Tripoli is a historic city. The Phoenicians established the city as early as 814 BC. At that time, it was collectively known as "Tripolis". Later, the ancient Roman Empire occupied the place after defeating the Phoenicians. Now Italy
People once again stood in this city where their ancient ancestors once ruled.
Governor Howard Georgi stood in the former Ottoman residence that was temporarily converted into the Governor's Palace, looking at the Italian officers and soldiers who kept stopping the ship in the harbor in the distance. A large number of officers and soldiers led the horses and stepped off the ship. They were led by their respective commanders.
, quickly walked towards the destination military camp.
"Now I feel that Libya is under the control of the Kingdom."
The reason why Governor Giorgi spoke so is very simple, that is, the garrison was insufficient before. When Italy took over this territory from the Ottomans, it only brought more than 6,000 people. Although there were 5,000 cavalry among them, these people
In the vast Libyan area, there are still too few.
Moreover, the local nomadic tribes were not friendly to the newly arrived Italians. Although the Ottomans had the right to rule locally, they relied more on tribal leaders to maintain their rule. As a result, when the Ottomans left, the Italians wanted to
To rule the local area more closely, the interests of local tribal leaders must be touched.
Both parties believe that they have advantages, and it is surprising that they can reach an agreement.
Since the negotiation could not be reached, Governor Georgi had to think of other ways. At this time, Rome sent an order to expel the locals, which made him feel like a treasure.
Of course, he also has a problem, that is, Libya is quite vast and sparsely populated. There are no more than 300,000 locals living in the vast land of Libya. And what is even more troublesome is that these are nomadic people who can leave at any time.
, ride on a horse or camel, catch up with cattle and sheep, and you will be able to find no one. (This is why Italy did not completely subdue the locals until the 1930s)
Regarding this point, Governor Georgi wrote a special letter to ask the Governor of East Africa, His Excellency Antonio, and with his advice, he came up with his own ideas.
That is, people can run away, and livestock can run away, but the pasture water source cannot escape. As long as Italy occupies key places such as pasture water sources, those locals must come out if they do not want to starve to death. However, doing so will require time and expense
Not too small.
Governor Georgi happened to have no shortage of time and money, because Carlo knew what was underground in Libya, so he gave the newly appointed man a guarantee that as long as the local people in Libya were transferred away, the government and the army would provide sufficient support.
Help. Although he only brought more than 6,000 people before, that was because the government needed to prioritize Albania and Kosovo.
While the two countries were carrying out vigorous expulsion operations, the governor of Libya, Jogi, believed that Libya also needed to produce results. So Governor Jogi sought help from the government and the military.
The military was still very helpful and sent him two cavalry brigades with nearly 4,000 troops. Although it is difficult to launch a comprehensive campaign against Libya, it can still be done by giving priority to the coastal areas.
"Rohr, go and invite General Brenin. I have a plan and need the general's help."
General Brinin, as Governor Georgi calls him, is currently the highest military commander in Libya. He needs to rely on this military chief to complete his plan.
Because Major General Brenin's headquarters was not far from here, this man rushed over quickly.
"Your Majesty the Governor, are you looking for me?"
Major General Brenin, who came to Georgie, asked the governor about the purpose of summoning him as soon as he entered the door.
Major General Brenin was previously the commander of the 6th Cavalry Division. The cavalry did not have much opportunity to perform in this war. Because the main battlefield was the hilly and mountainous terrain of the Balkans, the role of the cavalry was greatly reduced.
Therefore, after some consideration, Major General Brining, who had not gained many military exploits, chose to go to Libya to become a military commander. Libya, which was suitable for cavalry, was very beneficial to him in obtaining military exploits, allowing him to attack the lieutenant general.
"Major General Brenin, the Kingdom's expulsion operations in the Balkans are currently in full swing. Should we also start taking action?"
Facing the Governor's inquiry, Major General Brenin responded. "It's absolutely possible. We just need to wait until all the troops are in place. It is estimated that our plan can start in about a week."
It takes time to store ammunition, formulate a security operation plan, and deploy troops. In addition, the domestic troops who have just arrived also need some time to adapt, so the seven days given by Major General Brenin is already very rushed.
Although Governor George has never been in the military, he has never eaten pork or seen pigs running. He also knows that each task requires time to advance, so he is not surprised by the time given by Major General Brenin.
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There is another situation that Qiaoji is also very aware of. That is, although Italy has occupied Libya, they currently only occupy a few port cities along the Libyan coast. Although they are cities, there are not many people in them.
Tripoli has a population of less than 20,000, making it just a larger town in Italy.
As for other seaport cities such as Benghazi, Tobruk, Sirte, etc., the population ranges from 10,000 to 2,000 to 3,000. The total number of people in these various cities is less than 70,000, which is not as large as the population of the Dodecan Austral Islands occupied by Italy.
It is not an exaggeration to say that he, Georgie, is the worst governor.
And Major General Brining's army was like sprinkling pepper, dispersing the troops in these cities. Even in the most important Tripoli, there were only about 2,000 people before the reinforcements arrived. So if the reinforcements hadn't arrived, he would have had at most only
If you can do guard work, how can you use the troops to carry out cleaning tasks?
With the arrival of reinforcements, Governor Georgi must of course take action to let Rome see the results of his efforts.
Next, Major General Brining reported the plan he had prepared to Governor Georgi. In the previous time, as an aspiring general, Major General Brining traveled to several places one after another, and he still had some knowledge of the tribal situation in Libya.
learn.
The conversation between the two continued until sunset. After talking for an entire afternoon, the two of them parted ways.
Then the Italian army's actions began to accelerate. They collected supplies, surveyed and mapped the latest maps, paid heavily to guides, and prepared to wipe out the surrounding tribes.
A week was spent in such busyness. After the scheduled time, the Italian troops stationed in various cities drove out of the city one after another. Under the leadership of their guides, they rushed to the tribes whose positions had been marked.
In this operation, Italy dispatched a total of more than 8,000 cavalrymen, all of whom were fast-moving cavalry. It would teach those self-righteous tribal leaders a lesson.
