Five hundred slave soldiers lined up neatly in the school grounds, waiting for Ali Rashid to review.
A half-new Lee Enfield and a scimitar common in the peninsula are the basic equipment of the cavalry. In order to strengthen the firepower, Li De also equipped the cavalry with two general-purpose machine guns. Now these two
The general-purpose machine gun is placed in front of the cavalry formation and is the only automatic weapon for the cavalry.
In fact, this level of equipment is enough. The Nyasaland Arms Group sold nearly 10,000 Lee Enfields in Port Elizabeth and dispersed them throughout the peninsula. On average, each tribe had only a few in their hands.
Although the Lee Enfields used by these five hundred cavalrymen were eliminated by the mercenaries of the Umbrella Company, they are at least still usable because they are well maintained. It is difficult to say that the Lee Enfields sold in Port Elizabeth will definitely be able to be used.
However, the rifling in many barrels has been almost flattened. Whether the bullet can hit the target after flying out of the barrel is a big problem.
In order to establish Ali Rashid's authority and review the troops, Li De did not come forward and let Ali Rashid go by himself. Li De and Tang En sat in the shadow of the tower corridor to enjoy the cool air. The four of them only wore light clothes.
The Arab girls who were wearing the clothes were waiting beside them. These people were not snatched from him, but were given to Tang En by Ali Rashid.
In the peninsula, women's status is so arbitrary. They are just men's property and it is common to give them away casually. These girls or women accept it without any sense of resistance. For them, it is just another master to serve.
Probably because Li Deduo glanced twice, Tang En was very generous: "I like it. I like to give you two. I will take them with you when I leave tomorrow."
Staying in this kind of environment, it is really easy for people to fall.
Li De originally wanted to remind Tang En to be careful about the secret police of the Ministry of Justice, but he kept silent after thinking about it. The Ministry of Justice and the Umbrella Company are almost the same company, or the Umbrella Company is simply a peripheral unit of the Ministry of Justice, and Tang En is not in Southern Africa.
In China, the secret police of the Ministry of Justice will not care about Tang En's nonsense.
"Is it okay?" Li De asked confusedly.
Tang En nodded silently, and the two of them seemed to be playing charades.
Li De asked Tang En if he had mixed up his subordinates such as Ali Rashid. Since he wanted to let Ali Rashid out, he had to ensure his control over Ali Rashid. If Ali Rashid
If De's performance does not meet the requirements of Li De and Tang En, then Li De and Tang En will take back the power given to Ali Rashid at any time.
Of course Tang En also knows the importance of this. Ali Rashid and his men have been training in New Cape of Good Hope for several months. It is very easy to arrange a few people. These cavalry all arrived in New Cape of Good Hope in batches. Before that,
, many of them don’t know each other at all. In recent months, the number of tribes that have disappeared from the peninsula is almost unknown, so God knows how many Tang En’s people are among these cavalry.
After Umbrella Company and Adan Company were split, Umbrella Company was mainly responsible for operations, and Adan Company was mainly responsible for management, so Li De arranged for Tang En to mix sand into Ali Rashid's men, and then he would not care about how Tang En operated.
, the two have different divisions of labor and have a tacit understanding.
"Then send Ali Rashid out as soon as possible. Recently, the oil exploration team of the Persian Petroleum Company is looking for oil in Basra. You don't need me to tell you what to do?" Li De didn't want to see anyone other than the Umbrella Company and the Adan Company.
oil exploration teams appeared in the peninsula area.
The Persian Petroleum Company was the predecessor of the British Petroleum Company, and its founder was the Englishman William Knox Darcy.
William Knox Darcy previously worked for the Morgan brothers. In the middle and late last century, the West, led by Britain, began to conduct geological exploration in the peninsula.
Exploration results show that there may be rich oil resources in the peninsula, especially in the two river basins between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers.
But this may also mean uncertainty. It may be possible to go down an oil well and directly find a super large oil field. The greater possibility is that after paying high exploration fees, the effort will most likely be in vain.
William Knox Darcy was responsible for exploring for oil. After drilling several oil wells, William Knox Darcy found nothing. At that time, the Morgan brothers ordered William Knox Darcy to stop exploration, but William Knox Darcy
Chris Darcy did not stop, preferring to continue searching for oil at his own expense.
As a result, in 1908, William Knox D'Arcy finally found oil in the border area between Iraq and Iran.
Then in 1909, the Persian Petroleum Company was established.
"Persian Oil Company is a British company-" Tang En hesitated a little.
"So what? It's not like we attacked the oil exploration team." Li De didn't care, what happened to the British oil exploration team, as long as the interests of the Umbrella Company and Adan Company were involved, everyone should die.
