Chapter 704 Assyrian Army
"You all know the situation. You have Greeks, Armenians, Assyrians, and in the north controlled by the Ottoman Empire, you also have relatives and friends. We have told you for a long time that your fate does not depend on Western European countries. They are just using you. You should fight for yourself." In front of a map of the Persian Gulf, John Connor made the final mobilization to the commander of the legion composed of all the pagans of the Ottoman Empire.
"It's sad that you can't choose who to fight for. For our compatriots who are still under the control of the Ottoman Empire, we have to shoot at the enemy this time. Even if we don't want to do it in our hearts!"
"Deputy Commander, we are fully aware of our current situation and appreciate William Pasha's long-term efforts. Please give the order."
"Then I'll say it directly. The enemy is the British Indian Army heading north from Oman, and has now broken through our defense line. The interception forces are retreating in an orderly manner. I have decided to let these invaders get close to Kuwait. The core of the entire Kuwait is thirty-six 310mm heavy railway guns. The mobilized soldiers and some ordinary citizens are currently digging trenches and setting up barbed wire. The next battle will determine the fate of Christians in the Middle East."
"The thirty-six railway guns are the core of the entire defensive operation. We have been preparing for this for a year. In fact, we could have been more prepared, but unfortunately the world's largest Zeppelin airship fleet in the country cannot come. As you know, the United States is too far away from here."
"The main defense line is in the southwest and west. As for the estuary area, it is protected by the two Courbet-class battleships currently in rotation. The blockade of the Persian Gulf can be used by submarines. The situation is not as bad as imagined. Of course, what I hope most is that the British will show wishful arrogance and think that we will not resist, so that we can give them a surprise. The 26th and 27th Armies may be under great pressure and immediately transfer their troops to the defense line."
How to successfully conduct this defensive operation was shown to all countries on the Western Front of the European battlefield. It was trenches, barbed wire, machine gun bunkers, and heavy artillery. The Ottoman Eighth Army absorbed such advanced experience without reservation.
Facing an enemy like Britain who was so aggressive and aggressive, it was far from enough to rely on enthusiasm and courage. Fortunately, the savior of the Middle Eastern Christians, the slave owner, was in a country with a long-term overcapacity and economic crises. In China, they copied European technology and had no shortage of things like the Maxim. In terms of weapons and ammunition alone, the armed forces they had built far exceeded the standing army of any of the participating countries.
Just as Gail said, in order to seize this worthless piece of desert, Sheffield spared no expense and was almost going to the front line to join the war like President Roosevelt.
Before the war, the British Indian Army released a large number of leaflets through hot air balloons and dropped them on the positions of the Kuwaiti defenders. At the same time, a liaison officer was sent to John Connor to persuade this mercenary army not to fight against stones with eggs. The Boers were firm and good at fighting, but they still suffered a lot. Not to mention this hodgepodge of Middle Eastern Christians in front of them. If they dared to prevent the British Empire from achieving its goals, whether they believed in Christianity would not be the criterion for judging whether they would cooperate.
"As a citizen of the United States, I am well aware of the arrogance and shamelessness of the British." John Connor held a leaflet and teased the liaison officer, "Can you airdrop some more? The toilets in the east of the city are running out of paper? I won't kill you. In fact, as mercenaries, we don't care about international law."
"You will regret standing against the British Empire." The liaison officer shouted at John Connor.
"Absolutely not!" John Connor shook his head and said word by word, "You will know when the time comes!"
"We are fighting this battle for Constantinople to see!" Brown, who was on the defense line, shouted to the soldiers of the 26th Army who were setting up barbed wire, "Assyrians, show the bravery of your ancestors. This is your land. We cannot let the British bring in strange peoples. Fight for your relatives and friends!"
"Fight!" Many Assyrian soldiers holding shovels responded in unison, showing their determination to fight to the end.
The 26th Army was composed of Assyrians, so it was very useful to know history, at least in terms of brainwashing with rhetoric. Sheffield, of course, took out all the historical materials a hundred years later and edited the glorious history of the ancient Assyrians.
At this point, the father British Empire and the rebellious son United States are in a land that does not belong to them, commanding soldiers most of whom do not belong to them, and for nonsensical reasons, they have to fight a real war with real guns and swords.
Charles Townshend and Major General George Greenge already knew that it was impossible to complete an armed parade easily, so they had to try to see if the other side's combat effectiveness and courage matched theirs.
