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Steven Stredge's intention is obvious, let Qin Haoge postpone the attack, if Qin Haoge invaded Iraq after Steven Stritch left Iraq, then it has nothing to do with Steven Stredge. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
It's not necessarily unrelated, there must be responsibility, but when the time comes, it will start to fight because of the addition of the new governor, according to the efficiency analysis of the British government, and when the result is pulled out, it is estimated that Steven Streich has also died.
For this request, to be honest, Qin Haoge didn't want to agree, no matter what happened to Steven Streich, it had nothing to do with Qin Haoge.
Qin Haoge didn't even care about the Syrians under his command, let alone Steven Streich.
Syrians are "their own people" to Qin Haoge.
However, when Steven Strachey took out a document, Qin Haoge changed his decision.
"This is—" Qin Haoge looked at the document with a shocked expression.
"A little gift for you, I hope you will like it." Steven Strachey didn't care, as if he had sent a bag of tea instead of a defense map for the Iraqi army.
That's right, Steven Streich gave Qin Haoge a very detailed military map, which detailed the location of the Iraqi army in Iraq, the number of troops, the level of equipment and training, and so on.
It's a military secret.
"As I said, I'm leaving, everything in Iraq doesn't have anything to do with me anymore." Steven Streich is a pun.
To be sure, Steven Stredge's return to the UK Ministry of Defense will be rebuked, and Steven Stredge's will need to prove that Iraq with Steven Strait is not the worst Iraq.
With this map, Qin Haoge can deal a heavy blow to the Iraqi army in a very short period of time, and it is certain that the Iraqi army will be defeated by then, and then Steven Streich will be able to say in a grand manner: "Look, if I were still in Iraq, then this would never happen-"
In this way, it is estimated that Steven Streich's "resignation" was not voluntary.
"Well, when are you going to leave Iraq?" Qin Haoge pocketed the map and was ready to accept the deal.
"The day after tomorrow, after the arrival of the new governor in Iraq." Steven Strachey couldn't see the mood.
Maybe this is the greatest sorrow, and there is nothing more sad than dying.
Even if Steven Stretch escapes the punishment of the Ministry of Defense, then Steven Streich will probably never have the opportunity to serve as governor again.
"Okay, then the attack will be launched the day after tomorrow." Qin Haoge no longer concealed the attack, which was to reassure Steven Streich.
The current Qin Haoge and Steven Strachey are grasshoppers on the same line, if this matter leaks out, Steven Strachey will certainly be punished, and Qin Haoge will not have a good reputation, Lan Fang's law stipulates that "bribery" and "bribery" are the same crime, and even "bribery" should be punished heavily, which is more severe than the punishment for "accepting bribes".
Qin Haoge has decided to archive this map as a seizure by a certain patrol, and let the truth remain in his mind forever.
"Well, then, I wish you a good night." Steven Streich got up and stretched out his hand to Qin Haoge.
"I wish you a nice trip, too." Qin Haoge smiled Yan Yan.
After returning to the camp, Qin Haoge immediately began to study this map, preparing to formulate tactics on the basis of this map, striving to drive the Iraqis into Saudi Arabia instead of annihilating them all.
Before the new tactics were decided, Qin Mu hurriedly reported: "General, General Steven was attacked by unknown armed men in Iraq on the way back, and reliable information is that General Steven has died-"
Raid?
Still on the territory of Iraq?
This was really an emergency, and it took Qin Haoge a while to react.
"What's going on?" Qin Haoge's first thought after reacting was not to be sad, but to finally stop having to keep his agreement with Steven Stage.
"It's Karim, Karim must have sent someone to spy on General Steven Stredge, otherwise Karim wouldn't have known General Steven Stredge's whereabouts so accurately." Qin Mu has his own judgment this time, this is Qin Mu's conclusion based on his own news.
"Karim-" Qin Haoge only felt the trickiness of this matter at this moment.
Prior to this, Lan Fang and Britain had a tacit understanding, which was based on the premise that Lan Fang and Britain did not have major casualties, and now this tacit understanding was broken by Karim, no matter who killed Steven Strelch, the British would definitely not give up, at this time, if Qin Haoge started a war again, then a little carelessness would lead to the outbreak of a large-scale conflict between Lan Fang and the British.
"Do you know who the next British Governor will be?" Qin Haoge first had to determine the candidate for the British governor, and then he could decide on his next move.
"I don't know yet." The information in Qin Mu's hands is also limited.
