When Yin Jie arrived in Cairo with the military headquarters, the battle had already ended for a whole day. Still a kilometer away, Yin Jie smelled a strong smell of blood, and he felt bad at that time. What did these bastards do?

The two infantry divisions put in more than 20,000 battles, but this is 20,000 soldiers armed to the teeth. They are armed with the most advanced weapons of this era, and this is one killing machine after another. The so-called army, to put it bluntly, is a group of professional murderers.

The skill of a soldier is how to use the equipment in his hand to kill people efficiently.

The pillars of smoke rising in the sky could be seen far away, and there were too many to count. The city in front of me is like the end of the world, with tall buildings and fallen corpses everywhere in the streets. If it weren't for the presence of people in khaki military uniforms on the streets, it would really make people suspect that this was a dead city. And this is just the tip of the iceberg that Yin Jie saw at the entrance to the edge of the city.

Yin Jie simply got off the horse, stood at the intersection of the city, and looked coldly at the two division commanders who were stepping forward to greet him, as well as the two chiefs of staff who looked ashamed. didn't need Yin Jie to get angry, Liu Jishi took the initiative to admit his mistake when he came up: "Commander, yesterday's battle was too special, and the brothers didn't stop it, and they couldn't stop it." ”

Yin Jie ignored this guy who tried to carry all the black pots, but turned to Zhou Guodong, the chief of staff of the division, how to control the sanity of the soldiers, this is his responsibility. Zhou Guodong took a step forward expressionlessly, and said loudly after standing upright: "Commander, if I stop the brothers, then the casualties may be unimaginably large. If I had to give an explanation, I would only say that the people in this city are almost crazy, they don't have a decent weapon in their hands, but they are desperate to pounce on them, as if they are not facing soldiers. It is a sacred religious ritual and ceremony. ”

"Huh?" Yin Jie's frowning brows stretched slightly, and Liu Jishi took over and said, "It is understood that death is a way to heaven for these people, at least they must understand it this way." To die is to go to heaven. When it first started. The brothers did not pay attention to this, and during the battle, they were repeatedly attacked from inside the house, and the problem was taken seriously. The officers at the front found that eighty percent of the battle damage was caused by the attackers hiding in the houses. ”

Yin Jie's mind quickly thought of the scene at that time, the scene of those people dressed in tattered clothes and holding wooden sticks and stones, fearlessly attacking the army. Subconsciously asked: "Is everyone like this?" ”

Liu Jishi shook his head: "The first day was like this, many robes died after a thought of benevolence. The people below couldn't hold their hands. ”

"At this point, it is useless to say more, and things like this must not be encouraged. Officers in charge of all levels of the unit who failed to restrain them in time went back and locked up for a day. The crime is that the army is out of control! After Yin Jie said this, the generals crooked their mouths. It's also embarrassing to call it punishment, and it's not because of the killing punishment, but because the troops are out of control.

That is, Chen Xie's subordinates no longer use their heads to talk about military merits, otherwise it can be imagined. The scene of soldiers on the street with several heads hanging from their waists is terrifying.

How many people were killed. No one is going to specify your statistics, but after the war, the expeditionary force made a rough statistics, and the population of the city was reduced by a third. Instead of staying and fighting until the last moment, Pasha Hari fled Cairo at night with his close and family.

The battle of Cairo did not last long, and the two infantry divisions fought fiercely for two days and nights and successfully took it. The real fierce resistance was mainly concentrated in the initial period of siege battles. But the time to inflict heavy casualties on the people was in the second day of fighting. Those brave martyrs are commendable, but this is an era of undisguised law and abusers, who don't even need to wear masks. In fact, a few hundred years later, there was a Mediterranean effect nearby. War has not been detached from its cruel nature. The law of the jungle in human society is nothing more than a makeover, continuing its essence, nothing more.

