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The Fourth Chinese Empire Piaotian Literature www.piaotia.com Chapter 729 Mass Surrender

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    The Indian Ocean Fleet of the Chinese Navy sailed westward along the Mediterranean Sea, constantly bombarding the British and French coalition forces that were fleeing westward with naval guns. The British and French coalition forces fled westward in embarrassment on the narrow isthmus between Lake Manzailai and the Mediterranean Sea.  Along the way, I don¡¯t know how many soldiers were killed by the Chinese Navy¡¯s Indian Ocean Fleet with naval guns!

    Many soldiers of the British and French forces had a complete mental breakdown after escaping by chance. They stopped running and surrendered to the squadron that came after them!

    The pursuit by the Chinese navy continued until nightfall, and the remaining British and French forces were able to escape.  However, when they fled back to Damietta, they discovered that out of the more than 100,000 British and French allied forces, less than 60,000 people had fled back to Damietta. The others were either destroyed by the fierce artillery fire of the Chinese navy.  Killed or surrendered to the squadron.  Most of them surrendered, and the number of people who were actually killed by naval guns was estimated to be only 10,000 or 20,000.  The most important thing is the earth-shaking power of the navy's large-caliber naval guns, which made the soldiers of the British and French coalition lose the courage to continue fighting. Walking into the squadron's prisoner-of-war camp has become their best choice.  Got it!

    After suffering heavy losses, the British and French forces retreated to Damietta and lost the ability to attack.  It is no longer possible for them to attack Port Said again.  Marshal Roberts, the commander of the coalition forces, also gave up his unrealistic illusions.  The Chinese navy's fierce bombardment not only destroyed the British and French allied forces' will to resist, but also shattered all their hopes.

    After repelling the attack by the British and French coalition forces, the Seventh Army immediately sent a telegram to the country.  Their victory completely established the outcome of this war.  The British and French forces have hundreds of thousands of troops in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.  Has become a turtle in a urn.  Next, it¡¯s time to reap victory!  Britain and France suffered heavy losses in this war and obviously no longer have the ability to continue the fight!

    At this moment, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, hundreds of thousands of British and French expeditionary forces are retreating from two directions.  After the Suez Canal was captured by China, they were no longer able to receive supplies.  Original supplies.  If you use it sparingly, you can probably last about twenty days.  However, in order to shorten the logistics supply line, General Horatio Herbert Kitchener, commander of the British and French Expeditionary Forces, issued an order to retreat.  They split into two ways.  Evacuated from the central region of the Kingdom to the Red Sea coast, preparing to await rescue from the country.

    The retreat began in late December, and by January 8, the British and French forces had retreated to the Red Sea coast.  However, all their supplies have been almost exhausted.  If it weren't for the fact that the Rashid family still had a certain influence in the original Hejaz area and obtained some food from those Arabs.  They simply couldn't hold on.  Although, during their retreat the squadron did not engage in pursuit, there was a lack of food.  It was enough to defeat the British and French expeditionary forces, and there was no need for the squadron to take action.

    Jeddah on the Red Sea has become the largest gathering place for the British and French expeditionary forces.  Here, the British and French expeditionary forces gathered more than 250,000 men.  but.  At this moment, these huge forces have become a headache for the senior officials of the British and French Expeditionary Forces.  There are many troops.  This means that more materials are consumed.  At this moment, the expeditionary force does not have much supplies at all!

    At the headquarters of the British and French Expeditionary Force, Admiral Kitchener almost despaired after learning that the navy had failed and had retreated, and that the coalition's attack on Port Said had also suffered a disastrous defeat!  He summoned the senior officers of the expeditionary force to discuss countermeasures.

    "General Brooke, how long can our food last?" General Kitchener asked.  Major General Brooke was the Director of Munitions of the Expeditionary Force.  The director of munitions has always been a fat man.  In a large-scale war, as long as you make a little profit, you can make a lot of money.  But now, Major General Brooke regrets very much that he came to serve as the director of munitions in the expeditionary force. These days, he has been tortured to the point of going crazy!

    "General, we don't have much food left. We can last for up to five days. This is already reducing each soldier's rations to one-third. The ammunition is still sufficient, but,  Ammunition cannot be eaten!" Major General Brooke replied with a sad face!

    "Damn it, can we only hold on for five days? What should we do after five days?" Admiral Kitchener cursed fiercely.

    "Your Excellency Ali, the Hashid family, can you get us another batch of food? Our current situation is very dangerous, and you also know this. The fate of the Hashid family and our expeditionary force has been tied together.  , Helping us is equivalent to helping the Hashid family!" General Kitchener placed his hope on the local snake of the Hashid family.

    The patriarch of the Hashid family, Hussein Iali said with a grimace.??: "Your Excellency General, due to the war, there are not many people along the entire Red Sea coast. It is impossible for us to get food now!"

    "General, does the country ignore us?" Lieutenant General Airdrie, commander of the 2nd Army, asked.  There are hundreds of thousands of people in the expeditionary force. It is impossible for the country to leave them alone!

    "The country wants to take care of it, but there is no way! Yesterday, the navy was defeated by the Chinese. Two battleships were sunk and one battleship was captured. The remaining battleships also fled one after another! The coalition attacked yesterday  They arrived at Port Said, but were severely defeated. The Chinese dispatched battleships and bombarded the coalition forces with large-caliber naval guns. The coalition forces suffered heavy losses. Currently, there are only more than 60,000 people left, and they are no longer able to attack Port Said!  Lieutenant General Kitchener said gloomily.

    "Those bastards in the Navy, they get so much military spending every year, but they can't even defeat the yellow-skinned monkeys. They are just a bunch of losers!" Lieutenant General Airdry cursed.  In the past, the British Empire's navy was the world's hegemon. The navy accounted for most of the military expenditures every year, and the army had nothing to say.  But now, the navy has been repeatedly defeated by the Chinese, which makes the army very resentful!

    "General, that means we can no longer get domestic support. We have completely failed in this war, haven't we?" said French Army Lieutenant General Richard, commander of the 3rd Army.

    "If God doesn't show up, I think we are doomed!" General Kitchener said helplessly.

    "General, this is the Middle East and it is under the jurisdiction of God. I don't think God will show up!" Lieutenant General Richard said.  ,

    "So, gentlemen, what should we do now? In five days, all of us will be hungry. By then, we don't need to be attacked by the Chinese. They just need to trap us for a few days and they will all starve to death."  !" Admiral Kitchener said.

    "General, in this case, let's surrender to the Chinese! Anyway, this war is already lost. If we continue to fight, we will all starve to death. I think the Chinese must really want to see this. We are like the Chinese  Surrender, at least you can survive. Hundreds of thousands of coalition soldiers can also return to the country!" Lieutenant General Richard suggested.  The French have always taken life very seriously.

    "Surrender?" General Kitchener hesitated.  As a General of the British Army, he was likely to be promoted to Field Marshal.  If he surrendered, his military career would probably be over.  The British Army would not promote a captured man to Field Marshal.  This makes Admiral Kitchener a little unwilling!

    "General, the soldiers still don't know the news that the navy has been defeated and that the coalition forces have failed to open up the logistics supply line. Everyone is still waiting for domestic rescue. If the soldiers know the truth, there may be a mutiny!  Therefore, we should surrender to the Chinese as soon as possible!" Lieutenant General Airdrie also suggested.

    "Give me some time to think about it!" Admiral Kitchener said.

    On January 9, the squadron approached Jeddah.  However, they did not launch an attack on Jeddah. Instead, they established a position fifteen kilometers away from Jeddah, apparently preparing to besiege the British and French expeditionary forces here for a long time.

    On January 10, two heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy, along with several light cruisers and destroyers, appeared in the Red Sea off Jeddah.  These warships conducted a two-hour bombardment of Jeddah that day. The British and French expeditionary forces suffered heavy losses under the bombardment of the Chinese fleet.

    "General, how are you thinking? We can't resist it any longer. Rumors are already spreading in the army. If this continues, there may be problems!" Lieutenant General Airdry asked anxiously.

    "Can they accept our surrender to the Chinese? You know, supplying supplies to hundreds of thousands of people is enough to bring down the Chinese's logistical supply lines." Admiral Kitchener said with some worry.

    "General, this is a matter for the Chinese to consider. If they don't agree, we will concentrate our last forces, attack them, and fight them to the death!" Lieutenant General Airdry said.

    "Well, that's all!" General Kitchener said at last.

    That afternoon, General Kitchener and Lieutenant General Airdrie went to the squadron's position in person and expressed their intention to surrender to the squadron.  The squadron was immediately dumbfounded. Hundreds of thousands of British and French troops were about to surrender to them without firing a single shot.

    Lieutenant General Zhou Shun, who was responsible for commanding the squadron operations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, was unable to make the decision and quickly reported to the country.

    Although it is a big problem to bear the material supply of hundreds of thousands of British and French coalition forces, there is no doubt that these prisoners will also become an important bargaining chip in future negotiations. Therefore, China finally agreed to accept the surrender of the British and French expeditionary forces!
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