Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 951 Interest Binding

When Rock knew about this, he couldn't help but laugh.

Legend has it that there is such a god-man in PLA, and his deeds spread all over the country along with the famous phrase "the motherland needs your stomach". Rock used to think that it was a fabrication, but he didn't expect that in reality, there are people who can't drink a thousand cups .

"It's true, the castle that Captain Ruiz chose is now called 'Bacchus'. The generals of the 11th Army are now going to the Bacchus, not asking for the castle, but looking for the legendary 'Bacchus' Drinking, it is said that the commander-in-chief and chief of staff of the 11th Army have all gone, but no one can survive in front of Dionysus for 3 minutes, should we prepare a medal for Dionysus?" Ian Hamilton's expression also collapsed Yes, Russians are notoriously hard to mess with in Europe. Look at the nicknames of the Russian Empire, "European Gendarmerie", "European Steamroller", "Fighting Nation", "Deep Sea Tentacle Monster", etc., etc. None are to be trifled with.

"Yes, I must give it!" Rock was not stingy, and kept the garrison in the Balkan Peninsula. Rock was ready for friction with the Russians. Rock never expected that the friction would be resolved in this way.

If Roque is the commander-in-chief of the 11th Army, the British and French allied forces can station troops, but they must accept the arrangement of the 11th Army, and you can station wherever you are. Don’t make any mistakes in normal times, or you will find an excuse and send people away. drive away.

The Russians are indeed straightforward and cute. If it were an Italian, this matter might not be so easy to solve.

If you look at it this way, Rock needs to find someone who can drink and send it to the Balkan Peninsula. Some people are indeed born with no allergies to alcohol, and they can’t get drunk no matter how much they drink. It’s best to be a woman. Let those Russians see, they Even a woman can't drink, so what face is there to make trouble.

During this period, the turmoil in the British army continued, and Asquith reorganized the council of war without Kitchener.

The position of the Chief of the General Staff has also changed. The new Chief of the General Staff of the Imperial Army is General William Robertson. During the Boer War, General William Robertson was the intelligence staff of Field Marshal Frederick Roberts. Director of the Quartermaster Division of the Expeditionary Force, and later Chief of Staff of the Expeditionary Force.

This may be bad news for Rock, but it remains to be seen. During his tenure as the chief of staff of the expeditionary force, William Robertson has always opposed the opening of a second battlefield on the Garibaldi Peninsula, believing that it will affect operations on the Western Front.

Now that William Robertson is the Chief of Staff of the Empire, he no longer focuses on the Western Front, but wants to control the overall situation. I wonder if his attitude towards the Mediterranean battlefield will change.

Regardless of the personnel changes in London, Rock's Mediterranean Expeditionary Force progressed smoothly in Asia Minor Peninsula. After occupying Constantinople, the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force marched towards Asia Minor Peninsula. The Second Cavalry Division crossed the Bosporus Strait and advanced to the hinterland of Asia Minor Peninsula .

September NO.15, the 35th Division of the British Army landed from Izmir, and captured Izmir five days later.

NO.17, the 19th Division of Southern Africa landed in Marmaris, three battles and three victories within a week, annihilating nearly 5 Ottoman troops, and the Ottoman troops completely collapsed.

On the 21st, the No.12 Division landed in Mersin, not far from Cyprus. The Ottoman defenders were exhausted, and the troops could not organize effective resistance. In many cases, the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force’s attack was marching, and so was the Ottoman defenders. on the march.

As more and more land was occupied, the biggest shortcoming of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force was gradually revealed.

By November, Rock was surprised to find that the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force had no reserve team. Rock had already put all his troops into battle. There are more and more troops, and more and more troops are needed. Without more reinforcements, the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force is already at the end of its strength.

"We have no more reinforcements. General Haig refused to give us back the troops in France. During the autumn offensive, the troops in France suffered heavy casualties. All six divisions needed reinforcements. There must have been no new troops arriving a year ago." Sidney Milner is the chief executive of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. It is not bad that Rock can get the Second Cavalry Division and the 11th Division back. The African Division in France is now the main force of the British Expeditionary Force. Haig is sure It will not be returned to Rock.

During the autumn offensive, the number of casualties of the Southern African Expeditionary Force increased by nearly 3, of which more than 2 were killed. Haig didn't feel sorry for letting the white officers and soldiers die, and he didn't care about the African troops.

