Of course, in this matter, Prime Minister Lloyd George did not think that the Siman National Army did it deliberately.Because now the Greek army has lost its elite, and there is not much resistance at all, and the Ottoman National Army has marched all the way and captured all the territory north of Lamia, which is a good opportunity to destroy Greece in one go.As long as he is not a stupid commander, he will not have any grudges with the Saar Empire at this time.In the event of a war between the two sides, the Ottoman National Army's advantage in Greece will be wiped out.

It's a pity that Lloyd George didn't know that this matter was really done by Marshal Kemal on purpose.Although Lloyd George analyzed the whole incident from the political aspect with a clear mind, he did not analyze it from the military and diplomatic aspects.

The Ottoman National Army has been on the offensive all the way, occupying three-fifths of Greece's land, but now they are already in a very dangerous situation.The huge land area has diluted the strength of the national army, and the long supply line is close to the coastal areas, which may be cut off at any time.

It is very unwise to choose to continue to attack Greece at this time.Once the Saar army lands from the west coast of Greece, it may cut off the supply line of the Osman army at any time, putting the army in a desperate situation.In addition, the agreement with the Western Special Zone is also a reason. The current Sman National Army can just take advantage of this opportunity to withdraw troops from Greece and switch to internal operations.Avoiding the Saar's naval superiority and forcing the opponent to fight on land, this is what Kemal is best at.

After the conflict between the patrols of the two sides, Marshal Kemal announced that he would stop attacking Greece to prevent the Saar Empire from counterattacking.At the same time, the Ottoman Republic sent diplomats to approach Greece, hoping to sign a peace agreement as soon as possible.

Seeing that he was about to subjugate the country, the other party suddenly stopped troops and signed the agreement, which made the Greek government feel amnesty.They also ignored the thoughts of the Saar Empire, and quickly sent foreign ministers to negotiate.After some bargaining, Greece announced a truce with the Ottoman Republic. In order to show its sincerity, the Ottoman National Army retreated to the east of Katellini.As compensation, the Greek land east of Katellini will be handed over to the Ottoman Republic for management. At the same time, in order to compensate for its war expenses, Greece will pay 500 million Saar pounds in war reparations.

Of course, the Osmanian National Army did not idle when they retreated. They tore down all the wealth on the Greek land, including cattle and sheep, grain, industrial machinery and products, and even houses. , many cities need to be completely rebuilt.

The Osmanian National Army left [-] defenders on the territory of the western continent. They will form a ring defense posture centered on Istanbul to prevent the Saar Empire or its allies from counterattacking.General Kemal led the army, crossed the Bosporus Strait again, and marched towards the southern border area.

After the World War, countries divided the Ottoman Empire, and today the territory of the Ottoman Republic has shrunk by more than half. Except for the coastal areas, there are not many areas in its land territory that need to be defended.First of all, the northern border is adjacent to the Caucasus, which is the site of Denikin, the general of the Raksha Empire. At least at this time, they are still friendly.

To the east is the Red Sea Province of the Western Special Zone, which is the source of his supplies, and it is even less likely to launch an attack.The only thing that General Kemal needs to pay attention to is the southern border area, which is also divided into two areas. The Syrian area in the west belongs to the colony of Gaul, and only the Iraqi area in the east is what the Saars have the final say on.At least at the moment, the biggest threat is the Saar army in the southeast.

In order to prepare for the war, General Kemal relied on the only Baghdad Railway North Line in the country, and quietly transported 20 troops to the border area to stand ready to fight the Saars.The Saar people didn't know that Kemal was ready to do it, because in their view, as long as they were not crazy, they would not open up the Iraqi battlefield to fight against the Saar Empire at this time, but Kemal was such a madman.

