The news that Gu Baishun was appointed as deputy mayor quickly spread throughout the streets and alleys of Longcheng. The people had different opinions. Some were indifferent, some were angry, and some were worried.
While Longcheng was carrying out a series of administrative changes to maintain stability, on the Mexican side, Wang Dingyuan and Santos' first military meeting was successfully concluded.
At the meeting, no result that satisfied both parties was reached yet, so Wang Dingyuan had no choice but to return to the Western Expedition Corps to make some adjustments and prepare for follow-up matters.
After the meeting, Zhao Weihu privately found the young commander Santos and communicated with him for a long time.
Finally, Santos decided to try to meet with Mod Amon, the warlord representative of the local government, and have a frank talk before the war came.
Santos is willing to pay a certain price if it can bring stability to Mexico, although the chances of this happening are slim.
After the message was sent, Mod Amon responded quickly, saying that he was willing to meet.
However, since both parties were leaders, it was impossible for the negotiations to be conducted on each other's turf, so they agreed to meet at a public neutral location.
At that time, the two will have a brief meeting under the supervision of both sides' troops.
On Santos' side, apart from him, he only brought Zhao Weihu, Fei Pingsheng, and three core generals. At the same time, Mod Amon also sent five representatives to hold talks.
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Soon, the agreed day arrived, and under the protection of the guards, Santos and his party took a helicopter to the negotiation site.
Sitting in the helicopter, Santos looked into the distance, recalling things about Mod Amon in his heart.
This most powerful warlord within the Mexican government army was about the same age as his father, probably in his sixties or seventies.
After the resources in the Old Mo region were revived, there was a constant state of war, and the fighting never stopped. During this period, Mod Amon began to prosper, led a team and fought, and gradually acquired his own weapons.
Moreover, Mod Amon was the first to respond to the old commander, and then followed him in battles across the country, making great military achievements. He could be considered an old general who had experienced life and death.
The reason why he brought his troops to join the group was to have a piece of territory of his own. Moreover, the area controlled by Mod Amon was under his management from the beginning to the end.
In fact, it's not just Mod Amon, the entire Old Mo region is now like this. Under the big government, there are countless small political systems, warlords are divided and each governs itself.
Even the former chief minister was unable to resolve this chaotic situation. Because their internal situation was like this, he had to rely on the power of these warlord families, so naturally he had no way to order their eradication.
In addition, the Mexican government army has always had an external enemy in the form of a rebel army, which makes the general commander cautious everywhere, for fear of destroying the basic foundation and giving the rebel army an opportunity to take advantage.
Even with the general manager's strategy, he still couldn't solve the problem. He passed away and could only helplessly leave the problem to his son.
Thinking of this, Santos couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He knew very well that this Mod Amon would most likely rebel after his father's death.
After all, it had been rumored in the Old Mo region a long time ago that Mod Amon had secretly contacted Area 1 many times. However, once the war started, there would be bloodshed, and what he could do now was to try to change all this in a peaceful way.
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At around six o'clock in the afternoon, the two sides arrived at the agreed bank of the Arumas River.
There was a military tent on the river bank, and the guards from both sides went in first to conduct an inspection.
There was only a simple table and a few chairs in the tent.
After confirming that it was safe, representatives from both sides walked in. After all, they were all old acquaintances, so they shook hands and exchanged a few pleasantries.
Mod Amon is an old man with gray hair, a thin figure, a seldom smiling face, and is quite majestic.
Santos, on the other hand, was more active. After meeting, he greeted very politely: "Dear General Mod Amon, my dear uncle, it's a pleasure to meet you. It's been a long time since we last met, and I miss you very much."
Mod Amon looked at the young commander who looked 70% similar to the old commander, said nothing, and just nodded slowly.
After exchanging pleasantries, everyone pulled out their chairs and sat down.
Mod Amon sat there, crossed his legs, smoking a cigar, and said in a rough voice, "Santos, my child, you know that my health has not been very good over the years. I regret that I did not attend the ceremony when you succeeded to the position of Minister General, and I was unable to crown the new king in person. However, I am very happy that I can feel the support of the people there and the support of various regions for your coming to power."
Santos nodded and said, "Yes, dear uncle, I know you are not in good health, so I brought you a gift this time."
As he spoke, an officer next to him took out some prepared supplements and placed them on the table.
Santos smiled and said: "I sincerely hope that you can recover soon. I believe this is also my father's wish."
During this process, Zhao Weihu and Fei Pingsheng sat nearby, not saying a word, watching the two regional leaders talk silently.
Mod Amon didn't care about the gift. Instead, he looked at Santos, took two puffs of his cigar, and said with a deep look in his eyes, "Talking about your father, his death, and your succession reminds me of a lot. Back then, in order to unify the Old Mexican region, your father brought us old friends to conquer such a large territory. I clearly remember that when he accepted our support and became the chief minister... Each of us knelt on the ground and paid him the king's salute. Believe me, child, those were really wonderful days."
Mod Amon slowly put down his cigar, looked at Santos, and said meaningfully: "It is precisely because of this that I have been bending over all the time when I followed him to fight all over the country. After so many years, I often return to the scene when he took the stage in my dreams. I knelt down in the audience, looking at your father. He was so majestic and so shining."
Fei Pingsheng and Zhao Weihu heard the hidden meaning in these words, and couldn't help but look at each other and frowned.
At the same time, Santos, who originally had a smile on his face, was stunned for a moment after hearing these words, and then his eyes changed slightly and stared at Mod Amon.