Until the Tsarist Russian Second Pacific Fleet was sent out hundreds of nautical miles from the coast of East Africa, watching them embark on a long voyage to the Far East, the African squadron led by Major General Jensen Adenauer then made a beautiful big turn and turned around toward the nearest port of Xi'an.

At dusk

Amid the noise of seabirds, the squadron has arrived in Xi'an, Djibouti, the pearl city in the Horn of Africa.

On the wide sea outside the port, ocean-going ships from various countries anchored on the anchorage. These are cargo ships traveling to and from Eurasian routes, docked at Xi'an Port to replenish coal, water and daily necessities, and cargo transfers are carried out here.

Cargo transported to Mozambique, Congo and South Africa in southeast Africa, cargo transported to West Asia is unloaded here, then loaded with Mozambique cotton, dried fruit, food or other materials to re-start and sail to the destination port.

Due to local water resources and environment limitations, Xi'an has maintained a population of more than 500,000 for more than ten years. He watched the central city of Humen rise rapidly, and it has rapidly developed from a small town with less than 10,000 to a large city with a population of nearly 700,000, becoming the largest city in Somalia.

In recent years

A water company called Somalia was established and ordered more than 20 500-ton shallow water tank ships, which were specially responsible for fetching water from the Eritrea area on the Red Coast and transporting it to Xi'an City to alleviate the water resources conflicts needed for economic development.

The Saidit River is the only regular river in Eritrea. It is 180 kilometers long and is 670 kilometers away from Xi'an. The Somalia Water Company takes water here during the dry season and in the rainy season, it takes water at the Mahmareb River, the largest Mahjong River. It is only 361 kilometers away from Xi'an, and the river basin covers an area of ​​24,000 square kilometers.

The canned boat filled with fresh water traveled along the river on the Xi'an side and arrived at the base of Somalia Water Company in the suburbs. The fresh water was unloaded here, and after sedimentation and disinfection, it was sent to thousands of households.

The Somali Water Company, which was born in response to the times, made up for the biggest constraints in Xi'an's economic development, promoted the rapid population growth in recent years, and exceeded the 600,000 mark, thus becoming one of the first-tier cities of the empire.

On the edge of the oasis in the outskirts of Xi'an, apples, grapes and cantaloupes that grow on the sand are particularly crisp and sweet, becoming a well-known specialty and are praised as "a magical gift from nature."

The lights of thousands of Xi'an homes in the night are like bright galaxies.

This is a pearl city standing in the Horn of Africa, a dream city for seamen on the Eurasian route, and a miracle city standing on the oasis. The prosperity and depravity are intertwined, and it is a paradise for adventurers to East Africa and West Asia.

Such a prosperous place is far away from the local area, which is inevitably coveted.

On both sides of the Djibouti coast are high platforms, with an altitude of about 130 to 170 meters. The height of the platform about 10 kilometers away from Xi'an is built along the east and west wings, which tightly seals the bay less than 20 kilometers wide, forming a terrifying cross-fire.

The fortress on the east side is called the Eastern Fortress, and the fortress on the west side is called the Western Fortress. The entire bay is included in protection through large-caliber coastal artillery, deterring enemies with bad intentions and forming an important support point for the coastal defense system.

In Xi'an, the Army has a garrison regiment stationed. The Navy's African squadron maintains the maritime power of the second cruise and eight drives for many years. It is permanently stationed in the "Takachisui" cruiser and the "Langsu" cruiser. The destroyers are mainly five old-fashioned 1,300-ton Seagull Type II, and three are modified with a displacement of 2,000-ton Seagull Type II.

This is an open defensive force. Xi'an has two quasi-military forces that are not to be underestimated. One is an armed militia with a scale of more than 3,600 people, and the other is the Somali mercenary union, which is well-known in Asia and Africa.

If necessary, you can also get a large amount of troops from Humen City and you can arrive in one day and one night by railway transportation.

If you attempt to conquer such a solid city goal, you will not even think about it without the support of a large fleet, and the elite troops with more than 20,000 to 30,000 people.

Don't forget that the Red Sea Fortress located in the Strait of Mande has the ability to completely close the Eurasian route during wartime, so that the enemy cannot cross the line.

On the Red Sea Fortress, there is also a British infantry battalion of more than 500 people stationed. This is an important supply port for the Royal Navy's squadron stationed in the Suez Canal. The residential areas on the island are home to more than 140 British Royal Navy officers and soldiers.

The island's pleasant climate is much better than the Suez Canal area.

There are regular shuttles between the two major cities of Humen and Xi'an. It usually takes more than ten hours to arrive, making it very convenient to get around.

