Egypt is one of the four ancient civilizations. As early as the third millennium B.C., it was a unified and centralized kingdom. However, ancient Egypt soon declined. The great powers that rose in the West and the East once ruled this magical country. After the rise of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, it replaced the Arab Empire as the ruler of the Middle East, and Egypt also belonged to the rule of the Ottoman Turkish Empire.

It's just that after the nineteenth century. The history of Egypt gradually changed, and an officer from the Ottoman Turkish Empire became the supreme ruler of Egypt. This brought Egypt into the modern phase as well. This officer, that is, Muhammad. The founder of the Ali dynasty. The Ottoman Turkish Empire in Egypt was Pasha, Muhammad. Ali.

In 1798, Napoleon. Bonaparte invaded the Ottoman province of Egypt and defeated the Mamluk army at the Battle of the Pyramids. The immediate purpose of the invasion was to break the ties between Britain and its Indian colonies and to prepare for a possible invasion of India. In the Battle of the Nile, the British fleet dealt a huge blow to Napoleon's plans by destroying the French fleet near Alexandria. However, the French army still occupied Egypt for three years under very difficult conditions.

In 1801, the British and Ottoman coalitions finally defeated the French forces occupying Egypt. For a long time, the ethnic and hierarchical divisions within the Ottoman Empire made its army very ineffective. If the military budget is not paid in time, some troops will defect, and some will become bandits. French rule had just ended, and by this time, the Mamluks were already much less powerful than they had been. A certain power vacuum has developed in Egypt. Muhammad. Ali was the second-highest commander of an Albanian regiment sent to Egypt to urge the French to withdraw. In 1804, after an uprising in Cairo. Muhammad. Ali aided the rebels, and the former governor was deposed after the uprising was won. In 1805, Muhammad. Ali was proclaimed the new governor of Egypt by the Egyptians, and the Ottoman Empire allowed events to unfold. After coming to power, Muhammad. Ali established a power base of local village chiefs, Islamic clerics, and wealthy merchants in Cairo to fill the power vacuum of the time.

Muhammad. Ali made Egypt a regional power and sought to build his ideal Egypt as a successor to the Ottoman Empire: "I know that the empire is in decline...... I will build a vast kingdom in the wastelands of the Empire...... As far as the Euphrates and Tigris rivers. From this, we can see that Muhammad. Ali's ambitions. He wanted Egypt to replace the Ottoman Turkish Empire and create a powerful empire spanning Asia, Europe and Africa. It's just that the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse. The Ottoman Turkish Empire though declined. But its strength is still not something that Egypt can match. Until Muhammad. When Ali died in 1848, Egypt was still part of the Ottoman Turkish Empire. Of course, this is only in name. In fact, Egypt has become a state within a state.

It's just that, according to the agreement, Egypt must not become an independent country. Otherwise, the Ottoman Empire would have sent troops to attack Egypt. Egypt did not have the capacity to completely defeat the Ottoman Turkish Empire, so it had to accept this agreement. But just give them a chance. As long as Egypt is capable of defeating the Ottoman Turkish Empire, they will certainly not miss the opportunity to stand on their own.

Mohammed. Ali saw today's sultan as an expansion of water, land, and resources, mainly gold and slaves. In 1820 he ordered the conquest and occupation of Sudan. In 1821 his army entered Sudan and met with fierce resistance. But the Egyptian army and its well-equipped armament guaranteed Ali's conquest of the sultan. In this way, Ali had a front line that would allow him to expand all the way to Ethiopia and Uganda, the source of the Nile. His officers captured slaves from the Nuba Mountains and the western and southern parts of Sudan and organized them into an infantry regiment. The rule of Ali and his descendants in Sudan is known in Sudanese history for its brutality and heaviness.

Muhammad. Ali's son, Ibrahim, served as the second ruler of Egypt. Although he is very talented, he is a short-lived ghost. He was seriously ill. In Muhammad. Ali died just two months after his death.

The third ruler of Egypt was Abbasid I, who was Muhammad. Ali's second son, Muhammad. Ahmed's son. After Ibrahim's death, he became regent of Egypt; The following year he was officially given the title of Pasha by the Sultan. Became the ruler of Egypt. Although Abbasid I was also a capable monarch. However, at the time of 1854. After only five years as an Egyptian pasha, he was killed by a slave. His reign came to an end.

