The Ismailia Barracks should be the largest barracks that the Chinese army has encountered along the way. It has the strength of a company, while other small towns are more based on ranked units.
Even in a small town that existed to protect water sources, the French army only had one squad of soldiers stationed. It was even more impossible for a small-scale garrison like this to mount an effective resistance.
After completing the clearing mission, Ma Hui and others returned to the river embankment and continued to escort the warship, but the questions in their minds persisted. They did not get the answer until General Luo Huo, who was directly under the command of the Second Battalion of the Special Operations, disembarked from the ship for inspection.
"What did you say? Why didn't the French resist? Hahaha... Bah!" Luo Huo pinched the cigar at the corner of his mouth and spat into the canal.
"Do you think that the European armies are very powerful? They are just like the French army we encountered in Naha. They launched landing attacks again and again, and the Tsarist Russian soldiers in Vladivostok fought until the end. Not surrendering?”
"Children, you are frightened by the cruel wars before. Those are not all real..."
"The head of state once said that humans are greedy for life and afraid of death. This is the innate nature of human beings. Children who have just learned to walk will be startled by kittens and puppies that suddenly jump out of the grass..."
"Not to mention war. Most people are not trained. When facing an enemy armed to the teeth, most people still choose to retreat because they know they can't defeat them, let alone withstand the opponent's momentum..."
"So the ancient Spartans said that warriors are trained, not born!"
"The French army is indeed very powerful, but it is not so powerful that it is invincible. You have to think about it carefully. The composition of a country's army will never be uniform!"
"The army includes regular troops, miscellaneous troops, those who have served for a short period of time, and veterans who have served for life. There are iron troops built with high military expenditures, and there are garrison troops who are just waiting to die..."
"There are elites who have experienced countless bloody battles and climbed out of the sea of blood. Of course, there will also be rookies who have never seen blood. Isn't this normal?"
"Armies with different combat capabilities should be placed in different positions. For example, in the Crimean War, France and the United Kingdom, plus the Ottoman Empire, sent out the most elite armies in the country to fight against Tsarist Russia..."
"And when the British and French allied forces attacked the Qing Dynasty, do you think that any army can be mobilized for an expedition? They are all veterans who have fought for many years, and they are all battle-hardened aces..."
"Actually, the reason is very simple. If you send troops halfway around the world, do you think the quality of the soldiers can be wrong? Soldiers who are too weak will probably die of seasickness..."
The surrounding Marines all laughed, and Luo Huo continued, "According to countless overseas intelligence reports, in fact, in this world now, backward peoples already have a sense of fear in their souls towards Westerners..."
"In India, six or seven British troops can take hundreds of locals to prison, and even to the execution ground, no one dares to rebel...Here in Egypt, one squad of French troops can intimidate a large tribe of thousands of people. Don’t dare to make mistakes!”
"The problems here are very complicated. One is that they are afraid of being beaten, and the other is that the technological gap is too large. The indigenous people have a god-like illusion of higher civilization... Yes, the technological gap is too great, so the weak people really see the strong people It’s like looking at God…”
"In addition, France already controls the economic lifeline here, and all Bedouins have to rely on the economic circle of the canal to make a living. Do you think they still dare to fight against the French?"
"So, it's not surprising that one squad or one platoon can control a town of thousands of people!"
"It is precisely because this place is very easy to control, so the French will not send elite, limited soldiers here. They will concentrate on places with the greatest threat, such as Cairo, Port Said, Port Suez, etc..."
"Of course, the biggest threat to the French now is Prussia... Elite legions from colonies around the world are concentrating on the country, and the soldiers who stay here are of course becoming more and more rubbish!"
"Okay, cheer up...it will be dawn in more than half an hour! Let's have breakfast today in Port Said!"
Port Said, the most famous port in Egypt, controls the Mediterranean entrance to the Suez Canal. It is not only the most prosperous commercial town in Egypt, but also a place for spies from various countries. Like Casablanca during World War II, it is known as the capital of intelligence.
In the tavern late at night, the gas lights outside the door to attract customers have gone out, indicating that the boss has closed, but in the corner of the hall, several men with gloomy faces are talking in low voices.
These people are the Prussian intelligence officers stationed in Egypt. They are analyzing the current situation at the moment. Everyone is extremely nervous because someone has just sent intelligence saying that the French canal telegraph network has been completely paralyzed.
"Okay, the situation has been made very clear. The Zhiyuan's current location should be in the Great Bitter Lake. We don't know whether it has entered the canal. But what is certain is that the French spies have made some changes. There are many facts that they will take action. …”
"Yes, and I can infer that these French people are using new chess pieces that we are completely unaware of, so we can't touch the context at all... But the destruction of the telegraph line reminded us that something must be happening over the Great Bitter Lake Already?"
"Yes, the canal company at the port has the lights brightly lit all night. They must be discussing something..."
Just when everyone was at a loss, there was a sudden rhythmic knock on the back door of the tavern. After the code was exchanged, a local kid of 14 or 15 years old ran in, "Outside the city... A group of French cavalry came from outside the city... Everyone from the south is almost exhausted... They all joined the canal company!"
The indigenous child gasped for air, then grabbed a glass of soda from the table and drank it all.
Before anyone could ask more questions, a local informant came to the back door: "The broken French merchant ships Bacchus and Dover suddenly turned on their lights. Many sailors were busy and it looked like they were about to set sail... …”
"It's broken... it's broken! What do the French want to do? Those two broken ships have never been repaired at all and cannot go to sea at all. Why did they set sail?"
"You still have to ask... There is a 90% chance that it will enter the canal, and the sunken ship will block the river channel. If you don't believe me, go and send the mission, those two ships must be filled with sandbags..."
"Let's go, take action!" The spies slapped two gold coins on the table, and the two little spies quickly grabbed them into their hands, each of them smiling so hard that they couldn't even see their eyes.
The Prussian spies are on the move. Although they cannot have all the information, one thing is for sure that they must not let those two ships enter the canal. No matter how powerful the Zhiyuan is, if it allows such two merchant ships filled with sand to sink in the river, he will also rush into the canal. Don't go there.
"Fire prevention! Drive our ship and hit them. We must stop them..."
Before the group of Prussian spies could take action, a cloud of smoke and flames suddenly rose into the sky in the distant warehouse area, followed by the chaotic roar of the crowd.
"Oh God! Who did it? Someone actually did it before us..."
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