Go East Young Man! - A TLAW

You do TLAW's now?

Yes, I can't devote myself to a long term project like a regular TL, and this is a good compromise.

Well, that's surprisingly forward thinking of you. Good luck. Whats your POD

First one i'm not gonna say because its gonna be pretty obvious in a second. The second I will reveal later. Thank you, so without further ado...

Go East Young Man!

Kiev, Ukraine
June 4th, 1965

Klaus drove his Ford 300 through the rainy streets of Kiev and looked on as celebrators continued to flood the Maidan. There they chanted pro-independence slogans at the government buildings surrounding the square. After the pro-independence candidate Nikita Khrushchev's election last September Ukraine has been the latest nation to begin a slow sway over to the Russians. However if Poland was going to be an example the Germans would be here any month now. The Ukrainians knew that to and they had prepared. Across town Klaus had seen the Ukrainian military preparing to march out for military drills. Klaus wondered to himself whether they were for practice, a show of force, or a combination of the two.
Klaus pushed the thought of another war out of his mind as he pulled up to the Kaiser Cafe. It was a small joint, selling a variety of Slavic and German meals for modest prices. Klaus ordered a bratwurst and sat at a wrought iron table outside under a large umbrella. Across from him was another man with Ukrainian features and calloused hands. His face lit up as did Klaus's and they shook hands.

"Klaus! I thought you weren't coming! You were due half an hour ago!" The man exclaimed.

"Sergi you know me, always late. Hell, i'm gonna be late to my own funeral if this keeps up." Klaus responded playfully. Sergi let out his signature deep, belly laugh at that. He was a nice guy. About 30 or 40 and Ukrainian born, German raised. He was a product of the infamous Zusammenhalt program. Klaus was to, he didn't like to think about it.

Sergi leaned forward "You obviously didn't come here on such short notice just to play catch up. What do you want to know?" Sergi asked.

Klaus was the political attache for Die Zeit newspaper. The recent historical political upheaval in Ukraine drew him and other reporters like flies to a corpse. "Sergi, what do you get about all thats been happening lately." Klaus asked, motioning to the Maidan down the street.

"Oh that? Its just a bunch of liberal hicks celebrating a temporary arrangement. Even if Nikita is not thrown out pretty soon there is no way he can carry out his platform." Sergi scoffed as he laid back in his chair.

Klaus jotted down some notes and looked back up "Did you vote for Khrushchev?" he asked.

"Me? Fuck no. Things are great here and being free is just gonna fuck all that up. Hell, the Russians are barely keeping their own country together, that does not bode well for ours if we shove Ukraine under its wing." Sergi said, partially annoyed.

"So how do you expect the Germans to respond?" Klaus asked after taking some more notes.

"You're the German here. I should be asking you that." Sergi responded.

"Look, I need a Ukrainian perspective for the newspaper. Please." Klaus asked.

"Fine. Im expecting German Feldgrau marching into the Maidan within the week." Sergi said reluctantly.

"Do...do you want that to happen?" Klaus asked.

"Yes. Like I said before. Siding with Russia is going to ruin this country." Sergi said.

Klaus nodded before jotting down more notes. He then closed his notebook as his food arrived. Klaus doused the braut in ketchup and mustard before taking a large bite. He gagged a little before putting the braut back down.

Sergi chuckled "You don't like Ukrainian braut?" he asked

Klaus smiled as he swallowed the mouthful "I guess ever since i got swine flu last time I ate a Ukrainian braut my palate as soured." he said sarcastically.

The two friends chuckled and sat wordlessly as Klaus scarfed down the braut. Afterword Klaus and Sergi stood, shaking hands again before Klaus spoke up "Well Sergi. I will call you soon, however I must take my leave. I need to get back to Germany and publish the story." he said. Sergi nodded acceptingly and they parted wordlessly.
 
From: The Great European War Copyright 2015

There are many 'miracles' in the Great European War. One of the most prevalent is that the United States never got involved. The US at that time was a growing economic and military powerhouse. It had just gotten its affairs in order and was set to be one of the Great Powers of the World. However, it was never able to reach it during the time of the GEW due to a large amount of the population who were isolationists, or who wanted the US to stay out of Europe's business. Even though its president, Woodrow Wilson, wanted to aid the Allies he could only do so passively.

