The simple-minded Cossacks know clearly what they like and hate. If they like something, they like it, and if they dislike it, they hate it. They never hide their emotions in their hearts, they are clearly written on their faces.
Fan Yao's work during this period was fruitful, and the Cossacks' loyalty to Fan Yao was increasing. The last person who could make Sergei so angry was their tsarist father.
Two hours later, more and more troops returned to the camp, and Fan Yao and Dylan Hughes assembled a force to go to Whitley for reinforcements.
Because they didn’t know Whitley’s situation, the troops advanced very slowly. They were searching while advancing. This was really not an intentional delay. After all, the reinforcements had to ensure their own safety first and could not repeat the same mistakes. God knows the remnants of the Ottoman army who had experienced the world war.
Have you ever learned how to encircle a point for reinforcements? When the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force attacked the Asia Minor Peninsula, similar tactics were often used.
Years of war have caused huge damage to the Asia Minor Peninsula, and road traffic has been severely damaged. Neither the French nor the Ottomans are in the mood to repair it, and the peacekeeping forces will not care. For Fan Yao and the others, it would be better if the traffic is completely interrupted. That way
The rebels were unable to enter the area around Lake Sapanca.
There are burned-out houses and abandoned farms everywhere along the way. These farms can be restored to production simply by cleaning up, but due to the ongoing war, no one dares to return home.
After climbing over two mountains in a row and walking along the rugged mountain road for another two kilometers, my eyes suddenly opened up.
"It should be near here, but be careful on the hillside ahead. The Mediterranean Expeditionary Force and the Ottoman Army have fought in this area before. There may be mines on the hillside. Don't leave the road rashly." Sergey's ability to survive in the wild is quite good.
Yes, these are all experiences accumulated with blood.
"This is also called a highway -" Dylan Hughes complained. Half of the road ahead collapsed for some unknown reason. Further ahead, it may have been a landslide during the rainy season, and the entire mountain road was blocked by mud.
"Welcome to the Ottoman Empire." Fan Yao put the telescope in his hand back into the wooden box on his waist and looked at the hillside in the distance with an expressionless expression.
Following the path in the middle of the hillside to the top of the hill, the reinforcements finally found the Ichiro Kitagawa detachment that was under attack.
Just on the other side of the hillside, dozens of white corpses were neatly lined up on the rugged roadside. All the clothes on the corpses had been stripped off, weapons and equipment had been taken away, and some of the corpses had been damaged by the rebels.
, Kitagawa Ichiro's eyes were wide open and he could not close his eyes. There were at least a dozen gunshot wounds on his body. His left arm was cut off from the elbow, and his body was covered in blood and flesh.
Dylan Hughes endured the discomfort and looked at the corpses one by one. Some corpses had been shot and then stabbed again, and two corpses had their hands tied behind their backs and their heads were chopped off.
"Is it the rebels?" Fan Yao asked Dylan Hughes for his opinion.
"We don't know yet, but it may be that the attackers took away all their equipment and their clothes were burned there. This is another demonstration to us. No matter how much hatred you have against the Japanese, we have to do something.
"Dylan Hughes has complaints against Fan Yao. If it weren't for Fan Yao——
That's not right. This has nothing to do with Fan Yao. Fan Yao arranged patrol tasks normally and the reinforcement operations were carried out in accordance with the regulations of the peacekeeping force, and there was no deliberate delay.
It can only be said that the Beichuan detachment was unlucky. It rashly stepped into the encirclement of the rebels and had the ability to break out immediately, leading to the annihilation of the entire army.
"Report it first. We are going to conduct a dragnet operation around here to completely solve the potential safety hazards in the area around Sapanca Lake." Fan Yao did not have the pleasure of getting revenge, so he didn't get there before.
The annihilation of a detachment must be reported. When Angel received the report, she had just reached an agreement with Neil Boyle, the administrator of the French Mandate Territory, to restore order in the French Mandate Territory as soon as possible.
The French government finally took action and prepared to dispatch a force from the North African colonies to cooperate with the peacekeeping forces to expel all the rebels in the French mandated areas as soon as possible.
The British government also has requirements for peacekeeping forces, hoping that the peacekeeping forces can be tilted as much as possible to the British Mandate Areas. Considering the lack of strength of the peacekeeping forces, the UK also wants to deploy troops from other regions to reinforce the British Mandate Areas.
The British government transferred troops from southern Africa stationed in British Somalia, the same troops that Angel had served in before.
"The horses need to run and not eat grass. Since this year, London has not paid for the Second Cavalry Division to be stationed in Somalia. Now it is moving the Second Cavalry Division to the more dangerous peninsula of Asia Minor. Just now, Asia Minor
A peacekeeping force in the French Mandate on the peninsula was attacked by the rebels, and about a platoon was killed. I really don’t understand what interests the Asia Minor peninsula has for the British Empire?” Rock went directly to Kitchener.