The army under the command of Mustafa and Ibrahim landed in Alexandria and met the defeated Harry. The two sides had an unpleasant meeting, and Harry had been speaking in a desperate tone. "In that battle, our courage was not afraid of death, but there was no suspense that we were defeated. I think we have been forsaken by God. ”

Mustafa looked at Harry, who was disheveled, disheveled, and embarrassed, and had an ominous premonition in his heart. Is it really forsaken by God? Mustafa, who has been in battle for a long time, has not fought with infidels, he has been fighting in Europe. The Ottoman Empire has always been synonymous with the strength of the region, confined to land, of course.

Mustafa and Ibrahim didn't have time to think about it, there were too many things to do when the army landed, and after watching the previous Pasha Hari leave this sad place with his family and relatives, they had to put into the pre-war preparations. It should be said that they are very well prepared, otherwise they would not have been delayed for so long. It's just that they didn't expect Cairo to be lost so quickly, it was a big city with a population of hundreds of thousands, although it was not as prosperous as before. These two men have no choice, they must go to war and retake Egypt, or it will be a tragic end to return.

Half a month later, the army under the command of Mustafa and Ibrahim arrived outside the city of Sadat, and the vanguard encountered the reconnaissance cavalry of the Ming Empire, and after a short exchange of fire, both armies knew that a decisive battle was inevitable.

The number of troops at Mustafa's disposal was 100,000, and with the addition of various auxiliary arms, the total number was close to 200,000. For the Turkish army, this battle must be resolved quickly, and this is a very helpless choice. All because of the fall of Cairo, if Cairo is not lost, they can still calmly deploy their troops to wait for work. But now they have to be the attacking side, otherwise even if Cairo can be recaptured in the future, there will be no good result for the Istanbul side.

Similarly, Yin Jie's intelligence shows that the Turkish army is gathering in Alexandria, and if the problem can be solved with a battle, it will undoubtedly be the best result for the expeditionary force. As the saying goes, the plan did not change quickly, and the changes on the battlefield caused both warring sides to make changes, but one was a passive change and the other was an active change.

Before the decisive battle, both armies appeared cautious. As a qualified commander-in-chief. They are all doing the same thing, that is, with a small force, constantly contacting, constantly testing the opponent. The real army, on the contrary, is not in a hurry to move, and sets up the camp. Prevent sneak attacks. Then, after gathering all kinds of information, a plan for a decisive battle is formulated.

The situation on Yin Jie's side undoubtedly has a huge advantage, and the much more advanced equipment is invincible in small-scale contact battles. Even if you occasionally encounter twice as many enemies, you can calmly retreat after killing a large number of enemies.

Receiving bad news again and again, making no progress in intelligence gathering, and waiting for news in disappointment every day, it is really impossible to get better. Mustafa has an impatient personality and is faced with such a bad situation, every time he hears bad news. And he whipped the guards who told the news. This was the case for several days in a row, and a dozen whips were broken. If Ibrahim hadn't blocked him many times, he would have killed several soldiers.

Yin Jie's situation is slightly better, but it is also limited. It is not difficult to achieve the goal of defeat in this battle, but the difficulty is to destroy the enemy army to the greatest extent. The expeditionary force is a foreign country, so it lacks sufficient knowledge of the terrain, and this part of Egypt accidentally burrows into the desert, which is really going to be a big problem.

And one more is. The map in hand is not very complete, even if there are enough troops. Don't dare to make a strategic detour easily. Regardless of the fact that these soldiers were mainly of Japanese descent, it took a lot of effort and effort to transport them to Egypt alone. Non-combat losses, capable of being avoided must be avoided. After thinking about it again and again, after the intelligence of all aspects was integrated, Yin Jie still gave up the idea of conducting a big roundabout operation. The safest way. It is to defeat head-on, and then, with the ability to march, catch up with the enemy and destroy it.

After the plan was formulated, Yin Jie still firmly accepted the plan of the General Staff Office and put the troops of the 3rd and 4th Infantry Divisions into the front. Two infantry divisions served as reserves, waiting to be thrown into battle when the battle situation was anxious.

In August in Egypt, the morning is still a little cool, but the soldiers are wearing short-sleeved uniforms. Otherwise, it will be too troublesome to wait until noon to take it off. The troops were dispatched at seven o'clock in the morning and, in accordance with the instructions, took the initiative to attack the Turkish army in a conical group.

