Wild North America 1846

While you are sick, I will kill you.

The Tang Empire has been implementing this policy very well and has penetrated deeply into the Arabian Peninsula for more than 40 years. It turns out that the Saudi Kingdom in history did not appear.

Most of the Arab tribes, large and small, have been wiped out by the wave of Chinese immigrants, and the rest are not of concern.

The central and southern part of the Arabian Peninsula, with its long sandy coast, is sparsely populated. Coupled with the large number of Arab women marrying into Chinese families, there is an obvious gap in the population.

By 1915, the total population of the central and southern parts of the Arabian Peninsula was approximately 441 million, of which more than 290 million were Chinese, and it was still growing at a relatively high rate.

The central and southern parts of the Arabian Peninsula, including the Kingdom of Oman, Yemen, Kuwait, Abu Dhabi and Jeddah, have completely become a world dominated by Chinese.

It should be noted that this does not include the northern part of the Arabian Peninsula, including the Sinai Peninsula belonging to Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Jerusalem and Syria. This part is still a traditional Arab area and is also an area with a relatively dense Arab population.

Basically, a straight line drawn from Kuwait to the southwest reaches the Jeddah area, which accounts for about 68% of the entire Arabian Peninsula and belongs to the territory of the Tang Empire.

This includes most of the former Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and other Gulf countries, as well as the Yemeni region on the Red Sea side.

The efforts of water mills were used to moisturize things silently. When the above-mentioned areas declared their submission to the Tang Empire, the Allied military alliance headed by Britain and France was helpless and could only acquiesce that this area belonged to the scope of the Tang Empire's influence.

What else?

It is definitely not possible to fall out. The Allied military group has been under tremendous pressure. Now it can no longer establish a strong enemy for itself, and it can only hold its nose and endure it.

In any other period, the British would have jumped out to oppose it.

in today's world
The people who have the clearest understanding of geostrategic competition, apart from the founder of the Tang Empire, are the British.

Fortunately, the Tang Empire never broke through the red line, which was to penetrate into the northern part of the Arabian Peninsula and seek ports and colonial control areas in the warm Mediterranean region.

It can be seen from the map

In order for the power of the Tang Empire to enter the warm Mediterranean, it must break through the Suez Canal, the choke point for shipping between Europe and Asia.

Now Britain and France have heavy troops stationed in the Suez Canal Zone, which is why they believe they can control the current situation.

Berlin
Time flew by so fast that before he knew it, Richard had been living in Berlin for more than two months.

He often disguised himself and went out privately, sneaking into the streets and alleys to personally experience the hardships of the people at the bottom and listen to their demands.

In general
Richard believes that the German workers are very outstanding and generally have high cultural quality. They are a hard-working class with strong discipline and patience. They are also the greatest wealth of the German nation.

Unfortunately
Kaiser Wilhelm II, with his great ambition and talent, led this great country astray.

In a tavern filled with smoke

German workers like to have a drink here after work, and the topic they talk about, besides war, is women, which is what men are most passionate about.

"Hey, man, can you buy me a drink?" The speaker was an old white German man in his 50s. His clothes were shabby and shabby, and his gray beard revealed an expression of vicissitudes of life.

Richard did not agree immediately, but said, "Sit down and chat. I think you are a person with stories. Do you mind sharing them?"

"Of course, if you are willing to listen." The old white man sat down tiredly.

Richard snapped his fingers and replaced the bartender. He pointed at the old white man next to him and said, "Give him a glass of wine and it will be charged to my account. Don't let the wine glass be empty. Fill it up for him at any time."

"Okay, sir."

The bartender took a beer glass, poured a full glass of German dark beer and placed it in front of the downcast man's table. The man took it and drank it down in one gulp.

The spilled wine flowed through his beard and wet his collar bit by bit.

The man who drank the large glass of dark beer in one gulp had a bright look on his face again. He put the empty glass on the table, and the bartender filled him up again silently.

Richard sat next to him and did not urge him, but drank his wine patiently.

"Thank you, generous sir. People call me Old Hank, and you can call me that too."

Old Hank held the wine glass and began to narrate his past events...

He was originally from the Kingdom of Hamburg. When he was studying in school, the Austro-Prussian War broke out and the Kingdom of Prussia unified the German states.

Old Hank joined the army after graduation and participated in the Franco-Prussian War a few years later. In France, he met a beautiful French girl who later became his wife.

They raised a total of 7 children, two of whom died in infancy, and a total of 5 children, four boys and one girl, grew up.

nowadays

The life and death of the eldest son is unknown at the Battle of the Marne River on the Western Front. The second and third sons died at the Battle of Tannenberg on the Eastern Front. The fourth son's daughter is already married.

The youngest son has just been drafted into the army and is said to be following the army to the Balkan battlefield...

"My family is over, my life is over, everything is over..." Old Hank drank beer one cup after another, with tears streaming down his face, which made people sigh.

Richard didn't say anything to comfort him. He just patted him on the shoulder, put 20 marks under the wine glass, stood up and said, "Fill up his wine glass. This is a respectable gentleman."

The bartender came over, quickly took away the 20 marks and replied, "As you wish, generous sir."

