Lieutenant Colonel Huthier interrupted: "Okay, stop playing with me. There is no need to liven up the atmosphere now, so hurry up and think about the response measures!"

Pothiorek waved his hand helplessly: "Okay, Lieutenant Colonel. But as far as the current situation is concerned, I don't think it is necessary to formulate strategies and tactics.

The main forces of the rebels are all such people. It is conceivable what the miscellaneous troops look like. It is not easy to take them to the battlefield.

Frankly speaking, I am optimistic about this mission at all. Now I fully agree with His Excellency the Governor and learn to save my life on the battlefield first.

The most important thing for us now is to take down the command of the army, and then simply train these mobs, at least teach them to obey orders."

No matter how joking, he took a group of mobs to attack Cairo, and Pothorec was not that irritable.

The French Army these days is still very deterrent, and no one dares to underestimate them.

With the current strength of the rebels, let alone conquering Cairo, even if the war was burned to the Nile Delta, it would be a miracle in military history.

Regular troops have the style of playing the regular army, and the mobs have the style of playing the mobs. They are all newcomers, so naturally there are not so many things to pay attention to.

Strategies and tactics are completely redundant for the rammed army and cannot be achieved at all.

Lieutenant Colonel Huthier nodded: "You can recognize this, and it seems that my concerns are redundant.

But we are not completely without a chance. If the main force of the French army cannot win, it does not mean that the Egyptians cannot defeat them.

At that time, the main force of the French army will let Mahdi and the others drag it down. We will be responsible for the destruction.

I heard that Egypt is the most important cotton production place for the French, and destroying these plantations will probably be enough for them to feel pain for a while.

If you are lucky and can encourage the Egyptians to participate in the rebellion together, the effect will be much better.

It really doesn't work. Find an opportunity to blow up the Nile River and create a man-made fight..."

...

Compared to Austrian casualness, the British should pay more attention to it. In order to create an opportunity to intervene in the Suez Canal, the British government directly sent a group of military instructors led by Lieutenant General Jarret.

On one hand, there are freshmen and generals with rich combat experience. Normal people know how to choose.

Lieutenant General Jaret did not disappoint Mahdi and directly came up with a perfect combat plan, which at least sounded perfect.

Lieutenant General Jaret held the baton and clicked on the map: "This is the core of Egypt's Nile Delta and the focus of the French's management.

To drive away the French, they must first destroy their foundation here. Without the support of the delta, the cost of sending troops of the French would at least double.

For France, at least part of their countless colonies, the Paris government could not have invested unlimited resources.

As long as they hurt them and make them realize that colonizing Egypt is a mistake, the French government will weigh the pros and cons.

With our strength, it is unrealistic to seize the Delta from the French directly.

But we also have our own advantages - the Nile River.

Find a suitable place to build a dam to store water, and then blow up the dam, and the flood will drive away the French for us..."

It is a pure deception, but it cannot resist the top leaders of the rebel army like to listen. Compared with the Austrians' proposal to separatist the French were too tempting to drive the French out of Egypt.

In order to fool the rebel leader, Jaret also worked hard to make up for the knowledge in the Egyptian region.

Only then did a perfect combat plan be formulated, which increased the chances of the Mahdi uprising army by at least ten times.

But this has no effect. One hundred times zero is zero, let alone ten times?

Unless there is a change in the European continent, such as the original space-time and space that was captured by people, the French government would not be able to give up the Suez Canal.

Half of Sudan and Egypt have a total population of only a few million, and their military strength is definitely not as good as the Ottomans who were destroyed by the anti-Turkish alliance.

Even if the cost of war increases, where can it be increased? The Great Revolution two years ago only made the French government poor, which does not mean that the French people have no money either.

If you are too impatient, the French government cannot do genocide. As long as the force is strong enough, the hidden dangers of the colonies are not a problem at all.

Listening to the beautiful blueprint depicted by Jaret, Mahdi was moved, but he still didn't show it.

For a leader, personal image is also very important. Once this plan is implemented, the Egyptians who originally supported him are likely to shake their position.

I asked nervously: "General, will it be too much to do this..."

Jaret glared at Mahdi fiercely and interrupted: "Wars always require sacrifices, either soldiers or civilians. As long as you can win, these sacrifices are valuable."

There is no doubt that he saw Mahdi's true purpose. No one was willing to take responsibility for such a destined to be criticized.

The seemingly indecisive questioning was actually to let Jarret take the blame. Just for the British Empire's plan, Jarret still chose to endure it.

There is no need to be angry with a dead man, anyway, the ending of this rebel was destined from the beginning.

After hesitating for a while, Mahdi said helplessly: "Okay! In order to get rid of the slavery of the French, we can only avenge the people in the downstream areas.

Abdullah, send someone to count the losses of the people, and after driving away the French, we will compensate them in the future."

