Expedition to Europe

As Faris Rashid said, Huang Li broke through the defense line of Basra, which brought a shock to the Middle East that was far more than the British Governor Angus Wollaston's evacuation of Kuwait City.

Basra is too close to Kuwait City, so close that it is only less than 100 kilometers. Huang Li's armored vehicles can rush to Kuwait City with just one step on the accelerator.

The Saudis brought by Angus Wollaston were still somewhat useful. At least the Saudis delayed the pace of Huang Li's troops and prevented Huang Li from attacking Kuwait City immediately.

After the defense line of the 11th Division of the Iraqi National Guard collapsed, Huang Li ordered his troops to split into two and immediately launched an attack on the Saudi "Mamluk" cavalry.

The Saudis probably did not expect Yang Deshan's troops to collapse so quickly, and they underestimated the combat effectiveness of the tanks and armored vehicles equipped by the Lan Fang troops. As soon as the battle started, the Saudis actually organized the "Mamluks" to launch several collective charges.

Although this old tactic has been proven to be about to be eliminated in the world war, it still has many supporters in the world today, especially in the Middle East, where there is a lack of high-tech weapons. "Collective charge" is still very deterrent.

Of course, this "deterrent" is relative to the infantry that lacks automatic weapons. Lan Fang's tanks and armored vehicles are armed to the teeth. The tanks are equipped with artillery and coaxial machine guns, and the armored vehicles are equipped with large-caliber machine guns that are more powerful than coaxial machine guns. Launching a collective charge in front of these automatic weapons is really a way to seek death.

It is estimated that since the establishment of the Foreign Legion, there has never been such an easy war. The soldiers under Huang Li simply pulled the trigger and created corpses all over the mountains and prisoners as far as the eye can see.

The organization of the Saudi army is still very different from that of Lan Fang. Lan Fang does not have a cavalry organization at all. The Saudi cavalry division has more than 8,000 people, and the difference in infantry divisions is not too big, with a division of about 13,000 people.

The battle lasted only two and a half hours. Huang Li's troops killed more than 10,000 Saudi cavalry, and the remaining 20,000 Saudis were taken prisoner.

When this result reached Riyadh, Abdul Aziz immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

Abdul Aziz really didn't expect that Lan Fang's attack was so swift, and he really didn't expect that the British would be so vulnerable in front of Lan Fang.

Now thinking back to Qin Haoge's warning to Saudi Arabia a week ago, Abdul Aziz really regretted it.

Since he regretted it, he had to find a way to correct his mistakes.

On the second day after Huang Li occupied Basra, Abdul Aziz withdrew his troops in the direction of Al-Ar, and at the same time sent an envoy to try to contact Qin Haoge and calm Qin Haoge's anger.

Abdul Aziz was still quite smart. He knew that Qin Haoge didn't like the Saudis, so he contacted the French first, and then tried to mediate through the French.

The French are still happy to see negotiations. After making a profit from the Saudis, Jacob Clement, the French governor in the Middle East, came to Baghdad.

Qin Haoge and Jacob Clement are not strangers. France and Lan Fang also have a cooperative relationship in the Middle East, so Jacob Clement successfully met Qin Haoge.

After understanding Jacob Clement's intention, Qin Haoge's tone was not without teasing: "What benefits did the Saudis give you to make you run all the way from Homs to here?"

No profit, no early rise. The French like this kind of thing that eats the upper and lower houses the most. Although Qin Haoge is not going to negotiate with the Saudis, he still has to deal with the French, so what Qin Haoge said is a bit out of tune.

After giving Damascus to Lan Fang, Homs became the center of French rule in Syria, and it is also the seat of Jacob Clement's rule in the Middle East.

"Don't say such harsh words. Don't you want the benefits that are delivered to your door?" Jacob Clement was not ashamed but proud, and the smugness in his tone was not concealed.

Jacob Clement was indeed quite proud. Lan Fang conquered Iraq, and the French also gained a lot of benefits. The French were able to give half of Syria to Lan Fang. Qin Zhiyuan naturally couldn't be too stingy. At the same time that Huang Li conquered Basra, Lan Fang and France reached an agreement. France transferred its rights and interests in Djibouti to Lan Fang, and Lan Fang gave the management rights of Mosul, Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, Kirkuk and other places in northern Iraq to France.

This is equivalent to Lan Fang exchanging a colony with France.

Ah, no, this statement is incorrect. Lan Fang did not have a colony. Lan Fang was equivalent to sharing the dividends of the war against Iraq with France, and France gave Lan Fang an enclave.

