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Chapter 60: The French's Counterattack

After the news of the French defeat in Egypt was passed back to the European continent, it immediately caused an uproar. Many people's first reaction after getting the newspaper was - is it April Fool's Day?

Originally, Italy was defeated in Africa and was ridiculed by the European world for hundreds of years. Now the French have enjoyed the same treatment.

Because of the high hatred value, the firepower attracted by the French was even more dense than that of Italy in the original time and space.

As the official media of the Austrian government, the Vienna Daily published the news of the defeat of the French army in a very exaggerated title - France of the fall of the empire.

This is a series of reports, which can be traced back to the Roman Empire, and any country with great influence in European history is on the list.

In order to enhance credibility, even the Habsburg dynasty was on the list, and there was also a stunning name - the Empire on the First Day.

Naturally, our own history cannot be hasty. Art processing to a certain extent is inevitable. To sum up, it is: the French are too despicable and actually colluded with pagans.

This is also the biggest dark history in France, and it can't be washed off no matter how hard it is.

As a Catholic country, it’s okay to join the Protestant Alliance with shamelessness. After all, everyone believes in God and is barely acceptable.

But if you hook up with the public enemy of Europe, you can't bear it. The final result is naturally: the Habsburg dynasty has declined.

As the winner, the French were not proud for long and were isolated by everyone on the European continent.

The Catholic countries regarded them as traitors, and the Protestant countries were unwilling to accept this "heretic". This situation gradually improved until religion declined and fell behind.

If this is an old hatred, then the new hatred is an anti-French war.

Napoleon the Great used European countries as stepping stones to create his supreme reputation. As his descendants, he would inherit these hatreds.

Especially after Napoleon III annexed the Italian region, the hatred value once again exploded and he fell into isolation since then.

This is not the worst. At least Napoleon III also signed a covenant with Britain and Austria.

Although it is not very reliable and has no military alliance obligations on the European continent, no matter how unreliable an allies are, they are better than nothing.

When we arrived at Napoleon IV, the situation changed. After the Three Kingdoms Alliance expired, it was no longer renewed. Without the constraints of the alliance, it was not polite to do things in Britain and Austria.

What happened in Egypt is one of the real cases. Without the support of Britain and Austria, the rebels would have been finished long ago. Where did they have the ambition to liberate Egypt?

You should know that the rebellion program of the rebels was handled by the British with skilled professional skills. This time, Aswan's defeat was also caused by John Niu.

The Austrian black hand is brewing and has not yet had time to burst out.

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No matter how fair the media is, it is inclined. All its black history has been published. France, which serves as the background board, is naturally blackened and turned into charcoal.

Of course, this is the series of Empires that was created after the revival of the Habsburg dynasty. Otherwise, Franz would not have the confidence to face up to this history.

In this context, France, whose empire is declining, will naturally not be a good thing. The French Army is the world's number one, to put it bluntly, it is just a subjective judgment of everyone.

In addition to the strong military literacy of the French army, there are more psychological factors.

In order to eliminate the fear of the French by its own army, the combat effectiveness of the Black French Army is also politically correct in the European continent.

The small setbacks in Annan in front were nothing, after all, the French army suffered little casualties. At most, they were ridiculed by European media. After the treaty was signed, everyone shut up tacitly.

This Egyptian battle was different. The 40,000 French troops did not even win the African natives, and they were already thrown to grandma's house.

There is no problem, rounding it up, the colonial forces are also the main force of the algorithm army.

Europeans knew that the French had lost the battle in Egypt, and the details were not important at all.

First, there was a financial crisis and a great depression. With the Paris Revolution again, the domestic economy was messed up.

Before he could recover, Egypt suffered another defeat, saying that France was declining, Franz was almost convinced.

Today is different from the past. Austria now no longer needs France to be ahead and attract the attention of the British.

Singing badly to France is an important policy for the Vienna government.

It is not necessary for all European people to believe it, as long as the Germans and Italians believe it.

Not only Austria has caused trouble to the French government, but almost all European countries are fueling the fire, but they are mainly ridiculed.

Watching the French jokes is also a popular program for European people. As the planner of the Aswan War, Lieutenant General Jarret also became famous in one battle.

It is worth mentioning that this is the name of the French newspaper for Lieutenant General Jerret.

It’s not that the French are willing to propaganda for the enemy, but that they are mainly forced to do so. Losing to the British is more acceptable than losing to the African indigenous people.

Not only was the news of the British supporting the rebels revealed, but even Austria was not hidden, but the Vienna government naturally received a letter of protest from the French government.

The famous writer Victor Hugo also wrote an article personally exposing the shameless behavior of Britain and Austria - "The Conspiracy of the Two Empires against France".

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In Paris, angry French people have taken to the streets to protest to the government. Adolf, the governor of Egypt, has now become synonymous with idiots and waste.

Facing the anger of the people, Napoleon IV also had a headache. No matter how the government explained, the people protesting and demonstrators refused to disperse.

Even if Britain and Austria were brought out, the French people stubbornly believed that it was a government mistake in employing personnel, and many people were questioning the French government's talent selection system.

