An urgent distress telegram was sent from Suez City to Port Said and then to Downing Street in London via the Mediterranean submarine cable. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Prime Minister Ross was also shocked to learn that the Chinese Empire had sent troops to the Suez Canal.

At this critical juncture, Britain and France were preparing for a desperate battle with the German Empire on the entire European battlefield, but the Chinese Empire sent troops, what does this mean?

Ross's first thought was that the Chinese Empire was preparing to help the German Empire and destroy the Anglo-French forces in one fell swoop.

But soon, it felt unreasonable.

Because the Chinese Empire has not been sending troops to Europe before, the reason is that Germany, Italy and Austria believe that they can defeat Britain, France and Russia by themselves, and do not want the Chinese Empire to carve up European interests.

Chamberlain's words made Ross suddenly realize.

"The Chinese Empire is here to snatch the fruits of victory!"

"Damn, are they so sure we're going to be defeated?"

Ross was not convinced, but at this time, how to send troops to the Mediterranean to support the Suez Canal?

You must know that now the British and French forces are retreating on the European battlefield, and the German army is like locusts crossing the border, unstoppable.

The British Empire had already conscripted a million troops to go to the French theater, which was already the limit for the population of the British Empire, and it was powerless to draw more troops to reinforce the Suez Canal.

Of course, it is also possible to transfer troops from India, because India has a numerical advantage in population after the Chinese Empire.

Although the population of India itself fell from 234 million to 135 million after four major wars, the population of India recovered to 190 million during the Cold War between the Entente and the Central Powers during the decade-long period of peace, and this number is still increasing rapidly.

After four Indian civil wars, the British Empire had completely eliminated the Indian guerrillas who were inclined to the Chinese Empire, completely controlled the whole of India, and was able to forcibly recruit more than 10 million Indian soldiers to participate in the war.

But the problem is that the British Empire is no longer the world's number one industrial power it once was, and with the Chinese Empire's long-term arms race, the British Empire's economy and industry have reached the brink of collapse, and the British Empire's industrial output value is very tight to meet the basic needs of the British army, let alone arm the Indian soldiers.

At present, in India, three million Indian troops are armed by the British army, using old rifles, old artillery and old heavy machine guns that have been eliminated by the British army.

The British Empire did not dare to arm more Indian troops, fearing that it would not be able to control it and cause civil strife.

But most of the three million Indian troops were concentrated on the Sino-Bengal border, the Sino-Indian border, and the Sino-Aiukhan border to confront the Chinese Imperial Shence Army.

If you transfer troops from India, you will pass through Persia, Arabia and other countries on the way, which will be very troublesome. And the sea transport of troops did not dare to do so, because it was already the sphere of influence of the Chinese Imperial Navy, and the British army reinforced Suez from the sea, purely looking for death.

Research and research, and in the end, Ross could only lament that there were no soldiers to adjust.

The telegram returned to Suez City, and Donald was immediately distressed when he read it.

Downing Street had no troops to move and no reinforcements, but he demanded that Donald hold the Suez Canal until the Anglo-French forces defeated the Germans on the Western Front.

Is this possible?

Donald also somewhat understood the situation of the enemy on the battlefield on the Western Front, and there was a big question mark about the crushing defeat of the Anglo-French forces, the German sweep of France, and whether the Anglo-French forces could block the frantic attack of the German army.

As a British general, Donald did not care about France, but he also understood that once France fell, the British Empire might not be able to stand alone. Despite the fact that the Royal Navy of the British Empire was very powerful, it should not be forgotten that the German Empire's High Seas Fleet was also very large, and it is not yet known who will kill the deer.

The more I think about it, the heavier my heart becomes, at this time the Chinese Imperial Army has captured one-third of the territory of Suez City, and the fierce street fighting has caused heavy casualties on both sides, but the Chinese Imperial Army is the attacking side, and losses are inevitable, and the British Army, as the defender, is waiting for work, and the battle loss ratio is as high as 8 to 1, which makes Donald very depressed and painful.

"Report, Port Iprahim is lost!"

"What? That's impossible! ”

Donald was taken aback, and his first feeling was that this was impossible, because the port of Iprahim was defended by 10,000 British troops, and there were powerful fortress fortifications built there, and during the Ottoman rule, it was a military port, and after the British occupied it, permanent fortifications were built, reinforced concrete buildings, even if the most powerful Fury-class battleships of the Chinese Empire arrived, it was difficult to destroy such fortifications with 406 mm caliber main guns.