The War was mainly uneventful after the first months of rapid advances left the Germans on the other side of Aisne River. Things seemed endless until 1917 when the French Army mutinied against their government. Tired of being sent to die in a multitude of failed offensives, among other factors, the French Army rose against their government and refused to fight. The French Government tried to regain control and the mutinies threatened to get more serious. Finally, in an act of desperation, the French Primer asked the British to suppress the Mutineers. Not even the mighty BEF could suppress them and the Germans took this moment of disunity and launched a large offensive. The Allies were unable to effectively hold the line in many places and the Germans made multiple breakthroughs they were able to exploit. The British were forced back lest they get surrounded and before long there was another Great Retreat. The Allies attempted another holding action on the Meuse but failed due to the disorganization of the French Army after the mutinies. As the Germans advanced closer to Paris than they had in almost two years, the French government was forced to give in. Britain tried to hold strong but soon after they to came to the negotiations. On November 11th, 1917 the GEW ended with the Germans victorious.
 
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From: The Russian Civil War Copyright 2008

The Great European War was one of the last that the Russian Empire would fight in. The war was a bloody one for the Russians. Despite a very early start and early successes in Austria-Hungary, the war soon turned. The Russians soon were faced with the smaller, more professional German Army. They were pushed out of Austria Hungary, Poland then the Baltics and Belarus. Finally, tired of mismanagement and decades of repression, Revolution broke out in October of 1917. The Czar was overthrown and a Republic was set up. However, the Republic vowed to stay with its French Allies and continued to prosecute the war to devastating results. There soon was another Revolution in October of 1917 in an attempt to overthrow the Republic and make peace. This time Marxist-Leninists called Bolsheviks and led by Vladimir Lenin, with the support of factions of the army and 'Soviets' set up across the nation, moved to overthrow the Republic. However the Republic reacted violently and Russia descended into Civil War. The country splintered and whole sections of the nation split away.

The Bolsheviks were initially not favored to win the war, however it was almost guaranteed from the start. While the Republic had made enemies with the Germans and the other breakaway states had no relation, the Bolsheviks were being aided by the Germans. Vladimir Lenin was even smuggled back into Russia by the Germans in an attempt to end the war as he was a vocal peace advocate. The Germans then agreed to send weapons and advisors to the Bolsheviks if they agreed to the future signing of the Treaty of Moscow. In the Treaty the Germans would disassemble the Eastern provinces of Russia into separate nations under varying degrees of German influence. Vladimir Lenin, desperate for foreign aid to counter the Allied aid going to the Republic, agreed. The Germans wasted no time and within the week weapons, ammo and advisers were flowing into the beleaguered nation.

The Germans also, in accordance to the Treaty of Moscow, marched into Poland and the Baltics and overran the unprepared nations. The Poles fought bravely and became an international darling during the heroic Siege of Warsaw in early 1918. However the Poles stood no chance against the larger, veteran, German Army. Following hte fall of Warsaw in mid-1918 the Germans and Poles clashed decisively in the Battle of Deblin, routing the Poles. Soon after the Poles accepted the German demands and became little more than a German puppet. Teh Germans then set their eyes on the budding Baltic Republics. Each one had a distinctive yet familiar look and feel. Germany, especially the Kaiser, wanted to colonize them with German farmers and have a German Prince on their thrones. Each one was taken in procession. Lithuania and Latvia fell before they could even move their armies into a sound position. So, in desperation they both fused their armies with Estonia and prepared a defensive position near Tallinn, the largest city in Estonia. The Germans burst forth and were stopped momentarily due to a mustard gas attack launched by the Baltic armies. The Germans retaliated by launching a gas attack of their own against the Baltic armies and even into the city itself. They then used brute force to beat the Baltic lines and quickly forced a Baltic surrender. Then in an effort to make the three nations easier to govern, they united them into the United Baltic Duchy in late 1918 and put Prince Adalbert of Bavaria on the throne. Soon after the German farmers arrived and virtually enslaved the native population, forcing German culture onto the Duchy. So was the way of the world.

