Chapter 21: The War Mindset of the Merchant
South Korea is a small country, at least compared to Qin, Zhao, Qi, Wei, Chu and other countries, it is indeed much smaller.
However, although South Korea is small, it is located in the middle of the six countries, and its geographical location is very important.
Since Lü Buwei came to power, the Eastern Zhou Dynasty had perished.
Meng Fu also conquered Gaodu and Ji of Wei, and occupied 37 cities such as Yuci of Zhao and Mengwolf of Xincheng, while Korea was stuck in the middle, affecting the horizontal flow of resources throughout Qin.
Lü Buwei, as the real head of the Qin State, had already seen this drawback.
So the operation of attacking South Korea was put on the agenda.
However, the exact way to capture South Korea is still being discussed, and it has not been finalized.
Within the Qin State, there are currently two main factions, one is the main battle faction headed by General Meng Fu, that is, it advocates the disintegration of Korea with the strong military strength of the Qin State, and the other is the assassination faction headed by Chang Yu, that is, the assassination of key figures, so that Korea has no ability to resist and automatically collapses.
As a fourth-generation veteran of the Qin State, General Meng Wei was highly respected, and almost responded to every call, and as soon as he spoke, the vast majority of people were on his side.
Although Lü Buwei preferred to flexibly annihilate the opponent with a very small number of troops and let them hand over South Korea independently, the main battle faction led by General Meng Fu strongly opposed it, believing that this would not only waste a lot of time, but also could not achieve the goal of disintegrating South Korea, so it was better to fight steadily and annihilate South Korea in one fell swoop, which could not only demonstrate military strength and shock the surrounding countries, but also reduce detours and save time.
Lü Buwei knew that as General Meng Fu got older and worked harder, it was impossible for him to listen to his opinions, and the more he went against his temperament, the more stubborn he became, like an ox that only cared about rushing forward, unable to pull back.
General Meng Wei even said that there was no need to discuss the second set of plans.
Lü Buwei had no choice but to agree to the first plan, but compared to General Meng's plan, he appreciated Chang Yu's method more.
Therefore, on the one hand, he mobilized all kinds of resources to prepare for the attack, and at the same time created the false impression that he was about to attack South Korea, and on the other hand, he asked Chang Yu to find a candidate for the death squad.
And the first person who thought of Chang Yu was Wang Yishi.
But what he didn't arrive was that Wang Yishi was reluctant to take on this task at first.
His reason is: he finally changed his career and didn't want to be a killer again.
Chang Yu explained: "This assassination mission is related to the great cause of the unification of the Qin State, and it is completely different from a simple killer mission."
Zhou Yuanchun said: "It's all killing, what's the difference?" ”
"The purpose is different"
Zhou Yuanchun sighed: "How do I feel that you have been brainwashed by Lu Gong"
"I proposed this plan, and Lu Gong just supported it."
"Brother Chang, assassination is a lonely battle, nine deaths, few people are willing to take this risk"
Chang Yu had no choice but to continue to explain to him: "Brother Wang, you and I are friends, I don't lie to you, it is very necessary to complete this task, if you succeed, your future is limitless."
Zhou Yuanchun sighed: "Compared with the future, I think I am more worried about my life"
Chang Yu didn't pay attention to him, and continued: "The reason why I asked you to participate in this mission is because of the assassination plan, and I myself participated, Brother Wang, I hope the two of us will advance and retreat together."
"The two of us?"
"Yes, I'm personally involved"
"Just the two of us?"
"Of course not, we're the ones who take charge of anything this time, and we're going to screen the personnel ourselves."
"What happens after it's done?"
"After that?"
"What is the reward for completing the mission?"
Chang Yu was stunned, but soon laughed and said, "How did I forget such an important thing?"
He continued: "After the deed is done, Duke Lu promised to let you enter the core of power"
"How much?"
Chang Yu smiled and said, "Brother Wang, are you really stupid or pretending?" To be able to enter the power core of the Qin State, do you still have to worry about not having money? ”
Zhou Yuanchun said deliberately: "I still think the money is good"
"Typical small businessman mentality, mercenary"
"Risking your life, you should always ask for something in return!"
Chang Yu had no choice but to tell him: "After entering the core of power, you can have as much money as you want, and then you don't have to worry about money, not to mention that you still have me, you don't have to worry about money."