At present, the strongest siege artillery of the Chinese Imperial Army is only a 280 mm cannon, which will never open the gap, without the gap, the tanks of the Chinese Imperial Army will not be able to go up, and the infantry behind will naturally not dare to attack, because there are still a large number of dark bunkers of the British army, and the heavy machine gun cliffs inside kill people without blinking.

But the problem is that Port Iprahim has indeed been lost!

"It was the damned Ottomans who started the riot, they raided the ammunition depots, our fighters needed a lot of ammunition to block the fierce attack of the Chinese Imperial Army, and after running out of ammunition, our positions were broken by the commandos of the Chinese Imperial Army in less than half an hour!"

Donald felt his head go black and almost fell to the ground without standing still.

"Bastard, why did you report it?"

The signal soldier said with a bitter face: "Damn the Ottomans cut the telephone lines and blocked the passage, and we finally rushed out to report to you that more than a hundred of my comrades-in-arms have all died!" ”

Donald was about to get angry, but when he heard that more than 100 of his comrades in the signal corps had all died to cover him for breaking out to deliver the letter, he was immediately in awe.

"You're brave! Go down and rest! I want you to promise that you will avenge your comrades! ”

"Thank you, sir!"

The signal corps was indeed too tired and seriously wounded, and hurried down to find a doctor.

Donald's face darkened, and he realized a very dangerous problem, that is, the Ottomans in Suez City.

The Ottoman Empire once ruled Egypt, and there were many Ottomans living in this Suez City, and the Ottoman Empire was a member of the Central Powers.

The problem is, Donald felt very aggrieved and angry.

"Pass my order, tell the gendarmerie to gather the Albanians and Ottomans in the city at once, we have no reinforcements, and we just need artillery fire, these damned Ottomans let them die!"

Donald gave the order, and the British gendarmerie moved quickly.

The whole city of Suez had a population of 330,000, most of them Albanians and Ottomans, who were unarmed and under the threat of bayonets from the fierce British gendarmerie, and were forced to deliver ammunition to the British troops in the line of battle.

Because the snipers and artillerymen of the Imperial Chinese Army focused on attacking the British personnel who were transporting ammunition, this caused huge casualties to the British army. The firepower of the Imperial Chinese Army was too fierce, so the British had to use more ammunition to sustain the battle, and once the British firepower weakened, it would soon be broken through by the Imperial Chinese Army. So when hundreds of thousands of civilians from Suez City came to deliver ammunition, the British army finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, these civilians were not trained after all, and they were dizzy in the deafening sound of artillery, and for the first time they saw the bloody scene of flesh and blood, these civilians were so frightened that their legs and stomachs cramped, and some instantly lay down in the ruins and did not dare to move, wailing and crying, and some threw away the ammunition box and turned around and fled, no matter where they ran, they were either killed by the Chinese Imperial Army or killed by the British military police.

Hundreds of thousands of civilians were forced to deliver ammunition to the British, and it was almost impossible for them to survive in the end, but they did not know their fate, so after a brief panic, they rushed for the last chance of survival.

However, the loss of Port Iprahim made the British defense in Suez City very passive.

The exit of the Suez Canal is at the port of Iprahimine, and further down is the port of Tawfik, from where there is a river that leads directly to the rear of the Suez City side, and once the warships of the Indian Ocean Fleet of the Chinese Imperial Army enter through that river, their naval artillery fire can directly cover the rear of the British forces in Suez City.

You must know that the British fortifications are all facing the outside of the city, just like the Great Wall of China, the city wall in the direction of the outside is high, and the wall on the inside is very low.

Once the battleship of the Chinese Imperial Army came in, the British soldiers lying on the fortifications were pouting their butts and letting people fuck!

It was a very awkward moment, and Donald was in a hurry, trying to find a way to avoid being attacked in the middle.

But the Chinese Imperial Army would not give their enemies enough time to adjust, and soon several heavy cruisers of the Indian Ocean Fleet of the Chinese Empire entered the port of Tawfik, which was a civilian port, without any resistance, and the two British infantry regiments that Donald urgently sent over, before they could enter the position, they were fired by the five heavy cruisers of the Chinese Imperial Navy.

