【1358 Two Khans in Afghanistan】
Wang Dashan saw Yekazelina Krimova dozing off and said sorry: "Director, it's not impossible. I won't come here at this time. The five divisions of Central Asia Province and the police force have a total of 150,000 people! There are more than 3 million young laborers migrated from China. What should I do now? The food supply is no longer available, and the information we have received, Abdur Rahman Khan's army and British troops are preparing to attack Habul and Kandahar. If we can't take care of ourselves, how can we complete the task of helping the Afghans defend? "
Afghanistan is located at the intersection of West Asia, South Asia and Central Asia. It is a key link between north and south transportation and is located in an important geographical location. The famous "Silk Road" is from Xinjiang to Persia and Europe through Afghanistan.
Faxian, a monk from the Jin Dynasty in China and Master Xuanzang from the Tang Dynasty, went to India to seek scriptures and also went to Afghanistan.
Before the 15th century, Afghanistan was the center of trade and cultural exchanges between Europe and the Middle East and the Middle East. Merchants from the south and north traded on the bustling streets of Kabul, and wise men who were knowledgeable from the east and west talked happily here. As European navigators discovered that the maritime route from Europe to India, the number of merchants traveling to India by land decreased greatly, and the glory of Afghanistan gradually dimmed and became increasingly obstructed.
Due to its special geographical location, Afghanistan has also become a must-pass path for conquerors of all generations, so it is known as the "turning gate of Asian destiny". The Macedonian emperor Alexander the Great, the conquerors Genghis Khan and Timur both left footprints in Afghanistan.
Since the Islamic expansion of borders in the 7th century AD, Afghanistan has entered a period of rapid change. The Arabs first occupied the northern regions and then advanced to the east. In the 9th century AD, Persians who believed in Islam gradually controlled these regions; in the 10th century AD, the Turks controlled the entire Afghan area and were later expelled from Afghanistan.
In 1221, Genghis Khan led a large army to invade Afghanistan. In 1380, Timur ruled Afghanistan. At the beginning of the 16th century, Afghanistan became part of the Persian Empire under the rule of Safites.
Afghanistan in the mid-17th and 18th centuries was generally in the transition from clan communes to feudal society. In 1747, Ahmed, the leader of the Pashtun Durani tribe, led the tribal armed forces to Kandahar, ascended the throne under the support of the chiefs of the Durani tribe and the Girchayi tribe, established the Kingdom of Afghanistan, established the capital of Kandahar, and called himself "Ahmed Sha Durani", thus establishing the feudal system in Afghanistan.
In history, the once powerful Kingdom of Afghanistan was the Muslim country second only to the Ottoman Empire.
Ahmed Sha Dulani reigned for 26 years. During these 26 years, Dulani successively acquired Kabul, Ghazni and Herat and became Afghan territory, and moved the capital to Kabul in 1773. In the same year, Ahmed Sha Dulani died and his son Timur Khan succeeded to the throne.
In 1800, opponents of the Durani Dynasty overthrew the rule of Zeman Khan, son of Timur Khan, and made his younger brother Shuga Khan king. In 1809, Herat Governor Mamaud led his troops to capture Kabul and proclaimed himself king. In 1818, Mamaud was overthrown and Afghanistan was divided into five major feudal states: Herat, Kandahar, Kabul, Peshawar and Kashmir, forming a feudal separatist situation.
Mohamed Yakub Khan reunified the divided country with Kabul and became the new generation of monarchs in Afghanistan.
Once the power of Mohammed Yakub Khan falls, even if the British fail to take Afghanistan, they cannot make Afghanistan a British colony, and will cover the Afghan area in actual control, which will make Afghanistan a sub-colonial area.
Just as the Afghans were ambitiously preparing to establish a huge Afghan kingdom, Britain began to penetrate into this difficult country.
In 1830, Britain sent intelligence personnel to infiltrate Herat and Kandahar to collect Afghanistan's military and geographical intelligence and prepare for its further invasion of 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, Britain also successfully won over Kamuran Mirza, the local ruler of Herat, and prepared for further launching a war against Afghanistan.
In 1838, Britain used the excuse of Tsarist Russia assisting the Iranian king invading Herat and sent 30,000 Indian mercenaries to invade Afghanistan. In September of the following year, British and Indian troops came to Kabul. In desperation, Dost asked for help from Tsarist Russian ambassador to Kabul, Vitkevich, who had always maintained close contact with him. Unexpectedly, the Tsarist ambassador who had always been in response to Dost's requests refused on the grounds that the cold and the long journey was long. In despair, Dost held the Quran and issued an order to his personal troops, hoping that they could fight to the death and defend their country and king.
