…… The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, China and Britain protected! "Defend Afghanistan! Crush imperialist aggression! 》。

No matter how shameless the Times's black-and-white headline was or how loud Pravda's outcry was, everyone was a little dumbfounded when the news came out. When the civil strife in the East Indies and India had not subsided, no one expected that China, Britain and the Soviet Union would fight in Afghanistan.

What's the secret? Was it really the Soviet invasion, or did Britain sell Afghanistan to China to provoke a Soviet reaction?

Although there is a lot of speculation in Europe and the United States, the vast majority of people do not pay attention to this conflict, even if it involves three major powers. Because everyone knows that at present, there is no possibility of a major war on the three sides, even if Afghanistan has already started, the Chinese National Defense Forces still have no action to increase troops in the northwest, and Mozambique Chapter 620 Arms and Wealth Sko has also not mobilized troops in the European direction, so it is only used as a pastime after tea and dinner. But the truly strategic will understand what Afghanistan represents, the heart of Asia, the Persian passage, gold and wealth, and so on...... The happiest thing should be the British Empire, after the temporary loss of Afghanistan but the success of instigating the exchange of fire between China and the Soviet Union, Downing Street was very happy, so that China and the Soviet Union could not withdraw from India, and they could suppress the various factions in India in peace. Therefore, soon after the start of the war in Afghanistan, the army was sent to suppress the Muslim League and the Congress guerrillas.

The whole of South and Central Asia is in chaos!

The makeshift airfield east of Kabul was particularly busy, with 36 Albatross 1924 transport planes moving 300 people a day and 25 tons of supplies to the area. Groups of young men in sand-yellow military uniforms arrived here from all over the country. In just half a month, the number of Wehrmacht troops on the Hindu Kush defensive line has increased to 8 battalions. In addition, the Air Force has also sent 12 Falcon C fighters and 24 Kunpeng bombers to provide air protection for the army nearby.

For the first time in history, the air operation battle has aroused great concern from the General Staff, and even though such exercises have been carried out for a long time, the exercises have never been able to replace the actual combat of Chapter 620 Arms and Wealth, so the navy, army, and air forces and various aircraft companies have sent representatives to study it carefully. The war also led to a rapid breakthrough in domestic transport aircraft technology, and the Chongqing Meteor Company came up with an expanded cabin and hatch overnight, which can carry 26 soldiers or transport 3 tons of cargo. An upgraded Albatross 1927 transport aircraft equipped with three 750 hp twin Mustang engines.

Ba Yuzao's Airbus also began test flights of the first twin-engine all-metal transport aircraft named Passenger Bus 1 (KC-1) in early May, and even the less skilled Shenyang Leishen Company pulled three Tianshu 2 transport planes in the test flight to the northwest and handed them over to the military for testing. The Ministry of Defense was very happy with the effect of war-driven technology, and not only immediately purchased 88 Albatross 1927 enhanced transport aircraft with the most mature technology from Meteor. It also provided 500,000 yuan each to the other two companies for the new transport aircraft project.

Afterwards, even Li Yuanhong admitted that it was the experience and lessons brought about by this large-scale air transportation and the upsurge of domestic aircraft research that it triggered. It's worth the full cost of this battle. Of course, these studies will not immediately help the Wehrmacht to achieve a larger troop build-up, and even if Chongqing starts delivering Albatross 1927 transport aircraft at a rate of 20 per month at the end of June, it will also not alleviate the difficult reality of logistical pressure.

Compared with the seemingly lively but actually difficult Wehrmacht supply line, the Soviet army was much smoother. Even though the Air Force was bombing and jamming, by the end of May Yegorov had at his disposal nearly 30,000 veterans of the Civil War.

Eight battalions of the Wehrmacht, a British-Indian division that was not properly organized, and the 30,000 guerrillas cobbled together by the new king of Afghanistan, Nadir Shah, were all the strength in Long Yun's hands. In terms of quantity, it is sufficient, but the problem is that air freight cannot bring more heavy equipment. On the contrary, the supply of the Soviet army on the opposite side was relatively simple, so the battle situation suddenly entered a stalemate.

The fighting was fierce, and when the soldiers fought bloodily for their country, there was no happiest person than the arms dealers.

Only God knows how many arms traffickers are rushing to Afghanistan from all over the world. However, this will not put pressure on Zhang Zhidan. Because he is now the largest arms dealer in the region. The first transaction was to sell 100,000 pieces to the Muslim League at a low price of 60 yuan each, including 200 rounds of ammunition, under the pretext of supporting the Afghan guerrillas in their fight against the Soviet Union, and also provided 36 75 field guns. The rifles were bought by the United States for a backlog, each for only 10 yuan, and the cannons were even more in stock that were brought back from Russia. So this one alone made a net profit of 7 million yuan.

