African Nationhood

Chapter 419 "Manama Agreement"

As the sun rose, the Marines who landed in the evening sent signals to the two warships anchored in the port.

Sha Wenzai stood at the gangway and asked Xue Youfu, who was wearing a white naval officer's uniform, to get off the ship.

When Xue Youfu and others stepped off the warship and looked at the messy Doha port, Xue Youfu couldn't help but frown.

"These Qataris are so backward. The port in the capital is so primitive and dilapidated."

Sha Wenzai was born in Danhu. After joining the navy, he followed Xue Youfu for the longest time, so he was appointed by Xue Youfu as the captain of the "Zhang Fei".

"What the commander said is that in this world we are the only ones in South China who can compete with European and American countries. Qatar and Bahrain are similar. They are both a bunch of ignorant natives."

When Xue Youfu heard this, his face immediately turned cold. He pointed his finger at Sha Wenzai and lectured him: "You have only had a few good days, and now you look down on others with your nostrils in the air?

You will suffer a loss if you let me hear you say such arrogant words next time.

Then stop doing this, your captain, or you will embarrass me later! "

Hearing such a severe reprimand from the commander, Sha Wenzai was a little confused, but he had not lost his mind yet. He immediately bowed his head and admitted his mistake sincerely, "Commander, what you are teaching me is that my subordinates are arrogant. I will definitely keep your teachings in mind and will never do it." Take it lightly.”

Sha Wenzai took the order and left. Xue Youfu told Wu Ruofei, the leader of the Marine Corps who was waiting aside, "You leave 200 people for me, and then you lead the team to attack Umm Said."

When they arrived at the gates of Doha, they found that the gate to the city had already been opened.

Wu Ruofei saluted with a military salute and replied loudly: "Yes"

Sha Wenzai immediately ordered people to notify Xue Youfu, and he led people into Doha City and asked his men to start taking charge of order in the city.

She said the Al Thani family had fled further south to the port of Umm Said. "

The soldier nodded and left. Not long after, the soldier brought back a woman wrapped in a gauze scarf.

……

"Report, most members of the Al Thani family escaped. I checked around the palace and caught a princess of the Al Thani family.

Xue Youfu pointed to a soldier and said, "Go find an indigenous guide who understands English."

It turns out that yesterday's shelling frightened the Al Thani family, and they did not dare to stay in the capital and wait for death.

The buildings in the city are very simple, and many empty tents can be seen along the way. It can be seen that most of the residents here have been scared away.

……

Xue Youfu thought for a while, "You should hurry back to the 'Zhang Fei' and patrol the entire coast of Qatar. Don't let them escape by boat.

After Wu Ruofei led the troops to leave and finished explaining the matter, Xue Youfu led the remaining 200 or so soldiers towards Doha City.

"Report to the Commander, this woman is the princess of the Al Thani family, and she has taken the initiative to ask to see you."

We have arranged troops to guard the land passage of the peninsula in the south. As long as they don't escape by boat, we will be sure to win. "

Xue Youfu nodded to the soldier, and then looked at the Arab woman in front of him.

Sha Wenzai was reprimanded, put away the arrogance in his heart, and led his sailors and marines to march towards the city of Doha, thirty miles away.

Xue Youfu snorted, "I hope to see you take Doha City before 12 noon today."

By the time Xue Youfu and his party arrived, Sha Wenzai had already finished exploring the palace.

Sha Wenzai immediately stood up with his feet together and replied loudly: "Yes, my subordinate will definitely complete the task on time!"

This woman is young, has a round face, big eyes, and a very attractive appearance. The tips of her black hair are vaguely exposed under her headscarf.

"Do you understand English?"

“Yes, I understand, my father was the governor of Ottoman Turkey.

They were killed by Al Thani's men a few years ago, and I was left as Al Thani's concubine. "

Xue Youfu became interested when he heard that this woman was actually an Ottoman Turk.

"Then what's your name, and why didn't you follow them and escape?"

"My name is Seren Gguzel Talu. I deliberately avoided them because I knew they would not be able to survive. If outsiders want to rule here, they must be killed."

Xue Youfu was a little surprised to hear that this woman was so smart, "Why do you think we must kill them?"

"It's very simple. If you want them to surrender, there is no need to kill them all and sink all the warships here.

You can just fire a burst of artillery at the port to scare the Al Thani family, and then send people to demonstrate and negotiate. The British often do this.

But after you came, you directly killed people without negotiating, so I think you should be different from the British and want to actually control this place. "

Xue Youfu nodded, "Your mind is very sharp and you think deeply about problems. I think keeping you here may be a hidden danger."

The woman smiled and said, "Why do you want to get rid of me? Maybe I can be used for you. For example, I can tell you the location of the Al Thani family's treasure house. They left in such a hurry that they couldn't take away much property."

Hearing what the Turkish woman said, Xue Youfu immediately smiled.

