Expedition to Europe

Land reclamation is a method that has a long history.

The Dutch were once the leaders in this area. They began to reclaim land in the 13th century and even flattened all the hills in the country to obtain soil.

Qin Zhiyuan had seen a piece of data before. Japan also began to reclaim land on a large scale after World War II. In the past 50 years, a total of 200 square kilometers of land were reclaimed from the sea, equivalent to two and a half Hong Kong islands. This made the Japanese very proud and was widely publicized by the Japanese government as a representative of Japanese creativity.

After the rise of the Republic, the Japanese immediately shut up. The Republic began to reclaim land in the 1950s and 1960s. By the beginning of the 21st century, an average of 230 to 40 square kilometers could be reclaimed every year.

Entering the new century, the Republic has increased its efforts in land reclamation, and the most important direction is in the South China Sea. Compared with various satellite images circulating on the Internet, it really feels like it is changing with each passing day.

Huang Fugui's calculations were good, but when it came to Qin Zhiyuan, they were immediately rejected.

Qin Zhiyuan is very clear about the consequences of land reclamation. The Dutch were once the pioneers of land reclamation, but they were also the first to taste the bitter fruit of land reclamation. In the 21st century, the Dutch had to turn the land they had worked so hard to fill back into the sea. The former "man conquers nature" has become the biggest joke in the world.

From a realistic perspective, there is no need for Lan Fang to reclaim land.

Lan Fang is not a country with a narrow territory like the Netherlands and Japan. Lan Fang has a vast territory and does not have the defense pressure of a republic. Therefore, Lan Fang does not need to reclaim land. In order to make a complete forward base to deal with the British, it turns Moon Bay into a steel fortress. This is definitely not worth the loss.

This does not mean that the British are not worthy of Lan Fang's attention. It is still the "home court" issue. Asia is Lan Fang's home court. In Asia, Lan Fang does not need to fear anyone, even the British.

Although Huang Fugui's request was not met, Huang Fugui was not discouraged.

In the past, during the Republic of China, there were many things that could not be implemented due to various objective reasons. If this little thing could discourage Huang Fugui, then Huang Fugui would have died of anger.

Huang Fugui was very good at handling government affairs. After arriving at Moon Bay, Huang Fugui immediately took on all the government affairs, allowing Dou Yongyi to devote himself to the training organization. The effect was still very obvious. By the end of April, Dou Yongyi's pilots had fully adapted to the performance of the "Kangaroo", and Lan Fang's airborne troops finally had sufficient combat effectiveness.

In fact, by the end of April, Dou Yongyi's "Kangaroo" had been further expanded to 60. If all were deployed, a regiment of airborne troops and their equipment could be thrown into the Persian Gulf at one time, which would play a greater role in the local battlefield.

At five o'clock in the morning on May 3, according to Qin Haoge's plan, the Syrian army crossed the Syrian-Iraqi border and launched an attack on the National Self-Defense Force in Iraq.

The troops involved in the attack included two divisions of the Lan Fang Foreign Legion and three infantry divisions composed of Syrians.

Among them, the Lanfang Foreign Legion was responsible for attacking cities and capturing strongholds, while the Syrian troops were responsible for logistical support, with clear division of labor and clear responsibilities.

Because they were hired by the French, the Lanfang Foreign Legion used all French military equipment, and they were all "old" goods from the World War. In order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the troops, Qin Haoge applied for a batch of "Matador" armored vehicles, which became the weapon of the Foreign Legion to attack cities and capture strongholds.

The terrain in the Middle East is flat. Except for a few oases, most of the areas are either deserts or Gobi, which is very conducive to the combat effectiveness of armored vehicles. Because of the British defense, the Iraqi military did not have many heavy weapons. Even the defensive capabilities of armored vehicles could run rampant in Iraq, which made the combat effectiveness of the Lanfang Foreign Legion burst directly.

"Oil, I need more oil!" Qiu Tianyou, the head of the 45th Regiment of the Foreign Legion, turned around in the command vehicle and was furious at Chief of Staff Robinson Wright.

