() As expected, Simon was trying to force them to negotiate, so Badr quickly confirmed the place and time of the negotiation

"General Simon has set the time for tomorrow in the small town of Maha, on the border between Dikar and Basra provinces," Badr reported, pointing to the map

"Well, tell Vivien to let Governor Chiram and Vice-Governor Assad come with me," Canglong said calmly

Badr was a little worried: "There are no other orders?"

"By the way, you also have to attend tomorrow's negotiations, after all, you were also a member of the Republican Guard before, and you are the commander of the Prophet Army," Canglong said calmly

Badr nodded without much objection and said, "But don't you have any other deployments militarily, after all, we don't have many people on the border, and your safety is a problem."

"Sincerity," Canglong said with a smile, "In order to show my sincerity, in the military, not only can we not make any movement, but also evacuate the army, I have already instructed Lao Hei"

Canglong's words made Badr a little surprised, he always felt that Canglong would not negotiate so easily, but there were more reasons for him to negotiate, so Badr thought that Canglong must have softened this time, and the worries in his heart were dispelled

The next day, after explaining everything to Vivien, the dragon and the chief military and administrative of Basra went to the border area, just as the dragon fulfilled his promise, the prophetic army withdrew at the border, and even Vivien did not suspect it

Along the way, it was also peaceful, the Baath Party stopped shelling Basra, they seemed to notice the retreat of the Prophet's army, so they also stopped all military activities, and the garrison in Dikar province also withdrew dozens of kilometers, and the town of Maha, where the negotiations took place, also fell within the boundaries of Basra

Canglong didn't bring many people, except for the symbolic guards, their people were simply pitiful, and with Su Su, there were only a dozen people and five cars

He understands very well that it is useless to bring a lot of people over, and it is not necessary to play black and eat black in negotiations, after all, the army of the Baath Party is more than ten kilometers away, and there is still a body and artillery to play, and this set will definitely not be able to run, and there is a possibility of becoming cannon fodder

The town of Maha is neither prosperous nor poor on the border, in fact, the whole of Basra is not poor now, from the introduction of foreign capital 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 Baath attack, Vivien has ordered the citizens of the border to move to Basra, and militarily Badr has not had a greater conflict with the Baath Party, almost cowering and retreating a lot, much to the dissatisfaction of the citizens of Basra, after all, the whole city is in a counter-offensive and the mood is inflated, and they are very unhappy with the inaction of the Prophet Army

But the Prophet did not speak, and the mission was helpless, in fact, the last thing they wanted to fight was probably the foreigners in Basra, and if they had an investment in Basra, they would be tied up here, and the reason why Vivien sued for peace was also because the foreigners in Basra were pressuring her

Of course, she can not care, but war requires a big price, for example, economic construction will inevitably stagnate, everything they do will stop because of the war, so she does not want to fight

Maha Town has been completely controlled by the Baath Party army, when Canglong and their convoy entered Maha Town, they saw fully armed Baath troops in different uniforms, and from them, Canglong felt a bit of the smell of banditry, maybe it was too much guerrilla warfare

"It is estimated that there are about 300 people," Su Su reported, "and the equipment is not bad, it looks like they want to demonstrate to us."

"This shouldn't be jīng rui," Canglong shook his head, "It's impossible for Simon, who was born in the regular army, not to let his subordinates unify their uniforms."

"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, but Sadr still has the command of Dú Lì, after all, he has great influence among the Shiites in the north"

Canglong heard what he meant, and using Sadr's men to protect this negotiation was obviously Simon's sincerity, and if he wanted to, of course, he could use his most sharp troops, after all, Sadr was only an ally

"Chief Assad, how much do you know about Sadr," Canglong suddenly looked at the deputy governor who had been squinting, in terms of seniority, he was his father-in-law, but Canglong had never admitted it

"He is also very influential among the Basra Shiites, and since the US-British invasion of Iraq, al-Sadr was the first to stand up against the Americans," Assad said

"Governor Chilam, what do you think of the Baath Party?" Canglong asked meaningfully

Chiram is a little nervous, but the Baath Party is dominated by Sunnis, and Saddam-ruled Iraq is dominated by Sunnis ruling Shiites, in fact, most Arab countries in the Middle East are ruled by Sunnis and Shiites, and the only country ruled by Shiites is Iran

Chiram knew that the prophet Canglong was disgusted by the dispute between Shiites and Sunnis, so the question had to be deliberate, but he only had a few seconds for him to think

"The remnants of the Baath Party are the target of the US military's key strikes, and they are also the target of the new zhèng fǔ's key strikes, so in the more than ten years of American rule, the Baath Party has been almost annihilated, but the Baath Party has a huge influence among the Sunnis and has a majority in Iraq, so," Chiram said halfway through and immediately shut his mouth

