A young man from the Haromir tribe in northwest Tunisia fell in love with a girl from a tribe in French Algeria. At that time, border management between the two countries was lax, and intermarriage between border tribes often occurred.
Once, a young man went to visit the woman's relatives in French Algeria. Unexpectedly, he was killed by the woman's cousin who was dissatisfied with the relationship between the two. His body was thrown to the street. The two tribes clashed. The Haromir tribe in Tunisia crossed the border and attacked the tribe in French Algeria.
, tribes in French Algeria also crossed the border and fought back.
Faced with such a God-given opportunity, how could the French, who had no excuse, miss it? They first encouraged the Tunisian Haromir tribe to take revenge and provided guns and ammunition. Then they turned to support the French Algerian tribe to resist, making this transnational murder a reality.
The case started as a tribal conflict and gradually evolved into a local war.
After the situation escalated, France plausibly accused Tunisia of invading French Algerian territory and harming the interests of France and Algeria.
And before Tunisia could scratch its head and give a reply, the French army, which had been well prepared, immediately dispatched troops. French troops from Algeria appeared on Tunisian soil.
Their first prize was the border city of Telph. This small border town with a population of just over 10,000 people naturally fell after being attacked by more than 20,000 French troops.
Hundreds of Tunisian troops in the city fled and scattered, leaving only a mess. The residents in the city were hiding in their houses, observing these French troops through the cracks in the door with a disturbed expression.
, their only hope now is that these French people will not cause too much trouble to this city.
There is no cover-up at all about what the French army is doing in Algeria. For these hungry French people, many families are dressing up their children in various ways to make them look ugly.
However, their worries were in vain. The French commander who led the team had no intention of staying to "relax". Instead, after leaving a battalion to maintain public security and wait for the follow-up troops, he continued to march non-stop, even if he took a break to catch his breath.
No.
Because the commander of this combat mission, General Pelissier, has already stated that this combat mission is fast. Every day requires a plan. How many kilometers to march and where to hit are all included in the combat plan.
The minimum quantity was clearly stipulated. Of course, the French commander who served as the vanguard did not dare to neglect the task in any way, and kept urging the troops to move forward.
Of course, this was not the only French army that the residents of Telf saw today. A few hours later, most of the mighty French army appeared in front of them. The mighty cavalry and the infantrymen carrying rifles lined up neatly.
, and countless cannons in the second half of the team, which are being driven forward by several horses. Beyond the cannons, the logistics carriage covered with canvas is also huge. The dust it raises covers the sky and the sun.
Even well-informed local residents feel terrified.
General Pelissier, who was in charge of commanding this military operation in the team, was very satisfied. To him, this military operation was completely like a march.
The Kingdom of Tunisia has a few pounds, but after living in Algeria for many years, he doesn't take it seriously at all.
Although the Tunisian ruler Mohammed Sadiq III began to imitate the Westernization practices of the Egyptian Khedive (Ottoman Turkish, meaning governor) Mohammed Ali twenty years ago and implemented a series of reforms,
Focus on developing the economy, improving education levels, improving infrastructure and communication facilities, purchasing new weapons for the army and navy, and adopting Western-style training methods.
However, Tunisia's economic situation and political system have hindered the implementation of reforms: the weak economy is unable to provide the funds needed to implement reforms; the old tax system allows only one-fifth of the taxes collected to enter the national treasury, and the rest is subsidized by local governments.
Officials are lining their own pockets, and the Tunisian central government lacks authority and execution to ensure that reforms are implemented at the lowest level.
The only result was that his guard was well equipped and well-trained, but unfortunately it was too small. With only 3,000 men, it was impossible for them to be a match for the elite French army.
To put it bluntly, in the wild, General Pelissier only needed 1,500 men to defeat the opponent.
Not to mention that he now has more than 30,000 troops in his hands. Of course, he knows that his troops may not only compete with the Tunisians, but also their good neighbors, the Italians.
He was also not afraid of possible threats from the Italians. The combat effectiveness of these Italians, who relied on the help of France to unify, was worrying. Previous battles with the Austrians had already proven that placing hope on them would make you angry.
To vomit blood.
Of course, there are Italians who are not so incompetent, and that is Garibaldi's red shirts. But how old is this old guy? I wonder if he can still recognize the symbols on the battle map?
General Pelissier was full of confidence in this military operation.
When General Pelissier led the French army towards the city of Tunis, a large number of warships and a number of transport ships were also sailing on the outer sea. On the transport ships, people stood tall, and they all looked like French soldiers. That's right.
This is the Marine Corps of the French Navy. In order to cooperate with the army's actions, the Navy also sent out 8,000 marines this time, and their target was Binzet outside Tunisia.
Facing the French invasion, the Tunisian government did not know about it at first. It was only the next day that they got the news. This news was brought by a British merchant ship. This news made the Tunisian government panic, and what happened to the ministers?
All ideas
Some people suggested that the French should apologize to the French and ask them to stop military operations against Tunisia.
Others suggested that Britain and Italy should be invited to mediate their conflicts with France.
In addition, some people think that just retreating like this is not enough. It is best to let France see Tunisia's determination to defend the country and summon troops and tribes from all over the country to resist the French invasion.
The various suggestions from these people gave Muhammad Sadiq III, who was in power, a headache. However, now that the French invasion is just around the corner, he must make a decision as soon as possible, whether it is war, peace or whatever, it needs to be done as soon as possible.
Think of ways to.
Although Sadiq III was not a wise man, he had held power for more than 20 years and he immediately thought of an idea.
"First we need to contact the French to see what is going on. In addition, we need to contact the British and Italians, ask them to mediate, and summon the army to send troops to the tribes and let them come to Tunisia. We need to strengthen ourselves
The strength makes the French take advantage of it."
It has to be said that Sadiq has not been fooling around in vain in the past twenty years, and he immediately came up with several ways to prepare. However, he underestimated the determination of the French this time. Just as the ministers were walking out with their orders, suddenly there was a sudden
A servant rushed in hurriedly.
"The French fleet has appeared in Binzet. The enemy is currently shelling the defenders and is almost unable to withstand it."
This news immediately exploded, and many people did not expect that the French would arrive so quickly.
The news was actually too late. The garrison stationed in Binzet dispersed after the enemy fleet appeared. At least they still knew to notify the Tunisian government.
Now, apart from the damage caused by the shelling, Binzet was full of landed French troops.
"Immediately contact the UK and Italy and ask them to mediate."
Sadiq III, who received the news at this time, felt that the situation was not good and requested mediation first.
With this order from Sadiq III, Italy finally learned the news about the incident in Tunisia.
