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    Medina, the headquarters of the Chinese ** team is located in a small courtyard in the center of the city.  ¡ò¡òThere are several thick antennas standing in the yard. These are the antennas for the telegraph machines that communicate with Riyadh.  The bottom of the small courtyard has been hollowed out, and an underground headquarters was built with reinforced concrete.

    At this moment, the headquarters is very busy. Officers wearing the summer uniforms of the Chinese Army and Marine Corps are only going out. Occasionally, there are also officers from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia wearing light-colored military uniforms.

    "Division Commander, a call from headquarters!" A major officer entered the office of Major General Zhou Mingjie, commander of the 15th Division of the Chinese Army.

    "Read it!" Major General Zhou Mingjie was signing a document. He did not raise his head and ordered directly.

    "Yes, division commander. According to the order of the General Staff, the 15th Imperial Army Division and the 8th Marine Division stationed in Medina are now ordered to break out of Medina within two days and evacuate eastward to Buraidah. In addition,  According to the latest intelligence, the Fourth Army of the British and French Allied Forces is marching towards Medina and is expected to arrive on the battlefield in five days. We hope that the 15th Division and the 8th Marine Division will be ready!" the major officer read.

    "Retreat eastward? Another reinforcement from the British and French allied forces has arrived?" Major General Zhou Mingjie was shocked.  Originally, he planned to use the defenses in Medina to slowly eliminate the British and French forces attacking Medina, but he did not expect that the headquarters would order them to retreat.  In addition, reinforcements from the British and French allied forces were arriving, which was beyond his expectation.  Once the reinforcements from the British and French coalition forces arrive, the Chinese Army will be at an absolute disadvantage in terms of military strength.

    "Invite General Li immediately!" Major General Zhou Mingjie ordered.  General Lee refers to Major General Lee Hainan, commander of the Eighth Marine Division.  During the battle in Medina, Zhou Mingjie was mainly responsible for the full command.  But many times, he still needs to seek the advice of Major General Li Hainan.

    Five minutes later, a burly, dark-skinned young general appeared in Major General Zhou Mingjie's office.

    "Lao Zhou, what happened?" Major General Li Hainan asked as soon as he entered the office.

    "The headquarters has given us the final order to evacuate Medina within two days!" Major General Zhou Mingjie said.

    "Retreat? Why retreat? We are fighting well here, and we are about to win!" Major General Li Hainan said somewhat unwillingly.  His Eighth Marine Division has lost more than 3,000 people so far.  He also hoped to wipe out the British and French forces that attacked Medina and avenge his dead brothers!

    "I don't want to retreat, but can we disobey the headquarters' order? In addition, the headquarters has reported that reinforcements from the British and French coalition forces are heading towards Medina and are expected to arrive in five days. We must  Evacuate before they arrive!" Major General Zhou Mingjie sighed.  The Army's 15th Division has suffered more than 5,000 casualties in a week of fighting.  If it were a Western army, such losses would have already determined that an army has lost its combat effectiveness.  but.  The army in the East is different from that in the West. Even if more than half of the casualties are suffered, the army's will to fight is still very strong.  Zhou Mingjie originally planned to hold Medina since he could.  Then stick to it.  However, we can¡¯t keep up with the changing situation!  Reinforcements from the British and French allied forces are about to arrive. If they continue to hold on then, they may be in a bitter battle again.

    "Now that the headquarters has issued an order, we have no choice but to retreat. But what about the Arabs? Will they be willing to do so? This is their holy city?" Major General Li Hainan said with some worry.  During these days of fighting.  The Arabs fought very tenaciously, which shocked him.  The Arabs attach great importance to the holy cities of Medina and Mecca. It would be very difficult for them to give up!

    "There is nothing we can do about it. We must abide by the orders from the headquarters. Besides, this is just a temporary retreat. Our logistics supply line is too long. If we fight like this, we will suffer more. After retreating to Buraidah  , we can get supplies more easily. It will be difficult for the British and French allied forces to supply. Then it will be easy to resist their attack. The current retreat is for a good counterattack in the future. I hope they can understand! If they don¡¯t understand  If so, then we have no choice, we can't get ourselves into trouble for them!" Major General Zhou Mingjie said.

    "Invite Bahar and Khalid and discuss it with them. They should not be incomprehensible!" Major General Li Hainan said.  Bahar and Khalid are the commanders of two divisions of the Saudi Kingdom stationed in Medina. By now, more than half of their troops have been killed or injured!

