After greeting Yan Shao for a while, Gu Weijun planned to leave.

After all, business was already done, and there was no need for him to stay here. But before he could leave, Yan Shao had already stopped Gu Weijun.

"By the way, later you go and contact the British and French, especially the British, and talk to them a little..."

"What are you talking about?" Gu Weijun asked a little strangely.

"Iraq, you go and inquire about it, see if we can send a force to Iraq to assist the British and Turks in fighting, as long as we have a force in Iraq first, then we can master it as quickly as possible when the war is over..."

At this time, China was expanding its army on a large scale, and not only Division B, but also a large number of Division C were also being formed. And the number of C divisions is definitely much more than the first two, after all, the purpose of the C division components is to create some cheaper 'cannon fodder troops'...

In any country, the amount of cannon fodder is definitely the largest, and China is naturally the same.

Therefore, although the establishment of Division C is relatively small, the overall number is much larger than that of both the main force and Division B.

Moreover, as long as Yan Shao is willing, he can also clearly send a group of troops to Iraq.

At this time, the British were indeed fighting the Turks, of course, this was not referring to Gallipoli, but to Iraq in Yan Shao's mouth. At this time, the battlefield of Iraq was also known as the battlefield of Mesopotamia.

As in Gallipoli, the Turkish forces in Mesopotamia were commanded by the Germans. There were even some German units that directly helped the Turks in the war, which also led to the fact that the British advanced at a good pace, but suffered frequently on the Mesopotamian battlefield...

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So Yan Shao felt that if he put forward such a condition. The British are still more likely to agree. After all, the situation on the Western Front was grim, and Britain and France were thinking about launching a campaign on the Somme River to drive the Germans back home, and they simply could not draw enough troops to increase the British army on the Mesopotamian battlefield.

At this time, no matter from which point of view, China is the only choice.

"After all, we still have to be on guard, and now we are allies with the British, but that's because the Germans are there. But what if the war ends and we win? By that time for the British. I'm afraid we're going to be a threat too, because if the country wants to grow, it needs to expand into the surrounding areas. At present, French Indochina is French, Thailand is in the gap between Britain and France, Burma and other regions and India are British, and Britain still has contradictions with us in Tibet. Plus Russia in the north. There is also Japan on the sea, etc. Bad form..."

"After the war, if the British suddenly repent, or if they cause us some trouble in Iraq......... In order to make the country's layout smooth in the future, we must grasp Iraq, our only overseas colony, as soon as possible! Weihaiwei has learned from the past, we can't help but be vigilant..."

"I see!" Gu Weijun nodded. "Since you told me so, I'll take care of this later."

"Hmm!" Yan Shao also nodded. "Tell the British that the scale will not be particularly large, at most two or three divisions ..."

"I know it!"

It's no wonder that Yan Shao has a lot of concerns. After all, if the British were like when they were in Weihaiwei, they would play some tricks on Yan Shao. Even if these places will eventually belong to China, it will be enough to make Yan Shao sick for a long time...

Therefore, the best way to do this is to seize these places first, so that even if the British want to regret it at that time, they will have to weigh the consequences of doing so.

By the way, Yan Shao's plans so far are still very secretive.

At least until China is strong enough to protect places like Iraq, Yan Shao doesn't plan to exploit oil there on a large scale. Everything has to wait until Yan introduces enough strength, otherwise, if the oil is extracted, wouldn't it be tantamount to luring Britain and the United States and other countries to come up and take a bite.

Britain and France, in particular, suffered heavy losses in both countries after the war in Europe and urgently needed some resources to replenish their losses in the war. For them, I am afraid there is no better tonic than this...

Therefore, Yan Shao's plan is to first explore the oil fields instead of exploiting the oil fields after occupying Iraq, Kuwait, and the Persian Gulf coast.

After that, they first built some strong fortifications in Iraq and other places, and then sent in at least 100,000 troops and various supplies to fight in Iraq for two years.

At the same time, Yan Shao's side also worked hard to expand its armaments, especially the navy, at least to the level of the French after World War I. In this way, even if Britain and France and other countries really want to do it, they have to weigh it.

Of course, there is also Russia, and the problem is that Russia's losses in this war are simply too great. In Yan Shao's view, this time Russia may still follow in the footsteps of history, that is, to be overthrown by a group of hammer and sickle ists...

Even if this did not happen, a battered Russia would not be able to threaten China's colonies in the Middle East. Not even after a few years of recuperation.

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After Gu Weijun said goodbye, Fumiko came to Yan Shao's side.

And Yan Shao also left some other things behind for the time being, and instead focused on the time he spent with Fumiko...

I have to say that Yan Shao's appearance is still relatively good. Although it is not as good as Fumiko's biological father, it is at least much higher than the average level.

And he is over thirty years old, and he also has a mature man's temperament, coupled with the prestige accumulated over the years, he is still very lethal to ordinary little girls.

In the same way, the most attractive thing for men is obviously the strength of the force.

And in this kind of military history, the highest power is naturally power.

After all, this is not an urban ability or fantasy, let alone the so-called Xianxia, even those fighting masters who are known as ten thousand enemies can deal with five people. Ten or even twenty people, can he still deal with a hundred, a thousand, and ten thousand?

And now Yan Shao's command is more than a million? If you wish. It is even possible to mobilize tens of millions of troops.

