" It's a big deal to give them more money, or even give them to recruit them according to the standards of ordinary American soldiers! ”

Colt replied: "General Grant, you also underestimate Guo Ye, he is now one of the most mysterious and magical generals in the world!" He offered me a price code, six hundred dollars a month for an ordinary soldier, a thousand dollars a month for a warrant officer, one thousand dollars a month for a lieutenant, one thousand thousand dollars a month for a lieutenant, one thousand five hundred dollars a month for a captain, and one thousand eight hundred dollars a month for a major, and it was settled semi-annually, and as long as the contract was signed, a hundred years of salary would be paid......"

I rub!

Grant was shocked and angry, this is a slaughter, this is blackmail! An Eastern Chinese is even more expensive than the regular US military! The price of hiring their major has even exceeded that of the division commander of the US army!

"Colt, is there a darker general in the world than him? This is blatant blackmail! ”

Colt replied: "Not only that, but he also listed the price for himself, the number of a month's salary......"

Colt held out three fingers.

Grant asked, "Three thousand dollars?" ”

Colt shook his head and replied, "You added one less zero, it's thirty thousand, thirty thousand dollars!" ”

Grant stumbled and almost slipped, thirty thousand! They're President Lincoln, and his annual salary is only $40,000 a year! This Guo Ye actually asked the US military for a monthly salary of 30,000 US dollars as soon as he opened his mouth, is Guo Ye crazy, or is Colt crazy? Or am I crazy?

Colt's next sentence made Grant completely crazy - "This is still the friendship price offered by Guo Ye, the real friendship price, in my opinion, it is an absolute friendship price, if it weren't for me, he wouldn't give such a cheap price......"

(To be continued.) )