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At this time, Cairo was also in a panic, and the number of British troops increased day by day, and they were like locusts that could not be killed, hitting one of them, and then the next one continued to attack. And by the time of their next attack, the British army would be better than before, both in numbers and in equipment.

The situation was quite different for the Egyptian troops defending along the Nile, who were constantly replenishing their troops, but their losses were far greater than the British army's. Because the Egyptian army had only double-digit artillery. Not only could it not effectively cover the defense of the Egyptian army, but it also caused logistical supply difficulties, causing the original tug-of-war to gradually deflect in the direction of the British.

However, the only thing that made Arabi happy was the French declaration of war on the British, after the attack on the Suez Canal, the British completely pushed their old allies to the side of the Egyptians, and he also planned to use this opportunity to cooperate with the French to relieve his pressure on the banks of the Nile, and strive to achieve a long-term tug-of-war with the British.

At a time when the Fatherland Party in Cairo was in a hurry, the commander-in-chief of the Franco-German alliance, Conrobert, offered to take the initiative to talk to the Egyptians about the joint struggle between the two sides against the British. It aimed to see Britain as the greatest enemy standing in the way of all three parties, and offered to expel them all.

For such an invitation, Arabi naturally could not refuse. Moreover, at this time he still had a good impression of France, and simply regarded Berlin and Paris as the savior of Egypt. Arabi did not yet know the expansionist ambitions behind the imperialist powers, they were nothing more than pawns in the hands of the European empire, and occasionally the chess pieces in the chessboard fell, which did not affect their whole overall situation.

Under such circumstances, Arabi was naturally willing to talk to the French. In particular, the situation of the Nile garrison was discussed together, and in fact the Egyptians were now at the end of their rope, otherwise they would not have been reduced to asking the French to help them.

By the time Conrobell arrived in Cairo, the city was already on alert. Everywhere there were patrolling soldiers, bunkers piled up with sandbags, and troops rushing to the front from the Cairo area, preparing for war with the British.

With only a few personal soldiers, Conrobel went directly to Cairo to negotiate with Arabi.

He was invited directly to the office, at this time the king of Egypt had been completely hollowed out, and the cabinet of the Fatherland Party was the real center of power.

Arabi met with Conrobert, whose only good opinion he had for the French was that they did not attack the Egyptians in this anti-colonial war.

"I am here today for one thing, and that is about the fate of the Suez Canal, which the French side has put great effort into building and Paris has said that it does not want to fall into the hands of the British. Just as you don't want to give Egypt to London. This is a war with one goal. You fight for your independence, and we retain the right to operate the Suez Canal. ”

Arabi also wanted to recycle the Suez Canal, but he didn't want to force the French away, so he hurriedly agreed to the other party's request, "Of course, the Suez Canal belongs to a neutral zone, and the Egyptian side will definitely not bother with it." We only hope that France will not add to the chaos of the British struggle for independence, and we are already thankful. ”

Chaos.

Hearing this ironic word, Conrobel also understood what the other party was thinking, although she didn't say anything, but she was actually on guard in her heart.

He knew that the Egyptians did not have good intentions, so he was ready to strike first, first to kill the Egyptians, and then to kill the British.

The Trojan Horse was the idea of the Tuileries Palace, and he had originally wanted to take Cairo with a straight shot. What was unexpected was that Napoleon would declare war on Britain, and this declaration of war had already provoked the nerves of the European continent and ignited their imminent minds.

Pandora's box is officially opened, and he Robert doesn't know if what he has done has pushed a country to glory or to the abyss.

But he is a soldier, and the duty of a soldier is to obey orders. And he also believed in Napoleon.

Those who can save France in a moment of great danger are equally capable of leading them to victory and glory.

"The French army had to enter the Cairo area and deploy along the banks of the Nile. And we are only responsible for containing the operation on the Eastern Front, ensuring the safety of your flanks and ensuring that the Suez Canal does not fall into the hands of the British. ”

Conrobel made a good excuse for himself to enter Cairo, but he found that the other man was visibly unhappy. Although Alabi hoped to cooperate with the French, he hoped that the other side would contain the British army on the eastern front and disperse the British forces, so that he could have a chance to breathe.

"But I want the Egyptians to be in charge of Cairo and you only need to be in charge of the eastern front. It's up to us to deal with the British, you don't have to meddle. ”

Cairo was Egypt's last bastion, like Paris in the Franco-Prussian War, and once Cairo fell, the Egyptians were completely defeated.

All the bets of the Fatherland Party are here.

Seeing the other party's hesitation, Conrobel was obviously not happy, and he said in a heartfelt voice, "Your Excellency Arabi, I hope you can make one thing clear, although we don't want to intervene in your colonial war. However, many problems cannot be solved by us in one sentence, and what is more needed is cooperation. Now that France has taken the initiative to declare war on Britain, it also means that every step we make next will affect the final victory, do you know how strong the British army is? If it had been just a private grudge between you and them, perhaps Cairo would have faced only 20,000 or 30,000 British troops. But with both France and Germany stepping in, the situation is very different. ”

"You may be dealing with hundreds of thousands of military forces, and the angry Gladstone Cabinet will vent all its anger on this land. The British army of more than 20,000 men alone has already exhausted you. And what about the hundreds of thousands of troops, what are you going to do? Surrender outright, or prepare to establish a government in exile? ”

Conrobel unceremoniously sarcastically mocked the other party, and directly revealed the strength of the other party.

He stood up and did not intend to continue pointless negotiations in this hot land.

"If you can't, then we'd better stop working together."

"The French don't work with fools, especially the ones who kill their allies," he said bluntly. ”