Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Although Chen Jitang and others did not believe in the commander-in-chief's prediction, they did not believe that Erbil could be captured in just two days.Although the straight-line distance from Erbil to here is only 25 kilometers, it is the fourth largest city and military fortress in the Republic of Iraq. Even if the Iraqis really can't hold it, they will not give up Erbil of.

Iraq is located in the southwest of Asia and the northeast of the Arabian Peninsula, with an area of ​​44 square kilometers. Muslims account for about 95 percent of the country's population, of which Shia Muslims account for 54.5 percent and Sunni Muslims account for 40.5 percent. .Arabs account for about 73 percent of the country's total population, and Kurds about 21 percent.The official language is Arabic, the official language in the northern Kurdish region is Kurdish, and some tribes in the eastern region speak Persian.

The Kurds are nomadic people in the West Kurdish region, mainly distributed in the Zagros Mountains and the Taurus Mountains: from Kermanshahan in Iran in the east, to the Euphrates River in Turkey in the west, to Yerevan in Armenia in the north, and to Yerevan in the south. Kirkuk in Iraq, as far as Aleppo in Syria, belongs to Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria, and a few are scattered in Lebanon, Afghanistan, Jordan, Russia and other countries.It is the fourth largest nation in the Middle East after the Arab, Turkic and Persian nations.

In the later period of the Arab Empire, the Kurds established several feudal dynasties.Afterwards, the Turks and Mongols invaded Kurdistan several times.The Kurdish settlement is known as Kurdistan.Most of this area was originally ruled by the Ottoman Empire. In the 12th century, Seljuk Sultan Sanjar first established Kurdistan Province. From the beginning of the 16th century to the 17s, the feudal system gradually took shape.Until the 30th century, the Kurds remained semi-autonomous within the Ottoman Empire, serving as a buffer zone between Turkey and Iran.Since then, due to the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, the Kurds have been divided into several countries.The Kurds in Iraq have been given special cold shoulder by the government, which has tried to deprive them of their identity and called them Mountain Turks. The Kurds have also felt strong assimilation pressure from the government and endured religious persecution from Iraq's Shiite Muslim majority.After the Iraqi dynasty was overthrown, the new government of the Iraqi Republic failed to meet the political rights and social welfare wishes of the Kurds, which aroused strong dissatisfaction among the Kurds, and ethnic conflicts intensified.

At present, the Kurds are mainly distributed in northern Iraq, including Duhuk, Sulaymaniyah and Erbil provinces, as well as Kirkuk, Mosul and Diyala provinces, with an area of ​​about 8 square kilometers and a population of about 400.The terrain here is dangerous, the oil output accounts for more than half of the country in Iraq, and the agricultural and animal husbandry products are abundant, so it is called "granary".The Kurds mainly live on agriculture and animal husbandry. With the rise of the oil industry, some Kurds have become oil workers.The Kurds have a strong desire for national independence.After the establishment of the Iraqi Republic, the Kurds conducted many negotiations with the Iraqi government.The Iraqi government signed an agreement with the Kurds to establish an autonomous region in northern Iraq including three autonomous provinces including Sulaymaniyah. However, the Iraqi government only made a promise and has yet to introduce truly effective measures.

Although the Kurds have nominally gained autonomy, they are not welcomed in Iraq, and they are still so-called second-class citizens.As a result, some Kurds began to seek to establish their own country, and various Kurdish independence movements began to rise in various places.This includes the most famous Kurdish Democratic Party.

Middle East Storm Chapter 826 Kurdish Gift

The Kurdish Democratic Party is a right-wing organization of the Kurdish National Forces. It is an extreme terrorist organization established by the militant faction of the Kurdish National Movement after the Iraqi Dynasty banned the party in the early 20th century.Their headquarters is in Istanbul, Turkey, and their political goal is to make the Kurdish area independent from Iraq. The leader, Massoud Barzani, has close ties to the Soviet government and receives subsidies from the Soviet government.However, because the French army retreated from Iran to Iraq and reached a joint defense agreement with the government of the Republic, Stalin had to withdraw his support for Iraq and the Kurdish Democratic Party, making this political entity suddenly fall into an unprecedented state of isolation.

Of course, at this time the person who sent charcoal in the snow came.The charcoal sender is Feng Yuxiang, commander-in-chief of the Imperial Western Expeditionary Army.After Barzani sent a sincere greeting telegram to the Chinese general in the name of the Kurdish Democratic Party, he went all the way from Istanbul to Mosul. This is why Feng Yuxiang confidently said that Erbil would not The reason for self-defeating.

