The Arabian Peninsula, where the yellow sand is covered with sky, and the living conditions are extremely harsh. However, in the oases in the desert, there are Arabs who tenaciously survive and multiply here and establish a brilliant civilization. Although modern Arabia is in decline, poverty, and civil strife. However, no one can deny that they have also been glorious in history. The former Arab Empire is known as one of the seven great empires of the world!

The Arab Empire was an Islamic empire established by the Arabs on the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle Ages, and it is called the Great Food in Chinese history books since the Tang Dynasty, while Western Europe is used to calling it the Saracen Empire. The Arab Empire lasted for 626 years, mainly including the four major caliphates (632-661) and the Umayyad dynasty (661-750) and the Abbasid dynasty (750-1258). With a land area of 13.4 million square kilometers, it stretches from the Indus River and the Green Mountains in the east, to the Atlantic coast in the west, to the Caucasus Mountains, the Caspian Sea and southern France in the north, and to the Arabian Sea and the Sahara Desert in the south. Due to its unique geographical location, the rise of the Arab Empire changed the course of development of many surrounding peoples and had a very important impact on the history of the Middle Ages. In 1258, Baghdad was captured by Hulegu, the commander of the Great Mongol expedition to the west, and the Arab Empire was destroyed.

Subsequently, the Ottoman Turkish Empire rose to become a great empire spanning Asia, Europe and Africa. In the 16th century, the Hejaz region in the western part of the Arabian Peninsula was occupied by Turkey. It became a province of the Ottoman Empire in Turkey. Around 1446, the ancestors of the House of Saud left Kardiff in the eastern part of the peninsula. He came to settle near the Wadi-Mulga valley in the Najd region and named the place Deliyah. Late 17th to early 18th century. The House of Saud became one of the three most powerful families in Najd. In the first half of the 18th century, a new sect of Islam, Wahhabis, emerged in the Najd region. As an ideological weapon to achieve political unity, Wahhabis were fully accepted by the Saud family and later played a decisive role in the establishment of a centralized state by the Saud family. In 1750, the Bedouin chief Muhammad. Ibn . Saudi Arabia establishes an emirate in Del Iyah. After that, the leader of the House of Saud conquered Najd, occupied Riyadh, and attacked Kuwait, Karbala, and annexed Al Ahsa. The conquest of Mecca and Medina, the seizure of the entire Hejaz from the Turks, and the establishment of the first Wahhabi dynasty ruled by the House of Saud in 1811. Seven years later, Egyptian (then provincial) troops sent by the Turkish Sudan razed El Yiyah, the capital of the Saudi Emirate. The Saud family was forced to flee to coastal towns in Kuwait and the Persian Gulf. In 1824, Mohammed's grandson, Turki, seized Riyadh and established the second Saudi Emirate. In 1834, Turki's eldest son, Faisal, succeeded to the throne, but was captured in an engagement with the Turks and exiled to Egypt. Year 1843. Faisal fled from Egypt and regrouped, regaining control of the central peninsula in 1845.

Although, the kingdom of Najd controlled most of the Arabian Peninsula. But. The country is still a small country under internal and external troubles. The Shamal tribe in the northern part of the kingdom has always rebelled against the rule of the House of Saud and covets the kingdom. It's just that the strength of the House of Saud is not enough to wipe out the Shamal tribe. Behind the Shamal tribe. There was also the support of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, which plunged the kingdom of Najd into crisis. A little careless. The rule of the House of Saud would be overthrown.

It was under such circumstances that an envoy from the Chinese Empire arrived in Riyadh. Merely. The arrival of the Chinese envoy was not welcomed by the Saudis. On the contrary, they were also met with hostility.

The Chinese Empire made huge profits from the oil exploitation in the Persian Gulf. And the kingdom of Najd, which also belongs to this region, is still living a hard life, which naturally makes them extremely unbalanced in their hearts. Besides, when the Ottoman Turkish Empire ceded the land along the Persian Gulf coast to the Chinese Empire, the Kingdom of Najd was extremely opposed. However, at that time, nominally, the ownership of those territories still belonged to the Ottoman Turkish Empire. After that, the army of the Chinese Empire entered strongly, and the Kingdom of Najd did not have the courage to confront the Chinese Empire, so it could only be resigned.

What's more, the entire Arabian Peninsula is a barren land of yellow sand. The Kingdom of Najd did not value those lands at the beginning. But later, the Chinese found oil in those territories, which naturally made the Arabs of the Kingdom of Najd extremely dissatisfied. If those territories still belong to them, wouldn't the huge profits from oil also belong to them?

