In this world, except for China, the training of other armies is not so strict, not to mention two training a day, one training in three days is good, when they come to the Middle East, they have to adapt to the harsh climatic conditions here, they have to adapt to the time difference, and it is impossible for the officers to require them to train strictly.

"What a rabble!" Zhou Zhengpeng looked at this unit with disdain and said, with the help of infrared telescopes, even in the dark night, you can see the military camp opposite, the back of the house is very loose, if it is not for the other party in the solid military camp, unfamiliar with life, rash action, maybe, will bear the loss of the stage.

From the very beginning of the battle plan, there was no intention to come to a war of annihilation, let alone 1,440 people against 500,000, even in front of it, this camp of 60,000 people, unless the other side does not resist, otherwise, even if the other side is in an undefended state, as long as there are some soldiers on duty, and the machine gun is fired, they will inevitably have casualties, and if the other party seizes the opportunity, it is not impossible for the whole army to be annihilated.

A set his eyes on the recoilless cannon above the Dongfeng warrior behind him, which is a new thing even for special forces, just take them to do an experiment, near a small sand dune about 7 kilometers away from the barracks, they set up a recoilless cannon, to put it bluntly, with the help of vehicles, the recoilless cannon is supported, maintaining a certain angle.

Recoilless guns are divided into two design methods. One is a direct shot at the armor, which has a very close range. In this sense, it can be seen as a large bazooka. It's just that both the attack power and the ammunition used are much higher than those of the bazooka.

The armor-piercing ability of direct fire is strong, but the range is not far, but if you use grenades, if you shoot at an angle, the range is more than 8 kilometers, and under the control of the gunners of the special forces, it is against a relatively large military camp. A doesn't think there's any chance of a miss.

60 guns, if it is just a mortar, there is not much threat to the other side, after all, the muzzle velocity of the mortar is limited, and the shells used are not very powerful, and the recoilless gun, compared to the real artillery, the muzzle velocity is smaller. For mortars, the muzzle velocity is not known to be much larger, and the fire is also a real shell, and the room for choice is also quite large. Their task is also very simple

Tilting fire towards the camp 7 kilometers away, it was 3 o'clock in the morning. The sky of Western Asia appears blue-black. The stars are also quite bright, and the desert heat is very hot. Dispersed by the night, it should be the most comfortable time in West Asia, many soldiers have fallen asleep early, more than 10 days of adaptation training, has made them more accustomed to the situation in West Asia, and then, it is like a bamboo rushing to Baghdad, to complete the task of cutting off the railway.

The British Army officer in charge of this command, Mark, he is a senior army general, not much famous in the whole world, but he has participated in most army battles through the Bordeaux polemics, and even after the outbreak of the European War, he is only 47 years old, the rank is only a major general but he is already a cutting-edge young officer, because of this, he is in charge of this battle, and was promoted to lieutenant general in front of the station.

The British army, compared to the navy, is not elite, but compared to France and the United States, it is still slightly better, this time relying on the Suez Canal battle, plus the average soldier is the British army, even if Mark's qualifications are a little lower, it will not delay him to become the commander-in-chief.

In the dead of night, Mark still did not sleep, and in the author's next battle plan, in the next half month, he must complete the crossing from the Suez Canal to Baghdad as quickly as possible, of which eighty or ninety percent is desert.

Desert, Mark is no stranger, on the other side of Africa, the huge desert, he has also experienced the march in it, which is why he was selected, as long as the water is solved, the desert will not be a problem.

In order to prepare for this battle, the British even mobilized a large number of guides from various places, and under the guidance of these guides, they would take the fastest and safest road.

The sound of puff and puff sounded, it seemed to be in the silence of West Asia, it was particularly eye-catching, is this an artillery bombardment, Mark shook his head a little depressedly, this is a safe zone, close to the Suez Canal, in addition to their 500,000 troops, strong military camps, and tens of thousands of troops next to the Suez Canal, how can anyone dare to attack here.

More than ten seconds later, the explosion suddenly sounded, and then, there was a series of explosions, Mark's face changed, at this moment, how could he not know that he had been attacked, although in his view, it was unlikely that he would be attacked, but the dense artillery sound, it could not be that the cannon had gone off, and it would be in such a late night, the artillery had gone off.

