342 As long as it is a desert, I will definitely think that Charlie can't swim
342 As long as it is a desert, you will definitely think of Charlie as not being able to swim.
Chen Qiansheng, the Middle East Region Commissioner of the Naval Intelligence Agency, was patiently waiting in the magnificent corridor to be received by the Arab sheikh.
The navy has two independent intelligence systems. The two systems have considerable overlap in functions, but have different focuses. The Gestapo is a secret police and execution agency. They focus on those who are possible and have substantial form. Dangerous, the focus of intelligence is the tracking and monitoring of key figures, grasping the movement of key items, etc. The Gestapo's field personnel are generally very capable, there are not many people, and different field teams have no contact with each other at all, and each team is highly skilled. Action units will retreat from the mission area after being exposed during a sabotage mission.
These teams are generally called "split cells." These cells are deployed to the mission area after receiving the mission. They do not care about other things, focus on the task at hand, and do not maintain contact with any agency. The Gestapo headquarters communicates through the local Newspapers, radio or some other one-way channel gives them orders.
Of course, some field teams are tasked with monitoring a certain aspect of a certain area, but they still do not keep in touch with the Gestapo headquarters. They only send their regular reports to the headquarters through some safe and secret but completely untimely means. To intelligence analysts. Only when a particularly urgent situation is discovered, these groups will report directly to Gestapo headquarters, and the timing of direct reporting is entirely determined by the head of each splinter cell, du li.
Compared with the Gestapo, the Naval Intelligence Agency operates more like a traditional intelligence agency: they set up branches in various places to build and operate an intelligence network that can continue to operate. Spies and moles are the cornerstone of the entire intelligence network. The Intelligence Agency has only a few With a small number of operational troops, most of the time they only focus on the collection and analysis of intelligence. Therefore, the ability of the intelligence network to lurk for a long time and the ability to adapt and survive after being partially exposed are the first issues that agents of the Intelligence Agency need to consider.
Because of this, many senior spies of the Intelligence Agency have multiple disguised identities, and some are even in a gray state, openly maintaining some kind of contact with the heads of local wealthy families as intelligence officers, in order to provide cover for the activities of the entire organization. .This is decisively different from the Gestapo operating in the dark from beginning to end.
Chen Qiansheng is one of those high-level spies who operate openly.
In order to be qualified for his current position, he spent five years mastering fluent Arabic and Turkish. At the same time, he carefully studied the Quran and Islamic customs and culture. Through unremitting efforts, he finally got the largest job in the local area. The affirmation of the Arab tribal chiefs laid the foundation for the work of the Middle East Bureau of the Department of Naval Intelligence.
Now, the time is coming to put his years of hard work to the test.
The chief's senior bodyguard appeared in the corridor and nodded to Chen Qiansheng. Chen Qiansheng adjusted his suit. In the past few years, he had become accustomed to Arab and Turkish clothing, but today he was meeting the chief on behalf of the Navy Department, so he chose Lin Youde. Newly designed suits.
Chen Qiansheng followed the guards into the chief's palace.
Although the Turkish officials were domineering and unreasonable, they did not dare to offend the local Arab chief too much, so the chief's palace also looked quite magnificent, which reminded Chen Qiansheng of "Alibaba and the Forty Thieves" in "One Thousand and One Nights" "The story reminds me of the treasure of the Forty Thieves.
Chen Qiansheng was very surprised. After all these years in the Middle East, he still didn't understand where the wealth of the Arab sheikhs came from. This land was full of yellow sand. It neither produced food nor heard of any big mines. It was said that Lin The adults covet this place because there is oil here, but Chen Qiansheng has never heard of anyone digging up that black gold in this desert in the past few years.
There must be something wrong here.
But these have nothing to do with Chen Qiansheng's purpose today.
The actual controller near Baghdad, Sheikh Mohammed, was sitting on his luxurious throne. He was a bit too fat for an Arab's physique. Chen Qiansheng even suspected that he had permanently lost the ability to stand up from that throne. In front of the sheikh, a long row of Arab dancers wearing only transparent tulle were twisting their waists to the music.
Areas that believe in Islam always require women to be covered tightly from head to toe. These dancers are so exposed simply because they are not regarded as human beings at all. They are the possessions of the chief and are used to entertain distinguished guests. .
Chen Qiansheng sat down in front of the chief.
Then, the fat Arab spoke: "I have carefully read your conditions."
The chief's eyes were still fixed on the waists of the dancers, without even looking at Chen Qiansheng.
"A very reasonable condition, so reasonable that people have to doubt your motives."
