As soon as she got off the plane, Su Su found Cang Long and reported the situation of the past two days. Obviously, Cang Long's worries when he was in Dubai did not happen, but another situation occurred.
Susu informed Canglong that the Baath Party's envoy had arrived in Basra. Because Canglong had not been there, they could only delay the time. Unfortunately, even Susu didn't know where Canglong had gone. If Canglong hadn't been on the flight back from Dubai, Su Su probably didn't know Cang Long was back either.
"This special envoy is very patient." Canglong said lightly in the car, "Why didn't Vivian send him away?"
"What kind of patience? If it wasn't for discussing the alliance, how could he waste it here? The Baath Party has just won the battle, and now it is a time of high spirits, and his attitude is full of arrogance." Su Su said unhappily, "You are not in Basra. , we don’t dare to make a decision on such an important matter, so these days General Badr is taking this special envoy around Basra. If you don’t come back today, he will probably leave.”
"Form an alliance." Cang Long looked strange, "What do you mean."[
"Vivian learned from the special envoy that the Baath Party is preparing to form an alliance with us, together with the Mahdi Army in the north that has been crippled. As for what exactly it will be like, I don't know," Susu said.
"Oh." Canglong nodded and began to think deeply.
Su Su looked at Tang Long, who was unhappy on the side, with a strange look on his face: "What's the matter with you kid? My boss took you to Dubai. Such a good thing, why did you come back withered?"
Tang Long glanced at him, then glanced at Cang Long out of the corner of his eye, and finally lowered his head. Su Su said with a mocking look on his face: "You kid, didn't you get tricked by your head?"
Tang Long still didn't speak. Su Su looked at Cang Long. Cang Long was silent for a while and said, "He killed someone yesterday and he hasn't come back to his senses yet."
"I thought you lost your virginity. This is the first time. Isn't it just to kill someone? If you are a killer, you will kill many more people in the future." Su Su looked unconcerned.
At this time, Tang Long had an angry look on his face: "Why are you all so cold-blooded?"
Canglong didn't take it seriously, but Su Su looked strange: "Aren't you going to be a killer? Killers are all cold-blooded, why do you have such a big reaction? Do you still think that killers are like those in movies?"
Tang Long didn't say anything. He was obviously hit by what Su Su said. He smiled and Su Su said: "In the killer profession, either people kill you or you kill people. But compared to us soldiers, killers are much freer. , we must obey orders and kill people we don’t want to kill, but killers can choose who to kill without obeying orders.”
"Can I choose not to kill anyone?" Tang Long suddenly asked.
"If you don't kill, can you still call yourself a killer?" Su Su asked.
Tang Long stopped talking and asked again: "Can I choose to only kill bad guys?"
"Bad guy." Susu said with a sarcastic face, "You have been in Iraq for a while. Which of the civilians in Basra do you think is a bad guy?"
"They want to protect their homeland, so they are good people." Tang Long said, "Americans are the bad people, they are the invaders."
"Hahaha." Su Su laughed, "You really think those American soldiers are bad people. You are wrong. They came to Iraq just to obey orders. That's what soldiers are like. You have no choice but to obey, obey. , is obeying, and your so-called distinction between good and bad cannot be applied to this at all. Let go of your naivety. If this continues, you will probably be killed before you become a killer."
Tang Long was silent again. It was obvious that he was struggling at this time. For a person of Tang Long's age, it happened to be the time when his values were established. If it was in a calm environment, there might not be so much trouble, but now Not only did he kill people, but he also felt "confused" about his goal. The profession of killer, which he once envied, now made him hate it very much.
"You always have to make a choice." Canglong suddenly spoke, "Don't wait until you have no choice to make a choice. By then it will be too late."
There was silence all the way in the car. Cang Long and Su Su didn't say anything. They had already given their choice. As for how to choose, that was Tang Long's own business.
Back at the base, Badr immediately found Canglong: "Prophet, you are back." [
"Basra hasn't reached the point where it can't survive without me, right?" Canglong asked calmly, "Call everyone for a meeting."
"How about we meet with the special envoy first?" Badr suggested.
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"Haven't you all seen him? His purpose has been determined. It doesn't matter whether you have seen him or not." Canglong said calmly.
Badr didn't know what Canglong was thinking, but he still ordered to notify all senior generals of the Prophet Army, and even Vivian was on the list.
A few hours later, everyone had arrived, and Canglong said directly: "What do you think about the alliance?"
Hearing this, everyone was a little surprised. This seemed to be the first time that Canglong asked for everyone's opinions. In the past, Canglong was always there, and they just carried out orders.
