Chapter 916: War in the Middle East
When the League of Nations was first formed, the member states believed that after the League of Nations declared war on the Chinese Empire, five major battlefields would be formed on land, namely the Ural Mountains in Russia, the three islands in Japan, the border between the Chinese Empire and India, the border between the Chinese Empire and Canada, and the Kenya and Somalia regions of the Chinese Empire in Africa. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
As a result, except for the outbreak of the great war in the Russian Ural Mountains as scheduled, there has been no major movement in several other battlefields, the Japanese three islands, the Sino-Indian border, and the Sino-Canadian border, because the international coalition army was originally prepared to choose a defensive position in the early stage, while the army of the Chinese Empire did not launch an offensive in these three directions for the time being, so it was still calm for the time being.
In the Kenya and Somalia regions of Africa, the Chinese Empire, six countries with colonies in Africa, Britain, France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, and Spain, had already formed a combined force of more than 2 million troops, of which the regular armies of the six countries were not many, and they were all composed of colonial servants.
More than 2 million six-nation joint forces are sharpening their knives and preparing to launch an attack on the Kenyan and Somali regions of the Chinese Empire, but at this time, the news of the crushing defeat of the European Combined Fleet of the League of Nations suddenly came, which means that the sea lanes in the Kenyan and Somali regions have fallen into the hands of the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire, so that the troops of the Chinese Empire in the Kenyan and Somali regions can receive a steady stream of material and military support from the sea.
Although the total strength of the 6-nation joint force exceeds 2 million, it can basically be regarded as a rabble, and if the European United Fleet of the League of Nations blockades the entire Indian Ocean, leaving Kenya and Somalia isolated, the 6-nation joint force still hopes to defeat the Chinese imperial forces in Kenya and Somalia.
Now the remnants of the coalition of nations combined fleet in Europe are fleeing to Europe, where is there still the ability to blockade the Indian Ocean, the hope of the six-nation joint force to conquer the Kenyan region of the Chinese Empire and the Somali region can only be temporarily dashed, and the next main task of the six-nation joint force is to guard against the Chinese imperial army in Kenya and Somalia and launch an attack on the rest of Africa.
Except for the Russian Ural Mountains, although there is no movement in several other battlefields, there is no small movement in another place.
The first shot of this war between the League of Nations and the Chinese Empire was fired in the Middle East Special Administrative Region of the Chinese Empire, that is, the Kuwait region, and the Ottoman Turkish Empire mobilized the navy, land and air forces to launch a full-scale invasion of Kuwait on July 10, 1914.
However, it was attacked head-on by the Chinese Imperial Army, and when the main force of the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire defeated the European Combined Fleet of the League of Nations, the Ottoman Turkish Army that invaded Kuwait had been driven out of Kuwait by the defenders of the Middle East Special Administrative Region of the Chinese Empire.
In the attack on Kuwait, the Ottoman Turkish Empire lost nearly 400,000 army units and more than 200 new fighters, and the loss of the navy was even greater.
Sometimes when you beat someone up, it doesn't mean it's over, you have to know that people will fight back, you have to be prepared to be beaten.
When the main force of the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire defeated the European Combined Fleet of the League of Nations, the defending forces of the Middle East Special Administrative Region of the Chinese Empire included the Second Army of the Royal Marine Corps of the Imperial Chinese Empire, the newly formed Middle East Garrison Army, and the 25th Field Army of the Royal Army of the Imperial Chinese Army, which was subordinate to the 8th Field Army, with a total strength of only 300,000.
Taking advantage of the fact that the main force of the Ottoman Imperial Army was pinned down in the Russian Ural Mountains, the Ministry of Defense of the Chinese Empire immediately ordered 120,000 men of the Second Marine Corps of the Royal Marine Corps to launch an attack on the Iraqi region of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, and ordered the 25th Field Army of the 8th Field Army to launch an attack on the Saudi Arabian region of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, while the newly formed Middle East garrison remained in the Kuwait area.
