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"Comrades of the 10th Cruiser Detachment, you have worked hard."
Commander Zhou raised his wine glass and toasted to the main officers of the 10th Cruiser Detachment.
"Come, try this wine.
It's made from local dates, which is hard to find in China."
Commander Zhou's military rank is Army Major General.
He is not young, only in his thirties.
It should be said that the current officers of the Chinese army are generally young, and most of the generals and lieutenants are no more than forty years old.
According to the custom of the army, after everyone has three drinks together, it becomes casual.
Military discipline stipulates that you are not allowed to drink alcohol at military banquets.
Those who have a heavy drinker can just drink by themselves.
After drinking for three rounds, everyone started chatting.
It is a Chinese tradition to talk about things at the dinner table, whether it is talking about business or talking about big things.
Captain Yu of the cruiser Fenhe said: "Since the establishment of this Hudaydah base, it has been much easier for us to move.
It would have been quite troublesome to travel such a long distance before."
"Yes, the location of this place is really good, but we only rented it for 50 years, which is too little.
It would be great if we could rent it for 500 years."
Captain Xu of the Luohe took a sip of the date wine and said with regret: "If you ask me, our location in the Persian Gulf is quite good.
We control Persia to the north, the Arabian Peninsula to the south, and Iraq to the west. , facing the Persian Gulf to the east.
Unfortunately, there is a water shortage of 80,000 square kilometers, but it is difficult to develop.
Now the daily water there has to be transported from Persia on the other side of the bay. " The Gulf Territory was the territory that the Ottomans used to exchange for battleships.
This territory was between Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates in later generations, that is, around the port of Dammam.
It was called the "Hasa area" during the Ottoman rule.
Although this area covers 80,000 square kilometers, because it is a desert and severely lacks water, there are less than 3,000 indigenous residents here, and most of them are concentrated on the seaside.
The small indigenous population naturally facilitates Chinese rule, but the lack of water also makes it difficult to develop here.
After China got this piece of land, it specially transformed three 5,000-ton old oil tankers into water carriers.
They transport water from Iran on the opposite side and neighboring Iraq every day.
The water sources mainly come from Shatt al-Arab, Mandeb, and Zore.
River and several other rivers that flow into the Persian Gulf.
These water transport ships are equipped with special high-power water pumps.
When they need to transport water, they just stop at the mouth of the river and start the pump to pump water from the river.
After it was filled with water, it was transported back and pumped into the Gulf Territory's reservoir.
To prevent water from evaporating, the reservoirs here are covered.
Originally, China wanted to build a large water plant on the lower reaches of the Shatt al-Arab River and lay a water pipeline directly to the Gulf Territory.
However, because the intermediate route had to pass through Kuwait territory, it was still arguing with the British.
It’s not that Niu Niu disagrees, but they require that half of the water delivered should be used by Kuwait, which China cannot accept.
Why should I give you half of the water I worked so hard to get?
Even if the water pipe has to pass through your house, I can give you at most 10% as toll.
China's bottom line is 10, and it won't do anything if it exceeds 40, but the British insist on a ratio of 40 and won't let go.
The two sides have been arguing about this matter for almost two years, so Wen Desi was so angry that he ordered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Stop talking to the British and reroute the water pipeline to bypass Kuwait.
If my water pipe doesn't pass through your house, I'd better take a detour, and you won't even get a drop of water.
Because the established water pipeline network will probably be completed by the end of this year, in order to supplement the water supply during this period, China also built a seawater desalination plant at the Dammam Port last year, using a process that combines multi-stage flash evaporation and electrodialysis. , can produce 3,000 tons of fresh water every day, but this is only enough for daily life, and it is definitely not enough for any development.
But Wen Desi is not in a hurry now.
Anyway, the oil here is buried underground and others cannot steal it.
It will not be too late to develop it when the preparations are sufficient.
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Commander Zhou said: "Hey, China has risen too late.
Now all the territory in the world has been carved up by the great powers, especially those with good locations.
They are all owned.
It is not easy to get it.
If it were before That kind of situation is basically impossible to achieve unless we go to war with those colonies."
Then, he smiled mysteriously and whispered: "But it's different now.
The war in Europe is fierce now, and both sides are wooing us to join, so that we have a chance to get the benefits."
Everyone's interest rose, and Li Ang quickly asked: "Oh, then which side are we going to join?"
"This must be decided by the central government.
We are still watching the situation.
Of course, if you want to join, you must join whichever side can win.
Only in this way can you reap the benefits.
Hahaha, don't be anxious.
This matter won't wait long."
Commander Zhou revealed a little.
After taking a breath, he picked up the wine glass and said: "Let's not talk about this now, cheers."
"Cheers" everyone also raised their glasses.
At this time, the main course of the welcome banquet was served.
The dish was placed on a cart and pushed up by four people.
The stainless steel tray used to serve the dish was more than 2 meters long.
It is more than 1 meter wide and covered with a huge lid.
As soon as the chef who brought the food opened the lid, he saw an animal one size larger than a calf on the plate.
