Chapter 1318: Depressed Germans
On August 7, 1857, after three days of fierce fighting, the Afghan Army captured Tehran, and the capital of the Persian Kingdom, defended by 200,000 Persian troops, fell in just three days. Moreover, the Afghan Army paid very little price, feeling that someone else's Persian Army surrendered to the Afghan Army without firing a shot.
Although, Nasser. Fourth. Prime Minister Shah and Prime Minister Mirza and others fled the Persian kingdom, but the Persian kingdom was destroyed anyway. King Akbar Khan of Afghanistan declared in Tehran that the Kingdom of Afghanistan had annexed the Kingdom of Persia and that the original administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Persia would remain unchanged, but all officials would need to be appointed by the Kingdom of Afghanistan.
It's just that it is not so easy for the Kingdom of Afghanistan to annex the Kingdom of Persia. Although the Persian army was defeated, there were still many who insisted on resisting. Especially the tribes everywhere, they were not willing to make the kingdom like this. In order to ensure the stability of the Persian kingdom, the Kingdom of Afghanistan had to deploy heavy troops in the Persian kingdom. The Afghan Army has more than 100,000 troops deployed in the Kingdom of Persia throughout the year. These troops were often attacked by the Persians. The Afghan Army's purge of the Persian resistance never ended. Many Persians were killed by the Afghan army, which deepened the enmity between the two countries.
It was precisely because of this situation that the Afghan king Akbar Khan fortunately gave up his intention to run the Persian kingdom and plundered the Persian kingdom as a colony. The wanton plundering of all kinds of agricultural and animal husbandry products and various ores from the Persian kingdom made the Afghan kingdom suck the blood of the Persian kingdom and became more and more powerful. And the kingdom of Persia became more and more impoverished.
Coupled with the disturbances of the Persian government in exile in Germany, the resistance of the Persians became more and more fierce. Of course. The kingdom of Afghanistan was so much more powerful than the Persians that they could only cause a small amount of trouble to the Afghans. Wanted to drive out the Persians completely. That's almost impossible. Especially with the support of the Chinese Empire.
In order to destroy the kingdom of Persia, the kingdom of Afghanistan paid a lot of price. The number of casualties in the army amounted to 50,000. The various war materials consumed are even more innumerable. Therefore, immediately after the destruction of the Persian Kingdom, the Kingdom of Afghanistan signed an agreement with the Chinese Empire, ceding the original Persian Province of Khuzystan to the Chinese Empire and incorporating it into the Iraqi Province of the Chinese Empire.
The rule of the Chinese Empire in the province of Khuzistan was much more stable, with the Persians forcibly relocated to Iraq and elsewhere, and then populated the province with some of the population from within the country. The geographical conditions here are not bad, and the common people of the empire can live and work in peace and contentment after migrating here. Other than that. The Ministry of Energy of the Reich also invested a lot of manpower and force in the search for oil in the province of Khuzystan on the basis of the development of the Germans. In the northeast of Ahvaz, the Germans had already found an oil field, but the Germans had to evacuate because of the agreement between the Chinese Empire and Germany. The empire only needed a small investment to be able to develop this oil field.
The Ahvaz oil field is a super oil field, and its oil reserves are no smaller than those of the Buqaig oil field, and the oil reserves here are expected. At least more than 1.5 billion tons. On the one hand, the empire kept the reserves of the Ahvaz oil field secret, and on the other hand, it was ready to start extracting oil from the area. The Empire has decided to exploit the Buqaig and Ahvaz fields in the Persian Gulf region for the time being. The production of these two oil fields alone is enough for the oil consumption of the empire and the whole world. For oil fields in the Persian Gulf and the rest of the Middle East. It can be discovered first, but it will not be mined. After all, the demand for oil is not very great right now. Extracting too much oil will lead to a further reduction in prices. This is also not conducive to the development of the oil industry.
Although, the Chinese Empire tried in every possible way to keep the secret of the Ahvaz oil field. But two months later, the oil field's reserves leaked out. In the Persian Gulf, after the Buqaig oil field, the Chinese Empire once again discovered a super oil field with reserves of more than 1.5 billion tons, which undoubtedly detonated the world. This oil field alone is now worth more than 3 billion Chinese dollars! As the price of oil continues to rise, so does the value of this field.
