Wild North America 1846

Chapter 825 Expeditionary Force Middle East Corps

Fubo City is located on the coast of the Red Sea and in the north of the Ethiopian Plateau, with an average altitude of more than 1780 meters. The year-round temperature remains between 16 and 25 degrees, with bright sunshine and a lot of rain.

When Richard and his party arrived, it had just rained.

From war-torn Europe to the peaceful Yunzhong Province, even the most obtuse person can notice the difference and fall in love with it immediately.

At this
The neat and wide streets are lined with trees and flowers are in bloom, and the rows of storefronts on both sides of the road are bustling and bustling, exuding an atmosphere of peace, stability and prosperity everywhere.

There is no precarious fear here, there is no hunger, cold and food shortage faced every day when you open your eyes, there is no shadow of death, and there is no frightening sound of gunfire.

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Police on high horses maintained order, and trams and various cars shuttled through the streets. There were mosques, Catholic and Protestant churches, Buddhist temples and Taoist temples on both sides of the road.

Subjects of the Tang Empire are free to believe in any religion, and others will not interfere with you. At most, you will encounter some blank looks and exclusion.

The unprecedented relaxed religious atmosphere has made this Pearl of the Red Sea city prosperous and prosperous. Many Europeans can freely buy property here and are protected by law.

Different from imperial citizens, foreigners need to pay an additional fixed asset acquisition tax for citizens of other countries when buying real estate, and it is only limited to one self-occupied residence. Any more than this will violate the law.

Moreover, citizens of other countries are not allowed to purchase pastures, land and plantations, are not allowed to engage in the financial industry, are not allowed to own major equity interests in factories and enterprises, nor are they allowed to serve as corporate legal persons, nor are they qualified to hold positions in government agencies.

To meet the relevant qualifications, one must have citizenship of the Tang Empire for a certain number of years.

Therefore, many white Europeans who immigrated to Yunzhong Province have become Datang citizens. This is also the main reason for the rapid growth of the population in the province.

Mounted police patrolling the streets usually work in teams of two, mostly one Chinese and one white, and can basically handle most situations.

The increase in recruitment of white police officers is also due to practical needs, because many new white immigrants in Fubo City come from different European countries, including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium and Spain. Even white police officers cannot cope with so many different immigrants. language.

As a large African city with a population of nearly 200 million, Fubo City is the largest, most developed and most modern city in Africa, with quite complete infrastructure.

The city has abundant electricity supply and turns into a city that never sleeps with bright lights every night.

At night, Fubo City is bustling with lights, crowds of people, and the intoxicating music from the vinyl record player echoes in the streets and alleys. It is a world of drunkenness and wealth.

All of this is in huge contrast to the war-torn Europe, attracting a large number of white European immigrants to come here to enjoy a rare peaceful life.

After Richard and his entourage arrived in Fubo City, they secretly checked into the northern suburbs palace and spent just a few days in peace.

Upon hearing that the Holy Ancestor, the Supreme Emperor, had arrived, the upper echelons of Fubo City and even Yunzhong Province instantly boiled.

Chen Juen, the Governor of the Peninsula of the Tang Empire, Zheng Kai, the Governor of East Africa, Hu Yunchuan, a senior official in Yunzhong, Lieutenant General Li Minghua, commander of the Red Navy Region, Lieutenant General Zhu Guosheng, commander of the Imperial Expeditionary Force's Middle East Corps, and many other important officials came in droves to request an audience with His Majesty the Holy Ancestor, the Supreme Emperor, and listen to the Holy Spirit. training.

Richard met with these officials one by one in the main hall of the palace, listened to the latest reports on the situation in the Middle East and East Africa, and encouraged them to make further contributions to the empire's colonization cause.

After the dormant period of Tang Qianzong's era, during the period of the third emperor Tang Yezong, the Tang Empire once again struck out with great force and experienced a significant colonial expansion process to Brazil in South America, Malawi and Mozambique in East Africa, and the Arabian Peninsula.

This brought about a new round of foreign colonial boom in the Tang Empire, consolidated the supreme majesty of the imperial power, greatly inspired the people, and improved the cohesion of the people of the empire.

As a result, Tang Yezong was widely respected by the people of the empire, and the reputation of imperial power further increased.

But anyway

The imperial power of the Tang Empire has always been within the scope limited by the founding emperor Richard, forming a situation in which the four powers of the Imperial Government, the Imperial Parliament and the Supreme Court are separated. It is impossible for one family to dominate.

The rules set by His Majesty the Holy Emperor Taizu were dually restricted by the House of Nobles and the Royal Clan Association. Tang Yezong could not easily break through them and act arbitrarily.

Because there is an ancestor of the Tang Dynasty royal family above him, and there are dozens of imperial uncles and vassal kings around him to suppress him, he can only move around within the limited scope of imperial power.

Richard made his final decision a long time ago;

The arrogant and arrogant Kaiser Wilhelm II was simply a fool with high ambitions and low ambitions. The glorious German Empire would collapse in his hands, leaving only rubble everywhere.

Tsar Nicholas II's talents were not enough to support his ambition, and he was also a prodigal.

Such derogatory comments aroused widespread repercussions from high-level officials around the world. They once made Kaiser Wilhelm II furious and triggered twists and turns in the relations between the two countries.

It was precisely because he was concerned about the serious impact of imperial dictatorship on the country that Richard vigorously promoted important measures such as a constitutional monarchy, legalization of society, and universal suffrage to form new checks and balances on power.

