Germany and the Kingdom of Persia signed an agreement on the development of oil in the province of Khuzistan. The agreement stipulates that Germany will provide funds, technology and equipment for the development of oil in Khuzistan Province, and Germany and Khuzistan Province will each share half of the income from oil production. The funds obtained will first be used to repay the Persian kingdom for the weapons and equipment purchased from Germany.

Of course, in order to make the Persian kingdom strong, Germany was to transport weapons and equipment to the Persian kingdom after the agreement was signed. Among them, Germany will give 20,000 rifles and 200 heavy machine guns to the Persian Kingdom free of charge. In addition, the Kingdom of Persia will purchase 200,000 rifles, 500 heavy machine guns, 500 mortars, 200 75-mm field guns and 100 105-mm light howitzers from Germany for a total price of 10 million German gold marks. Now the Persian kingdom has no money to pay, so it has to wait until the oil in Khuzystan province is extracted and then slowly pay off the debt.

Only a month later, German merchant ships arrived in the Persian kingdom, and a large amount of weapons and equipment were transported to the Persian kingdom. The army of the Kingdom of Persia also began to change its equipment one after another, and the officer corps of the German Empire, which came with the ship, also began to train the army of the Kingdom of Persia. After all, it is not necessary to have weapons to transform an army, but also to let them master the methods and tactics of using these weapons.

Compared to the modern army, the tactics of the army of the Kingdom of Persia are completely stuck in the past few decades. The main weapons were cold weapons such as bows and swords, and only a very small number of troops were equipped with muskets, and there were also old-fashioned breech guns. The number of breech guns was very scarce, and only the guards stationed in the palace were equipped. Therefore, the army of the Kingdom of Persia was quite numerous. But its combat effectiveness is extremely weak, not to mention compared with the world's largest power such as the Chinese Empire. Even their immediate neighbor, the Kingdom of Afghanistan, is expected to be able to defeat them.

The army of the Kingdom of Afghanistan was reorganized into the officer corps sent by the Chinese Empire. There were 200,000 men, divided into five infantry corps and three independent brigades. For the Kingdom of Afghanistan, with a population of only a few million, this is already a reckless force. Without the support of the Chinese Empire, they simply could not hold on. However, the current king of Afghanistan, Akbar Khan, has placed all his hopes on defeating the Persian kingdom and annexing the entire Persian kingdom. As long as the army of the Kingdom of Afghanistan can defeat the Kingdom of Persia, then they will be able to enslave more than 10 million Persians to develop the Kingdom of Afghanistan and make the Kingdom of Afghanistan stronger. Of course, the support of the Chinese Empire will be indispensable.

Weapons and equipment purchased by the Kingdom of Persia from the German Empire worth 10 million German gold marks. It's just the first batch. Subsequently, the Persian kingdom was also preparing to purchase another batch to be used as a reserve for weapons and equipment. Once the Persian kingdom really faced the invasion of the enemy, it would not be enough to rely on the current 300,000 men. When the time comes, they will have to arm as many troops as possible. The Persian kingdom itself could not produce advanced weapons and equipment, but could only buy them from outside. Except for the German Empire, they also had no channels to buy these advanced weapons.

In addition, geologists and oil explorers from Germany also arrived in the Persian kingdom and began to search for oil in the province of Khuzystan. Though. They were sure that there must be oil here. But it's not so easy to really find oil fields in the vast plains. This qiē takes time. And now, the kingdom of Persia is short of time. Their evil neighbor to the east had already sharpened their knives against the kingdom of Persia.

Just when the Kingdom of Persia was on the side of the German Empire. King Akbar Khan of Afghanistan also arrived in Huaxia City, the capital of the Chinese Empire, ready to further hug the thighs of the Chinese Empire. After a year of preparation, Akbar Khan considered himself to have changed dramatically in the armies of the Kingdom of Afghanistan. Although it can't be compared with the elite of the Imperial Chinese Army. But in West Asia, it should be invincible. Therefore. Akbar Khan desperately hoped that the Chinese Empire would fulfill its original agreement and support the Afghan kingdom in its march against the Persian kingdom. Annexation of the Kingdom of Persia. At the beginning, in order to win over Akbar Khan, the Chinese Empire promised him to support him to become the caliph of the Islamic world. Of course, the prerequisite is that the caliph must be loyal to the Chinese Empire and be willing to act as a lackey of the Chinese Empire.

On May 28, 1857, King Akbar Khan of Afghanistan, accompanied by Foreign Minister Wei Yuan, went to the palace to meet with the Chinese Emperor Long Yufei. Imperial Prime Minister Lin Zihao and Chief of the General Staff General Liu Zhongming also attended the meeting.

