Chapter 481 Crossed into World War II?

@@@@@@ At the dock of Kuwait Harbor, hundreds of Indian workers, urged by Jiang Tianxiu and several Chinese engineers, unloaded the last three thick iron pipes 30 meters long that could drill people from the ship.

After a moment, with the help of the crane, they were slowly connected to the oil pipeline that could not be seen at a glance. As the positioning was completed, the workers immediately began to put rubber on the pipe interface, and then reinforced it with rivets and screws.

This scene made Jiang Tianxiu breathe a sigh of relief. This major oil artery, which started from Basra and arrived here after crossing Kuwait, is 200 kilometers long and has ten pressurized stations in the middle. It not only invested 10 million blue coins, but also took three years for himself.

However, compared with investment, the value is extremely huge, because with this big artery, even if the two major oil fields of Basra and Kuwait are really merged, they have been turned into black gold by the emperor, and they can continue to leave from here and return to China.

"Tianxiu!"

At this moment, a cry from the dock made Jiang Tianxiu turn around. He only saw a man in a traditional Arabic robe, covered with a veil, but a British travel hat, waving to him surrounded by more than a dozen people dressed like the same. He was immediately surprised.

When the man arrived in front of him and opened the veil, his eyes flashed brightly and he laughed: "Sea thrback! Why did you come here?

The man is now the head of the first regiment of the second division of the Xinhua Marine Corps. This young pirate who used to serve Li Mo is now a little more mature. The two became good friends during the Luzon operation because of the same spleen and surname.

"Bah, this damn place." The sea rier's hot temper did not change. After opening the veil, he took two mouthfuls of hot air. He pouted seven or eight times and scolded, "The mouth is full of yellow sand, and I can't even see a grass."

"Haha." Jiang Tianxiu laughed and said, "This is not Lu Song. His eyes are green."

"The dog said, why did it put you in this damn place? Didn't you offend someone?" It's not worth hugging Jiang Tianxiu. You should know that with his ability, he is no worse than the staff of the general staff. It's more than enough to be a division commander, but over the years, he has either lurking in Luzon or come to this place where the bird doesn't shit, and I don't know what it means.

"Don't talk nonsense. Although this place is not good, it is a great treasure!" Unexpectedly, he hadn't complained, but Haihouzi was not worth it for him. Jiang Tianxiu quickly waved his hand and asked with a smile, " By the way, why did you come here?"

Hearing the inquiry, Haihouzi looked around. This action made Jiang Tianxiu understand and immediately pulled him and said, "Wait a little longer. I'll go back and talk about it when it's finished."

"Good."

The hot sun and the sand rolled up by the strong wind make people feel that their lungs are about to burn. Compared with the sultry and humid Nanyang climate, this is simply a big oven. No wonder the ships parked in the port have pulled up sunshade sails, but even so, it is estimated that the steel ship can probably fry poached eggs.

The efficiency of Indian workers is really slow. In the end, the sea hood can only take everyone to hide under the umbrella and be stupid. If this kind of work is changed to a Chinese worker, it is estimated that it will be completed in half a day, but these turban-wives have been lingering until the evening.

"Grad, no one is better than them!" Looking at the last section of the oil pipeline that was finally announced to be completed, the Hori finally breathed a sigh of relief and really wanted to kick the Indian workers.

Jiang Tianxiu is not too slow. He is also used to the work progress here. If this kind of 200-kilometer-long oil pipeline is changed to domestic or Chinese workers, as long as the materials are supplied, it will be rectified for you within a year.

But here is Kuwait. The secret agreement between the United Kingdom and several chiefs has turned it into a British protectorate. Although it has not been officially annexed, the large-scale use of Chinese workers may cause Britain's concern and threaten the Indian Ocean route, so only the ubiquitous Indian workers in the Indian colonies can be used.

When Jiang Tianxiu was notified by the telephone to start pressurized oil, the last valve 15 kilometers away was opened and began to pressurize. Suddenly, there was a rumble of wind in the thick pipe. All Chinese engineers were nervous and didn't know how long it took. When the sound gradually became thicker, the pipe suddenly However, there was a sound of ** flowing.

"The oil is out! The oil is coming out!"

On the specially bought dock, there were cheers on the two ocean-class oil tankers. Only the scale of the ship's oil pipeline installed on the deck suddenly turned, and several data pointers representing the load and pressure in the bridge slowly began to move, and everyone cheered.

Jiang Tianxiu finally breathed a sigh of relief and sat on the hot stone pier on the dock. At this moment, it is difficult for anyone to understand his mood.

In this vast desert area, the emperor controls two large oil areas. One is Saudi Arabia under the name of Huanya Oil Company. The seven super oil fields that have been explored there have all been bought with the land, but the British have a great influence there. Although they are friends with the Saudi family, they are only planting a few for the time being. The oil well is basically in a deserted state.

As for the two major oil fields here, Basra and Kuwait, which are under the control of the newly established Royal Oil Company of the Persian Gulf. Although the British signed a secret agreement with several small chiefs, they did not dare to formally annex it after all. It is clearly a small seaport city in the Basra Province of the Ottoman Empire. In that year, the new After China exchanged battleships for mineral mining rights here, even Britain had nothing to say.