Back in Russia the Bolsheviks continued to struggle against the Imperialists. However, the Czar was still imprisoned in the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg. The city was growing ever closer to the Front lines and should the Czar be freed it could be a serious morale boost to the Imperials. In an effort to deny them of this the Bolsheviks led Nicholas, his family and his servants inside the house, out into the woods and killed them all before burying them in a shallow grave and fleeing. Two days later the Czarist forces arrived at the house and discovered the graves. They then immediately let the world know of the executions. Kaiser Wilhelm, who was related to Czar Nicholas, was absolutely crushed at the news. He then turned to rage against the Bolsheviks. He ordered all shipments to the Bolsheviks cut immediately and all military advisors and personnel recalled. He basically tore up the This is the source of today's tension between Germany and the East.
 
The Polish Revolt

Warsaw, The Duchy of Warsaw
November 5th, 1951

Lucjan Socal ducked as another spurt of machinegun fire flew over the top the barrier. Someone behind him screamed as they received the fire meant for him. He collapsed to the ground and began to twitch before finally going still. Socal knew that guy, he worked with him before all this happened. He heard the distinctive rumble of German soldiers moving up the way. Socal emerged from the barrier blocking the street and opened fire. He strafed the entire street, watching a few German soldiers collapsing wounded or dead. Then Socal saw a German Maus come around the corner. "Oh fuck!" he yelled and began to retreat. Tiger III's are the most powerful tanks in Europe. No amount of StG fire would penetrate its 200mm thick front armor. While the Maus never saw much actual use due to it weighing a impractical 188 tonnes it was mainly used as a tool of oppression in the Sphere. Socal dove behind a building as the large 105mm turret opened up on the barricade. A large explosion ripped through the streets throwing bodies and debris far down the road. Windows and eardrums shattered as the Maus rattled on. Gunfire still sporadically came from alleys but with that monster on the loose it was fruitless. Socal collapsed as the realization about what would happen to him, and his family if he was captured. He began to think back to what caused this.

Just three weeks ago Socal was a normal plumber who had no interest of disrupting the status quo. He had come from a relatively influential family that was tied to the German Kaiser due to a recent marriage. Socal's family by itself was an influential one in Poland being a descendant of Tadeusz Kosciuszko and his family. However that did not divert the inevitable. After almost 40 years of repression, German exploitation and German's pushing German culture onto the Polish people, Poland rose in revolt. It started out minor. The president being more hesitant to meet the German quota's, then the Sejm would veto a few minor bills wanted pushed through by the Germans, then the President would bar the teaching of German in schools, then it only snowballed from there. Things really kicked off when just last week German troops tried to force the President to resign. He instead mobilized the Polish National Defense Guard to stop them. A scuffle broke out and some Polish and German soldiers were killed. After that the President made a personal call to all Polish nationalists to revolt against the local German-Polish Cooperation Office. The Germans brought in troops to suppress the rebellion claiming that Poland was falling apart. It was bullshit to anybody with half a brain.

So that brings him back to the present. Laying an ally and trembling in fear, hoping that the Germans would think he was dead. However he was snapped out of his fear trance by a Russian accented voice.

"Get up Comrade!" it yelled.

Socal slowly got up and took the woman's hand "Who are you?" he asked as his senses slowly caught up with the situation. There was a lot of screaming and explosions, like a full fledged battle was taking place.

"Not important, Come with with me. We are leading an assault on the Coop Office." the woman said.

"What about the Maus?" Socal asked as the two emerged onto the street. Socal's question was answered when he saw a swarm of men on and around the tank with smoke coming from the turret. One man was waving the Polish flag and the others were pushing forward. The Germans were falling back slowly but steadily, the Polish were winning. Socal and the man ran up to the Coop Office just in time to see the Polish breach the building. There was the crackling of assault rifle fire before they all went pouring out. They fled in terror and before Socal could ask what exactly was happening the building exploded. It had been packed with C4 just in case this happened. The building went up in flames along with 15 Polish resistance fighters.

"Fuck...well what now?" Socal asked the woman.

The woman looked to be thinking for a while before she perked up. She stood silent for a few moments before turning to the sky. She scanned it before nodding and grabbing Socal's hand "We're getting out of here that's what." she said seriously.

"Wait, wait, wait. What did you hear" Socal said, stopping in his tracks.

The woman tried to pull him but could only move him little bits at a time. She sighed heavily "Planes, lots of them. I could see at least 4. They are circling the city now but if the Germans are doing what they think they are doing we won't be alive for much longer unless we GET MOVING!" she yelled.

