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As the sun sank into the horizon, the gunfire stopped. After a day of fierce fighting, the Anglo-French army was still held out of Medina, and after paying a heavy price, Admiral Horatio Herbert Kitchener's idea of trying to spend the night in Medina was shattered.

In the evening of the same day, all the officers of the British and French forces at and above the division level were summoned to discuss countermeasures.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it seems that the strength of the Chinese has exceeded our expectations. To take Medina, we will have to pay a greater price. Now, what should we do? Admiral Horatio Herbert Kitchener's face was gloomy as water.

"Your Excellency, China's defenses are so strong that it is impossible for us to capture Medina at a relatively small cost. Moreover, to take Medina, the only way to take it is to launch a fierce offensive, after all, we have an advantage in forces. Lieutenant General Richard, commander of the Third Army of the Anglo-French Army, said.

Admiral Horessho Herbert Kitchener nodded, and by now, he had to admit that he had thought that two armies could easily defeat the squadron defending Medina, but now it seemed that this idea was too taken for granted. When attacking a city, the attacking side suffers a loss, the defenders can use the fortifications to kill and wound the enemy, while the attacking side can only pile up human lives. Especially when there is no artillery superiority and the defenders have dense firepower, the attacking side must be prepared to pay a heavy price if it wants to win.

"Your Excellency, with our current forces attacking Medina, the advantage is not obvious. I ordered two armies to attack Mecca from the south, and one corps to take part in the attack on Medina. The Chinese have only one division in Mecca, if nothing else. An army should be able to deal with it! "The commander of the Second Army of the British and French forces, Lieutenant General of the British Army, Admiral Adrij.

Admiral Horatio Herbert Kitchener hesitated, but finally agreed to the proposal. The Fourth Army, which was attacking along the Red Sea towards Mecca, turned around and headed north after receiving a telegram from Admiral Horatio Herbert Kitchener. However, it would be at least ten days before they would join the assault on Medina. At the same time, in order to maintain pressure on the squadron, it was necessary to prevent the squadron from drawing troops from other places to support Medina. Admiral Horatio Herbert Kitchener ordered 200,000 Anglo-French troops entrenched in the northwestern part of the kingdom to also attack the squadron, making it impossible for the squadron to deploy forces to support the defenders of Medina. In addition, Admiral Horatio Herbert Kitchener sent telegrams to Britain and France, requesting that more troops be sent to join the expeditionary force. From today's battle. He had already seen that the Anglo-French forces wanted to defeat the squadron in the Kingdom. It's not ordinary!

In Medina, the squadron was also using the evening to repair the fortifications. The troops of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Arab civilians in the city also spontaneously joined in. In the fierce fighting during the day, the small half of Medina was destroyed, and the heavy shelling of the Anglo-French forces caused great casualties to the Arabs in the city, and these Arabs were in their hearts. It was also an incomparable hatred for the Anglo-French forces. In particular, many mosques were bombed, which made these Arabs desperate to fight with the British and French forces.

During the daytime battles, the squadron paid a great price, and the casualties reached more than two thousand. Of these, more than 500 were killed, more than 300 were seriously wounded, and the rest were minor. But. They inflicted at least tens of thousands of casualties on the British and French forces. And even more. This kind of exchange ratio, although not too good, can be satisfying.

The next day, early in the morning, the British and French forces launched another fierce attack on Medina, and the heavy artillery fire was still open. In addition, the Anglo-French forces changed their tactics, they no longer entangled with the Chinese artillery, and shifted the focus of the shelling to the walls and buildings around Medina. After all, in order to defeat the squadron, they had to attack the city of Medina first, and the walls around Medina were the first obstacle they faced! Under the heavy shelling of the British and French forces, the wall of Medina, which had already been damaged, was suddenly unable to hold on. The western wall collapsed first under shelling. Fortunately, the main force of the squadron was not on the city walls, otherwise it would have suffered heavy losses.

After the city walls were blown down, the squadron had to retreat into the city, relying on the buildings and fortifications built to defend against the Anglo-French forces.

