Chapter 808 The Final Blow

"Ugh!"

Returning to the ancient city of Cairo, Governor Adolf seemed to have passed away, and the thousands of words in his heart converged into a sigh.

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

Said to be the governor, in fact, his decree has not been out of Cairo city. Outside the city is already the scope of activities of the rebel army, and contact with the outside world has long been interrupted.

Since the news of the defeat came, the governor's mansion, which was full of traffic, suddenly fell silent.

Even if it was reporting work, everyone came and went in a hurry, as if staying here for a moment would lead to a plague.

Seeing a familiar figure, Adolph asked suspiciously, "Fidos, why are you here?

Now this is not a good place. If you are implicated, don't regret it. "

This is the truth. Although the wall was pushed down by everyone, as a governor, Adolf still had a few loyal cronies.

It was precious when it was lost. In order not to take all these connections, Adolf took the initiative to draw a clear line with his subordinates.

I don't know how the effect will be, anyway, keeping one is one. As long as one of the people who are saved is willing to appreciate it, it is not a loss.

Phidos shook his head with a wry smile: "Your Excellency Governor, according to the current situation, as one of the military commanders, do you think I can be alone?"

It was too humiliating to lose this war. Even if Adolf took the initiative to take the responsibility for the failure of the war, other officers in the counter-insurgency army would inevitably be held accountable.

The best result is nothing more than retiring and going home. It is impossible to retreat completely.

Since he couldn't dodge, Phidos simply didn't bother to dodge. Anyway, being held accountable, the ending is to retire and go home, but in a bit of embarrassment.

Including Governor Adolf, who was the most responsible for the war, most of them retired after going through the military court.

In essence, this defeat was an accident. Logically, they did not make much mistakes in their command.

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

Now tell me, why are you here today?

Don't say it's just to stop by and visit me, you should know that I'm in a very bad mood right now. "

Phidos: "Your Excellency Governor, now that the situation has been completely corrupted, do you dare to gamble again?"

Adolph smiled helplessly and said: "It's all at this stage, do you think there's anything else I can't dare to do?

Anyway, the situation in Egypt has been completely corrupted, no matter how bad it can be. Come on, what are your plans? "

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

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

Send a regiment of regular troops to look for opportunities to attack the enemy. Even if they fail, the remaining troops can keep Cairo. "

No one is willing to fail, and Fidos is no exception. Atonement is also applicable in France.

Defeating the rebels outside the city and solving the siege of Cairo, even if it can't make up for the previous Aswan defeat, it can give everyone a decent ending.

After hesitating for a while, Adolf said slowly: "According to the time, the reinforcements should have just arrived in Egypt.

If you want to gain military exploits and wash away the shame you want, it is best to wait another three or five days before launching. "

Governor Adolf agreed so readily, which still surprised Phidos. In the eyes of the French government, defeating the rebels is deserved, not a big credit.

At most, the generals such as Phidos can be eliminated completely. For Governor Adolf, this little achievement is not enough to make up for one-tenth of his fault.

Unless the rebellion can be put out before reinforcements arrive, Governor Adolf's fate will not change.

If you win, you won't get any benefits. If you lose the bet, Governor Adolf will bear the greatest responsibility.

This kind of spirit of self-sacrifice made Fidos really moved. The rhetoric that he had prepared was useless now. For the first time, he discovered that Governor Adolf was so...

Dismissing this uninvited guest, Governor Adolf was once again lonely. He had no choice but to promise Phidos to take risks.

Before suppressing this rebellion, many nobles in France came to gild. To this end, Adolf also gathered a lot of favors, which turned into hatred after the defeat.

The nobles who survived have their future ruined, not to mention those who died in battle, the families behind them will definitely hold grudges.

Adolf is also unable to get up with his family as a bachelor. If he can't resolve these hatreds, his family's unfortunate days will begin after returning to China.

Agreeing with Fidos' plan is actually creating an opportunity for these affiliates to get out.

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Also trying to get out, there are Hutier and others. No way, the war is going on, and they are almost unable to control the troops.

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

The command system has long been messed up, and it is no longer possible to use this rabble to mix things up.

"The soldiers don't know the generals, the generals don't know the soldiers", they all operate normally here. Many times officers gather troops and pull in the closest one.

Anyway, they are all insurgents, so there is no need to care so much. Every day there are people running away, every day people come to defect, and even Hutier can't figure out the exact number.

Frankly speaking, this huge rabble is not even as good as some rogues. At least the rogues and the old battalions are more capable of fighting. This unit is full of rubbish inside and out.

Potiorec: "The French reinforcements have landed on the coast, less than 150 kilometers away from us. Anyway, the mission has been completed, and there is no point in staying any longer."

Shopping does not exist. This time, the French government made a ruthless effort and assembled a total of 150,000 troops. As far as the strength of the insurgent army is concerned, no one can do anything.

Falkingham nodded: "The enemy is coming, and we should really consider getting out.

It's just a pity that this opportunity to face the French head-on, if possible, I really want to have a fight with the French on the battlefield. "

After thinking about it, it is time to run or run. If they are caught, they, the culprits of cholera in Egypt, will definitely not escape.

Hutier made a decision: "Re-plan the evacuation route, the original plan can no longer be implemented."

No one knew in advance that the main force of the uprising army would be able to counterattack, let alone disturbing Egypt so easily.

Now Egypt is full of insurgents. At this time, disguised expeditions sneak into the city, and if halfway is wiped by the insurgents, it will become a laughing stock.

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

Anyway, the telegraph line has been cut off long ago, and the French army, who was huddled in the city, did not dare to come out to intercept us until they were not sure of their safety.

As long as the luck is not too bad, we can retreat while fighting, the big deal is that the original Austrian belongs to Africa. "

Hutier, who was caught in a misunderstanding, reacted at once, and the situation is different now.

The original Eighth Division had less than 10,000 people, so of course they had to run away.

There are now more than 200,000 people. Even if the battle is defeated and the army is in chaos, the French will not be able to keep busy for a while if they want to capture prisoners.

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

Hutier said immediately: "Then seize the last time and continue to do meaningful things."

The "meaningful thing", of course, is the destruction of the Nile. Had it not been for the reaction of the Egyptians, Huthier would have ordered the river to be filled.

It doesn't matter now, anyway, it can't stay in Egypt anymore. Blow up the mountain peaks on both sides of the river, artificially create a dammed lake to block the waterway, and the strategic significance is very important.

The flooding is only a small problem. Anyway, the essence of the delta has been almost destroyed by the rebels.

The key is the subsequent military operations. Without the transportation of logistics materials by the Nile, the French army lost the possibility of using troops quickly.

From Egypt all the way to Sudan, it stretched for thousands of kilometers, all relying on human and animal power for transportation, and the logistics alone are enough for the French to drink a pot.

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

As long as the guerrillas are a little stronger, there will be an embarrassing situation in which one soldier at the front fights and five or six soldiers at the rear carry food.