Complain that Britain and France have not yet realized how much trouble the Asia Minor Peninsula is.
It won't take long for the Allied Powers to be unable to bear the quagmire of the Asia Minor Peninsula, completely withdraw from the Asia Minor Peninsula, and leave the Asia Minor Peninsula to the Ottomans to do whatever they want.
Roque also has no ambitions for the Asia Minor Peninsula. Roque doesn't even care much about the Black Sea outlet. It would be better if he could control the Black Sea outlet. If not, it doesn't matter. The Black Sea is not the core interest of southern Africa.
The Indian Ocean is.
The Indian Ocean maintains the connection channel between southern Africa and East Asia. As long as there are no problems in the Indian Ocean, southern Africa can maintain close contact with East Asia. East Asia here refers to East India.
"You can't give up without benefits. After the world war, Southern Africa got Southwest Africa and Tanganyika. What did the British Empire get?" Kitchener said bluntly.
Roque could only be grateful that the status of Southwest Africa and Tanganyika had been decided before the world war was over. If Roque hadn't started early, he would have waited until the end of the world war to separate Southwest Africa and Tanganyika.
It is almost impossible for Southern Africa to obtain Southwest Africa and Tanganyika if it is openly discussed at the Paris Peace Conference.
"Southern Africa is also part of the British Empire." Rock insisted on this point.
Kitchin was speechless. Legally speaking, Southern Africa is indeed part of the British Empire. However, the current British Empire is obviously weak and strong, and its influence on overseas dominions and colonies is getting weaker and weaker. This is what Rock said.
To say it here is a huge mockery of the British Empire.
"Don't deny Marshal, the world is moving forward and cannot stand still. London can give up Canada, it can give up Australia, it can give up southern Africa, but why can't it give up the Mandate on the Asia Minor Peninsula?" Rock asked sharply,
In fact, it was not because of the kindness of the British, but because London was no longer able to maintain the old colonial order, so it had to gradually loosen its restrictions on the overseas autonomous territories.
The consequences of not letting go are also obvious. Think about how the United States became independent.
If Southern Africa seeks independence now, it is really impossible for London to mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops from colonies around the world to come all the way to suppress rebellions in Southern Africa like it did twenty years ago.
"Your old friend is in trouble, why don't you think of ways to help him?" Kitchen said from another perspective, Winston is indeed in a huge crisis recently.
For Winston, he is definitely going to participate in the next general election and continue to lead the UK to deal with the increasingly complex international situation.
It's a pity that the British no longer trust Winston, even members of Winston's cabinet do not approve of Winston's continued candidacy, and more and more people in Congress are opposing Winston.
Now Winston is also in a dilemma and abandoning the Mandate, which means that Britain has completely failed and gained nothing in the world war.
Strengthening investment in the Mandate Territory will not yield any results in a short period of time. The Mandate Territory is more like a huge bottomless pit, which will make the British government, which is already financially stretched, even more difficult.
"It's not a question of whether I can help Winston or not. No matter who is the British Prime Minister, the situation will not get better in a short time, and it may become more and more serious." Roque is not an alarmist. If nothing unexpected happens, the economic crisis will
It probably broke out in the past two years.
If the economic crisis breaks out, the British government, which is already in trouble, will be even worse. Whoever becomes prime minister will be the scapegoat. Roque has already sent a telegram to Winston, suggesting that Winston retreat immediately, which is as casual as Kitchener.
I took a job and went to southern Africa to retire.
Elderly care is not appropriate for Winston. Kitchina will be 70 next year and Winston is just 45 this year.
Tsk tsk, 45 years old is just the beginning for a politician, and 60 years old is still young and strong.
"If you become prime minister——" Kitchina suddenly had an idea.
"Don't hurt me -" Roque was startled. He had never thought about this issue. He didn't even want to be the Prime Minister of Southern Africa.
It is not easy to be the British Prime Minister. It is smooth sailing like Winston. After the end of the world war, it is still inevitable to fall into the whirlpool of public opinion. If Rock, a Chinese, becomes the Prime Minister——
Putting aside the issue of whether Roque can serve as prime minister, I am afraid that if Roque expresses his intention in this regard, he will be sprayed to pieces by the sharp-tongued British MPs.
Those members of Congress are common Internet trolls in the 21st century. They are good at raising problems, but they have no solutions. They are also good at disrupting others' solutions.
Kitchina shook his head and smiled bitterly. He also knew that it was unreliable to make Roque the prime minister, but it was indeed very tempting to think about it.
Based on Roque's performance in Nyasaland, if Roque becomes the British Prime Minister, then Roque may really be able to pull Britain out of the quagmire.
Just when Rock and Kitchener were worried about the British Empire, on August 5, the British Parliament finally launched an impeachment against Winston, demanding that Winston resign immediately and hold an early election.