Expedition to Europe

It was not easy for Chen Kangjian to reach Western Province safely.

In fact, the British are not very powerful in the Middle East. Although Egypt was once a British colony, the Egyptians gained independent status through negotiations last year. Saudi Arabia is still at war. The British have not yet had a chance to pick peaches. Sudan is Egypt. As a condominium with the British, this place is a burden to the British. The British government's attitude is dispensable, so the British do not have much sense of presence in Sudan.

In addition, Yemen broke away from the Ottoman Empire after the World War and became an independent country. Eritrea belongs to Italy, Djibouti belongs to France, and the British's most stable stronghold on the Red Sea coast is northern Somalia.

Somalia is not yet a "pirate country", but now the soil for "pirates" has been formed. This is a "blessing" brought by Europeans.

From the end of the last century, the British and Italians began to invade Somalia. The British occupied northern Somalia, known as "British Somalia", and the Italians occupied the central and southern Somalia, known as "Italian Somalia".

The geographical location of British Somalia is relatively important. It happens to be firmly stuck in the Gulf of Aden at the entrance to the Red Sea. Chen Kangjian was blocked here by the British.

The British were firmly opposed to the "Western Province" and did not even recognize the existence of the "Western Province" or the agreement between Lanfang and France. As soon as the agreement between Lanfang and France was announced, the British expressed their opposition through various channels, including the almost decisive measure of blocking the Gulf of Aden against all odds.

The Gulf of Aden is the entrance to the Red Sea, which is connected to the Mediterranean Sea through the Suez Canal. The British blocked the Gulf of Aden, which effectively cut off the most convenient sea connection between Asia and Europe. This not only caused Lan Fang criticism, but also caused great harm to other countries. hindrance.

In order to ensure the effectiveness of the blockade, the British mobilized a large number of warships from the Home Fleet and the Indian Fleet, including six battleships. They adopted a fighting attitude and resolutely prevented Lanfang's army from heading to the Western Province.

Faced with the British's strong blockade, Lanfang had no choice but to find another way unless he wanted to declare war with the British now.

Although Lanfang and Britain are at war in Syria and Iraq, it is just a proxy war after all. Although the relationship between Lanfang and Britain is not good now, it has not deteriorated to the point of directly declaring war. Lanfang and Britain still maintain peace, so Lan Fang also needs to exercise restraint.

Maintaining restraint does not mean being helpless. Chen Kangjian is not an honest person, otherwise he would not always be sent to the most difficult places by Qin Zhiyuan.

"Lao Xie, what do you think of this plan?" Chen Kangjian asked Xie Rundong, commander of the escort fleet, mysteriously.

"Okay, okay, but isn't it too shameless?" Xie Rundong hesitated.

Fortunately, Lanfang's generals were not completely corrupted, and some still maintained their noble "conscience."

Chen Kangjian named his plan "making something out of nothing."

The British are now stuck in the Gulf of Aden and do not allow Lanfang's army to enter the Western Province through the Red Sea. Chen Kangjian is targeting the innocent people.

Chen Kangjian's plan is to find an excuse to launch a direct attack on Yemen, land in the Middle East from the direction of Yemen, and then cross Saudi Arabia and Iraq into the Western Province.

Maybe you can catch a rabbit or something while raking the grass.

As for excuses!

They have all been positioned using “excuses”, and it’s really easy to find one.

"What is shameless? We are opening up territory for our Lanfang. How can we describe it as shameless?" Chen Kangjian's face was full of righteousness, and Zhang Jingzong next to him looked twitching.

During the Battle of Ferenta de Noir, Zhang Jingzong served as Chen Kangjian's chief of staff. After the establishment of Lanfang, Zhang Jingzong was sent to the Republic of China for a time, and now he has returned to Chen Kangjian's side.

Despite the twitching look on Zhang Jingzong's face, Zhang Jingzong is not a "good person" either. This plan might have come from Zhang Jingzong.

"Then - okay." Xie Rundong glanced at the huge fleet moored on the sea through the porthole, and with the temptation of "expanding territory", he reluctantly agreed to Chen Kangjian's plan.

If it were on land, Chen Kangjian would not need Xie Rundong's cooperation at all. To do this kind of thing, Chen Kangjian's men would have many experts, but on the sea, Chen Kangjian's men would be like dragons coiled and tigers lying down.

Chen Kangjian's troops are all from the Army, and if they want to go to the Western Province, they need the escort of Xie Rundong's task force. Although Lanfang and the United Kingdom have not declared war yet, with the establishment of the Western Province and the increase of troops in Lanfang, it is foreseeable that the British will have an increasingly difficult time in the Middle East. No one is sure whether the British will take risks. After all, In the UK, there is also a similar situation where military orders abroad are not respected.

After getting Xie Rundong's consent, "making something out of nothing" began to be implemented immediately.

