Adding Insult to Injury

Chapter 799: Adding Insult to Injury

After defeating the French, the rebel high command showed not the slightest hint of joy. Aside from the group of British officers led by Lieutenant General Jarrett, who were in fairly good spirits, most of the others glared furiously at Mahdi.

A bearded officer pulled out his sidearm and slammed it onto the table, demanding, "Mahdi, what is the meaning of this? Why did you destroy the dam without informing us? Do you know that because—"

Before he could finish, Mahdi hurriedly explained, "Rethins, it wasn't that I didn't want to inform you. There simply wasn't enough time.

Our main force at the front had been defeated in the decisive battle. If the rebels wanted to defeat the French, the only path was to destroy the Aswan Dam.

The facts proved that our decision was not wrong. The French army suffered a devastating blow and is now fleeing in panic."

Rethins sneered and mocked, "I don't think there wasn't enough time. I think you never intended to inform us at all.

After all, it was our men who suffered the losses. Your own Sixth Division and First Division are completely intact, so naturally you don't feel any pain."

The expressions on everyone's faces made it clear that this was perhaps the real reason for their anger.

They had already lost on the battlefield. Destroying the dam to turn defeat into victory was not a problem from a military standpoint. For the sake of the greater good, it could barely be justified.

But the problem was that the losses had all been borne by their own forces, while Mahdi's core troops had escaped disaster. That left everyone feeling deeply unbalanced.

Seeing that soft words had no effect, Mahdi grew angry as well and immediately retorted,