The Turkish army camp stretched for miles, and if you look at it from the perspective of a cold-weapon war, this is almost an impregnable camp. Not to mention, the defending side has far more troops than the attacking side.

When he learned of the Ming attack, Mustafa showed an incredulous expression, while his assistant Ibrahim had an indifferent expression and did not feel anything to be surprised about. After this expression was captured, Mustafa couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you shocked at all?" Our forces, at least twice as many as our opponents, chose to attack. ”

Ibrahim shook his head: "Lord Pasha, I suggest that you first order all troops to prepare for battle. Whether it's attacking or defending, you have to react as quickly as possible. A very realistic suggestion, Mustafa put away his inquiring expression and began to give orders in an orderly manner.

Two hours later, Mustafa was again shocked by the speed of the Ming army's advance. At a distance of 20 kilometers when the two armies gathered, the opponent's advance speed was so fast that it was beyond normal understanding, and marching five kilometers in an hour was not too fast, but it was time to march at this speed for such a long time, when the two armies met, how much physical strength did the Ming army, which was dominated by infantry, still have to fight?

What is even more shocking is that the opponent actually put on an all-out offensive formation, isn't it worried that the powerful Turkish elite infantry will launch a frontal attack? Where does the opponent's confidence come from?

Yin Jie, who was expressionless, had been paying attention to the changes on the battlefield, and the Japanese soldiers with short legs in the telescope, although they looked very uncoordinated with rifles of similar height, their movements were not slow at all. As an officer, Yin Jie knew that such soldiers were good soldiers, especially the degree to which these Japanese soldiers were almost rigid in the execution of orders, which was deeply appreciated by officers at all levels.

"What? Hasn't the Ottoman Turkish army moved yet? Yin Jie completely regarded his opponent as if he was at the same level as his own army, so he naturally couldn't understand the sluggishness of the Turkish army. Two hours have passed, and it should be time to react at the beginning of your own actions. In this way, the opponent is playing a solid counterattack.

As everyone knows, the dispatch of the 100,000 army in Mustafa's hands is not as smooth as Yin Jie's, with a phone and without a phone, it is completely two concepts, although Yin Jie can only command to the division level. However, the expeditionary force, which has reached the battalion level, is far behind the opponent in terms of army dispatch and command.

It was close to noon. The Ottoman Turkish army still had no intention of attacking, and Yin Jie thought that his judgment was right. In fact, it was not that Mustafa didn't want to attack, but he found that the opponent's speed of action exceeded his expectations, and it was gratifying to win rashly, but once he failed to put the few elites in his hand, it would be difficult to recover the battle. And Mustafa judged. The Ming army was able to maintain such a marching speed, and it must have relied on it.

Mustafa's judgment is close to the facts, but different from the facts. The Japanese regiment halted its advance when it was less than three kilometers away from the enemy camp and, despite fatigue, formed a battle formation. It turned out that the opponent had no intention of attacking, and after reporting, Yin Jie ordered all troops to be on alert, seize the time to rest, and launch a full-scale attack after lunch.

To put it bluntly, it's simple. Since the opponent did not appear, the expeditionary force, which intended to fight a decisive battle, naturally had to take the initiative to attack and seize the initiative on the battlefield. The units entered the assembly area in an orderly manner, and after a short rest, the Japanese soldiers, who were not of high stature, gathered in squads to enjoy a pre-war lunch. The meal was special. Instead of chewing waxy compressed biscuits, there are two rice balls and a salted fish per person. Positions at lunchtime. There was a cheer, just for the sake of these two rice balls and a salted fish.

During this time in Egypt, the combination of compressed biscuits and canned luncheon meat had driven the Japanese soldiers crazy. The port of Suez is not large, the population of the city is not large, and the army has to generously cede most of the fresh supplies it has to give to the navy. After all, those guys are responsible for the army's supply lines. As unpleasant as it is, it's the pressure of reality.