    Soon, two middle-aged Arabs entered Major General Zhou Mingjie¡¯s office."General Zhou, is there any task for us to complete? Please give us the order. We promise to complete the task and let these damn Western pagans know how powerful we are!" Major General Bahar entered Major General Zhou Mingjie  office, they started shouting loudly.  Although the troops suffered heavy losses, their fighting spirit became increasingly high!

    "Ahem! General Bahar, it's like this. We received an order from the headquarters, requiring us to break out and retreat to Bright within two days!" Major General Zhou Mingjie coughed and then said.

    "What? Retreat? Are you going to abandon Medina?" Bahar and Khalid both exclaimed, looking at Major General Zhou Mingjie in disbelief, as if they couldn't believe he would say this.

    "You two, we also hope to continue fighting in Medina. However, the headquarters has issued an order, and we can only obey the order!" Major General Li Hainan said.

    "General Zhou, General Li, we have already suffered huge casualties in order to defend Medina. However, we are still willing to continue. Please help us and defend our holy city!" Khalid said with red eyes.  .

    "I'm sorry! We can't disobey orders. In addition, according to the intelligence received by the headquarters, reinforcements from an army of the British and French coalition forces will arrive in Medina in five days. If we do not retreat, we will be in a hard fight by then!" Zhou Mingjie  The major general explained.

    "You two, I hope you can understand. The current retreat does not mean failure. We are giving up Medina now, but I assure you that we will be able to retake it soon. We are already planning a counterattack, a large number of  The troops are about to leave for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The reason for the retreat is to use the desert to offset the advantages of the British and French coalition forces, lengthen their front line, and prepare for counterattack!" Major General Li Hainan also persuaded.  He knew that it would be difficult for these Arabs to accept giving up their holy city!

    Both Bahar and Khalid were silent. Both of them looked a little ugly. They had made such a big sacrifice, but now they were about to leave the holy city to the Westerners. No one knew how those infidels would desecrate this place.  , which makes them very difficult to accept.

    "What if we stay to resist the British and French forces?" Bahar said suddenly.

    Major General Zhou Mingjie was stunned for a moment, and then said: "If you want to stay by yourself, then we have no objection!" Although, he admired the courage of these Arabs.  But this kind of reckless behavior is simply seeking death.  The lives of Chinese soldiers are precious and they will not accompany these Arabs to die.

    ¡°If we break through, what will happen to the civilians in the city?¡± Khalid asked.

    "Britain and France are both civilized countries. They shouldn't attack civilians, right?" Major General Li Hainan said.

    "Hmph! These Westerners are not good people. Don't forget that they killed a lot of Boer civilians in South Africa? General Zhou, General Li, I hope that if we break through, we can bring wheat fields with them.  The civilians there must retreat together!" Khalid said.

    "This" Major General Zhou Mingjie was hesitant. This was a march, how could we retreat with civilians?

    "General Zhou, we are willing to stay and wait. As the army of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, we must protect these civilians!" Khalid said firmly.

    "Okay! Let them get ready, and we will break out eastward the night after tomorrow!" Major General Zhou Mingjie said at last.

    In the next two days, the British and French coalition forces still launched fierce attacks on Medina. However, as the casualties increased and reinforcements had not yet arrived, the scale of the battle became smaller and smaller.  At this time, the Saudi civilians in Medina also began to change and retreat with the army.  Although most Arabs are willing to leave the Holy City, they know that if they stay, the British and French forces will definitely not let them go.  In the face of life and faith, everyone still made a wise choice.  After all, they must first ensure their survival before they can continue to believe in their God. If they die, they will have nothing.

    At two o'clock in the evening on November 14, the 15th Division of the Chinese Army launched a fierce attack on the British and French coalition forces surrounding Medina. Due to the loss of a large number of troops, the encirclement of the British and French coalition forces had become very fragile. Previously, because of the  The troops never broke through, so the British and French forces relaxed their vigilance in this regard.

    "Boom! Boom! Boom! Ta-ta-ta-ta!" The cannon roared and the machine gun roared.  Intense artillery fell on the British and French allied forces' positions, knocking the sleeping British and French allied forces off their backs.  Before the panicked British and French forces had time to react, the Chinese troops had already rushed to their position.  This time to break through, the 15th Army Division assembled all its forces and launched a fierce attack. The British and French coalition forces could not resist it and collapsed in less than half an hour.  Afterwards, the 15th Army Division and the Marine CorpsThe Eighth Division began to expand the gap to both sides. At the same time, the civilians in Medina also began to retreat from the opened encirclement, while the Saudi army stayed behind to cut off the rear!
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