A distance of 7 kilometers, for a recoilless gun, that is, a dozen seconds, when the first wave of shells exploded, the second wave had already flown into the sky, recoilless guns, no need to adjust, can continue to fire, and against the barracks that accommodated almost 60,000 people, and the barracks itself only had a maximum capacity of 10,000 people, drilled into 60,000 people, almost in the barracks, there were tents everywhere, the density of the barracks had reached the highest, 105 mm recoilless guns, using special shells, But it is also a real 105 shell, and the killing radius of each shell is at least about 15 meters, such a large range, as long as it falls into a dense area, the lethality is extremely amazing.

The British army was completely defenseless, blinded by such a wave of shells, in the dark night, only to see the artillery constantly flashing, constantly firing, nothing else, in the era when the radar was not prosperous, such a blow could not be detected, not to mention that it was still 7 kilometers away.

A didn't fight for long, with a frequency of 6 rounds a minute, fought for 5 minutes, and then withdrew, the vehicle-mounted recoilless gun has a very strong ability to maneuver, under the speed of 45 kilometers per hour of the Dongfeng warriors, quickly left this area, all their operations, are to put the other party under their own conditions, with the training of special forces, even in the case of no protection, encountered the opponent's attack, in the dark night can also find the approximate position in five minutes.

A also knew that it was unlikely that the other side would be so fast, but 1,440 people versus 500,000 people, their purpose was to delay the arrival of the other party in Baghdad and increase the stock of some materials for Germany, time was the most critical, and even killing and wounding the enemy did not matter.

However, in Mark's camp, it was not so light and light, 6 rounds a minute, 30 rounds in 5 minutes, at least 1800 rounds of large-caliber 105 shells, fell into the British camp, in the area of the unit, the denser the personnel, the greater the lethality, although the 1800 rounds did not completely hit the dense area, but the casualties caused to the British army were as high as more than 12,000.

On average, more than 6 casualties were caused by each shell, and in just 5 minutes, the British camp was reduced by almost one-fifth, and the most important thing was the loss of a large amount of supplies.

In fact, even if it is 1800 rounds of shells, it may not be able to cause such a large number of casualties, the key is that the room is not enough, the warehouse of the camp is cleared out, and a group of officers are inhabited, and a large number of munitions come with the British army, many of which are stacked in the open air, a total of 10 piles of munitions, of which 4 piles have been detonated, which can supply 60,000 troops for 3 months of high-intensity combat munitions, each pile is tens or even 100 tons, and the detonation of such 4 piles of materials immediately made Mark suffer a big loss, The combat forces received a huge blow.

But at this moment, Mark still did not find out where the attack came from, and all he had in his mind was the question mark, why, along the Suez Canal, in the area of absolute control of the British army, there were so many large-caliber artillery, how did they transport it here.

It was attacked in the dark night, they didn't dare and couldn't send a large number of search teams to search outside, Mark first ordered to keep the troops intact, relying on the barracks, to build a protective system, nervous for a little half of the night, until after dawn, only to search around, but unfortunately, at this moment, A has already run dozens of kilometers away, leaving behind, just a messy desert area, if the British army searched earlier, you can also find the mark of the axle, but in the morning, a sandstorm, Although the level is not large, it covers all traces, everything seems to be illusory, but the real casualties tell him that someone is coming to attack him.

On both sides of the Suez Canal, the cable telegraph is quite developed, Mark contacted the other 10 camps at the first time of the attack, informed them of the attack, warned them to prevent a sneak attack, this matter also attracted the attention of other armies, at least, most of the troops were not stationed in the barracks, but expanded the station, maintained a certain guard distance, and reduced the density, not to give the other side a chance to mysterious artillery.

When all the British troops were in full array, A did not continue the attack, he knew very well that if the night attack continued, it would still be possible to achieve some results, and it was desirable to kill and wound the enemy, but it was not good for delaying time, their arrival had broken the rhythm of the Entente troops, as long as the other side was in such a confused attitude, it was no problem to delay for at least 3 days.

In fact, it was precisely because of the 15-day adaptation time that was originally scheduled to be delayed to 18 days due to the attack, and when most of the wounded were transferred and supplies were replenished, they left the side of the Suez Canal and divided into 3 armies and advanced towards Baghdad. (To be continued.) )