In London, in the conference room of the European Office, Dong He and Chen Han, the ambassador to the UK, Lu Zhiqiang, were sitting in it and did not move.

That's a big rarity.

Now in London, Dong He and Lu Zhiqiang are definitely guests in the homes of countless English magnates. The war in Egypt touched the hearts of countless Britons, and the people who knew the situation in Egypt the most were these Chinese in London. But now the two hot figures are staying in the same conference room, and their faces are equally solemn.

Lu Zhiqiang is 57 years old this year, and he is Yue Wenhai's master. But when Yue Wenhai returned to his hometown, Lu Zhiqiang left. The value of the master lies in the owner of the official, and Yue Wenhai has withdrawn from the officialdom, and he has become worthless. It wasn't until after Yue Wenhai's position was completely leaked that the general trend of Chen Han had been formed at that time, and Lu Zhiqiang reconnected with Yue Wenhai.

After more than 20 years in Chen Han officialdom, how many positions have changed, it can be regarded as a firm foothold in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. By now, everyone has taken the position of ambassador to the United Kingdom, and Lu Zhiqiang's life has come to an end.

The stacks of information and letters on the bookcase at hand had been piled up for a long time, but neither of them had the heart to read them. In this completely Chinese-style conference hall, silently waiting. The headquarters of the British Office in Europe is a completely oriental Chinese complex, covering an area of 30 acres, with hundreds of people and security forces inside.

The water in the tea bowl was added one after another, and the leaves were soaked white, but neither of them minded.

Every time there was a sound of footsteps in front of the window, the two of them would always raise their heads at the same time, but they were both here to deliver important or unimportant news and intelligence from all over the world, and there was still no news of the news they wanted to know.

There was another sound of footsteps of "oh, oh, oh", Lu Zhiqiang's tea bowl trembled, and he and Dong He glanced at each other, and their faces involuntarily showed eagerness.

The staff of the European Office who came all the way did not have a city like them, and before they arrived, they were already shouting: "Egypt has won, Ilam has won." "In the Battle of the Pyramids in Egypt, Ilam, at the cost of 5,000 Mamluk cavalry and 3,000 Eelam legionnaires, not only succeeded in containing Napoleon's advance on Cairo, but also caused the French to lose at least one division.

The only regret is that the commander of the 1st Division of the Ilam Army, General Murad Bey, who is Ilam's right-hand man, was killed in the battle of the pyramids, only 30 miles from Cairo. The loss of Ilam's beloved fighter also made the victory in this battle not so perfect.

Napoleon's plans to attack Cairo were shattered, although the French were the undisputed victors in terms of results. Napoleon's march into Cairo was only 20,000 men, and his five divisions, each with only 4,000 men. And Napoleon alone destroyed 5,000 Mamluk cavalry.

Unfortunately, the battle of the pyramids is not only about the surface, but also about the complex relationship between the Egyptian Pasha and the Mamluk cavalry. After the rise of Ilam, Murad Bey and Ibrahim Bey were subdued, and the Ottoman army of the whole of Egypt was brought under the control of Ilam, and a part of the Mamluk cavalry, but most of the Mamluk cavalry still maintained their semi-independent posture. After all these years of hard work, the Mamluks he was able to control were only a small part of this group.

Most of the 5,000 Mamluk cavalry lost now are forces that are not under the control of Ilam, and in this battle Ilam destroyed not only one division of the French army, but also four or five thousand uncontrolled Mamluk cavalry, and the exact casualties he paid were only 3,000. It was an absolute victory for Ilam.

Dong He walked to the door in three steps and two steps, grabbed the letter in the hand of the person with one hand, and read it quickly. The news was sent from Egypt, and the reliability was absolutely guaranteed, and when he saw the end, Dong He couldn't help laughing: "Good, good!" The big thing is decided. ”

No matter how awesome Napoleon is, the short force is also a shortcoming that he cannot change. The importance of Napoleon in the Egyptians after the First World War of the Pyramids rose sharply by more than one level, considering that when Ilam summoned the Mamluk cavalry, the Mamluks in Cairo immediately turned on the lights, and Bey and their generals cheered, they regarded the French army as "watermelons to be cut", and assured Ilam that each Mamluk would bring back hundreds of heads.

The previous battle of Alexandria did not allow them to lose their hearts and minds, because that battle was just a show. Although the French showed great tactical skill in battle, their large column attacks, the mixed use of Mini rifles and musket soldiers, and the rapid movement and rapid fire of their guns caught the Elam regiment by surprise. And the surprise attack of the Mamluk cavalry had no chance of success for the French soldiers, who were always on their nerves. Unless the commander of the Mamluk cavalry could insist that the Mamluks charge at the risk of heavy casualties, despite the high proportion of casualties among his cavalry.