"Holy shit. Ok." Socal said in understanding. The woman took his hand again and led him down an alley

They did not get far before a piercing screech turned into a deafening explosion behind them. Men and women screamed in pain and surprise as bombs began to rain down. Socal and the unnamed woman were able to hop into an old VW and drive away, but the rest of Warsaw was not so lucky. Whole districts of the city were bombed out and hundreds, maybe thousands died. However the Germans achieved their goal. Two days later the Polish President surrendered to the Germans and the position was abolished. Instead a German Commander in Chief took over until a new government could be formed, it has yet to even go into the planning stages.
 
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This is going to be a fully fleshed out block of text. I will include pictures to break it up though so don't worry. After this there will probably be another update about the aftermath of the War and its lasting effects on the region.

The Austrian Civil War​

From: War in the Empire: A History

The Austro-Hungarian Empire was a Frankenstein-like amalgamation of different ethnicities. Most of the time they all got along to some degree, allowing to Empire to continue with minimal disruption. However, tensions had been rising prior to the GEW between the many different ethnicities with the main focus being in both the Southern Slavic lands and Bohemia. However by the time of the GEW's start the two main parts of Austria-Hungary, Austria and Hungary, had more or less divided up the Empire into separate spheres of influence and each nation took to suppressing ethnic tensions within their separate spheres. The Austrians asserted dominance over the provinces hugging the Adriatic Sea, Carnolia, and Bohemia-Moravia while Hungary took the mantle of suppressing revolts in the inland provinces.

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Ethnic Makeup of Austria Hungary citra 1910

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Administrative Divisions of Austria Hungary

However with the start of the GEW the ethnic tensions began to once again simmer and and boil was food and heating grew scarce across the Empire. However, the Hungarians, with their strong agricultural base, continued to be well fed compared to the rest of the Empire *which still was not much*. Tensions once again to brew as old wound began to open. As Austria-Hungary steadily overran fertile Romanian and Ukrainian lands people expected food to once again pour into the Empire. However the military, intent with keeping its own men fed *somewhat rightly* decided to withhold food and stockpile it. It was then that murmures of separation from the Empire and the establishment of their own nations.

Early failures of the battlefield did not help matters any. As the Austrians continued to retreat across the Carpathians and the fertile Hungarian plains came under direct threat. That, combined with the failure of the first Invasion of Serbia continued to deteriorate the situation at home. It tensions spiked after the fall of Przemysl Fortress, one of the greatest in the Empire. However, after a coordinated and immensely successful Gorlice Tarnow Offensive broke the Russian lines and put the Central Powers on the road to victory tensions were lowered however slightly. That did not however completely eliminate them. As the war came to a close in both the East and West (With the Treaty of Paris in 1917 and the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk a year later) the Empire emerged as a paper tiger. While its was strong militarily, it was weak politically. In May 1918 a group of Czech soldiers revolted in support of Czech independence. The Dual Monarchy panicked and swiftly crushed the rebellion, killing all involved to the last man. Such harsh reprisals only brought more violence however.

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Leaders of the Czech Mutiny being executed

The White Hand, successor organization to the Black Hand, led an organized revolt soon after against the Austrians in Bosnia. They quickly seized control of Sarajevo and made a passionate plea for others to join them. The July Revolt was one of the most massive in recent memory. 10,000 Bosnians took control of cities across Bosnia and the Austrian Army took three days to finally put them down. In August the White Hand, led by Petar Zivkovic once again seized Sarajevo and other major cities across Bosnia. This time however he declared Bosnia an independent nation, free from Austrian control. Initially the Austrians assumed nothing of this, the White Hand had done this last month. However they were soon worried when Herzegovina soon followed, then Croatia-Slavonia followed soon after that. The three revolting nations soon joined into Yugoslavia to better coordinate the war effort. Now the Austrians had one of the most massive revolts they had ever seen on their hands. General Arthur Ars von Straußenburg was given command of the 1st Army and told to suppress them. He then immediately began to plan.

