Chapter 271: Mercenaries
Wrong and wrong, right and right, Changsun Yuanhong finally decided to take the road facing north, bypass from the east, and it will take three more days to join the army, which is really not good.
The guide had no choice but to make up for a huge loophole by himself, so he could only do his best to make up for it, and put away the map "Since this is the case, then we have to fight for the biggest and best mercenaries to help us survive this crisis, but in this city, it is not difficult to find mercenaries, and there are many outlaws who are camped outside the city." Then, there will be more mercenaries, desperate for money. ”
"Mercenaries? Are there still these people in this city? Angel was a little surprised, the world is so big that there are no surprises, Shengjing of Yuguo has always been built with civilization in the world, mercenaries and the like, all of which are illegal industries, although many people are covered up by the construction of dart games, but they can't change the reality of the gray industry.
Just now, on the way here, Angel still saw a lot of people through the window, carrying weapons and dressing very strangely, not like regular soldiers, but like ruffians, or people who forcibly levy protection money, presumably those people should be mercenaries.
Mercenaries are a special class of troops that fight for money. From barbarians in the armies of ancient Rome to European prisoners exiled to Africa during the post-colonial era, mercenaries have long been seen as a rabble who "want money rather than die". In many people's understanding, mercenaries bring nothing but death and suffering to others, and the only motive that motivates them to fight is money.
The sources of mercenaries are very diverse, mercenaries are generally recruited, and veterans are generally selected (special forces are preferred).
Mercenaries are not necessarily all in the army, pilots and marines are also sought-after goods among mercenaries, and the salaries of mercenaries can be divided into different grades according to the different dangers of the mission, different types of troops, and different sources. Recruitment targets include civilians, ex-soldiers, outlaws, etc., and can be joined through the guò assessment.
The more regular mercenary units in the world, such as the French Foreign Legion, no matter where you come from or what you have done, as long as you sign up for the guò assessment, you can join, and then according to its set of training methods, after the training, you will be assigned to each foreign regiment unit.
Mercenaries in the United States generally do not go through government organizations, but through various bodyguard companies, which are generally run by people with backgrounds, such as former US military officers. Bodyguard companies in the United States generally recruit people in a targeted manner, and the personnel are relatively high. Generally, to cooperate with the tasks of the US military in a certain area, if there is something inconvenient for the US military or the US government to come forward, the bodyguard company will do it.
This is a low risk, and you can deny it if you fail. Some of the mercenaries in Afghanistan and Chechnya fought for money, and some were extremist religious believers, not for money, but for faith. These people are relatively weak in combat capability and generally have to be trained.
Mercenaries are a group of professional killers who "live on war". They were hired to carry out all sorts of assassinations, kidnappings, wars, and even coups. The composition of mercenaries is complex, and there are all kinds of people, but they have one thing in common, that is, they all like war, and war is a part of their lives.
"Whoever pays, works for whomever lives", this is a basic principle that mercenaries follow together. There is no right or wrong in the minds of mercenaries. In the words of Fan Shao, a well-known figure in the American mercenary world, "Now as long as someone is willing to pay me, I will die for him." I don't know what's wrong. I can work for Reagan, and I can work for Gaddafi. ”
Being a mercenary means having to suffer "the hardest of the best". Some private training camps in the United States are called "strengthening survival skills in the wilderness," but they are actually training mercenaries. The curriculum is all basic military training, including various security measures and anti-terrorist tactics, and the training methods are almost cruel, humiliating, terrifying, and painful.
In the world, Israel has the largest number of mercenaries and is spread all over the world. The country's prolonged state of war has produced some of the most lethal combatants. Due to the shrinking economy, the good days of officers who left the army and moved to the comfortable private management class have become a thing of the past, and even generals often cannot find good errands. After 20 years of extremely stressful but powerful lives, these 40-year-old veterans suddenly find themselves no longer have a public car, a driver, or even a telephone, and they are inevitably a little lost. So, they regained their weapons and went overseas.
The development of military exogenization led to the transformation of mercenaries and the rise of private military companies. In order to distinguish themselves from the traditional image of mercenaries who are only interested in profit, modern mercenary agencies prefer to refer to them as private military companies. The new generation of mercenaries, who are well-groomed, well-dressed and disciplined, are performing more and more military functions and roles.
There are roughly two types of mercenaries in the world, one is regular mercenaries and the other is private mercenaries. Before the 80s of the 20th century, mercenaries were all individuals or small groups, hired by a certain country or a certain interest group, instigated coups, kidnapped and assassinated, and plundered property, and were once called "war animals".
As the international landscape became more and more complex, a new system was created, namely the "mercenary company", and the mercenaries sent by this organization were called "private mercenaries". As a result, modern mercenaries no longer operate in a straggler manner, as in the past, but form so-called war service companies, private military enterprises or security companies, establish a corporate management system according to modern business models, and contract business with foreign countries. In many hot spots, there is no shortage of them.
"Of course, my lady!" Thinking of some reluctance, he said, "Those people are all concentrated at the North Gate, a small piece of land, where they have been guarding all the year round, waiting for the caravan to leave from the North Gate, like they fight for a high fee, and then, escort the other party away." ”
"How do you get a permit?" Eldest Sun Yuanhong looked at the other party with some doubts, since there are going to be exit permits all around this city, and with these mercenaries, won't they have to wait for a while.
"My master, you can rest assured, the mercenaries have their own way, and if they open a mercenary group, they will have a certain relationship with the people above, besides, the north is a city of death, everyone knows that the pass for the north gate, with or without is almost the same, we don't need to bother about this trivial matter."