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The heavy artillery fire was particularly loud in the silent night, and the roar of the squadron's cannons could be clearly heard all around Medina. The commander of the Anglo-French forces, Admiral Horatio Herbert Kitchener, was awakened at the moment when the cannon sounded, and he immediately jumped out of bed, did not even have time to put on his clothes, and rushed out of the tent shirtless and wearing a pair of large trousers.

"What's going on? Did the Chinese attack us? Admiral Horatio Herbert Kitchener asked anxiously.

"General, we are trying to find a way to contact the front. However, the sound of artillery seems to be coming from the eastern part of Medina! The adjutant of Admiral Horessho Herbert Kitchener replied.

"East of Medina? Could it be that the Chinese want to escape? Horatio Herbert Kitchener asked, a little confused. The war in Medina has been going on for more than a week, and Admiral Horatio Herbert Kitchener has an exact understanding of the combat strength of the squadron. Although the strength of the squadron made him very shocked and even frustrated, he never gave up hope. Seeing that reinforcements were about to arrive, he was able to eat the squadron in one fell swoop, but he didn't expect the squadron to want to slip away, which made him very depressed.

"General, the Chinese are storming the 2nd Division of the Third Army, and the defense line of the 2nd Division has been broken through without being able to reach the defense, and, under the blows of the superior forces of the Chinese, the 2nd Division of the Third Army has collapsed. At present, the Chinese are expanding the breakthrough. "The commander of the Third Army, Lieutenant General of the French Army, Richard, reported. The 2nd Division had more than 12,000 men, but had lost more than half of it in the previous week's fighting, and now it had suffered heavy losses under the onslaught of the squadron.

"Damn it. These cunning Chinese! The other three divisions of the Third Army immediately reinforced the 2nd Division, and no matter what, they must block the Chinese. The four divisions of the Second Army, immediately pursued, and in any case, the Chinese must be wiped out in Medina! "Admiral Horatio Herbert Kitchener gritted his teeth and gave the order. Although, he didn't know if it would work, but he still wanted to try.

"Yes. Checkmate! The adjutant immediately turned around and went to give orders.

It's just that everyone knows that it is very difficult to say whether the squadron can be blocked. There were only more than 50,000 British and French troops left, and the soldiers had gone through more than a week of high-intensity fighting. They are all very tired, and the number of squadrons, although it cannot be accurately determined, is at least twenty or thirty thousand people, plus those Saudi Kingdom troops, it will be very difficult for the Anglo-French forces to annihilate the squadron. Two armies of the Anglo-French coalition. Many of the divisions were dissatisfied, and it was night, which made it even more difficult for them to stop the squadron.

At night, the squadron that broke through was given good cover. Under their fierce attack, the Anglo-French forces could not resist. In the end, a one-kilometer-long hole was torn open in the defense line of the British and French forces. Although the Anglo-French forces began to deploy troops. wanted to plug the loophole, but faced the fierce attack of the 15th Division of the Chinese Army and the 8th Division of the Marine Corps. It is a problem for them to even hold their positions, let alone fight back.

The pursuit of the Second Army of the British and French forces was intercepted by the two infantry divisions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, although these two infantry divisions had lost more than half of them, only more than 10,000 men, but they fought very tenaciously. They all knew that if they could not stop the pursuit of the British and French forces, those who were retreating would not be able to leave safely. Supported by this belief, the Kingdom's army repelled repeated attacks by the Anglo-French forces. In the middle of the war, many soldiers of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, holding explosives bags or grenades, rushed to the British and French forces without fear of death, choosing the way of dying together.

After a night of fierce fighting, the squadron and the army of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia successfully defeated the encirclement and interception of the British and French forces, covering the withdrawal of tens of thousands of Arab civilians in Medina. Of course, in the battle that night, the squadron paid the price of thousands of killed, and the army of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia suffered even heavier losses, and the last survivors of the two infantry divisions were less than 5,000 people, and the rest were all killed. The squadron and the royal Saud team suffered heavy losses, and the Anglo-French forces did not bargain for anything. Tens of thousands of British and French troops were killed in the fierce battle, and thousands more were missing, all of whom fled in a hurry after the battle began, only to flee into the desert and find no way out. In addition to the dead and missing Anglo-French soldiers, there were also thousands of wounded. Such a loss made Admiral Horatio Herbert Kitchener almost vomit blood in anger. Of the two armies he commanded, there were only more than 30,000 people left, so what did he do to pursue the squadron that broke through!

