What should come will always come.

The salaries of the three Egyptian brigades have finally been paid, and although they have been severely devalued compared to the skyrocketing prices, it is still a happy thing to get the money.

However, the situation soon changed significantly.

Several Egyptian soldiers were beaten in Cairo.

The story was actually quite simple, the soldiers took their newly received wages and went to buy necessities. But the shopkeepers soon discovered the flaw:

These are all counterfeit money!

The officers who pay the salaries may not know very well, but the businessmen who have been repeatedly deceived have already paid a hundred times more attention.

Previously, they received a large number of counterfeit money with a high degree of authenticity, which was difficult for ordinary people to distinguish, but whether the fake was fake or not, it was eventually exposed, which made the Egyptians doing business suffer heavy losses.

They quickly raised their alertness

And the counterfeit money used by these Egyptian soldiers, the workmanship is obviously not high, this is the SS officer Bernhard. Kruger's first test samples were flawed. With a little attention, it's easy to spot that it's a counterfeit.

The shopkeeper refused to accept the counterfeit money, and the Egyptian soldier refused to believe that his newly received salary had anything to do with the counterfeit money, and a heated argument ensued.

The Egyptians, already angry with high prices, low incomes, and the proliferation of counterfeit money, quarreled louder and louder, and the quarrels became more and more intense. Later, physical contact began.

As a result, the situation is completely out of control

The shopkeeper was certainly no match for a few GIs. He was knocked to the ground, which aroused the sympathy and anger of the people around him.

They surrounded several Egyptian soldiers and fought fiercely

There are many enemies who are difficult to be heroes. Several Egyptian soldiers were beaten severely

The bloodied soldiers returned to the barracks and wept about what had happened to them, which alerted their companions. After careful inspection, they found that all the wages they had just received were counterfeit money!

Among them, there is also a ridiculous banknote, which even Wang Weiyi did not find at the time, which is printed on an Egyptian pound. It turned out to be the imaginary head of Cleopatra

This is Bernhard. A little prank on a whim as Kruger prepares to destroy the test samples.

This time, there was a riot in the Egyptian military camp:

The British use counterfeit money to pay their salaries!

When I waited hard for more than two months, what I was waiting for was a pile of counterfeit banknotes. What kind of mood will it be?

The officers were even more furious, they worked hard for the British, and they were treated like this!

The protests of the Egyptian troops in three brigades began, which the British did not expect at all, and the British liaison officers stationed in the Egyptian army were detained. The quartermasters of the British were also seized. British military advisers in the Egyptian army were similarly seized.

A total of 336 British officers were taken hostage, and the Egyptian officers solemnly demanded that the British high command immediately release real money to compensate for their losses, and until then, they would refuse to release them.

On the British side, Major General Kenmonson, who commanded the three brigades, categorically denied that the British were using counterfeit money and sternly demanded that the Egyptian soldiers release the hostages immediately.

This will intensify the contradictions

It is entirely conceivable how the British could believe that the wages issued were counterfeit money. The banknotes were transported from Egypt to the barracks, all the way through strict protection, and there were no problems at all. The Egyptians were just looking there for an excuse to demand more money because of skyrocketing prices.

As for the Egyptians? They are obviously holding some counterfeit bills in their hands!

Maj. Gen. Kenmonson made a decision that later seemed very wrong:

He issued an ultimatum to the Egyptians, demanding that they immediately and unconditionally release all the British hostages within three hours. Otherwise he will have to settle the incident by force!

The Egyptians were utterly enraged.

The arrogant British obviously did a despicable and shameless thing, but they refused to admit it, and instead threatened them with force!

Weapons began to be distributed to Egyptian officers and soldiers, and the Egyptian officers, led by the Egyptian officer Colonel Tamusta, quickly formed the "Egyptian Officer Corps" and decided to defend their legitimate rights to the death.

After the formation of the officer corps, the first ultimatum to the British side was that they refused to release the hostages, and if the British dared to attack, they would not guarantee the safety of the hostages.

Now it seems that there is a fierce conflict between the two sides, and the cause of this incident is not actually because of counterfeit banknotes, but just a fuse.

