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Chapter 843: Blood Drifting

Hey, Zhou Guodong gasped, and his heart hurt badly. These Japanese soldiers were normal casualties, but one instructor and three non-commissioned officers were enough to make him feel distressed and uncontrollable.

"You don't have to do this, hurry up and count the results, and hand in the report as soon as possible." Looking at Lei Jinbiao with a look of self-blame, Zhou Guodong didn't say anything, but simply said a word, and then walked towards the soldiers who were cleaning the battlefield. The results of the battle still look very good. Thirty-eight officers and men were killed in the battle, and seven were wounded to varying degrees. Except for those officers and men who rushed into the enemy group with grenades, the rest of the men were killed and wounded by the camel cavalry rushing into the position. Once again, it was revealed that the 42nd Regiment had slackened when it set up camp, and the trenches were dug no more than half a man deep. The mound of soil cannot effectively form an obstacle at all. The heads of seven hundred and eighty-four Turks were found on the battlefield (after decapitation), and more than three hundred camels became trophies.

After listening to the results of the report, the division commander Liu Jishi's expression was as dark as the sky before the mountain rain came, and it took a while to suppress his anger, and then said as calmly as possible: "Because there is a sandbar behind the defense area, we have relaxed our vigilance, and all troops must take caution in the future." Other issues will be put aside for the first time, and the aftermath will be dealt with quickly. The troops are ready for battle, and it is now half past six, and at seven o'clock the whole army is set out, and I will let the city of Cairo bleed. ”

Lei Jinbiao was kicked out of the command. Rushing back with his head stuffy, he knew very well in his heart that the division commander was going to take all the responsibilities off. With an unusually ashamed mood, Lei Jinbiao, who rushed back to the camp, decided without saying a word, leaving the fourth battalion and the baggage company. The remaining four infantry battalions, with their machine gun batteries, immediately set off for Cairo. According to the original plan, at 10 o'clock in the morning, the 44th Infantry Regiment on the west side launched an attack on Cairo.

The 14th Infantry Division had three infantry regiments, each of which had a different infantry battalion. This is the result of the selfishness of the commanders of the various units, and if the 42nd Infantry Regiment is mainly composed of soldiers from the Ming Dynasty, the normal establishment is three battalions. But within the Japanese divisions, the situation varied from one infantry regiment to another. Except for the same number of technical arms, the number of infantry battalions varies from three to six battalions.

The 14th Division, which had high morale, suddenly changed from a small march to a rapid assault, and at the same time, this unit became a mourning army because of a battle in the early morning. From top to bottom, the entire infantry division carried a strong murderous aura. Before the 16th Division could react, the 14th Division had already killed Cairo.

Harry retreating in the early hours of the morning. Before entering the city of Cairo, I saw the smoke and dust rolled up by the billowing yellow sand. Exhausted, Harry immediately rushed into the city, and he had to enter the command state without resting. There is no doubt about the combat effectiveness of this army in front of you, albeit overestimated. It turned out to be underestimated. In particular, its will to fight is far underestimated.

Liu Jishi, who had been biting his lip, appeared on the position of the 42nd Regiment, the soldiers in front were preparing for battle in an orderly manner, and the regiment commander Lei Jinbiao had a pair of red eyes. The hoarse throat was roaring: "Listen to me, in today's battle, if anyone dares to take a step back, Lao Tzu will recognize him, and Lao Tzu's gun will not recognize him." As soon as the words fell, Liu Jishi scolded: "Put your mother's bullshit, you are a regiment leader, not a commando leader." What is Article 8 of the Union Army's requirements for officers? You're going to recite it to me now. Naturally, it was Liu Jishi who rushed into the command tent like a whirlwind, and after a stinking scolding, Lei Jin was wilted.

"Don't talk, do you? Lao Tzu will teach you that the first task of the army is to command the army to victory, and the second is to lead his subordinates to victory at the minimum cost. If you can't keep a sober state, Lao Tzu will immediately remove you from your position. ”

Lei Jinbiao was scolded with his head raised, and his expression was solemn and said: "Back to the teacher's seat, I am very sober in my humble position." ”

Only then did Liu Jishi put away his fierce expression, and said lightly: "It's okay, I still know that Lao Tzu is the teacher." Passing on my orders, the troops rested on the spot, and the troops in front of the breakthrough sent small groups of sharp soldiers to grasp as much of the enemy's movements as possible. The rest of the divisions made all the preparations for me, and when the 16th Division came up, we launched an attack. ”

At this time, Liu Jishi, through Lei Jinbiao's matter, found out that he was actually not calm enough, and he was bent on finding the field back, so regardless of the orders of his superiors before, he spread his feet and marched quickly. His mistake directly caused the 14th Division to break away from the main force of the brigade, and the nearest 16th Division was also 12 kilometers away. If the enemy in the city was evenly equipped, and suddenly launched an attack with superior forces, after cutting off the retreat route, the entire 14th Division would be in danger.

