Chapter 717 Port Said Offensive and Defensive Battle
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Port in Sai De, an important city in Northeast Egypt, originally, this is just a small fishing village. But after the Suez Canal opened in 1859, it quickly prospered and became the largest coal increase in the world in the end of the 19th century.
At the beginning of the 20th century, there were already 50,000 people in the small town here, and it became the second largest port in Egypt.
After the squadron captured the Suez Canal, Saidang has become the place where the squadron's headquarters is in Egypt. The Egyptian government has no opinion on this, as if the root is not known to this!
Still Britain and France, both in the world, are not small countries such as Egypt. The two sides are fighting on the territory of Egypt. In order to avoid being implicated, only the door is related to being a turtle.
Nothing happened.
Because of the war, the Suez Canal has been temporarily blocked.
The port area of Hong Kong, the Seventh Army of the Army, the Second Division of the Marine Corps, and the commanders of the Navy's Indian Fleet, all gathered here.
With the failure of diplomatic contact, the squadron settled in Egypt also received a warning of domestic. After the French and French failure, the diplomatic failure will probably launch the war again.
Mastering the initiative, the benefits of this war will be thoroughly clarified.
"Everyone, according to the latest news we got, the British and French forces have gathered 200,000 troops in Alexander Port. They are all elite army mobilized from Britain and France in China. In the next step, they will probably launch an attack on Saihin!
We must be prepared for the war! "Admiral Du Qizheng, commander of the seventh group, said solemnly. Because of the highest rank, he has also been officially appointed as the commander of the Egyptian theater.
Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet. However, he also knew that he was not good at naval warfare, so he involved the command of naval warfare, all of which were controlled by the Indian Ocean fleet himself.
"Commander! In this case, I suggest that our troops start to shrink immediately, leaving only a small number of troops in Suidis City and Ismelia.
Lieutenant General Niu Fa Kui suggested.
"However, what if the British and French forces have sent troops to attack Suidis City and Ismelia while attacking the port of Saiden?" Major Peng Jian, the second division commander of the Marine Corps, asked.
"Now the Suez Canal is in our control. We can use the canal. So quickly dispatched troops. Therefore, we only need to leave the troops of each regiment in Ismelia and Suez City.
When you reach the port of Said, fight with the British and French forces! As long as they shatter their offensive, then we will win this battle! "Lieutenant General Niu Fa Kui said very positive.
In this regard, everyone agrees. Although the British and French coalition forces have 200,000 people, the combat effectiveness of the British and French forces cannot be compared with the Chinese Army. With the strength of the Seventh Army, the strength of the Seventh Army defeats 200,000 British French Allied Forces.
Not big.
"Okay! Order the troops stationed in Ismailia and Suez to immediately take ships to assemble in Port Said. Prepare to fight the British and French forces in Port Said. However, in terms of the navy, the American fleet has also arrived. The opponent is coming.
It's so fierce! General Li, is the navy confident of winning?" Lieutenant General Du Qizheng asked. At present, although the Indian Ocean Fleet has been strengthened, the Turkish Fleet's "Bai Qi" battleship
The cruiser and the battlecruiser 'Mengtian' have arrived. However, the Indian Ocean Fleet only has four battleships and three battlecruisers. The opponent has ten battleships. The gap between the two sides is too big.
The armor of the cruiser is too weak, and it will suffer a lot if it is bombarded by a battleship. Therefore, everyone is a little worried about the navy's battle!
"From the current point of view, the navy does not have an advantage. However, it will not be easy for the British and American navies to defeat us. Once a naval battle breaks out, we will not fight them head-on. We will use our speed advantage to pull away from the British and American navies.
Keep your distance and fight them from a long distance. Our ejaculation accuracy is far better than
They are taller, and we will not suffer any loss if we fight at a distance of more than 12,000 meters. In addition, the navy's submarine force will also ambush in the sea, waiting for opportunities. Our chances of winning this battle may not be high, but the British and American navies will
It is impossible to defeat us!" said Lieutenant General Li Haitao, commander of the Indian Ocean Fleet.
"In this way, the key lies in the war on land. As long as we can crush the attack of the British and French coalition forces, then there is no need for the British and American navies to continue the fight!" Admiral Du Qizheng said.
