A large number of Chinese weapons were sent to Abyssinia, including a large number of arms and penicillin and other medicines, which are very important for the Argentine army that is short of supplies, especially the rocket artillery sent to Zhang Xueliang is very excited, although the Argentine army also has heavy artillery, but most of them are captured from the Italians, and the ammunition replenishment is very unstable.

Moreover, the Italians have also become smart in recent years, actively building fortress fortifications, constantly driving one nail after another in the territory of Abyssinia, with 107 rocket artillery, which is just able to deal with these strongholds, the whole counteroffensive plan is bound to become more powerful.

In addition, Britain also attaches great importance to East Africa, not to mention that Britain is still firmly guarding the Suez Canal, but once the Bab el-Mandeb Strait at the exit of the Red Sea is completely controlled by Italy, Britain's road to Asia will also be cut off, so it is impossible for Britain to drive Italy away.

It's just that China once again took the lead, making Britain extremely uncomfortable, but there was nothing to do, so it could only cooperate as much as possible, and sent Egypt to mobilize a batch of arms to the Afghan army, and after receiving the arms support of the two countries, the power of the Afghan army has grown greatly, and Zhang Xueliang is also full of confidence.

Abyssinian Emperor Selassie has united a deep friendship with the Chinese advisers, these years is their help to plan and operate, the Argentine army continues to grow, the equipment is more and more advanced, the tactical level is also constantly improved, after the war test, the Argentine army in the African land has been able to be regarded as a strong force.

China's attitude towards Selassie is not the same as that of the surrounding small countries, which will eventually be incorporated into China's territory, and the original elite group will become the focus of China's attack, while Africa is too far away, and China has no ability to occupy it, so it has to make friends. Let Abyssinia automatically tie to the chariot.

After the first weapons were delivered to Abyssinia. Immediately began to arm the elite units of the Afghan army. Zhang Xueliang and Selassie personally inspected the grassroots units and gave them guidance.

In the past few years, the scorching sun on the East African plateau has made Zhang Xueliang tanned, and he is not much different from those black soldiers. After seeing them coming, the soldiers were very excited and took the initiative to greet them, and some of them even jumped and jumped. Folk songs were sung.

Africans had a strong talent for music and dance, and this was their way of venting their feelings, and the soldiers were genuinely supportive of His Majesty the Emperor, who led them in battle against the Italians, and the Chinese advisers who helped them win victory after victory were respected from the bottom of their hearts.

They welcomed Zhang Xueliang and his party in the warmest way, and even Emperor Selassie became a foil, in fact, this is also the result of China's business over the years.

As soon as Zhang Xueliang arrived in Abyssinia, he promoted literacy education among the soldiers and established literacy classes at the grassroots level, and the illiteracy rate among the Argentine army was even more appalling than that of the original Chinese army. Many high-ranking officers could not read, and there were not many documents in the army that could be understood.

As for tactics. Nothing is known about doctrines and the like, such an army cannot be called an army at all, even the militia is very reluctant, and it is difficult to expect them to learn new tactics and operate new weapons.

The official language of Abyssinia is Amharic, and the Chinese advisers have set a standard that each soldier must write back at least 500 common words, be able to read simple combat commands, and know maps.

In order to set an example, Zhang Xueliang and others also took the initiative to take the lead in learning Amharic, and after more than a year, Zhang Xueliang and others were basically able to use Amharic proficiently, whether it was daily communication or writing documents, as for the Afghan soldiers who could master less than 20% of 500 words, the gap in learning ability was obvious.

However, the quality of the Afghan army has improved a lot compared with the past, especially if you want to be promoted to become an officer, the first thing you have to pass is the cultural knowledge test.

This is undoubtedly a subversion for the Afghan army, in the past, the nobles and ordinary people were two distinct groups, officers can only be served by the powerful, and the people at the bottom can only be honest as the head soldiers, but now it has become a meritocracy, as long as they have the ability, are willing to study, and have excellent grades, the bottom soldiers can be promoted faster than the nobles, and if they make military achievements, they can be personally praised by the emperor.

This is undoubtedly a good incentive system, the appearance of the Afghan army has undergone earth-shaking changes, soldiers are no longer afraid of war, on the contrary, they also regard war as a way to change their fate, and the vast majority of people in their leisure time are studying hard to improve their abilities.

Of course, China's vigorous efforts to promote culture and education also have another calculation, most of the African region is British and French colonies, the official languages are French and English, so these colonies after independence, but also under the remote control of Britain and France, and Abyssinia is a special case.

