Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 854 Fist and Flowers

After the success of the revolution led by Qassem, he continued to pursue the Iraqi policy, and the new constitution declared that Arabs and Kurds are the two major ethnic groups in Iraq.However, the Arabs and the Kurds seeking autonomy could not reach an agreement. As a result, the military began to suppress the Kurdish movement.After the Arab Baath Party, which strongly advocated Arab unity, came to power, the relations between Kurdish and Arab states went through the same trilogy: compromise and contradictions intensified armed suppression.

Besides, the sectarian conflicts in Iraq are mainly the contradictions between Sunnis and Shiites.Shiites account for 60 percent of the Iraqi population. The main body is Arabs, including a small number of Persians. They mainly live in the south.Therefore, Iraq is also the only Arab country with a Shiite majority.

Shia has a very close historical connection with Iraq, and Iraq can be said to be the birthplace of this sect.In 656 AD, Ali, Muhammad's son-in-law and one of the four major caliphs, fought against the opposition army in Basra. This was called the "battle of camels".At this time, the senior Syrian official Moawiya refused to be loyal to Ali and started a fierce battle with the latter's army, and some of Ali's subordinates also opposed to compromise with the disadvantaged Moawiya. Ali was assassinated near Kufa in 661.The above-mentioned struggles have far-reaching consequences.Ali's faction insisted that after the death of the Prophet, Ali and his descendants should inherit the position of caliph, and the previous three caliphs were all illegal.This faction is called "Shia" ("Shia" means "sect"), and it later developed into a religious sect, mainly distributed in Iran and Iraq.On the contrary, the orthodox Christians gradually formed "Sunni"

Shiites have always been discriminated against by Sunnis, who make up the vast majority in the Arab world.Therefore, it is the Arab Sunnis who support Pan-Arabism, while the Shiites, like the Kurds, firmly oppose it, because the establishment of a unified Arab state will further reduce the status of the Iraqi Shiites.Due to the characteristics of religion and the backwardness of social development, Shiites are more conservative than Sunnis, and their religious sentiments are stronger, which is reflected in their opposition to the Iraqi Communist Party and secularization policies.

During Qassem's time, the Shiite religious elite began to oppose the support of the Iraqi Communist Party and the nationalization policy.Later, the radical secularization policy of the Ba'ath Party intensified its contradictions with the Shiites, and suppressed the religious forces in the holy cities of Najaf and Karbala.Afterwards, an anti-fundamentalist organization called the "Calling Party of Islam" secretly arrested and tried dozens of Shia leaders, and it is said that five of them were executed.In 5, during the Alshula festival (a Shia religious festival), Shia riots broke out, and it took a few days for the army to suppress them. The Islamic revolution in Iran in 1907 further stimulated the anti-sentiment of Shiites in Iraq. Large-scale riots broke out in the big southern cities and the Shiite suburbs of Baghdad that year, and the religious leader Sadr was executed the following year.

Obviously, whether it is the Kurds or the Shiites, their contradictions with the Sunnis affect the stability of the Iraqi state, and these minorities and sects are often supported by external forces (including neighboring countries and superpowers).From the perspective of geographical conditions, the mountains in the north and the swamps in the south are also conducive to the armed struggle of local anti-organizations.

In addition, there is another point that makes Zhao Bingjun afraid, that is, the Communist armed forces in Iraq, and the general line they have to obey.According to the secret information of the Imperial Security Bureau, the Iraqi Communist Party began to secretly establish a military committee as early as after the coup d'état.The member of the committee is the most feared enemy of the Security Service, Tito, an activist of the Yugoslav Communist Party.At that time, Tito specifically directed the actions of the Iraqi Communist Party.Tito also ordered the Communists to collect weapons and intelligence, rebuild local organizations, conduct secret training, and set up several small armed organizations.Zhao Bingjun knew.It is not that the communist forces in southern and eastern Europe do not want to confront China, but that China is too powerful.And the strict prohibition of communism.

People are imagining that one day in the future, once a war breaks out between China and the Soviet Union and troops are mobilized from Yugoslavia to the Eastern Front.Then the whole of Yugoslavia will become a seething furnace.The guerrillas led by Tito can take advantage of the different occupation systems and conflicting interests in different regions of China to drive a wedge between Germany and the residents of the occupied areas, thus intensifying the conflicts. The guerrillas can take advantage of these contradictions to increase His prestige among the local residents.At the same time, use the opportunity of the revival of Slavic national feelings to continuously strengthen your own strength.And this is what Ji Ming is most worried about.After all, guerrilla warfare, like urban street warfare, has become an insoluble tactic in modern warfare, and has become the most troublesome problem for commanders of various countries.

