African Nationhood

Chapter 418 Persian Gulf (Part )

During the month that Xue Youfu took control of the Royal City of Bahrain, another 2500 Marine Corps soldiers were successively transported from South China.

All Marines are fully armed. In addition to the original configuration of the squad's firepower, each man is also equipped with a pistol.

These soldiers carried out large-scale military training in the desert area on the island of Bahrain.

Marine Corps soldiers need to adapt to the tropical desert climate first, and at the same time be prepared to take root here.

Xue Youfu has already talked with the Sultan of Bahrain. South China intends to help the Bahrain royal family conquer Qatar's rebellion and re-integrate Qatar into the Emirate of Bahrain.

Therefore, the Bahrain royal family needs to hand over the command of the royal guard.

After all, unified command can better unleash the strength of the rebel army.

While Issa Ben Ali Khalifa complained that the South Chinese were much more ruthless than the British, he honestly handed over the command of the royal guard.

Xue Youfu hoped that the sons of the Sultan of Bahrain and the sons of other chiefs would join his guard as guards.

This request was rejected by many chiefs.

During this time, Xue Youfu and the officers of the Navy Department were stepping up their training on the tropical desert marching ability of their soldiers.

The expedition order is very strict. Chiefs who disobey the orders are betraying the South China Kingdom and will be severely punished.

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He was only 8 years old at the time. After graduating from primary and secondary schools in his country, he was selected to study in the UK.

On January 1904, 1, Zhang Sheng came to the military camp area in the Manamesh Nagan area.

Within a month, half of the chiefs in the Emirate of Bahrain were wiped out by the South Chinese Army.

I practiced there for 3 years, during which I was appreciated by Zhong Yilin.

The Sultan of Bahrain is now completely honest. If he doesn't cooperate, his whole family will die.

Then the Marine Corps soldiers attacked directly. The disobedient chiefs were directly wiped out by the Nanhua Army, and members of the chief's family were directly killed.

The South China Marine Corps took in nearly 10,000 female Arabs, who would be transported back to their homeland to break up their marriages with Chinese immigrants.

Because he majored in civil engineering, he did not want to join the construction department when he came back, so he was sent to Lanfang Company.

The governor sent by the Overseas Business Department is named Zhang Sheng, who is 28 years old this year.

So the Sultan of Bahrain, at Xue Youfu's request, issued a conquest order against those chiefs who disobeyed the order.

After Zhong Yilin took over the overseas business department, he was transferred back to his hometown.

Xue Youfu transferred 200 people from his guard to form a new royal guard to guard the royal city.

The people of the emirate will be treated differently, and female personnel will be imprisoned together. When the number is sufficient, they will be transported to the mainland to work.

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This young man was originally from the Lanfang Company. Later, Nanhua encouraged the Lanfang people to naturalize, so their whole family moved to the mainland.

Men will be punished with hard labor and become free labor under the control of the Bahrain Administration.

After more than a month of military training, Marine Corps soldiers have basically been able to adapt to the requirements of combat in desert areas.

In this selection of governors of overseas territories, Zhang Sheng’s overseas assignment experience was a bonus, and he was able to serve as the independent high commissioner of the overseas territories, responsible for the administrative affairs of the Emirate of Bahrain.

Nowadays, they are used to riding camels and charging.

"Commander Xue, are you looking for me?"

Zhang Sheng is of medium height and has a slightly darker complexion. He has been in Bahrain for more than a month. He has a good relationship with the Sultan of Bahrain and has established a good communication atmosphere with him.

"We are about to attack Qatar, and the next affairs here will be left to your personal responsibility.

At the same time, I will leave you with a coastal guard force of 400 people and a -person royal city guard force. Do you have the confidence to control this place? "

Zhang Sheng was full of confidence when he heard that he could control an army of 500 people.

"No problem, I am confident that we can defend this place."

"Okay, you go to the Sultan of Bahrain later, tell him our decision to march into Qatar, and ask him to issue a revolt announcement. Then we can legitimately send troops to Qatar."

