After listening to Sheng Shicai's assurance, Yousufu and Ma Wanfu looked at each other, and their minds began to come alive. Their struggle with the Soviet Union has been going on for many years, but the Soviet GCD is definitely super strong in controlling the internal control. The holy warriors they sent over the years have basically gone and never returned, and although they have caused some trouble for Trotsky, I don't know how many hundred and eight thousand miles are still there for such a grand goal as the liberation of Central Asia! And the current number of the Soviet Red Army sounds scared to death, not a hundred thousand million, but calculated in tens of millions! Relying on this strength of Allah, wanting to go to Soviet Central Asia to fight a piece of land is not a tiger tooth extraction, it is simply a tooth extraction in the mouth of a Tyrannosaurus rex! If you can really conquer Afghanistan, it is a good choice, there is a piece of territory that can be called the king and hegemon, and there is no need to send people under the fence here in the Chinese.

Yusuf is an anxious person, once he decides something, he can't wait to implement it immediately, so he immediately pulled Zhong Zhijie and Sheng Shicai into his war room, and immediately began to discuss the strategy of attacking Afghanistan.

"Nader Shah's military is not weak, with a regular army of nearly 30,000 men, and the allegiance of a large number of Afghan tribes. In addition, his military skills were not weak, and in 1919 he commanded the Afghan army and civilians to resist the British invasion, and finally won the victory. But we still have a way to defeat him......"

Zhong Zhijie has obviously made some preparations, and now he is talking about the situation in Afghanistan. Afghanistan has a complex terrain and strong people, and it has always been a difficult bone to gnaw. The British launched three invasions and failed to turn Afghanistan into their colony. However, Nadir Shah is not without weaknesses. First of all, this guy is a usurper!

His throne was snatched from Amanullah Khan in 1929, and Amanullah Khan, who was robbed of the throne, was not actually a mediocre and incompetent person. The reason why he will lose the throne. Mainly because they want to promote the modernization of Afghanistan, they have implemented a series of reforms, such as the establishment of a parliament, the separation of church and state, the emancipation of women, coeducation, etc., all of which are good things for the benefit of the country and the people. However, these reforms touched the interests of conservative religious forces and Afghan tribal leaders, and led to a rebellion. Amanullah Khan's army also defected to the side of the enemy due to the defection of Nadir Shah, who was then Minister of Defense.

From this change of dynasty, everyone can see the strong influence of religious and tribal forces in Afghanistan. And Amanullah Khan, who lost the throne, was not reconciled to defeat and has been accumulating strength in India. In April 1929, he even reluctantly gathered an army of 4,000 men to regain power, but was defeated by Nadir Shah and fled. After that, Amanullah Khan went into exile in Europe with his family. Until not so long ago, Hussein of the Hashemite family became a caliph. He went to Mecca for support and wanted to make a comeback.

“…… With the support of the caliphate, most of the Afghan tribal and religious forces will surely return to the side of Amanullah Khan, who is, after all, the rightful monarch. With their support, together with the help of Allah's 20,000-strong army and the Indian Muslim Alliance, I believe it will not be long before Afghanistan falls into our hands. ”

After saying this, Zhong Zhijie's fat face was already full of smug smiles. After so many years in the Northwest, he finally had the opportunity to do a big thing. Afghanistan is a key point connecting northwestern India, Persia and Soviet Central Asia. As long as it can be turned into a base for Allah, Trotsky's troubles will be endless! Isn't his position in the intelligence system about rising boats?

"It is not difficult to deal with the 30,000 troops of Nader Shah. Allah's army has 20,000 troops, and the weapons and equipment are provided by your country, which is very sophisticated and rigorously trained, and I believe that Nadir Shah can be defeated. But will the Soviet Union take the opportunity to intervene? "Speaking of the Soviet Union, Mohammed . Yusuf has a worried look on his face, now Afghanistan is almost surrounded by Soviet troops, only the northwest is connected by China and the Indian M-Sling Alliance controlled by Kashmir and Peshawar, once Afghanistan is invaded by Allah forces, the Soviet Union will definitely send troops to intervene, how will Allah resist at that time?