The officers were able to enjoy some fresh food at every meal, and the soldiers had to eat a mouthful of fresh steamed buns and fish for only two days. Therefore, the stinky combination of compressed biscuits and canned luncheon meat has been hated by the majority of officers and soldiers for a long time. Especially before you decide to start fighting. When you can eat a hot rice ball, the taste of home, cheering is inevitable.

As a captain and company commander, Li Jian didn't understand these Japanese soldiers, is this rice ball really that delicious? In order to maintain the dignity of the officer, he also had to wear a black face and walk between three infantry platoons and a machine gun squad with the guards to cheer up the soldiers. To be honest, these Japanese soldiers were really easy to satisfy, and it was surprising that they were so disciplined and obedient.

In contrast, the supervision unit composed of pure Ming people is worse in terms of obedience, and the non-commissioned officers and soldiers below are used to bargaining with their superiors. Of course, the combat side is still very brave. Especially those instructors, who can be said to be indispensable figures in every company. The instructor of Li Jian's company is called Sun Muyuan, who used to be a member of the Fuxing Society. After the reform of the Ming cabinet system, members of the Renaissance Society in the military were asked to leave the political party. Although every member of the Renaissance Society did not want to break away from this organization that had been renamed the Renaissance Party, this was Grandpa Chen's order, and it should be carried out if it is understood and executed if it is not understood.

As for what the nationalization of the army is, the soldiers don't understand, they only know that the Ming Dynasty is different from before. All of this was brought by the grandfather.

Just before the outbreak of a great war that decided the ownership of Egypt, a major event occurred in Daming that shocked the whole country.

Chen Xie, who was in Huating New District, had a big mouth when he heard the news of this incident, and he didn't close his mouth for half a day.

Chen Zilong, the prime minister of overseas alliance affairs, was even more shocked, and in addition to being shocked, he looked at Chen Xie's reaction worriedly. What the hell is going on? This starts with the new army of the Ming Dynasty formed by the Ministry of War. Before the Ming New Army, there were specimens of two infantry divisions, but after Chen Xie took the initiative to withdraw from the cabinet, the Ministry of War implemented the new army system throughout the country. Each province has trained a mixed brigade or an infantry division according to the amount of tax revenue, and the wealthy provinces of Shandong and Zhejiang have directly trained two infantry divisions.

As the core of the country, the Beijing Division has a strong investment from the Ministry of Finance, and the officers of the previous two infantry divisions have been transferred away, and graduates have been transferred from the Royal Lecture Hall to fill in the army. For senior officers, the old generals replaced the officers with the Chen brand. On this issue, Chen Xie didn't care, anyway, those senior officers, the older ones can retire, and the younger ones can be sent to India to command the expeditionary force. Chen Xie, who sought to expand externally and gradually improve internally, did not think of his compromise at all, which fueled the ambitions of the imperial family in the cabinet.

By the middle of the year, the Zhili and Jingshi garrisons had trained a total of six infantry divisions. Although the military industrial enterprises in eastern Liaoning have made a fortune in arms, they have also buried hidden dangers. The Cabinet, which thought it was in control of the army, began to dictate to the less cooperative Parliament. The current cabinet leader, Hong Chengchou, has the support of other cabinet members except Yang Tinglin.

At the beginning of the year, the cabinet made a decision, and several high-ranking ministers in the cabinet repeatedly negotiated with the emperor, and finally reached an agreement a month ago, canceling the parliament, recovering the supervisory power and legislative power, and returning the supervisory power to the emperor Zhu Cihong, and the legislative power was withdrawn by the cabinet. Although Yang Tinglin tried his best to oppose it, it had no effect, saying that he was sick and did not come out at home, but he did not leak the news. Because of the extreme secrecy, the eunuchs could not come within fifty paces of each imperial meeting. So, the shadow didn't hear anything beforehand.

On August 15, the Ministry of War issued an order that the first and second divisions of the Ming Imperial Army stationed in Beijing suddenly launched to close the city gate and block the news, and after the emperor ordered the ban on parliament, an unexpected change in the cabinet occurred. (To be continued......)