African Nationhood

The moonlight became brighter and brighter, the port city in front of me slowly fell into silence, and even the light on the lighthouse became dim.

Wu Ruofei looked at his watch and saw that the clock was already pointing to 3 o'clock. They had been lurking outside Daman Port City for more than 2 hours.

Luo Tian, ​​a 24-year-old young man who was already a corporal squad leader, carefully sneaked up to Wu Ruofei.

"Report to the battalion commander, I have investigated clearly. The enemy has placed 6 sentry positions outside the city, with 2 people in each sentry position."

Wu Ruofei nodded, "Your squad is divided into three squads. Can you add another squad to eliminate these sentry posts?"

Luo Tian nodded, "Promise to complete the mission!"

Wu Ruofei nodded, "Luo Tianyong."

"arrive."

"The task of raiding the sentinels will be left to your and Luo Tian's squads."

The round-faced man responded directly in a low voice: "Yes."

Wu Ruofei told the ordering soldier next to him: "Go ahead and launch a surprise attack on time at 4 o'clock."

"Yes."

After the order was issued, each section of the attack force began pre-war preparations.

Those who raid patrol personnel, raid coastal defense artillery positions, and those who attack cities all need to assemble ammunition in advance to avoid being unable to keep up with the ammunition when launching a charge.

……

The time soon came to 4 o'clock, and the bright moon was so bright that there was no need to worry about seeing the enemy clearly.

Luo Tian took the lead and walked at the front with a bayonet, followed by two soldiers with submachine guns in their hands.

The three-by-three system of marching is the most familiar and practical infantry tactic they are most familiar with, and it is suitable for launching attacks in such an environment.

He glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw that Luo Tianyong was not much slower than him. It seemed that everyone was holding their breath.

……

Daman Port City is not big. From the outside, it should look like an ancient forest and mound-like fortress.

Most of the city walls are earth walls, not too high, about 3 meters by visual inspection.

There are no asphalt roads or gravel roads here. Sand roads are the most common. You have to be especially careful when walking on them. If you are not careful, you will make a rustling sound.

The Ottoman Turks' sentries were mainly placed facing the sea, and they did not expect anyone to surprise them from behind.

Therefore, the resistance of Luo Tian and Luo Tianyong's team moving forward together would be smaller. When they reached the 20-meter range of the enemy's checkpoint, everyone got down in unison and crawled forward carefully on the soft sand.

People who stay up late know best that people are the most exhausted in the early morning and are most likely to fall asleep.

Some of the Ottoman Turks at the checkpoint had already dozed off, while others were already fast asleep.

……

Although it takes a lot of effort to move around a little bit, the excitement and excitement of getting closer and closer to the goal can be pleasurable and exhilarating.

Finally, we approached the sentry post, still more than 2 meters away from the sentry.

Luo Tian made a gesture to his comrades not far behind him, and his comrades were already in place.

They took a deep breath, stood up quickly, and then attacked violently. First, they choked the enemy sentry to prevent him from shouting.

Then use the bayonet in your hand to stab the chest and abdomen of the enemy sentry. You must stab it several times, so that the opponent can quickly lose the ability to resist.

The most taboo thing during a raid is to kill someone with one hit. In a panic, it is not that easy to find the carotid artery or heart of the human body.

Even if the carotid artery is cut, a person will not die immediately.

Therefore, the safest way is to lock the throat first, and then stab the opponent's chest and abdomen. This has the highest success rate and is the safest.

The raid will be considered successful only when it is confirmed that the enemy has lost the ability to resist.

These are all practical skills that soldiers like Luo Tian have learned through years of training.

The enemy sentries have all lost the ability to resist. Although they are still twitching unconsciously, their pupils have begun to gradually dilate.

After confirming that the enemy was incapable of action, Luo Tian breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at other checkpoints, his comrades raised their hands in a success gesture.

It was confirmed that all the enemies at the six checkpoints had been cleared, and their first step in the raid successfully achieved their goal.

He waved to the large army at the rear, and then saw Wu Ruofei sneaking over with the large army.

After solving the peripheral checkpoints, the next step is the actual attack.

Wu Ruofei continued to order: "The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd companies will follow me to attack the port city, the 4th, 5th, and 6th companies will go to the coastal defense artillery position at the port, and the 7th and 8th companies will serve as reserves after the attack."

After a low chorus of "yes", the team grouping was quickly completed.

