Chapter 775 Finale - The Inevitable Choice (13)
Of course, Kaipail also knew that the very difficult Prime Minister Disrael had worked very actively to give them some real help in a more difficult situation.
At the beginning of the year, with the arduous efforts and inspiration of Disraelli, a British, Spanish and Portuguese coalition aid army of more than 100,000 British, Spanish and Portuguese coalition forces was finally formed. Before that, the special envoy of the British Empire government sent by Disraelli had rarely visited Ismail Pasha in Egypt in a very humble manner, and successfully reached a preliminary agreement on borrowing the passage with him.
According to this agreement, the coalition's aid forces army can not only rush to East Africa through its borders without any obstacles, but even the supply required by the coalition's aid forces army, the Egyptian Ismail Pasha promised to consider it.
Obviously, this is the most direct and fastest way to rescue the crisis in East Africa.
Therefore, when Ismail Pasha's promise was passed to London, Disraelli and his staff almost cried with excitement.
However, the excitement of Disrael was very short, because whether it was the Spanish and Portuguese governments, who were the main force of the sending troops, or the generals who were responsible for directing the African aid army, they all spoke in unison and firmly opposed Egypt's borders. Especially the generals of the African aid army, they did not agree to lead the army through the Egyptian land, even if they were asked to draw a large circle along the Egyptian border, they would not be killed.
How could a terrible Egypt become a plague god in the eyes of powerful empires like Britain, Spain and Portugal?
The reason is simple, because Egypt once allowed them to taste the fruit of pain.
In 1868, when the Allies led by the British Empire began to expel the forces of France, Italy and Belgium in Africa to establish their absolute hegemony throughout Africa, both the British Empire and his little brothers such as Spain and Portugal had a strong interest in Egypt. This was not only because of the huge territory that Egypt owned, but more importantly, the Suez Canal it controlled.
However, although Disraelli coveted Egypt many times more than his little brothers, he was smart and forced to suppress the huge fat piece of Egypt to those little brothers whose eyes were almost falling out of his sockets.
The greedy Spanish and Portuguese governments did not understand the reason for the generosity of their British Empire. In fact, their boss knew that the Egypt in front of him was no longer the Egypt in the past.
How was the Suez Canal built?
That is the result that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom people will only get after they have actually inserted their hands.
What's more, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom ships are still coming and going on the Suez Canal. Are the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom so stupid that they don't keep a move in Egypt?
For example, the construction of the Suez Canal has been completed for several years, but why are there still tens of thousands of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom aiders who continue to stay in Egypt?
Some people may say that it is because the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom government is credible and responsible. The stay of these builders is just to provide the Egyptians with continued support at the management and technical level to the Suez Canal that has been put into use.
But Disraelli would not think so simply.
The subsequent facts soon proved that Disraelli was not only smart, but also quite correct.
When Disraelli ran his British Empire soldiers to the Gold Coast, climbed Nigeria, crossed Cameroon, and drove away the Belgians in the Congo, he had swallowed the Spanish and Portuguese of Algeria, which originally belonged to the French. After fairly demarcating the ownership of North and South Egypt, he began to enter Egypt with confidence.
Unfortunately, the aggressive Spanish and Portuguese coalition forces hit the rock head-on.
The Egyptians whom they have always looked down upon, told them with their iron fist that Egypt is definitely not a lamb that can be slaughtered.
Of course, the initial situation of the Spanish-Portugal coalition forces as soon as they entered Egypt was really exciting.
Because although the Spanish-Portugal coalition forces had encountered resistance from the Egyptians again and again, as they imagined in advance, the Egyptians or the Egyptians' army were really bad and could not help but have a dozen.
However, when the extremely crazy 50,000 Spanish-Portugal coalition forces rushed to the city of Cairo like autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, the situation quickly reversed.
It was like a large number of Egyptian armed forces suddenly appeared behind them. The reason for this is that among these people who suddenly emerged from the Spanish-Portugal coalition forces, although some Egyptian troops were also seen, more were ordinary people with more weapons in their hands.
There was a strong city in front and a large army behind. They fought and trekked all the way. The officers and soldiers of the Western Portuguese coalition, who had not even received a decent rest, collapsed in an instant.
The Spanish and Portuguese finally understood that the arms and legs of the Egyptians whom they looked down upon had become thicker, and at the same time, they also understood the real reason why the Egyptians could become stronger.
"It's all done by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom people!"
The Spanish and Portuguese, who had the most say, yelled like this with their chests and feet.
Because I have truly realized how "fier" the so-called technicians and workers of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, who were still stranded in Egypt and who were originally known as Egypt's aid builders, were after picking up their weapons.
Disraelli, who had not stepped on the mine, certainly had reason to feel extremely grateful, but the Spaniards and Portuguese, who had been hit and had lost nearly 50,000 soldiers in dozens of days, were heartbroken and cold.
Time flies to 1871. The British Empire lost all its property in the Far East, the Straits colonies were gone, and India lost a splendid spirit. Sir Frederick Haynes, the commander-in-chief of the once majestic British Empire Asian War Zone, had to bring his remnants and retreat to East Africa in a mess.
Such a sudden change in the situation reminded Disraelli of Egypt again.
Because the Suez Canal was actually covered by the Egyptians, and it could float on the sea, and it would explode with thunder once it hit.
And if Egypt can be completely taken down, there will naturally be a way to clear these dangerous objects on the Suez Canal.
In this way, the British Empire government can not only give Sir Frederick Haynes, who is entrenched in East Africa at any time to truly stabilize the situation in East Africa with all the support needed. The Indian Ocean fleet under Admiral Henry Keppelle can also enter the Mediterranean from behind the French and Italians. The Mediterranean battle situation, which is almost dead, can naturally be revived.
However, Disraelli's idea failed to be recognized by his younger brothers such as Spain and Portugal, because their pain was still hurting two years ago.
At present, the Egyptians who had been enemies and were greatly benefited by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom people, so happily agreed to the crossing request of the Envoy Team to help their great benefactors. No matter how you, Disrael, and the Portuguese would never believe it.
Chapter completed!