In Ugsur, the 8th Division of the Rebel Army had already built improvised fortifications on the spot and awaited the arrival of the French.

In the headquarters, Lieutenant Colonel Huthier took his baton and said to the sand table: "According to the information reported by the scouts, the enemy stopped advancing thirty miles away.

Obviously, this is what has been discovered by us. The vigilance of the enemy was high, and the previously prepared ambush plan was immediately canceled. ”

The French have been operating in Egypt for a long time, and there are naturally not a few cronies they have cultivated, and the news that the Eighth Division appeared in Ugsur cannot be kept secret at all.

After a major defeat, the French army has now become a frightened chicken. Any disturbance will arouse their vigilance, and it is impossible to ambush them.

Falkingham complained: "Who knows what those idiots in the rear are doing, and they actually missed this golden opportunity in vain." ”

The ambush plan itself is based on the premise that there are pursuers. Only when someone is chasing after them, the French will not have time to think, and will rush into the ambush area in a panic.

Unfortunately, the rebels were slow, and by the time they reacted, the French were already dozens of kilometers away.

One step slow, one step at a time. The rebel army, which was garbage at its own marching speed, naturally could not catch up with the French, who were in a hurry to flee for their lives, after being pulled away.

After the French army found out that something was wrong, they could still set up camp, which is enough to show that the rear pursuers did not put much pressure on them.

Poteolek said fairly: "This is normal. The blowing up of the Aswan Dam not only inflicted heavy losses on the French army, but also on the rebels.

If such a thing happens, the rebels will inevitably panic, and the contradictions between the top leaders will also intensify.

To be able to gather troops in such a short time and catch up, it is estimated that Lieutenant General Jeret has not wasted much effort. ”

Huthier nodded, and directly introduced the topic to the operation: "Judging from the current situation, the situation is still more favorable to us.

No matter how slow the pursuers were, the presence of pursuers would put pressure on the French.

In a sense, it's also a good thing that you didn't have a direct hand with the French.

If there is a real fight, which exposes the weak nature of the rebel army, maybe the French will counterattack.

The enemy doesn't come, we just wait here. Time is on our side.

If Adolf doesn't want to be flanked by us, he must rush through here in five days.

Now we have seized all the traffic arteries and built simple pay-off lines, but these are not enough.

In terms of combat effectiveness, the 8th Division is at most equivalent to a second-line infantry regiment of the French army. Even with all these advantages, it will still be difficult to defeat the enemy on a frontal battlefield.

Now it's time to put what you've learned to the test, and you have to be flexible according to the situation on the battlefield in order to keep the enemy behind. ”

Obviously, it was not easy for Hurtier to go head-to-head with the French for the first time.

Major Potiorek, an optimist, smiled, "Don't worry, Lieutenant Colonel. We can't afford to provoke the main force of the French army, a group of remnants of the defeated army, can't we deal with it?

If the scouts are not mistaken, more than half of this group of French soldiers are unarmed, and they can't fight us with burning sticks!

It really doesn't work, we can also destroy roads and bridges, delay their march, and buy time for the main forces of the rebel army. ”

Lieutenant Colonel Huthir rolled his eyes: "Major Poteaorek, I hope your performance on the battlefield is also so optimistic."

As for the destruction of roads and bridges, there is no need to think about it. If it does, the French will have to take a detour.

From Isna across the Sahara Desert into the River Valley Province, the narrowest point is only a hundred kilometers, as long as you are willing to pay a certain price, it is not impossible. ”

Saying this, Hurtier reacted instantly, and he finally understood what he had overlooked.

And then there is no then, and it is impossible to divide forces to intercept. With the pitiful combat effectiveness of the Eighth Division, the division of troops is to give away heads.

Sthausenburg: "This is the last option, the French army is not prepared for the desert march, and the losses of blindly crossing the Sahara Desert are certainly inevitable."

Only after it was determined that the gap could not be opened from us would the French venture to march in the desert. ”

After a moment of hesitation, Hurtier made a decision: "Intercept first, and as soon as the French are found to have entered the desert, they will immediately implement the rogue plan."

I don't care about the city, the young men and women in the surrounding towns and tribes must be incorporated into the army, and then seize the time to advance along the Nile.

Strive to enter the delta region before the return of the French. Leave the French in ruins and let them ......"

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Crackling gunshots rang out, kicking off the battle. In the absence of artillery, it is like setting off firecrackers.

Compared with the high spirits when he came, Governor Adolf with a telescope at this moment looked particularly haggard, as if he was twenty years old.

"Governor, it's too dangerous here, it's still ......"

Before the guards could finish speaking, Adolf interrupted, "It doesn't matter, if God wants to summon me in advance, that's a good thing." ”

Although he is not in the country, Adolf also knows that there are many people who want to crush him to ashes.

It is conceivable that he will not end well after returning home. As a soldier, it is better to die on the battlefield than to be tried in a military court.