"Was this Sadr forced to the point where he would get mixed up with the Ba'ath Party, or did Simon give him enough benefits," Canglong asked

A few people, you look at me, I look at you, but no one answers, and then their convoy, guided by Baath troops, came to a building, which was heavily armed and patrolled everywhere

Canglong and his party got out of the car, and walked into this halal building under the guidance of several soldiers, and it was already crowded with people, each of whom was discussing something, Canglong and his party stopped discussing after they came in, and looked up and down at the leading Canglong, many people's eyes were not good, Canglong even saw that someone had a gun in his hand

But Canglong didn't care at all, after Badr and the two of them had recounted, one of the middle-aged men in a white chieftain uniform looked at Canglong with a deep gaze, and Canglong was also not to be outdone, and the two eyes touched each other, and after a few seconds, they each took it back

Badr then tells Canglong that the man opposite him is Simon, and that the man in the suit next to Simon is the actual leader of the Sadr Mahdi Army

"It's not a straw bale" Canglong quickly came to a conclusion, Simon invited Canglong to sit down, and when he was introduced, Badr did not use the name of a prophet, because he was afraid that before the negotiation was made, the atmosphere would be tense because of the word "prophet", and the negotiations began after the two sides got to know each other

Simon first said: "I am very happy that Mr. Cang can come over to negotiate this time, and we also hope that Mr. Cang will become allies, and the cause of the rise of Iraq needs to fight all the people who need to fight on this land."

After Simon finished speaking, everyone cheered, and they all shouted that they wanted to drive the Americans out and build a strong Iraq, but these words were different in the ears of Canglong, which meant that Simon knew where Canglong came from and knew who was behind Canglong, but he didn't care about this, as long as Canglong allied with him and provided him with what he wanted, Simon didn't care what Canglong was doing in Basra

"Your career is not mine," but at this moment, Canglong suddenly said, and in pure Arabic, everyone was stunned

When everyone reacted, they suddenly glared angrily one by one, and some people even took out guns and pointed at Canglong, as if they were going to collapse him, but Canglong didn't care at all, just drank coffee, and looked so comfortable that Badr and Chiram were frightened

And the moment Canglong said this, Simon's gaze became cold, and when he touched it, it was as cold as falling into an ice cellar, and the famous general was obviously very angry, and the leader of the Mahdi Army beside him, Sadr, did not have a good face

"What do you mean, Mr. Cang," Sadr said suddenly, "Aren't you here to negotiate this time?"

"Please call me a prophet," Canglong glanced at everyone coldly, "If you don't want to admit it, then this negotiation is over, thank you for your coffee, this is the best I have ever drunk in Iraq"

"Kill him, he blaspheme Allah blasphemes the prophet, you must kill him" At this moment, a voice came from behind Simon, who pointed a gun at Canglong, excitedly wanted to tear Canglong alive, this is the envoy sent by Simon to Basra

But Canglong didn't pay attention to him, just stood up calmly, looking like he was leaving, but the people around him were red-faced, as if they were going to tear Canglong alive, but Simon and Sadr calmed down, the two looked at each other, knowing that Canglong was not easy to deal with, and then ordered his subordinates to put down their guns

"The prophet is the holy one of Islam, if you want me to call you the prophet, you are making me betray Islam and betray Allah, if it were not for the supporters behind you, you might have been torn apart" Simon said calmly, "I am giving you a chance now, whether to sit down and negotiate or let me kill you, you choose"

"Are you threatening me," Canglong said with a smile, "It's a pity that I'm not threatened by anyone, I have killed no fewer people than you in my life, you have to fight with me, and I will accompany you to the end."

Simon looked at Canglong and suddenly found that he underestimated this Chinese, he couldn't see any fear from Canglong, but more confident, in this environment, people who can have this mentality are definitely not idiots, definitely not stupid, but strong

"What do you want," Simon asked suddenly

"It's uncomfortable to have these irritable flies in my ears, and if the general really wants to negotiate with me, please let them out first," Canglong sat down again, picked up the coffee he had put down, and tasted it carefully

The people around him suddenly scolded wildly, but Simon suppressed him, and cleared out everyone who shouldn't be there, and the whole room was finally quieter

"Is the gentleman satisfied?" said Simon, calmly

"Kill him, kill him, we enter Basra, he is a heretic, a pagan who demagogues Muslims, with him, we can't accomplish great things," suddenly the envoy behind Simon spoke again

Simon frowned, Canglong smiled and said, "How can you negotiate if the flies haven't been driven away?"

The envoy's face was so green that he couldn't wait to swallow Canglong alive, and he was about to say something, Simon said coldly: "Get out"