In Ren Chao's view, Afghanistan is undoubtedly one of the most difficult countries in the world to conquer, and it is not difficult to occupy this country, but it is impossible to force this country to completely surrender.

Therefore, after Afghanistan rejected the Chinese Empire's request for entry, Ren Chao did not order a direct attack on Afghanistan. Although Niu triumphantly marched at the border with 400,000 troops at this time, it can be said that it is easy to occupy Afghanistan. But the real purpose of the Chinese Empire this time was to attack India, but from Central Asia to India, Afghanistan was the only way to go. Therefore, Ren Chaocai did not dare to order an attack on Afghanistan, because he was afraid that he would fall into the vast sea of the Afghan people's war, and then the logistics supply lines of the army would be threatened, and the consequences would be unimaginable. Some people think that the people's war in Afghanistan was learned from the Celestial Empire, but it is not. As early as 1839 and 1878, during the two Anglo-Afghan wars, the Afghans used this tactic to force the British Empire to withdraw from Afghanistan twice. Therefore, at this time, Afghanistan had basically mastered the know-how of guerrilla warfare, so even Ren Chao did not dare to take this risk lightly.

The reason why Afghanistan refused to allow the Chinese army to enter the country was also entirely for self-preservation, although the current Afghanistan can be regarded as a British protectorate, but the British control over Afghanistan is very limited. Although the current Afghan regime pursued a pro-British policy, after the outbreak of World War I, King Habibullah Khan declared Afghan neutrality on August 24, 1914, and reaffirmed its neutrality policy on October 3. Afghanistan's declaration of neutrality is for self-preservation, and refusing the Chinese army to enter Afghanistan is also for self-preservation. Because Afghanistan is afraid of offending Britain because of this, although the Chinese Empire is now very powerful, but whether the Chinese Empire can defeat the British Empire, the Afghans really have no idea in their hearts, in case China is defeated. Then Afghanistan let the Chinese army cross the border to attack India, wouldn't it be burned because of this?

"Hasn't Afghanistan yet agreed to our request for entry?" Ren Chao asked coldly with a frown.

"Your Majesty, Afghanistan has not yet agreed to the entry of our troops, and it is still in a wait-and-see attitude. In Wechen's opinion, King Habibullah Khan of Afghanistan is a typical pro-British, and I am afraid it will be difficult to grant our request for entry. Liang Yan replied respectfully.

Afghanistan is located at the intersection of West Asia, South Asia and Central Asia, it connects East and West, connects Central Asia, West Asia and South Asia, and is historically known as the "key" to the South Asian continent, and its strategic position is very important. If our army wants to attack India from Central Asia. then it must be through Guò Afghanistan. Niu Kaixuan, commander-in-chief of the Northwest Military Region, sent another telegram requesting instructions to take military action against Afghanistan. Yang Jichang stood up and said respectfully.

"Does Yang Qing also think that force should be used against Afghanistan?" Ren Chao asked with a frown.

"Wechen thinks that Afghanistan is just a small country, and its military strength is only tens of thousands, and now my hundreds of thousands of troops are on the border of Afghanistan, and it is easy to destroy Afghanistan." Yang Jichang replied honestly.

"It's easy to occupy Afghanistan, but it's very difficult to bring it to its knees. Consider that the British launched two wars against Afghanistan and ended in failure, which is a lesson from the past. If the Central Asian Theater had offended Afghanistan because of its long distances and supply difficulties, the Afghans would attack the logistical supply lines that harassed China because they hated China. The consequences are hard to predict. Therefore, it is better not to use force against Afghanistan as a last resort. Ren Chao sighed helplessly.

"But now Afghanistan is refusing to allow our troops to enter the country, and waiting so long is nothing more than an attempt to consume food." Yang Jichang said with a frown.

"I thought about this matter again, and told Niu Kaixuan to let him restrain his subordinates. Don't clash with the Afghans. In addition, your Ministry of Foreign Affairs is doing more work, so I don't believe that this Habibullah can't see the current situation clearly. Ren Chao said with a frown.

"Commandment!" Yang Jichang and Liang Yan responded in unison.

After the imperial meeting, Ren Chao returned to the study depressedly, "Let Lu Hongze enter the palace to see me immediately." Ren Chao commanded casually.

"Obey the order!" Ye Feng, the adjutant of the guard, responded respectfully.

About half an hour later. Lu Hongze hurriedly came to Ren Chao's study. "Weichen see His Majesty!"

"Alright, no need to be polite! Sit down and talk! The distraught Ren Chao waved his hand and said.

"Thank you!" Lu Hongze thanked him and sat down cautiously.

"You should know about Afghanistan, right?" Ren Chao asked casually.

Wechen has heard of it. I heard that the king of Afghanistan did not know what to do, and even refused to allow our Chinese soldiers to enter the country, causing hundreds of thousands of our troops to be blocked from the border areas with Afghanistan. Lu Hongze replied honestly.

"Not bad! This Habibullah was a typical pro-British, and I feared that he would refuse to let our troops cross the border. Speaking of this, Ren Chao sighed helplessly.

"What does Majesty mean to get rid of this unknown Habibullah?" Lu Hongze asked tentatively.

"If it is a last resort, you can only take such a strategy!" Ren Chao said helplessly, "Your intelligence officers in Afghanistan, see if you can find such a person, that is, who can inherit the throne after Habibullah's death, and can quickly stabilize the shape of Afghanistan." ”

"At the moment there is such a man, his name is Nasrallah, the younger brother of Habibullah, who, unlike Habibullah, is extremely hostile to the British, and has actively supported the anti-British struggle of the Pathans on the Indo-Afghan border. But because of this, he was vigorously suppressed by Habibullah, but this person is still not small in the Afghan army, and he also has considerable influence in the government, and Wechen thinks that this Nasrallah is a good candidate. Lu Hongze had already prepared and hurriedly replied.

"Hmmm! Your men will contact him first, and if Habibullah still insists on not allowing our troops to enter the country, find a way to get rid of this stumbling block. But remember not to do it yourself, it's better to let Nasrallah do it herself, understand? Ren Chao nodded with satisfaction and said.

"Wechen understands!" Lu Hongze responded respectfully.

"Hmmm! Then you hurry up and do this matter, my hundreds of thousands of troops are on the border of Afghanistan, and one more day of waiting will be an extra day's burden. Ren Chao said with a frown.

"Please rest assured, Weichen will do his best to do his best to do this!" Lu Hongze said respectfully.

"Then I'll rest assured, okay, if there's nothing else, you can go back first!" Ren Chao nodded and said.

"Wechen retires!" Lu Hongze respectfully retreated. (To be continued......)