As the party involved, Adolf, all his ancestors were pulled out for eight generations, and finally came to the conclusion that aristocratic family = incompetent waste.

If it weren't for the whip, Napoleon IV would have wanted to capture Adolf back to calm the anger of the people.

Of course, just think about this kind of thing. Everything must be followed by rules, and the emperor cannot do anything arbitrary.

Even if you lose a war, if you want to hold Adolf himself accountable, you will go to the military court first.

The public protests were just a pediatric department. Anyway, they had seen them a lot, and Napoleon IV got used to them.

Annan's defeat also happened not long ago. After the treaty was passed back, all the problems were solved.

The most urgent task now is to suppress the rebellion. As long as the rebels are wiped out, this matter will soon fade.

Napoleon IV asked: "You all know the situation in the country. When will the Army Department send troops?"

Army Secretary Luskinia Hafez replied: "Your Majesty, the labor army needs too much preparation work, and it will take as soon as one week.

And after arriving in Egypt, the troops will have to rest for at least one week before they can enter the battlefield.

With the time of marching, it will be at least a month later to launch an attack on the rebels."

In a sense, Napoleon IV's urging was also one of the reasons for Adolf's defeat. If the emperor had not been urging him tightly, he would not have rushed to fight the rebels.

But such a thing naturally cannot be the emperor's responsibility, so Adolf can only admit that he is unlucky.

With the lessons learned from the past, Luskinia Hafez would be much more cautious. This time it was chosen by the Army Department. If there was another defeat, he, the Army Minister, would be to blame.

Napoleon IV frowned: "The situation in Egypt is at stake, and the domestic public opinion pressure is so great. Can't the Army Department be quick?"

Army Secretary Luskinia Hafez: "Your Majesty, this is the fastest speed. Reinforcing Egypt requires a sea marching, and we must first screen out seasick soldiers.

After arriving at the local area, you have to consider the issue of not adapting to the local environment. Generally speaking, this kind of cross-sea combat usually takes half a year or even longer preparation time."

This is not nonsense. If you send troops blindly, even if the Mediterranean is calm and the non-combat reduction will be very touching.

Especially after arriving at the place, if you don’t take necessary rest, you will be engaged in battle. No matter how strong the troops are, they will become soft-legged shrimps.

Facing the Army Minister who was unable to get into the air, Napoleon IV wanted to speak but stopped. After all, he was a graduate of a military academy. How could he not know this basic common sense?

But the pressure inside and outside was too great, and I was panicked for a moment. I had a hint of unrealistic fantasy about quickly calming down the chaos.

After sighing, Napoleon IV waved his hand and said, "Forget it, just follow your plan.

But we must seize the time to quell this rebellion as soon as possible and reduce our losses."

"Yes, your majesty!" Luskinia Hafez replied

After staring at the map on the wall and looking at it for a while, I seemed to think of something.

Suddenly, Napoleon IV slapped the table violently and said fiercely: "British and Austria have caused us trouble one after another, and now we must fight back."

As soon as the word "counterattack" appeared, everyone fell into confusion.

The French government has long wanted to fight back against the successive actions of Britain and Austria, but they don’t know where to start.

Counterattack the financial systems of Britain and Austria?

Just think about this thing. Britain and Austria do not lack gold reserves, and the value of the pound and ASUS is as stable as Mount Tai.

Support the revolutionary party and national separatist forces?

The Paris government has already done it, but the ending is very touching. Except for the Irish Independent Organization that has made a few waves, other organizations have only been involved and not moved.

There were even fraudulent organizations that pretended to be independent Hungarian organizations and defrauded a huge amount of 5 million francs from the French government.

Repaying blood for blood, causing trouble in the other party’s colony?

The French government has been doing it all the time, but it has little effect. The British have caused agents to rule, and the rebellion is first and foremost the locals are killing each other.

Although Austria is directly governed, its control over the colonies is obviously too strong.

Especially in the Austrian Africa next door, I didn’t know who to plan a colonial rebellion.

Although local powerful people exist, they have become Austrian nobles. As vested interests, there is no reason to rebel.

These strategies are not good, so we can't make things difficult for both countries in diplomacy, right?

The French government is still self-aware, not because of their diplomatic capabilities, but because France's hatred value on the European continent is too high and is rejected by European countries.

It is completely a shame to engage in diplomatic games with Britain and the Austrians. It is better to send troops directly to the door, and the success rate may be higher.

After studying and researching, the French government finally came to the conclusion that to retaliate against Britain and Austria, it is necessary to have the right time, place, and people, and there is no future to rush up foolishly.

Foreign Minister Terence Bulkin persuaded: "Your Majesty, Britain and Austria are colluding with each other. Rampant actions may cause greater chaos, and we must act cautiously."

"Collaboration" is definitely fake. Apart from the last time we joined forces to short the franc, Britain and Austria have never jointly targeted France.

However, there is no need to investigate these internal information in depth. The French government also needs face. If they do not exaggerate the enemy's strength a little, they will seem too incompetent.

Anyway, from the surface, both Britain and Austria support the Egyptian rebels, and it is not too exaggerated to say that the two countries are joining forces to suppress France.
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