The Chinese army stationed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has a total of eight divisions, including 5 Army Infantry Divisions and 3 Marine Divisions. Lieutenant General Zhou Shun, commander of the Army's direct troops, was responsible for commanding the operations. Major General Jiang Qiao served as chief of staff of the Chinese army stationed in Saudi Arabia.
The command center is located in Riyadh, the capital of the Saudi Kingdom. The Military Intelligence Bureau and the Navy Department also sent officers to the command center to be responsible for intelligence and naval liaison.
In addition, all the 100,000 troops of the Saudi Kingdom were under the command of China. Saudi Prince Abdul Aziz also took the title of deputy commander, but he had no power. The main force of the Saudi Kingdom's army
The function is to ensure the smooth flow of logistics supplies of the Chinese army and to be responsible for some intelligence support. After all, this is fighting in the Saudi Kingdom, and these local snakes have more advantages than the Chinese army that has come from afar. The Saudi family has also seen this time
If China fails, then the Saudi family will be too late, and Britain and France support the Hashem family.
"Commander, just got the situation, the British began to attack. The British Navy and the French Navy blocked the Red Sea. They landed in Yanbu on the Red Sea. A total of 200,000 British and French coalition forces have arrived here. Now, there are 100,000 of them.
Attacking Medina, another 100,000 people rushed towards Mecca along the coast!" Chief of Staff Major General Jiangqiao reported the latest information to Lieutenant General Zhou Shun.
"It turns out that the reason why the British blocked the Mande Strait was this idea! Getting supplies directly from the Red Sea did shorten the logistics supply line, but it was not that easy to support 200,000 combat!" Lieutenant General Zhou Shun said suddenly with great enlightenment.
.The British Navy and the French Navy spent so much effort just to ensure the actions of the British and French Expeditionary Forces. It seems that neither the British nor the French were confused yet, and did not want to seize the control of the Indian Ocean.
A decisive battle with the Chinese Navy.
"Commander, what should we do now? There are only two divisions in the Medina area, and even with the Saudi army, there are only 60,000 people. Mecca has only one division, and the disparity in strength is too great!" Jiang Qiao
The major general was a little worried. Although the combat effectiveness of the British and French coalition forces was somewhat different from that of the Chinese army, overall, the gap was not very big, whether it was equipment or individual soldiers. In the case of a huge gap in force, the Chinese army
I'm afraid I'll suffer a loss.
"Send a telegram to Medina, asking them to use the fortifications to kill the vital forces of the British and French coalition forces. If things cannot be done, they can retreat eastward. There is no need to waste our precious troops in Medina!" said Lieutenant General Zhou Shun. Now,
There is no sign of continuing to send reinforcements in the country. There are only so many troops he can use in total, and he must save as much as possible.
"Don't we need to send reinforcements? Medina is the holy city of the Arabs. If we give up, it may be difficult to explain the Saudi Kingdom!" Major General Jiang Qiao said. These Arabs have some extreme thoughts. If the Chinese army gives up on them, they will probably not be able to explain them!" said Major General Jiang Qiao.
If the holy city of Medina was thrown to the pagans of the British and French coalition forces, it would probably cause their dissatisfaction. This would be detrimental to the Chinese army's subsequent operations.
"Hmph! It's not our holy city, why should we defend ourselves? If the Arabs are unwilling to retreat, let them fight hard with the British and French coalition forces! Besides, we are too far from Medina and have very good supplies.
The pressure on the British and French coalition forces is much smaller than that of us. When we retreat eastward, we can shorten our logistics supply line and lengthen the logistics supply line of the British and French coalition forces, which is a matter of killing two birds with one stone. As for the opinions of the Arabs, there is no need to pay attention to it.
, I believe that those people from the Saudi family are not fools!" said Lieutenant General Zhou Shun.
"Okay, then let's arrange it like this!" Major General Jiang Qiao nodded in agreement.
Medina was formerly known as Yasreb, the second largest holy land of Islam. Together with Mecca and Jerusalem, it is known as the three holy lands of Islam. In 622 AD, Mohammed was excluded by the locals in Mecca and avoided Medina.
The earliest Islamic regime was established in the local area, and Medina became the first capital of the Muslim country. After the migration, it was renamed "Medina-Naby", which means "the city of the prophets", and is abbreviated as "Medina"
Medina became a place for Muhammad to move and grow after Hyjra (i.e., leaving Mecca). Medina was the center of Islamic politics during the era of Muhammad and the four major caliphs, and occupied an important position in the history of Islam. Muslims have been the first
It is known as "the city of illuminated", "the city of peace", and "the city of victory". There are many ancient monuments in the city, the most famous ones are the Prophet Mosque, which was built by Muhammad himself, and the tombs of Muhammad and others are included in the temple.
