Battle of the Third Reich

Lieutenant General Wehrler sat at his desk and reviewed the documents. As the chief of staff of the head of military adjutant's office, the army lieutenant assumed the job was not easy. There is a thick stack of documents waiting for his approval.

This military fortress of the Austro-Hungarian era was very well-built, and each room and corridor aisle were covered with moisture-proof wooden floors. High-quality officer's bedrooms and office floors are also covered with beautifully patterned wool rugs. Although the color and luster remain very bright after more than ten years.

Suddenly a sound of uniform footsteps sounded in the quiet hallway outside the door, and then the sound came to an abrupt halt outside the room door, and then came the crisp boots and impact of the guards in front of the door. Weierle hurriedly got up from behind the table and stood upright facing the office door. The door opened, and the head of empire, dressed in a black armored gown, strode into the room with his hands on his back.

"Hi! Reinhardt!" Weiller raised his arms to salute.

"Good afternoon, Weierle." The head of state raised his marshal's hand slightly in return.

"Disenhofen, go to open the window." Xu Jun took off the armored soldier's black soft combat cap and handed it to Disenhofen.

"My head, what are you wearing?" Weierle asked with a confused face.

"I decided to visit the Wensdorf Armored Forces School next week and, by the way, give a New Year's message for the freshmen recruited this year. I think students will be very happy if they see me wearing this uniform." Xu Jun walked to the window In front of the sofa, bent down and sat down.

Disenhofenla pushed the blinds outward, and the bright afternoon sun shone on the young and handsome face of the adjutant.

"Have you seen it? Weierle, Randolph's report is very interesting." Xu Jun pulled a cigar from his pocket and smiled to Weierle who was sitting on the sofa opposite.

"I've seen it. My head of state really made me astounded. Lieutenant Colonel Randolph even had this kind of writing." Weyler pulled the hem of his uniform and adjusted his sitting posture.

"This shouldn't be written by him. I am familiar with Randolph's style." Xu Jun struck a long cigar match and lit the cigar.

"But now what I want to talk about is not his writing, but what is reported in the report. I have thought about this for an entire morning, and now I really want to hear your opinion." The emperor's head spit out a cigarette group.

"This is a challenge and an opportunity, my head of state." Weiler's face had a sly smile on his face.

"As you think, this is indeed a great opportunity for the Third Reich. However, I don't think it can be a challenge." Xu Jun also laughed.

"The internal problems in Egypt are actually not as dangerous as ordinary people think. As long as the king still stands on the British standpoint, no rebel action can succeed. Don’t look at this king as an incompetent playboy. Supported by a large number of people. Thank you, Eric." Weierle took a cup of green tea from Disenhofen.

"But social turmoil and chaos are inevitable. The only remaining mobile force of the British in the Middle East is bound to be pinned by riots in Egypt." Xu Jun took a cigar.

"This is the opportunity that Saudi Arabia wants to find. As long as the British have responded, they will win the goal in one fell swoop. After losing the chess piece of the Hashemite family, the British Empire will also lose control of the Arab world. Unless Britain prepares For this reason, a full-scale war with Saudi Arabia, otherwise you can only hold your nose and swallow this sour fruit." Weierle took out his handkerchief and wiped his lips.

"Saudi Arabia has misjudged the situation in Europe. They may think that we will carry out a full liquidation of the United Kingdom as the Allies did after the last war." Xu Jun brushed the cigar dust off the cuffs.

"He might think that we will disarm the British armed forces at home and at the same time divide up the British colonies around the world. What is interesting is that when they find out that the situation is different from their imagination, instead of retreating, they have accelerated their preparations." Weir Le's glasses reflected the cold light.

"They thought that the power of Germany was pinned to the European mainland, and it would not extend to the distant Middle East for a while, especially the Balkans and Italy had another war." Xu Jun put the cigar on the ashtray and took up the front. Colored porcelain tea cups of the Ming Dynasty.

"This is the result of unequal intelligence. The herdsmen in this group of deserts simply do not understand what is called modern intelligence work. Their understanding of the world is still in the thirties. They are even using the 18th century intelligence collection methods. From the mouths of past caravans and hajj pilgrims to inquire about the news everywhere." Xu Jun blew the tea stalk on the liquid surface and gently sipped the tea.

"My head, the British seem to be aware of the dangerous atmosphere on the peninsula. The eyes of Odin found that the British Mediterranean Theater Command is quietly gathering a strong army combat force in Egypt. I believe that the British goal is Saudi Arabia." Weyler said.

"Obviously their plans have leaked. As far as I know, there are many people in the Egyptian army who sympathize with the Waffle Party. This force will not only cause a deterrent to Saudi Arabia, but will force the other party to advance before the completion of the force assembly. Launch an offensive," Xu Jun sneered and shook his head.

"I believe that the British will soon ask for help from us. If things really develop as we say, with the British troops deployed in Egypt, I am afraid it will be difficult to cope with this bad situation." The antique teacup was gently placed on the table.

