Chapter 693: Bitter Mouth

Saudi Arabia, known as the Great Eclipse in Chinese history, was at its peak in the eighth century, and the Pai Tu spanned Europe, Asia, and Africa, and began to decline in the 11th century, and was ruled by the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century.

In the 19th century, the British invaded, and in 1924 Najd chief Abdul Aziz Saud annexed the Hejaz, proclaiming himself king the following year. After 30 years of warfare, Abdul Aziz Saud finally unified the Arabian Peninsula and proclaimed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on September 23, 1932.

Although Saudi Arabia has been declared a state, they have been ruled by the British for nearly a hundred years and have been deeply influenced by the British, so although their official language is Arabic, the lingua franca is English. At this time, the Saudi king Abdulaziz was also a relatively promising king, and after the founding of the country, he established a cabinet system to unify the national administration: introduce science and technology, improve agricultural production, and develop public utilities such as transportation, electricity, education, and medical care.

Although he himself very much wanted to get rid of the control of Britain and the United States, he also knew very well that with Saudi Arabia's current economic and military strength, it was tantamount to a pipe dream to confront the Western powers, and in 1933, he was forced to lease 932,000 square kilometers of oil exploration rights to the Mobil Oil Company of California, which is an excellent example.

In early May 1942, a mighty Dangdang fleet sailed into Bosi Bay, which included two aircraft carriers, a battleship,

A huge fleet, including two heavy cruisers and 12 destroyers, was personally led by Zheng Xin, commander of the South China Sea Fleet, towards the Saudi port of Dammam.

In a small conference room of the "Han Shin" aircraft carrier, Vice Admiral Zheng Xin, commander of the South China Sea Fleet, was talking to a middle-aged man in a black suit with an elegant expression that made people feel good at first sight.

I saw Zheng Xin say with a serious expression: "Minister Zhou, this time we visited Saudi Arabia and established diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia, but it is the first time since the founding of the Republic of China, but my country is very lacking in understanding of this country, in order to avoid getting into trouble, you can mention us more." ”

This middle-aged man is Zhou Tiecheng, the foreign minister of China, and Zhou Tiecheng nodded and said: "General Zheng is polite, I can't talk about guidance, but you must respect each other's national habits when you arrive in Saudi Arabia can be described as the most pious Islamic country in the world, there are many taboos, and they have some customs that seem to us to be very unbelievable." They believe that all the stimulation of the human senses, smoking, drinking, and even singing and dancing are a manifestation of depravity and the beginning of crime, so the prohibition of alcohol has become a strict law in Saudi Arabia, and I will not say anything about the prohibition of eating pork, etc. I have already had these things printed in a pamphlet, and you have to organize the officers and men to memorize them, so that it will not be difficult to control them when something goes wrong. ”

Zheng Xin couldn't help but be speechless after hearing this: "Minister Zhou, they are being monks, how can they live these days." ”

Zhou Tiecheng smiled: "Heh, they are such a custom, as long as you get used to it."

Besides, we not only want to establish diplomatic relations with them this time, but also to obtain the right to extract oil there, naturally it is not appropriate to have a bad relationship with them, Saudi Arabia is different from other places where the criss-crossing of the power of the Western countries is very complicated, although we are not afraid of the provocations and conspiracies of Western countries, but we cannot take the initiative to cause trouble, the president attaches great importance to the establishment of diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia, do you understand what I mean? When Zhou Tiecheng said this, his tone gradually became serious.

"Please rest assured that our South China Sea Fleet" will definitely do a good job of escorting you! Zheng Xin straightened up and reassured.

Zhou Tiecheng nodded with satisfaction: "That's good, the president also said that the navy exists for the interests of the country, and now it's time for you to show your talents......

In the royal palace in Riyadh, the Saudi capital, Saudi King Abdulaziz is talking to a Western man with green eyes and a hooked nose, who is the British ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Lord Edhikigan.

Huaxia sent such a huge fleet to Bos Bay, and naturally it could not hide from the British, who had been operating in Saudi Arabia for hundreds of years. Seeing that the Chinese were about to attack their traditional territory, the British were in a hurry, and the British ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Lord Editegan, hurriedly came to find Abdul Aziz and prepared to state the pros and cons and let Abdul Aziz drive the Chinese away.