But Dost's personal troops were vulnerable and fled one after the battle, and even the camp was occupied by Dost's retainers. Dost was helpless and fled to the northern city of Bukhara, where Kabul was occupied by British troops.
In 1878, the British invaded Afghanistan for the second time.
If the Mohammed Yakubkhan power falls, Afghanistan will lose its diplomatic rights and thus become a British protector.
"Yes, the war is about soldiers, horses, money and food, and the food for millions of people. What should I do? I asked Vladimir Granath yesterday. They have contacted Mohammed Yakub Khan of Afghanistan. Mohammed Yakub Khan did not mean to seek help from China. In their eyes, China is the same as the British. If we seek help from China, we will only become a colony of China in the future." Yekazelina Krimova replied softly, "General Wang, please sit down."
Wang Dashan sat down opposite Yekazelina Krimova's desk, "Mohamed Yakub Khan doesn't want the help of our country?"
"No matter who he is, we just report the information here. The key is that we cannot wait to die. We should speed up the construction of the highway. Now it seems that a railway is not useful. In addition, we should speed up the restoration of agricultural production in Central Asia." Yekazelina Krimova said. "We cannot rely entirely on domestic transportation, and we must be self-sufficient in the local area."
"I understand this principle. Everyone knows how to do it. The key is that the army in our hands must prepare for war, build roads, and help restore agricultural production. We still can't eat enough here. After all, it's not a myth. Your Majesty also asked to prepare for all combat at the end of this year. There is no time in terms of time. Look at me, I have been losing my hair recently and have not been able to sleep well all night." Wang Dashan said bitterly: "My wife has also been insomnia by me. There is also the problem of horses."
"Well, horses are a big problem. The cavalry brigade we transferred from Mongolia has only more than one thousand horses, not a complete system. His Majesty the plan to rush the Suez Canal from Ashgabat long distance, must have a complete cavalry brigade, which is still more than 6,000 war horses away! This plan is the highest secret and also a plan we must ensure completion. At the same time, His Majesty requires that once the war begins, he will attack Kolkata immediately, which requires southern Tibet to cross the Himalayas and the road to Tibet to urge Tibet to complete it within the year." Yekazelina Krimova said.
"The mission time is too fast." Wang Dashan said distressedly: "We actually have nothing to report on. The President's Secretariat is very clear about the situation here. I just want to know whether it can be postponed appropriately, for example, before the end of next year?"
"Definitely not! Do you think Mohamed Yakubkhan can hold on until the end of next year?" Yekazelina Krimova immediately rejected Wang Dashan's suggestion. "Your Majesty's plan has been confirmed. When I came, your Majesty had already told me clearly."
"If the time cannot be delayed, I think we must at least apply to Your Majesty to urgently transfer 10,000 trucks from Beizhong to Central Asia. Otherwise, it would be too late to rely on manpower alone. With trucks, the speed of road construction will be greatly accelerated, and the roads from Beijing to Almaty will also increase." Wang Dashan Road.
"10,000 trucks? China's industry is just starting. I heard that the truck technology has just been formed. Can such a large output be raised at once? Let's write down your meaning first, and let's send a telegram to the President's Secretariat." Yekazelina Krimova said immediately.
"I'm ready." Wang Dashan said, then took out a message from his pocket, "Director, take a look, these are all supplies that we urgently need, mainly what the military needs. See what is missing? Please add it."
Yekazelina Krimova smiled and said, "We want things all day long. In fact, if they don't write about it, they know what we want?"
Yekazelina Krimova read the telegram drawn by Wang Dashan and smiled and said, "Okay, I don't need to add it anymore. It would be a miracle if they can prepare it before the New Year."
Wang Dashan nodded, "Okay, then please send it to Your Majesty as soon as possible? If there is nothing to do, I will go back first."
"General Wang walked slowly, I'll send someone to His Majesty now." Yekazelina Krimova stood up.
Wang Dashan smiled and said, "The director doesn't have to send him off. No matter how difficult it is, it's not as difficult as Your Majesty. I don't know how your Majesty's military purchase is? If artillery and ammunition rely on imports from Europe, I feel that our army is now equivalent to being all infantry."
Yekazelina Krimova said confidently: "Your Majesty will have a solution."
Wang Dashan nodded, and just walked out of Yekazelina Krimova's office, Vladimir Granath rushed over.
Chapter completed!