Under the premise that there is no generation gap in training, logistics and weapons, even Italy, known as "Noodles", can play a good battlefield performance.

The training of the umbrella company is very strict, and those who have discharged from the army, needless to say, the word "professional" fully reflects their combat effectiveness, and even those who have just joined the army have to undergo at least six months of full training before they can become mercenaries.

There is a gap between the weapons and equipment of Ali's slave soldiers and the mercenaries, but the training situation is not bad, their instructors are senior instructors sent by the umbrella company, many people are not suitable for continuing to perform front-line tasks for various reasons, and they don't want to leave the umbrella, so they retreat to the second line as instructors, these instructors are all veterans who have survived the battlefield, and they are the most valuable wealth of the umbrella company.

"We have formed two intelligence services that are all made up of Persians, one for Persia and one for the Ottoman Empire, Damascus is an important target for us, and our plan is to occupy Damascus in a month at most if war breaks out." Li De attaches great importance to intelligence work, and the umbrella was actually an intelligence department at the beginning, and gradually evolved into the current umbrella.

Even if it becomes a mercenary company, the umbrella still attaches importance to intelligence work, and there are intelligence networks of umbrella companies in Tanganyika and Southwest Africa, and the umbrella company has always been very careful in this regard, and there is a one-line connection between superiors and subordinates, even if a network node is exposed, it will not cause much loss.

"Not too quickly, we have to consider the reaction of London, London can accept the emergence of a unified state in the desert region of the peninsula, and the Mediterranean coast is difficult." Roque was fully prepared for difficulties, and in another time and space, Faisal's troops entered Damascus first, and then Faisal became king in Damascus, but when it came to the Paris Peace Conference, Damascus still became a French colony, and Faisal had nothing, and was used by the Anglo-French forces in vain.

During the Paris Peace Conference, "Lawrence of Arabia" went to Paris with Faisal to try to fight for his rights, but Faisal was not even qualified to enter the venue, and no one cared about Faisal's contributions.

Roque didn't want to be taken advantage of in vain, compared to Faisal, a long-term worker, southern Africa is a single relative, if southern Africa preemptively occupies Damascus, then Britain and France will have to consider the interests of southern Africa, and it will not be too ugly.

Of course, this also needs to be properly operated, and national interests are involved, and there is nothing to talk about, and it is ultimately the national strength that determines the distribution of the spoils of war.

"Properly control the strength of the Sultanate of Najd, and don't let them be too strong." Roque was also worried that the Sultanate of Najd would lose control, originally Roque wanted to let multiple forces on the peninsula coexist, and operate in the future, but he didn't expect to go to North Africa, Ali Rashid stood out, and was actually recognized by the Ottoman Empire and successfully unified the peninsula, which was far beyond Roque's design.

"It should be no problem, at least half of the troops of the Sultanate of Najd are under our direct control, and even if something happens, we can cut off the supply of the Sultanate of Najd, so that the army of the Sultanate of Najd will collapse quickly." Li De's understanding of Britain is not deep enough.

"Don't take it lightly, if that happens, believe it or not, London will become our enemy." Roque never dared to overestimate the moral standards of England, both England and France had a history in this regard, and their reputation was similar to that of the capricious Ottoman Empire.

"No—" Li De was still naïve.

"Why not? You'll find out later. "Roque is prepared for both, now Britain is forced to helpless, so it has to use southern Africa, and when the world war is over and the German threat disappears, Britain will begin to pay attention to the threat of southern Africa.

However, I am afraid that it will be too late to pay more attention to it at that time, when southern Africa is already full-fledged, and if it wants to restrict southern Africa, it is almost impossible to use conventional means unless another war is launched.

It was seen if Britain had the same determination as the Ottoman Empire, having just come out of one war, and immediately plunged into another.

While Roque and Reid were discussing Damascus, Companies B and D of the Johannesburg Rifle Regiment had just arrived in El Alamein.

Being in the Nile Delta often gives the illusion that Egypt is not bad, not much different from the natural environment of southern Africa.

El Alamein is located on the edge of the Nile Delta, strictly speaking it is already outside the Nile Delta, when B and D companies arrived at El Alamein, it happened that a gust of wind hit, rolling up the yellow sand in the sky, and the fine grains of sand covered the sky with nowhere to escape, the officers and men of B and D companies hid next to the camels like guides, and finally really felt the fury of the desert area.

