Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 777 North by Northwest
"Guaranteed to complete the task!" Shen Debian accepted the order and quickly left the meeting room. Time was too tight for him to waste any time.

"Huanzhang, after the paratroopers complete the renovation of the airport near Kundu and the air force controls the air supremacy, I hope you will send infantry, artillery, engineering, guard battalions, cavalry battalions, and secret service battalions tonight. , communication battalion, chemical defense battalion, and field hospital are quickly airlifted to Kunduz, how about it? Can it be completed?" "No problem, before tonight, except for the troops staying in Kabul and Charikal, the remaining [-] troops will All on standby and ready to be airlifted!"

Xu Shichang said to Chen Jitang again: "However, our air transport force is still not capable of transporting the armored troops, so this time we have to rely on your troops to move in quickly. Don't worry, the 5000 men of the three cavalry regiments will fight with you." You will act together as a security guard, and some support personnel from the armored force will also be airlifted to Kunduz tonight, no problem?"

"No problem! I'm going to prepare now! We'll leave in two hours! But how can air support be guaranteed? What if our air force encounters enemy aviation before it enters Kunduz? What should we do if we don't have air support? There is little difference between our armored units and our targets in this situation."

"You don't have to worry about this. Our two Fenglei fighter jets equipped with radar will always be on duty over northern Afghanistan. Once the enemy's air force makes abnormal moves, our troops will quickly call in the air force in Charikal to support you. ,Any question?"

"No problem! Resolutely complete the task!"

After Xu Shichang assigned the task, he looked back at the emperor, waiting for the emperor's instructions.

Guan Xuqing nodded with satisfaction, and said to everyone present: "Very good! After the Indian War, the imperial army once again fought far away from the mainland. As the front line gets longer and longer, the war will become more and more difficult. But this time, we will You can only win but not defeat, so I hope everyone will play hard!"

"We are willing to tear our chests apart and dedicate our blood to the empire, the nation, and the people!"

"Good! Action."

London, England.

"Aiden, do you think the Chinese will resist our attack on Afghanistan with all their strength?" Churchill asked the Minister of War, Aiden, who had just reported his work while reading the morning newspaper. Recently, Aiden was in Churchill The time around him may be greater than the sum of the time Churchill's wife spent with him.

"Your Excellency, it shouldn't be. The Chinese have already suffered a lot in Afghanistan, and they need to cultivate for a while anyway?" As one of the leaders of the British hawks, Aiden always tries to use his every word to influence the situation. Prime Minister's decision.

But Churchill was not a fool. He said worriedly: "Not necessarily! After all, the Chinese have done too many unexpected things. Even if China directly declares war on the British Empire, it is not surprising, but I am not too sure. I believe that the army led by Brian will not lose to our Chinese friends. After all, Jiang is still old and hot! In the case of not having an absolute advantage and relatively scattered troops, as long as Brian can quickly win the strategic point of Ishkasim The situation will be very favorable to us." Churchill said with a smile after taking a sip of milk tea.

"Your Excellency, the Prime Minister, thinks deeply. I heard that Feng Yuxiang, the commander-in-chief of the other party, is a general in name only. It is very difficult to attack an Afghanistan. He will never be able to match wits with Brian!" Aiden flattered Said.

"Aiden, you! Everything is good, but you love to tell the truth too much. No wonder, you are a soldier, hehe. Also, try not to flatter me in front of others in public from now on, others will say The British and the army are in cahoots!" Churchill didn't mean to be angry at all.

"The great Sir Churchill shines in all directions, how can it be described by my words, Your Excellency, what I say is even less than one-tenth, no, one-hundredth of yours! Without you! There would be no British Empire now! Without you, there would be no such brave British soldiers! The British people would not be able to live a good life today!" Aiden said very excitedly.

"Okay, Aiden, I know your loyalty, it's fine to say these words in front of me, don't take them outside, understand?"

"understand!"

"And when will our General Brian be able to cross the border and start attacking?"

"This is an hour later, and Brian will be able to start in an hour! It is estimated that at noon today, the first information that the Chinese emperor received after waking up from the gentle township is that our army has successfully occupied Ishkasi, an important town in northern Afghanistan. Hum, unless his tanks get wings, our army will go south in one fell swoop, and maybe capture the emperor of China alive to avenge the British soldiers who died in the Indian War!"

