Chapter 787: The Regretful Sultan, the Smug Shah

"Osman, his heart can be punished!"

Abreq in the Kuwait region, the outward outward city in the southwest of Kuwait, and the closest city to Haf-Abatin. Wechengen, the commander of the Wehrmacht in Kuwait, angrily marked the Osman with a 'white-eyed wolf' nameplate in the deepest part of his memory. He hated Abdul so much that he wanted to kill Abdul with a knife. Hamid II.

He complained about China's help to the Ottomans over the years, such a country that does not know how to be grateful should sink to the bottom of the world, and should be divided up like meat in the Western world.

The Ottomans pushed the 5,000 Chinese garrison to the edge of the cliff, and their enemies were at least 15,000 tribal coalitions and no less than 3,000 European mercenaries. With the stalemate in the fighting of Haf-Abatine, a part of the tribal armed forces and mercenaries on the Najd plateau rushed over, bringing dozens of cannons and a considerable amount of ammunition.

Wei Chengen is Wei Jun's second son, and when China intervened in South Africa, he was the garrison commander of South Africa's Riverside City. This is an officer who grew up in the Lanfang War, and should have a good future, if not die on the battlefield. As a result, Wei Chengen remained trapped in South Africa for the time after the Second Boer War. He has safeguarded the safety of China's non-labor and immigrants, safeguarded China's interests, and missed the fierce and huge war between East and West!

When he returned to the mainland after the war, Wei Chengen had no hope for his future in the army. But Wei Jun, Wei Changjun, who was promoted to lieutenant general in the Nanyang War, Liu Mingchuan's most powerful cadre at that time, exchanged his retirement for Wei Chengen's 'new life'. Not only was he not lined up for active duty. and the previous one became a major general.

This time he came to Kuwait for an expatriate, and Wei Chengen regarded it as his second chance. vowed not to disappoint his retired father, and he would definitely stand up to the Wei family. Outcome. Judging from the current momentum, it is going to be Abdul. Hamid II's Ottoman Empire pits into the Mariana Trench.

He repeatedly asked Istanbul for reinforcements, and the Chinese garrison had already intervened in the war on the peninsula, and they were invited to take control of the city of Ha, so to speak, firmly on the side of the Ottomans. Istanbul's reward is a refusal.

There was no way, so Wei Chengen reported to China on the one hand, and asked the Ottoman army on the peninsula to attack the tribal coalition army to share the pressure on Haf'abatein.

The Ottoman garrison on the peninsula refused three times the Doge Ali Pasha had not recovered from his serious wounds. Wei Chengen really hated all those in power in the Ottoman Empire. Hate Abdul to death. Hamid II.

They ruined all of Wei Chengen's ideals and last hopes, ruined the lives of perhaps 5,000 Wehrmacht soldiers, and ruined many of China's efforts in the Middle East.

Wei Chengen did not think that the 5,000 Wehrmacht was really not an opponent of the triple tribal armament, he was afraid of the artillery of the Europeans. But even if things develop to the worst scene, Wei Chengen can guarantee that he will make the people of the peninsula pay a price several times heavier. This is Chiguoguo's blood feud.

Originally, the impression of China on the peninsula and in the Middle East was still okay. As a result, it was completely ruined.

As the commander of the Kuwaiti garrison, Wei Chengen, who holds the rank of major general, knows China's strategy in the Middle East. The impact of this war was enormous. In other words, from the moment the tribal forces launched an attack on the city of Ha, China's strategic layout was lost in half. As the commander of the garrison, the responsibility he had to shoulder had destroyed the Wei family's last hope.

If the Wei family really wants to be in the army, they must wait for the third generation of the family. Wei Chengen really hated the Ottomans and the Peninsulars. It's also very Western......

There are quite a few tough people in the garrison command, and of course they know the 'bad luck' of their commanders. It may be that Britain and France instructed the tribes to attack Harbin with armed forces, directing a small step in the game of great powers. But for the little people in it, the aftermath of this small step completely shattered a family's expectations. These days, I don't know how many officers who know cause and effect, and secretly feel sorry for Wei Chengen.

Wei Chengen after his expectations were completely shattered. All that remains is to ensure that everything is peaceful and safe in the Kuwaiti territorial zone. The Ottomans themselves cut off all hope for Commander We, Abdul. Hamid II died a hundred times. In the eyes of Commander Wei, it is not a pity!

"Commander, although reinforcements have been sent to the country and a request for help from Persia, far water cannot quench the thirst of the near. In the short term, we can only rely on ourselves. Haf'abatin could no longer hold on, and the enemy had already sent a partial division to Ahmadi, directly threatening the oil fields of the Great Burgan, where there was absolutely no room for failure. ”

In Kuwait's war, if Wei Chengen copes with the war properly and strives to protect the interests of the country, although his future is gone, he will be able to get a more decent position after returning home. However, if the Great Burgan oil field cannot be saved, His Majesty the Emperor will not talk about the anger of the Emperor for a moment, but only think about how huge the losses of the Kuwait Development Company are, and the seriousness of the consequences can be predicted. The Kuwait Development Corporation as a whole is a condensation of the interests of half of China's financial community. Whoever makes them lose a lot, they can make them never turn over.

