Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 768 China?Or the UK?
At noon on September 9, outside Kabul, the Dragon Army position.

Feng Yuxiang is checking the deployment of the Afghan army on the opposite side through the artillery observation mirror.The city is located in the eastern part of Afghanistan, at the southern foot of the Hindu Kush Mountains, surrounded by mountains on all sides, at an altitude of 2000 meters, surrounded by mountains in a U-shape. City, the north bank is a new city.Due to this special geographical condition, as long as the Afghan army deploys enough troops on the surrounding mountains and controls the main commanding heights, it will be difficult for the dragon army to directly attack the capital. Under such terrain conditions, his armor The troops could only enter through the opening on the west side of the city, but the Afghans concentrated almost all of their direct-firing artillery and mines there. If they attacked by force, it would be no different from suicide.

"Old Song, what do you think we should do now?" Feng Yuxiang looked at the adjutant Song Zheyuan and said.

"The current situation is very unfavorable to us. Such an urban offensive and defensive battle requires an absolute superiority of troops and strong artillery support, but now we have neither of these, and the road is impassable, so that the follow-up troops and artillery cannot arrive in time. Although We have almost 12 troops in hand, but we are afraid that we will lose too much in the brutal street fighting. In my opinion, we might as well use Charikal's method again."

"What! Are you crazy?"

"This is a last resort. We drag on here. Seeing that the weather is getting colder, even if we don't die in the hands of the Afghans, we will face great trouble. We can only fight!"

"go out!"

"Commander-in-Chief!"

"You get me out!"

"We can't hesitate any longer!"

"Get out! I'm thinking about it again."

"Yes!"

A day passed, and since noon, Feng Yuxiang urged his troops to drive the infantry unit composed of temporarily captured Afghan men, and launched ten attacks on the Afghan army positions, but almost every time he paid a heavy price After being driven back, this is a city with a history of hundreds of years. There are a large number of ancient fortifications and forts on the mountains around the city that can be used. As long as there are bullets and supplies, the Afghan army can be stationed here for ten years.

Feng Yuxiang has already lost 3 people. In fact, the loss of [-] Afghans is nothing to him, but it has a great deterrent effect on the Afghans. The mountain of corpses and blood on the battlefield has already caused the Afghans to start commotion Now, Feng Yuxiang understands that if such an attack is carried out one or two times, his troops may mutiny.

Feng Yuxiang paced back and forth in the headquarters in a hurry, Song Zheyuan came in with a disheartened face and said, "Commander-in-Chief, give an order, now we have to use chemical weapons, and it will be bad for us to delay."

Feng Yuxiang contemplated for a while, then shook his head, "This weapon can be used against small cities in Afghanistan, but Kabul is the capital of Afghanistan, so it must not be used rashly. Let's call the emperor for a ruling."

Beijing, Old Summer Palace, Forbidden City.

When Xu Shichang, Wu Peifu and others came, Guan Xuqing was reading a book under the eaves. He casually glanced at the telegram Feng Yuxiang sent from the front, and immediately became angry. With a "snap", he threw the book on the ground and said angrily: Anyway, Feng Huanzhang is also a general that I value very much. How did he go through so many troubles in fighting a small Afghanistan? The last time I used chemical weapons against Charikal, I haven’t settled for him yet, but this time I will use them again against Kabul ,Is he crazy?"

Xu Shichang hurriedly took two steps forward to comfort him and said: "Please calm down, the terrain of Afghanistan is complex and the climate is dry, which has greatly affected the operations of the Dragon Army. Unlike India's plain operations, our tanks, chariots and artillery It is difficult for weapons to reach the front line, and armaments and supplies can only be transported by horse-drawn carts, and our nearest military airports are all on the western border of India, it is difficult to carry out a real cluster attack, and the cavalry in Afghanistan are elusive, and infantry cannot stop them from effectively attack, the hired Afghan cavalry is a bunch of stragglers, so”

Guan Xuqing listened quietly, took a look at the military map of Afghanistan from Wu Peifu's hand, and then his face softened a little, and said: "If you can't make a strong attack, you can outsmart it. There are many ways to fight. Can the enemy fight hard? Now that Kabul is at stake, and the Afghans are not fools, it is absolutely necessary for us to use psychological warfare. loan!"

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Guan Xuqing suddenly thought of something, and said: "I heard that Zhang Zuolin has tricked that inexperienced Afghan princess into a trick. You can think of a way to start with that princess. Remember, the siege is the next step. It’s about attacking the heart.”

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Afghanistan, Kabul.

