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When the Central European battlefield was at a deadlock, the Egyptian battlefield also reached a critical moment.

Since the Austrian army laid down its political baggage, the natural danger of the canal has changed from a moat to a thoroughfare, and it is no longer an obstacle to the advancement of the Austrian army.

After the hand-to-hand combat, the problems of the French army gradually emerged.

There is no alternative, the manpower of France is limited, and it is impossible to put regular troops in Egypt without restriction.If the number of the main force is insufficient, the colonial army can only be used to make up the number.

Although they all look the same, the combat effectiveness is very different.

Not a few years have passed since the Egyptian rebellion, and the French rule is not that stable.Seeing the dogs of France and Austria biting their dogs, the Egyptian people really have no interest in mixing.

If it were not for the gun to be put behind the neck, the Egyptians would definitely not want to go to the battlefield as cannon fodder.

Inside the Governor's Mansion in Cairo, Governor Jacob stared at the map solemnly.From the small brightly colored arrows, it can be seen that the current strategic situation of the French army is very unoptimistic.

If it hadn't been for the French navy to defend the coast of Egypt, it would be really surrounded by the enemy now.

Not surrounded, not far from being surrounded.Encountered three-sided siege by the enemy, the strength of the Egyptian colonial government will definitely not be able to sustain it.

After a long time, Governor Jacob, who turned around, asked: "When will the domestic reinforcements arrive?"

If you can't win, you can only ask for help from the country. Anyway, the entire African battlefield, France is a complete defeat, and the Egyptian colonial government is not ashamed of asking for help.

"Your Excellency, the War Department rejected our request for help and ordered us to use the fine traditions of the French army to overcome difficulties..."

Before the middle-aged officer had finished speaking, Governor Jacob took off the papers on the desk in front of him and roared: "Enough, no need to continue."

"Damn bureaucrat, he must have broken his brain on a woman's belly, and forgot even the most basic military knowledge.

What Egypt means to France, a three-year-old child knows.Once the Austrians take possession of Egypt, they wash their necks and wait to be slaughtered!

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When you open the map of Europe and Asia, you will know that Egypt not only has the most important golden canal in the world, but also the last obstacle preventing Austrian Africa from connecting with the mainland.

Once in the hands of Egypt and Austria, a giant that far surpassed any empire in history appeared.

At that time France will be in danger. With its strong manpower and material resources, Austria can kill any enemy.

Anyone with a little bit of military common sense knows such an obvious problem, and it is naturally impossible for the War Department to not know it.

Knowing the problem does not mean being able to solve the problem.The best way is naturally to send troops to strengthen Egypt, but reinforcements are not a trifle.

The enemy is Austria, not an indigenous tribe, and the mere increase in troops is meaningless.While increasing the troops, we must also ensure the firepower of the troops, or else it will be a thousand miles away.

The stronger the firepower, the greater the material consumption.France has invested more than two million troops in the Central European battlefield, and has more than 1.5 million troops on the southern front. At the same time, it also provides logistics for millions of African colonial troops, including Egypt.

Such logistical pressure is already a reprint of the original World War I.Even if France's size is far beyond the original time and space, it can mobilize more human and material resources, but the allied nurses are not in place!

The only British ally, did not sell kidney aid like Yuan Shikong.Now people are still at home drinking coffee and watching a big show called Europa Universalis.

Of course, taking advantage of the fire to rob and make war fortune is also an essential operation.Since the outbreak of the war, tariffs between Britain and France have increased by 57%, and the export of strategic materials has directly doubled.

Not buying?

It doesn't matter!

Out of this door, all my shops are behind.

You can figure it out for yourself, anyway, there are only a few industrial powers this year, and what they do is monopolistic trading.

Since the war, the French government has endured a series of problems such as substandard quality and delayed transactions on the one hand.

If the war continues, it will not be the battlefield that can lead to France's failure, but the finances and logistics.

In order to break the Rhine defense line as soon as possible, the Paris government just decided to increase its troops on the front line. The reinforcements originally planned to be put into the Egyptian area naturally fell through.

Seeing that Governor Jacob had almost vented, the middle-aged military officer added: "Your Excellency, the country has decided to shrink the colonies in Africa. It is ready to temporarily abandon Niger, Mali, Senegal, Mauritania and other regions.

After shrinking the colonies, the troops in these areas will retreat to the Algerian region and stand firm.The Ministry of War said that if we need it, we can deploy 20 infantry divisions to come for reinforcements."

Governor Jacob is very aware of the situation in Africa. The so-called temporary abandonment is actually just a fig leaf.

Most of these areas border Austrian Africa, and they were beaten by the Austrians the most violently as soon as the war broke out. The scene was miserable.

Even if it does not shrink the line of defense, it is only a matter of time before it falls.The Paris government can't even take care of Egypt, so it is naturally impossible to build a line of defense that stretches for thousands of miles for North Africa.

The colonial empire is collapsing, and for colonists like Governor Jacob, the heart is completely collapsed.

Of course, this is barely good news for the Egyptian region.Regardless of the combat effectiveness of these reinforcements, it at least proves that the country has not given up on them.

Although this result does not satisfy Governor Jacob, it is better to have reinforcements than no reinforcements without a choice.

