Section 118: British Thoughts
The Suez Canal area must be recaptured by the United States, Britain and other countries, especially the United Kingdom. Now Britain has felt that China's strategy is to occupy the entire Africa and then cut off the connection between Asia and Europe. At that time, not only India could not contact the United Kingdom, but Australia also had no way to contact the United Kingdom. If we set out from Australia, we had to cross the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean, so that we could reach the United Kingdom, which was almost the same as going around the earth for half a circle. This journey was too far and was fatal to Britain.
The situation in Britain itself is similar to Japan. If there is no external resources, Japan's fate will definitely be Britain's fate. Now Japan has become a protector of China. If Britain cuts off its ties with the colonies, Britain will probably become the protector of the United States. This is absolutely impossible for Britain. Taking advantage of its strength, it must take the Suez Canal back. South Africa has already suffered a crushing defeat. The British upper class understands that it is impossible to organize another fleet to go south. Even if it can be organized, it is probably an American fleet. It has really regained the entire South Africa and has no relationship with Britain. Therefore, Britain must start from the Suez Canal, and there is still a glimmer of hope here.
The British staff are constantly making plans. They have analyzed all the surrounding areas. It is at this time that Turkey has entered their eyes. Turkey and the Middle East have joined forces, and this area has been taken over by China. In this area, not only China's oil, but also China's arsenal. If this place becomes the rear of the Suez Canal, it would be too troublesome for Britain to get the Suez Canal back.
When Britain retreated to this area, it had already abandoned the area. Even though there were abundant resources here, the British top leaders also considered their lack of strength. If they continued to maintain this area, the army they invested was too large. If they wanted to defeat the more than 20,000 troops in China, Britain would have to invest at least 50,000 or 60,000 troops. For the current UK, 50,000 troops were nothing. They would take 50,000 troops to eat, drink and defecate here every day. With the British's transportation ability, it would be impossible to satisfy them at all, so they could only give up here helplessly. Unexpectedly, they would have to make trouble on their own now. Every time the British gave up a place, they would feel sad afterwards. What makes them even more sad is that this place is actually exported to the Suez Canal as they thought.
According to information obtained by the British intelligence department, the Middle East is responsible for more than 45% of the fuel supply of the Suez Canal. In Egypt, the Chinese opened an oil field there, which made the British feel weird. Why did we not find these oil fields for so long in our occupied areas? The Chinese just occupied for a while and they knew where the oil fields were. And they searched for them every time, and they did not waste much time and energy at all. The amount of oil produced is not a lot, but it can definitely guarantee their army use. Only the Middle East is produced in a relatively large area. In addition to supplying it to Turkey, it is also transported to European legions in Europe.
The British have also studied the Chinese army. The Chinese army is already fully mechanized, and even advances even more than the Americans in some places. Although the British are unwilling to believe this, the facts are in front of them and these people cannot be tolerated. However, the British are now secretly happy. Since you are already fully mechanized, energy supply is one of your weaknesses. It turns out that this weakness cannot defeat you Chinese because your iron feet can run through our car wheels, but there is no such thing now. Your recruits cannot leave the car. Although they can overcome it for a while, can they overcome it every day? So they put their ideas on Turkey, and the bearded men in the Middle East have no way to discuss things.
The Arabs in the Middle East will only make noises, and nothing can happen. The British know them best, so they will not cooperate with these people. If they want to cooperate, they will also cooperate with the Turks. After all, in history, the Turks created a great empire. Now the Turks are still dreaming. But they are suppressed by the Chinese, and the entire country is basically the protector of the Chinese. The Chinese built railways and airports on their territory and firmly controlled the entire country. However, it does not mean that they have surrendered now, so their upper powers still have to make trouble. When the British found them, they almost hit it off.
In the eyes of ordinary Turkish people, Chinese people are actually good. After Chinese people come here, they teach them various techniques. At least they can have enough food. It is completely different from the Turkish government's rule. Look at those Turks who help Chinese people, they can get back several kilograms of white flour every day. They can make their favorite food at home. Other people are naturally jealous. Although they also want to work in the Chinese, they have no choice but to recruit people who are kind to them, which has aroused the jealousy of other Turks. So if they have any problems and are fine, they will run to the Chinese base, hoping that they can become people who are kind to China.
The ordinary Turkish people are willing to get close to China, but this does not mean that the top leaders of Turkey are willing to get close to China. Turkey's top leaders have changed one after another. As long as China is dissatisfied with them, they will be replaced immediately. However, these people who have been replaced have their own reputation in Turkey, so these people were found by the British. They were very happy to hear that the British were about to make a comeback again. Although the British had never colonized them, the British were very strong. All the Turkish senior officials knew that Britain was known as the empire of the sun never set. Although they suffered a lot of losses in recent years, the lean camel was bigger than a horse. This sentence was given to them by the Chinese and was the most suitable for the British.
In their eyes, it is still easy for the British to drive them away as long as the British are willing.
Chapter completed!