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The command of the British and French coalition forces was located at the edge of Lake Manzaile ten kilometers away from the Port of Said. Today's defeat in the offensive caused the morale of the coalition forces to decline. Moreover, the news that the navy had been defeated and had been evacuated was blocked.
If those ordinary soldiers find out, it will probably cause even greater trouble. With the help of the navy, they can break through the defense line of the Chinese army. Now that the navy has retreated, it is impossible to capture the Said Port.
It's right.
"Marson, the navy has suffered heavy losses and has evacuated the eastern Mediterranean. It is impossible to defeat the Said Port, which is defended by the Chinese with heavy troops. In today's battle, we have lost it.
More than 20,000 people. Now, there are less than 150,000 left in the entire army. And the total number of troops in the squadron at Port Said is no longer comparable to ours!” said Lieutenant General Hamilton, the commander of the 11th Army!
"Can we not be able to fight without the support of the navy? Don't forget that in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, there are still hundreds of thousands of troops waiting for us to reconnect with them!" Field Marshal Frederick Roberts was a little
He said angrily. Although he is already seventy years old, he is still angry. He is already old and comes to the Army Department to ask him to retire. However, he hopes to win a brilliant victory for his career
It came to a perfect end! But now it seems that he not only could not win, but would instead face a crushing defeat, which made Marshal Roberts very difficult to accept.
"Marson Marshal, the Chinese defense line is very strong, and it has been proven in the war in the east during the day. Without the support of large-caliber artillery, it is very difficult for us to break through the Chinese defense line. Now, the navy has retreated.
Now, we have no chance to defeat the Chinese! For the sake of the lives of the young French men, I hope we can give up our original combat plan and evacuate here!" The commander of the 12th Army also said. The 12th Army is France
The army was also afraid of being beaten and no longer had any confidence in capturing the Port of Seed. Therefore, they wanted to retreat and preserve their strength.
"Gentlemen, I hope everyone can think seriously that if we retreat, we can certainly preserve our strength. However, this will put hundreds of thousands of expeditionary forces in the Saudi Kingdom in a desperate situation and completely lose this game
War. Whether it is Britain or France, the government will probably fall immediately. The interests of our two countries in the Middle East will also be lost! This will be a disaster for both of us! Therefore, I hope everyone
Be able to show courage to fight this battle well, let the Chinese know how powerful we are. Let these yellow monkeys know who is the master of the world!" Marshal Frederick Roberts said stubbornly. He is a white man
The supreme people have always been hostile to China's rise. This time, they do not want to be defeated by the Chinese!
Lieutenant General Hamilton and several other commanders were very helpless. Marshal Roberts's stubbornness made it difficult for them to understand. However, before Marshal Roberts's position was removed, they could only execute orders. Even if this order is likely
It's wrong.
At 7 a.m. on January 8, after the British and French forces had breakfast early, they launched an attack on Port Said. For this attack, Marshal Roberts seemed to be preparing to fight all the old ones. The four armies remained.
All the more than 600 cannons were pulled out and fired wildly at the positions of the Chinese Army, without any intention of saving ammunition. For a moment, the positions of the Chinese Army were completely shrouded in smoke. However, an attack was launched at the British and French homes.
At that time, except for a very small number of observers, the remaining soldiers had retreated to the back or in anti-aircraft holes. The seemingly violent artillery attacks of the British and French coalition did not cause much damage to them.
In addition, the artillery brigade of the Seventh Army and the artillery battalions under the jurisdiction of the five divisions also gathered all the artillery. More than 400 heavy artillery with a caliber of more than 105 mm were deployed against the artillery of the British and French coalition forces.
A violent shelling.
"What are these foreigners going crazy? They started the attack early in the morning. Don't they know that their navy has retreated? Just because of their people, they want to capture Port Said. If they really break it up, they really want to defeat Port Said.
Then where will our Seventh Army put the faces of our Seventh Army?" General Du Qizheng, commander of the Seventh Army, said disdainfully.
"Perhaps, these foreigners want to make a desperate bet. Anyway, no matter what, we will let go of their attack. Since they are coming to die, we cannot stop them. It just so happens that these foreigners have no good things, so they will kill more now.
, it will be easier to win the war in the future!" Lieutenant General Niu Fakui, Chief of Staff of the Seventh Army, said with a smile. In the future, a large-scale world war will break out, which has become China's consensus. Whether it is the Army
The navy is preparing for the future war. China's enemies will undoubtedly be these Western foreign devils. Therefore, as Lieutenant General Niu Fakui said, kill more foreign devils now and China will face them in the future.
