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"Fire!" With the commander's order, the 12 155-mm heavy howitzers of the 1st Company of the Artillery Battalion of the 15th Division of the Chinese Army began to roar. Shells weighing 42 kg, under the action of huge kinetic energy, whizzed towards the artillery positions of the British and French troops. The observation balloon of the artillery battalion has already risen into the sky to provide accurate guidance for the artillery of the squadron. The 155-mm heavy howitzer is extremely powerful and can form a strong suppression of the enemy's artillery.

"Boom! Rumble! "The shells exploded in the sand, with great force, rolling up patches of sand and spreading out in all directions. Although the power of the cannonballs on the sand will be reduced a lot, it is still very lethal. A 155-mm heavy howitzer can at least leave a large crater with a diameter of several meters in the sand, and there is absolutely no chance that a single person or thing in this range will survive.

The squadron and the Anglo-French forces launched a fierce artillery bombardment. Even though the British and French forces have more than 200 cannons, they do not have an advantage in cannons with a caliber of more than 105 mm, and with the accurate guidance of the Chinese artillery and observation balloons, they are almost accurate in destroying the artillery positions of the British and French forces. In the tragic artillery battle, the artillery of the British and French forces did not take advantage of anything, but suffered heavy losses in the shelling. This has affected the original momentum of the British and French coalition forces a lot.

"Your Excellency Commander, our artillery has been completely suppressed by the Chinese, by now, we have lost a third of our artillery, if we continue to continue, we will pay even greater losses!" The artillery commander of the Anglo-French forces reported to Colonel-General Horatio Herbert Kitchener.

"Hell. How so? Our artillery, which is more than twice the size of the Chinese, was actually suppressed to death, what is going on? Admiral Horeshoe Herbert Kitchener complained with great dissatisfaction. During his career, whether in Sudan or India, or in the Boer War, the British team always had the advantage, and the powerful artillery could bring great help to the British Army. But. Now it seems that in the battle with the squadron, he can no longer maintain this advantage!

"General, although the number of artillery of the Chinese is small, they fire. All were large-caliber artillery of more than 105 mm, small-caliber artillery, and the root did not join the battle. Therefore, I expect that the number of artillery pieces of the Chinese, no less than ours! The artillery commander said. This is an analysis of the actual situation, but at the same time it is also an excuse for himself.

"Oh God! More than 30,000 squadrons are equipped with more artillery than 100,000 British and French troops? Could it be these Chinese. Are you already rich enough to do this? Admiral Horatio Herbert Kitchener couldn't believe it, but he had to admit that he seemed to have encountered a hard nut to crack. If the artillery could not inflict maximum damage on the enemy, he would take Medina. It seems to be more difficult.

The artillery preparation of the British and French troops lasted for a full hour, and by the time their shelling was over, the small half of Medina was in ruins. During this time, many famous mosques were bombed into ruins. This made the Arabs in the city grit their teeth in hatred of the Anglo-French forces.

At 9 o'clock in the morning, despite the fact that the artillery preparation did not achieve the desired purpose, Colonel General Horatio Herbert Kitchener gave the order to attack. The soldiers of the 1st Division of the Second Army, which was the main attacker, was an elite army transferred from England, and Horatio Herbert Kitchener sent this division for the first time, precisely to open up the situation.

Tens of thousands of British soldiers, armed with rifles and cats, attacked Medina. Because of the continuous war, the tactics are completely different from before, and everyone has become clear about how to reduce casualties as much as possible in the face of dense firepower. No more foolishness of lining up in a neat line and striding forward to the enemy's bullets.

The elite army from the British soil, the combat quality of the soldiers is very good, they are bent on their waists, quickly assault to Medina, behind them, more than a dozen 75mm mountain guns and more than a dozen heavy machine guns are following up, they will provide the most direct fire support for the attacking army. The walls of McDonald's are very low and not strong, and they can be destroyed with just a few shots. In the preparation of the previous artillery fire, a section of the wall of more than thirty meters had already collapsed. Without the protection of the city walls, it seemed very easy to storm the city of Medina.

The 152nd Regiment of the 15th Division of the Army, which was responsible for defending the western wall of Medina, had more than 4,000 men and was already ready for battle. At the time of the shelling, they all hid in the anti-artillery holes that had already been built, and there were not many losses. After the shelling, they returned to the city walls. It's just that the permanent fire point they had built before lost a lot in the shelling.

