Chapter 1021 The Baghdad Coup

It's been a busy night.

The Tigris River flows slowly. Although the climate in the Middle East is very hot, both sides of the river are the birthplaces of ancient civilizations. Now, it has become a metropolis.

Baghdad.

Baghdad was mentioned in the Code of Hammurabi in DeBabylon in the 18th century BC, when it was still an important town.

After that, the Arab Abbasid Dynasty, known as the "Big Food in Black", moved its capital to a small town called Baghdad on the right bank of the Tigris River. Since then, Baghdad has become one of the most famous cities in the Middle East.

The ancient story of the Thousand and One Nights also emerged from here. After thousands of years of development, Baghdad has also undergone rounds of baptisms.

Iraq became independent in 1921.

However, this independence is only in name. After all, oil resources have been discovered in Iraq at that time. How could the Western world allow such a country to become independent?

In Iraq, the British garrison still remains, and the entire Iraq is actually still a British colony!

As an ancient cultural country with a proud history, Iraqis have been waiting for an opportunity, and now, their chance has finally come!

"It's time for us to avenge King Ghazi!" In a villa, a man looked at his confidants in front of him and said loudly, "That damn Nouri should go to hell, now, let him As the spokesman of the true God, let's punish him!"

The nationalist, politician in Iraq, Rashid Ali, at this time, is in high spirits.

The situation in Iraq is also quite complicated.

On the surface, Iraq is a kingdom, governed by a king, but like many countries, the king appoints the prime minister to govern, and the current Iraqi prime minister, Nouri Saeed, is definitely an ambitious man.

In 1929, King Faisal I appointed Nouri as Prime Minister, when the British were against it. However, Nouri began to serve Britain after he became Prime Minister, and Nouri signed the 1930 Anglo-Iran Treaty. It was this 25-year alliance treaty that allowed Iraq to become a British colony again, and the United Kingdom still has permanent military use rights after Iraq's independence.

Later, after King Ghazi came to power, Nuri was in the opposition, but he was quite unwilling. He actually staged a coup d'etat, assassinated King Ghazi, and established Ghazi's four-year-old son to govern, and all the power fell into Nuri's hands.

This aroused everyone's dissatisfaction. At Ghazi's funeral, many people were chanting, "Nuri, you will be responsible for Ghazi's blood." However, Nouri has the support of the United Kingdom. , relying on the emperor, so that the princes, doing very chic.

Now, finally the chance!

Britain was conquered by Germany, and this Nouri was still fantasizing that George VI could come back to power, and he was still loyal to Churchill. Now, he has come to an end!

Rashid Ali is a man of understanding, he has reached an agreement with the German.

Germany has ruled Western Europe, the world will eventually belong to Germany, and Iraq has long wanted to get rid of British rule!

The conditions given by Germany are quite good. Iraq can recover part of the oil exploration rights in the traitorous treaty ten years ago, and the proportion is about 50%. Now, BP is exploiting a large amount of Iraqi oil. And Iraq gets no benefit.

Political, economic, and military conditions are all excellent for Iraq, not to mention the most important reason to avenge the king.

If the most important reason is that Rashid has long been moved by a set of German theories, he is very much looking forward to bringing German practices to Iraq and forming Iraq's national shzy workers' party!

"General Rommel's troops will arrive in Baghdad within two days. Before he comes to Baghdad, we must do something." Rashid continued.

In front of him, everyone else was also in high spirits.

The pro-German "Golden Phalanx" officer group, mainly the "Four King Kong", these are four Iraqi military colonels: the third division commander Salahuddin Sebagh, the first division commander Kamil Shabib , Commander of Mechanized Forces Hermi Saeed and Air Force Commander Shahmoud Salman.

Now, all four of them are in front of Rashid, and this is a meeting to decide the future of Iraq!

"I suggest that we stage a coup tonight, arrest Prime Minister Nouri and his minions, hang them all in front of the palace, and avenge King Ghazi!" Rashid continued.

If they don't do anything, they will be able to change the political situation when the German army moves in. However, this is definitely not what Rashid is willing to do. They have to do something to show that they are valuable.

Before the German army came, they did all they had to do!

"At the same time, we should also launch an attack on the Royal Air Force Base in Habania and teach the British a lesson!" Salahuddin also spoke.

The British are still on the front line to resist Rommel's army's attack. They also rely on the air base in the rear to provide air support. Now the British Royal Air Force Base in Habbania takes off fighters to fight every day. If they capture there, they will Great support for Germany.

"Then the 3rd Division and the Mechanized Brigade will be in charge!" Rashid said. "Tonight, let our Iraq be free again!"

Do it!

The bright moonlight shines on Baghdad. Under the moonlight, the Iraqi army, eager for freedom, finally dispatched!

Camille took the first division and went straight to the Prime Minister's Office.

Armed with their rifles, Iraqi soldiers walked through Baghdad's Central Street, the Prime Minister's Office, just ahead!

The guards of the Prime Minister's Office immediately discovered the abnormality, and they quickly closed the door and sounded the alarm.

In the Prime Minister's Office, Nouri, who was sleeping, was woken up.

"What? There was a coup?" Nuri was stunned for a moment: "Damn it, how could they do such a blasphemy against the true God!"

Nouri seems to have forgotten that he also came to power through a coup.

Iraq is a peculiar country. In this country, coup d'état emerges one after another. Throughout the 20th century, I am afraid that only in the years when the idiot was in power, Iraq was regarded as politically stable.

Unfortunately, the Western world will not see a stable Middle Eastern country emerge.

"Quick, defend our Prime Minister's Office and ask for help from the British army!" Nouri immediately gave instructions.

Nouri was not afraid of coups. He was also from the military. After graduating from the Istanbul Military Academy in Turkey in 1906, he stayed in the Turkish army as a junior officer. In 1912, he was sent to Libya to instigate a movement against the Italian occupation there. Participated in the Balkan Wars. After serving in the army for many years, now, pulling out the pistol again, Nuri has regained the image of the bright soldier in the past.

The combat effectiveness of the Iraqi army is absolutely scum. They are easily agitated and easily shaken.