Chapter Twenty-Eight: Drawing Wages from the Bottom of the Cauldron (Part II)
Listening to the flattery of the "three family slaves", Wu Desheng smiled, and then said: "The method of tasting wine is nothing more than the observation of sight, smell and taste, which is similar to tasting tea. For example, if you don't have the cultivation of art and music, if you don't have the cultivation of art and music, it is impossible to say whether it is good or bad. Here, let's have a drink! ……”
After Wu Desheng finished speaking, the three precious crystal goblets touched together, making a crisp and pleasant sound of "ding ding dong dong". After clinking glasses, Wu Desheng quickly passed the cup to his lips to feel the vibration like an electric shock, that is, the pleasure brought to him by the "Crystal Cup Kiss". After the "three surnamed slaves" finished drinking, they held up the goblet, looked at the wine marks left by the inner wall of the wine glass, and said elegantly: "The color of this wine is blood red, which reminds me of the famous phrase of Yue Wumu in China: 'Ambition is hungry for Hulu meat, and laughs and thirsts for Xiongnu blood.'" 'Huh...... Great, strong! ……”
Li Chenglong rarely reads, although he looks down on the "three surnamed slaves", but he still knows the words of the Chinese national hero Yue Fei, but he doesn't know much about the meaning of the text. He nodded again and again when he heard it, and felt that the sentence "laughing and talking about thirsty for Hun blood" was indeed heroic and open-minded. Li Chenglong said impassionedly: "I like to hear what Comrade Yingzhi said!" In the brutal struggle on the hidden front, in today's unpredictable global situation, we, the defenders of national security, should have such the courage of 'laughing and thirsting for the blood of the Huns'! It is necessary to show the strength of 'forcing Americans to eat with chopsticks' back then, and beat the Chinese heartily, turning the colorful lives of the Chinese into black and white photos in an instant. Hey...... Since that 'Nine-Tailed Demon Fox' is reluctant to kill, I will send someone to arrest him. ……”
Speaking of this, Li Chenglong glared at the "three family slaves" and then said: "Is it necessary to go to great lengths to do anything 'drawing wages from the bottom of the kettle'?" ……”
Li Chenglong bluntly denied the action plan of "drawing wages from the bottom of the kettle", which made the "three family slaves" very embarrassed.
Wu Desheng is holding the wine in his mouth, chewing and inhaling, and stirring it repeatedly in his mouth so that the aroma of the wine spreads throughout his mouth. Suddenly hearing Li Chenglong's words, his breath reversed, and he was immediately choked by the wine and coughed.
After a while, Wu Desheng took a breath. He knew that Li Chenglong was just a martial artist, and he was definitely a rare general. If you talk about deception, you are definitely not the opponent of the "three family slaves". He glanced at the two silent subordinates, smiled and said, "Hehe...... There is a sentence in China's "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms" that says it very well, the original text is: 'The way to use soldiers, attack the heart is the top, and the city is the bottom; Psychological warfare is the top, and military warfare is the bottom. Can any of you tell me what it means? ……”
The "three slaves" glanced at Li Chenglong, who was speechless and sitting there in a daze, and said respectfully: "Report to Comrade General, the meaning of this sentence is to say, 'The principle of using troops, psychologically disintegrating the enemy, making the opponent surrender is the best policy, and storming the city is the next policy; It is the best policy to take the goal of attacking the heart and mind, but it is the best policy to win by force. ’……”
Wu Desheng nodded and said, "Comrade Yingzhi is right! The use of force can only solve the problem temporarily, and excessive imposition will result in the end of 'being in Cao Ying's heart in Han'. The attack on the heart is different, and the attack on the heart is fought through bloodless means to obtain sincere surrender. If you want your opponent to surrender to you forever, then you must first 'conquer' his heart, and your real opponent is not his army, but his mind and spirit. ……”
Speaking of this, Vu Duc Sheng waved his hand, and a young female officer wearing a white "Ao Dai" walked in, padded a wine bottle with a white handkerchief, and poured "Dalat wine" into three crystal goblets.
The "three slaves" couldn't take their eyes off it, pretending to admire it and said, "Oops...... Comrade General's words reminded me of the story of 'Zhuge Liang's Seven Captures of Meng Huo' in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and Zhuge Liang's wisdom is nothing more than that. Even if Zhuge Liang came back to life and saw Comrade General, he would definitely lament 'both bright and victorious'. In front of the two armies, Comrade Jackie Chan is the general's comrade 'all the guts' Zhao Zilong, and I am the ...... It was the scholar holding the guqin next to the admiral. Under the leadership of Comrade General, we bravely rushed over and broke Zhuge Liang's 'Nine Palace Bagua Array'. The corpses of the Chinese were all over the field, and the blood flowed like a river. Zhuge Liang had no way to escape, so he had to kneel in front of the general's comrade horse and beg for surrender. ……”
Although the "three family slaves" praised both Wu Desheng and Li Chenglong, he touted it a bit too much. Li Chenglong withdrew his gaze at the beautiful curves behind the young female officer, and snorted disdainfully.