As soon as we met, Barzani felt the cold eyes of this world military man inadvertently. He would look at himself with that strange look, but he instinctively felt that this was not a good omen.But for all the Kurds in Iraq, visiting Feng Yuxiang is definitely a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to revitalize the nation, so he curled up his bent back even lower, and put on a servile look.

However, he didn't know that this action of his had strengthened Feng Yuxiang's resentment.I saw Feng Yuxiang knocking a folder on the desktop heavily, and then said unhurriedly: "Mr. Barzani, please allow me to call you by this name for the time being." After a pause, he then asked knowingly: "I don't know why sir came to see me?"

"This!" Barzani took off his hat, wiped his shiny forehead, and said, "General Feng, I heard that you are now in charge of commanding the Western Expeditionary Army?"

"Yes!" Feng Yuxiang nodded slightly, but he still didn't look up at the other party. "General Jiang Baili was ill and returned to China to recuperate, so I acted as his deputy. What's wrong? Do you want to be this commander?"

"No! No! No!" At this moment, Barzani could not hear that the other party was deliberately sarcastic. He waved his hands and said, "Your Excellency, you misunderstood me. I didn't mean that." After a pause, he continued: "The main purpose of my visit this time is to hope that your Excellency can enter the central region as soon as possible, occupy Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, overthrow the current reactionary Iraqi government, and rescue us from the brutal rule of Shia Muslims. "

"Well, I see, I agreed to your request. However, it will take time. We are not ready at the moment. You know, many troops are still in the border area. It will take time for them to mobilize. If there is nothing , I think we'll stop here." As he spoke, Feng Yuxiang waved his hand impatiently, as if to see off the guests.

"Your Excellency, if your Excellency is willing, our Kurdish Democratic Party will fully cooperate with your army's actions." Seeing that the other party seemed not interested in his proposal, Barzani was a little anxious, so he had to be the first to state his conditions.

"Okay!" Feng Yuxiang still didn't look up, he took a folder, and quickly signed his name on it, saying: "I don't know how much assistance you Kurds can provide? It's the Imperial Dragon Coin, US dollars , pounds, Iraqi dinars, food, or volunteers?"

"We will hand over Erbil to ensure that the imperial army can take over this fourth largest city in Iraq completely without bloodshed!"

"Oh?" Hearing this, Feng Yuxiang sneered secretly, and said calmly on the surface, "How do I know if your promise is true?"

"The Iraqi Fourth Army stationed in the Erbil area, although their commanders are Shia Muslims, most of the rest are Kurds, so I am sure to persuade them to revolt and surrender to the Dragon Army. Weapons." Seeing that Feng Yuxiang's attitude seemed to have changed, Barzani immediately struck while the iron was hot and put out his bargaining chip.

"Hehe, it's interesting." Hearing this, Feng Yuxiang finally raised his head, stared at the other party for a long time, and then said: "Since you have such great sincerity, it means that the conditions behind it must be very high. Tell me, you What exactly is the request?"

Barzani felt a bit of ecstasy in his heart, and quickly said: "I hope Your Excellency will allow us to establish an independent country, Kurdistan."

"No!" Before the other party finished speaking, Feng Yuxiang waved his hands heavily, pouring a basin of cold water on the other party's head.

"Ah? No? Why?" Barzani thought that the other party would readily agree, but he didn't expect the other party to flatly refuse. If he hadn't been sitting face to face, he really thought he had heard it wrong just now, which really made him feel unbelievable.

"There is no reason." Feng Yuxiang's answer was still so cold that Barzani, a political veteran, felt a little bit cold. After a slight pause, Feng Yuxiang said: "Because you did not control the northern part of Iraq." Therefore, I disagree, even if you can persuade the Fourth Army to revolt, I still have to seriously consider it." After finishing speaking, Feng Yuxiang waved his hand heavily.

Seeing that the situation took a turn for the worse, Barzani was really anxious. He didn't know what he had done wrong to be treated like this by the other party. The most important thing for him now was to understand why Feng Yuxiang had such an attitude.To be honest, he did a detailed investigation of Feng Yuxiang before coming here.He found that this young general likes to use various tactics, and the most powerful thing is to win over all kinds of people.For example, he won over Prince Mahmud in Afghanistan, and Jinnah, the leader of the Pakistani freedom movement in India. The heads of several Asian countries have more or less received his support, and once they establish a cooperative relationship with this person, they will Not just a puppet in the general sense, but a dictator who can really give orders.

