Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 764 The Collapsed Water Network

"Yes! I am Princess Mayisa, the daughter of the Minister of Defense, Uncle Mahmoud. Are you satisfied? Well, your arsenal was also bombed by us. Now you can escort us to receive rewards, as long as you don't Hurt my partner, I can also give you this diamond necklace, which is enough for you people to spend the rest of your life." Princess Maisha took off the exquisite diamond necklace from her neck and threw it to Mao Renfeng.

"I captured Princess Mayisa of Afghanistan, haha." Mao Renfeng never expected that he would get such a big harvest.

"Why are you laughing? Don't tell me you want to go back on your word after taking my necklace?" Princess Maisha saw Mao Renfeng smiling again, and she couldn't help feeling a little worried.

"Don't be afraid! Your Highness, I will not hurt you." Mao Renfeng smiled and handed the necklace to Ma Yisha.

"Chief of the General Staff, urgent call from Charikal!" In the Office of the Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Army, Yu Youren, Director of Communications, handed a telegram to Xu Shichang, who was worried about the situation ahead.

"The ammunition depot was bombed just now, what happened now?" Xu Shichang didn't read the telegram, and asked Yu Youren with a lawsuit on his head.

"No, Mao Renfeng and the others have captured an important person."

"Important person? What important person?"

"They captured Princess Mayisa, the daughter of Uncle Mahmoud, Minister of Defense of Afghanistan, and it was Princess Mayisa who bombed our army's arsenal just now."

"Princess Maisha, I remembered, is it the Princess Maisha who wears men's clothing all day long and claims to be the God of War in Afghanistan?"

"It's her!"

"Hehe, it's absurd to say this. I was worried that I would not be able to talk directly to the high-level officials in Afghanistan. This opportunity came all of a sudden. I can't believe it. It's great!"

"What does this mean?" Yu Youren asked a little puzzled.

"Don't ask, just prepare to fly to Charikal District to bring this princess here. We still have great use."

"Yes!"

Looking at the messy artillery position, Feng Yuxiang didn't get angry. Just now, in a rage, he shot the second lieutenant officer who was in charge of the arsenal on the spot, because this officer hadn't Sticking to his post, he was chatting with fellow villagers in another camp. He thought that the arsenal was located behind the Long Army's position, and there were several soldiers under his command, so he would return as soon as he went, and it was absolutely impossible to leave. Unexpected.But he was negligent. Just after he went out, the soldiers in charge of the arsenal had just arrived at the shift time. They took a chance and thought that it was impossible for the Afghans to eat the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard. He came straight to attack the arsenal, so he went back to the barracks early to sleep.At this time, there are still 10 minutes before the arrival of the second batch of soldiers to take over.

Mayisa and the others happened to arrive at this time and blasted the arsenal, so everything happened by coincidence.However, this incident also revealed for the first time the shortcomings in the management of the arsenal, which made Feng Yuxiang angry and blamed himself.

In addition, the reason why Maisha was able to get to the arsenal was because she and her subordinates pretended to be Afghan peasant women who came to deliver food from surrounding villages and towns, wrapped in headscarves, and no one could see the clues.In addition, there are often people who deliver food like this, and this time they are all women, so the sentinels on duty didn't care.Therefore, Ma Yisha and the others successfully touched the arsenal.

In fact, a long time ago, an American military officer who came to visit pointed out that the artillery unit under Feng Yuxiang liked to pile up shells in one place when marching. In order to maintain his own dignity, Feng Yuxiang did not correct this problem. Now it is all right, and the consequences of not correcting it in time have finally come. The two hundred carts of ammunition transported by Feng Yuxiang's department in a horse-drawn cart were all lost within a few hours. From Ishkashim to here, the mountain road is rugged all the way, there is no way to use military vehicles, and there is no railway line, so we have to use horse-drawn carts and mule carts to transport here. It will take at least a day, but even this is not possible. How much ammunition can be transported.Also, it is not so easy to transport ammunition from India to Afghanistan by air. The ammunition that India hoards is reserved for the fight against Kabul, and it is also necessary to prevent the emergence of armed resistance forces in India. What time to use?
But at this moment the sky has brightened, and Feng Yuxiang can't delay any longer. You must know that every day his troops delay is equivalent to one step away from victory. There is only one thing he can do now, attack, Attack at all costs, and only by taking Charikal quickly can he have any hope of victory.

"How much ammunition do the artillerymen on the front line have?" Thinking of this, Feng Yuxiang turned around and asked Song Zheyuan, the adjutant beside him.

