Chapter 479: There Are No Eternal Enemies

In the VIP lounge of the YSL-style terminal building made of wood at Kabul Airport, a somewhat embarrassing scene is unfolding. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info While Colonel Val T. Schellenburg, who goes by the pseudonym James Bond, and Prince Daoud of Afghanistan are embracing, Wilhelm Eddy (Rothenburg), who is on crutches and has a corncob pipe in his mouth, suddenly bursts in with a few sbaggy-looking German GIs.

"You, you're German?" Colonel Val T. Schellenberg was stunned for a moment, and then asked in English, which sounded very fluent in the London accent.

"That's right, I'm Colonel Rothenburg!" William. Eddie speaks German very unfluently. "I am the chief military adviser of the Wehrmacht in Afghanistan, and I am here to help the Kingdom of Afghanistan fight the Bolsheviks."

A Wehrmacht colonel who doesn't even speak German? Val T. Szelenberg glanced again at several soldiers in German uniforms who were following William Eddy. There is nothing wrong with the style of the uniform, but the problem is that a few of the guys look too loose and don't look like German soldiers.

"I'm James. Colonel Bond," said Val T. Schlenberg, speaking lightly, with as little English gentlemanly composure as possible, "from London, it is a pleasure to meet you here. ”

William. Eddie laughed, "I'm the same, I'm glad to see my friends from Germany in Afghanistan, and I hope we won't see each other on the battlefield in the future." ”

"Maybe we'll meet on the battlefield against the Bolsheviks." Val T. Schellenberg's mind was spinning quickly, and he already had a little understanding of the other party's origin and purpose for going to Afghanistan.

These loose guys are certainly not German soldiers, and most of them are not British, and the British are not so rude and direct, they are more likely to look at the side and then draw wrong and biased conclusions. So most of these people are rude and savage American cowboys!

Thinking of this, Val T. Schellenburg smiled reservedly and continued: "I am also here to help the Afghans...... I guess we have common interests in Afghanistan, don't we? ”

"Yes!" William. Eddie spat on the high-grade Cuban second-hand smoke in Val T. Scherenberg's face, then nodded, "We in the German Empire have no permanent friends and enemies, only permanent interests, and as long as the interests are aligned, enemies can also become friends." ”

"This is also the principle of our British Empire in dealing with international affairs!" Val T. Schellenberg glanced at the Afghan prince, who seemed to be a little stunned, and said: "Our war with you is a brotherly struggle, and it is a matter of victory and defeat rather than life and death. Maybe in a few months, our princess will marry your prince. ”

Princesses and princes? William. Eddie was stunned and stunned, what was going on? Who is the princess? It can't be Princess Elizabeth, right? She was going to marry the prince of Germany...... What does that mean? It can't be a Anglo-German merger, right?

William. While Eddie was pondering, Val T. Schellenberg had already stretched out his right hand, smiled and said in fluent German: "Colonel, may our two great European nations start by supporting the cause of the Afghan people in resisting the Soviet invasion, resolve the past contradictions, come together again, and lead the world together." ”

William. Eddie frowned, but reached over and clasped it tightly with Val T. Scherenberg's right hand.

And at this moment, the somewhat gloomy face of "American Colonel Gingrich" suddenly pushed open a small door that did not know where it led, walked out with his head held high, and then used a mouthful of "British Colonel James. "The Afghan people need real support to resist the Soviet invasion, and now that the murderous Soviet Red Army is marching on Kandahar, the Afghan people are in dire need of strong support," Bond said in authentic London accent. How are you British going to help Afghanistan? ”

"This is Colonel Gingrich from the United States, and he is also a friend of our Afghanistan......" Prince Daoud of Afghanistan hurriedly introduced "Gingrich" to "James. Bond".

"James. Bond "nodded very gentlemanly" at "Gingrich", and then said: "We will supply the Afghan people not only with ordinary rifles, machine guns and light artillery, but also with several secret weapons developed for the British homeland!" ”

A secret weapon to defend your homeland? "Colonel Gingrich" was stunned and stunned, this secret weapon should be secret, how can it be brought to Afghanistan to show off? Does anyone know this or a secret weapon?

"What secret weapon?" Colonel Rothenburg of Germany asks in American English.

