Chapter 807: Chapter 70: Reaction

London, good news kept coming from the Egypt Area, but Prime Minister Gladstone couldn't feel happy.

The Rebel Army had not proceeded as anticipated; they hadn't reached the Suez Canal Area or threatened the safety of the canal, they hadn't even touched its borders.

There was no way around it, not all members of the upper echelons of the Rebel Army were foolish. At the very least, the leader Mahidi was extremely lucid, knowing that running to the edge of the canal before driving out the French would be deadly.

With the French passionately defending the canal, they would rather watch city by city in the Egypt Area fall than compromise the safety of the Suez Canal.

This hurt the British Government, which wanted to intervene in matters concerning the Suez Canal.

With the canal facing no threat, the British naturally had no excuse to meddle in canal affairs. Even if Britain was formidable, France and Austria wouldn't take their side.