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Piaotian Literature of the Fourth Empire of China www.piaotia.com Chapter 713: Capture of the Canal

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    "Get off the boat quickly! Machine gun cover!" A landing craft rushed to the shore.  The soldiers on the boat turned over and fell into the knee-deep sea and began to rush towards the shore.  The light machine gun was set up on the bow of the ship and began to fire wildly towards the shore to provide fire support for the landing comrades.

    "Ta-ta-ta!" A row of heavy machine gun bullets fired over, splashing waves on the sea.  The few soldiers who rushed forward suddenly fell into the sea water, and blood flowed from their bodies, dyeing the sea water red.

    The soldiers who survived have no extra time to be sentimental!  They rushed towards the shore quickly and fought back with their weapons.

    Landing operations have always been quite brutal.  During the landing process, Marine Corps soldiers had to face the enemy's superior firepower.  In this process, huge casualties are often incurred.  And all they can rely on is the fire support of naval warships on the sea!

    "Fire! Hit hard and send all those British guys to meet their God!" A Chinese navy destroyer approached less than two kilometers from the shore. The ship's rapid-fire cannons fired at the British crazily.  The army positions poured out artillery fire to provide fire support for the landing Marines.  Rows of artillery shells fell on the British position, blasting the British soldiers who were shooting the landing Chinese marines into the air.  In order to win, both sides have worked hard!

    "Set up the mortars and kill the enemy's heavy machine guns!" As more and more Chinese Marines successfully landed, mortars and infantry guns were also brought to the shore to prepare for the landing at close range.  Soldiers provide fire support.

    "Boom! Boom!" Two artillery shells went down and a British heavy machine gun position was destroyed. A Maxim water-cooled heavy machine gun was directly blown into parts. Several machine gunners were even killed.  This caused the British army's firepower to stagnate.

    "Ta-ta-ta-ta!" The heavy machine guns of the Chinese Marine Corps also began to roar, with intensive firepower and wildly firing at the British positions, making the British soldiers unable to raise their heads at all.

    The warships on the sea also began to launch artillery fire into the depth of the British army, attacking the British army's effective forces. At the same time, they blocked the British army's reinforcements from supporting the forward positions, creating favorable conditions for the Marine Corps' attack.

    With strong fire support, the landing Marines launched an attack on the British position.  The British troops guarding the front line were only one regiment, less than 2,000 men.  They had already suffered heavy losses in the previous shelling.  In the landing operations to block the Chinese Marine Corps, they suffered a lot of losses.  Facing the attack of the Chinese Marine Corps, although the British army put up tenacious resistance, they were still unable to prevent defeat.  After two charges, they were attacked by the Chinese Marine Corps.  In less than half an hour, the frontline position fell into the hands of the Chinese Marine Corps.

    Subsequently, more and more Marines landed.  After the 21st Marine Regiment landed, they immediately launched an attack on the deep positions of the Fifth Division of the Ninth Army of the British and French Allied Forces with the firepower support of the Navy's warships.  The morale of the British army continued to disappear with the tragic battles and huge casualties. At 11 a.m., the British army abandoned its positions outside the city of Suez. The British Fifth Division, with less than 4,000 remaining soldiers, retreated into the city of Suez, preparing to surrender.  Resistance.

    After taking the beach, the 2nd Marine Division stopped the attack.  In the morning's landing operation, although the Second Marine Division won the victory, it also suffered nearly a thousand casualties.  Among them, more than 400 people were killed or seriously injured.  However, their mission has been basically completed. It is better to leave the attack on Suez to the army.  When it comes to street fighting, the Army is better than the Marine Corps!

    On the afternoon of December 13, the 23rd Division of the Chinese Army¡¯s Seventh Group Army and the army¡¯s artillery brigade landed.  They would undertake the attack on the city of Suez.  The 23rd Division is the most elite unit of the Seventh Army.  Coupled with the powerful firepower of the artillery brigade, taking the city of Suez, Britain will not have a problem with the people!  What's more, the city of Suez is less than two kilometers away from the coast, and the navy's naval guns can provide them with sufficient fire support.

    At this moment, in the city of Suez, the British troops guarding the place were already in a panic.  George, commander of the British Fourth Division?  Major General Donald kept sending telegrams to the Ninth Army's military equipment asking for reinforcements, but the replies he received were that there were no reinforcements.  The commander of the Ninth Army believes that the city of Suez is close to the coast and the Chinese army will be supported by powerful naval guns. If they fight the Chinese army here, they will obviously suffer a loss.

