"Mr. William?" Aiden shook his head with embarrassment and said, "This is a very fair communication. Do you still want to occupy Oman, the protectorate of the British Empire?"

"No, no, no, Mr. Eden, you misunderstood me. This is of course a very fair communication. In fact, I have no idea of ​​taking advantage. Christians in the Middle East are originally a minority. Living on a coastline is indeed not something you can ask for.

Too many, the problem is..." Sheffield crossed his fingers and said in a somewhat unspeakable voice, "This is about my personal reputation, which is much more important than occupying Oman and giving Christians more land."

Sheffield is also a pasha of the Ottoman Empire. Although he essentially knows that if he is not a monopoly capitalist, he is nothing, but the Ottoman Empire can give him a legal basis.

Legal principles are very important, just like in China now. Although warlords from all walks of life are on the stage, attacking each other and becoming independent at every turn, all countries in the world know that these warlords are just making trouble within their own borders. But if a certain warlord

If we occupy some land in Myanmar and Vietnam, things will be completely different.

From any point of view, a large area of ​​land in the Middle East is still the legal territory of the Ottoman Empire. Slave owners can completely become internationalist royalists and wait until the Ottoman Empire cannot do anything and declare independence out of desperation. And they are surrounded by Arabs.

Even if the Ottomans became a republic, the two sides could still maintain good relations.

I just don’t know what Kemal, a republican, would think of himself, the legally declared Kuwaiti Pasha.

"Oh, a very novel statement!" Aiden looked at the slave owner with an incomprehensible look. It turned out that he was facing an arrogant man. It seemed that the lives and land of the Christians in the Middle East were just used to satisfy this arrogant man.

A tool, "Of course, it is a great honor to be able to give Christians in the Middle East equal status and life. Your name will be spread throughout the world."

"It may be true in the eyes of Christians in the Middle East, but it's not true in British India." Sheffield couldn't help but glance at Aiden. In this kind of confrontation between rhetoric and rhetoric, the person opposite was definitely a master.

However, it is absolutely impossible for the British to expect their mercenaries to fight back. Although individual efforts are important, there is no way to follow history and suppress others. For the Ottoman Empire, the British can continue to attack from the Syrian front line.

Marching north, no one has ever had the courage to go against London.

As for the Eighth Army of the Ottoman Empire, it can only be friendly and neutral, and now the main force of the British Royal Navy has shrunk to the mainland and is fully committed to escorting the British troops crossing the sea.

"William, did you act like an arrogant maniac just now?" Edith Rockefeller finally couldn't help asking besides Morgan Tower, "This is completely different from your usual, although you usually bully the weak and never hesitate."

"Can I interpret this as a compliment?" Sheffield said with a helpless smile, "But how can I refuse? As the president of my joint company, it is reasonable to act like an arrogant maniac. Besides, you can't

As you said, I am always a bully, so I took it as a compliment."

"In fact, the British can be sure that William himself is not against Britain, but just uses this matter to make profits." Lewis Morgan thought as he said, "Just like the representative of the American dream in the eyes of citizens, in fact, he is always there

The idea of ​​turning all citizens into slaves who think they are citizens is nothing more than an impression."

"I finally understand why the Rockefeller family far surpasses the Morgan family in terms of family wealth, and your family is indeed more famous." Sheffield put his hands in his pockets and nodded clearly, "Since things happened, there is always a certain reason.

.Getting back to the subject, the participating countries still have some remaining strength. The intensity of the war this year is obviously higher. It is not the time for the country to intervene in such a dangerous war. This is not only me, but also the ministers of the federal government. Therefore, my friendliness and neutrality are justified.

should!"

Edith Rockefeller and Louisa Morgan were both very concerned about this issue. Even if the Democratic Party came to power, the two families would not be able to get information, but no Democratic National Committee member could be efficient and considerate of accuracy.

"You were pinched and swollen. If Louisa hadn't been here, I would have called you out." Sheffield took off his shirt when he returned home, leaving a purple mark under his ribs. Needless to say, it was Edith Rockefeller.

He said that when the Morgan family became more famous, they vented their dissatisfaction.

"My hands are neither light nor heavy." Seeing the marks she made, Edith Rockefeller immediately felt distressed and admitted some of her mistakes, "But you can't say that, just the two of us, you have obvious tendencies

."

"I should have found a few ordinary women in the past, and should not have messed with you ladies and gentlemen." Sheffield let out a deep breath, "Now you know that you feel sorry for me, an arrogant man?"

"I just said it casually!" Edith Rockefeller whispered, "Now that I know you did it on purpose, are you angry?"

"No, it mainly depends on the kind of arrogance!" Sheffield pondered for a moment and thought about several emperors who were evaluated as having great achievements, including Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Liang Dynasty, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, and Emperor Qianlong.

