Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 207: The Peninsula Battle

The head of state's special plane took off from Cairo all the way south through the vast Arabian desert. After flying a distance along the coast of Egypt, the special plane turned left at Cape Berenise and started flying towards the Arabian Peninsula. The height of the aircraft was maintained at two kilometers, and through the low-altitude clouds, it was clear that there was a huge fleet of transport ships on the sea, which was breaking through the waves of the Red Sea.

This is the supply fleet that departed from Suez last night, loaded with supplies from the African Army and some British reinforcements.

The four infantry battalions of the British vanguard forces had already captured the Port of Jeddah at this time, and they were advancing along the road towards the holy city of Mecca. They were blocked by a large number of tribal warriors on the road. These Arab fighters were using light weapons In terms of equipment, it is not much behind the British landing troops. Some tribal warriors are even equipped with water-cooled Maxim machine guns.

The irony is that most of these weapons were made in Britain, which in turn caused a lot of casualties to the British army. As a result, the British soldiers on the front line were fighting while cursing the idiot members of Parliament and the **** Britain. Arms dealer.

The landing British troops are all light infantry units, which are only equipped with some trucks for transporting heavy goods, and a light armored squadron attached to them is equipped with only 24 tracked Bren machine gun vehicles. Although the Bren machine gun vehicle has a certain degree of protection, the problem is that the compartment of this vehicle is open, and those Saudi resistance armed forces occupy the commanding heights of the hills on both sides of the road, and can easily shoot and kill the driver and machine gun shooter inside the vehicle.

Finally, the British army had the advantage of heavy firepower. They carried four 25-pounder guns and twelve 18-pounder guns. Each company platoon was also equipped with a varying number of 2-inch and 3-inch mortars. As mentioned above, nomadic tribes lacked artillery and lacked ammunition for artillery. Although the warriors showed extraordinary bravery under the inspiration of religion, the so-called spiritual power of mankind is simply not worthwhile under the bombardment of modern infantry artillery. One money.

The British landing forces relied on firepower to clear the blocking positions of the tribal armed forces one by one, but the British commander was very clear-headed. The advantage brought by this firepower was only temporary. The Arab tribal reinforcements were gathering from all directions to Mecca. Once there is a problem with the ammunition supply of the British army, this unit is likely to be surrounded by tribal armed forces. At that time, a tragedy like the Battle of Isandrwana in the Zulu War may be repeated outside Mecca. .

However, the British Command still maintains an optimistic attitude. The current combat situation is not the same as that of the Zulu War. The Royal Navy has firmly controlled Jeddah Port. There will be any problems. Moreover, the bomber units of the British and German Air Forces have already settled in the temporary air base outside Yanbu Port, and will soon be able to provide air support for landing British troops, so there is no need to worry about the danger of being surrounded by heavy enemy troops. . However, the gap in military strength still needs to be paid attention to. The British Command has transferred two more infantry battalions and a medium armored squadron from Suez, and put them into the battle sequence to attack the holy city of Mecca.

At present, in terms of intelligence collection on the peninsula battlefield, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is completely unilateral and transparent to the Anglo-German coalition forces. Saudi Arabia has established several wire telegraph lines with the help of the British, and then bought enough from the Americans. Some radios, but they do not have professional coders, and the passwords used are very simple. As a result, the Germans took half a day to decode the special passwords of the Saudi royal family. It can be said that every command issued by Riyadh, I am afraid that the receiver will have time to decode in the future , Here has been placed on the desk of General Kuchelel.

"The ending of this war can already be seen." Xu Jun stretched out his hand and passed the telegram that Quechler had just sent to Weierle.

"Congratulations, my head of state, the 26th Infantry Division captured Majmaya last night, and the 31st Infantry Division captured Brenda this morning." Weirle raised his head and said with a smile : "An armored company of the 21st Armored Regiment and a motorized infantry battalion of the British army have already seized the Hulamira Pass, which is only 70 kilometers away from Riyadh in a straight line."

"The radio interception team directly under the regiment intercepted the telegram sent by Riyadh to the Archon of Dammam and ordered him to prepare the royal cruise ship. Obviously Ibn Saud has realized that he has lost the war. I have already considered how to escape." Xu Jun handed another telegram to Weierle.

Because the plan was detected in advance, the British garrison on the Arabian Peninsula was not able to be transferred. Under the strict order of the London cabinet, the British Army and Border Police have closed all border ports around Saudi Arabia and blocked them at the same time. The border of the country. The coalition forces invaded Saudi Arabia from the direction of Trans-Jordan and directly cut off the passage between Saudi Arabia and Iraq and Kuwait. The Emirate of Mascot and the Islamic State of Oman in the south are both protected countries of the United Kingdom, and Yemen at the other end. It is also a mortal enemy of Saudi Arabia. The Hanzhi area to the west is under the attack of the British army. Although a large number of tribal forces have been assembled to defend themselves, it will be a matter of time. So now it is placed in front of Saudi Arabia. Take this road to the east.

"He might also make the last fight near Riyadh." Weirle said with his chin supported.

"I hope he does this. Ibn Saud has no chance. I now doubt whether the nomadic tribes are still willing to obey his orders. I am afraid that many tribal chiefs are already preparing to replace them. "Xu Jun sneered and knocked on the small table in front of him.

"Do they really dare to do this? My head of state, after all, Ibn Saud is still an imam of the Wahhabi." Weierle said in surprise.

"Don’t forget that these tribes did not believe in Wahhabi before Saudi Arabia returned to Riyadh. And for their history, sects are normal things, I really want to see Ibn Saudi Is there still the strength to initiate a "holy war"?" Xu Jun took the wine glass from Dissenhofen and put it under his nose and sniffed it lightly.

"What if he really issued a jihad order?" Weirler smiled and took his glass.

"Ibn Saud is sixty years old. He is no longer the high-spirited young chief. He himself buried the Ihwan movement. The religious warriors who followed him enthusiastically are now old. It is impossible to repeat the weather thirty years ago. The king can now mobilize only the backbone of the tribe." Xu Jun smiled and raised a toast to Weierle, then raised his head to drink. Take a sip of whiskey.

"This wine is good, remember to write down the brand, Wavell seems to have a good taste." The head of state said with satisfaction.

"Wavell gave this wine?" Weierle lowered his head and smelled it carefully.

"It has been checked after opening the bottle, General Weierle." Disenhofen reminded him from the side.

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

"The British are indeed the best at poisoning drinks. In history, they don’t know how many nobles and kings have been poisoned. But if you do it, you won’t get the slightest benefit besides the complete destruction of Great Britain. I just wanted to tell the difference between Scotch whiskey and Irish whiskey." Weierle raised an eyebrow and replied solemnly.

"My head of state~IndoMTL.com~ we have arrived at our destination, please be ready, the plane will land soon." At this time, a flight attendant stepped forward and reported.

"Already here? Time flies so fast." The head of state put the wine glass on the table and reached out to fasten the seat belt around his waist.

From the seat, you can feel that the plane is descending gently. Xu Jun opened the curtains and looked down. A yellow-brown tortuous coastline appeared in front of him. You can clearly see the sharp reefs between the snow-white waves and the sea surface. Sharp cape.

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

"Dougan and Randolph should have been waiting to meet you at the airport." Weierle nodded and said.

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

PS: Thank you for your support, the author will continue to work hard.

Please ask for monthly pass, ask for recommendation, ask for subscription, thank you for your vote and reward.