If they want to develop further, they must study foreign works and absorb nutrients, so they must learn foreign languages and writings, and because of the professors of Chinese consultants, they will naturally learn Chinese, read Chinese books, and then study Chinese ideology and culture.

In fact, just two years ago, Qiao Yu officially sent five university professors into the guerrilla zone of Abyssinian and established the first overseas Confucius Institute, which was responsible for disseminating Chinese thought and culture.

What China wants to do is to create a Chinese-speaking cultural circle in Africa, so that it can better influence the continent, now it is just sowing some seeds, as for how much it will be harvested, it will take decades to see, but Qiao Yu knows very well that this is definitely the most rewarding investment.

Zhang Xueliang and Selassie looked at the soldiers' equipment, and then went to the martial arts exercise ground, some Chinese soldiers were handing over the methods of using rocket artillery to the Afghan army, and there were many soldiers around who listened carefully, these people are the elite of the Afghan army, and the strongest learning ability.

In fact, it is also easy to distinguish the combat effectiveness of the Afghan army, which unit has the highest Chinese proficiency, and which unit is the elite. A high level of Chinese language means that they can learn more advanced knowledge, can operate more complex weapons, and are naturally the first troops to change their equipment.

The first time Zhang Xueliang saw some black people reciting Tang poems, he also felt the feeling of thunder, but now they are also accustomed to it, the operation of the 107 rocket launcher is very simple, after the explanation, someone quickly learned, and began to actually operate.

Zhang Xueliang and Selassie watched as an Afghan soldier fired the first rocket, which landed on a pile of pebbles a thousand meters away.

Selassie was also very happy to see it, with this kind of weapon, the strongholds and pillboxes set up by the Italians on the mountain roads were no longer a problem, and the Argentine army was able to eat all the points one by one, and Selassie could even see the scene of the Italians being driven out of Abyssinia with a disgraced face.

"Zhang, thank you for the support of the Chinese government, your weapons will always be the best, and the friendship between Abyssinia and China is as solid as a rock, and they will always be brothers!"

Selassie was also an enthusiastic person, and when he said this, he jumped for joy, as did many of the Afghan soldiers, singing and dancing together.

Just after the Chinese weapons were in place one after another, the Argentine army launched a long-brewing offensive, and in an instant the entire East African land was full of guerrillas, and a large number of militiamen were dispatched together to sabotage kilometers of railways and harass the strongholds of the Italians, as if they were a pot of porridge, and the airports and ports were also within the scope of the attack, and the combat capability of the Italian air force was seriously weakened, and the Italian army, without the protection of the air force, could only retreat into the city, and absolutely did not dare to go out easily.

Selassie and the Chinese advisory group personally commanded the elite of the Afghan army to methodically clear one stronghold after another, and after more than two months of combat operations, most of the area was recovered except for the capital Addis Ababa.

In addition, eighty percent of Somalia's land fell into the hands of the guerrillas, and the decisive battle against Italy was ripe, and the guerrillas also succeeded in capturing Mogadishu, the capital of later Somalia and one of the important ports in Africa.

After the occupation of Mogadishu, Selassie immediately announced that it would be leased to the Chinese side, which became China's first important support point on the African land.

And Qiao Yu's layout in the Indian Ocean is gradually revealed, starting from the Kra Canal, taking the Kalimantan Islands to the west, and then adding Mogadishu, China has initially built a chain of pearls, this chain locks India in it, and at the same time, this is a sea vein, which can continuously transport the rich resources of the African continent and the oil of the Gulf to China to support China's industrialization process.

Of course, these pearl strands are not complete, there are two rings of Sri Lanka and the Maldives to control, and Qiao Yu has set his sights on the Diego Garcia Islands, which are more than 1,900 kilometers away from the southernmost tip of the South Asian subcontinent.

Located at the meeting point of the Cape of Good Hope, Singapore, the Red Sea, and Australia, the strategic position is very important, and it is still in the hands of the United Kingdom, and in later generations, it has become the most important base of the United States in the Indian Ocean, which can dock aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines, and can also take off large strategic bombers, and is an important support for the United States to intervene in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa, and can also threaten China's southwest region.

With Qiao Yu's strategic vision, he naturally knows the importance of this place, in this time and space, the United States will never be allowed to come here to pick up bargains, and China must get here to complete its absolute control of the Indian Ocean. (To be continued.) )