The main reason why Barzani thought of meeting Feng Yuxiang was because of secret hints from agents of the Imperial Security Bureau.Generally speaking, no matter which country's intelligence officials try their best to collect opponents of each country and give them funding, and the more powerful the country, the more such funds, and the funding organizations are also varied, both powerful and powerful. The opposition or armed groups, there are also cults or just one person pulling up the banner.As long as it is considered useful, funds will be issued.Therefore, as the most powerful intelligence agency in the world, the Imperial Security Bureau has also adopted this approach.

After following the advice of the Chinese intelligence personnel, Barzani immediately approached the deputy commander of the Fourth Iraqi Army and persuaded him to take control of Erbil by means of a mutiny. Tail, hoping to get the appreciation of his boss, hoping to get a promise from the other party.However, now it seems that Feng Yuxiang is not prepared to give him not only a piece of meat, but even a bone, so he feels a little disappointed.

On the other side, Feng Yuxiang also began to examine the old guy in front of him.When Feng Yuxiang was ordered to invade Iraq, he had already heard about Barzani. Although he was more interested in this Kurdish leader at first, after reading his information, he found that it was not the same thing at all. .

Barzani's background is not good, and many of his misdeeds are recorded in the files, such as fighting, rape, murder and so on.In addition, he is not good at agitation, nor does he have any combat experience or any brave performance. He is best at tactics.What's more, he is not very loyal to the Kurdish Democratic Party.This organization originally had two leaders, Barzani and Ovira. Just in March last year, the number one leader of this organization, Ovira, was suddenly and inexplicably assassinated. According to the investigation, it was this Barzani who assassinated him.Although in politics, killing one's companions or even brothers who disagree with one's political views is commonplace.However, this kind of situation usually occurs when the power is in hand, such as when the Nazi madman Hitler killed Rohm and Strasser.But the Kurdish Democratic Party didn't even have a place the size of a palm, so it started internal strife.Although this seems normal to others, it is a taboo for those who play politics.People who can even do this kind of thing generally have relatively low loyalty.Therefore, from the very beginning, Feng Yuxiang planned to completely exclude Barzani from the Kurdish Democratic Party. Of course, he can't say that now. On the contrary, now he has to use the other side.

Seeing the other party's desperate expression, Feng Yuxiang suddenly burst out laughing.Barzani was taken aback by the other party's laughter.Feng Yuxiang stopped laughing, stood up slowly and left the desk, handed the other party a cigarette, squinted and said: "Mr. Barzani, please forgive my words just now, because I deliberately tested you just now, you know I must be careful in the current situation, because you are an Iraqi after all. But just now I read the information sent by the Imperial Security Bureau, which proves that you are loyal to the Chinese Empire."

Only then did Barzani heave a sigh of relief, and kept nodding his head: "Yes, yes, yes, I will be loyal to the empire, to His Majesty the Emperor, and to you."

"Okay, very good." Feng Yuxiang patted the other party's shoulder heavily, and said, "I'm going to see the imperial flag planted over Erbil tomorrow, do you understand what I mean?"

"understand!"

Middle East Storm Chapter 827 Our Iron Fist

The three-foot Longquan ten thousand volumes of books, God made me what I want.If you can't serve the country and the world, you are in vain to be a man. —— Shi Dakai

Mosul has become a showcase for all kinds of weapons in China, tanks, half-track armored vehicles, communication vehicles, armored reconnaissance vehicles, off-road vehicles, miniature trucks, half-track trailers, howitzers, rocket launchers... all kinds of large and small Equipment is lined up on the battlefield.

All the imperial officers and soldiers present stood there silently. The tank soldiers stood in a row in front of their chariots, while the grenadiers lined up in a two-row line in front of their half-track armored vehicles, and the infantry lined up in companies. One by one, all the square teams were silent, but they held the guns in their hands tightly. They stood on both sides of a road that was not too wide, waiting quietly.

