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Chapter 958 Slaughter (1)

Arabian horses and Damascus steel knives were in the Middle Ages, such mounts and weapons were top-notch configurations. However, the wheels of history rolled forward, and mankind had entered the electrical era. The maturity of mechanical technology and the popularization of automatic weapons brought a new model of war. However, the commanders of the Arab Kingdom and officers at all levels did not understand the principle that they would be beaten if they were backward, but instead maintained a fascination with the equipment level of their own armed forces.

The Guard Cavalry Division, regarded as the first Arab brigade, is probably the last pure cavalry unit of division-level this era. They have more than 7,000 brave and combative cavalry and more than 4,000 hard-working auxiliary combat personnel, equipped with more than 9,000 horses and more than 5,000 camels. Compared with the cavalry units of the great power countries before and after World War I, they are equipped with a considerable number of horse-drawn machine guns and horse-drawn artillery. The cavalry units of this size are naturally very powerful wherever they go. The brightly decorated riders are equipped with battle knives and rifles, and they are brave and powerful through the city and town. The gunners are sitting on the cannon carriages with six horses and are galloping at lightning. This situation always makes the Arabs proud, so they are so arrogant and fearless...

As the Western generals with rich combat experience and flexible minds expected, the top military leaders of the Arab Kingdom were determined to use force to settle the restless Palestinian Jews and cut off their wishes to establish a Jewish state. Just when the official representative of the Arab Kingdom used the Zion Program as evidence to accuse the Jews of deliberate division of the country to the League of Nations, the Guards Cavalry Division stationed in the small town of Ramla took the lead in action. The advance troops of more than 2,000 cavalry crossed the two roads from the Jewish town of Rehovot to Tel Aviv, and arranged machine guns and artillery at positions that were enough to block the road. Immediately afterwards, the main force of the Guards Cavalry Division rushed to Rehovot, threatening the Jewish soldiers and civilians who were guarding the place with the dense sound of horse hooves and rolling dust.

Before the Arab cavalry appeared, the Jewish militia in Rehovot had built complete fortifications based on the ring road and obtained firearms and ammunition from Tel Aviv in a timely manner, including 36 mg-43 and 200,000 machine gun bullets. As long as they were properly deployed, they would be enough to cope with the impact of thousands of Arab cavalry.

In addition to these firearms and ammunition, the aid forces from Tel Aviv also include eight "Gray Squirrel" wheeled armored reconnaissance vehicles from the "Viking" Battalion of the Irish Foreign Corps. These six-wheeled armored vehicles are equipped with a 20mm machine gun and two 100mm anti-war vehicles rockets, and are equipped with two sets of six-unit smoke bomb launchers. They are responsible for armored reconnaissance/patrol missions together with the "Patrol" light combat vehicles and have strong fire support capabilities.

After surrounding Rehovot, the Arab Guards Cavalry Division did not choose to launch an attack directly, but waited for the Zionist leaders in Tel Aviv to respond to the 12-hour ultimatum of the Arab government, either disarming and swearing allegiance to the king or leaving the border within a limited time.

Before the ultimatum time limit came, the Zionist Executive Committee and the Tel Aviv militia command were not as chaotic as the ants on the hot pan. After giving up all unrealistic fantasies, they were ready to fight to the death with the Arab government forces and made a very wise decision to hand over the command of the battle to Elhard Mirch, who had previously performed very well.

Bearing the safety of hundreds of thousands of Jews in Palestine and even the fate of the entire Jewish nation, this retired German general from Jewish origin became increasingly calm and composed. He expected that the Arab government forces would not easily attack the city of Tel Aviv, so he set up a stance outside the city, posing as a guardian of passes and bridges. In fact, he gathered the elite combat power composed of the Irish foreign corps "Viking Camp", "Mumacher Battalion" and the quasi-militarized force "Flying Army", and secretly advanced to Rehovot along the coastline.

