King Of War: Starting with Arms Dealer
Chapter 954 - 856: Unlucky France

When Joe Ga was discussing with Maguire, Jafari and Rogawani were present.

They signed the oil field exploitation right transfer agreement and then completed a series of detailed contract signings with the help of the lawyer.

Because the demands of the two companies were inconsistent, many of the details in the clauses differed.

For instance, the Syrian Government required more foreign materials and funds, while the Kurdish needed more cash to cover some of the 'stationed troops' expenses.

Halliburton was once a straw inserted into the Kurdish's neck...

Originally, they could convert crude oil into US Dollars through refineries, allowing the Kurdish to share a part, though more often it was converted into arms and medicine for them, as nothing comes for free.

Now that Joe Ga took down Halliburton completely, the Kurdish had to directly face the 'stationed troops' demands.

These matters are no longer related to Joe Ga; Chris has already led his team to the safety zone, where resuming operations at the oil fields and refineries is currently the most important matter.

The resumption of operations at the Syrian oil fields might not be as one would imagine...

Syria is an old oil-producing country, and in the past, their citizens were quite educated. Their extraction techniques might not be the most advanced, but they had sufficient petrochemical manpower reserves.

The people Chris brought were all management staff; they just needed to post recruitment notices in major cities, and those idle workers could return to the construction sites, bringing those halted machines back to operation.

The start of this huge project naturally began from the safety zone, where at least one-fifth of the over one hundred thousand refugees used to work in the petrochemical industry chain.

These people fled to the safety zone, and unexpectedly, not only was their safety assured, they found work after not too long.

Morale is a tricky thing to define. When the recruitment was announced, the people of the Martyrs Camp escorted Chris's team to start massive recruitment...

When a reasonable salary system was officially posted on the walls of various service establishments...

The safety zone completely erupted!

People did not know the efforts Joe Ga was making privately, which led to an agreement between the Syrian Government and the Kurdish democratic forces.

This was an agreement that could be mentioned, but absolutely not brought to daylight.

The publicly announced contract stipulated that Joe Ga obtained the future five-year exploitation rights of the 'Deir ez-Zur' and 'Kara Chuk' oil fields for 1 billion US Dollars.

It also predicted near a hundred thousand direct and indirect job opportunities in the next year, revitalizing the local economy while driving the development of the upstream and downstream industrial chains, providing the people with a better living space.

After the media stationed in the safety zone released the news, the people from NATO had not yet reacted when those in the Deir ez-Zur region were the first to respond.

Because the protracted standoff across the Euphrates River between the Syrian Government Forces and the Kurdish democratic forces terrified them.

These people, who lived for a long time under ISIS control, were greatly frightened that the clash of the two armies could potentially destroy their meager remaining possessions.

After all, in the eyes of some hawkish factions, these people who once submitted to ISIS are traitors.

Mass purges are all too common in today's Syria. With the Russian-supported army on one side and the xenophobic and combative Kurdish on the other, the local people couldn't help but feel terrified.

Now that a company had stepped in to take over, almost immediately after the news was disseminated, the people of Deir ez-Zur started making red flags overnight, going out to the streets to celebrate and welcome the news.

On the third day after the news spread, a group of unidentified armed militants attacked the French forces' camp, then engaged in intense fire with the arriving support from the Kurdish democratic forces.

The clashes even escalated to heavy weapons halfway through!

Despite poor accuracy, this scared the 400 French troops.

Relying on the base defenses transferred by the Americans, they barely managed to hold their camp, but driving out to fight desperately was impossible; their only choice was to seek help.

At this moment, the Americans had just suffered a big setback in Mosul, and the attention of the whole country was focused there; they had no time to deal with the panicked French army.

The French soldiers, unsuccessful in seeking help from allies, could only plead for help from back home.

Although the global deployment capability of the French is not strong, they are good at exploiting loopholes.

They reassigned 200 soldiers originally planned to be deployed in the Mosul combat, locally purchased arms to form mechanized infantry, used the path opened by P.B., and went through the safety zone into Syrian territory and then...

Just as these people arrived near the base, the Syrian Government Forces and the Kurdish democratic forces started fighting again, and it was right across from them.

The 122 mm howitzers flew back and forth in the air as if they cost nothing, and the massive explosions terrified the French.

Soon after, a group of bloody-faced Kurdish wounded rushed to the outside of the French base, seeking help with blood-covered faces and demanding the French to fulfill their duties as allies and join the fight.

