Section 1568 Mercenaries From Various Places
A team of Fuso mercenaries has about 13 people per squad, including the squad leader, 4 machine gun shooters and 8 riflemen. m[Read the novel to get there~] There are 2 light machine guns, and there are 5 people in the organization (commander, shooter, and two deputy shooters with ammunition). These four people are equipped with pistols and daggers for self-defense, and sometimes carry submachine guns in battle ; the remaining eight riflemen, each with a submachine gun, two of which are equipped with grenade launchers, 13 people in a truck or three field jeeps, carrying a small 60mm gun with 40 rounds of ammunition. A team has three squads of the aforementioned organization and an artillery squad equipped with three mortars. The artillery squad has a total of ten people, and there is also a reconnaissance unit equipped with five motorcycles. The reconnaissance unit has fifteen people. The entire team counts There are about 60 reserve personnel, and a mobile squad will be added during wartime, but this test is not available. They don't need large-scale maneuvers. Their task is to keep an eye on their double-strength attack.
The place Li Cong chose is a military camp near the headquarters of the energy group. There is a full set of equipment here. If someone wants to make a move here, it is simply a very good place. Naturally, Li Cong will not do such a small thing. Come on, he is still staring at the two nuclear submarines at the Ministry of the Navy. Compared with the other side, there is a big gap between the things here. Karelina came to rescue the things here. Remember them, Karelina will tell you that the exercise can start when she arrives. An exercise of this scale is nothing to look at, and there is no need to set up a director department. You just play with your best energy. Anyway, it is also a training bomb. , no one will be killed. If the 120-man Dahan Republic of China can attack, they will have an establishment of 500,000 people. If they can’t attack, then I’m sorry for you. Maybe sir will have other ideas. maybe.
The Fusang team faced these enemies as if they were facing a big enemy. They felt that these people should not be simple. How could these people who could be selected from 50 million people be mediocre characters? You have to have your own skills, these people have the same weapons as them. The difference is that these people know how to shoot at most. As for other things, they learned it temporarily, but the more than a hundred people below also understand it. Under the high pressure of the energy group, they must find a way out for their people. Seeing that Fusang can develop vigorously because of the salaries of mercenaries, they are really jealous. If these 500,000 soldiers The indicators can be approved. In that year, it was tens of billions of RMB, maybe even more. If they went out, they would have double their salary. They were all looking forward to it. As for dead people and the like. Now they are the same as Fusang, they have nothing but people, and they don't have any minerals locally, and they produce a lot of food from time to time, so why do they need so many people.
The team sent by the Fusang mercenaries this time was also assigned by them from time to time. The order was issued directly from the military headquarters of the energy group. It can be seen that Li Cong wanted to release the water, and he also meant for Karelina. water. According to Li Cong's idea. If there is no competition between two mercenaries, how can I save 30% of everyone's salary? With their competition, it will be easier to handle, and the result must be the victory of the Great Drought Republic of China. Energy Group At present, there are 14.5 million mercenaries of various ethnic groups in the world, and there will be nearly 20 million after the expansion. It's not a small fortune to cut costs by a third.
Even Li Cong would be very happy watching it. This Pu Zhiyong has become a thorn in the eyes of other mercenaries. But he is the best buddy of the energy group, how could Li Cong not help this guy.
Five minutes after the exercise started, the mercenaries of the Great Drought Republic began to sprint immediately. The Fusang mercenaries on the mountain found that their combat effectiveness was very powerful. It was not what they thought at the beginning. Their mortars were more effective than their own. More accurate, the two artillery pieces that came up directly killed the artillery position on his side, yes, even a fool can predict what the result will be. Shunji Takeshita, who was watching the battle, suddenly wondered if it was this guy Is it the person Li Cong found to find a way to reduce their salaries, and then quickly denied this idea. I saw this guy when he went in, and it was not what he thought at all. Li Cong was indeed It was the first time I saw this guy, and now there is the boss of the Southeast Asian mercenary army, and he also came back to organize, and now he and Shunji Takeshita are simply the same enemy.