As the deadline for the Arab government's ultimatum approached, rumbling roars sounded on two cleaned streets in Tel Aviv's urban area. Boeing P-12 and Curtis F-11, which have withdrawn from the US military's active ranks, began to slide along the flat road and pulled up before reaching the end of the street. In order to avoid the possible bombings by the Arab government forces, the militia command cut all the aircraft of the flight club into pieces, either hidden in suburban farms or hidden in urban warehouses. In the past six months, the Zionist organization has purchased hundreds of aircraft through various channels, including ir-39, which are still in service, but it was previously hindered by the

The Arab Kingdom's inspection and surveillance did not transport these aircraft to Tel Aviv. Most of the people who operate in Palestine were civilian models like the fi-60. Boeing P-12 and Curtis F-11 purchased from the United States had been dismantled before entering the country. Now the Arab Kingdom has broken up. The situation is so critical that Zionists do not need to hide it anymore. Therefore, the technicians installed machine guns and bomb hangers to restore them to a certain combat capability. However, this is only an emergency measure. There is still a big gap compared with the original standard performance.

At this time, night had already fallen, and the Arab cavalry did not wary of the coming danger. They were ready to move outside the city of Rehovot, talking without restraint about the robbery, burning and killing of Jewish residents after entering the city. As soon as the ultimatum was reached, the commander of the Guards Cavalry Division directly sent a telegram to the General Staff, and then received the order "The Jews did not reply, your troops launched an attack as planned." The arrogant Arab general had a smug smile on his lips, as if the town in front of him was already a fat sheep that he could slaughter at will.

The sound of messy guns sounded. They came from France's once proud m1897 75mm rapid-fire gun. Although the French were beaten to the battlefield of World War I so hard that they had little power to fight back, and the 75mm rapid-fire guns that were highly anticipated were also beaten by the Germans' 105 and 150mm howitzers, this did not conceal the revolutionary status of this artillery. The United States, Britain and other countries had made and improved in large quantities by purchasing technical authorization. During the Arab War of Independence, the United States provided military assistance to the Arab tribe armed forces included the lightweight m1897. After modifying rubber tires, they could use horses to traction to move quickly on bumpy roads.

Fast fire speed and high accuracy are the biggest advantages of m1897. It also causes its innate defects and straight ballistic trajectory to prevent them from attacking targets behind obstacles. This disadvantage is particularly prominent in siege operations. In addition, the power of shells is small, so soldiers on the defensive side only need to hide in solid buildings or hide in properly reinforced bunkers to avoid enemy artillery damage as much as possible.

Despite using m1897 for more than ten years, the soldiers of the Arab Kingdom have never thought deeply about the pros and cons of this weapon, and have not even properly maintained these handy weapons. It is not surprising that they have repeatedly failed in direct conversations with the Syrian army.

After less than ten minutes of artillery bombardment, the Arabs fired more than 400 shells at Rehovot, which was surrounded by them. Several buildings caught fire outside the town, but the inside of the town was still dark and obviously not affected by artillery fire. With the whistles and unique yells, the elite cavalry of the Arab Guards Cavalry Division launched an attack. The war horses under their crotch were approaching or weighing half a ton, with four hooves stomping on the ground, making a loud noise, thousands of cavalry gathered into thunder, and the earth was trembling. These nomads living on horseback were first-class riding skills. They waved their sharp steel knives and let out a roar from their mouths, like a black tide swept away...

"Everyone, keep calm! Keep calm! Listen to my orders..."

In the trench behind the ring road, a Jewish militia commander wearing an American-made mk-i steel helmet and a khaki uniform took a deep breath, and his hand holding a revolver was trembling slightly. The bright moonlight illuminated the fields and illuminated the Arab cavalry that was rushing towards him. He had never seen such a shocking scene in his life. He had no confidence in whether this trench could block the impact of the Arab cavalry. The Jewish militia beside him were all like him, full of fear because of the unknown. At this time, if someone shouted "Escape quickly", the entire front would probably collapse in an instant!

Suddenly, machine guns were heard in the trench. The Jewish militia commander didn't care about that, and shouted at the top of his lungs to "fire", and then raised his hand to shoot. With the range of the revolver, there would be no threat to the Arab cavalry at least hundreds of meters away, but Maxim, M-1918, mg-43 in the trench, and Mauser, Chuntian, Enfeld in the hands of the militia, these crazy roaring weapons made the surging black tide seem to hit an invisible wall, and could no longer move closer.

After a long time, the Jewish militia commander who had squandered a lot of bullets finally regained some rationality. He picked up the monocular telescope he had found in the antique store and looked at it. The dark tide in the distance seemed to be no longer moving, so he ordered a ceasefire. After about two minutes, the gunfire on the entire front completely stopped. Someone fired a flare into the field. When the pale light temporarily changed the scenery there from the hazy moonlight to the clearness of daytime, the scene that came into view made everyone at both ends of the battlefield glar.
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