The Khedivial government in Sudan sent one hundred horsemen to Aswan and Wadi Halfa so that their presence would be a cause for warding off danger from Gordon. The sending of one hundred horsemen to Halfa was intended by Gordon to convey news to the Mahdi, making him believe that troops were coming to reinforce Gordon, so he would not dare to advance against him and engage him. If the English government had listened to Gordon's opinion and sent the one hundred horsemen, the result would have been good, and Berber would not have fallen at the beginning of the Mahdi's movement, as it was the only hope for Gordon and the end of his hope for reinforcements from Halfa or Suakin, as Berber was the meeting point of the two routes. Gordon's intention in all his correspondence with Sir Barg was to advance the date, and therefore he sent telegrams before his arrival in Khartoum. He stated that the disturbances were less than he had thought and that he saw no alternative but to advise His Majesty the Khedive to suppress the disturbances in eastern Sudan and strengthen the lines of communication between Berber and the Red Sea ports from one side, and the Egyptian borders from another. He tried to convince Sir Barg that Sudan was in dire need of the Khedivial government's supervision, and he asked him to replace the firman he carried with another that would make Sudan subject to Egypt. All his efforts were in vain, and Sir Barg insisted on carrying out the plan, not paying attention to any of Gordon's advice, which he believed should be taken first. The entire Sudan would be a danger to Egypt, and the occupation of Khartoum would force it to act immediately to ward off all dangers from the lands they had occupied.