Kurulu immediately led his army north to launch an encirclement and suppression against the Kabylia Tribe.
In fact, the Algiers Council had long been displeased with Majana, this "state within a state," and now that the latter unexpectedly rebelled, it played right into their hands.
The tribes in the mountainous region of Kabylia, numbering only a little over a hundred thousand people, were panic-stricken at the approach of the massive Algiers Army and hastily sought help from the Berbers in Annaba.
After the Crown Prince finished reading the report, Major Funiere continued, "Your Highness, the Director asked me to seek your instructions on whether to provide support to the Kabyle Tribe."
Joseph instinctively wanted to nod.
Lavallette's intuition was extremely sharp; it indeed was a rare opportunity for France.
Algiers was the largest country in the Barbary Region and also the core target of France's North Africa strategy.
