Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

In 1909, Thomas Edward Lawrence graduated from Oxford University and came to the Middle East as an archaeologist to participate in the archaeological excavation of the ruins of Karchemis, the capital of the Hittite Kingdom in the Ottoman Empire.

As an archaeologist, Lawrence did not show any outstanding qualities. In another time and space, it was not until the outbreak of the World War that Lawrence got the opportunity to work for the British War Department because he could speak Persian and became an intelligence officer of the War Department.

As an intelligence officer, Lawrence shined. During the World War, Lawrence became the British liaison officer, providing weapons to the Persians in the Peninsula and helping them resist the rule of the Ottoman Empire. After the war, Lawrence actively fought for the rights of the Peninsular people. He was considered by many Peninsular people.

He is the hero of the peninsula.

Due to the emergence of the Umbrella Company in this time and space, Lawrence may no longer have the opportunity to serve the British War Department, but this does not hinder Rock's interest in Lawrence. Lawrence's talent in intelligence work is strongly needed by the Umbrella Company.

"So, as an archaeologist, why are you here? Shouldn't you be looking for mummies?" Rock is still very curious about Lawrence's work. This curiosity originated from "Raiders of the Lost Ark".

"We also need to rest. I'm on vacation these days, and I heard that there are free things to eat here, so-" Lawrence didn't feel too embarrassed, and he didn't know where he got the invitation.

"Archaeological work is very boring. More than a hundred of us have worked in the Valley of the Kings for more than thirty days, and we can't say we found nothing. We found a mummy, but unfortunately it was a cat. It was packed in a cat-shaped box.

More often we find a tomb, but there is nothing but cobras -" Lawrence was very talkative and talked endlessly about interesting things at work. It didn't sound like the work was so boring, and the surroundings were soon filled with listeners.

He exclaimed or burst into joyous laughter while hearing Lawrence's narration.

The Valley of the Kings is located on the west bank of the Nile River, where more than sixty pharaohs of the Egyptian dynasty are buried. Most of these pharaohs' tombs were visited by tomb robbers, and all the burial objects were plundered. Some of the tomb robbers were even archaeologists themselves.

"We found a lot of valuable things, including scepters studded with gems, masks made of gold, gold bracelets engraved with gemstone patterns, and a large number of gold products. This is a very challenging job. Only

Only the bravest people can do it, and the rewards will certainly be huge. We must be worthy of investors’ investment——”

Lawrence started to go off topic, but before Rock realized it, Ada whispered in Rock's ear: "This guy is cheating money. It's probably because the team has no funds -"

Rock suddenly realized that when he looked at Lawrence again, he was exactly the same as those liars who used rhetoric to lure investors. He no longer had the aura of the protagonist in "Lawrence of Arabia".

It has to be said that outstanding people will be outstanding no matter what they do. Lawrence may not want to defraud investors, and he would not dare to deceive Roark, but it doesn't matter to others. Now some people have begun to ask for Howard Carter's contact information.

Some ladies even winked at Lawrence. It seemed like this guy wouldn't be out of food even if he didn't dig graves.

In addition to being an archaeologist and intelligence officer, Lawrence was also an outstanding writer, translator and soldier. He had rich experience and wrote several influential books. He also translated Homer's epic "The Odyssey" and another

After returning to the UK in time and space, he first joined the Royal Air Force under a pseudonym, and then was exposed by reporters that he retired from the Air Force and then joined the Army under a pseudonym. Finally, he retired from the Royal Air Force when he reached retirement age.

Such people really are never lonely no matter where they go.

"If you don't think about it, this guy is very promising." If Rock wants to invest, he won't invest in Lawrence's archaeological career, but will invest in Lawrence himself. There is a difference between the two.

"I don't know how many people I see like this every day." Ada didn't like the boastful Lawrence. Those ogling ladies chose the wrong partner. Lawrence was busy with work and had no time to fall in love with women. He

Later, he confessed in his book "Seven Pillars of Wisdom" that the reason why he worked hard to fight for the rights of the Persians was because he wanted to give it as a gift to a certain Persian.

Rock doesn't care about Lawrence's private life. This kind of thing is normal in Britain today. Of course, Lawrence is not worthy of Rock's personal recruitment. He is not important to this level yet. Umbrella Company's strength in the peninsula is actually the same with or without Lawrence.

Rock was originally going to show up and leave, but he was invited to the living room by McMahon. This time McMahon was more direct.

"Using Umbrella Company to contain the Ottoman Empire? Colonel, thank you for thinking so highly of Umbrella Company. Umbrella is just a commercial company and does not have the strength to directly confront a huge empire." Roque refused directly. Umbrella could bully second-rate countries like the Netherlands and Portugal.

