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Moscow, Kremlin.

The mysterious and powerful GPU was one of the most efficient intelligence services in the world, and hours after the Sino-British attack on Kabul began, Qin Jian, who had received a secret telegram, carefully placed the report in front of Stalin. The news was shocking! When the news of Gandhi's death reached Moscow, he even fantasized that Borodin would instigate the Communist Peasant Revolt to completely liberate India, and then obtain the long-coveted warm water port, open the passage to the South Seas and connect with Japan, and finally recover the entire territory of Tsarist Russia! But I didn't expect that China and Britain had reached an agreement to carve up Afghanistan, let alone that in order to keep China out of India, the British Empire would be willing to spend such a large amount of money.

"There is no other choice, the loss of Afghanistan is equivalent to the loss of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, and the whole Turkestan will slowly bleed to death because the heart is stuck by the enemy." Tukhachevsky, the chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Army, who was summoned by Stalin for a meeting, had a solemn gaze. When this staunch fighter and a talented officer who loved the Red Army as much as his own life learned of the accident in Afghanistan, he immediately understood that this was a trap. But this is a trap that both China and the Soviet Union must jump into knowing the danger! For China, the establishment of a pro-China Afghan government would ensure security control over Central Asia and northwest, and even open a link to Persia. For the Soviet Union, the loss of Afghanistan was tantamount to losing control of Central Asia and completely shattering the dream of an ice-free port to the sea.

Tukhachevsky's eyes were like a torch of military officers who could not be guarded against but could not be separated from anyone, including Stalin, who gradually took his seat. So Stalin kept giving him promotions. Until now became Chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Red Army. The father of the Red Army has not yet been cleared, and another leader of the Red Army is rising, which seems to be a bit of a deviation. Stalin thought secretly, avoiding his gaze and turning to his confidant Voroshilov: "Comrade Voroshilov, what is your opinion? ”

Tukhachevsky sighed in his heart when he saw that Stalin avoided himself and asked the opinion of Voroshilov, who was a man of great ambition and talent. Qin Jian, who was standing in the corner, secretly recorded a fleeting expression, and turned his gaze to Voroshilov, who was named. I secretly despise it in my heart.

In addition to being brainless and brave, a wine bag and rice bag with great ambition and sparse talent!

Voroshilov, however, did not feel that he was useless, not to mention that he was now the head of the People's Commissariat of Defense. and Tukhachevsky were called the two leaders of the Red Army. He knows the temper of the "old boss" best, and such a rhetorical question is actually to make up his mind to interfere, just to let others say it. "This person is himself!" Thinking of this, he pretended to be very anxious and said, "Comrade Chairman. I agree with Comrade Tukhachevsky's thoughts. This is yet another crime against our country by the imperialist countries in collusion! Troops should be immediately drawn from the Turkestan Front to recapture Kabul and expel the Chinese and British troops. I also suggest that this opportunity should be used to launch an offensive against the Indian region. ”

"No, you shouldn't go to India!" Tukhachevsky hastened to put a stop to such an adventure: "Kabul is different from India. It was the most important British colony, and entry into India would trigger an all-out war. Moreover, our country has lost Andijan, as long as the squadron is stationed there, it can cut off the road to the south at any time, and the flank of our army will be mortally attacked. ”

Voroshilov was a typical reckless man, stalking his neck and justifying: "Comrade Tukhachevsky. You seem to think that imperialism is too powerful. Comrade Borodin said that a civil war between Indian Muslims and Hindus was on the verge of breaking out, and the Chinese were busy moving their capital to Beijing, and they did not have enough energy at present. ”

Tukhachevsky was very dissatisfied with this guy who only knew how to come hard, and sneered: "Comrade Voroshilov, please recognize the reality. Is Britain a fool? They surrendered Afghanistan because they feared that China would develop power in India. That's why Afghanistan was exchanged for China's refusal to enter India! Because they know very well that our country will never allow Afghanistan to be occupied by China! But if we send troops to India, it will lead to a joint effort between China and Britain. I also ask you not to forget that the Chinese Army is a formidable force, a modern army that dominates Asia, and they have defeated the elite Japanese Army. He also defeated the German army that left Britain and France helpless in the European War! Moreover, they have been maintaining 15 divisions in China's eastern Xinjiang, with a total of more than 500,000 elite field troops. ”

The two men argued over whether they should continue south to India, but both agreed on sending troops to Afghanistan. So Stalin quickly interrupted them, knocking his pipe in a gloomy tone: "All right! More on India's affairs later. Now, we cannot sit idly by and watch China's entry into Kabul threaten our hinterland. Now tell me who should be sent to command? ”

"Comrade Yegorov should be allowed to direct the troops."