It really covers the sky and the sun, you can't see anything, you don't dare to open your eyes, your mouth is full of sand, you can only hear the sound of the wind whistling in your ears, the sand particles hit your face and hurt, and it is pervasive along your clothes, and the protective measures prepared before departure are all useless, and in the face of the raging nature, the power of the individual is indeed very small.

Dalton, the commander of B Company, and Mallory, the commander of D Company, were hiding in the armored car, and could clearly hear the sound of sand and stones hitting the steel plate of the carriage, both of them were as earthy as their faces, and Franklin, the liaison officer sent by McMahon, looked as usual, which was really common in the desert.

"Don't worry, ten minutes at most, the sandstorm will go away, our luck is not good, there is not much such weather." Franklin enjoyed it a lot, there was chilled wine in the armored car, which was specially prepared for Franklin, and the military of southern Africa was forbidden to drink alcohol during their mission.

"I'm worried about our fighters, I don't know if they can hold on, we should bring more armored vehicles." Mallory regretted that although the armored vehicles had relatively high logistical requirements, at least in the face of sandstorms, the officers and soldiers did not have to hide under the belly of camels.

Companies B and D came to El Alamein with only six armoured vehicles, which were mainly used for defence and camel riding when the troops went out on patrol.

Experiencing first-hand the power of sandstorms, Mallory and Dalton unanimously decided to minimize the number of patrols they could make.

"What is our camp like? It's not a tent, is it? Dalton's concern was justified, in case it was a tent, it was estimated that a gust of wind would blow it away.

"Of course not, we are a camp built at the behest of the War Department." Franklin's eyes flickered a little, and Dalton and Mallory immediately went off the alarm.

The Ministry of War's requirements are a bit flexible, and the standards for temporary camps are very different from those for permanent positions, and it is estimated that it is unlikely that the Egyptian side will prepare permanent bases for the army in southern Africa, and it will not be too late.

However, before seeing the camp, Mallory and Dalton didn't say anything, but both of them hummed with unkind expressions, if it was really that kind of temporary camp, then Franklin didn't talk about cold wine, and he didn't want to drink ice water.

Franklin was right, it was only a few minutes before the sandstorm disappeared without a trace.

Miraculously, the sky is cloudless, the sun is beautiful, the golden sand dunes stretch to the end of the eye, and the sky is as blue as if it had been washed with water.

Dalton and Mallory hid in the armored car and did not feel the sandstorm just now, and those officers and soldiers who faced the sandstorm were more unlucky, and as soon as the sandstorm passed, the officers climbed out of the sandpile and began to organize their ranks, and many people were scolding, from God to the king to the guerrillas.

Dalton and Mallory didn't care, Franklin's face was ugly.

"Don't worry about these details, you have to let them vent their emotions, trust me, they are the king's most loyal warriors." Dalton put his arm around Franklin's shoulder, and Mallory stood behind Franklin with a smile on his face.

"I understand, let's go as soon as possible, it's close to the camp." Franklin could only pretend not to hear, it was dangerous to calculate, anything could happen in the desert, and looking at the scolding and unscrupulous appearance of the officers and soldiers in southern Africa, they did not look like honest soldiers.

Fortunately, the troops did not suffer any casualties in the sandstorm just now, and only two camels were estimated to have escaped by taking advantage of the chaos.

The camels didn't matter, Company B and Company D set out with a lot of camels, and the troops of more than 300 people brought more than 500 camels.

After getting back on the road, Mallory was still puzzled; "If El Alamein is by the sea, why doesn't El Alamein even have a port?"

"Yes, but unfortunately it was sabotaged by the partisans, so we landed from Alexandria." Franklin was also helpless, the guerrillas were so destructive that Egypt would not have turned to the War Department for help.

Franklin's words are not credible, the so-called "very close" also took about an hour to arrive, and when they arrived at the place, Dalton and Mallory realized that when the camp was mentioned just now, why Franklin's expression was unnatural, the emotional camp was not yet completed, not to mention the permanent stronghold, not even tents, only a few low stone houses common in the desert, and it was obviously not enough for more than 300 people to live.

"Where's the camp?" Dalton's eyes were fierce at this moment, and Franklin was shivering all over his body.

"Sorry, I got the message that the camp is complete, why is this happening?" Franklin probably didn't expect the situation to be so bad.

"Forget it, we'll go straight back to Alexandria, when the camp will be built, when will we come back." Mallory doesn't sleep in the wilderness, the desert has a great temperature difference between day and night, and now it looks like the sun is blazing, if you sleep in the wilderness, you may really have to make a fire in the middle of the night.