"General, urgent report from the front, the troops we sent to retake the granary were attacked by Nashadir, and the commander died in the line of duty..."
Dawn was slightly startled when she heard the news.
That was an army of 10,000 men, and they carried France's top weapons.
Even with the French cavalry, Dawn just wanted a quick victory.
"How could it be possible? Our troops have powerful equipment. Even in terms of military strength, they should be higher than those Egyptian miscellaneous troops."
The soldiers who came to report the incident replied based on feedback from the frontline battles: "Nashadir doesn't know what method he used to make the ground explode."
"The dust raised temporarily blocked the view of our troops. The Egyptian troops took advantage of this moment to launch an attack against us."
"Our troops suffered heavy casualties."
"However, the commander responded promptly and adjusted the formation."
"Nashadir's army also has cavalry, and our cavalry can contain their cavalry."
"After the dust clears, our troops will launch an attack..."
After hearing the soldier's description, Dawn had already imagined the intensity of that battle in his mind.
He said in a deep voice: "Your battle line has been stretched too long. Nashadir also ambushed a cavalry unit. At this time, they raided you, and the commander also died in the raid."
The soldier looked at Dawn blankly, and after a long while he said: "General, what you said is correct."
Dawn took a deep breath, exhaled it slowly, and sighed: "This battle has always been led by Nashadir."
He walked to the map and looked at the fallen areas of the French Colonial District, where Socra and the surrounding tribes formed an alliance.
The Wahara tribe and surrounding tribes also fell.
The nails and granaries placed among this tribe are now captured by Egyptian troops, and their sphere of influence is expanding.
Now the Egyptian tribes have united under the leadership of Nashadir.
Dawn realized that this war would be a protracted one, although the Egyptian troops were small and weak.
But because of the existence of Nashadir, these seemingly loose Arab tribes are uniting.
Dawn chuckled, the best way to break this situation is to destroy it from within.
"The commander who rules Valhalla, tell him that he can start taking action!"
...
On the other side, Nashadir took lightly the casualties of this war. They lost nearly half of their troops, and the blood of more than 3,000 people was spilled on this land.
But what they sacrificed was that these days, the remaining French troops did not dare to launch an attack.
This buys them valuable time.
This time they captured French army weapons and equipment, 300 muskets, thousands of spears, four artillery pieces, as well as countless cannonballs and black powder.
For them who lack weapons and equipment, this harvest can be said to be very rich.
But the next battle will be even more brutal. They don't have enough troops and they don't have the ability to make weapons.
This is not because these tribes in Egypt did not master the techniques of artillery, explosives, and forging.
But because of the restrictions of the French, they were unable to manufacture these things, and important minerals such as iron ore and saltpeter were not in the hands of the Egyptians themselves.