Qiu Tianyou commanded a semi-mechanized infantry regiment, which was equipped with many vehicles, and even infantrymen were transported by cars. This made Qiu Tianyou's troops powerful in combat, but also increasingly dependent on logistics. Just after entering Iraq for 150 kilometers, Qiu Tianyou's troops had to stop because of the lack of logistics support before even seeing the shadow of the First Division of the Iraqi National Self-Defense Force.

"Captain, stop shouting, the tanker is still 100 kilometers away--" Robinson Wright sat at the table and picked his ears boredly, ignoring Qiu Tianyou's roar.

"Is this Azhar a pig? Even if he crawls, he can't crawl so slowly!" Qiu Tianyou spoke without thinking, of course, it was more likely intentional.

The Persian "pig" is definitely a very "sacred" animal. Calling a Persian a "pig" is equivalent to digging up the Chinese ancestral graves. Qiu Tianyou's mouth is also considered to be unethical.

Aizhar is the commander of the 3rd Syrian Division. In Qin Haoge's plan, Aizhar's 3rd Division is responsible for the logistics of Qiu Tianyou's troops.

Before departure, Qiu Tianyou had some complaints about Qin Haoge's arrangement, worrying that Aizhar's troops could not keep up with the pace of the 45th Regiment. Now it seems that he was right.

However, this is not Aizhar's fault. There are not many troops in the world that can keep up with the pace of the Lan Fang Army. Sometimes there will be chaos during the internal exercises of the Lan Fang Army, not to mention these Persians who have just put on military uniforms for a short time.

"If you are in a hurry, you can concentrate the gasoline in the truck into the armored vehicle--" Robinson Wright still gave his own advice.

"Gasoline--change, change, change, hurry up!" Qiu Tianyou's eyes lit up immediately.

If it was a tank unit, this method would be useless, because Lan Fang's tanks were all diesel engines, and it would be useless to pour gasoline into them, but there would be no problem with armored vehicles. Lan Fang's armored vehicles were also gasoline engines, and the gasoline used by trucks was universal.

"I'm just saying--" Robinson Wright immediately regretted it. If Qiu Tianyou really led the armored vehicles to go first, then Robinson Wright would have to stay in place and wait for the logistics troops, which was not a good job.

"That's it!" Qiu Tianyou took control of the power.

Soon, the remaining fuel in the truck tanks was concentrated in 30 "Matadors". Qiu Tianyou changed to an armored vehicle and led all the armored vehicles to go away, leaving Robinson Wright and the infantry staring at each other.

Oh, and artillery. The artillery of the Foreign Legion was also towed by trucks, but now they were abandoned as "burdens".

Robinson Wright, who was "abandoned", was not idle either, and immediately reported the situation of the troops to Qin Haoge.

The current situation is very abnormal. Qin Haoge made a battle plan according to the map provided by Steven Strachey. Because Steven Strachey has died and the British have the intention to expand the war, Qin Haoge's current target is not only the First Division of the Iraqi National Self-Defense Force, but all the troops in Iraq. Qin Haoge wants to completely defeat all Iraqi troops before Angus Wollaston arrives in Iraq, and create favorable conditions for future operations as much as possible.

The intelligence provided by Steven Strachey is indeed accurate. After Qin Haoge's troops entered Iraq, only Qiu Tianyou's troops were empty-handed, and other troops have made gains. So far, Qin Haoge's troops have completed most of the planned plans, and only the First Division of the Iraqi National Self-Defense Force, which caused all this, escaped the attack of the Lan Fang army.

Obviously, after Karim attacked Steven Strachey, he had a premonition that something bad was going to happen, and he led his troops to move. Otherwise, Qiu Tianyou would not have been able to enter Iraq and had not found anyone for 150 kilometers.

If you can't find him, then don't find him. Karim has now become an insignificant chess piece on the chessboard. He can't turn the tables with his tens of thousands of people. After receiving Robinson's report, Qin Haoge ordered the 45th Regiment to continue to advance deep into Iraq.

