Chapter 572: The Worried Afghan Government
The first line of defense of Baghlan formed by the Afghan government forces had no way to attack the republican forces after losing its artillery, air force, air defense and missile units, and could only watch the republican forces completely occupy Baghlan. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Baghlan is the capital city of Baghlan Province in Afghanistan, located in a valley on the north side of the Hindu Kush Mountains, next to the Kunduz River. The road from Kabul to northern Afghanistan and the Wakhan corridor passes through it, and its geographical location is very important. The successful capture of Baghlan by the Republican forces essentially cut off Kabul from northern Afghanistan. The most important point is that Baghlan is so close to Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, that the Republican troops can rush to Kabul in a day.
After the first line of defense in Baghlan was completely torn apart by the Republic, the Afghan government no longer had the pride it once had. The Afghan government has invested nearly 200,000 troops in the first line of defense in Baghlan, most of which are now prisoners of the Republican forces. The air force and artillery units, which they are proud of, are very vulnerable to the air strikes of the republic.
After the Republican forces completely occupied Baghlan, Jiang Hao let the front-line troops begin to rest. The continuous high-intensity combat made the soldiers' bodies show a kind of fatigue, and Jiang Hao had to let the troops rest and recuperate, no matter what, the soldiers' bodies were the most important.
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In the conference room of the municipal building in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, the bigwigs of the Afghan military and political circles once again gathered in this familiar conference room. Everyone's faces were gloomy, and the atmosphere in the conference room was depressing. Also, no one is happy when they lose the battle. Most of the current Afghan government is still good, at least for now, almost everyone is thinking about how to get through the current difficult situation, not how to escape it.
"Ladies and gentlemen, you all know the news, our first line of defense in Baghlan has been completely broken by the Republican forces, and they have successfully captured Baghlan, and then threatened the city under our feet. I wonder what you think about the next battle? Mr. Minister, let me know how many troops we have now. The Afghan president made an opening remark, and while he asked others what he thought of the battle ahead, he was actually asking himself what he could do to get through the difficult situation ahead. After thinking about it, His Excellency the President has only two options for the Afghan government: either to resist to the end, or to abandon the United States and completely surrender to the Republic.
"Yes, Mr. President. Colleagues, after the battle of Baghlan, there are about 400,000 troops in our hands and can be mobilized at any time, of which about 20 are regular troops, and the rest are some reserve forces, and their combat effectiveness is too poor to be considered. The words of the Minister of Defense silenced everyone, and they didn't know what to say for a while. The first line of defense in Baghlan was hailed by the Afghan government as the strongest line of defense, but it also did not withstand the attacks of the Republican forces. At this time, there were less than 400,000 troops in hand, and it was even more impossible to withstand the powerful attack of the Republican troops.
"Guys, we can ask the UN for help, ask the UN for help, let them send 9 peacekeeping troops. The Foreign Minister's words were eye-catching, but then dimmed.
"Asking for help from the United Nations? Then we will not get any help, the US government has not given us any substantial help at all since the beginning of the war, and this has already shown that the US government is not prepared to wade into this troubled water. The U.S. government doesn't support us, and you expect other countries to support us?" said the Minister of Defense's words, leaving the Foreign Minister speechless for a while. However, what the Secretary of Defense said was also true, and there was no reason for NATO countries, led by the US government, to stay away from their homeland and fight against the republics.
"Do you want us to ask Russia for help, Russia has been secretly providing us with assistance since the beginning of the war, I think if we promise Russia some benefits, the Russian government will help us, you must know that Russia's relations with the Republic in recent years have not been as good as they seem. "The Minister of Foreign Affairs has put forward another object.
"We don't have to think about Russia, although Russia has been secretly helping us, but on the surface Russia's relations with the Republic are still very good, and Russia should be reluctant to break this relationship in a short time. Otherwise, Russia would not have let go of the Vladivostok incident so easily. "The Minister of Defense once again repudiated the words of the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, so what should we do now, we can't just sit back and wait, right?" the Air Force Commander's words made everyone frown.
"The only thing we can do now is to immediately contact the side of the Republic and make our position clear as soon as possible. In this war, the Republic has come under the banner of fighting terrorism, and we must not only make our position clear, but also make great sacrifices, otherwise the anger of the Republic will not subside. As I said at the beginning, the republic is no longer a republic that could endure anything for the sake of economic development a few years ago. Now we are hard to ride. The Foreign Minister's words stabbed everyone in the face hard.
When the Republic asked the Afghan government to expel the DT organization, the Afghan Foreign Minister meant to agree to the Republic's request to expel the DT organization and cooperate with the Republic in the fight against terrorism. But most of the people in the Afghan government at that time thought that they had the backing of the U.S. government and that they didn't need to be afraid of anything at all, so many people disagreed with the demands of the republican government, so much so that they got to this point.
"No, if we go to the Republic now, we will undoubtedly be in a very passive position. What are we going to do if the lion of the Republic opens his mouth? We can't really agree to all the demands of the Republic, can we?" the Air Force Commander-in-Chief said with a lot of sense, but he seemed to forget that the Republican forces were now threatening the safety of all of them.
"Do we have any other way to go now? The forces of the Republic have completely occupied Baghlan and now threaten the safety of all of us. Tell me how we can resist the attack of the Republican forces with less than 400,000 troops in our hands without the cover of air forces. Now it's not something we can talk about if we want to, it's all about the republic's side. "The words of the Minister of Foreign Affairs made it clear to everyone that now they simply do not have any bargaining chips with the Republic. (To be continued.) )