A convoy of 10-wheeled heavy trucks marched along the China-Arab resource highway towards Faizabad. The target of the convoy was Faizabad, the capital of Badakhshan province, the closest to China in northern Afghanistan.

The body was tightly covered with sand-yellow canvas, and the carriage was full of armed soldiers. Curiously, although these soldiers were also dressed in the standard sand-and-yellow uniforms of the Chinese National Defense Forces, they had a map of Asia on their armbands. The soldiers were clearly first-time here, and the bare mountains always aroused their curiosity, and their fingering seemed to contrast this place with the verdant green hills of their homeland.

On the jeep leading the way, Zhang Zhidan squinted his eyes, his head dozed off little by little with the beat of the wheels.

In the history of China, there was such a group of people, they set out from Xianyang, with exquisite silk and porcelain, escorted by the fierce Tang army, to various countries to preach the strength and prosperity of the Tang Empire, because they were all from the Tang Dynasty, so they were called "Tang envoys". The people sent by the countries of the Western Regions to return the gift and learn advanced technology and culture are also called "Tang envoys".

Now he plays such a role.

The iron buddy of Lieutenant General Mei Sheng, deputy chief of staff of the Northwest Theater of the Republic of China, joined the Military Intelligence Section in Xinhai year, from responding to the Henan Campaign to going to the Eastern Front of the European War, and then to the person in charge of Central Asia, stirring up the clouds and rain in Afghanistan, and finally called the 45-year-old military intelligence officer of the North and South with Zhang Zongchang, who almost became the king of Korea, is one of the hottest figures in the entire Muslim world today. From the Muslim League in India to the factions in Afghanistan, from Iran to Saudi Arabia, and even Iraq and Turkey know about this "great achievement".

As an intelligence officer, others are desperately trying to hide that they can't become a skin ghost in Strange Tales and change their faces every day. But he was diametrically opposed, not to mention famous, and opened a Sino-Arab trading company and started a business with swagger.

So why is he so famous? Let's take a look at what he has done over the past nine years. Invested 6 million yuan. Helping to build three highways in northern Afghanistan, including the current China-Afghanistan resource highway that runs through China's Tajikistan province and connects Kashgar. Invested 15 million yuan to open dozens of schools, set up handicraft workshops, and opened more than 10 mines in northern Afghanistan. Invested 20 million yuan to help Iran build railways and airports, and invested 30 million yuan to help the Muslim League open the first small steel plant with an annual output of 50,000 tons, the first national power plant, the first walk-behind tractor factory, the first sugar factory, etc. Invested 10 million yuan to help the Muslim League build 107 primary and secondary schools; In the past nine years, he has provided as many as 300 million yuan in aid and loans to Muslim ethnic groups, built hundreds of industrial and mining industries, workshops and schools, and opened up markets for both sides. As a result, millions of Muslims have benefited.

It is precisely because of this reputation and kindness that the intelligence services of various countries have no way to speak, and even the Afghan tribes loyal to Amanullah have helped him escape when the Soviets captured him. The 007s of the British Empire wanted to assassinate him countless times, but they also threw a mouse. Because no one can guarantee that killing him will push the Muslim world to China? Will it provoke retaliation from China? But if you don't kill him, you really hate it! This guy acted unscrupulously, doing whatever he could to make money with arms, silver, horses, veils, tea, salt and iron, etc., and also aimed at the disadvantages of the general poverty in the Muslim world. Barter transactions. Since the end of the last war in Afghanistan, 200 million yuan of gold has flowed back to China through his hands, and the total trade volume has reached 3.7 billion yuan. Of course, that's not even counting the gold mine that has been emptied by strict secrecy. This alone brought back 900 tons of gold, 4,000 tons of copper, 8,300 tons of silver and other high-value non-ferrous metals to China, with a total value of 2.5 billion yuan.

What infuriated Britain most was that as the only active MIA officer at the Muslim and Arab Institute of the National Defense University, he and his Sino-Arab trading company, which employed tens of thousands of people, was under the influence of him. After hundreds of years of silence, Oriental culture and values seem to have been awakened again, and many people have begun to call him the "Tang Envoy".

