Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 138: Decision

Lieutenant General Weierle was sitting behind his desk reviewing documents. As the chief staff officer of the Office of the Head of State’s Military Adjutant, this Lieutenant General did not have an easy job. He had been sitting at this desk for the whole morning. There is still a thick pile of documents waiting for him to review.

This military fort of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is very elegantly built, and every room and corridor are covered with wood floors that have been treated with moisture. The floors of the senior officers’ bedrooms and offices are also covered with beautifully patterned wool carpets, although after more than ten years, the color is still very bright.

Suddenly, in the quiet corridor outside the door, there was a neat and uniform sound of footsteps, and then the sound stopped abruptly outside the door, and there was a crisp boot heel clash from the guard in front of the door. Weierle hurriedly got up from behind the desk and stood upright facing the office door. The door opened, and the imperial head of state, wearing a black armored uniform, strode into the room with his hands behind his back.

"Hi! Reinhardt!" Weierle raised his arm in salute.

"Good afternoon, Weierle." The head of state raised his marshal's stick in response.

"Disenhofen, go and open the window." Xu Jun took off the black soft combat hat of the armored soldier and handed it to Disenhofen.

"My head of state, what is your dress?" Weierle asked confusedly.

"I decided to inspect the Winsdorf Armored Forces School next week. By the way, I will give a New Year speech to the new students enrolled this year. I think if the students see me wearing this uniform, they will be very happy." Xu Jun walked over. In front of the sofa by the window, he bent down and sat down.

Tiesenhofen pulled open the shutters, and the bright afternoon sun shone on the young and handsome face of the adjutant.

"Have you seen it? Weierle, Randolph's report is very interesting." Xu Jun took a cigar from his pocket and smiled and said to Weierle who was sitting on the sofa opposite.

"I've seen it, my Führer, I was amazed. Lieutenant Colonel Randolph still has this kind of writing style." Weierle pulled the hem of his uniform and adjusted his posture.

"It shouldn't be written by him. I am familiar with Randolph's style." Xu Jun struck a long cigar match and lit the cigar.

"But now what I want to talk about is not his writing, but the content of the report. I have been thinking about this for a whole morning, and now I really want to hear your opinion." The imperial head let out a cigarette. group.

"This is a challenge and an opportunity, my head of state." Weierle had a secret smile on his face.

"As you think, this is indeed a great opportunity for the Third Reich. However, I don't think it can be considered a challenge." Xu Jun also laughed.

"The internal problems in Egypt are not as dangerous as ordinary people think. As long as the king still stands on the position of the British, no rebellious action can be successful. Don’t think that the king is an incompetent playboy. The Egyptian people are still supported by a large number of people. Thank you, Eric." Weierle took a cup of green tea from Dissenhofen.

"But social turmoil and chaos are inevitable. Britain's only remaining mobile force in the Middle East will definitely be held back in Egypt by the riots." Xu Jun took a cigar.

"This is the opportunity that Saudi Arabia wants to look for, as long as it takes the goal in one fell swoop before the British can react. After losing the **** of the Hashemite family, the British Empire lost control of the Arab world. Unless Britain is ready to go to full-scale war with Saudi Arabia for this, it will only have to pinch the nose and swallow this sour fruit." Weirler took out his handkerchief and wiped the corners of his lips.

"The Saudis have misjudged the situation in Europe. They may think that we will conduct a full liquidation of Britain as the Allied powers did after the last war." Xu Jun dusted the cigar ashes on his cuff.

"He might think that we will disarm Britain's domestic forces and divide up British colonies around the world. What's interesting is that when they realized that the situation was different from what they imagined, instead of backing down, they accelerated their preparations. "Weirler's spectacle lenses reflect cold light.

"They thought that the power of Germany was confined to the European mainland and would not extend to the far Middle East for a while, especially the Balkans and Italy successively broke out wars." Xu Jun put the cigar on the ashtray and picked it up. The Ming Dynasty colored porcelain tea cup in front of you.

"This is the result of the inequity of intelligence. The herdsmen in the desert do not understand what modern intelligence work is. Their understanding of the world is still in the 1930s. They are even using the eighteenth century The way of collecting information is to inquire about news from the past caravans and pilgrims of the pilgrims." Xu Jun blew the tea stems on the liquid and took a sip of tea.

"My head of state, the British seem to be aware of the dangerous atmosphere on the peninsula. The Eye of Odin discovered that the British Mediterranean Theater Command is quietly gathering a powerful army combat force in Egypt. I believe the British The goal is Saudi Arabia." Weierle said.

"Obviously their plan has been leaked. As far as I know, there are many people in the Egyptian army who sympathize with the Waffle Party. This force will not deter Saudi Arabia, but will force the other party to complete the assembly. Before, the attack was launched early," Xu Jun finished with a sneer and shook his head.

"I believe the British will call for help soon. If things really develop as we say, with the British troops deployed in Egypt, it may be difficult to cope with such a bad situation." The antique teacup in the handle was gently placed on the table.

"The Eye of Odin is stepping up its intelligence collection activities in the Arabian Peninsula. Facts have proved that as long as the benefits given are sufficient, these herdsmen are quite easy to buy." Weierle said and raised one eyebrow.