In the early hours of May 5, the Sman National Army suddenly attacked the Saar army stationed in Kanimasi.The dense artillery fire directly covered the Saar barracks, and the Saar soldiers who were caught off guard fled in all directions.After taking over the Iraq region, the Saar Empire was only a colonial division with less than 9 soldiers, and only a battalion with less than 500 soldiers assigned to Kanimasi.When such a small number of soldiers faced Siman's hundreds of thousands of troops, they didn't even have the ability to stop them for a moment.

The tracks of the tanks rolled over, and together with a large number of infantry and cavalry, they rushed rapidly towards the hinterland of Iraq.The Iraq region was originally the territory of the Ottoman Empire. Although the relationship between the aborigines here and the imperial government was not good at the beginning, it is now a republic after all.Compared with the foreign Saar people, the aborigines here are more inclined to the Ottoman Republic with a common belief.

According to the original detailed military map of the Iraqi region in the country, as well as the guidance and help of the local people, the Sman National Army quickly advanced southward and quickly captured the important city of Mosul.It was not until this time that Major General Litkeni, the Saar governor stationed in Baghdad, got the exact news.

Chapter 832 the target of public criticism

The Saar government was shocked when they received the news. They never thought that a small country that had just been defeated would dare to attack itself here, and it was a newly acquired colony.Such a sudden situation made the Saar officers a little confused, but they still reacted immediately.

Immediately sent a note to the Gaul embassy, ​​asking them to borrow a way to allow the Saar army stationed in Egypt to pass by to support the Iraqi region.In addition, the Salzhaini Ocean Fleet set off immediately to cover the [-] Saar army stationed in Zhaini and landed in Fao Port by sea to reinforce the Saar colonial army in Iraq.

In addition to military support, the Saar government immediately asked the ambassador to the League of Nations to propose a proposal to reorganize the Allied forces to destroy the disobedient Sman Republic.But what the Sman government could think of, Marshal Kemal couldn't think of it. With the help of the broadcasting department of the Western Special Region, how could he not strike first.

The Saar government has not had time to carry out diplomatic research in the future, and the Zhongchuan Radio Station has already reported the battle situation as soon as possible.However, the battle situation reported by Zhongchuan is another matter. They directly shifted the responsibility to the Saar army, claiming that the Saar people suffered a loss in the previous small battle, so the border officers provoked and invaded the Ottoman Republic without authorization. To the garrison to counterattack.Instead of retreating, the Saar army continued to increase its troops to attack the Ottoman National Army. As a result, the Ottoman army counterattacked aggressively, and then entered the Iraqi region.

Such a report described the Saar people as heinous monsters, while the Sman National Army was forced to fight back, although it was justifiable to invade Iraq.Because of the previous cases, the common people are more willing to accept the explanation of Zhongchuan Radio Station, so countries around the world launched a large-scale demonstration movement against the Saar Empire.

The Saar Empire has become a country where everyone shouts and beats, and its image is also portrayed as the image of a devil who oppresses all countries in the world.Major cities in various countries that can listen to the broadcast of Zhongchuan Radio have launched demonstrations and demonstrations in solidarity with the Ottoman Republic.At the same time, the port workers launched anti-Saer activities. They refused to carry the cargo from the Saer merchant ships, and the pilots refused to pilot water for the Saar ships. Even the residents of Saar were discriminated against.Not only did they lose their jobs and friends, they were even turned away from the shops to buy daily necessities. The residents of the Saar Empire changed from an existence that everyone envied to a rogue who was despised by everyone.

The Saar Empire repeatedly explained, but no one listened to them.The proposal it submitted to the League of Nations was boycotted by almost all countries, except for several major council members who remained silent in consideration of face.Some countries even ridiculed the Salt envoy, calling him a rogue pretending to be pitiful, in order to imply that they called for world justice in front of them and stabbed them behind their backs.

For a while, the Saar Empire was speechless, and there was no possibility of seeking international help, so they could only act alone.Because of the one-sided international public opinion this time, the Republic of Gaul was afraid that its own domestic resistance would continue to rise, which would endanger the rule of the government, so it tried not to overlap with the Saar Empire.After the Saar Empire asked for an excuse, they politely rejected each other, making it difficult for the Egyptian army of the Saar Empire to enter Iraq.