Twenty minutes later, the people of the Great Drought Republic of China killed the team at a cost of 70% casualties. It can be said that their 500,000 establishment must have come down, but the global mercenaries will face 3% In fact, Li Cong really wanted to save this money from time to time. It was only a few tens of billions of RMB, which was not a big money in his own eyes, but Li Cong just wanted to see if there were any thorns in these mercenaries. , if there is, I don't mind cleaning it up. No one else has seen this step, but Karelina has seen it, so she has tried her best to contribute to the victory of the Republic of China after this drought. , Otherwise, you won’t even be able to get on the stage. How can you come to sing? It is estimated that the results that the boss wants will be announced in a few days. Let’s see which mercenaries want to raise their salaries. They should all come out.
At present, the largest number of mercenaries in the energy group is the African Legion mercenaries. They are stationed in twelve bases in African countries. They have 8.7 million people. Every year, nearly 600,000 of these 8.7 million people can enter the regular army. Although these people know their own The salary was a little less, but it was too sad for them in the war-torn days. Now that the salary is a little less, they can accept it. Besides, they often participated in the war. Although the salary was less, the war The bonuses of the mercenaries have also increased, which is irrelevant to them, and their original salary is higher than that of other mercenaries. This is mainly because their combat effectiveness is the strongest among the mercenaries. One is that they have no brains, so they will do whatever they are told to do. Li Cong is still very relieved of them, so they have not raised any objections. After this military expansion, their total number will reach 11 million. The young and middle-aged people of the tribe all joined the army together. In their view, they cannot reflect their own value in the forest. As a soldier for a year, let the army bring back a cart of grain to their tribe. This is what they should do of. [Just read the novel~]
The second place is naturally the Fusang mercenary. Recently, they can be said to have shown their faces on the battlefield, and they really need the money. They are different from Africans. It is also a fact that they cannot be appreciated by the top management of the energy group. Some officers below want to incite people to make trouble, but unfortunately, they did not wait for them to prepare to make trouble. Shunji Takeshita quickly returned to Fusang, and asked some powerful departments in the army to clean them up. The IQ of the little devil is also acceptable. For the time being, they may not know what Li Cong is thinking, but they will be able to guess it soon. So at this time, whoever is in his early years may be killed. It is precisely because of the director of this guy, so Li Cong once again gave Fusang mercenaries a quota of 300,000 people to form three divisions. Their total strength reached 5.5 million people, if you add more than 2 million security guards, they will be even more powerful.
Ranked third are the mercenaries located in South Asia and Southeast Asia. Their designation is South Asian mercenaries, and there are also regular Burmese legions stationed in this area. But the Burmese Legion is also the legion with the lowest combat effectiveness among the major legions of the energy group. So the status of the mercenaries here is a bit embarrassing. It can be said that many mercenaries in other regions have the opportunity to become a regular army, and they do not have this opportunity from time to time, but becoming soldiers of the Burmese Army is not so attractive to them. , because the Burmese Legion may not even be able to keep up with African mercenaries in other places except that it is a little more powerful in jungle warfare. The Burmese Army on their side has always been two million people, and they have nothing to do with the previous military expansion. So they think that the group has given up here, and the corresponding mercenaries have become less caring. There are a total of 4 million mercenaries of various ethnic groups on their side. It can be said that their combat effectiveness can only be higher than that of the newly established drought mercenaries. Group pay cuts.
In the past, Li Cong put no pressure on them. Their boss, Pi Menger, was still Li Cong's bedside person, so Li Cong asked Pi Menger to go back and sort out the affairs here, if he could sit well , the Burmese army can get 200,000 people, and the South Asian mercenaries can also get 1.2 million expansion, but if it can't be solved, Li Cong decided to reduce their number by half. Pimeng'er is no longer the same as before Little girl, in order for most people to live a better life, Pimeng'er has implemented a strong iron-blood policy in South Asia. The population of this region is almost the same as that of the mainland, but the ratio of the current military strength is not It is very high, it is caused by these people. In one day, six hundred heads fell to the ground. No one on the land here said that the salary problem was wrong. They can be said to be Li Cong's biggest gain this time.
The mercenaries in other regions also had ideas, but after seeing the situation in South Asia, they all shut up honestly. Of course, the number of mercenaries in other regions is not very large, and the total is only about six million. Some of the newly joined mercenaries, everything about them is not in the eyes of the energy group, just some small troubles. In the subsequent assessment, one of the units of the Great Russian mercenaries led by Sharif was quite After a while, Chabarov had no choice but to give way. The boss appreciates others, but not us. Sharif became the boss of the Great Russian mercenary army. They also obtained an expansion of 800,000 people. After completion, they There will be an establishment of 2 million people, which can be regarded as a relatively powerful mercenary army.