Even in a simple cavalry confrontation, the French cavalry won cleanly. But the latter was only a skirmish, and the largest group of Mamluk cavalry that appeared on the battlefield was only about one or two thousand. Tens of thousands of Mamluk cavalry did not fight the French to the death.

Therefore, the lessons of the Egyptians in that battle were 'superficial'.

But in the next battle of the pyramids, the French failed to do so and suffered a setback, but what about Egypt? Twice as many casualties as the French army, especially the 5,000 Mamluks, made the Mamluks, a feudal knight group that had existed in Egypt for hundreds of years, cry tears.

In this battle, the Egyptians did not behave without heroism. The Mamluks took out all their elite, a whole 12,000 elite cavalry legions composed of knights who were proficient in sword skills, and they can be said to be the most powerful classical cavalry in the world.

Each knight was dressed in a white robe, with feathers on his head, and his swords and spears glittered.

Murad Bey, who was born in Mamluk, personally led the Mamluk cavalry charge, and the letter also included a paragraph in the letter describing the top Ottoman officer who died in the battle of the pyramids: Murad Bey's face showed a contemptuous sneer. He drew his sword, drew an arc in the air, and shouted, "Warriors, the true God bless us to destroy these abominable heretics. Come on! "In an instant, the sand was flying, the horses' hooves were loud, and under the cover of artillery, the Mamluks shouted wildly and pounced on the French sortie column with overwhelming force......

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Lu Zhiqiang also came behind Dong He at this time, and after reading the contents of the letter, his original face was full of gloom, and his expression at this moment was like seeing the sun through the clouds.

Napoleon suffered a strategic setback, but he still won tactically.

This is the best outcome that OEU can expect. Such a war could not dim the stars on Napoleon. But Napoleon's strategy was curtailed, and if he didn't change all this sooner, he would have suffered a crushing defeat sooner or later.

The Ottoman army had already moved to Egypt, but it was impossible for France mainland to continue to send reinforcements to Egypt. Barras would have been glad to see Napoleon and his 30,000 soldiers who trusted him die helplessly, and Nelson's fleet finally appeared off Alexandria.

After landing in Egypt with Napoleon, the French admiral Bruyers wanted to go to Corfu or return to Toulon, but was opposed by most of the generals in the fleet, so he decided to anchor in Aboukir.

Aboukir is a rectangular bay 35 miles southeast of Alexandria, 50 miles long, not far from Rosetta at one end, connected to one of the two estuaries of the Nile.

Bruûs prepared to place an artillery group on a small island at the entrance to the Gulf of Aboukir and set up four cannons and one giant cannons unloaded from warships to strengthen the defense of the sea. Then all the French warships can be lined up in a column, and anchor in the bay along the north-west and south-east line, the center and rear guard are stronger warships, and the weaker avant-guard groups can be covered by shore guns, and the French fleet is as close to the shallow water as possible, and all ships put down the upper beams, and do not have to hang sails, although this makes the fleet lose its mobility, but it is also beneficial, put down the sail booms, and there is no need to worry about the sail booms that fall into the battle.

There was only one major flaw in Bruys's arrangement, and that was that he believed that any enemy who tried to approach would be confronted by strong winds blowing from land, when in reality the Mediterranean was unpredictable, and that Brueus was going to turn his fleet into a floating fortress with their backs to the beach. I thought that this would be foolproof.

Brueus also prepared that after the 'turnaround' of the whole fleet was over, the sailors and officers would be able to rest and enjoy the pleasures of the beach, except for the necessary guards and soldiers. Relax!

As a result, when the French fleet approached Aboukil, they met the British fleet led by Nelson.

At this point, the Battle of Aboukir, which was supposed to be one of the most glorious victories of Nelson's life, was completely changed and became unrecognizable, making the history of the original time and space unrecognizable.

Although the battle was still won by the British, the French ship "Spartan" was not familiar with the geography and water conditions of Aboukil, and strayed into the shallow water during the retreat, and ran aground directly, resulting in the capture of the British and the sinking of two other third-class sail battleships.

In this battle, the French lost three third-class sail battleships, as well as the cruiser 'Fraternity', and the flagship Vostok, which was also very damaged, and it can be said that the losses were not small. Their capital ships are only thirteen in total. But the British also paid no small price, although there were no losses of capital ships, but two were seriously damaged.