Considering the national conditions of Iraq, this country is also vast and sparsely populated, with deserts and Gobi in the territory. Even if Karim hides, he can't hide for long. More than 10,000 people always need people to eat horse rot. It's not easy to get supplies in the desert.

Since Lan Fang already knew about Karim's attack on Steven Strachey, the British must have known it. Now that Karim has turned against the British and lost the British supplies, Karim will sooner or later choose to cooperate with Lan Fang, otherwise Karim's troops will be in a situation of running out of ammunition and food.

While Qin Haoge's troops were advancing triumphantly in Iraq, the British were also making frequent moves.

The day after Steven Strachey was attacked, British Prime Minister Andrew Bernard Law told Lanfang's ambassador to the UK, Randall Becky, that Britain was about to increase its troops. This increase in troops is not something that can be increased at will. In a democratic country, no matter what, the majority opinion must be considered. Even if Andrew Bernard Law wants to increase troops, he must first obtain parliamentary approval.

Reinforcements are like putting out a fire!

Speed ​​is the essence of war!

Andrew Bernard Law is not unaware of this truth, but the current political structure of the UK is like this. Even Andrew Bernard Law has to patiently submit suggestions to Congress, and then Congress will decide whether to increase troops in the direction of Iraq.

The reaction of the British Parliament was not unexpected by Qin Zhiyuan. Andrew Bernard Law's suggestion was not approved by Congress. The reason is very simple. Britain has paid 125,000 lives for the Middle East in the World War, but what did Britain get?

Nothing, except those sands, which are still sands. Even if they are used as building materials, they are not qualified.

Therefore, the suggestion of the Congress is to protest against the French and ask them to exercise restraint and not expand the war between Syria and Iraq.

The suggestion of the British Parliament has nothing to do with Lan Fang, because the Lan Fang army is the party that accepts the employment, just a tool.

This is also a system problem.

Compared with the British government that "pull its legs", the efficiency of the Lan Fang government is much higher.

Qin Zhiyuan gave an order, and the huge machine of Lan Fang suddenly accelerated. The army of Lan Fang began to gather, and various military supplies began to be stockpiled in Moon Bay and Jerusalem. It only needs to wait for the Lan Fang government and the French government to complete the negotiations, and the Lan Fang military can be fully committed.

That's right, the Lan Fang government is negotiating with the French government.

When the French decided to hire the Lan Fang army, they only prepared a six-month period. Now that the six-month period has expired, the Syria-Iraq War has a tendency to expand. Neither France nor Lan Fang can withdraw, so extending the contract has become the only option.

To be honest, the French do not want the Lan Fang army to withdraw from Syria, because the Syrians will not be able to withstand the counterattack of the Iraqis, and the French will be defeated in Syria.

But at the same time, the French government was indeed out of money. Paris was not going to continue paying for even the hiring of two divisions. The French were trying to get something for nothing.

Lu Zhengxiang was not a pushover. He was a diplomat. Diplomats are very greedy. If their country is weak, they will be servile. If their country is strong, they will be arrogant.

Facing the French government, the Lan Fang government is indeed strong now. In addition, without the constraints of the "alliance" relationship, Lu Zhengxiang "takes and asks for things", and his face is also a bully.

In fact, France now has nothing that Lan Fang wants. Lan Fang wants French Indochina the most, but the French will definitely not give it to him, and Lu Zhengxiang will not make himself unhappy, so the negotiations went back to half a year ago. Lan Fang asked for guarantees of its interests in Syria.

In other words, Lan Fang asked to divide Syria with France.

The original text can be read in Liu # 9 @shu/ba!

It sounds a bit shameless. Lan Fang was a hired "tenant", but now he is seeking the land of the "landlord". Lu Zhengxiang's face is too ugly.

However, if you think about it carefully, it is more realistic. France is now unable to protect Syria. If the Lan Fang army had not joined, the French might have been driven out of the Middle East. Since the French have no money now, they must compensate Lan Fang in other ways.

