1877 was a year full of drastic changes.
The fate of countless people changed completely in this year. It was also in this year that Turkey perished!
What does Türkiye's demise mean to the world?
Of course it means opportunity!
Napoleon IV, who originally wanted to wait for the Arabs to gather in Jerusalem, after learning the news, immediately led 60,000 troops in person, launched a march towards Jerusalem, and began his battle to regain the Holy City. At the same time, the Palestinians
Marshal Zan led 50,000 troops eastward and launched an attack on the Mesopotamia basin.
For Napoleon IV, he not only wanted to capture the Holy City, he also needed to capture large colonies for France. Mesopotamia was the richest region in the entire Middle East.
When France began its expansion in the Middle East, people in the Russian Empire were discussing victory and restoring the glory of the Roman Empire.
What is Daming doing?
Of course, we are launching the final attack on Brazil.
But the Ming Dynasty was also a part of the world. When Russia, France, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire all started eating meat on the remains of Turkey, how could the Ming Dynasty miss it?
Almost the day after the Russian army captured Constantinople, the East African Army Headquarters in Dar es Salaam, the capital of East Africa, received an order from the military headquarters. Simon Longsheng did not hesitate to receive the order.
The fifteen newly trained brigades were temporarily organized into the "Middle East Army", led by Colonel Zhong Demin, escorted by the East African Squadron, boarded twelve transport ships, and arrived at the West Coast of the Persian Gulf half a month later.
Kuwait City.
It was somewhat different from the heavily guarded port that Zhong Demin imagined. When he was on the road, he had thought that the troops would have to go through a hard battle before landing. On the contrary - after all, Turkey is a country close to Europe and equipped with modern equipment.
The "sick man of West Asia" can also bite people.
But to his surprise, after a fierce bombardment from the navy's naval guns razed the simple forts on the coast to the ground, the first battalion of the third regiment of the "Middle East Army" successfully launched the attack without encountering any obstruction.
Landed in Kuwait City.
If it hadn't been for the bombardment of naval artillery, which razed the Middle Eastern-style town to the ground and turned the city into ruins with plumes of smoke rising from the sky, the landing troops would have thought they were landing on the African coast.
For these "imperial warriors" who had just completed three months of military training, they had already prepared to be loyal to the emperor and fight hard in Kuwait. But who would have thought that they would occupy Kuwait without firing a single shot?
This is a small seaside town with a population of only a few thousand people.
After the landing troops searched the ruins of the city, they discovered that most of the residents here had fled before the army's shelling, leaving only a few local people who could not walk. During the shelling, many of them died and survived.
It was a small amount, but it would be nice to have live people. After talking with a translator, Zhong Demin on the ship learned that in the entire Kuwait, the Turkish garrison only had about one squadron of troops.
After the Ming Dynasty fleet appeared on the sea, the soles of those people's feet were wet before they opened fire.
"...As for the Turkish military strength in the entire Mesopotamia region, it was led by Muhammad Pasha, a Prussian who converted to Turkey and converted to Yitianfan religion. He led an army of approximately 18,000 people.
, these troops are scattered across the three provinces of Basra, Baghdad, and Mosul, mainly in Basra..."
While the intelligence officer was introducing local intelligence, Zhong Demin walked to the map and looked at the military map. This so-called military map was actually a tourist map, not even much thinner than a tourist map, but it was
It is the only map Zhong Demin has.
It's not that he doesn't want to have a good map, but that there really isn't one. Even the Turks themselves didn't draw a map of the west coast of the Persian Gulf. The map published by the British simply marked the locations of fishing villages and small towns on the coast - in the past.
, there are pirate dens there, and the British are naturally very concerned about them, but their concern is limited to the coastal areas.
"It's not important. Our goal is not Basra or Mesopotamia. That is where the French want to occupy. We only care about this place..."
Point your finger on the map from Kuwait City to the south of the Strait of Hormuz - this is the entire west coast of the Persian Gulf.
"Our mission is to seize this area and turn it into a colony of the empire!"
"Sir, this is a desert!"
The intelligence officer looked at the map in surprise.
"It's a desert, but this is our mission. However, this does not mean that our mission is easy."
After a pause, Zhong Demin said.
"Because the Ottoman Empire's governance in this area was poor, local leaders in the coastal areas named themselves "Emirs" and became independent political powers. In the past, whether it was Arab merchant ships or European merchant ships, they were repeatedly attacked by small countries in the region.
Therefore, the area was called the "Pirate Coast". In 1819, the British East India Company sent a fleet to destroy the coastal fortresses in Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah, Dubai and other places to ensure the smooth route from India to Egypt.
Those so-called Emirs were forced to sign the "Persian Gulf General Peace Treaty" with the United Kingdom and agreed to stop piracy. Now, the opponents we face are these "Emirs"!"
Staring at the map, Zhong Demin thought for a while and then said.
"After occupying Kuwait, they began to move south, just like the East India Company fleet, raiding the pirate nests along the coast."
Since the enemy was not strong and had no fighting spirit, and ran away without firing a shot, Zhong Demin naturally thought that he could easily complete the task and sweep the entire west coast of the Persian Gulf. The only thing left behind was Mesopotamia - there was
It belongs to the French!
Pity!
Also feeling pity was Soroku Kawakami, the captain of the Middle East Army. Looking at the destroyed town, he certainly did not feel pity for this small Middle Eastern town. His pity was more because - there was no
fighting.
No battle means no military merit, no military merit... This is really unworthy of Your Majesty!
"Really, damn guy!"
Kawakami Soryoku looked at the locals wearing white robes and turbans on their heads, and he couldn't help but complain in his heart.
"Can't you be brave enough to fight us like a samurai?"
While complaining in his heart about their cowardice and incompetence, Kawakami Soroku couldn't help but feel a little envious of his comrades in Africa. At least they had land to conquer and battles to fight there, but what about here?
"But think about it, who would fight for sand?"
(End of chapter)
This chapter has been completed!