After Voroshilov's recommendation, Stalin seemed to remember that Tukhachevsky was the chief of the General Staff and asked for his opinion: "Comrade Tukhachevsky, what is your opinion? ”

Regardless of whether the distance between him and Stalin was getting farther and farther, Tukhachevsky still carried out his job loyally, nodding his head in favor of Yegorov's command, and suggesting that a plane should be sent to take him there. However, he was repeatedly reminded of his entry into India: "Comrade Yegorov is capable of this work, but he should be reminded to pay attention to the way he works, and he must not enter India." ”

"Hmm." Stalin nodded expressionlessly.

At the time of Moscow's operation, at the northern foot of the Hindu Kush Mountains north of Kabul, mountain battalions were inspecting equipment and digging trenches to build positions. Scattered gunfire can still be heard in the city of Kabul, dozens of kilometers behind them, but it is not a battle, but after two days and two nights of purges, the opposition has begun to celebrate the overthrow of the Amanullah government, which had been unrealistically clamoring for reforms all day.

The scene of hundreds of thousands of people cheering for the birth of the new regime was very lively, and several hot-eyed officers looked at Fei Wenhua, who was looking at the map: "Battalion commander, I heard that the king of Afghanistan has fled?" He also left a lot of gold and silver jewelry. You say, don't you let us go in and get a vote? I can't come in vain. ”

"I ran away on the same day, and everyone guessed that he might have fled to Uzbekistan."

Fei Wenhua actually couldn't figure it out, and it was forbidden for them to directly intervene in the internal fighting in Afghanistan. But it is not a contradiction to help the Afghan army block the Soviet army that may move south! Is it just to hear a sound? Seeing that the officers were still muttering, he waved his hand and said, "Come on." There's Colonel Long over there, so you don't have to worry about it. Hurry up and prepare, it says that this time the Soviet army will go south. ”

"I'm afraid he won't come."

"Anyway, I haven't seen Mao Zibing for many years, so I don't know if I've grown."

"I think it's true that you care about Maozi girls, right? Ha ha. ”

The officers were in a relaxed state of mind. But the soldiers were still treated harshly. Because the European war has passed for too long, except for some non-commissioned officers, the current troops are basically recruits who have only come up in the past few years. Veterans who have fought in wars know that no matter how good the training is, it cannot compare to the actual combat training. So they called on their soldiers to step up their preparations.

Although Yang Qiu made up his mind to avoid being directly involved in the internal fighting in Afghanistan, and Yue Peng also said that he would not send too many troops to intervene, both of them tacitly hoped to test the troops with this mission. Yue Peng even selected 10 battalions from various theaters across the country to participate in the operation. So the next day from Kabul ended the fighting. The mountain battalion led the Afghan guerrillas to clear out the airstrip, and more than 20 transport planes shuttled back and forth, not only sending a 160mm long-range heavy mortar battalion, but also two infantry battalions from the 5th and 22nd divisions to cover the two wings of the mountain battalion.

In addition to 12 long-range heavy mortars, the transport aircraft brought a large amount of weapons and ammunition, including eight 12.7 mm fanged heavy machine guns.

The soldiers also used airlifted oil drums to build "gasoline barrel bunkers." This kind of cover is very simple, you dig a half-bunker, then fill the discarded gasoline barrel with sediment, and finally reinforce the perimeter with sandbags, and stack them according to the type of defense target. Of course, if it weren't for the Andijan refinery, there would be a lot of end-of-life oil barrels every year. Nor will there be such improvised equipment for the use of small units.

