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Ugsur, the Rebel Army's Eighth Division had already constructed simple fortifications, waiting for the French to arrive.
Inside the command post, Colonel Hutile held a pointer against the sand table and said, "According to intelligence reported by our scouts, the enemy halted their advance thirty miles away.
Clearly, they have discovered us. The enemy is on high alert, and the planned ambush must be canceled immediately."
The French, having operated in Egypt for a long time, have naturally cultivated quite a few loyalists; the news of the Eighth Division's presence in Ugsur was impossible to keep secret.
After suffering a major defeat, the French Army had become like startled birds. Any small movement would alert them, making an ambush impossible.
Fa Jinhan complained, "Who knows what those fools at the rear are doing? They've just missed a golden opportunity."
