Wild North America 1846

Chapter 580: Lard blinded the heart

Author: Portuguese toothless

Chapter 580: Lard blinded the heart

Sana'a is the largest core city in the entire Yemeni region. It is an ancient city with a history of more than 2,500 years. The earliest historical records of Sana'a can be traced back to the first century AD.

Sana'a Castle was built in the ancient Kingdom of Saba. In the 3rd century, a new palace, the famous Gudan Palace, was built to the southwest outside the castle. The city of Sana'a developed around these palace buildings, first in the east, then

Then it expanded westward.

The city of Sana'a is also the center of Arab religion. There are more than 100 mosques in the city alone and a population of more than 300,000. It is an important town in the Arabian Peninsula under the rule of the Ottoman Empire. There are more than 2,000 troops stationed here.

However, due to its remote location and the fact that the sky is high and the emperor is far away, the decadent Ottoman Empire has been unable to exert sufficient control over the Yemeni region.

The local Arab tribes are powerful. In many cases, the Ottoman officials stationed in Yemen turned a blind eye to what happened here, and had neither the intention nor the ability to take care of it.

Within more than 100 kilometers of Sana'a City, there are more than a dozen powerful Arab tribes, large and small. Each of these tribes can provide at least 500 Arab cavalry or camel soldiers.

Among them, the largest Hussein tribe can provide nearly 3,000 cavalry, and the total number of tribes exceeds 10,000.

The Hussein tribe was one of the culprits who stole the horses and besieged the small team. In addition, four other large tribes were also involved. They were all instigated by the Egyptian envoys to do this. Of course, there were also profit-driven factors.

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Ironically, these tribes were also the ones selling horses, and they accounted for the majority.

This means that several tribes headed by the Hussein tribe not only took the money, but also snatched back more good horses, and also received the benefits promised by the Egyptian envoy, making a lot of money inside and outside.

If it weren't for the nomadic tribe's backward weapons and the members of the small team clinging to the big house, the whole army might have been annihilated.

This blood feud must be repaid no matter what.

Considering that the situation in Sana'a City was extremely complex and that he was not good at commanding land operations, Commodore Viscount Zheng Huaishan, who led the task force, did not act rashly.

The Commander-in-Chief, His Highness Tang Li Xin, is sitting in the second batch of fleet. It is estimated that they will arrive in a few days. There is no rush in these few days. Anyway, these places might as well be able to run away from the monks or temples. Where can I hide?

go?

He just sent 500 soldiers into the city, broke the siege of the local tribes, and picked out the surviving members of the small team who were holding on to the big house, as well as more than 440 healthy horses.

A firefight occurred during the

After the soldiers of the expeditionary force killed dozens of tribal militants and suffered five casualties, they were able to open a gap and complete the rescue operation;

From the beginning to the end, the local Ottoman officials did not come forward, but acted like they were cowering, and even the Ottoman soldiers guarding the city evacuated.

Neither party could afford to offend, so they simply pretended not to know.

In a luxurious Arabic-style house in Sana'a City

Several local tribal chiefs wearing robes and turbans were aggressively questioning the Egyptian envoys, and two Frenchmen were also among them. Apparently they were the ones who provided the information to the Egyptians.

"By the Almighty Allah, we originally had nothing to do with these Easterners who came here in big iron ships. It was all because of you... the cunning and vicious Yusef Shaheen that pushed us into peace.

The forefront of the conflict between Orientals."

"Now my tribe and I may face terrible retaliation. Just today... we have also killed and injured dozens of fearless warriors. The muskets of the Easterners are too sharp. You must be responsible for this."

"Yes, the price we paid was too high."

"Have you seen the bay? The big iron ships driven by the Orientals are as huge as mountains. Their thick gun muzzles can fit a person into them. More than a dozen large ships cover the bay. We cannot compete with such a powerful force."

"It's terrible, Almighty Allah! May you send down the heavenly fire of punishment to burn this vicious Yusef Shaheen to death, who pushed us all into danger..."

Several chiefs were gesticulating and shouting loudly, their faces turned red with anger. They surrounded the Egyptian envoy Yousef Shaheen and shouted accusations and denounced them with all their strength. It felt as if the sky was falling.

The two Frenchmen standing nearby, wearing light-colored suits and sunhats, were not affected at all and watched the show leisurely.

Watching and talking in French at the same time is bullying these Arab tribal chiefs for not understanding French. As for their anger, just look at it and don't take it seriously.

These Arabs are equally cunning and do not have a fuel-efficient lamp.

Making such a frightened look is more of an act, just to get more compensation.