Wu Desheng smiled and said: "When I talk about 'the way of using soldiers, attacking the heart first', I want to talk about our 'salary draw from the bottom of the kettle' action plan. Since Comrade General agrees that the old guy Ruan Youlin wants to dig up the 'Nine-Tailed Demon Fox' and use it for his use, then we must follow Comrade General's instructions, handle this matter well, and implement the action plan of 'drawing wages from the bottom of the kettle'. ……”
Wu Desheng didn't care about personal grievances, and if he took into account the overall situation, he heard Li Chenglong and the "three family slaves" nodding again and again. The "three family slaves" pretended to take out a handkerchief, wiped their foreheads, and seemed to be convinced to say to Wu Desheng: "Comrade General's words are really deafening!" Listening to the words of Comrade Admiral is better than reading a book for ten years. Isn't there an old saying in China, what is it called: 'If you listen to the word in the morning, you can die in the evening.'" 'Hehe......"
Wu Desheng's vanity was once again satisfied. Although the flattery of the "three family slaves" is far from reaching the level of perfection, it is far less than the sycophant king Wei Xiaobao Wei in Uncle Jin Yong's famous book "The Legend of the Deer and Ding". But Wu Desheng listened to it in his ears, and his heart was still very comfortable. He smiled and said to the "three slaves": "Hehe...... Comrade Young-sik said this sentence from the "Analects of Liren": "When you hear the Tao, you can die at night." However, the "Tao" of "Chaowen Dao" is not an ordinary "truth" or "reason", but specifically refers to the Confucian "way of benevolence and righteousness". If you understand the principle of benevolence and righteousness, you should spend your life practicing it. Sometimes, in order to defend this truth, they even sacrifice their own lives. ……”
"Huh...... Okay, Comrade Young-sik, let's talk about the progress of the 'salary draw from the bottom of the kettle' action plan. ......" Wu Desheng hurriedly changed the subject. No matter how thick his face is, no matter how flattering the "three family slaves" continue, his face will not be able to hang up. Some people say that although "sycophants" have no teeth, they can gnaw human bones to pieces.
"Yes! Comrade Admiral! After ......" and "three family slaves" agreed, they glanced at Li Chenglong, who was full of "class struggle", and then said to Wu Desheng: "I was about to report a good news to Comrade Shangjiang, our 'Flame Orchid' comrade has successfully approached the wife of the 'Nine-Tailed Demon Fox' and gained his wife's trust. ……”
"Huolan" is a spy of the General Intelligence Bureau of the Vietnamese Army lurking in China, and a "layman" who was set up in China by the "three family slaves" a few years ago. After the implementation of the "Salary Draw from the Bottom of the Cauldron Pump" action plan, with the approval of Wu Desheng, the "Flame Orchid" was awakened. Wu Desheng was naturally very happy when he heard that there had been progress so quickly, and he couldn't help asking, "Oh?" That's good news! Comrade Young-sik, can you elaborate a little more? ……”
"Yes! Comrade Admiral! ......" After the "three family slaves" agreed, they glanced at Li Chenglong again.
No matter how stupid Li Chenglong is, he knows that he has violated the "Secrecy Regulations" by staying here. He stood up and said to Wu Desheng: "Comrade General, if you don't have anything else to do, I won't bother you." ……”
Seeing that Wu Desheng nodded, Li Chenglong saluted him and said, "Thank you, Comrade General, for the wine!" ……”
In fact, the "Three Slaves" action plan of "drawing wages from the bottom of the kettle" is a parody of the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" in order to dig the resourceful Xu Shu from Liu Bei's hands, Cao Cao captured Xu Shu's mother, and then devised a strategy to deceive Xu Shu, which was also born out of a course he studied at the infamous American School. In layman's terms, the course in this "Training Manual" teaches students how to catch the relatives and friends of the controlled object to coerce the controlled object into submission.
Seeing Li Chenglong walk out, the "three family slaves" lowered their voices and said to Wu Desheng: "Comrade 'Huolan' is now a reporter of the People's Children's Soldier Daily, and on August 1st, he conducted an exclusive interview with Liu Cuilan, the wife of the 'Nine-Tailed Demon Fox', through the Fei County Armed Forces Department. The interview article was published in the "People's Children's Soldier Daily", which caused quite a stir, and many people have already remitted money to Liu Cuilan. It's a pity that Liu Cuilan returned all the money, and those who couldn't be returned were sent to Comrade 'Huolan'. As a result, the two men established a good personal relationship, and often exchanged letters. ……”
Wu Desheng nodded and said, "Hmm...... What about this Liu Cuilan's political leanings? ……”
"The three family slaves" smiled bitterly and said: "Report to Comrade General, this Liu Cuilan is a simple Shandong Da Nizi, very ignorant. According to the original plan of the 'Bottom of the Kettle Draw' operation, I am afraid that it will be too late. I have a new idea that I would like to ask Comrade Admiral to consider. ……”
Speaking of this, the "three family slaves" looked around, leaned over and put their mouths on Wu Desheng's ear, and muttered for a long time before sitting back in place. Wu Desheng thought for a long time, and then said: "Comrade Yingzhi's supplement to the original plan of the 'Salary Draw from the Bottom of the Cauldron' operation is feasible!" However, isn't it too dangerous for you to go out in person? ……”
The "three slaves" stood up and said loudly: "I am willing to go to the soup for the comrade general, and I will not hesitate!" Do your best, and then die! ……”
Wu Desheng nodded and said, "Okay!" Comrade Young-sik, I agree with you to add your comments on the original plan of the 'Draw Wages from the Bottom of the Cauldron Pump' operation. Also, take your personal security measures a little better. After completing the mission, I will personally report to you, promote you to lieutenant general, and appoint you deputy director of the General Intelligence Bureau. ……”