By noon, Qin Haoge finally knew who the next British Governor General in Iraq would be-
No, not just Iraq, but the entire Middle East.
The new Governor General was named Angus Wollaston, a well-known hawk in the British Army. Angus Wollaston also fought in the last World War, where he was part of the North African Theater of Operations, and was highly effective in the attack on the Ottoman Empire. After the World War, Angus Wollaston returned to England as Chief of the Middle East Affairs Division of the War Office, and Steven Strathston's defeat in Iraq was unacceptable to the British, and Angus Wollaston was sent to Iraq as a "firefighter".
Angus Wollaston was a racist who massacred an estimated one million Armenians in the Middle East during the World War when the Ottoman Empire tried to suppress the Armenian revolt. Angus Wollaston was no better, as 100,000 civilians died in the war when he captured Baghdad and Iraq along the Euphrates River, which was the real reason why Karim was hostile to the British.
After the rise of Lan Fang, there have always been voices in the British government to take tough measures against Lan Fang, and Angus Wollaston is the backbone of advocating tough measures, such a person arrives in the Middle East, even if Qin Haoge does not take the initiative to attack, it will definitely change the current situation on the Syrian-Iranian border.
"Order the troops to get ready for an attack tomorrow morning." Qin Haoge made up his mind and decided to defeat the Iraqi army before Angus Wollaston arrived in Iraq.
At the same time that Qin Haoge made up his mind, the British Foreign Office and the Lanfang Foreign Ministry had already begun to talk about it.
As soon as the British government learned of the attack on Steven Stitch, it immediately threw this "black cauldron" to Lan Fang.
Early in the morning of May 2, British Prime Minister Andrew Bernal Law summoned Lanfang's ambassador to the UK, Randall Becky, to Downing Street and expressed the anger of the British government to Randall Becky in person. Andrew Bernal Law said that Lan Fang's actions had exceeded the bottom line of the British government, and the British decided to investigate the matter thoroughly, and at the same time the British government decided to send more troops to Iraq, this time it will be an all-British force.
Randall Becky showed what it would be like to be a diplomat, and in the face of Andrew Bernal Law's criticism, Randall insisted that Steven Streich's attack had nothing to do with Lan Fang, and that if Britain decided to expand the war, then the British government would be responsible for all the consequences.
Regarding the threat of the British government, the Lanfang military department did not back down at all.
And what happened to the British troops?
Now it is not a hundred years ago when the broadsword and spear faced foreign guns and artillery, the weapons equipped by Lan Fang's army are not inferior to the British in terms of advanced level, and in some aspects they are greatly surpassed, if the British want to expand the war, Lan Fang will definitely accompany them.
The location of this place in the Middle East is a bit special, almost the middle line between Lanfang and the United Kingdom, the distance from the British mainland to Egypt is about 5,700 kilometers, and the distance from Lanfang Golden State to the Persian Gulf is about 6,000 kilometers, if compared to the speed of reinforcements, Lanfang is not much worse than the British. And if in terms of capacity, Lanfang is not much worse than the UK.
Of course, if you take into account Moon Bay, then Lan Fang can exert more influence on the Persian Gulf.
Moon Bay is the former Diego Garcia, which is one of a series of islands that Qin Zhiyuan bought in the first place. When Qin Zhiyuan bought Diego Garcia, Lan Fang had not yet been established, and the funds in Qin Zhiyuan's hands were not abundant, although no one in the Foreign Legion dared to say anything about Qin Zhiyuan's purchase of Diego Garcia, but there must have been a lot of disapproval in his heart.
Now Qin Zhiyuan's strategic vision can finally be seen, Diego Garcia is in the center of the Indian Ocean, from here to the Persian Gulf, the distance is only 3,000 kilometers.
Even those who do not have a strategic vision now see the importance of Moon Bay.
Someone in the British Parliament has already put forward a proposal to hold accountable the person who sold Diego Garcia to Qin Zhiyuan in the first place, and at the same time take back Diego Garcia.
This is destined to be another headless debt, Diego Garcia has been subordinate to Mauritius for most of the history, Qin Zhiyuan bought Diego Garcia through the Mauritian government, you can't ask Mauritians to consider the overall interests of the British government when making decisions, that is the responsibility of the British Parliament, not the responsibility of the Mauritian government.
In fact, regardless of whether the British are bluffing or not, Lan Fang is expanding in Moon Bay, and if Lan Fang wants to go to war with the British in the Middle East, then Moon Bay is equivalent to Lan Fang's forward base.