Holy Roman Empire

It is impossible for everyone to drag their tired bodies to fight.This has been proved during the march. As long as the marching intensity is increased, there will be deserters.

The combat power itself is not very good, and it is all based on the empty shelf supported by a large number of people. If the advantage of "many people" is gone, how scary will it be?

You know, everyone is here to sabotage.With such a small number of people alone, it is impossible to sweep Egypt.

This requires the strengthening of the "insurgent army". Based on the classic oriental rebellion cases we have learned, everyone has come to the unanimous conclusion that the most effective way is to be a bandit.

It is a mess to pack tens of 10 people and eat them all the way.The destructive power is much greater than direct burning, killing and looting.

As the saying goes, more people are more powerful, even if the momentum is wrong, with so many people as cover, it is easy to hide without leaving the large army.

Although the Eighth Division is a bit useless, they are the seeds of rogues. Every soldier is a future little boss and cannot be easily discarded.

……

In the city of Ugsul, the mayor of Guxi Ole is greeting Governor Adolf's family at the moment, completely forgetting who insisted on pushing the garrison over to take credit for it.

The enemy soldiers approached the city, and the defenders went out again. The high-ranking people in Ugsul City panicked.

The butcher's knife of the rebels does not recognize people. Once the city of Ugsul is broken, one of these big men counts as one, and they all don't think about it.

Many rich people whose roots are not here have already abandoned the city and fled.As long as there is a horse, the two-legged rebels outside the city will probably not be able to catch up with them.

In the absence of the army, the police are in charge of force. Police Chief Anthony: "Mr. Mayor, we have issued a notice to recruit young and strong to defend the city.

But this is not enough, there are as many as one division of the rebels outside the city, and our strength will not be able to stop them for a long time. "

Although Ugsul is a colony, it is also an inland city. It has been controlled by the French for more than ten or twenty years, and the world has long been at peace.

As the saying goes, "The world is peaceful, and the horses are freed from Nanshan", the force value in the city has also dropped very sharply.

The original sturdy colonial team has now turned into a company and started a regular business.

At most, they will raise dozens of younger brothers, who will be responsible for watching the scene.Hundreds of thousands of armed teams have long since become history.

On the territory of the Egyptians, without any surprises, the city of Ugsul is still dominated by Egyptians, and there are only 800 real French people.

In normal years, there is only one battalion of Ugsul's garrison.Those two regiments were put together impromptu because of the rebels' looting.

After making it together once, Ugsul would naturally not be able to stand it again.Now the young and strong are recruited to defend the city. In fact, most of them are Egyptians, and the number of French is very limited.

As colonists, now they not only have to defend the city, but also guard against the Egyptian people inside the city, and cooperate with the rebels outside the city.

The mayor of Gu Xi Ole rubbed his forehead and said: "I have already sent a telegram for help, it may be that something happened on the front line, Governor Adolf did not call back immediately.

But don’t worry, I have also sent telegrams for help to cities such as Kina, Gilja, and Akhmeim in the rear, and reinforcements will arrive within a week at most. "

One week is the most optimistic estimate. Now the governor can't be contacted on the front line, and no one is in the middle to mobilize. It is unknown whether several cities that are not under each other will be willing to send troops.

It is true to watch each other, but people are selfish, and bureaucrats are the best among them.Before rescuing Ugsur, the first thing everyone should think about is their own safety.

Especially the Kina area, which is the closest, the distance between the two places is less than [-] kilometers, and it may also be threatened by the rebels.

It is estimated that the reinforcements that could have arrived as soon as possible will not actually send troops until the reinforcements behind have arrived and their own safety is guaranteed.

While everyone was making military deployments, a radio operator suddenly broke in: "Mr. Mayor, Isner has sent an urgent call."

Gu Xi Ole frowned, suppressing his dissatisfaction and took the telegram.When I opened it, my face turned pale instantly, and I lost all energy.

With quick eyes and quick hands, Anthony helped Gu Xiaolai, who had exhausted all his strength, to a chair and sat down in time, and ordered the attendant: "Call the doctor quickly."

Sitting down and breathing a sigh of relief, the elderly Guxi Ole waved his hand to stop him: "No, I'm fine.

I was just intimidated by the bad news from the front line just now, and it will be fine after a while. "

After hearing this answer, everyone's expressions became tense.When the rebel army approached the city, Guxi Oledu just frowned, and did not panic at all.

A piece of news can scare the well-informed Mr. Mayor into such a state. It is certainly not ordinary bad news.

Police Chief Anthony hurriedly asked: "Mr. Mayor, what happened?"

Chapter 59 Adding insult to injury

After defeating the French, the top leaders of the rebel army were not happy. Except for a group of British generals headed by Lieutenant General Jerrett, who were in a good mood, most of the rest glared at Mahdi.

A bearded officer took out his gun, put it on the table, and asked, "Mahdi, what's going on? Why didn't we be informed when the dam was blown up? Do you know that it's because..."

