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After so many years, at least officials with more than four figures were driven home.

In order not to become the person he hated the most, Felix never gave Franz a chance to persuade him to stay.

Looking at this proud and stubborn old man, Franz shrugged helplessly: "If you don't come, you won't come, it makes me feel like a disaster.

But if you want to see the unification of the German region, then you can't be idle. If you have nothing to do, go to the German Unification Organization and guide the work of those little guys. "

This time Felix did not reject Franz's kindness, and giving up power is not as simple as it sounds.If it wasn't for his body being unable to hold on, he wouldn't have retreated so early.

Felix joked: "I will go! But it is mainly the government's business to unify the German region.

Your Majesty, you must hurry up.Otherwise, one day when God is free and wants to call me up, I can only watch from the sky. "

Franz rolled his eyes, bewildered that life and death do not exist.Maybe I didn't feel that much when I was young, but once I got older, I would feel the value of life more and more.

She pretended to be humorous and replied: "Don't worry, before your [-]th birthday, the German region will definitely be unified."

Deep in his heart, Franz was not at peace anymore.If 15 years later, he will also reach the age of life, and he will have a hard time in a few years.

Chapter 57 Two Heavens of Ice and Fire

With the departure of Prime Minister Felix, the Austrian political arena is also facing a reshuffle, and Franz appointed Chancellor Karl as prime minister.

In fact, this is just a transitional appointment.Karl Ludwig von Bruck was born during the Anti-French War, only seven or eight years younger than Felix.

Against the background that stability is more important than anything else, Franz did not make any fuss.Completely in accordance with the government's operating rules, the Prime Minister abdicated ahead of schedule, and the second-ranked Chancellor of the Exchequer was chosen as a substitute.

Reshuffle the cabinet, and wait until the end of the term, which is all in 1889.In terms of time, Karl's term as interim prime minister is not short.

When this term of office is over, Karl will almost reach the age of retirement, just to make room for the people behind.

Austria has not undergone major changes in the political reshuffle, and the transfer of power has proceeded very smoothly, which disappointed many people.

……

In Paris, Napoleon IV, who closely followed the situation in Austria, was one of the disappointed.

Whether they like it or not, Faol has become each other's biggest rivals on the European continent.

Although the governments of the two countries are exercising restraint on the surface, in the dark, neither country has stabbed each other less.

Especially after the Paris Revolution, France, whose strength has declined, has gradually fallen into a disadvantage in international competition.

In order to stabilize the situation, the Paris government was forced to enter the stage of strategic defense, and Napoleon IV's resentment towards Austria became stronger.

Watching the excitement is watching the excitement, and he still can't do it if he wants to intervene in the change of power in Austria.

……

"Your Majesty, good news!"

People are still tens of meters away, and the voice has already arrived.Looking at the foreign minister with a happy face, Napoleon IV's depressed mood was also dispelled a lot.

"Tell me, what's the good news?"

Foreign Minister Terence Bulkin handed a thin document to Napoleon IV, and replied happily: "The Annan War is over.

We got everything we wanted on the negotiating table. This is the content of the treaty sent back by the Minister in the Far East. "

After hearing this answer, Napoleon IV understood why Terrence Bulkin was so excited.

What was not obtained on the battlefield was obtained on the negotiating table. This is a miracle in the history of diplomacy.

With this feat, Terrence Bourgin is fully qualified to compete for the next French Prime Minister.

This was a change after the Paris Revolution. Napoleon IV needed a conflict buffering figure. After some inner struggles, he decided to restore the prime minister system.

After reviewing the content of the contract, Napoleon IV said, "This is indeed good news. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has done a great job!"

This is the truth, the gains from the contract far exceeded his expectations.You must know that at the beginning, he just wanted to end the war decently.

Since the revolution in Paris, France, a country with a large family and business, has begun to decline. The multi-line expedition has exceeded the capacity of the French government.

The importance of Annan is far less than that of Egypt. The moment the negotiation was started, the French government had already decided to temporarily abandon the plan to annex Annan.

The world is so wonderful, when you can't get what you want and decide to give up, he comes back.

The happy time is always short-lived, just when everyone was happy, Luskinia Hafiz, the Minister of War, reported with a livid face: "Sorry everyone, I interrupted everyone's good mood.

News just came from Egypt that the anti-rebel army led by Governor Adolf finally defeated the main force of the rebel army in the Aswan area two days ago after going through untold hardships. "

Defeating the main force of the rebel army, this is obviously good news, right?Everyone fell into a daze, looking at Luskinia Hafiz in puzzlement and waiting for the next step.

"However, just when the battle was won, the despicable enemy blew up the dam upstream, and under the impact of the flood, the counter-insurgency army suffered heavy losses."

