Carlo's wedding was a major event in Italy. Haward Georgi, as the governor of Libya, was naturally very happy, but compared to the other governors, he did not go to Rome to attend the wedding in person, and he was the only two governors of Borneo who did not attend the wedding.

Unlike Antonio, who is too far away, Haward Georgi's Libya is only separated by the Mediterranean. Of course, there are enough reasons for him not to participate, a new round of Libyan clean-up work is in full swing, and as one of the main planners, Governor Giorgi simply can't leave.

This is the third time that Libya has been cleaned up. And in this clean-up operation, Governor Georgie is also ambitious. He intends to reduce the number of local tribes in Libya to 10 percent in this operation, which means that more than 200,000 tribal people will be evicted this time.

Excluding the nearly 100,000 people who had already been captured in the first and second purgies, this means that the Italian army needed to capture at least 100,000 people in this purge operation.

It seems that this clean-up task is very heavy, more than the previous two clean-up combined, and it seems difficult to complete. In fact, according to Governor Georgie's estimate, it looks difficult, but in reality it is not too difficult.

Although this clean-up operation was demanding, and the tribes were extremely vigilant after the previous two operations, Georgie still had a way to find it. Perhaps it is more appropriate not to use it to find out, but to use it to force it out.

Although the harsh environment of dry and rainy weather was very difficult for Villa to colonize, it could be an ally for now.

In the course of two clearances, the Libyan Governor's Office has mapped and mapped water sources throughout the region. In the two successive clean-up operations, those Arab nomadic tribes simply did not have enough time to raise their livestock, and now as long as they hold the medium and large water sources and then leave the mobile troops, they are not afraid that those tribes will not come out, unless they want to starve their livestock to death, and next year will not be enough.

Of course, the time and personnel required for this alone are not low, but in any case, although Italy has a certain gap in national power with other powers, it has no problem dealing with the small Libyan region.

In addition, as Italy's clean-up campaign in the Balkans comes to an end, support for Libya is ramping up. At present, Governor Georgi has a total strength of nearly three cavalry divisions and two infantry regiments, with a total strength of 26,000.

It should be noted here that a cavalry division in Italy has three to four cavalry regiments, and the cavalry regiments are small regiments and large regiments, each regiment has four to six cavalry companies, plus machine gun companies, and the strength of a cavalry regiment is between 1,000 and 1,400 people. An Italian cavalry division fluctuated between 4,000 and 6,000 troops, depending on the needs of the garrison.

The clean-up operation mainly relied on cavalry units, and the infantry of the two regiments was responsible for guarding key points in the city.

Governor Georgie also wasted a lot of effort in this purge operation, and together with General Blinin, he improved the problems that had arisen in the previous two operations. At the same time, the gradually improved map was used to clear the tribes around the grassland water source.

In this purge, the Governor of Jogi divided his troops into four routes, in addition to three advance teams to go deep into the vast desert, intending to find out the Arab tribes who were hiding.

Sabha is located east of the Al Obari Desert, one of the driest regions in the world. However, although there is no rain all year round, the O'Bari Oasis, which is formed by groundwater, makes it a base for travelers and caravans crossing the desert, who replenish their food and water for the next leg of their journey. So although Sebha is located in the desert, it is also a city that depends on trade for its livelihood.

Of course, like other desert cities, Sabkhachi's population is small, with a population of just over 4,000, but is mostly Berbers.

However, a major event had occurred in Sabha the other day, when an Italian army entered Sabha, and they dissolved the Council of Elders, declaring that Sabha was now under the jurisdiction of the Libyan governor, and that the local population had to pay taxes to the governor.

In the face of the fierce Italians, the local residents could not resist at all, and could only accept it silently. Nearly 500 heavily armed Italian cavalry were not at all something that the small inhabitants of Sebha could resist. And these people not only had guns, but also dragged four cannons. The power of this cannon is staggering, and the walls of Sebha cannot withstand the bombardment of this cannon.

In fact, the cavalry that broke into Sebha was one of the three advance teams sent by Governor Georgi, and it was also called the Karlsson advance team because the commander of the team was Major Karlsson.

They came to Sabha, not only because it was a transportation point in the Sahara Desert, but also because the Oasis of Al 'Bali could support four or five thousand people, and they planned to see if there were any Arab tribesmen hiding in the area.

As for these Berbers living in the desert, they are not within the scope of the purge, mainly because the desert is too barren, and these Berbers are also very few, the total number is only one or two hundred thousand, and they are also relatively sensible, and do not dare to offend the majesty of Italy at all. So let these Berbers live here, as long as they are willing to submit to the government and pay taxes.

It was the government that took a fancy to their camels and dates, and the collection of taxes was a sign of whether the region was genuinely willing to submit.

As the leader of Karlsson's advance team, Major Jarne Karlsson had previously tried this method in several oases, and the Berbers had paid taxes to them.

Of course, Karlsson is also measured, and the taxes it asks for are basically not too much, and they are basically stuck at the point where the other party can pay, but it will not hurt. After all, these Berbers who have been living in the desert are very useful to them, and they can't afford to lose a big one because of a small thing, so the advance team has kept it uncompromising these days. Not to mention the traitors, there was no bargain for the purchase of things, because Karlsson had warned his team that if there was any excesses against the Berbers, he would do so in accordance with military law.

In wartime, there is no choice between military law, either shooting or sentencing, and no one wants to defy the law. Therefore, in the face of strict military law, everyone will think twice about doing things.

Inside the temporary headquarters of Sabha, Karlsson is looking at the map, and he needs to think about his next move. However, his actions were soon disturbed.

"Report to the sir, Lieutenant Steele outside the door said he was looking for you in an emergency."

The guard's report made Karlsson raise his head.

He knew who this Major Lieutenant Steele was, one of the four cadets assigned to the regiment last year, who seemed to have studied geological prospecting, and had become an officer because of the call-up for war. What is the matter with finding yourself this time, or is it urgent?

"Call him in."

Eventually, Karlsson had the guards call Lieutenant Steele in, after all, he needed to know what was causing the lieutenant to be so anxious.

Lieutenant Steele, who had been given permission, walked in with a dark red stone.

"Major, what do you see I've found here?"

Lieutenant Steele gave the good news and placed the dark red stone in his hand in front of Karlsson.

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