Chapter 388: The world's three major oil producing areas
The Ottoman Empire lost its rule over Iraq entirely at its own fault, so Hamid II was indifferent to this matter, and it happened before he came to power.
However, the two major forces, Britain and Germany, have always been fighting openly and covertly. However, the resources in Iraq are limited, so both sides have exercised restraint to avoid excessive investment and losses. However, with the incident in Saudi Arabia,
It is getting more and more intense and escalating.
Although the British army fully invaded Saudi Arabia, they mainly attacked on the southern front of the area controlled by the Kingdom of Hijaz. Because of the troops around the Najd area, they did not launch an invasion. There are two reasons for this. The first is because they were watching Germany.
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The territory controlled by the Second Kingdom of Najd is seven or eight times larger than that of the Kingdom of Hejaz, so the British battle plan is to first occupy the Kingdom of Hejaz, and after gaining control of the Red Sea, then draw troops from colonial armies around the world.
March into the Kingdom of Najd.
After all, the troops deployed by Britain and Germany in Iraq are less than 30,000, and they cannot build a strong combat effectiveness.
The alliance between the Far East Group and the German Empire was well known to the world, and coupled with the relationship between Li Ningyu and William II's son-in-law and father-in-law, as soon as a telegram from Li Ningyu appeared in Berlin, William II immediately ordered,
Let the German High Seas Fleet and the German troops stationed in Iraq gather towards the Jordanian land and sea border in the Ottoman Empire-controlled area.
In the mid-to-late 19th century, Germany, an ancient European nation, was reunified. In order to seize greater overseas interests of the empire, the Germans, who had always lived inland for a long time, began their unremitting efforts to expand to the ocean.
The term "High Seas Fleet" was finally determined to be the new name of Germany's largest and newest navy in the new round of arms expansion of the major imperial navies. This name, which was considered somewhat arrogant, not only showed the determination of the Germans to march into the ocean.
This determination also triggered the fact that many empires around the world built high seas fleets.
Currently, the countries that have or are building high seas fleets include the United Kingdom, Germany, Tsarist Russia, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the United States, and France (which have been defeated by the Far East Fleet, but new fleets are being built secretly).
However, in the footsteps of history, the High Seas Fleet, the largest total tonnage of the German Navy, finally sank to the bottom of the sea after the end of World War I.
And that was the earth-shattering Rainbow Project, because no one thought that this famous fleet would quickly sink to the bottom of the sea one by one in full view of everyone. It consisted of fifteen main battleships, five heavy cruisers, and thirty medium destroyers.
Directly under the noses of the victorious British, they were chiseled and sank one after another into the cold seabed.
Wilhelm II ordered this only for one thing, that is, to completely crush the Allies and attempt to carve up this fleet. The Rainbow Plan was a great victory in a failed battle for the Germans. In the words of a famous German naval general
It is said that the High Seas Fleet wiped away the huge shame of the surrender of the German Empire and proved to the world that the spirit of the High Seas Fleet will always exist. This final battle is the most glorious tradition and the best embodiment of the German Navy!
For Britain, the victor in World War I, this was an indelible shame. In the words of the Chinese, it was like a cooked duck flying away!
Once upon a time, the German Empire's High Seas Fleet had seventy-three large capital ships. Finally, in the First World War, more than fifty ships were directly scuttled in Scapa Flow. Until the 21st century, there are still seven
Two battleships lay on the seabed, seemingly defying attempts to salvage them.
But this is the character of the Germans. Just like in World War II, when the German U-boat fleet finally faced destruction, they also chose to be scuttled and buried in the sea.
The German wolf pack submarine attack was the most mysterious weapon in World War II. Sneak attack was its only attack tactic. During World War II, the German wolf pack unscrupulously hunted ships on the Allied sea lines of communication. In just one month,
It sank 118 Allied ships, setting a mythical record of 750,000 tons, and caused unbearable losses to the Allies.
At that time, Germany built a total of 1,188 submarines. By the end of World War II, less than half of Germany's submarines were sunk by the Allies. The remaining more than 500 U-shaped submarines were all self-scuttled and sunk in oceans around the world.
, so this is where the Germans are different.
While the Far East and Germany are joining forces to check and balance the Ottoman Empire, the British troops who have landed in Birk, Kingdom of Hejaz, have now advanced to the Hejaz Mountains, only about 35 kilometers away from the last line of defense established by the Far East Army in Leith, Saudi Arabia
The situation has entered a critical period.
The Far East Army Corps, led by Li Ningyu himself, has already begun a long journey. Although it is still 900 kilometers away from Riyadh, according to the mobile marching speed of the Far East Army Corps, two days is enough as long as it marches at full speed. This is the uniqueness of the Motorized Corps.
The advantage lies in.
But everything relies on oil resources. If there is not enough fuel, the motorized corps can only become a burden. Therefore, Li Ningyu not only has unique rare earth resources, but also monopolizes the world's oil resources. After all, he relies on war to conquer the world. Then
It's just an initial step.
The future world hegemony is a competition for the control and competition of strategic resources. The Far East Group has started preparing for this secret war fifty years in advance.
The world's three major oil producing areas are Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Iran. The first step in Li Ningyu's plan is Saudi Arabia. After all, Iraq and Iran are now under the eye of the world's major empires, so he does not want to go there at the moment.
Muddy water.
Especially the situation in Iran. The current Qajar dynasty regime in Iran was established at the end of the 18th century. When the Qajar dynasty was first established, Western powers intensified their competition in Iran. In the early 18th century, the Tsarist Empire annexed
In addition to Georgia, Britain also launched three wars against Iran, which eventually led to Iran ceding territory and paying indemnities and recognizing the independence of Iraq.
For a long time after that, the French Empire, the Austrian Empire, the United States, etc., successively forced the Iranian Qajar regime to enter into many unequal treaties. Especially at the end of the 19th century, Britain and Russia seized a large amount of their own possessions in Iran.
Domestic mining of resources and minerals, construction of roads and railways, establishment of financial institutions and systems, establishment of military bases and training of troops, etc. are privileges.
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