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China's troops stationed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have a total of eight divisions, including five army infantry divisions and three marine divisions, which are commanded by Lieutenant General Zhou Shun, commander of the forces directly under the Ministry of War, and Rear Admiral Jiang Qiao is the chief of staff of the squadron stationed in Saudi Arabia.

In addition, the Kingdom's 100,000 troops are all under the command of China, and Saudi Prince Abdulaziz also has the title of deputy commander, but he has no power. The main role of the Kingdom's army is to ensure the smooth flow of the squadron's logistical supply, and at the same time to be responsible for some intelligence support. After all, this is fighting in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and these landlords have an advantage over the squadrons that come from afar. The Saudi family also saw the crisis this time, if China fails, then their Saudi family will be too late, and Britain and France support the Hashemite family.

"Commander, just got the situation, the British are on the offensive. The British Navy and the French Navy blocked the Red Sea, and they landed at Yanbu on the shore of the Red Sea, where a total of 200,000 Anglo-French troops disembarked. Now 100,000 of them are attacking Medina, and the other 100,000 are rushing along the coast towards Mecca! Major General Changjiang Qiao reported the latest intelligence to Lieutenant General Zhou Shun.

"It turns out that the reason why the British blocked the Bab el-Mandeb Strait was because of this idea! Getting supplies directly from the Red Sea does shorten the logistical supply line, but it is not so easy to support 200,000 operations! Lieutenant General Zhou Shun suddenly said. The British Navy and the French Navy took so much effort. It was only to ensure the actions of the Anglo-French expeditionary force. It seems that neither the British nor the French have lost their heads and have not recklessly wanted to seize sea supremacy in the Indian Ocean and fight a decisive battle with the Chinese navy.

"Commander, what should we do now? There were only two divisions in the Medina area, and even with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's troops, it was only 60,000 men. There is only one division in Mecca, and the disparity in strength is too great! "Major General Ehashi was a little worried. Although the combat effectiveness of the Anglo-French forces was compared with the squadron, there was a certain gap. But overall, the gap is not very large, whether it is equipment or individual soldiers. In the case of too large a disparity in strength, I am afraid that the squadron will suffer.

"Send a telegram to Medina, asking them to use the fortifications to kill and wound as much as possible the living forces of the Anglo-French army. If this is not possible, we can retreat to the east, there is no need to waste our precious forces in Medina! Lieutenant General Zhou Shun said. Now, there is no sign of continuing to send reinforcements in the country, and the army he can use is only so much, and he must be as economical as possible.

"Don't we have to send reinforcements? Medina is the holy city of the Arabs. If we give up, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will not be able to account for it! Major General Ehashi said. These Arabs, thinking somewhat extremely, if the squadron abandoned their holy city. Throwing Medina to the infidels of the Anglo-French army would probably cause them displeasure, and would not be conducive to the squadron's subsequent operations.

"Humph! It's not our holy city. Why should we hold on? If those Arabs are not willing to retreat, then let them fight the Anglo-French forces! Besides. We were too far from Medina, and it was very difficult to resupply, and the pressure on the Anglo-French army was much less than ours. Our retreat to the east can shorten our logistical supply lines and lengthen the logistical supply lines of the Anglo-French forces, which is a complete matter of killing two birds with one stone. As for the opinion of those Arabs, there is no need to pay attention to them, I believe that those of the House of Saud are not fools either! Lieutenant General Zhou Shun said.

"Alright, then let's arrange it like this!" Major General Ehashi nodded approvingly.

Medina, formerly known as Yasrib, is the second holiest place in Islam. Together with Mecca, Jerusalem is known as the three holiest sites in Islam. In 622 A.D., Muhammad fled to Medina after being ostracized by the locals in Mecca, where the first Islamic regime was established, and Medina became the first capital of a Muslim country. The migration was later renamed "Medina-Nabi", meaning "City of the Prophets", or simply "Medina", and Medina became the site of Muhammad's activities and growth after Khaijra (i.e., the Exodus from Mecca). Medina was the center of Islamic politics during the era of Muhammad and the four caliphs, and occupies an important place in the history of Islam, and Muslims have been called "the city of illumination", "the city of peace", "the city of victory" and so on. There are many monuments in the city, the most famous of which is the Prophet's Mosque, which was built by Muhammad himself, and the mausoleum of Muhammad and other people in the temple.

