Chapter 21: Who is the strongest mercenary?
Meng Yanglong still very much agrees with Cang Hao's analysis, but this is only an analysis, and Cang Hao cannot make further inferences.
What will old Rezenov do next?
There are all kinds of possibilities, but the question is the huge world, where to find clues.
"Don't mention those old hairies...... Meng Yanglong sighed: "The purpose of my call to you is mainly to express condolences ......"
"I'm doing well. â
"But I know you're being attacked. Meng Yanglong said in a heavy tone: "I regret that one of your friendly troops has killed a few people...... Due to your special status, I cannot express my condolences publicly, so I can only express my condolences privately. â
"I accepted the heart, thank you......" Cang Hao smiled bitterly: "Actually, I should be mainly responsible......"
"I believe you, I've warned the paratroopers of Hell to be more vigilant, and I have confidence in you in this regard. But they are still being attacked, then this is their own carelessness, not your responsibility. Meng Yanglong comforted Cang Hao, and then said: "But I'm still surprised, no matter what, the Hell Paratroopers are also a well-known mercenary team, even if they are sneak attacked...... It is incomprehensible to me that there were only two people on the other side, and they withdrew unscathed, while the hell paratroopers sacrificed four. â
"There's nothing incomprehensible, the other party is a Spartan warrior......" Cang Hao smiled bitterly again: "The hell paratroopers can repel the other party, even if they don't win, they don't lose either!"
"What is a Spartan warrior?"
Cang Hao said word by word: "They are the most powerful mercenaries!"
Meng Yanglong was quite surprised: "Isn't the Blood Lion mercenary the most powerful?"
"This is a sentence, the strong have their own strong hands, a mountain is higher than a mountain......" Cang Hao felt very depressed, found a bottle of whiskey and poured himself a glass, and then drank it all.
Meng Yanglong was very curious: "Can you elaborate?"
Cang Hao drank another glass of wine: "It's a long story......"
Meng Yanglong immediately said: "I have a lot of time right now. â
"Okay, then I'll start from the beginning......" After a pause, Cang Hao slowly said: "For ordinary people, mercenaries seem to be a very distant existence, which can usually only be seen in novels and movies. In fact, the number of mercenaries in this world is much greater than people think, and they exist in different forms. And the number of people who want to become mercenaries is ten times greater, and they have a variety of reasons, some want to get rich quickly, some want to die but don't have the courage to commit suicide, and some are purely looking for excitement...... Anyway, ordinary people simply can't imagine how many people are willing to become mercenaries. â
In other words, those who want to become mercenaries can only get their wish. â
"That's right. Cang Hao nodded: "In addition, some of these ninety percent quit halfway, and many others died from Spartan warriors." â
Meng Yanglong didn't understand: "Killed by Spartan warriors?"
"No, he died during the selection process to become a Spartan warrior......" After drinking the third glass of wine, Cang Hao told Meng Yanglong: "Anyone who knows a little about history and military affairs knows that 'Sparta' was a city-state in ancient Greece, known for its strong and harsh army. This city-state is a large military camp, all the people are soldiers, and babies are tested when they are born, and if they do not meet the requirements, they will be abandoned to the barren mountains and mountains to die. The mother would bathe the baby with spirits and die if the baby could not bear it. When the boy reaches the age of twelve, he is assigned to the cadet corps, and his life is extremely harsh, he is not allowed to wear shoes, he wears only one coat in winter and summer, and sleeps on straw mats. And this straw weaving is made by their own hands by pulling out the grass by the lake and then weaving it by their own hands, and they are not allowed to use knives in the whole process. Usually there is not enough food to eat, but it is encouraged to steal outside, and if someone is caught, you will be severely punished because you are not very good at stealing. Legend has it that there was a boy who stole a fox and hid it in his chest, and the fox bit him inside his clothes, and in order not to be discovered, he kept silent until he was bitten to death by the fox. After reaching the age of 20, he officially became a soldier and was not discharged until he was 60...... In this way, a powerful army was cultivated, and there is a blockbuster "Spartan 300 Warriors", in which many historical events are true, and a very small army can resist hundreds of thousands of Persian troops. However, although the Spartan warriors were only three hundred, they actually got the cooperation of friendly forces, which is not said in the movie. â
"I understand that the Spartan warriors are named after it because this mercenary army is as cruel as the Spartans of the past. â
"That's right, let's say, the first screening was like this, all the candidates were in groups of ten, locked up in a dungeon. There are no weapons, no medicine, and in the next three hours, this is a person who must fight each other with his bare hands until one person finally wins......" smiled coldly, Cang Hao said heavily: "If these people are not willing to fight each other, or if more than one person survives, or if the time exceeds three hours, then all of them will be executed." In other words, the only way anyone could survive was to kill as many of the remaining nine as they could in three hours. â
Meng Yanglong was very surprised: "This ...... It's really cruel!"
"As I said, there are all sorts of reasons why people become mercenaries, and too many of them think of mercenaries as too simple. By the time they find out the truth about the training of Spartan warriors, it's too late, either kill or be killed, there are only two options. â
"What is cultivated by this kind of training is a killing machine that has no emotion and is not afraid of death!"
"That's right. Cang Hao nodded: "Not to mention all kinds of other cruel training, anyway, they are all the kind that will kill if you are not careful, so you can imagine how powerful the Spartan warriors are." Because of this, the Spartan warriors were not numerous in number, and they definitely did not charge in groups like the Franks mercenaries, who only carried out high-risk and high-reward tasks, and always served politicians and plutocrats of various countries. â
"Have you Blood Lion mercenaries dealt with them?"
