With the continuous invasion of European powers, Iran has gradually become a semi-colonial country. As allies, Britain and Russia naturally colluded secretly with each other to completely divide their sphere of influence in Iran. For example, the northern region belonged to Tsarist Russia
, the southern part belongs to the United Kingdom, and the central part is a buffer zone for both sides.
Although Iran is an independent country in name, it is actually in a semi-feudal and semi-colonial status, which is basically the same as that in the late Qing Dynasty. The difference is that in the late Qing Dynasty, the land was vast and rich in resources, but the current Iran is barren except for wind and sand.
The glory of the Persian Empire in the past cannot be compared with the shame of today, but a sharp contrast has emerged, and patriotic warriors have emerged in Iran who pursue the goal of rejuvenating the country. However, the road must be extremely difficult, but strong nationalism still inspires many aspiring young people.
It provided a firm belief, but the early strong nationalism led to a lot of extremism and blind xenophobia.
Until the emergence of Levi, the Qajar dynasty was completely overthrown and a new regime, the Levi dynasty, was established.
But at present, Levi is just a small low-level officer. Can he have such great ability to completely overthrow the Qajar dynasty regime and the oppression of the world's powers?
For this reason, young Levi had a profound communication with his brother Lenin in Western Europe, and then they chose a power group that currently has nothing to do with Iran to help them change everything now, and this power group is the Far East
Group, the first thing they are doing now is to meet Li Ningyu.
Lenin, who had just ended his exile in Siberia, has now founded the first propaganda agency, Mars Daily, in Berlin, Germany. But the first question before them is how to meet Li Ningyu, and the second is how to persuade Li Ning.
Yu helped them, so they took the first step and reached the city of Riyadh.
Located in the Hanifa Valley plain in the central part of the Arabian Peninsula, this city is about 520 meters above sea level. It has a population of 1.5 million and is the largest city in Saudi Arabia. In the early 19th century, it became the capital of the United Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
There is a special area of 8 square kilometers, which is a special area dedicated to the residence of the Saudi King. It is composed of dozens of palaces and gardens.
The word Riyadh in Arabic means garden, so the city of Riyadh is much more green than other cities in Saudi Arabia. Especially around the periphery of the city, there is a small oasis, mainly
There are date palm groves and palm groves, as well as many clear springs.
This makes a courtyard stretch out in the vast desert, which is very fascinating. At the same time, the city of Riyadh is also the commercial center of Saudi Arabia, so the transportation network is naturally better than that of ordinary areas. The residential areas in the city are closely related to agricultural industry and commerce.
area, the layout is much more orderly.
However, the oil resources have not yet been developed, so the level of development needs to be improved. However, compared to the average city in Saudi Arabia, it is obviously a more modern and developed emerging city. At the same time, it is also a transit station between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.
, it is also the distribution center for agricultural and animal husbandry products in Saudi Arabia. All Muslims in Iraq and Iran in the Middle East who want to go to Mecca and Medina for pilgrimage must pass through this land transportation transfer station.
Saudi Arabia is a country where water is more expensive than oil. Although the city of Riyadh has sufficient water sources, there is still a serious shortage of fresh water. Therefore, many small reservoirs have been built here, mainly to use rainwater for irrigation. However, the entire city of Riyadh is
On the plateau, these large and small reservoirs, which have been built for a long time, often encounter terrible disasters.
Deserts are widespread in Saudi Arabia, including the Great Nefud Desert in the north and the Rub Al Khali Desert in the south. Therefore, the best companion for people in the Middle East is the camel. It is tall and can not only walk in the desert, but also
It can run, carry goods, and carry several people. The camel's limbs are thick and short, making it very suitable for walking on gravel and snow.
At around nine o'clock in the morning on February 22, 1901, just as a group of caravans were preparing to enter the city of Riyadh, a roaring sound suddenly came from the distance, which made many people at that time turn pale because
They didn't know what the sound was, and thought it was a black sandstorm coming, but the sky was still clear and there was no sign of a sandstorm.
After about ten minutes or so, these Arab people with their mouths wide open finally saw what was in front of them clearly. Small houses painted in grass green and sky blue moved in front of them one after another. What was even more surprising was that,
There are many people in these small houses.
The appearance of such a scene stunned many Arab people present, because it was the first time for them to see something other than horses and camels that could speed on the desert road. Many shrewd businessmen even silently agreed.
My next wish is that I must have a small house like this in the future.
Three days, three full days, the Far East Army finally arrived in Riyadh. When Li Ningyu stepped out of the command vehicle, he saw at first sight the Arab people beside the convoy, stretching their heads. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Since
After the oil resources were developed, the people in the Middle East can be said to be the richest people in the world, and their lives are considered the richest, but now they are not even as good as the people at home!".
Just as Li Ningyu was thinking to himself, the iron soldier on the side came over and whispered: "Master, we have notified the Nejd Kingdom, and they should come to greet us soon!".
"Well, I understand!" Li Ningyu nodded slightly.
But it seemed that he remembered something again, so he turned to the iron soldiers and asked: "Did the Kingdom of Najd say where our troops will camp?".
Tie Bing shook his head and replied: "No, Master, what do you mean?".
Li Ningyu thought for a while and seemed to think about it, then whispered to the iron soldiers: "At least one battalion of guards must be brought into the city, because Dulea Ad is one of the targets we must get rid of!".
"Understood, young master! I'll go make arrangements immediately!" After saying that, Tie Bing turned around and ran away, seemingly to make arrangements for the troops entering the city next.
After seeing the iron soldiers leaving, Li Ningyu continued to think about various things that had happened in the past three days, including the first full-scale exchange of fire between the Far East Group and the landing British troops in the Middle East. However, after one day of fighting,
Since then, the foreign ministries of both sides have claimed that it was an accident and misunderstanding.
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