The lives of Lan Fang soldiers are also precious. If there is no suitable reason, Lan Fang soldiers will not fight for irrelevant people, even the foreign legion, they are all the property of the Lan Fang military.

At this point, the French know to regret. If they had known it earlier, why would they do it in the first place? If it weren't for the Americans, Lan Fang would not do things so decisively now.

In the final analysis, the reason why it has fallen to this point today is that the French are too short-sighted, or this is the stubborn disease of democratic politics.

Facing the open mouth of Lan Fang, the lion, the French can only surrender helplessly.

It's not that the French have not thought about solving the problem independently, but the resolution of the French Parliament is the same as that of the British. It is not worth wasting the precious lives of French soldiers for the sake of the little benefits in the Middle East, even if Syria has discovered oil fields.

Moreover, the Lan Fang government has made a promise to the French government that the Lan Fang government can guarantee that the French government will enjoy the benefits of the oil fields.

This is very tempting. In other words, Lan Fang and France only divide Syria, not Syria's oil fields, which makes the French Parliament overjoyed.

To be honest, Qin Zhiyuan really doesn't like the little oil in Syria. Qin Zhiyuan already has New Baku, and there are oil fields being mined in Lan Fang. The demand for gasoline is not as urgent as in the 21st century. After getting Nikola Tesla, Qin Zhiyuan is ready to use Nikola Tesla's genius in electricity to vigorously develop electric vehicles. These factors have prompted the Lan Fang government not to focus on the oil fields in northern Syria, which is exactly what the French care about most.

After the oil field issue was resolved, the negotiations between Lan Fang and France progressed quickly. In early May, when Qin Haoge sent troops into Iraq, the Lan Fang government and the French government reached an agreement: Aleppo, Raqqa, Hama, Deir ez-Zor, Hasakah and other provinces in northern Syria belonged to France, while Damascus, Suweida, Deraa and Lebanon in the south belonged to Lan Fang.

At this point, the Lan Fang government finally had a reason to send a large number of troops to the Middle East to protect Lan Fang's interests.

On the day the agreement was finalized, the Lan Fang government immediately announced that it would establish a Western Province directly under the Lan Fang government with Damascus as the center, and it would govern all the territories that Lan Fang had acquired in the Middle East.

In Qin Zhiyuan's plan, the first batch of troops to go to the Western Province had a total of four divisions. Two of the four divisions came from Chen Kangjian's First Army Group, and the other two divisions were the 16th and 17th Divisions composed of Koreans. Chen Kangjian served as the commander-in-chief. After conquering the northern border area for Lan Fang, Chen Kangjian once again began the journey of expanding the territory for Lan Fang.

Chen Kangjian was overjoyed about this appointment. Chen Kangjian did not want to be a governor. The army was the place where Chen Kangjian could best display his abilities.

Also about this appointment, several generals had complaints.

At present, the only generals of Lan Fang fighting outside were Zhang Tianshou and Qin Haoge. Zhang Tianshou was in Jerusalem, and Qin Haoge was in Syria. Now Chen Kangjian was also going to the Western Province. Ge Lifu, Xiang Ankang, Xu Sheng and others were looking forward to it, and even Qin Zhisheng was eager to go.

Qin Zhiyuan expressed his understanding of the generals' desire to fight, but Lan Fang could not send all the generals out. Qin Zhisheng had to guard the Sishui military headquarters, Xu Sheng was stationed in Wanghaizhou to guard against the Americans in the Philippines, Xiang Ankang was stationed in Siam to deal with the pressure from the British in the Malay Peninsula and Myanmar. Ge Lifu's headquarters was in Yingzhou. From Yingzhou all the way north to Ningbei Port was the defense range of the Marine Corps. These were all strategic locations and they really needed people.

Chen Kangjian ignored the envy and jealousy of others. On the day he received the order, Chen Kangjian ordered his troops to board the ship.

In fact, when Chen Kangjian went to the Western Province, Qin Haoge's troops had already reached Baghdad.

Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, has been recorded since the 18th century BC. Baghdad means "God-given" in Persian. It is a famous historical and cultural city in Persia.