When the morning star was about to set and the sun was about to rise, there was a roar of a motor from the other end of the road, and everyone involuntarily raised their heads and looked in that direction quietly.Soon, there was a huge cloud of dust, and a neat motorcycle team appeared at the end of the road.Ten motorcycles, all of which were Jinling motorcycles, and the riders on them were wearing black leather trench coats and dark green goggles, looking very cool.After the motorcycle queue passed, a long convoy appeared behind.In front are five off-road vehicles filled with armed soldiers in black uniforms. Behind the convoy is a series of high-end vehicles. One of the vehicles is the most obvious. It is a Mammoth armored off-road vehicle produced by China Automobile Company. The entire vehicle It is nearly 50 centimeters taller than ordinary off-road vehicles, and its unique design of 18 headlights catches everyone's eyes.There are two flags hanging on both sides of the frame. On the left is a five-clawed golden dragon flag. The golden five-clawed cloud dragon looks very ferocious on the yellow background. On the right is a rectangular flag. This flag is made of wood chips. Squares and triangles of red, white, yellow, and black form a strange pattern.This is the badge that is only used by officers of the imperial general rank.On the left side of the mammoth chariot, a huge pattern of the Forbidden City was spray-painted. The pattern is very vivid, at least in terms of the spray-painting technique. On the top of the chariot, there is a huge shield, representing Feng Yuxiang's achievements in the Middle East. Great feats.

Soon, the car drove to the middle of the road, where a simple command review stand was temporarily assembled with two bridging tanks. The mammoth sedan stopped beside the review stand, the door opened, and Feng Yuxiang, who was all in military uniform, slowly walked out Get out of the car.Today he is dressed in the uniform of a general of the Imperial Army, and a leather open-collar coat of an imperial armored soldier on the outside, a black military cap on his head, and a dozen shiny medals hanging on his chest.

When Feng Yuxiang got out of the car, all the people present couldn't help raising their arms and shouting.While taking off the gray lambskin glove on his right hand, he slightly raised the long gray riding whip that was originally hanging on his wrist, signaling to everyone present.Between Gu Pan, he was majestic and majestic, with the demeanor of a general.

Amid the cheers, Feng Yuxiang strode onto the temporary podium, glanced at the imperial army, cleared his voice, and said loudly: "Today is an important historical moment, and today will last forever." Qingshi, imagine that many years later, the young people of the empire will talk about the results we have achieved here with reverence, how exciting it is!"

"Today is an important moment. 600 years ago, a great plague in Europe caused countless deaths. A group of Kurds came to Iraq. The Iraqi king at that time approved their coming. It took root here, developed, and achieved world-renowned achievements in business, science, education, art, etc. But now, the Iraqis gathered the French to persecute the Kurds, forcing them to leave their lives for hundreds of years They hoped for mercy like a lonely child, but what they received was a more brutal blow from the other party. Fortunately, we are here at this time. Our purpose is to help and save those who have been bullied, so that they can get For true democracy and freedom, the Kurds have already offered us an olive branch, can we remain indifferent?"

"The unforgettable 300 has left us. We are now basking in the warm sunshine of the new year. In the glorious years of the past year, our great Chinese Empire has achieved extraordinary achievements. Now our people The output value has surpassed that of Great Britain, and no other country's economic aggregate can catch up with us. We have become a real world economic power! The total strength of the powerful imperial army has exceeded [-] million. Our weapons are now world-class, and so are you The first-class army in Asia and the world, the Chinese Empire has truly revived. From the shameful first Opium War to now, only half a century, the Chinese nation has stood up again! Let the world see, China will never fight Down man! The new year will be an epoch-making year, and the imperial lion is finally going to attack again! Our goal is Iraq! Our goal is Saudi Arabia! Our goal is Turkey! Our goal is Syria! We The goal is Paris!"

"[-] will be an unforgettable year. The empire is about to roar! The great Western Expeditionary Army is ready to fight! Let our iron fist hit every corner of the Middle East and even Europe! Long live the Chinese Empire! Long live His Majesty the Emperor!"

"Long live the Chinese Empire! Long live His Majesty the Emperor!" The people below kept repeating Feng Yuxiang's last words, and the atmosphere of the entire venue reached its peak.Looking at the crowd below, Feng Yuxiang couldn't help but nodded slightly. He has been here for so long, and his speech level is getting higher and higher. From the original reading the script to speak, now standing on the stage improvising Speaking, my mouth is getting stronger and stronger.After a while, he suddenly raised his palm high.Seeing the commander-in-chief's action, everyone present stopped shouting immediately, and everyone held their breath waiting for the commander-in-chief's final order.

"Now I solemnly announce that the Mesopotamia Project has officially begun, and our first goal is Baghdad! Empire lions, move forward!!!"

