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Outside Kuwait City, in the barracks of the 3rd Regiment of the 25th Division of the British Army, it was quiet. Except for the sentry on duty, the rest of the people had already fallen asleep. Garrisoning troops in the Middle East, for these British soldiers, is not a good errand, not only the military pay is low, there is no oil and water, and they don't even dare to play with women, after all, these Arabs who believe in Islam, but some extreme, if they bully their wives and daughters, it will cause big trouble, coupled with the harsh climate and natural conditions here, to serve in the Middle East, the root is to enter the defense.

The barracks of the British army were relatively poorly built, with rows of simple houses enclosed by wooden fences, plus some simple firing points and watchtowers built at four corners, and nothing more.

At 3 o'clock in the middle of the night, even the sentries of the British army dozed off, and a bonfire burned to the west of the barracks. And the soldiers of the British army did not know anything about this. Or maybe I saw it, but the root didn't pay attention. In this part of the Middle East, the weather is so dry that dry trees are set on fire, which is normal.

At this time, in the waters of the Persian Gulf, less than 5 kilometers from the coast, the heavy cruiser "Guangzhou" and four destroyers of the Chinese Navy were already moored here. As the fire rose next to the British barracks, the two twin 305-mm guns on the heavy cruiser Canton began to turn.

At 3:12 a.m., a roar sounded, orange-red flames flashed from the muzzle of the heavy cruiser 'Guangzhou', and four shells weighing more than 300 kilograms flew towards the shore.

"Boom! Rumble! "Clusters of orange-red fireballs rose from the ground, and in the center of the place was the barracks of the 3rd Regiment of the 25th Division of the British Army. The British soldiers in their sleep only felt that the ground was shaking. They rushed out of the barracks in a daze. Then life was taken away by a four-shot shot of shrapnel.

"Boom! Rumble! "The main and secondary guns of the heavy cruiser 'Canton' began to rain shells at the British barracks at the maximum rate of fire. Four destroyers, which also sailed less than a kilometer from the coast, used the rapid-fire guns on the battleships to harvest the lives of these British soldiers. The entire barracks, completely enveloped by the artillery fire of the Chinese Navy, countless British soldiers were killed, barracks and fortifications. They were all blown into ruins.

Colonel Thomas, commander of the 25th Regiment of the 3rd Division of the British Army, was pulled out of bed by his adjutant and had not yet figured out what had happened.

"Commander, we are under attack, and the enemy's artillery fire is very fierce!" The adjutant said loudly to Colonel Thomas.

"What's going on? What the hell is going on? Who is attacking us? Colonel Thomas's face was a little pale.

"The artillery fire came from the sea, it should be the navy of the Chinese!" The adjutant replied.

"Boom!" This time. A shell fell from the sky and blasted the entire command headquarters into rubble. Colonel Thomas and his lieutenant were also blown away. The shelling lasted for half an hour, and by the time the shelling was over, the British barracks had been reduced to rubble. Of the thousands of people in the 3rd Regiment of the 25th Division of the British Army, all but a few escaped, the rest had already been killed.

At the time when the Navy began to shell heavily. The soldiers of the 9th Regiment of the 1st Division of the Chinese Marine Corps have already begun to land. The landing process was very smooth and unhindered. After disembarking, the troops began their march towards Kuwait City. And this process has not met with any resistance. British troops stationed in Kuwait City. Frightened by the fierce shelling, the first reaction of the surviving British troops was not to resist, but to flee for their lives. The farther they fled, the better, which allowed the Chinese Marines to capture Kuwait City without a bloody sword. And after daybreak they attacked in all directions. Within a few days, he took control of the whole of Kuwait.

In the Kuwaiti royal palace, the transfer of power to the Kuwaiti royal family also had a result before dawn. The squadron's attack caused those who had previously supported Kuwaiti Emir Mubarak Sabah to change their stance and choose to support Prince Jaber. Mubarak Sabah saw that the tide was turning, so he had to compromise, relinquishing the throne of Kuwait and passing the throne to Prince Jaber. Prince Jaber thus became the eighth emir of Kuwait, Jaber II Sabah.