Thus

The Tang Empire would not go down a rough road because of the ambition of a certain prime minister or a certain emperor. This is the benefit of all-out checks and balances.The negative example is right in front of you;

When history advanced to March to April 1917, it was severely affected by the Tang Empire's import restrictions, which became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

The hungry and cold people in Tsarist Russia revolted one after another. The Tsarist regime completely collapsed amidst internal and external troubles on March [-]th, which also contributed to the rapid signing of the Treaty of Bordeaux.

In order to continue to stabilize the Eastern Front battlefield, the Allied Powers Group tried almost every method, and drawing the Tang Empire into the alliance was one of the most important measures.

Another important measure is that Britain and France spend a lot of money on the new Russian government to try their best to prevent the more than 600 million Russian troops on the front from temporarily defecting. This is the current top priority.

As for launching a new large-scale battle on the Eastern Front, this beautiful idea can only remain in a dream and has no practical significance at all.

In general
The Imperial Government of the Tang Dynasty did not pay attention to the battlefields on the Western and Eastern Fronts. Those were other people's affairs and had no direct connection with the Imperial Government.

Today, the imperial government's main focus is on the southern battlefields of Europe and the Middle East battlefields, especially the Middle East battlefields. A large number of troops from Yunzhong Province are currently gathering in the Sinai Peninsula for training and are about to launch a new round of war.

As an important fortress of the Tang Empire in the Suez Canal Zone, Suez City now has a total population of about 53 people and a garrison of 7.52 troops. It is the seat of the Red Navy District Headquarters.

The field strength of the Middle East Corps of the Datang Empire's Expeditionary Force, which is assembled in the Sinai Peninsula, totaling more than 8.6 people, is not affiliated with the Red Navy District, but directly affiliated with the Imperial Royal Army Staff Headquarters.

This Corps has the same military level as the First Corps, Second Corps and Third Corps of the Tang Empire's Expeditionary Force that went to Europe. They all belong to the level of a large military region with independent command of the Corps' direction and have independent campaign capabilities. The Commander-in-Chief For Lieutenant General.

The Middle East Corps directly under the Royal Army of the Empire will form a coalition with Britain, France and other countries. The coalition commander will be British General Henry. It plans to attack from the Suez Canal Zone and sweep across the Jerusalem area, Lebanon area, Syria area, etc. along the Mediterranean Sea.

Then the troops were divided into three groups, with the Tang Empire's Middle East Corps as the main force, passing through Jordan and Kuwait to the Basra area.

Along the way, the main force of the British and French forces captured Haifa, attacked eastward through Rubait, and finally captured Baghdad.

Along the way, the partial divisions used part of the British and French coalition forces and local armed forces to continue to capture and consolidate towns in the coastal areas of Syria and clear out enemy armed forces.

The main enemies are the armies led by the Ottoman Empire and the German Desert Corps, and their combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated.

The British Expeditionary Force once suffered a complete defeat in the city of Kut. The British army led by General Townsend was completely wiped out by the German and Austrian forces, and now it is making a comeback.

In order to adapt to the desert terrain, the Tang Empire's Middle East Corps was assigned a light armored division, mainly equipped with Wolf light tanks and heavy machine gun vehicles, and equipped with a large number of light trucks with strong off-road capabilities.

In addition, each field infantry division is equipped with a large number of trucks, mules and horses, and has achieved high mobility in the desert and Gobi areas. More than 7600 trucks and more than 1.7 mules and horses are assigned to the trucks alone, basically achieving semi-mechanization and semi-mules and horses.

Learned from the reports of his subordinates;
Britain, France and other countries have added a lot of moisture to the newly prepared Middle East Corps. The British have more than 2.3 Australian and New Zealand Corps, 4 Indian divisions and several independent regiments from South Africa. The remaining are three Irish Rifle Regiments. and a regiment of Scots Horse Guards.

France has a large number of black soldiers from Albaria and West Africa, and the situation is very serious.

The real main force is the Middle East Corps of the Tang Empire, which is top-notch in terms of equipment and training.

It is for this reason that, as the deputy commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, Lieutenant General Zhu Guosheng requested the command authority to have an independent campaign direction and was unwilling to merge with the British and French coalition forces.

After listening to the report, Richard smiled in his heart and encouraged the military generals in a friendly manner to behave like an imperial soldier in the war, so that he would have a stronger say in the future.

You can't blame the British and French for trying so hard to mix things up. The losses in this world war have been so great that they are heartbreaking.

Not only the war in the Middle East, but also on the now crucial European Western Front battlefield, troops from various British colonies and French colonies continued to fill the trenches one after another.

Nowadays, Britain and France are short of people everywhere. Factories lack strong labor force, mines are short of people, ports are short of people, and a large number of fields are deserted, resulting in a sharp shrinkage of industrial and agricultural production.

Even after the war, this situation will be difficult to reverse quickly.

The large number of young and middle-aged labor force casualties in the war cannot be compensated immediately. This is an entire generation.

Why were there so many black men on the streets of Paris in later generations?Why are there so many Turks in European countries?
The root cause is here, too many white people died in the war.

Therefore, the Tang Empire not only exported a total of about 60 troops to Europe, but also mobilized millions of Chinese immigrants, who were generally the surplus labor force in the family.

Both the French and the British are willing to pay for immigrants. Through bilateral foreign affairs negotiations, the above-mentioned countries have promised to provide immigrants with equal national treatment, equal marriage, property purchase, naturalization and guarantee of personal and property safety.

Therefore, the current Tang Empire is not only a major population importer, but also a major population exporter, playing an important role in the two-way flow of the world's population.

This helped reduce the unemployed population and employment pressure in the Tang Empire, and also helped export Eastern culture and increase the influence of Chinese in European countries.

Only with the backing of a strong country can overseas immigrants receive fairer and more just treatment.


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