In the end, the bound Saar Empire could only send [-] Saar troops there by sea, but at this time the situation in the entire Iraq region had been corrupted, and the situation began to shift in a direction that was not controlled by the Saar people.

The Siman National Army was divided into two groups, advancing along the Irrawaddy River all the way, and launched a fierce exchange of fire with the main force of the Saar colonial army in the Ramadi area between Lake Sarsar and Lake Habaniya. In addition, the Sman National Army with more than 7 people conquered Baquba in one fell swoop and marched towards Baghdad.

At this critical juncture, the two colonial divisions of the Saar Army led by Lieutenant General Guning rushed to Baghdad, giving the already defenseless city a glimmer of hope.The Saar army is fairly well-trained. Immediately after arriving in Baghdad, they began to build fortifications and dig trenches. They have experience in world wars. Their work is very fast and efficient. In just two days, they excavated the ten-kilometer-deep trench surrounding the city of Baghdad. complex trenches.

The entire trench is quite neatly repaired, and it is full of right-angle bends to prevent the shock wave of artillery fire, as well as thick anti-blasting holes on the roof.The solid sandbag machine gun fortifications in the front and the neat artillery positions in the rear are evenly arranged, maximizing the firepower.

Faced with such a distribution of firepower, even with the ability of Marshal Kemal, he couldn't help frowning.This battle has to be fought. If Baghdad is not controlled, it will be impossible to control the Iraqi region, so it is impossible to fulfill its promise.

The promise of the Western Special Zone is very clear. They will provide the Sman National Army with sufficient weapons, ammunition and food, but they must return the Iraqi region. Such a request is already quite favorable.The Iraq region had already become a colony of the Saar Empire, and it was just an accident to take it back.No matter how you look at it, Kemal made a lot of money by exchanging other people's land for material assistance.

The current situation has changed a lot. The Saar army is continuing to increase its troops. Once its strength exceeds the upper limit of the Sman National Army, Kemal will be powerless.Even if its strength is insufficient, if a few more such fortification groups are deployed, the Siman National Army will inevitably suffer heavy losses.

Looking at the fortifications in front of him, General Kemal had no choice but to send another telegram to Ma Fuxiang, describing the serious situation here.Ma Fuxiang's call back was also very straightforward, and he was given another 30 Arab veterans. As a condition, after the victory, the Sman Republic must remove all Shia Muslims from the Red Sea Province.

Muslims have always been divided into Sunni sects and Shia sects. The difference between the two sects mainly lies in the recognition of the legitimacy of the successor of the Prophet Muhammad.According to the Shiite point of view, only the son-in-law and cousin Ali of the Holy Prophet and his direct descendants (that is, the Muhammad Hashim family) are the legal heirs.

Sunnis believe that the caliph is only the leader of the believers and the successor of the Prophet's religious leadership. No matter who they are, as long as they have a pious faith, they can serve as the caliph.That is, to recognize the legitimacy of Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman's first three caliphs.

Because of such religious differences, conflicts often broke out between the two sides. After the establishment of the Red Sea Province, such conflicts have become more and more frequent.The original Red Sea Province was only a Shiite settlement, but after Zhao Shouhong ordered the concentration of Muslims, the Sunnis in the Arabian Peninsula were also sent here.With the increase of population density, the conflict between the two sects is inevitable, which also makes Ma Fuxiang quite a headache.

Chapter 833 The Military Purge

The Meng people and Uighurs from Hualan belong to the Sunnis, so they naturally hope to live with the Sunnis.Therefore, Ma Fuxiang hopes that the Ottoman Republic can accept those Shia believers and return the Red Sea Province to a peaceful world.

