The answer that Wolsley finally waited for was that London demanded that he take Cairo at all costs. Because Egypt was a transportation hub between the three continents of Asia, Africa and Europe, if the British lost it, it would be a great hindrance to their British Empire. So the burden now falls all over Wolseley.

But Walls did feel something unusual about the incident from London's attitude, and Prime Minister Gladstone seemed to be in a hurry to occupy all of Egypt in a short time. But as things stand, it is impossible to crush the French in one fell swoop, and they are fighting so hard against a group of native Egyptian troops, let alone facing the elite of the French army.

The Tuileries Palace claimed that the troops they had sent to Egypt were the same troops that had been under fire a decade earlier – the Rhine elite who had been swept away by the waves. And a considerable number of the officers under the command of the commander-in-chief of the British Army are colonial troops, and it is okay to bully the natives of the colonies, but if they want to go head-to-head with the elite of a European empire, they will be a little lacking in confidence.

"It is well known that the French had the best machine guns and artillery, and the British army had already suffered losses when they were in South Africa. When we attacked, we were greeted by crossfire and shells flying overhead. Therefore, we must take a cautious attitude to advance, at least not rush to charge, and if we can use the strength of the cavalry to break through on both sides, it will be the best. By this time, we will all have to make use of the mobility of the British cavalry, pinning down their infantry and delivering a fierce and fatal blow to the opponent. ”

Wolsley felt that this war could not be impatient, and could only come one step at a time. Even if the Duke of Cambridge criticizes himself in front of Prime Minister Gladstone, he must retain all his strength.

"Now the British army can advance, but when we reach the outskirts of Cairo, we must not attack rashly, it is better to confront or encircle them, and then find the most vulnerable place of the French army, and quickly cut into it with cavalry."

When Wolseley gave assignments to the other generals, he also had a feeling of uneasiness in his heart, as if something bad was about to happen, but he couldn't say it.

Then, while he was arranging the task, something unexpected happened. The soldiers in front of the music reported that the French were attacking the British army. Instead of a war of attrition, they took the lead attack.

The corners of Wolseley's mouth twitched, but he didn't expect to be slapped in the face as soon as he finished speaking, and he was slapped in the face fiercely.

"What do you say? The French have come over now? How is this possible? ”

"Yes, the French have now attacked. They're moving much faster than we thought. ”

A sneer tugged at the corners of Wolseley's lips, who had feared that the French would hold their ground to meet the British attack. When the time comes, they will use the defensive warfare they are good at to trap the British army, and now it seems that their worries are completely unnecessary, since the capture of Cairo, the French have blindly launched an attack, which is simply to create an opportunity for the British army in a desperate situation to turn defeat into victory.

But Wolseley did not know that all this was designed by Napoleon, and that the French took the initiative to attack, which was to induce the British to boldly advance and pursue, and eventually fall into the trap.

Mighty French and German cavalry were rushing into the camp of the British in two directions, and they were all responsible for using the bait of the British to take the initiative to attack.

Wolseley's hands trembled with excitement when he saw the Franco-German forces rushing towards him desperately. He immediately ordered the soldiers to line up and shoot at the French cavalry.

With the sound of a gunshot, the charging French cavalry immediately changed the direction of its advance, turned its horse's head and rushed in the direction of the left, making a turn of nearly ninety degrees.

The other side only fired a few shots, and then turned and ran, so that many British people could not understand what the French were preparing to do.

The British looked at each other, and they didn't even know if it was a war or not.

"That's leaving?"

"What's going on?"

Some shrugged their shoulders, all with blank expressions.

"The French have retreated!"

Seeing the French cavalry retreating, Wolseley lowered his binoculars and said to the officers around him, "What are you still doing in a daze?" Hurry up and send cavalry in pursuit, this is our best chance. The spirit of thwarting the Anglo-French forces depends on this time. If, by luck, we catch up with them and annihilate the opposing army's army outside the direction of Cairo, then the French will suffer significant losses. ”

"But...... What if it's a trap? ”

"Nothing, but, this is my order. If anyone does not carry out my orders, military law disposes. ”

Seeing that the officers around him still looked puzzled, Wolseley explained, "Didn't I see that these cavalry were decoys?" They didn't even fire a gun, they ran away when they came into contact with us, clearly trying to lead the British troops into a trap. But you think about it, the French captured Cairo only the other day. They are all still in a hurry, and the rear is unstable. So definitely want to be eager to strike first, and now the French are good at defensive battles. Those timid French soldiers may be digging trenches now, and there is nothing to do outside of Cairo. They lured us into pursuit, that is, they chased us to Cairo and dealt us a fatal blow. But we will stop at the point, and we will not rush to Cairo and annihilate this team. The French commander's face must have been ugly at that time, because he had given the order to send this team to death. ”

Wolseley wouldn't let go of such a large piece of meat in front of him, but he was also very cautious. He only ordered the cavalry to pursue near Cairo and immediately stop the pursuit and quickly return the same way, because he knew that the French would definitely dig trenches near the outskirts of Cairo and wait for them to come and die.

But Walsti was wrong about one thing, he only thought that the French army might have dug trenches near Cairo, but he did not think that the other side had already expanded the battle line to the brink of confrontation.

Conrobert ordered his soldiers to work overtime all night to dig trenches, and to be careful not to be detected by the British reconnaissance team, and they almost completed the impossible task of digging a trench specifically against the British cavalry before dawn came.

So the cavalry would not have guessed that they only had to advance another ten kilometers to be the secret trenches of the French.

And here, the first war between Conrobell and the British will break out.