Port Tawfik is lost!

A Chinese Imperial Marine Regiment quickly landed and took control of here!

Subsequently, more warships of the Imperial Chinese Navy went upstream, straight behind the side of Suez City.

At this point, the loss of Suez City is already a sure thing!

Although Donald was very reluctant, he was not a reckless man, he knew the trade-off, and when it was time for the strong man to break his wrist, he did not hesitate to swing his knife and cut it down.

"Order the troops to cover the retreat alternately!"

"Order the defenders of Ismailia to prepare for defense and be ready to respond!"

Donald withdrew his troops from Suez City in time, and if he hesitated for another half an hour, I am afraid that tens of thousands of British troops would have to be surrounded and annihilated.

Before the withdrawal of troops, of course, there must be troops behind the palace.

This time, instead of sacrificing the British themselves, the Ottomans were put on British uniforms and held rifles without bullets and remained on the ground.

Donald was taking revenge, and his goal was achieved, because the soldiers of the Chinese Imperial Army who rushed up afterwards only recognized the British military uniform, and could not distinguish whether it was a British soldier or a civilian.

In other battles, the Chinese Imperial Army might have taken prisoners, but now it is a race against time to occupy the entire Suez Canal before the Pacific Fleet reaches the Suez Canal and ensure that the fleet passes through the canal safely into the Mediterranean.

Then capturing the prisoners consumes both troops and time, so this time, the Chinese Imperial Army did not leave prisoners, and a shuttle of bullets swept down, and the blood in the trenches flowed like rivers.

In just one day, the Chinese Imperial Army captured the city of Suez with brilliant results.

After nightfall, the vast desert, the unfamiliar Chinese Imperial Army, rested for only an hour, and then embarked on a new journey, which was to arrive in Ismailia before dawn tomorrow.

The desert at night is cold and desolate, but the good thing is that this Imperial Chinese Army is a mechanized force, and there are trucks for them to travel, and before reaching Ismailia, they can take a nap in the car and even get some sleep.

For soldiers, especially the well-trained Chinese Imperial Army, in any case, they can eat and sleep when they want, without considering the impact of the environment, even in a bumpy car, the soldiers can sleep soundly.

Of course, there is another unit that cannot sleep at night, and they are the dragoon regiments, which cannot be used in siege warfare, so they recharge their energy during the day and serve as a guard at night, making sure that there are no ambushes along the way.

On the other hand, looking at the British troops evacuated from Suez City, they were very hard, there were not too many trucks for them to use, the cars were all officers, and ordinary soldiers could only run forward with their feet banged.

The British troops withdrew ahead of schedule, but unfortunately no matter how fast the two legs were, they could not be faster than four wheels.

The chariot reconnaissance battalion of the forward dragoon regiment of the Imperial Chinese Army soon caught up with the British troops.

"The Chinese Imperial Army has caught up!"

"Defend in place!"

The British officer who served as the rear team cursed in his heart, drawing circles and cursing the Chinese Imperial Army to catch up, but he could only stop it immediately.

In the desert, it is impossible to dig trenches, only to occupy the commanding heights of the surrounding dunes, and set up heavy machine guns to block the road below.

However, the viewing distance in the dark night is too short, even if there is moonlight, the visibility will not exceed 50 meters, and further away it will be a blur.

At a distance of fifty meters, for a high-speed chariot, even if it is difficult to walk on the sand, it is only a dozen seconds.

Da-da-da-da! Da-da-da-da!

The British army was desperate, and when they saw the black shadow in front of them, they opened fire, and one after another streamers shot into the distance, and soon disappeared into the night.

At this time, several Chinese Imperial Army chariots rushing in front suddenly turned on their strong lights.

At this moment, the British army was stunned, their eyes were white, and they couldn't see anything.

In the dark, sudden exposure to bright light can cause temporary blindness for at least five seconds.

It was these short five seconds that became the key to the decisive victory, and the chariots of the Imperial Chinese Army rushed through the British machine-gun blockade and climbed the small sand dunes of the British army.

Click!

Click!

The heavy machine guns on the board fired wildly, and the British position instantly turned red! (To be continued.) )