Chapter 1787: No Reinforcements

Withdrawing troops means they must hand over those interests.

Handing them over to the British, with whom they have had a feud for over two hundred years—such a result is equally unacceptable to them!

"Withdraw troops! General, as long as we persist a little longer, we can achieve victory in this battle."

"Those French will definitely be wiped out by us; you cannot withdraw the troops!"

Dawn helplessly slapped the table: "If we don't withdraw, where will you get enough troops to suppress the internal rebellions?"

"If these tribes rebel while we are still fighting the British, we will definitely fall into an even greater crisis."

"We must provide an explanation for the crises that are very likely to erupt!"

Everyone fell into silence.

It is indeed so; they have now reached a very critical juncture.

If a rebellion were to truly break out.

It would very likely cause the French to lose their right to rule in Egypt.

This is the worst result, and also a result they cannot accept.

Then, the French Empire will lose all their territories on the land of Egypt, which is a very large piece of territory.

It is a price they absolutely have no way to bear.

"Withdraw troops; only by withdrawing troops now can we curb the trend of defeat. Otherwise, we will face very serious consequences."

The crowd expressed agreement with silence; trading three mineral veins for the stability of the entire French Colonial Zone is a profitable deal no matter how one thinks about it.

But no matter how one calculates it, it is a loss for the French.

No one is willing to spit out the interests they have already obtained.

Dawn signed the order to withdraw troops; as long as the troops retreat, they will have enough force to deal with the situation in the French Colonial Zone.

And at this moment.

The British are watching the battlefield, while Dawn is watching the rebellion inside the French Colonial Zone.

Neither of them knows that the Longyan Army led by Jiang Xuan has already arrived at the border of the French Colonial Zone from the Nile River.

Jiang Xuan looked at the boundless land.

They crossed the Sahara Desert and traversed high mountains before arriving at the French Colonial Zone.

This is the most fertile place in Egypt.

There is no Sahara Desert encroachment here, and there are fertile fields and mineral veins.

And there is the Grassland.

Jiang Xuan reorganized his troops and, from another direction away from the battlefield between the British and the French, launched a direct attack on the French Colonial Zone.

Facing this suddenly appearing Longyan Army.

The French had no idea what was going on; the battle erupted swiftly and powerfully.

The French troops did not even react before the battle had already broken out.

Facing the sudden attack of the Longyan Army, these French soldiers appeared flustered.

"What is going on with the Longyan Army!"

"Why did they suddenly attack? What exactly happened?"

"Can someone tell me!"

"Hurry and report to Lord Dawn, request reinforcements..."

The news of the war arrived before Dawn like a bomb.

Seeing the news that the Longyan Army had suddenly attacked their French Colonial Zone, Dawn's mood was as if he had eaten Chili—burning with anxiety.

"Can someone tell me what is going on? Why did the Longyan Army suddenly appear?"

"Where are the previous monitors? Where did they go!"

This time, no French general answered; they also did not know what was going on.

Regarding the news of the Longyan Army's march, they knew nothing; they were just as bewildered as General Dawn.

But seeing that war had already broken out at the southern end of the French Colonial Zone.

Dawn instantly realized a possibility.

Nashadier is a person of Longyan, and now the Longyan Army is attacking from the southern end.

They had just finished fighting the British and were preparing to mobilize troops to quell the internal rebellion, and now a war has erupted.

This is just like a scripted play.

He thought of a possibility: all of this was arranged by the Longyan Army.

It was like this from the beginning; even their battle with the British might have been calculated.

Thinking of this, Dawn only felt a chill down his back.

At this moment, he finally realized what kind of opponent he was fighting against.

This is too terrifying.

They have already fallen into the opponent's trap.

And they are only realizing it now; Dawn felt some despair. Now, the entire French Colonial Zone is filled with the sounds of rebellion.

He must divert troops to fight these Rebel Army forces.

But now the Longyan Army is fighting from the southern end; if he leaves the Longyan Army alone, he knows very well what the consequences will be.

By then, their French colonial area in Egypt will definitely be torn to shreds by the Longyan Army.

If he, Dawn, dies in the war.

He will also die in the judgment of the French Empire.

"Leader, the situation is now extremely critical; we must make a decision!"

"Yes, the Longyan Army is not invincible."

"Their front line is stretched so thin that they certainly have no Method for timely resupply; we still have a chance."

Hearing these words, a glimmer of light flashed in Dawn's eyes; they were right.

Dawn looked at the map, at the lower reaches of the Nile River, near the Suez Canal; that was the most valuable place in Egypt.

Longyan's territory was right there, located at the northernmost end of Egypt.

But they launched their attack from the southernmost end of the French Colonial Zone.

The front line was extremely long, and they also had to cross the Sahara Desert in the middle; among the known Methods, there was only one way to cross this desert of death.

That was to travel by the Nile River.

However, the Nile River was not safe.

A portion of the French Colonial Zone was near the Nile River, and a portion of Britain was also near the Nile River.

With such a river and such a long journey, as long as troops were sent to intercept, the entire supply line of the Longyan Army could absolutely be cut off.

By that time, the Longyan Army attacking France would be like turtles in a jar, and they would also have enough troops to deal with the rebellion within the Colonial Area.

After thinking of this, Dawn regained his spirit; he looked at the various high-ranking generals of the French Colonial Zone and ordered in a deep voice: "Yes, we still have a chance to win this war."

"Depart and send troops now, cut off the Longyan Army's supply line on the Nile River, and stop them from continuing their attack."

"We absolutely cannot let the Longyan Army use War-Nourished Warfare, concentrate more troops, stop the Longyan Army's advance, and absolutely must not let the Longyan Army have a chance to obtain even a shred of supplies."

"Yes!"

The generals stood up and said solemnly.

Dawn said in a deep voice: "Alright, all units go down immediately to organize troops; we absolutely cannot let the Longyan Army tear apart the French Colonial Zone."

"Gentlemen, this is a war without support, and it is destined to be a Protracted War; the most important port we had in Egypt has already been captured by Longyan, and the homeland has no Method to support us."

"And our Colonial Area is the largest and wealthiest land that the French Empire possesses in Africa; if this place is lost, our French Empire will not be able to obtain any supplies in Africa!"