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Chapter 917 What a coincidence!

Kitchener, Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Force during the Second Boer War, is now the British Minister of War, so it is conceivable how miserable the German soldiers captured by the British and French allied forces were.

For the same reason, the Allied soldiers captured by the German army were also miserable. The number of British and French soldiers captured by the German army was not too many, and the captured Russians had exceeded 20, which was more than the total number of southern African expeditionary forces in Europe.

There are also many Ottoman prisoners here in Port Elizabeth. So far, the coalition forces have captured about [-] Ottoman officers and soldiers. According to European tradition, the treatment of captured officers is not bad, but the soldiers are a bit miserable. They are participating in the transformation of Basra. Roque wants Completely tear down and rebuild Basra, erase all traces left by the Persians in Basra, and then immigrate all the Persians to other areas, and migrate new immigrants from southern Africa to fill the Mesopotamia, so as to achieve long-term stability.

There will definitely be a lot of expenses for demolition, reconstruction and immigration, but compared with the future stability of Basra, everything is worth it. Roque is ordering people to design an oil pipeline from Port Elizabeth to the Mediterranean coast. Once the pipeline is repaired, the oil in Port Elizabeth will If it is transported to Europe, it will bypass the Suez Canal and go directly to the Mediterranean Sea. After the end of the World War, Rock can also use this as an excuse to annex the area around the oil pipeline in a legitimate way. At that time, Britain and France will have to agree if they disagree.

If you disagree, the consequences will be very serious. Rock does not need to cut production, and the UK and France will not be able to stand the random price increase.

In Roque's plan, the status of Damascus is very important. If you do not occupy Damascus, you will not be able to control the mouth of the Mediterranean Sea, so Roque is bound to win Damascus.

While the coalition forces were persuading Colmar von der Golz to surrender, the partition of Damascus was underway.

The capture of Damascus is really lucrative. Let’s put all kinds of gold products aside. The tall and handsome Arabian horses, the exquisite Persian handmade carpets, the legendary Damascus steel scimitar, and the Persian slave girl—

The last one doesn’t count, how can this happen in a civilized society.

In short, the wealth accumulated by the Persians for thousands of years was wiped out during the destruction of the city. There was an endless flow of trucks from Damascus to Port Elizabeth, and there were cargo ships going back and forth between Port Elizabeth and Port Edward every day.

Don't get me wrong, the cargo ships are all local products like oil and sand, nothing else.

It has to be said that Colmar von der Golz was a real soldier. De Goltz organized the last remnant army to break through, but was strangled by the coalition forces. Colmar von der Golz died in the melee, and his body was sent to the largest church in Damascus for temporary storage. After the end of the World War He was sent back to Germany for burial.

With the annihilation of the last remnant army, Damascus declared a change of owner. During the 5000-day siege, the coalition forces suffered 1 casualties, and more than 1000 were killed. The Damascus defenders were wiped out, except for [-] Except for many prisoners, all the rest were killed.

After occupying Damascus, Martin did not give the Ottoman Empire a chance to breathe, and ordered the East Indian servants to attack Beirut directly.

Beirut means the city of many wells. According to legend, a long time ago, Beirut was a barren land short of water. In order to survive, people dug many wells in Beirut, and Beirut eventually replaced Ashtrit as the place name.

Ashtrit means goddess of love and beauty.

Like Damascus, Beirut is also a famous historical and cultural city. Humans lived on the coast and cliffs of Beirut in the Neolithic Age. In the Phoenician era, Beirut had already taken shape as a city and was an important commercial port at that time.

The port of Beirut is one of the most important ports on the Mediterranean coast, and it is also the location where Rock’s ideal oil pipeline enters the sea. About 12 people lived in Beirut before the outbreak of the World War. , The garrison has already withdrawn early, and now the entire city has less than [-] people.

After capturing Damascus, the coalition forces finally used their strength to make a name for themselves. Apart from Colmar von der Golz, the Ottoman Empire did not have a single general who could fight.

After the capture of Damascus, Roque also fulfilled his promise to Winston and deployed two divisions to cooperate with the Royal Navy to launch the Battle of the Dardanelles.

The 501st and 502nd divisions that successfully occupied Beirut were drawn out by Rock and handed over to Sackville Cardon, commander of the Royal Navy's Mediterranean Fleet.

Sackville Carden has a naval fleet that can be called the most powerful in the world at present. This fleet includes 12 British battleships, four French battleships, 14 British destroyers, and six French destroyers. There were cruisers and 35 trawlers brought in from the North Sea.