He was in the same car. And a few old friends.

The first is Fei Wenhua, who fought here, and he is now the deputy commander of the Asian Liberation Brigade and an expert in mountain warfare. Sitting next to him with a dagger and sharpening a wooden stick was Park Eun-sung, the commander of the Korean Regiment of the Asian Liberation Brigade who had undergone a combat test in India, and the man sitting in the innermost part, dressed in an Arab robe, was Muhammad, who was sent by Jinnah to study at the Lieutenant ** Colonel and is now the commander of the 3rd All India Muslim Brigade. Ayub Khan.

The China-Afghanistan Resource Highway is a strategic highway built by Zhang Zhidan on behalf of China after the last war in Afghanistan and took six years to build, with a total of 712 kilometers from Kashgar to Faizabad, and will be directly connected to Kabul in the next step. Because the whole road is winding and all built in the mountains, the traffic rate cannot be compared with the domestic provincial roads. But this road is a link between China and Afghanistan, so it is common to see Afghan road guards who come to maintain the road on their own initiative.

Now the whole of Afghanistan knows about Zhang Zhidan and the Sino-Arab Trading Company, so when the Northern Alliance outpost in Afghanistan along the way sees the convoy from afar, it will immediately pull away the deer firewood and let it go. The convoy soon arrived in Faizabad. This small city once surrounded by mountains has grown into a medium-sized city thanks to the establishment of former Afghan President Nader Shah and the Northern Alliance. And because of the existence of the resource highway, it has become a Sino-Arab trade distribution center, and the number and prosperity of goods are not much worse than that of Kabul.

As soon as the convoy entered the city, sporadic gunshots were heard in their ears, and the soldiers of the North Korean regiment who came here for the first time subconsciously touched the guns, but were quickly stopped by the soldiers of the security team of the trading company who were familiar with the local customs. Pointing to the distance, I found out that it was the locals who were holding a wedding and firing guns into the sky to celebrate. Soon the convoy arrived at the Northern Alliance headquarters in the north of the city, a vast barracks-style complex, and a Chinese-aided airfield to the west, where two squadrons of J-4 [Snake] fighters and three Y-7s were parked in a simple hangar. After all countries have developed a comparable model, these fighters are allowed to deploy at the front, and their mission here is to protect the northern no-fly zone from intrusion and to protect the safety of the air lanes from Kashgar to here.

Dozens of ten-** trucks entered the station, causing quite a stir, and even those local soldiers who were training surrounded them. As soon as Fei Wenhua got out of the car, he saw a familiar figure. It was a hug when he went up, which made Chahatu, the commander of the First Division of the Northern Alliance, very uncomfortable with this kind of enthusiasm. "Chief Fei, I'm so glad to see you." Although Chahatu was not used to this kind of hug, his eyes were a little hot. The two were friends, and they blocked the Soviet army together in the Hindu Kush Mountains, not to mention that Fei Wenhua also saved his life.

"Now that your rank is higher than mine, I should call you Sir." Fei Wenhua was joking with him, and just wanted to see what his soldiers were trained to become, Zhang Zhidan walked up lazily from behind: "Okay, let's catch up later." My dear Chahatu. Is Nadir Shah Khan there? ”

After Nader Shah escaped from Kabul, he gathered the remnants to form a rebel army, and then formed the Northern Alliance with the help of Zhang Zhidan. Therefore, Chahatu, like everyone, respected this "Tang Envoy" very much, and saluted: "Lord Tang Envoy, Nadir Shahan has been looking forward to your arrival for a long time. ”

"Don't move the front twenty cars, the back is yours." Zhang Zhidan smiled and asked people to bring a new submachine gun that had just been prepared in China and threw it to Chahatu, who loved guns like his life: "This is a gift for you, and we have just equipped it." "In Afghanistan, having a good gun is definitely a status symbol. But Chahatu is no longer the impulsive young man of nine years ago, so thank him later. First of all, he led the people to Nader Shah and the elders.

