Wang Dashan saw that Ekaterina Klimova was dozing off, and said apologetically: "Director, it's not that there is no way, I won't come here at this time, the five divisions of Central Asia Province, as well as the police force, add up to 150,000 people, and more than 3 million young laborers who have migrated from China, so many people's food problems, what to do now, the food supply is not available, and the information we have obtained, Abdul Rahman Khan's army and the British army are hurrying to prepare to attack Habur and Kandahar."
If we don't have time to take care of ourselves, how can we complete the task assigned by His Majesty to help the Afghans defend "Afghanistan is located at the intersection of West Asia, South Asia and Central Asia, choking the north-south transportation key points, and the geographical location is important, the famous "Silk Road" is from Xinjiang through Afghanistan to Persia and Europe.Fa Xian, a senior monk of the Jin Dynasty in China, and Master Xuanzang of the Tang Dynasty also went to India to learn scriptures through Afghanistan.Before the 15th century, Afghanistan was the center of trade and cultural exchange between Europe and the Middle East and India and the Far East.Merchants from the north and south trade bustling streets of Kabul, and wise men who have learned from the East and the West talk freely here.As European navigators discovered sea routes from Europe to India, the number of merchants traveling overland to India was greatly reduced, and the splendor of Afghanistan gradually dimmed and became more and more isolated.Due to its special geographical location, Afghanistan has also become a necessary route for successive conquerors, so it is known as the "turnstile of Asia's destiny".Alexander the Great, the Macedonian emperor BC, Genghis Khan, and Timur, the conquerors of the Middle Ages, all left their footprints in Afghanistan.Since the expansion of Islam in the 7th century, Afghanistan has entered a period of rapid change.The Arabs first occupied the northern part and then advanced to the east; In the 9th century, the Persians, who practiced Islam, gradually took control of these areas; In the 10th century AD, the Turks took control of the entire region of Afghanistan and were later driven out of Afghanistan.In 1221, Genghis Khan led a large army into Afghanistan.In 1380, Timur ruled Afghanistan.At the beginning of the 16th century, Afghanistan became part of the Safavid Persian Empire.Afghanistan in the middle of the 1718th century was still largely in the transition from clan communes to feudal societies.In 1747, Ahmed, the leader of the Pashtun Durrani tribe, led the tribal armed forces into Kandahar, ascended to the throne with the support of the chiefs of the Durrani tribe and the Gilchay tribe, established the kingdom of Afghanistan, set the capital of Kandahar, and called himself "Ahmad Shadurani", and thus established the feudal system in Afghanistan.Historically, the once-powerful Kingdom of Afghanistan was second only to the Ottoman Empire as a Muslim state.Ahmad Shadurani reigned for a total of 26 years.During these 26 years, Durrani annexed Kabul, Ghazni, and Herat to Afghan territory, and moved the capital to Kabul in 1773.In the same year, Ahmad Shadurani died and was succeeded by his son Timur Khan.In 1800, opponents of the Durrani dynasty overthrew the rule of Timurid Khan's son Zeman Khan and made his brother Shuga Khan king.In 1809, the governor of Herat, Mahmud, led his troops to capture Kabul and proclaimed himself king.In 1818, Mahmud was overthrown, and Afghanistan was divided into five major feudal princely states: Herat, Kandahar, Kabul, Peshawar, and Kashmir.Based in Kabul, Mohammad Yakub Khan reunited the divided country and became the new monarch of Afghanistan.Once the power of Muhammad Yakub Khan falls, then even if the British do not take Afghanistan and cannot make Afghanistan a British colony, they will still cover Afghanistan in actual control, which will make Afghanistan a sub-colonial area.Just as the Afghans were ambitiously preparing to establish a vast Afghan kingdom, the British began their infiltration into the troubled country.In 1830, the British sent intelligence agents to infiltrate Herat and Kandahar to collect military and geographical intelligence on Afghanistan in preparation for further aggression against Afghanistan.A few years later, the British spy Burns was appointed as an envoy to Afghanistan by the British Indian government.At the same time, the British also succeeded in co-opting the local ruler of Herat, Kamulang Mirza, in preparation for further war against Afghanistan.In 1838, Britain sent 30,000 Indian mercenaries to invade Afghanistan under the pretext that Tsarist Russia had assisted the Shah of Iran in invading Herat.In September of the following year, British and Indian troops arrived in Kabul.In desperation, Dost turned to the Russian ambassador to Kabul, Vitkiewicz, who had been in close contact with him, for help.Unexpectedly, the Russian ambassador of Tsar, who has always responded to Dost's needs, refused on the grounds that the weather was freezing and the road was far away.In desperation, Dost held the Koran in his hand and issued orders to his own troops, hoping that they would fight to the death to defend their country and their king.However, Dost's pro-army troops were vulnerable, and as soon as the battle began, they fled one after another, and even the camp was forcibly occupied by Dost's retainers.Dost had no choice but to flee to the northern city of Bukhara, where Kabul was occupied by British troops.In 1878, the British invaded Afghanistan for the second time.If Muhammad Yakub Khan's power fell, Afghanistan would lose its diplomatic rights and become a British protectorate."
