() Basra Governorate, Vivian, as the Minister of Administration, received the new top commander of the US military in Iraq.
"Colonel Natasha, along the way, I wonder what you think about the reconstruction of Basra Province." Vivian asked with a smile.
Natasha carefully looked at the woman in front of her and found that there was no such person in her intelligence information. But it is no wonder that the US military's intelligence network in Basra has collapsed. In addition to drone reconnaissance, that is, Satellite reconnaissance and spy satellites, although suitable for reconnaissance, can only capture a single target and are ineffective for overall intelligence collection.
Everything has to rely on the ground intelligence network to obtain information, so after Natasha came here, she felt more and more like a blind man breaking into a strange environment. Everything around her was not familiar to her. Basra gave her a feeling of being unsteady and uncontrollable.
"I didn't expect the Prophet Army to control this place so firmly. I'm afraid it's all thanks to the Prophet's bewitchment." Natasha said unceremoniously.
The atmosphere in the reception room suddenly turned cold, and all the officials glared at her. Uncle Sam, who was standing next to Natasha, leaned into her ear and said: "Although the people here don't dare to do anything to you, if you blaspheme what they believe in, That person will also have accidents."
Natasha didn't care, she just stared at Vivian. She really hoped that the other party would get angry, but it was obvious that Vivian didn't have any faith in Canglong, the magic stick, so there was no reason to get angry. She just smiled and said: "God sent a prophet to rise up. This is what the people of Basra expected. How can it be said to be deceiving."
"Fooling the people is nothing if not beguiling." Natasha did not give in.
"I remember that in the democratic United States, if you have faith, do you mean that the people of Basra are not allowed to have faith?" Vivian asked, "What's more, the prophet is much more practical than you Americans. He is At least you are restoring the economic construction here, improving the living standards of the people here, and eradicating hunger and poverty. But here, you only use the anti-terrorist sign, arrest those who have no resistance, and then beat them into submission, and finally put them to death. They dug out the internal organs and gave them to the leaders of your domestic conglomerates for use. What qualifications do you have to say that the prophet is deceiving the people."
Vivian's words brought the atmosphere in the reception room to a freezing point. She also stared at Natasha without letting up, as if she wanted to find some of her emotional weaknesses.
It's a pity that Vivian was also disappointed, and Natasha looked indifferent: "Who did this? The government of our country has already issued a statement, and you still have the former government officials. This is not a thief shouting "Catch the thief" , are you complicit?"
Hearing this, the faces of all the Sunni officials changed, especially Governor Chilam. Natasha's words completely shattered his hopes for the United States. In fact, Chilam continued to serve as the governor because of The Americans made them take the blame and put all the blame on them, otherwise they would not have obeyed Canglong so easily.
"Haha, apart from deceiving the ignorant people around the world, your propaganda methods have no effect in Basra, and they have no effect in Iraq. There does not seem to be only one prison in Qatar in Iraq, although you have moved other prisons in advance. Close, but the harm you have done to the Iraqi people has penetrated deep into their bones, and they will never forget the trauma you have caused." Vivian said calmly.
Neither side interrupted, and the two women were taunting each other. In fact, they were actually showing off their respective strengths. If Vivian was suppressed, Natasha would probably mobilize all available security forces and the US military as soon as she returned to Baghdad. The power to destroy everything in Basra.
But if Natasha was suppressed, then she would have to think about why Vivian was so confident in talking to her. But outside the city, she didn't see the so-called army. It seemed that from beginning to end, they The force shown was those who protected Chilam and the militiamen at the airport.
In fact, the Sunni and Shia officials present were sweating coldly. After all, they believed that their life, death and destiny were in the hands of the Americans. Everyone knew that Basra had no power to compete with Baghdad. As soon as the Americans move, everything they have put in must be finished, so when Vivian talks to Natasha so forcefully, I am not only surprised, but also horrified.
"Is China supporting you behind the scenes?" Natasha suddenly asked after a long silence. No one expected this question.
But Vivian didn't care: "It's all the people in Basra who support us, it's all the righteous forces who support us, and it's all those who have not annihilated humanity."
Natasha was stunned. She didn't expect to get a perfunctory answer, but the answer she wanted was already in her heart: "Since you are so confident, then get ready. Don't you want to be autonomous? I came here specifically to It brought the words of the Iraqi Prime Minister: If you want to be autonomous, you must first solve your own financial problems. From now on, fu will not provide Basra Province with a grain of grain, nor will it give you a dime. The same goes for Basra's oil field revenue. It is state-owned and no development is allowed without the approval of FU."