Nader Shah, who was in session, had received news of his arrival and had brought the tribal chiefs and imams to greet the distinguished guests. "Nadir Shahan, let me introduce you to a few guests." After everyone was seated, Zhang Zhidan introduced Fei Wenhua and others to Nadir Shah and the tribal elders. Ayub Khan: They are all familiar with. The Muslim League and the Northern Alliance of Afghanistan are like brothers, but the appearance of Park Eun-sung and others made them faintly feel something.

After Nader Shah was shipwrecked here, he never thought about returning to Kabul. So wait until he finishes his introduction. With a stir in his heart, he asked excitedly: "Lord Tang Envoy, did you bring them here to guide us back to Kabul?" This sentence made the elders and imams look at each other. Even Chahatu's eyes shot the flame of war.

Zhang Zhidan knew in his heart that although Fazabad was very prosperous, in the hearts of these people, Kabul's status was always irreplaceable, and only by taking Kabul could they not be considered "grass cowards". Fortunately, he came to help them retake Kabul, and the deeper purpose was to make the Soviets worry about losing control of Afghanistan and make some people make wrong judgments. So there is no need to hide it, he looked at Chahatu and asked, "Can you tell me about the current situation in Kabul?" ”

His words made everyone's hearts warm, and Chahatu was waiting for an opportunity for revenge, and immediately introduced him to the latest situation in Kabul: "Amanullah has betrayed Allah and become the eagle dog of the Soviets. He now has 50,000 troops under his control, all of which are supplied by the Soviets, of which 20,000 are deployed against us on the defensive line of Kunduz Baghlan and Andaka. In order to maintain his position, he also had Soviet troops stationed in Kabul, about 2,000 men near the airport and the royal palace, machine guns and artillery, as well as six tanks and some armor, and the airfield was protected by two dozen aircraft and anti-aircraft guns. ”

After Chahatu opened the conversation, the elders and imams sitting around also told the news they knew, and it can be seen from their angry expressions that after Amanullah returned to Kabul with the help of the Soviet Union, in order to maintain power, he launched a purge against the Northern Alliance and the resistance forces in various places, carried out massacres, and even repeatedly invited the Soviet army to help attack, so now all the tribes in Afghanistan hate him very much. In addition to Kabul, which has 2,000 garrisons, there is an infantry division stationed in Kunduz and Termez, there is also an infantry division in Herat, and even Kandahar, which is close to India, has more than 2,000 people, with a total strength of more than 50,000, not to mention reinforcements from Dushanbe, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan, which can be supported at any time.

It can be said that except for the Northern Alliance, which can also communicate with the outside world through resource roads and aircraft, all other passages have been cut off by the Soviet army. Because of this closure, there has been a constant fire of gunfire in Afghanistan for nine years. Except for the three northern provinces, because of the establishment of a no-fly zone, and Moscow is also afraid of triggering a full-scale war between the two countries, so the Soviet army and Amanullah have been using blockade tactics, not deep, but almost everywhere else.

After listening to the full introduction, Zhang Zhidan and Fei Wenhua both frowned slightly. Although the Northern Alliance is not bad, it has been blocked by the Soviet army and Amanullah's army in the three provinces after years of defensiveness, and if you want to recapture Kabul, you must first break through the defense line of Kunduz Bagran Andaka, and quickly cross the Hindu Kush Mountain, which was once hated by the Soviet army.

Since the above did not allow the use of their own troops, the only thing they could rely on in this battle was an elite brigade officially renamed the Asian Liberation Front, and 50,000 Northern Alliance troops fully equipped with medium armaments. Fifty thousand against twenty thousand, they were confident of breaking through the defenses of the Amanullah motley army, but the Soviet infantry division in Kunduz had some trouble.

How can we recapture Kabul before the Soviets react?

Zhang Zhidan put away his cynical disguise for the first time, even if he didn't know the whole strategic purpose, but from the above transferred the entire Asian Liberation Brigade, which had been cultivated for several years, to listen to his dispatch, and also opened up the arsenal and other means, it can be seen that this battle must not be lost! …… (To be continued)