Chapter 281: The Sultan of the Mahdi
Unbeknownst to the British, Napoleon had secretly arrived in Cairo at this time. Now he personally commanded the French army, and the British army attacked.
No news was received from the whole of Europe, and the Tuileries Palace sealed off Napoleon's whereabouts until he appeared before Conrobert, the French commander-in-chief could not believe this fact.
However, when the soldiers saw Napoleon's figure, they couldn't help but cheer, as long as Napoleon was in the battle, they would not lose.
Until now, Napoleon had been hiding in the shadows behind the Tuileries, but this was his first attempt to recreate the glory of eighty years ago, the conquest of Egypt by the French legions.
"Remember what I said before? Soldiers, behold, forty centuries have watched you from the pyramids. ”
All the soldiers were listening to Napoleon's speech, and the emotional speech easily resonated in their hearts.
"And what I'm going to say today is that the French will have the pyramid under their feet!"
"Divine glory will follow you, onward, France!"
Then the silent crowd erupted in a loud cheer that drowned out Conrobel, who was following behind.
Everything seems to have returned to the original point of the First Empire. Napoleon is back on his path of conquest, and he will once again become the ruler of the European Imperial Federation. Only this time there was no savior Tsar Alexander I in Europe, and even the Germans defected against the French alliance.
Only one Great Britain remained.
Napoleon walked to the gate of the base camp, from which he could see the pyramids of Egypt, where the yellow sand and the scorching sun scorched everything and tested the patience of the French army.
Everyone had a question as to whether they would be able to defeat the British army once again.
Standing behind Napoleon, Conrobert spoke in a very humble tone in the face of the invincible monarch.
"Your Excellency, did you say the British would be fooled?"
Napoleon did not answer him at once, but looked at the top of the pyramid, and after a while turned his head to him and said, "If it had been before, Wolseley would not have been fooled at all." Because he could see at a glance that this was a hoax, but now it is different, because the French entered Cairo ahead of schedule, which led to a drastic change in the situation of the whole Egypt. Wolseley was now anxious and desperate to turn the tide on the battlefield. So he knew that this was a trap, and he still had a fluke mentality. I thought it didn't matter if I didn't get caught up near Cairo. “
"You mean he thinks he'll win?"
Conrobel didn't know where the other party's confidence came from, and he actually wanted to win back a game in this way.
"Did he really think that the French army would not have any behind?"
Napoleon turned to Conrobert behind him, "He is gambling on his luck, and if he wins, he will win a breath for the British." Having inflicted heavy losses on the French cavalry, if the bet is lost, I am afraid that the end of Wolseley will be a little embarrassing. The best-case scenario is that Wolseley is removed and then the Duke of Cambridge ascends to the throne. ”
"With a new opponent, the situation on the battlefield will be much more interesting."
Napoleon turned around, looked at the distant desert horizon, and said with a sneer, "I am more looking forward to the Duke of Cambridge's opponent, if he knows that I still have a back hand, I don't know what kind of expression it will be." This battle was supposed to be a multi-sided game, the Germans only played the role of icing on the cake, and what was really needed was our Imperial Legion. ”
"By the way, my guest is almost here, and it's time to get ready to meet him."
Conrobert was stunned for a moment, as if he remembered that Napoleon had mentioned that he was going to invite a guest from Africa, and then he saw a carriage slowly approaching the direction of the base camp.
"It's ......"
Conrobert was a little at a loss, how many pieces did Napoleon hide from him in Africa?
"Our guests are here, and this is a great gift for the Duke of Cambridge."
The curtain of the carriage was lifted, and a bearded man stepped down, his eyes full of alarm as he looked at Napoleon. It wasn't until he walked up to Napoleon that the frown eased slightly.
Conrobel asked in a whisper, "Who is he?" ”
Napoleon whispered, "A religious leader, a pawn that can be used." ”
"They want freedom, we want an ally."
At this time, the British horses attacked, and they galloped as fast as possible, so that they must catch up with the French in front of them. They could never forgive these French for what they had done to Britain.
At this time, the trenches became the nemesis of the cavalry, whether they launched a frontal attack or flank cover, once they encountered the French Maxim machine guns, there was only one ending, death.
On more than one occasion, the War Office reported to the higher echelons that the French weapons would be able to quickly develop a strategy, but the upper echelons in London felt that the distribution of such weapons was too costly and could only be used on a small scale. Therefore, these Egyptian colonial armies were not issued with corresponding machine guns, especially cavalry units.
The French cavalry kept a certain distance from the English cavalry, but when they reached an open area, the French suddenly stopped, did not make any movement, but looked at them quietly.
As if waiting for the arrival of the British.
The British cavalry, thinking that their opportunity had come, raised their rifles and prepared to deliver a fatal blow to the group.
A dense group of French cavalry, lined up, was simply the ideal target.
At this moment, the infantry hiding under the trench suddenly lifted the weeds that covered the trench, revealing their hideous side. Maxim heavy machine guns were also erected, and their muzzles were pointed at the advancing British cavalry.
Then came the scalp-numbing Maxim heavy machine gun.
By the time they realized that they had fallen into the trap, the cavalry could no longer contain it. The cavalry crashed directly into the muzzle of the Frenchman's gun, and the next second, the machine gunner pulled the trigger.
Blood splattered, and people turned on their backs.
The British, who had not had enough of the lesson, finally realized at this moment that the most glorious era of cavalry had passed.
The British, who were going to avenge their revenge, were now fish on the chopping block, and were wantonly harvested by the French army, and they didn't care at all how many people there were, nor did they care about the horses that kept galloping towards them. When they appeared in the firing range of the Maxim machine gun, they had already decided their own end.
Death.