Chapter 413: Sea, Land and Air Bases in the Persian Gulf
It is a smart approach to mobilize the whole people to fight against the enemy together.
Not only can it play an important role in the military, but it can also give the Ottoman people a major spiritual and psychological inspiration, which invisibly strengthens the determination of the Ottoman people not to leave their beautiful homeland and actively participate in the war.
You can also rely on cities and towns to continuously resist the Far East Allied Forces.
In addition, there are no vast deserts or vast wilderness in the Ottoman Empire. As long as heavy military groups are directly deployed on exposed terrain such as river basins and plains, they can also be dispersed and hidden in towns, relying on the advantages of towns that are easy to defend and difficult to attack.
Under certain conditions, repeated battles with the Far East Allied Forces can be launched, which will not only cause greater casualties to the Far East Allied Forces, but also dampen the Far East Army's will to fight.
But all of this requires a foundation, but Hamid II did not have it, because he was a bloody genius, and his so-called 3 million Ottoman iron army actually only had less than 1.5 million.
As hundreds of thousands of armed refugees appeared in Jordan, Li Ningyu, who was originally thinking about how to defeat Hamid II, breathed a sigh of relief because he had seen Hamid II being strangled.
That day, it seemed that everything was caused by Hamid II himself. He wanted to take advantage of these people, but he died on them.
The Far East Army adopts the offensive method of "you don't touch me, but I touch you", driving straight in to lengthen the enemy's front line. At the same time, they take advantage of the harsh weather conditions such as sandstorms in the Middle East to make full use of night ambushes, harassment and sabotage, small group attacks and other close combat tactics.
Using guerrilla tactics, they disrupted the Ottoman army's logistical support.
At the same time, small groups of troops were detoured to the flanks or the rear of the Ottoman army, and launched rapid attacks. Sometimes they approached the Ottoman army in the dark to launch surprise attacks, which caused a great psychological shock to the Ottoman army. The main positions in the front were directly bombarded with concentrated firepower.
The bombings were indiscriminate, so both the Ottoman army and the civilian army chose to avoid it.
The Far East Special Forces carried out sneak attacks in small groups and continued to disturb the enemy, while the frontal forces relied on long-range firepower strikes and implemented them step by step according to Li Ningyu's plan.
However, there is a huge disparity in military strength between the two sides, so a protracted war is bound to occur. Although Li Ningyu does not want to fight a protracted war, the Ottoman Army has too many troops. Since the outbreak of the war, Hamid II has successively sent troops from the Balkans and
Turkey itself has mobilized 600,000 army troops.
After that, they continued to increase their troops. Together with some organized militias, the total number of Ottoman Army troops in Jordan reached as many as 850,000, while the Far East Allied Forces only had less than 250,000 people at full strength, mainly from the Kingdom of Hijaz.
The armies of the Far East, Germany, Portugal, and Spain total only a little over 120,000.
When the war reached such an extent, neither side naturally had any intention of stopping and making peace, but Hamid II was still thinking of continuing to increase troops. Just when the resources of the Far East Allied Forces had been exhausted, shocking news was announced one after another.
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These days, in addition to the war in Jordan that attracts attention in the Middle East, the second issue is the issue in Saudi Arabia.
After the British King Edward VII arrived in Riyadh, Li Ningyu had a secret meeting with him. Although no country knew the specific content of this secret meeting, some information could still be seen in the subsequent statement issued by the British authorities.
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First, the British authorities announced that they recognized Al-Dulazi as the ruler of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Second, they called on the Kingdom to unify as soon as possible and move towards prosperity.
Secondly, the British authorities announced that all British troops assembled in the border areas of Saudi Arabia would withdraw. This was the announcement of two major pieces of news, and authorities in various European countries were in an uproar.
But not long after these announcements were made, King Dule'ad of Najd came out and announced that the Kingdom of Najd in Saudi Arabia would merge with the Kingdom of Hejaz. The first king of the United Kingdom of Saudi Arabia would be Dule'Aqi, and he would serve as Prime Minister of the Kingdom.
While the authorities from various European countries were whispering among themselves to discuss Edward VII's generosity, Li Ningyu, the planner of all this, had already rushed from Riyadh to the border seaport city of Dammam in Saudi Arabia.
There are many people accompanying us, first of all, King Edward VII of the United Kingdom, and secondly, ministers from various European countries, because a joint maritime military exercise will be held in the Persian Gulf tomorrow morning, and the most eye-catching thing in this exercise is the Far East Typhoon.
-class strategic submarine.
Along the way, Edward VII was in a good mood, because his trip to the Middle East was so cost-effective. Not only did he completely settle the group of nobles in Congress who opposed him, but he also won the support of many nobles. But all this
It was all given to him by Li Ningyu, and Edward VII knew this very well.
This time, Li Ningyu was behind the unification of Najd and Hanjaz, and the final credit was attributed to Edward VII. Britain needed the brand name to suppress European countries.
First of all, how to deal with the four tigers in Nejd was almost entirely handled by the Far East. The British side did not contribute a little. Only when dealing with Dulea Ad, the British played a little role. They mainly relied on Li Ningyu to pass cigarettes in advance.
Dulead drank the white portion.
Then, finally, a tearful Dulead appeared in front of the European minister and confessed, looking extremely remorseful.
On the surface, the biggest beneficiaries this time are Edward VII and Duleazi, but the biggest beneficiary is the Far East Group.
Although in the secret covenant, after the coalition defeated the Ottoman Empire, the Jordan region would be ruled by Britain, but in exchange, Huanyu Group would be the only resource developer in Saudi Arabia, and the Far East Group could establish a small military base in Saudi Arabia.
However, the total number of troops deployed shall not exceed 30,000.
Not to mention the oil resources in Saudi Arabia, Li Ningyu is very satisfied with the construction of military bases alone, because the Far East Group is about to establish its first overseas military base in the Dammam area, and this base, the Far East Group will
Deployed here are the latest medium bombers and air combat aircraft.
The total force required does not need to exceed 20,000, but the strategic role is infinite, because across the Persian Gulf, the surrounding Iran and the coastal areas of Iraq are all within the range of the Far East bomber aircraft.
, Oman, and the entire United Arab Emirates are within the combat radius.
What Li Ningyu is worried about now is how to delay the fact that other countries know that the Far East Group already has an air fortress.
But it is still in the enclosure stage, so there is no rush for some things, and there is still a certain buffer time, but Li Ningyu is still moving very quickly. In the afternoon of arriving in Daman City, Li Ningyu met with Edward VII and Dulea
The three of them gathered a piece of land covering an area of 432 hectares in the eastern part of Daman City.
According to Li Ningyu's plan, a joint sea, land and air base will be built here, with 29,800 soldiers planned to be stationed. This will be the first military base established by the Far East Group in the Middle East. It will also be a base to guard the Persian Gulf and ensure future oil resources.
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