In short, it is very simple to conquer Iraq, but it is not a simple matter to completely control Iraq.The Iraq region, like Yugoslavia, is an ideal paradise for guerrillas, and if the Dragon Army as the offensive side invests too much troops here, it will seriously weaken its attack power in other directions.This is what Guan Xuqing doesn't want to see.

So, after thinking about it, Guan Xuqing still believes that in order to stabilize the situation in Iraq, there must be a strong Iraqi government, and the most important aspect of this is not how strong its military power is, nor does it need how strong its political direction and China are. Closely, but this must be able to control the overall situation in Iraq to the maximum extent, including mediating the contradictions of various ethnic groups and classes. In short, it must be beneficial to China's interests.

The most important thing about Guan Xuqing's strategy of "Using barbarians to control barbarians" is the person who leads this. First of all, he must have high prestige among all classes in Iraq, and at the same time, he must have strong wrists and strong connections.In addition, he had to have a good impression of the Great China Federation run by Guan Xuqing, at least not to hinder the strategic intentions of the empire at critical times.Therefore, after some deliberation, Guan Xuqing appointed Said, the regent of the Iraqi Dynasty, as the new leader of Iraq.

The reason why he did it.The main reasons are as follows.First of all, Said once served as the regent of the Iraqi dynasty, that is, the supreme ruler of Iraq.His position in Iraq is unshakable.There are his protégés in every sector of Iraq.Now Iraq is facing an unprecedented impact from the imperial cavalry, and it has lost control of the northern region.As long as Saeed comes out of the mountain again, and when he calls out from the heights, there will be a crowd of people, then all departments in Iraq will be able to operate very quickly.Said also has such a strong connection among the people. Many Iraqi capitalists, businessmen and oil crocodiles are inextricably linked with this former Iraqi dictator.They are the basis for ruling Iraq. As long as Said is willing, these people will definitely support the new establishment to the greatest extent.More importantly, Saeed's attitude towards other non-Iraqi ethnic groups and sects is relatively moderate.During his tenure, other minorities in Iraq still had a relatively good political status, so they did not oppose the regent.

For all these reasons, Saeed has many advantages as the new leader of Iraq.However, in the actual implementation, there was a little problem.

Said's reason for rejecting the Imperial Security Bureau was very simple, because he didn't want to have anything to do with the Chinese.Although there are great political differences between him and his nephew, Qassem, the current President of the Republic of Iraq, he is only the regent, while his nephew is the real ruler of the country.Although Qassem has changed from king to president in that incident, Said believes that the glory of the Iraqi dynasty will be restored sooner or later.When the Chinese extended an olive branch to him.But he did not agree to organize a new one. He thought it was usurping his nephew's crown, which would bring shame to his family.

However, Zhao Bingjun didn't care what Said thought, he was very anxious, because Said was the most critical part of his current surrender plan, and he was also the person whom the emperor repeatedly ordered to take down as soon as possible, so he no longer cared about any director She put on airs and ran to persuade Saeed in person.He didn't talk about Saeed's enemies, nor did he describe any prospects for the future. He just looked at the 48-year-old Iraqi regent coldly and said: "I know what you think. You don't want to be regarded as a traitor by the Iraqis, you You don't want to be regarded as a usurper by your own family, and you don't want to be unable to go to heaven after you die."

Said sat there and didn't say anything. He also looked at the other party coldly, as if looking at his greatest enemy in life.

Zhao Bingjun shook his head slightly, his tone softened, and said: "Although I understand your mood at this time, I also understand your concerns. However, this is nothing, because the country of Iraq is almost gone!" Speaking of this, Zhao Bingjun smiled slightly, that kind of smile looked very evil, and made Said who was sitting opposite him shudder.

"Director Zhao! Are you threatening me?" Said roared loudly. Although the voice was loud, everyone could hear it. There was obviously some tremor in this voice.

"Hehe!" Zhao Bingjun laughed again, "Threats? Does our Chinese Empire need to threaten a small Iraq? Let me tell you, His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire is very angry with what you have done in Iraq. He thinks that you Iraq has betrayed you. The will of the empire has thrown itself into the arms of the French, and now Iraq is doomed. It is no exaggeration to say that as long as the empire strikes Iraq with a thunderbolt, almost no one in the world will stand up and speak for your country , On the contrary, many countries will even fall into trouble. Your country will soon be divided, and your family will soon disappear in the Iraqi political circle. The Iraqi kingdom has come to the edge of a cliff, and it is impossible to recover. I think You should know this."

(End of this chapter)