On May 5, 1917, the Egyptian campaign, codenamed Operation Iron Fist, broke out. At the beginning of the campaign, the African Front, which was the main force of the offensive, launched a fierce attack on the Allied forces in Egypt in the southern part of Egypt.

In this battle, the 1.8 million troops of the African Front were all engaged in the battle, and they were mainly divided into two routes to attack Egypt. Attack from south to north along the western coast of the Red Sea and north along the Nile. At the same time, on the Nile River line on the northern route, the Western Expeditionary Army also concentrated more than one million troops and launched a feint attack on the Entente to contain the Entente's forces.

In just seven days, the African Front advanced the front about 300 kilometers northward, and in the face of the fierce attack of the African Front, the Entente side could only parry, and had no power to fight back, and was defeated one after another, suffering heavy losses.

On 13 May, the 12th Army of the African Army, with the assistance of the Chinese Expeditionary Fleet, carried out a landing operation near Qusayr in Egypt. The expeditionary fleet dispatched more than 100 warships of various types to carry out heavy artillery bombardment of the positions of the British and American forces on land, and the port of Qussel was directly razed to the ground.

In the afternoon, the landing craft loaded with Chinese troops washed up on the beach and rushed towards the positions of the British and American forces amid the earth-shattering shouts of killing.

Under the shelling of our naval vessels, the Anglo-American forces on land had already suffered heavy losses, and they were simply unable to resist the fierce attack of our Chinese imperial army. In just a few hours, the landing force managed to capture the positions of the enemy troops. Subsequently, the 200,000 troops of the 12th Army successfully landed near Qusel.

"Haha~! I can't imagine that these Yankees are so vulnerable! The moment he landed on land, Song Laohu couldn't help but laugh and said.

In the first war in Iraq, Song Laohu's 45th Army and 46th Army suffered heavy losses, and the two main armies of the 12th Army suffered heavy losses, which can be described as heavy losses. However, now the armies have been replenished by the country, and their combat effectiveness has been completely restored.

"It's not bad to say that this Yankee is not badly equipped, but the Yankees have not fought a big war in recent years, so these Americans are some new recruits. And one by one, they are greedy for life and afraid of death, what combat effectiveness can such soldiers have! The chief of staff next to him couldn't help but explain with a smile.

"That's right, His Majesty the Emperor once said that it is impossible to form a strong army without being tempered by the flames of war. And our Chinese army is an elite division that has gone through thousands of tempers! Dealing with these recruits is naturally handy! Song Laohu said with a smile on his face.

"This Yankee can't do it, and the British are not much stronger than them, although Britain is strong, but his homeland is so big, and the population is limited, how many soldiers can there be. Most of the current British army is recruited from the colonies, the people of these British colonies. is usually suppressed by the British, but now let them work for the British, and a few are willing to die for them! The chief of staff said with a smile.

"Since ancient times, those who have attained the Tao have much help, and those who have lost the Tao have little help, these hateful British people have relied on their own ships and guns, and invaded this and that, they have long been unpopular, and now their retribution has arrived!" Song Laohu said with a sneer.

"Hehe~! As the saying goes. Shibei was impressed by the three days, and I didn't expect that Commander Song would be able to quote scriptures now! The chief of staff said with a smile.

"Go, go, go! You kid dare to cancel Lao Tzu, believe it or not, Lao Tzu will kill you! Song Laohu raised his hand and said with a fierce expression.

"Faith! Letter! How dare I not believe it! The chief of staff hurriedly hid to the side and said with a smile.

The two of them were laughing here when a staff officer walked over quickly. "Report to the commander, the headquarters sent an urgent telegram, ordering our troops to advance in the direction of the port of Sefaj to the north as soon as they landed."

Song Laohu took the telegram. After a closer look, he waved his hand and said, "Got it." Call back the headquarters and say that we guarantee to complete the mission! ”

"Isn't our task to attack south after landing and to meet the main forces of the front army going north?" The chief of staff said with a frown.

"The shape of the battlefield is ever-changing, and there is never a static task. I estimate that the main force of the southern front is progressing smoothly, and there is no longer any need for us to respond, so the command will change the order. Since the headquarters asked us to go north, then we just obeyed the order! Immediately order the troops to attack and advance to the north. Song Laohu said with a stern face.

As Song Laohu guessed, the main force of the African Army Group on the southern route was progressing smoothly, and the armored cluster to which the African Front belonged was rampage, and the defense line of the Allied army was simply unable to stop this torrent of steel. In just a few days, the three lines of defense carefully constructed by the Entente side were all lost, and a large number of Allied troops were driven north like ducks. Therefore, there was no need for the 12th Army to go south to respond, so Niu Kaixuan changed his order and ordered the 12th Army to leave two corps to be responsible for intercepting the Anglo-American coalition forces that had been defeated from the south, and the other two armies would go directly north to attack Port Sefaj.

The chief of staff took the telegram and read it carefully, frowned and said, "The telegram said that only the 46th Army assisted us in the attack this time, and our two armies are lone troops in depth!" Therefore, the commander-in-chief specifically instructed us to be careful. To say that we and the 46th Army are really a pair of difficult brothers! The last time we were in Iraq, we were on a blocking mission and we almost ran out. This time in Egypt, every most dangerous and difficult task was entrusted to our two armies. ”

"We should feel fortunate that we can receive such a good task, it means that we are strong, that is the commander-in-chief looks up to us, even if others want such a task, they don't have it! Rest assured! The current Anglo-American coalition army has already been frightened by us, even if we go deep alone, they don't have the courage to concentrate their forces to annihilate us, not to mention the 100,000 troops of our two armies, even if the enemy wants to eat us, then we have to have good teeth, and judging from the current shape, the main force of the front army is estimated to arrive soon, we have nothing to worry about at all, now there are more wolves and less meat, we have to speed up, if it is late, then we can only gnaw bones! Song Laohu said indifferently.

"Yes! In that case, I'll go and give the order at once! The chief of staff said after thinking for a moment.

"Good! Go ahead! Sue sù these rabbit cubs, run fast for Lao Tzu! Song Laohu couldn't help but remind.

"Don't worry!" The chief of staff smiled and nodded, and turned to deliver the order. (To be continued......)