Chapter 1450: The Vanguard

At this moment, Egypt.

Cairo City Lord Mansion, the temporary command room for Jiang Xuan and Nashadier.

The two men looked at the entire map of Egypt; over seventy percent of Egypt's territory is desert, which can be called a nation of sand.

Cairo is one of the few oases in this desert nation.

This place originally belonged to the British, but now it belongs to Longyan City.

"The French port city is located in the southwest of Egypt, which is somewhat of a distance for us. The front line cannot be stretched too thin; although we have places to stop and rest in between, we only have one city."

"The route to this city is singular; if the transport line were to be cut off by the French, the consequences would be unimaginable," Nashadier said in a deep voice while looking at the map cart.

Jiang Xuan thought the same; although their army possesses an extremely fast marching speed.

But once the transport line is cut, no matter how fast the transport speed is, it will be of no use.

If your supplies cannot be transported to the front line at all, what use can they have?

It is true that they are currently joining forces with the British, but matters like transport lines cannot rely entirely on allies to support them.

They still need to worry about it themselves.

Moreover, the Egypt region has many deserts, so there are only a few routes available for marching; there is no such thing as small paths or not.

"It seems we can only station troops in advance."

Jiang Xuan said this sentence helplessly.

Nashadier nodded; this was a matter with no other Method, but fortunately, the Longyan army's marching speed is fast enough.

It is enough to complete the stationing of troops before the French have any time to react.

Then, who will serve as this vanguard to go and scout the path is a problem.

The vanguard often has to undertake the work of scouting the path and spying for intelligence; this time, it also needs to transport grain and fodder.

Therefore, the person serving as the vanguard is very important, but this mission is very dangerous.

Nashadier said indifferently: "Do not argue with me over the credit for being the vanguard."

Jiang Xuan glanced at him.

Nashadier has spent many years in the desert and is indeed a suitable candidate to be the vanguard.

"Fine, I will not fight you for the credit; I will stay to hold down the rear."

After the action plan was decided, Nashadier led ten thousand vanguard troops toward the Egyptian port city.

Because they had Longyan's specially made marching equipment, the vanguard's marching speed was very fast, but they also slept in the open and ate in the wind along the way.

Originally, fresh vegetables and fruits in Egypt were luxury items; such things are difficult to survive in the desert and are inconvenient to transport.

Therefore, the grain and fodder that could be transported in large quantities could only be some food staples.

But ever since the Longyan people arrived, Nashadier never had to worry about the vegetable problem again.

Approaching night, Nashadier dared not continue marching and ordered the soldiers to set up camp on the spot to make do for the night.

A large pot was set up in the military camp, and Nashadier took off the sheepskin bag tied to his waist and threw various air-dried vegetables into the pot.

Before long, a delicious and luxurious vegetable soup was ready.

Every time he saw such a pot of vegetable soup finished, Nashadier could not help but sigh; the Chief Councilor of Longyan, Liu Zheng, is truly a remarkable person.

To actually think of air-drying vegetables and putting them into sheepskin bags to keep them fresh; this not only allows them to be stored for a long time.

But it is also easy to carry; one person can carry more than ten catties of such dried vegetables, but if it were replaced with non-air-dried vegetables, it would not be a small number.

Although water resources are lacking in the desert, a person who has lived in the desert for many years knows how to obtain things like water in the desert.

After eating and drinking their fill, the group gathered around the bonfire in the military tent to keep warm.

The desert at night is incomparably cold and requires insulation.

Nashadier dressed like a zongzi and slept in front of the bonfire for the night.

The

second day, they set foot on the journey again.

Because the speed was very fast, it took them less than seven days to travel from Cairo to the seaside port.

Fortunately, they did not encounter any difficulties along the way.

Nashadier looked at this city built on the coast; approaching this city, the desert had long since ceased to exist.

Instead, it was another scene.

Nashadier entered the city and passed by the port.

Although it was a port city, there were not many ships at the port.

When Jiang Xuan and Nashadier killed their way into the city, the French ships here had already been taken by a group of French soldiers who left by boat.

This place could also be considered one of the few oasis areas, and the environment was still passable.

After the Longyan army occupied it, they did not disturb the residents here.

And these Egyptians did not show too much dissatisfaction with the Longyan army occupying their city, and were even somewhat relieved.

These indigenous Egyptians did not have a very good life themselves; although this port city had been built to be extremely modernized.

But most of the civilians were still very poor.

All the wealth was gathered in the hands of a few people, such as the French immigrants and the Egyptian Royal Family.

But after Nashadier captured this city, he, as the actual person in power of this city, did not make too many changes.

He let things develop, but Nashadier still struck down the power of the Egyptian Royal Family and the French.

This gave the poor Egyptians in this small town a glimmer of a heart for resistance.

Nashadier looked at the so-called vegetable market, where a hanging was being carried out, and the targets of the hanging were the French who had made their fortunes here.

Nashadier walked away with an indifferent look, as if everything happening now had nothing to do with him, the current City Lord.

He let the Egyptians punish those Egyptian Royal Family members or French Nobles in this city.

In any case, once the war ends, this city will be given to the British.

The current chaotic situation in the city will only give the British a headache; what does that have to do with Nashadier?

Nashadier only needs to handle the food supply and military issues within this port city.

Yes, although there are no French troops here.

But there are still some Egyptian troops; most of these troops have low combat effectiveness and are basically in a state of holding guns but not knowing how to use them.

But they are still military forces, and Nashadier does not want such a bunch of low-class troops causing trouble behind his back while he is fighting at the front.

Although they will not cause him any substantial losses, they will bring him trouble as unpleasant as swallowing a fly.

Disgusting and nauseating.

The first thing Nashadier did upon arriving at the City Lord Mansion was to summon the leaders of the various forces and organizations in the city for a simple and quick negotiation.

The composition of the forces in this city is not complex: one is the Police Agency formed by the Nobles of the Egyptian Royal Family to maintain their own safety, one is the Workers Association, a newly established civilian organization, and the other is an alliance composed of some veterans who specialize in collecting protection fees.

Soon, the leaders of these three forces all stepped into Nashadier's office one after another.

The three forces were at daggers drawn the moment they met.