After leaving the conference room, Huthier and others' faces became gloomy. Obviously, everyone was not interested in Lieutenant General Jarret's boast.

It was not shown at the meeting, because they were slightest words. Others were lieutenant generals, and the highest rank in the Austrian delegation was only lieutenant colonel.

In addition, the senior leaders of the rebel army obviously trusted the British more and directly questioned the other party in public, which had no effect except offending the people.

Back in the camp, Major Pothorek, the most active one, couldn't help it: "You guys, could it be that guy who took the French money on purpose..."

Lieutenant Colonel Huthier interrupted: "Impossible! He is a lieutenant general of the Empire of Sun and never sets. No matter what, he will not treason for a little money.

In fact, Lieutenant General Jarrett is not completely worthless, at least it is more reliable than those guys in the upper echelons of the rebel army."

advantage?

Unfortunately, Huthier really couldn't find it. In theory, Lieutenant General Jarret's military deployment was not a problem at all.

All calculations are made, but the execution capabilities of the rebel army are ignored.

Including the last ambush, there was no problem in theory. It was just because the combat effectiveness of the rebel army was too trash, which led to the failure of the battle.

If you can't compare it well, you can only compare it badly. Although Lieutenant General Jarret is a little rigid and has a stronger bureaucratic style, he is also more reliable than the top leaders of the rebel army, which is mixed with fish and dragons.

Major Pothorek shook his head: "I'm afraid the strong ones are limited. Jarret's combat experience is limited to suppressing colonial rebellions, rather than instigating colonial rebellions."

There is no way, Britain hasn't fought for many years. The recent war was still fighting with Austria for South Africa, and it ended in failure.

After losing the battle, there is naturally no future. The officers who participated in the battle, retired and transferred to the business.

Now the representatives sent are also tall men selected by short men. Lieutenant General Jarrett has suppressed the miners' rebellion in Australia and stood out.

Fakinhan smiled and said, "Actually, there is nothing wrong with this. With Jaret in charge of commanding the rebels, it can at least ensure that the rebels will not surrender easily.

According to the combat plan just announced, isn’t our mission to attack Ugsur? It just happened to be interspersed and entered the hinterland of Egypt.”

"I won't surrender easily" has become a reason, and this expectation is also full of words.

Huthier nodded: "Things are settled. Contact us first and airdrop a batch of compressed biscuits. No one can guarantee that he will leave the camp and whether he can still get supplies."

The first taboo for going deep into the army is logistics. Nearly 10,000 troops are replenished on the spot behind enemy lines. Whether the food collected can fill the stomach is unknown.

...

At the command of the rebel army, Lieutenant General Jarret was staring at the map and worried. Although he said it lightly, he actually had no idea at all.

Not to mention bringing these mobs, even if he was asked to command the British army and the French to start fighting, Jarrett was not sure.

The Frenchman's title of "the world's number one army" was made on the battlefield. The armies of European countries are stepping stones for the French army to reach the top. Everyone will feel pressure when facing such an enemy.

Mahdi asked in a deep voice: "General Jaret, can I send the Eighth Division to attack Ugsur? Or will the Sixth Division be sent out?"

After a moment of silence, Jarret reminded carefully: "Your Excellency, it's a feint not an attack.

The French defenders in Ugsur had two regiments. If they wanted to capture this place, they would not even be able to do it even if they added the Sixth Division.

We just need to make a gesture to attract the attention of the French and gain time for the main force to rest and recuperate."

Deep down, Jarrett felt a strong sense of distrust of the command ability of the senior leaders of the rebel army.

If it weren't for political reasons, he wouldn't mind uniting with the Austrians.

No matter what, Huthier and others also came from regular military academy, which was more reliable than the "high-level officials of the rebel army" who were on the shelves.

Otherwise, Jarret would not have handed over such an important task to the Eighth Division.

Regardless of whether everyone's positions are in opposition, the interests of Britain and Austria are consistent in causing chaos in France.

...

The war in Egypt began to burn, and the troubles of the London government came. The enemy did not play according to the rules and did not confront them directly, but instead went to seek the bad luck of the Persian government.

You should know that the Persian government is willing to sign a treaty of traitorism. In addition to military threats and diplomatic blackmail, the British government also promises to solve diplomatic difficulties.

In other words, the British obtained the diplomatic rights of Persia and took over the foreign affairs of the Persian Empire.

Now Britain should fulfill its promise, but the British government is powerless. The reason why the secret agreement is a secret agreement is because it is shameful.

Russia and Austria pretended to be stupid and ignored the existence of the secret agreement. They asked Persia to sign a free trade agreement, which made the London government embarrassed.

"Free trade" is a banner of Britain. As the biggest beneficiary of the free trade system, it is impossible for the British government to jump out and hinder free trade.

It is only a small problem to slap yourself in the face. If the free trade system is destroyed, it will be a huge loss.

Gladstone asked, "Have the Russians stopped their small movements in Central Asia yet?"

Foreign Minister George shook his head: "It's still the same, the Russians have no intention of restraining themselves. Not long ago, the Cossacks robbed a small tribe of the Bukhara Khanate."

Gladstone frowned even more, not only because it was ineffective, but it was obviously getting worse.

If the Russians cannot be suppressed, Central Asian countries will begin to reconsider the issue of the team again.

The Tsarist government is not a reckless man who only knows how to fight and kill. Although there are some lack of diplomatic methods, it is also diplomatic.

No one can guarantee whether the Russians will support pro-Russian factions in the local area and adopt a more eased way to annex Central Asia.

Especially now, the Russian Empire is in a state of weakness and is not suitable for provoking wars, and diplomatic means are even more important.

This can be seen from the power structure within the Tsarist government in recent years that the foreign minister's voice in the government is increasing day by day, and this is the only one that the Minister of Finance has.

After hesitating for a while, Gladstone made a decision: "Show off directly with the Russians and tell the Tsarist government:

Either stop small actions in Central Asia and ensure that they do not expand in Central Asia; or fight a war in Central Asia!

At the same time, send people to join the three-party negotiations of Russia and Oppo, and destroy them as much as possible."

If the Central Asian issue is not solved now, it will be even more difficult to solve when the Russians recover their vitality.

In contrast, Persia's interests are still small problems. In essence, it is a test, and it is too much to hate if it is taken over Persian interests.

...

The plan never changes quickly, and before the British intervene, the negotiations between Russia and Oppo came to an end.

On April 28, 1885, under the diplomatic pressure exerted by Russia and Austria, coupled with a wave of fooling around the negotiating table, Persian officials in charge of the negotiations signed the "Three-Country Free Trade Agreement" in a daze.

Perhaps it was not the Persian officials involved in the negotiations who were deliberately confused. Compared with the British-Polish secret agreements filled with inequality, the Three-Country Free Trade Agreement will be much more harmonious.

There are not so many additional conditions. On the surface, everyone is a fair deal and does not directly infringe on the sovereignty of the Persian Empire.

The Persian government is not all fools. There are also many smart people who can distinguish who is the main enemy and who is the secondary enemy.

Compared with the idiot who signed the secret contract between England and Poland, this Persian official who deliberately "difficult" is much smarter.

There was no foolish way to be led by Russia and Austria, and directly copied the agreements of various countries in the "free trade system".

For the Persian Empire, it was already a great diplomatic victory to be able to obtain a treaty that seemed equal.

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Chapter completed!