Afghanistan's geographical location is too special, it is the heart of the connection between Europe and Asia. As a result of this situation, even if the resources here are not abundant, it has become a battleground for soldiers since ancient times.

Whoever chokes this place is equivalent to choking the key point to Eurasia. The British wanted to fight for it, and the Russians in the early years coveted it.

The first Anglo-Afghan war was because it had been a long time after fighting to unify Afghanistan Dost. Muhammad turned to Russia politically, as a result.

Although in the first Anglo-Afghan war, Russia did not directly provide military support to Afghanistan, but it did secretly give a lot of assistance in terms of weapons and equipment and training.

In Afghanistan, those who are fighting against Britain are naturally indispensable to their old partners in Europe, such as France and Italy. However, these countries did not directly send troops to help Afghanistan, but adopted the way of saving the country in a curve.

That is, under the pretense of Russia's hand, it is constantly sending weapons and ammunition to Afghanistan. In order to prevent Britain from opening up Afghanistan, the core line of Eurasia.

The failure of Britain's three conquests of Afghanistan has to be said to have the shadow of various countries behind it. In fact, if Russia had tried to conquer Afghanistan, the result would have been the same.

Later, the Soviet Union had thought about conquering Afghanistan. But what happened to him was the same as that of England. Or rather, the only difference is that there are more countries that pit him.

At that time, this action had gone from implicit to explicit. For example, in the United States, when the CIA carried out Operation Whirlwind in 1979, it provided weapons, ammunition and funds to the Afghan Mujahideen, and even took out its most advanced FIM-92 stinger missile at that time in order to contain the Soviet Union.

Other Middle Eastern countries have provided substantial financial assistance and venues for the United States to train Afghan guerrillas in those places. According to rough statistics, the number of guerrillas trained at that time was at least 100,000.

This ultimately led to the Soviet Union's choice to withdraw from Afghanistan after spending more than $20 billion, more than 10,000 casualties, and the loss of nearly 800 elite agents.

"Afghanistan became a bleeding wound for the Soviet Union day and night." This was the folk proverb of the year. And what it says is the fact of the time. The Soviet Union was constantly transfusing blood into the Afghan battlefield, but it could not defeat the chess pieces arranged by the foreign countries in Afghanistan.

And even if the world later entered a unipolarity, the United States, which thought that it had no rival, finally chose to withdraw from Afghanistan after paying 11 years, 323.2 billion US dollars, and thousands of casualties.

As for why the Americans withdrew, perhaps we can see something from the helicopters and tanks that were blown up by 40 fire. There are also a large number of Bayi bars and 107 rocket launchers......

"Daoud, my brother! You're the royal I value the most, and I don't want your eyes to stay in one place. What we need to see is the world, and what we need to see is how to make Afghanistan rich. Zahir said bitterly to his cousin.

But he didn't notice. His cousin was under his preaching, with a faint anger in his eyes. It seems that after his own opinion was denied, he felt angry at this cousin.

"Afghanistan is strong, and we need you and me to work together. If we don't want to be pawns of great powers, we have to make ourselves strong. Otherwise, we will always be someone else's pawn. It's just a poor creature that they discarded when they ran out of ......"

Daoud didn't listen to these words at all. Of course. He didn't listen to it, and it was a matter of course. Historically, this prince took the opportunity of Zahir to go abroad for medical treatment, and with the support of the Soviet Union, he staged a coup d'état and directly became the new leader of Afghanistan.

Of course, he was also directly overthrown by the Afghan People's Democratic Party supported by the Soviet Union after being used by the Soviet Union. Even except for one granddaughter, no one in the whole family survived.

Perhaps this incident was too much of a blow to Zahir, who was once ambitious, and the king has since refused to participate in Afghan politics. He preferred to refuse the invitation of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan to restore him to the throne, choosing instead to live in exile in France for more than 20 years.

"One of the reasons why I chose Japan is because they don't have control over India right now. Then they will be even more unable to control us. And they're going to march into Europe. or fighting against the USSR is always inseparable from our ......"

Zahir slowly said to his cousin: "So we can negotiate some cooperation with the Japanese in exchange for the capital we need to enter modernization." ”

"Although we are not rich in Afghanistan, we still have some resources. As far as I know, what the Japanese lack now is resources. OUR RESOURCES. You can call them for the industrial machine tools we need......"

As he spoke, Zahir suddenly noticed that his cousin was looking at him with his mouth wide open in disbelief.

"Daoud, what's wrong?! Why are you looking at me like that?! Zahir looked at his cousin inexplicably and said, "Is there anything wrong with what I'm talking about?!" ”

"Your Majesty. You just said that you would allow the Japanese to pass through our territory to attack the USSR?! Is that so?! Daoud came back to his senses and asked his brother.

"Yes. What's wrong with that?! "Zahir is a little baffled, Japan went to attack the Soviet Union and no one had anything to lose for Afghanistan.

