Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 827 Curse

When Roark saw McMahon the next day, he was still feeling sick, as if he could still smell the faint smell of overnight wine.

McMahon lives in a Mediterranean-style Greek building with white exterior walls, blue doors and windows, arches, and domes, all in the style of Greek architecture.

Because of the distance, there are many Greeks in Egypt, but not many British.

McMahon never mentioned what happened last night. It is estimated that if the memory can be deleted, he should also choose to completely delete the scene last night.

It was so embarrassing.

"My lord, there is a problem with the direction of the Umbrella Company. It should target the Ottoman Empire instead of Persia—" McMahon still remembers the Ottoman Empire, and it is true that McMahon wrote to Sharif Hussein in another time and space. There is no way, the British troops in Egypt are seriously insufficient to attack the Ottoman Empire, so McMahon has to use Sherif Hussein.

It is estimated that when McMahon sent the letter, he was also planning to use Sharif Hussein to kick him away.

No one expected that Britain would fall so quickly. In just 20 years between the two world wars, Britain has changed from an empire on which the sun never sets to an old flower of yesterday, and the United Kingdom has also fully shrunk and retreated to the mainland—

No, the UK did not retreat to the mainland. Looking at the world map in the 21st century, the UK still has many overseas enclaves around the world, but most of these enclaves exist in the form of islands. Because of their small size, they do not seem to attract people pay attention.

The situation in this time and space is much better than in another time and space. McMahon in another time and space is isolated and helpless, but the peninsula in this time and space has an umbrella. Although the umbrella is a southern African enterprise, southern Africa is also a part of the United Kingdom. There is no need for McMahon to look far away. .

There is no need to ask, the built-in sultanate established by Ali Rashid has unified the peninsula, and McMahon can only rely on the umbrella company.

"There is no way around this. Adan Company invested too much in Khuzestan before. No one thought that the oil in Ahvaz would be so untapped. Adan Company should also be responsible for the interests of shareholders. Since Ahvaz If there is no oil, then we have to recover the losses from other aspects.” Rock must have reservations about McMahon, and if he can say something to Alder, he must lay an ambush for McMahon.

Regarding the oil reserves in Ahvaz, there are different opinions now. The umbrella with first-hand information claims that there is only a small amount of oil left in Ahvaz, and the oil wells have also been damaged by the withdrawn oil companies, and production cannot be resumed at all.

After studying the topography of Khuzestan, some oil experts believe that there is more oil underground in Khuzestan, but it cannot be exploited due to the current technical conditions, or the cost of exploitation is too high, so it is indeed worthless for the time being. .

Only a few people firmly believe that there is a large amount of oil underground in Khuzestan. After the bankruptcy of the Anglo-American Petroleum Company, some businessmen in London and the Persians jointly established the Anglo-Persian Petroleum Company to continue searching for oil in Persia, but this time they have been unable to enter Khuzestan. Stan, not even close to Khuzestan.

Although the Babu rebellion in Khuzestan has subsided, the law and order in Khuzestan has not improved. There are still a large number of bandits around Khuzestan.

"Is the oil in Ahvaz exhausted?" McMahon heard some information about Khuzestan. Although he didn't have first-hand information, he didn't believe that the oil in Khuzestan had dried up.

"To be exact, there are still, and the reserves are not small, but it's useless. The oil is too deep and the existing technology is insufficient. I'm afraid it won't make ends meet, but it can't be cheap. Others, first occupy the place and talk about it later. .” Rock made it clear that he was eating from the bowl and looking at the pot, so that the true and false news could confuse people even more.

"But this will irritate the Russians." McMahon was not so easy to persuade. The Russians were also eyeing Persia, and the Baku oil field was taken from Persia.

"The Russians have Baku, of course they don't worry about it." Rock looked resentful. Russia captured Baku through war in 1813, and began large-scale oil production in Baku in 1877. By 1901, Baku's oil production It accounts for almost half of the world's oil production.

It is precisely because of the Baku oil field that Russia wishes Romania to be more chaotic. Anyway, Russia does not lack oil. The more chaotic Romania is, the lower the oil production will be, and the more confidence Russia will have.

"It's okay, we also have Port Elizabeth now—" McMahon was paying attention to Rock's expression while speaking.

"Who would think that there is too much money?" Rock answered immediately, with the face of a profiteer.

McMahon just laughed and was very satisfied with Rock's performance. McMahon would be very worried if Rock showed no desires.