Prince Jaber, who got his wish, was overjoyed and immediately announced the treaty between Kuwait and China, announcing that from now on, China would become the protectorate of Kuwait and be responsible for Kuwait's security. At the same time, China has obtained the right to exploit oil throughout Kuwait at a price of one million Chinese yuan a year, and the treaty is valid for 99 years. At the same time, Prince Jaber announced that the money would be used to improve the lives of the Kuwaiti people, which undoubtedly allowed him to gain more support from Kuwaitis and consolidate his rule. In Prince Jaber's view, although one million Chinese dollars is not much, it is far less than the 100 million Chinese dollars obtained by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. However, Kuwait's territory is too small, its population is only a few tenths of that of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and whether it can extract oil is also very difficult to say. However, after the situation in the Middle East stabilized and China found the Great Burgan oil field in southern Kuwait, a super oil field with reserves of nearly 10 billion tons, Prince Jaber died of depression. However, there is no way to do it, the whole of Kuwait is already under the control of China, even if he is dissatisfied, he can only pinch his nose and admit it.

After the coup d'état in Kuwait, all the British in Kuwait were imprisoned. A few days later, the British side got the relevant news, which caused an uproar throughout the UK. You know, although Kuwait is small and has little value, it is an important part of the British colonial system in the Middle East. Britain had been using Kuwait as a base to encroach northward on Iraq, which belonged to the Ottoman Empire. However, now Kuwait, with the support of the Chinese, staged a coup d'état and broke away from British control, which caused Britain to suffer heavy losses. At the same time, the colonial system in the entire Middle East region is also under mortal threat.

This is completely unacceptable to the UK. China's possession of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has created a serious threat to British interests in the Middle East. However, Britain is still not ready to fight China with all its strength here, but chooses to join forces with France and let the French take the lead. This way the UK has more options. And now, the Chinese have unabashedly and directly attacked the British colonies, today it is Kuwait, tomorrow it is likely to be Persia, Afghanistan, and even India, which has to make Britain vigilant, and the colonial system established by Britain in the Middle East and even the world will collapse as a result. Britain is also very clear about China's ambitions. If there is an opportunity for Britain to collapse the colonial system that Britain has worked so hard to build up for hundreds of years, China will certainly not let go of this opportunity.

"The Chinese are challenging the bottom line of the British Empire, and they want to destroy the foundation of the British Empire's rule in the vast colonies and destroy the foundation of the British Empire." Your Excellency, Prime Ministers, we must not let it go, we must launch a severe counterattack against the Chinese and punish those damned yellow-skinned monkeys. Otherwise, the next to be taken by the Chinese may be Persia and Afghanistan, or even India. We have already received definite news that the Chinese army in Central Asia has entered a state of combat readiness, and as soon as they go south, our Persia and Afghanistan will fall into their hands like ripe peaches! Sir Edward Grey, the British Colonial Secretary, blushing with anger, was loudly complaining to his cabinet members about the Chinese's behaviour in the Middle East and the consequences of such behaviour for Britain.

British Prime Minister Arthur Balfour and other ministers are also in a heavy mood at this moment. The expeditionary force suffered a defeat in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and had to retreat to the northwestern part of the Kingdom together with the French. Although they have begun to continue to increase their troops, if it were not for the poor geographical conditions of the Saudi Kingdom, I am afraid that the Chinese would have driven them out of the Kingdom long ago. At the same time, they did not expect that the Chinese would act in Kuwait and directly separate Kuwait from British colonial rule, which undoubtedly touched the bottom line of Britain.

"If the Chinese make a move against Persia and Afghanistan, how many troops will we have to send to hold it?" Prime Minister Arthur Belfour asked. In the Middle East, although Britain's strength is not weak, it is somewhat inferior to China.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, we are now in Persia and Afghanistan, just over 30,000 people. If the Chinese go south from Central Asia, our little army will not be able to resist it. If we want to hold Persia and Afghanistan, we need to send at least 200,000 more troops! Field Marshal Neville Powers Sir Chamberlain said.

"Two hundred thousand?" Prime Minister Arthur Belfour's face changed suddenly. The Boer War had already cost the British Army heavy losses, and sending another 200,000 men to Persia and Afghanistan would not be able to sustain it at all.

"Your Excellency, this is not the most important thing, the most important thing is that the entire Indian Ocean is under the control of the Chinese. We would not be able to send more troops to Persia and Afghanistan. If the Chinese are really determined to swallow Persia and Afghanistan, we will have no way at all! Lord Chancellor John Fisher said. The current Royal Navy of the British Empire has no way to compete with the Chinese for control of the Indian Ocean, and the entire northern part of the Indian Ocean belongs to the sphere of influence of the Chinese, and the Indian fleet of the British Navy can only operate in the waters around India!