These trawlers are demining units.

If you only look at the paper data, the Mediterranean Fleet is the most powerful fleet in the world.

In fact, this is not the case. Although there are a large number of battleships in the Mediterranean Fleet, most of their models are relatively old and are about to be retired.

Winston noticed this problem. In order to strengthen the strength of the Mediterranean Fleet, the super dreadnought-class "Queen Elizabeth" battleship that had just been launched and was undergoing sea trials in the Mediterranean was also temporarily transferred to Sackville Cardon to join the Mediterranean Fleet's combat order.

In addition to warships, Winston also racked his brains to form a ground force that is also quite powerful on paper. This force includes the East India 501 and 502 divisions that performed well in the battle against the Ottoman Empire. The 3-strong Australian and New Zealand Allied Forces, the 29th Division sent by the British mainland, and a division sent by France to participate in the war.

Speaking of the 29th Division, it is also difficult to describe.

When the new year came, Frenzi was very happy for a while. The recruits recruited by the British mainland after the outbreak of the World War were about to finish training, which meant that Frenzi would have greater rights.

The result was a serious disagreement between Frenzi and Kitchener over the use of the new troops.

Frenzi hoped to get the command of more troops, but Kitchener disagreed. He could send colonial troops to France, and he could also send troops from Canada, Australia, southern Africa, etc. to France, but for the British mainland Troops, Kitchener dispatched with great care.

Now Kitchener's distrust of Frenzi is increasing, so Kitchener will support Winston to open a second front in the Dardanelles.

Regarding the second battlefield, it is also hard to say.

After the outbreak of World War II, the retired Admiral John Fisher was called up again. His relationship with Winston was very good, but on the issue of the Second Front, the relationship between John Fisher and Winston Huge differences arose.

John Fischer hoped to open up a second front on the Baltic coast of Germany, on the grounds that it was closer to Berlin, the heart of Germany.

Kitchener chose to support Winston, so he prepared to transfer the 29th Division to the Dardanelles.

Frenzi strongly disagreed, as did John Fisher, and Kitchener appointed his old friend Ian Hamilton, who had arrived at the Greek island of Lemnos, to command these improvised forces. But there is no soldier under his command.

Not a single soldier is not an exaggeration, it is true that there is no one, not even staff members and logistics personnel.

Nominally, Ian Hamilton has 10 people under his command, but the ANZAC is still doing nothing in Alexandria, the 501st and 502nd divisions are resting in Beirut, the 29th division is still in London, and Joffre is also dispatched to Darfur because of France. A division in the Dardanelles was constantly arguing with the French Minister of War Alex Millerand, and the preparations for the entire Dardanelles campaign were in a mess, so it would be hell to win.

For this reason, Rock once again went to London to warn Winston in person that if he did not pay more attention to the Battle of the Dardanelles, then the Battle of the Dardanelles would become the Waterloo of Winston's military career.

"What can I do? The Minister of War has the thoughts of the Minister of War, the Admiral has the thoughts of the Admiral, and there is a commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force far away chattering, and there are a lot of fucking pig teammates in Paris, our commander The officer didn’t know anything about the Dardanelles, he went to the bookstore to buy a travel guide to the Dardanelles before boarding the ship, could it be that he wanted to find a cemetery with better Fengshui for his soldiers?” Wen There is really no way for Winston to piece together the current army. Winston has racked his brains, exhausted his brains, racked his brains——

Looking at this long list of adjectives, you can see how difficult Winston is. His hair is obviously thinner, and he has a tendency to develop a Mediterranean hairstyle.

"I can't sleep every night. I need alcohol and cigars to fall asleep. I haven't touched my wife for three months—" Winston has a lot of troubles recently. Not long ago, he broke out about Winston A scandal in which Prime Minister Asquith was also implicated.

Almost seven years earlier, in 1907, Winston had met Asquith's daughter Violet at a dinner party, and the two had frequent trysts over the next few months.

In 1908, Winston met his current wife, Clementine Hozier. In the same year, Asquith became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and Winston was appointed as Minister of Commerce, becoming the youngest member of the cabinet , No one knows whether this has anything to do with Ovillet.

After Winston became Minister of Commerce, he married the current Clementina Hozier. It is said that Violet committed suicide by jumping off a cliff that day and was lucky to be rescued.

On November 11 last year, Violet finally put on her wedding dress and got married. This day happened to be Winston’s birthday, and the church where Violet held her wedding happened to be the place where Winston and Clementina met six years ago. The one where Hozier held his wedding.

What a coincidence!

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