A young man from the Harromir tribe in northwestern Tunisia falls in love with a girl from a tribe in French Algeria. At that time, the border between the two countries was lax, and intermarriages between border tribes occurred from time to time.

On one occasion, a young man went to French Algeria to visit a woman's relatives, but was unexpectedly killed by the woman's cousin, who was dissatisfied with their relationship, and his body was violently killed in the streets, causing a conflict between the two tribes. The Harromir tribe of Tunisia crossed the border to attack the tribes of French Algeria, and the tribes of French Algeria also fought back.

In the face of such a God-given opportunity, how could the French, who have no excuses, miss it. First, the Harromir tribe in Tunisia was encouraged to take revenge and provided guns and ammunition. Later, he turned to support the resistance of the French Algerian tribes, so that the transnational murder case gradually turned from a tribal conflict into a local war.

When the situation escalated, France vigorously accused Tunisia of encroaching on French Algerian territory and harming the interests of France and Algeria.

And before Tunisia could give an answer, the French army, which had been prepared for a long time, immediately sent troops, and French troops from Algeria appeared on Tunisian soil.

Their first trophy was the border city of Telf, a small border city with more than 10,000 people, which naturally fell after being attacked by more than 20,000 French troops.

The hundreds of Tunisian troops in the city fled and scattered, leaving only a mess. And the inhabitants of the city hid in their own houses, looking uneasy and watching these French troops through the cracks in the door, their only hope now was that these French people would not be too troublesome to the city.

What the French army is doing in Algeria is not hiding at all, and for these hungry wolf-like Frenchmen, many families are dressing up their children in various ways, how ugly they are.

It's just that their worries are about to be disappointed, and the French commander who led the team did not mean to stay to "relax", but left a battalion to maintain law and order and wait for the follow-up troops, and continued to march non-stop, even if he took a break to catch his breath.

Because the commander of this combat mission, General Policière, has long made it clear that this combat mission is fast in one word. Every day needs to have a plan, how many kilometers to march and where to hit, all of which are clearly defined in the battle plan for the minimum amount. Of course, the French commander who served as the vanguard did not dare to neglect the task in any way, and kept urging the troops forward.

Of course, this was not the only French army that the inhabitants of Telf had seen today, and a few hours later, most of the French army appeared before them. The mighty cavalry, with their rifles in a neat line, and the uncountable cannons in the back half of the line, were being driven forward by several horses, and beyond the cannons, the canvas-covered logistics carriages were also huge. The dust it kicks up obscures the sky and the sun, causing even the most knowledgeable locals to feel uneasy.

General Polissier, who commanded the military operation in his ranks, was so complacent that it seemed to him to be a march.

The Kingdom of Tunisia has a few pounds and taels, and he has been in Algeria for many years, and he does not pay attention to it at all.

Although the Tunisian ruler, Mohamed Sadiq III, began to follow the example of the Westernization of Egypt's Khedive (Ottoman Turkish, meaning governor) Mohammad Ali two decades ago, and introduced a series of reforms that focused on economic development, education, infrastructure and communications, and the acquisition of new weapons and Western-style training methods for the army and navy.

However, Tunisia's economic situation and political system have hindered the implementation of reforms: the weak economy cannot provide the funds needed to implement them; Under the old tax system, only one-fifth of the tax collected went to the national treasury, and the rest was filled by local officials, and the central government lacked the authority and enforcement to ensure that the reforms were implemented at the lowest level.

The only result was that his guard was well equipped and trained, but unfortunately it was too few, but it was impossible for the elite French army to be an opponent of the elite French army with only 3,000 men.

To put it bluntly, in the field, General Perisière only needed fifteen hundred men to defeat the opposing side.

Not to mention that he now has more than 30,000 troops in his hands, of course, he knows that his opponents in this army may not only be Tunisians, but also their good leaders, the Italians.

He was equally unafraid of a possible threat from the Italians. The Italians, who relied on the help of France to reunify, were worrisome in their fighting ability. It has long been proven in previous battles with the Austrians that putting your hope in them will make you so angry that you vomit blood.

Of course, the Italians were less incompetent, and that was Garibaldi's Red Shirts, but how old was this old fellow, I wonder if he could still recognize the symbols of the battle map?

For this military operation, General Pellissier was full of confidence.

While General Polissier was marching with the French army towards Tunis, a large number of warships and a dry ship were also sailing in the open sea. The crowd stood on the transport ship, looking at the French army's clothes, yes, this is the French Navy's marines, this time in order to cooperate with the army's actions, this time the navy also took out 8,000 marines, and their target was Binzette, outside Tunisia.

In the face of the French invasion, the Tunisian government did not know about it at first, and they only got the news the next day, which was still the news brought by the British merchant ships, which made the Tunisian government panic, and the ministers had any idea

It was suggested that an apology be made to the French and that they should be asked to cease military operations against Tunisia.

It was also suggested that Britain and Italy should be brought in to mediate their own conflict with France.

In addition, some people believe that it is not enough to retreat in this way, and it is better to let France see Tunisia's determination to defend its homeland and defend its country, and to gather troops and tribes from all over the country to resist the French invasion.

Mohammed Sadiq III, who was in power, was furious by the nonsense of these people's advice, but now that the French invasion was imminent, he had to make a decision as soon as possible, whether it was war or peace, or whatever.

Although Sadiq III is not a wise and martial man, he has been in power for more than 20 years, and he immediately thought of an idea.

"First of all, we need to get in touch with the French and see what the hell is going on. In addition, we need to contact the British and Italians and ask them to intercede, and we need to gather troops for the tribes to come to Tunis, and we need to strengthen ourselves and make the French fall into the trap. ”

I have to say that Sadiq has not been in vain for more than 20 years, and immediately came up with several ways to prepare. However, he underestimated the determination of the French this time, and just as the ministers were each taking orders to go out, suddenly an attendant hurriedly burst in.

"The French fleet has appeared at Binzette, and at the moment the enemy is shelling the defenders, and it is almost impossible to resist."

The news immediately blew up, and many people did not expect the French to come so quickly.

The news was too late, and the garrisons stationed in Binzet dispersed as soon as the enemy fleet appeared, so that they could inform the Tunisian government.

Now Binzette is full of landing French troops, except for the damage caused by the shelling.

"Contact the UK and Italy immediately and ask them to mediate."

At this time, Sadiq III, who had received the news, felt that the situation was not good, and asked for mediation first.

With Sadiq III's order, Italy finally learned of the accident in Tunisia.