Alas! ”

Returning to the ancient city of Cairo, Governor Adolph felt like a world away, and a thousand words in his heart converged into a sigh.

At this moment, Egypt has become a mess. With such a mess, naturally no one will rush to come up and take the blame, so Adolf still has to continue to perform his duties as governor.

He said that he was the governor, but in fact his decree could no longer leave the city of Cairo. Outside the city was already the sphere of activity of the rebel army, and external communication had long been cut off.

Since the news of the defeat came, the Governor's Palace, which was originally full of traffic, fell silent all of a sudden.

Even if it is to report work, everyone comes and goes in a hurry, as if staying here for a moment longer will cause the plague.

Seeing a familiar figure, Adolf asked suspiciously, "Fedos, why are you here?"

It's not a good place right now, and if you get involved, don't regret it. ”

That's true. Although the wall was torn down, as a governor, Adolf still had a few cronies who would never leave him.

When he loses it, he is precious, and in order not to put all these connections into it, Adolf took the initiative to draw a line with his subordinates.

I don't know how it works, but it's one to keep one for now. As long as one of the people who survived is willing to appreciate it, it is not a loss.

Fedos smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Your Excellency the Governor, according to the current situation, as one of the military commanders, do you think I can be left alone?" ”

The defeat was so humiliating that even if Adolf took the initiative to take responsibility for the defeat of the war, the other officers in the counterinsurgency army would inevitably be held accountable.

The best result is nothing more than retiring and going home, and it is simply impossible to get out of the country with all your might.

Since he couldn't dodge, Fidos simply didn't bother to hide. Anyway, he was held accountable, and the ending was to retire and go home, but he was a little embarrassed.

Including Governor Adolf, who was the most responsible person for the war, most of them were discharged after a military court.

In essence, this defeat was an accident, and logically they did not make much mistake in command.

Adolf nodded helplessly: "Okay, then I can only wish you good luck, may God bless you!"

Now tell me, why are you here today?

Don't say it's for the sake of visiting me, you know I'm in a very bad mood right now. ”

Fidos: "Your Excellency, the situation is now completely erosive, do you dare to gamble again?" ”

Adolf smiled helplessly: "It's all come to this point, do you think I still have anything to dare to?"

Anyway, the situation in Egypt has completely deteriorated, and no matter how bad it is, how bad can it be. Say, what are your plans? ”

Fidos: "The rebels outside the city are a rabble, and it only takes a regiment of troops to defeat them.

I have calculated that there are more than 3,000 regular troops in Cairo, 2,000 colonial troops, and 4,000 young men who have just been recruited.

Send a regiment of regular troops, look for opportunities to sneak up on the enemy, and even if they fail, the remaining troops will be able to keep Cairo. ”

No one is willing to fail, and Fidos is no exception. The atonement for sins is also true in France.

Defeating the rebels outside the city and relieving the siege of Cairo will allow everyone to have a decent ending, even if it can't make up for the previous defeat of Aswan.

After hesitating for a moment, Adolf said slowly, "In terms of time, the reinforcements should have just arrived in Egypt.

If you want to reap the merits of the war and wash away the shame you want, it is better to wait another three or five days before launching. ”

Governor Adolf's promise was so readily that Phidos was still shocked. In the eyes of the French government, the defeat of the rebels was a deserved, not a great achievement.

At most, it would be enough to make the generals of Fedos retreat, and for Governor Adolf, this little merit was not enough to make up for a tenth of his mistakes.

Unless the rebellion can be extinguished before reinforcements arrive, the fate of Governor Adolf will not change.

If you win, you won't get any benefits, and if you lose, Governor Adolf will have to bear the greatest responsibility.

This spirit of self-sacrifice really touched Phydos, and the words he had prepared were now useless, and he found out for the first time that the original Governor Adolf was so ......

Having dismissed this uninvited guest, Governor Adolf was once again lonely. Promising Fedos to take risks, he was also forced to do so.