Everyone nodded, no matter how powerful the navy is, it can't sail ashore! As long as the British and French coalition forces are defeated, the Suez Canal can be ensured to be in the hands of the squadron, and the logistics supply line of the British and French expeditionary forces can be completely cut off. Hundreds of thousands of people are trapped in the
The British and French expeditionary forces of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will become the turtle in the urn!
"Then, everyone, prepare for war immediately from now on! We must win this battle!" General Du Qizheng said firmly.
The squadron stationed in Port Said immediately entered into preparations for war. All the soldiers joined in the construction of fortifications. There were not many residents left in Port Said, otherwise, China would still prepare to recruit
A group of Egyptians helped the squadron build fortifications. The terrain of Port Said is easy to defend but difficult to attack. To the west of Port Said is the rippling blue Manzail Lake. If the British and French forces want to attack Port Said, they must either go along the
Between the Mediterranean Sea and Lake Manzale
The narrow strip of land between them is only two kilometers wide, or there is only the narrow strip of less than three kilometers wide between Lake Manzailai and the Suez Canal south of Port Said. As long as the squadron deploys heavy troops in these two directions, it can easily resist it.
The British and French coalition forces attacked. The only thing that needed to be guarded against was the artillery bombardment from the sea by the British and American navies. In order to avoid the British and American navies from interfering with the land war, the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet also had to leave the port for a decisive battle with the British and American navies!
On December 27, British Field Marshal Frederick Roberts issued an order to attack Port Said in Alexandria. Two hundred thousand British and French troops were organized into four armies, with the 11th Army composed of the British Army as the forward.
Attack Port Said along the Mediterranean Sea. At the same time, the combined fleet of the British and American navies also began to advance towards Port Said.
, preparing to attack the Chinese Navy. In order for the American fleet to willingly cooperate with the British Navy, the British paid a high price and reluctantly provided the United States with a number of advanced technologies, including the large-scale oil-fired boilers and real steam turbines that the United States has always coveted.
Technology. This will undoubtedly greatly improve the United States' shipbuilding capabilities.
After 5 days, on January 1, 1903, the British and French forces arrived in Dami Tita. It was less than 50 kilometers away from the port of Said.
A violent attack on the port of Sende!
On January 3, 1903, the offensive and defensive war of Saihang officially started.
In the narrow area between Lake Manzailai Lake and the Mediterranean, the 32nd Division of the Seventh Army of the Chinese Army has built a solid line of defense here.
Laihu has been extending to the Mediterranean coast. The squadron has built a solid line of defense, a wire mesh, and permanent firepower point here. And, the artillery brigade of the group army will provide them with firepower support.
The commander of the 11th Army of the British and French Allied Forces was Lieutenant General Hamilton, who had just shined in the Boles War of South Africa, and his headquarters was located ten kilometers from the defense line from the squadron.
At this moment, he frowned. The wide ground gorge of less than two kilometers made the huge troops in his hands cannot be launched, and the Chinese have already built a solid position.
The head is broken.
However, the geographical location of Sai Dedang is the case. Whether it is attacking from the west, or bypassing the lake of Manzai Lake from the south, it will inevitably encounter such problems.
Fill in!
At 9 am, the British and French forces began to prepare for artillery fire. All troops of the 11th Army came to the British land. They were the elite of the British Army.
The artillery, including 12 155 mm heavy grenade guns. In order to strengthen the firepower of the British and French forces, the British government and the French government have been old this time!
"Flinking!" With the artillery commander from zero, the artillery position of the 11th Army of the British and French Allied Forces immediately began a violent artillery. More than two hundred artillery, scattered on the ten artillery positions, and 32nd to the Chinese Army.
The division's position is violently pouring artillery. In the case of unable to develop, Hamilton has pinned his hopes on the artillery, hoping to use a violent artillery fire to smash the defensive position of the squadron, and then the infantry will launch an attack and promote it at the minimum price.
To the port of Sai.
At the moment when the shelling began, the soldiers of the 321th regiment of the Chinese Army on the position of the guards drilled into the anti -artillery hole that had already been built for the first time. Although the entire position has been shrouded in smoke, in fact, in fact
The casualties caused to the squadron are very limited!