, will not directly confront major powers.

"Egypt is in danger now. The Ottoman Empire has won the Second Balkan War and is now sending more troops to Damascus Province. I have intelligence to prove that the Ottoman Empire has a war plan against Egypt." McMahon was worried, otherwise Rock would also

I have no chance to come to Egypt.

"You mean, after losing to the Kingdom of Italy and the Balkan Alliance in succession, the Ottoman Empire only won this victory, and several countries attacked Bulgaria, so it gained the confidence to confront the British Empire? You are overestimating the Ottoman Empire too.

Human courage." Roque naturally didn't believe it, although Roque knew very well that the Ottomans were indeed such super confident.

Again, this country really cannot be measured by common sense. During the World War in another time and space, the Ottoman Empire did indeed launch an attack on Egypt. McMahon was forced to write a letter to Sharif Hussey.

Because of this, Lawrence had the chance to play.

"Maybe not now, but the Ottoman Empire has definitely made a plan to attack Egypt." McMahon is also very confident, and he estimates that there are insiders within the Ottoman Empire.

This is almost certain. It is the same everywhere in the world. Southern Africa is now penetrating into Tanganyika and Southwest Africa. The same is true for the United Kingdom, which has always attached great importance to intelligence work. Not only the Ottoman Empire, but also Germany is estimated to have been penetrated by the United Kingdom.

Full of holes.

Information in this area is rarely published, but it can be seen from many historical details. For example, before Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Russia knew this information in advance and then informed the United States. As a result, the United States did not believe it, which caused a great loss in the strength of the Pacific Fleet.

History is always surprisingly similar. Also before Germany attacked Russia, the United States also knew about this situation and then informed the Russians, but Russia did not believe it either.

Some things are horrifying to think about. With Russia’s intelligence capabilities, it was able to learn relevant information before Japan launched a sneak attack on the United States. Doesn’t the United States know about it?

"Haha, the Ministry of National Defense of Southern Africa also has many plans to prepare for unexpected situations at any time. This is normal and does not mean anything. Some situations will never happen. At different times and faced with different situations, there are also different ways to respond.

." Rock doesn't think the plan can explain anything. This thing is also true and false. It's not that the umbrella company doesn't have the strength, but that McMahon's bid is not enough.

In other words, Roark did not receive authorization from a higher level. The mercenaries of the Umbrella Company will only be dispatched if the War Department recognizes the interests of southern Africa in the peninsula.

The UK today is too stingy compared to the UK in the past. During the Boer War, Britain had many trenches and burned more than 200 million people in one war. If it were any other country, including the United States, they would probably feel trembling.

As a result, after the first battle, Britain learned the lesson and changed its strategy to fully shrink. Egypt only had a few thousand troops. With these few troops, it was not enough to fill the teeth of the Ottomans after the outbreak of the world war.

Don’t forget how Britain treated the Ottoman Empire during the Italian-Turkish War. Even the support provided by the Ottoman Empire to the North African troops through Egypt was not allowed to pass. The Ottomans remember this account. It was because they could not escape from the Italian-Turkish War and the Balkan War.

, the Ottoman Empire had no time to settle accounts with Britain, and now the opportunity came. As soon as the "Bucharest Peace Treaty" was signed, the Ottoman Empire couldn't wait to increase its troops to the peninsula, and its purpose was obvious.

"What is the purpose of the protective umbrella to support the Sultanate of Najd?" McMahon said bluntly. Everyone knows some things, and they just don't say anything about it.

"In order to protect Port Elizabeth, which is the core interest of the umbrella, the Sultanate of Najd was originally a loose alliance, but accidentally it became a bit big." Rock said casually, and the United Kingdom actually operates this way.

On the peninsula, only the Aden Protectorate is still under direct British control. There is a loose alliance between the Aden Protectorate and the Sultanate of Najd to protect the security of the Aden Protectorate. This alliance was eventually merged into the Aden Protectorate.

, and this is how Yemen came to be.

The same is true in Port Elizabeth, at least on the surface, it is a routine operation.

"You don't want Port Elizabeth to be annexed to Southern Africa?" McMahon pointed directly to the core of the problem. The posture of Adan Company and Umbrella Company in Port Elizabeth is not to give up Port Elizabeth easily.

Different from what Roque said about "officials not building government offices", Port Elizabeth was a small fishing village when it was managed by British officials. After it became Roque's private property, Adan Company and Umbrella Company began large-scale construction.

Port Elizabeth is now the largest port in the entire Persian Gulf. The city's construction is no worse than Cairo, and even exceeds it in many aspects. Therefore, the oil reserves in Port Elizabeth are definitely more than what Adan Company advertises.