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Piaotian Literature of the Fourth Empire of China www.piaotia.com Chapter 728: The Navy Massacres the Army

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    The headquarters of the British and French coalition forces is located on the edge of Lake Manzalay, ten kilometers away from Port Said.  The failure of today's attack has reduced the morale of the coalition forces.  Moreover, the news that the navy was defeated and had evacuated has been blocked.  If those ordinary soldiers knew about it, it would probably cause even greater trouble.  With the help of the navy, they were able to break through the Chinese Army's defense lines.  Now that the navy has withdrawn, it is simply impossible to capture Port Said.

    "Marshal, the navy has suffered heavy losses and has withdrawn from the eastern Mediterranean Sea. With our strength alone, it is impossible to capture Port Said, which is heavily defended by the Chinese. In today's battle, we have already lost  There are more than 20,000 people. Now, there are less than 150,000 people left in the entire army. And the total number of troops in the squadron in Port Said is already comparable to ours!" Lieutenant General Hamilton, commander of the 11th Army, said!

    "Can't we fight without the support of the navy? Don't forget, there are hundreds of thousands of troops in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia waiting for us to re-establish contact with them!" Field Marshal Frederick Roberts said somewhat  said angrily.  Although he is seventy years old, he is still relatively angry.  He was old and came to the War Department asking him to retire.  However, he hopes to get a brilliant victory and bring his career to a successful end!  But now it seems that not only will he not be able to win, but he will face a disastrous defeat, which makes Marshal Roberts very difficult to accept.

    "Your Excellency, Marshal, the Chinese defense line is very strong, as has been proven during the daytime battle in the East. Without the support of large-caliber artillery, it is very difficult for us to break through the Chinese defense line. Now, the navy has withdrawn.  We have no chance to defeat the Chinese! For the sake of the lives of the French boys, I hope we can give up the original battle plan and evacuate here!" the commander of the 12th Army also said.  The 12th Army was formed by the French Army. They were also frightened and wanted to capture Port Said.  There is no longer any confidence.  Therefore, I want to retreat and conserve my strength.

    "Gentlemen, I hope everyone can seriously think about it. If we retreat, we can certainly preserve our strength. However, this will put our hundreds of thousands of expeditionary troops in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia into a desperate situation and completely lose this battle.  War. Regardless of whether it is the British or French governments, I am afraid that the next government will collapse immediately. The interests of our two countries in the Middle East will also be lost! This will be a disaster for both of our countries! Therefore, I hope that everyone  We must have the courage to fight this battle well and let the Chinese know how powerful we are. Let these yellow-skinned monkeys know who is the master of the world!" Marshal Frederick Roberts said stubbornly.  He is a white supremacist who has always been hostile to the rise of China.  This time, I don¡¯t want to lose at the hands of the Chinese even more!

    Lieutenant General Hamilton and several other military commanders.  They were all very helpless.  Marshal Roberts' stubbornness was difficult for them to understand.  but.  Until Marshal Roberts is relieved of his duties, they can only execute the order.  Even though, this command is probably wrong.

    At seven o¡¯clock in the morning on January 8, after an early breakfast, the British and French forces launched another attack on Port Said.  For this attack, Marshal Roberts seems to be ready to use all his strength.  The remaining more than 600 cannons of the four armies were all pulled out and fired wildly at the Chinese Army's positions without any intention of saving ammunition.  For a time, the Chinese Army's position was completely shrouded in gunpowder smoke.  However, when the British and French Lin family launched the attack, except for a very small number of observers, the rest of the soldiers had retreated to the back or into the bomb holes. The seemingly fierce bombardment by the British and French coalition forces did not cause much damage to them.

    In addition, the artillery brigade of the Seventh Army and the artillery battalions of the five divisions under its jurisdiction also assembled all the artillery.  More than four hundred heavy artillery pieces with a caliber of 105 mm or above launched a fierce bombardment against the British and French allied forces' artillery.

    "What are these foreign devils crazy about? They started the attack early in the morning. Don't they know that their navy has retreated? With just a few people, they want to capture Port Said. If it is really captured by them  Well, then where can we put the face of our Seventh Army?" General Du Qizheng, commander of the Seventh Army, said disdainfully.

    "Maybe these foreign devils want to make a desperate move. Anyway, no matter what, if they attack, we will let them go. Since they are coming to die, we can't stop them. It just so happens that none of these foreign devils are good, so 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 becomeChina's consensus.  Both the army and the navy are preparing for future wars.  China's enemies will undoubtedly be these Western foreign devils.  Therefore, as Lieutenant General Niu Fakui said, if we kill more foreign devils now, the threat China will face will be smaller in the future!

    At eight o'clock in the morning, the shelling from both sides ended.  It should be said that the artillery of the British and French forces could no longer hold on. If the fight continued, they would probably be wiped out.  Therefore, the shelling had to be stopped and the battle withdrawn.  At this time, the infantry of the British and French forces launched an attack on the squadron's defense line.  More than 20,000 British and French soldiers, squatting, rushed towards the Chinese Army's position.

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" The infantry artillery and mortars of the Chinese Army positions opened fire one after another. The shells fell into the ranks of the British and French allied forces, and shrapnel flew horizontally, harvesting their lives to their heart's content.

    "Click, click, click!" The light and heavy machine guns also opened fire one after another. The intensive firepower completely blocked the path forward of the British and French coalition forces.  The soldiers of the charging British and French forces fell to the ground in rows as if they were cutting wheat.

    In the face of the intensive firepower of the squadron, the attack of the British and French forces seemed so fragile.  Even if they use their lives to fill the gap, there is no way they can break through the Chinese Army's defense line.

    "Your Excellency, Marshal, the battle can't go on any longer. This is asking our soldiers to die!" Lieutenant General Hamilton said angrily to Marshal Roberts.  His 11th Army had lost more than half of its troops in the battle a few days ago.  If the fight continues, I'm afraid they will all be wiped out!

    "General Hamilton, I am the commander, I have the final say!" Marshal Roberts said coldly.  He didn't seem to care about the lives of ordinary soldiers at all.

    "You son of a bitch!" Lieutenant General Hamilton yelled.

    "Boom!" At this moment, an earth-shattering explosion sounded.  Subsequently, huge fireballs shone on the path of the British and French forces' charge.  After every fireball dissipates, a huge crater will appear on the ground, and all the surrounding British and French soldiers will be blown to pieces!

    "Navy guns! Large-caliber naval guns! The Chinese navy is using large-caliber naval guns to bombard us! Retreat! We must retreat immediately!" Lieutenant General Hamilton shouted loudly.  The defense line of the original squadron was very strong, and the British and French forces could not break through despite all their efforts.  Now the Chinese navy has also joined in. This can no longer be called a battle, it is a complete massacre.

    The four battleships and two battlecruisers of the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet anchored in Port Said are lined up in a row, and the main guns on the battleships are all aimed at the land.  Based on the obtained coordinates, start firing wildly.

    For a time, the attacking British and French forces collapsed.  The large-caliber naval guns were simply beyond the power of human power. The British and French soldiers were frightened and ran away one after another.  The speed of their escape was much faster than the speed of their attack. It was as if their parents had given them two fewer legs.  Many people, in order to speed up, threw away all their weapons, helmets, etc.

    The artillery of the Chinese Navy has been chasing the British and French coalition forces and repeatedly bombarded the British and French coalition forces with artillery.  Moreover, not only the attacking British and French forces, but also the British and French forces staying in the rear were also targets of the attack.  The narrow isthmus between Lake Manzailai and the Mediterranean Sea is only four kilometers wide at its widest. Chinese navy warships can completely cover them with artillery fire on the Mediterranean Sea.  In this case, those British and French allied forces would be completely unlucky!  The fierce artillery fire directly destroyed their fighting spirit.  The British and French allied forces lost their fighting spirit and retreated crazily.  However, how could a human being outrun a warship with a speed of more than 20 knots?

    From Port Said to Damietta, which spans dozens of kilometers, even the British and French forces could not escape.  The Chinese Navy used naval guns wantonly to destroy these proud British and French coalition forces, as if to avenge the sunk battlecruiser 'Mengtian'. The battleships of the Indian Ocean Fleet had no intention of saving ammunition at all!

    "Tsk, tsk, the navy's breakthrough is powerful enough! The 155mm heavy howitzer used by the army is incomparable! I'm afraid only the train gun can compare with it!" General Du Qizheng, commander of the Seventh Group Army, looked at what was happening with his binoculars  The massacred British and French troops sighed.  Hundreds of thousands of British and French troops collapsed directly under the fierce bombardment of the navy's naval guns.  If the Army wants to achieve such an effect, it will probably have to pay a lot of price.

    "Commander, the British and French coalition forces have failed. They have lost their fighting spirit. You can send our people to follow and capture the prisoners!" Lieutenant General Niu Fakui, chief of staff of the Seventh Group Army, said with a smile!
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