Zhang Xuyun was not willing to waste time on accepting surrender, so he insisted on following the frontline troops and surrendering directly at the front line. As for the Chinese general Zhang Xuyun, Arafat had heard many legends about him during this time, and he would be invincible. Demonizing enemies is a popular practice in the world. According to the oral tradition of the Egyptians, Bai Liusu is a tigress from the east who became a tiger demon, while Zhang Xuyun is a poisonous dragon with two heads. Become a monster.
Of course Arafat did not believe such rumors, but he would never have imagined that Chinese General Zhang was so young. He looked clearly less than 30 years old.
Not daring to spend too much time on Zhang Xuyun's face, Arafat bowed before him and bowed to him devoutly, then shook hands with Zhang Xuyun and put his hand to his mouth. Kissed.
Among the adaptive training that Zhang Xuyun and the others received after arriving in Cairo, there was etiquette training in the Arab region. Therefore, although being kissed on the back of the hand by a man would still make him a little bit disgusted, Zhang Xuyun gritted his teeth and got through it.
"General Arafat, facts will prove that your decision is correct. As one of the four ancient civilizations in the world, China is willing to help Egypt get rid of Western constraints and become a core force in the region. A strong and independent Egypt is in line with our country's diplomacy Policy, we came to Egypt precisely to help your country and your people achieve the independence of the country and the prosperity of the people..." Zhang Xuyun said, at this time he was not like a soldier, but more like a diplomat, a politician.
Sedley translated his words. While Arafat was submissive, he kept scanning the surrounding Chinese troops. When his eyes passed those Chinese-made armored vehicles and weapons, he clearly showed a trace of greed.
The news of Arafat's surrender to the Chinese, under Zhang Xuyun's indulgence, quickly reached the ears of Nasser and his men. There is no doubt that this was a severe blow to the self-confidence of Nasser and others, and Nasser had not yet After making effective arrangements for this incident, the Chinese army's vanguard troops arrived at the eastern outskirts of Mansoura and immediately launched an attack.
Seeing the powerful firepower of the Chinese army, in order to be able to hold on for more than two days in Mansoura, Nasser adopted a strategy of dispersing his forces and resisting in stages. Originally, Nasser thought this was the most targeted tactic. However, as Mansoura continued to Outlying towns fell quickly, and his strategy has been proven wrong and limited by actual combat.
Compared to Nasser who was still trying to cross the river by feeling his way through the stones, after several days of actual combat drills, Zhang Xuyun had already found the destiny of the Egyptian rebels. Therefore, even though there was only one regiment of the vanguard force that arrived in the eastern suburbs of Mansoura in advance, because of his insight Given the details of the Egyptian rebels, the leading commander, Colonel Sun Jiang, immediately issued the order to attack.
"Our mission is to sweep away the enemy's defensive positions outside the city of Mansoura. Brothers, have you enjoyed the past two days of fighting?"
"No."
"Do you want to have a good time?"
"think."
"Okay, let's attack. Let the Egyptian rebels see how powerful we are. Brothers, attack."
"Go ahead."
Bai Liusu led the First Group Army of the Central Committee to come to Egypt. The main purpose was to establish a reliable logistics supply base for the aircraft carrier Wu Dao Tian Wang. At the same time, he also shouldered the task of establishing national and military prestige in the Middle East. In order to ensure that this appearance Perfect, in order to produce a sufficient deterrent effect, so the Supreme Command did its best to increase the firepower allocation density of the First Group Army Central. In this way, although the number of armored vehicles of the First Group Army Central was not very high, its firepower ratio The density has reached an unprecedented level, including everyone using automated weapons, such as rocket launchers and grenade launchers. The ratio of mortars is the highest among all armies. Precisely because there is sufficient ammunition supply, Only Zhang Xuyun would use artillery to clear the way at all costs, and then use mortars, grenades and rocket launchers to carry out area saturation strikes.
A series of previous battles have proven the correctness of this style of fighting. Therefore, when Sun Jiang was actually fighting alone, once Sun Jiang gave the order to attack, his soldiers immediately took out all kinds of light and heavy weapons. , and bombarded the Egyptian rebel positions in front of them indiscriminately.
"The enemy has launched an attack." On the east wall of Mansoura, Nasser held a telescope and looked towards the place where the sound of cannons was heard. In the camera, when mushroom clouds exploded one after another, he asked solemnly: " The enemy really only has one regiment."
A staff officer standing behind him quickly replied: "It's just a regiment."
"There are so many artillery pieces in one regiment."
"They are all mortars and grenade launchers, and then there is a small cannon that can be carried on the shoulder and fired."
"How far is the enemy's large force from here?"
"The reconnaissance force has not reported back yet."
"We cannot let the Chinese control the pace. If this continues, once their large forces arrive, we will not be able to hold on for long." Nasser thought for a while and said.
"What do you mean,."
"Concentrate the troops for a surprise attack and eat up this entire regiment of Chinese troops."
Silence, it is obvious that everyone is not optimistic about this decision.
Without the support of his men, Nasser's face darkened and he said: "Everyone, do we still have the right to hesitate? If we cannot hold the Chinese back for two days, have you thought about the consequences? By then, Egypt will become a colony again, and the Chinese will Colonies, and the Egyptian people will be reduced to slaves again. We have no way out, live in humiliation or die in freedom, I command."
The Sun Jiang Regiment's attack was a bit arrogant. One company of their soldiers opened the way in front, while the others took turns carrying mortars and grenade launchers. It was a surprise that the effect of saturation bombardment in a heavy artillery area was achieved. The grenades Although the range of cannons and mortars is far inferior to that of conventional artillery, they are better because they have no blind spots. Therefore, in just five minutes, the Egyptian rebels in the eastern suburbs could no longer stand it and began to flee towards the city.
Upon seeing this, Nasser became more determined to eat this Chinese vanguard force. Under his strict order, first one brigade of Egyptian troops rushed out of the east gate to support the front, and then two other brigades of Egyptian troops left the city from the north and south directions. , outflanking the two wings of Sun Jiang's regiment.
Nasser's idea was very simple. I admit that your Chinese army can fight, but if I use six times your force to surround you, I don't believe that you can't win.
The actions of the Egyptian rebels did not escape Sun Jiang's surveillance. When he learned that more than 2,000 enemies in the north and south were outflanking his left and right wings, Sun Jiang's first reaction was that he could finally have a good time.
"It seems that the Egyptians want to swallow us up. Brothers, do you think it is possible?"
"impossible."
"Defend on the spot and let the Egyptians know what real iron wall defense is."
"yes."
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