Because the oil layer is close to the ground, the construction of the two oil fields is very smooth, but transportation has always been the biggest problem. In the past, it took at least ten days to transport the 20,000-ton ocean-type special oil tanker in front of us, but now if it goes well, it can be filled in one night, which greatly improves the efficiency.

According to the fact that there are 20 such ocean-type oil tankers under the name of the Royal Oil Company in the Persian Gulf today, the construction has been insufficient because of the time-consuming loading, but now 20 are obviously not enough.

However, he doesn't need to consider these problems. Although he is nominally the president of the Royal Petroleum Company, in fact, the management is arranged by Li Xiufeng's royal general manager. His real task is to defend the land and incorporate it into the Xinhua management system if necessary!

The headquarters of the Persian Gulf Royal Oil Company is located in the depths of this purchased pier with six large berths. It is a large five-story granite villa full of Arabic style, a large fountain under the street lights, and a European garden, making it seem to be an oasis in the desert.

Walking into the hall, the luxurious decoration and the huge Persian carpet made the sea Harper's nose breathe hot. When he was a pirate, he had seen the world, but he had never seen such a gorgeous large living room.

"Tianxiu, I know why you don't go back." With a thick Luzon cigar in his mouth, when he saw such a luxurious villa, the sea pout slit his mouth, thinking that if there were a few more beautiful women to serve him, he would simply be a fairy!

"Don't think about it, this is the company and the emperor's industry!" Jiang Tianxiu, who didn't know the dirty thoughts in this guy's mind, narrowed his eyes and smiled, "But if you want to taste the taste of the women here, I can arrange it, but I can tell you that the women here are very conservative, and their religion is also very strict. Once something happens to you get involved, don't blame me for not admitting it."

"Am I that kind of person?!" Haijizi stared at Jiang Tianxiu. He used to be interested in women and played a lot when he was a pirate, but after practicing for a long time, this kind of thing faded a lot.

Jiang Tianxiu smiled and asked the servant to settle down the assistants brought by Haihouzi. Then he pulled him closer to his office and asked, "Haizi, why did you come here?"

The sea borer also became serious and said, "It's the above order to send the Marines to send people here to investigate the terrain first, adapt to and study the local climate. Our second division is stationed in Luzon, and we have sent me here recently."

"Investigate the terrain first?!"

Jiang Tianxiu's heart trembled. Is it possible to log in here? I don't think so!

As a senior staff officer affiliated to the General Staff, he knows very well that if Xinhua wants to land in the Persian Gulf, it must first gain control of the Indian Ocean, otherwise everything is empty talk!

The Indian Ocean is one of the three major oceans that Britain must protect, and the other two are the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Because it not only has India, which is known as the crown of the United Kingdom, but also can deter the vast African colonies, so unless Xinhua does not enter, it will be a war of the century!

At this moment, the emperor must not be so stupid to send troops in. At most, it is to provide some tricks such as escorting merchant ships, or like the two major oil companies, slowly infiltrating by commercial means.

"Then why did he send the Marine Corps to investigate in advance?" Looking at the same puzzled face of the sea harper, Jiang Tianxiu even suspected that this was a decision made by the general seng, but he quickly rejected this ridiculous idea. No one knew better than him the influence of the emperor in the army. Any major decision made by the general sengcerer could not be bypassed by him!

Why on earth is that?

"Yes, when I came, the Prime Minister's Office also asked me to bring you the news. In the second half of the year, a group of flight enthusiasts in China will come here to challenge the desert. I hope you can provide local food and accommodation and do a good job of reception as soon as possible."

"Flying enthusiast?" -

"Your Majesty."

Long Guozhang hurriedly hit Li Mo's study. Before Emperor Li asked, he handed a telegram to him: "We got the news that the United States has built several more warships!"

"Oh."

Li Mo didn't seem to be surprised by the news. He didn't even raise his eyelids and asked, "Wyoming class, with a displacement of 26,000 tons, equipped with 6 double 305mm naval guns, 21 127mm secondary guns, main armor 280mm, speed!" After thinking about it, he continued: "Unless Britain and Germany assist the new reciprocating steam engine, they will not be able to break through 20 knots in this displacement!"

After listening to Li Mo's words, Long Guozhang's eyes were straight. He got this information from Duan Fei, and he had just received it at that time. Could it be said that Duan Fei had reported it during the period of his coming?

No, didn't he go out with himself?

Before Long Guozhang was surprised, Li Mo stretched out and said lazily, "Is it still four this time?"

"No, it's two."

"Why is it missing?" Emperor Li frowned. Because of his instigation, the United States had deviated from the construction plan of a batch of two dreadnought ships in history since South Carolina, but in accordance with the standards of Xinhua's two-ocean fleets, a batch of four.

The previous South Carolina class, the Delaware class and the Florida class that started construction last year were all four, and the oldest four Indiana class and three Iowa class were quickly eliminated, and the damaged Wisconsin also announced their retirement, and a large-scale naval adjustment quietly kicked off.

But has it returned to the orbit of each batch of two ships this time? No money?! It's impossible. According to the current strength of the United States, it's no problem to build eight ships a year!

"Your Majesty, in addition to these two battleships, the United States also announced the construction of six Pensac-class heavy cruisers!"

"What!"

Emperor Li's eyes widened, and he crossed into World War II?!

(to be continued)