Badr thought about it for a long time, and did not rush to agree to Canglong, before all this was realized, it was still only at the stage of promise, and Badr knew very well how far the promise was from reality, so after inviting Canglong to dinner, he discussed the specific details with Canglong.

The general asked several questions, Canglong had already prepared, so the answer was fluent, and finally in the evening, Badr agreed to cooperate with Canglong, as for who Canglong represented, it didn't matter, in fact, he preferred to hear that Canglong represented himself, rather than on behalf of China, as Canglong said, it is impossible to have eternal friendship between countries, sometimes out of political needs or other purposes to reconcile with another country, it is inevitable, it is possible that Iraq's future enemy is China, It is only a matter of which side will allow Iraq to gain more benefits.

But Canglong represents himself completely different, General Badr knows very well that Canglong is still a stateless person, although he is Chinese, with Chinese blood in his body, he may not do anything to harm China's interests, but if he is also tied to Iraq's interests, he will also not do anything to harm Iraq's interests.

"You should know that although our Badr Brigade has more control than the government army in Basra Province and even in the southern provinces, one thing you don't know is that in fact, the most influential people in Basra Province are those tribal chiefs, and they believe in Allah, it is not enough to persuade me to participate in your plan, but also the consent of those tribal chiefs, the most influential is Sheikh Asad." General Badr himself is a Muslim, and although he prefers the unity of Iraq's Muslims, the conflict of beliefs within religion is actually the most practical conflict.

Canglong nodded: "Then can you help me introduce these chiefs?" ”

"Of course this is possible, but I am afraid that the only people I can recommend are our Shiite sheikhs, and I can't do anything about the Sunni sheikhs, in Basra, the Sunni sheikhs are the positive force of the new government, the governors and mayors of Basra province and Basra city are all Sunnis, after the start of the Iraq war, the British ruled here, the National Assembly elections, to the provincial council elections in Basra, we Shiites did not get many seats, but in the southern provinces, the Shiites had the largest number, Far past the Sunnis, you should know what tricks the British played. Badr said helplessly.

"They want you to kill each other, with a small number of Sunni rulers, Shiites, you Shiites will not give up, so that there will never be peace in Iraq, and when you are infighting, the British and Americans can safely extract oil, right?" Canglong smiled.

"In the 10 years of the Iraq War, the Americans and the British extracted the oil in Basra Province for free, and when converted into dollars, it is simply astronomical." Badr was a little angry, more helpless, he may have thought about reconciling with the Sunnis and boycotting the United States and Britain, but there was a deep grudge between the tribal chiefs.

This is no longer a grudge after the start of the Iraq war, but a deposition of history, in the Middle East, only Iran is a Shiite ruler Sunni, and other Arab countries are basically the opposite, and Iraq is no exception.

"Then help me introduce you Shiite chieftains, as for the Sunnis? Let's put them aside like the new government. Canglong said calmly.

Surprisingly, he was not in a hurry at all, which made Badr very strange: "You are in charge of Longteng International and interfere in our internal affairs here, aren't you afraid that there will be problems behind your back?" ”

"I have a year, and in this year, no one behind me can stop me from doing anything, not to mention that I said earlier, I am representing myself, not China." Canglong said it very clearly.

Badr nodded, Canglong said that he represented himself, in fact, there is another meaning, and this meaning is very simple, anything he does here has nothing to do with the country behind him, okay, China is naturally supportive, but it is bad Canglong is responsible alone.

Sensing the pressure on Canglong, Badr quickly contacted all the Shia sheikhs in Basra governorate, and held bilateral talks the next day.

But what Canglong did not expect was that before they were ready to travel, the convoy of several Shiite sheikhs who had arrived for the meeting was attacked by car bombs, and news suddenly spread throughout the city that the Americans and the British had left and the Chinese had come again, just for the oil buried in Basra.

Badr was the first to get the news and sent the Badr Brigade to hunt down the attackers throughout the city, so the whole Basra fell into chaos after a short period of silence, and it was obvious that the Sunnis had been informed and sent people to do the attack, so General Badr needed to retaliate.

Of course, the retaliation was naturally a clash with the security forces and police stationed in Basra, although in the end neither side got any benefits, but it prevented the Shiite sheikh from preparing talks with Canglong, and the anti-Chinese sentiment in Basra province was high, Canglong had just arrived here, he was already unable to move an inch, and now the China he represents, in the hearts of the Basra people, has become a bandit like the British and the United States.

