Chapter 988 In the name of the prince (second update, please subscribe)
The desert, the vast, endless desert, what are a group of people waiting there?
Wrapped in a white Bedouin robe and a white turban on his head, Lawrence looked helplessly at the faint yellow dust behind him. He squinted his eyes and looked up at the sky. The scorching sun was still hanging high in the southwest sky, and it was still early for the sun to set!
Licking his chapped lips, Lawrence subconsciously put his hands up and looked into the distance. There was not even a single cloud in the washless sky.
"Mr. Lawrence, where is the friend you talk about?"
Ali asked curiously.
“They will be here soon, Chief.”
Three months ago, Lawrence came here, entered the desert, and came into contact with these chiefs, just as he imagined In that case, these sheikhs are all hostile to the Saud family - after all, their allegiance is to the Hashemite family, which has been suppressed for the past three decades.
"Will His Royal Highness really come back?"
Another chief asked.
"From the day they left this land, they were all eager to return here."
Lawrence said, looking at the several chiefs around him.
“From Jordan to Iraq, they will stand by the side of the prince, the noble sheikh!”
Is this true?
Not important, just like when William Henry McMahon, the British High Commissioner to Egypt, provided cash and weapons to the Sharif of Mecca, Hussein ibn Ali from the Hashemite family, and He promised to establish a unified Arab state with Damascus as its capital after the war and recognized him as the King of Arabia.
It's just an empty promise, and it doesn't matter at all whether Jordan and Iraq will join 6. Importantly they will be provided with cash and weapons.
While the chiefs were talking softly, suddenly, a sharp-eyed person pointed to the sky in the distance and shouted.
"Look, plane!" Soon, a large plane with a wingspan of dozens of meters fell from the sky - it was a super giant plane. A large transport aircraft with six engines that can transport dozens of tons of supplies, it was once the star of the "Berlin Airlift".
Although the "Super Giant" has become a bit old now, it is still very competent as a transport aircraft.
While people were watching, the "Super Giant" landed directly on the Gobi. This was not even an airport, but it could still land smoothly. This was its advantage.
Soon, people riding camels gathered around the giant plane. As they watched, the door at the nose of the plane was opened.
These people on horseback all looked at the cabin, only to see that the cabin was filled with cargo piles covered with cloth. At this time, Lawrence walked over. After a brief communication with the other party, he left He went to the piles of goods and forcefully opened the canvas above.
In an instant, everyone took a breath, and what appeared in front of them was a pile of rifles.
“Chiefs, this is the gift the prince gives you!”
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"1,000 K98K rifles, 200,000 rounds of rifle bullets...100 MG42 light machine guns, twelve 82 mortars, 300 mortar shells, 1,000 kilograms of explosives, radio stations..."
In the tent, the translator read the long gift list in his hand in a high tone. The chiefs of various tribes sitting on the ground listened to the gifts given to them by the prince. Most of them had expressionless faces. , although they are not rich, they will not appreciate such a small gift.
Lawrence looked at the chiefs present calmly, seeing their disapproval, knowing that they thought the gifts were too few. So he stood up and said loudly to the chiefs present:
"Chiefs, this is just the first batch of gifts that the prince has sent to you. Next, the prince will send you more gifts. This It's just a small beginning, used to strengthen the strength of the chiefs. You know, it's just the beginning, and the prince doesn't know what you need urgently, so I didn't bring any more gifts for you this time. Please let me know your needs. I can contact you and I can send the materials you need as soon as possible. What do you think, chiefs? Of course, in order to show our sincerity in maintaining friendly relations with you, here are some gifts for you princes. My own..."
Hangers, who was standing outside the tent, heard Lawrence calling him, so he walked in carrying a suitcase.
Hearing the translator translate what Lawrence said, the chiefs twisted their necks one by one to see what gift Lawrence had brought to them.
Forty years ago, their ancestors, instigated by Lawrence, followed the Hashemite family to resist the Ottomans and launched the Arab Revolt. Although they failed to establish the country promised by Lawrence in the end, they However, they followed the Hashemite family to establish the Kingdom of Hijaz, but in the end they were defeated by the Saud family and returned to the desert again.
Now the prince is coming back!
When Lawrence opened the box, the Arab sheikhs sitting around him leaned forward and their eyes followed his movements. After seeing clearly what was in the box, they were all surprised. "Ah!"
The box was filled with pounds - unlike other places, the influence of pounds in this land was greater. Looking at the pounds in the box, the chiefs' eyes showed greed.
“Because he didn’t know what everyone liked, the prince prepared 200,000 pounds for each chief!”
These chiefs wearing robes and turbans, heard two things One hundred thousand pounds, with a greedy and excited look in his eyes.
“The prince is so polite!”
For a time, all the chiefs looked excited, saying they were polite, but their hands were not polite. Everyone took the initiative to take the box.
£200,000!
This is much more than the Saudi family's subsidy to the tribe - Riyadh only gives an annual subsidy of twenty to thirty thousand pounds.
What can you do with just a little money?
Now when the prince takes action, it will be two hundred thousand pounds! How could they not be excited about such a big deal?
“In addition, the prince promised everyone that after the rule of Riyadh is overthrown, the profits from the oil fields will be shared by the royal family and the sheikhs!”
What is a bad check?
This is a blank check. For Lawrence, all he needs is a "big gift" to these chiefs. As for whether these big gift packages can be cashed, it doesn't matter.
The important thing is that they will start an uprising, an uprising that will re-establish the Kingdom of Hejaz.
Faced with such a blank check, although these chiefs were excited, they did not lose their minds. They talked to each other for a while, and then said.
“Riyadh’s army has tanks and planes, what do we have?”
"You will get all this too, and..."
The chiefs stood up involuntarily and watched Lens take a pipe from the hands of others.
Then I just heard him say:
"This is the Iron Fist-1 anti-tank rocket."
Lawrence introduced to them while carrying the rocket launcher.
"All tanks are vulnerable in front of him. This is currently the most advanced anti-tank weapon in the world."
Although it is a bit exaggerated, it is only a little bit. The Iron Fist 1 anti-tank rocket was developed by Nanyang on the basis of the Iron Fist tank rocket. When developing this anti-tank rocket, Li Yian gave a lot of suggestions. In fact, his suggestions were based on the RPG7 anti-tank rocket.
In another world, the rpg7 anti-tank rocket is the most widely spread anti-tank weapon in the world, but it is not perfect. For example, its accuracy is very impressive. This is because of design problems- —The length of its rockets makes it vulnerable to cross winds.
So, when designing the Iron Fist Type 1, Li Yian specifically requested that the caliber be 60 mm. Compared with the 40 mm caliber of the rpg7 anti-tank rocket, it was directly expanded by 50%, which also shortened its length. By one-third, thereby reducing the impact of cross wind and improving accuracy.
This kind of tank rocket with an armor-piercing thickness of more than 400 mm is definitely one of the most advanced weapons of this era, and now, it allows these sheikhs to fight against Saudi tanks. This kind of Weapons were provided to them.
Soon, under the gaze of the chiefs, Lawrence carried the rocket launcher, aimed at the heavy steel target in front, and fired a rocket.
Amidst the violent explosion, the steel plate was penetrated.
Facing the penetrated steel plate, the chiefs all looked at each other in disbelief at the anti-tank rocket. In an instant, they were conquered by this powerful weapon...
(End of this chapter)