Hearing this answer, everyone's faces were really pretty, angry, confused...the list goes on.

After a while, after digesting the heavy news, Napoleon IV asked, "How big is the specific loss?"

Luskinia Hafiz, Minister of the Army, weeping, lowered his voice to the lowest and replied: "As of yesterday afternoon, of the nearly 4 counter-insurgency army, only less than 6000 officers and soldiers have returned to the establishment, of which there are still three The second is the Egyptians.

Governor Adolf estimates that there should be around 1 officers and soldiers who can finally return to the organized army, and there will be more than 4000 regular troops.

None of the supplies carried by the army survived, and more than [-]% of the weapons and equipment were lost, especially the artillery.

In order to reduce unnecessary losses, Governor Adolf is leading his troops back to Cairo.

Now that Egypt is at its most dangerous moment, the colonial government hopes to send troops to reinforce it. "

There is no way, no one knows that the rebels will even trap their own people.The main force was fighting the French, and as a result, the dam was blown upstream.

There was no wireless telegraph these days, and the rebels were unable to lay wired telegraphs or telephones. The decisive battle was met with floods just after the end of the decisive battle.

Calculating from the time, the rebels blew up the dam while the decisive battle was in progress.This means that from the very beginning, the main force of the rebels who appeared on the battlefield were all abandoned.

What is even more depressing is that this "Aswan Dam" was funded by the French government.

Egypt is an important part of France's African development, in order to protect the downstream areas from the threat of floods and preserve the essence of the delta.

In 1875, after the French government decided to restart the African development plan, the first batch of projects started included the Aswan Dam, which was 23 years earlier than the original time and space when the British built the Aswan Dam.

The angry Napoleon IV tore up the document directly, and roared: "Why did you fall into the trap? Could it be that Adolf's brain is full of shit?"

As a general with rich combat experience, he should not ignore the upstream dam. Under normal circumstances, even if he is marching, he should be vigilant.

Luskinia Hafez, the Minister of War, explained: "The colonial government did receive news of the water attack that the rebels were planning to use.

But instead of blowing up the Aswan Dam, it is planned to blow up an upper peak along the coast to cut off the river in the downstream Esna area, diverting the Nile River to hit the downstream delta.

In fact, the Aswan Dam is still some distance away from the delta, and it is not yet the flood period, so blowing up here will have limited impact on the downstream.

If it wasn't for the decisive battle location chosen by the rebels, it happened to be in a low-lying area, luring the counter-insurgency army to go to the decisive battle.Even if the dam is blown up, it is impossible to cause us such a large loss.

According to the information sent back from the front, the loss of the rebel army is at least three times that of ours, and no one knows that the rebel army will use the main force as bait, so..."

Luskinia Hafiz understands Governor Adolf, this is no longer a bitter trick, the enemy is clearly a lunatic.

In the era of inconvenient communication, use the main force as bait.In case the French army is not fooled, the upstream dam is blown up again, and the tactic of dying together becomes a one-way suicide.

In reality, there are no ifs, and although the rebels may have suffered more losses, they still won strategically.

The counter-insurgency army suffered heavy losses. In a short period of time, the Egyptian region was unable to organize a second counter-insurgency army and could only wait for local reinforcements.

At least for half a month, the rebels can expand their territory unscrupulously and mobilize more people to participate in the uprising.

With this victory, the rebel army is enough to impress the two benefactors behind it, and invest more strength to support them.

Napoleon IV interrupted: "Don't say any more, no matter how many reasons there are, failure is failure.

When did the French Army get reduced to making excuses for failure? "

Facing the emperor who broke out, Luskinia Hafiz decisively chose Congxin.Deep down, he had already observed a moment of silence for Governor Adolf.

Putting this kind of thing aside, it is God's blessing to be able to escape unscathed.If it weren't for the fact that it is a taboo for military strategists to change generals in the middle of battle, Adolf would be heading back to China now to go to a military court to reason.

After calming down for a while, Napoleon IV said slowly: "The Ministry of War re-established the counter-insurgency plan, and I don't want to hear the news of failure again.

Remember to recruit capable officers from China to go to Egypt to preside over the counter-insurgency, so that idiots like Adolf don't have to go. "

A defeated general is a defeated general, no matter how many reasons there are, they cannot cover up the fact of defeat.

Resisting not immediately holding Governor Adolf accountable, this is already Napoleon IV taking care of the overall situation.

Luskinia Hafiz, the Minister of War, hastily assured: "Your Majesty, please rest assured. The Ministry of War will select candidates carefully this time, and there will never be any more problems."

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Chapter 58 Untitled

The Eighth Division of the Rebel Army, who had just walked out of the desert and approached the city of Ugsul, was greeted by the choppy Nile River before it had time to launch an attack.