When he contacted General Badr to ask for a secret meeting, General Badr told him bad news: "The attack resulted in the death of two important Shiite tribal chiefs, and now there is a lot of emotion within the Shia community, and they think that your arrival has thrown Basra into chaos again." ”

Canglong smelled the smell of conspiracy, and felt as if someone knew his plan, but who was this person? And the news of his talks with the Shiite sheikh seems to be known only to him and Badr, if it wasn't leaked by him, then who?

He looked at Badr and did not suspect him, because the two of them were grasshoppers in the same boat, and if the news of the establishment of another government was known, it was estimated that Badr would definitely die, even if he was powerful, the Americans would immediately behead him.

Who is he if he is not? However, Badr looked at Canglong's gaze with doubts, but quickly dispelled it, it was obvious that the two had the same idea, after all, both sides were in a disadvantaged position in this country, if Canglong gave up Iraq, it would be equivalent to giving up Longteng International.

"Check." The two spoke almost in unison.

In the evening, they finally got the news, it turned out that one of the sheikhs had leaked the news, but he had been executed by the most influential sheikh, Assad, but Assad got the news that the person who attacked their convoy was not actually Sunni, but al-Qaeda.

The Sunni sheikh is himself a member of al-Qaeda, and the purpose of such infighting is to provoke the Sunnis and Shiites in Basra, and their target is actually the Americans, but they can't deal with it themselves, so they can only deal with the Sunni government supported by the Americans, but even then they are still incapable, and the only ones who can deal with the Sunnis are the Shiite Badr Brigades who control the southern provinces.

In fact, their plan was very successful, not only did it stink the Dragon Teng International, which was represented by Canglong, but also caused a lot of chaos in Basra.

"Now the whole Basra is chaotic and there are bombings everywhere." General Badr was a little worried.

"Why don't you stop attacking?" Canglong said strangely.

"There are members of al-Qaeda mixed in, and some mercenaries are deliberately creating chaos, I am afraid that they are at the behest of the US consulate general in Basra." Badr said angrily.

"So what?" Canglong felt that Badr had something to say.

Sure enough, after a moment of silence, Badr said: "Chief Assad said, it's very simple for us to negotiate with you, first help us solve the people of al-Qaeda, if we can't even solve the problem of al-Qaeda, there is no need for us to continue to negotiate, because he will not deal with a brave and unscrupulous person!" ”

Canglong heard the meaning, this Assad chief wanted to see how many pounds and taels he had, and dared to say that he wanted to set up another government in the south and solve the problem of al-Qaeda, this seems to be just a simple test, but everyone knows that al-Qaeda in the Middle East is very difficult to deal with, they are like underground rats, they can never be killed, in Iraq except for Saddam's Baath Party, no one likes al-Qaeda, because they always create chaos, so they can be called the kind of rats that everyone shouts and beats.

"You have to be cautious, if you agree, there is no possibility of repentance, if you can't do it, I can go to Sheikh Assad and help you intercede, we can use another plan, not necessarily have to set up another government." Badr persuaded.

But how did Canglong listen to it and feel that something was wrong, obviously Badr also wanted to see what Canglong was capable of, although the last time he dealt with the American ambassador, he had already seen some Canglong's abilities, but that was not enough, because they were doing something that might affect the survival of the Shiites.

"You don't need to provoke me, I know very well how many pounds and taels I have, but I took this task!" Canglong smiled.

"There is an idiom in China called one word and nine tripods, can you say nine tripods?" Badr seriously said that if Canglong can solve al-Qaeda, it will be one less huge obstacle for Basra in the future, and while Americans are more reluctant to see al-Qaeda, they are also reluctant to see it.

"Of course." Canglong smiled and said, "I can help you solve the al-Qaeda in Iraq, and once and for all, it should be regarded as a letter of nomination for Chief Assad when I came here, but although it can be used here, it is not used like this." ”

Badr couldn't believe it, but he didn't care about Canglong's correction: "Do you need my help?" I am willing to assist you in my every way. ”

"Of course I do, but I don't want your people to deal with al-Qaeda, but I need you to help me spread the word." Canglong said.

"What's the news?" Badr wondered.

Canglong leaned into Badr's ear and said a few words with a mysterious face, and then Badr's face changed: "Can I refuse?" This is blasphemy against Allah! ”

"I don't think Allah would care about this blasphemy if he knew that it would put an end to the infighting among his followers." Canglong smiled