Of course, the current Chinese Empire is already the world's most powerful country, how can a small country like the Kingdom of Najd, with a population of only a few million, confront the Chinese Empire? Even the mighty Ottoman Turkish Empire did not have the guts to retake the Persian Gulf, let alone them. As a result, they could only watch as the Chinese Empire continued to transport oil from the Persian Gulf in exchange for a large amount of profits.

Of course, these Arabs did not fail to think that one day they would be able to snatch the Persian Gulf from the Chinese Empire. Although this is somewhat unrealistic, it can be considered as a kind of spiritual sustenance for the Arabs!

Although the Chinese were not welcome, the Chinese envoy arrived in Riyadh and was taken to the royal palace of the Kingdom of Najd, where he met King Faisal. Now Faisal is already an old man in his sixties. Although the spirit is still very good, it is already showing old age, and it seems that there are no more years to live. Sadly, once Faisal died, would his sons be able to hold on to the country?

The Chinese envoy to Riyadh was actually a major officer of the 8th Brigade of the Imperial Marine Corps. The Arabian Peninsula is a blind spot for the Imperial* Military Intelligence Agency. Aside from oil, the Empire has little interest here at all, and it's not a focus of the MIA. Therefore, this time I went to negotiate with the Kingdom of Najd, and I had to let the Imperial Marines in the Persian Gulf be in charge.

"Honorable King Xià, contemptible Zhou Lin, I have been ordered to discuss an important matter with His Majesty the King!" Although Zhou Lin was only a twenty-six-year-old young officer. But in the face of the king of the kingdom of Najd, there is no fear at all. He represents the Chinese Empire, the most powerful nation on the planet, and nothing can fear him.

"General Zhou, if you have anything to say, just say it!" Faisal said. He has always been wary of the Chinese, for fear that the Chinese will seek to seize his country. The Kingdom of Najd is too weak to resist the Chinese at all. Originally, he thought that the yellow sand of the Arabian Peninsula would not attract the attention of the Chinese. However, after the discovery of oil, the Arabian Peninsula seems to be becoming more and more important. Although, the kingdom of Najd has tens of thousands of elite troops. However, their elite units are simply vulnerable in front of the Chinese * army, armed to the teeth. The Chinese only stationed a marine brigade in the Persian Gulf, totaling more than 6,000 people, but it has already made the Kingdom of Najd dare not act rashly. If war breaks out between the two sides, even if the Kingdom of Najd sends all its troops, it will not want to defeat a marine brigade of the Chinese.

"Your Majesty, the Empire wants to be able to cooperate with the Kingdom of Najd!" Zhou Lin said.

"Cooperation? How to cooperate? Is it to exploit the oil resources of the kingdom of Najd? Faisal asked. He firmly believes that in the vast Arabian Peninsula, there are also oil resources. It's just that they don't know where it's buried. If it can be mined, maybe his people will be able to live a good life.

"Your Majesty, oil extraction, is just one aspect. The Chinese Empire was willing to provide a batch of weapons and equipment to the Kingdom of Najd to strengthen the military strength of the Kingdom of Najd. Even, we can provide an interest-free loan to the Kingdom of Najd! Zhou Lin continued.

Faisal was stunned, and seemed to have not thought that the Chinese Empire would give so many benefits to the Najd Kingdom, which made him a little unable to believe when the Chinese would be so kind.

"What exactly do you want in the Kingdom of Najd?" Faisal asked. He knows that there is no such thing as a free lunch. The Chinese Empire will certainly not give so many benefits to the Kingdom of Najd in vain. They must have a plan.

"The Chinese Empire hopes that the Kingdom of Najd will be able to launch an attack on the Ottoman Turkish Empire!" Zhou Lin said.

"No, it can't be. The Ottoman Turkish Empire is a hundred times stronger than the Kingdom of Najd, and the Kingdom of Najd takes the initiative to provoke the Ottoman Turkish Empire, which is completely looking for death! Faisal shook his head immediately.

"Of course, the empire will not let the kingdom of Najd die. Soon, the Ottoman Turkish Empire will be in chaos. Egypt would become independent from the Ottoman Empire, and the inhabitants of the Ukrainian plains and the Balkans would oppose the Ottoman Empire. Even the Kingdom of Afghanistan would go to war against the Ottoman Turkish Empire. When the time comes, will the Kingdom of Najd still be worried? Major Zhou Lin said with a smile.

Faisal was lost in thought, knowing that the Chinese were doing this to get in trouble with the Ottoman Empire. However, this also seems to have great benefits for the Kingdom of Najd. The Ottoman Empire still had a strong presence on the Arabian Peninsula, and if they could be driven out, the rule of the Kingdom of Najd would be even more secure. They were even able to continue their territory to expand northward.

After careful consideration, Faisal finally could not resist the temptation and agreed to the conditions of the Chinese Empire. (To be continued......)

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