It was a little camel with its head removed and skinned.
At this time, the camel has been roasted to an attractive golden color, with a shiny appearance, and the oil and seasonings mix into a mouth-watering aroma.
"Come on, come on, this is a famous local dish, roasted whole camel.
Comrades, come and try it.
I'm afraid you can't eat it in China and other places."
Commander Zhou stood up with the plate in hand and greeted enthusiastically: "This is You have to make your own food and cut whatever you want.”
This dish is a famous dish in Arabia.
It uses camels that are less than two years old as ingredients and is baked with various spices and seasonings.
If it is made traditionally, it needs to be buried in the sand and baked for three days.
Nowadays, the process of eating it at banquets has been improved, and it only needs to be baked in a special oven for half a day.
"Captain Li, the most delicious part of this camel is the hump, come and try it."
Director Lei Shi, who was in charge of reception, took Li Ang's plate and cut off a large piece of the hump for him.
After Li Ang took a bite, he raised his thumb and praised: "It's really delicious, charred on the outside and tender on the inside, crispy and delicious, fat but not greasy, and has a long aftertaste.
It's really good."
Just as the banquet was reaching its climax, a captain suddenly ran in in a hurry.
The captain walked to Commander Zhou and whispered: "Report to Commander, the intelligence department just received the latest information.
Last night, the armed forces of the Arab People's Baath Party and the Rashid family launched a raid on Riyadh.
That night, they captured Riyadh and Najd The House of Saud is dead” The captain did not deliberately hide his words from those present.
Although his voice was not loud, it was enough for the people around him to hear.
""So, everyone in the banquet hall was shocked, and the entire banquet hall was silent for a while.
Commander Zhou was stunned for a while and then said: "This Mayasu did a pretty good job.
Are all the Saudis dead?"
The captain replied: "It is not clear whether all of them died, but their patriarch Ibn Saud and 64 main members are all confirmed to be dead."
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Commander Zhou thought for a moment before issuing a series of orders: "Immediately notify all the troops in the area and enter the third level of combat readiness immediately.
The early warning airship and patrol aircraft will be increased to double posts to increase the scope of inspections.
The Intelligence Department and relevant departments must closely monitor Pay attention to the trends of the surrounding forces and grasp the situation in time. " He stood up and said to Li Ang and others: "Well, Captain Li, Political Commissar Lu, and Chief of Staff Qin, I'm really sorry this time.
I have to deal with an emergency now, so I'll excuse you.
Everyone, please Continue to eat, Director Lei, and you must entertain the comrades of the 10th Cruiser Detachment.
Haha, goodbye everyone."
Li Ang and the others also stood up and said, "You're welcome, Commander Zhou.
Business is important.
We can take care of ourselves."
The atmosphere of the next banquet was more solemn, and everyone was talking about the situation in the Arabian Peninsula.
As for the Arab People's Baath Party, they all know about it.
The leader of this party is called Abdullah Haroun Mayasou.
It is said that his ancestor was a nobleman who lived in black clothes during the Abbasid Dynasty.
After the demise of the Abbasid Dynasty, , began to live in exile in various countries.
Later, Mayassoux claimed to have met Wen Desi, the founder of scientific socialist theory in the East, and under his guidance, he obtained the true meaning of national rejuvenation, so he established a group called the "Arab People's Renaissance Front" for short.
The civil armed organization of the Renaissance Front calls itself the "Grand Mentor".
In February 1909, Mayasu returned to Iraq with more than 500 followers.
According to his own statement, after hundreds of years of exile from his homeland, he returned.
He once again returned to the place where his "ancestors" had been.
Returned with steel, blood, fire, and unyielding will.
Mayassu's group began to spread scientific socialist ideas in Mesopotamia and the Arabian Peninsula.
Since this Dongqi sect is a new force, it will definitely be squeezed out and attacked by the conservative forces.
But, if you can't stand it, you can fight it.
Mayasu's more than 500 followers are extremely capable, well-trained, and equipped with advanced equipment.
They are equally capable double-gun generals, and even have machine guns and cannons.
They are very advanced weapons even in the armies of the great powers. , and I don’t know where he got it from.
After many bloody conflicts with the local conservative forces, Mayasu's Dongqi faction completely established a foothold in the Mesopotamia and the northern part of the Arabian Peninsula.
There is no way, the people in that place have always been "non-violent and non-cooperative", that is to say, if you don't use violence, they will not cooperate.
Besides, this approach is also in line with the traditional tradition of the place.
Since the time of Lao Mu, they have used the method of holding a knife in one hand and a scripture in the other to spread ideas.
Mayasu's Renaissance Front is just following the old practice, it's no big deal. .
Of course, those conservative forces don't want to give in.
There are already many forces in this place, and no one wants to have another competitor, but now they have no choice but to do so.
In a literary fight, neither the other party is rich nor the other party is educated.
If you want to fight by force, uh, let alone talk about it, it makes you cry just talking about it.
Over the years, due to the conflict with the Renaissance Front, tens of thousands of people have been recruited.
I really can’t beat them: