While Ishihara was soaking in the tub, Zahir was curled up in his blanket and napping. The situation in Kandahar was decided, and Rodney was now surrounded by just two of his co-workers who were barely breathing, and the others had been beaten into corpses or pieces on the ground by gunfire.

Trucks drove into Kandahar from outside the city, constantly moving in and out of the palace. From the bloody bodies, the citizens of Kandahar knew that a bloody clash must have just broken out.

Fortunately, King Zahir's proclamation had also been issued, and Aditya, the head of the palace, visited the imam in the mosque and explained that it was an unsuccessful rebellion.

Now that the rebels have been swept away, the imams have been asked to help pacify the citizens of Kandahar.

The imams knew what to do, and they gladly acceded to the palace steward's request. Then he took his students and began to visit the parishioners, telling them not to panic but not to go out casually.

"Please also inform His Majesty the King, Lieutenant General of the Imperial Army Ishihara Waner, and please see His Majesty King Zahir of Afghanistan." Zahir's messenger arrived, but it wasn't Qingqi Qingyin who spoke to him.

Qingqi Qingyin led the envoy to Ishihara Wan'er, who had already taken a bath, and Ishihara Wan'er smiled at the envoy and said, "Please also see your majesty to see ......."

The messenger looked at Ishihara and gave a chest salute, then turned to leave. Zahir could not see the lieutenant general, he could not decide. But he knew that the king had to be made known as soon as possible.

A lieutenant general quietly entered Kandahar, and the king's eyes and ears did not receive any news. This can't help but send chills down his back, if the king pursues it......

"Oh?! Ishihara, known as the 'wisdom of the Kwantung Army', has arrived in Kandahar?! To the emissary's surprise, Zahir was not angry. On the contrary, there was some joy.

"Hehehe...... It seems that this Ishihara really didn't lose his name. Zahir said with a smile: "I thought that the 'Arab nobleman' appeared a little abruptly before, but now it seems that it should be the ghost of this lieutenant general......"

When the envoy heard this, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, and he leaned on the ground and didn't dare to say a word.

"That's it! It's not your fault. If he can be easily discovered by you, he will not deserve to be called the 'wisdom of the Kwantung Army'!" Zahir waved his hand and said, "Invite him!" ”

When the envoy heard this, he quickly bowed down and withdrew from the big tent to find Ishihara.

After the messenger left, Zahir's eyes lit up. said to himself: "A Ishihara Waner can have such a means." Then the tiger who engulfed the entire Kwantung Army and even drove the Japanese out of China......"

Zahir said, sinking his body into the blanket.

"It seems that I have to keep some of the cooperation with the Japanese. They may not be the final victors. Maybe I should get in touch with the Tiger ...... who is entrenched in China."

Ishihara's admiration for Zahir. It comes from the heart. This encounter is a confrontation between the two sides without meeting. He first hid himself and provoked a brawl throughout Kandahar.

And Zahir didn't know that he had arrived, and cleared all the hidden dangers at once through the brawl. The corpses that were pulled out of the palace by a cart are enough to show how fierce this king really is.

Kill decisively, take advantage of the situation to become a momentum. This king is a very skillful player. He even turned everything that was unfavorable into favorable conditions for himself in an instant.

"There were only three of those Englishmen left, and none of them died. He was captured by King Zahir's soldiers and is being sent to the prisoner camp...... "Qingqi Keiyin reported the news he knew to Ishihara Wan'er: "Daoud's family has been fully captured, but King Zahir doesn't seem to have any intention of disposing of them. Now they're all in custody......"

"Prince Daoud has not heard any news so far, and his life and death are unknown. The Soviet forces were completely eliminated, and 16 shops were attacked. Seven of them were places that we had previously guessed to be Soviet liaison points......"

Ishihara was changing his clothes, while Qingqi Qingyin was respectfully kneeling outside the door to report to him.

"Hula~" The door was opened. Ishihara was in high spirits and wore a Japanese Army lieutenant general's uniform. Looking at Qingqi Qingyin, he smiled and said, "Spread out our manpower and take advantage of this opportunity." If you don't roll it out early, it's too late later. ”

"Hai ......," Qingqi Qingyin bowed in response. Ishihara walked out of the courtyard directly and boarded the car under the greeting of the messenger.

And Qingqi Qingyin and others bowed down and sent Ishihara Waner to the car. Only then did they go back to the small yard they bought.

"The general told us to take advantage of this opportunity to spread the situation." Qingqi Qingyin looked at the two kimono men beside him and said, "This is the loss of the British, and the chaos of Kandahar." But it's our chance, don't let it down......"

"Hail!!"

Zahir didn't take the meeting very seriously. He lightly asked the chamberlain to serve him and change his clothes. Then, naturally, someone cleaned up the tent.

The table and food for the guests had been set up, and Zahir watched with a graceful smile as Ishihara was brought in by the chamberlain.

"Lieutenant General of the Great Nippon Imperial Army, Ishihara Wanji. Met His Majesty King Zahir! Ishihara was very formal, and bowed slightly to Zahir.

"Thank Allah for sending my good friend. And this good friend gave me a big gift before he even met me, which made Zahir very grateful. ”

Zahir smiled and stood up and gave Ishihara a chest stroke. And Ishihara Wan'er, who was exposed, didn't see a little shame on his face, he straightened up and said with a smile.

"I know that these things can't be hidden from Your Majesty, and Ishihara will only use some small means to make Your Majesty laugh." Ishihara said with a smile and bowed to Zahir again.

The general said with a smile, this gift of yours Zahir is inexplicably grateful. Sit back and try our Kandahar cuisine. Zahir still maintained a stylized smile and waved at Ishihara.

However, the two parties who sat down involuntarily did not mention anything about cooperation. Their conversation was limited to their own views on the affairs and the customs of the two places.

One moment it was Zahir who talked about his experience of studying in France, and another time it was Ishihara who talked about what he saw and heard when he was sent to study in Germany by the Japanese and continental generals.

From time to time, bursts of laughter erupted between the two. Ishihara spoke to Zahir about his understanding of modern warfare. He also talked about his views on industrial development.

Zahir, on the other hand, talked about the current situation in Afghanistan and his hopes that Afghanistan would become an industrialized country.

A meal, the two of them ate until noon. The banquet was withdrawn, and the tea was served, and Zahir waved his hand to let the waiter retreat, and then said to Ishihara with a smile: "What is your country going to pay?!" And what are you going to get?! ”

"We're going to pay for loans, machines, and technology." Zahir asked with a smile, and Ishihara replied seriously: "We need a road, to the Soviet Union." At the same time, we hope that Afghanistan will become our ally. ”

"We can be friends, and Afghans love friends. Respect friends too. Zahir was still smiling, but he saw him say to Ishihara: "Machine tools and technology." It's what we need. But I know that the Great Nippon Empire is at war right now, and your economy must be strained. loans, you don't have to. ”

Ishihara bowed slightly and said softly, "Thank you for your generosity." I believe that Afghanistan and the Great Japanese Empire will become very good friends. ”

After speaking. Ishihara took his leave. Zahir did not go to see him off personally, but had his chamberlain send him out.

After Ishihara stepped out of the tent, Zahir buried himself in the blanket. He looked at the roof of the tent without saying a word. The chamberlain came in and quietly cleaned up the refreshments and tea sets on the table.

"Ask someone to go to China and try to contact the tiger." It had been a few moments before Zahir's voice seemed to come from the sky.

"Yes, Your Majesty......"

Ishihara was smiling all the way and kept a fixed smile. Until I got back to the courtyard. His face darkened. Qingqi Qingyin saw that Ishihara Wan'er's face was not good-looking, and he didn't dare to ask more.

Welcomed Ishihara back into the courtyard and sat on his knees without saying a word.

"This little fox ......" After a long time, Ishihara sneered and scolded. At the banquet. What appears to be a friendly exchange between the two sides is actually a bargain.

Zahir must have known that Ishihara knew that he had captured the Britons and had not killed them. When he talked about studying in France, he wanted to show that he could also connect with Britain and France.

Ishihara's claim that he studied in Germany is actually suggesting that Zahir should not forget that the British Empire and France are dead. Now the land is occupied.

Ishihara talks about his understanding of modern warfare. That is to tell Zahir that if Japan is in a hurry, it is completely possible to unite with India and educate Afghanistan on what "modern warfare" is.

Zahir spoke of his hopes for Afghanistan to become an industrialized country. This means that industrialization is my minimum bottom line requirement.

A banquet is actually a battle between the two sides, both openly and secretly. It can't be said who won, only that the two sides played a draw. There are winners and losers for each other.

Ishihara wanted Afghanistan to send troops, but Zahir said he could only do so as a "friend" rather than an "ally." There is no problem in borrowing and cooperating. But troops cannot be sent.

Of course, Zahir also lowered the price. Loans are not needed, but machine tools and technology are needed to Afghanistan.

The current situation is that it is impossible for Higen to start a war against Afghanistan, and Ishihara can only reluctantly admit the fact that he is a "friend" rather than an "ally".

The specific negotiations that followed, naturally, did not need Ishihara to go in person. Both he and Zahir only need to settle on the big aspects, and the rest of the specific matters will naturally be discussed by Qingqi Qingyin and the people sent by Zahir.

"I know you're British." Zahir was now receiving Rodney, who had been unarmed and brought to Zahir.

"I also know that you are from British intelligence." Zahir played with the cup and said to Rodney, "To be honest, I don't have a good opinion of the British. It's like my father. ”

"If you just stay in Kandahar honestly, I'll pretend I can't see you. But you are restless, and that's what caused trouble. Zahir put the cup down, looked at Rodney and said, "Although I didn't do this, I have to say that it makes me happy!" ”

Rodney remained silent. He knew that it wasn't Zahir who did it, at least the person who actually did it to them was Zahir's cousin. The commander of the Central Army of the Kingdom of Afghanistan.

It is said that he later led men to attack the palace in an attempt at a coup d'état. But failed. Now his home has been surrounded and ransacked, and the life and death of others are unknown.

"Take your people and leave Afghanistan." Zahir looked at Rodney and sighed, "You've paid the price. I don't want to embarrass you, so let's go! Don't come back. If you have any questions in the future, you can ask your people to ask me directly. ”

"If any of your guys were in Afghanistan, I wouldn't be so polite!" Saying that, Zahir said coldly: "I have agreed to the Japanese to go to the Soviet Union by the way." Don't force me to help them go to the Middle East! ”

Rodney's pupils shrank when he heard this, and it took a while before he responded, "I'll relay your words." ”

Zahir nodded. With a wave of his hand, he asked the chamberlain to take Rodney out. And he himself continued to sink into the blanket. After Rodney left, he was brought in by Daoud, who was sluggish and covered in gunsmoke.

Looking at his cousin, Zahir's eyes gradually turned cold.

"Daoud, you are really my good brother......" Zahir smiled coldly, and suddenly grabbed the tea bowl on the table and threw it violently!

"Pong~" sounded. The bowl smashed directly into Daoud's forehead. Suddenly, blood flowed from Daoud's forehead, and Daoud covered his head and still didn't say a word.

"You damned traitor! It's just that after listening to some gossip, I forgot my identity! Your deeds have disgraced your family, your parents, and your wife and children! Zahir's face flushed, and he gasped and roared angrily.

"I should have shot you! I should have let the guards kill you! You! Damned traitor! I should let your soul be burned in hell forever! ”

"But I chose to keep you alive!" Zahir calmed himself down, regained his composure, looked at Daoud and said: "I will let you see the defeat of the Soviet Union, I will let you see the rise of Afghanistan!" I'll tell you with practical actions. How stupid are you, an idiot who believes everything when you hear someone say two words! ”

After saying that, Zahir waved his hand and asked him to take his cousin down. He didn't want to see this person again for a moment, he just wanted him to live. Survive for a long time. Because it made him worse than killing him.

When the situation in Kandahar was settled, the war in Annam was also at a fever pitch. Yamashita Bong, Mamasaharu and other Japanese generals had already arrived at Muzhou and Shanluo with their troops.

Two of the three corps of the Southwestern Military District had already arrived at their intended positions and launched a strong attack on the Japanese troops in both places. However, progress was limited, and the Japanese were able to hold on with a large number of fortifications and heavy artillery support.

And at the same time. The Defence Forces, for their part, had to stop air support in order to avoid losses. The Japanese did not provide air support for the same reason. Both sides are merely using air power as a deterrent.

An Enbo's First Legion has been blocked out of Beijiang for a long time. Although it also seized a certain defensive line of the Japanese army, it did not make much progress on the whole. The two sides are now fighting almost a war of attrition.

The Japanese did not launch a counterattack, they were waiting for reinforcements. The Southwest Military Region, under the command of the artillery master, also did not launch an all-out attack. It was just a constant test of the changes in the strength of the Japanese army and an attempt to find out the loopholes in the Japanese defense line.

"Damn! When did the Japanese change to turtles?! This position ......," Gao Yihong, commander of the 83rd Army, pinched his pencil and looked at the map, scolding.

By now, the 83rd Army has lost two regiments. Although the Japanese did not die less, Gao Zhihong just felt that it was not cost-effective. If it's not cost-effective, you have to fight! These were the exact words of Legion Commander An Enbo.

Ayn's words were carried out thoroughly, and the First Army lost more than four regiments of troops. Of course, the losses of the Japanese were not small.

Almost all the strength of a division was lost on the position, and a division of the Annam National Army that came over to support it was directly lost.

"Consumed! Let's see who can make it to the end! An Enbo also arrived at the front line, and he had nothing to say when he looked at the staggered positional graphics.

The Japanese fought very hard, and several times the position was occupied, and a bunch of people were holding explosives to blow you up in one go. The troops behind pressed up again, and it became a war of attrition.

Of course, the soldiers of the First Legion did not do the same. Both sides were red-eyed, and every position was soaked in the blood of the soldiers of the Southwest Military Region and the Japanese army, and even several hills turned red from a distance. The trees and rocks on the mountain were all blown away by heavy artillery and explosives.

However, there is one thing that the two sides agree on is that they did not count the dead and captured soldiers of the Annam National Army. Those people had been escorted back to Yunnan Province by the troops who had been withdrawn for repair.

Long Yun is leading people to wave whips and ask these prisoners to repair roads for themselves, the huge road repair project in Long Yun's heart has just begun, and these prisoners of war are just in handy.

"Commander, when will this be the leader......" Gao Zhihong was very dissatisfied, this kind of stalemate made the army commander very unhappy in his heart.

"It's coming!" An Enbo comforted his love general: "I know you want to take the position in one go, but we also have to take care of the losses of our own soldiers, don't we?!" It's not a pity for those people to die, but we have to cherish our own soldiers! ”

ps: Bow and thank: The monthly ticket voted by the Son of Hanlin! 10,000 words! promised 10,000 words to my brothers and sisters, and I never broke my promise!