After the death of Abbasid I. His uncle, Muhammad. Ali's tenth son, Muhammad. Said became the ruler of Egypt and the fourth Pasha of Egypt. Rumor has it that the death of Abbasid I had something to do with him. However, there is no evidence for this. However, after the death of Abbasid I, the rule of Egypt fell into his hands, not in the hands of Abbasid I's heirs. From this, you can see that the cat is tired. It's just that no one dares to question the public expression.

Muhammad. Said has entered his seventh year of rule in Egypt. Although he is not yet forty years old, he is still young and strong. However, because of the prominent internal contradictions in Egypt and the continuous rebellion of the sultans in the south, his rule in Egypt became more and more turbulent. This made Muhammad. Said was very tired, and his whole person looked very old, not at all like a man under forty years old.

Amohmed. Said's brothers and nephews also seemed to have ideas about the throne of Egypt, which forced him to spend a lot of time and energy securing his rule. In addition, the Ottoman Turkish Empire seems to be very unhappy with this de facto independence of Egypt. In the last world war, the Ottoman Turkish Empire joined the Eurasian military alliance, but Egypt remained neutral. After the war, the Ottoman Turkish Empire gained a lot of benefits, and its national and military strength increased significantly. In such a situation, the Ottoman Turkish Empire speed Abdul. Mejid I wanted to overthrow the rule of the Muhammads in Egypt and make Egypt the true ruling area of the Ottoman Turkish Empire. To this end, the Ottoman Turks stationed an army of 100,000 men in Palestine, both to intimidate the Arabs of the Arabian Peninsula and to pose a threat to Egypt.

If it weren't for the turmoil in the Ukrainian plains and the Balkans, which held back a large number of troops from the Ottoman Turkish Empire, perhaps Abdul. Mejid I had already attacked Egypt with his troops. However, as the situation in the Ukrainian plains and the Balkans gradually stabilized, the Ottoman Turkish Empire's attack on Egypt seemed to be on the agenda, which worried Egypt's rulers.

Under the internal and external troubles of Egypt, the envoys of the Chinese Empire arrived in Egypt. The person who came was a high-ranking official of the Imperial* Military Intelligence Agency, Brigadier General Zheng Haisheng, who was in charge of the Middle East.

Because Egypt was still nominally part of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, the Chinese Empire did not have an embassy in Egypt, only an office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After Brigadier General Zheng Haisheng arrived in Cairo, the office had already contacted the Egyptians. So, that night, Brigadier General Zheng Haisheng appeared at Mohammed. Inside the royal palace of Said Pasha.

"Your Excellency Pasha, Your Majesty the Emperor of our country has asked me to bring greetings to you!" Brigadier General Zheng Haisheng said.

"Thank you, the great Emperor of the Chinese Empire, and welcome, friend from afar." Mohammed. Said's face was tired.

"His Majesty the King's face is not very good, is he sick? The Chinese Empire has the best doctors and medical equipment in the world, and if His Excellency Pasha needs it, the Chinese Empire can provide His Excellency with a medical service! Brigadier General Zheng Haisheng said with a smile.

"No need, thank you, Your Excellency. I'm in good health, but I've been too tired lately! "Muhammad. Said shook his head. He wouldn't admit that he had a problem with his health. Once the news gets out, God knows what his brothers and nephews will do.

"Your Excellency, what is your Lord coming to Egypt for this time?" Mohammed. Said wasn't ready to go around in circles.

"Your Excellency Pasha, the Chinese Empire knows that Egypt has always wanted to be a truly independent country. The Chinese Empire is willing to support Egypt in achieving this goal! Brigadier General Zheng Haisheng smiled.

Mohammed. Said was stunned for a moment, and made Egypt an independent state, which has been the goal of the entire Muhammad family. But why should these Chinese help Egypt? This made him a little confused.

"Your Excellency, Egypt is part of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, and we do not intend to betray His Majesty the Sultan!" Mohammed. Said shook his head. He won't admit it until he figures it out.

Brigadier General Zheng Haisheng smiled slightly, and then said, "Your Excellency Pasha, the Chinese Empire has no ill will towards Egypt, and it has no requirements. It's just that we don't want to see a powerful Ottoman Turkish empire dominate the Middle East. Especially at a time when the Holy Alliance and the Peace Alliance were facing each other, an Ottoman Turkish Empire that leaned towards the Holy Alliance posed a great threat to the Peace Alliance. So, we hope that Egypt will weaken the Ottoman Turkish Empire. To this end, the Chinese Empire is willing to provide Egypt with financial and weaponry support! (To be continued......)

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