Zhou Yuanchun said with a smile: "There is no basis for empty words, and the words are based on them"
Chang Yu knew that he agreed, and his heart finally let go, because at this time, it is really not easy to find someone like Wang Yishi, even if there are some people with good swordsmanship occasionally, but few people can have such an IQ as him.
Chang Yu understands that in order to complete the assassination mission, it is far from enough to rely on good skills.
What's more, they are facing South Korea's most elite guards, martial arts masters, and there are not a few.
Therefore, the key to this task lies in outwitting, not in fighting for force.
In addition to good martial arts, what is more important is high emotional intelligence and high intelligence.
So, how to outsmart it?
What Chang Yu thought of was to recruit ten first-class killers first.
So he asked, "Brother Wang, did you have any good hands under your previous subordinates?"
Zhou Yuanchun knew what he meant, but said with a smile: "Qin State is a country that advocates martial arts, and it is not easy to find a few good players, not to mention that there are so many palace guards and masters, there is no need to recruit from outside!" ”
Chang Yu smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Wang, you don't know, Duke Lu only agreed to apply this plan, but he didn't agree to use people from the court."
"Why?"
"Because these guards are all a turnip and a pit, it is difficult to replace, not to mention that their security work is also very important, and they can't go away easily."
"In the eyes of Gong Lu, are they more important than the two of us?"
"No, the reason why Duke Lu doesn't want to use the palace guards is because among these people, there is a high probability that there are people from General Mengfu"
"Do your own people play Infernal Affairs too?"
"Yes, although Lü Buwei and General Meng Fu are both heroes of the Qin State, they are fighting openly and secretly, and they are like fire and water, and they each arrange undercover agents by the other party's side to observe each other's every move."
Zhou Yuanchun sighed: "No wonder some people say that once you enter the palace, the water is as deep as the sea, and it is really not a lie."
"Does King Qin know these things?"
"Of course I know, King Qin actually wants them to compete with each other like this and consume each other's strength."
"Isn't that a lose-lose situation, depleting the vitality of the Qin State?"
"Absolutely not"
"Why?"
"Because they usually fight back and forth, it's just a battle of will, or a fight for the right to speak, or a competition for favor, King Qin knows this very well, so he turned a blind eye and even acquiesced to them."
"It seems that King Qin has such a skill at a young age, which is indeed not to be underestimated"
Chang Yu continued: "Although they themselves fight with each other internally, they are never ambiguous externally, and they will even rush to make achievements."
Why is that? Don't they know that foreign wars are more risky? ”
Chang Yu explained: "Although the external risk is greater, if it is not external, it will never be able to make contributions, let alone be appreciated by the King of Qin."
Zhou Yuanchun sighed: "Speaking of which, it is still the system of the Qin State that is in play."
"Yes, this system was perfected by Lu Gong on the basis of the Shang Yang Reform, and it did serve the purpose of effectively mobilizing all the available resources of the Qin State."
"It seems that Lu Gong is also an extraordinary person"
"Lu Gong's contribution to the Qin State cannot be overstated"
"Brother Chang, I have another question?"
"You say"
"Where are we going to recruit ten first-class players?"
When Chang Yu heard him say this, he suddenly laughed, and then said, "You shouldn't ask me this question."
"If you don't ask you, can't you ask me?"
"Yes, I want to ask you"
"Why?"
"Because you are the star killer Wang Yishi of the cool killing group, so, the matter of finding someone requires you to come out in person, I believe that in the killer industry, no one knows better than you"
Zhou Yuanchun smiled bitterly: "It seems that I can't participate if I don't want to."
"Nope"
Zhou Yuanchun sighed: "Do you know what I regret the most in my life? ”
"What?"
"Knowing you and treating you as a friend"
After speaking, he turned his head and left, but Chang Yu stopped him: "Where are you going?" ”
"The farther away from you, the better"
Chang Yu also sighed: "Who told you to have only me as a friend? ”
When he looked up at him again, he found that Zhou Yuanchun had gone away.
Looking at his distant back, he suddenly felt a little moved, because he knew that not only "Wang Yishi" had only one friend, but he was the same, only "Wang Yishi" was a friend.
Only friends will be like this, everything is silent.
He believes that his friend "Wang Yishi" will soon be able to help him find ten first-class players.