    "General, the Chinese army has begun to land. Our people found that at least 20,000 of them have landed ashore. The sea is densely covered with Chinese transport ships. In addition, there are many heavy artillery ashore, all  They are all heavy guns above 105 mm! The number is at least two hundred. In addition, the Chinese can also get naval gun support from the navy.?They can easily blow the city of Suez into rubble!  "A young brigadier general reported to Major General George Donald.

    George?  Major General Donald's face suddenly turned as dark as the bottom of a pot. He felt more and more that the task of guarding Suez City was a dead end for him!

    "Come here, send a telegram to the military headquarters. We can't hold it any longer and request a retreat!" George?  Major General Donald ordered.  He would rather be punished than lose his life here.

    However, soon the Ninth Army headquarters sent a telegram. Lieutenant General Kayes, commander of the Ninth Army, asked George?  Major General Donald must hold on to Suez for two days to create favorable opportunities for the decisive battle between the Ninth Army and the Chinese army.  At this time, the Tenth Army stationed in the north of the Suez Canal was moving south rapidly.  However, they need enough time to set up their defenses.  The army stationed in Suez City must buy enough time for the main force!

    After receiving the telegram from the military department, George?  Major General Donald immediately cursed.  He could not accept such an order.  However, despite the heavy military orders, he had no choice but to do anything.  If he disobeys, Lieutenant General Keyes will probably shoot him directly!

    On the morning of December 14, the 23rd Division of the Chinese Army's Seventh Group Army, with the firepower support of more than 200 heavy artillery pieces from the army's artillery brigade, launched a fierce attack on the city of Suez.  At the same time, the warships of the Indian Ocean Fleet parked on the sea also poured artillery shells frantically into the city of Suez.  The small city of Suez was suddenly shrouded in smoke!

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" During the fierce shelling, the houses in the city of Suez were constantly turned into ruins under the gunfire.  The British defenses were also destroyed during the fierce shelling.  The British artillery had just begun to counterattack.  But before a few shells were fired, it was destroyed by the overwhelming and dense shells.  After losing their artillery, the British army's resistance became even weaker.

    At nine o'clock in the morning, the 23rd Division of the Chinese Army entered the city of Suez and launched a fierce street battle with the British army.  The British army was relatively well prepared for the battle in Suez.  They built barricades on every street in the city.  Many houses were even transformed into firepower points.  However, it all seems to be in vain.

    The Chinese Army has always attached great importance to training in street fighting, and has developed a set of effective tactics.  With the infantry squad as a unit, with the support of light machine guns and snipers, the enemy troops in each building are gradually cleared.  When encountering a strong firepower point, request artillery support.  Under such a blow, the British army's carefully prepared fortifications were not effective at all.

    Just half a day later, most of the city of Suez was occupied by the Chinese army.  George, commander of the British Fourth Division?  Major General Donald, leading less than 5,000 remaining soldiers, fled north in embarrassment.

    On December 15, most of the Chinese Army¡¯s Seventh Army had landed in Suez.  The 23rd, 32nd and 33rd Divisions, in coordination with the navy, were pushed along the canal.  The Navy dispatched many light cruisers and destroyers into the canal to provide fire support to the army and protect logistics supply lines.  In addition, the remaining nine submarines of the submarine force also rushed to the Gulf of Suez.  Following the fleet, we entered the canal.  Their mission was to hunt down the large warships of the British and French navies that entered the canal.

    On December 17, the Seventh Army of the Chinese Army and the Ninth and Tenth Armies of the British and French Allied Forces launched a battle at the Great Bitter Lake.  The British and French forces invested two armies and more than 80,000 people.  The Chinese army invested four divisions and more than 70,000 troops.

    The two sides started a fierce battle south of the Great Bitter Lake.  The battle lasted for a day, but in the end, the Chinese army still won. The British and French forces had to retreat after losing more than 40,000 people.  While the army was fighting fiercely, two armored cruisers from the British and French navies also entered the canal in an attempt to provide fire support to the army.  However, the Chinese submarine that had already been ambushing the canal launched an ambush on the two armored cruisers.  Both armored cruisers were sunk. In the end, the British and French forces had to flee north in embarrassment and did not dare to send any more large warships into the canal. 1

    On December 20, two divisions of the Seventh Army of the Chinese Army, with the cooperation of the navy, landed directly at Ismailia in the middle of the canal, and defeated the British and French coalition forces here, wiping out more than 10,000 enemies.  The remaining British and French forces had to retreat to the interior of Egypt.  Most of the entire Suez Canal has fallen under the control of the Chinese army.

    By December 24, the Chinese army captured Port Said, north of the Suez Canal, and took complete control of the entire Suez Canal.  The main forces of the submarine force and the Indian Ocean Fleet also entered the Mediterranean through the canal, and confronted the British and American navies that had arrived in the eastern Mediterranean!  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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