Chapter: 3341

Hamed laughed heartily and said excitedly, "I get it! I really understand now! It's not me who's in a passive position, but those guys trying to catch me!"

Yè Chén nodded his head again and smiled, saying, "So I believe that Wàn Lóng Di must be very anxious right now. If you suddenly announce your willingness to negotiate with them, they'll definitely seize the opportunity, even if they're not prepared to have a real negotiation. They'll just use this as an excuse to establish contact with your side and feel out your attitude and tone."

Hamed nodded repeatedly, saying, "Old brother's analysis is on target! So I'll go find a channel to get in touch with them and see if they're willing to negotiate!"

Yè Chén smiled and said, "When you make contact, be sincere and direct. Tell them that if they're willing to talk, you'll send someone with full authority to represent you and meet with their highest commander personally. But you have to make it clear to them that your representative must meet face-to-face with Wàn Lóng Di's highest commander."

Hamed immediately agreed, saying, "No problem! I have a friend who's a supplier for the government army, and he has good connections with the high-ranking officials. I can ask him to help spread the word!"

Wàn Lóng Di's Chen Zhōnglǐ was indeed going through an unimaginable psychological torment, just as Yè Chén had predicted.

He thought that with a massive army surrounding and not attacking, it would definitely bring enormous mental pressure to Hamed and his subordinates, and even lead to desertion or betrayal.

However, he didn't expect that for several days in a row, there was no sign of movement from the other side.

In such a siege war, the most feared thing is when the enemy becomes united in their determination.

Once they show no fear, it would mean exhausting oneself without end, until Hamed's supplies run out or our own forces collapse.

And over these few days, his financial deficit has reached an astonishing level.

His deputy found him, looking worried and reporting to him: "Commander, our current expenditure of 1.5 million dollars per day is at least 30-40 million dollars. If we continue like this, our funds won't last long."

Wàn Lóng Di's four major warlords all adopted independent accounting mechanisms, effectively opening their own separate companies and striving for self-sufficiency in finance while ensuring profits.

If there was a loss, they could only settle it internally.

He heard these numbers and his whole expression was as if he had lost his father.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Definitely can't continue like this. Pass on my orders: starting from today, everyone's salary will be reduced by half unless they're at war!"

The deputy officer heard this and said nervously, "Sir, people have been complaining a lot lately, and if you deduct another half of their salaries, I'm afraid they'll protest en masse!"

Wàn Lóng Di got annoyed and asked, "What's wrong with these people? They spend all day every day in the barracks without doing anything, not fighting, not taking risks. Their salary is still guaranteed. What do they have to complain about?"

The deputy officer looked embarrassed and said, "Lately, everyone has been having a lot of negative emotions, on one hand, people are extremely dissatisfied with the current food, and on the other hand, there's an issue with living conditions. Yesterday, they sent some representatives to come and complain to me, asking me to resolve it for them."

Wàn Lóng Di scowled and said, "One by one, explain what their complaints are about."

The deputy officer hastened to say, "Okay, I'll explain one by one. First, there's the issue with food. Currently, except for high-ranking officers, everyone else is on the same diet as local government soldiers and supply troops. Even the suppliers are the same. Local food isn't quite suitable for our soldiers' habits..."

As he was saying this, the deputy officer continued, "And then there's the issue with living conditions. The main problem is that people are extremely dissatisfied with the current tents."

"These tents are all leftovers from government forces, most of which have been stored in warehouses for a long time and are prone to leaks and wind damage. It's the rainy season now, so it's really uncomfortable inside the tent;"

"Moreover, the issue with electricity supply cannot be guaranteed at all; there are only a few sets of generators that can barely meet the needs of over 30,000 soldiers from both sides. As a result, we have to resort to rotational power supply, which means each soldier can only use electricity for about four hours a day."

"That's why everyone is demanding a unified transition to modularized activity boards and ensuring 24-hour electricity supply." JrNovels.com