Before he could finish speaking, Mahdi hurriedly explained: "Thunders, it's not that I don't want to inform you, it's mainly because there is too little time.

The main force of our army on the front line failed in the decisive battle. The rebel army wanted to defeat the French, and the only way was to blow up the Aswan Dam.

Facts have proved that our decision is not wrong.The French, badly wounded, are now fleeing in panic. "

Lei Tingsi sneered and said sarcastically: "I don't think it's too late in time, but that you didn't prepare to notify at all.

Anyway, the ones who lost were all our people. The sixth division and the first division under your direct line are both intact, so you don't feel bad about it. "

It can be seen from the expressions of everyone that perhaps this is the real reason for everyone's anger.

It has already failed on the battlefield, and blowing up the dam turned defeat into victory. From a military point of view, there is no problem.Doing so for the sake of the overall situation is barely justified.

But the problem is that all the troops lost were their own troops, and Mahdi's direct armed forces all escaped, which made everyone feel unbalanced.

Seeing that the good words and persuasion had no effect, Mahdi was also angry, and immediately confronted him: "Don't you know what happened to the first division and the sixth division?

Saying that I preserve my strength, don't forget that the blocking battle ahead was fought by my people first.If it weren't for the heavy losses, they wouldn't have withdrawn to rest. "

Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Lieutenant General Gerrett said: "Everyone, no one wants this kind of thing to happen.

War requires sacrifice, and the front line is defeated, and the soldiers who participated in the war cannot escape the pursuit of the French.Being able to take the French to be buried with them, they also died well.

Instead of blaming each other here, it is better to find a way to restore strength.The army has suffered heavy losses, and it needs to be recruited again.

The French were seriously injured, and the Egyptian region was unable to organize a second military encirclement and suppression in a short period of time. You can move freely afterwards.

In view of our heavy losses, Britain is willing to provide another 3 rifles and some ammunition to help us overthrow the French rule. "

Feng Shui took turns. The French aided the Americans and made the British lose North America, the foundation of the king. Now it is the turn of the British to take action.

It's just that compared to the generosity of Louis XVI, who even ended up in person, the British are really too petty.

There are only [-] rifles in the area, not even artillery or machine guns. With the integrity of John Bull, most of these are obsolete products used by the British army.

There are [-] retired rifles in Britain, and they can never be sold for less than [-] pounds, and even [-] pounds can't be found in continental Europe.

But for the rebels, this is already an astronomical figure, far exceeding the sum of the previous aid provided by Britain and Austria.

Hearing the news of 3 rifle assistance, everyone's expressions suddenly softened.The rebel army was mixed with fish and dragons, and there may be people who love soldiers like children, but there will definitely not be many.

For most high-level officials, the army is just a tool for them to gain power and wealth, and it is a consumable item.

Anyway, there are as many troops as there are guns, and if soldiers are lost, just recruit people to replenish them.

The British aided a batch of weapons, and it is estimated that the Austrians will also aid a batch. Coupled with the legacy on the battlefield, restoring strength is not a problem at all.

Lei Tingsi hurriedly said: "For the sake of the lieutenant general, let's forget about this time. But the second division suffered heavy losses, and I need [-] rifles to replenish."

Mahdi vetoed: "No! Everyone has suffered heavy losses. The second division is not bad. At least one regiment has been retained, and a maximum of 5500 rifles will be added to you."

Suppression is a must. Lei Tingsi himself is the second most powerful faction in the rebel army after Mahdi, and the two clashed more than once for power.

Finally, taking advantage of the opportunity on the battlefield to severely damage the second division, how could Mahdi let him recover easily?

Lei Tingsi slammed the table and cursed angrily: "Mahdi, don't go too far.

If you want to do this, then everyone should break up as soon as possible, no one wants to be bullied by you here. "

……

There are conflicts within the rebel army, which Lieutenant General Gerrett is happy to see.If the rebel army is monolithic, how can he reflect the importance of him as a British dispatcher?

For example, this time, everyone knew that the order to blow up the dam was actually issued by Lieutenant General Gerrett, but everyone was pretending to be confused, and Mahdi had to take the blame.

This is the result of Hutil and others leaving, otherwise this place will be even more lively.Most of the losers in the power struggle will use the support of Austria to jump out and fight the Mahdi supported by the British.

Seeing that everyone was arguing endlessly, the headquarters was in chaos, and a fight was about to start. Lieutenant General Gerrett picked up his baton and slammed it on the table.

Directly reprimanded: "Sit down for me and see what you look like now?"

"Don't forget, your current status is the leader of a country, not a gangster on the street.

If they quarrel endlessly over a trivial matter, they won't be afraid of being laughed at if it spreads! "

Seeing that everyone returned to their positions, Lieutenant General Gerrett nodded in satisfaction.

He knew that it wasn't because he was highly respected and everyone was willing to show face, it was because he held all the weapons and equipment in his hands, and no one present could afford to offend him.

