Objectively speaking

The Battle of Suez City was fought fiercely and bloodily, and the Egyptians, who were committed to defending the security of their homeland, did not lack the courage they deserved.

However, in the face of absolute superiority in weapons, all efforts are in vain.

His Highness Don Leesin gave 48 hours, while the expeditionary force took only 9 hours to completely crush the Egyptian defenders, capture the port city on the Red Sea coast and control the entrance to the north bank of the Suez Canal while inflicting heavy casualties.

The killing spree that lasted for three days and three nights washed the Red Sea port city in blood, causing the world to be shocked.

The Tang Empire proved with great might;

Those who offend the empire will be punished even if they are thousands of miles away.

Not only did they say so, but they proved with their actions that the Empire was so sharp that even if they fled to the other side of the world, they would not be spared.

Suez City is located at the throat of the Eurasian Corridor, and there are especially many British merchant ships passing by, so it is very convenient to transmit information. In just one week, it can be transmitted all over the world, even on the other side of the Atlantic, North American countries.

The news of the massacre of Suez City caused shock in the Middle East and Europe, but in Egypt it caused great panic. Because Lieutenant General Issam, the second son of Ismail Pasha, who ruled Egypt, fell into the hands of the enemy, and the brutal Orientals did not seem to have any intention of stopping at Suez City.

It was like a critical blow that woke Ismail Pasha up completely.

There are less than 180,000 troops left in Egypt, and the elite field troops are only more than 50,000 people, scattered in Cairo, Alexandria, Ismailia, Port Said, Sharm el-Sheikh and other places. Most of them are located along the Nile River, and even if they are all gathered, they may not be the opponents of the imposing Tang Empire's army.

In the Battle of Suez, the Egyptian army, which was fully defended, totaled about 35,000 people, and it only lasted less than 9 hours before the whole line collapsed.

Through this battle

The various deficiencies in the equipment and training of the Egyptian army were exposed, the army still used old-fashioned smoothbore muskets, the artillery was extremely scarce, the level of training was low, the combat effectiveness was poor, the soldiers' willingness to fight was insufficient, and the trend of corruption among officers was prevalent......

Some of this is due to equipment, some is due to a corrupt system, and some is due to national character, and it is impossible to completely change it.

Egypt's reputation for bravery and warfare stems from the Mamluk cavalry, which by the 70s of the 19th century had become increasingly declining and had long since lived up to its former bravery.

The Mamluks were slave soldiers who served the Arab Caliphate in the Middle Ages, mainly to the Ayyubid dynasty of Egypt, and consisted of Turkic, Caucasian, Egyptian, and Arab slaves. After complete and rigorous military training, his combat effectiveness is unprecedentedly strong.

With the decline of the caliphate and the dissolution of the Ayyubid dynasty, the Mamluks gradually became a powerful military ruling group and established their own dynasty, which ruled Egypt for three hundred years (1250-1517).

Its most glorious moment was in 1260, when the Mamluk army defeated the Mongol army in the Battle of Ain Jalu near Palestine and Syria, and the Mongol army was completely annihilated by its opponent in the first field battle in the history of the Western Expedition. Thus stopping the footsteps of the Mongol army Xiqing, saving the entire world and saving Arab civilization.

After two major setbacks in the early 19th century, the Mamluk class in Egypt has long since lost its former glory.

The first of these two major setbacks was when the French Emperor Napoleon made an expedition to Egypt, in the Battle of the Pyramids and the Syrian Expedition, using the tactics of hollow phalanx and artillery to defeat the Mamluk cavalry many times in succession, and achieved unprecedented brilliant victories.

The Mamluk cavalry suffered heavy casualties during the French expedition and has been in a state of collapse ever since.

The second time was in 1811, when Ismail Pasha's grandfather, Muhammad Ali Pasha, ruled Egypt and raised a butcher's knife against the Mamluk class, which was an important figure in society at the time, and slaughtered the Mamluks and their families, causing them to decline significantly.

Cairo, Egypt

In the Doge's Palace, Ismail Pasha paced back and forth in horror until the slave maid reported it; "Your Excellency Lord Pasha, Sir Mike Lillard, Chairman of the British Chairman of the Suez Canal Company, and Mr. Phillips, the British Diplomatic Representative, have been invited to visit and have been received in the front room, may I ask ......?"

"Don't say it, I'll meet it myself." With a hurried wave of his hand, Ismail Pasha hurried in the direction of the antechamber, his panic in his heart was evident.

He was really scared, and now he was pinning his hopes on the British to intervene.

in the vestibule

Several Englishmen in tuxedos stood there talking and laughing proudly, not paying any attention to the Governor's Palace, chatting about the current situation as if no one was there.

Among them, there is also a black-haired and black-eyed Chinese director, who is Sir Lu Pingzhi, the director and deputy general manager of the Tang Empire stationed in the Suez Canal Company, an imperial aristocrat with a deep background.

"Sir Lu, it's really hard for me to understand the barbaric practices of your Orientals, since you occupy Suez City, it's just that, why do you want to slaughter bloodily? It's a shame that this is neither civilized nor can contribute to the final solution of the problem! ”

"yes, it's not a decent thing to do, poor Egyptians are in big trouble."

"The most sensible way is to sit down and talk about future solutions to the sensitive contradictions between the Suez Canal Zone and Egypt. Although war can achieve its goal in a short time, it will cause widespread unrest in Christendom in Europe, and no one wants to see war in more places. Sir Lu, what do you say? ”

"I think the signal from Suez City is clear enough that ignoring and belittling the demands of the Empire is not permissible, anywhere, at any time." At this moment, Sir Lu Pingzhi stood opposite several English gentlemen, raised his head proudly in the same way, and continued in an unhurried and elegant tone;

"Gentlemen must know how expensive it is to launch an expedition of 10,000 miles.

The current demand for a permanent military occupation of Suez City and the surrounding area is not ruled out by high demands for war reparations, as well as some necessary trade arrangements.

Of course, a sincere apology from Ismail Pasha is also needed.

Only by showing sufficient sincerity can the anger of the officers and men of the Imperial Expeditionary Force be appeased, and the tragedy of Suez City will not be repeated elsewhere.

Oh...... There is one more piece of news for everyone.

When the Imperial Army was on an expedition to Egypt, some clowns in Sana'a were ready to move, so the Imperial Expeditionary Force also slaughtered the city. Sweep away those who dare to offend the majesty of the Empire. ”

The news revealed by Sir Lu Pingzhi was heavy enough to shock several British gentlemen speechless for a long time.

This is a city, you can slaughter it......

The city of Sana'a was the first to be slaughtered by the expeditionary force, but due to its remote location, not many people knew about it, and no news came out.

This has raised Britain's perception of the Tang Empire's tyranny to a new level, so unreasonable, so fierce and domineering, no matter how it feels, it looks like the British Yankees' consistent style.

When colonizing the whole world, the British were such fierce and domineering, but no one could say anything?

Ismail Pasha, who was hiding behind the screen in the foyer and eavesdropping, was suddenly stupid, he didn't expect the Datang Expeditionary Force to be so fierce, and the little luck in his heart had already disappeared.

Now he just wants to let it go, even if he does not hesitate to give away some benefits, he really can't afford to offend these powers who slaughter cities and destroy towns at every turn.

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