"Don't worry, Brother Yusuf, we already have a full plan." Sheng Shicai took out a stack of papers from the briefcase he carried, put them on the map table, and said: "The situation of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, we have taken into account, this is not terrible, even a very favorable thing, the terrain of Afghanistan is complex, religious and tribal forces are deep-rooted, the British have no way to conquer them, and I believe that the Soviet army can not conquer them lightly." As long as we give the necessary support, we will certainly be able to contain a large number of Soviet forces in Afghanistan.

Moreover, we cannot regard Afghanistan as a separate battlefield, because in the big picture, it is an important part of the entire world war, and in a small case, it is also an important part of the Indian and Central Asian battlefields, and as long as the war in Afghanistan is ignited, the Central Asian and Indian battlefields will become a whole, not two battlefields separated from each other. The Soviet Union can attack Afghanistan in Central Asia and India, and we can also infiltrate Central Asia and India. So this territory has become a battleground for soldiers, and if we don't take it now, we will take it when Trotsky frees his hands. ”

Speaking of this, Yusuf also knows that the Chinese must have a back-up trick, but the other party does not say it thoroughly, and it is best not to ask more. He pondered for a while and said: "If you want to fight Afghanistan, it's best to start immediately, it's already October, and in another two months, Afghanistan will be covered with heavy snow, and we can only wait until next spring if we want to go in." ”

Sheng Shicai nodded and said, "It's to hurry up, and it's best for the troops to set off on the Pamir Plateau immediately." The tribes that control the Zhì Wakhan corridor have been co-opted by us and secretly defected to Amanullah Khan, and after crossing the corridor and crossing the Hindu Kush mountain range, we can directly attack Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, and at the same time, the Indian army of the Muslim Alliance will also send troops from Peshawar to attack Kabul from the southeast. ”

The Hindu Kush Mountains north of Kabul are dangerous, and the few passages are defended by troops loyal to Nader Shah, and Allah forces may not be able to capture them lightly. But there is little danger between Kabul and Peshawar. The distance is not far either. Zhong Zhijie and Sheng Shicai's plan was to attract Nadir Shah's main force to the Hindu Kush Mountains, and then the Indian army of the M-Sling Alliance would surprise from Peshawar.

Zhong Zhijie also added with a smile: "The main forces of Trotsky's Central Asian Front are concentrated in the north and fight against Bai Jianshuai, and there are not even a few border guards (NKVD control zhì) on the Soviet-Afghan border. It is impossible to interfere, and if Afghanistan is accused by us, he will have to worry about us attacking Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan from Afghanistan, right? He looked at Yusuf and said, "Brother Yusuf, you are an Uzbek, right?" Do you want to personally lead the troops back to your hometown when the time comes? ”

"Calling back home? Is this really possible? Yusuf opened his mouth and looked at Zhong Zhijie and Sheng Shicai beside him with an incredulous gaze.

Zhong Zhijie patted his chest and said: "Of course it's true, when Bai Jianshuai defeats Trotsky's Central Asian Front, you will be able to return to Uzbekistan." ”

……

Outer Frontier Province. Komsomol City, the former enemy headquarters of the Northwest Front Army of China.

"Shuai, the vanguard of the Soviet army has crossed the Ili River. The 18th Cavalry Division had already engaged in an exchange of fire with the opposing side, and the battle had been going on for three hours. Now the military headquarters of the 6th Cavalry Corps is asking for instructions, how much time will it take to stop the Soviet army? The 10th Infantry Corps reported that they had disengaged from Soviet troops. Soviet troops did not pursue south of the Alaresa River. Other than that. The 7th Cavalry Corps reported that they had driven back the Soviet cavalry near Tacheng, Alahu, and Zaisangbo, and returned to the division with the First Army of the National People's Police. ”

Lieutenant General Liu Mingzhao stood in front of Bai Chongxi. Both of them had tired looks on their faces. They hadn't had a good night's sleep for a week, after the Battle of the Alaresa River. As soon as I returned to the city of the Communist Youth League, before I had time to catch my breath, I received a report that the vanguard of the Soviet army's South Road and West Road clusters had crossed the Ili River to the north, and another million-level battle was imminent!

