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    "Your Majesty, the British Navy and the French Navy have mobilized two Dreadnought-class battleships and four Guba-class battleships. Currently, these battleships are all staying north of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and all their main guns are aimed at them.  The main channel of the Bab el Mandeb Strait. Currently, the main channel of the Bab el Mandeb Strait has been blocked by them!" Chief of General Staff Xiong Wu reported to Wang Yuze with a serious face.

    "The British and French blocked the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. What is their intention? What do they want to do?" Wang Yuze asked with some confusion.  If the British and French navies deployed six battleships to enter the Indian Ocean and compete with the Chinese navy for sea control in the Indian Ocean, Wang Yuze might not be surprised.  But if the British navy and the French navy are just to block the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and prevent the Chinese navy from entering the Red Sea, this would be a bit of a fuss!

    "Maybe the British and the French are preparing to fight in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. There is news that a large number of transport ships from the British and French coalition are entering the Red Sea through the Suez Canal." Xiong Wu said.

    ¡°Send a telegram to the front lines of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to prepare them for battle!¡± Wang Yuze said.  Without knowing the intentions of Britain and France, they could only respond to changes by remaining unchanged.  Although China has concentrated 5 infantry divisions and 3 marine divisions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with a total strength of more than 150,000, and is supported by 100,000 troops from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the total strength of the British-French link has exceeded 400,000.  In terms of military strength, the Chinese army is still at a serious disadvantage.

    Chief of General Staff Xiong Wu nodded, and then said: "Britain and France are still preparing to increase their troops in the Middle East. The General Staff plans to transfer the Seventh Army to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. At the same time, the Fifth Army is also ready to go south.  !¡±

    "Don't be busy. There are already 150,000 people in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Meeting the material consumption of these 150,000 people is already a big problem. If two more armies are added, just ensuring their supplies is enough.  It's dragging us to death. The Seventh Army can go to Singapore first and wait until the war situation in the Middle East becomes clear before making the next step!" Wang Yuze hesitated and then said.  With China's current troops in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, it may be difficult to defeat the British and French coalition forces.  But the defense line must be stabilized. Even if you retreat in the early stage and lose some territory, you can still stabilize the front line.  Injecting too many troops into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia too early will put too much pressure on logistical support.

    "Okay, let the Seventh Army go to Singapore to standby first!" Xiong Wu said.  It only takes half a month to travel from Singapore to the Middle East. It saves one-third of the time compared to traveling from China. Even if the war situation in the Middle East changes by then, it will not be too late.  In addition, Xiong Wu did not believe that the British and French coalition forces could push the Chinese army to that point.

    "Where is the main force of the Indian Ocean Fleet? Since the British Navy and the French Navy have blocked the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and prevented us from entering the Red Sea, then we can fulfill their wishes. However, we must also prevent them from entering the Indian Ocean."  Wang Yuze said.  If the British and French navies enter the Indian Ocean, it will pose a serious threat to the route from China to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which will cause a fatal blow to China's military operations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

    "The main force of the Indian Ocean Fleet will enter the Gulf of Aden tomorrow. At that time, the main force of the Indian Ocean Fleet will confront the British and French navies across the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. We cannot enter the Red Sea, and the British and French navies cannot even think of entering the Gulf of Aden!" said the General Staff Officer  Chang Xiongwu said.

    "Well! So be it! I have a hunch that a war is about to break out in the Middle East!" Wang Yuze said.  Now China, Britain and France have deployed a large number of troops in the Middle East.  This huge force consumes astronomical amounts of materials every day.  Even if Britain and France are wealthy, they may not be able to sustain it for long.  If it drags on any longer, it will be very detrimental to them.  Therefore, the war seems to be about to break out!

    On October 28, the main force of the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet arrived at the Bab el Mandeb Strait. Two 'Qin-class' battleships and two 'Zhonghua-class' battleships blocked the Bab el-Mandeb Strait from the south, targeting the British Navy's destroyers and destroyers in the channel.  The light cruiser launched a fierce bombardment.  A French Navy light cruiser was sunk and a British Navy destroyer was damaged.  The remaining warships had to withdraw from the channel and returned to the north of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

    In this way, the two sides began to confront each other in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.  The entire channel of the strait has been blocked.  No ships from any country can pass here.  You know, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait is an important international waterway, and countless ships pass through it every day.  As soon as the British, French and Chinese navies blocked this place, the world's shipping was immediately thrown into chaos.  Countries have expressed dissatisfaction with China and Britain and France, demanding that China, Britain and France stop the blockade.  However, both China and Britain and France rejected this.

