Chapter 716 German Poison Gas Bombs

Zidsailayan's flanking operation went very smoothly, which of course relied on his troops' familiarity with the local environment. Not counting the vehicles abandoned in the desert for now, this astonishing scrap rate would not be in vain as long as it could result in success.

The counterattack, which was mainly composed of British soldiers, collapsed in the counterattack of the Eighth Army. Now John Connor has reason to believe that he has escaped the fate of being hanged, but things are not that simple.

At this time, the British Indian Army was in chaos on the long defense line on the west coast of the Persian Gulf. The attacking forces of the Eighth Army steadily and quickly advanced along the artillery positions behind the front positions of the British Indian Army, and the friendly forces on the flanks also began to play a role. Without the help of artillery fire, the Indian infantry could not resist the attack of the Eighth Army.

After all the remedial measures were ineffective, the British Indian Army Command in Oman had no choice but to admit the fact that the defense line had been breached. At this time, there was no better way except to retreat to the south. At present, everyone is concerned about how many troops can be brought back to Oman.

Oman was the center of the British Empire's operations in the Persian Gulf, and this center would have been replaced by Kuwait sooner or later. But who made Sheffield buy a pasha's territory with money? With the fait accompli, the estuaries of the two rivers were occupied by him. In addition, the oil in the Middle East was far from being discovered, which led to the limitations of the times.

In the early 20th century, the main purpose of colonial empires such as Britain and France was still to focus on the huge market brought by the large population of colonies. Therefore, British India played an extremely important role in the British Empire.

From a personal perspective, Indians are definitely worthless in the eyes of the British. But from a market perspective, the status of British India is stronger than all the colonies of the British Empire. Canada and Australia cannot be compared with the status of British India. The British Colonial Secretary has paid more attention to British India than all other colonies.

British India was the most important entity outside of the United Kingdom. The tax revenue contributed by British India was half of that of the United Kingdom, on par with that of the Japanese Empire, and far exceeding places like Canada, South Africa, and Australia.

British India was a dumping ground for British industrial products and technologies, a supplier of raw materials, and an important place for capital investment. It can be said that Britain's industrial revolution was able to move faster than other European competitors and capital was able to accumulate quickly, and the Indian colonial market played an indispensable role.

In the 19th century, the British Empire's national policy, which was as important as the continental balance, was how to protect British India from being taken away. For a long time, the British Empire was very sensitive to invading India from land. On land, it entered Afghanistan in the north to reject the threat of Imperial Russia. It went west to the Persian border and east to Burma and Malaysia, bordering the French Indochina Peninsula. The only threat to India was Imperial Russia. In order to reject the threat of Imperial Russia to India, the powerful British Parliament invaded Afghanistan!

On the sea, Britain firmly controlled the Malacca Strait, the Cape of Good Hope, the Red Sea and the Suez Strait, all the waterways leading to the Indian Ocean! All the threats to India from the sea were eliminated! Germany was able to occupy colonies in Africa and the Pacific Ocean, but it never set foot in the Indian Ocean region.

The reason is that the British did not allow another superpower to enter the Indian Ocean. Britain opposed the construction of the Baghdad Railway. Subconsciously, it was also afraid that Germany would eventually pose a threat to British India. After all, the Persian Gulf was not far from British India.

Even after losing the thirteen North American colonies, Britain still had Canada, and without India, the British Empire would no longer be an empire.

Therefore, the main strategy of the slave owner in this battle with the British Indian Army in the Persian Gulf was to catch the Indian Army and beat them up. He had to treat the Indians the same way he treated the black people on the plantation. He had to break all the limits and let the Indians know that he was not easy to mess with, so that they would not dare to come again.

Thick smoke billowed and countless burning vehicles became a wall of fire that blocked the Bengali cavalry from breaking out. Zidsai Rayan used this time to reinforce his position. He knew that he had cut off the British Indian Corps' way back. From a broad perspective, this battle had not yet come to an end. It depended on when the Indian Corps lost confidence.

"I believe that in the field of airships, we are no worse than the Germans." Sheffield put down his telescope and said shamelessly in front of Secretary of War Lindley Miller Garrison, "We now have the largest airship force in the world, and in the Western Hemisphere, no country can have the defense strength of the British mainland. In the next intervention in Mexico, the airship brigade will surely shine."

"I believe General Pershing will be satisfied with this airship force." Secretary of War Lindley withdrew his gaze from the sky with satisfaction. He was impressed by the huge airship force dropping bombs in an air raid drill just now. He asked, "I wonder how safe they are compared to the German airships?"

"Far more than that!" Sheffield answered confidently. The Zeppelin airship caused the Zeppelin panic among Londoners, but in a sense, this was also a mental illness of the British themselves.

In fact, the German airships were inflated with hydrogen, which was flammable and explosive. However, the British stubbornly believed that the German Zeppelin airships must have been inflated with an inert gas similar to helium, so they could not be shot down.

After several accidental accidents, the British finally realized in the late stage of World War I that the German airships were actually filled with hydrogen and could be shot down, not helium as they had imagined.

While he was chatting and laughing with the Minister of War, the head bodyguard suddenly appeared from somewhere and made a hidden gesture to his boss.

"Excuse me!" Sheffield gestured to Minister of War Lindley, then walked up to Jesla and said, "What's going on? It's about the Persian Gulf."

"Yes, boss. John Connor and Brown said that we have broken through the defenses of the British Indian Corps and defeated them, but we used poison gas shells in the counterattack." Jesla explained everything.

"What do you mean we used poison gas shells? The Germans gave the Eighth Army poison gas shells, and they just used them!" Sheffield shook his head firmly, "Those were German weapons. We have never, and will never, research such inhumane weapons. This is not in line with the values ​​of the United States."

"Yes, I understand!" Jesla finished jumping back and forth in a blink of an eye. "It was at the suggestion of the Germans that the Eighth Army used poison gas shells to defeat the British Indian Army. They are currently capturing prisoners. There is one thing John wants to ask about. Many of the Japanese soldiers are of Chinese descent. How should we deal with them?"

Sheffield didn't know this before, but it's not surprising. The Japanese army is not comparable to the European powers. It's normal for them to use soldiers from the colonies instead of mobilizing their own divisions to fight. The slave owners are smart, and the Japanese military is not stupid either. They just want to deal with the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, and they won't really go through fire and water for the British Empire.

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John Connor knew that his boss was very dependent on local Chinese compradors in the Philippines, so he specifically explained this situation in the telegram.

"They are treated the same as the Indians. They are already Japanese soldiers. If we fight, we are enemies. What's there to say?" Sheffield was silent for a moment, but still gave a one-size-fits-all answer. War should be treated equally and there is no time to discern the other side's reasons for joining the war.

Waving his hand for Jess to go back and call, Sheffield returned to the Secretary of War. Today's demonstration made the Secretary of War very satisfied. "Then I will return to Washington. This batch of airships will enter Mexico immediately with General Pershing."

"It's really exciting. It's used right after it's built." Sheffield looked at the airship that hadn't landed yet and felt that the Germans still didn't know how to adapt. If they put poison gas bombs on it and threw it at London, the effect would be great. Wouldn't it be much more cost-effective than dropping ordinary bombs?

(End of this chapter)