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Text Chapter 363: Luring the wolf into the house

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    Of course Yang Feng would not know that Ling Qiurong had analyzed his sinister intentions very thoroughly. He was currently meeting with King Abdullah in Jordan. This country was originally a British protectorate. Last time Yang Feng mediated between Britain and the Arabs.  It was duli in the actual sense only after the conflict, but because of the need to defend the Suez Canal defense line, British troops were still allowed to be stationed here until the end of the war.  Of course Abdullah had no objections to Yang Feng's proposal. When France invaded Syria twenty years ago, his father sent him to lead the army to fight against the French. He was intercepted by the British halfway, and then left behind.  In Amman, he became the Emir of the British protectorate of Transjordan. At that time, he was just a puppet. Now he has officially become the king. Among the sons of the old Hijaz king Hussein Ibn Ali, he is the oldest living son.  It can be said that he is the patriarch of the entire Hashemite family. It is reasonable for him to wear the crown of Hijaz.  Of course, Yang Feng couldn't help him in vain. The condition was very simple: twenty years of garrison rights in Jeddah Port. Such a long time was enough. Besides, this was not the real Indian Ocean stronghold in his design. Who could have such good conditions as Pakistan?  We will use this place, and now it is just temporarily stationed. After the fleet is assembled, it will be transferred to Pakistan, and then a few ships will be left here symbolically, but the army and air force base must be truly retained.  "We only rent the facilities of Jeddah Port and the land used to build the land and air base. This is still the land of the Kingdom of Hijaz. The people here are still managed by you. We will not interfere with the taxation of the port.  So this is completely different from the colonial era," Yang Feng said.  ¡°It¡¯s okay for him to really set up a concession for Abdullah. What Yang Feng gave him was not just a crown. Before it became the world¡¯s oil supplier, whoever controlled the Holy Land in the Arab world was the boss.  This is not just because of the religious significance, but the tax revenue from the Hajj can support a large army. The reason why I was expelled by Ibn Saud was largely because of the public outrage caused by taxing Muslims who performed the Hajj too heavily.  When Ibn Saud came to beat him, no one helped him. This shows how important this tax is.  Compared with the barren Jordan, Yang Feng gave him a treasure house.  In this way, both parties quickly determined what they needed in the form of a treaty, and also added the Gulf Oil Company's oil exploration and mining rights in Hejaz and Jordan. However, this does not mean much, because the oil in the Arabian Peninsula  The vast majority are along the Persian Gulf coast, with very few in the west.  After solving this problem, as Yang Feng¡¯s armies were getting ready, King Abdullah of Jordan officially announced his succession to the throne of Hijaz and asked Ibn Saud to withdraw from the territory of Hijaz that he had invaded.  Otherwise, they will be evicted by force.  Ibn Saud was directly amused by him. You are expelling him by force? How can you expel him by force? He didn't know that Yang Feng's army had already begun to be deployed. After all, it was just a small country and its intelligence system was not that efficient. What's more?  Yang Feng also took some confidentiality measures.  Ibn Saud responded angrily, saying that Hussein Ibn Ali was solely to blame.  The people of Hijaz voluntarily threw themselves into his arms, and then there was a lot of stuff.  For example, the old guy collected too many taxes. For example, he announced his succession to the Caliphate in advance before the Ottoman Emperor abdicated. Although he only announced it two days in advance, the nature of this was very bad. There is also the matter of the Hashemite family.  There is doubt whether he is a direct descendant of Muhammad.  But his remarks were immediately criticized by the royal families of Jordan and Iraq. The Hashemite family has been the guardian of the Holy Land for nearly a thousand years.  How could he doubt this? Moreover, when the old King Hijaz and his four princes led the Arab rebel army and the respected Lawrence to fight bloody battles against the Turks, where was he, Ibn Saud, hiding? What qualifications did he have?  Now jumping out to accuse the dead real hero, King Hussein was only able to take advantage of him because he opposed the Balfour Declaration of the British.  In the final analysis, he is the real traitor in the Arab world, a sinner who betrayed his nation for his own interests.  Subsequently, Iraq announced that it would join the crusade against him.  At this time, Ibn Saud saw that something was wrong, but it was too late. Yang Feng's armored troops had already arrived in Basra, and the army was waiting to beat him.  Immediately afterwards, the Iraqi government announced that it would invite Muslim brothers from China to jointly punish him, a traitor to the Muslim world. Before Ibn Saud could react, a torrent of steel rolled up the sky and rushed towards Riyadh. At the same time, Ma Hongbin led  A cavalry division and a coalition of the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Oman also began to attack northward, and an army led by King Abdullah of Jordan personally also headed south toward Mecca.  