The mercenaries of the Great Drought Republic of China can be said to have contributed a lot this time. With a swipe of Li Cong's pen, they also obtained a staff of 1 million people, which made them really ecstatic. They thought that the staff of 500,000 people It's very good, I didn't expect to be able to double it, according to what they said, this is really a manifestation of the ancestors, and their life will definitely get better and better, especially Pu Zhiyong, this guy doesn't know whether it is for the public or Privately, he sent all the six boys in his family to the army. Of course, except for the boss, the others belonged to soldiers. Maybe he also envied the two good sons of Saburo, who is now the boss of the mercenary army. Who of you doesn't know the two sons of the boss of the Fuso government, Isaburo, especially that guy Hashimoto, whose Hashimoto brigade is almost the most powerful fighting force among the mercenaries.
Of course, in this mercenary expansion, Li Cong also formed a new army. They are American mercenaries. In the vast areas of South America, although several bases of the local energy group have been killed, there are still two large bases. It has always existed, and there are tens of millions of people living around them, and some young people among them also hope that they have an army here. Li Cong met their requirements and made up American mercenaries with a very good name. But the number of people is only 50,000, which is also helpless, after all, it is the old lair of the Skull and Bones Society.
On the other side, under Seagod's attack. The two old American nuclear submarines finally couldn't stand it anymore. They both surfaced with serious injuries. This time the facts were right in front of them. The leaders of Skull and Bones wished to execute all the people on the two submarines. Their Nuclear submarine technology can be said to be number one in the world. How can someone get caught? This is something they can't understand. They are staying under 2000 meters of water, even if they themselves have no way, the energy group actually has a way. Already researched something new?
Anyway, they got your two nuclear submarines out anyway, and it's just these few days. Immediately, the wind of the media around the world changed. I’m not talking about the incompetence of the energy group anymore. Many things have started to change, but I didn’t say how powerful the energy group is. After all, they can’t destroy their own prestige and boost the ambition of others. They still won’t do such things of. The preparations of both parties are not over yet, so neither will continue to study this issue. [Just read the novel~] If you continue to talk about it, it is estimated that the war in the world will break out in advance. Both the Skull and Bones and the Energy Group have smart people. They will not start so risky, especially the Skull and Bones. They have done a lot better than them in guiding the preparations for the Energy Group. At this moment, making trouble, I am looking for death of.
The Skull and Bones and Europa announced their alliance a month later, but what Li Cong did not expect was that the current Principality of Moscow, that is, the country that had not paid off Li Cong's foreign debts, rebelled, and they joined the United States and Europe. Alliance, but their rebellion is a bit funny. Except for a few senior officials of the government who announced to join the US-European Union, everything else in the country has not moved. Most of the citizens don’t know about it at all. It is under the supervision of the energy group, but the country has also begun to become unstable. In view of this, Li Cong ordered Sharif to lead 200,000 mercenaries back to Moscow. The original 800,000 troops in the country were integrated. Of course, in order to prevent Sharif from becoming bigger, these hundreds of thousands of troops cannot be stationed here. They were transferred to Turki, and Li Cong dispatched two regular army troops. 200,000 people entered here, and at the same time there were 210,000 people from the two divisions of the Fusang mercenary. After this integration, joining the US-European Union became a joke. Anyway, people here also know that they can They all owe money to the energy group, so let’s include it. They are broken anyway. Besides, the energy group was in charge of it in the past, but it’s not as superficial as it is now. How much in the past There will be some face left.
Naturally, the U.S.-EU alliance did not expect such a result. Originally, if the so-called principality still existed, there was still a buffer between them and the energy group, but now it has directly become a direct confrontation. Although Eastern Europe also belongs to Europa in name, but this area is basically jointly occupied by the energy group, and they are intertwined. Europa has millions of troops stationed in Eastern Europe, and the energy group also has a lot of troops here. , this cannot be regarded as Europa's territory at all, so the relationship between the two parties is extremely tense.