Churchill frowned and exhaled a puff of thick smoke from his mouth, and said: "I suggest you be more cautious, the Chinese are not so easy to deal with, and you have to remember that this is just a war between Britain and the United States." The partial war of the empire to defend its own interests does not mean that our country declares war on China. At any time, we must not forget to leave room for ourselves. If Britain declares a full-scale war with China for a small Afghanistan, then we are too stupid gone."

Aiden rolled his eyes and said, "Don't worry, but I swear to make Afghanistan the grave of the Chinese army!"

Churchill nodded and said: "Tell Brian, if he can win the battle, I will proceed to promote him to a third-level general. As for you, the Minister of War, I have already figured out a way out for the rest of your life. When you retire, you can go into the House of Commons and be a senator that everyone looks up to."

"Thank you, Prime Minister, your decisions are always so wise." Aiden said excitedly.

Charikal Field Airfield.

After experiencing the baptism of the major battles of the Indian War, the new paratrooper unit of the 78th Army will embark on the journey again today. For this heroic unit, perhaps the cruel battle is their greatest reward. The command issued a surprise attack After the orders of Ishkasim and Penchi Fort, this somewhat lazy army after half a month of rest and regular training suddenly regained its vitality.

In fact, after many consecutive large-scale and overloaded battles, there were less than 6000 officers and soldiers left in the original paratrooper unit of more than 2000 people. There are less than 2000 people, but it is the backbone of the 500 paratroopers, who brought out a troop with more than 75% of them recruits in less than two months. They passed on the spirit of the former 78th Army Paratrooper Unit to the newly formed unit, and they made this new unit have the same wisdom and courage as the old unit.

Now, the paratroopers have already boarded the plane. The newly established Aerospace Industry Bureau of the Empire in Kolkata, India, rushed to produce 120 brand-new Fengyun-[-] transport planes day and night, loaded with all the personnel and equipment, and the fleet took off at the brightly lit airport. It quickly disappeared into the vast night sky. Thanks to the experience of several night airdrop operations, this time the airborne is not very difficult for the paratroopers. Every soldier is full of confidence in this attack.

The main task of this airborne operation is to occupy and control Ishkasim, which was captured by the British army this afternoon. rear defense readiness base.According to intelligence, the less than 200 troops they left in Ishkasim are almost all dispersed in units of companies and platoons. They can use elite paratroopers to encircle and outflank them separately. Fort Penchi with less than [-] people and the British defenders at more than a dozen checkpoints cannot be a problem at all. The paratroopers only need to destroy the radio station of Fort Penchi, because the armored soldiers who arrived immediately followed The advance troops of the regiment will launch a crazy attack on the British ground forces.

At the same time as the paratroopers attacked, the main force of the expeditionary force, which had already assembled on standby in the border area, also began to advance under the leadership of the cavalry and armored forces.

Before dispatching troops, many Afghans said that the narrow strip from the south to the north of Afghanistan was the most difficult death area to pass through. Not only the geological conditions were complicated, but the climate was also unpredictable, but in fact the terrain here was not like people It is as difficult and dangerous as described, if there is not enough transportation and supplies, it is indeed an impossible task to pass through this area, but the expeditionary force has sufficient supplies and a large amount of armaments, this is not a problem at all, you know In the past month, the scouts of the Dragon Army were even able to clearly mark every tree on the route of the army.

On the command vehicle at the front, Feng Yuxiang was leaning on a small marching bed and thinking. In fact, for war, sometimes the most difficult thing is not the real battlefield confrontation, but the pre-war deployment, Preparation and waiting, yes, waiting, Feng Yuxiang suffered so much during this "long" waiting, because there were too many uncertain factors during this period, the emperor was sitting in Kabul, waiting helplessly for his good news Well, if this battle is defeated, not to mention that he will lose his job and be dismissed, his brother has been through life and death for so many years, and in the end he will also end up in shame. This kind of result is something Feng Yuxiang swears he doesn't want to see.But now that it was time to start the fight, he felt relieved.

At around 1:[-] in the morning, the main force of the paratroopers finally landed behind a small dirt hill five kilometers east of Ishkasim. This location was chosen to prevent the Ishkasim garrison from discovering our troops and entering the early warning state. You must know that such a departure base with an airport, barracks and a large number of warehouse facilities is also necessary for the Dragon Army. A complete Ishkasim city is crucial to either side of China and Britain.

(End of this chapter)