Prior to the annexation of the Hejaz by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, both Medina and Mecca belonged to the Hejaz region and were controlled by the Hashemite family. However, as the kingdom's armies defeated the forces of the Hashemite family, the two holy cities of Medina and Mecca were brought under the kingdom's rule. Ordinary Arabs have no resistance to this, whether it is the Hashemite family or the Saud family, they are all famous families among Arabs, and they are also willing to see the establishment of a unified Arab state.

However, then the Hashemite family defected to the Westerners and led the Westerners to invade the kingdom, plunging the entire kingdom into war, which caused many Arabs to disagree. If it weren't for the fact that the Hashemites were descendants of Muhammad, they would have been driven out of the Arabian Peninsula long ago.

After the squadron and the army of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia joined hands to defeat the Anglo-French forces, the Arabs saw the dawn of victory. However, in the end, the Anglo-French alliance increased its troops in the Middle East, which once again put great pressure on the Arabs. The inhabitants of Medina were also in a panic, and the mosques, large and small, were crowded with Arabs from Medina and the surrounding areas, praying to Allah in the hope of avoiding this disaster. However, their prayers were not fulfilled, and the calamity still came.

On October 29, Horatio Herbert Kitchener, commander of the Anglo-French forces, led two armies, totaling 100,000 men, from Yanbu to Medina. A week later, on November 4, the Anglo-French army was under Medina. 100,000 allied troops surrounded the whole of Medina. Most of the Arabs in the city have fled, and only a few remain, and they have said that they want to live and die with the holy city, even if they fight to the death, and they are not willing to let the Westerners desecrate their holy city.

Although Medina was the holy city of the Arabs, at this time, it was still only a small city, with an area of less than five square kilometers, and most of the houses in the city were made of mud except for the magnificent mosques, and the low walls around it could not be protected from artillery bombardment. Although the squadron stationed here wanted to transform Medina into a fortress, due to limited time and lack of materials, they were only able to establish some fixed firing points with the help of Medina's walls and houses.

After arriving at Medina, the Anglo-French troops did not attack immediately, but began to rest, and they were very tired after a week's journey. These British and French soldiers are not hard-working people, and there are too many recruits in these armies. If you take the risk of attacking, the outcome is unpredictable.

The commander of the Anglo-French forces, General Horatio Herbert Kitchener, led a few men to a place less than five kilometers from Medina and surveyed the holy city of the Arabs. However, in his eyes, this so-called holy city is too simple, and the British Empire will take out a city at random, and it will be much better than this city.

"Your Excellency, I hope that the coalition forces will attack Medina without using artillery as much as possible. This is the holy city of the Arabs, where the great Prophet Muhammad rests, and we cannot disturb him! Hussein Iari, the 38th patriarch of the Hashemite family, pleaded. If Medina had been destroyed in battle, he would have become a sinner among the Arabs.

"Don't use the cannon? How is this possible? Medina is two divisions of Chinese, do you want to send the soldiers of the British Empire and France to their deaths? Admiral Horatio Herbert Kitchener said with great dissatisfaction. He doesn't care what holy city is or not, even if he beats this place to pieces, he won't feel distressed.

Hussein Iari's face was a little ugly, and Admiral Horessho Herbert Kitchener directly rejected his offer, which made him wonder whether it was right or wrong to lure the British and French into the Middle East this time.

On the morning of 5 November, the Anglo-French forces began an attack on Medina. To the west of Medina, the Anglo-French forces concentrated more than 200 artillery pieces of various calibers, divided into more than a dozen artillery positions, and launched a fierce artillery bombardment of Medina.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "In the deafening sound of shelling, one after another scorching shells fell into the city of Medina, blowing up the buildings in the city, whether it was ordinary houses or those magnificent mosques, they were all reduced to rubble in the shelling. Many Arabs were killed and wounded in the shelling, and the whole city of Medina was crying.

The squadron stationed in Medina immediately began a counterattack. The two artillery battalions belonging to the 15th Division of the Army and the 8th Division of the Marine Corps have 96 howitzers of caliber of more than 105 mm, including 24 powerful 155 mm heavy howitzers, and in terms of artillery strength, they are no worse than the British and French forces. Immediately after the artillery bombardment of the Anglo-French forces began, the squadron began to counterattack, and a tragic artillery battle unfolded in Medina!