War Palace and Knee Pillow, Austria’s Destiny

The reef has been submerged in sea water for a long time and is very slippery.

Fortunately, the new military boots of the Marine Corps soldiers have anti-skid function, so no one slipped. On the contrary, the anti-skid texture on the shoes allows the soldiers to better leverage their strength and travel on the rocks at extremely fast speeds.

In fact, Friedrich originally planned to let the soldiers carry out this battle barefoot, because most of the selected soldiers came from Venice and Tyrol, and most of them were used to going into battle barefoot.

But Franz felt that the terrain was too complex. After nearly a year of research, the terrain of the combat area had been carefully explored, including reefs, beaches, mountains, jungles, and even ports and indoors, plus the seaside. There are many mosquitoes, birds and animals, so not wearing shoes will greatly increase the chance of accidents.

After receiving the military shoes, the soldiers were full of praise for the military boots after several months of training. Friedrich also got a pair to wear, but they felt hard and heavy, but they were good for cracking nuts.

What the soldiers didn't know was that the cost of their military boots was almost as much as their annual income.

At this time, aluminum alloy plates and vulcanized rubber were new technologies, and the output was not high. The ultra-thin aluminum alloy and specially treated hard rubber used in their military boots were specially made by experts.

Soon, after solving a group of sentries, the Marines arrived at a secluded harbor.

Captain Hans used his telescope to confirm the number of forts again, and was elbowed twice by a soldier.

Captain Hans followed the direction pointed by the team members and saw several small dark red dots in the woods below the cliff.

This was undoubtedly a secret whistle from the Egyptians. If it were not discovered in time, this operation would probably end in failure.

The secret whistle is an absolute secret of the Egyptians, and the Karamanli family has tried every means to figure out its rules.

At this time, Franz thought of a good idea. These secret sentries must be very hard and lonely.

Why not give them some cigarettes to relieve their boredom? No matter how well they hide, the firelight, smoke rings, and smell will always show their flaws.

This trick really worked, and every secret sentry accepted the spies' tribute.

There was a sound of a dagger across the neck, followed by a rustling sound. After half an hour of clearing out, the Marines eliminated a total of nine batches of hidden sentries. It seems that the Egyptians have really spent a lot of money on this base. .

After solving the peripheral defenses, the Marines finally arrived at this inconspicuous harbor.

In the huge natural cave, there stands a huge shipyard. After decades of excavation, the internal scale has exceeded ordinary people's imagination.

Muhammad Ali regarded it as a cave for hiding soldiers given to Egypt by God and named it Tianci Bay. It was also proof that he would eventually rule the world.

There are a total of eight forts in the entire bay, each of the eight attack groups is responsible for one, and the remaining two groups serve as support. At this time, they have changed into the uniforms of the Egyptian Navy.

When the fort is captured, lenses will be used to reflect the fire, and then Captain Hans will fire a signal flare, while the Marines will detonate various forts and arsenals.

What Captain Hans didn't know was that in addition to their Dragon Special Forces team, there were two full-scale Special Forces teams joining the operation. Their codenames were SEALs and Falcons.

The SEALs targeted the Egyptian navy's arsenal, while the Falcons targeted the labor camps.

The SEAL team members are all made up of Venetians, most of whom do not speak German and are also more proficient in water skills.

They will dive directly into the arsenal outside the dock, where they will be met by members of the Karamanli family.

The Falcon Commandos were lurking in the mountains early in the morning, waiting for opportunities to take advantage of the chaos and release the workers to create greater chaos.

The labor camp is the weakest defense point in the entire harbor, but it is almost impossible to attack the dock from here because the road leading to the dock is very narrow and has almost no cover. All it takes is a small army of soldiers and a few sandbags to seal off the road.

On top of the fort, there were two Egyptian navy sentries, dozing off holding their guns. The buzzing of flying insects and the crackling of torches could not disturb them.

The two Marines covered the mouths of the two sentries from behind at the same time. As the dagger passed across their necks, red blood flowed out of their necks, and the struggle stopped briefly.

After disposing of the sentry's body, he quietly connected the fuse to the gunpowder barrel of the fort. The barracks on the side were crowded with snoring Egyptian soldiers. They were temporarily transferred to strengthen defense.

But the defense has not been strengthened, only the number of people has increased. Since it was still early for the changing of the guard, the Marines simply locked the door of the barracks from the outside, obtained gunpowder and connected it to the fuse, preparing for a double-shot cannon.

Time passed by minute by second, and Captain Hans repeatedly stared at the pocket watch in his hand. Two quarters of an hour before the changing of the guard, the eight forts finally flashed a strange light.

As a red flare rose into the sky, the Marines scattered everywhere lit the fuse at the same time.

On the sea, Friedrich's fleet had been waiting for a long time. This was his first battle, and Friedrich was as excited as a student taking the college entrance examination and stayed up all night.

As a whistle sounded, the propellers began to rotate in the water, and fifteen steam gunboats escorted three large landing ships to the Egyptians' secret harbor.

Continuous explosions came from the fort, arsenal and labor camp respectively. The Egyptian defenders hurriedly dressed and prepared to leave the barracks and fight the invaders.

However, many Egyptian defenders discovered that the barracks door was locked from the outside.

Just as the Egyptians were trying to open the door, there was a loud bang. A gunpowder barrel containing hundreds of kilograms of gunpowder exploded at the door. The huge shock wave directly blew the door panel into pieces, and those fragments easily penetrated the bodies of the Egyptian soldiers. Suddenly, the barracks was a mess of blood and flesh.

Inside the harbor, three large landing ships directly sent out nearly 1,000 soldiers, and even brought 1-pound guns to help, and quickly suppressed the remaining Egyptian soldiers inside.

The Egyptian military camp outside was attacked intensively by Congreve rockets from the Austrian Navy.

2,000 of the latest tail-fin Congreve rockets turned the Egyptian barracks into a sea of ​​flames.

The governor of Alexandria did not know the secret of the bay. Hearing the continuous explosions, he thought that the main force of the British army had landed, and ordered the troops to "defend Alexandria and not step out of the port. Anyone who disobeys the order will be subject to military law."

The unsupported dock defenders were obviously no match for the Austrian Navy. When they actually entered the dock, the marines were all shocked. There were actually nine newly built quasi-first-class battleships (the level of craftsmanship was too low), and ten A quasi-third-tier battleship.

This is an astonishing wealth. With this, the Austrian Navy can compete with Russia and France in the Mediterranean.

It's just that these big guys weighing thousands of tons cannot be taken away easily. Fortunately, Franz was prepared