They are all very capable people.

Of course, three of them caused the country to die badly, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Qianlong also showed a trend of instability in their later years, but it was still more than one level higher than the previous ones that destroyed the country or caused chaos in the world.

They are both arrogant and arrogant, but there is a difference. In terms of the prices of the era, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty spent unprecedented amounts on war. The second was Qianlong. As for the remaining few, they are not as good as this.

two.

Before Qianlong, the image of the Chinese emperor in the portraits of the Snow District was on an equal footing with the religious leaders of the Snow District. Starting from Qianlong, the image of the Chinese emperor became the central position.

"As long as I have enough money and strong enough force, who says I can't copy Qianlong's method of swallowing up the snow area? Anyway, Christians in the Middle East are related to the Orthodox Church. There is nothing wrong with using my image to paint a holy icon." Sheffield thought.

, it seems that Stalin was canonized. He saved four million Christians in the Middle East. This treatment is not excessive.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that the things done are similar, but there are too many Indians, and the slave owners cannot copy the Zhungeer-style operation. This is a very regrettable place, and it can be done with the lives of 200,000 soldiers.

It's time to stop.

Sheffield's change in attitude towards Britain was a good start, but it would definitely take time to turn around again and become fruitful, and now the Allies obviously couldn't wait any longer.

Verdun is an isolated city, and even the French government has prepared for its fall and built a reserve defense line south of Verdun. The entire Allied camp clearly knows what it will mean if France cannot hold it back. Imperial Russia faces the siege of the Allies alone.

The British Army was useless.

In June, the Russian Empire took the lead. The Russian Southwest Front, commanded by Brusilov, decided to launch an offensive in advance in order to support the Western Front. The intention was for the Eighth Army to launch a main offensive in the direction of Lutsk on a 21-kilometer-wide front.

The other group armies each selected several breakthrough areas to take action in order to break through at multiple points on a 450-kilometer-wide front, making it difficult for the enemy to determine the direction of the main attack and unable to send troops to the main attack direction. The battle preparations were extremely thorough and concealed.

In early June, the Russian Empire officially launched a large-scale offensive, with short but precise artillery barrages targeting the entire Austro-Hungarian defense line. This precise and concise bombing was the key to this battle, and it was in conjunction with the usual all-day persistent artillery bombardment.

A sharp contrast. Brusilov's innovative troops have been attacking the weaknesses of the Austro-Hungarian defense line one by one, allowing the main force of the Russian army to easily use them to break through.

In just four days, the Imperial Russian army won consecutive battles and captured more than 200,000 Austro-Hungarian soldiers. The road to Vienna, the hometown of Vienna, seemed to be open. The French government quickly informed the defenders of Verdun of the news of the Russian breakthrough, hoping to

This is used to boost morale.

Almost at the same time, the British recruited 30 divisions from the mainland and quickly sent them to France after the third great naval battle. Together with the 200,000 Indian regiments that had been waiting in the local military camps, they couldn't wait to launch the Somme River War.

Battle.

In order to break through the German defenses, the British and French allied forces could switch to mobile warfare and at the same time reduce the pressure on the French army from the German army in the direction of Verdun. At that time, the battle line was from south to north, crossing the Somme River more than 50 kilometers east of Amiens. The German army

The so-called "strongest" defense line was built in this area, including three positions and some intermediate positions. The main positions had tunnel fortifications, and there were multiple layers of barbed wire in front of the positions. The British and Indian forces advanced in a dense formation and were encountered by German machine guns and artillery.

The heavy firepower caused nearly 100,000 casualties on the first day.

"So many!" The slave owner who was wearing a tie in front of the mirror was a little surprised. Wasn't it 60,000 people? Oh, by the way, Britain's mobilization efforts in India were much higher than in history. There may be many Indians among them.

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"Yes, boss! It's really unheard of. This is an unimaginable scene." Jesra also looked in disbelief. He even wondered if the wrong unit was used in the telegram. He saw that his boss had already finished tying his bow tie.

, spoke again, "After the Persian Gulf Battle, our route to the Persian Gulf has been restored, according to what you said?"

"Friendly and neutral!" Sheffield added, then took out his pocket watch and took a look at it. "As long as things in the Middle East are peaceful, try your best to recruit troops from less than four million Christians. I feel that the Eighth Army should be expanded to

Two hundred and fifty thousand is not a problem. Damn it, get your car ready. Tomorrow is a cocktail reception for the new Minister of War, and several ladies will also go."

"Um? How many ladies?" the head of the bodyguard asked, "If they all go, they may even need to build an airship."

"Don't ask such unprofessional questions in the future, at all!" Sheffield put on his top hat and put his monocle on his jacket pocket. A gold chain was exposed from inside. He said with satisfaction, "Just wear it like this.
Chapter completed!