And in the ranks of discord, the ties were strong between General Hicks Pasha and Alaa El Din Pasha. Furkher blamed his commander with great violence for his military blunders, and both sensed the disaster that had befallen them. Furkher blamed his commander and reprimanded him severely, stating that the army, in its condition and morale, was advancing into a situation that would inevitably lead to disaster without a fight.

It is natural and requires no argument that an army destined for destruction, achieved through oppression and what its enemy will inflict upon it, under the command of leaders in whom it has lost all confidence to lead them to the brink of death and destruction, cannot have high morale.

We were then compelled to open Sudan anew, and our forces were weaker than the English forces. Furthermore, a special campaign was formed to complete the railway, without which the opening could not be achieved, and no army could be mobilized.

After everything was done and all matters concluded, we were forced to sign an agreement for the purchase of the railway, which was an illegitimate purchase, as the railway has no status that allows for the cession of any part of Egyptian territory to anyone. And they deny us even this agreement after all the sacrifices we were forced to make, because we complied, despite our reluctance, with the orders dictated to us by England and imposed upon us by circumstances. Then, after this, she alone today enjoys the benefits of this agreement, while we are content to return empty-handed.

England was not satisfied with all of this, but rather cut off the southern part of the old Equatoria province from Sudan and considered it