After making this decision, Mahdi seemed to have felt much more relaxed all of a sudden.

...

With the "perfect" combat plan, the senior leaders of the rebel army were even less concerned about the Austrian officers' regiment.

If Huthier and others had not held the weapons and equipment they wanted in their hands, and they needed Austria's support, they would probably not even bother to meet each other.

"General, the French are powerful..."

Before Huthier finished speaking, Mahdi interrupted: "Lieutenant Colonel, we already have a perfect combat plan. Please forgive me for the inconvenience of safety."

The atmosphere inside suddenly became awkward, and he was kind enough to treat it as a donkey's liver and lungs, making Hutier blush.

If he hadn't been concerned about the task, he would have left. Even so, he was on the verge of explosion now.

It would be fine if you don’t accept the advice. The following sentence "Perfect combat plan... is inconvenient to disclose it for safety reasons" is almost written on your face with a clear word "suspicion".

As soon as he finished speaking, Mahdi realized that he had made a mistake. Some things can be imagined but cannot be said.

The speaker is unintentional, and the listener is intentional.

"Perfect combat plan" means that Huthier and others are not capable, and they have formulated combat plans and garbage.

"For safety reasons, it is inconvenient to disclose", which reveals a strong sense of distrust?

Mahdi remedy: "Your Excellency Lieutenant Colonel, I have no intention of doubting you. It's just that we have to be careful and be cautious. Please forgive me."

With a sneer, Huthier sneered: "Of course, I fully understand what you are doing.

Anyone else would keep this kind of thing secret. After all, outsiders are unreliable. What if they go to inform the French?”

Seeing that the atmosphere became more tense, Mahdi realized the danger. He was not an ignorant novices, and he knew very well how powerful the French were.

This is the African continent, and the British have limited voice and are unable to fight against the French. Without Austrian support, their desire for independence is a joke.

Patiently explained: "Your Excellency has misunderstood, and I have no doubt about you. If you want to know, you can refer to our next military meeting."

He really never doubted that Austria would go to inform. In Mahdi's view, the reliability of the representatives of Britain and Austria on this issue is higher than that of the top leaders within the rebel army.

These people were able to get here, which has already shown the position of the two governments, and rumoring is treason.

If the French can instigate the delegations of Britain and Austria, it will not be a matter of African independence, but the British, France and Austria will have to face the front.

The great powers also need face. The French cannot accept this idea of ​​interfering in their own internal affairs, and Britain and the Austrians also cannot accept the French's practice of arranging spies at their own homes.

If such a thing really happened, Mahdi would wake up laughing in his dream. When the great powers started to do it, the French would not have time to pay attention to them.

In fact, Mahdi received representatives from Britain and Austria with great fanfare, in addition to military aid, more to show his subordinates.

The internal organizational structure of the rebel army has always been problematic, and all systems are not perfect. Maintaining the bond between the rebel army is mainly Mahdi's personal charm.

This is obviously not enough, and human loyalty cannot stand the test. Once there is a change on the battlefield, the rebel army may collapse at any time.

If you want to reorganize the rebel army, you will not be able to do it in the short term, and the French will not leave them so much time.

It is very necessary to introduce foreign forces. Both Britain and Austria are thick-tough. With the support of these two companies, it will undoubtedly greatly increase the confidence of their subordinates.

At present, the effect is very significant. Since the arrival of the British and Austrian delegations, the morale within the rebels has quickly stabilized.

Those guys who were originally swaying and preparing to defect to the French have now stopped their pace of turning against each other.

If one can establish a country independently, no one wants to be enslaved.

After all, the colonial rule these days is really cruel. In front of the colonists, the big figures in the local area may move with their heads at any time.

No one wants to continue in the days of stalemate. When we see hope, everyone is willing to give it a try.

After hearing this explanation, Huthier's expression calmed down a little, but he still did not give Mahdi a good look.

"No need, General. I have no interest in your plans, and I join in just because we have a common enemy.

If you have been to the European continent, you should know that we are a feud with the French. We are all happy to do things that can cause trouble to the enemy."

There was no friendship, that thing was too unreliable.

After the rise of the Habsburg dynasty, the Sultan became the territory of the Ottoman Empire and stood directly on the opposite side, so naturally there was no friendship.

Compared with friendship, hatred can actually bring the two sides closer together. Anyone who knows European history knows how the "Fao-Austrian" feud came about.

The two countries have been pkating for hundreds of years and are still in a confrontation. Before the European hegemony dispute was completely decided, France and Austria both had the motivation to stab each other in the face of the motive,

The rebels wanted to overthrow the French rule and stood opposite France. With a common enemy, both sides had the conditions to get closer.

Speaking of this, Mahdi already understood Huthir's intentions, but this is within his bottom line.

Mahdi echoed: “Yes, it’s just to kill our common enemy.
To be continued...