"Okay, Commander Xue, I'll go find the Sultan of Bahrain right now."

Xue Youfu first dispatched 1000 marines to land at the junction of the Qatar Peninsula and the interior to prevent the Qatari royal family and civilians from escaping back to the Arabian Peninsula. Then he led two warships to the port of Doha in the Emirate of Qatar.

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The relationship between the Bahrain royal family and Qatar is because the Bahrain royal family was the actual ruler of Qatar.

They took advantage of the collapse of the Persian Empire to cross the sea to Bahrain and took advantage of the situation to occupy Bahrain.

So the chief of the Al Khalifa tribe became the ruler of the two areas.

The Al Thani family originated in the Najd region in the center of the Arabian Peninsula. They moved to the northern region of Riyadh in the 17th century, and moved to what is now Qatar around the 18th century.

In 1847, Muhammad bin Sani became the leader of the family tribe.

He actively united the various tribes in Qatar and formed an alliance with Saudi Arabia.

In addition, he also cooperated with the United Kingdom to continuously weaken the influence of the Al Khalifa tribe (Bahrain royal family) in Qatar.

From 1867 to 1868, war broke out between Qatar and Bahrain.

Under the leadership of the Al Thani family, Qatar won and completely broke away from Bahrain's rule.

Now that the Southern Chinese have come here to demand a crusade against the Al Thani family, it is a good thing for Ali Caliphate.

After all, you have lost your real power, and you can't even think about having an easy time with this feud.

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On January 1904, 1, the Emirate of Bahrain issued a revolt against the Al Thani family of Qatar, identifying the Al Thani family as traitors.

And declared: Any betrayer should pay the price with blood.

The Kingdom of Bahrain goes to war with Qatar!

The Al Thani family in Qatar was confused when they received the announcement of war. What should they do?

(At this time, Qatar had not yet been occupied by the British, and it would not be merged into the British-ruled area until 1916).

Just a few years after Jassim bin Muhammad Al Thani led his tribe to eliminate interference from the Ottoman Empire, who was this South China country that suddenly appeared?

Now that a declaration of war has been issued, war is inevitable, and the Al Thani family directly announced its acceptance of the war.

The war between the Emirate of Qatar and the Emirate of Bahrain has officially begun!

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"Boom~!"

The artillery of the two ironclad ships kept firing, and Arab soldiers in robes were constantly crying and swimming on the sea outside Doha Port. The sea was full of remaining fragments of wooden ships and smoking semi-sunken ships.

The warships of the Emirate of Qatar are very backward. Their warships still use muzzle-loading cannons. This kind of artillery fires at close range and has a low attack speed. Basically, it was sunk before it even got close to the Nanhua warship.

Even if they can get close, there is no chance to fight back.

An hour later, Captain Sha Wenzai of the "Zhang Fei" walked up to Xue Youfu who was watching the battle in the captain's room. After saluting, he reported: "Commander, we have completely annihilated the oncoming navy of the Emirate of Qatar and requested to attack Doha Port."

Xue Youfu returned the gift and replied in a deep voice: "Permission!"

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"Bang~~~"

The coastal defense guns at Doha Port opened fire one after another, but almost all the iron bullets flying from the muzzles fell into the sea, causing large splashes of water.

The "Zhang Fei" has a speed advantage and can maneuver quickly. Qatar's old shore defense artillery cannot hit it at all.

As the sun sets, the shelling of Doha Port gradually ceases.

"Report, Commander, we have determined that the enemy artillery shells in Doha Port have been exhausted, and we request to land and occupy Doha Port."

"I agree, you must be cautious when logging in and don't make any rash advances to avoid suffering greater losses."

"As ordered!"

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The "Zhang Fei" and the "Guan Yu" slowly approached the Doha port. In order to prevent Qatar from committing fraud, the two ships continued to bombard the port.

With a "cracking" shelling, the port of Doha was plunged into a sea of ​​flames.

When the fire in the port was extinguished, the South China Navy finally landed on the Qatar Peninsula.

(End of this chapter)