Chapter 703: The British Indian Army Marches North
"Boss, do John Connor and his team intend to take the initiative to attack as before?" Jesla was a little worried. The enemy was the British, the world hegemon who had dominated the world for three hundred years. And his boss was a businessman, and the Christian Legion he formed was just a group of militia.
"Don't panic, Jesla. The initiative is in their hands. Sometimes I have an unrealistic fantasy that I can live in peace with the British in the Persian Gulf and wait until the British and Germans decide the winner. Then maybe everything can be discussed. But I can't hide from it. It's obvious that the new commander of the Middle East front doesn't take me seriously. It's right. I'm just a businessman at best!" Sheffield opened a bottle of red wine, poured a glass for himself and the head of the bodyguards, and continued while shaking the glass, "If we can admit defeat without firing a shot, there would be no civil war back then."
"165,000 British Indian troops, two divisions of Japanese troops, and an unknown number of Arab armed forces. I don't care what method John Connor uses, even if all the cars I transported are destroyed or all the poison gas bombs are used up, I hope to solve all the problems in one battle. Remember, make good use of the mobility brought by the cars I transported. I'm not bragging, but at this time, there is no army that can mobilize so many cars and bring huge mobility. If the British can plan an attack of 50 kilometers a day, Kuwait can now plan a 150-kilometer operation."
The Kuwaiti army, supported by the United Company, had no shortage of guns and ammunition. For this reason, the slave owners even diverted part of the production capacity to maintain the monthly transportation volume, which even caused dissatisfaction from General Pershing.
Because the federal government had already intended to intervene in the civil war between the Catholics and the revolutionaries in Mexico, it was being ordered by General Pershing to form an intervention army and supply it with military supplies. Of course, there was no more suitable place than Texas, which was adjacent to Mexico.
Fortunately, the United Company was strong enough and worked overtime to fill the gap in supplies, and now they have caught up with the progress. That's why Spade Jack didn't find anything.
In the telegram, Sheffield almost explicitly told several leaders of Black Gold Company to make good use of the machinery they provided to Kuwait from their home country. He also mentioned a term called mechanized warfare and tried to find a way to decide the outcome in one battle.
"The Allied forces in Oman are composed of the British colonial army, the Indian Legion, the local Arabs, and two Japanese divisions. It can be said that no part of them is well-known. The British overseas colonial army and the local army are not a system. As for the Indians, Arabs and Japanese, they have never seen real modern industry."
Looking up at the telegram in his hand, John Connor said to his companions, "The boss told us to make good use of the cars sent here and to use them to deploy troops."
"There are about 15,000 motorcycles and about 3,000 trucks. If you calculate it this way, they can transport 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers at a time. Of course, this does not take into account ammunition." Brown stretched out his hand and rubbed his chin. "If we think about it this way, it seems that there is a very novel model that can be used."
"We have a much larger range of operations than the British and Indian Corps in Oman." John Connor thought, "The boss means that it is best to eliminate the threat from Kuwait in one battle. This requires careful planning. Can we let them in instead of resisting at the border? There are railway guns and battleships near Kuwait, as well as a complete defense system. Not to mention that we can use poison gas shells at any time."
"Send a telegram to confirm. As long as the boss doesn't mind some losses to Kuwait, we'll let them in, and then use the reserve vehicles to move a troop through the desert and into the enemy's rear." Brown looked at the map and planned, "With Kuwait's defense system, it shouldn't be difficult."
The thirty-six 310mm heavy railway guns near Kuwait are the top priority of the entire defense system. In fact, there is no railway gun of this type except Kuwait. The most common type is the 305mm heavy howitzer.
Sheffield was mainly worried that it would be inconvenient to transport artillery shells when the war really started. Moreover, heavy howitzers were very important to all countries, and he was not sure whether there was a difference in steel technology between Germany and the United States. What if everyone used 305mm, but due to the difference in technology, they could not be used interchangeably, and thus they could not be replenished from Germany. This is why he reserved a little acceptable error. Anyone with a little common sense would know that it would be better to miss the target than to have the shells fail to fit in.
"It's a very bold idea. Anything is fine as long as we can win." Sheffield has understood from the telegram that the British and Indian Corps in Oman has been frequently called up in recent days, probably because they want to go north to open a passage into the Mesopotamian Basin.