"Haha! The walls are falling! Attack, attack now, and kill all those yellow-skinned monkeys! "Admiral Horatio Herbert Kitchener was greatly exhilarated after the wall to the west of Medina was blown down. Under his orders, tens of thousands of British troops attacked.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! Da-da-da-da! "The sound of shelling and the muffled roar of heavy machine guns intertwined, rendering the whole of Medina a scene of hell. There was blood and broken arms everywhere, Chinese, Arabs, but more Western.

"Rush!" The Anglo-French forces, facing a hail of bullets, launched an attack on Medina. After the walls fell, they were able to storm the city of Medina. However, after attacking it, they found that the squadron's defense in the city was not weaker than before. Barricades were built on every street, and all the houses became fortifications, in which the squadron hid, constantly destroying the Anglo-French forces that invaded the city with their weapons.

The entire city of Medina seemed to have become a man-eating monster, and no matter how many people the British and French troops threw into it, they eventually disappeared without a trace. Paying a huge price, but unable to take Medina, let alone defeat the squadron, made the generals of the British and French forces feel great pressure. For the sake of this war, Britain and France can be said to be desperate, if they fail, I am afraid that the governments of both countries will have to fall. And these soldiers who have lost the battle will not end well. For the sake of the country's interests and their own future, the generals of the British and French coalition forces, with red eyes, constantly drove the soldiers of the coalition into the battlefield and asked them to fight with the squadron. In the midst of the fierce battle, the lives of ordinary soldiers have become insignificant!

On November 6 alone, the losses of the Anglo-French forces amounted to more than 20,000 men. The battlefield was littered with dead bodies, as well as many Coalition soldiers who were seriously wounded but did not die immediately, abandoned on the battlefield, groaning in pain, waiting for death to come. For these coalition soldiers, the squadron also let it go and ignored it. Medina is now under siege, logistical supplies have been cut off, and although food and ammunition are relatively sufficient after previous preparations, there is not much medicine. At this time, it is not enough to rescue their own wounded soldiers, who will be merciful to save those foreign devils? At most, when they can't stand it, give them a shot and send them to God, so that they can be liberated.

Despite the heavy casualties, the Anglo-French attack on Medina did not stop, but became more and more intense. The so-called killing of 1,000 enemies and self-loss of 800 caused heavy casualties to the Anglo-French forces, and the squadron's own losses were not small. In the end, in order to preserve its strength, the kingdom's army also threw itself into battle.

The army of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has two divisions in Medina, with more than 25,000 men. It's just that these are just recruits, and most of them have only learned to shoot. In the face of the Anglo-French forces, they were more likely to go to their deaths.

However, the expression of these Arabs greatly shocked the Chinese side. Perhaps, their combat quality is relatively poor, perhaps, their equipment is relatively backward. However, they are very brave, they are not afraid of death. In the heat of battle, Arabs often rushed into the ranks of the British and French forces with explosive packs or grenades, shouting Allah the Almighty, and perished with them. Moreover, not only the troops of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, but also the Arab civilians in the city of Medina joined the attack on the Anglo-French forces.

Originally, the Chinese side proposed that Arab civilians do not need to sacrifice in this way, and that war is a military business. However, it was rejected by the Arabs. They say that these damned Westerners, they have blasphemed Allah, and the Arabs want to punish them on behalf of Allah. Under such circumstances, the Chinese side had no choice but to stop refusing. Anyway, let the Arabs fight the Anglo-French forces, and the pressure on the squadron will be much less.

The Arabs' fearless and suicidal attack caused great casualties to the Anglo-French forces. Although the losses of the Arabs were even heavier, this attack method completely frightened the British and French forces. Many Anglo-French soldiers said they would rather fight with a strong squadron than attack Arab-garrisoned neighborhoods. Although the Chinese are strong, they are still human beings. Once these Arabs go crazy, they can no longer be considered human beings!

The bravery of the Arabs overjoyed the Chinese side. Their heroic fighting helped the squadron well. In close cooperation with the squadron and the troops of the Kingdom, the Anglo-French forces paid a heavy price in Medina, but did not achieve the desired results. By November 11, the Anglo-French attack on Medina had been going on for a week, and the Anglo-French forces of the two armies had already suffered more than half of the casualties. But they only occupy a small area in the western part of the city of Medina, and they are still very far from defeating the squadron and occupying the whole of Medina!