In order to establish a defensive line as soon as possible, Zhang Zhidan recruited many people from the local area to help, and the young man named Chahatu also brought more than 2,000 people after being appointed as division commander by the new government. In addition to them, there are dozens of Muslim League officers who are mixed in with the Afghan soldiers, and it seems that they do not want to pass up this good opportunity to learn. In the end, even the British came to intervene, and more than 500 Sikh soldiers in turbans were sent to help. However, the Indian soldiers were clearly hostile to this Muslim-infested country and demanded their own independent positions.

"Bah, independent position? Even if you give, can you keep it?! Fei Wenhua simply ignored this request and threw them in the back to act as a reserve and protect the airport.

Towards noon, Chahatu and other Muslim soldiers spread out the carpet and began their daily prayers. The camp was surrounded by the distant sound of scriptures. This devotion made the soldiers who came from home very curious, and they stopped their work to look at them. At this moment, the scouts on the hill suddenly sent an alarm: "Battalion commander, the reconnaissance plane seems to have found something." ”

Fei Wenhua hurriedly got up and raised the binoculars. In the distance, an Air Force long-range reconnaissance plane kept circling, seemingly searching for something. Just when everyone was secretly thinking about what the pilot saw, a weak invisible line of fire suddenly rose on the ground! Fei Wenhua's pupils shrank suddenly, and someone was firing at the reconnaissance plane with a machine gun!

After being attacked, the reconnaissance plane did not dare to stay, and accelerated upwards in a near-vertical attitude, and after avoiding the bullets, it quickly flew towards its side. At the same time, the radio on board the plane also sent a message that 2 regiments of Soviet troops had arrived 30 kilometers away.

The Soviets are indeed coming! The Soviets, who knew it was a dung pit and had to jump, could sit back and watch Britain take control of Afghanistan, because the British lacked the ability to penetrate deep into the Soviet hinterland, but they would not agree to let China control it. So after Stalin's decision, the Soviet Red Army, which had experienced the world's worst civil war, immediately went into high speed. Tukhachevsky was more aware of the importance of speed and immediately ordered the 2nd Division of the Turkestan Front, which was closest to Tashkent, to move south overnight.

It has only been three days since the gunfire rang out in Kabul, and the Soviet army, lacking planes and trucks, has already advanced to the city, and this rapid march speed even Fei Wenhua was secretly frightened, and for the first time he faced this old opponent.

By the time the Muslim soldiers had finished praying, the first shell had already drilled through the barrel of a 160-mm long-range heavy mortar.

"Boom."

In the telescope, the Soviet troops who had just arrived obviously did not expect that the opponent had already brought in heavy artillery, and while wondering how the Wehrmacht had crossed the steep mountains to transport more than ten tons of heavy artillery here, they evacuated and set up an offensive formation.

Although the Red Army experienced the same embarrassment as the current Wehrmacht after the end of the Civil War to rebuild the country, reducing its 5 million troops to only 500,000, Stalin quietly began to rearm in 1925 as the Soviet economy recovered. Not only will the remaining industrial forces be concentrated on national defense, and a large number of weapons will be produced, but veterans who have returned home will be re-recruited. By the end of 1926, the number of Soviet troops had quietly increased to the current 830,000.

The return of these veterans greatly enhanced the combat capability of the Soviet army, and even Fei Wenhua could not praise the speed of reaction after being bombarded.

The 12 160-mm long-range heavy mortars weighing 1.6 tons were amazingly powerful, but the weak point of slow rate of fire, heavy weight and the need to disassemble them before they could be airlifted was also extremely obvious, and even the Wehrmacht had stopped the production line and no longer used it. It was the weakness of the low rate of fire of one shot per minute that gave the Soviets a respite, and soon a platoon of 75 shells fell on the positions.

The experienced Soviet veterans took advantage of the opportunity of their own artillery fire to approach quickly, but ignored the various types of lightweight mortars equipped with mountain and infantry battalions.

Fei Wenhua raised his hand, and when the first wave of Soviet troops entered the 4,000 meters, he waved his arm.

"Knock knock."

A series of dense black dots rose from the north side of the ridge, and three battalions of 24 120 and 80 mm mortars began a heavy shelling...... (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )