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    "Division Commander, Commander Li called, and the country requires us to prepare to execute the order to capture Sui!. The Ninth Marine Division will cooperate with our actions!" Brigadier General Wang Shaoxuan, chief of staff of the Eighth Marine Division, reported to the division commander, Major General Tang Hongtao.  China has deployed a total of three marine divisions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Li Hainan, commander of the 10th Marine Division, serves as the garrison commander, and his military rank has been promoted to lieutenant general.  This time, the General Staff issued an order to Lieutenant General Li Hainan, asking the Chinese troops stationed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to prepare to capture the Suez Canal!

    "Well! Do you have a specific timetable? The British and French only have 30,000 people in the Suez Canal. We can defeat them with one division!" Major General Tang Hongtao said confidently.  In the Middle East war that year, one division of the Chinese army often had to deal with three to four infantry divisions of the British and French coalition forces, and in the end it was able to win.  This makes many generals of the Chinese army look down upon the combat power of the British and French coalition forces.

    "Not at all. Commander Lee asked us to be prepared to launch an attack on the Suez Canal as soon as the order is issued. However, the 9th Marine Division has already loaded ships in the Persian Gulf and will be escorted by warships from the Indian Ocean Fleet.  Land directly at the canal!" Brigadier General Wang Shaoxuan said.

    "Let the 1st Regiment go to Taibok! After the order is issued, you can directly attack the Suez Canal!" Major General Tang Hongtao said.

    "Yes, division commander! However, we still have to pay attention to the Egyptian army. Although the Egyptian army only has ten divisions and its combat effectiveness is relatively weak, there are too many ants to kill the elephant, so we still need to be more careful.

    Britain and France have penetrated Egypt very seriously in the past two years. The Egyptian Khedive Abbas II has been having a hard time recently!  Brigadier General Wang Shaoxuan said.

    "Let the people in the Military Intelligence Bureau have a headache about this problem! Aren't the people in the Military Intelligence Bureau been fighting in Egypt and Britain and France? But the Abbas II they support seems to be no match for his uncle Hussein Kamil  Ah!" Major General Tang Hongtao sighed.  As early as the Middle East war, Egypt's Khedive Abbas II had a close relationship with China.  However, after the war, China was forced to give up the Suez Canal, and Britain and France made a comeback.  Although China gave Abbas II a lot of support and sold to him at low prices the weapons and equipment of the British and French coalition forces captured on the battlefield from ten infantry divisions, it seems that there are not many troops at his disposal now.  Hussein, who had the support of the British and French.  Kamil, who has taken control of most of the Egyptian army, Abbas II's rule seems to be crumbling!

    December 3, 1911.  Egypt, Cairo, inside the royal palace.  Abbas II was having secret talks with Major General Liu Ming, the top commander of the Chinese Military Intelligence Agency in West Asia.  However, Abbas II looked a little bad, his eyes were bloodshot, and he looked very tired.  In the whole of Egypt, it is estimated that only this palace is the safest. The Egyptian government and army have been destroyed by his uncle Hussein.  Camille secretly has a lot of control.

    "General Liu, I need your help. Otherwise, I will lose control of this country!" Abbas II said haggardly.  He is only 37 years old now, but he feels like an old man in his fifties or sixties.  I think he was also a talented and strategic monarch when he was young. After inheriting his father's rule in Egypt at the age of eighteen, he has been trying to get rid of British control, and also marched south to conquer Sudan.  When the war in the Middle East broke out, he also strengthened contacts with China, hoping to use China's power to help Egypt become independent.  However, just a few years later, the situation in Egypt has become what it is now.

    "Alas! Your Excellency Khedive, we did not expect that the current chaos in Egypt would turn into this." Major General Liu Ming sighed.

    "It's all that guy Hussein Kamil. I treat him as my uncle, but he wants to betray me. If I had known earlier, I should have killed him a few years ago!" Abbas II bit  Said with teeth.  However, it's too late to say anything now.