Before reaching Baghdad, Qin Haoge's troops successively defeated several lines of defense of the Iraqi National Self-Defense Force. After arriving in Baghdad, Qin Haoge's troops were finally unable to advance, and the logistics could not keep up.

Qin Haoge inferred the situation in Iraq based on the situation in Syria, which ultimately made an empiricist mistake.

Compared with Syria, which lacks water resources, Iraq has quite abundant water resources. The city of Baghdad itself spans both sides of the Tigris River and is only more than 30 kilometers away from the Euphrates River. Near Baghdad, there are several lakes of varying sizes, such as Lake Sersar, Lake Habbaniyya, and Lake Lahaliya. The water resources are abundant from Mosul to Baghdad, and the agriculture in this area is relatively developed. It is one of the few oases in the Middle East.

This also made Qin Haoge's troops need to be stationed in Mosul after he led his troops into Iraq, and the troops were constantly dispersed. Finally, when the vanguard of the troops arrived in Baghdad, Qin Haoge found that his troops were no longer able to attack.

In fact, up to now, the strategic goal set by Qin Haoge has been basically achieved. Except for Karim's First Division, the Iraqi National Self-Defense Force has not been discovered. The other troops have basically been defeated or annihilated. In the whole Iraq, only the 11th Division resting near Amara has maintained a complete structure, and the commander of this 11th Division is Yang Deshan.

After Qin Haoge surrounded Baghdad, Yang Deshan's troops could no longer sit on the sidelines. At present, Yang Deshan has led his troops from Muthana to Amara, ready to "meet" Qin Haoge's troops.

Although it is called "meet", in fact, Yang Deshan's troops have no intention of preparing for battle. All heavy weapons were even left in Muthana by Yang Deshan, and they were not carried at all. This is ready to escape at any time.

It's a pity that facing Yang Deshan, who was reluctant to resist but also welcomed, Qin Haoge was willing but unable. Even if he could still draw out a regiment of troops now, Qin Haoge would follow Yang Deshan to attack Saudi Arabia.

The war has basically fallen into a stalemate. Qin Haoge wants to attack but lacks troops. Now he can only wait for Chen Kangjian to bring reinforcements from Lan Fang. The Iraqis want to defend but their hearts are restless. Now they also need to wait for Angus Wollaston to arrive in the Middle East to take charge of the situation.

In early May, a week after launching the attack, Qin Haoge finally met Yang Deshan.

Yang Deshan followed Qin Mu to see Qin Haoge. In order to hide his identity, Yang Deshan also put on makeup and turned from a "prophet" of the Brotherhood Alliance to a driver of the Foreign Legion.

After seeing Qin Haoge, Yang Deshan was emotional: "Wu Long Hou, long time no see--"

Wu Long Hou, this is Qin Haoge's title. Qin Haoge was also ranked among the marquises when he was conferred a title in Lan Fang.

"Haha, Deshan, you, the viscount, will probably be promoted too." Qin Haoge was also a little excited.

Yang Deshan was not ranked in the first nobility after the founding of Lan Fang. Later, because of his contribution in North Africa, Yang Deshan was named "Viscount". But now it seems that a "Viscount" is obviously not enough to reward Yang Deshan's contribution.

"Hehe, thanks to the Marquis." Yang Deshan was also very proud when he mentioned this.

It is really fun to be a "prophet" in the Brotherhood Alliance, but this is ultimately a rootless duckweed. Without the support of Lan Fang, Yang Deshan, the "prophet", can't do anything, so Yang Deshan is very urgent.

"Marquis, fight, now the Iraqis have no power to fight back, and the old guy Angus is still in Kuwait and dares not come at all. As long as the Marquis makes up his mind, Saudi Arabia is at your fingertips." Yang Deshan is still radical.

"Don't worry, wait a little longer, didn't the British stop Wu Dinggong in the Gulf of Aden? Wait and see, the British will definitely be unlucky. As for Saudi Arabia, don't worry, don't worry, wait and see what it means to be a god's army descending from the sky." Qin Haoge is confident.