This day was definitely the most anxious day for Prince Mahmud in his life. He prevented the Afghan people from resisting the enemy's attack ten times, but he couldn't feel the joy of victory at all in his heart. Looking at the soldiers injured in the war , but became more and more heavy, can I hold on to Kabul?He himself did not have the confidence to answer this question.The reason why the enemy's repeated attacks failed was because of Kabul's solid city defenses and the unique impact advantage of the Afghan cavalry, but once the enemy invaded the city, these advantages would disappear, and Kabul would even be bloodyly cleaned.But there are countless Afghans looking at me behind my back, and I can't give up no matter what.

The thought of the British made him gasp. The British officer Fraser said beautifully, saying that the British army would march westward in a big way to help the Afghans resist Chinese aggression. Not at all, but then again, the British were beaten badly by the Dragons in the Indian War, would they risk fighting the Chinese again for a little Afghanistan?Won't!
Just when Mahmud was thinking wildly, an unexpected guest came suddenly. This person was the Chinese female officer who escorted the princess back to China a few days ago.When we met for the first time at the airport, Mahmud felt that this woman was unusual and her identity was secretive. He never revealed anything about himself. Unexpectedly, I was planning to investigate again when I had a chance, but I was busy with the defense of Kabul these days, so I forgot about it.

"Hello, dear prince! First of all, let me introduce myself. I am Jin Bihui, a captain-level agent of the Chinese Security Bureau. This time, I have something very important to discuss with you." The Chinese female officer finally showed her real identity.

"Jin Bihui?" Mahmoud recalled, but had never heard of this name. "Miss Jin, I haven't had a chance to express my gratitude to you. Thank you for escorting Mayisa back to China safely. Recently, it was an eventful time in our Kingdom of Afghanistan. I don't have time to entertain you. Please forgive me." Mahmoud said a hidden needle.

Jin Bihui smiled lightly and said: "You are too polite, Your Majesty the King, it is my blessing to be able to work for you and the Afghan people. This time I am here to convey the opinions of the imperial military."

"Oh?" Mahmud immediately became vigilant, and had vaguely guessed the other party's intention, so he said calmly: "Although the current situation is very unfavorable to Kabul, I, my king, and all the Afghan people will definitely Hold on until the last minute, we will use all our strength to drive the invaders from the land of Afghanistan."

Jin Bihui smiled, and said neither humble nor overbearing: "Aggressor? I'm afraid the prince has not yet identified who is the real invader. Excuse me, for many years the British have been rampant on your land, robbing your resources, oppressing your people, you Why ignore it?"

Mahmud frowned and said: "Because we are friends" but this was a bit lacking in confidence.

"What a friend, but our Chinese definition of a friend is not like this at all. If you are friends, the British shouldn't hide in their own defense zone at this time, watching Afghanistan fall into the siege of war , if you are friends, they should spare no effort to help you, but the British side only provided you with a little munitions, not even as much as ours. Then again, if China wants to be your enemy , will it be easy to send your daughter back to China? Will it still provide you with so many strategic materials?"

"Hmph, so China is the party of justice?" Mahmud said with obvious sarcasm.It is a lie to say that it is not in a hurry. Although Kabul is still in the hands of the Afghan army, no one can guarantee that it will be in whose hands for a minute. In order to stick to the honor of the Kingdom of Afghanistan, Mahmoud has He secretly executed hundreds of nobles and officials who proposed to surrender. If this continues, he is really afraid that there will be a large-scale rebellion in the country, and he is afraid that even if he wants to be a puppet of others, it will be impossible.

"Yes!" Jin Bihui raised his voice and said, "His Majesty the Emperor of our country is willing to send troops to help Afghanistan stabilize the domestic situation and eliminate the British and French invaders. As long as Afghanistan can adopt a friendly attitude, the dragon army outside the city will immediately stop attacking and work together with the Afghan people. Go to the British and French bases to wipe out the foreign forces entrenched in Afghanistan once and for all. In addition, the Imperial Army has made a decision to form the Afghan Corps from the Indian garrison to form an Afghan Corps at any time to help your country stabilize the domestic situation.”

The muscles on Mahmud’s face were trembling, and his heart was unavoidable. Afghanistan is a weak country, and it is impossible for a weak country to have dignity in front of a strong country. The United Kingdom was only forced to admit that Afghanistan had gained political power under the pressure of the domestic situation in Afghanistan. independence, but that is only a formality. The British garrison in Afghanistan continues unabated, and it holds the lifeline of the Afghan economy. For Afghanistan now, it is meaningless to obtain any form of independence. The most urgent task is to Find a path that is most beneficial to the country among the big countries.

(End of this chapter)