The close relationship between the Ocean Empire and Britain was accompanied by the rapid economic development of the Ocean Empire, and its strength continued to increase and became closer. This was a substantive relationship that originated from the commonwealth non-allies and was closer than allies.

All ports of the Ocean Empire are open to the Royal Navy and are treated as their own fleets. The same is true for the British overseas colonial ports, but the ports on the British Isles are not good, which is the only difference.

Therefore, from the Indian subcontinent to the east, to the Suez Canal in the west, and to South Africa in the south, it is surrounded by the British and Oceanic Empire colonies. The security environment of the entire Somalia is excellent and there are no real enemies.

After arriving in Xi'an, the African squadron issued the last report on the enemy situation, and the fleet officers and soldiers began to take turns to take leave.

Under the cool sea breeze, Xi'an, in the night, ushered in the most lively and prosperous moment of the day. The streets and alleys were brightly lit and crowded.

On the snack street with a strong aroma of food, you can often see enchanting beautiful ladies coming and going back and forth, there are Arab women, Western women, Fusang women and black girls. These are all girls from the nearby brothel Chu Pavilion. At night, it seems that they wake up from the sleep of the day, revealing their most beautiful and seductive face.

After eating and drinking, the wonderful nightlife begins.

The Royal Police on duty on the street were wearing short-sleeved shirts and big shorts, leather shoes with stockings on their feet, and revolvers and batons were inserted between their waists. The two patroled together to maintain public order on the street.

In Somalia, the Royal Police have extremely high prestige and are generally held by veterans. No one is allowed to draw guns at the police under any circumstances, otherwise they will be shot and killed immediately.

Even the unruly mercenaries, once they are on the blacklist of the Royal Police, will be immediately expelled from the Mercenary Guild, and they will never receive employment tasks again, and even factories will not hire such people.

So, the rate of gun ownership in Somalia is very high, but the policing is equally good.

The rough foreign sailors don’t dare to make trouble here easily. People who are drunk and cause trouble will be beaten up at the very least and thrown into the alley outside the bar. At worst, they will evaporate from the world, and may be buried in the Gobi Desert in the suburbs.

The most popular here are brothels and prostitutes and teahouses, hotels, Western opera houses, Chinese-style theaters, and recently popular cinemas. People can enjoy the ultimate pleasure here, secretly there are gambling stalls for cockfighting and dog fighting, and even the endless opium hall. This is a city full of money and desire, attracting many adventurers.

In a villa

Major General Jensen Adenauer took off his military uniform and handed it to the black maid. He walked into the bathroom. In the steaming bathroom, there were already two beautiful black girls waiting, and then...

After half an hour

Major General Jensen Adenauer walked into the study with a refreshing spirit, lit a cigar, stood by the window and looked at the brightly lit metropolis, with great enthusiasm in his heart.

His mind has flown to the distant Arabian Peninsula. According to the order of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Major General Jansen Adenauer will use the powerful strength of Somalia to develop his power into the Arabian Peninsula.

The Arabian Peninsula in the early 19th century

Various foreign forces are entangled and their territory is broken, especially the powerful forces of the British and Germans, as well as the Ocean Empire, Citi and Russian forces are entangled, and the situation is quite complicated.

The Jerusalem region to the northwest of the Arabian Peninsula is a British colony, accounting for about 1% of the entire peninsula. It is adjacent to the Oman region and the Iraqi region in the Mesopotamia, but it is nominally the territory of the Ottoman Empire, but in fact, the British power is strong and it is also a traditional area of ​​British influence.

The Germans built a railway from Berlin to Baghdad, Iraq, from the late 18th century, infiltrated their influence into the Arabian Peninsula, making the situation here even more complicated.

This strategically significant land route starts from the Bosphorus Strait, passes through Baghdad to the Persian Gulf coast, and is built in three sections.

In the late 1880s, in order to fight for the world, Germany implemented the policy of advancing eastward, extending its power into the Near East, and striving to build a railway to connect it with the continental railway, becoming a large railway from Hamburg, Berlin through Constantinople and Baghdad to the Persian Gulf.

Such means remind people of the Australian coastal railway southern extension project and the Tsarist Russia-Siberian Railway Project, which are quite similar and are important means for a strong country to extend its influence.

This railway not only allowed the German forces to deeply penetrate into the Ottoman Empire, but also seriously threatened the Caucasus, Persia and other regions and British India.

Therefore, it has been opposed and obstructed by Russia, France, and especially Britain.

Unfortunately, under the strong push of the German Empire, the cowardly Ottoman Empire could not stop the advancement of German chariots, and the efforts of Britain, Russia, France and other countries were declared failure one after another.

