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Chapter 1014: Nanyang's Dog Chain (First Update, Please Subscribe)
Even though the black muzzles of guns were pointed at him and even though the soldiers were shouting crude words.

But Sun Chenggang seemed unmoved.

Even when facing the gun, he took out a box of cigarettes from his pocket, took out a cigarette, lit it, and started smoking silently.

His calmness made Hussein curious.

"Aren't you afraid of death?"

"Chairman, killing me will not only fail to solve the problem, but will only exacerbate it. You must understand that behind me is my country!"

After taking a puff of cigarette, Sun Chengang looked relaxed and contented, but in his heart he had already started cursing. Adams of Aramco had run away. That guy was Aramco's representative in Riyadh.

"nation……"

Hussein suppressed his dissatisfaction, looked at the other party, thought for a moment, waved his hand, and after the soldiers retreated, he said:

"Mr. Sun, you are here just to make money. If you cooperate with the committee, I can assure you that after the situation stabilizes, we will pass some laws to ensure that you can participate in the exploration and mining of onshore oil fields."

If the hard approach doesn't work, then let's try the soft approach. Hussein directly threw out his bait. Anyway, this bait is just a temporary compromise. When the situation stabilizes, he will settle the accounts with them. At that time, he can nationalize "oil" like Nasser did.

"Chairman, this needs to be decided by the company's top management. I will pass your suggestion to the company."

Soon, after a brief discussion, the meeting ended. Hussein not only failed to drive the security guards out of the oil field, but also lost money.

But the only reward was that the other party promised to help him get the company to transfer part of the taxes to Riyadh.

"Something is better than nothing! We also need to get some from the Americans first."

Just as Hussein was planning how to win the support of various countries and then take over the oil fields legitimately, what he didn't know was that at this time, he had become a chess piece on the chessboard.

"General!"

After winning a game of chess, Li Yian asked:
"What is your next plan?"

"First, pay Riyadh 1000 million US dollars to keep the government running. At the same time, provide 2000 million US dollars to the Rashid family. They are relatively weak and should be supported more. As for the Hashemite family in Medina, they have the support of Jordan and Iraq, so they only need to provide 500 million US dollars..."

After a pause, Hermann said.

"Just like what you said, let's turn money into dog chains, tie up these dogs, and let them fight each other."

Li Yian nodded and said:

"The best dog chain is money. Just let them check and balance each other. As long as we control the oil fields in our own hands, it is equivalent to holding the dog chain in our hands, just like... Hart of Tangshan Customs back then." Because Hermann did not know this history, Li Yian introduced it.

"From the late Qing Dynasty to the early Republic of China, the Tangshan Customs was under the control of the Commissioner General of Taxation founded by Robert Hart. Tangshan officials relied on "tariffs", which was the greatest power in the hands of the Commissioner General of Taxation. According to the treaty, Tangshan's tariffs needed to be deposited in several foreign banks, and it needed the consent of the diplomatic mission before the Tangshan government could use it. And this money was the dog chain in the hands of Western countries led by Britain. They threatened with tariffs at every turn, forcing successive governments to cooperate with them, and impoverished governments often had no choice but to compromise and exchange financial support for cooperation. Now, what we have to do is almost the same."

After listening to your explanation, Hermann thought for a moment and said.

"Sir, do you mean that we should adopt a similar approach and put the oil field royalties and oil income taxes under the supervision of diplomatic missions?"

"No!"

Li Yian shook his head and said.

"This is just an analogy. It's safer to hold the leash in your own hands. If you give it to someone else... they will always give in in the end. By the way, are there any survivors of the Saudi family? Give them a hand."

While setting up the chess pieces, Li Yian said:
"What we need is to turn that desert into a war-torn land. The best option is to let them continue to cause chaos. Whether it's the Three Kingdoms or the Seven Kingdoms of the Warring States, as long as they keep fighting, there will be no authoritative government, only separatist forces. As long as we tie them up with dog chains, everything will be easy!"

After that, Li Yian started playing chess with Hermann again.

In fact, the world is basically like this chessboard. Some countries are chess players, and some countries are chess pieces. As for the fate of the chess pieces, it has been determined at the beginning. And most of the time, those countries that are chess pieces often do not know it.

Just when the outcome of the chess game in the official residence was unpredictable, almost on the same day that the UN Security Council rejected the "international co-management" proposal of Britain and France, France immediately contacted Israel and the two sides agreed on a battle plan. The next day, Britain and France held a secret meeting in the village of Eden to formulate a battle plan. In the afternoon of the same day, South England also held a secret meeting.

It was decided that Israel would first launch an attack on the Egyptian army in the Sinai Peninsula to attract the support of the main force of the Egyptian army; then, Britain and France would send planes from Cyprus, Malta, Aden and aircraft carriers to bomb Egypt and destroy Egypt’s military bases; then, British and French troops would land at Port Said and attack the canal zone to cut off the Egyptian army’s retreat; at the same time, the South China Sea Naval Fleet would enter the Red Sea, and aircraft from aircraft carriers would bomb the city of Suez, destroy the Egyptian resistance, and land at the city of Suez.

At the end of the mission, Israel occupied the entire Sinai Peninsula, and the three southern countries of Britain, France and the Sinai Peninsula occupied the canal area, annihilating the main force of the Egyptian army and forcing the other side to sign a "capitulation treaty."

On October 10, 13, when the Soviet Union vetoed the proposal of Britain and France for "international joint management" of the Suez Canal at the United Nations, the world situation rushed in another direction.

At this time in Cairo, the Egyptians were completely unaware of the risk that had come. They were celebrating this diplomatic victory.

For the Egyptians, the UN Security Council's veto of the British and French proposals was an unprecedented victory, which was enough for Nasser and his supporters to cheer and celebrate. Even the Arab world was cheering for Egypt's victory, as if they saw the arrival of a new era.

However, what they didn't know was that at the same time, a large fleet had already sailed into Socotra Island. This fleet, consisting of an aircraft carrier, eight destroyers, nineteen LST tank landing ships and several supply ships, came from the South Pacific. As soon as the expeditionary force arrived in the South Pacific, the army troops began to conduct adaptive training on the island. The green-painted tanks were painted desert yellow, and even the camouflage uniforms were changed to desert camouflage.

At 10 p.m. on October 29, the troops assembled on the island once again boarded the warship and went to the Red Sea with the fleet for "exercises."

Just as they were making final preparations for the next "exercise", a piece of news came over the radio - the Soviet army entered the Hungarian capital of Budapest and engaged in fierce fighting with the local people and the army.

(End of this chapter)