Chapter 340

Franz's guess was right. Austria was indeed involved in Mahdi's rebellion. Just as Friedrich wanted to stir up trouble, he immediately got in touch with the rebel army.

Facts had proven that the sugar daddy was always the most popular. As the pioneer of the African independence movement, Mahdi used the grandest ceremony to welcome the Austrian military contingent.

Both sides had a pleasant conversation. The only regrettable thing was that the British also appeared, which made Hutier and the rest very unhappy.

Fortunately, everyone was on the same side now. They were all here to cause trouble for the French, so there was no unhappiness.

After the welcoming banquet ended, someone couldn't help but say, "Fuhrer, aren't the Austrians too perfunctory?"

There was no doubt that everyone was very dissatisfied with the Austrian military contingent.

As the saying went, "A man without hair on his mouth is not reliable." No one had any confidence in the military cadets who had just graduated from school.

Mahdi waved his hand and smiled. "That's not important. As long as the Austrians' assistance arrives, even if they send a group of gorillas, we will still provide for them.

Moreover, don't you think it's best like this? If they really send a group of old foxes, I'm afraid we will have to worry about driving the tiger from the front door and the wolf from the back door. "

Britain and Austria were different. In Africa, the British were weak. They could cause trouble for the French, but it was impossible for them to take over the French's colonies.

Austria was different. They were the true hegemon of the African continent. If it weren't for the alliance of the few colonial empires in Africa, the continent would have been taken over by Austria.

Under such circumstances, Mahdi naturally had to be wary of the Austrian threat.

The rebel army wasn't a monolithic entity. Everyone only temporarily joined forces because they had a common enemy.

Once the international powers got involved, the hidden dangers within could easily be magnified and cause immeasurable consequences.

He would rather the Austrians send a group of trash to cause trouble than a group of old foxes.

A middle-aged man complained, "But, looking at the Austrians' intentions, they want to interfere with military command. If they want to interfere with military command, will they be able to do so with just these people? "

Mahdi shook his head. "No one can answer this question. However, the army that the Austrians trained for us is indeed very good.

If they want to command the army, then we will give them a chance. We will hand over the troops we just incorporated to them.

It would be best if we win, but it won't cause us much loss even if we lose. If we really lose, they won't have the face to interfere in the future. "

Leading a bunch of unreliable underlings made Mahdi feel mentally exhausted. He very much suspected that starting this uprising would cause him to die young.

It was too late for regrets. If he backed out at this time, not only would the French want to make an example out of him, but even the British and Austrian investors wouldn't let him off.

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Lieutenant Colonel Hootier: "The situation on the battlefield is very disadvantageous to us. The French are already sharpening their knives, and the upper echelons of the rebel army still don't have any awareness of the crisis.

"They are afraid that our arrival will disrupt the balance of power," Lieutenant colonel Hoover said. "The situation," Hoover said.

Just now, I tested Mahdi in private. His attitude is very firm. It's impossible for him to obtain the command of the rebel army.

Now that the British are also involved, with the chips in our hands, the most we can get is a ragtag army.

On the way here, everyone had already seen what kind of trash the main force of the Revolutionary Army was. I don't think they will be able to carry out orders. The combat knowledge they learned in school is useless here. "

"The most important thing on the battlefield is execution. If the army doesn't have enough execution, no matter how good the tactics are, they won't be able to display their power.

The most important thing on the battlefield was execution. If the army's execution wasn't strong enough, no matter how good the tactics were, they wouldn't be able to display their power.

The core that determined the execution of an army was the quality of the officers at the grassroots level. "In this war, it's impossible to solve this problem."

It was already not easy to barely train this motley crew into soldiers. It was simply unrealistic to want to train qualified officers at the basic level.

"The French won't give them time. They are not far from the French counterattack."

"With Britain and Austria unable to participate personally, the rebel army's chances of winning are infinitely close to zero. Hard work can only increase this probability slightly."

"The best outcome would be to cause huge casualties to the French and make the Government of France feel that this war is not worth the cost. Then, they will choose a remote and secluded side."

"That is indeed the case. Leading this motley crew to fight against the French, no wonder the higher-ups didn't think highly of us from the beginning."

"Unless God is in command, the rebels have no chance of winning," Fakingham agreed.

"However, this has little to do with us. Our mission now is to give the French as much trouble as possible. It would be best if we can spread the war to the Nile Delta."

"The British will probably support us. They want the rebels to fight all the way to the Suez Canal to give them an excuse to meddle with the canal."

Fakingham might not be the strongest in terms of military ability, but his political mind was undoubtedly the best. He could see the British's real goal at a glance.

Potiorek laughed. "What the British want is exactly what we and the French don't want to give, so they are doomed to fail."

"The rebels can't fight to the Suez Canal. The French will go crazy at the slightest hint of it."

"The Government of Paris can send hundreds of thousands of troops. Even if all the young men are armed and trained, they won't be able to stop them."

"So, if we destroy the Nile Delta, which the French have painstakingly built, our mission will be half done.

If we are lucky enough to break into Cairo, the few of us will have a chance to become the future commander-in-chief of the war against the French. "

Seeing the strange looks everyone was giving him, Potiorek hurriedly waved his hand. "Why are you looking at me? It was just a joke. Is there a need to be like this?"

"Of course there is!" Steinhausenberg replied firmly.

"If we can do this, I guess the French won't be able to survive." "Maybe the French will follow up their victory and directly overturn the French."

"Do you want to challenge them, Major Potiorek?" "I can guarantee that if you do it, you will be Austria's youngest general."

It was not easy to be an Austrian general. In peacetime, one had to take things one step at a time. Under the best circumstances, it would take at least 20 to 30 years to be promoted. "

"It's different with military merits, which can be promoted at any time." The rules had been set long ago. As long as you had enough military merits, you could soar all the way. Age and qualifications were not a problem.

Potiorek shook his head. "Can't I complete half of it?"

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