Faced with the French's refusal to open their gates, Dorian loudly cursed them, then led a group of vigorous wounded soldiers to extort large quantities of ammunition, claiming they would return to the battlefield to fight a decisive battle with the Syrian Government Forces.

So, this is the disadvantage of foreign troops in combat; in a situation where nothing is clear, whatever they say goes.

After the French handed over part of their ammunition, the battle intermittently continued for nearly 5 hours before stopping.

Once the defending troops and the reinforcements met up, both sides took stock of their ammunition and supplies, and they unanimously initiated another support request to their homeland.

While Turkey, the rebel, was busy pursuing its own interests, any NATO forces in Syria lacked air support.

With just a few hundred people, wouldn't they be living in constant fear?

Joe Ga burst into laughter upon seeing Dorian returning with spoils and seriously discussing with the Kurdish how to extract more benefits from the French.

When Joe Ga received a call from the Prime Minister of France, requesting help to replenish military supplies, he felt he could no longer stay, as he would sooner or later die laughing from the French's ridiculous performance.

The two sides hardly fought seriously, yet the French soldiers were scared to death. And they still wanted to maintain regional stability?

This was just a 'double act' orchestrated by Joe Ga, between the Government forces and the Kurdish, where everyone went a bit too strong at first. But now that they've got a sense of the French's weaknesses, they can torment them in various ways in the future.

Moreover, such intense fighting actually promoted the determination of the people in the Deir ez-Zur area to align with the P.B. group!

If the embroidered flags are not enough, we have representatives sincerely invite you over...

Chris and his team hadn't even arrived in Deir ez-Zur, where the roads surrounding the oil fields had been cleared.

Local people, under the leadership of some prestigious individuals, fully prepared themselves, waiting for P.B. to take over.

In fact, were it not for the uncertainty of P.B.'s intentions, Joe Ga could produce oil from Deir ez-Zur's fields remotely with a mere flick of his finger.

The local people have been living off stolen oil for many years and are very clear about how the oil fields operate.

Joe Ga stayed in the safe zone for another half a month, completely stabilizing the situation here. Facing the incoming security contracts from the French, he 'regrettably' declined the quite generous offer and then 'regretfully' left the safe zone.

Not only was he leaving, but he was also taking most of the P.B. armed personnel with him.

Joe Ga only left behind an artillery battalion in the safe zone, coordinating with Martyrs Camp and the surrendered Kurdish Militia to ensure the security of the area.

This way, when the French called, he could excuse himself by citing a lack of manpower.

If you are really scared, then come to the safe zone, whatever treatment the refugees get, you get, haha…

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By the time Joe Ga quietly arrived at Gaiyara Base in a military vehicle, the situation there had changed.

Commands not received from general headquarters!

This saying seems to apply universally around the world.

The rescue operation conducted by P.B. in coordination with the Iraqi Government and the Kurdish was gradually making progress.

And the NATO forces led by America, after several attempts at ground advancement and facing huge casualties, reluctantly chose to cooperate with P.B. and their side.

The White House wanted progress, but the real advancement still depended on how the front-line personnel bragged...

Without the support of tanks, Bradley Fighting Vehicles couldn't withstand RPG hits up close.

Moreover, ISIS somehow acquired a number of 'Javelin' Missiles; hard fighting just wasn't feasible...

But then looking back at what P.B. was doing...

Each time NATO forces in Mosul were disadvantaged within the city, a massive bombing would follow.

Then P.B. forces, like they were on stimulants, would drive in, utilizing the bombing as cover, continuously launching smoke grenades to cover their retreat.

Each time, they managed to rescue hundreds of city residents and occasionally captured a few terrorists to execute publicly for others to see.

The actions of P.B. forces did not conflict with NATO's strategic goals.

In fact, the damage inflicted by P.B. forces was incomparable to that of NATO forces.

But through the media's eyes looking at the achievements, NATO forces appeared too weak.

Now the eastern side of Mosul was joyous all day; people rescued received the 'P.B. Humanitarian Gift Package' and cheerfully rode trucks to nearby towns to settle down.

In contrast, the heavily guarded Mosul Base was gloomy all day with low morale, and also faced ridicule from the media.

Every day in the cafeteria, the big TV would play local news from America, and whenever they talked about Iraq, a few old sergeants maliciously turned up the volume.

At that moment, the cafeteria would often erupt in a string of swear words...

Then, to salvage morale and revive NATO's military image, things inevitably slid towards a strange direction...

Inside the control room for unmanned aerial vehicles at Mosul Base...

Antar, looking at the serious expression of the white brigadier general, curiously asked, "sir, are you serious?"

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