In the second update, the new fantasy book "Ivan the Terrible" has been released, and I ask for a collection and a recommendation ticket!

The French soon took over all of Cairo and disarmed all the Egyptian troops that had previously preceded them. And the German and French armies were under the joint care of southern Egypt. Unfortunately, the previous governor of Egypt, Dufik, miscalculated. He thought that it would be the British who would eventually liberate Egypt, but he did not expect that France would take the lead and directly control the entire southern part of Egypt.

After losing its leadership, the remaining Egyptian army dispersed. After the conquest of Egypt, the first thing he did was to force the national capitalists in Egypt to make their own choice, whether to stand on the shooting range to meet the bullets, or to submit to the rule of the French.

Most of the cartilage chose to be submissive.

The fall of the Fatherland Party, combined with the resistance of other conservatisms at home, finally forced them to compromise and accede to the demands of the French.

The British, who were fighting on the front line, were still in the dark, and they still thought that the Franco-German forces were still defending the Suez Canal and had no time to deal with them.

At this time, Conrobert was equivalent to the governor of Egypt, and while suppressing the last resistance of the Egyptians, he sent troops to the front line to resist the British attack. When he captured the Abding Palace, the first thing he did was to send the news of the victory to the Napoleonic president in Paris. When the French army entered Britain again, they still conquered the whole country as they did back then. Ended the history of the British.

As soon as the news of the victory at the front reached the Tuile Palace by telegram, no one showed a look of excitement. Napoleon knew that the real war had just begun, that it was the first step in Paris's challenge to the British order, and that if it succeeded, it would become not only the new master of Egypt, but also the challenger to break the European order, and the advantage of the British victory would no longer exist, and France would regain its position as the leader of Europe.

It's all built on the foundation of imperial victories.

The rash move of the French army gave a great shock to the General Staff, who at first did not think that Napoleon's proposal was a good plan, and the adventurous and opportunistic approach was rejected by the General Staff, but this time it was carried out at Napoleon's insistence. Of course, the result was obvious, the French army successfully took Cairo and formed a situation that could match the British.

In the competition between the four powers, the Egyptians were the first to come out. Now only Britain, France and Germany remain.

Frederick III was concerned about the benefits that Napoleon had promised him, so he took an active part in the Egyptian operation. Anyway, if he loses, Paris will also take the blame, and this deal is very cost-effective, and he has long forgotten Bismarck's warning.

Napoleon's apprehension deepened, he had already considered a big war with England, but it was more of a mental deduction, and in the end he was not sure whether he would be able to do it.

"How to win this battle is the key, if we lose, everything we have done before will be in vain. When Gladstone learned of our actions, he would be desperate to get more British troops into the war in Egypt. At that time, France will not be faced with a simple group of armed thugs. Rather, it is a real army. ”

Until now, Napoleon regarded this army as an armed thug, after all, it was a colonial army, and the British elite had not yet been dispatched. Even if they really fight, they will be forced into a "Dunkirk" type retreat, so that Prime Minister Gladstone will realize that the French are playing for real.

It was Leboeuf who was worried, after all, they were quite experienced in small fights in places like Egypt, but if a war of national strength really broke out, no general of the Second French Empire had ever tried it.

His fears were not unreasonable, and there was widespread distrust of the German coalition in the French army, after all, Joseph's experience in the Crimean War had led them to the idea that the Germans were treacherous villains.

"But we are separated from London by the Strait of Calais. Really in Egypt the problem is broken, I am afraid that they will block the straits and start a war. It is true that France and Germany have not been afraid of anyone on land, but on the sea, France alone cannot defeat their opponents. The other party is a hegemon who has been floating on the sea for more than a century. It's ...... to deal with them."

Napoleon said impatiently, "Why else would we try to form an alliance with Germany?" What do you want to tear the skin between Tsarist Russia and Britain? That's what happened. This was part of the whole plan, and France alone could not complete the final step. ”

Leboeuf raised his head and asked a question that everyone wanted to know the answer to, "Will the Germans do it?" ”

Napoleon looked at him, Leboeuf looked at himself, and the two were silent in their office.

In the end, it was Napoleon who broke the silence first, "Frederick III will have to agree." ”

"Had to say yes?"

The answer was ambiguous, and Leboeuf felt that Napoleon had something else to tell him. Because after Germany got the land of Egypt, he had no reason to risk helping Paris again. After all, this gang were all white-eyed wolves who could not be fed, and Nicholas I was still haunted by Joseph's betrayal before he died.

"Yes, they will have to say yes. It is easier to drive the Germans by threats of profit than it is to trend them by means of benefits. Frederick III was also a man with expansionist ambitions in his bones, and who wouldn't want to be the biggest empire in Europe? Especially at our instigation, the already not very good relations with the British will be worsened. ”

Although there is a level of kinship between Britain and Germany, in the face of national interests, it is natural to concede three points.

"Regarding the actions of France in Egypt, has Your Majesty already thought it through?"

"Of course. But we must first strengthen our defenses in the English Channel to ensure that the British do not land from our Dunkirk direction. Of course, I also hope that Prime Minister Gladstone will understand that if they take the initiative to attack France, there is no chance of winning. Because we're ready for a defensive battle. ”

In this game, whoever puts more chips on the game wins, so Napoleon desperately increased his chips, even if he used bluff means, to stop the opponent's progress.

"Now the French Metz Corps has been transferred to the coast. We deployed heavy artillery and inshore ships to meet the attack. It would have been great if the German navy had been willing to cooperate with our attack from the northern seas. But then again, what exactly does His Excellency the President have in mind? ”

At this time, Napoleon calmly laid out his plans and plans.

"This time, the French army on the battlefield in Egypt was put in command," he said. The move was to let the British know that France was ready. And not just France, forty centuries of history, gazing at everyone from the pyramids. ”

Leboeuf realized something, his eyes suddenly widened, and he said in a somewhat incredulous tone, "Your Excellency the President said that?" ”

Napoleon put on his trench coat, he stood in the doorway, turned his head, and said to Leboeuf behind him, "Yes, I am ready to go on the expedition." ”