With the Mamluks of Alexandria suffering casualties, the city, which had a history of nearly 4,000 years, was enough to be called a "historical treasure" and finally fell into Napoleon's control.

Napoleon camped in Alexandria for the night, and the next day Napoleon again summoned his officers for a military meeting in his tent near the sea.

"Look, gentlemen, this is Alexandria! The capital of Alexander's empire, the place where Caesar stopped. Even when I woke up this morning, I couldn't believe I was in this vast fertile land! Napoleon pointed to the city road that was faintly visible in the dawn light outside the curtain that was slightly lifted in the breeze.

"Four thousand years of history are watching us! What we are about to accomplish is the unfinished business of Julius Caesar and Alexander the Great - using Egypt as a springboard to conquer the vast and fertile East! ”

Napoleon paced impassionedly in the tent, and at this time he was dressed very much like the classic image of later generations, with white tight (shēn) trousers (lower (shēn) and upper (shēn) the classic blue and white military uniform, the only fly in the ointment was the slightly sloppy, messy shoulder-length dark brown hair.

But don't worry, their "dead date" is not far off, the Egyptian weather has made Napoleon's long and gorgeous hair a burden, and probably only female (xìng) friends know how heavy a long wet hair is! It's like putting a bucket of instant noodles on your head! There's also the crazy feeling of the hair hanging down on the back and the itchy skin, plus the sticky touch of the wet hair sticking to the back. No wonder there is such a thing as a hair dryer in this world!

The most important thing is hair loss, this hair loss is not hair loss, everyone will metabolize, people's hair will naturally fall out every day, but it will also grow new, this ratio usually grows much more than it falls, otherwise, there will be the Mediterranean. For people with short hair, these shedding hairs are untraceable, but for people with long hair, it's a mess when brushing and washing their hair! Although the long hair is flowing, it is not easy to take care of it! So sooner or later, Napoleon would have given up this long hair and replaced it with the crisp short hair that was known to later generations.

"I'm calling you here about what's next! According to Colonel Sagard's plan, we should take a galley and sail down the Nile to Cairo. But now there is a new problem that affects my judgment - the Royal Navy could come at any time, and one of the more serious problems is that we have up to 40,000 men, and as you can see, it took nearly half a day for 20,000 soldiers to land, so I think the plan may need to be changed a little bit! Napoleon pointed at the accurate map of Egypt contributed by Han Xing, and then said methodically, and after speaking, he looked at Han Xing and Berthier for advice. To Murat? Look at his restless look, like a lion in a cage! It's better not to ask him than to ask!

When sweeping over Han Xing, Napoleon's gaze even flickered and dodged, obviously he was a little ashamed.

"Napoleon, when I proposed to go to Cairo by water through the Nile, I did not take into account the problems of the British Royal Navy, not to mention that the plan could not catch up with the changes, and since this plan is no longer suitable at this time, I do not mind if you overturn it!" Han Xing was not attached to this plan, and he suggested that the waterway should be taken purely because the waterway was fast and convenient, and the troops could be supported by naval guns.

"No, I don't mean to abandon your plans entirely, I'm just going to divide my troops! I will lead a large army of 30,000 men by land, and you will lead a small army of 10,000 men and continue to take the Nile waterway according to the original plan! We work with each other, both land and sea! Napoleon traced two routes on the map with his right index finger and rubbed his chin with his left hand.

"I'm in favor of this plan!" Everyone in the tent nodded in agreement.

Murat obviously didn't understand what Napoleon was talking about, for him, this is tantamount to a book from heaven, or rather, (shēn) for a cavalry officer, only the part about cavalry can make him energetically pricked up his ears to listen, in fact, as soon as he hears the tactical content about cavalry, Murat seems to become a scholar in a second, his tactical application and understanding ability are first-class, and he is indeed worthy of being a famous cavalry commander in the Napoleonic era.

He just drooped his head, a pair of strong arms wrapped around the mouth of the (xiōng), and the (shēn) body was still unconsciously shaking slightly, and at a glance he knew that he was secretly dozing! It wasn't until the tent sounded the sound of everyone's gossip that he echoed in a daze like waking up from a dream.

"Colonel Segaard! I appoint you as the temporary commander of the Maritime Response Force, responsible for leading the fleet's operations! Napoleon shouted in a serious tone and demeanor that he had never seen before.

"Yes, Your Excellency!" At this time, it was a military meeting (shēn), no matter how good the personal relationship was, it could not be rude, so Han Xing put his right hand into a fist at the mouth of the (xiōng) mouth to make an ancient Roman military salute, and then bowed slightly (shēn).

A hint of struggle flashed in Bertier's eyes, it stands to reason that he was the highest-ranking man in the Eastern Army under Napoleon, and if it was necessary to arrange a division commander, he should be the first choice. He is now not confused, and there are not many opportunities to make military achievements, not to mention that he is still thinking about retiring with the rank of general!

But he also knew that Han Xing had a very close personal relationship with Napoleon, and he was afraid that he could not intervene, so he had to pout his lips painfully, pinching his nose and admitting it.