After saying that, Natasha stood up with a smile: "It's good for you."
After saying that, the group of people walked towards the door. As soon as they walked away, the faces of Sunnis and Shiites showed panic. Although Basra Province is the richest province in Iraq, it relies on the oil economy. There is no self-sufficient food supply chain.
During the Iraq War, the British who occupied Basra provided basic food rations to Basra. After the British withdrew, the Americans-supported government did not ration Basra. After a month, there was no longer a month, but less than a month. In a month's time, Basra's food will be exhausted, and two million people will be hungry. Even if they believe in the prophet, a civil strife will break out, and all systems will collapse.
"It's a vicious method." Vivian secretly thought. Seeing the officials from both sides arguing non-stop, Vivian shook her head. She would not let them be quiet like Cang Long.
After confirming that Natasha went to the U.S. Consulate, Vivian went to the Longteng International branch and told Canglong all Natasha's conversations.
Canglong laughed at that time, and Vivian looked strange: "You can still laugh, even if you have already prepared to allocate food from the country, but have you ever thought about the food supply for two million people, which is simply a bottomless pit. "
"At least our empty city strategy worked." Canglong said calmly, "Natasha's threat like this is already the greatest tolerance for Basra. If the empty city strategy didn't work, I'm afraid she would prompt the security forces to quickly capture Basra. .”
Vivian suddenly realized: "But you didn't stage the empty city plan like this. Zhuge Kongming went into battle in person, but you hid behind him and let us go out to deal with it. I think you were afraid of seeing her."
"She and I will meet sooner or later, but not now. If she comes to visit me in person tomorrow, it proves that she is unsure about the specific situation in Basra and will not take any major action against us for the time being. If she does not come, it means that she It has been determined that we are playing an empty city strategy." Canglong frowned, "That would be terrible."
"We don't have the strength to fight the Americans. Even if Baghdad raises troops to suppress the situation, it will be difficult for us to resist." Vivian sighed, "And they also said that they will nationalize oil. If we dare to exploit oil, I'm afraid they will immediately raise their troops to suppress the situation."
"I have no plans to mine oil for the time being." Canglong smiled, "Since we don't mine, then no one else will want to mine either. Inform Badr to blockade the Basra port before tomorrow, confiscate all oil that is about to be shipped out of the country, and block all oil that is about to be shipped out. Oil fields for everyone.”
"Even Russians and Americans are blocked." Vivian said puzzled.
"Feng, if Natasha doesn't let us mine it, then no one else can mine it either. Let's just let them lie in the ground." Canglong smiled and said, "In addition, all future ports will be open to fishermen, and there will be no tax for fishing at sea."
Vivian nodded, understanding what Canglong wanted to do. In fact, even if they exploit oil now, if a war breaks out in the future, the oil wells will only become the target of the US Air Force. Before the situation is stable, it will be a waste to drill too many oil wells. money.
"But even if we go fishing at sea, we can't provide enough food for two million people." Vivian worried.
"How is the domestic food coordination going?" Canglong asked.
"Binglan said there is no problem. Your Oriental International's Early Rice No. 1 will be harvested soon. There is no problem in allocating 500,000 jins. Binglan will find a way to buy 500,000 jins for us and collect 1 million jins. The food is shipped here." Vivian said, "But Binglan is worried that there may be problems during transportation."
Canglong frowned. If other countries interfered, the food might have been intercepted before it arrived at Basra port.
"Let her find a way and hope that the navy can escort her to the Persian Gulf." Canglong said.
"She also has this idea, but the navy can only escort the oil tanker to the Persian Gulf. But after entering the Persian Gulf, the navy will withdraw. It must not enter the Persian Gulf, let alone enter the Basra port with great fanfare." Vivian said.
"It'll be easier just to enter the Persian Gulf. I'll take care of the rest." Canglong breathed a sigh of relief.
"But one million kilograms of grain can't last for long, and with the current storage in Basra's granary, it will only last for a month." Vivian said.
"Don't you know that Basra used to be a major agricultural province, but after the discovery of oil, people here stopped farming. Basra's congenital conditions are very sufficient, with the Tigris and Euphrates rivers flowing through it, and a lake in the north. It is suitable for agricultural irrigation. Let Ye Menglong think of a way to cultivate more early rice No. 1 in the second phase, and we will implement a rationing system." Canglong thought.
"What do you mean?" Vivian asked curiously.
"Now is not the time to tell you." Canglong smiled mysteriously.