Chapter 1309: The Apo-Wave War
The war that took place between the kingdoms of Afghanistan and Persia became known as the Argentine-Pop War. Although it was only a war between two small countries, it was no less remarkable. Because, as fools know, this is actually a confrontation between the two great powers, the Chinese Empire and the German Empire. It was also the Afro-Wave War that opened the curtain on the all-out confrontation between the Chinese Empire and the German Empire, which had been fought countless times since the beginning of World War II. However, the best results almost always ended in the victory of the Chinese Empire. Of course, this also allowed the energy of the Chinese Empire to be contained, giving the German Empire enough time to develop, and making the Second World War more intense.
At 6 a.m. on June 23, 1857, the 200,000 troops of the Kingdom of Afghanistan were ready to go. In order to be able to defeat the Persian kingdom, the kingdom of Afghanistan can be said to have done its best. Akbar Khan sent his entire army to the border, leaving the security of the country entirely to the police and tribal forces. Of course, Akbar Khan became king of the Kingdom of Afghanistan with the support of the Chinese Empire, and the rest of the tribes, even if they were dissatisfied with Akbar Khan's rule, did not dare to rebel. After all, with the support of the Chinese Empire, Akbar Khan's rule was impregnable.
The army of the Kingdom of Afghanistan is divided into two parts, one part is the 1st Infantry Corps, the 2nd Infantry Corps and the 3rd Infantry Corps of the Afghan Army led by Afghan Army General Kawahi, with a total of 110,000 troops. {They will cross the border from northern Afghanistan into the territory of the Kingdom of Persia and then attack from the northern part of the Salt Desert of Kavir.} All the way to Tehran. The other part is the 4th Infantry Corps and the 5th Infantry Corps of the Afghan Army, led by Army General Ades, with a total of 70,000 men. They were to attack from the south of the Kingdom of Afghanistan into the territory of the Kingdom of Persia and along the Kukhrud Mountains. Swept through the central part of the Persian kingdom, then advanced from the south to Tehran, and besieged Tehran with the Northern Route Army, ending the war once and for all.
Although, the Kingdom of Persia had long expected the outbreak of war. However, they did not expect the war to come so quickly at all. So much so that when the war broke out, the army of the Kingdom of Persia was taken by surprise. Before the war began, the Persian kingdom's army had expanded from 300,000 to 400,000, twice the size of the Afghan army. Moreover. Their expansion continues, and is expected to eventually increase by 600,000 troops. It's just that the armies of the Persian kingdom have just been redressed and are still being trained with the help of the German* officer corps, and the troops deployed on the border are only second-line troops. They are almost always equipped with cold weapons, so that after the war began, they faced the Afghan army, which was almost armed to the teeth, and they had no power to fight back. Light yì was invaded by the Afghan Army, and it was a long drive.
In the Kingdom of Afghanistan, Kokhsan on the banks of the River is just over ten kilometers from the border with the Kingdom of Persia. And here. It also became the headquarters of the Northern Route Army of the Kingdom of Afghanistan. In the temporary headquarters, the army officers of the Kingdom of Afghanistan were busy early in the morning. They are determining whether the three infantry corps of the Army of the Kingdom of Afghanistan have arrived at their intended positions, this morning. They will attack the kingdom of Persia. The Kingdom of Persia has always been the overlord of Western Asia. Although the mighty Persian Empire had long since fallen. But in the minds of the Kingdom of Afghanistan, the Kingdom of Persia was still very powerful. The kingdoms of Afghanistan were all independent from the territory of the Kingdom of Persia. Can now counterattack the Kingdom of Persia. The fact that he was able to destroy the Kingdom of Persia with the help of the Chinese Empire made all Afghans very excited.
Among these Afghan officers, some of the black-haired, yellow-skinned Chinese* officers stand out. They are the officer corps from the Chinese Empire, and for the past year, they have been responsible for training the army of the Kingdom of Afghanistan. It can be said that the Army of the Kingdom of Afghanistan has been able to have such a radical change as it is now, and it is entirely due to them.
The heads of this officer corps are Major General Zeng Bohan and Major General Zuo Jigao from the Imperial General Staff. The two were originally brigadier generals and brigade commanders in the Imperial Army, and they made great achievements in the war against Russia, and were promoted to major generals after the war. However, instead of continuing to lead the troops, the two were sent by the General Staff to the Kingdom of Afghanistan as heads of the Imperial* officer corps. This time, the Afghan Kingdom will fight against the Persian Kingdom, and the Imperial* officer corps will also participate, but they will not rush to the front-line battlefield, they will provide command advice to the generals of the Afghan Kingdom, although their rank may not be as high as those of the Afghan Army. But the Afghan generals have great respect for them. Not only because they came from the powerful Chinese Empire, but also because many of these generals of the Afghan Army were their students.