"Tell the War Department that we are facing the regular Austrian army, not a colonial cannon fodder.

To block the enemy’s front, all reinforcements must be French troops, and the indigenous troops should not send them to waste food."

After the war broke out, in order to preserve the colonial empire, the French government also sent a reinforcement to the colony.

The backbone of the armed forces in the colonies nowadays is based on domestically sent troops as seeds, plus local French troops.

The combat effectiveness is N levels stronger than that of the indigenous troops. Because of insufficient training and backward weapons and equipment, they are one or two weaker than the native troops, and they are still barely worthy of use.

Without waiting for the middle-aged officer to speak, he suddenly remembered the sound of "Woo woo woo...", followed by a "boom, boom..." sound.

This is Cairo, there are hundreds of kilometers away from the front line, it is impossible for a shell to hit this far.

Suddenly an explosion sounded in his ears, Governor Jacob immediately realized what was wrong, and hurriedly ordered: "If the order goes on, let the airship force immediately lift off and intercept the enemy's airship, and the air defense force is responsible for cooperation."

The air defense forces of this year are actually only responsible for dealing with, or driving away, low-flying airships.There are still only airships to deal with high-altitude airships.

Of course, after the Rhine air battle is over, these experiences are already in the past.

I don't know if it was for confidentiality, because of bureaucratic malfeasance, or because it was deemed unnecessary. In short, these military conceptual changes were not passed to Governor Jacob in the first time.

Following this order, the scene that originally happened on the Rhine River reappeared over Cairo, but on a much smaller scale.

In a sense, Governor Jacob’s order is also correct.The airship force was over, which reduced the logistical pressure on the Cairo garrison.

After all, since the emergence of aircraft, the airship force without fighter jets has been a living target.

Staying on the ground will waste resources.You must know that the maintenance of an airship is also very expensive, and the maintenance cost of an airship can catch up with a destroyer.

France may be able to build an airplane, but if it wants to build a fighter jet in a short time, it is dreaming.

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After the sound of "Da Da Da...", a French airship's airbag was broken and quickly began to fall.

After making up for a specially made bomb, it was determined that the enemy was finished, and Lieutenant Wade was excited to give up.

Looking around, all the airships of the French army fell and exploded. Those that had not yet fallen became targets of comrades-in-arms.

The planes killed the airship without any help at all.At this moment, Lieutenant Wade couldn't do it when he leaned in to snatch his colleagues' military exploits.

"It seems that today's harvest will end here. I really envy the guys assigned to the Central European battlefield. I heard that in the air battle on the Rhine, someone set a record of three consecutive killings.

We can't do it here, there are more monks and less porridge.The damn Frenchman, also known as the No. 1 powerhouse in Europe, doesn't know how to equip a few more ships, it is not enough for everyone."

The young man flying the plane couldn't help it, and laughed: "Well, heroic Ensign Wade, I know you are the bravest fighter.

The airship that slaughtered the enemy in this way was really tasteless, and was not worthy of your identity.

Only a close battle can highlight your bravery. For example, go down to capture the French commander-in-chief Jacob, and create another miracle in military history.

Don't worry, I will take the parachute for you. I don't mind opening the hatch again if you want."

The enraged Lieutenant Wade sternly reprimanded: "Shut up, Adolf! This joke is not funny at all. I have explained it many times, and what you say after drinking can't be taken seriously."

There is no doubt that this is the dark history of Lieutenant Wade.

Theoretically speaking, if you suddenly land from the sky, it is still possible to fall into the enemy's headquarters.If the enemy is brain-dead enough, chances are he can really capture the enemy's commander-in-chief.

The lucky American pilot from Yuan Shikong successfully captured an Italian army after landing in the wrong place.

However, similar cases have always been miracles in military history.Although there are Italians among the French soldiers below, most of them are French.

Lieutenant Wade also had his head in alcohol, and came up with such a brain damage plan.I am now in a sober state, and naturally I will not go to death.

Adolf smiled slightly: "Well, this is my fault. Let's stop the joke. Our task has been completed, and it's not a problem to be idle like this.

How about I lower the flying altitude slightly, and you shoot with a machine gun to see if there is any unexpected gain?"

Austria has been engaged in aircraft research and development for many years, but the air force’s combat experience is still about zero.

On this issue, Franz was unable to help.An army needs a lot of experience to grow up.

Franz's knowledge of the air force is very limited, and the sources are mostly jokes he has read on the Internet. If he really wants to use it as an air force training exercise, it is not much different from suicide.

"Are you kidding?"

Wade asked incredulously.The facial expressions have exposed his inner surprise, as if talking about Adolf's proposal, refreshing his knowledge.

"of course!"

Adolf replied affirmatively.After a pause, he explained: "The enemy, dare to let the airship lift into the air, proving that the battle on the Rhine River did not pass.

Since the enemy has never encountered an aircraft, naturally there will be no means of targeting.It is not enough to deal with us by the means of dealing with airships.

Try it at an altitude of 500 meters. If it is dangerous, I will fly away. Anyway, the enemy's reaction speed cannot keep up with us.

If we are lucky and kill a few big fish, we will earn it."

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