Expedition to Europe

Steven Strachey's intention was obvious, to let Qin Haoge postpone the attack. If Qin Haoge invaded Iraq after Steven Strachey left Iraq, then he would be with Steven Strachey. There is no relationship.

It's not necessarily irrelevant, there is definitely a responsibility, but by then the wrangling will begin with the addition of the new Governor. According to the efficiency analysis of the British government, by the time the wrangling comes to a conclusion, it is estimated that Steven Strachey will have died.

To be honest, Qin Haoge didn't want to agree to this request. No matter what happened to Steven Strachey, it had nothing to do with Qin Haoge.

Qin Haoge didn't even care about the Syrians under his command, let alone Steven Strachey.

For Qin Haoge, Syrians are "one of our own".

But when Steven Strachey produced a document, Qin Haoge changed his decision.

"This is -" Qin Haoge looked at the document with a surprised expression.

"A small gift for you, I hope you like it." Steven Strachey didn't care, as if what he gave was just a bag of tea, not a defense map of the Iraqi army.

That's right, what Steven Strachey gave Qin Haoge was a very detailed military map, which detailedly marked the location of the Iraqi army stationed in Iraq, the number of troops, the level of equipment training, etc.

This is considered a military secret.

"As I said, I'm leaving, and everything in Iraq has nothing to do with me anymore." Steven Strachey made a pun.

What is certain is that Steven Strachey will definitely be criticized by the British Ministry of Defense after returning to the country. Then Steven Strachey needs to prove that Iraq with Steven Strachey is not the best. Bad Iraq.

With this map, Qin Haoge can carry out a heavy blow to the Iraqi army in a very short period of time. It is certain that the Iraqi army will be defeated by that time. At that time, Steven Strachey can openly say : "Look, if I were still in Iraq, this would never have happened—"

It seems that Steven Strachey's "resignation" was not voluntary.

"Okay then, when are you going to leave Iraq?" Qin Haoge put the map in his pocket and prepared to accept the deal.

"The day after tomorrow, after the new Governor arrives in Iraq." Steven Strachey could not see the joy or anger.

Perhaps this is the greatest sorrow. There is nothing greater than the death of one's heart.

Even if Steven Strachey escapes punishment from the Ministry of Defense, then Steven Strachey may never have the opportunity to serve as governor again in the future.

"Okay, then the attack will be launched the day after tomorrow." Qin Haoge no longer concealed the attack, which was a reassurance for Steven Strachey.

Now Qin Haoge and Steven Strachey are just grasshoppers on the same line. If this matter is leaked, Steven Strachey will certainly be punished, and Qin Haoge will not lose a good reputation. Lan Fang The law stipulates that "giving bribes" and "taking bribes" are the same crime, and "giving bribes" are even punished severely, even more severely than "taking bribes".

Qin Haoge has decided to treat this map as a collection of seizures by a certain patrol, and let the truth remain in his mind forever.

"Then, I wish you good night." Steven Strachey stood up and stretched out his hand to Qin Haoge.

"I also wish you a happy journey." Qin Haoge smiled and said to Yan Yan.

After returning to the camp, Qin Haoge immediately began to study the map, preparing to formulate tactics based on the map, striving to drive the Iraqis into Saudi Arabia instead of annihilating them all.

Before the new tactics were determined, Qin Mu hurriedly reported: "General, General Steven was attacked by unidentified armed men in Iraq on his way back. Reliable news is that General Steven has died——"

Attack?

Still in Iraq?

This was really an unexpected incident, and it took Qin Haoge a while to react.

"What's going on?" Qin Haoge's first thought after reacting was not that he was sad, but that he finally no longer had to abide by the agreement with Steven Strachey.

"It's Karim. Karim must have sent someone to monitor General Steven Strachey, otherwise Karim wouldn't have such an accurate grasp of General Steven Strachey's whereabouts." Qin Mu said Hui has his own judgment, and this is the conclusion Qin Mu drew based on his own information.

"Karim——" Qin Haoge felt the difficulty of this matter only now.

Before this, Lanfang and the British had a tacit understanding. This was based on the premise that neither Lanfang nor the British suffered any major casualties. Now this tacit understanding was broken by Karim. No matter who killed Steven Strachey, The British will definitely not give up. If Qin Haoge launches another war at this time, a slight mistake will lead to the outbreak of a large-scale conflict between Lanfang and the British.

"Do you know who the next British Governor will be?" Qin Haoge first needs to determine the candidate for the British Governor before deciding on the next step.

"We don't know yet." Qin Mu also had limited information.