"Your Majesty, didn't you think that if the Japanese failed, we would encounter retaliation from the Soviet Union?!" Daoud said urgently: "At the beginning of the Soviet Union, the United States, Britain and France formed a fourteen-nation coalition, and there was no way to defeat the Soviet Union. If they knew that we had let the Japanese cross our border to attack them......"

"What does it matter?! It would be nice that we ourselves did not attack the USSR. Zahir said with a smile: "The Soviet Union itself is now mainly facing an attack from Germany, and I believe that once the Japanese choose to attack the Soviet Union from us." Then Germany will certainly not sit idly by. ”

"In such a situation, it would be good that the USSR could survive." Zahir smiled and said, "My brother, you still haven't seen the essence of these things. Indeed, there was a fourteen-nation coalition attacking the Soviet Union. But how many of these troops are the elite of each of them?! In addition to those former subordinates of the tsar, and the Japanese, how many people did other countries send?! ”

Daoud did not speak, and was silent for a long time before saying, "Your Majesty." These things you are talking about are just too big. I couldn't judge for a moment. Please give me some time to think......"

Zahir didn't say much, smiled and waved Daoud down. Zahir watched Daoud's back disappear outside the palace gates, and his face gradually became gloomy.

"Your Majesty, I'm not wrong, am I?! His Royal Highness Prince Daoud has been deceived by the Soviets, and all he sees now is the good of the Soviet Union. He didn't think about the interests of Afghanistan anymore......"

In the shadow of the palace, a figure stepped out in sher-tongued English as he spoke to Zahir.

It was an emaciated Japanese man who wore an Arab robe with a beard sticking to his face. His eyes were bright, and there was a cold, cruel smile on his lips.

"Qingqi Qingyin, I think your immediate boss didn't send you to talk to me, right?! Tell me. What can you Japanese give me?! Zahir's face was unsightly, and he whispered at the man.

And this man is the Japanese spy leader who once dominated Shanghai - Qingqi Qingyin!

"I think we can give you everything you need. Your Majesty. Qingqi Qingyin did not have any emotional fluctuations because of Zahir's anger, but saw him smile and said, "You need Afghanistan to become an industrialized country." That's what we're here to help you do. ”

"You lack geologists, it doesn't matter. You can send people to study in our Great Japanese Empire, and our Imperial Society will be happy to work with you to develop the minerals of Afghanistan......"

"In terms of factories, we can operate in a joint venture. As long as you agree to cooperate with us, then we in the Great Japanese Empire will agree to give you a loan for your nation-building. Of course, we will disburse this loan in kind......"

Zahir closed his eyes and listened quietly to Qingqi's words. It wasn't until the spy chief had finished his sentence that he said, "I will not send troops to assist you in the Soviet war, and our cooperation will be limited to the economic aspect." I will lend you the road. But for the rest, we won't be involved. ”

Zahir is a smart man. He knows that this kind of war is not something that an impoverished Afghanistan can mix in. Victory or defeat, Afghanistan has little to gain.

On the contrary, it must be a small country like Afghanistan that will be beaten. Zahir didn't want to be the shot man who was killed, and he believed that neutrality and self-development were the way to go in Afghanistan.

"Your Majesty. We know your concerns. But we are more aware of the difficulties you are facing right now. Qingqi Qingyin was not angry at all, and still said with a smile: "Your reform." There must have been a great deal of controversy and opposition in Afghanistan. I'm sure there are quite a few clan leaders who are against you?! ”

Zahir grimaced and didn't say a word. As long as you come to Afghanistan, you must know this situation in your heart. This cannot be concealed, and the clans have staged several unsuccessful military coups against Zahir's reforms.

"Do you have a way to solve this?!" Zahir didn't get angry when he looked at Qingqi Qingyin's smile, he knew that the Japanese was not a fool.

Since he brought it up, it means that they must have a solution. Zahir was interested to see if he would be satisfied with these solutions.

"The prosperity of our Great Japanese Empire came from the Meiji Restoration." Qingqi Qingyin suddenly talked about the seemingly unrelated history of Japan, but saw him say to Zahir: "Your Majesty, at that time, the Great Japanese Empire was not strong. Our situation is even more dangerous than your current situation. ”

"At that time, His Majesty the Emperor did not have much troops, and most of the troops were concentrated in the hands of various vassals and shogunates." Qingqi Qingyin paused and said, "Fortunately, several vassals support the reform, so Your Majesty has enough troops and warriors to eliminate those vassals and shogunates who oppose the reform. ”

"But then the question is, how to appease those vassals?! The hundred-legged insect is stiff and does not die, and it is only the means of thunder that it will receive constant counterattacks, and if these people continue to make trouble, then the reform will not be able to be carried out......"

Zahir looked at Qingqi Qingyin with a little interest, and it was obvious that Qingqi Qingyin's words had successfully attracted him. That's exactly what Zahir is facing.