"Let's do it. Destroy some urban areas and rebuild them later. The old cannot be replaced by the new. It's not like we don't have money. If we lose Kuwait, we might not be able to get the territory back even if we have money." Sheffield answered decisively, "I will look for trouble with the British orders in China. At the same time, let Gale communicate with Brazil!"
Like Germany, the UK has long relied on imports for agricultural products, and this has not changed during the war. With a population larger than that of France, squeezed onto an island, it is not easy to be self-sufficient.
The three main sources of agricultural products for the UK are the United States, Brazil and India. India has a large population, and if it wants to squeeze agricultural products to supply the UK, famine will inevitably break out in British India. If Sheffield can think of a way to supply food during the war, it can also make the British very uncomfortable.
"That's not good. Will the British stop attacking?" Gale said into the microphone. "The Brazilians may not dare to offend the British."
"You can try to delay it for ten days or so. It's not a matter of ten days or so in the Atlantic Ocean. - Besides, do you think it's still a buyer's market? It's a seller's market now." Sheffield corrected his friend's thinking.
"The British can mobilize agricultural products from India to supplement them! Of course, it's not that close!" Gail said with a frown.
"I know this better than anyone else. The British Empire will never surrender until every last drop of Indian blood is shed. I guess we will hear about famines breaking out in India every year in the next few years." Sheffield shrugged and said, "India is always in turmoil. I am more qualified to have a good talk with the British. I am a Pasha that the Caliph values very much. There are 70 million peaceful believers in India. As a Pasha that the Caliph values, it is normal for me to carry out the goal of jihad!"
"You are just a villain. Anyway, the death of many people has nothing to do with you. Let me see and contact them." Gale sighed, "Rich people really know how to have fun. They fight for a piece of desert."
The war clouds were gradually rising in the Persian Gulf, and the landing battle in the Dardanelles was still in full swing. The Ottoman army launched a massive counterattack on the southernmost landing site of the Allied forces. In the battle, the British battleships Goliath, Triumph and Majestic were sunk one after another. As a result, the British evacuated a large number of ships, and the landing force lost the support of the navy and the firepower advantage.
The landing Allied troops attacked Krishia, suffered heavy casualties, and ultimately failed. The Ottoman Empire then launched a counterattack along the entire Anzac front. Allied soldiers died in a series of suicide charges. The Anzacs were unable to capture the intended hilltop objective and were trapped in a thin position of only 400 meters from the beach to the front.
The Admiral's idea that the British Empire could take the lead on land was already a failure by this time. The Ottoman army could not defeat the Russian Empire, but had no respect for the British army. It was truly a sad story.
But as a stubborn hardliner, Churchill would not think that this was a failure. The Dardanelles landing battle still needed to be rescued. At his initiative, the cabinet decided to mobilize three divisions again and send them to the Ottoman front line to rescue the battle, which had actually failed. However, many cabinet members did not admit the failure of the landing battle.
As for the battle on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean, General Hamilton launched another attack after a short rest, fighting with the Ottoman Third Army of Jemal Pasha on the Sinai Peninsula. Hamilton's idea was to ensure the stability of Egypt first, and then find a way to attack the Ottoman-controlled areas.
At this time, the frequently mobilized British-Indian Corps in Oman began to assemble and split into two forces. Major General Charles Townshend led a naval reinforced division and two divisions of the Indian Corps from Oman.
On the other hand, Major General George Greenge, who was responsible for protecting the right wing of Townshend's army, also headed north at the same time. The two armies together had a size of nearly 90,000 people. The destination was of course William Pasha's territory, Kuwait, which controlled the Mesopotamian Basin and the Persian Gulf.
Cowell's side soon learned of the actions of the British-Indian Corps in Oman and quickly ordered the troops on the southern front to resist. At the same time, with Kuwait City as the core, the 26th, 27th and 28th Armies of the Eighth Army were deployed on the front line in Kuwait to be on high alert. The 29th Army concentrated all Kuwaiti cars and motorcycles and placed them near Basra.
The two British-Indian Corps successively broke through the defense line between Oman and Kuwait. Townshend, who had won the first battle, continued to advance and stopped about one-third of the way to Kuwait to meet with Major General George Greenge.
The two of them didn't know yet that they would be facing the Kryptonian power of the world's richest man. John Connor, who was already on high alert, led an army that far surpassed them in weapons and ammunition.
The 90,000-strong British Indian Army carried 136 artillery pieces, while the Kuwaiti side had only 36, 310mm railway guns. As for the areas near the coastline, they were guarded by battleships.
(End of this chapter)
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