After saying that, Han Xing bowed (shēn), and then turned (shēn) and left the tent with a tiger, and went to the Dongfang moored by the sea.

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The French had more than forty galleys to enter the Nile, and even the Vostok. It stands to reason that (shēn) was a heavy warship, and if it rushed into a low-water river, it was likely to run aground, but the Venetians, as an inland sea country, took this into account when they built their ships. After all, what they do is just a merchant ship, so they will naturally consider entering the river area to trade! Therefore, the draft of the Vostok is shallower than that of ordinary warships, thanks to the relatively flat and wide bottom of the ship Vostok.

How do you deal with the rough waves and bumps of an ocean-going voyage? In fact, it is very simple, you only need to fill the cargo on the ship a little, and it will be natural. It is true that ordinary people cannot use this method at will, after all, in the vast sea, where can they find so many goods? Could it be that you deliberately make a hole in the bottom of the boat and get some water? But Han Xing is not an ordinary person! He can completely store the artillery and supplies in the [Riverside District], and let the Devil Terminator pick them up when he needs it?

Due to the lack of effective dredging and cleaning for many years, the sediment accumulation (qíng) at the bottom of the Nile River has reached an outrageous level, which directly affects the transportation (qíng) situation on the Nile, and several tributaries located at the mouth of the river have dried up as a result, leaving only a dry river, and even if there is no dry river, at most five or six boats are allowed to run in parallel at the same time, so Han Xing only selected more than twenty galleys and sailing warships in the best condition to enter the Nile River basin.

Han Xing, who took the water route, was slightly faster than the ground troops led by Napoleon, but given that Napoleon walked in a straight line, and the fleet led by Han Xing had to continue along the coast of North Africa first, around the mouth of the Nile, which was equivalent to a big circle, so four days later, the two sides arrived in front of the majestic pyramid almost at the same time.

Not long after the two sides finished meeting, a sea of black and oppressive clouds appeared on the skyline in the distance, accompanied by rolling thunder, and it seemed that there were strong winds and flying sand to cheer up.

"Sandstorm again?" Han Xing stood on the side of the Dongfang, muttering as he took out his single-way telescope and looked in that direction.

But when he looked closely, he was dumbfounded by the sight, it was not a dark cloud at all, because they were moving too fast! It was simply a vast sea of black-robed Mamluk cavalry, almost occupying the skyline and rushing towards him like a tide, and the billowing smoke and dust raised by the horses' hooves flew several meters above the ground, not to mention tens of thousands.

If it weren't for Han Xing's timely warning to Napoleon, the French army would have already begun to cross the Nile by this time. was hit by a tragic crossing, that scene, Han Xing didn't even dare to think about it!

The Nile is the longest river in the world, 6,670 kilometers long! Its source is in the distant Central African region, in the distant ancient Rome, ancient Greece, Alexander, Caesar have sent expeditions, trying to find the source of the Nile, but the results are all failed, and even the explorers sent have never been heard from again, and the stone has sunk into the sea.

Because of its length, the water flow of the Nile River lacks impact, and after the buffer of thousands of kilometers of "nine bends and eighteen bends" in the middle reaches, the water of the Nile River becomes unusually gentle in the lower reaches, and the fertile water and soil resources brought by the floodplain have achieved the anointing land of ancient civilization - ancient Egypt.

However, because of the gentle water flow and the large number of desert plots in the upper reaches, the soil erosion in the Nile basin is so severe that the sediment accumulation (qíng) in the lower reaches of the Nile is so severe that the sediment accumulated over the years at the mouth of the sea has even created a delta in the river.

However, this was a good thing for the French army, as the water was so gentle that the Nile could be crossed almost everywhere.

The French army began to wait on the west bank of the Nile, but the black-clothed Mamluks in the distance were approaching step by step (bī), and in an instant, the black-clothed *** cavalry who were as black as a dark cloud had swept the land, rushed towards the east bank, and confronted the French army across the Nile.

"Ali, explain to me!" Seeing that this group of guys were dressed in black, Han Xing suddenly became angry, and he immediately sent a message to Ali to question.

"Luckily, what's wrong?" Ali's black, shiny, wrinkled old black face emerged from under the light curtain, and he looked like he was on vacation on the beach, wearing a casual blue printed shirt (shēn), a straw hat buttoned up on his head, sunglasses, and a white beard trimmed into short stubble on his chin, and he was lying on his back on a beach chair with a parasol next to him.

"What's wrong? You've shown me clearly! Are these people with you? Last time you told me that the people in white didn't deal with you, so well, why did the people in black come out now? Han Xing raised the Infinity Watch on his left wrist and asked Ali to take a good look at the dense black-clothed *** cavalry on the east coast, and then asked.

"Well, maybe they're here to welcome you!" Ali touched his forehead and said with a sneer.

"I believe you are a ghost, have you ever seen someone welcome someone with a bright scimitar? Are we welcome to give people heads? Han Xing's face darkened with anger at Ali's words, and the corners of his mouth twitched and cursed.