"His Majesty, the Great Emperor of China, your servant Akbar salutes you!" After seeing Long Yufei, Akbar Khan was very humble and gave Long Yu a big salute. He knew that the Chinese Empire was now the only strong backing that the Kingdom of Afghanistan could rely on. In any case, the Kingdom of Afghanistan must hold on to the thighs of the Chinese Empire.

"Excuse me, Your Majesty, please take a seat!" Long Yufei had a smile on his face. Akbar Khan is a smart person, and Long Yufei likes to deal with smart people the most, so in this way, it doesn't take too much effort to speak.

"Emperor Xie!" Akbar Khan got up from the ground and sat down on the chair prepared for him. This time he came to China, which greatly shocked Akbar Khan, and the prosperity of the Chinese Empire was not at all something that Akbar Khan could imagine. Compared with the Chinese Empire, the Kingdom of Afghanistan is simply a poor and remote country, and even Kabul, the capital of the Kingdom of Afghanistan, cannot even catch up with a county town in the Chinese Empire, and the gap is too great. This also made Akbar Khan feel at ease with the Chinese Empire, in his opinion, how could such a rich Chinese Empire be regarded as a barren Afghan kingdom? As long as the Kingdom of Afghanistan always maintains respect for the Chinese Empire and acts as a thug or lackey of the Chinese Empire, then the Kingdom of Afghanistan will not be in danger of extinction, and will even be able to further develop and become stronger.

Akbar Khan had made up his mind that when he returned to Afghanistan, he would declare to his sons that they would have to be loyal to the Chinese Empire in the future. Only in this way will they be able to secure their throne. Just as he fell to the Chinese Empire at the most critical time of the Kingdom of Afghanistan and betrayed his father and younger brother. As a result, the kings of the Afghan kingdom who came after, even if they were unscrupulous, maintained their loyalty to the Chinese Empire. Therefore, even if they make the people miserable, with the support of the Chinese Empire, their position as king is still as stable as Mount Tai, and no one can shake it.

"Akbar Khan, have I heard that the Kingdom of Afghanistan is ready for an attack on the Kingdom of Persia? Is your army ready? Can you ensure that you defeat the armies of the Kingdom of Persia? Long Yufei asked. He knew that this time Akbar Khan had come to ask for the support of the Chinese Empire, so that they could launch an attack on the Persian kingdom and eventually annex it.

"Your Majesty, the army of Afghanistan is ready. The 200,000 troops, trained by the officer corps from China, have become a first-class army, and we are fully sure that we will defeat the Kingdom of Persia! Akbar Khan patted his chest and reassured.

Long Yufei smiled and didn't say anything. Although, the officer corps sent by the Chinese Army has helped the army of the Kingdom of Afghanistan to train for a year. However, he had seen the report submitted by the General Staff. The fighting power of the army of the Kingdom of Afghanistan is not as strong as Akbar Khan boasts. Because of the low literacy rate, the vast majority of the army of the Kingdom of Afghanistan was illiterate, and it was simply not possible to use the advanced weapons of the Imperial Army to the fullest extent. In particular, the artillerymen, even after a year of training, have a frighteningly low accuracy rate of shelling, and they can only guarantee that they will not hit their own troops with shells. As for whether or not you can hit the enemy, it may depend on the blessing of Allah.

"Chief of the General Staff, what is your opinion?" Long Yufei looked at General Liu Zhongming, chief of the General Staff.

"Your Majesty, the army of the Kingdom of Afghanistan is indeed ready. If the opponent is the Kingdom of Persia, it should be able to win. However, the aid given by the empire to the Kingdom of Afghanistan could not be broken. In addition, the Kingdom of Persia did not have the support of other countries. Admiral Liu Zhongming said.

"Hmmm! In this case, the Kingdom of Afghanistan is ready to launch an attack on the Kingdom of Persia! Akbar Khan, I wish your army a victorious victory, defeat the Persians, and become the overlord of Western Asia! Long Yufei said with a smile.

"Thank you Emperor Xià for your support. However, there is only one overlord in West Asia, and that is the Chinese Empire. The Kingdom of Afghanistan will always be the most loyal servant of the Chinese Empire! Akbar Khan hurriedly said, although he was very excited, but he was not dizzy, he knew that the support of the Chinese Empire was indispensable. Now is not the time to get carried away, and without the support of the Chinese Empire, the Kingdom of Afghanistan will be immediately knocked to the ground.

Long Yufei nodded, and Akbar Khan's answer made him very satisfied. After all, there are not many such smart people left. He didn't want to prop up another white-eyed wolf.

With the support of the Chinese Empire, Akbar Khan soon left the Chinese Empire and returned to the Kingdom of Afghanistan on a merchant ship. He needs to prepare for his return home, and the 200,000 Royal Afghan Army that has completed training is about to leave for the front. In addition, all kinds of supplies brought from the Chinese Empire also had to be transported to the border. As soon as the Chinese Empire gave the order, they would cross the border and attack the Persian kingdom. (To be continued......)

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