"Attention all departments, let's fight again when we get closer! Heavy mortars and infantry artillery, give priority to destroying the artillery and heavy machine guns of the foreign devils, and each heavy machine gun group to eliminate these foreign devils as much as possible! The commander of the 152nd regiment ordered. There were three battalions of the whole regiment, and two battalions went up to the city walls. To defend this section of the city wall, which is less than two kilometers long, the troops are still relatively sufficient. The other battalion and regimental unit is used as a reserve.

The British advanced all the way, and before approaching the city wall for a kilometer, they were not attacked at all, much to the relief of many British soldiers. This, they believed, seemed to indicate that the resistance of the squadron was not as fierce as they thought. A smile also appeared on the face of Admiral Horatio Herbert Kitchener, who was watching the battle from behind.

"It seems that the Chinese have been frightened by the army of the great British Empire. Perhaps, we will be able to take Medina today and spend the night in the city! Admiral Horatio Herbert Kitchener said with a smile. For him, it was too unbearable to live in a tent, and to enter the city of Medina was only much better in this respect. Of course, it would be nice to have a beautiful Arab girl to treat her. Although Horatio Herbert Kitchener was over fifty years old, in some ways he still felt like a young lad, full of energy.

Other British and French generals also chimed in. Among them, none of them had ever fought against the squadron, although from the information obtained, the squadron seemed to be relatively strong. But many people think that it is nothing more than a rumor.

"Hit!" After the British entered 500 meters from the city walls, the commander of the 152nd regiment gave the order to open fire.

Suddenly, hundreds of light and heavy machine guns on the city wall began to pour firepower, and the dense firepower completely formed a metal storm, which turned the British soldiers shrouded in it into pieces. The infantry guns and mortars on the city walls also opened fire, but they aimed at the mountain guns and heavy machine guns behind the British troops. One shell after another fell, turning the British bombers on their backs, and the mountain guns and heavy machine guns of that gate were directly blown into twists. The attacking British soldiers, as if they had not reacted, were suddenly stunned by the dense firepower, and rows of British soldiers fell to the ground as if they were cutting wheat, and the blood flowing from them dyed the sand on the ground red!

The smile on Horatio Herbert Kitchener's face disappeared in an instant. The squadron used great firepower to show their savings, which was equivalent to a slap in the face to Admiral Horatio Herbert Kitchener.

Shrapnel was everywhere, bullets flew indiscriminately, and the squadron used intensive firepower to lightly harvest the lives of these British soldiers. Under such a powerful firepower, the 1st Division of the Second Army of the British and French forces suffered more than 2,000 casualties in just a few minutes. The rest of the British soldiers were also frightened. For a while, all the pride and glory were thrown aside by them, and the British troops who survived immediately fled backwards, escaping several times faster than when they attacked.

The squadron used shells and bullets to keep the British soldiers out of range.

After the British soldiers retreated, the soldiers of the 152nd Regiment also withdrew from the city wall to rest, leaving only a few observers on the wall, and the rest retreated into the anti-artillery holes to avoid retaliation.

The British troops retreated, and after counting the results of the battle, they almost killed Admiral Horatio Herbert Kitchener, and in such an attack, the British lost more than 3,000 men, and the casualties of the 1st Division of the Second Army reached more than 20 percent. For the Western army, the loss has reached 20 percent, and even if it has suffered heavy losses, if it suffers further losses, it will lose its combat effectiveness

"Fire! Fire! Blow up all those yellow-skinned monkeys! "Admiral Horatio Herbert Kitchener, like an enraged lion, gave the order for shelling.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! The artillery of the British and French forces began to roar, and the artillery of the squadron was also not to be outdone, and the two sides once again launched a fierce artillery battle. However, as a result of the artillery battle, the artillery of the squadron still had the advantage.

Enraged, Admiral Horatio Herbert Kitchener gave the order to attack on all fronts. 100,000 Anglo-French troops launched a fierce attack on Medina from all sides. For a time, the squadron defending the city was under tremendous pressure. Under the fierce attack of the Anglo-French forces, there began to be a lot of casualties. Of course, the casualties they inflicted on the Anglo-French forces were much greater than their own!