The key figures in Cairo City were still making their last-ditch efforts, while the scattered French soldiers outside were different. Knowing that the situation in the Egypt battlefield was beyond redemption and with their retreat cut off, only fools would stubbornly fight to the death.
The surrender conditions promised by Austria were just a catalyst. What really made everyone determined was the dwindling supplies in their hands.
Especially for some of the forts that were under siege, rationing of food had already begun. If this dragged on, they would be finished before the enemy even launched an attack.
Located on the east bank of the Nile River, Aswan was just an inconspicuous small city that became known because of a major uprising a few years ago.
The rebel army had destroyed the "Aswan Dam," and the resulting flood inundated the downstream Delta, catching the attention of the European media and becoming famous worldwide.