"General Zeng, General Zuo, General Kawahi, please come over, our army is ready to launch an attack on the Persian Kingdom!" An Afghan army major general said respectfully to Major General Zeng Bohan and Major General Zuo Jigao.
"Hmmm! Let's go, old left. After this battle in the Kingdom of Afghanistan, we may be able to return home! Major General Zeng Bohan said. At forty-six years old, he was not a young man among the generals of the Imperial Army. When the empire fell to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, he did not join the imperial army at the first time, so he lost a lot of opportunities. However, gold always shines, and after the fall of the empire to the Manchu Dynasty, he joined the Imperial Army, and in just over ten years, he has grown from a small soldier to a major general of the Imperial Army, which is already extremely amazing.
"Hmm!" Major General Zuo Jigao on the side nodded, he and Major General Zeng Bohan had similar experiences. Poisoned by feudal ideology, they also regarded the Imperial Army as a rebellious minister and thief at the beginning. It wasn't until the Manchus became unaffordable Adou that they changed their minds. It's just that in this case, the initial opportunity is gone. Otherwise, they might already be in a high position in the Imperial Army.
"General Zeng, General Zuo, you are here. I'm ready to give the order to attack, do you have any other opinions? Admiral Kawahi asked respectfully.
"General Kawahi, give the order to attack! The armies deployed by the Kingdom of Persia on the frontier were only second-line troops. The weapons and equipment are basically cold weapons, and they are no match for the Afghan Army at all. Strive to break through the Persian army's defense line in the shortest possible time and enter Persian territory. Smash Tehran straight and end the war in the shortest possible time! Major General Zeng Bohan said.
He discussed with Major General Zuo Jigao, and now it seems that the combat effectiveness of the Afghan Army is completely superior to that of the Persian Army, and the only disadvantage is probably the strength and logistics support. The Persian plateau is mountainous, and logistical supply is very difficult, and if the Persian kingdom is not destroyed in the shortest possible time, making the war stalemate, it will be very difficult for the Afghan kingdom to win.
"Alright, order the front line, attack immediately!" Admiral Kawahi gave the order to attack.
"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”
The artillery units of the Kingdom of Afghanistan, which had long been in place, began to fire at the positions of the Army of the Kingdom of Persia. The armament of the army of the Kingdom of Afghanistan is almost identical to that of the imperial army, except that the firepower has been weakened. The number of light machine guns, heavy machine guns and artillery was relatively small, only half that of the Imperial Army. But even so, such terrifying firepower still made the Persian army, which had never experienced such a scene, dizzy. Many of the Persian troops were immediately frightened by the heavy shelling, threw away their weapons and fled.
The shelling of the Afghan Army lasted only thirty minutes. However, this has already allowed the Persian army to collapse. Immediately after the bombardment, the Afghan army launched an attack, and three infantry corps entered Persian territory from a line of defense more than 30 kilometers from the battle, and they met almost no decent resistance, as if they had entered a no-man's land.
However, the officer corps of the Imperial Army was still dissatisfied with the performance of the Afghan Army.
"The accuracy of the shelling was too low, and during the 30-minute shelling, it did not cause much damage to the Persian army at all, and the Persian army was completely scared away. When attacking, they swarmed, and they forgot about the attack formation and the like that they were handed over. If their opponent is not the Persian Army, but the Imperial Army, a massacre awaits them! Major General Zuo Jigao put down the telegram sent back by the Imperial Officer Corps at the front and said with some speechlessness.
"Forget it, old left, you can't be too these Afghans. Besides, if the Afghan Army really fully accepts the experience of the empire and becomes a first-class army, then it should be us who have a headache! Major General Zeng Bohan said with a smile. Compared with Major General Zuo Jigao, Major General Zeng Bohan's political wisdom is undoubtedly higher and his vision is more far-reaching.
"That's right, what the Empire wants is just a loyal lackey, and if the lackey becomes a wolf, the Empire will probably do it to them as soon as possible!" Major General Zuo Jigao nodded.
Admiral Kawahi was very satisfied with the offensive of the Afghan Army, breaking through the defense of the Persian Army in one attack, entering the territory of Persia, and annihilating tens of thousands of Persian Army, which was a rare victory for the Afghan Army.
Similarly, the Southern Route Army led by Admiral Adès was also successful, and they also tore through the direction of the Persian army and invaded Persian territory. (To be continued......)
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