Chapter 1779

The recent major changes in that other Middle Eastern country indeed made Sayid and his leaders worried.

However, when Ye Chen suddenly said that he could let the Cataclysmic Front help them coordinate their defense, Sayid's first thought was that it was impossible.

He couldn't help but say: "Mr. Ye, last time we met, you said it yourself. You said that for the Cataclysmic Front, only the constant injury and bleeding of our territory is the situation that benefits the Cataclysmic Front the most. Now you are asking us to cooperate with the Cataclysmic Front and let the Cataclysmic Front help us defend. Isn't this a bit contradictory?"

Ye Chen laughed indifferently: "I naturally won't deny what I said before, and I still hold this point of view now. For the Cataclysmic Front, the more turmoil you have, the more they can benefit from it. But have you ever thought that for you, the situation has already undergone earth-shaking changes? Before, you were fighting all the way, like a hot knife through butter, and the opposition, including Hamid, was beaten by you until they were unable to parry and could only shrink back to survive."

Speaking of this, Ye Chen added: "But you also understand the situation now, and you have seen the changes here at Hamid's with your own eyes. With Hamid's level of defense, if he continues to oppose you, you have absolutely no way to deal with him. What's more, many colleagues who share the same views as Hamid are desperately copying his homework. When they build impregnable defensive bases in the mountains, your situation will be even more passive. If you want to attack, you definitely won't be able to take them down; if you want to defend, you have no danger to defend in the city. So, your situation in the future will only become more and more passive."

Hearing this, Sayid's expression was very solemn.

Ever since Hamid won big in two defensive battles, he pointed out the path for other opposition forces. And it was also those two wars that made Sayid and his leaders understand that hard-fought battles were simply too difficult to fight. Not being able to take down a target in one or two battles was a small matter, but the heavy casualties of their own personnel leading to low morale was the most troublesome problem.

Such a war, if it only continues for another two or three times, the soldiers in the army will definitely be terrified of hard-fought battles. From then on, I'm afraid no one will dare to fight hard-fought battles at all.

Such a situation is indeed extremely passive for them.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Ye Chen continued with a smile on his lips: "My idea is actually very simple. The Cataclysmic Front has tens of thousands of soldiers. Even if the majority are on missions overseas on weekdays, they still need a fixed base to satisfy their daily life, training, and rest and replenishment. So, I want to represent the Cataclysmic Front and negotiate a solution with you."

Although Sayid didn't speak, his eyes kept looking at Ye Chen, as if waiting for the content that followed.

Seeing this, Ye Chen said: "First, you provide one hundred square kilometers of land to the Cataclysmic Front as a rear base. In return, besides assisting in defense when you are attacked, the Cataclysmic Front will also continuously help you train your soldiers;"

Speaking of this, Ye Chen paused slightly and sighed: "How poor your soldiers' training level is, I don't think I need to point it out. The equipment itself is not good, and if the training can't keep up, your situation will only become more and more awkward."

Sayid's expression changed slightly. Ye Chen's words indeed hit their long-standing pain point.

The overall combat level of the grassroots soldiers being very poor is the key reason why they have been defeated repeatedly.

After all, their overall military level is very poor, the officer level is not good, and the level of the soldiers trained is naturally even worse.

Ye Chen continued at this time: "In my opinion, military combat effectiveness generally depends on three aspects. First, naturally, is the level of weapons and equipment. Second is the level of management formulating strategy and tactics. Finally, and most importantly, is the individual combat strength. You must have heard of the individual combat level of the Cataclysmic Front. If they help you train soldiers, I believe it won't be long before your soldiers' level will have a qualitative change."

On Sayid's face, there was suddenly some irrepressible longing.

At this time, Ye Chen added: "Besides this, in order to show the sincerity of the Cataclysmic Front and to make you feel more at ease, I think the location you choose for the Cataclysmic Front's base can be between your capital and the northern mountainous area. In this way, the Cataclysmic Front will be in the buffer zone in the middle, which for you, is equivalent to an extra layer of barrier."

When he said this, Sayid's expression relaxed a lot.

Due to the current development level of the country being very lagging, the war between them and the opposition is basically still in the category of close-range contact battles. Due to the lack of precise long-range weapons, no matter who wants to strike the other, they must send troops to the city walls. So, if the Cataclysmic Front's base is sandwiched between the two sides, it can indeed play a very good buffer role.

Sayid finally spoke at this time and asked Ye Chen: "Mr. Ye, how can we believe that the Cataclysmic Front will help us coordinate defense? What if the Cataclysmic Front defects in the middle and joins forces with the opposition? Wouldn't we be even more dangerous then?"

Ye Chen waved his hand and said earnestly: "This situation will never happen in the Cataclysmic Front from now on!"

As he spoke, Ye Chen looked at Wan Pojun and said indifferently: "Pojun, you explain to Sayid why this situation is impossible."

Wan Pojun nodded and said with a serious expression: "The Cataclysmic Front has already begun internal transformation. From now on, our mercenary business will follow international regulations more closely. That is to say, in the future, our mercenary business will only cooperate with the legal governments of various countries. Besides this, we will not accept any other orders."