Bai Chongxi just glanced at him, turned his head and asked Liao Lei, the commander of the 2nd Armored Group Army, who was a little drowsy: "Yan Nong, how many days do your troops need to rest?" Liao Lei's smile was also full of tiredness, he, like Bai Chongxi and Liu Mingzhao, had not closed his eyes for several days, and they were all middle-aged people from Bensi, and his energy seemed to be much worse than before: "Brother Jiansheng, those young men below are not as good as us, jīngshén is full of heads!" Although the battle lasted for a few days and nights, and after sleeping for more than ten hours, it was shiny again, and the lost tanks were also replenished with the stocks of the Komsomol City, and now there are more than 600 tanks and assault artillery that can be operated, and they can attack at the same time! ”

Liu Mingzhao probably thought that Bai Chongxi was going to take the initiative to attack again, so he hurriedly raised his voice: "Jian Shuai, the troops are already tired after days of hard fighting, and the number of Soviet troops is as high as 700,000, 500,000 are fresh troops, and nearly 250,000 troops from 3 group armies are coming to Central Asia by train." There is a huge disparity in strength between us and the enemy, and our army should rely on the strong fortifications near the Komsomol City to hold on and wait for reinforcements. ”

Bai Chongxi's expression was slightly hesitant, but more determined. He looked at Liu Mingzhao and said firmly: "It is precisely because the Soviet army has an overwhelming superiority in strength that we cannot let go of any opportunity to attack and destroy the enemy!" In the previous battle, the powerful attack power of the armored forces has been severely positioned, and the 500,000 Soviet troops defending the river have been crushed by the 750 tanks of the 2nd Panzer Cavalry Army, not to mention the vanguard of the Soviet army that is now attacking the north? ”

Then Bai Chongxi instructed Liao Lei again: "Yan Nong, now you can only suffer your 2nd Armored Cavalry Army one more time...... After dinner today, they set up an ambush at the foot of the Alatau Mountains to block the Soviet troops heading north, and they did not fall in love with the battle, and the vanguard troops that had defeated them would return. ”

Liao Lei received the order and immediately went back to his group army headquarters to arrange military operations. Bai Chongxi sat down slowly, and smiled bitterly at Liu Mingzhao, who was contemplating his eyebrows: "I can't help but ask for 400,000 to fight 1 million, I didn't expect Trotsky's determination to be so great...... Ask Nanjing, when will the reinforcements arrive in Dihua? How are you going to use it? Can an armored corps be mobilized in early November? I hope to launch a counteroffensive in northern Xinjiang in early December, and I will expel the Soviet cavalry clusters anyway. ”

Liu Mingzhao lay on the map and studied it for a while, and said lightly: "It would be a good thing if the Soviet cavalry cluster could be trapped in the northern Xinjiang, and the Soviet army would not give up these cavalry." Troops will definitely be sent to the end, so that the pressure on the Komsomol city side can be reduced, and maybe there will be a chance to break the enemy army in each way...... We can set up another cluster in northern Xinjiang. It is specially responsible for operations in the northern Xinjiang direction...... Liao Yannong has a jīngyàn who commands the armored cluster, so it is better to let him go to the north ** to be a side. ”

Bai Chongxi shook his head: "I can't do without Liao Yannong here, and he is not familiar with the situation in Northern Xinjiang...... Let's let the prime minister order Peng Shichong to be transferred back from North Korea, let him partner with Zhu Yujie, and the Northern Xinjiang cluster will definitely have a surprise for me. Also, are the statistics of the Battle of the Alaresa River out? ”

"It has been counted that in this battle, our army completely annihilated the enemy's 34th Group Army, 36th Group Army, and 39th Group Army. The enemy's 29th Army, 31st Army, and 33rd Army were inflicted heavy losses, and a total of more than 134,000 Soviet officers and men were killed and captured, including more than 134,000 officers and men below the commander of the enemy's 36th Army, Bagration. 225 tanks (mostly under repair), 336 trucks, 212 armored vehicles, and 895 artillery pieces were captured. There are countless guns and ammunition! ”

Bai Chongxi nodded tiredly: "Hurry up and report it." Let Chang Yaoru also sleep peacefully...... Since the war with the Soviet Union, he probably hasn't slept well. ”