"Saudi Arabia is not monolithic. They have not had time to prepare to break away from the nomadic tribal way of life for hundreds of years. The herders are still only loyal to their beliefs and the chiefs of the tribes they belong to. Everyone is willing to be loyal to their king. This is the first time the Third Reich has demonstrated its power in the Middle East. We must let these camel riders in the desert know the price of provoking the dignity of Germany. "Xu Jun turned his head and glanced out the window. The sky was clear and the sun was shining brightly, and a majestic goshawk was slowly circling.

Perhaps at present, in Europe, only this head of state knows the current situation in Saudi Arabia best. The Saudi royal family re-emerged by virtue of its close ties with the Wahhabi sect. The control of this country mainly relies on the religious power he shoulders, rather than the secular royal power that is usually familiar to Europeans.

This country is still in a state of tribal alliance at this time. The king is just the most powerful tribal chief in the country. He nominally rules a group of tribes large and small. Some of them support the Saudi family, and of course there are firm opponents. .

In the 1920s, several civil wars broke out in Saudi Arabia to suppress the rebellion initiated by the opposition tribes. In the end, Abdul Aziz (Ibn Saudi), with British support, successfully suppressed the rebellion, but He was unable to eliminate all opponents in the country. The tribe still retains the original customs and respects the status of the king only in terms of law and religion. They will pay tribute and taxes to the king, while the internal affairs of the tribe are still determined by their respective chiefs in one word, in their respective forces. Live a traditional nomadic life within the scope, and live a small life freely.

In history, Ibn Saud could only rely on marriage to consolidate the relationship between the royal family and various tribes. During his life, he married more than 300 brides, either formally or informally, and still had 41 before his death. A wife and fifty-two sons alone are enough to be called the "male" masters of the Middle East generation.

The Ihwan movement he launched has created a large number of fanatical religious believers in the tribe. Ibn Saud convinced them that launching a holy war against heretics and pagans is a Wahhabi’s gift. The Ikhwan fighters fought fiercely and did not fear death, and laid a huge territory for the Saudi family. It can be said that Saudi Arabia was able to establish a country by relying on these fanatical jihadist believers.

But when Ibn Saud sat on the throne of the king, the Grand Master discovered that the Ihwan movement was out of his control. He finally discovered that it turned out to be a sharp double-edged sword that could be used to kill The enemy can also hurt yourself.

A king can no longer consider the problem with the thinking of a religious leader. He must abide by the rules of the game between countries and cannot do whatever he wants like in his own territory. Saudi Arabia used its religious power to issue religious orders. Since then, only he has the right to initiate a holy war, and no one is allowed to mobilize the Yihwan troops.

But in fact, the Yihwan jihadists are only loyal to their tribes and obey Saudi Arabia’s command on the battlefield, just to obey his religious authority. In the process of fighting the Arabian Peninsula for the characteristics of Ibn Shah, these Ihwans have tasted the sweetness brought to them by jihad, and they can dispose of the lives and property of those they judged as "degenerates" or "infidels."

All the Yihwan fighters come from desert nomadic tribes. From the bottom of their hearts, they hate those city dwellers who live comfortably and indulge in pleasure. In order to vent their anger, they would even smash all the windows of a city and burn the beautifully decorated doors. The reason is that the Wahhabi doctrine promotes a simple life, and the luxury of living is a manifestation of spiritual degradation.

Although Ibn Saud has made various efforts, it finally lost control of the Ihwan movement. The tribal chiefs who opposed Abdul Aziz led the Ihwan troops under their leadership. Attacks were launched on towns in the British-controlled area. They attacked police checkpoints on the border, slaughtered police officers on duty at the checkpoints, and looted and destroyed villages of other sects. These Ihwan troops burned, killed, looted and did no evil all the way. In essence, they have become a group of desert bandits dressed in holy wars.

In order to quell the anger of the British government and to maintain the authority of the king, Ibn Saud raised a butcher knife to these out-of-control Ikhwan fighters, loyal to the king’s tribal army, and even joined forces with the British army to rebel in one fell swoop The army of Ikhwan surrounded the desert.

Saudi Arabia personally broke the sharpest sword in his hand because he found that the sword was already too sharp, enough to threaten his throne and teaching authority~IndoMTL.com~ His thinking was clear in the process of handling this matter. The attitude is decisive, showing an extremely shrewd king style.

But this time, the shrewd king made an extremely wrong decision because he lacked understanding of the international situation. He didn’t know his actions. In fact, he was challenging the entire Western world. What he is about to face It's just Britain in the declining river, but the new hegemon of Europe, the powerful German Third Reich.

At the time when Saudi Arabia’s quiet military history, a huge transport fleet has left the port of Libya and moved quickly towards Alexandria, carrying the latest rapid reaction force of the German Army. The German African Army under the command of Admiral Küchler.

PS: I’m very sorry that today’s update is a bit late. In addition, the author asks everyone to forgive me. The addition of chapters originally scheduled for today needs to be delayed until tomorrow’s update.

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