This is the best way now, as long as there is a demand, it can be communicated, and the price is easy to negotiate.

"When are you going to send troops to Alamein? Alamein was attacked by guerrillas again last night, and the barracks prepared for you were also bombed. The current situation is very dangerous." McMahon was very anxious. It deserves it. During the Italian-Turkish war, Britain blocked Egypt and refused the Ottoman Empire to provide aid to North Africa through Egypt, forcing the Ottoman Empire to take the risk of transporting urgently needed supplies to North Africa by sea. The Ottomans did not forget this account.

On this issue, the British government is indeed too much. Egypt is still nominally the territory of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman army cannot pass through. Rock can imagine how angry the Ottomans are.

This can also understand why the Ottoman Empire would join the Allies when the world war broke out.

It's a pity that this was another mistake. The consequences of misjudging the situation were very serious. The Ottoman Empire disappeared before the world war ended.

"Always allow sufficient rest time for the fighters. They come from the southern hemisphere to the northern hemisphere. Normally, it takes at least a week to adapt. My preparations are not enough. I lack the wind and sand clothing needed in desert areas. The sand here It is too thin, and the cars are likely to be affected and cannot be used, so more camels are needed. My scouts sent news last night that Alamein’s barracks are not perfect and need to be remodeled, so more workers are needed.” Rock faced a lot of difficulties. As a guest army, if you have any difficulties, you should directly mention them. Don't be embarrassed.

"Workers and camels are easy to manage. You can have as many as you want. We don't have enough time to rebuild. The Egyptian government is responsible for the funds." As long as McMahon gets the result, the cost doesn't matter. Egypt also has a lot of free labor, the key is that it is exhausted. Don't feel bad.

So Rock is really curious, why is the colonial construction still in such a mess under such favorable conditions?

The whole of Egypt, including Cairo, is barely passable, and other areas are really unsightly.

Even in Cairo, there are slums that can be seen everywhere in the city. People in this era don’t seem to pay attention to the problems of city appearance and city appearance. In fact, it is really easy to solve them. How much resistance, the vast majority of people do not even have the consciousness of resistance.

"Some of the troops will leave for Alamein ahead of schedule today. Let's stabilize the situation in Alamein first." Rock agreed to set off as soon as he got the money and food. Thousands of young men with strong hormones will definitely appear in Cairo for a long time. question.

Leaving McMahon's mansion, Rock went to the barracks to find Paul Coker. On the playground in the barracks, a dozen fully armed officers and soldiers were running around dejectedly. Swear.

When he saw Rock, Ken Noel was still angry. Last night, several officers and soldiers sneaked out of the barracks to hang out, but they were caught by the military police. Now they are being punished together with the immediate commander.

Regardless of these things, Rock can understand the feelings of these soldiers. Rock himself is not interested in the Sphinx and the Pyramid, and others may not.

Just now, McMahon also invited Rock to visit the famous Sphinx and Pharaoh's Pyramids.

Rock refused resolutely. The Sphinx can still be seen from a distance, and the pyramids are fine. According to legend, the pyramids are cursed, and those who participated in the excavation will die. Rock doesn't want to find excitement.

Most of the so-called curses are viruses that are invisible to the naked eye. We still need to be careful in this regard. The Spanish flu that broke out at the end of the World War was first discovered from a military camp in the United States.

Compared with the destructive power caused by the world wars, the Spanish flu is not inferior at all. The destructive power of the Spanish flu is second only to the Black Death, which almost wiped out Europe. In just over a year, the Spanish flu has totaled It caused 500 million to 4000 million deaths, so that there were too many deaths in various countries, resulting in a serious shortage of troops and being unable to maintain the front line. Objectively, it even promoted the end of the First World War.

This is probably the only positive comment on the Spanish flu.

"That's you, take out a battalion, and prepare to go to Alamein—" Rock casually, dealing with the guerrillas, in fact, there is no need to make a big fuss.

"Our authorization?" Ken Noel excited.

"Unlimited! As long as they are enemies, you can use any means to destroy them." Rock does not limit, the concept of "enemy" must be very broad, the guerrillas in Cyrenaica must be, as long as they are interested in southern Africa Anyone who is hostile can be counted in the category of "enemy".

"Yes, my lord, resolutely complete the mission!" Ken Noel was murderous, and compared with the boring life in Cairo, the Ottoman guerrillas were more fun.

(End of this chapter)