"The Eye of Odin is stepping up intelligence gathering activities in the Arabian Peninsula. It turns out that as long as the benefits given are sufficient, these herdsmen are quite easy to buy." Weyler said, raising his eyebrows.

"Saudi is not a monolithic country. They haven't had time to get ready to break away from the nomadic tribe's lifestyle for hundreds of years. The herders are still only loyal to their beliefs and the chiefs of their tribes, not everyone Willing to loyal to their king. This is the first time that the Third Reich has shown its power in the Middle East. We must let these guys who ride camels in the desert know what price they will pay to provoke the dignity of Germany." Xu Jun Turned his head and glanced out the window, the sky was blue and sunny, and a majestic goshawk was hovering slowly.

Perhaps at present in Europe as a whole, only this head of state knows the current situation in Saudi Arabia best. The Saudi royal family has re-emerged due to its close relationship with the Wahhabi sect. The control of this country mainly relies on the religious power he shoulders, not the secular monarchy that is commonly known to Europeans.

The country is still in the state of tribal alliances at this time. The king is only the most powerful tribal chief in the country, nominally ruling a group of large and small tribes, including those who support the Saudi family, and of course there are strong opponents.

In the 1920s, several civil wars broke out in Saudi Arabia, in order to suppress the rebels initiated by the opposition tribes. Abdul Aziz (Ibn Saudi Arabia), who finally had British support, successfully suppressed the rebellion, but he was powerless. Eliminate all domestic opponents. The tribe still retains the original customs, only respecting the status of the king in law and religion, they will pay tribute and taxes to the king, and the internal affairs of the tribe are still determined by the respective chiefs, and they are under their respective powers. Live a traditional nomadic life within the scope and live freely as a child.

In history, Ibn Shat can only rely on marriage to consolidate the relationship between the royal family and various tribes. In his life, he has married more than 300 brides in formal or informal ways, and he still retains forty-one wives and The fifty-two sons alone are enough to be called the “male” masters of the Middle Eastern generation.

The Ihwan movement he launched created a large number of fanatical religious believers in the tribe. Ibn Shat convinced them to launch a holy war against heretics and pagans as a gifted mission of a Wahhabi. The Ikhwan warriors fought bravely and did not fear death, and laid a huge territory for the Saudi family. It can be said that Saudi Arabia was able to establish a country, relying on these fanatical jihadist believers.

But when Ibn Shat took the throne of the king, the great prince discovered that the Ihwan movement was out of his control. He finally found out that this was a sharp double-edged sword that could be used to kill the enemy. It can also hurt yourself.

A king can no longer think about the problem with the thought of a religious leader. He must obey the rules of the game between nations, and cannot be as arbitrary as he wants in his own territory. Saudi Arabia uses the religious power in its hands to issue teaching orders. Since then, only he has the power to initiate jihad, and no one can mobilize Ihwan forces privately.

But in fact, the Ikhvan jihadists were only faithful to their respective tribes, and followed the Saudi command on the battlefield, just to obey his religious authority. In the process of fighting the Arabian peninsula for the characteristics of Ibenza, these Ikhwan have tasted the sweetness brought by the jihad, and they can freely dispose of the lives and property of those who are judged to be "fallen" or "infidels".

All the Ihwan warriors are from desert nomadic tribes, who hate the city residents who live comfortably and enjoy themselves from the bottom of their hearts. In order to vent their anger, they would even break all the windows of a city and burn those beautifully decorated doors. The reason is that Wahhabi's teachings promote simple life, and the luxury of life is a manifestation of spiritual depravity.

Despite various efforts, Ibn Shat eventually lost control of the Ihwan movement. Those tribal chiefs who opposed Abdul Aziz led the Ihwan troops they led to the British control. The towns in the area launched an attack. They attacked police checkpoints along the border, slaughtered the police on duty at the post, looted and destroyed villages of other denominations. These Ihwan troops burned and looted all the way, and in fact turned into a group of desert robbers dressed in jihad coats.

In order to quell the anger of the British government, and at the same time, in order to protect his own king's authority, Ibn Shat raised a butcher's knife to these out-of-control Ihwan soldiers, loyal to the king's tribal army, and even joined forces with the British Army to throw the rebellious Ihh Tens of thousands of troops were surrounded in the desert.

Saudi Arabia personally broke the sharpest sword in his hand, because he found that the sword was too sharp enough to threaten his throne and religious authority. In the process of handling this matter, his thinking was clear and decisive, showing an extreme Smart king style.

But this time, the savvy king made an extremely wrong decision. Because he lacked an understanding of the international situation, he did not know his actions. In fact, he was challenging the entire Western world. He was about to face more than just the river. Britain, but the new European hegemony, the powerful German Third Reich.

At the moment of Saudi Arabia’s quiet voyage, a huge transport fleet has left the port of Libya and drove towards Alexandria, carrying the German Army’s cutting-edge rapid reaction force. The German African Army commanded by Hiller.

ps: I'm very sorry that today's update is a bit late. In addition, the author asks everyone to forgive me. The originally scheduled Gauguin chapter needs to be delayed until tomorrow.

I feel a bit sick today, please let me take a short breath tonight, I hope you can understand.

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