In 1888, Germany obtained the right to lease the railway from the Bosphorus to Ankara from the Ottoman Empire, and established the German Asia Minor company to engage in construction.

According to the instructions of Emperor William II of Germany, the German Asia Minor Company obtained the right to extend the railway from the Ottoman Empire in January 1893.

Britain strongly opposed it, and Germany then threatened to oppose Britain's interests in Africa, forcing Britain to make concessions.

In 1896, the railway line from Berlin to Konia was completed.

In 1903, Germany obtained the right to lease the railway from Konia to the Persian Gulf through Baghdad.

Britain and France strongly opposed this, which added the Ocean Empire. After complicated negotiations, Britain and the Ocean Empire firmly disagree with Kuwait as the end of the railway line.

A promise doesn't work, and a treaty can be torn apart.

No one is stupid. What is transported along this railway line is not only cargo, but also arms and German troops. Who would like to see this happen?

In the north of the Arabian Peninsula, the Emirate of Yasir in Northern Yemen is located in Abha, which belongs to the traditional sphere of influence of the Ocean Empire. Humen mercenaries have a great influence here, occupying several coastal towns as smuggling strongholds and are also a gathering place for smuggling and trafficking in persons.

The capital is located in southern Yemen in Sanaa, and is also deeply influenced by Somali mercenaries. This is a place where mercenaries in Xi'an often go.

Half of Sara's villas and manors belong to Xi'an mercenaries. The chiefs entrenched in the city can only hold the chief's throne with the support of Somalia, otherwise they will die in a minute.

There are regular shipping flights between the two places, and two flights are opened per week.

In the eastern part of Yemen, there are the Muscat emirates and the Oman tribe. Most of the territory is deserts and Gobi. Only the coastal areas are large oasis, mainly nomadic, poor and backward. They are small Arab countries under the dual influence of the British and Oceanic Empires, with a population of hundreds of thousands.

In the entire hinterland of the Arabian Peninsula, the largest in the region is the Neizhi area, with a total area of ​​2.4 million square kilometers, and more than 95% are barren deserts and Gobi Deserts. The largest city is Leyad, located in the heart of the desert, with a total population of only more than 70,000.

The entire Neizhi area is dominated by multiple powerful Arab emirates tribes, with support from Britain, France, Germany, Russia and the Ocean Empire. Each of them lives in one place and cannot be regarded as a real kingdom.

The Arabian Peninsula is located along the Red Sea area of ​​the Hanzhi area with a total area of ​​about 400,000 square kilometers. The area under the Hanzhi area reaches the western border of the Kingdom of Jordan in the north and the coastal areas of the Yasir region in the south.

The Hanzhi terrain along the Red Sea is narrow and long, narrow and flat in the east and west. Looking across the Red Sea region from Eritrea, there are the Hijaz Mountains running across the north and south, with many deserts in the northeast, and oasis dotted in the southwest.

The Hanzhi area is famous for its religious birthplaces, Mecca and Medina. These are two holy cities. There is the tomb of the prophet Muhammad in Medina, and the legendary cemetery of Hava (Eve) outside the city.

Both the Neizhi and the Hanzhi belonged to the overseas provinces of the Ottoman Empire in name, and were essentially out of reach. They could neither receive taxes nor manage the nomadic peoples here. They were basically in a state of sheep, which also gave foreign powers an opportunity to take advantage of.

The chief of the Shamar tribe of the northern region, Mohammed bin Rashid, occupied Riyadh in 1891, replaced the Saudi emirate and became the substantive ruler of the Neizhi region.

Faisal's youngest son, Abdu Rahman, led the remaining Saudi family to escape to Kuwait, and was stranded by the power of Viscount Humen to survive.

The Hanzhi area is ruled by several powerful Bedouin tribes. The deceased Chief Faisal family has a huge influence here, which is somewhat similar to the descendants of the Mongolian Golden Family, and is regarded as the authentic descendants.

The problem is that the Abdullah Rahman family has neither guns nor people nor money, so they have no way to hire mercenaries to go out. They are now organizing a 370-strong Arab camel cavalry in Kuwait city occupied by Viscount Humen to provide armed guards for the smuggling caravan.

This is a little money for this manpower. If you want to attack Riyadh, you should take a shower and go to bed.

The Shamar tribe, which occupied Riyadh, is a large nomadic tribe with a population of 37,000. There are also many small and medium-sized tribes that only follow their leaders and rule hundreds of thousands of people.

According to the tradition of the nomadic tribes being soldiers, being able to organize tens of thousands of cavalry is not a powerful opponent that the Abdullah Rahman family can compete head-on.
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