The Ottoman Turkish Empire has red eyes, and the oil reserves in the Persian Gulf region have completely exceeded their expectations! If these territories were the Ottoman Empire, then they would have been able to develop into a world power with this oil alone! Although, the province of Khuzystan was not part of the territory of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, with the strength of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, it would not be a problem at all to take away the province of Khuzstan from the Persian kingdom. Now that the province of Khuzystan has become the territory of the Chinese Empire, the Ottoman Turkish Empire can only regret it in vain. After all, the Ottoman Turkish Empire had not yet had the courage to attack the territory of the Chinese Empire, which was basically looking for death.
The Germans were even more depressed, and they were the first to propose the development of oil in the province of Khuzistan. And, after months of hard work, they have found the Ahvaz oil field. It's just that we haven't had time to estimate the reserves of this oil field yet. But now, this qiē has become Chinese, and it has nothing to do with Germany at all. This made the whole of Germany very angry, and some even demanded that the Ahvaz oil field be returned directly to the Chinese Empire. After all, according to the agreement signed between Germany and the Kingdom of Persia, they would jointly develop the oil fields in the province of Khuzystan, and each side would have a half-share. Even if the Kingdom of Persia perishes and the Kingdom of Afghanistan annexes the Kingdom of Persia, it should abide by this agreement.
"Damn the yellow-skinned monkeys, they have robbed the oil fields that belong to the German Empire, a super oil field with reserves of more than 1.5 billion tons, and the oil there is enough for the German Empire for a hundred years! However, now there is not a single qiē. They were all taken away by those yellow-skinned monkeys with intrigues! "Frederick. Crown Prince William roared angrily. The search for oil in the province of Khuzystan was first proposed by him. If Germany can take advantage of this to avoid the oil crisis, he will undoubtedly be a great hero, and his influence and status in Germany will rise to a very high level. William I was no longer young, and perhaps one day he would fall into the arms of God, and if he could have high prestige, he would be greatly strengthened after his succession. But now, it's all over.
Germany was a monarchy, but the power of the emperor was not as supreme as that of the Chinese Empire. The power of the German Kaiser was constrained by both the parliament and the nobility. Of course, if the personal charm and influence of His Majesty the Emperor are high enough, he will also be able to do what he says. It's just that Frederick. It was impossible for Crown Prince William to gain the same influence as William I. After all, Wilhelm I led the Kingdom of Prussia to complete the unification of the German Empire and make the German Empire a powerful empire second only to the Chinese Empire. This is undoubtedly an unprecedented achievement in the history of Germany.
If Frederick. Crown Prince William was able to help the Chinese Empire acquire a super-oil field, which might make the parliamentarians and nobles look at him differently. But now, it's all over.
Kaiser Wilhelm I's face was also very ugly, although Germany and the Chinese Empire signed an agreement to buy oil from the Chinese Empire at a low price to support the development of German industry. But now it seems that the agreement they signed with the Chinese Empire is nothing compared to the super oil field of Ahvaz. It can even be said that if the Ahvaz oil field were in German hands, they would be able to have an inexhaustible oil field.
Everyone was stimulated by the huge interests represented by the Ahvaz field. This was originally Germany's, but they were not able to seize the opportunity, so that now it is empty.
"Your Majesty, the province of Khuzistan has become the territory of the Chinese, and although the Persians do not recognize this agreement, this is already irreversible." Otto. Feng. Prime Minister Bismarck said. Although he was a little regretful, he knew that this result could not be changed. Unless, Germany is sure that it will defeat the Chinese Empire, and perhaps it can tear up the agreement signed with the Chinese Empire. But does Germany have the ability to do this?
"Damn! This must be what the Chinese have been planning for a long time, and they know that there are super oil fields in Khuzistan Province, so they do everything possible to stop us. Count Moltke, Chief of the General Staff of the German Army, said angrily. He was introducing trucks to replace mules and horses within the German Army, and even to transport infantry by trucks, so that infantry no longer had to travel on their legs. This would make the German Army more mobile. However, trucks can be made in Germany, but oil needs to be imported. Now that the Ahvaz oil field has fallen into the hands of the Chinese, it is equivalent to calling the lifeblood of Germany into the hands of the Chinese!
"Your Majesty, it's useless to talk about this now. Although we failed this time, we cannot give up the search for oil. Our goal needs to be shifted from the Persian Gulf to other places. The power of the Chinese in the Persian Gulf is too strong, we simply cannot confront them! The Minister of the Navy, Prince Felix, also said.
Wilhelm I nodded, and then said, "Ladies and gentlemen, the Germans will not admit defeat so easily. The Chinese can suppress us once or twice with despicable and shameless means, but we are indomitable, and the final victory will definitely belong to us. As long as we strive to become stronger, we will certainly have the ability to defeat the Chinese in the future and bring back the humiliation we have suffered today a thousand times over! (To be continued......)
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