"Yes, you are very smart. Now I know your value. Come on, take me to open the treasure house."

……

The treasure house pointed out by the Turkish woman is under a pond in the palace. The entrance is so small that it can only accommodate one person. Seren Gguzel Talu led the way, and Xue Youfu followed her into the treasure house alone.

He was immediately shocked by the golden coins in the treasure house.

"There are almost 200 million gold coins here and more than large pearls, one of which is a very precious black pearl."

Xue Youfu immediately became alert when he heard that this woman could tell the amount of property in the treasure house.

He touched the pistol at his waist and asked softly: "How come you know the property here so well?"

The Turkish woman did not answer Xue Youfu's question. Instead, she reached out and untied her gauze robe.

Following her movements, a delicate and graceful female body, as white as a ball of fat, was revealed in front of Xue Youfu.

"You don't have to be afraid. I brought you here just for self-protection. Many of the belongings here are my father's savings.

I am in no danger now. I just hope you can protect me and take me out of here. I can be your slave girl or servant. I just ask you not to abandon me. "

Hearing what the woman said, Xue Youfu couldn't help but swallow his saliva. This woman was really too tempting.

But thinking that his wife and children were still waiting for him at home, he immediately sobered up a lot.

He stared into the woman's brown eyes and said loudly: "You put on your clothes, I can protect you, and I can also take you out of here.

But I can't let you be my slave girl, because I still have a wife and children at home.

I can give you a chance to become a useful person. "

The Turkish woman was a little disappointed when she heard that the man in front of her was not impressed by her body.

"Thank you, noble general, I'm only worth so much.

Since you look down on me, I can only believe in your kindness and keeping your promises. "

Xue Youfu watched the woman put on the gauze robe little by little, and he quickly realized that this woman was still tempting him.

What a smart and scary woman!

……

Wu Ruofei acted quickly. When he led the team to the port of Umm Said, he found that the city of Umm Said was in good order and the Arab soldiers guarding the city were also calm.

Based on this situation, we can be sure that the enemy has not escaped, so we can start attacking the city without further delay.

The Arab soldiers also began to load their muzzle-loading artillery, which can shoot 1 to 2 kilometers, but they have no ability to fight back in the face of mortars that can hit 3 kilometers and fire at super fast speeds.

“Bang bang~~~”

With parabolic trajectories, the grenades fired one after another directly blinded and frightened the Arab soldiers guarding the city.

What kind of artillery is this? Not only does it make little noise, but it also has such a long range?

They fled while crying, but they were too slow. Once the attack started, there was no way to escape.

After dozens of grenades were fired, there were no more Arab soldiers standing in the entire city of Umm Said.

Now that the enemy is no longer on defense, the next step is to beat the drowned dog.

Wu Ruofei asked the demolitioners to use explosive packs to blow down a section of the earth wall, and then led the team into the city of Umm Said.

By the time they entered the city lord's palace, the entire battle took less than 2 hours.

Most of the members of the Al Thani family were captured alive, and the entire island of Qatar was under the control of the South China Army.

……

Xue Youfu issued an announcement at the Doha Palace that the Qatar Peninsula was once again under the rule of the Emirate of Bahrain.

The Governor-General of Qatar will be established on the Qatar peninsula. The Al Thani family will be sentenced to death as rebels, and the remaining followers will be tried to determine their guilt.

Males among the rebel subjects were required to undertake three years of hard labor and work at the direction of the Governor-General of Qatar. After the expiration of three years, they were exempted from crime, otherwise they would be executed.

As for the women among the rebels, they need to obey the deployment of the Governor-General of Qatar and go to work in the South China mainland, with a five-year sentence.

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On January 1904, 1, King Edward VII of the United Kingdom officially signed the "Draft Constitution of the Chinese Dominion of Southern Africa", and the South China Dominion was officially established!

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On February 1904, 2, the Sultan of Bahrain Issa bin Ali Khalifa and the High Commissioner of South China in the Emirate of Bahrain Zhang Sheng signed the Manama Agreement.

The agreement stipulates:

The Emirate of Bahrain recognizes the suzerainty of the South China Kingdom, regards the South China Kingdom as the main body, and obeys all orders of the South China Kingdom.

Sultan Issa bin Ali Khalifa is the nominal head of the Emirate of Bahrain and does not have the administrative, legislative and judicial power to manage the country.

The administrative, legislative and judicial powers of the Emirate of Bahrain are inherited by the Autonomous Governing Council of the Emirate of Bahrain.

As the chairman of the Autonomous Management Committee of the Emirate of Bahrain, Zhang Sheng is in charge of all affairs of the Emirate of Bahrain and assumes corresponding rights and obligations.

Wu Ruofei, commander of the South China Marine Corps, serves as the commander of the Bahrain Emirate Defense Force and leads the Bahrain Emirate Police Force, which was reorganized from the soldiers of the former Bahrain Emirate’s Royal City Guard.

(End of this chapter)