Wild North America 1846

Chapter 580 Lard blinded the heart

In the entire Yemen region, Sana'a is the largest core city. This is an ancient city with a history of more than 2500 years. The earliest historical records about Sana'a can be traced back to the first century AD.

Sana'a Castle was built on the land of the ancient kingdom of Saba. In the 3rd century, a new palace, the famous Gudan Palace, was built on the southwest side of the castle.The city of Sanaa developed around these palace buildings, first in the east, and then expanded to the west.

The city of Sanaa is also the religious center of Arabia. There are more than 100 mosques in the city alone, with a population of more than 30. It is an important town in the Arabian Peninsula ruled by the Ottoman Empire, and there are more than 2000 troops stationed here.

However, due to its remote location and the sky high and the emperor far away, the decadent Ottoman Empire was powerless to rule the Yemen region.

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

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

Among them, the largest Hussein tribe can produce nearly 3000 cavalry, and the total number of tribes exceeds [-].

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

The irony is that these tribes also sold the horses at the beginning, and they still 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 they could also get the benefits promised by the Egyptian envoy, and made a lot of money inside and out.

If it weren't for the lack of weapons of the nomadic tribes and the team members guarding the mansion, the whole army might have been wiped out.

This blood feud must be recovered no matter what.

Considering that the situation in Sana'a City is extremely complicated, and he is not good at commanding land operations, Commodore Zheng Huaishan, who led the fleet, did not act rashly.

Commander-in-Chief His Highness Tang-Li Xin is in the second batch of ships, and it is estimated that they will arrive in a few days, and they are not in a hurry.Anyway, these places are not as good as monks who can run away, but where can they hide if they can't run away from temples?

He just sent 500 soldiers into the city, broke the siege of the local tribes, picked up the surviving members of the squad who were standing in the mansion, and more than 440 healthy horses.

firefight during
After the soldiers of the expeditionary army killed dozens of tribal militants, they paid the price of 5 casualties, which allowed them to open a gap and complete the rescue operation;
From the beginning to the end, the local Ottoman officials did not come forward, but pretended to be a turtle, and even the Ottoman soldiers guarding the city were evacuated.

Neither of the two parties can afford to offend, so they simply pretend not to know.

Inside a luxurious Arabian house in Sana'a

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

"By God Almighty, we had nothing to do with these Easterners who came here on big iron boats, but it was because you, the cunning and vicious Yusuf Shaheen, pushed us into peace At the forefront of the Eastern conflict."

"Now my tribe and I may face terrible revenge. Just today... We also lost 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 great."

"Have you seen the bay? The big iron boats driven by those Easterners are as huge as mountains, and the thick muzzles can fit a person. A dozen big boats cover the bay. We can't compete with such a powerful force."

"It's terrible, O Almighty God! May you send down the fire of punishment and burn this vicious Yusuf-Shaheen, who has pushed us all to a dangerous situation..."

Several chiefs gesticulated and yelled loudly, their faces flushed with anger, surrounded by the Egyptian envoy Yousef Shaheen, and loudly criticized and denounced them vigorously, as if the sky had fallen.

The two Frenchmen standing next to them, wearing light-colored suits and sun hats, were completely unaffected and watched the show leisurely.

Talking in French while watching, this is bullying these Arab tribal chiefs who can't understand French. As for their anger, just look at it, don't take it seriously.

These Arabs are no less cunning, without a single fuel-efficient lamp.

Making this frightened look is more of a performance, just to get more compensation.

"Mr. Mitterrand, if I tell these Arab idiots that more oriental ships will arrive in the next 1-2 weeks, do you think they will really freak out?"

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

"Poor Arab, the wrath of the Orientals again."

"That's also because of their own greed. When you reach out your hand, you should think about the consequences of being caught. Some people will let him go because of kindness, and those small-bodied Orientals are obviously not among them. They will punish the thief with a violent blow, and I have foreseen the tragic fate of these Arabs."

"That is to say... the benefits we promised may not be honored."

"That's right, so you can increase the price, and even give them a little bit of sweetness. It's better for these Arabs to unite and cause some trouble for the Easterners, which can buy Egypt more preparation time."

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

"Give 200, um... 300 rifles, as long as they can be fully used, they can still cause a lot of trouble for the Easterners, at least they won't suffer in the fight in the city."

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

He knew Yusuf Shaheen could understand French, was a learned, cunning and articulate man, fluent in the local tribal languages ​​and English, French, and even some German, a qualified diplomatic envoy.

The tricks of a few Arab sheiks are nothing to him.

Without this ability, it is impossible to coax a few Arab chiefs around, willing to be used as guns by the Egyptians.

This is also due to the ignorance of the Arab chiefs. They have never heard of the mighty Tang Empire, let alone how deep the water is.Under the lure of the Egyptian envoy, his head became hot-headed, and he got into super trouble that could ruin the entire tribe.

Obviously, these tribal chiefs were 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, but he did not make any expression on his face, and he still had a very sincere expression.

It took more than 10 minutes to fall into the storm of tongues of several chiefs before he said cautiously;
"When something like this happened...my heart hurts too, swear to Allah, no one thought that these demonic orientals would come across the sea and hurt our dear Arab compatriots.

It was ancient and fertile Egypt that they wanted to conquer, not the barren land of Yemen, and certainly not for long, I was quite sure of that.

No one wants to break out of war. This is a war of aggression imposed on us by the Orientals, and the Egyptian people cannot retreat.

The great Ismail Pasha has urgently appealed to the empire for help, and it is expected that reinforcements will arrive from the frontier provinces one after another, and the situation will improve, because we have brave and fearless troops and European friends.

Speaking of this, I just remembered that Egypt ordered a batch of arms from French friends, and I am willing to donate them to several chiefs free of charge.

