Chapter 746
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。 These seemingly simple tricks, combined with machine guns and trenches, made the 30,000-strong Anglo-Egyptian army stop moving forward after paying a huge price.
The British originally thought that China had just arrived in Sudan and could only rely on its own troops. They didn't expect China to subdue a large number of Sudanese locals. When the British were blocked by China's defense line, more than 50,000 Sino-Soviet troops circled behind the Anglo-Egyptian army and surrounded it. The 30,000-strong Anglo-Egyptian army suddenly found themselves surrounded by a long "fence" made of barbed wire.
The Sino-Soviet army started several fierce and cruel battles for the control of the water source. When the Anglo-Egyptian army had no water to drink, the Sino-Soviet army implemented a complete siege strategy.
On the battlefield, the thirsty British made several desperate attempts to break out. The Chinese machine guns and magazine rifles were most effective in the flat desert, and the Anglo-Egyptian army suffered heavy losses. The Sino-Soviet army only besieged, but didn't carry out the final annihilation. The Anglo-Egyptian army couldn't resist the thirst and sent people to negotiate. In the end, they had to accept the "weapons for food" agreement in humiliation.
China and Britain also negotiated. The result of the negotiations was that China allowed the Anglo-Egyptian army to return to Egypt, and the war that could have escalated greatly ended. Now Lv Cheng mentioned this to prove that China didn't intend to escalate the war. The British foreign minister was impressed that as soon as the war ended, China began to build a large-scale defense system on the border between Egypt and Sudan. Seeing a large number of Arabs and black men appearing on China's construction site, the British had to admit that China had indeed gained a foothold in Sudan.
"Since your country is so confident in its strength, we can only wait for the results of the matter to come out," the British foreign minister said.
"I think so too," Lv Cheng replied with a nod.
The British Fleet tried to avoid all ships on the way to India. The best route to India was through the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. After the British Navy passed through the Suez Canal, they immediately headed south. Their wishful thinking was very simple. Take advantage of the fast flow of information to enter the Indian Ocean through the Red Sea. The junction between the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean was very narrow. If the China fleet appeared here, the British Navy wouldn't even have the possibility of avoiding the battle. With the tradition of fighting whenever they met an enemy, the Royal Navy couldn't just leave.
When the British Royal Navy sailed out of the Red Sea and into the Gulf of Aden, the British Royal Navy finally arrived. The observer suddenly reported, "There is a warship flying the China flag in front of us. It has a tonnage of over 10,000 tons!"
The British Royal Navy's flagship, HMS Revenge, raised a signal flag. "Prepare for battle!"
The Chinese Navy was here to stop the British Navy. After seeing the enemy, the Chinese Navy was ready to fight. Vice Admiral Ding Ruchang did not care that the British Navy might escape. With their speed, they would not be able to escape.
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