In the bustling metropolis of New York in the distant United States, the slave owner lit a cigar and said to himself, "Fat Qiu, we actually have some common interests."
The British Indian Army, commanded by Major General Charles Townshend and Major General George Greeninger, launched a fierce artillery bombardment on the southwestern defense line outside Kuwait.
As expected, the British Indian Army marched from the south to the southwest, that is, from the coast to the interior. Whenever they encountered resistance from a small group of troops, they used heavy artillery to bombard the current defense line, and at the same time used Bengal cavalry to outflank the Christian Army from the side. Although they encountered stubborn resistance from the Christian Army, the offensive still progressed smoothly, and they successively captured several important strongholds in the southwest of Kuwait. At this rate, they will soon pose a threat to Kuwait's real core position.
Another group of troops led by Major General George Greenge attempted a central breakthrough, aiming to break through the central section of the Kuwaiti defense line, and then rush straight to Basra and penetrate deep into the Mesopotamian Basin. The purpose of the assault was to occupy the Ottoman Empire's territory in the Mesopotamian Basin, weaken the Ottoman Empire's war potential, and threaten or capture Basra. However, this group of troops encountered the most core section of the Kuwaiti defense line in the main assault direction.
Although John Connor had no shortage of artillery and had already asked Enver Pasha for help, he was well aware of the weakness of the Middle East's military industry. He did not engage in a direct confrontation with the British and Indian Corps' artillery at the beginning, but instead prepared to use the sufficient artillery shells at a critical moment.
It is obvious that the Eighth Army's strength is not much less than that of the British Indian Corps in the Persian Gulf, and John Connor does not intend to rely on war to become famous. He is not a soldier at all. After the war, he plans to return home to become a professional manager.
In the southwest, the 26th Army, also known as the Assyrian Army, had already engaged the attacking British Army. The staff of the Black Gold Company were assigned to the company as military advisors to ensure that the battlefield situation could be reported back at any time. Of course, it mainly relied on the krypton gold power of the slave owners, and the radio was sufficient.
Now the British command realized that dropping leaflets and even sending people to persuade them to surrender seemed like a joke. Kuwait, as the estuary of the two rivers, guards the gateway to Mesopotamia. Even a slave owner knows that this is a place that must be managed with great effort. The military supplies transported every month are luxurious, just to prepare for this day.
As the sun rose from the east, proving the futility of yesterday's attack, Major General Charles Townshend concentrated eighty artillery pieces and fired fiercely at the Assyrian army's defense line. The Bengal cavalry, who had been prepared, charged with sabers.
The Assyrians can be said to be the initiators of the genocide. In historical records, the Assyrian soldiers, who relied on the application and promotion of iron tools to engage in militarism, were described as fierce, brutal, and murderous demons. Their evil deeds were even recorded in the Bible. Wherever they passed, corpses were scattered all over the ground, blood flowed like a river, and there was wailing. The merits of Assyrian soldiers were measured by the number of enemy heads they cut off. Therefore, most of the prisoners of war were beheaded.
This is a fact clearly recorded in the records of Assyrian historians. Now, nearly three thousand years have passed since the ancient glory of the Assyrians. The Assyrians still living in the Middle East are just ordinary people who work from sunrise to sunset. But it doesn't matter. There is a slave owner who loves history and finds these farmers again to remind them of the glory of the ancient military empire.
After praying according to the Orthodox ritual, this legion at this moment became a bridgehead to block the British Indian Army from invading Mesopotamia.
After two days of fierce fighting, the two armies fought back and forth on the southwest front. Major General Charles Townshend and Major General George Greenge paid the price of more than 5,000 casualties and realized that they could not achieve their goals with the existing forces. They had to send more troops and more artillery.
The news of the battle between the Eighth Ottoman Army in Kuwait and the British-Indian Army in the Middle East quickly spread to both camps. Because this army was composed of Christians, and was formed by citizens of the United States, Sheffield, the Germans used this to criticize Britain, saying nonsense that they did not even believe, that the Christians in the Middle East would rather fight the British than surrender.
The Christian Legion, at least in terms of religion, is very favorable to Europeans, and the ethnic composition of the Eighth Army is also a good propaganda point. The Assyrians are an ancient military nation, the Greeks are the mother of European civilization, and the Armenians are the first ethnic group to take Christianity as their national religion.
It can be said that every nation that joined this Christian army has a glorious history. Now they are all standing on the opposite side of the British!
(End of this chapter)
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