He has the power to suppress opposition at home. But blind suppression will certainly not work. About is suppressed, the louder these voices will be. It is likely that the result will be enormous, nationwide bloodshed.

This is something that Zahir does not want to see, but has to face.

"His Majesty the Meiji Emperor made a bold decision at that time: the establishment of the House of Nobles!" Qingqi Qingyin bowed slightly and said softly.

"At the same time, divide these vassals, on the one hand, set them against each other and subordinate them to the army and navy. At the same time, let the royal family enter the army to serve, and try to expand the influence of the royal family in the country and the army. promoted a large number of officials who supported the reforms, and ceded some of the commercial benefits to the nobles ......"

Qingqi Keiyin expressed all the core content of the entire Meiji Restoration. In fact, the Meiji Restoration was considered a very good national revolution at the time.

But in the long run, this revolution is incomplete. The whole country is still controlled by vassals and nobles. Although the authority and prestige of the emperor increased greatly, the influence of the nobility did not diminish.

The consequence of this incomplete revolution, or compromise revolution, was the gradual militarization of Japan after World War I. The nobles such as the Saionji Gongwang saw the crisis, and they tried to suppress the voices of the old-fashioned nobles in the army.

But this repression led to a strong backlash in the military, as evidenced by the proximity of the Japanese cabinet during that period, and even the assassination of the prime minister.

The subsequent emperor did not want to drive the army crazy. If the army goes crazy, then the whole of Japan will be plunged into bloodshed. As a result, the cabinet could only make compromises with the old aristocracy of the army in certain circumstances.

"Qingqi Qingyin, you mean that I can set up a council for these clan leaders to participate in the sharing of power?!" Zahir said thoughtfully, while Qingqi Qingyin shook his head with a smile.

"It's not that simple, my majesty. You'll also have to clean up the nobles' private soldiers, and that's all that matters. Qingqi Qingyin smiled and said: "The threat of those private soldiers is too great, and the only way to turn them into the army of the Kingdom of Afghanistan is to transform them." is safe. ”

Zahir suddenly understood what Qingqi Qingyin was trying to express. These privates will be sent into battle. And according to the degree of private soldiers sent by the major clans, their seats in the parliament are determined.

At the same time, imitate the Japanese way, so that these big clans have a place in the army. I believe that this is also the position that these clans are willing to get.

Of course, for the sake of the hearts of these clans, they will let their own people go to the front with troops. Got to the front line? Who can guarantee that they will survive?!

When the time comes, as soon as you integrate these troops, it will be the new army of Afghanistan!

"We in the Great Japanese Empire will train you a new batch of officers who will practice on the battlefield. When the time comes, you will be able to remove all obstacles and implement the reforms you want......"

Qingqi Qingyin bowed deeply to Zahir. Whispered: "This is the sincerity of our Great Japanese Empire......"

Zahir's face was blue for a while, red for a while. Cloudy and sunny. Let's be honest. The Japanese seized Chahir's death hole, and now Chahir's reforms have indeed encountered great difficulties.

To overcome these difficulties, Zahir himself was not sure. Those big clans all have a large number of private soldiers, forcing them to rebel in a hurry, even Zahir can't bear it.

The Japanese mentioned the noble council, which he also considered. But without the ability to suppress these noble private soldiers, he did not dare to do so. Otherwise, these nobles would have the power and private soldiers, and he Chahir would have to be a puppet.

If any nobleman wants to sit in the position of king of Afghanistan, he will have to step down.

"This thing makes me think about it...... "It took a long time for Zahir to say, "When will you be able to reach Kandahar?!" ”

"Two weeks at the latest!" Qingqi Qingyin knew that Zahir was already tempted, and he smiled and said, "General Ishihara has already set off, and I believe he will arrive in India soon." And come to Kandahar to meet you......"

Zahir nodded and waved at Qingqi Qingyin. Qingqi Qingyin bowed very knowingly, turned around and left quietly.

At this time, Daoud's convoy, which had already left the palace, was slowly entering a small courtyard on the outskirts of Kandahar. This courtyard is inhabited by an old man who looks kind.

The old man can't tell how old he is, you can say he's sixty or seventy years old, or you can say he's in his early fifties. The old man had a long beard and wore a robe, which is common to Arabs, and a turban around his head.

It doesn't seem to be any different from ordinary Arabs. The only difference is that the old man's spices seem to be doing well, and Prince Daoud often comes here to buy them himself.

"Sir, my cousin just asked me to go to the palace to talk." At this time, Daoud was sitting on the sofa in the house with the old man in this courtyard.

"My cousin obviously wants to make a deal with the Japanese, and he is willing to give way out of Afghanistan for the Japanese to pass through. In exchange for the Japanese to do some trade ...... with him"

Before Daoud could finish his words, the old man's face turned blue suddenly. But it was immediately restored.