After calming down, Liu Jishi ordered the troops to be on the spot and wait for follow-up reinforcements. Fortunately, the 16th Division was dissatisfied with its actions and caught up two hours later, and the distance between the two sides remained at three kilometers, which was not a big problem. By this time, Liu Jishi ordered the artillery to launch artillery preparations, and all the large-caliber shells carried were not fired, and regardless of the direction, they launched an attack from the east of the city.

The combat posture of the entire 14th Division can only be described in two words: after the three infantry regiments lined up in a line and formed a one-third encirclement of Cairo from the southeast, the divisional artillery regiment began a bombardment that lasted for half an hour.

As soon as the shelling ended, the various units lying on the ground and preparing formed a formation, holding rifles and infantry companies as units, and the long snake formation slowly pressed forward, and no one was worried about the suppression of the artillery fire on the opposite side. At this time, the most eye-catching thing on the battlefield is the hot air balloons floating in the air, four huge hot air balloons, above the edge of the city, once the location of the artillery is found, immediately use signal flares to alert the advancing army to be prepared.

Harry did have some artillery in his hands, but none of them were good, they were all old-fashioned smoothbore guns. This thing doesn't seem to be very powerful, but in the street battles of the city, once it is shotgunned, the casualties caused are not small.

Although the 14th Division's desire to fight was extremely strong, after it really entered the combat state, the troops' advance performance appeared to be very cautious. The buildings in Cairo are disorganized, and the most striking ones are some large and small temples, which undoubtedly point the way to the attack.

When the 16th Division, which followed closely, arrived at the battlefield and found that only one special service company of the 14th Division was in the garrison division headquarters, and the rest of the troops were all engaged in the battle, the division commander Cui Xinghao really didn't know what to say about Liu Jishi.

"How did this happen?" Everyone is an old friend, Cui Xinghao's words were polite, Liu Jishi shook his head in annoyance: "There's no way, it's a shame, let a group of natives make a sneak attack." Although more than 700 enemies were annihilated, they also caused more than 40 casualties in our division. Shame, if it weren't for the fact that a company instructor took the lead in rushing into the cavalry assault formation with a cluster grenade, and attracted a dozen or so soldiers to follow suit, it would have been the result of a battalion being crippled. ”

Cui Xinghao shook his head with a wry smile and said: "This kind of battle damage is not a shame well, when our department fought in the streets of Suez, didn't there be more than a dozen casualties?" As a result, how many enemies were destroyed? Forget it, don't talk about this, I'll give the order to send two regiments up and make reserves for the 14th Division. Your kid ran too fast, I chased a little faster, and the artillery regiment was lagging behind, so I couldn't help. ”

"Thank you, man, after this battle, I'll drink." Liu Jishi was not polite, nodded and the two of them came out of the tent of the headquarters, which is a commanding height overlooking the entire urban area. At this time, it is not difficult to see that the advance of the entire 14th Division is almost a straight line. The distance between the various units was well maintained, and the three regiments marched in unison, without the action of striving for merit, and they were crushed in such a straight line.

The most conspicuous thing on the battlefield is the performance of mortars, clouds of smoke rising from them, and the targets are some fleeing enemies, or combat units ready to resist.

"Dude, how did you tell you to go down?" Cui Xinghao saw a strange scene, a group of unarmed civilians were fleeing, and after the soldiers found out, they opened fire without hesitation. What's going on?

"I didn't tell you, it's just that these people don't know what's going on, and they don't seem to be afraid of death at all. In this case, life and death depend on the luck of these people. Liu Jishi said lightly, Cui Xinghao hissed, this is an army armed to the teeth. How can the people in the telescope be so fearless of death? It's already like this, killing people when they see them has become inevitable, and the next thing is estimated to be very simple, how can you reflect the brutality of the invaders without putting a few fires?

Sure enough, as soon as the idea came to mind, a tall temple was set on fire, and as the flames rolled in, countless people with only stones and sticks in their hands rushed towards the army, and under the burst of guns, a pile of corpses appeared on the street.

"On that day, Cairo was bleeding!" -- "The Chronicles of the African Expeditionary Force". This is a passage written five hundred years later by a well-known historian while studying this battle.

From the time the 16th Division entered the battle, the whole battle became more asymmetrical. The 14th Division was not fast, but it was extremely ruthless. The doors of each house were smashed open, the interpreters shouted, and those who came out to surrender were taken to the designated area, and if there was a brief hesitation, the soldiers would not hesitate to throw grenades into the house and then break down the door.

After an afternoon of siege, a third of the city was cleared before dark, and fewer than 2,000 women and children were captured. On the other hand, the whole city was on fire. Later, some historians found that the important reason for this result was not the murderous army of the Ming Empire, but the fact that Pasha Hari issued an order for the people of the city to resist to the death.

Why does a command have such an effect? This question involves religion and religion, and even the author five hundred years later does not dare to touch this topic lightly, so he can only mention it in a vague sentence. (To be continued......)