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Austria prepares for War

After three months spend planning Arthur finally felt confident enough to advance. The 1st Army spread out and moved into Croatia to take and was immediately ambushed by an Army under Petar himself. The force was a small one, about 2,000 people, arranged down a long road leading to Zagreb. The Austrians fought hard but were never able to organize a cohesive defense, forcing General Arthur to pull back. The Austrians took about 1,000 killed in the initial assault. Petar's men took about 600, though sources differ. In a speech to his men later that night Arthur pledged to avenge the loss, and oh boy he did. The next day the Austrians shelled the ambush site and surrounding area with mortars and as they moved in they stripped the brush around the road with a collection of flamethrowers. Petar had fled the day before but parts of a Croatian farm's crops were partially burned. The Austrians arrived in Zagreb later that week and were immediately set upon by a collection of Yugoslav soldiers commanded by Prince Alexander I [1].

The Austrians first attack into the city was bogged down in the suburbs due to fierce resistance. The Austrians and Croats did battle for the majority of the day before fighting petered out around 11:00 PM. Then the Austrians simply began to take pot shots from outside the city as the Austrians brought up their artillery. The stalemate lasted for a week as Arthur held his ground against 6 assaults by the Yugoslavs. Finally, on November 20th, 1918 the Austrian artillery was in place and began to shell the city. Austrian scouts scurried about hte city, identifying strongholds and bringing down a heavy and thick rain of artillery upon the Yugoslavians heads. They had nothing to counter them with it so they instead took to scattering. The Austrians attempted another push and instead that the rubble had given the Yugoslavs better cover than they had before. They also found some would fake their deaths by partially covering themselves with debris and blood, before waiting for the unsuspecting Austrians to pass them by. After three straight days of battle Arthur gassed the city heavily. 18 tonnes of gas were lobbed into the city by Austrian artillery. Some men, who had served in the War, had their own gas masks as memorabilia they had smuggled home. They were the lucky ones. Hundreds of thousands died as the gas spread about hte city. All the Austrians had to do after that was mop up whatever was left. During the Austrian sacking of Zagreb Prince Alexander was captured, he would be executed three days later after a kangaroo court.

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A Croatian man chokes to death on the gas as the Austrians advance.

With Zagreb in his pocket Aurthur moved South. The Yugoslavians scrambled to move a force large enough to counter his 100,000 man army. At the same time another force from Hungary crossed the border and occupied Nowy Sacz. They were led by Conrad von Hotzendorf, who was marginalized during the GEW and used mainly as a diversionary force. Holtzendorff new Army, the 4th Army, was tasked with sweeping down South and reoccupy Serbia, which had joined the budding Yugoslavia. The War was to be over by new February. However, like most things in Europe, things got worse. On Christmas Day, 1918, delegates from Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia Troppau declared themselves as Czechoslovakia and separate from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Almost instantaneously after that an Army of 20,000 Czech war veterans, let by Karel Janoušek, crossed into Austria.

Two days later the Czech Army had surrounded Vienna. The Archduke immediately attempted to contact General Arthur but the Czechs had cut the telegraph lines. Cut off from the world around him, Archduke Charles was forced to hope that word would get out. Thankfully it did. The day before the Siege began telegrams were sent to both Berlin and General Arthur's HQ in Zagreb. As Vienna lay under isolation Germany prepared the 10th Army for war. At the same time Arthur continued to push south into Yugoslavia. The Yugoslavs had at that time managed to whip together a formidable (for the time) for of about 200,000 men, mostly veterans of the GEW. Against them Arthur had only 300,000. That is when the conflict went truly international.

The former Allied Powers saw this as a chance to undermine the victorious Central Powers. On February 19th, 1920 the French and Royal Navies began to ship the Yugoslavs guns and supplies by the ton. The grateful Yugoslavs repaid the Allies by secretly giving the Allies their promise that upon their victory they would disassemble the A-H Empire by supporting local independence factions within the Empire.

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The FS Jean Bart escorting a convoy to Yugoslavia

They were not even covert about it. When General Arthur captured Zara on Feb. 28th they found tons of food and weapons labeled quite obviously from the UK and France. When A-H announced that they had found the boxes the UK and France were quick to acknowledge they were aiding the Yugoslavs. Germany raised a huge fuss that was mostly for show. However on March 1st Germany invaded Bohemia on behalf of the Austro-Hungarians. Janousek's Army was forced to retreat to have a hope of defeating the Germans. This was the beginning of the end of the Bohemian Rebellion. On March 4th the Germans routed the Czechs near Prague and occupied the city. Three days after that Janousek and his men were surrounded and destroyed inside the city of Pardubice on the Elbe River. Czechoslovakia surrendered soon after.