"I think it is better not to form an alliance than to form an alliance." Seeing that everyone was silent, Xiami said, "After all, we are still in the name of demanding autonomy. Although we have been fighting against the government, we still have a name, but once we form an alliance, , this name is there, which is not good for our development. When the time comes, the government will be able to include us in their attack range."
"I don't agree with your opinion." Badr retorted, "Although we told the government that we wanted autonomy, the whole world now knows that we actually disobey the government. So far, the government has made exceptions for us more than once. Rebels, since they are already rebels, why are they hiding and hiding them?"
"I think what General Badr said is right. Everything in Basra is on track. If we form an alliance, it will be a good opportunity for us. At least we can send troops to fight with the security forces in an honest way. We can even enter other identities, such as Both the security forces and the Ba'ath Party control the extremely weak Muthanna Province, which is the second largest province in Iraq's eighteen provinces and can completely serve as our strategic buffer." Bai Chang said, "Moreover, this time the Prophet's Army is expanding its troops. , although the army has been expanded to 20,000 people, most of them are new recruits, and their quality is not at the same level as the security forces. The best way to improve their quality is to fight and train on the battlefield."
"I object." Hei Chang said suddenly. This big black man who rarely spoke in normal times actually spoke, which made everyone present feel a little moved. But when everyone was waiting for him to continue, Hei Chang had a smile on his face. Stop talking.
"You must have a reason for your objection." Bai Chang was very annoyed.
"There are reasons, and opposition is opposition." Heichang said as if he didn't want to explain.
"Your opinion matters." Bai Chang said simply.
"It doesn't matter what you say." Hei Chang said with a smile.
This made Bai Chang very uncomfortable. He stared at Hei Chang and had the urge to eat him. At this moment, Snow Leopard said: "I am also opposed to alliance."
"Why are you objecting?" Bai Chang looked strange. Logically speaking, Snow Leopard should not object, because once they form an alliance with the Prophet Army, they can openly participate in the war between the Baath Party and the government. Snow Leopard usually complains about the war every day.
Now that there was an opportunity to fight, he actually opposed it.
Snow Leopard said with a "hehe" smile: "The reason for my objection is very simple. Although war is the best opportunity to train troops, who knows what the conditions for the alliance are, whether it will be based on us, or whether it will be based on the Baath Party and the Mahmoud Party."
The Di Army is the main one, and who is the commander-in-chief. If you want to form an alliance, you have to be single-minded. If you make small moves behind the scenes after forming an alliance, then it is better not to form an alliance. So you must first understand these things before you can make a decision. But I think,
The Baath Party is not reliable at all. They consider themselves orthodox. Although they have changed their commander-in-chief, it is impossible to restore Saddam's rule, but who knows what they are thinking."
"I think so too." Xiami nodded, "Although what General Badr and Lao Bai said are reasonable, from the emergence of the Prophet Army in Basra to now, we have overcome the difficulties on our own. If others are allowed to intervene,
"Hands in, I'm afraid"
"Everyone is working hard to drive away the Americans, how could you have such an idea?" General Badr suddenly said.
"We all have the same purpose, why can't we form an alliance?" Bai Chang said and looked at Vivian. He knew that Vivian was still speaking, and here Vivian had the greatest say and the most effective words.
"Minister Vivian, do you think we should form an alliance or..."
"You can make up your own mind." No one expected that Vivian looked like it had nothing to do with her.
"How is that possible? You are the Minister of Administration. If we want to fight a war, we have to pay from you." Canglong suddenly said, "So your opinion is very important." [
Vivian sneered: "When did the prophet respect people so much?"
Everyone heard the sarcasm in her words. Obviously the minister was still angry about Canglong's sudden disappearance.
Of the three who mocked Canglong, she was the only one.
Cang Long never cared about it, and this time was no exception: "That's right, I always respect everyone's decision, and I'm not a fool."
As soon as these words were said, everyone almost spit out, especially Vivian, who said directly: "How can you be so thick-skinned? I don't have any opinion, but if you want to use my government's finances to fight the war, you can do it."
Hearing this, Canglong smiled. He seemed to be waiting for this sentence: "It's not that I don't support the alliance. Once we form an alliance, we will go to war. But we fight for money. Minister Vivian is in charge of finance. She knows the current financial situation in Basra best, so
We can only refuse their request. Who made us poor? General Badr, please help me entertain the special envoy, and don’t neglect them. But regarding the alliance, please forgive us for not being able to reach it."