"Nope. Cang Hao shook his head: "For us, the Spartan warriors are just legendary saves, and I haven't even had a chance to meet them. â
"Why?"
"At the same time that I became a mercenary, the Spartan warriors gave birth to the best members in history......" Cang Hao said this, his tone was quite complicated: "There is a mental illness Stockholm syndrome, and most people have zĂ i in some kind of program. To put it simply, when people have been abused for a long time, as long as the abuser gives a little favor, they will turn from hatred to dependence. Anyone who tries to become a Spartan warrior is actually a victim of the Spartan warrior, and at first they may hate the group, but after a series of trainings, they will become accustomed to and even rely on this cruelty, and will be willing to become a member of the group and turn to persecuting others. For many years, the Spartan warriors operated in this way, and it can be said that they understood the most essential things of human nature and used them skillfully, and never went wrong......"
"Until this best member shows up?"
"That's right. Cang Hao nodded vigorously: "This member is so good during the training, and his results have set a record in the history of Spartan warriors, it is said that he should become a very good mercenary, but it is obvious that he does not have the Stockholm syndrome that most people have." At the banquet to welcome the new members, he suddenly made a move and killed the most important members of the Spartan warriors. Unbeknownst to no one before, he secretly contacted other mercenary groups and raided the Spartan warriors at the same time. Don't doubt it, the more powerful you are, the more people hate you, either because you have a beam, or because there are too many mercenaries who want to get rid of the Spartan warriors just for their own fame. In any case, most of the Spartan warriors were killed, and the group declined. â
"But why did it appear again?"
"I got some information that some of the remaining Spartan warriors of that year have started to operate around the world again, and that they may have been hired by the elder Rezenov. Cang Hao shrugged his shoulders: "Fortunately, the main body of the Spartan soldiers was destroyed back then, if this attack was carried out by the Spartan soldiers collectively, it is difficult to say what would happen to the hell paratroopers." â
"And how are you sure those men are Spartan warriors?"
"It is rumored that the common characteristics of Spartan warriors are more than 1.80 meters tall, very burly physique, and many tattoos. They never talk to their opponents, open fire when they meet, and are accustomed to using heavy weapons. Every time they win a battle, they add a tattoo to themselves, so the more tattoos they have, the stronger their combat effectiveness. With a long exhalation, Cang Hao said with palpitations: "The people who attacked Cuifeng Village meet these characteristics!"
"According to you, the Spartan warriors are terrible, so I'm very concerned about what happened to the man who destroyed the Spartan warriors!"
"He's living a good life, and he's even crossed paths with our Blood Lion mercenaries. â
Meng Yanglong hurriedly said, "Tell me in detail." â
"I've talked enough today, I'm a little tired, I'll talk about it when I'm in a better mood. â
"Stinky boy, you're still selling off with me!"
"It's not about selling off, it's about being in a bad mood!"
"I know you're a little sad because of your brother's death......"
"Not entirely because of this. Cang Hao interrupted Meng Yanglong's words: "The soldier has a salary, the policeman has a salary, we are in the most danger in the front but there is nothing." It's not that you don't know, this is not the era of cold weapons, and all equipment costs money and is very expensive. There are several pieces of ammunition, and do you know how much it costs to strafe the Grimm for ten seconds, all of which we pay out of our own pockets. As a citizen, I have fulfilled my tax obligations, and you have no right to make me pay more!"
Meng Yanglong was quite embarrassed: "Is this ......?"
"Also, it's okay to be normal, now that people are dead, if there is no way to come up with it......" Cang Hao smiled: "Otherwise, no one will be able to do things for you in the future!"
"I'm sorry if you don't say it...... I was really negligent!"
In fact, Cang Hao wanted to say these words for a long time, but he only knew that he had found an opportunity now: "What do you say?"
"I'd like to hear your opinion!"
"If you want me to say, just two words - give money!"
"Sure enough, it's a mercenary...... Although Meng Yanglong was a little reluctant, he also realized that if he didn't pay something financially, Cang Hao would not give up. So he compromised: "Give me a few days, I need to work for a while." â
"And then?"
"Then I'll make sure you're satisfied!"
"That's pretty much it, now to the next topic, anyway, you know pretty well, a few people died on the side of the Hell paratroopers. Cang Hao smiled coldly: "Didn't you say that the people who were monitoring Cuifeng Village had already withdrawn?"
"Is this ......" Meng Yanglong laughed dryly: "I did withdraw ......"
"But a few remain, right?"
"After all, this is a team that can fight well, although it is currently working indirectly for national security, but after all, it is a force outside the system......" Shaking his head, Meng Yanglong said a little helplessly: "If you don't take the slightest measure, I'm afraid that my colleagues in the army will not agree!"
"That's going to be easy, I'll take all my people out of the country, and it's up to us how you want to toss. â
"Cang Hao, I know you have a pimple in your heart, but you also have to think about it from my standpoint. Sighing again, Meng Yanglong's tone was even more helpless: "An armed force like yours does not belong to the army, the armed police, nor the police, and has nothing to do with the armed forces of any country. Your position is very awkward, but as long as you give me a little time, I can make your deposit public and legitimize. â
Cang Hao was taken aback: "How do you do it?"
"I've figured out a way. Meng Yanglong told Canghao categorically: "The time is not ripe, I can't tell you yet, but I am ninety percent sure." â
"What are you doing now?"
"That's right. Meng Yanglong nodded very affirmatively: "It's just that I need to win more people to support me." â