After Cyril left, Liu Yiming immediately convened an emergency meeting with the military, intelligence agencies, and government departments.

"This is the situation. If you have any ideas, please feel free to speak out." Liu Yiming repeated what Cyril said.

"Let's analyze what the British think, what benefits does this matter have for us, and how much do we have to pay?" Liu Yiming emphasized, fearing that everyone would go astray.

Afterwards, the conference room fell into silence...

"Does the intelligence department have any news related to this..." Yang Tao touched his chin, thinking.

"Not yet. We have activated informants in the UK, but it will take time." Jiang Wang shook his head. He didn't know if he could get any useful information.

"If you just push the front to the Mediterranean, you only need to dispatch one more division. But if there is a full-scale war with the Ottoman Empire, such a long front will require 8 divisions to ensure defense." Xie Hui drew a stroke on the map,

The lands along the Mediterranean Sea and Iraq are included.

Liu Yiming looked disgusted: "Whether to send troops will be discussed later, and we do not have the ability to deploy more than two divisions thousands of kilometers away. Is there any news from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?"

Lin Anmin thought for a long time: "The Ottoman Foreign Minister visited the Ottoman Affairs Office to discuss the Kuwait issue, but the Kuwait issue was an issue several days ago."

After glancing at Xu Hui, Xu Hui shook his head and said he had nothing to say.

"That means there is no news, so! Now let's discuss what we need to pay and what we can get if we want to win this place..." Liu Yiming took the pen in Xie Hui's hand and pointed at the map.

The area where 1 line is drawn.

"Based on the existing information, we transformed the Ottoman fighting force into the Dutch, but the geographical advantage is on their side. If we want to acquire Syria, Lebanon, Mesopotamia and Palestine, we will eventually need to mobilize 8 main divisions. Ten

A militia division, and ten times the supplies for the Luzon Campaign." Wang Yang stood up and pointed at the four large areas on the map.

"In the past, our actions against the Arabian Peninsula were mainly directed at desert and semi-desert areas. These are the areas that the Ottomans actually gave up. Their response was not big. But to the north is Jerusalem, and the Ottomans may not give up."

Wang Yang pointed to the northern tip of the Arabian Peninsula and said.

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"Have we not encountered many obstacles in our war against other holy places? If we can find an outlet in the Mediterranean, it will be of great strategic value to us." Zhao Jiaxing disagrees. If we can get an outlet in the Mediterranean,

military port, then the navy's deterrence will be greatly enhanced.

"The matter of Jerusalem is put on hold for now. There are too many things involved here. Even if we are planning, it is not time to talk about the other three places." Liu Yiming stopped the possible argument between the two.

"In fact, I do not recommend launching military operations against the Ottoman Empire. It is densely populated and close to Europe. No matter which land we attack, it will be very difficult. At least we have to change our usual style of doing things." Wang Yang added.

Liu Yiming nodded. Eight main divisions and ten times the supplies could only be collected if Nanhua was sold. Moreover, this was only a limited war. Once the Ottomans overreacted, Nanhua might even lose what he already had.

land.

And there is no guarantee that the Europeans will not intervene. Can the British be trusted? Maybe the first person to go astray is the British.

"I think we can try the colonial model. I mean, the semi-colonial model. The Ottomans should be used to it. These places have long been infiltrated into sieves. Showing force and taking action, getting a port should be nothing.

Question." Xu Hui knocked on the table and said when he saw that the atmosphere had turned gloomy.

Liu Yiming's eyes lit up, yes, infiltrate first, and then take over all the places you want after the battle. When the time comes, do you want me to spit it out? There is no way.

"Tell me more specifically." Liu Yiming stared at Xu Hui with bright eyes, and at the same time looked at the Navy Army - a group of reckless men with disgust.

"The acquisition of leased land has traces in the Ottomans. Cyprus was leased in 1878. However, this is the consequence of force deterrence. Can we achieve deterrence or small-scale fighting? Once the scale of the fighting expands, we are likely to

It’s unsustainable or the gain outweighs the loss,” Xu Hui said.

"Specifically, we should get a port, the rights to mine and lay railways to build factories. It will be more considered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the military." Xu Hui stopped talking after he finished speaking. He was here to learn about this kind of thing.

of.

p: Recently the Ottomans and Nanhua had a quarrel over Kuwait, so he studied the history of the Ottomans. Generally speaking, it was once very glorious, but now it has become a semi-colony.

"It's very maneuverable. Do the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the military have any considerations?" Liu Yiming nodded. This is more maneuverable, rather than attacking a big country thousands of kilometers away.

Although they are both sick man countries, the Ottomans are still much stronger than the Qing Empire - in terms of the ruling class.

