As expected, Simon really wanted to force them to negotiate, so Badr quickly confirmed the location and time of the negotiation.
"General Simon has set the time for tomorrow, in the small town of Mahar on the border of Dekar Province and Basra Province." Badr reported pointing to the map.
"Well, inform Vivian and ask Governor Chiram and Deputy Governor Assad to come with me." Canglong said calmly.
Badr was a little worried: "Are there no other orders?"
"By the way, you also have to attend tomorrow's negotiations. After all, you used to be a member of the Republican Guard and the commander-in-chief of the Prophet Army." Canglong said calmly.[
Badr didn't have much objection. He nodded and said, "But don't you have other military arrangements? After all, we don't have many people on the border. Your safety is a problem."
"Sincerity." Canglong said with a smile, "In order to show my sincerity, not only can we not make any movement in the military, but we must also evacuate the army. I have already ordered Lao Hei."
Bader was a little surprised by Canglong's words. He always felt that Canglong would not negotiate so easily, but there were more reasons for him to negotiate, so Bader thought that Canglong must have given in this time. The worries were dispelled.
The next day, after Canglong and Vivian explained everything, they took Basra's top military and administrative officers to the border area. Just as Canglong fulfilled his promise, all the Prophet's army retreated at the border, and even Vivian was clean. Suspect.
It was also calm along the way. The Ba'ath party stopped shelling Basra. They seemed to have discovered the Prophet's army's retreat, so they also stopped all military activities. The garrison in Deqal Province also retreated dozens of kilometers. The location of the negotiation Maha town is also within the scope of Basra.
Canglong didn't bring many people with him. Apart from the symbolic guards, their number was pitiful. Including Susu, there were only a dozen people and five cars.
He understood very well that it was useless to bring too many people over, and there was no need to play the trick of taking advantage of the enemy during the negotiations. After all, the Baath Party's army was only more than ten kilometers away, and they also had artillery. You will definitely not be able to escape with this method, and there is a possibility of becoming cannon fodder.
The town of Maha is neither prosperous nor poor on the border. In fact, Basra as a whole is not poor now. From the introduction of foreign investment to the development of oil, Basra has formed a complete system. Without oil, they will not starve to death. With oil, They can be more prosperous.
Since the Ba'ath Party's attack, Vivian ordered the citizens on the border to move to Basra. Militarily, Badr did not have a greater conflict with the Ba'ath Party. He almost cowered and retreated a lot. This The citizens of Basra were generally dissatisfied. After all, the entire city was in a state of heightened counterattack sentiment, and the actions of the Prophet Army made them very dissatisfied.
But if the prophet doesn't speak, the mission can do nothing. In fact, the foreigners in Basra may be the ones who least want to fight. They have investments in Basra, which means they are tied here. The reason why Vivian sued for peace is also because of Basra. foreigners are putting pressure on her.
Of course she doesn't care, but war requires a lot of costs. For example, economic construction will inevitably stagnate, and everything they do will stop because of the war, so she doesn't want to fight.
The town of Maha is completely under the control of the Ba'athist army. When Canglong and his convoy entered the town, they saw heavily armed Ba'athist troops in different uniforms. From them, Canglong felt something The taste of banditry may be due to too much guerrilla warfare.
"It is estimated that there are about three hundred people." Su Su reported, "The equipment is pretty good. It seems they want to demonstrate against us."
"This shouldn't be an elite." Cang Long shook his head, "Simon, who comes from the regular army, can't possibly prevent his subordinates from uniforming themselves."
"This is also the sincerity of General Simon." At this moment, Badr suddenly said, "These troops belong to the guerrillas of the Mahdi Army, that is, Sadr's people. Although Sadr has allied with the Baath Party, Sadr But Der still has the command of U L. After all, he has huge influence among the northern Shias."
Canglong heard what he meant and used Sadr's people to protect this negotiation. It was obviously Simon's sincerity. If he wanted to, of course he could use his most elite troops. After all, Sadr was just an ally.
"Chief Assad, how much do you know about Sadr?" Canglong suddenly looked at the deputy governor who had been squinting his eyes. In terms of seniority, he was his father-in-law, but Canglong never acknowledged it.
"He also has great influence among the Shiites in Basra. Since the US-British coalition invaded Iraq, Sadr was the first to stand up against the Americans," Assad said.
"Governor Chiram, what do you think of the Baath Party?" Canglong asked meaningfully.[
Chilam was a little nervous. Most of the Baath Party was Sunni. In Iraq under Saddam's rule, Sunnis were ruling Shias. In fact, in most Arab countries in the Middle East, Sunnis were ruling Shias. The only country ruled by Shias is Iran.
Chiram knew that the prophet Soryu was disgusted with the dispute between Shias and Sunnis, so this issue must be carefully considered, but he only had a few seconds for him to think about it.