On December 24th, the whole of Europe was silent in a festive atmosphere on this day. Many people thought that tonight would be a peaceful night. An interception of the joint management of the energy group army, the residents in the small town had a rest early, and the sound of the leather shoes of the energy group Fuso mercenaries came from the street, and they were not surprised by this. At that time, they were very unaccustomed to it. What era is this? How can someone still wear such a military uniform? I really don’t know how they live, but since they came, the law and order in this small city has improved A lot, and not so many crackheads messing around in the city at night, so they felt reassured when they heard the voice afterwards.
However, when the twelve o'clock bell passed, it was to the west of this small city. A patrol troop also came. Judging from their attire, they were not Fusang mercenaries. More than 400 Fusang mercenaries stationed in a squadron in this city rushed to the west of the city immediately. They saw about thirty jeeps approaching, and the squadron leader Fuchita immediately ordered the entire squadron to enter a combat state. The 12 100MM mortars in the squadron immediately hit the commanding heights in the city. If they make any moves If so, kill them. At the same time immediately report to their superiors.
It's not that there have been similar situations in the past, but in the past, most of them were encountered on the way forward, and they would not stop around. This time they not only stopped, but also looked at their look. It will take some time to stay. Many Fusang mercenary soldiers are recruits. Among the hundreds of them, there are only a dozen or so veterans who participated in the Battle of Turchi. The squad leader or squad leader, but because of the existence of more than a dozen veterans, they are all very quiet, and they are all aiming at each other with their guns. Now their three sidecar motorcycles have already left the city to have a look What happened to them. If it's a normal thing, it's best to resolve it peacefully. If there is a fight, the firepower of their thirty-odd jeeps cannot be underestimated. They have no absolute hope of winning, and this is not an important place, so they should not mess around.
Three headlights appeared on the road in the distance, and Europa's soldiers also saw them. Such a small city will not have any lights as long as it is at night. In recent years, we have been talking about environmental protection. Even the street lights in the city have turned into fucking little light bulbs, so dark it would be better to have none at all. It’s been so long, and there should be people who should appear, but they still laughed when they saw the uniforms of these soldiers. What era is this? How can there be such armed forces? The difference is that they are all wearing military boots now, but they still look so strange. If they are all holding 38 caps, it seems to be the same thing, but now they are all holding 12-type automatic rifles Well, I don't feel well at all.
"What kind of army are you? This is the defense zone of our energy group. Please retreat." A sergeant walked over and said. The people on the three-two motorcycles just got off a guard, and the others were ready to fight. Yes, more than a hundred meters behind them, more than two hundred soldiers are also ready, and there are more than a dozen soldiers upstairs, and their three 12.7mm heavy machine guns have also aimed at these jeeps, If they really want to mess around, we won't suffer a loss here, and the first wave of attacks can kill half of them.
According to observation, the thirty or so jeeps really don't look like they are here to fight. If they are here to fight, they should aim the strongest equipment on their vehicles, the heavy machine gun, at them. But looking at them now The way they parked was crooked, it didn't look like they were coming to attack at all, maybe it was just a short stop, there was an order from above, don't shoot unless it is absolutely necessary, they also know that the above is not ready yet, so for these People are still polite, otherwise they would not be so polite. Although these are the regular troops of Europa, it is not that they have never fought against these regular troops. One is not better than the other, and they all seem to be very powerful. , But when it comes to the battlefield, one is useless than the other.
"We are the garrison of the town next door. We came out to patrol at night. We came here. This is the territory of our Europa. We can go to any place. When did this place become the defense zone of your energy group, but even if it is an energy group The defense zone of the group should not be you who come out, I think it should be their regular army, look at your equipment, what is that, what is this, such motorcycles seem to have been released decades ago It’s gone, why are you still using it? Is it because the energy group doesn’t raise your party’s son.” A second lieutenant on Europa’s side said that such a soldier who came here was not an officer, so he didn’t like it in his heart. Comfortable, now that this guy is talking like this, I feel even more upset in my heart. If I don’t give this guy a few words, how can I feel comfortable in my heart? Isn’t he just a mercenary? People treat you like this. Still like that.
