Chapter 3512 Blackmail them!

The situation in Syria has entered a delicate balance due to Hamid's lucky survival and Blackwater's island station.

Those senior opposition figures who advocated killing Hamid have been condemned by the international community because their plan failed and was made public. Now they are being condemned by everyone.

Although they can ignore their international reputation, their internal authority has indeed been greatly affected. The people are questioning them and are wary of them internally. The situation is indeed not good for them, so in the short term, they absolutely dare not do anything outrageous again.

Moreover, there are various factions within the opposition. The core layer forms its own faction, and some small warlords on the periphery are in the same awkward situation or even face many crises as Hamid. The attack on Hamid this time also sounded a wake-up call for them.

After Hamid returned safely, he followed Ye Chen's instructions and established very close contact with some of the more marginal figures in the opposition. He had been launching a psychological offensive against these people, making them very wary of those in power. They formed an alliance and were determined to advance and retreat together on this matter.

However, Hamid currently does not know how strong the actual cohesion within this alliance is, nor how high its actual combat effectiveness will be once it is united.

Therefore, he is now on high alert. After eliminating the internal spies, he tripled the number of people responsible for guarding and security. Drones equipped with thermal imaging took off one after another, conducting 24-hour non-stop reconnaissance of the surrounding area within a radius of dozens of kilometers, for fear that the enemy would launch a sneak attack.

When Ye Chen called him, he was still asleep after inspecting for several hours.

After receiving Ye Chen's call, he quickly became alert and asked excitedly: "Brother Ye, what do you want me to do?"

Ye Chen asked: "Brother, how have things been in recent days?"

Hamid sighed and said, "I've been following your instructions lately, secretly uniting with some warlords within the opposition and reaching a preliminary alliance agreement with them."

Ye Chen asked him: "How strong are those warlords?"

"Strength..." Hamid said awkwardly, "They're not very strong. They don't even have their own territory. Their troops have been incorporated into the so-called government army. But because of what happened to me, they're all in a state of panic and eager to find an opportunity to separate themselves."

Ye Chen instructed: "You can persuade these warlords like you to establish self-government according to your model. It would be best if they could also control an area and build high walls and store abundant food, just like you. These days, it's not safe to leave your back to your comrades. If you can build an iron wall yourself, your safety will be greatly improved."

Hamid lamented, "They'd like to, but it's not that easy to do... The core opposition is very wary of them. If they want to pull out the reorganized army, they will definitely not agree."

Ye Chen smiled and said, "They wouldn't agree before, but the situation is different now. They must be very worried now. After all, they have firmly established themselves in power and are no longer the opposition. This terrorist attack has a huge impact on their image. In addition, their internal morale is low. If they continue to maintain high pressure on other warlords, they may be in chaos before the former government forces return. Therefore, now is a good time to promote the feudal system."

"Feudal system?" Hamid was a little confused and didn't quite understand what Ye Chen meant.

Ye Chen said, "Another way to put it is a modern federal system. Everyone is like you, striving for their own fiefdom, operating with their own armed forces in their own fiefdom. They are highly autonomous in normal times, but in major events like foreign invasions and internal uprisings, they obey the orders of the federal administrators and fight against the enemy together."

Hamid hesitated for a moment and said, "Many people saw how I nearly died in the Maldives and probably thought they might face the same fate in the future, or even not be as lucky as me. Now they are all in danger. A high degree of autonomy is definitely the best option. I just don't know if the core leadership will agree to this."

Ye Chen said calmly, "Whether or not this opening will be made depends on whether the internal and external pressure is great enough. When the pressure is not great, everyone wants both, but when the pressure is too great, everyone will automatically make choices. Now that there is great external pressure and great internal divisions, as long as these warlords like you can unite, striving for a high degree of autonomy will not be a problem, provided that the capital and the economically prosperous areas are left to the core group."

Hamid lamented, "If we can't get the economically prosperous areas, even if the core leaders agree, we'll most likely have to start from scratch in a remote place. These warlords probably don't have enough initial capital."

Ye Chen smiled and said, "That's why I called you. Bernard Elno just called me and said he's willing to donate $200 million to you to help you consolidate your position in Syria. I think you could use some of that to support your fellow sufferers in building their own territories."

Hamid exclaimed, "Elno donated 200 million US dollars to me?! This...this must be all because of you, brother, right?"

Ye Chen smiled and said, "It doesn't matter whose face you're giving it to. What's important is that these two hundred million US dollars can help you win over a lot of people."

Hamid said gratefully, "Brother Ye, you have really helped me so much. I don't know how to repay you..."

Ye Chen said: "There is no need to be so polite between you and me. What's more, the foundation of the Ten Thousand Dragons Palace is also in Syria. In the future, we will need you two to cooperate with each other and help each other. If you get better, the strength of our team will get better."

After that, Ye Chen asked him again: "By the way, after you went back, did you contact the leader of the opposition?"

"No." Hamid said somewhat angrily, "I don't want to have any contact with these bastards who don't keep their promises and stab me in the back!"

Ye Chen said calmly, "Don't be so impulsive. He shot you in the back, but he didn't take you down. So you have to learn to take this opportunity to make a scene and blackmail them! Listen to me, today you're going to ask them for an explanation and make them give you some compensation. Otherwise, you're going to keep making trouble. Not only in Syria, but also on the Internet, where everyone knows about it. You can even register a personal account online, shoot short videos, and do live broadcasts. The bigger the incident, the more afraid they will be of you. In short, you have to do everything you can to torture them and force them to reach a settlement with you."

"Reconcile?" Hamid asked, "Brother Ye, how do you want me to reconcile with them?"

Ye Chen said: "Let them at least give you a certain amount of compensation. It would be best if you force them to agree to expand your territory. Then you can hire an exploration team to see if there is any oil or natural gas in your territory. If there is, we will invest in mining."

Hamid said, "Brother, even if I can dig up oil, I have no way to sell it. I don't have the qualifications for import and export business, and people won't do business with a warlord like me..."

Ye Chen smiled and said, "You don't need to sell it. As long as oil can be extracted in your territory, I will let Wanlong Palace invest in an oil refinery. Gasoline and diesel will be directly processed by Wanlong Palace. Heavy oil can be sold to Yisu Shipping and directly added to passing cargo ships at sea. Everything will form an internal closed loop. When the time comes, Wanlong Palace will settle the bill for you, and you just need to collect the money."