Jiang Xuan was anxious after being rejected. He was not anxious because his strategy was rejected, but because the military situation was urgent and he had to come up with a countermeasure quickly!
Now, Liu Zheng is also very anxious.
After all, the situation was not friendly to him, and he had not encountered such a disadvantageous match for a long time.
Liu Zheng was deep in thought, but seeing Liu Zheng like this, Jiang Xuan became anxious.
"Brother, please come up with an idea."
"What will happen if this continues?"
"If Suez is lost, all the hard work will be wasted!"
"Don't bother him, he should be able to find a solution soon." Xie Chan frowned.
Xie Chan knew Liu Zheng, and Liu Zheng was so thoughtful that a solution should come out soon.
After half a stick of incense, Liu Zheng finally spoke.
"Order Nashadir's troops to withdraw from Egypt to the Sinai Peninsula."
"What? Withdraw troops? Young Master, do we not want the canal? If we withdraw, we will lose half of our control of the canal."
"Yes, even if you are unable to defeat them, you should still find other ways. Once you give them the other side of the canal, it will not be easy to get it back."
Not only Jiang Xuan, but Ling Chen was also urging Liu Zheng.
Although Xie Chan didn't understand war, it was still incredible. Why did Liu Zheng choose this way?
Isn't this...
"Who said I wanted to give up control of the canal?" Liu Zheng asked with a smile.
His words left several people stunned.
Didn't you say that you want to withdraw your troops? If the Egyptian mainland withdraws, the British army will inevitably occupy the river bank. At that time, it will be "ruling across the river". If the other side takes the initiative, they will be fooling around!
"Retreating because I want to attack. Attack is the best defense."
Liu Zheng chuckled.
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A group of people were confused and had no idea what Liu Zheng meant.
"There is a huge disparity in strength between the enemy and us. If we wait for the British army to attack, we will just sit back and wait for death. The purpose of withdrawing our troops is to paralyze them and send troops to inflict heavy damage on the enemy when they least expect it!"
Liu Zheng thinks this is feasible.
"Young Master, what you mean is that you are building the plank road openly and secretly building the warehouse?"
Jiang Xuan's eyes lit up.
"Yes! That's what it means! Okay, let's take action."
...
Nashadir did not hesitate at all about the order to withdraw his troops, because when he heard that Britain had a hundred thousand troops, he was almost scared to death, and he was afraid that Liu Zheng would let him defend it.
After all, these 50,000 people are his last remaining wealth. If all this wealth is spent, he will have no right to speak.
The strong civilians and soldiers who built the fortress retreated to the Sinai Peninsula in batches by boat. Because of their orderly organization and the cover of the Yinzhou ship, the British army did not dare to pursue them.
Liu Zheng's withdrawal was both unexpected and reasonable for Britain.
What was unexpected was that they did not expect that Liu Zheng, a master who never suffered losses, would actually compromise and retreat.
Does he really not want Suez anymore?
This is completely unlike Liu Zheng’s character!
What is reasonable is that there is a huge disparity in strength between the two sides. Even if Liu Zheng insists on defending, he may not be able to hold it. The only way is to withdraw to the Sinai Peninsula and defend himself.