Previously, Britain and Egypt had accumulated too many contradictions, coupled with Egypt's poor living standards, so that everyone's hearts were holding back a nameless fire that wanted to vent but didn't know where to vent.

When the time comes, these contradictions will completely erupt, and the Egyptian soldiers will be beaten, and the Egyptian soldiers' riots are just the epitome of countless contradictions

The catalyst and fuse are just those wages paid with counterfeit money!

The British High Command, which had just suffered defeat at the Battle of El Alamein, was in a panic when it heard the news of the riot of the Egyptian soldiers of the three brigades, and it was terrible that such a thing would happen at such a time.

"Repression, resolute repression!" Alexander, who was already under strong pressure from within the country, said without hesitation.

And his proposal was agreed to by General Montgomery.

In the eyes of the two British generals, this was not an accidental event, but a sudden, organized, premeditated, and the possibility of German intervention was not even ruled out.

"No, it must not be suppressed!" General Khamlemu, the chief of the general staff of the Egyptian army, who hurriedly felt the command of the British army, said loudly: "My soldiers received a pile of waste paper after waiting for two months, can you imagine their feelings? They're just venting, venting! General Alexander, General Montgomery, I demand that a joint investigation team be set up immediately to thoroughly investigate the incident and see where the problem went wrong and how the salaries were transferred! ”

"General Khamlemu, we respect you, but we hope you will respect us too!" General Montgomery said with a gloomy face: "The British Empire will never use counterfeit money to pay salaries, this is an organized conspiracy, and I think the mastermind of the conspiracy is the so-called officer corps, they are all spies of the Germans!" ”

Montgomery was an excellent military commander with great military talent, but otherwise he was not so clever.

He has a short temper, and when he feels dissatisfied, he can even directly refuse Prime Minister Churchill's request, and he can also unreservedly ridicule those high-ranking government officials in public, and it is precisely because of his character that he offends many people.

If it weren't for the need for him for the war, perhaps Montgomery would have been removed from office long ago.

Now, when Egyptian soldiers rioted, Montgomery, an Englishman, did not hesitate to choose to support his country, never believing that the British would use counterfeit money.

Everything was made by the Egyptians themselves

"Yes, I completely agree with one of General Montgomery's!" Alexander also said in a deep voice: "The ghost of the German spies is operating in Cairo, and if it is not suppressed as soon as possible, it will cause more riots." General Kannelemu, I hope you can trust the integrity and judgment of the British! ”

Integrity? General Khamlemu sneered inwardly. If the British are upright, then there is only one person, and that is the "Baron Andrew" he just met not long ago!

However, the situation is imminent, and General Khamlemu must do everything in his power to fight for the most basic right to exist for his men.

General Khanlemu was adamantly opposed to any repressive plans.

While the two sides were arguing, a telegram was sent to Generals Alexander and Montgomery, and when the two Englishmen had read the telegram, they handed it to General Khamlemu, and then General Alexander asked with a gloomy face:

"General Kandlemu, do you have anything else to say now?"

This is a telegram from the Germans that has just been deciphered, in which the Germans excitedly inform Berlin that the "Z" plan has begun, and that it has been a great success, that the Egyptians have begun to riot, and that the Germans will choose the opportunity to launch a large-scale attack on Egypt

General Khamlemu's hand holding the telegram began to tremble, he would not believe that it was true, and if it was true, then the telegram would have been enough to push the soldiers involved in the riot to death.

"I ask to be double-checked to verify the authenticity of this telegram" At the time of saying this, General Khamlemu's voice was not as confident as before.

"General Kannemo, this is what the Germans sent with their special cipher!" Montgomery said coldly: "There is no doubt about the authenticity of the information, now, even if you don't agree, I have to use my right to order the suppression of General Kenmonson gave those riotous soldiers three hours, and now the time is almost up, if our officers can no longer be released, then I will have to solve the situation by force." The Egyptian side must bear full responsibility for all the casualties caused by this! ”

Liability?

General Khamlemu left the place in a rage, he couldn't believe that the Egyptians were about to shed blood on the land of Cairo, and the British wanted to shift all the blame to the Egyptians, what kind of bandit logic was this?

However, Egypt was so weak that it had no capital to oppose the mighty Britain!

Blood, about to stain Cairo, the most tragic moment is coming! (To be continued......)