"Mr. Mitterrand, if I tell these Arab fools now that more ships from the East will arrive in the next 1 to 2 weeks, do you think they will really pee in fear?"

"That's not the case, at least the big ship can't come to land. But they will be really scared, not like they are acting now."

"The poor Arabs have to bear the wrath of the Orientals again."

"That's also because of their own greed. When you reach out your hand, you should think of the consequences of being caught. Some people will let him go out of mercy, but those little-hearted Easterners are obviously not among them.

They will punish the thieves with a violent response, and I have foreseen the tragic fate of these Arabs."

"That is to say...the benefits we promised do not need to be paid."

"That's right, so we can increase the price and even give them a little sweetness. Let these Arabs unite to create some trouble for the Easterners, which can buy Egypt more time to prepare."

"Mr. Mitterrand, are you referring to the batch of rifles we have stationed in the city? There are about 820 rifles in total. Are they delivered to them in whole or in part?"

"I'll give you 200, um... 300 rifles. As long as you can make full use of them, you can still cause a lot of trouble for the Orientals. At least you won't suffer any losses when fighting in the city."

"Understood, Mr. Yosef Shaheen, do you know what to do?" Another Frenchman named Santos said, still using French.

He knew that Yosef Shaheen understood French, was a knowledgeable, cunning and articulate man, was proficient in the local tribal language and English, French, and even some German, and was a qualified diplomatic envoy.

The little tricks of several Arab sheikhs were simply not worth mentioning in front of him.

Without this ability, it is impossible to coax several Arab sheikhs into turning around and willing to be used as guns by the Egyptians.

This is also due to the ignorance of several Arab chiefs. They had never heard of the mighty Tang Empire, let alone how deep the water was. Under the inducement of the Egyptian envoy, they became hot-headed and got into huge trouble that could ruin the entire tribe.

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Obviously, these tribal chiefs are completely unaware of this.

The Egyptian envoy Yousef Shaheen, who was surrounded in the middle, heard the conversation between the two Frenchmen and immediately understood it. However, he did not make any expression on his face and still had an extremely sincere look.

After being immersed in the storm of words from several chiefs for more than 10 minutes, he said with some caution;

"When something like this happened... I am also very heartbroken. I swear to Allah, no one thought that these demon-like Easterners would come across the sea and harm our dear Arab compatriots.

What they want to conquer is the ancient and fertile Egypt, not the barren land of Yemen. They will definitely not stay there for long. I am very sure of this.

No one wants a war to break out. This is an aggressive war imposed on us by the Easterners, and the Egyptian people have no choice but to retreat.

The great Ismail Pasha has urgently requested help from the empire. It is expected that reinforcements from various border provinces will arrive one after another. The situation will get better because we have brave and fearless troops and European friends.

At this point, I remembered that Egypt had ordered a batch of arms from French friends, and I was willing to give them to several chiefs free of charge.

These are 100 state-of-the-art rifles, which will allow tribal warriors to have weapons as sharp as those of the East, so they no longer have to be afraid of them..."

"100 rifles...Are you sending away beggars? At least one thousand is enough."

"Dear Chief Hussein, the number is really not that much, I can only give 150 rifles."

"Stop talking so much, you cunning liar. Several of our tribes have been involved in a huge whirlpool, and we have lost dozens of warriors this afternoon. We must receive adequate compensation. 800 rifles cannot

No more."

"Actually, there are not that many, so let's do it... I will try my best to persuade the kind and generous Ismail Pasha to find a way to get you 10,000 rifles and enough arms to arm the entire tribe. From now on...

You are the most powerful military force in Yemen. But there are not so many weapons now, so we can only allocate 200 to you. It will take time to transport the arms later."

"Let's take 500. It's too few and not enough!"

"This batch of arms only has 300 rifles in total. Even if you kill me, you can't get more. I can promise you that 10,000 rifles will be delivered to Yemen in the future, but this will take time and you will need to make more changes.

Make great efforts and unite to fight against the evil Easterners. Only in this way...I will be more convincing when I report to the great Pasha..."

After some eloquent talk, the Egyptian envoy Yusef Shaheen finally made several Arab chiefs smile and promised that several tribes would unite their forces to fight against the Orientals, and even contact more tribes.

These Arab tribes in Yemen are quite xenophobic and very difficult to manage, and the officials of the Ottoman Empire are also very troubled.

The land in Yemen is barren, and the local Arab nomads are quite tough in their folk customs. They are the type who are poor and violent, and they will rebel every few years.