Djibouti is located on the coast of the Red Sea, with a land area of ​​only 23,000 square kilometers. Compared with the territory obtained by France, the French got a great advantage in this exchange.

This "great bargain" is also relative. Northern Iraq borders Turkey and Iran, and its population is complex and sharp. Given the French's soft nature towards colonies, whether the French can digest northern Iraq is a big question.

Although Djibouti is small in size, has a small population, and has no natural resources, its geographical location is very important.

If you look at the map, you will find a very interesting phenomenon. The Red Sea connecting the Asian and African continents is like a spindle. One end is the Suez Canal, and the other end is Djibouti. From Djibouti to the north, less than 20 kilometers is Yemen's Perin Island. Perin Island divides the Bab el-Mandeb Strait into two parts: the small strait and the large strait. Because the large strait in the African part has many reefs and volcanic islands, the small strait in the Asian part is the main channel.

Lan Fang has already landed in Yemen. The direction of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait is the main attack direction of the Lan Fang army. If the Lan Fang army successfully captures Perin Island, plus Djibouti on the other side, see what happens?

When the British sent troops to the Western Province, they placed the Far East Fleet in Somalia, which became a roadblock between Lan Fang and the Western Province. But if Lan Fang controlled the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, it would be equivalent to Lan Fang cutting off the British retreat.

Tsk tsk, this is really a jagged intersection.

"I don't have as good an appetite as you do. From your looks, you're going to be promoted." Qin Haoge didn't mention Saudi Arabia at all. Although the Saudi envoy was waiting at the door, Qin Haoge didn't mean to let him in.

"Oh, you're too direct. I'm about to go to a bigger platform to better serve France." Jacob Clement was really shameless, blurting out polite words.

After France acquired the northern part of Iraq, it happened to be connected with Syria. Now the oil fields in northern Syria have no hidden dangers at all, and the French can finally monopolize the benefits of the oil fields. This is Jacob Clement's credit, although it has little to do with Jacob Clement, after all, it was during Jacob Clement's term of office.

Merit should be rewarded, so Jacob Clement didn't stay in the Middle East for long.

"Well, then I wish you to serve France better in the future--" Qin Haoge said with a strange look on his face, rolling his eyes and sitting there thinking: "I am serving France now, should I also ask for a reward that belongs to me?"

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Qin Haoge is still the head of the mercenaries hired by the French government, and he does have reason to ask the employer for a reward.

"Hahaha--the share that belongs to you Lan Fang has been paid in advance, and you have gained a lot, Beirut, Damascus, Baghdad, and Djibouti, isn't that enough?" Jacob Clement said this with mixed feelings.

It is indeed a lot. When Lan Fang was hired by France, it had no presence in the Middle East at all, except Jerusalem, but that was hired by the Vatican and had nothing to do with the French government.

Look at what Lan Fang currently has in the Middle East, all of Lebanon, a small half of Syria, most of Iraq, and the Persian Gulf that the French government doesn't know about. It really makes Jacob Clement envious and jealous.

And all this was completed in just half a year, this efficiency is really amazing.

From Jacob Clement's words, we can see that Lan Fang and France have different focuses. Except for Djibouti, the place names mentioned by Jacob Clement are all big cities, and the population in these cities is what Jacob Clement cares about. Lan Fang wants land, and as for the people on the land, Lan Fang doesn't want any of them, they are all future troublemakers.

Speaking of population, Djibouti doesn't have many people now. Even in the 21st century, this country will only have more than 800,000 people. Now it's just over 10,000.

With such a small population, it's effortless for Lan Fang to laugh at it. In the plan of the Lan Fang government, there are more than 30,000 soldiers to be deployed to the Djibouti area.

"That Saudi man, are you really not going to see him?" Jacob Clement did not forget his purpose, and he was loyal to the person who entrusted him.

Standing in Jacob Clement's position, he could clearly see the Saudi envoy who was looking anxiously at the eyes of several burly men from the Foreign Legion outside Qin Haoge's office.

"Why meet him? Listen to him crying and saying that their king was wrong? If apologies are useful, why do we need soldiers?" Qin Haoge was not going to give the Saudis any chance.

"Not only an apology, the Saudis will give you compensation to express their remorse." Jacob Clement said one more thing.

Compensation is certain. Although many Saudis died, the Foreign Legion that caused all this also spent a lot of effort.

As mercenaries, everything can be measured in money.

"Compensation? It's not necessary. Let's talk about the issue of prisoners first." Qin Haoge has many cards.

Yes, Lan Fang still has nearly 20,000 Saudi prisoners in his hands.