By noon, Qin Haoge finally knew who the next British Governor in Iraq would be——

No, not just the governor of Iraq, but the entire Middle East.

The new governor is Angus Wollaston, a famous hawk in the British Army. Angus Wollaston also participated in the last World War. In the last World War, Angus Wollaston was affiliated with the North African theater. In the process of attacking the Ottoman Empire, Angus Wollaston made outstanding contributions. After the World War, Angus Wollaston returned to Britain and served as the director of the Middle East Affairs Office of the War Department. Steven Strachey's defeat in Iraq was unacceptable to the British. Angus Wollaston was sent to Iraq as a "firefighter."

Angus Wollaston is a racist. During the World War, the Ottoman Empire massacred about one million Armenians in the Middle East in order to suppress the Armenian resistance. Angus Wollaston was not much better. When he captured Baghdad and occupied Iraq along the Euphrates River, as many as 100,000 civilians died in the war. This is also the real reason why Karim and others are hostile to the British.

The original text is available at # 9 @Book/Bar!

After the rise of Lan Fang, there have always been voices in the British government that want to take tough measures against Lan Fang. Angus Wollaston is the backbone of advocating tough measures. If such a person arrives in the Middle East, even if Qin Haoge does not take the initiative to attack, it will definitely change the current situation on the Syria-Iraq border.

"Order the troops to prepare and launch an attack at dawn tomorrow." Qin Haoge made up his mind and decided to defeat the Iraqi army before Angus Wollaston arrived in Iraq.

At the same time that Qin Haoge made up his mind, the British Foreign Office and the Lan Fang Foreign Office had already started their verbal battle.

As soon as the British government learned of the attack on Steven Strachey, it immediately threw the "black pot" to Lan Fang.

Early in the morning of May 2, British Prime Minister Andrew Bernard Law called Lan Fang's ambassador to the UK, Randall Becky, to Downing Street and expressed the British government's anger to Randall Becky in person. Andrew Bernard Law said that Lan Fang's behavior has exceeded the bottom line of the British government. Britain decided to investigate the matter thoroughly. At the same time, the British government decided to send more troops to Iraq. This time, the troops sent will be composed entirely of British people.

Randall Becky showed the qualities that a diplomat should have. Facing Andrew Bernard Law's criticism, Randall insisted that Steven Strachey's attack had nothing to do with Lan Fang. At the same time, he said that if Britain decided to expand the war, all the consequences would be borne by the British government.

The Lan Fang military did not give in to the threat of the British government.

What happened to the British troops?

Now it is not a hundred years ago when the broadswords and spears faced foreign guns and artillery. The weapons equipped by the Lan Fang army are no less advanced than those of the British, and in some aspects they are far superior. If the British want to expand the war, Lan Fang will definitely accompany them.

The location of the Middle East is a bit special. It is almost the midline between Lan Fang and Britain. The distance from the British mainland to Egypt is about 5,700 kilometers, and the distance from Lan Fang Jinzhou to the Persian Gulf is about 6,000 kilometers. If compared with the speed of reinforcement, Lan Fang is not much worse than the British. And if it comes to transportation capacity, Lan Fang is not much worse than Britain.

Of course, if Moon Bay is taken into account, Lan Fang can exert greater influence on the Persian Gulf.

Moon Bay is the former Diego Garcia, which is one of the series of islands that Qin Zhiyuan insisted on buying. When Qin Zhiyuan bought Diego Garcia, Lan Fang had not yet been established, and Qin Zhiyuan did not have sufficient funds. Although no one in the foreign legion dared to say anything about Qin Zhiyuan's purchase of Diego Garcia, there must be many who disagreed in their hearts.

Now we can finally see Qin Zhiyuan's strategic vision. Diego Garcia is located in the center of the Indian Ocean. From here to the Persian Gulf, the distance is only 3,000 kilometers.

Even those without strategic vision can now see the importance of Moon Bay.

Some people in the British Parliament have proposed to hold the person who sold Diego Garcia to Qin Zhiyuan accountable and to take back Diego Garcia.

This is destined to be another unresolved debt. Diego Garcia has belonged to Mauritius for most of the history. Qin Zhiyuan bought Diego Garcia through the Mauritius government. You can't ask the Mauritians to consider the overall interests of the British government when making decisions. That is the responsibility of the British Parliament, not the Mauritius government.

In fact, whether the British are bluffing or not, Lan Fang is expanding Moon Bay. If Lan Fang wants to go to war with the British in the Middle East, then Moon Bay is equivalent to Lan Fang's forward base.