If the Ottoman Empire had to go on an expedition, it would cost a lot of money and there would be little profit.

Over time, a policy of restraint was adopted, usually allowing these Arab tribes to cause trouble for a few years, and then recruiting and dividing some of the tribes, promising hereditary officials and interests recognized by the Ottoman Empire, thus re-establishing their dominance with insufficient support.

Anyway, after a few years of turmoil in this poor place, it can no longer continue.

A mere 300 rifles were exchanged for more than 30,000 people from the five major tribes. It can be said that throwing away bones attracted a bunch of wolves.

This means that the chief of a tribe in a remote and remote area of ​​Yemen has never seen the world. He can be coaxed into submission by a small profit and a big pie, and he is willing to work hard for his life.

These tribal chiefs have no idea what kind of ruthless character they are dealing with?

4 days later

The mighty second batch of teams arrived at Sana'a Bay, and His Highness Tang Li Xin also arrived. Also arriving were the 3rd Royal Marine Division and some immigrants. They planned to take a rest in Sana'a and

After replenishing supplies, we set off for Eritrea on the other side of the Red Sea to begin the process of colonial conquest.

Why anchor in Sana’a to rest?

This is because Sana'a is the largest city in the entire Red Sea region and has strong material supply capabilities. The fleet's long voyage across the Indian Ocean has bottomed out fresh vegetables, fruits and water, and is almost running out of coal. It must be carried out locally.

A comprehensive supply.

Across the Red Sea, the Eritrea region is a barbaric land. The black tribes still follow the backward production method of slash-and-burn farming. The Ethiopian Empire located on the Ethiopian plateau has no time to care about the remote coastal areas. This is just a remote area that no one cares about.

Like all land empires, the Ethiopian Empire also adopted a no-sea policy, fearing invasion by white or Arab conquerors from the sea.

The Tang Empire's large fleet didn't even have a port to dock on the north coast of the Red Sea, so everything had to start from scratch, so supplies at the Port of Sala were particularly important.

On the luxury cruise ship Oceania Voyager

When His Highness Tang Li Xin, who was sitting here, heard that the team was robbed and killed and the horses were robbed, he couldn't believe his ears. His surprised eyes saw Brigadier General Zheng Huaishan nodding in the affirmative, and he immediately burst out in anger.

Laugh and say;

"Hahahaha... These ignorant and stupid Arabs are really fooled by lard and have offended the majesty of the empire. It seems that this expedition is really necessary! The barbarians will not accept the king's transformation, and all kinds of cats and dogs will jump.

If we don't use thunderbolt methods, how can we show the bodhisattva heart of our Tang Empire?"

There was a strong murderous intention in his words.

Brigadier General Hu Changda, the commander of the 3rd Royal Marine Division, stood up immediately and reported with clasped hands: "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, what's the point of being a mere clown? The general is willing to lead more than 10,000 officers and soldiers of the 3rd Division into the Bandit Suppression Department.

, I happened to be so suffocated after being on the boat for such a long time that I let the kids out to see the blood and have a good killing."

"Don't worry. In the next few days, um... all the officers and soldiers of the Third Division will go ashore to rest for a few days. Let the Joint Logistics Department kill cattle and sheep for you to replenish your body and eat fresh vegetables. My soldiers have been here for more than a month.

It’s been a long and tiring journey, and some of you are so hungry that you’ve lost weight and become exhausted from walking. Eat something good first to make up for it, and you’ll have the chance to satisfy your addiction to killing enemies.”

After talking

His Royal Highness Tang Li Xin turned around, looked at Colonel Liu Daqing and said word by word: "The empire has always sent out troops in a legitimate manner, and this is the same as ours. We should be polite before sending troops.

Brother Daqing, I would also like to trouble you to go to Sanaa City to deal with the officials of the Ottoman Empire and order them to hand over the tribal leaders and all the murderers of the imperial squad within a time limit. The number is limited to five hundred people.

If they can be handed over within five days, we will hang these five hundred people in the city of Sala.

If they can't hand it over, hum... don't blame me for being ruthless. After the city of Sana'a was captured, I told the brothers not to seal the sword for 7 days. I will make the entire Arabian Peninsula and the entire North African region fearful from now on, and no one will dare to wear a tiger's beard.

As for those Arab tribes who dare to harm the imperial personnel, they will be wiped out one by one. All the men who are higher than the chariot shaft will be killed, and the women will be rewarded to the soldiers.

You go to the city tomorrow and let them decide what to do."

"I am happy to serve you, Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief." Colonel Liu Daqing replied solemnly, clasping his fists.

(End of chapter)