Wu Ruofei led four companies towards the earthen fort, while the remaining four companies attacked the shore defense artillery positions in the opposite direction.

...The moonlight became dim, and there was a faint white light in the sky.

The team of Luo Tian and Luo Tianyong moved forward again. They wanted to climb over the wall of the earthen castle.

This time they will work together to climb and raid the defenders inside the castle walls.

……

Spotting an unoccupied position, Luo Tian's team acted as a human ladder, while Luo Tianyong's team climbed up on the human ladder.

They had been trained for a long time, and the low earth wall was not that difficult. Soon Luo Tianyong's team had all climbed up the earth wall.

There were no enemy patrols on this section of the earth wall, so Luo Tianyong's team immediately stood guard at both ends of the climbing position after they came up, allowing more comrades to climb the wall.

A platoon of soldiers climbed onto the wall, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Now even if they are discovered by the enemy, they don't have to be afraid.

Then a company of soldiers came up, and everyone became more courageous.

Let’s get started!

The moon became half hidden, the sky became blue, and it was already bright.

The Luotian team looked at the direction of the city gate, and then began to rush forward. Because the earth wall was too narrow, they could only keep moving forward in the long snake formation.

Luotian continued to play a leading role, and soon they encountered patrolling Ottoman Turkish soldiers.

He didn't give the other party any time to react, he just did it with a submachine gun.

"Bang Bang~~"

After a burst of gunfire, all the patrolling Ottoman Turkish soldiers fell to the ground.

Luo Tian retreated, and the soldiers behind him naturally rushed forward to act as leaders and continue to advance.

After Luo Tian loaded his magazine, he continued to advance with the team.

The sound of gunshots means that the battle has begun.

The advancing teams everywhere no longer held back, and directly attacked the enemy at will with "Bang Bang~" and "Duang~~".

Before the defenders of Daman Port City could realize what was going on, they were already forced into the deepest part of the castle by the intruding South Chinese Marines.

As a burst of explosions sounded, most of the resisting Ottoman Turkish defenders were killed by grenades or mortar grenades.

The coastal defense artillery position outside the port was stunned by several rounds of mortar shells from the South China Marine Corps. They were captured without any reaction.

The two cruisers that had been cruising outside the port quickly docked after confirming safety.

The sailors also came ashore with submachine guns to assist in the battle, and the entire battle went very smoothly.

At 6: in the morning, Wu Ruofei was already sitting in the commander's dining room of the Dammam Port Citadel having breakfast.

The capture of Daman Port was just the beginning, and the next step was to do it with real swords and guns.

Wu Ruofei left one company to maintain order, and all the remaining soldiers were sent to attack Qatif City.

Qatif and Dammam are sister cities that are mutually exclusive. They were once port cities and the capital of the Ottoman Hasa region.

Due to wind and sand dams, the port city gradually moved away from the coastline, so the Dammam Port City was developed.

Now that Daman has fallen, Qatif will not be able to hold on for long.

Sure enough, at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, Wu Ruofei got the news from the front that he could enter Qatif City.

……

Arriving in the city of Qatif, he met the fat Ottoman Turkish governor Ahmed.

Although the fat governor was a little stumbling in his speech, he still asked Wu Ruofei in English, "Why did you attack us? We, the Ottoman Turks, have no grudge against you, South China."

Wu Ruofei laughed and told the other party: "It's nothing, I just don't like you!"

……

Next, Wu Ruofei's attack speed became faster and faster. After all, these desert port cities were poorly defended and could not withstand the artillery attacks of the powerful Nanhua Marine Corps and high-speed cruisers.

By the end of March, the entire Hassa region along the Persian Gulf was under the control of the South China Army, and the blitz was successful.

The mainland is also continuously sending soldiers over. By the beginning of April, there were more than 4 Marines along the Persian Gulf coast.

At the same time, Nanhua began to strengthen the city defense here. The captured Ottoman Turks, except for the governor, were driven away. The remaining Turkish soldiers were confiscated to work as prisoners of war, and all the women were transported back to the mainland.

Those who are willing to marry will be arranged for Chinese immigrants, and those who are unwilling to marry and have stubborn personalities will be sold directly to Li Jinhu's club. They have many ways to discipline these unruly women.

Nanhua's sudden attack directly provoked confrontation between Britain and the Ottoman Empire. (End of chapter)