Ibn Saud was really frightened at this time. How could a monarch of a small country with a population of several million stand it?Such devastation, while patchworkly mobilizing the chiefs with their own ulterior motives to piece together an army of about 20,000 people to go north to block the armored troops coming from Iraq south, while preparing city defenses and waiting in Riyadh to face the attack from the south.  Ma Hongbin, as for the west, it all depends on the choices made by the local chiefs.  Unfortunately, the result made him want to cry even more. After understanding the situation at hand, the chiefs from all over the Hijaz who had forced Hussein away almost all betrayed him without hesitation, and then put on a smile to welcome their new king back.  , several major families in Jeddah Port even united to expel the Saudi royal family's troops here, and then invited Yang Feng's sailors to land and take over their city.  The panicked Ibn Saud began to seek help from the United States and Britain. Unfortunately, this time the two countries rejected him without hesitation, and clearly told him that abdicating the throne and surrendering to Yang Feng was his best choice at this time.  "Your Majesty the King, you made a mistake by rejecting Mr. Yang's kindness, so please do not continue on the wrong path. Continuing to confront an opponent you cannot fight will not do you any good." The British Ambassador to Saudi Arabia even said  Tell him bluntly.  However, his words had the opposite effect. In loneliness and despair, Ibn Saud made a decision to finally bury himself. He sent letters to Rommel in Egypt and General Yamada Otsuzo, commander of the Japanese Indian Front in Bombay.  Telegram for help. In fact, as the only country in the Middle East that has not chosen to take sides, he has never cut off secret communication channels with these two families. Unfortunately, Rommel also rejected him. Yang Feng has already reached an agreement with Mustache.  Behind-the-scenes dealings, of course he would not wade into this muddy water again.  However, it can be said that Yamada Otozo agreed to his request without hesitation, and clearly told him that if he held on for half a month, the Japanese army would enter the Persian Gulf to provide support for him. Yamada Otozo had been thinking about attacking the Arabian Peninsula for more than a day.  , but the cabinet has always disagreed. Now with such a good opportunity, he decided to do it even if the cabinet disagreed. Tojo Hideki was just worried about provoking Yang Feng and causing revenge. Now Yang Feng has entered Shenyang and there are  Nothing to be afraid of.  Over the years, he has turned Mumbai into a real military industrial base in India. With the industrial production capacity here, it is no problem to maintain an army of 500,000 people in combat. However, Yang Feng's full attack in the Middle East is only 60,000 people. The British army and the Jews  Needing to resist the German army, it is impossible to mobilize help. And because he has the support of India and those servants, he can mobilize at least 150,000 people to join the Middle East battlefield. The strength ratio is almost three to one, and there is also naval support. How?  Can't he kill Yang Feng's people? As for Yang Feng's problem of increasing his troops, he really doesn't believe that Yang Feng has the ability to continue to increase his troops. Burma, India, Central Asia, Australia, he has a total of several provinces, just outside.  With millions of troops, how could there be such great potential for war? Besides, even if we increase troops from China, it is still a long way. Just sending troops to the Middle East may take several months, but I can transfer the troops there in a few days. This  There is absolutely no comparison between the two sides.  He calculated well here, but Ibn Saud over there was dumbfounded. Yang Feng's armored forces were advancing at a speed of thirty kilometers per hour. Riyadh was only two days away from Iraq.  If his 20,000-strong army cannot stop this force, they will have to attack the city in less than a week. At that time, I will ask you for help from Mao. Speaking of which, can Riyadh's ancient adobe city walls block bombs?  Block the cannon? He quickly sent another telegram to urge Yamada, telling this guy very threateningly that he would never fight the enemy desperately in Riyadh. He would surrender whenever Yang Feng¡¯s tanks arrived in Riyadh. As for you next?  Just figure it out yourself.  Yamada Otsuzo doesn't care whether he lives or lives! Anyway, if you send a telegram to me asking for help, you will have completed your historical mission. Let alone surrender, it is none of my business even if you are killed. Of course, I will give you the heavy responsibility of revenge.  I will take up the responsibility. As for the speed of rescue, I will do my best. Whether you can wait for me depends on your own ability.  The two sides were arguing. This matter was known to the outside world. Ibn Saud did not want to make it public at first. After all, he had no way out after attracting the Japanese. If it was not made public, at least he would still be a facilitator before the Japanese troops landed.  Qualifications, but unfortunately he overestimated the confidentiality of his men. The British had controlled the Middle East for more than half a century, and their penetration was beyond his imagination. As soon as his second telegram to Yamada Otsuzo was sent, the news  Known by the British.  (To be continued)
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