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A scared Bohemian boy surrenders to German forces.

The Yugoslavs held out a few months more. However, there was little chance that they would ever emerge victorious. General Arthur's southern push met with Conrad's Western push outside Doboj on March 10th. On March 13th Austrian troops took Belgrade. Soon after the Allies stopped their supply runs and two weeks after that the rebellion's leader, Petar Zivkovic fled Austria Hungary on the last Allied supply ship. The next day Yugoslavia surrendered.

After the War the Germans began to take a more active role in Imperial Affairs. The Archduke, grateful for German help did not protest when German troops launched an investigation on Austrian soil to track down the White Hand. He did not object when the Germans arrested the remaining White Hand leaders and extradited them back to Germany. He did not object as German assumed big brother status over Austria Hungary. It was obvious to everyone but him. [...]

[1] Prince Alexander I was forced to flee Serbia after the tiny nation was overrun. During the Allies botched attempt to help the Serbians in 1916 he was evacuated to London. However, after the Treaty of Paris was signed Alex got in touch with the White Hand and was smuggled into Bosnia, then moved to Croatia in prep for the Secession War.
 
The Arabian War

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Enver Pasha

The Ottoman Empire was the least successful of all the powers during WW1. It launched multiple offensives with relatively few, if any positive results. The War was not even over for them in 1917. The Arab Revolt, which started 1916, was still kicking their ass up and down the Med. Sea and the Middle East. Enver Pasha sent an urgent telegram to Berlin requesting immediate military assistance in 1920. However, one of the lines the telegram was sent through ran through a currently war-torn Bosnia. The Germans never even looked to be interested in helping the Ottomans. The Kaiser was too busy assuming a big brother role over Austria Hungary. Enver Pasha was on his own in this, and it was not going to go well.

Enver, on the knowledge that his telegram died before it could get to Berlin, decided to go on the offensive. He immediately set out to retake Damascus. Damascus fell a few years earlier to forces led by T E Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia. The fall of Damascus all but eliminated Ottoman presence in the area and if order were not restored soon the Ottoman Empire will cease to exist. Enver led a 20,000 man Army against Damascus and quickly surrounded the city. Their he sat for three weeks before the starving Arabs, wrecked with hunger and disease, finally were forced to fight. They were made short work of. The battle was little more than a massacre. Thousands of men charged into a hail of gunfire and were cut down. Lawrence himself was injured after his horse was shot out from under him. He would be captured and tortured by the Ottomans for 3 years before finally being tortured to death.

Back in the Middle East the Ottomans then went on their way. They quickly moved through the Middle East taking many cities previously occupied by the Revolt. They swept through the region, taking only a few casualties due to attrition. By early 1919 the Revolt was crushed. With one problem out of the way the Ottomans immediately turned on another, Nejd. The Nejdi King had led the revolt but was able to escape back into Nejd after Damascus. The Ottomans wanted revenge.

They crossed the border into Nejd in mid-1919 with 50,000 men and absolutely no plan whatsoever. Pasha thought that Nejd stood no chance and so they needed no plan, simply overrun the country by sheer numbers. They were quickly able to take the Nejd capital but after that, curiously, they waited. Nobody really knows why Pasha kept his army in Riyadh but he did. For the rest of the year Pasha sat in Riyadh and waited for the Najdi to surrender. As 1920 dawned Pasha decided finally that he was not going to get a surrender any time soon. So he did what he did best and made a bad decision. He ordered his brother Djemal Pasha to lead another small army of about 10,000 to go track down the Nejdi king.

Djemal looked for three weeks before finding the King and his party outside a small oasis in the desert. The two forces clashed and the King, despite his numerical inferiority, was able to rout Djemal. Djemal and the survivors 8,000 strong fled into the desert. Djemal and 2000 men would eventually regroup at the small oasis town of Rananater. The King would follow up his victory by once again melting into the desert. The Ottomans would respond by sending another 10,000 men under Fahreddin Pasha only this time he would not find the king at all. Finally, defeated Enver turned around and went home to Istanbul.
 
And its done. I would have wanted to get one more update out to help tie something up but eh, weeks done. Thanks for reading.
 
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