"Long live!" The soldiers cheered again.Those tanks and vehicles also began to start slowly, and white smoke instantly enveloped the entire venue, while Song Zheyuan, who was standing next to Feng Yuxiang, quietly wrote in his notebook: "On March 1916, 3, Mesopotamia The action begins."

The dragon army was dispatched soon. They crossed the border of Mosul. They had already set up several pontoon bridges on the Tigris River for tanks to cross the river. One after another, the tanks raised their gun barrels and crossed The pontoon bridge and the tanks were full of heavily armed dragon grenadiers.

The progress of the dragon army was very fast, and a reconnaissance company soon occupied Marbo, an important town leading to Erbil.In fact, Long Jun had already taken control there, but he just sent someone to go through the scene again.Because now a photographer with the army is arranged to take pictures of the brave and fearless victory of the Long Army.

Ten minutes later, another reconnaissance detachment occupied a town called Murska Soberta, northeast of Marbo.Again, they didn't charge a single shot.

The attack of the 16th Panzergrenadier Division was slightly hindered. They encountered Iraqi resistance in a village called Tautast, 13 kilometers away from Erbil.However, although this unlucky sentinel was very brave, he alone could not stop the attack of so many troops. The sound of the gunshot woke up the Iraqi soldiers who were sleeping in the village. These people kept shooting at the dragon column and threw grenades .

"Several sleepy Iraqis rushed out of a house carrying heavy machine guns. They wore only underwear, boots, and steel helmets. But these guys were just about to establish a position when we eliminated them. Soon, the rest of the The counterattack was also repulsed by us calmly, because they lacked heavy firepower and were not well coordinated. The remaining Iraqis quickly disappeared into the woods, leaving only a few corpses and some equipment on the ground." The Second Power Search Battalion A soldier of the Dragon Army wrote in his diary.

Although some places are resisting, compared with the powerful Western Expeditionary Army, this kind of resistance is too weak, and it cannot stop the thunderous blow of the Dragon Army at all.The weak defense of the Iraqis in this area reflects the weak control of their central government in this area, and the local Kurds have strong hostility to the Iraqi government forces. Most Kurds hope that China can bring them Come more benefits.Therefore, the local garrison could not get assistance from the residents, and failure was inevitable.

A soldier of the Dragon Army Scout wrote in his diary: "When we entered a village on guard, we were immediately surrounded by a strange atmosphere, flowers, wine, food, and enthusiasm I can't imagine that we are being welcomed by the Kurds as liberators. I feel like I'm in a battle of honor!"

Chen Jitang's Armored Corps is still 10 kilometers away from Erbil.The Southern Army Corps led by Chen Cheng has also started to move.They quickly assembled, crossed the border of Mosul, and quickly advanced to central Iraq.There is a large number of Iraqi troops in Samarra.They are responsible for defending another important area of ​​Iraq, Samarra-Baghdad's important fortress.

Of course, General Azawi, the commander of the Iraqi Seventh Army, also knows that relying on his own strength alone cannot compete with China's powerful military strength.So when the Chinese appeared in the northern part of Samarra, he immediately concentrated most of his troops and retreated to Baghdad.The tactic of avoiding the edge is indeed a good tactic in World War I.But it is different now. Due to the development of science and technology and the use of new tactics, this tactic has become slightly outdated.

Middle East Storm Chapter 828 Blooming across the board

Without any air defense force, without any camouflage measures, without any logistical supplies, Samara's outlying garrison was like a flood that broke a bank, blindly fleeing inland along a road.This kind of target is simply too cool for Dragon Army pilots.When Chen Cheng received the report from the air force reconnaissance unit, he reported the information to Feng Yuxiang and immediately organized a pursuit unit.This pursuit force is composed of a powerful search battalion of the 12th Youth Infantry Division of the Western Expeditionary Army, a motorized infantry regiment and a military combat engineer battalion.

The advance speed of this army is very fast. In addition to overcoming those damn rough sand and gravel roads along the way, they also need to fight against sudden storms and even rising rivers in the valley, and they also have to fight the rout of Iraqi deserters.Nevertheless, by 3 p.m. on March 18, the vanguard reached the gates of Samara, Iraq's third largest city.Faced with these enemies that seemed to fall from the sky, the commander in charge of staying behind was stunned, and without even the slightest resistance, he announced his surrender to the dragon army.