Fortunately, this place is far away from the Aswan Dam, and the floodwaters have been scattered in all directions. Although the downstream water level has risen, it has not reached the point of submerging the city.

Looking at the ever-flowing Nile River, Lieutenant Colonel Hutil sighed: "Order the troops to stay on the spot, take a rest for a day, and send scouts to find out what happened upstream as soon as possible."

Although he didn't know exactly what happened, Hutil knew that it must have something to do with Lieutenant General Gerrett.

Falkenhayn: "It can be seen from the water level that the rebel army blew up the Aswan Dam, but they don't know the result.

If the French army can be severely damaged, sending us to sneak in secretly is not just as simple as a feigned attack on Ugsul. "

Everyone present is the elite of the Austrian army, and the changes in the situation on the battlefield cannot be hidden from everyone's eyes.

The original order given to the Eighth Division by the headquarters of the rebel army was: sneak in secretly, pretend to attack Ugsul to attract the main force of the French army to return to help, and buy time for the rebel army.

It is said to be infiltrating, but in fact nearly [-] troops are marching, and it is impossible to erase all traces.

At the beginning, Hutil and others were prepared to be ambushed by the French, and they were cautious along the way, even taking a detour from the desert.

However, it turned out that they were completely overthinking, and the French didn't take them seriously at all.

It's true to think about it. There are still a bunch of tribes in Egypt these days. Although tribal melees with thousands of people are rare, they are not uncommon.

The Eighth Division was originally a grass-roots team, and the march was chaotic. They didn't even have a uniform uniform, and they looked more like civilians than soldiers.

So much so that the French didn't react when they arrived at the city of Ugsul.If it weren't for the exhaustion of the march, Hutil would have taken the opportunity to attack the city.

Of course, this can only be thought about.The Eighth Division is not even a good-looking one. If the order to attack the city is ordered at this time, no one can guarantee what this gang of mobs will do.

Stehausenburg said with a gloomy face: "Judging from the current situation, perhaps we all underestimated Gerrett, he is not such an idiot on the surface.

The city of Ugsul is located in the middle of the Nile River, and the logistics supplies of the French army must be transferred from here.Once we attack, the French are bound to come back.

If the battle in Aswan is not going well, we will be abandoned sons who attract the firepower of the French army and buy time for the main force of the rebel army to shift.

If the flood had worked and the rebels had won, we would have stood in the way of the French retreat.

We must not be able to stop the French army in its heyday, but the defeated French army is different.

Not to mention annihilating them, it is still possible to bully the stragglers.After we stop here, we may be able to keep most of the French. "

As a fledgling, I was taught a lesson by the "trash" I looked down upon.For these young officers, the blow was really a bit big.

The atmosphere in the tent was suppressed all of a sudden, and the elder Hutil was the first to react: "Okay, don't make random guesses anymore.

We were sent here to learn lessons. These things are not learned in school, and no one will take them seriously unless they experience them for themselves.

No matter what plans Geralt has, the final choice is ours.Whether to follow the plan depends on whether it is consistent with our mission. "

Comfort, nonexistent.Soldiers are not that fragile yet. If you can't stand such a small blow, then go home as soon as possible. People who are not strong enough are not suitable for joining the army.

After recovering, Major Potiorek said with a smile: "The lieutenant colonel is right, we are here to learn.

If a British lieutenant general can be seen through so easily, then the world is too simple.

By the way, have you noticed that something is wrong with Ugsur?

It is said that the defenders in the city have two garrison regiments, and one of them is composed entirely of French.They didn't send troops out to attack us while we were still in a precarious position. "

Don't say I don't know, when Major Potiorek mentioned it, everyone reacted.

There are more than 4000 people in the two garrison regiments, half of which are composed of French. Facing twice the number of native rebels, let alone sending troops to attack, even if it is a direct decisive battle against the French, they will not hesitate.

However, the defenders in the city just hid in the city and did nothing.It can't be said that they are peace-loving and don't have the heart to kill people, can they?

Don't want any military exploits sent to your door, either the garrison officers in the city are out of their minds; or there are not enough defenders in the city to dare to go out to fight.

Falkenhayn: "It is very likely that when Adolf passed by, he took away the defenders in the city, and now Ugsul is an empty city.

Tomorrow we can try it out. If it is an empty city, then take the city and cut off the logistics of the French army. "

Don't ask why it's tomorrow instead of today, it's because everyone is in a bad mood today and doesn't want to attack the city - no wonder.

No way, the Eighth Division is also a bunch of veteran soldiers.The time for Hutil and others to take over is too short, and it is already very difficult to barely implement the order and prohibition.