In desperation, Admiral Horatio Herbert Kitchener had to order a rest in Medina and wait for reinforcements, while constantly sending telegrams to the British and French governments, asking them to send more troops.

After breaking through Medina from Medina, the 15th Division of the Chinese Army and the 8th Division of the Marine Corps retreated all the way to Buraidah in the Qasim area. However, because tens of thousands of civilians were brought with them, the retreat was not fast. Fortunately, the Anglo-French forces had already been intimidated and did not pursue them. Otherwise, they would not have been able to retreat safely to Buraidah.

After the retreat of the squadron in Medina, the squadrons of three divisions that had fought fiercely in the northwestern region of the Kingdom and the Anglo-French forces also retreated to the Khayl area. An infantry division of the Chinese Army, which was deployed in Mecca, retreated to Riyadh, the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The squadron's voluntary retreat allowed the Anglo-French forces to occupy the northwestern part of the kingdom.

The British and French governments were very satisfied with this victory, and they even held a special press conference to publicize it. This has played a very good role in stabilizing the situation in Britain and France. It seems that they are not far from victory. However, the next battle can make the British and French forces suffer a lot. The long logistical supply lines in the desert, which were extremely fragile and occasionally attacked by the Arabs, made the Anglo-French officers and soldiers on the front line miserable. In order to maintain the consumption of hundreds of thousands of troops on the front line, Britain and France transferred hundreds of thousands of troops from the colonies to form a transport team, and the consumption on the way was very large, which undoubtedly accelerated the consumption of British and French national strength.

On November 15, in Riyadh, the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, King Abdulrahman of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia personally rushed to the headquarters of the Chinese army in Saudi Arabia to visit the commander, Lieutenant General Zhou Shun. The squadron retreated from the western part of the Kingdom, and the fighting had reached the central part of the Kingdom, which made Abdul Rahman very nervous. If the squadron retreats further, then the Anglo-French forces should have reached Riyadh.

"General Zhou, how is the battle situation on the front line now? Will we be able to withstand the Anglo-French attack? King Abdul Rahman looked worried. He, the king of Saudi Arabia, has only been in office for a few months, and if the squadron is defeated, then he will be considered the end of the king. Not only that, but I am afraid that the Saudi family will also be destroyed. The Hashemite family will certainly not let the Saud family go. When the time comes, unless the Saud family flees the Arabian Peninsula and never returns, there is only a dead end.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured, the battle line is firmly in the middle of the Kingdom. Although the Anglo-French forces have a large number of troops, they do not yet have the strength to break through our defenses! Lieutenant General Zhou Shun replied affirmatively.

"That's good!" This answer made King Abdulrahman feel a lot more at ease.

"General Zhou, when will your country's reinforcements arrive? After all, Britain and France are still increasing their troops, and your country's army in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is too small. Even if you add all the troops of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, it is less than half of the Anglo-French army! King Abdul Rahman said. If China sends another army group to the Kingdom, then he will be very confident.

"The specific arrangement, the Imperial General Staff will come up with a detailed plan. However, fighting in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is not always better with more troops. The greater the number of troops, the greater the logistical pressure. If the logistics supply can't keep up, it will affect the combat effectiveness! Your Majesty, our team will resist the attack of the Anglo-French forces, but in terms of logistics and supply lines, we still need strong support from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia! Lieutenant General Zhou Shun said.

"General Zhou, please rest assured, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will definitely do its best to ensure the smooth flow of the squadron's logistics supply lines!" King Abdulrahman patted his chest and reassured. Now, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and China are already in the same boat, and if the ship capsizes, everyone will be unlucky, which makes the Kingdom also make every effort to ensure the victory of the war.

In the following period, the Anglo-French forces continued to attack. However, due to the impact of logistical supplies, the intensity of their offensive has been reduced. Once again, the fighting has reached a stalemate in the central region of the Kingdom.

On November 23, Emperor Wang Yuze went to the General Staff Headquarters to listen to the counterattack plan that the General Staff had spent a great deal of time developing. During this time, the Imperial Team has been on the defensive in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which makes the outside world think that the Imperial Team seems to be at a disadvantage in this war, and even rumors have appeared in China that the Imperial Team is about to be defeated in the Kingdom. Now, the Empire must launch a counterattack to shatter these rumors and, at the same time, end the war once and for all!