At the same time, the Ministry of Defense of the Chinese Empire transferred the Third Army of the Royal Marines to support the attack on Iraq, and reinforced the 40th Field Army, which had been newly transferred to the 8th Field Army, to the offensive against Saudi Arabia.
The total strength of the Ottoman Imperial Army reached a staggering 4 million before the declaration of war on the Chinese Empire, but the Ottoman Turkish Empire successively sent 2.6 million army troops into the Russian Ural Mountains, and lost 400,000 army troops in the Kuwait region.
Moreover, the remaining 1.3 million troops, compared with the 2.6 million army units sent to Russia, are much worse in terms of weapons and equipment and personnel quality.
When the army of the Chinese Empire launched an attack on the Iraq region and the Saudi Arabian region, the Ottoman Turkish Army defending the above two areas was completely defeated, unable to organize an effective blockade at all, and almost collapsed at the touch of a button, and the Chinese Imperial Army in both directions advanced very quickly.
At this time, the Ottoman Turkish Empire realized that even if it was to transfer back the Ottoman Turkish army units on the first line of the Russian Ural Mountains, it was a little too late, the Chinese Empire's army was attacking very fiercely in the Iraq region and Saudi Arabia, and with the help of the Chinese Empire's air force, the Ottoman Turkish Army units in Iraq and Saudi Arabia could not stop it at all, and the Ottoman Turkish Empire immediately asked for help from other countries of the League of Nations, although it knew that it was too late. However, the Ottoman Empire still demanded from the League of Nations that Russian troops be repatriated.
Soon the ball for help was kicked to the head of Schlieffen, the interim commander-in-chief of the League's navy, land and air forces, at the League of Nations Joint Command Headquarters.
Schlieffen received the ball for help, it was August 30, 1914, Schlieffen suddenly felt a little big, you must know that after the European coalition army broke through the Ural defense line of the Chinese Empire, it began to attack the hinterland of the Chinese Empire, and now millions of European coalition troops have crossed the Ural Mountains and entered the territory of the Chinese Empire, and the 1.8 million Ottoman Turkish Imperial Army units belonging to the European coalition army have all entered the territory of the Chinese Empire according to the order, and an onslaught was being launched against the newly formed defensive line of the Chinese Empire on the front line of the Tobol River.
In the European Combined Army, the Minister of Defense of the Ottoman Empire, Enver Pasha, who led the 1.8 million Ottoman Imperial Turkish Army troops, also approached Schlieffen after learning of the domestic request for help.
"General Schlieffen, at present, the territory of our Ottoman Turkish Empire is suffering from the invasion of the Chinese Empire, and I hope that you will agree to let me lead the Ottoman Imperial Army units in the European coalition army to rush back to the Ottoman Turkish Empire to resist the invasion of our territory by the Chinese Imperial Army!" Enver Pasha said with some urgency.
Schlieffen smiled bitterly and said: "General Enverpasha, we are too far away from the Iraqi region and Saudi Arabia region of your Ottoman Turkish Empire, and when you lead the army back, I can be sure that the entire Iraq region and Saudi Arabia region should have been captured by the troops of the Chinese Empire." ”
Envelpasha's face suddenly turned very gloomy, "I also know that it is a little late to go back now, I didn't expect that the Chinese Empire suffered such heavy losses in the Battle of the Urals, but it could still launch an attack on the Iraqi region and the Saudi Arabian region of our Ottoman Turkish Empire!" But even if it's too late, I will take our expeditionary force of the Ottoman Turkish Empire and drive the troops of the Chinese Empire out of Iraq and Saudi Arabia! ”
Schlieffen pondered for a while and said: "General Enverpasha, at present, the army of the Chinese Empire has established a new defense line on the front line of the Tobol River, maybe this is the last struggle of the Chinese Empire, as long as this new defense line of the Chinese Imperial army is defeated, the tens of millions of square kilometers of land in the entire Chinese Empire will be a flat river for our European combined army, so the attack on the front line of the Tobol River is the key to determining the victory or defeat of this war, at this time I hope that your Ottoman Turkish Empire army troops, Take into account the overall situation and continue to launch a fierce assault on the front line of the Tobol River! ”