"Your Majesty the Chief, we are businessmen," Chen Qiansheng said calmly to the Arabs. "Businessmen will not do business at a loss. As for what we want to get from your territory, please allow me to say 'no comment.' This kind of confidentiality is also one of the conditions of the transaction. Only by sacrificing your right to know can you get those generous rewards..."
"I like contractualism very much." The chief interrupted Chen Qiansheng, "but this theory is actually useless. Mr. Chen, if we don't cooperate with your actions, will your boss have a headache? You need our cooperation. Come and show your ideas to other peoples in the world, right?"
"Yes," Chen Qiansheng nodded, "but you also know that ideas and theories on paper are not that important in the real world. Public opinion can be controlled, and it will be great with your cooperation. If you don't cooperate, we will have our own ways to deal with it. We are at the forefront of the world in controlling public opinion. If we are willing, we can completely block the Baghdad area from the outside world. I believe that as long as we spend some time, we can find There are enough materials, and with these materials we can show the world what we want to show at will. But there are risks in doing so after all. We are businessmen, and low risk and high returns are our two major pursuits."
The chief was silent for a while, and then he made a gesture to his guards. Chen Qiansheng, who was well versed in Arabic culture, immediately realized that the life of the dancer who had heard their conversation just now had come to an end. These dancers were originally given to Chen Qiansheng by the chief. The signal means "We haven't decided to cooperate with you yet", but now, everything has become a foregone conclusion, and the blood of slaves will become the sacrifice to ensure smooth cooperation.
Chen Qiansheng will no longer be filled with righteous indignation over this kind of thing, but if he is given a chance, he will definitely ask Lin Youde: Is it really necessary to win over a nation that retains such barbaric customs?
But he would never show this on his face.
Especially now.
After the dancers left the magnificent hall with expressions of resignation, Muhammad spoke again.
"Now that we have formed a cooperative relationship, I must give you a warning. The tribes that control Basra and most of the coastline have escaped my control a long time ago. They don't even come to the Chiefs Conference. They are now with Germany. The people cooperated and thus got rid of the rule of the Turks."
"About this," Chen Qiansheng pushed up his glasses on the bridge of his nose, "you don't have to worry. We will settle this entire tribe and then blame everything on the Germans and Turks. With your help, it will be easy to do this. It's as easy as flipping a finger."
April 7, 1909, dr.
Of course, this is the name of the navy, which is always so foreign. As for the army...the army is busy vomiting. The soldiers from the north have been bumpy at sea for so many days. From ordinary soldiers to generals, their stomachs are almost turned upside down by vomiting. We came over, and now we have changed into a small boat. The more violent rocking makes everyone miserable.
"I finally understand why Cao Cao listened to Pang Tong's plan and connected the ships." Army platoon leader Ma Zhanshan spat fiercely.
The navy sergeant who was sailing the boat heard what he said, and opened his mouth to reveal a row of big white teeth: "You can't stand the waves at this level? We very carefully chose a day with small waves to send you ashore. I say you That’s right, the task of seizing and landing on the beach should be left to the Marines. It would be great if you sit in the big ship and wait for the Marines to take Basra and then go ashore. It’s a leisurely time.”
"This is not possible." Ma Zhanshan lay on the side of the ship, looking at the group of speedboats on the left through the white mist raised by high-speed sailing, "Master Yuan wanted to take credit, so he hurriedly packed us into the big ship. Come here, it is said that Mr. Tang Shaoyi has been negotiating with your Lord Lin's chief steward for several months over the order of landing. So we can only suffer this."
The navy sergeant smiled and then said: "But don't worry, everyone said that the Turks are poorly equipped and don't have many machine guns. Moreover, the round of artillery fire from the fleet just now put them to rest, so you won't encounter any resistance. After this round of turbulence and landing on land, is it still your world?"
"That's right, we are the Army."
As soon as he finished speaking, a short and crisp electric bell sounded in the small cockpit of the landing craft.
The Marine sergeant looked at his watch, then shouted to the Army soldiers: "Thirty seconds left!"
"Check your guns!" Ma Zhanshan also let go of his voice, "Make sure those transparent things are tightly packed. You will cry if water or sand enters and the gun cannot fire! After opening the door, keep rushing forward, don't stop. Get off! Regroup when we get to land!"
At this time, the hull of the landing craft suddenly shook violently.
"We've hit the shallows!" the sergeant yelled, "I'm going to open the door. I wish you good luck!"
"Brothers, see you on the beach!" Ma Zhanshan's last words were swallowed up by the mechanical sound of opening the door, and then the coast of Arabia appeared in everyone's sight. (To be continued.