    Hussein.  Kamil was the third son of Ismail, the first Khedive of Egypt, the younger brother of the former Khedive Tawfik, and the uncle of the current Khedive Abbas II.  It's just that he is not willing to do this.  It happened that Britain and France, which had suffered a disastrous defeat in the Middle East War, found him, provided him with help and supported him in becoming the Sudan of Egypt.  The two sides hit it off immediately, Hussein.  Camille immediately actively bribed Egypt's senior military and political officials in preparation to overthrow the rule of his nephew Abbas II.  Three years ago, Abbas II became aware of Hussein.  Kamil made a sudden move and sent troops to arrest Hussein.  Camille.  Hussein.  Camille cried bitterly, confessed to Abbas II, and said that she would never have any wrong thoughts in the future.  Abbas II forgave Hussein.  Camille.  But I didn't expect that Hussein.  Kamil became even more aggressive and his actions became more secretive. When Abbas II noticed it, Hussein.  Camille hasHe took control of half of the Egyptian army, left Cairo, and fled to Ismailia, which was controlled by Britain and France.  With the support of huge financial resources provided by Britain and France, Hussein.  Kamil bribed Egypt's high-ranking military and political officials on a large scale. Anyone who refused to accept the bribe was assassinated. This made Hussein.  Kamil's power is now growing, even surpassing that of Abbas II.  Without external help, it is inevitable that Abbas II will be overthrown!

    "Your Excellency Khedive, how much of the army you control now is left?" Major General Liu Ming asked.

    "General Liu, I can confirm that there are only three divisions of the army, namely the First Division garrisoned in Cairo, the Third Division garrisoned in Alexandria, and the Tenth Division garrisoned in Aswan. In addition, the Royal Palace Guards also have  The size of a regiment. Most of the other seven divisions have been bought by Hussein Kamil!" Abbas II said.

    Major General Liu Ming couldn't help but frowned. Out of ten Egyptian infantry divisions, Abbas II only controlled two divisions?  I really don¡¯t know how he became a Khedive.

    "Your Excellency Khedive, Aswan's 10th Division is too far away and cannot be counted on for the time being. You must ensure control of the 1st Division and the Royal Palace Guards to defend Cairo. If necessary, you can order the 3rd Division to withdraw to Cairo!  No matter what, Cairo cannot afford to lose anything!" Major General Liu Ming said.

    Abbas II's eyes did light up. He asked tremblingly: "General Liu, is China about to launch an attack?"

    "Well! His Majesty the Emperor has ordered that we seize the Suez Canal and all the British and French forces entrenched in Egypt will be wiped out. As for Hussein Kamil, who fell to the British and French forces, he will naturally have no reason to survive!"  Major General Liu Ming said.

    "Great, General Liu, please rest assured, I will definitely defend Cairo. I wonder when the Chinese army will take action?" Abbas II asked excitedly.

    ¡°Three days ago, our troops embarked from the Persian Gulf and will land in the Suez Canal in a week.

    We will dispatch two Marine Divisions to launch this combat operation, which is enough to destroy the British and French forces entrenched in the Suez Canal.  If necessary, our infantry divisions deployed in Iraq will also pass through the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and participate in this war!  "Major General Liu Ming said. Iraq was originally the territory of Ottoman Turkey, but after the Baghdad Railway was built, China began to slowly encroach on Iraq, and finally completely turned it into a colony under China's control. And decay and decline  The Ottoman Turkish Empire can only hold its nose and admit it. Even Britain and France are not China's opponents. How could the Ottoman Turkish Empire go to war with China over a land that is mostly desert? Anyway, after entering modern times, it was  The Ottoman Turkish Empire, which became the sick man of West Asia, has lost a lot of territory. Many of the territories are only nominal possessions. In fact, they have long been reduced to Western colonies. The great empire that once dominated Asia, Europe and Africa has long since disappeared.  The glory of the past!

    Abbas II was very excited. In just a week, he could regain control of the country, and even completely get rid of British and French infiltration, allowing Egypt to become independent from the Ottoman Turkish Empire and become an independent country.  This is what he has always wanted to do after inheriting the rule of Egypt!

    In the next two days, Abbas II frequently summoned military generals. In addition to the troops he was sure he could control, some neutral generals were also summoned.  This made Hussein who was far away in Ismailia.  Camille felt threatened.  In fact, Hussein.  The army that Kamil can really control is only five divisions, and there are two other divisions, which have always been on the wall, trying not to offend both sides.

    On the evening of December 5, in Ismailia, Hussein.  Kamil summoned a group of confidants and announced to everyone that he would launch a military coup tomorrow and lead his army to attack Cairo to overthrow the rule of Abbas II.

    All the Egyptian generals looked at each other in shock.  Although they all turned to Hussein.  Kamil, but he is still a little afraid of actually launching a military coup.  After all, the relationship between Abbas II and China was good a few years ago. Although the relationship between the two parties is no longer so close in recent years, if Abbas II can get the support of China, they will initiate the overthrow of Abbas II.  Isn¡¯t Si II¡¯s military action seeking death?

    However, the British and French military generals stationed in the Suez Canal also appeared later. Their appearance strengthened everyone's confidence.

    On the morning of December 6, Hussein.  Kamil officially announced his march to Cairo!
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