Yes, the war is about soldiers, horses, money and food, and the food of millions of people, what to do I asked Vladimir Granath yesterday, they have already contacted Muhammad Yakub Khan in Afghanistan, Muhammad Yakub Khan does not want to seek help from Hua, in their eyes, Huaguo and the British are the same, if they seek help from Huaguo, in the future, they will only become a colony of Huaguo."
Ekaterina Klimova replied softly, "General Wang, please be seated." ”Wang Dashan sat down opposite Yekajielina Klimova's desk, "Muhammad Yakub Khan actually doesn't want the help of our Huaguo", "Don't care about him for now, we just need to report the intelligence here, the key is that we can't stand by ourselves, hurry up the construction of roads, now it seems that a railway is not the top use, in addition, hurry up the restoration of agricultural production in Central Asian provinces." ”Ekaterina Klimova said."
We can't rely entirely on domestic transport, we need to be self-sufficient locally.""
I understand that.How to do it, everyone knows that the key is that the army in our hands must not only prepare for war, but also build roads, and help restore agricultural production, and there is still no food on this side, after all, it is not a mythical story, and His Majesty requires that all combat preparations be made at the end of this year, and in terms of time, it is too late at all, you look at me, I have been losing my hair recently, and I have not slept well all night. ”Wang Dashan spat bitterly and said: "My wife was also made insomnia by me.There is also the question of horses. ”"Well, horses are a big problem, the cavalry brigade we transferred from Mongolia only has more than a thousand horses, and it is not a complete formation, His Majesty the Emperor Hua's plan to make a long-distance attack on the Suez Canal from Ashgabat must have a complete cavalry brigade, and this is still more than 6,000 war horses This plan is a top secret, and it is also a plan that we must ensure to be completed.At the same time, His Majesty demanded that once the war began, it would be followed by a surprise attack on Calcutta, which required that southern Tibet cross the Himalayas and enter Tibet by road, and also urge Tibet Province to rush to complete it within the year. ”Ekaterina Klimova said."
The mission is too rushed."
Wang Dashan said distressedly: "We actually have nothing to report, the situation here, the president's secretariat is very clear, I just want to know, can it be postponed appropriately, for example, until the end of next year" "Definitely not, do you think Mohammed Yakub Khan can hold out until the end of next year" Ekaterina Klimova immediately vetoed Wang Dashan's suggestion."
Your Majesty's plan has been decided, and when I came, Your Majesty had already made it clear to me.""
If the time cannot be postponed, I think it is necessary to at least apply to His Majesty to urgently transfer 10,000 trucks from Beizhong to Central Asia Province, otherwise, it will be too late to rely on manpower alone.With trucks, the speed of road construction will be greatly accelerated, and the number of roads from Beijing to Almaty will also increase. ”Wang Dashan Road."
The industry of 10,000 trucks in Huaguo has just started, and I heard that the technology of trucks has only just taken shape, can such a large output come up at once, so let's write your meaning first, and we will jointly send a telegram to the president's secretariat."
Ekaterina Klimova said immediately."
I'm ready."
Wang Dashan said, and took out a telegram from his pocket, "Director, take a look, these are all supplies that we urgently need, mainly for the army, you can add them if you see what is missing." ”Ekaterina Klimova said with a smile: "We ask for things all day long, in fact, they know what we want even if we don't write" Ekaterina Klimova read the telegram drafted by Wang Dashan and said with a smile: "Okay, I don't need to add, just these things for you, if they can prepare them before the year, it will already be a miracle." ”Wang Dashan nodded, "That's okay, then ask the director to send it to Your Majesty as soon as possible, if there is nothing to do, I will go back first." ”"General Wang, go slowly, I'll have someone send it to Your Majesty now."
Ekaterina Klimova stood up.Wang Dashan said with a smile: "Director doesn't need to send it, no matter how big our difficulties are, they are not as big as Your Majesty's difficulties, and I don't know how Your Majesty's military procurement is, if artillery and ammunition have to rely on imports from Europe, I feel hanging, and now our army is equal to all infantry." ”Ekaterina Klimova said confidently: "Your Majesty will have a way." ”Wang Dashan nodded, and as soon as he walked out of Ekaterina Klimova's office, Vladimir Granat hurried over.t1706231537: