Transmigrated as the Crown Prince

Chapter 537 Middle East (2)

As mentioned earlier, during World War I, Britain provided various arms and funds to Saudi Arabia in order to win over it. And Saudi Arabia relied on these aids to build an elite force armed with modern weapons.

After the long and bloody World War I, the British Empire was severely weakened by the war. In order to cultivate its national strength, Britain began to implement a policy of contraction in diplomacy.

Taking advantage of the weakening influence of the British Empire in the Middle East, the powerful Saudi Arabia turned its guns to its neighboring countries and launched a series of expansion wars. After winning consecutive battles, it soon took most of the Arabian Peninsula into its hands.

This naturally aroused vigilance and dissatisfaction in the United Kingdom, so it began to suppress Saudi Arabia's development from all aspects in an attempt to curb the country's crazy expansion momentum. Saudi Arabia, which had long been inflated, turned a blind eye to the warnings of the British Empire, and even intensified its repeated plundering operations against the surrounding British protectorates, eventually forcing the British to mobilize their troops and repel the Ikhwan troops approaching Mecca.

Although the United Kingdom tried its best to suppress the rise of Saudi Arabia, the national strength of the British Empire was no longer what it used to be. Saudi Arabia used the power of religious movements to flourish in the Middle East, defeating several old enemies one after another and occupying large tracts of territory. When Saudi Arabia finally defeated Hashemite After taking Mecca into its hands, Britain knew that its containment plan had gone bankrupt, and the result of Saudi Arabia becoming an important regional force has been revealed to the world.

At this time, Saudi Arabia also believed that it was fully fledged and no longer needed the protection of the British Empire. In 1927, Britain and Saudi Arabia signed the Treaty of Jeddah. Saudi Arabia was no longer protected by the United Kingdom and gained an independent status in the world. .

But now, Rommel, who had listened for a long time, finally understood. These idiots thought that Germany would be as submissive as the British Empire?

Rommel was really annoyed and slammed the table. "I'll say it one last time, it's divided into 30 and 70!"

Several people on the other side shouted loudly. "No! Absolutely not! At most it will be divided into 28%. If we can't agree, there will be no negotiation!!"

Rommel smiled instead of being angry. It had been a long time since anyone had dared to speak to him in such an arrogant tone. "In this case, there really is no need to talk! Someone, please get them out!" The German soldiers stepped forward to pick up the envoys and took them out.

"These fools!" Rommel's adjutant spat disdainfully. In 1938, Western oil companies discovered rich oil resources in Saudi Arabia, which changed the fate of this poor desert country and made it the target of most Western countries, including the United Kingdom, to woo it. But these guys are still country bumpkins who have never seen the world.

Rommel ordered. "Give me the order to launch an attack tomorrow morning!" If you don't listen to the good words, you have to be beaten before you listen, right? As you wish!

The German army's march into the Middle East aroused dissatisfaction in another country, and that was Türkiye.

Turkey, which inherited the legacy of the Ottoman Empire, is no less ambitious than Italy, which shouted "let the Mediterranean become the lake of the Italian Empire." They are always thinking about "entering the Middle East and restoring its former glory."

The territory of the Ottoman Empire at that time included the Balkan Peninsula, North Africa, the Red Sea Strait and Mesopotamia. The Ottoman Empire during this period was truly a world power spanning three continents: Asia, Europe, and Africa. Strategic locations such as the Mediterranean coast of North Africa, the Red Sea Straits and the Persian Gulf were all within the Ottoman sphere of influence. During this period, the Ottoman Empire even occupied the Crimean Peninsula and turned the entire Black Sea into its own lake. It can be said that Türkiye at that time controlled the lifeblood of trade exchanges between the East and the West.

After the decline and disintegration of the Ottoman Empire, Kemal, the founder of modern Turkey, voluntarily gave up his claim to territory and adopted a revolutionary approach to reform Turkey. Under the historical conditions at the time, such reform measures allowed Turkey to restore part of its national strength, but at the same time it also completely destroyed the lost territory.

Although Turkey's ambitions are not small, if you look at today's world map, you can see that Turkey is basically huddled in the Anatolian Peninsula. This place has barren land and a significant desert climate, while the wealthy coastal areas are surrounded by Western civilization. In today's world where the territory is extremely fixed, Turkey is firmly locked within the confines of Asia Minor. Regaining its past glory is more difficult than climbing to the sky.

But you still have to have dreams, what if one day they come true?

After the outbreak of World War II, Turkey declared neutrality and sat back to watch the fight. Unexpectedly, the situation changed so quickly. Germany not only swept across Europe, but also entered North Africa. It has even reached into the Middle East and has a strong tendency to monopolize the Middle East... This is undoubtedly a very intolerable thing for Turkey.

As we all know, Italy is the most famous loser in the history of the world. In fact, Turkey absolutely does not give in in this regard, and seems to be determined to prevent Italy from being the best. Wherever the wind blows, it will fall. It is undoubtedly a typical self-interested country, or more precisely, an opportunist. Later, Turkey, as a member of the NATO organization, flirted with Russia, NATO's arch-enemy, and often purchased Russian-made weapons. It even introduced the S-400 air defense system, which ranks among the top three in the world in terms of advanced performance, much to the annoyance of the United States, the leader of NATO.

On the Syrian battlefield, Turkey plans to attack the Kurdish armed forces in northern Syria. The Kurds happen to be allies of the US military. Facing the US military, Turkey of course wants to be polite first and then attack, so it requires the US troops stationed in the Kurds to withdraw. Although the US military agreed to withdraw, it seemed that the action was suitable and did not want to leave. Turkey immediately expressed dissatisfaction, so it issued a bombardment warning. I am afraid that only Turkey can do this kind of cunning operation of bombarding allies. This country seems to be inherently capricious.

"Is this what you want to say?" German Ambassador to Turkey von Papen frowned and looked at the visiting Turkish Foreign Minister Sarajolu. "Are you teaching us how to do things?" Is there something wrong with this guy's brain? The German army marched into the Middle East, and he actually came over to express his dissatisfaction?

"Of course not." Sararuolu quickly shook his head. "We just hope..." Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted coldly by Feng Papen. "It's okay if it's not. People, it's important to have self-awareness; there are some things you can't say nonsense, otherwise it will bring disaster to yourself."

The corners of Sararuolu's mouth twitched slightly, this was too arrogant. "Is your country going to declare war on us, Türkiye?"

"Declaration of war?" Feng Papen sneered. "Your country really knows how to exalt itself. Are you worthy of us, Germany, declaring war?"

This was simply a humiliation for Chi Guoguo. Sararuolu's face turned green and red, but he heard Feng Baben say leisurely. "We want to destroy your country. It's just a matter of words. We don't have to do it ourselves. The Soviet Union, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania... Tsk, tsk, your country is surrounded by enemies."

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