"And you said there's no negotiating with them," Megatron muses. It's all too easy for him to believe that, what with how the Autobots started out in his own timeline. "In that case... I'd focus your efforts away from occupation and expansion and towards defence and public relations. You don't need to control every city -- it's probably better that you don't, in fact. Give the people options. Force some accountability on your leadership."