Chapter 264: He who believes in me will have eternal life

At 5am, the Chinese Embassy received a call from the Iraqi Presidential Palace, saying that President Saddam had granted an audience to Zhou Ming. 

The embassy staff then woke up Ambassador Zhou Ming, Lin Hong and General Zou Yue. As for Zhou Ming's bodyguards, they were elite Chinese soldiers who slept lightly and woke up at the slightest sound.

They washed up and gathered in the meeting room. After Lin Hong said that Salm had requested to see Zhou Ming, Zou Yue laughed: 'It seems Mr. Salm is quite the president, summoning me at this hour. So, Comrade Zhou Ming, are you going to the Presidential Palace now, or will you wait until the sun rises?'

Zhou Ming gave a wry smile and said, 'I would like to test his resolve, but I'm afraid that he is so anxious to call me at this hour because he fears the worst.'

Hearing Zhou Ming's words, Zou Yue was silent. How could he not understand what Zhou Ming was talking about? It was none other than the attacks on the three military strongholds of Basra, Samarra and Najaf.

Of course, the multinational force carried out air strikes almost every day, and the targets of these air strikes included almost all of Iraq's military strongholds. But the fact that this time it was able to make Salm so anxious that he called Zhou Ming at 5 o'clock in the morning, then obviously that Zhou Ming was most worried about it. The morale of the Iraqi army had collapsed, and they no longer had the courage to fight against the multinational forces. Therefore, Salm had no choice but to turn to Zhou Ming for help.

'Ben The situation is already very difficult to handle, and if I put on airs with him again, the situation will definitely be hopeless.'

Zhou Ming finally made a decision: 'So please ask Ambassador Lin Hong to prepare my car for me. I'd better go there early. We can't waste any time now.'

Lin Hong promptly agreed, and then took Zhou Ming out the door and got into a bulletproof limousine, driving directly to the Presidential Palace. It was only ten past six in the morning.

Majid was very surprised by Zhou Ming's sudden arrival, because he was very surprised, because originally, in his opinion, if someone with such an air as Salm invites someone, it is only normal for that person to say that they cannot come, and even if they come, there is no need to come so early, right?

However, surprised as he was, Majid still invited them immediately to the presidential palace in Sulaimaniyah.

On the way Majid said to Zhou Ming, 'Mr Zhou Ming, Ambassador Lin, I am very grateful for your visit. You are obviously true friends of Iraq. I'm sorry to have invited you here in such a hurry, but it was the only way. Just at around 2am this morning, US aircraft attacked the three military strongholds of Basra, Samawah and Najaf.'

'Of of course, if that was all, I would not be in such a hurry to ask you to come here. After all, since the start of the US military's Desert Storm military operation, we have been suffering from their air raids for a long time. We should have been used to air raids in general, but this time is different.'

Majid exhaled heavily, then continued, 'Faced with the enemy's unrelenting air strikes, our army was unable to do anything in return or even fight back. This caused our soldiers to finally collapse in the morning. Our soldiers finally broke down, the air force fled without a fight, and the ground troops had no will to resist. Both officers and rank-and-file soldiers had no hope for the war, and they even felt that survival had become a luxury.

Maj Majid looked at Zhou Ming and implored him, 'It was under these circumstances that we thought of the tactics you once mentioned, Mr. Zhou Ming. We need your tactics to help us win.'

Majid was sincere in his tone, like an old, simple farmer. However, Zhou Ming raised an eyebrow and said, 'I'm sorry, Minister al-Magid, but are you conducting today's meeting in place of President al-Salam?'

Zhou Ming asked this question because he was curious about what Al-Majeed had said, which should not have come from the second most powerful man in Iraq, should be said by Saddam Hussein when they meet next. It seems that he is a bit presumptuous to say so.

Facing Zhou Ming's confusion, Majid was obviously a little embarrassed: 'Of course it is up to President Salm to say. Today's meeting will also be personally conduct the meeting with you personally. I'm just letting you know beforehand about the matter of birth, so that President al-Salim won't need to repeat the explanation later, and you can get on with the more important matters of the meeting without wasting time on these things.'

'Really is that really the case? Minister Majid,' asked Zhou Ming deliberately, raising his voice.

Majid finally gritted his teeth and said, 'This Mr. Zhou Ming will not be unaware of this. Please, Mr. Zhou Ming, put the greater good first!'

At Zhou Ming just laughed at Majid's words and did not continue to argue. They then went to the reception room of the Presidential Palace, where they waited for a while before President Salm arrived.

'Hello, Ambassador Lin and Mr. Chou Ming, you are both my most loyal friends, and the fact that you have come so early means that you are both my greatest joy this morning!'

Sal Salim greeted Zhou Minglin and Hong first, then invited them to sit down before saying, 'I'm sure you're all aware of the war I've been waging with the multinational forces based in the United States, right? I'm am tired of the endless war with them. So, as my brother Majid reminded me, I thought of your interesting idea, and perhaps it could come in handy.'

Hearing Zhou Ming laughed at Salm's words. He then understood why Majid had spoken so openly with him before. He had understood Salm's character, which was to save face at all costs, and had spoken first for the sake of the country and the current situation.

In fact was indeed the case, and Majid had no choice. Who gave Iraq such a leader? power is also dependent on Saddam, so he must do everything he can. Even when Al-Majeed first proposed to Saddam that he accept Zhou Ming's tactical advice, Saddam disagreed. It was only after Al-Majeed had persuaded him for a long time that Saddam reluctantly accepted.

Zhou Ming saw Majid's pleading eyes, shook his head helplessly, and then said to Salm, 'All right, I'll grant your request. In fact, my tactics are not have not changed much. My main idea is still to let down our guard, let the multinational ground forces into our territory, and then fight guerrilla warfare against them in every city.'

'Is there no way to keep those damn American planes out of my country?' asked Salm.

'I wish there was, but obviously that was just a joke, the result of forced compliance. I don't need to say more, as you can see for yourself, Mr President,' said Zhou Ming.

Zhou Ming's words made the cheeky Salm feel a little angry. At this time, Majid came forward in a timely manner and said, 'But Mr. Zhou Ming, our soldiers will not engage in guerrilla warfare as you describe.'

'That's okay I have brought a group of officers with me, and can train a group of guerrilla troops in an emergency. However, I hope that it will be the elite soldiers remaining in Iraq now, because they are all combat-ready and will understand faster than ordinary soldiers.' Zhou Ming said, 'In addition to these guerrilla troops, I also need a group of fighters who are not afraid of death, such as the Kurds in the north.'

Salm did not speak hastily. Instead, he looked at Zhou Ming for a long time before saying, 'It seems that Mr. Zhou Ming has a certain understanding of the situation in Iraq, and you even know that there is such a people as the Kurds. But I'm afraid that your knowledge of the Kurds only stops at knowing the name.'

'I admit that due to their beliefs, these Kurds are all fearless fighters who can carry out any suicidal attack and are very useful as death dealers. However, there is a problem with this people: they have never accepted my rule. They are seeking independence, and for this reason I have ordered my army to teach them a harsh lesson. So do you think they will be willing to help me fight against the multinational forces?' Salm asked meaningfully.

As a reincarnated being, Zhou Ming clearly remembered that Salm was eventually hanged for the crime of anti-humanity. The case was ordering the military to carry out armed suppression against the Kurds and using chemical weapons against unarmed Kurdish civilians in a inhumane and large-scale massacre.

'Then let I'll go to the Kurdish territory and convince them to join the war,' said Zhou Ming.

Zhou Ming's tone was flat. This was not Zhou Ming being cold-blooded, pushing the Kurds into this war without any scruples, asking these people, who had been deeply hurt by Saddam, to become the death squads of their enemy. It was just that in someone has to play this role in this war. If the Kurds are not allowed to die, should the Turks be allowed to die? Or should the Chinese army be sent to die? Would that not be cold-blooded?

So sometimes the Virgin Mary's way of thinking is very strange. But Zhou Ming is not the Virgin Mary. He is determined to become a capitalist with a huge fortune in his hands, which the Virgin Mary cannot do.

In addition, Zhou also has no interest in the national religions or political vendettas in Iraq, and is completely incapable of dealing with such matters. He can only pick what is best for himself, and using the Kurds as suicide bombers is the best conclusion that Ming and Yue have come to after a week of research.

However, Sal apparently did not believe Zhou Ming's words. He looked at Zhou Ming with a half smile and asked, 'You want to go to the Kurdish territory to persuade them to help me? What makes you so confident, and why should I believe you?'

Facing Zhou Ming looked up and replied, 'I'm sorry, Mr President, but I didn't say you had to believe in me. I just said I can do it.'

'He who believes in me will have eternal life. I think you must have heard of this saying, President al-Salami? Do you think that the faithful throughout the Arab world believe that their God has prepared a paradise for them with wine, meat and women? Do you believe that they will have eternal life if they just believe? 'Zhou Ming continued said, 'Obviously not, otherwise you would rule the world. The meaning of "he who believes in me will have eternal life" is that only by believing in me will you get what you want.'

'So now the same, believe in Zhou Ming to live forever.' Zhou Ming said, 'I will not explain to you how I will convince the Kurds. You must trust me, and not only that, but you must give me money when I ask for it, women when I ask for them, and whatever else I ask for. women you have to give me women, you have to prepare me with whatever I want, there is no room for negotiation, otherwise you figure out how to fight the American missiles by yourself.'

After Zhou Ming finished speaking, he sat there with his arms folded, looking at Salm with an expression that said, 'Believe it or not, it's up to you.'

Salm, on the other hand, was so angry at Zhou Ming's tone that his face turned red. You have to understand that since he became President of Iraq, no one has dared speak to him like that . Now, a young man from nowhere dares to provoke him like this. This tone is the same as if someone slapped him in the face.

Majid was also on tenterhooks. He was really afraid that Salm would say he wanted to hang Zhou Ming in a fit of anger, and that would be the end.

However, President Salm still maintained his political acumen. In the end, he suppressed his anger and said to Zhou Ming, 'All right, I choose to believe you. I will send someone to take you to the Kurdish territory. I hope you can bring me good news.'

'Thank you very much,' thank you.' Zhou Ming smiled and stood up. "However, Mr. President Salm, you seem to have made a mistake. It is not that you hope I can bring you good news, but that you must believe that I will bring you good news. Pray for that, and as for me, I will do it according to my mood."