James of England. Bond beckoned to the "British soldiers" standing behind him, and immediately someone brought two suitcases and placed them on the ground to open them carefully. Inside a leather case was a pair of "round hammers" wrapped in linen. "Colonel Gingrich" immediately recognized that they were two No. 74 anti-tank grenades, very deceptive things. Churchill ordered the construction of a million of them, but the regular army refused to ask for them because they were too easily injured by mistake, so they gave them to the National Guard, and later airdropped them to the so-called French Resistance. Inside the other suitcase were a few things that looked like cotton vests.

"Is this a bulletproof vest?" Colonel Rothenburg of Germany asked puzzled at this time.

Bulletproof vests are available in many countries, but they are not equipped with a large number of troops. First, because the bulletproof effect of bulletproof vests is not very good; The second reason is that the bulletproof vest is too heavy - most of the bulletproof vests in these years are made of steel plate as the bulletproof material, which is full of weight and difficult to wear on the body.

"It's not a bulletproof vest, it's a 'Churchill' bomb vest."

"Bomb vests?" Prince Daoud's eyes widened. "How do you use it?"

"James. Colonel Bond" said: "It is to wear it on the body, put on the makeup of the common people, and then blend in with the enemy, and pull the fuse again......"

"And then?" Prince Daoud asked again.

"James. Colonel Bond "spread his hands," and then exploded. ”

"The guy in this bomb vest ......"

"Of course I sacrificed my life for the country!" Mas. James. Colonel Bond glanced at the "German Colonel" and the "American Colonel", and said in a solemn tone: "If our British mainland were invaded by the enemy, 46 million people would wear this bomb vest and die with the invading enemy!" So no enemy can conquer the British mainland! ”

How could there be such a thing? German Colonel Rosenberg seemed to be frightened, and looked at the American Colonel Gingrich, who was also surprised and inexplicable.

What kind of bomb vest is this crazy too! This can't really be what Prime Minister Churchill came up with, right? Could it be that Churchill really wanted to lead the 46 million British people to fight the German Nazis to the end, and would rather die together than resolutely not consider surrendering and losing half?

"This, this, this people of the British Empire are indeed unconquerable!" Prince Daoud's admiring tone broke the silence, "But such bomb vests are useless for us in Afghanistan." ”

"Useless?" "Will the Afghans be willing to be slaves of the Soviets?" ”

Prince Daoud shook his head helplessly, "Most of us Afghans have no concept of a state at all, they only know tribes and Allah!" ”

"Then let them give their lives for the tribe and Allah!" "The Bolsheviks were all atheists, and if they had ruled Afghanistan, there would have been no more YSL religion in Afghanistan." ”

"But what about Kabul and Kandahar?" "Now the Soviets are advancing rapidly towards Kandahar, and they will soon take it, and then they will come to Kabul," said Prince Daoud. And we don't have enough troops to hold Kabul ......"

The Soviets had no problem entering Kabul, the regular army in Afghanistan was small in number, and even with the assistance of Britain, the United States and Germany, the weapons and equipment were still very backward, and the army was not well trained, making it difficult to fight against the Soviet Red Army, which had an absolute advantage in numbers, equipment and training.

"Then don't stick to Kabul." "Afghanistan is a vast country, larger than mainland France, with plateaus and mountains accounting for 80 percent of the country's land area," said Val T. Scherlenberg, "and it is impossible for the Soviets to control all of Afghanistan." ”

Now that the Soviets have sent 15 divisions and less than 200,000 men to invade Afghanistan, there is no problem in taking Kabul and Kandahar. However, it is not enough to have a full-scale occupation of mountainous Afghanistan. In fact, the Afghan government itself can control only a few towns, and most of Afghanistan's land is still controlled by countless tribes, large and small. It is not easy to dig them out of the countless ravines and ravines to participate in voluntary labor. Moreover, the Bolsheviks and YSL were still a bit incompatible in this era.

His view was echoed by German Colonel Rothenburg, who said: "True, the Soviets were able to control only the areas north of the Hinduk Mountains and west of the Uzbeks and Tajiks." In addition, there is a long line of communication from Herat to Kabul. It was a 1,300-kilometre route of communication, and the terrain was complex by European standards, and the environment was harsh, which was very conducive to guerrilla activities. But...... The Afghan guerrillas need more weapons and ammunition, and we should study how we can help the Afghan people more effectively. ”

Colonel Rothenburg glanced at British Colonel James who was present. Bond and American Colonel Gingrich, "Colonel Bond, Colonel Gingrich, I think we should talk about it separately...... Just the three of us, how's that? (To be continued.) )