The West Asian region was not taken seriously. However, with the discovery of a super oil field in the Persian Gulf, it has once again become a place of worldwide attention. The kingdoms of Persia and Afghanistan were originally nothing more than small states. However, they were now rearmament with the support of the Chinese Empire and the German Empire, respectively. A big war will break out between these two small countries. Again, this is also a contest between China and Germany. However, judging from the current situation, it is clear that the Chinese Empire has the upper hand. In the Indian Ocean, in the Persian Gulf region, the Chinese Empire undoubtedly occupies an absolute advantage. Although Germany became the hegemon of Europe, in the absence of a strong navy, their power could not reach the Indian Ocean for the time being, which was still the sphere of influence of the Chinese Empire.

Fortunately, this war is nothing more than a war between the Kingdom of Afghanistan and the Kingdom of Persia, and China and Germany are only supporting them behind their backs, at most giving some support in terms of weapons and equipment, and will not take action personally. Otherwise, a new world war is highly likely. But even that is enough to create tension in the region.

The Kingdom of Afghanistan, with the help of the Chinese Empire, had completed the rearmament of the war, and now it was only a matter of preparing for the attack. The Persian kingdom has only just begun to change its uniforms, and the officer corps from Germany is beginning to train the Persian army, and it is still a long time before they master the new equipment and new tactics. The Kingdom of Persia hoped that the war would begin as late as possible, but the Kingdom of Afghanistan would not have given them such a long time to prepare.

In particular, when the intelligence officers of the Empire* Military Intelligence Agency, which was active in the Kingdom of Persia, discovered that geologists and oil prospectors from Germany were looking for oil fields in Khuzystan Province, they immediately reported the news to the country. And this. It is undoubtedly a hornet's nest. The Reich reacted immediately. Preventing the Germans from obtaining oil was an important plan of the Reich. For this. The Reich tried everything possible to suppress the Germans. If the Germans had found oil in the Kingdom of Persia, the empire's plans would have undoubtedly failed.

"Humph! These Germans are really smart to come. The Empire found a super oil field in the Persian Gulf, and they immediately followed suit, targeting the Persian province of Khuzistan. Long Yufei said coldly after listening to the report of Field Marshal Luo Hongtao, director of the Military Intelligence Bureau.

"Your Majesty, is there really oil in that place?" Prime Minister Lin Zihao asked. The rest of the ministers also looked at Long Yufei. In their minds, Long Yufei is like a god-like being, and his vision is undoubtedly extremely accurate.

"Of course. That part of the Persian Gulf is simply a cornucopia of oil, and our Buqaiq oil field is in the western part of the Persian Gulf. The eastern part of the Persian Gulf, the province of Khuzistan in the Kingdom of Persia, also has a large number of oil fields. The oil reserves there are so amazing that if the Germans could get their hands on it, they would no longer be constrained by it! Long Yufei said. Later generations traveled through him, of course, he knew how much oil there was. In later generations, Iran was a major oil exporter, and the oil reserves of Khuzistan Province accounted for 75 percent of Iran's total oil reserves, which is undoubtedly an extremely terrifying figure.

"陛xià. We will definitely not be able to give the Germans access to oil there. The oil of Khuzystan must be in the hands of the Empire! General Liu Zhongming, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, said immediately. The importance of oil is self-evident, and now that the empire has a monopoly on the extraction and sale of oil, no other countries will be allowed to join it. Since the Germans wanted to break the monopoly of the Reich. Then the Reich would have to do everything possible to sabotage the German plans, even if it was to use war.

"Yes, Your Majesty. We can't give the Germans a chance. In the province of Khuzistan, we must be in control. We can talk to the Kingdom of Afghanistan right away. The empire supported them to lay down the kingdom of Persia, however. The province of Khuzystan was given to the Empire as the price of the Empire's support for them! Imperial Foreign Minister Wei Yuan said. Anyway, now that the empire has acquired the Persian Gulf and Iraq, it is entirely possible to annex the province of Khuzystan to the empire.

"That's a good idea, there's no such thing as a free lunch. The Afghans need the support of the Empire, so it would be very fair for us to take Khuzystan province from their spoils! Prime Minister Lin Zihao also said. Although, the Kingdom of Afghanistan is a lackey of the empire, the empire is also not to be taken lightly. The Kingdom of Afghanistan had to hug the thighs of the empire because the empire was strong. But if the Kingdom of Afghanistan had also had the enormous wealth of oil, it was inevitable that they would not have thought otherwise.

"Well, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately negotiated this matter with the Kingdom of Afghanistan, and asked them to make the province of Khuzystan the Imperial Empire's payment for their weapons, equipment, and supplies. In addition, if the army of the Kingdom of Afghanistan is ready, then immediately march to the Kingdom of Persia and try to defeat the Persians in the shortest possible time. Long Yufei said, and he also made up his mind. In any case, the German Empire must not be allowed to obtain oil from the Persian Gulf, otherwise it would pose a serious threat to the Empire.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Foreign Minister Wei Yuan and Chief of General Staff General Liu Zhongming both nodded.

