As time passed, the first decade of the 20th century was gradually coming to an end.

At the same time, the conflict of international contradictions has become more and more intense. In 1908, Britain, France, Germany and Austria formed a very bitter competition and open conflict on many fronts. In particular, after his visit to Morocco, Wilhelm II claimed that the Sultan of Morocco was an "independent monarch" and that the Great Powers had "absolute equality" in Morocco, and openly opposed France's use of Morocco as its protectorate. Relations between France and Germany were tense.

Liu Xian has even put aside the details of European relations, he just needs to know the final result. Because he can be said to be an old man in terms of age, he can't stand this complex and changeable political situation. Thinking about it hurts too much!

From this point of view, Liu Xian is really incomparable with those politicians who are still energetic and clear-headed in their seventies and eighties.

Britain, France, and Germany were once again at loggerheads after the political crisis that broke out in 1904. The French granted huge loans to Morocco on the condition that they controlled customs duties at important Moroccan ports, hired French military instructors, and opened mines and roads, prompting it to implement a "reform program" under French supervision, which was seen as infringing on German interests in Morocco. France even gained police power in Morocco!

Wilhelm II's sudden state visit to Morocco can be seen as a counterattack to the French. You know, Wilhelm II came to Morocco with the first dreadnought of the German Empire, the Frederick the Great.

The appearance of the German dreadnoughts in the Strait of Gibraltar was absolutely unacceptable to the British. Then there was a burst of Britain, France and Germany playing dog brains, you pressed me and squeezed me. It has been more than two months, and the bilateral situation has not eased. The French even sent troops to protect the diaspora. Occupied Fez and other cities.

And if this political crisis, which is tens of thousands of miles away, is not enough to deal with China, then Afghanistan, which is close at hand, has taken a big step closer to the British. This can directly touch the sensitive parts of China.

Central Asia has always been the weak link of China's dominance, a vast land. No matter how hard they have worked over the years, they have not been able to settle there.

So China is very concerned about Afghanistan, which exists as an intermediary between China and Britain-India. According to the agreement between China and the UK, Afghanistan is a completely 'independent' country. But just like Siam back then, why did Afghanistan also fall to Britain?

Liu Xian was very puzzled.

China has not taken any benefit from Afghanistan and Siam before it, and China is far inferior to Britain in terms of threats and sovereign damage to these two countries, so why did these two countries turn to Britain one after another? Afghanistan even fought two major wars with Britain in the last century. Twice made the British lose face in Afghanistan.

Later history called Afghanistan the 'grave of the empire' because the British suffered crushing defeats in Afghanistan three times, and then the war of poor Russia in Afghanistan directly led to the collapse of that red empire!

Therefore, Liu Xian is absolutely cautious about entering Afghanistan. He does not want Afghanistan to become a sad place for the Chinese National Defense Forces.

In recent years, China has maintained a conservative policy towards Afghanistan and has not actively entered into Afghanistan, but has only secretly contacted some tribal leaders and military and political leaders. It can be said that Afghanistan's sovereignty and interests are not 'violated' in the substantive sense, on the contrary, China's development in Central Asia has also led to the take-off of Afghanistan's economy. Habibullah Khan carried out social reforms under strong internal and external pressure. The Council of State was established to deal with tribal affairs, to promote the study of modern technology, and to introduce electrical, automobile, mechanical, medical and surgical technologies, and to establish a number of schools. Establishment of a military academy adapted to the needs of Afghanistan using modern educational methods and the publication of a weekly press newspaper. China has provided a lot of help! In Liu's eyes, China is definitely more likely to win the 'friendship' of Afghanistan than the UK! But who would have thought that there was a fire in the backyard, and this time China could receive the news of the secret contact between Britain and Afghanistan and the conclusion of a secret agreement so quickly. Those who have been in secret contact with them in the past have done a lot of work.

Did Habibullah's brain get into the water? Liu Xian was furious.

Liu Xian ordered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to send a formal note to Britain on the incident. At the same time, let the Nguyen Dynasty engage with Germany, and if the British insisted on a vested interest in Afghanistan, Liu Siam would 'sell' a battle cruiser to the Nguyen Dynasty. Then it was Nguyen Chao who came forward to make a deal with Germany. One report after another, he will not back down at all.

"Father. Shall we have more contact with Habibullah? The crown prince, like Liu Xian, is full of incomprehension and incomprehension about the choice of the Afghan royal family. Has Habibullah forgotten how Britain had dealt with Afghanistan before? Good days in Afghanistan these years. And how much of the ingredients come from China? actually chose the United Kingdom, if Habibullah was in the ZN Sea, Liu Sheng had to ask him with a slap.