Compared with doubling the strength of the troops in hand again, it is not a big problem to increase the population by several million. Marshal Kemal immediately agreed. 30 new Shia Arab veterans were quickly organized and handed over to Kemal. Although these people still need some training and integration before they can be sent to the front line again, the reserve forces in the hands of the Sman National Army have already Pretty solid.

Without worrying about the replenishment of reserve forces, Kemal immediately launched an offensive against Baghdad.With the support of intensive artillery fire, dozens of tanks spread out and rushed towards the Saar army's position. Behind the tanks, figures with bowed heads and rifles were swaying back and forth, obviously intending to follow behind Charged.

The accompanying Mark I gun carriage quickly launched front-line bombardment, covering the advance of the tank group.The rumbling sound in the air was dense, and a hundred Lopvis snipe fighter jets flew by, using their small bombs and machine guns to ruthlessly harvest the lives of the Saar people. In order to reduce casualties, Kemal can be said to have played his trump card .

The Saars were obviously prepared for this situation, and the anti-aircraft machine guns in the rear were quickly set up. The crossfire forced the Sman fighter jets to raise their altitude, and they could no longer dive and shoot at low altitude.Dealing with tanks is also the same problem. Anti-tank guns and a small number of anti-tank guns were pulled to the front line. The Saar army relied on its own preparations to severely hit the heavy weapons and equipment of the Osman army.In just one morning, the Osman army was shot down seven planes, destroyed 43 tanks, and 71 armored vehicles. Kemal suffered heavy losses.

However, Kemal was not without gains. The Saar Army's anti-tank weapons were almost exhausted, and their ammunition was consumed by nearly half, and the number of deaths exceeded [-].The outside of Baghdad has become a new meat grinder, and the losses of both sides are soaring.

The Saar army with only 3 people could not bear such a high-intensity battle, so they had to draw another division of regular troops from Zhaini territory, accompanied by five divisions of Zhaini native soldiers.These Zhaini native soldiers are all Zhaini locals recruited. These people are lazy, poorly trained, and their only advantage is to gather the number of people. Otherwise, the Zhaini uprising would not take so long to subside.

Now that the Saar Empire's military strength is stretched, these useless Zhaini soldiers were sent to the battlefield as a last resort.Nearly [-] troops marched to reinforce the city of Baghdad, which seemed imposing and had obvious advantages, but when these people entered the position, even the Simans on the opposite side saw the difference.

On the position where the Saar army is stationed, the firepower distribution is reasonable, not only the defense is tight, but also there are often counter-charges.On the other hand, the position taken over by Zhaini soldiers was a different story. Their weapons were relatively poor, and their shooting hits were all based on luck. In addition, there was no artillery to cover them. As a result, the casualty rate was much higher.

After discovering the difference here, the Siman National Army immediately stepped up its attack in this direction.For the charge of the Smans, the Zhaini soldiers showed great courage. Although these people's technical and tactical level is low, they also have the advantage of being obedient and easy to command.For the Zhaini who believed in gods, they were not afraid of death. Under the leadership of the Saar officer, they completely disregarded personal safety.

Many Zaini soldiers' positions were taken by the Sman National Army after all their members were killed, but fighting spirit cannot replace everything.The Zhaini positions with low technical and tactical skills were conquered one after another, exposing the flanks of the Saar army, and forcing the Saar army to retreat.

The Siman National Army focused their attack on the side of the Zhaini army. As a result, they broke through four lines of defense in one day, and the commander of the Saar army was so angry that he scolded his mother.For the successive defeats in the Baghdad defensive battle, the superiors gave severe reprimands, and the frontline commanders directly appealed, claiming that the Sman National Army has a large number of heavy equipment equipped by the Saar Kingdom, which is even better than the regular army stationed in Egypt.

In order to strengthen the persuasiveness of his report, Lieutenant General Guning, the front-line commander, even persuaded the reporters accompanying the army to take the risk of taking pictures of the tanks under the cover of the soldiers.After these photos were developed, they were submitted together with the report.This time, there are pictures and the truth, even if the various military departments deny it, it doesn't matter. As a result, Saar's military was purged.