Before the Saudi Kingdom annexed the Hashemite, Medina and Mecca were both part of the Hashemite area and were controlled by the Hashemite family. However, as the Saudi Kingdom's army easily defeated the Hashemite family's army, Mai
The two holy cities of Dena and Mecca were included in the rule of the Saudi kingdom. Ordinary Arabs had no resistance to this. Whether it was the Hashem family or the Saudi family, they were all famous Arabs.
, it is also what they are willing to see to establish a unified Arab country.
However, the Hashem family then defected to the Westerners and led the Western army to invade the Saudi Kingdom, causing the entire Saudi Kingdom to fall into war, which aroused the dissatisfaction of many Arabs. If it weren't for the Hashem family, it was Murder
The descendants of Hammed, they were probably driven out of the Arabian Peninsula long ago.
After the Chinese army and the Saudi kingdom's army jointly defeated the British and French coalition forces, the Arabs saw the dawn of victory. However, in the end, the British and French coalition forces increased their troops to the Middle East, which once again brought the Arabs to great pressure.
The residents were also panicked. The mosques of all sizes were filled with Arabs from Medina and surrounding areas. They prayed devoutly to Allah, hoping to avoid this disaster. However,
Their prayers were not fulfilled, and disaster still came.
On October 29, the commander of the British and French coalition forces, Horazi Herbert Kitchener, led two armies, a total of 100,000 people, set out from Yanbu and headed straight for Medina. A week later, November
On the 4th, the British and French coalition forces had already arrived at the city of Medina. A hundred thousand coalition forces surrounded the entire Medina. Most of the Arabs in the city had escaped, and only a small number of people remained. They said they wanted to
If they live and die with the Holy City, even if they fight to the death, they will not be willing to let Westerners desecrate their Holy City.
Although Medina is a holy city of Arabs, it is still just a small city at this time. The urban area is less than five square kilometers. In addition to the magnificent mosques, most of the houses are made of soil, with low surroundings.
The short city walls are simply impossible to defend against the bombardment of cannons. Although the Chinese army stationed here wanted to transform Medina into a fortress, due to limited time and lack of materials, they could only use Medina's
The city walls and houses have only established some fixed firepower points.
After arriving in Medina, the British and French forces did not launch an attack immediately, but began to rest. They rushed for a week and were very tired. These British and French soldiers were not hard-working people, plus
There are too many new recruits in these armies. If you take the risk of attacking, the outcome will be unpredictable.
General Horeshau Herbert Kitchener, the commander of the British and French coalition forces, led a few men to a place less than five kilometers from Medina, and looked at the holy city of the Arabs.
In his eyes, this so-called holy city was too simple. Any city that the British Empire would have taken out was much better than this city.
"God of General, I hope that the coalition forces should not use cannons as much as possible when attacking Medina. This is the holy city of the Arabs, where the great prophet Mohammed rests forever, and we cannot disturb him!" Hashem
Hussein Ibn Ali, the 38th generation patriarch of the family, asked. If Medina was destroyed in the battle, he would become a sinner among the Arabs.
"Don't use cannons? How is this possible? Medina is a Chinese with two divisions. Do you want the soldiers of the British Empire and France to die?" General Horazio Herbert Kitchener
He said very dissatisfiedly. No matter what holy city or holy city he was, even if he beat it up, he would not feel distressed.
Hussein Ibn Ali's face looked a little ugly, and General Horazio Herbert Kitchener directly rejected his proposal, which made him a little suspicious, this time leading the British and French to the Middle East.
Come on, is it right or wrong?
On the morning of November 5, the British and French forces began to attack Medina. West of Medina, the British and French forces concentrated more than 200 artillery cannons of various calibers, divided into more than ten artillery positions, and opened the Medina.
A violent shelling.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Amid the deafening sound of shells, hot shells roared into the city of Medina, shattering the buildings in the city, whether they were ordinary houses or those beautiful ones.
The grand mosques were all turned into ruins under the shelling. Many Arabs suffered casualties and injured in the shelling, and the entire city of Medina was filled with crying.
The Chinese army stationed in Medina immediately began to counterattack. The two artillery battalions belonging to the 15th Army Division and the 8th Marine Corps Division have 96 howitzers with a caliber of more than 105 mm, including 24 powerful 155.
In terms of artillery strength, they are no worse than the British and French coalition forces. After the British and French coalition forces began to launch a counterattack, the Chinese army immediately began a fierce artillery battle in Medina! (To be continued. Please search
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