The Muslim League bought, and of course the guerrillas bought, not to mention that the Ministry of Intelligence has been supporting the largest guerrilla force in northern Afghanistan, that is, the tribe of Chahatu. The only thing that surprised him was that these Afghan tribes were actually very rich, and directly exchanged 3 tons of gold bars for 50,000 rifles and 500 Stern submachine guns.

This kind of extravagance also alarmed King Nadir Shah, who was in a hurry to expand his army.

Outside the palace window, the mottled marks of aerial bomb damage made King Nader Shah restless. Since being expelled by Amanullah three years ago, he has dreamed of regaining the throne, but he has to hide in France due to lack of strength. What he didn't expect was that at the most difficult time, Britain suddenly invited and promised to work with China to help him restore the throne. He was overjoyed by this, and after the Chinese-British and Albanian forces captured Kabul in just two days, he burst into tears of excitement.

But in the past February, the situation has taken a turn for the worse, and Amanullah colluded with 30,000 Soviet troops to fight at the foot of the Hindu Kush, and the nearest front is less than 50 kilometers from Kabul! Although the Hindu Kush Mountain is known as the iron wall of Kabul, he still does not dare to feel at ease in the face of tens of thousands of Soviet troops. Besides, there are still many opposition parties in the country, so he immediately sent someone to invite Zhang Zhidan to the palace.

Nader Shah waved his hand for the guards to go down, and then said in English: "Mr. Special Envoy, Elder Najib told me that you have a batch of weapons for sale?" ”

"Weapons?" Zhang Zhidan has been waiting for this big fish for a long time, but he still pretended to wave his hand, after all, this Nader Shah has a deep relationship with the UK. First refused: "Your Majesty, I know your feelings to drive away the invaders. But rest assured, since we have promised to provide protection, we will not break our promise, and we will fight to the end. Protect Afghanistan's independence and the safety of your family. If you really want to buy weapons, I suggest that you can buy them from the UK. ”

Although Nader Shah has a deep relationship with the British, he still wants to put aside the British color in his position. After all, it is impossible for Britain to provide much support after the turmoil in India, so it also wants to take the opportunity of this arms purchase to get closer to China. "Mr. Special Envoy, please rest assured that His Excellency Jinnah is my best friend and I am very supportive of my Muslim brothers in India," he said. If you don't believe me, I can swear to Allah. The transaction will never be disclosed. ”

This is a heavier oath for Muslims, so Zhang Zhidan thought about it and said: "I admire His Majesty's patriotism!" So, you see what you need. I contacted the country to try to get it. ”

With these words, Nadir Shah hurriedly took out the list that had been prepared long ago. The long list startled Zhang Zhidan, because there were even planes and heavy artillery on it. It's not that these things can't be sold. There are a lot of obsolete old Falcon armor fighters in the country, and heavy artillery can be replaced by obsolete 160-mm long-range heavy mortars, and as for rifle grenades, don't worry about anything, they are directly in stock.

The question is is does this guy have money? According to this list, it will cost tens of millions to make a discount!

"Gold, I can pay for gold!" Nader Shah, who was eager to win over relations and drag China down, gritted his teeth and promised to come up with 40 tons of gold and silver equivalents to buy.

Zhang Zhidan knows that Afghanistan has been a gold-producing place since ancient times, and knows that Muslim countries are very fond of gold collection, and the Ministry of Intelligence has even predicted that there will be more than 600 tons of gold in Afghanistan. But the presence of gold does not necessarily mean that it is in the hands of the state. For example, there are thousands of tons of gold in China, but less than a quarter of them are returned to the central bank, let alone Afghanistan, which is full of tribes. So he was directly dumbfounded, but fortunately, he didn't lose his temper after many years of special experience.

What else is there to say, Zhang Zhidan immediately made a decision. And he believes that Nanjing will definitely be willing to deal with the backlog as well. But one thing is trickier, Nadir Shah only promised that he had to pay on delivery! With such a large amount, it is definitely not possible to rely on airlift, not to mention that the Air Force needs to give priority to supporting Long Yun's 10 battalions. But on the ground, the mountainous roads in northeastern Afghanistan are difficult, and such a large number of deliveries cannot be completed in less than three months.

Zhang Zhidan quietly glanced at Nader Shah, who looked anxious and seemed to be very worried about the situation. Secretly said, this guy has a good abacus. Let Long Yun help him block it for three months, and train his descendants in the back. Damn it! No wonder they all say that Afghanistan is a dung pit, these guys are rich and black-hearted, and it's really difficult.

But the deal was too eye-catching.