"Will the East India be able to deploy more troops?" Rock pinned his hopes on the East India. Now that the East India has occupied all of Germany's colonies in South Asia, it should be possible to deploy more troops.

Germany's colonies in South Asia are mainly islands. Although they are German colonies in name, in fact there are not many Germans on the islands, and many islands don't even have people. The Germans erected a monument on the islands and became German colony.

Unlike the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force that needed garrisons to occupy the land of the Ottoman Empire, the East Indies conquered German colonies and almost did not need garrisons. There were only two divisions, so the East Indies were most likely to send reinforcements to the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force.

"Yes, but it's not up to us, and we can't make any promises to the East India." Sidney Milner was also helpless. Although there were more troops in the East India, Rock could not mobilize them.

How much reinforcements to send to the East India is not up to Roque, and it still needs to be coordinated by the top leaders of the Allied Powers to give up more benefits.

In order to allow Greece to participate in the war, Edward Gray generously gave away Constantinople and the surrounding land. Now that he wants the East India to participate in the war, how much promise does the Allied Powers have to make?

In order to allow the East India to send reinforcements to Europe, Edward Gray promised to recognize the independent status of the East India after the war and no longer recognize the Dutch ownership of the East India.

The Netherlands is not yet at war.

Now if you want the East India to send more reinforcements, you have to consider whether to hand over the German colonies in the Pacific to the East India after the war, otherwise the East India will not make greater contributions.

"Send a telegram to London, we need more reinforcements." Roque put pressure on London, so as to ensure that East India can get more benefits.

Unlike Sidney Milner, if Rock wants to send troops to East India, he can just send a telegram to East India, as many troops as he wants.

But Rock will not do this, the world war is the last chance for the world to carve up colonies, Southern Africa has already occupied Tanganyika and Southwest Africa, the Sultanate of Najd is attacking the Asia Minor peninsula, and the East Indians are attacking Germany in the Pacific Ocean. The island is also a must, and it would be unwise to throw all your chips and go straight to stud now.

Unlike Africa, which is suitable for launching wars all year round, wars in Europe are subject to weather restrictions. Winter is coming again, and the war will temporarily stop. Both the British, French and German forces need time to rest to accumulate strength for next year's battle. If the battle in 1913 was just a mutual test, the battle that took place this year has already begun to heat up, and the world war will reach its climax next year. prepare.

Compared with the Western Front, the situation of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force is very good. As long as Rock can get more reinforcements, even one or two divisions, the war against the Ottoman Empire can be ended within the year. Rock's ability to do this depends on whether the top leaders of the Allied Powers are willing to give Rock more trust.

After the main battlefield turned to the Asia Minor peninsula, Rock moved the headquarters back to Cyprus. Compared with three months ago, Cyprus is changing with each passing day. The port has now been basically expanded, and a three-story port building with a height of nearly 20 meters has also been completed. , behind the port building is the apartment complex where the staff live, and the villas of the officials are a little farther away, but the environment and scenery are better. These newly built houses are all marble permanent buildings, and the building materials are all shipped from Constantinople. of.

Before the outbreak of World War II, Cyprus was not a British colony, but a British "concession", so there was no colonial government on the island.

After Roque placed the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force Command in Cyprus, Cyprus became a militarized island. As fast as the military, it was a southern African enterprise with a business sense as developed as a shark. The Mediterranean Expeditionary Force chose Cyprus as the After the headquarters, South African companies swarmed like sharks smelling blood. The Rand Bank first circled a large piece of land in the port to build the largest branch in the Mediterranean region. The South African company wanted to set up an aquatic product processing plant in Cyprus. The aquatic products in the surrounding sea area are processed and sold to Europe.

Nyasaland also responded quickly and established the largest transit base in Europe in Cyprus. Adan also announced the establishment of a large-scale oil refinery in Cyprus. In the future, oil exported to Europe will be transshipped through Cyprus.

Compared with large companies, the soldiers of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force also gained a lot. In order to obtain more construction funds, the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force Command sold the land in Cyprus, not only the arable land that could be reclaimed, but also the mountainous land. Let it go, as long as someone is willing to pay for it, the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force Command will dare to sell it, and the price is so cheap that it is almost free, so don’t look at most places in Cyprus except for two ports and Niconia. The original ecological natural environment is still preserved, but in fact, many lands already have owners.

Under such circumstances, even if London discovered the value of Cyprus after the World War and wanted to strengthen its control over Cyprus, the companies in Cyprus and the soldiers of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force would not agree.

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