Before the rebellion was suppressed, many nobles from within France came to gild. For this reason, Adolf also gathered a large wave of favors, which turned into hatred after the defeat.

The surviving nobles were ruined from their future, not to mention those who died in battle, and the family behind them would definitely hold a grudge.

Adolf is also dragging his family and not being single, if he can't resolve these hatreds, his family's unlucky days will begin after returning home.

Agreeing to Fedos's plan is actually creating an opportunity for these related households to get out of the way.

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is also trying to find a way to get out, as well as Hurtier and others. There is no way, the war has been going on so far, and several of them are almost unable to control the troops.

From less than 10,000 at the beginning, it has rapidly swelled to more than 200,000 in just over a month.

The chain of command has long been chaotic, and it is no longer possible to use the chaos of fish and dragons to deal with this rabble.

"The soldiers do not know the generals, and the generals do not know the soldiers", all of which are normal operations here. Many times the officers gather their troops and pull in the closest to them.

Anyway, it's all an insurrectionary army, so you don't need to worry about it so much. Every day people run away, people come to run every day, and even the exact number of Hutil is not clear.

Frankly speaking, this huge rabble is not as good as some of the rogues. At least the rogue and the old battalion are more capable of fighting, and this army is rubbish inside and out.

Poteaurek: "Reinforcements from the French have already landed on the coast, less than 150 kilometers from us. Anyway, the mission is done, and there is no point in staying any longer. ”

The French government was ruthless this time, and gathered 150,000 troops. As far as the strength of the rebel army is concerned, no one has to make any effort.

Fakeham nodded: "The enemy is menacing, we really should consider getting out."

It's just a pity that this opportunity to go head-to-head with the French, if possible, I would really like to fight the French on the battlefield. ”

Come to think of it, it's better to run away or to run away. If they are caught, they, the culprits of cholera in Egypt, will definitely not escape.

Huthir made a decision: "Let's re-plan the evacuation route, the original plan is no longer possible." ”

No one knew in advance that the main force of the rebel army would be able to counterattack a wave, let alone that it would be so simple to disrupt Egypt.

Now Egypt is full of rebels, and at this time, disguised expeditions sneak into the city, and if half of the road is clicked by the rebels, it will become a laughing stock.

Stthausenburg objected: "It seems that now we don't need to run, we can fight France first, and if we lose, we can retreat directly."

Anyway, the telegraph line had long been cut off, and the French troops cowering in the city did not dare to come out to intercept us until they were sure of safety.

As long as the luck is not too bad, we can fight and retreat at the same time, and it is a big deal to go to Austrian Africa. ”

Hutier, who had fallen into a misunderstanding of thinking, reacted at once, and the current situation is different.

The original Eighth Division was less than 10,000 people, and of course it was going to run away.

Now there are more than 200,000 people, and even if the battle is lost, there are so many people in chaos that the French will not be able to take prisoners for a while.

As long as you react quickly and run away with tens of thousands of remnants, everyone's safety is still guaranteed.

Hurtier immediately clapped his head and said, "Then seize the last time and continue to do something meaningful." ”

"Something meaningful" is, of course, the destruction of the Nile. If it weren't for the reaction of the Egyptians, Khutil would have ordered the river to be filled.

It doesn't matter now, I can't stay in the Egyptian region anyway. The strategic significance of blowing up the peaks on both sides of the river and artificially damming the lake to block the waterway is very important.

The flooding is only a minor problem, and the essence of the delta has been almost destroyed by the rebels anyway.

The key is the military operation later, without the Nile to transport logistics materials, the French army will lose the possibility of rapid use of troops.

From Egypt all the way to Sudan, it stretches for thousands of kilometers, relying entirely on manpower and animal power for transportation, and logistics alone is enough for the French to drink a pot.

Not only rivers, but also railways, roads, and bridges along the way are also in the scope of destruction.

As long as the guerrillas exert a little more force, there will be an embarrassing situation in which one soldier on the front line fights and five or six soldiers in the rear carry food.