Battle of the Third Reich

After taking off from Cairo, the special plane of the head of state traveled all the way south, traversing the vast Arabian desert, and after flying a certain distance along the Egyptian coast, the special plane turned left at Cape Berenise and began to fly towards the Arabian Peninsula. The height of the plane is kept at two kilometers. Through the low-level floating clouds, you can clearly see that there is a huge transport fleet on the sea, which is marching against the waves of the Red Sea.

This was the supply fleet from Suez last night, which was loaded with supplies from the African Army and some British troops.

The four infantry battalions of the British Vanguard, which had already captured Jeddah Port, were attacking the holy city of Mecca along the road. They were blocked by a large number of tribal warriors on the road. These Arab warriors were equipped with light weapons. Not behind the British landing force, some tribal warriors even equipped with water-cooled Makqin machine guns.

Ironically, these weapons were mostly made in Britain, which in turn caused considerable casualties to the British army. As a result, the frontline British soldiers cursed the idiot parliamentarians in parliament and the murderous British arms dealers while fighting.

The landing British troops were all light infantry troops, which were only equipped with some heavy-duty trucks, and the light armored squadron assigned to them was only equipped with twenty-four tracked Bren machine gun vehicles. Although the Bren machine gun car has certain protection capabilities, the problem is that the compartment of this vehicle is open, and those Saudi resistance forces occupy the commanding heights of the hills on both sides of the road, which can easily kill the driver and the machine gun shooter in the car.

Finally, the British army had the advantage of heavy firepower. They carried four 25-pound guns and twelve 18-pound guns, and each platoon was equipped with varying numbers of 2-inch and 3-inch mortars. As mentioned earlier, nomadic tribes lack artillery and ammunition for artillery. Although the warriors showed extraordinary bravery under the inspiration of religion, in the face of the bombardment of modern infantry artillery, the so-called spiritual power of humans is not worth it at all. A money.

The British landing forces relied on firepower to clear the tribal armed blocking positions one by one, but the British army commander had a clear mind. The advantage brought by this firepower was only temporary. The Arab tribal reinforcements were gathering from all directions to Mecca. There is a problem with the army's ammunition supply. This unit is likely to be surrounded by tribal armed forces. By then, a tragedy like the battle of Isan Delvana in the Zulu War may be repeated outside Mecca.

However, the British Command still maintains an optimistic attitude. Today's combat situation and the Zulu War cannot be the same. The Royal Navy has firmly controlled the port of Jeddah, and there will be no future for the landing troops. problem. Moreover, the bomber units of the British and German Air Forces have already stationed at the temporary air base outside Yanbu Port at this time, and will soon be able to provide airborne fire support for the landing British troops, so there is no need to worry about the danger of being surrounded by heavy enemy forces. . However, the gap in strength still needs to be taken seriously. The British Command transferred two infantry battalions and a medium-sized armored squadron from Suez into the battle sequence against the holy city of Mecca.

At present, in terms of intelligence collection on the Peninsula battlefield, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is completely unilaterally transparent to the British and German allies. With the help of the British, Saudi Arabia established several cable telegraph lines, and then bought enough radios from Americans. However, they do not have professional coders, and the passwords used are very simple. As a result, the Germans spent half a day deciphering the special password of the Saudi royal family. It can be said that every command issued from Riyadh is afraid that the receiver will have to decipher in the future. It was already placed on General Küchler's desk.

"The end of this war can already be seen." Xu Jun reached out his hand and passed the telegram just sent by Küchler to Weiller.

"Congratulations, my head of state, the twenty-sixth infantry division captured Majmea last night, and the thirty-one infantry division won Brenda this morning." Weierle raised his head and said with a smile: "Two An armored company of the 11th Armored Regiment and a motorized infantry battalion of the British Army have now seized the Hulamila Pass, where the straight line distance from Riyadh is only seventy kilometers."

"The radio interception brigade directly under the legion intercepted the telegram sent by Riyadh to the Dharman port commander and ordered him to prepare the royal cruise ship. It is clear that Ibn Shat has realized that he has lost the war, and he has considered how Run away." Xu Jun handed another telegram to Weiller.

Because the plan was noticed in advance, the British garrison on the Arabian Peninsula could not be transferred. Under the strict order of the London Cabinet, the British Army and border police forces have closed all border crossings around Saudi Arabia and blocked the borders of these countries. line. The coalition forces invaded Saudi Arabia from the direction of Trans-Jordan, which directly cut off the passage between Saudi Arabia and Iraq and Kuwait. The Emirate of Mascot in the south and the Islamic State of Oman are both British protectors, and Yemen at the other end It is also a dead enemy of Saudi Arabia. The western Hanzhi area is under the attack of the British army. Although a large number of tribal troops have gathered to die, the fall is sooner or later. So now it is placed in front of Saudi Arabia, only the old This way is east.

"He may also make a final stroke near Riyadh." Weierle said with his chin supported.

"I wish he would do this. Ibn Shat has no chance. I now doubt whether the nomadic tribes are still willing to obey his orders. I am afraid that there are already many tribal chiefs who are now preparing to take their place." Xu Jun Sneered at the small table in front of him with a sneer.

"Do they really dare to do this? My head, after all, Ibn Shat is still an Imam of the Wahhabis." Weyler said in surprise.

"Don’t forget that these tribes did not believe in the Wahhabi before Saudi Arabia returned to Riyadh. And for their history, the sect resurgence is normal. I really want to see if Ibn Saudi is still Have the strength to launch a "holy war." Xu Jun took the wine glass from Disenhofen and placed it under his nose and sniffed it gently.

"What if he really issued a jihadist order?" Weiler took his glass with a smile.

"Ibn Shat is already sixty years old, and he is no longer the young and powerful chieftain of that year. He buried the Ihwan movement himself, and the religious warriors who had followed him fanatically now are old and can no longer be. Repeat the weather thirty years ago. The king can now mobilize, maybe only the basic troops of the tribe." Xu Jun smiled and raised a toast to Weiler, then raised his head and took a sip. Whiskey.

"This wine is good, remember to write down the brand, Weiwei seems quite tasteful." The head of state said with satisfaction.

"This wine is from Weaver?" Weiler lowered his head and sniffed carefully.

"It has been checked after opening the bottle, General Weiller." Disenhofen reminded him.

"Are you worried that the British will poison the wine?" Xu Jun glanced at his chief of staff obliquely.

"British people are really good at poisoning wine. They have not known how many nobles and kings have been poisoned in history. But for you, you will not get the slightest benefit except for the complete destruction of Great Britain. I just I just want to tell the difference between Scotch whiskey and Irish whiskey." Weyler raised one eyebrow and answered seriously.

"My head, we have arrived at our destination, please be prepared, the plane will land soon." At this time a flight attendant came forward and reported.

"Already? Time is really fast." The head of state put the wine glass on the table and stretched his hand to fasten the seat belt around his waist.

In the seat, you can feel the plane descending gently. Xu Jun opened the curtains and looked down. In front of him, a yellow-brown twisted coastline appeared. You could clearly see the sharp reefs between the snow-white waves and the sharp sea inserted into the sea. angle.

"This is Yanbu." Xu Jun turned to Weierle and said.

"Dougan and Randolph should have been waiting to greet you at the airport." Weierle said with a nod.

"What's the other name? By the way, Prince El Fasher. After reading these telegrams, I can't wait to see him now." Xu Jun picked up his glass again and lifted his head to drink.

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