Chapter 1329 The notorious executioner

It's not that Brigadier General Sevreul is arrogant, it's just that the enemy doesn't interest him. Brigadier General Sevreul even thinks that attacking Qatar can't make up for the fuel cost of the 37th Brigade.

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Brigadier General Sevreul said to his subordinates: "It's better to hand over this mission to the navy and let them complete it themselves. It's not difficult to send a warship to take over the entire Qatar."

This statement was also widely recognized by the officers of the 37th Brigade.

"The problem that the government is worried about is nothing more than the tribes in the Beibu Gulf Territory that caused us a lot of losses, but Qatar has no such ability at all."

"Their land area is not even as large as a prefecture-level city in East Africa, and the national population can only be compared with a small town in East Africa. Moreover, Qatar has limited places to survive. As long as we occupy the water source, they have no choice but to surrender."

"Or the intelligence work on Qatar is not in place. Who would have thought that Qatar is so weak."

It is no wonder that the intelligence agencies in East Africa do not pay attention to Qatar. The main reason is that Qatar is not worthy of attention at all. The place is small, the climate is bad, and the economy is very bad. Even setting up an intelligence station feels like a waste of money.

Of course, this makes it completely understandable why the British look down on Qatar. The UK turned Qatar into a protectorate in order to prevent the breeding of local pirates. Although Qatar has no value, it can become a scourge in the region.

The reason why the Sani family can be supported by the British to become Qatar's agent is based on this point, so that Qatar at least has a nominal unified regime. After all, the tribes in Qatar are too small.

The British were too lazy to go to them one by one to investigate the pirate problem. At this time, they should support a government and hand over the problem to them. If the pirate problem cannot be solved, then the Sani family will be held responsible.

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October 6, 1918.

East Africa declared war on Qatar without declaration.

More than 6,000 people from the 37th East African Brigade attacked this small country with a population of only more than 20,000.

Wherever the 37th Brigade went, the large and small tribes of Qatar surrendered without any resistance. When the 37th Brigade rushed to Beida, the nominal ruling family of Qatar, the Sani family, chose to give up after firing a few shots symbolically.

Including its leader Jassim, they could only watch the foundation created by the family's efforts for half a century fall under the iron hoof of East Africa.

Beida.

This is the area where the Sani tribe is located. On the first day of the 37th Brigade's attack on Qatar, it successfully arrived and captured Beida, the largest settlement of Qataris.

It took less than a day for Qatar to fall, and no battle took place, which set a new record for the East African Army.

It was a battalion of the 37th Brigade that attacked Beida, and an hour later, Brigadier General Sevreul arrived in Beida smoothly by car.

The reason why the East African army was so successful was mainly because Qatar had no depth at all. The distance from its border to the eastern coast was less than 200 kilometers.

The population of Qatar was basically concentrated in the eastern region. From the border to Beida, the main force of the 37th Brigade was almost like stepping into a no-man's land.

Brigadier General Sevreul stepped on the sand in Beida and took a good look at the "capital" of this "country" that was completely destroyed in less than four hours.

Qatar can't actually be called a country, it can only be called a region, and Beida is naturally not a capital. It is just the location of the largest tribe in the Qatar region.

"Too barren!" Sevreul said to the scene in Beida.

Looking around, the whole Beida is a monotonous earth yellow, the desert and the yellow buildings are integrated, and even many people here don't live in houses at all, but in simple tents built.

Moreover, Beida has no roads at all. It is built in the desert. If you walk through it casually, you may bring up the dust of an entire street. Apart from the buildings, the land has not been compacted. It is no different from the surrounding desert. At most, it will be laid with a pile of carpets.

"Brigade Commander, this is Jassim, the patriarch of the Sani family!"

The East African officers and soldiers brought a middle-aged man to Sevreul, and Said, the "traitor", was responsible for translation.

"Are you the ruler of Qatar?" asked Brigadier General Sevreul.

Jassim shook his head and said, "Of course not, this East African chief, you think too highly of me. Our Sani family has some influence in Qatar at most. In fact, many tribes in Qatar are a mess. My power can only be maintained in Beida and take care of my people."

As Jassim said, he is not even the nominal ruler of Qatar. The reason why the Sani family can call the shots in Qatar is entirely because the Sani tribe is the strongest tribe in Qatar. Generally, no other tribe is stubborn enough to challenge Jassim's authority.

Of course, in this case, there is no difference between Jassim and the actual leader of Qatar. No wonder later generations of Qatar regarded him as the "father of the nation".

Sevreul asked the obviously shrewd Qatari sheikh: "Why didn't you choose to resist?"

Jassim said with a bitter face: "Haha, sir, do you think our Sani tribe has the strength to resist your army? Although we are backward, our brains are fine."

Brigade Commander Sevreul said: "You are indeed a smart man, but you surrendered too easily, which makes me a little embarrassed."

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Brigadier Commander Sevreul's embarrassment is that the enemy does not resist, and the 37th Brigade can't find a reason to "eliminate" them all.

Although East Africa has fought many wars of national destruction in the past, the enemy has almost never sat and waited for death.

According to the arrangement of the East African government, since East Africa wants to occupy Qatar, it is natural to "leave land but not people", which will lay hidden dangers for the future, but the Qataris surrendered too easily, which makes Sevreul feel embarrassed.

After thinking for a moment, Sevreul asked Jassim: "I'll ask you a question, answer it honestly, if we East Africa send you to other places, can you accept it?"

Sevreul's question also determines his arrangement for the Qataris.

Jassim said unexpectedly: "Of course, if your country needs our Qatari land, we are willing to give it up. At least I can promise this on behalf of the Sani family. As for other Qatari tribes, I can't command them."

Jasim's answer surprised Sevreul. He asked again: "Are you sure this is your answer, and you mean it sincerely?"

"Of course, sir." Jasim said without hesitation: "Our Sani family is willing to give this place where we have lived and lived for generations to your country. I just hope that your country can let us leave Qatar safely."

Jasim is not a fool. The reason why he agreed to the East Africans so straightforwardly is that in addition to the powerlessness in the face of the giant East Africa, another point is that Jasim is very familiar with the "bloody and cruel" of the East Africans.

East Africa could ignore Qatar in the past, but that doesn't mean Qatar can ignore this powerful country that suddenly appeared in the Persian Gulf, so Jassim has always attached great importance to obtaining intelligence from East Africa.

Jassim also knew clearly about the crimes committed by East Africa in the Beibu Gulf Territory. It can be said that the Beibu Gulf Territory was beaten into a wasteland by East Africa. Except for a small number of Arabs who went into exile, most of the Arabs in the original pirate coast turned into white bones.

Therefore, when facing Sevreul, the notorious executioner, Jassim chose to be a wise man without hesitation, hoping that East Africa would let them go to ensure the safety of his family.