One of them was Nelson's flagship, the Vanguard, the captain of the Vanguard, Sir Edward Berry, a simple and irascible man, who was very brave and obedient to Nelson's orders, and Nelson was a madman when he was in battle; The other ship was the 'Alexander', whose captain Alexander Bauer was always a scholar and liked to talk about it, but he tried to intercept the flagship of the French fleet during the battle, and in the end the 'Alexander' severely damaged the French flagship 'Orient', but he himself failed to land well.

The British won the battle, but when the news was sent to Nanjing, thousands of miles away, only Chen Ming knew how much glory Nelson had missed.

The Battle of Aboukir in the original time and space, also known as the Battle of the Nile Estuary, and Nelson's deathbed battle, the Battle of Trafalgar, can be said to be two important battles in history that established Britain's century-old European hegemony.

In the first half of the battle, Nelson was outnumbered and completely defeated the French and Spanish navies! Fundamentally the security of the British mainland.

At the Battle of Aboouquir, the French fleet was almost completely wiped out due to the erroneous command of Commander Bruis. A total of 11 battleships of the French fleet were destroyed or sunk, and with the exception of the small fleet left in Alexandria, only the rearguard fleet under the command of Rear Admiral Joseph Villeneuve, who was known for his surprisingly lazy, survived. The major general remained indifferent and did nothing during the battle, and before his death, Bruyes had ordered Villeneuve to cut off the anchor chain and immediately come to his aid, which Villeneuve did, but not to fight, but to escape. At midnight, seeing that the tide was turning, he led the cruisers 'Guillaume Tel', 'Brave', 'Diana' and 'Eustis' out of the harbor in smoke without caring to rescue his comrades, and it was too late for the British to attack him. The French Navy suffered more than 5,000 casualties in that battle, including 1,700 dead, while the British fleet did not sink a single ship, suffering more than 1,000 casualties, of which only 200 were killed.

At that time, Napoleon had come from Cairo to Damietta, was conquering Lower Egypt, the initial rumors were that the French army had won, many British warships were burned, Napoleon was still very proud, and later when the adjutant told him the true news of the total annihilation, Napoleon was like a thunderbolt in the sky, and the whole person was stunned.

Years later, Napoleon, who lived on the secluded island of St. Helena, was still very dissatisfied with the latter's disposition, believing that if the fleet was moored in Alexandria as he had suggested, Bruyers would be able to rely on the shore artillery to support him as he was now, no matter how the battle unfolded. Napoleon merely admitted that Bruyers had "shown the greatest bravery" in battle, as did many of the other French generals, but that was all.

And now Bruisson obeyed Napoleon's advice, and after the defeat at the Battle of Aboukir, he withdrew back to Alexandria with the remnants of his fleet.

News of the Battle of Aboukir reached England first, and the whole of London regarded Nelson as a hero, and the royal family made Nelson Baron of the Nile.

And now, immediately after the Battle of Aboukir, the news of the Battle of the Pyramids has come again, and it is believed that this will make the British even happier.

Yes, Napoleon still won that battle, the French exchanged 'one' for 'two', and there were so many Mamluk cavalry. But Napoleon's march to Cairo was forced to stop, and this was the greatest victory for the Egyptians!

Dong Huan's expression was a little complicated, he watched Napoleon go from a nobody to the position where he shines on the entire European continent today, but he seems to have single-handedly contributed to the fall of this star.

For now, Napoleon's expedition to Egypt was not likely to be victorious.

Unless mainland France can bypass the British fleet volley and send more soldiers to reinforce him.

In the battle of the pyramids, the French seemed to have won the victory and had an absolute advantage, but Napoleon chose to retreat, not advance, which is enough to explain the problem.

A tactical victory does not reverse a strategic defeat.

The strength of one division, Napoleon lost one division and was already broken, and he absolutely could not lose a second one. As for Ilam, he lost the first 8,000 men, and the second and third 8,000 men.

Egypt's population is small, and there are still a million; The Ottomans did not have many troops in a hurry, and there were still 10,000 or 20,000 people. Elam can hurt people with his own heart.

This was the worst for Napoleon.

But Dong He couldn't sit back and watch Napoleon capsize, not only because he had the emperor's order in his hands, but the emperor's words were very clear, Napoleon's stage was Europe, and Napoleon was a person who would have great achievements and great effects; is also because Dong He's fate has been tied to the big ship of Napoleon.

If Napoleon capsizes, the time for Dong He to leave the political arena is not far off. He didn't want to!