In the Hindu Kush Mountain position, Fei Wenhua, who was covered with yellow mud, did not know that Zhang Zhidan had decided to let him and his brothers suffer for a few more months in order to make money, otherwise he would definitely stuff the intelligence department into the asshole of the Soviet army on the opposite side with his temper.

He had just raised his head to check the outside when a rumbling explosion came from ahead. "Heavy artillery." Fei Wenhua shouted, reminding his comrades and pulling Chahatu into the bunker.

Amid the shouts, the main positions on both sides of the Calikar Valley suddenly boiled! Fireballs of smoke rose into the air, flying debris and shrapnel making a terrible hissing sound. This time it was not small field guns that shelled the position, but powerful 122-mm howitzers. Although this old cannon of the Tsarist period is heavy and inconvenient to move, the cannonball is very powerful, and it blows those hard rocks to pieces!

Beside them, there was a shrill whistling sound of artillery shells, which could hold on to the Wehrmacht officers and men who had been training hard to defend against shelling and had built fortifications all according to 155 calibers, but those Afghan soldiers were miserable. Hundreds of shells ruthlessly reaped their lives, and many of them were lucky enough to take a look at the soldiers outside, either sand and gravel slapping their faces or blowing their heads off.

Before the shelling was over, a large number of Soviet infantry came into view, and as the infantry dispatched more field guns and mortars all joined the chorus, the entire hillside was covered with columns of dust and smoke.

"What about the Air Force? , why haven't these bastards come yet...... Fire. ”

"Battalion commander, Soviet planes!"

The battalion staff officer pointed in the direction, and 3 Soviet Fokker D fighters appeared above everyone's heads. Seeing this familiar plane, Fei Wenhua took a sip hard.

Fokker D is a falcon, after the European War, Germany was dissatisfied with the British and French press, exported 200 aircraft of various types to the Soviet Union in one go, and also sold the patent of the Junkers F13 to the Soviet Union to allow assembly and production. Taking advantage of this spring breeze, within three years, the Soviet Union purchased nearly 700 German and American planes of more than a dozen types in one go, and formed its own air force.

was bombed by a plane that he sold, and he must not have a good face.

The three 12.7 Fangs heavy machine guns on the top of the hill were the first to fire, but the anti-aircraft capabilities of the Fangs heavy machine guns were really reluctant, and this time they did not carry 25 and 40 mm anti-aircraft guns because of transportation problems, so 3 of the Fokker D still dropped bombs on the 160 mortar position.

Just as the three Fokker Ds slapped their butts and wanted to leave after dropping their bombs, four silver Falcon C fighters suddenly jumped out from behind the ridge. Although it was still called the Falcon, the Type C was basically a completely new design, not only with an increased engine to 550 horsepower, but also the first biplane fighter with an all-aluminum skeleton.

The Soviet fighters obviously did not have much experience in air combat, and in the face of the four Falcon Cs that suddenly approached from a low altitude, they hurriedly fled straight back without any tactics. On the contrary, the Chinese pilots, who had grown up in the war, were experienced and immediately divided into two groups. The first group rose abruptly to pursue it, while the second took advantage of the speed advantage and then turned a far corner to attack from the flank.

Between the chasing fighters, there were fire points that were visible to the naked eye. In the face of the Soviet Union's 7.92 aviation machine guns, the two 12.7 mm aviation machine guns equipped with the Falcon C were more fierce, and in less than a while, the three Fokker Ds fell headlong into the mountains amid the cheers of the soldiers. After taking out the enemy, Falcon C roared towards the Soviet artillery position, and the 12.7mm machine gun shot countless tiny pillars of dust on the ground.

The Soviet artillerymen, who lacked anti-aircraft weapons, had no choice but to hide in bunkers and wait for the planes to go away before firing, but shortly after the fighters left, four Kunpeng bombers arrived again.

In order to cover a larger area, the bomber hung four 125-kilogram aerial bombs. The four bombers flew over the Soviet artillery positions with precise maneuvering, and judging from the video footage taken by the reporters accompanying the army, the tracks were almost identical. Sixteen high-explosive shells pulled out a fierce wall of fire in the Soviet position, and the five 122 howitzers that were finally transported were blown into scrap metal in just one morning.

Yegorov stomped his feet hard in this scene, but the reality of the lack of air force and excellent fighters made him helpless in the face of the elite Chinese air force, and he could only hope for the army that had been trained in the civil war.

Long Yun also did not like to defend to the death, and took the initiative to attack after holding air superiority, dispatching 3 battalions, with a British regiment and more than 2,000 Afghan soldiers, with the cooperation of the air force, to sweep the road from Uzbekistan to Kabul.

Afghanistan remains a stalemate...... rq！！！