Major Ron was the British officer and an infantry regiment commander who was ordered to recapture Egypt this time.
At this moment, he was riding a horse, leading his troops from the station towards Cairo.
Although the British army's station in the Canal Zone was not far from Cairo, the hot weather and poor road conditions still made the army's advance slow.
Especially the artillery battalion assigned to Major Ron for this operation, the cannons they carried seriously slowed down the march of the troops.
"This damn weather!" Major Ron cursed, picked up the kettle and poured another sip into his mouth.
As an English gentleman who was born and raised in the British countryside, Ron was already accustomed to the year-round rainy weather in his native land, and was very unaccustomed to the hot and dry climate in Egypt.
But as a lower-class aristocrat whose family fortunes were in decline, Major Ron wanted to revive his family. Joining the army and seeking military glory was the simplest and easiest way to achieve it.
As one of the few remaining privileges from a noble family, Major Ron entered the army as an officer and participated in the last war as a second lieutenant.
Relying on the experience of almost falling into the trench in the mud of the Marne River and the good luck of surviving in the end, Major Ron was promoted to the rank of Major Infantry Regiment Commander, and his superiors also transferred him to Egypt, a country that was most important to the British Empire.
It is an important place, and it is also one of the few places where military glory can be obtained quickly after the war.
Major Ron was very satisfied with his transfer to Egypt. After all, the Suez Canal was an absolutely undeniable benefit for the British Empire, and the Egyptian uprisings were an excellent way to gain military glory in his opinion.
The only shortcomings are the bad weather in Egypt and the fact that the local servicemen are not as good as the Indian servicemen he used to have.
"How far are we from Cairo?" Major Ron looked at his orderly, a good-looking young man who joined the army from his hometown with enthusiasm and loyalty to the empire. Major Ron also liked him very much, but
Perhaps because of his civilian background, this young man's black tea making skills are really terrible.
When asked by Major Ron, the orderly quickly replied: "Reporting to Major, we are still about 20 kilometers away from Cairo. We should be able to reach the suburbs of Cairo this afternoon."
As an orderly, you still need to keep track of this information at all times in case your superiors ask for it.
"Go and tell William to ask the soldiers to speed up. If we arrive earlier, we can rest earlier." Major Ron gave the order to the orderly. William was his adjutant and was in charge of the march at this time.
The orderly took the order and left, while Major Ron took out the march map he carried with him and flipped through it casually.
Major Ron didn't take this mission to recapture Cairo too seriously.
In his opinion, this was just another uprising by the local opposition in Egypt. These things had happened one after another since the British occupied this place, and they had suppressed it many times.
Although there seemed to be a big fuss this time, the entire Cairo was occupied, and even the garrison in Cairo was controlled by the other party, but in Major Ron's view, this was just a golden opportunity for him.
As long as he can successfully regain Cairo, he can put a valuable note on his resume and make good friends with his country's senior officials in Egypt, which will be very helpful for Major Ron's future promotion.
With this thought, Major Ron wished that the troops could arrive in Cairo as soon as possible. If they arrived earlier, he could regain Cairo earlier.
As for whether Cairo can be successfully recaptured, it is completely outside the scope of Major Ron's consideration.
Although the opponent has occupied Cairo and controlled both the Egyptian local army and the British army stationed in Cairo, Major Ron still does not take the opponent seriously.
In Major Ron's view, the opponent was just a group of stragglers who took advantage of the defenders' unpreparedness and succeeded in a sneak attack. They were no different from the tribes that had been suppressed before. Maybe they looked bluffing by pretending to be gods, and it was indeed possible.
It scared some people.
For example, the so-called "Pharaoh's Guards" who gathered together, their tens of thousands of cavalry, were indeed overwhelming in numbers, but this did not concern Major Ron.
You must know that although the British Empire's troops stationed in the entire Suez Canal area are not as many as the 100,000 at its peak, there are still tens of thousands of troops there, and mere tribal armed forces are not taken seriously by the British Empire at all.
Even if there were indeed regular armed forces, such as the French, who occupied Cairo, the British Empire's army would still have the confidence to defend the interests and glory of the empire.
"What about resurrected mummies, what about the Ten Plagues of Egypt? These people have been in this damn place for so long that their brains have been burned out." Major Ron didn't believe a word of the information O'Connor had previously reported: "
It's the 20th century now, why do people still believe in such medieval nonsense? But it's good, with the extra 10,000 cavalry, I can save some trouble when I attack the city."
In fact, if there were not 10,000 tribal cavalry from the Pharaoh Guards, the canal garrison would not have sent only one infantry regiment to regain Egypt.
Their idea was to use tribal cavalry to attack Egypt, and then consume the strength of these local armed forces, weaken the strength of the opposition, and allow the British to better control this area.
Although the British Empire declared Egypt independent, this only gave them an independent name. In fact, the entire Egypt was still under the control of the British Empire.
In order to stabilize the rule, these tribal armed forces that are not under the control of the British Empire must be restricted. It is best to bring them all under the control of the British Empire. This time the Cairo incident happens to be such a good opportunity.
With this idea in mind, Major Ron urged the troops, and finally arrived at the outskirts of Cairo before dark and settled down.
As a qualified officer, Major Ron looked down upon and was full of contempt for the "tribal armed forces" who occupied Cairo City, but he still strictly abided by the marching regulations, and the troops' camps were built in a very conforming manner.
As a standard, he also carefully inspected the camp and arranged the sentry posts for the night before returning to his tent to rest.
The hot weather made it difficult for Major Ron to fall asleep. Although he was very tired after a day of marching, he still struggled for a long time before falling asleep.
But before he could sleep for long, screams suddenly came from the camp, which woke up Major Ron and also caused a greater commotion in the camp.
