Reborn South Africa as a police officer

829 Threat

In 1909, Thomas Edward Lawrence graduated from Oxford University and came to the Middle East as an archaeologist to participate in the excavation of the Kachemis site, the capital of the Hittite Kingdom in the Ottoman Empire.

As an archaeologist, Lawrence did not show his excellence. In another time and space, it was not until the outbreak of the World War that Lawrence got the opportunity to work for the British Ministry of War because he could speak Persian, and became an intelligence officer of the Ministry of War.

As an intelligence officer, Lawrence shined brilliantly. During the World War, Lawrence became a British liaison officer, provided weapons to the Persians in the Peninsula, helped them resist the rule of the Ottoman Empire, and actively fought for the rights of the Peninsulars after the war. Is the hero of the peninsula.

Due to the emergence of the Umbrella Company in this time and space, Lawrence may no longer have the opportunity to work for the British War Department, but this does not prevent Rock from being interested in Lawrence. Lawrence's talent in intelligence work is strongly needed by the Umbrella Company.

"So, as an archaeologist, why are you here? Shouldn't you be looking for mummies?" Rock is still very curious about Lawrence's work. This curiosity originated from "Raiders of the Lost Ark".

"We also need to rest. I'm on vacation these days, and then I heard that there are free things to eat here, so—" Lawrence was not too embarrassed, and he didn't know where he got the invitation.

"Archaeological work is very boring. Before us, more than 100 people worked in the Valley of the Kings for more than 30 days, and we can't say that we found nothing. We found a mummy, but unfortunately it was a cat, which was packed in a cat-shaped box. More We found a tomb, but there was nothing but cobras—" Lawrence was very talkative, chatting about interesting things at work, and it didn't sound like this job was so boring, and the audience soon surrounded him, accompanied by Lawrence The narration made bursts of exclamation, or cheerful laughter.

The Valley of the Kings is located on the west bank of the Nile River. More than 60 pharaohs of the Egyptian dynasty were buried. Most of the tombs of these pharaohs were visited by tomb robbers.

"We found a lot of valuable things, scepters studded with gems, masks made of gold, gold bracelets carved with gem patterns, and a lot of gold products. This is a very challenging job. Only Only the bravest people are competent, and the rewards are of course huge, we must be worthy of the investor's investment—”

Lawrence started to digress, and before Rock realized it, Ada whispered in Rock's ear: "This guy is cheating money, the team probably ran out of funds—"

Rock suddenly realized that when he looked at Lawrence again, he was exactly the same as those scammers who lured investors with their rhetoric, and he no longer had the aura of the protagonist of "Lawrence of Arabia".

It has to be said that outstanding people will be excellent no matter what they do. Lawrence may not want to deceive investment, and he would not dare to deceive Rock, but others don't care. Now people have already started asking Howard Carter for his contact information. Several noble ladies even winked at Lawrence. It seemed that even if this guy didn't dig a grave, he wouldn't be hungry.

In addition to being an archaeologist and intelligence officer, Lawrence is also an outstanding writer, translator and soldier. He has rich experience and has written several influential novels. He also translated Homer's epic poem "Odyssey". After a time and space returned to the UK, he first joined the Royal Air Force under a pseudonym, and was later revealed by reporters to retire from the Air Force and then join the Army under a pseudonym. Finally, he retired from the Royal Air Force when he reached the retirement age.

Such a person is really never lonely no matter where he goes.

"Don't think about it, this guy is very promising." If Rock wants to invest, he will not invest in Lawrence's archaeological career, but will invest in Lawrence himself. There is still a difference between the two.

"I don't know how many people like this I see every day." Ada doesn't like the flamboyant Lawrence. Later, in his book "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom", he confessed that the reason why he worked hard to fight for the rights of the Persians was that he wanted to give it to a certain Persian as a gift.

Rock doesn't care about Lawrence's private life. This kind of thing is normal in the UK at the moment. Of course, Lawrence is not worthy of Rock's personal recruitment. He is not so important. The strength of the umbrella company in the peninsula is actually the same with or without Lawrence.

Rock was going to show up and leave, but he was invited to the small living room by McMahon. This time McMahon was more direct.

"Using the Umbrella Company to contain the Ottoman Empire? Colonel, thank you for being so respectful of the Umbrella Company. The Umbrella is just a commercial company and does not have the strength to directly confront a huge empire." Rock refused directly. It is okay for the Umbrella to bully a second-rate country like the Netherlands and Portugal. , will not directly confront big powers.