Just two hours after Long Yufei gave the order, Li Hong, the imperial minister to the Kingdom of Afghanistan, went to the Kabul royal palace and met with Akbar Khan. At this time, Akbar Khan had just returned to Kabul, and after his return, he urgently summoned the important generals of the Afghan army, announced to them that the Afghan kingdom was about to launch an attack on the Persian kingdom, and asked them to prepare.

"Your Excellency, good afternoon." Although Li Hong was only a small minister, Akbar Khan still respected him very much, after all, Li Hong represented the Chinese Empire.

"Your Majesty, I have important matters to discuss with you in the Imperial Foreign Office." Minister Li Hong said solemnly.

"Your Excellency, please speak!" When Akbar Khan saw Li Hong so solemn, he also knew that it must be a big deal.

"Your Majesty, the Empire hopes that the Kingdom of Afghanistan will be able to launch an attack on the Kingdom of Persia as much as possible!" Li Hong said.

Akbar Khan frowned, the Chinese Empire actually asked him to launch an attack as much as possible, which seemed different from what he said before!

"Your Majesty, according to the information we have received, the German Empire and the Kingdom of Persia have colluded, the Germans are vigorously arming the Kingdom of Persia, and if they are given enough time, the army of the Kingdom of Persia will definitely be much stronger than it is now. At that time, even if the Kingdom of Afghanistan were able to defeat the Kingdom of Persia, the cost would be much greater than it is now. Minister Li Hong continued.

"Well, in three days, the army of the Kingdom of Afghanistan will attack like the Kingdom of Persia!" Akbar Khan's heart tightened, and he immediately made a decision. After all, the Kingdom of Afghanistan, although supported by the Chinese Empire, was temporarily ahead of the Kingdom of Persia in military strength. However, this lead is very limited. Once the Kingdom of Persia has gained the support of the Kingdom of Afghanistan, their combat power will be greatly improved. At least in terms of weapons and equipment, it is not easy for the Kingdom of Afghanistan to take the lead again. In terms of the number of troops, the Kingdom of Persia, with a population of 15 million, was nearly three times the size of the Kingdom of Afghanistan. Once the Persian kingdom began to recruit troops aggressively, the army of the Afghan kingdom would be completely inferior in numbers. Launching an attack now is undoubtedly the best way to go.

"Well, Your Majesty, the empire will provide the Kingdom of Afghanistan with weapons, equipment, logistical supplies, and intelligence support as much as possible. We hope that the Kingdom of Afghanistan will be able to defeat the Kingdom of Persia as much as possible and prevent the Germans from intervening in the situation in Western Asia! Li Hong said.

"Your Excellency, the warriors of Afghanistan, you will surely be able to defeat the Persians." Akbar Khan assured that with the support of the Chinese Empire in terms of logistics and materials, he had nothing to fear. Even if the Kingdom of Persia now began to accept help from the Germans, it would not be so easy to arm the army in a short time.

"In addition, the empire hopes to cede the province of Khuzistan of the Persian kingdom to the empire after the kingdom of Afghanistan has destroyed the kingdom of Persia, and merge it with the empire's Iraq!" Li Hong continued.

Akbar Khan immediately frowned, Khuzistan Province is the most important grain producing area of the Persian Kingdom, and the Kingdom of Afghanistan is also a country with an extreme shortage of food, and he is also preparing to seize Khuzistan Province to solve the food shortage problem in Afghanistan! Now, the Chinese Empire has taken away the province of Khuzistan with a single word.

However, Akbar Khan also knew that the Chinese Empire had already made a clear request, so he had no possibility of refusing. Otherwise, this would make the Chinese Empire dissatisfied with the Kingdom of Afghanistan, and even lead to a change in the situation of the war.

"Okay, Your Excellency, as long as the Kingdom of Afghanistan destroys the Kingdom of Persia, the province of Khuzystan will be transferred to the Chinese Empire!" Akbar Khan hesitated for a moment, but immediately made a decision. After all, the Chinese Empire can never be offended, even if it is missing the fat of Khuzistan Province, as long as it can destroy the Persian Kingdom, the Kingdom of Afghanistan will still make a lot of money.

Seeing that Akbar Khan had agreed, a smile appeared on Minister Li Hong's face.

Three days later, on the morning of June 23, 1857, the Kingdom of Afghanistan declared war on the Kingdom of Persia. The five infantry corps of the Royal Afghan Army crossed the border in two ways and invaded the territory of the Kingdom of Persia. (To be continued......)

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