"The navy can dispatch a cruise squadron, provided it can be supplied at British ports." Zhao Jiaxing thought about it for a while and said in a deep voice.

"The Sixth Army can add another force, but the logistics problem is difficult to solve unless we launch an attack to seize one or two large water sources." Yang Tao said.

In reality, if the water source cannot be solved and all water is transported by cars, it will be impossible to maintain a large-scale army.

Vehicles, machine guns, and people all need water. Especially when fighting in hot weather, more water is needed. If a large water source cannot be occupied, a group attack with a division will be a problem.

"Dispersion, deterrence, mainly mechanization, 1 battalion of self-propelled artillery and 1 airship transport brigade will join the battle sequence of the 6th Army, plus vehicles, to ensure that the logistics of a mechanized division is sufficient.

Put some pressure on the direction of Jerusalem, contact the French again, and invite them to join us, and the Ottomans will surrender." After Liu Yiming finished speaking, he found that the military people stared at him.

"The first-generation airship has already been tested. It has a load capacity of 22 tons and a speed of more than 50 kilometers. A group of 6 airships can support the logistics of half a mechanized division." Liu Yiming explained.

Wang Yang and others nodded. As for the practicality? They didn't know until they tried it.

"Contacting the French..." Xie Hui asked cautiously.

"Do we still count on the British? The greatest advantage of the French is that as long as the British support it, they oppose it. Our influence is not enough, but if we go, the Ottomans will probably overreact." Liu Yiming shook.

He shook his head and said helplessly.

Liu Yiming still doesn't know what purpose the British have in mind in this matter, but since it's not a war, fishing in troubled waters is the best option. The more muddy the water, the better.

"Let's all go back and make preparations. We must have enough deterrence. As for the location... Don't think about the location of the Port of Acre, Acre Port or Haifa. As for the Port of Yaco... it will be co-managed by the three countries. We even brought the British in and let him

Quarrel with the French." Liu Yiming looked at the map.

Don't even think about going deep into the Mediterranean. Europeans would not like to see a force like Nanhua meddling in European affairs, and the Ottomans may not be willing to let it go. As for this place, it does not involve his core interests, and it is completely negotiable.

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On November 6, after determining the strategy, Liu Yiming met with Cyril again.

"Mr. Führer, what do you want to talk to me about?" Cyril sat firmly on the Diaoyutai. It didn't matter whether Nanhua was tempted or not. What was important was that the Ottomans were moved, and the two divisions were moving towards Kuwait.

The Caliphate needed to teach Nanhua a lesson and also needed a victory in return for Nanhua's attack on the two holy places.

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"Nanhua has begun mobilization. We will punish the Ottomans for their provocation. The purpose of this operation is to respond to the Ottomans' provocation against Nanhua's Kuwaiti territory and will not expand. I hope the UK will not misunderstand." Liu Yiming said enthusiastically.

"Of course Britain supports South China's just move, but as you know, Britain is making changes, and we are busy with the Southern Africa plan and cannot be of substantial help to you." Cyril said. "We can only acquiesce in your actions towards the Ottomans.

Attack, after all, the environment in Britain is not very good."

"Okay~ It's a pity, I also hope to invite the UK to participate." Liu Yiming looked regretful.

"Can I ask? To what extent is Nanhua planning to control the war this time? If it involves military secrets, forget it. This is just an old man's curiosity." At the end of the sentence, Cyril waved his hand with a smile.

"There is nothing to hide, we will launch an attack on all the Ottoman territories in the Middle East." When he said this, Liu Yiming stared at Cyril's expression.

Cyril didn't feel any discomfort, he was just right to be surprised, he lowered his expression at just the right time, and he was asking just the right amount of questions.

Liu Yiming is increasingly confused about the purpose of the British. The more normal it is, the more abnormal it is.

This is a Southeast Asian country's expansion into Europe. It has already reached the Mediterranean, and it is not a white race. After all, the Ottomans are also white. It is just a matter of belief.

"Head of State." Secretary Wang opened the door and called with a normal expression.

Liu Yiming frowned. There was no knock on the door. What happened?

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"I'll excuse you for a moment." Liu Yiming gave Cyril an apologetic smile and went out with Secretary Wang.

"Head of State, the latest news from the Ministry of Intelligence, red urgent." Secretary Wang took out the file bag.

Liu Yiming looked around and took it apart directly.

"The Ottomans are discussing war with South China."

"Two Ottoman divisions have assembled in the Iraqi area and are suspected of moving southwest with an unknown target."

"The Ottoman Minister of Finance and Minister of Foreign Affairs frequently visited the British Embassy. It is suspected that the two have deep cooperation."
Chapter completed!