"Hehe, this gentleman was joking. Is this the territory of your Europa? Excuse me. We can't see it. We have been here until now, and all the officials and soldiers are ours. If this is really yours In terms of places, why didn't I see one of you? Where did they go? This is the first time I saw you tonight. As for our motorcycles you said, it doesn't matter. We feel This thing is very good, I remember that on the Turki battlefield, I used this thing to kill more than a dozen of your people, there is evidence for this, I am not talking nonsense." This mercenary guy looked down upon it the most These are the soldiers of Europa. What he said was a bit exaggerated. This guy killed more than a dozen people in Turchi, but there were only three Europa soldiers among them, and the rest belonged to the Pope's army in Turchi. People really check.
"Hmph, it's up to you, give me a try." The guy from Europa said immediately with a displeased expression on his face. Dozens of soldiers behind him also showed their guys. At this time, the searchlights in the city were turned on immediately, and the two large searchlights exposed these troops immediately. The troops in the city were not exposed, and the officer of Europa was also a fool from time to time. He knew that if there was a real fight , maybe the one who suffers is myself. Many people are staring at them, it seems that the number of enemies is not much less than them. He also knew that these people had a lot of mortars in their hands, and he didn't know where to wait for him right now. If you start attacking blindly, you may be the one who suffers the most.
"Hehe, just try it, but this gentleman, I have to remind you first, see our strength before we talk, look at what is behind me, I don't want to scare you, you are really not enough for us Gap between the teeth, we have a squadron here, you people should not be ashamed here." I heard that there is a squadron here, and they also know the squadron's organization, but there are hundreds of people, they Unable to deal with it, the officer's face was a little hesitant, and at this moment the adjutant next to him stood up.
"Sir, we didn't come here to play mushrooms with these guys. We still have our missions. Let's not delay our missions, boy. If we didn't have missions on us right now, we might kill you directly. We don't I'm talking nonsense with you, brothers, let's go." The officer was very satisfied with the adjutant's words. This kid has a future and knows what to say and what not to say, but the things they transported this time are very important. At this time But nothing could go wrong.
Everyone in Europa showed a sigh of relief on their faces. They were also afraid of a real fight. They looked menacing, but they took advantage of the right time, place and people. If they really fought, they would die. People, they clearly know how many people have died in Turqi, and now tens of thousands of people have died, let alone them.
The squadron leader in the city also heard the previous words, mission? What kind of mission, damn it, you can go as long as you want, without looking at where this place is, the squadron leader's pride has also come up now, damn it, we are always the ones who find fault, you want to rest for a while Continue on your way? There are no doors at all. I want the guns in my hands, but I don’t agree. I immediately ordered the guy in front of the intercom to tell the soldiers of Europa to stop for inspection. They must be given a little shame. If this spreads They can be regarded as having a lot of face. There are countless squadrons among all the Fusang mercenaries, but they are the only ones who have the courage to spread the position of a captain. Anyway, the headquarters has just said that a squadron of reinforcements has arrived, and it has not been reported that the situation has been lifted. Today is about to save face. What he doesn't know is that his face-saving has made him lose it. Little life, but he also accomplished a big thing for the energy group. Afterwards, his family also benefited a lot from his idea.
"Wait, is this where you can come if you want? Get out of the car honestly, we have to check, otherwise we can't leave." Just at this time, a car appeared in the distance, and you can hear the sound These are the unique three-wheeled mercenaries of the energy group Fuso. Here comes the fucking reinforcements. No wonder these people are so courageous.
"What? Inspection? Give you a face, don't bother with you, you are so excited, don't look at where this is, you want to inspect us on our land, why? You think we will be afraid when you come for reinforcements Already? Get ready." This officer is also timid from time to time, he knows the gap between the equipment. Although there are more enemies than them, many weapons and equipment are more advanced than his, so he is not very afraid of these people. After hearing his words, more than 30 vehicles were immediately put into a defensive formation. At this time, the squadron leader inside hadn't made any early plans. If he opened fire just now, he would definitely get a lot of results. Now they are lined up in a circle, this kind of battle formation is not easy to break through, even if they have an extra squadron of reinforcements, it is not so easy to get in from time to time, they have missed an excellent opportunity.
A minute later, the convoy in the distance also approached, after seeing the situation here clearly. I got in touch with the army in the city again, and then mixed it with the squadron in the city. Nearly a thousand people directly surrounded the convoy. Their firepower was also good. Two groups of mortars, each There are 12 100MM mortars and two rocket launchers, all arranged on high buildings. Look at Europa again. They have more than 30 heavy machine guns, and they are also very powerful. If they really fight, they will not have the advantage. The mercenaries can find a place to hide and kill them with mortars. Although Europa also has small artillery, they are now illuminated by searchlights. They can't take it out and assemble it under such circumstances, then they are fools. Give the enemy a chance to attack yourself.
