It was not that Brigadier Seferel was arrogant; the enemy simply could not stir his interest. He even felt that attacking Qatar would not make up for the fuel costs of the 37th Brigade this time.
In this era, Qatar's most valuable natural resource was nothing more than pearls. Yet pearls could already be cultivated artificially, and artificially cultivated pearls were even of better quality; whatever shape one wanted, that was the shape one could obtain.
Brigadier Seferel said to his subordinates, "This mission would be better handed over to the navy and let them handle it themselves. Sending any warship at random would be enough to take over all of Qatar."
This view also received widespread approval from the officers of the 37th Brigade.
"The government's only concern is that the tribes in the Northern Bay Territory caused us considerable losses back then, but Qatar has no such capability at all."
"Their land area is not even as large as one of East Africa's prefecture-level cities, and their entire population can only compare to that of a small East African town. Moreover, the places where Qatar can support human life are limited. As long as we occupy the water sources, they will have no choice but surrender."
"Our intelligence work on Qatar was still not thorough enough. Who could have imagined that Qatar was weak to such an extent?"
It was no wonder the East African intelligence agency did not take Qatar seriously. Qatar was simply not worth watching: the place was tiny, the climate harsh, and the economy utterly miserable. Even setting up an intelligence station there felt like a waste of funds.
Naturally, this also explained perfectly why the British looked down on Qatar. Britain had turned Qatar into a protectorate purely to prevent local piracy from