Chapter 953 Jerusalem (Second update, please subscribe)
Jerusalem!
It is a city, but it has never been a city. It is a symbol, it is... everything in the world.
At least this is true for Catholicism, Tianfang Sect and Judaism. Of course, this is something that Chinese people cannot understand. This may be due to cultural differences, but for those people, Jerusalem is indeed everything in the world!
It is precisely because of this that there have been many Crusades in history.
However, since Saladin captured Jerusalem and destroyed the Kingdom of Jerusalem in the 12th century AD, this Catholic "holy city" has been under the control of "pagans".
Until now... until now.
In early January 1877, the Crusaders finally set foot on this land again. This was the first Catholic army since Iberan led 15,000 Franks to evacuate Jerusalem on October 9, 1187.
Came to this city for the first time.
To put it another way, the Crusaders, who had been away from here for hundreds of years, once again came to the city of Jerusalem.
At this time, more than 200,000 Arabs from Syria, Damascus, Mosul, Baghdad, Basra, and Hijaz had gathered near the city of Jerusalem. They were called by "Jihad" and instigated by the British.
, gathered here.
The British prepared more than 150,000 rifles, hundreds of cannons and a large amount of ammunition for them in Jerusalem. Those weapons were purchased by the Egyptian governor. Although most of them were single-shot Schneider rifles, they were too hard to survive in the desert.
For locals who have been chewing sand for hundreds of years, this is definitely a change from a machete to a cannon.
The British not only provided them with weapons, but also provided instructors to help them train their troops. For the British, as long as they could cause France a stumbling block, they would never miss it.
So, when His Majesty Emperor Napoleon IV arrived in Jerusalem with an army of 50,000 men, he was faced with an armed legion that even blocked the attack of the French army.
From January 21st to February 13th, for twenty-three days, the French army continued to attack, but faced the Tianfang Army, which had an absolute advantage in strength, and made little progress.
The artillery is roaring, the infantry is attacking... Unfortunately, the progress is very limited.
"When will our airship arrive?"
Once again, Emperor Napoleon IV asked loudly.
"Your Majesty, they are coming, but we don't have that many bombs here that can be used by the airship troops. All the bombs need to be transported from France. So..."
Before McMahon could finish speaking, Emperor Napoleon IV said a little excitedly.
"No matter what reasons and excuses I have, in three days, after three days, I must use an airship to blow up those damn Tianfang people into the sky and send them to see their true vision!"
Then, Emperor Napoleon IV looked at his marshals and generals and said in a questioning tone.
"Why? Why is this happening? The Russians easily destroyed the Turkish resistance and captured Constantinople, but what about us? We are frustrated here! We were attacked by a group of barbarians who were eating sand and riding camels in the desert.
They were blocked at the gates of Jerusalem. Generals, please tell me why."
This question is really troubling!
The combat effectiveness of the French army... has not been optimistic since Napoleon.
In Algeria, it took them twenty years to actually occupy that land. In Mexico, they never quelled the local resistance. In Libya, they even sent more than 100,000 people to defeat the Tianfang people's cavalry.
In Jerusalem, he originally wanted to solve all the resistance forces in one battle, but now, he found that not only could it not be solved, but he might even fall into a new crisis - France was likely to be defeated in Jerusalem.
This was unacceptable to Napoleon IV, who wanted to copy the glory of Napoleon the Great. He came here just to capture Jerusalem and let the whole of France and Europe cheer for his victory. He would become the "Holy Saint"
"Liberator of the City", he will achieve great achievements no worse than Napoleon the Great.
But reality slapped me in the face again.
If others can do it, so can I, but the problem is...
"Your Majesty, our army here is too limited. There are only 100,000 people, and they are divided into two groups. But the enemy we face...Here, even a child can't stand up to us when he faces us.
Stones will be thrown at our soldiers..."
Before General Frossard could finish speaking, Napoleon IV said excitedly.
"Then kill them. Anyone who attacks the French army can be executed directly without trial. What I want is Jerusalem. Don't talk to me about mercy. Mercy will wait until they die. I will show mercy, but now
, kill them, kill them all..."
When the words fell, Ou Ren asked again.
"Do you know what kind of poison gas the Ming Dynasty used? If we have it, we can use it here. We only want Jerusalem..."
The answer is of course no. After all, Daming did not tell others what kind of poison gas Daming used.
"Your Majesty, there is no official reply from Ming Dynasty yet, but our military attache in Rio de Janeiro, through intelligence analysis obtained from the fleeing Brazilian officers, can confirm that the poison gas they used is green, and the chemists in Paris have determined that -
Only chlorine is green, and according to the results of the sheep test, chlorine is indeed lethal..."
For contemporary powers like France with advanced science and industry, they only need to master some details to deduce that the Ming Dynasty used chlorine. After all, French scientists are not just for a living.
In fact, in just a few days, countries including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, etc. all started their poison gas experiments. After all, the poison gas war in Rio de Janeiro was so terrifying that it was no longer a war at all.
Poison gas... can kill all resisters!
Poisonous gas even directly brought an end to all land battles. There is no need to fight there. All you need to do is release the poisonous gas to kill the enemy.
"Chlorine, now that we know it, let's use it!"
Napoleon IV said directly.
"Bring us all our chlorine, all of it, all of it! I'm going to poison them all here!"
There was no so-called sympathy in his words. From the perspective of Europeans of this generation, using these weapons on barbarians was simply a normal thing.
(End of chapter)
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