Li Weiren's Osman Princess wife brought her husband a cup of tea. The general smiled at his wife, who was twenty years younger than him. Then he continued to read the letter. Seeing that the letter was actually written in Arabic, the princess of the Osman Empire couldn't help but come up to take a look. This was a habit she had developed after marrying to China for more than ten years. She didn't dare to do this when she was in the Osman Empire.
"It's Osman? A letter from the widow of Nuri Pasha. "Li Weiren smiled. His first wife unfortunately died more than ten years ago. At that time, Li Weiren was participating in the war in North America, and no one dared to inform him. After the Min dynasty conquered North America, the Osman Empire immediately said that they couldn't let the son-in-law be alone. Even if the son-in-law didn't care, those children were quite pitiful. So he recommended Li Weiren's wife's cousin to remarry. Later on, Li Weiren agreed. Compared to his older cousin, this younger cousin was much more beautiful.
Hearing Li Weiren's words, the Princess recalled and said, "I know her. She is much younger than my cousin."
Osman?? Nuri Pasha was a war hero of the Osman Empire. Thirty years ago, Li Weiren and he defended the Priwen Fortress for forty months, resisting the siege of ten times the size of the Russian army. Osman after the war?? Nuri Pasha was conferred the title of Marshal, and Li Weiren also received the title of Pasha. Li Weiren was not surprised that the Marshal had several young wives.
Although this letter was nominally written by Li Weiren's old comrade, Osman? Written by the widow of Nuri Pasha, there must be some forces in the Osman Empire behind it. This time, the Osman Empire suffered an unprecedented crisis. Russia, Italy, and the four Balkan countries all launched attacks on the Osman Empire. They were about to face an unexpected disaster. There were still many patriots in the Osman Empire who hoped to save the empire from the crisis.
Thinking of this, Li Weiren stood up and went to the study to write a reply. As far as Li Weiren knew, since the Military Governor Vaize decided to take the peaceful route, or after the Min dynasty obtained Crete, the Min dynasty's position to the Osman Empire became 'industrial market'. As for the meaning of this country to the Min dynasty, it was probably 'don't drag the Min dynasty down'. In this situation, there was no hope that the Min dynasty would send troops to the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
In view of this, Li Weiren pondered for a long time. The 'widow' of Nuri Pasha wrote a reply. In the letter, he wrote down his strategic views, to abandon the Balkans, but to preserve Thrace.
Li Weiren paid a few dozen yuan to send this letter by air mail as a token of appreciation for his old friend. The letter then departed from Beijing at a speed of more than 200 kilometers per hour and traveled northwest to the border between China and Iran. He then flew over Iran and arrived in Istanbul. This letter cost 60 yuan, but it arrived at the destination in less than three days. The plane was full of all kinds of airmail. Although 60 yuan wasn't cheap, it was extremely cheap compared to telegrams.
Osman? Nuri Pasha's widow immediately sent the letter to Colonel Kemal, the war hero who had made great contributions in the war to recover the Holy Land. Kemal was originally sent to Greece as a military attaché, but after Greece participated in the Balkan Wars, the embassy was closed. Colonel Kemal began to stay at home. He was extremely uneasy about the future of the war, but he had no way to serve his country. Sending him, a radical anti-feudalist, to work in the Greek embassy was originally meant to drive him away from the army. Therefore, the colonel simply asked for the help of someone with more wisdom and foresight.
After reading the letter carefully, Colonel Kemal thanked Osman Yusuf. The widow of Nuri Pasha. Without this nominal relationship, it would have been impossible for Kemal to come into contact with the upper echelons of the Liberation Army. He immediately rushed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and saw the Foreign Minister, who was like a cat on a hot tin roof. Colonel Kemal went straight to the point. "Sir, if you have the opportunity to get help from foreign troops, how much do you think it will help you?"
The Foreign Minister was stunned. How much help? If they could get foreign reinforcements, of course, the Foreign Minister would have made a great contribution. It wasn't just a matter of reinforcements. England, France, and the Min dynasty, no matter which country sent troops, they were all major powers in the world and represented a strong significance.
Thinking of this, the Foreign Minister instantly became excited and looked at Kemal suspiciously. The Foreign Minister had tried his best to seek help from other countries, but the actual effect was zero. The Min dynasty expressed that they were already doing their best and hoped that the Osman Empire would calm down a little. After learning that Russia attacked Hungary, which was supported by the Min dynasty, the Osman Empire also felt that they couldn't ask the Min dynasty for more at this time. The deployment of Russia's troops on the battlefield in Hungary had already greatly relieved the pressure on the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
As for England and France, no matter how hard the Foreign Minister tried, he couldn't solve the problem. Did Kemal, who had always been a soldier, have his own secret way? Thinking of this, the Foreign Minister asked unhappily, "What do you suggest?"
