After the order was issued, Li Ningyu discussed with the officers for a while. At the end, Li Ningyu did not announce which offensive strategy to adopt, but any plan has its own advantages and naturally formed loopholes. The meeting was disbanded shortly afterwards.
Li Ningyu, who returned to the command vehicle, lowered his head to analyze again. This time he had made a big decision to thoroughly find out the enemies and their hiding places, and strive to eliminate them at once.
However, in the process of mobilizing troops and generals in the Far East, Li Ningyu's enemies seemed to have also taken action. The cavalry that was originally chasing the No. 2 convoy had been reorganized from an attack team into a latent reconnaissance team, and they were also divided into three
team and set up observation points along the final route of the Far East Army Corps.
And the scarred man in the cave has now become the guest of honor of King Dulead of Najd. The two of them are whispering softly, but you can still hear some words, such as Far East, Britain, Special Guard.
Wait, and this crucial intelligence message was also delivered by the Far East Army's intelligence personnel stationed in the Nejd Kingdom that night.
However, in just one day, many, many major events have happened. Among them, the battle between the special forces of the Kingdom of Hijaz and the Ottoman Empire at the border of Medina is the most eye-catching. The north defends the Ottoman Empire and the south defends the Yemeni British army.
It has always been the main military deployment of the Hijaz Kingdom, which is why the Hijaz Kingdom only deployed two armies on the border of Hijaz and Najd.
One of the divisions was added later, otherwise Li Ningyu would not have been escorted by the Hejaz Kingdom army on his way to the border city. But even so, the north and south lines could only deploy less than 5 troops each at most.
With an army of 10,000 people, the Kingdom of Hijaz only had 150,000 troops in total, with 120,000 troops stationed at the three borders, and only 30,000 troops defending the capital Mecca.
Therefore, the large-scale landing of 50,000 field troops in the Far East also made Duleazi tremble in his heart. Fortunately, in the past period of time, Duleazi still had an affirmation of Li Ningyu's integrity. In addition, he knew that he
Being on the losing side, it can be considered a risky move.
As the 50,000 field troops in the Far East all left Mecca in less than an hour after landing, Duleazi's heart was just relieved when a major change occurred in the war in the north. After receiving the telegram, he
He immediately dispatched his only hope, 20,000 Hijaz soldiers, and the weapons and equipment used by the 20,000 soldiers were weapons and equipment traded with the Far East.
But why would Duleazi send out the only trump card in his hand?
Because of the fighting in the north, heavy casualties occurred in less than a day. Saudi Arabia is really poor now, not to mention the Kingdom of Hejaz, a country with a small territory and few resources. The Ottoman Empire’s army itself
It is their main ace, both in terms of weapons and equipment and the quality of the soldiers, which greatly exceeds the soldiers who went to the Kingdom of Hejaz.
Although the number of troops on both sides in the first battle was about the same, both around 50,000 to 60,000, the artillery owned by the Ottoman Army fired at the Hejaz Kingdom's positions all at once, resulting in the defeat of the Hejaz Kingdom in just two hours.
Many positions were lost in succession, and the casualties were considerable.
The continuous attack of 3,500 artillery pieces is no joke. Fortunately, the Ottoman Empire's bombardment did not last too long, so it gave the Kingdom of Hejaz a breathing space. However, there was a crisis on the first line of defense. If the Ottoman Empire
If the bombardment continues, the Kingdom of Hejaz will be defeated.
In order to ensure the defense line in the north, Duleazi did not hesitate to send out his elite troops. However, he did not know that the Ottoman empire, which was already dilapidated and in danger, was actually at the end of its rope. Otherwise, it would be the end of the road.
We will not send an army to lurk in Saudi Arabia. If we had the capability, we would have already invaded in large numbers.
This two-hour continuous shelling was the only shelling achieved by the Ottoman Empire tightening its belt and concentrating the artillery of the two armies.
As the ace elite in his hand embarked on the journey, King Duleazi of Hijaz was like an ant on a hot pot. Now he has no mobile troops that can continue to be mobilized, so one thing is not settled and another is happening again. The Kingdom of Najd
On the one hand, he took the wrong medicine and was completely unprepared to help Hijaz.
Dule'azi, who had no allies, couldn't think of anything but food. Finally, he bit the bullet and found Kong Xiaoping. Looking at Dule'azi who was complaining in front of him, Kong Xiaoping had no choice but to send a telegram to Li Ningyu again, but the main thing was that Dule'azi was helpless.
It was to report the war situation in the north of the Hejaz Kingdom.
It was noon when he received Kong Xiaoping's telegram, and Li Ningyu was having lunch. But when he heard the call from Kong Xiaoping, he still read the documents first.
The content of the telegram is not too long, but Kong Xiaoping's last sentence in the telegram plays a crucial role, that is, if the skin is gone, the hair will not be attached.
Kong Xiaoping meant that if the Kingdom of Hijaz was defeated, then the land enclosure plan would inevitably fail. If the Kingdom of Hijaz was compared with the Ottoman Empire, the Kingdom of Hijaz would be easier to get along with.
So Li Ningyu thought for a while and sent a reply, and granted Kong Xiaoping the position of Chief of Special Military Staff of the Far East, with the right to command and mobilize Far East troops in non-controlled areas. However, Li Ningyu also expressed doubts about Dulea in the message.
Qi put forward some conditions, first: if both parties are interested in cooperation, then the Far East Group will not participate in the war between the Kingdom of Hijaz and other countries, but it is still okay if the Far East provides weapons and equipment;
Second: If upgraded to a strategic partner concern, then the Kingdom of Hijaz must agree to three free enclosure conditions of Huanyu Group; Third: In a comprehensive alliance, the Kingdom of Hijaz will need to fully open its own economy, trade, and culture to share seaports with the Far East
, resources, and the Far East can deploy a medium-sized military base in the Kingdom of Hijaz.
Li Ningyu did not do this to take advantage of the situation. After all, there is no free lunch in any era. Even if Li Ningyu personally wants to help the Kingdom of Hijaz, it will ultimately have to be solved by everyone in the Far East. It is not that Li Ningyu can handle everything by himself.
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After seeing Li Ningyu put forward such conditions, King Duleazi of Hijaz smiled, because the requirements made by the Far East were within his expectation, and at present, he mainly wanted the Far East to provide him with a large number of weapons and equipment.
, and Li Ningyu had already authorized it to Kong Xiaoping, and soon the two signed another batch of arms purchase orders.
Because this order required immediate delivery, the price was doubled, and a batch of 122 mm large-caliber artillery and the latest repeating rifles from the Far East were sold to the Kingdom of Hejaz, and they were immediately shipped from the Somali Arsenal.
Mecca region, and Duleazi also issued an emergency mobilization order to conduct a large-scale military recruitment.
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