He paused for a while, and softened his tone: "The main force of the French army has been defeated, and now is the time to expand the results of the battle. If this quarrel continues, it will delay the opportunity of the war.

We are all soldiers, so we use the rules of the army to decide.Whoever made the most contributions in the war will get the big share.

Now I'm in charge of you, chasing the rout of the French army, whoever gets the most heads and captures the most prisoners will get the big share.

Don't waste resources if you eat and wait to die.Don't say I did it unfairly. Although the troops on the front line suffered heavy losses, you are the closest to the French.

Even if you are unable to continue the pursuit, there will not be a small number of defeated French troops sent to your door. "

There is no doubt that this distribution plan is in the Mahdi's best interest.Don't look at what Jerrett said lightly, in fact, after being hit by the flood, the rebel army on the front line was no better than the French.

Capture the French army's rout?

In fact, now they themselves are a group of defeated soldiers.The only advantage is that they barely won, and they can gather on the spot after the flood recedes.

Without the morale of the army, these troops will not be able to fight in a short period of time.As Lieutenant General Gerrett said, they can capture the lone French army's rout, but they can only capture these routs.

……

Outside the city of Ugsul, Hutil was watching the army attacking the city with a telescope.If siege equipment does not exist, the rebel army will neither build nor need these things.

For the sake of urban development, Ugsul has long been demolished by the French.As an inland central city, the French never thought of being threatened by foreign enemies.

There are no bunkers and fortresses, and the battle has entered the street fighting mode from the beginning.

Bullying that the rebels had no artillery, the French relied directly on buildings to prevent the rebels from entering the city.

Seeing the troops swarming up in chaos, and the soldiers who were blown to pieces, Hutil frowned.

In the end, he brought the soldiers by himself, and he still had some feelings.If possible, he still hopes that these soldiers can survive.

Falkenhayn on the side was much calmer, seemingly unaffected by the atmosphere of the battlefield, commenting with relish: "The firepower of the defenders is chaotic, it doesn't look like a regular army.

Now basically the main force of the French army is not in the city. If we do not hesitate to pay the price, our success rate in conquering Ugsul is very high. "

Hutil shook his head: "Vienna is not yet ready to turn against the French, even if Ugsul is occupied, we can't eat it.

Even if they gave it to the rebels, they couldn't keep it.Just make a fake attack and scare the French in the city.

Rather than expending precious troops here, it is better to wander around Egypt with troops, which can cause more trouble to the French. "

At this time, Stehausenburg with a happy face came from behind, and said with a smile: "Lieutenant Colonel, order the attack to stop, and then we can have a big fight."

Huthier boldly guessed: "Oh, could it be that the main force of the French army was completely wiped out by the flood attack, and now the territory of Egypt is empty, just waiting for us to pick the fruits of victory?"

Stehausenburg nodded, then shook his head again: "Although the entire army is not wiped out, it is almost the same.

According to the intelligence collected by the scouts, the high-level rebel army used the main force as a bait, and suddenly blew up the Aswan Dam during the decisive battle, and the flood directly hit the fighting troops.

Both sides suffered heavy losses, and now Adolf's counter-insurgency army has become a homeless dog and is fleeing in a hurry.

Maybe it won't be long before we meet them.Give them a little more, and it is estimated that the French counter-insurgency army can be cancelled. "

Ambushing the defeated French army is far more cost-effective than attacking Ugsul.If you are lucky enough to keep Adolf's counter-insurgency army here, it is not impossible to parade in Cairo.

Falkenhayn retorted: "Major, you are too optimistic. If the French scurry back, we can indeed keep them.

But as long as Adolf has a little brain, he will reorganize his troops halfway and continue to retreat.

It doesn't need much, as long as the strength of one regiment is assembled, the Eighth Division can be defeated.

Even if the morale of the French army is greatly reduced, the strength of the two regiments is enough to double the strength.

If Adolf was brave enough, he wouldn't have to retreat at all.The frontline troops suffered heavy losses, and there were only two semi-disabled infantry divisions left in the headquarters of the rebel army. As long as there were [-] French troops, they could fight each other. "

There is no doubt that the last inference is based on ideal conditions.Even if Adolf has the courage to sink the boat, the French soldiers must be willing to fight with their backs.

The strong combat effectiveness of the French army is based on the morale of the army. The French army without the desire to fight may not be much stronger than the insurgents.

Stehausenburg smiled slightly: "You overestimate the French, most of the people who participated in this battle were colonial troops, not the core elite of the French army.

After being attacked by the flood, the defeated soldiers who survived the catastrophe were at their lowest point of fighting will, and their fighting power was very limited.

Of course, these are not the crux of the problem.The core factor that really allowed us to win was that the French army lost almost all of its logistical supplies and heavy firepower.

The small cities and colonial strongholds along the way can only provide them with a part of food supplies at most, and the lost weapons and equipment cannot be replaced.

The French army was hit by the flood during the battle, which means that the bullets consumed by the French soldiers in the battle did not have time to replenish, so they ran for their lives in a hurry.