The differences within the French Government were quickly resolved, and the next day, the French Army sent a telegram back to the mainland, indicating that they had found traces of Italians in the central Tunisian city of Kairouan.
This telegram instantly sent chills down the spine of the French Government, and they immediately understood the intentions of the Italian Government.
The Italian Government was clearly making a false show of strength to cover their real intentions. Ostensibly, they were using some diplomatic protests and verbal threats to attract France's attention, but in reality, they had long sent troops to compete with France for Tunisia.
Since the two countries hadn't completely torn apart their relations, the French Army dared not take the initiative to attack the Italian troops.
Upon discovering traces of Italians in Kairouan, the French Army could only set their sights on the area west of Kairouan.