Enver Pasha nodded and said: "General Schlieffen, I also know the importance of attacking the front line of the Tobol River, but the territory of our Ottoman Turkish Empire is being invaded, and we can't help it, so I am ready to take only half of the army troops, and the remaining half will continue to obey the command of General Schlieffen." ”
Schlieffen was silent for a moment and said: "General Enverpasha, you let me think about it, I will study whether I can draw some troops from other places to support your Ottoman Turkish Empire's Iraq region and Saudi Arabia region, after all, it is also under the jurisdiction of our Eurasian theater!" ”
When Enver Pasha heard this, he immediately said excitedly: "Yes! Our entire Ottoman Turkish Empire belongs to the Eurasian theater of operations! General Schlieffen, you must find a way to withdraw troops to support our Ottoman Turkish Empire. ”
After thinking for a while, Schlieffen said: "General Enverpasha, the Russian Army still has one army group in the Caucasus, and I will personally send a telegram to Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, so that this group army of the Russian Army can enter the territory of the Ottoman Turkish Empire and help your Ottoman Turkish Empire resist the invasion of the Chinese Imperial Army." ”
After a pause, Schlieffen said: "In addition, I will send a telegram to several other countries in Europe, asking several countries to form a support army as soon as possible to support your Ottoman Turkish Empire, and at the same time, I will also be able to send the commander-in-chief of the 6-nation joint forces in Africa, Wave?" General Wood sent a telegram to send hundreds of thousands of army troops from the combined forces of the six countries in Africa to support your Ottoman Turkish Empire! As for the 1.8 million army units of your Ottoman Turkish Empire, which has entered the east of the Ural Mountains, continue to launch a fierce assault on the Tobol River, as long as our combined European army can achieve the final victory, even if the Chinese Imperial Army captures the entire Iraq region and Saudi Arabia, it will have to vomit out in the end! ”
After hearing this, Enver Pasha thought for a while before reluctantly nodding and saying, "Then do as General Schlieffen intended!" I hope the country can understand my distress! ”
Schlieffen said comfortingly: "The entire League of Nations understands the importance of our European coalition army at present, in order to let your 1.8 million army troops fight with peace of mind, I believe that European countries will do their best to support your Ottoman Turkish Empire!" ”
Indeed, as Schlieffen said, all countries knew that the combined armies of Europe at this time almost decided the outcome of the war, so they received Schlieffen's request, and each country immediately took action.
Russian Tsar Nicholas II immediately ordered an army group in the Russian Caucasus to immediately pack their bags and enter the Ottoman Turkish Empire to support the operation, and at the same time, Tsar Nicholas II transferred the Russian Army's newly formed army group to the Caucasus region, ready to send additional reinforcements to the Ottoman Turkish Empire at any time.
Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy, Spain, Austria-Hungary, and Belgium immediately transferred varying numbers of land forces from within the country and began to transport them to the territory of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, and the total number of troops sent to the Ottoman Turkish Empire by these seven countries reached 550,000.
It is true that the main army forces of various countries have been sent to the front line of the Ural Mountains, and it is not easy to transfer these 550,000 army troops.
The commander-in-chief of the 6-nation joint forces in Africa, Waif? Wood, a general in the British Army, received a telegram from Schlieffen. Without hesitation, Wood immediately ordered the 300,000 troops deployed in Egypt by the combined forces of the six countries to rush to the Saudi Arabian region of the Ottoman Turkish Empire to help resist the attack of the Chinese Imperial Army.
In this way, the Russian Army has 300,000 army groups, Britain, Germany and France and other 7 countries 550,000, and the combined forces of 6 African countries 300,000, and the Ottoman Turkish Empire is equivalent to 1.15 million reinforcements, which makes the top leaders of the Ottoman Turkish Empire no longer have to ask the Ottoman Turkey in Russia to return to China to participate in the war.
The Ottoman Turks themselves then began to expand their armies in Turkey, Jordan, Palestine, and Syria, this time even boys as young as 14 or 5 years old were conscripted into the army. (To be continued.) )