There are many shili in Bossaso, and there are more than a dozen shili on the table, in addition to the undoubted government army.

If you count those shili who have more than one or two hundred people and less than dozens of people, then this number is more, no less than hundreds. And only Bossaso, a seaport city of more than a million people, can afford such a large and cluttered landscape.

Not to mention those shili who can't get on the table, those shili who can get on the table, their armed liliang are more than 400 people, more than one or two thousand tribal forces, and as few as four or five hundred non-tribal shili.

Due to the perennial famine, which leads to a large influx of refugees into Bossaso every year, there are a large number of refugee camps around the city, and unlike the slums in many countries, the refugee camps in the camps do not have a livelihood at all.

A large number of idle refugees have also led to countless people grabbing even the dirtiest and most tiring jobs. Whenever the armed shili recruits soldiers and horses, it is the most haode place for these refugees.

The $10 a month salary is very attractive to refugees. As long as someone in a family becomes a soldier, then the family is temporarily freed from hunger.

Soldiers, everywhere in Somalia, are the least valuable. Because being a soldier can solve the most basic problem of eating, countless people want to join the local shili or government army every day, even those organizations that are labeled as anti-government forces, as long as they have money, there will be countless people vying for it.

Poverty and famine brought opportunities for the development of various armed shili, and as long as there were enough weapons and food, each shili could arm a sufficient number of troops. This is also an important factor in the inability of the countless Shili factions in Somalia to disappear, and even if one falls, there will still be many replacements.

In addition to the relatively stable cities in Somaliland, the rest of Somalia is a city like Bossaso, which has a large number of government troops, which is relatively stable. However, the stability here is relative to other Somali cities.

Bossaso is the most important city in the Republic of Puntland, as the entire Puntland receives its revenues from the international port of Bossaso. Although the port is very dilapidated, hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue come here every year. Ninety-five percent of the total tax revenue of the Puntland Republic, the unquestionable money jar.

Therefore, the security of Bossaso is very important, there are nearly 50,000 government troops in the entire Bossaso, and the port to the center of the city are strictly controlled by the government army, in order to make the port run smoothly.

In the area around Bossaso, under the influence of drought, a large number of herders and civilians from other places have migrated to live in the periphery of the city. The armed shili, formed with the tribe as the core, began to occupy the outside of the city of Bossaso.

The chieftain or elder of the tribe is equivalent to the head of the armed shili.

Unlike other places, the development of various shili here seems to be a little more peaceful, of course, the main reason is that the strong deterrent power of the government army is placed here, which leads to the tacit understanding of all parties to avoid armed conflict.

If this place were replaced by Mogadishu, the situation would be completely reversed, and the government army would not even be able to enter its own capital, let alone control it, but only in the name of a government, and its control over the country would be basically zero.

This time, it is very rare for many shili to join forces and attack other shili together. In addition to the huge benefits, I am afraid that these shili leaders also have deterred some government forces that have been on the verge of moving in recent years. There is also a deepening of the synergistic understanding between the shili.

The idea is very good, but the actual situation is completely different from what the heads of the major shili think, the benefits have not been obtained, and everyone has suffered huge losses, and the gains outweigh the losses are already a sure thing. Next, how to recover the decline as much as possible and minimize the loss has become the key.

"This must be Elder Muladi, and your words are very reasonable. However, when I came here, I didn't have my own safety in mind. However, I also believe that you will not do this, as long as I die, the next situation will be a situation of non-death, and when the time comes, the government army will also clean us up with no effort. ”

Muhammadi didn't care about this kind of verbal threat, the reason is very simple, since the dialogue began, then his life and death can only be seen at the moment when the conversation collapses, and now his safety is not to worry about at all.

Muhammadi continued: "I am sure you are aware of what will happen if you continue to fight like this. Although I am a victim, in order to stabilize the situation in Bossaso, I would rather let go of the hatred between us and plan to have a good talk with you. It is good to know where we have offended you. ”

"Humph!" Muradi on the side snorted coldly and said: "I don't know who the victims are, the soldiers we sent out to carry out the mission all died on the road, and they are around your territory, can you explain this to us." ”

"We have no idea about it. However, I would like to ask what mission you have sent so many soldiers out with all your fanfare. There is only our base here, and a hundred kilometers to the west is the border of Somaliland, do you want to unite with the Somaliland government? In such a situation, how could Muhammadi admit that it was his own side that attacked the other side's soldiers.

"You don't need to worry about this, let's come together just to ask for an explanation." It is impossible for Muradi and others to say the true purpose here.

Both sides had things they didn't want to admit, and the conversation reached an instant stalemate.

"In a conversation, there is always something to say. Everyone is the leader of a shili, in a high position, and I think there is a reason that everyone knows very well. Except for the kind that never stops, no matter how great the hatred between the two sides of the conflict is, there will always be a day when a solution can be made, which can be negotiated or reconciled. Between us, in the past ten days, both sides have suffered heavy casualties, and it can be said that no one can take advantage, and no one has profited. Besides, I still don't know what kind of enmity there is between us, is it because you have taken a fancy to my meager family property and come to rob it? ”

Mohammadi did not want to stay here long and led the conversation straight to the topic.

Hearing Muhammadi's words, these shili chiefs fell silent, and after a while, Mozabi, who had not had a chance to speak just now, spoke: "Mr. Mohammadi, all this is just a misunderstanding. We didn't mean to rob you of your property, we just wanted to ask for an explanation because our soldiers were attacked for no reason. ”

Muhammadi did not say anything about the hypocrisy of these people, this kind of negotiation was originally full of deception and lies, "Then you will come and attack my territory indiscriminately, without even asking questions, and if it were not for my good defense work, I am afraid that this old life has been taken by you." ”

"I said it was just a misunderstanding." Mozarbi emphasized again.

"Okay, since it's a misunderstanding, it's easy to handle, do the other chiefs and elders also think it's a misunderstanding." As he spoke, Muhammadi turned his gaze to the other powerful leaders.

Muhammadi was satisfied with the result, and except for a few unmoved, the other dozen or so leaders nodded slightly.

"Before, I had no intention of starting a conversation with you, and according to my Jihua, the soldiers who came to attack this morning were not only more than two hundred, but they came out of the nest and wiped you out here in one fell swoop. Don't doubt my strength, if it weren't for Mr. Farah making peace for everyone, hoping that the conflict between us would be calmed down, I am afraid that you would have become my prisoners. ”

Muhammadi was not at all worried about the overreaction of these people after saying these words. In order to have the right to speak, this kind of semi-threatening words are necessary. Otherwise, you will put yourself at a disadvantage.

Of course, he wasn't lying, if it weren't for the fear that the casualties of the mobilized soldiers would be too big and affect the overall defense of the base, Li Lan really wanted to come out of the nest and exterminate all these people. It's just that reason restrained the impulse.

In the base, there are currently more than 1,400 mobilized soldiers who can fight, and if they take this place, they will have to suffer one-third casualties at most, and even half of the casualties. In this way, the gains outweigh the losses, and it will not be able to deal with the government forces in the future.

After all, Aweil's government forces are the base's worst enemy.

PS: I took a break for more than ten days during the Spring Festival, and after a few days of work, I was not adaptable. I didn't bother to code words when I went back to the dormitory!