Chapter 1003: The King Will Be Inflated (First update, please subscribe)
In the Middle East, the most conservative country is undoubtedly Saudi Arabia.
So which country is the most aggressive militarily?
Unexpectedly... it is Saudi Arabia. Unlike many people's imagination, Saudi Arabia has always been very radical in updating military equipment. To be precise, they have enjoyed dividends.
After World War I, Saudi Arabia imported a batch of Mark V tanks from Britain. A few years later, relying on those dozen tanks, the Saudi army swept through the Hijaz and defeated the Hijaz cavalry. Facing the dead bodies on the ground, the Saudi sheikhs who originally thought the tanks were scrap metal fell silent.
Saudi Arabia, having tasted the benefits of tanks, subsequently purchased a large number of tanks and armored vehicles. In 34 years, the Kingdom of Yemen declared war on Saudi Arabia. Facing Yemen's mighty tens of thousands of troops, with the support of the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia concentrated hundreds of tanks. and armored vehicles, sweeping the battlefield with machine guns and artillery. In just a few days, they captured a large area of Yemeni land, forcing Yemen to sign a city-level alliance, ceding large areas of land to Saudi Arabia, and at the same time recognizing the British occupation of South Yemen.
In front of tanks, scimitars, Arabian horses and camels are not worth mentioning.
The victory of the two wars put Saudi Arabia on a completely different path. Shortly after the end of World War II, Saudi Arabia imported more than two hundred tanks from the United Kingdom in the form of scrap iron, most of which were Churchill infantry tank.
One of the most important reasons why Saudi Arabia chose it instead of the M4 tank is... its speed is slow enough. The speed of more than ten kilometers is just right for the movement of cavalry troops. Perhaps the era of scimitar cavalry is over, but the Arabs will not give up Arabian horses.
After the war broke out, the road leading to Jeddah was filled with such teams - Churchill infantry tanks, surrounded by groups of cavalry, marching in the direction of Jeddah, Tanks and cavalry appeared in the sight of the Phantom high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft with rolling dust.
As a result, in the headquarters of the Yemeni army, the defense advisers of the Black Knight Company wearing Yemeni military uniforms put forward a suggestion to King Yahya to launch an air strike.
Faced with the advice of his advisers, King Yahya seemed very supportive, he said.
"Gentlemen, as I said before, as long as we can defeat the Saudis, I will hand over all my troops to you!"
At the beginning of this year, when those people came to the door, At that time, after hearing their intention, King Yahya hit it off with them. After all, more than 20 years ago, his father was defeated by Saudi Arabia and was forced to sign an unequal treaty. Even if it were not blocked by the British, , they may also lose their kingdom like the Hejaz royal family.
On the way out of the palace, Shao Yun looked at the silent Du Changwu and asked.
"Sir, do we really want to help them defeat Saudi Arabia?"
Du Changwu, who was closing his eyes to rest, said "hmm" and said:
"The purpose of our coming here is not to help them What is achieved is to fulfill the domestic orders. The domestic orders are very clear, just hit hard, so let’s hit hard!”
In fact, this opportunity is just right, which can not only satisfy the country, but also satisfy the country. Yemenis feel they are getting value for their money. Of course, for them, this is also a learning process. Through such actual combat, their command capabilities and experience have been improved.
"What about after severely damaging the Saudi army? Will they want to pursue the victory? After all, people's ambitions will expand?"
Listening to Shao Yun's question, Du Changwu just pursed his lips and said:
"At that time, our contract will be completed! The rest depends on their own people..." After that, he He cast his gaze out the car window and looked at the quaint city outside the window. He raised the corner of his mouth lightly and left them. Can these people still maintain those weapons and equipment?
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“Father, do we really want to hand over the army to them now?”
Prince Badr, who had been following his father, asked after the advisors left the palace.
"They are just a group of infidels. Even if we give the army to their command, what can they do?"
King Yahya said while smoking a hookah.
“The most important thing now is to defeat those Bedouins. More than twenty years ago, Saudi armored forces fought all the way to Sanaa. From that day on, my father still longed for it until the day he died. Revenge, revenge..."
Looking into the distance, King Yahya said.
"Now it's not just about revenge, we also want to seize Saudi land and get their oil fields. With oil, we can buy all kinds of weapons like them, those foreigners..."
Withdrawing his gaze and looking at the air conditioners sent by foreigners, feeling the cool breeze from the air conditioners and feeling the power of science, King Yahya raised the corners of his mouth and said:
"The reason why they support us is, Even providing us with a large amount of funds is for this reason, Badr, we must first become friends with those infidels, and then use them to defeat Saudi Arabia. After seizing the oil fields, it will be our turn to make the decision. Now we are just hiring. They are just doing things for us.”
“I understand, father”
Prince Badr nodded.
"They are just a group of mercenaries. We are learning from them now, just like those European mercenaries taught us how to fly airplanes in the past."
In fact, in the Arabian Peninsula, they have always used foreign mercenaries The habits of soldiers, even the tank crews of the Saudi armored forces were a group of British. Now, in the view of King Yahya, those defense consultants from some kind of Black Knight company are just a group of people who can be recruited and waved away. He's just leaving, he's just a guy who works for money.
"Yes, Badr, you have to follow them and learn more from them. In fact, there is nothing difficult in fighting. In the past, we Arabs conquered almost half of the world. Now as long as we learn to use those advanced Weapons, and through this battle, we will learn their tactics. Soon, we will be able to defeat all enemies like them, and then unify the entire Arabia!"
People's ambitions can expand. King Yahya couldn't help but get carried away with the victory coming from the front.
In his opinion, modern warfare is not a big deal, now his soldiers, his generals and officers have mastered the so-called modern warfare technology through several months of study and training.
Otherwise, his army would not have performed so well. to the coming victory. This king has even dreamed of unifying Arabia...
(End of this chapter)