"Commander-in-Chief, each gun on the front line now only has [-] to [-] rounds of shells. Since the terrain in Afghanistan is too complicated, the follow-up armored troops and infantry will not arrive until at least half a month later. I'm afraid we won't last long?"

"Twenty or thirty rounds, right? That's enough. According to our records yesterday, we used all the shells in our hands to knock out the artillery positions and firepower points of the Afghan army as much as possible, and then let the armored soldiers lead the cavalry to attack. No matter what Get Charikal for me!"

"Commander-in-Chief, the commander of the tank brigade said that the Afghans used the water from the Kabul River to fill the nearby old river channel, leaving too narrow a channel for their armored troops to attack. They felt that such an attack would be very dangerous."

"Damn, let them fight and they will do things for you. I really don't know what these guys can do? Without tank support, what is the difference between our cavalry and targets in front of the machine gun positions?" Feng Yuxiang said angrily.

"Commander-in-Chief, what they mean is that as long as we open a wide enough passage, they will cover our attack."

"Bullshit, if there are enough passages, I can worry so much. Could it be possible for me to learn from Zhuge Kongming and ask soldiers to fill a passage for them with corpses?"

"Commander-in-Chief, there is a way for me to do this. I don't know if I should say it or not."

"What time is it? I'm still hesitating. Say something quickly."

"Commander-in-Chief, the Afghans are now using the water of the Kabul River to block us. Judging from the geographical conditions here, as long as the Kabul River stops flowing, the obstacles in front of us will disappear in a short time."

"Stop the river? Is there anything you can do?"

"Commander-in-Chief, I think we can send cavalry troops to carry explosives to the embankment on the south side of the nearby Kabul River. As long as we blow up more than a dozen openings in the water basin where they release water at the same time, we will not be afraid of Kabul and the continuous flow. It's just that The method is a bit cruel, and it is estimated that the downstream cotton and grain production will be reduced this autumn."

"Compassion is not in charge of the army, so it can't control so much. Under this condition, you will die or I will live. I will give you full power now. You must cut the Kabul River for me before noon!" Feng Yuxiang gave the order decisively.

Song Zheyuan's analysis was absolutely correct. Due to the miscalculation in deployment, the Afghan army never expected that the dragon army would come. Therefore, there was not even a sentry on the embankment along the Kabul River.Song Zheyuan easily chose more than a dozen weak spots on the embankment, planted explosives, and detonated them quickly. Now, the water of the Kabul River quickly left the original channel and flowed towards the vast area on the south bank. It poured down, and the original big river turned into a bare riverbed in just ten minutes.

Due to the cut-off of the river, the water level of the proud water network defense line that the Afghan army used to fill with the river also began to drop sharply. In less than an hour, the water network of Charikal became a bay. Yellow muddy water and wet ground, and even the deepest inlet is less than one meter deep. This depth is of little use to tanks or cavalry.

Hearing this sudden change, Uncle Mahmud was stunned. He couldn't understand that the water net defense line that he was proud of would lose its effectiveness after blocking the enemy for a day.But after all, he is a soldier who has experienced many battles. When he saw through the binoculars from a distance that the dragon army had begun to mobilize, he guessed that the enemy was about to launch an attack.

He understood that although his troops had been replenished to 4 people, it was very difficult to resist the opponent's tanks, artillery and cavalry units, so Uncle Mahmud quickly made a decision to attack in advance.

Since he is stuck here, the line of defense must collapse, so Uncle Mahmud can only take a gamble. He hopes that before the enemy is ready, he will use his cavalry to disrupt the enemy's deployment and make the enemy give up the attack.So Uncle Wang immediately ordered the [-] cavalry waiting behind to prepare for battle immediately.

After hearing the news of the collapse of the enemy's defensive water network, Feng Yuxiang finally showed a long-lost smile on his face. He urged the armored soldiers, artillery troops, and cavalry to prepare for the attack. According to his vision, Charikal must be taken down in one go. City, and then surrounded Kabul with lightning speed.

At this moment, something unexpected happened. The Afghan army, which had been on the defensive, dispatched [-] cavalry troops at a time, and took the lead to overwhelm them. Tens of thousands of sabers shone dazzlingly cold against the sunlight.

Feng Yuxiang had no choice but to order his Afghan cavalry troops to resist, but someone shouted, "That's the banner of Uncle Mahmud!" Everyone in Afghanistan knew the deeds of this legendary uncle, so the Afghans immediately fell into chaos. It wasn't for those little bosses who took advantage of the Chinese to desperately restrain their troops, maybe the tens of thousands of cavalry troops had already begun to collapse.

(End of this chapter)