After occupying the coastal areas, the General Staff transferred eight garrison divisions to the West Asia Theater in mid-June, ready to be tested on the battlefield. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Qian Xiangyang demanded that the garrison divisions be transported to Aden, Salalah, Dammam and Kuwait, with two divisions in each place, to prepare to drive out all the natives on the West Asian Peninsula and completely occupy the peninsula area; These 8 garrison divisions were to fight in West Asia for 1 year, and then they were replaced by other garrison divisions.

The mercenaries stationed in these places were transferred to the northern shore of the Persian Gulf, preparing for them to participate in the campaign against Iran, occupying the north and south of the Zagros Mountains in one fell swoop, and shattering the illusion that the Kingdom of Iran was blocking the Xia Empire.

These eight garrison divisions were formed relatively early, with one division each in the eastern and western provinces of Sumatra, and one garrison division in each of the six municipalities in Java province.

2 divisions on the island of Sumatra reached Aden, ready to attack westward, receive the Hejaz region, and prepare for a battle with the armies of the Hashemite family;

The other six divisions were sent to Kuwait, Dammam and Salalah to prepare to advance to the Najd region from the south, east and north, first to eliminate or drive the Saudi family out of the inland area of the peninsula, and then march into Hail to eliminate or drive away the Rashid family, so that the entire inland area of the peninsula will become a no-man's land, and then just send planes to conduct regular patrols, no need to garrison troops in the inland desert area, reduce expenses, and also allow the ecology of the inland area to recuperate and recover to a certain extent.

The news that the Xia Empire continued to increase troops to the peninsula gave the British the feeling that their tricks had succeeded, and only a country like the Xia Empire that did not know how to calculate costs and returns could do such stupid things; The more troops the Xia Empire had stationed there, the less threat it posed to the rest of the world.

The Ottomans were satisfied with the Xia Empire's move to send troops to take over the territory, so that the warships they had purchased with the land sales could return home, and other equipment could be brought back to equip the troops.

The news that the Xia Empire continued to increase troops made the three major families on the peninsula panic, and they all made similar decisions, first of all, they actively prepared for war, and they must know the real strength of the opponent only after fighting with the Xia Empire with real guns and ammunition, and also summarize experience for future counteroffensives; The second is to organize the old and young members of the family to evacuate in advance, leaving the seeds of a counterattack for the family, so as to ensure that they are defeated, the family will not be annihilated in one fell swoop, and there is a chance to make a comeback.

After the news of the three major families organizing the evacuation of family members, this was a very big blow to the morale of the army, and other chiefs and local tribes who fled to the Najd region also migrated to the Mediterranean.

The speed of the four-way garrison army is not fast, but it is steady and steady, mainly trying to put strong psychological pressure on the natives to withdraw on their own.

The two garrison divisions that reached Aden and after reaching Sana moved separately, one along the coastal plain west to Jazan and then towards Mehti, and the other division entered the inland plateau to clear the various tribes on the plateau; The two garrison divisions that reached Salalah first advanced westward, then drove the natives along the southeastern edge of the Rub al-Khali desert, bypassed the desert, and approached Riyadh from the southeast, the longest march and the most difficult conditions; The 3rd Route Army was to advance directly in the direction of Riyadh from Dammam, which was the main force occupying Riyadh; The two garrison divisions of the last route set out from Kuwait and arrived at Haf-Abatin and then moved separately, one division continued to advance in the direction of Buraidah, preparing to cut off the back route of the retreat of the Saud family, and one division deployed along Haf-al-Abatin in the direction of Rafkha and Allah to Turaif to prevent the indigenous people on the peninsula from escaping to the two river basins.

In the season of June and July, the difficulty of marching in the desert area can be imagined, the maximum temperature in the local daytime can reach 50 degrees, fortunately, the officers and men of these garrisons are from the tropics, and they themselves are adapted to the hot weather, in addition, the logistics materials are very well prepared, and then the patrol planes will transmit the corresponding information to the divisions in a timely manner to ensure the safety of the divisions, and the garrison army just wants to prevent the sneak attacks or traps of individual natives.

In the past, the captured camels could only be used to transport heavy supplies, and they were not allowed to ride, and all the officers and soldiers were on foot, which made them miserable.

The first to engage the indigenous army were the two divisions that set out from the port of Daman.

From Dammam to Riyadh is only more than 400 kilometers, the shortest distance, the greatest threat to the Saudi family, the Saudi family concentrated all their forces to prepare to ambush the road army, if they win, they can continue to deal with the Xia Imperial army, there is also the possibility of victory, even if they can't win, they can survive until the Xia Imperial army can not hold on.

Another factor in the reason why Ibn Saud fought a decisive battle with the Xia Empire so early was that the longer the time dragged on, the closer the other armies were to Riyadh, the greater the pressure, and the more discouraged the army, so it was necessary to attack as soon as possible while the army was still ready to fight.

An army of 40,000 camels marched in the direction of Dammam, preparing to fight the Xia Empire in the desert region. The troops of the Xia Empire were all on foot, and the camels were only transporting supplies, and this news made the officers and soldiers of the Saudi army very excited.

The garrison was very cautious, and this was the first time they had carried out a combat mission alone, and the two divisions continued to build up supply camps as they advanced.

After leaving Dammam, a logistical supply camp was set up every 50 kilometers, and for each camp established, each division left a battalion, one battalion to guard the camp and one battalion to transport supplies to the next camp.

The scouts sent by Ibn Saud found that the Xia Empire's army was gathered together, and the number of troops was too large to attack directly; Moreover, the enemy has a camp in charge of supplies at intervals, and the logistics support work is very good.

Ibn Saud conducted a careful analysis with all the chiefs based on intelligence, and finally came up with a plan, that is, not to fight head-on with the Xia Empire's army, but only to attack the opponent's supply camp, or to attack the opponent's team transporting supplies; As long as the opponent's supply camp or the team transporting supplies is eliminated, the opponent will definitely retreat without material support.

This battle plan was unanimously agreed by military commanders at all levels, they had camel rides, and they could quickly advance or retreat in the desert area, and their movements were very convenient, while the Xia Empire's army was on foot and it was difficult to maneuver with it.

Camels in the peninsula are the lifeblood of the natives, not only can they ride in the desert and transport supplies, but they can also drink the water stored in the camel's stomach when water is scarce; This camel can live in the desert area for more than 20 days without eating or drinking.

Ibn Saud divided his army into many troops, each of about 1,000 men, and each team took turns to go out to fight.

The patrol planes soon reported the news of the arrival of the indigenous army to the two divisions of the garrison, and the two divisions learned that the enemy had tens of thousands of cavalry, and felt that the pressure was not small, and after discussion, it was decided to stop the march, consolidate the five camps that had been established, and wait for the arrival of the enemy at leisure.

Ibn Saud learned that the Xia army had stopped advancing, and felt that the Xia army was afraid of them, so he decided not to hide in the shadows, but to concentrate his forces on attacking the Xia army's camps or transport lines. (To be continued.) )