The government believes that the reason why the Sman national army has a large amount of Saar army standard equipment is that the military industry department has cheated when selling the remaining combat materials, and secretly sold the abolished weapons to the enemy.However, the military industry department will not take the blame. Their accounts are quite clear, and the whereabouts of various weapons are clear, and they cannot be faked at all.In particular, the Mark I gun car that was photographed close-up, and the Air Force's Sopewell Snipe fighter jets were not produced in large numbers, and they were not sold at all.

With the military industry department clearing itself, the thorough investigation of the government department has turned to the logistics department. Apart from the military industry, the logistics department is most likely to sell stored backup weapons.The logistics departments of various countries are not clean, and the military has lost face after an investigation. Many wartime piracy and sales activities have been investigated, and the amount involved exceeds 1000 million Saar pounds.

After such a scandal was exposed, it caused an uproar among the public, and it was only then that everyone knew that there was such a serious corruption in the military logistics department.Under the investigation, it was even discovered that some frenzied logistics officers dared to sell advanced weapons to the enemy during wartime, including large-caliber artillery and shells.

Because the situation was too serious, the Saar Army executives had to apologize to the public in the newspaper, and at the same time announced a thorough investigation of the matter.The logistics department was cleaned up, and many officials were dismissed and sent to military courts. Even officials related to other departments were also implicated. There were huge turmoil in both the military and political circles in Saar.

Such turmoil directly led to logistical chaos. As a result, the Saar army fighting in Iraq was unable to supply logistical supplies, and its combat effectiveness was weakened again.Taking advantage of the insufficient supply of ammunition from the Saar people, Marshal Kemal used all his strength. They used all the latest batch of supporting weapons in the Western Special Zone, and finally conquered Baghdad at the cost of 12 casualties.

The capture of Baghdad was a turning point in this war, indicating that the end of the Saar's rule over the Iraqi region had entered the countdown.After the Kemal army used Baghdad as its base and continued to expand its forces south and west, the Saar army, which was fighting another Sman national army in the Ramadi area, had actually been cut off.

Chapter 834 The Death Squad

The fierce fighting in the Ramadi area was forced to stop, because the Saar colonial army had to consider the way back.In fact, it was too late for the Saar colonial army to retreat, so the [-] Sman National Army from the west of Baghdad expanded its forces and approached the Ramadi area.

With no hope of retreat, the Saar colonial army put up a tenacious resistance. They took advantage of the complex environment of Ramadi City and resisted for three days before finally surrendering, but the ending was irreversible.After the end of the war between the two places, the mobile strength of the Ottoman National Army rose to more than 30, while the Saar and Zaini troops facing them were even less than 5.

Along the Mesopotamia, the Ottoman National Army seized the large and small strongholds of the Saar Army as if they were destroyed, and with the help of the local people, they quickly captured Basra.By this time, the Saar Army's foothold in the Iraqi region had only remained in a corner near Port Fao.

The [-] Saar and Zhaini troops, relying on the cover of the Nesar Zhaini Ocean Fleet in the port, are lingering, and it is impossible to counterattack.Although overall victory is doomed, Marshal Kemal was not dazzled by the victory. In fact, he has a clear understanding of the current situation.The Saar fleet is still the strongest in the world. If they fight near the sea, the huge caliber naval guns will destroy all resistance forces of the Sman National Army.

Out of such considerations, the pace of the Siman National Army slowed down, and he had to come up with a perfect plan.In fact, the Saar army is also quite vigilant, so the coastline in Iraq is too short.In the place near the sea in Iraq, there is only a low-lying area on the south bank of the Euphrates River, and the only place in this area that is not suitable for building a port is Fao.In addition, to the south is the Kuwait region of the Arab Province of the Western Special Administrative Region, and to the east is the city of Alwand al-Kainar in the Red Sea Province of the Special Administrative Region. There is not much room for maneuver.

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