Lord Edie's face was very bad at this time, and his gloomy face was even darker against the hooked nose, and he took a sip of the coffee offered by his servant, and a strange smell suddenly entered his mouth. Edie endured the discomfort in his stomach and put down the glass as if nothing had happened, although he had been in Saudi Arabia for many years, the home-grown coffee in Saudi Arabia still made him very sick to his stomach.

"Your Majesty, we in the British Empire think that the Chinese have absolutely no good intentions when they come to the Middle East this time, so you must be careful!"

Although Abdulaziz is also a decisive king, he is a very kind old man from his face, and he also put down the cup in his hand and pretended to be puzzled and smiled: "Ambassador Yidi, you are exaggerating, I don't think the Chinese people may have any different intentions, it is very normal for Huaxia to propose diplomatic relations with our country, and we Muslims have always had a welcoming attitude towards distant friends, just like our attitude towards your country." ”

As soon as Abdul said this, Lord Edi was speechless, and he could not say, "Hey............

Beware, those Chinese are here for your oil! "Not to mention how rude and reviled it is to prevent the other two countries from establishing diplomatic relations in terms of international etiquette, let's just say that the British and Americans do not know how many times they have done it in the exploration and exploitation of oil. Lord Edi can't just let himself mine and not let the Chinese people in, after all, Saudi Arabia is nominally a sovereign country, and he has a reason to establish diplomatic relations and conduct business with any country.

"But don't you think the Huaxia people are menacing this time? This time they weren't just diplomats, they were joined by a huge fleet. For the sake of your country's national defense and security, I think it is better to be cautious, and if you wish, we promise that the Imperial Navy will be willing to serve you. After a few words, Lord Edie finally bared his fangs.

Listening to Lord Edi's words, King Abdul put on a smile and said, "Ambassador Edi, we Arab people do not have the tradition of picking up scimitars to guests from afar, we used to treat British friends like this, and now we treat friends from China like this.

If you have to do this, I can only say the ugly words in front, this incident has nothing to do with our Saudi Arabia, and you are responsible for all the consequences arising therefrom! ”

"You ......" a hint of anger flashed in Lord Edie's eyes, these Saudis are too ignorant, the British Empire is so generous to help them drive away these Chinese, but they don't appreciate it.

Lord Edi suppressed the anger in his heart and persuaded bitterly: "Your Majesty, our British Empire government has come with sincerity, don't misunderstand our good intentions. As long as you assemble your army and cooperate with our navy of the British Empire, you are fully capable of driving out those Chinese. ”

King Abdul still wavered: "I still say the same old saying, we will welcome any country and friend who wants to associate with us with open arms." ”

Seeing that Abdul was determined to welcome the Chinese navy that came from afar, Lord Edi could only reluctantly leave after sitting for a while.

Looking at Lord Edie who was walking away, Abdul's eyes showed a strange look, and he sat quietly on the sofa and did not speak. At this moment, a figure flashed from behind a screen next to him, this is Prince Khalid, Abdul's first heir.

"My esteemed father, why did you reject Ambassador Edy's suggestion so firmly, aren't you afraid of offending the British?" Khalid asked, puzzled.

Abdul looked at his son and smiled with a hint of kindness: "My child, some things are not as simple as they seem on the surface, the Chinese people are coming with great momentum this time, do you think that just the few broken warships of the British who stopped in the port of Dammam can stop them?" Even I can see this, don't the British understand it? The reason why they asked me to make this decision was only to reap greater benefits in their subsequent negotiations with the Chinese, and we could not use the British as a gunman. ”

Khalid blurted out: "But the British have more than 200,000 troops in North Africa, and they can come to Saudi Arabia for reinforcements at any time, do the Chinese want to defeat the more than 200,000 powerful British army with a fleet?" ”

Abdul looked at his son in front of him and shook his head: "Khalid, it seems that the strength of the British is already ingrained in your heart, which will blind your eyes." Think about it, even if the British have more than 200,000 troops in North Africa, do they dare to send even one division of men and horses to Saudi Arabia now, they don't dare! Now that they have been beaten by the Germans, how dare they add the enemy of Huaxia? The British did this only to get the authorization of our royal family to extract more benefits from the Chinese, and these benefits are better for us than to cheapen the British. ”

"Oh............ That's what it is. Khalid suddenly realized: "It turns out that the British don't really want to stop the Chinese, their real purpose is just to get benefits from the Chinese!" ”

"Yes!" Seeing that his son had finally opened his mind, Abdul nodded with satisfaction and said something else......!