The fourth shift is complete

The life-and-death struggle between Egypt and the British did not seem to affect Napoleon's every move, and he continued to pay attention to the conflict that broke out between the two sides, the movements of the British fleet and the direction of the army, and as Napoleon had guessed, they tried to go all the way from the north to Cairo, but this simple idea was put to an end by the Egyptians.

The resistance of the British army was stronger than expected, perhaps because the British command did not take the resistance of these colonies seriously and continued to deal with it by the same means as before.

The result was a vivid blow to Wolseley's face, and all three British attacks were stopped, and near the village of Doval, there was strong resistance from the Egyptian army.

Napoleon was still in a state of flux, and at this time the Suez Canal adopted a sit-down attitude, coldly witnessing Great Britain losing ground in the invasion, but never reaching out.

He had already made it clear to Gladstone that France would definitely not reinforce the British troops, but if the British wanted the idea of hitting the Suez Canal, they had prepared special gifts for the British.

The Maxim machine gun changed the form of warfare, and the French artillery ushered in the era of giant artillery.

The 155mm cannon was put into the battlefield for the first time, and other countries were military enterprises that influenced the government, but Schneider was forced by Napoleon to develop artillery and guns, although it brought huge economic benefits to the entire Schneider group, but only their internal high-level people understood the secret of Napoleon's continuous development of weapons.

They are trying to fight a war of destruction, and the current frenzied production of armaments is all about preparing for the future war, although from Napoleon's mouth he did not know what kind of abyss that war would drag Europe into, but from the attitude of the top brass to the silence, Schneider is just an invisible promoter.

At this time, Napoleon's life was not easy, and Conrobert had already sent four telegrams back from the front in a row, all of which were telegrams of his own initiative.

Conrobert estimated that he would be the last time he was in the position of commander-in-chief of the French Expeditionary Force, so he wanted to leave behind a wonderful battle before retiring to draw a perfect end to his military career.

However, the initiative to declare war was firmly in Napoleon's hands, and he always received only one reply.

Sit tight.

In Conrobel's view, Egypt, which was losing steadily, could not stop the advance of the British army, and if they did not intervene, they would immediately turn around and attack the Suez Canal when the British took Cairo.

However, the reply that Conrobel waited for was still patient.

However, their allies did not have such good patience, and although France and Germany jointly attacked, Frederick III also personally called Napoleon to ask the reason for the delay.

"Why do we need to help the Egyptians now, do we have to wait for the other side to sit back and enjoy the results? Why is it that the Germans are still so rigid in their minds that they can't look at things in a different way? ”

Napoleon said with disdain for the impatient Germans, "The fact that the Egyptians were able to hold back the British attack meant that they still had the ability to defend themselves against foreign enemies." So we don't need to worry about that, it's a different issue. How can we maximize the benefits of the Egyptian problem. ”

Now the Franco-German alliance is the most important link in shaking the Anglo-Egyptian war, and as long as they exist in the British, there is a problem to consider.

There is also a French lion lurking beside him, a German eagle. Ready to fight for the fruits of victory.

Napoleon picked up the pen and planned to write a secret letter to Frederick III, telling him the details of his plan. He didn't want the Junker militarists in Germany, who were advancing for Germany, to spoil the good thing. Coupled with the fact that the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, Conrobel, is also restless, it is time for him to stabilize everyone.

At this time, Frederick III was also distraught, and Moltke's chief of staff, who advocated the attack, maintained a distrustful attitude towards what the French were doing from beginning to end. He had previously advised the Kaiser to attack at all costs, cut off the rear route of the British army's attack, and then attack from behind to encircle and exterminate it.

The French, however, were dismissive of Moltke's scheme, and Paris did not take the advice of the other side.

Just when Frederick III was in a state of distraction, he received a letter from Paris.

Napoleon's letter was delivered to him almost quickly, and there were vague traces in several places in the letter in his hand, which shows that Napoleon's letter was written in a hurry, and almost before the ink dried up, it was stuffed directly into the envelope and sent to his own hands.

And the contents of it did not disappoint Frederick III either, and Napoleon laid out his plans and plans.

"Now is not the best opportunity for the combined army to come out, we should remain on the sidelines to face this fight, and try to retain our strength before the final decisive battle."

"When Cairo knows that they cannot resist the attack of the British, they will naturally turn to the Franco-German forces for help, and then we can enter Cairo one step ahead of the British on the basis of fairness, and carry out a coup d'état to take the Fatherland Party in one fell swoop. Then turn their guns on Wolseley's army. I'm afraid the British will be mad. This is also the only way to take Egypt. ”

"We're not here to go head-to-head with the UK, it's best to outwit. When the French have the upper hand, the situation on the battlefield will be turned upside down, and we will attack the British troops in front and back, enough to force them to have no way out. ”

"Otherwise, if you can't bear it, you will make a big plan."

After reading Napoleon's letter, Frederick III was relieved and decided not to inquire about the situation in Egypt again. Because he knows that the other party knows how to deal with those damn Brits.

I am afraid that the General Staff headed by Moltke will have to completely shut up this time, because he agrees with the plan drawn up by Paris.

"This is a Trojan horse."

"And the desperate Arabi will definitely choose this path in the end, it is simply an impeccable game."

Frederick placed the letter on the table, and this time he shut up completely, ready to silence the noisy staff.

Fortunately, France is now an ally of Britain, not an enemy.

He is still the giant of war who trampled the Alps under his feet, and has not changed with the passage of time.

Frederick III said softly, "It seems that there is an interesting contest between France and England. ”