Richard said nothing more, turned around and walked out of the tavern.When the three strong men sitting at the table on the other side of the tavern saw him leaving, they winked at each other maliciously, stood up one after another, opened the door and walked out.

The bartender saw this scene and lowered his head without saying anything and continued working.

This happens so much in pubs that almost no one cares what happens?
Especially now that military control has been implemented and bread is rationed, there are many hungry people, which has also led to increasing chaos in social security.

Who will grab it if they can have enough to eat?

Richard had long been aware of the existence of these three little Karami, and deliberately walked to a dark alley. The three people behind him did not rush to catch up.

no 2 minutes
Richard walked out easily, clapped his hands, looked around at the night streets where no one was passing, and left quickly.

A moment later
He came to the Kurfürstendamm, made sure no one was following him, then walked into the alley, and disappeared instantly.

At the same time, he had appeared in the luxurious palace-style mansion, took off his clothes and walked to the bathroom with a relaxed expression...

The people who followed the Holy Emperor Taizu were already accustomed to his elusiveness. They could not stop him or persuade him, so they could only do this.

Richard, who felt refreshed after taking a shower, walked into the study and sat down. His attendant immediately brought out exquisite snacks, fruits and coffee for His Majesty to enjoy.

At this moment

Secretary Xu Jinxun walked in with a stack of documents. After bowing respectfully, he said softly: "Sir, we have just received the latest developments on the Western Front. The Germans released a large amount of poison gas during the Second Battle of Ypres. This is a world-wide concern." This is the first time in history that poisonous gas warfare that destroys humanity has been used.”

Richard raised his eyebrows after hearing this, and his expression became more solemn.

After the "Race to the Sea" campaign ended in mid-October 1914, the German army planned to capture the Ypres salient held by the British army and open up access to coastal ports.

To this end, the 1st Battle of Ypres was fought.

The four newly formed reserve armies of the German 4th Army launched a frontal assault on the British 4st and 1th Armies, achieved breakthroughs in individual areas, and continuously exerted strong offensive pressure.

The British troops defending the area suffered heavy casualties and could only wait for reinforcements.

A few days later, the French 9th Army reinforced the British left flank. The British Expeditionary Force, supported by the reinforcements, gritted its teeth and persisted, re-establishing a 5-kilometer-wide defensive front.

The first Battle of Ypres was a draw. The German army did not achieve its goal of occupying Ypres, but it severely damaged the enemy and caused 1 casualties to the British and French forces.

The Allied British and French armies claimed victory because they held their ground and defeated the Germans, inflicting approximately 13 German casualties.

At this point, the Western Front formed a continuous front from the Swiss border to the Pas de Calais and entered a stalemate stage of positional warfare.

Access since 1915

The German army deliberately wanted to open a gap in the Ypres salient and open a channel for occupying coastal ports. This is very important.

The German army on the Western Front battlefield has accumulated more than 100 million people, and consumes huge amounts of materials every day. Railway transportation alone is already overwhelmed, and there is an urgent need to open up new transportation channels.

Under such circumstances, the German army set its sights on the Ypres salient again and decided to open a gap here, thus launching the Second Battle of Ypres.

Richard held the thick report in his hand and flipped through it, feeling cold in his heart.

The Germans opened Pandora's box and finally released the devil of gas warfare. This was another breakthrough in the bottom line of human morality.

In order to win, you can do anything. How much did Kaiser Wilhelm II hate the British and French?
The gentleman's mask was completely torn away, and he started to act cruelly.

It can be seen from the report
1915/4/22

德第4集团军向伊普尔突出部的英第5军、法第20军阵地连续施放6000罐18万公斤氯气，形成了大片的毒气烟雾带

This was the first large-scale use of poison gas in the history of war, poisoning 1.5 British and French troops, 5000 of whom died, and leaving an area of ​​10 kilometers in front and 7 kilometers in depth undefended.

The officers and soldiers of the German 26th took advantage of the situation and rushed towards the gap, quickly occupied Langemark and Pilkerham, and advanced towards the Ypres-Comine Canal.

However, because the German army had no reserves, it was unable to expand its results.

British and French reinforcements quickly arrived and blocked the gap, and the battle line stabilized.

On the 24th, the German army carried out a second poison gas attack, but failed to achieve its goal under the targeted protection of the British and French troops.

从4月26日至5月12日，德第26、第27军付出巨大伤亡扩大某些突破口，迫使英军撤至伊普尔城郊，但未取得重大突破。

By this time

The German army suffered heavy losses in personnel and weapons and equipment, and subsequent attacks could not be sustained. The Second Battle of Ypres was forced to stop, and a new trench stalemate formed between the two sides.

In this battle, the British army lost 6 people, the French army lost 1 people, and the German army suffered 3.5 casualties.

Close the file
Richard's mood became particularly heavy. He walked to the window and looked out. Berlin was lifeless at night, with almost no light visible.

Only the operating taverns still have dim candlelight. Due to the cutoff of kerosene imports, the world's second largest European industrial power is dark at night.

How can such a scene not make people sigh?

How much hatred do humans have for each other?How much hate?Only then can a destructive weapon like poison gas bombs be used.