What is Haf'abating compared to the Big Bulgan oil field? Losing it, Wei Chengen didn't do any harm. This place had only served as a gateway before, and if the city of Hazakh was not lost, it would be impossible for the enemy forces to threaten Abreig and Kuwait. Now this role has become no longer with the tribal armed forces detouring more than 300 miles to attack Ahmadi.

The chief of staff's proposal to withdraw from the army can be said to be sincerely considering and thinking about Wei Chengen.

"Retire! Although all the ammunition is taken away, everything that can be taken away is taken away, and all the things that can't be taken away are burned! Cannons can't afford to lose. If a retreat is arranged, Chief of Staff, you go to the front and be responsible for the organization. ”

"Yes!"

The chief of staff straightened up, gave a military salute, and then walked out of the headquarters quickly. The highest echelons of the Chinese garrison resolved the trade-off issue in a very short time. And at this moment in the Dolmabahce Palace, Abdul. Hamid II and the entire upper echelons of the Ottoman Empire were struggling with a diplomatic letter handed over by the Chinese ambassador to Istanbul.

Weak-willed Abdul. Hamid II had already faintly regretted his previous plans and actions. How did you forget Muzaffar-al-Din of Persia? What about the sand?

Although the strength and status of Persia are far from being comparable to those of the Ottomans, they are not comparable to the tribal savages of the peninsula. Don't say five thousand, Muzaffar al-Din. In order to kneel and lick China, Sha is willing to send 50,000 people. Abdul. Hamid II was aware, and a series of treaties of interest had recently been signed between Persia and China. Saudi Arabia received a large amount of arms from China, accompanied by many Chinese military advisers and instructors, and formed three divisions of troops directly under the royal family and five modern military academies of different ranks and scales. The relationship between China and Persia is much closer than last year!

The Ottoman Pasha didn't know what to say. They also forgot about Persia, because the country was inferior to the Ottomans, whose status had plummeted after the end of the last war with Tsarist Russia in 1882. The current king Muzaffar al-Din. Sha, even relying on the strength of the British and the Russians before it, was able to suppress the domestic dish cooking pie. Such a country is so hard to think about that it is easy to forget.

As a result, it was this forgotten country that was now in great trouble for the Ottomans.

"What should I do now?"

"Although Kuwait is the territory of the Empire, according to the treaty we signed with China before, all rights there belong to China. We have no reason or right not to allow the Persian army to enter there. Unless we are going to officially tear our faces with China. This is a no-go! ”

There is no eternal friendship between nations, only eternal interests. For the sake of interests, the Ottoman Empire, after pulling China into the water, stepped China even lower when China needed their help the most; For the sake of interests, a year ago the Persian Shah Mum'afar-udin, who was still full of fear and vigilance about China. Sha can send all the troops under his control to help China without pressure, if China needs it.

The Pasha of the Ottoman Empire also made it clear that the Ottoman Empire had a fundamental national policy -- it was impossible to turn the other cheek with China, and the two sides must maintain a quasi-alliance relationship.

Abdul. Hamid II certainly agrees with this, and if he thinks he has a cornucopia of oil in the Middle East before the large-scale discovery of oil, he is still a little proud, and he does not take the Ottoman 'friendship' with China so seriously. But now his mind is clear. The Ottoman Empire still has the same strong friendship as China's allies, Britain and France will directly stir up the peninsular tribes to rebel, if the Ottoman Empire loses China as a powerful ally, will they directly send troops to war against the Ottomans?

It was because of this psychology that when the Kingdom of Persia emerged from the other side, Abdul. Hamid II will faintly regret it. This incident will definitely destroy Sino-Austrian friendship. Even if China does not distance itself from the Ottomans anytime soon, there is actually a gap between the two countries. I don't know how much effort and how long it will take to make up for it.

The more I think about it, Abdul. The more Hamid II regretted it. Why was he so short-sighted at the beginning, trying to force the Chinese with a small calculation, but now it is good, forcing the Chinese to force his own head, and regret it.

At the same time, Muzaffar al-Din of the Persian kingdom. Sha, now smiling at his son Muhammad. Ali. Sha said: "When dealing with Chinese, just be honest. The culture of the Chinese has an absolute influence on their national policy and foreign policy, and the Chinese themselves limit their own appetite and will not be as greedy as the British to eat everything. So, don't learn from Abdul. Hamid played a lowly cleverness, and he must now regret his death. (To be continued......)