    Chinese NavyLocking the Bab el-Mandeb Strait can ensure the safety of the route from China to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.  The blockade of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait by the British and French navies can ensure that the British and French coalition forces can receive supplies through the Red Sea.  Under such circumstances, it is impossible for both parties to give in.  Other countries saw that their protests had no effect and had no other options, so they had no choice but to let it go.  Merchant ships from various countries had to change routes or wait at ports until the Chinese navy and the British and French navies lifted the blockade of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.  Or we can only go around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. After all, no one knows how long the blockade of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait by the Chinese Navy and the British and French navies will last.  This has increased the cost of shipping a lot, and has also caused prices to rise in Europe. This has made it even worse for the economies of European countries that were already affected by the confrontation between the Allies and the Central Powers.

    Yanbu, a city in the west of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the coast of the Red Sea, has become a sea of ??British and French coalition forces. With the guarantee of powerful shipping, 200,000 British and French coalition forces have gathered here from Egypt, plus 20 troops gathered in the northwest of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.  Thousands of British and French coalition forces, the British and French troops assembled in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have exceeded 400,000.  At the same time, a large amount of combat supplies were also transported to the front line. After more than a month of preparations, the British and French coalition forces had completed their pre-war preparations.  Moreover, a large number of troops are being transferred from Britain and France.  In order to defeat the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and China, the two countries have obviously made up their minds.

    British Army General Horatio?  Herbert?  Kitchener was appointed as the supreme commander of the British and French coalition forces and was fully responsible for directing the military operations of the British and French coalition forces in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.  Horatio?  Herbert?  Kitchener was a famous general in the British Army. He served as the Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in Egypt, and suppressed the Mahdi uprising in Sudan. During the Boer War, he used brutal means such as burning, killing, and looting to suppress the Boer uprising.  If he hadn't been relatively young, given his military exploits, he probably should have been promoted to field marshal long ago.

    This time, by Horatio?  Herbert?  Kitchener became the commander of the British-French coalition precisely because of his ability.  Britain and France both hope to win in the Kingdom.  If it fails, it will be a disaster for both Britain and France. At least, the current governments of Britain and France will pay a heavy price for this.

    "Gentlemen, I have decided that tomorrow, we will launch an attack on Medina. According to the intelligence we have received, there are only two divisions of Chinese troops there! We will use two armies and 100,000 people to completely capture it.  There! The other two armies, Xiangnan, attack Mecca! There is a division there. The Chinese only have 8 divisions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Except for one division deployed in the east of the Kingdom, the other division is deployed in the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.  Outside the vicinity of Riyadh, there are only six divisions in the western region! Once these three divisions are eliminated, we will have won half the battle!" Horatio?  Herbert?  General Kitchener issued orders to the British and French army generals at his temporary headquarters in Yanbu.  The British and French coalition forces that entered the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia were organized into eight armies, each with four divisions and a total of more than 50,000 people.  Among them, the French Army and the British Army accounted for half each.

    "Yes, general!" Neither the French nor the British generals had any objections to this.  In their view, there is absolutely no possibility of failure in attacking the Chinese with absolutely superior force.

    On October 29, the 2nd and 3rd armies of the British and French Expeditionary Forces set out from Yanbu and headed straight for Medina.  The 4th Army and the 5th Army moved south along the Red Sea to attack Mecca.  Both Medina and Mecca are holy cities in the eyes of Arabs.  It is also the focus of Chinese military defense.  Now, these two holy cities are about to encounter the ravages of war.

    Horatio?  Herbert?  General Kitchener, personally commanded the attack on Medina.  He has always been worried about the failure of the last Anglo-French coalition.  After he became the commander of the coalition forces, he always wanted revenge.  He hoped to prove to the world that Britain was not only powerful in its navy, but also invincible in its army.

    "Garrisoned in Medina are the 15th Division of the Chinese Army and the 8th Marine Division, two divisions with a total of more than 36,000 people.  At the same time, there are two Saudi Arabian infantry divisions here, with about 25,000 people.  However, these Saudi Arabian troops were all urgently recruited within this month. Their combat effectiveness is completely questionable. It may not be a problem to let them be responsible for public security and logistics transportation. Let them go to the front line to fight against the British and French coalition forces.  This is somewhat unlikely!  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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