Ye Chen looked at Sayid and asked with a smile: "Sayid, you understand now, right? The Cataclysmic Front is preparing to thoroughly whitewash itself next. So, as long as he is in your country, he will definitely cooperate with you. If he cooperates with the opposition, it is violating the law. This kind of thing, the Cataclysmic Front absolutely disdains to do."

As he spoke, Ye Chen added: "And to tell you the truth, among these opposition forces, besides Hamid living a relatively good life, which of the others isn't tightening their belts to live a hard life? The Cataclysmic Front has an annual revenue of over ten billion US dollars. What do you think these opposition forces have to hire them with?"

Hearing this, Sayid already believed more than half of it.

However, out of the basic principles of negotiation, he still wanted to hold out a bit more and not show a signal of being very satisfied so early, so that he could at least strive for other benefits.

So, he said to Ye Chen: "Mr. Ye, I think these conditions alone are not enough for us to give one hundred square kilometers of land to the Cataclysmic Front. What's more, the Cataclysmic Front still has fifteen thousand captives in our hands. On this point, the Cataclysmic Front also has to give us an explanation."

Ye Chen nodded, waved his hand, and said: "Sayid, you don't need to play psychological warfare here. I called everyone together to talk about this matter because I hope everyone can open their hearts and discuss a solution that is beneficial to each other openly and honestly, not to make one side satisfied alone."

Speaking of this, Ye Chen added: "After leaving this room, I hope that you, as well as Wan Pojun and Hamid, can all have gains. Hamid wants stable development, the Cataclysmic Front wants a rear base, and you want to reduce a strong enemy and increase an ally."

Sayid asked subconsciously: "Mr. Ye, why not increase two allies?"

Ye Chen laughed: "That depends on how Hamid thinks."

Hamid laughed at this time and said: "What I think is to have no mutual interference with them, everyone does not interfere with each other, does not attack each other. At the same time, I still have to stay in the opposition camp, otherwise, if I change my nature directly, the team below will definitely not be so easy to lead."

Ye Chen nodded and laughed: "In that case, Brother, you are superficially opposed, but actually neutral."

"Right, right." Hamid laughed: "To tell you the truth, Brother Ye, after being pointed out by you like that before, I am now addicted to digging caves and don't want to fight at all!"

Ye Chen looked at Sayid and said with a smile: "Look, isn't this also quite good?"

Sayid pursed his lips and was silent for a moment, then asked: "Then what about the captives?"

Ye Chen laughed: "This is simple. The Cataclysmic Front will pay you compensation of ten thousand US dollars per person. Fifteen thousand people is one hundred and fifty million US dollars. With this money, it is enough for you to expand the scale of your army and also improve your army's weapons and equipment."

Wan Pojun had even felt before that this matter would probably require more than one billion US dollars to be settled. He didn't expect Ye Chen to promise the other party only one hundred and fifty million in one breath.

Sayid was obviously also a bit disappointed. He also knew that the Cataclysmic Front was very rich, and he had been thinking about whether he could take this opportunity to knock the Cataclysmic Front for a large sum. But the amount of one hundred and fifty million US dollars, while not a small amount, was indeed not a large amount either.

So, he coughed twice and said: "Mr. Ye, is the amount of one hundred and fifty million a bit small? Besides, let us give the Cataclysmic Front one hundred square kilometers of land, the Cataclysmic Front should also give some rent, right? Otherwise, it won't be easy for us to explain to the public..."

Ye Chen said generously: "How about this, Sayid, you go back and talk to your leaders. Besides this one hundred and fifty million US dollars in compensation, after you allocate the land to the Cataclysmic Front, the Cataclysmic Front will solve one hundred thousand tons of wheat for you every year! Isn't it inconvenient for you to buy food? I happen to have my own shipping company. At that time, I will purchase food in China, deliver it directly to your door, and provide service to your home, shipping it to your port."

Ye Chen knew that for Sayid and his leaders, the current difficulty was not just war, but more importantly, basic people's livelihood.

Originally, they were the only food-exporting country in the Middle East, but the continuous war caused their food production to continue to decline. Food shortages had already become a big trouble for them.

One hundred thousand tons of wheat costs no more than two hundred million RMB, which is less than forty million US dollars when converted. But for them, importing food from overseas is not this price.

Moreover, their current fiscal situation is very bad. Solving one hundred thousand tons of wheat for them a year can indeed be of great use, and feeding more than two hundred thousand people is not a problem.

After Sayid sorted out all the conditions in his heart, he had already made his own judgment in his heart. He felt that this transaction was very cost-effective, and for their side, not only did they get considerable benefits, but they also gained a powerful ally, which was definitely a good thing.

And he also knew very well that he was able to capture those ten thousand soldiers of the Cataclysmic Front, not because his ability was very strong, but entirely because of Ye Chen's help.

So, at this time, he was embarrassed to continue bargaining with Ye Chen, so he said: "Mr. Ye, I need to ask my leaders for instructions. If the leaders have no opinion, then this matter is settled!"