Currently, there are hundreds of Lanfang military warships and transport ships near the Gulf of Aden. With so many people floating on the sea, the consumption of people and horses is still quite high. At this time, relying solely on the supplies carried on board is not enough. Yes, getting supplies via land is the right way.

In fact, just before Chen Kangjian made this plan, Lanfang Navy had already sent people to Mukalla in Yemen and purchased some living supplies from Mukalla. Chen Kangjian's plan was related to Mukalla.

On May 12, Xie Rundong sent people to Mukalla to hand over the two Lanfang soldiers who disappeared while shopping yesterday.

The chieftains of Mukalla were immediately confused. Lan Fang soldiers? Missing? What kind of plot is this?

Don't be surprised. Mukalla has no government at all now. Even the political structure of the whole Yemen is relatively loose. The tribal chieftain is the head of the government of Mukalla Port.

As arrogant and unreasonable as all Western colonizers, using the same method that Western countries used strong ships and powerful guns to knock on the doors of countries a hundred years ago, Xie Rundong immediately sent warships to bombard Mukalla after Mukalla said "no one to hand over" on the Mukalla side, and Chen Kangjian sent soldiers to land in Mukalla.

Although Yemen is nominally a country, and was established at about the same time as Lan Fang, both of them just became independent after the World War, but the gap between Yemen's national strength and Lan Fang's national strength is about the same as that of France. The entire Yemen has a population of only 1.5 million, and the number of troops is only a pitiful 8,000, and there is no naval establishment at all.

If it weren't for the defeat and dismemberment of the Ottoman Empire in the World War, a country like Yemen would never have won independence.

Mukalla has a population of less than 3,000 people. Strictly speaking, it is just a fishing village. Facing the attack of the Lan Fang army, Mukalla had no ability to resist. The Lan Fang army announced the occupation of Mukalla almost as soon as it landed.

With a landing point, the landing field was successfully opened up, the transport ships began to dock, and a large number of troops and supplies were continuously sent ashore.

The original text is in Liu # 9 @Book/Bar!

This move was beyond the British's expectations. The British probably never thought that the Lan Fang people could be so shameless.

The British were also unwilling to let the Lan Fang break through the blockade so easily. On the day when the Lan Fang invaded Yemen, Britain criticized the Lan Fang's "shameless" invasion of Yemen at the League of Nations Assembly, which seriously undermined the international order and the peace in the Middle East, and called on the international community to impose sanctions on the Lan Fang.

This suggestion was not painful for the Lan Fang, and it was absolutely impossible to pass. This time, France resolutely stood on the same front with the Lan Fang and supported all of the Lan Fang's actions in the Middle East.

At the same time when Chen Kangjian landed in Yemen, Qin Haoge finally waited for the long-awaited support and sent troops to attack again, crossing Baghdad to attack eastern Iraq.

The one who supported Qin Haoge was Huang Li in Jerusalem.

After Huang Li led his army to Jerusalem, the situation in Jerusalem gradually stabilized. Christianity, Judaism, and Persia reached a new balance in Jerusalem. Auerbach also returned to the Vatican with the reputation he wanted. Huang Li had no reason to stay in Jerusalem.

In fact, since the Lan Fang army entered Jerusalem, the Palestinian side has been protesting to the Vatican, and the United Kingdom has also firmly opposed it. The Vatican can ignore Palestine, but it cannot ignore the British. At the strong request of the British, Huang Li had to lead the army to withdraw from Jerusalem.

There is no need to withdraw too far. The Western Province has been established, and the Lan Fang army is fighting with the Iraqis in Iraq. Huang Li boarded the ship and made a detour, coming directly from Jerusalem to Beirut-no, it is not called Beirut now, but Baling.

After landing in Baling, Huang Li did not stop when passing Damascus, but went directly into Iraq to reinforce Qin Haoge.

Now Qin Haoge was like a long-awaited rain, and the plan discussed with Yang Deshan could finally be implemented.

In fact, Baghdad is very close to Saudi Arabia. If you go south from Baghdad, it is only more than 300 kilometers to enter Saudi Arabia.

However, after arriving in Baghdad, Qin Haoge had some other ideas.

There are oases near Baghdad, and agricultural planting can be carried out here.

The Chinese love for the fields is really unparalleled. Even though Qin Haoge is now a marquis, he is a little reluctant to see the oases near Baghdad.

Since he is reluctant, he has to find a way to get it. Most of Lan Fang’s generals are gluttons. Don’t expect them to spit out what they have eaten, and Qin Haoge is the same.

Of course, it is not easy to get the oasis from Mosul to Baghdad for no reason. Although Iraq has a small population, it has more than two million people. These two million people are the biggest obstacle for Lan Fang to swallow Iraq.

It is not that there is no way. In fact, since Qin Haoge besieged Baghdad, small teams belonging to the Brotherhood Alliance have been dispersed to various tribes between Mosul and Baghdad. Their mission is to lobby.