Chapter 795

After leaving the conference room, Hutier and the others' faces turned gloomy. Obviously, everyone is not impressed by Lieutenant General Jarrett's rhetoric.

If they didn't show it at the meeting, it was because they were soft-spoken. Others are lieutenant generals, and the highest rank in the Austrian delegation is no more than a lieutenant colonel.

In addition, the upper echelons of the rebel army obviously trust the British more, and they directly question each other in public, which has no effect other than offending people.

After returning to the camp, the most active Major Portiorek couldn't help it: "You said, is it possible that the guy took money from the French and deliberately..."

Lieutenant Colonel Hutier interrupted: "Impossible! He is also a lieutenant general of the Empire where the sun never sets, no matter what, he will not betray the country for a little money.

In fact, Lieutenant General Jarrett is not completely without merit, at least he is more reliable than the guys at the top of the Rebel Army. "

advantage?

It's a pity that Hutier can't be found. The military deployment of Lieutenant General Jarrett, in theory, is not a problem at all.

Everything is counted, but the execution ability of the insurgent army is ignored.

Including the last ambush battle, there was no problem in theory. It was only because the fighting strength of the insurgent army was too rubbish that the battle failed.

The good can't be compared, it can only be compared to the bad. Although Lieutenant General Jarrett was a little rigid and bureaucratic, he was more reliable than the high-level rebels.

Major Portiorek shook his head: "I'm afraid there is a limit to what is strong. Jarret's combat experience is limited to suppressing colonial rebellions, not instigating colonial rebellions."

There is no way, and Britain has not fought a war for many years. The most recent war, or the battle for South Africa with Austria, ended in failure.

After losing the battle, naturally there is no future to speak of. Those officers who participated in the battle in those days were retiring and retiring.

Now the representative is also a tall man selected by a short man. Lieutenant General Jarrett has suppressed the miners' rebellion in Australia and stood out.

Faginhan smiled and said: "Actually, there is nothing wrong with it. With Jarrett in charge of the uprising army, at least it can ensure that the rebels will not surrender easily.

According to the just-announced battle plan, isn't our mission to pretend to attack Ugsur? Just interspersed in the past and entered the hinterland of Egypt. "

"I won't surrender easily" has become a reason, and this expectation is also speechless.

Hutier nodded: "It's settled. Contact our people first and drop a batch of compressed biscuits over there. No one can guarantee that they will leave the camp and get supplies."

The number one taboo for a lonely army to go deep is logistics. Nearly 10,000 troops are supplying on the spot behind the enemy, and whether the collected food can fill their stomachs is unknown.

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In the rebel army headquarters, Lieutenant General Jarrett was staring at the map in worry. Don't look at what he said lightly, but in fact he didn't have a clue in his heart.

Not to mention taking this rabble with him, even if he were to command the British Army and the French to go to work, Jarrett was not sure.

The title of the French "World's No. 1 Army" was played on the battlefield. The European armies are stepping stones for the French army to reach the top. Against such an enemy, everyone will feel pressure.

Mahdi asked in a deep voice, "General Jarret, can you send the Eighth Division to attack Ugsur, or send the Sixth Division out?"

After a moment of silence, Jarret reminded cautiously, "Your Excellency, it's a feint, not an attack.

The French had two regiments of defenders in Ugsur. If they wanted to capture this place, not to mention an eighth division, even the sixth division could not do it.

We just need to make a gesture to attract the attention of the French and buy time for the main force to rest. "

Deep down, Jarrett had a deep sense of distrust in the commanding ability of the top leaders of the rebel army.

If it weren't for political reasons, he wouldn't mind uniting with the Austrians.

No matter what, Hutier and others are also from regular military academies, and they are more reliable than the "rebel high-level" who are chasing ducks on the shelves.

Otherwise, such an important task, Jarret would not be handed over to the Eighth Division.

Regardless of whether everyone's positions are opposed or not, the interests of Britain and Austria are the same on the point of causing trouble for France.

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The war in Egypt began to burn, and so did the troubles of the London government. The enemy did not play cards according to the routine at all, and did not directly confront them, but instead went to find the bad luck of the Persian government.

To know that the Persian government is willing to sign a treaty of treason, in addition to military threats + diplomatic blackmail, there is also the promise of the British government: to solve diplomatic problems.

In other words, the British got the diplomatic power of Persia and took over the foreign affairs of the Persian Empire.

Now it is time for Britain to fulfill its promise, and yet the British government is powerless. The reason why a secret covenant is a secret covenant is because there is no light.

Russia and Austria pretended to be stupid and ignored the existence of the secret agreement. If Persia signed a free trade agreement, the London government would be embarrassed.

"Free trade" is a banner of Britain. As the biggest beneficiary of the free trade system, the British government cannot jump out to hinder free trade.

It is only a small problem to slap oneself in the face. If the free trade system collapses, it will be a big loss.

Gladstone asked: "Haven't the Russians stopped their little moves in Central Asia?"

Foreign Minister George shook his head: "It's still the same, the Russians have no intention of restraining at all. Not long ago, the Cossack cavalry sacked a small tribe in the Bukhara Khanate.

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Gladstone's brows furrowed even tighter, not only ineffective, but obviously intensifying.

If the arrogance of the Russians cannot be suppressed, the Central Asian countries will start to reconsider the issue of the team.

The tsarist government is not a reckless man who can only fight and kill. Although it lacks diplomatic means, it also has diplomacy.

No one can guarantee that the Russians will support the pro-Russian faction locally and take a more lenient way to annex Central Asia.

Especially now, the Russian Empire is in a weak state and is not suitable for provoking war, and diplomatic means is even more important.

This can be seen from the internal power structure of the tsarist government in recent years. The foreign minister's right to speak in the government is increasing day by day, except for the finance minister.

After hesitating for a while, Gladstone made a decision: "Let's showdown directly with the Russians and tell the tsarist government:

Either stop small moves in Central Asia and promise not to expand in Central Asia; or fight a war in Central Asia!

At the same time, send people to join the Russia-Obo tripartite negotiation to destroy as much as possible. "

If the Central Asian issue is not resolved now, it will be even more difficult to resolve it when the Russians recover.

By contrast, Persian interests are still small issues. In essence, it is a temptation. It is still too much hatred to swallow the interests of Persia.

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The plan will never change quickly, and before the British intervene, the three-nation negotiation between Russia, Austria and Poland has come to an end.

On April 28, 1885, under the diplomatic pressure exerted by Russia and Austria, coupled with a flutter at the negotiating table, the Persian officials in charge of the negotiations signed the "Three-Country Free Trade Agreement" in a daze.

Perhaps it is not that the Persian officials involved in the negotiations were deliberately confused. Compared with the unequal content of the British-Bomber secret treaty, the "Three-Country Free Trade Agreement" is much more harmonious.

There are not so many additional conditions. On the surface, everyone is a fair deal, and there is no direct violation of the sovereignty of the Persian Empire.

The Persian government is not all fools. There are also many smart people who can distinguish who is the main enemy and who is the secondary enemy.

Compared with the idiot who signed the British-Polish secret treaty, this Persian official who deliberately "confused" is much smarter.

There is no foolishness to be led by Russia and Austria, directly copying the agreements of various countries in the "free trade system".

For the precarious Persian Empire, it was already a great diplomatic victory to get a treaty that looked equal.

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