After a pause, Adolf asked, "Colonel Macro, where are they?" ”

"In terms of time, we are already close to crossing the Sahara Desert." The guard replied

Marching in the desert, there are too many supplies to prepare, and if you don't have enough preparation, you will be sent to death, and Adolf will naturally not be able to get together for a while.

The supplies for the whole army to leave together were not enough, but it was still possible to let the French soldiers leave first. As for the Egyptian soldiers, they were not worth much in the first place, and it didn't matter how much they lost.

The counterinsurgency army in its heyday could naturally easily tear through the blockade of the Eighth Division, but not now.

After the flood, the French army who escaped lost all their heavy weapons, and more than two-thirds of the soldiers lost even the rifles they had with them.

This can't be blamed on them, falling into the water is difficult to protect themselves, and the weapon has become a burden to escape, so naturally they have to throw it away.

The soldiers who kept their weapons had very few bullets in their hands. Although some weapons and ammunition were requisitioned in the cities along the route, this was still a drop in the bucket.

There are less than 10 bullets per person, and one shot is one less.

With a group of remnants of the defeated generals, in the absence of guns and medicine, tearing through the enemy's defense line head-on, Governor Adolf has not gone crazy.

War always requires sacrifice, and at such a critical moment, Adolf showed a decisive side. He left with the Egyptian soldiers to attract the attention of the enemy and cover the evacuation of the French soldiers.

Of course, the battle still has to be fought. If you don't work hard, how can you fool the enemy?

In the unlikely event that the rebel army on the opposite side finds that the main force of the French army has fled, regardless of the fact that they are heading straight for Cairo, Cairo, which is empty of troops, may not be able to hold it.

With the fall of Cairo, the situation in Egypt was completely eroded. As the governor of Egypt, Adolf was still responsible.

The purpose of staying here was to hold back the rebels and buy precious time for the French troops who had made a detour back to Cairo.

Adolf breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the news. To make a feint, it also requires the consumption of ammunition, and so far in the battle, many soldiers have more rifles than burning sticks with bayonets in their hands.

Once the weapons and ammunition are exhausted, the scene is also a goof. At that time, they will not be able to fight desperately, so they will only have two options left: running away and being a prisoner.

Camels and water bottles, the necessary tools for desert marching, have been taken away by the French troops who left ahead, and it is difficult for them to run away.

Just as he was about to put down the binoculars, Adolf's worst fears appeared, and the enemy launched a counterattack.

"Oops, the enemy has discovered our reality. The order went down and ordered the troops to immediately move to the east and go to the Gussel rendezvous! ”

This is a difficult road to follow, not only through the desert, but better than running to the desert without any preparation.

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A rabble is a rabble, and after launching a counterattack, the 8th Division was quickly thrown into disarray.

Seeing the enemy fleeing, the rebel soldiers chased after him, ignoring the orders given by the commander in the rear, and acted exactly as he wanted.

So angry that Huttier stomped his feet, and he didn't give the order to attack from beginning to end, and as a result, his men were killed.

Major Stterhausenburg, who was the first to launch a counterattack, was now also confused, and it was clear that he had only ordered a tentative counterattack, but suddenly it became a full-front counterattack.

Fortunately, the enemy was also out of order, otherwise the enemy seized the opportunity and pushed back, and he would have become a laughing stock in the Austrian army.

Not only them, but the Austrian officers who commanded the battle were now mired in self-doubt.

Who am I?

Where am I?

What's next?

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The comedic victory brought a huge impact on Hurtier and others.

Many people have developed deep doubts about their military command ability, and they no longer have the kind of arrogance that they just came out of.

In the evening, the rebel soldiers who chased them out returned to the camp one after another.

The best of them, with a few human heads hanging from their waists, triumphantly shuttled through the camp, as if to show off their bravery.

The soldiers who found nothing chose to bow their heads and avoid them, as if they had no face to see people.

saw the barbaric scenes, and the faces of everyone in the command were not very good-looking.

In the end, the elder Hudil still has to be more knowledgeable, and said calmly: "Don't be angry, these people with heads on their waists should all be from the tribe."

It is their tradition to hang the heads of their enemies and prove their bravery.

When you spend a long time in Africa, you get used to it. The most barbaric are the cannibal tribes, and if you are lucky enough to see that scene, you will think that today is nothing.

However, this was all in the early years, and there were no such dangerous elements in Austrian Africa. Perhaps in the colonies of Britain, France and Portugal, there may still exist. ”

The seemingly calm Huthier is actually hearsay. Even a few years before these people, he did not catch up with the colonial movement.

The first to be relieved was Fa Jinhan, who sighed and said slowly: "It's really a barbaric world, but this may also be a good thing for our next mission."

It's a pity that the main force of the French army slipped away, and if we had known that they were so short of ammunition, we would have launched an attack in advance. ”

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