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"The remnants of the Ba'ath Party are a key target for the US military and also a key target for the new government. Therefore, during the more than ten years of American rule, the Ba'ath Party was almost wiped out. However, the Ba'ath Party has a huge influence among Sunnis and has a strong influence among Sunnis. In Iraq, Sunnis are the majority, so" Chilam said halfway and immediately shut up.
"Was this Sadr forced to such an extent that he actually got together with the Baath Party, or did Simon give him enough benefits?" Canglong asked.
Several people looked at each other, but some people answered. At this time, their convoy, guided by the Baath Party troops, arrived in front of a building. It was fully armed and patrolled everywhere.
Canglong and his party got out of the car and walked into the halal building under the guidance of several soldiers. It was already crowded with people, everyone was discussing something. After Canglong and his party entered, they all stopped their discussion and went up and down. Looking at the leader Canglong, many people had unkind eyes. Canglong even saw someone holding a gun in his hand.
But Canglong didn't care at all. After Badr said something to two of them, one of the middle-aged men wearing a white chieftain's uniform looked at Canglong with a gloomy look, and Canglong also looked at him unwilling to be outdone. , the eyes of the two people touched each other, and then they looked away after a few seconds.
Badr then told Soryu that the person opposite him was Simon, and the man in a suit and tie next to Simon was Sadr, the actual leader of the Mahdi Army.
"Not a idiot." Canglong quickly came to a conclusion. Simon invited Canglong to sit down. During the introduction, Badr did not use the name prophet because he was worried that if he continued to negotiate, the atmosphere would be changed because of the word "prophet."
Tensions arose, and after both parties got to know each other, the negotiations began.
Simon first said: "I am very happy that Mr. Cang can pass the negotiation this time, and we also hope to become allies with Mr. Cang. The rise of Iraq requires everyone who works on this land."
After Simon finished speaking, everyone cheered, shouting to drive out the Americans and build a strong Iraq, but these words sounded different to Canglong's ears, which meant that Simon knew where Canglong came from, and he also knew
He doesn't care who is behind Canglong, but he doesn't care. As long as Canglong allies with him and provides him with what he wants, Simon doesn't care what Canglong does in Basra.
"Your career is not my career." But at this moment, Canglong suddenly said, and in pure Arabic, everyone who listened was stunned.
When everyone reacted, they all glared angrily, and some people even pointed guns at Canglong, as if they were going to destroy him, but Canglong didn't care at all, he just drank coffee with a comfortable look on his face.
Del and Chiram were frightened.
The moment Canglong said these words, Simon's eyes became cold, as cold as falling into an ice cellar when touched. The famous general was obviously very angry, and Sadr, the leader of the Mahdi Army next to him, had a pale face.
Not good either.
"Mr. Cang, what do you mean?" Sadr suddenly said, "Aren't you negotiating this time?"
"Please call me prophet." Canglong glanced at everyone coldly, "If you are unwilling to admit it, then this negotiation is over. Thank you for the coffee. This is the best I have ever had in Iraq."
"Kill him. He has blasphemed Allah and the Prophet. You must kill him." At this moment, a voice came from behind Simon. This person pointed a gun at Canglong and wanted to tear Canglong alive.
It was Simon's envoy to Basra.
But Canglong ignored him, and just stood up calmly, as if he was about to leave, but the people around him were blushing as if they were going to tear Canglong alive. At this time, Simon and Sadr calmed down.
, the two looked at each other, knowing that Canglong was difficult to deal with, and then ordered his men to put down their guns.
"The prophet is a holy man of Islam. If you want me to call you a prophet, you are asking me to betray Islam and Allah. If it weren't for the supporters behind you, you might have been torn apart." Simon said calmly,
"I'm giving you a chance now. You can choose whether to sit down and negotiate or let me kill you."
"Are you threatening me?" Cang Long said with a smile, "It's a pity that I am not threatened by anyone. I have killed as many people as you in my life. If you want to fight me, I will accompany you to the end."
Simon looked at Cang Long and suddenly realized that he had underestimated the Chinese. He could not see any fear in Cang Long, but more of confidence. In this environment, anyone who can have this kind of mentality is definitely not an idiot.
He is definitely not a fool, but a strong person.
"What do you want?" Simon suddenly asked.[
"My ears are very uncomfortable with these irritable flies around. If the general really wants to negotiate with me, he should ask them out first." Canglong sat down again, picked up the coffee he had put down, and sipped it carefully.
There was a sudden burst of manic cursing from the people around him, but Simon suppressed it and cleared out all the people who should not be present. The whole room finally became quieter.
"Sir, are you satisfied?" Simon said calmly.
"General, kill him. Kill him and we will enter Basra. He is a heretic, a heretic who confuses Muslims. We cannot accomplish our great cause without him." Suddenly, the man behind Simon came.
The envoy spoke again.
Simon frowned, Canglong smiled and said: "How can we negotiate if the flies are still away?"
The special envoy's face was livid, and he wished he could eat Canglong alive. Just as he was about to say something, Simon said coldly: "Get out."