"Egypt is very dangerous now. The Ottoman Empire has won the Second Balkan War and is now increasing its troops to Damascus Province. I have intelligence to prove that the Ottoman Empire has a war plan against Egypt." No chance to come to Egypt.

"You mean, after the Ottoman Empire lost consecutively to the Kingdom of Italy and the Balkan Union, it only won this victory, and several countries beat Bulgaria in groups, so they have the confidence to fight against the British Empire? You are too overestimating the Ottoman Empire Human courage." Rock did not believe it for granted, although Rock knew very well that the Ottomans were indeed super confident like this.

Again, this country really cannot be measured by common sense. During the world war in another time and space, the Ottoman Empire did launch an attack on Egypt. McMahon was also forced to write a letter to Sharif Hussein Because of this, Lawrence had the chance to play.

"Maybe not now, but the Ottoman Empire must have made a plan to attack Egypt." McMahon is also very confident, and it is estimated that there are insiders in the Ottoman Empire.

This is almost certain. It is the same everywhere in the world. Southern Africa is now infiltrating into Tanganyika and Southwest Africa. The same is true for Britain, which has always attached importance to intelligence work. Not only the Ottoman Empire, but Germany is probably also infiltrated by the United Kingdom. riddled with holes.

Information in this area is rarely published, but it can be seen from many historical details. For example, before Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Russia knew the information in this area in advance, and then notified the United States.

History is always surprisingly similar. Also before Germany attacked Russia, the United States also knew about this situation, and then notified the Russians, but Russia did not believe it.

Some things are terribly frightening to think about. With Russia's intelligence capabilities, they were able to get relevant information before Japan attacked the United States. Didn't the United States know?

"Hehe, the Ministry of National Defense of Southern Africa also has a lot of plans. It is always ready to deal with unexpected situations. This is normal and does not explain anything. Some situations will never happen. In different periods and in different situations, there are also different ways to deal with them. "Rock doesn't think the plan can explain anything. This thing is also true and false. It's not that the umbrella company doesn't have the strength, but that McMahon's bid is not enough.

In other words, Rock did not receive a higher level of authorization, and the mercenaries of the umbrella company would only be dispatched on the premise that the Ministry of War recognized the interests of southern Africa in the peninsula.

Compared with the former UK, the current UK is too stingy. During the Boer War, the UK was rich. It burned more than 2 million yuan in one battle. If it is replaced by other countries, including the United States, it is estimated that the liver will tremble.

As a result, after the first battle, Britain learned from the painful experience and changed its strategy from then on to shrink in an all-round way. Egypt only had a few thousand troops. With this little army, it was not enough to give the Ottomans teeth after the outbreak of the World War.

Don’t forget how Britain treated the Ottoman Empire during the Italian-Turkish War. Even the support provided by the Ottoman Empire to the North African troops through Egypt was not allowed. The Ottomans remembered this account. It was because of the Italian-Turkish War and the Balkan War. Well, the Ottoman Empire didn't have time to settle accounts with Britain, and now the opportunity came. The "Bucharest Peace Treaty" had just been signed, and the Ottoman Empire couldn't wait to increase its troops to the peninsula, and the purpose was obvious.

"What is the purpose of the Umbrella supporting the Najd Sultanate?" McMahon said bluntly. Everyone knows some things, and they just don't tell the truth.

"In order to protect Port Elizabeth, Port Elizabeth is the core interest of the umbrella. The Najd Sultanate was originally a loose alliance, and it became a bit big by accident." Rock was casual, and Britain actually operated in the same way.

Only the Aden Protectorate is left on the peninsula and is still under the direct control of the United Kingdom. There is a loose alliance between the Aden Protectorate and the Najd Sultanate to protect the safety of the Aden Protectorate. Of course, this alliance was eventually merged into the Aden Protectorate , Only then did Yemen come into being.

Port Elizabeth is the same, at least on the surface, it is a routine operation.

"You don't want Port Elizabeth to be incorporated into Southern Africa?" McMahon pointed directly at the core of the problem. The posture of Adan Company and Umbrella Company in Port Elizabeth is not like giving up Port Elizabeth easily.

Different from the "officials do not repair the government" in Rock's mouth, Port Elizabeth was a small fishing village when it was managed by British officials. After it became Rock's private property, Adan Company and Umbrella Company began large-scale construction.

The current Port Elizabeth has the largest port in the entire Persian Gulf. The urban construction is not bad at all compared to Cairo, and even surpasses it in many aspects. Therefore, the oil reserves in Port Elizabeth must be more than what Adan Company advertised.

(End of this chapter)