……

"A great victory in the outer frontier, annihilating the rest of the enemy!" A joyful exclamation suddenly raised the atmosphere of the Nanjing Tangshan Ministry of National Defense a little higher. Chang Ruiqing and Wang Junhao had already gone back to the mansion to rest after receiving the news of the victory on the Alelesa River. Sitting in the war room of the Ministry of National Defense is the fat man Zhao Zhen, it is very surprising, this fat man seems to have endless energy, he has stayed up for a few nights, and there is still no tired look on his face, in fact, Zhao Fat Man is surprisingly able to eat and sleep. Even in the noisy and noisy war room of the Ministry of Defense, you can snore and sleep for hours as soon as you close your eyelids. Even if the front line is turned upside down, so these days the fat man stays up late and stays up late, and the little drowsiness is not less, so now even Chang Ruiqing, who has a pair of iron body bones, has gone home to sleep, and he is still sitting here. Seeing the staff officers happily discussing there, he just folded his fingers and calculated, and ordered loudly: "Someone, hurry up and report this good news to the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Chief of General Staff Wang's Mansion...... If you send another message to the propaganda department, you will say that the battle of the Alaresa River has been won, 180,000 enemies have been annihilated, 100,000 prisoners have been captured, and our army has lost 50,000, so let them publicize according to this number, and they are not allowed to exaggerate ......"

The last few words made those elated staff officers confused, and immediately some staff officers with excessive curiosity began to ask: "Again, is it a little less to report 180,000?" Shuai report on the can

Zhao Zhen glared at the mouthy guy and snorted: "This is the prime minister's strategy, do you understand?" Now that the war has just begun, there are still many countries that have the intention of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, so let them take a good look and let them see the results they want to see, but we can't let them know that the Soviet Union is not as powerful as they imagined. He walked to the front of the sand table, swept from the battlefield in the outer frontier to the battlefield in the Middle East with heavy eyes, and finally stopped in the holy city of Mecca: "Has Zhang Wenbai's report been delivered?" When will the Battle of Mecca start? Go ahead and ask for electricity! ”

The staff officer below had already walked over with a large stack of translated telegrams: "Gong You, the long telegram sent by Commander-in-Chief Zhang in the morning has just been translated. The Battle of Mecca will start tomorrow at the latest, and the results are rather not optimistic, the army of the Caliphate Hussein is a rabble, not as numerous as the Soviets, and the fortifications of Mecca are not very strong, and there are few heavy weapons. If there is no expeditionary force to help, I am afraid that ......"

"Alright, give me the newspaper." Zhao Zhen didn't want to listen to his nonsense, so he took the newspaper and read it carefully.

Zhang Zhizhong said in his report that the main force of the Chinese expeditionary force is not in Mecca, but is stuck in the port of Jeddah, which is only a few dozen kilometers away from Mecca. Moreover, the Caliph Hussein did not offer to invite the Chinese expeditionary force to Mecca, because the caliph could not accept the pagans to defend the holy city, which was a very strange thought, and the caliph could bear the responsibility for losing Mecca. After all, the Soviet Union's military strength was countless times greater than that of the Caliphate, and the whole world could accept the result of the temporary occupation of Mecca by the Soviet Union, but they could not accept the Caliph's invitation to the infidels to enter Mecca, because that would defile the Holy City! Well, let the 300,000 Soviet Red Army under the command of Pavlov enter Mecca, I'm afraid it will not be a matter of defilement, but the demolition of the holy city!

However, the caliph and his religious advisers believe that the holy city is naturally blessed by Allah, even if it is demolished by the Soviet army, it is Allah to inspire the fighting spirit of the whole world, so the majority of the Caliph will not blame the caliph for this, but will unite more closely around the caliph! Conversely, if the caliph had asked the infidel army to help defend the holy city, even if he had won, it would have become an excuse for the caliph's enemies to attack the caliph, because the caliph should have relied on the power of the Allah to defend the holy city, not the power of the infidels...... In short, they are all bizarre theories, and it seems that this holy city will definitely not be able to be saved! (To be continued......)