Chapter 277: Not a real surrender

Let me lead you all to this magnificent reversal?

With these words, Zhou Ming stunned everyone at the scene. Everyone looked at Zhou Ming in disbelief, and even the air around them suddenly became quiet. They couldn't figure out why Zhou Ming would say such a thing.

'Mr Zhou Ming from China, I hope you know what you're doing. I would have followed you here, but my father told me to come with the Kurdish guerilla fighters to fulfil the dream of jihad and fight the Americans, but now Salm himself can't hold on and has chosen to surrender, so why should we continue?' Rhea looked directly at Zhou Ming, 'The lives of our Kurdish fighters are not to be wasted!'

Ambassador Lin Hong also said: 'I think Comrade Lea is right. I know that Comrade Zhou Ming has planned a lot and sacrificed a lot for this Gulf War. You are very unwilling to fail, but now Saddam has already announced his surrender. He chose to give up. What can we do? The best thing to do is to evacuate before the US army comes in.'

'Princess Lea and Ambassador Lin Hong, I admit that you both have a point, but only in terms of reason. 'Zhou Ming said, 'First of all, I have no intention of squandering the lives of the Kuudren warriors. Secondly, I am not unwilling to admit defeat, but I have not completely failed.

Zhou Ming paused here deliberately before continuing: 'I don't know if you were listening carefully to what Ambassador Lin Hong said just now. Saddam did not declared unconditional surrender, but rather that he had accepted United Nations resolution 660, which guaranteed his interests and provided for the withdrawal of troops from Kuwait. In short, it was a kind of surrender with conditions attached.

'So what's the difference between this kind of surrender and that kind of surrender? They're both surrenders,' Lea asked, puzzled. In her opinion, what's the difference between unconditional surrender and conditional surrender?

Zhou Ming didn't need to answer this question, as Lin Hong said, 'I understand, Comrade Zhou Ming. What you mean is that when Salm announced his surrender, he didn't really want to surrender, but was using it as a delaying tactic. When the frontline was already in a desperate situation, he was trying to create a fait accompli.'

After listening to Lin Hong's explanation, Lea still didn't understand and asked, 'What kind of delaying tactic is that? What do you mean by not really wanting to surrender? Does this surrender still have to be ≈≈≈≈, m.⌒.co⊙m? Is there any particular way to do it?'

In response to Lea's question, Zhou Ming explained to her and asked her in return: 'If it were you, would you accept Saddam's surrender with additional conditions? For example, if he still demanded to retain the occupation of Kuwait or Kuwait's interests, etc.'

'Of course not! You, Saddam, are the loser, so why are you making conditions to us, the winners?' Lea did not hesitate.

Zhou Ming then spread his hands out. 'So, naturally the Americans could not accept it either, not to mention the fact that the war they were waging was to restore Kuwait's sovereignty and territorial integrity. So now that the Americans cannot accept the conditions proposed by Saddam, what is the result?'

'The result is that the war continues, and Saddam's surrender is tantamount to no declaration.' Lea followed Zhou Ming's words.

Lin Hong seemed to suddenly remember something after hearing what Zhou Ming and Lei Ya said, and then said, 'Yes, if you analyse it this way, then today's order by Saddam to his missile forces to launch Scud missiles at Israel and the Gulf countries such as Saudi Arabia is understandable.'

'Yes, he did this to prove to the world that he still has the power to strike back. But what he didn't realise was that in doing so was telling the world that he was at his wit's end. Otherwise, no normal country would be firing missiles at random,' commented Zhou Ming.

'In that case, what are you Hua Xia people going to do next? Are you going to go to Badina right away?' Rhea asked.

Zhou Ming thought about it for a while and replied, 'The current situation has already determined that we no longer have time to enter Badina for adjustments. Therefore, Princess Rhea, you and your guerrilla troops must immediately head to the front line and deploy on the Basra front to delay the US army in street battles in every city. Can you do it?'

'It will be hard, but as the most faithful servant of Allah, I have confidence in my warriors.' Lea then asked, 'And what about you?'

'I'm going to Badina. Whether Salm is just stalling or is actually afraid and wants to surrender, I have to find out. And if necessary, I have to take him into custody so that the war can continue.' Ming Zhou.

After receiving Zhou Ming's order, Lea did not immediately carry it out, but instead looked up and down at Zhou Ming several times: 'Really, are you really just a businessman?'

Zhou Ming was taken aback by this question from Rhea, and then replied, 'I think I can still be considered a businessman. All wars are a continuation of politics, and politics is a continuation of the economy. So there is There is nothing wrong with that. The Gulf War we are experiencing right now was started by two major American consortia. If they can participate in a war, why can't I?'

Leia smiled: 'I see. To be honest, before I met you, I thought that war was just a conflict between two people. If you look at each other and you like each other, you are good friends; if you don't like each other, you are enemies who can kill each other. I didn't know that there were so many complicated things in a war.'

At the end, Lea lowered her head, looking a little shy and embarrassed, and said, 'I am very grateful to Allah for bringing you to me. I don't know what you think, but I am really happy to have met you.'

After saying this last sentence, Lea left with her Kurdish guerrilla, leaving Zhou Ming somewhat puzzled and still in the same place. Lin Hong, however, noticed something and asked, 'Comrade Zhou Ming, the Kurdish princess isn't in love with you, is she?'

'I don't think so. Because I don't think I did anything to seduce her. On the contrary, from Mahad to Badina, she really disliked me, because I dragged the entire Kurdish people into the Gulf War, especially on the absolutely weak side of the Salm. I don't believe my charm is that great.' Zhou Ming.

Lin Hong then laughed and said to Zhou Ming, 'Then you must not have heard the old saying from Saudi Arabia: love is like a storm in the oasis, coming violently and without warning.'

Lin Hong's joke left Zhou Ming feeling a little helpless, but on second thought, it seemed to make sense.

In the end, Zhou Ming shook his head and chose to put all that aside for now. After all, they had more important things to do.

Zhou Ming therefore simply gathered himself together and asked, 'Ambassador Lin, what is the situation in Badina now?'

Lin Hong of course understood which situation Zhou Ming was referring to, and as he was not overly nosy, he answered clearly, 'It's very bad. Saddam is determined to surrender. His cousin and Iraq's number two, Majid, had advised him to surrender, but it was useless. Instead, he was arrested by Saddam's personal guard and imprisoned in a private prison next to the presidential palace.'

'Damn, it seems that air strike has scared him to death,' Zhou Ming said.

'I think that's it. So what are your plans next, Comrade Zhou Ming?' Lin Hong asked.

Zhou Ming thought about it for a moment and then said, 'Ambassador Lin, do you know the exact location where Mr. Majid is being held? I think it is very necessary for us to talk to him first.'

However, Majid was one of Salm's most important detainees, and if they went to see him without permission, it would arouse Salm's suspicions.

Lin Hong originally wanted to advise Zhou Ming like this, but after seeing Zhou Ming's determined eyes, he didn't say anything. Just joking, this Mr. Zhou Ming is someone who can even turn around a situation where Iraqi President President Saddam had already announced to the world that he had surrendered. Now he just hadn't been allowed to meet with Al-Majeed, which was nothing compared to what he had done before.

With this in mind, Lin Hong led Zhou Ming to Salm's special prison and arrived at their destination after more than half an hour.

This special prison in Salm was actually an underground warehouse that had previously been used to store food. After Salm established a dictatorship through a coup d'état, in order to crack down on his opposition and purge the ranks, he converted the underground warehouse into his special prison, which was used exclusively to imprison those who opposed him or angered him.

The guards at this special prison were naturally very strict, but Lin Hong smoothly led Zhou Ming and the others in with his forged special pass. The special pass was actually a coincidence. Lin Hong had originally made it to escort Zhou Ming out of Iraq when the situation became critical, but it unexpectedly came in handy here.

Guided by the prison guards, Zhou Ming and the others arrived very smoothly at the cell where Majid was being held.

It was a single cell with a lavish bed and sofa, as well as a special bathroom and TV. Or perhaps the word 'suite' would be more appropriate than 'cell'.

No doubt the military police knew Majid's identity, but they didn't know what kind of conflict Majid and Salim, the two brothers, had. Due to Salim's order, Majid had to be placed here first . This way, he followed Salm's order without offending Majid too much, and he didn't have to worry about Majid settling scores with him when he regained power. It was a pretty clever way of handling things.

'Hello, Mr. Mr. Majid, hello. It seems that our worries about you were unnecessary, because you seem to be quite comfortable here, except for the lack of freedom.'

Through the viewing window, Zhou Ming teased Majid, and Majid immediately stood up when he heard Zhou Ming's voice. He walked over to the window in a few steps and looked at Zhou Ming in surprise, saying, 'Mr. Zhou Ming? How are you here? Could it be the president? Has he finally come to his senses? But I just watched TV, and he announced his surrender to the world through the media. What else could he do?'

To Majid's confusion, Zhou Ming smiled at him and said, 'After all, what you can see and hear in your cell is limited. If you really want to know what's going on, Mr. Majid, why don't you just come out of your cell?'

'Come out? Has the president already come to his senses and decided to release me?' Majid asked doubtfully.

Zhou Ming asked meaningfully, 'Why? Can't you walk out of this cell without an order from Salm?'

Seeing that Majid was still hesitant, Zhou Ming then said sternly, 'Majid, do you know that you are a man, how can a broken door stop your footsteps of freedom? Or do you think you should follow the way of Salm, bow your head and admit defeat to the Americans, and then be forced to accept those humiliating treaties and sanctions, and finally, one day in the future, your entire family will be overthrown from the throne of power and become the hated rats in the street?'

Zhou Ming seemed to strike Majid's heart like a drum. In the end, he made a decision: 'Okay, for the sake of my family and this country, I'm going out!'

Zhou Ming, who had received an answer, smiled and said, 'Congratulations, Mr. Majid, you have made the right decision. Take action.'