The threat is even smaller!
At 8 o'clock in the morning, the artillery attacks between both sides ended. It should be said that the artillery soldiers of the British and French forces could not hold on anymore. If they continued to fight, they would probably be beaten up. Therefore, they had to stop the artillery attack and withdraw from the battle.
At that time, the infantry of the British and French coalition forces launched an attack on the squadron's defense line. More than 20,000 British and French soldiers rushed towards the Chinese army's positions.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The infantry artillery and mortars from the Chinese Army positions opened fire one after another, and one round of shells fell into the queue of the British and French coalition forces, shrapnel flew everywhere, harvesting their lives to the fullest.
"Da da da da!" Light and heavy machine guns also opened fire, and the dense firepower completely blocked the way forward of the British and French coalition forces. The soldiers of the British and French coalition forces who were charging were like harvesting wheat, and they could not get up in rows.
In the face of the dense firepower of the squadron, the attacks of the British and French coalitions seemed so fragile. Even if they used their lives to fill it, it would be impossible for them to break through the Chinese Army's defense line.
"Marson, the battle cannot be fought any longer. This is to let our soldiers die!" Lieutenant General Hamilton said angrily to Marshal Roberts. His 11th Army had lost more than half of his 11th Army in the battle a few days ago.
If you continue to fight, you may be beaten up!
"General Hamilton, I am the commander, I have the final say!" Marshal Roberts said coldly. He seemed to have not taken the lives of those ordinary soldiers seriously.
"You bastard!" Lieutenant General Hamilton cursed.
"Boom!" At this moment, a shocking explosion came. Then, huge fireballs shone on the charge of the British and French forces. After each fireball dissipated, a huge crater appeared on the ground.
All the British and French soldiers around were bombed and their bodies remained untouched!
"Navigation gun! Large caliber naval gun! The Chinese navy is using large caliber naval gun to bombard us! Retreat! Must retreat immediately!" Lieutenant General Hamilton shouted loudly. The defense line of the original squadron was very strong, and the British and French coalition forces used it.
Even with all your strength, you can't break through. Now the Chinese navy has joined in, and this can no longer be called a battle, it's a total massacre.
The four battleships and two battlecruisers of the Chinese Navy Indian Ocean Fleet anchored in the Port of Said were lined up, and the main guns on the battleships were aimed at the land. According to the coordinates obtained, they began to fire frantically.
For a moment, the British and French Allied Forces, which were attacking, collapsed immediately. The large-caliber naval guns were not able to compete with human resources. These British and French soldiers were scared and fled backwards. They fled.
The speed is much faster than their attack speed, just like their parents gave them two less legs. Many people, in order to speed up, put all their weapons, helmets, etc.
All were thrown away.
The Chinese Navy's artillery has been chasing the British and French coalition forces and repeatedly bombarding the British and French coalition forces with artillery. Moreover, it is not only the attacking British and French coalition forces, but also the targets of the attack. Between Lake Manzaile and the Mediterranean
The narrow and long isthmus is only four kilometers widest. The Chinese Navy's warships can completely cover them with artillery fire in the Mediterranean. In this way, the British and French coalition forces will be completely unlucky! The fierce artillery fire directly destroyed their fighting spirit.
The British and French coalition forces, which had lost their fighting spirit, retreated frantically. However, how could a man run a warship with a speed of more than twenty knots?
From the Port of Said to Mieta, the British and French coalition forces could not escape the journey dozens of kilometers. The Chinese Navy wanted to use naval guns to destroy these arrogant British and French coalition forces, as if to give the sunken "Meng Tian"
Just like battle cruisers take revenge, the warships of the Indian Ocean Fleet have no intention of saving ammunition!
"Tsk tsk, the navy's break is still fierce enough! The 155mm heavy howitzer used by the army cannot be compared! I'm afraid only the train cannon can be compared with it!" General Du Qizheng, commander of the Seventh Army, looked at the simultaneously with a telescope.
The British and French coalition forces who were slaughtered sighed. More than 100,000 British and French coalition forces collapsed directly under the bombardment of the navy's fierce naval guns. If the army wanted to achieve such an effect, it would probably have to pay a lot of money.
"Commander, the British and French coalition forces have failed, they have lost their fighting spirit. We can send our people to follow us and capture the prisoners!" Lieutenant General Niu Fakui, chief of staff of the Seventh Army, said with a smile!