Only at this time did Europa's army think of the important items on their vehicles. These things are the key parts for activating the cannon. Europa has already deployed two cannons on the front line due to the needs of the war. If there are no these parts In other words, the giant cannon is a pile of scrap iron. On the surface, those parts were passed by plane. Indeed, the cargo on the plane attracted the SAS team of the energy group, and their transport team became an ordinary patrol team. They arrived at their destination after more than 100 kilometers. They didn't expect to be seen by these mercenaries here.
Theoretically speaking, Europa's plan is very good. The SAS team was attracted by them. What they lost dozens of brothers got was a pile of waste. On this land, there are hundreds of patrols. It's impossible to catch them all. I didn't expect these patrols to be stopped here by a squadron leader of the mercenary.
However, it is clear that the top executives of the energy group don't know what's going on here. If they really knew, they probably wouldn't have dispatched so few troops to support them.
"What do you energy group want to do? Do you really want to cause trouble? There are also garrisons around us. If you are really stubborn, I will call reinforcements over immediately. Let's make a big one?" The officer also understands now He could tell that these people came here unprepared, and if they really wanted to deal with them, it would be absolutely impossible for them to come from these troops. They would definitely come from the most elite troops, not from the energy group. The Xunlei team had to be from the SAS team, but it turned out to be some mercenaries, which means that it was a coincidence, and I blame myself for being so short-sighted. I would have stopped resting here if I knew it. Damn, what a break! It's a big deal, but he also knows how to deal with such things.
"Hehe, whatever you want to do, we will do whatever you want. There is no other meaning. Now we have the advantage, so what if you call for reinforcements, admit defeat, and leave the three cars and the equipment on them. You can go. If you want It’s okay to get back on the field, but if you don’t want to, don’t blame us.” This is also what often happens on the front line, and neither side will bow their heads and admit defeat. Generally speaking, this is what they do, leaving the opponent behind Some weapons or something in it, it is not too much to propose to keep three cars this time, as long as these people don’t pick the car that is loaded with things, they can talk about anything, and they can’t open their mouths, just stare at these energy sources The people in the group picked up the car.
The officer looked around, he couldn't solve it by himself, it's better to be honest, this guy nodded to the people behind him, if they picked that car, they would start to fight immediately, even if they didn't want to die, they would have to kill that car Give it away, if they don't pick it, what are the three cars, just give it to them, and find someone to get it back at the bar in the future.
"Why? Don't you want to? We came here according to the rules. If you don't want to, don't blame us." The mercenary guy saw that they hadn't surrendered yet, and he was about to get angry right now. Frontier exits happen frequently, and everyone generally chooses this method to solve them. Undead people are the best, and there is nothing wrong with missing things.
"Hmph, it's a good deal for you today. Let's leave three cars at the rear. Let's squeeze the rest and go. We will definitely find them later." Even if he loses, he can't lose in terms of momentum. He said loudly, as if losing the car industry is not such a shameful thing, his subordinates also know the important things on the car, and they automatically gave up the three cars in front, and the mercenaries did not have any dissatisfaction , This matter could have ended like this, who knew that a European soldier next to him spit out, and opened his mouth to say, "A slave is a slave, and I am so happy to be a dog for others. I used to give it to the Americans, but now I am a Chinese. People, there is no time when I can make my own decisions." This sentence was immediately heard by the mercenary soldier on the opposite side, good guy, you usually say what you say, but now we have the upper hand, you also said, Are you looking for death? The butt of the gun passed away, and several of the guy's teeth were knocked out at once. The guy was not angry, he just took out the pistol and shot it. If you say that the kid's usual marksmanship is not very good Like, who knows if he won the lottery today or something, he killed someone with a single shot, or hit the head.
The officer in Europa wanted to beat the guy who shot to death. Why don’t you know how to be patient? Sure enough, the soldiers who were coming to receive the shot immediately stunned the guy who shot. Those with machine guns also ate dry food from time to time, and a small war began. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (an.) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)