"Wait a minute, let's cancel the contract first." Tang En was a little embarrassed.
Only then did Li De realize that it was the Umbrella Company that was providing protection for the Persian Petroleum Company's oil exploration team.
This is understandable. After the discovery of oil in Port Elizabeth, the peninsula became increasingly chaotic. Without the protection of the protection company, the oil exploration team of the Persian Petroleum Company would not dare to search for oil with great fanfare.
"Hurry up. After the training of this group of people, the next group of people will come over soon. Remember, everything is the same as before." Li De still thinks that the peninsula is not chaotic enough, and one Ali Rashid is not enough to protect the umbrella company.
and the interests of Adan Corporation.
A stable and unified peninsula is definitely not in the interest of Port Elizabeth. The peninsula is still under the control of the Ottoman Empire. At least before the outbreak of the world war, the peninsula must be in a state of chaos. This will be conducive to the expansion of Port Elizabeth in the world war.
Rock has already made a preliminary plan. When the world war breaks out, Rock will mobilize the mercenaries of the Umbrella Company to expel the Ottoman Empire's influence on the peninsula. By then, the Umbrella Company will be able to successfully occupy the entire peninsula. As long as the British Empire
If there is no objection, then the peninsula will be under the management of the umbrella company for a long time in the future.
To do this, too much oil cannot be discovered on the peninsula. The discovery of oil by the Persian Oil Company before and now Port Elizabeth can be regarded as good luck. If more oil fields are discovered on the peninsula, then the importance of the peninsula will be
With the increase, Britain will definitely not agree to the Umbrella Company occupying the peninsula.
In another time and space, the world war broke out in 1914, British troops occupied Baghdad in 1917, then the Kingdom of Iraq was established in 1921, and then in 1932 the Kingdom of Iraq became completely independent.
From this timeline, it can be seen that Britain really did not care about the ownership of the peninsula. Even if the Persian Oil Company had found oil on the peninsula at that time, it did not influence Britain to abandon the peninsula.
Compared with India, Canada, Australia, and southern Africa, the peninsula is indeed small. The British government did not realize how much oil there was underground on the peninsula. It was not until 1938 that the scale of the oil underground on the peninsula began to take shape, but at that time
The British government was facing a serious crisis with the outbreak of World War II and was no longer able to take into account the interests of the peninsula. Then after World War II, the world officially entered the bipolar era, and the former glory of the British Empire was gone forever.
Rock knows how many mistakes the British government will make in the next few decades. Compared with the peninsula in the 1950s, the peninsula is now sparsely populated and lacking in resources. The two river basins can still have some economic value, but then
The economic value is nothing compared to Africa and the Americas. The United Kingdom can even give up Canada, Australia and southern Africa, let alone the two river basins with low economic value.
In Rock's plan, it is best for the peninsula to have a dozen relatively powerful forces fighting each other. This is in the best interest of Port Elizabeth. It is not enough now. Ali Rashid is just an attempt. Next, Li De
Tang En and I will try more possibilities.
"No problem, this is what we are best at. If you give me enough resources, I can train them to be the best warriors." Tang En did not refuse. This is what mercenaries do. The Umbrella Company is here
The base in Nepal has been moved to the New Cape of Good Hope. A few hundred people are really just a drop in the bucket. With more, Tang En can guarantee "mass production."
And it also maintains quality and quantity.
"No problem, we have enough potatoes and bullets." Li De was not stingy. If he could occupy the entire peninsula for a few potatoes and bullets, then this business would be a great deal.
While Li De and Tang En were chatting, Ali Rashid had finished his brief speech. Then hundreds of cavalrymen drew their scimitars and roared angrily, and the camels also began to become restless.
Li De didn't care if Ali Rashid inspired these slave soldiers to fight bravely. For Li De, these slave soldiers were just consumables. They could just be captured after they died. Anyway, there were countless nomads in the desert, and no one knew how many there were.
Later, Li De and Tang En hosted a banquet to see Ali Rashid off.
"Basra, Persian Petroleum Company, I remember-" After Ali Rashid knew his mission, the expression on his face was a bit hesitant, but he did not hesitate for long, and Ali Rashid agreed.
Now he had no choice but to move forward according to the established path. As for whether the end of the road would be a paradise with 72 virgins or a hell with endless fire, Ali Rashid was not in the mood to think about it.
"Remember your mission, try not to hurt those people, but you must blow up all their tools, and then retreat quickly without leaving any hidden dangers." Li De is still reasonable, and will not abuse it even if it is for profit.
Killing innocent people is just to make the Persian Oil Company retreat in the face of difficulties.
Of course, if the Persian Petroleum Company insists on having its own way, Li De will not be polite.