"What else is there to ask? Now that Habibullah has made his choice, he must be prepared to pay the corresponding price. Let the MIA support Nashrullah [Habibullah's younger brother] and give him everything he wants. The British want to get their hands on Afghanistan, it's not so easy! The personalities and political leanings of the two brothers can be very different. King Habibullah is dedicated to secularization, the development of modern science and technology and industry, and is keen on the material civilization of Europe and the United States, but his younger brother Nashrullah is the representative leader of some feudal conservative forces in Afghanistan!

"I don't ask what happened, I just need to know the result!" Looking at Yuan Shikai in front of him, he was not yet fifty years old, and he had already climbed to the throne of the number one leader of the Military Intelligence Bureau, as long as he continued to work, the position of the internal minister in the cabinet would definitely be his.

Starting from the grassroots level, after tempering, the national security and military intelligence are crossed at both ends, and if he does not make mistakes, no one can stop his hope of taking another step. For the current Yuan Datou, Liu Xian likes it very much.

The Wehrmacht garrisons in Central Asia have accordingly moved. Although the scale of the troops mobilized was small, it made both Afghanistan and Britain behind it break out in a cold sweat. The British do not want to provoke China in this way, they know very well the value of Afghanistan's existence, which is a wall between China and Britain. What they are doing now is dangerous.

The French and Germans went too far in Morocco, and it was almost on the verge of breaking out. Whitehall would like to remind these two European land powers with something that the world is not the time for Europeans to dominate the world, and China in the East is a stronger standard-bearer and has already occupied a piece of the chessboard!

So how can Germany and France immediately wake up to the threat posed by China? The British Empire must personally go into battle, pinch the tiger whiskers of the Chinese, stimulate the Chinese, and the dragon roar from the east can calm the Gallic rooster and the double-headed eagle!

The strength of the Chinese is known to the whole world. There is such a force that any large-scale war between the European powers threatens to lead to the complete loss of world dominance in the hands of their generation, from the hands of the Europeans.

Don't take others for fools. If Britain, France and Germany and Austria really have a big war, it must be the Chinese who are snickering. They will have an easier time snatching the other half of the planet's crown from Europe.

Although the British have always focused on Germany, they have never taken China lightly. According to Whitehall, the Anglo-French struggle with Germany and Austria has always been a matter of lip service. If the Chinese threat is not resolved, there will be no real war within Europe.

Choosing and choosing, the British set their sights on Afghanistan. Afghanistan's Habibullah, although it has strictly forbidden neutrality in recent years, obviously favors the West rather than the red dragon around him in terms of culture and enjoyment.

The British Empire made secret contact with Habibullah on a series of more 'generous' conditions. Sure enough, Habibullah toppled. The British Empire paid half a million pounds in exchange for British military instructors and economic advisers entering the Afghan army and court. The British Empire would continue to pay £250,000 a year.

The deal, and all the conditions of the secret treaty, were quickly transferred to the hands of the Military Intelligence Agency. Liu Xian's revenge followed.

First, the mobilization of the Chinese defense forces began, and then the county headquarters of the Chinese General Staff was to hold a series of real combat exercises in Central Asia.

Second, it has virtually blocked all commodity trade exports from Central Asia and Afghanistan. Persia followed quickly on this point.

Third, send the Nguyen Dynasty to contact Germany.

Fourth, directly ask the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to question the British.

Fifth, mobilize all your forces in Afghanistan. It is better to have a new person on the throne in Afghanistan.

Of course, the fifth point will not be noisy, just a series of actions in front of it immediately attracted the attention of the whole world. At this time in Central Asia, a real combat exercise is suddenly held, who is this to scare? If China suddenly launched a diplomatic note against the UK, everything will be revealed.

In Asia, Europe, North and South America, the news media of various countries have been overwhelmingly studying the 'Central Asian question'. Especially when the news of the secret treaty between Britain and Afghanistan broke, the spirit of the British Empire was appreciated by the entire Western world.

China and Britain were at the center of the story, but Afghanistan was ignored by everyone.

No one knew that Habibullah was now unreachable to the British. The Englishmen who had been seen at any time in Habibullah's royal palace seemed to have suddenly disappeared, and Habibullah could not find them.

"Damn. These discredited infidels, the Englishmen who deserve to go to Hell! Oh God! Please lead me, what should I do? "No matter how sluggish Habibullah is, he knows that the British are walking. They were 'afraid' of the Chinese, and when they saw China's angry reaction, they ran away without hesitation. But Habibullah was left to top the cylinder.

Fear gripped Habibullah's heart deeply, and under the tremendous pressure, Habibullah looked incoherent in front of his son. "Amanullah, I was deceived by them, I was deceived ......"

Habibullah doesn't want to lose the throne of Afghanistan, and he doesn't want to lose his life! (To be continued.) )