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Royal Driver's Expedition.

The last time Napoleon did this was when the French expeditionary force conquered Egypt in 1798, although the defeat of the French at the Battle of the Nile led to the loss of absolute dominance in the Mediterranean. And this time Napoleon was ready to take advantage of this political turmoil to win back for himself everything that had been lost more than half a century ago.

Including his immortal glory and splendor.

Others did not agree with the decision, including his former ally Trochu, who also expressed clear opposition, because the situation was not as good as before. It's okay to say that if Napoleon played too far, it would be very embarrassing to have a repeat of history.

The British were not fools, Napoleon did not sit in France, their first thought was to do things on the west coast of France. Blockading the French coastline and forcing their merchant ships to stay in port, if France and Britain go head-to-head, it will be right in the game, and the British will find an excuse to destroy the French naval power, so that they will not be able to turn the tables for the next few years.

Therefore, even if Napoleon drove the expedition himself, I am afraid that the whole process will be very difficult and bumpy. You can't expect your opponent's IQ to drop suddenly, or the British Parliament to become a traitor to Great Britain again.

But the veritable Emperor Napoleon repeatedly insisted that there was no problem, and Leboeuf did not know what kind of negotiations had been conducted during Napoleon's previous visit to Berlin, but he knew that there were some things that he knew as little as possible, and that they would eventually come to light anyway.

"But Your Excellency President Napoleon, if anything happens to you in Egypt, the situation in France will be very passive. It may lead to a repetition of the situation in the Franco-Prussian War. We have lost Napoleon III and cannot afford to lose another savior of the House of Bonaparte. ”

Leboeuf very implicitly expressed the view that France could not lose Napoleon. Although he also hoped that Napoleon would personally conquer Egypt and deal a painful blow to Britain, by the way, cut off the transit hub to India.

"Don't worry, but we won't withdraw until we conquer Egypt. And even if the British attack across the strait, we have already prepared gifts for them. Frederick III was not a fool and would not let Germany's future be lost on Egyptian soil, and he also realized the importance of the Franco-German alliance and the need to cooperate with us if we wanted to gain more political benefits. If you are together, you will live, and if you are separated, you will die. ”

Seeing Napoleon's insistence, the Ministry of Defense, represented by Leboeuf, no longer openly interfered and opposed. He knew that everything was in vain, especially after President Napoleon was going to decide to do something, and it was even more impossible to convince the other side.

"Your Majesty, I have only one thing. This battle can only be won and not lost, and we bet everything on it. If it loses, France will be in a situation from which it will never recover. ”

Napoleon did not fail to answer, but walked out silently, and in his dictionary there were no words for surrender and surrender.

The empire that once made the entire European continent combat power now go on an expedition with the sword in my hand.

The hegemony of the Mediterranean has been on the sidelines for nearly a century, and the narrow-sighted people on those islands are proudly ruling the world, but they do not know that another empire on the other side of the Atlantic is slowly waking up.

"This time, we want the whole world to know who is the real overlord."

Napoleon's domineering declaration of war had not yet spread throughout Europe, but Walsley, far away in Egypt, North Africa, realized that something was wrong. After one night, the Egyptian army was in a state of defeat, and it took little effort to capture the town where the previous tug-of-war had been fought.

Although he did not know what was happening behind Cairo, Wolsley believed that he had seized a golden opportunity to capture Cairo and Egypt to complete the British battle plan.

Wolseley's anxiety was not without cause, he had received a telegram from London for the third time, and Prime Minister Gladstone was gradually losing patience, and he ordered that Egypt must be conquered as soon as possible, especially before the French had yet to do so.

There was a lot of noise and shouting on the part of the Congress, obviously not wanting to escalate the whole incident, and Britain originally only wanted to make a fortune quietly, and teach the French a lesson until the end of the war, if a national war really broke out, there would not be enough resources to fill the hole.

But it now seemed to him that the conquest of Egypt would be as difficult as the conquest of France. Most of the pieces on the chessboard were removed, and the British army had to fight Egypt hard-to-head, with no shortcuts.

The only hope was for the British to continue to send troops to the desert and eventually conquer the entire land.

"Take Cairo and it's all over. This war has gone on for too long, and we have finally waited for a chance to turn the tables and end this war, and everyone can go home. ”

A frustrated Wolseley felt relieved that he had won the Duke of Cambridge again this time, cementing his position in the Army's heart and facilitating the military reform of 1870.

Although it is not known why the Egyptian army withdrew in such a hurry, Wolseley pushed it all to God's favor. He began to reorganize the army and advance in the direction of Cairo. Prepare to end this war in the shortest possible time.

However, the adjutant hurried into his office with a copy of the information from the front. Then put the piece of information in front of Wolseley.

The adjutant pursed his lips, as if greatly stimulated, and he looked at Wolseley silently with a complicated expression.

"What's the matter, so reckless. Can't you just walk in calmly? ”

Wolsley was visibly annoyed by the other party's rude behavior, and he said dissatisfiedly, "We are about to win this war." By the time we take Cairo, the French won't have a chance to turn the tables. It seems that it was Heaven who destined Britain to take over Egypt. Pack up and get ready to go back. ”

"But General Wolseley, I want you to take a look at this piece of information first."

The adjutant looked at him with embarrassed eyes, pointed to the white paper on the table, and whispered, "After you read this information, make a decision." I ......"

The adjutant couldn't say any more, he just sighed and looked meaningfully at the general in front of him.

Wolseley was stunned for a moment, and a sense of foreboding suddenly swelled up in his heart.

He immediately took the telegram, glanced at it, and froze where he was. It wasn't until a quarter of an hour later that he came to his senses.

The adjutant saw that at this time, Wolseley's face was flushed, and the green tendons on his hands were bursting up.

"Is this information accurate?"

"Very accurate, absolutely no mistakes. Because one of the Egyptian troops surrendered to us before they could evacuate, and when we caught one of the captives, he explained to us the reason for the evacuation. Anyway, now I'm not dealing with the Egyptians, but with the French. ”

The soldiers in the hallway heard a roar from their chief's room, mixed with unspeakable anger. It's like a sudden explosion of emotions after being teased.

"Damn French!"