Chapter 773: Development is the last word
The penetration into Africa will not be effective in a short time, but the war on the Arabian Peninsula is imminent.
Britain's divide and rule policy seems to be impeccable, but it seriously ignores human factors. People's positions will continue to change as their status changes, which becomes the biggest X.
In October last year, the Kingdom of Najd led its army to attack Taif on the grounds that the Kingdom of Hejaz was trying to dominate the Arabian Peninsula.
King Hussein of Hijaz personally led his army to Taif and confronted the Najd army, and the war was about to break out.
Since Hussein publicly stated that he did not support the Balfour Declaration, Britain had cut off all support to the Kingdom of Hejaz and increased aid to the Kingdom of Najd.
Russia chose to support Hussein, not only supporting a batch of weapons to the Kingdom of Hijaz, but also sending instructors to train the army for the Kingdom of Hijaz, and sending military advisors to guide the Hijaz army in combat.
It is said to be an advisor, but in fact it is an actual command. Without the help of Russia, Hejaz would really not be able to withstand Najd's attack.
Although the British army was disgraced when facing the German and Ottoman armies, against the natives of the Arabian Peninsula, the British army still reduced its dimensionality and struck a devastating blow.
The situation in Hijaz is indeed very bad. Although the country's population exceeds 500,000, the population that can be effectively controlled is only 100,000. Hussein went on a military rampage and only organized 9,000 camel soldiers. Claimed 50,000 people.
The situation in Najd was not much better. With the British helping to provide money and effort, Najd could only send 14,000 troops.
Hussein's personal military adviser was Lieutenant General Alexander Cavalry who had participated in the World War.
Considering the actual situation in the Kingdom of Hejaz, Alexander suggested that Hussein stay on the defensive and wait for the Najd army to make mistakes on its own initiative.
Hussein knew very well that whether the Kingdom of Hijaz could defeat Nejd completely relied on Russian assistance, so Hussein obeyed Alexander's words.
The 9,000 camel soldiers in Hijaz were organized into two divisions, led by Hussein's two sons, Hashem and Shamal.
In January this year, 1,500 Cossacks arrived in Hijaz as mercenaries to help Hijaz resist the invasion of the Kingdom of Najd.
Vasili was very excited. If George had not firmly opposed it, Vasily would have liked to go to Hijaz to participate in the war in the name of an advisor.
The Arabian Peninsula is certainly important, but asking Russia's Duke Suvorov to serve as a consultant is still a bit overkill.
On March 15, the Najd army took the initiative to attack Taif, and the Hejaz War broke out.
With the weapons and strength advantages supported by the British army, the Najd army had an advantage at the beginning of the war.
Alexander sent Cossack cavalry to give full play to their advantages and attack the logistics transportation lines of Najd's army.
On April 11, the Hijaz army launched a counterattack, annihilating all the Najaz army in one fell swoop, and won the Battle of Taif.
When the news reached Russia, Vasily felt disappointed. It was obviously a war between two countries, but it felt like a joke.
Compared to Russia's millions of troops, the war between Hejaz and Najd was indeed a joke.
But the war potential of Hanzhi and Najd was only enough to fight one battle. The camel soldiers that were finally accumulated died one by one, and there was no replenishment at all.
"Do you think everyone is like Russia, where one million people die and two million people can be mobilized immediately?"
Peter thinks that Hejaz and Najd are just noobs pecking each other.
The food is indeed good, but the level of bloodshed is even worse than that of World War.
More than 6,000 Najd cavalry surrendered during the Battle of Taif. All of these cavalry were executed after the battle to avoid future trouble.
"Send a telegram to Alexander, don't drive out the Najd people." George himself inevitably became the person he once hated most.
Peter was right. Winning this battle basically laid the foundation for the Hejaz War, and the unification of the peninsula was in sight.
After defeating the Kingdom of Nejd, George also had to consider the next issue.
The Kingdom of Hijaz was established with the support of Britain. Since Hussein dared to rebel against the British Empire, would he be willing to become a vassal of Russia?
Impossible.
In order to control the Kingdom of Hejaz, George had no choice but to add sand to the Arabian Peninsula.
"Next we should help Hussein continue to launch the offensive."
Vasili hopes that Hussein will continue his efforts.
In addition to Najd and Hijaz, the countries supported by the British in the Arabian Peninsula also included the Kingdom of Iqra.
Next to Iqra is Syria, which was established with the support of France. Both of these are the thorns of Britain and France in the Arabian Peninsula.
If Russia wants to completely remove the influence of Britain and France in the Arabian Peninsula, both of them will have to die.
"No, maintaining the current situation is good for both of us."
Peter is worried about the backlash from Britain and France.
Britain is easy to talk about. After the end of the world war, it has been in full swing. Even if it wants to interfere, it is powerless.
The French Rif War in North Africa has come to an end. The rebels led by Abboud Kerim were besieged by 350,000 French troops led by Pétain. If the French army withdraws from North Africa, it will not be without a fight. power.
The Rif War was fought jointly by Spain and France. In order to eliminate the 30,000 rebels led by Abboud Kerim, Spain used 150,000 people and France used 350,000.
Spain has been in decline since the destruction of the Armada, and has now become a second-rate country.
The French army, which had just won the World War, actually dispatched 350,000 people to eliminate the rebels, which really surprised many people.
“Give me 30,000 people, and I can drive away the British and French completely.”
Vasily was full of confidence. The reason why Britain and France were able to establish colonial empires was purely a fluke.
The British attacked the Boers in South Africa, with a total population of only 440,000, and dispatched a total of 450,000 expeditionary troops.
France mobilized 350,000 people to counter the rebellion in North Africa, and the commander was Pétain, who had shone brightly during the World War. It can be seen that Pétain's strength was only that much.
This is not surprising. The most famous British and French generals during the World War were Haig and Joffre. One of them was a butcher and the other was a sleepy man.
George will definitely not send troops to Arabia. Russia's most important task now is to develop its economy, not to expand externally.
Forging iron requires hard work. To break the colonial system established by Britain and France, it can only focus on export. Unless it is absolutely necessary, Russia will never end up personally.
Russia's current development momentum really impresses George.
Just now, the Amur Military District test-fired its first rocket. Although the range was only 20 kilometers, this also heralded the arrival of a new era.
In addition to rockets, Vladimir Kosma Zworykin, a researcher at Amur Electric Company, also invented a camera tube and a picture tube for use in television cameras, which represented that television would soon become a household appliance Electric appliances have entered thousands of households.
(End of this chapter)