"I want to go to the East African administrative district to ask for reinforcements," Kemal said straightforwardly.
"Cough! Cough! Cough! "The Foreign Minister choked on his own saliva and coughed non-stop.
Kemal looked at the Foreign Minister stomping his feet and beating his chest, and finally stopped coughing. He continued bluntly, "Sir, I think you should have seen that the troops stationed in the New Suez Canal Zone are mostly black troops. The Min dynasty also used black troops to clean up Crete … "
The Foreign Minister was sure that Kemal didn't have any special connections, so his attitude was no longer vigilant. He smiled bitterly and said, "What can black troops do?" Although the Osman Empire wasn't treated as a European country, the Osman Empire was the same as Europe when it came to black people. This wasn't because the Osman Empire deliberately catered to Europe. Black people were treated as slaves in the Arab Empire. The Osman Empire just continued this tradition.
Kemal didn't defend the black people. He asked, "Don't you want to borrow black troops?"
"How confident are you?" the Foreign Minister asked.
Kemal didn't answer the question. Instead, he told the Foreign Minister about the Osman Pasha. Nuri Pasha's widow told the story of how she had sought advice from General Li Weiren Pasha, and showed Li Weiren Pasha's handwritten letter to the foreign minister. The Foreign Minister finally understood how hard Colonel Kemal worked for the country. He let out a long sigh. "You've worked hard. How confident are you about this? "
"I don't know how confident I am. If you want me to go, I will do my best, "Kemal volunteered.
"… I can only give you a passage fee. I can't promise a generous gift. "The Foreign Minister's expression showed that he was also desperate.
"Give me the allowance first," Kemal made a straightforward request. He wasn't a greedy person. In this world, money wasn't everything. However, Kemal was going to the East African administrative region. He couldn't do it without money.
The Foreign Minister wrote an order and asked the finance department to take Kemal to collect the money. When he returned with the money, the official letter was already written. Kemal could go to Cyprus first and take a boat to Nanzhan, the capital of the East African administrative region.
This was Kemal's third time on the island. The first two times he went to Cyprus for training. The island had changed a lot. What used to be a small fishing village had become a very prosperous town. The Greeks were lazy to the point of being heartless. The Greek auntie who sold the tickets looked even more cheerful. "Young man, it seems like you are in a hurry to go to Nanzhan. I recommend you to take the plane. Actually, the plane is quite safe … "
"How long will it take to get to Nanzhan?" Kemal asked.
"If you buy a ticket now, you'll probably arrive at night," the auntie replied.
Kemal took out his wallet without hesitation. "Give me two tickets!"
In the afternoon, Kemal saw the huge city outside the plane's porthole. Even though he was mentally prepared, Kemal was still shocked by the size of the city. Even though he was a few hundred meters in the air, he couldn't see the end of the beautiful city covered with green trees.
After getting off the plane, Kemal and the interpreter saw a special railway leading from the airport to the city center. The people coming and going were either black or Chinese. It no longer had the charm of the Mediterranean coast. Then, Kemal saw someone holding a sign with the words "Welcome, Colonel Kemal" written in Arabic.
Even though East Africa was managed by the Chinese, this kind of efficiency still surprised Kemal. He didn't expect a colonel to receive such hospitality in such a short time. Of course, this kind of efficiency made Kemal feel a lot happier. At least he didn't have to worry about being in a predicament.
At the destination, a colonel received Kemal. After listening to Kemal's praise for the efficiency of the East African government, the colonel smiled and said, "We rarely have visitors here. Colonel, you gave us the opportunity to formally welcome you."
As they spoke, both sides sat down, and Kemal formally requested to borrow soldiers. The colonel's expression immediately changed. He asked suspiciously, "Colonel Kemal, why do you think that we will send troops out of our own will?"
"East Africa doesn't have the ability to send troops?" Kemal asked.
"This has nothing to do with ability or not. We need a reason to send troops," the colonel of the East African Public Security Army replied.
Kemal slowed down and said slowly, "I'm not here to ask you to send troops to save the Osman Empire. Things are far from that bad. I'm also not asking you to fight for the Osman Empire. That's obviously not appropriate. All I hope is that you can fight with us in Thrace. The distance and population of Thrace are all beneficial for the Osman Empire. However, as the saying goes, a defeated army is like a landslide. After a series of defeats, no matter how easy it is to win a battle, it will still inexplicably fail. At this time, as long as one army can stand up. It can completely change the situation. "
"If you are so confident, then you should look for the Osman Empire's army. Can't you find one of the hundreds of thousands of Osman Empire's army? "The colonel of the East African Public Security Army laughed.
Even though he knew that the other party didn't have any ill intentions, Kemal still felt a strong sense of humiliation. This wasn't Kemal's personal feeling of humiliation, but the shame of the country's weakness being so bluntly pointed out.
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