Although Fumiko is only 11 years old, she has always been precocious because of her childhood. In addition, women in this era were very precocious, and in some areas, they could get married at the age of eleven, twelve, or thirteen. In history, when Sun Yat-sen and Da Yuexun met, it was also when Da Yuexun was 11 years old...

So naturally...

But at the moment, for Fumiko, this feeling is still in a relatively hazy stage.

As for Yan Shao?

It's up to him to see if he wants to be the ghost father of a beast...

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After Yan Shao left, Gu Weijun quickly made an appointment with Zhu Erdian and others.

When they first got the news, Zhu Erdian and the others thought something was going on. After all, they had just negotiated a treaty, and it seemed unlikely that anything would be so solemn.

However, wait until they meet. Zhu Erdian and the others were taken aback by Gu Weijun's request.

Gu Weijun's request is very simple, it is the one that Yan Shao asked before...

It was hoped that Britain would agree to China sending a force to the Mesopotamian battlefield ...

"I'm sorry..."Gu Weijun smiled apologetically, and picked up the water glass on the table after speaking. I also know that such a proposal is presumptuous. But our President seems to be a little anxious about it. Moreover, I believe that several of you here are quite clear about the current pressure on our government, and in order to alleviate this pressure, the best way is to be able to give the people something satisfactory..."

This is a good excuse at that time, and Zhu Erdian and the others are indeed more willing to believe this excuse. Because after the new treaty spread out of the deed. There was an uproar in society.

After all, this is no small matter. This means that China will send another 500,000 troops to the European theater.

The European newspapers were happy to think that China was a little too greedy, because it meant that China was willing to do more for the cause of the Entente—————— as long as they still wanted the benefits they wanted.

And as long as these follow-up troops can give full play to the combat capability of the Cai Yi Expeditionary Force, then the chances of victory for the Entente will be greatly increased. Compared to these, the new price paid by the Entente seems to be nothing.

In fact, this was a relationship that the Entente agreed to and that the Entente people did not care much about. Yes, it is quite irritating that a Far Eastern country is so aggressive.

However, the places that Yan Shao asked for this time seemed to them to be some poor and remote places. Swapping this barren slope for the much-needed Yuan army was worth it no matter how you look at it.

Of course. There are also those who are annoyed that they need to pay for China's military, but they are also well aware that China's finances cannot support such expenses. If you don't let your allies play their role, you can drag them down............... It's actually quite good to do this after the Germans, but if you do it before you get rid of the Germans, the British are purely brain-sick...

Japan is complicated, after all, China seems to be much stronger than Japan in every aspect. Moreover, after the conclusion of this treaty, China's position in the Entente countries is also thriving. It has even reached the point of being the fourth largest country after Britain, France and Russia.

Yes, Italy's investment is indeed huge, but their record is indeed a bit unmatched. After all, the Italian army had much more troops in the Italian battlefield than the German-Austrian army, but in reality, the Italians rarely won any victories on the Italian battlefield.

Basically, there are always more times when you lose than when you win...

Even the media in the United States paid attention to the news, with some even believing that China would be the straw that would break the camel's back.

However, Yan Shao himself knew very well that the effect of his straw was not so great.

800,000 troops does seem to be a lot, but how much of a role it can actually play Yan Shao himself is not clear. On the other hand, if the Americans were to join in, it would really be foolproof.

However, now the Americans are still sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, but they are constantly selling arms and making money from arms.

The profits of arms are very huge, and Yan Shao, who runs an arsenal, knows this very well. In fact, in addition to supplying equipment to the Wehrmacht, the rest of the domestic arsenals is to sell arms to the Entente countries, and the managers of these arsenals, which are more profitable, are about to swallow their tongues...

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Although the British and French were a little puzzled as to why Yan Shao was in such a hurry to ask for Iraq and Kuwait, they agreed after thinking about it for a while.

In fact, the British really didn't have any bad intentions this time, so it doesn't mean that they have changed their ways this time. But because Iraq is so desolate, even if they have bad intentions? It seems that the Chinese do not have such a place, and doing so may ruin their relationship.

On the one hand, they are very wary of China, but on the other hand, they don't want to really fall out with China...

So in the short term, Britain does not intend to turn the other cheek with China. And for the sake of the balance of the Far East, Britain also needs to maintain a good position with China.

So after some consideration, the London government quickly agreed to Yan Shao's request. In fact, in the current Mesopotamian battlefield, the British army does need some reinforcements.

Although the strength of the British native army is still very good, the British troops on the battlefield in Mesopotamia are almost all colonial troops, and the native army is simply pitiful. Such a force ran into a Turkish unit under the command of the Germans, and the final result is conceivable.

Although it seems that the progress of the British is relatively smooth, in reality the losses are not significant at all. And if there were no allies like China, I am afraid that the British would not have been able to hope for a round with the Russians in the Caucasus in this life ...

After obtaining permission from the British, Yan Shao soon began to make arrangements.

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At the same time, one main force and two C divisions were arranged, and the strength of the Turks was not very strong, so one main force plus two C divisions was enough.

Compared with the strength of the Turks, Yan Shao needs to worry about the environment in Iraq and the long supply lines.

Fortunately, the German submarines were not yet capable of crossing the Suez Canal, so the convoy did not need to worry about logistical attacks. As for the navy of the Turks?

The Turks may have a navy, but in the Red Sea, there is not even a single ship flying the Turkish flag ...

At the same time, with the permission of the British, the Third, Fourth and Fifth Armies began to board, along with the armored units that were about to come in handy on the battlefield on the Somme... (To be continued......)