Wild North America 1846

Chapter 587 Fierce Ba Ba

Author: Portuguese toothless

Chapter 587 Fierce Ba Ba

Objectively speaking

The battle to defend the city of Suez was heroic and bloody. The Egyptians who were committed to defending homeland security continued to fight and did not lack the courage they deserved.

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

His Highness Tang Li Xin was given 48 hours, but the expeditionary force only took 9 hours to completely defeat the Egyptian defenders, inflicting heavy casualties on them while occupying this port city along the Red Sea and controlling the entrance to the north bank of the Suez Canal.

The killing spree lasted for three days and nights, bloodbathing this Red Sea port city and shocking the whole world.

The Tang Empire proved it with its mighty power;

Those who openly violate the empire will be punished no matter how far they are from thousands of miles away.

Not only did they say that, but they also proved with actual actions that the Empire's blade was sharp and that even if they fled to the other side of the world, they would not be immune.

The city of Suez is located at the throat of the Eurasian channel. Especially many British merchant ships pass through it, making it very convenient for news exchanges. It can be spread all over the world in just one week, and can even be received by North American countries on the other side of the Atlantic.

The news of the massacre of Suez shocked countries in the Middle East and Europe, but it caused great panic in Egypt. Because Lieutenant General Issam, the second son of Ismail Pasha who ruled Egypt, fell into the hands of the enemy, and the brutal Easterners seemed

There are no plans to stop at Suez.

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

There are now less than 180,000 troops left in the entire Egypt, and among them there are only more than 50,000 elite field troops, scattered in Cairo, Alexandria, Ismailia, Port Said, Sharm el-Sheikh and other places in Egypt. Most of them

Located along the Nile River, even if they were all gathered together, they would probably not be a match for the mighty Tang Empire army.

In the Battle of Suez, the Egyptian army, which was fully engaged in defense, totaled about 35,000 people. It only lasted less than 9 hours before the entire army collapsed. How long can more troops be able to hold on?

through this battle

Various deficiencies in the equipment and training of the Egyptian army were exposed. The army still uses old-fashioned smoothbore muskets, is extremely short of artillery, has low training levels and poor combat effectiveness, lacks the willingness of soldiers to fight, and is rife with corruption among officers...

Some of these are due to equipment, some are due to corrupt systems, and some are due to national character. It is impossible to completely change.

Egypt's reputation for bravery and prowess originated from the Mamluk cavalry. By the 1870s, it had gradually declined and had long since failed to live up to its former prowess.

The Mamluks were slave soldiers who served the Arab Caliphate in the Middle Ages. They mainly served the Ayyubid Dynasty in Egypt. They were composed of Turkic, Caucasian, Egyptian and Arab slaves. After undergoing complete and rigorous military training, their combat effectiveness was unprecedentedly powerful.

With the decline of the caliphate and the disintegration of the Ayyubid dynasty in history, 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 Mongolian army in the Battle of Ain Jalul near Palestine and Syria. The Mongolian army was completely wiped out by its opponents in the first field battle in the history of the Western Expedition. This stopped the war.

The footsteps of the Mongolian army Xiqing saved the entire Christian world and Arab civilization.

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

The first of these two major setbacks was when French Emperor Napoleon was on an expedition to Egypt. In the Battle of the Pyramids and the Syrian Expedition, he used the tactics of hollow square formations and cannons to defeat the Mamluk cavalry many times in a row, achieving unprecedented and brilliant victories.

The Mamluk cavalry suffered heavy casualties during the French expedition and never recovered.

The second time was in 1811. During the reign of Ismail Pasha's grandfather, Mohammed Ali Pasha, he raised a butcher's knife against the Mamluk class, which occupied an important position in the society at that time, and massacred the Mamluks and their families.

, causing it to decline significantly.

Cairo, Egypt

In the Governor's Palace, Ismail Pasha paced back and forth in panic until the slave maid reported: "Honorable Lord Pasha, Sir Michael Lillard, British Chairman of the Suez Canal Company, and Mr. Phillips, the British diplomatic representative, were invited

I have come to the front hall to receive you. May I ask..."

"Stop talking, I'll go and greet you personally." Ismail Pasha waved his hand hastily and hurried towards the front hall, his panic clearly revealed.

He was really scared, and now he was counting on the British to intervene.

In the front hall

Several British people in tuxedos stood there talking and laughing loudly with arrogant expressions. They did not take the Governor's Palace seriously at all, and chatted about the current situation as if there was no one there.

Among them, there is also a Chinese director with black hair and dark eyes. He is Sir Lu Pingzhi, the director and deputy general manager of the Suez Canal Company sent by the Tang Empire. He is an imperial aristocrat with a profound background.

"Sir Lu, it's really hard for me to understand the barbaric practices of you Easterners. Since it's just a matter of occupying the city of Suez, why do you need to carry out a bloody massacre? This is neither civilized nor can it help the final solution of the problem. It's really regrettable.

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"Yeah, it's not the decent thing to do and the poor Egyptians are in big trouble."

"The most sensible way is to sit down and talk about future solutions to the sensitive conflicts between the Suez Canal Zone and Egypt. Although war can achieve its goal in a short time, it will cause widespread unrest in the European Christian world, and no one wants to see it.

The war has affected more places. Sir Lu, what do you think?"

"I think the signal sent by the city of Suez is clear enough. No matter where or at any time, behavior that ignores and despises the empire's demands cannot be allowed." At this moment, Sir Lu Pingzhi stood opposite several British gentlemen, equally arrogant.

He raised his head and continued in a leisurely and elegant tone;

"I believe all gentlemen know how expensive it is to launch an expedition of thousands of miles?

The empire must get something back while demonstrating its might. The current demand is a permanent military occupation of the city of Suez and surrounding areas. It does not rule out demanding high war compensation, as well as some necessary commercial and trade arrangements.

Of course, Ismail Pasha also needs a sincere apology.

Only by showing enough sincerity can the anger of the soldiers of the Imperial Expeditionary Force be calmed, and the tragedy of Suez City not be repeated elsewhere.

Oh...there is one more news I want to tell you.

When the imperial army was on an expedition to Egypt, some clowns in Sanaa City were ready to take action, so the imperial expeditionary army also massacred the city and wiped out all the rats who dared to offend the majesty of the empire."

The news revealed by Sir Lu Pingzhi was so heavy that it shocked several British gentlemen and left them speechless for a long time.

This is a city, and you massacred it easily...

The city of Sana'a was the first to be massacred by the expeditionary force, but due to its remote location, not many people knew about it, and the news did not spread.

This brought Britain's perception of the Tang Empire's tyranny to a new level. It was so unreasonable and so domineering. No matter what, it felt like the usual behavior of the British.

When they colonized the world, the British were so aggressive and domineering, but no one could say anything?

Ismail Pasha, who was hiding behind the screen in the foyer and eavesdropping, was immediately stunned. He did not expect that the Tang Expeditionary Army was so fierce, and any luck he felt in his heart had long since disappeared.

Now he just wants to be let go, even if he gives away some benefits, because he really can't afford to offend these great powers who frequently massacre cities and towns.

(End of chapter)