These are 100 state-of-the-art rifles, which will allow the tribal warriors to have the same sharp weapons as the Easterners, and no longer need to be afraid of them..."

"A hundred rifles... Are you sending beggars away? At least a thousand."

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

"Don't say so much, you cunning liar, several of our tribes have been involved in a huge vortex, and we lost dozens of warriors this afternoon, we must get enough compensation. 800 rifles cannot less."

"Actually, there aren't that many, let's see... I'll try my best to persuade the kind and generous Ismail Pasha to find a way to get you 1 rifles and enough ammunition to arm the entire tribe. From then on... In the Yemen region, you are the most powerful military force. But now there are not so many weapons, and only 200 are allocated to you, and it will take time for the arms to be delivered later."

"500 pieces, too few and not enough points!"

"There are only 300 rifles in this batch of munitions. Even if you kill me, you won't be able to change more. I can promise you that 1 rifles will arrive in Yemen later, but it will take time and you need to make more efforts." Make great efforts to unite against the evil Easterners. Only in this way... I will be more convincing when I report to the great Pasha..."

With a clever tongue, the Egyptian envoy Yousef Shaheen finally made several Arab chiefs smile, and promised several tribes to unite against the Orientals, and even contact more tribes.

These Yemeni Arab tribes are quite xenophobic, and they are very difficult to manage, and the officials of the Ottoman Empire are also very big.

The land in Yemen is barren, and the local Arab nomads have a strong folk style. They are the poor and rebellious type, and they will rebel every few years.

If the Ottoman Empire had laborious expeditions, it would cost a lot, and there would be no benefits.

Over time, the policy of confinement was adopted, generally allowing these Arab tribes to quarrel for a few years, and then wooing and dividing some of the tribes, promising hereditary high-ranking officials and interests recognized by the Ottoman Empire, so as to re-establish their dominance with these insufficient support.

Anyway, after a few years of turmoil in this poor place, it can't go on.

Just 300 rifles in exchange for the service of more than 5 people from the five major tribes. It can be said that throwing bones attracted a bunch of wolves.

This means that the tribal chiefs in Yemen, a remote village, have never seen the world, and they can be coaxed into obedience and willing to work for their lives with just a small profit.

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

4 days later
The mighty second batch of teams arrived at Sana'a Bay, and His Royal Highness Tang Li Xin also arrived, along with the 2rd Division of the Royal Marines and some immigrants. They planned to take a short rest in Sanaa and After replenishing supplies, they set off for Eritrea on the other side of the Red Sea to start the process of colonization and conquest.

Why stop at Sana'a for rest?
This is because Sana is the largest city in the entire Red Sea region and has a strong supply capacity. The large fleet of fresh vegetables, fruits, and water that have traveled across the Indian Ocean have bottomed out, and coal is almost used up, so it must be carried out locally. A full supply.

The Eritrea region across the Red Sea is a barren land, and the black tribes still use the backward production method of slash-and-burn farming. The Ethiopian Empire located on the Ethiopian plateau has no time to take care of the remote coastal areas, which are just remote areas that no one cares about.

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

The large fleet of the Tang Empire doesn't even have a port to call on the northern shore of the Red Sea, and everything has to be started from scratch, so the supply at the port of Sara is particularly important.

Ocean Voyager luxury cruise ship

When His Royal Highness Tang-Li Xin, who was sitting here, heard that the squad was robbed and the horses were robbed, he couldn't believe his ears. After seeing Brigadier General Zheng Huaishan's affirmative nod in his surprised eyes, he immediately burst into laughter laughed, said;

"Hahahaha... These ignorant and stupid Arabs were really deceived by lard, and they even offended the majesty of the empire. It seems that this expedition is really necessary! The barbarians are not convinced by the king, and all kinds of cats and dogs will jump Come out, if you don't use the method of thunderbolt, how can you show the heart of a Bodhisattva in the Great Tang Empire?"

In the words, a strong murderous intent has been revealed.

Brigadier General Hu Changda, commander of the 3rd Division of the Royal Marine War, stood up immediately, clasped his fists and reported; "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, what's the point of being a mere clown? The general is willing to lead more than [-] officers and soldiers of the [-]rd Division to suppress the bandits." It just so happened that after staying on the boat for so long, I felt so depressed, let the little ones come out to see the blood, and have a hearty kill.”

"Don't be in a hurry these days, um... all the officers and soldiers of the third division went ashore to rest for a few days, and let the joint logistics department kill cattle and sheep for you to make up for it. Fresh vegetables are open to eat. My soldiers have been here for more than a month. After a long journey, some people lost their shape due to hunger, and walked in vain. Eat some good food first, and you will have a chance to satisfy your addiction to killing enemies."

after speaking
Tang-His Highness Li Xin turned around, stared at Colonel Liu Daqing and said word by word; "The empire's sending troops has always been justifiable, this is our same courtesy before the soldiers.

Brother Daqing, I would like to trouble you to go to Sana City to deal with the officials of the Ottoman Empire and order them to hand over the tribal leaders and all the murderers who killed the imperial squad within a time limit. The number is limited to 500 people.

Within five days, if they can deliver, we will hang these 500 people in the city of Sara.

If they can't hand it over, hehe... don't blame me for being cruel. After the capture of Sana'a city, I told the brothers not to seal the sword for 7 days.

As for those Arab tribes who dared to invade the imperial personnel, one by one, all the men who were taller than the shafts of the chariots were beheaded, and the women should be rewarded to the soldiers.

You go into town tomorrow and let them figure it out for themselves. "

"Happy to serve, Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief." Colonel Liu Daqing answered solemnly with his hands clasped.

(End of this chapter)