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The 7th Army was the first army group formed after the expansion of the Imperial Army. Originally, both the 7th and 8th armies were stationed in Central Asia after the destruction of the Imperial Army's 2nd Army in Central Asia. However, in this war, the mission of the 8th Army was to cooperate with the 2nd Army of the Imperial Army to launch an attack on Russia, while the 7th Army took on the task of attacking India from the west.

After the establishment of Western Xinjiang Province, the garrison of the 7th Army of the Imperial Army became the southern part of Western Xinjiang Province, bordering the Kingdom of Afghanistan. The 7th Infantry Corps of the Imperial Army, subordinate to the 5 armies, were distributed over a line of defense hundreds of kilometers long. Of course, because the defense line is too long, it is impossible to distribute it evenly, but it is just that heavy troops are deployed in some strategic places.

The current Kingdom of Afghanistan has been completely reduced to a British colony. The current emir of Afghanistan is Dost. Muhammad Khan, originally the 11th son of the Balakzai tribal leader in Afghanistan. After the fall of the Durrani dynasty, the Barakzai dynasty was established and the rule of Afghanistan began.

Dost. Muhammad Khan was the chief of the Pashtun Barakzai tribe and an official of the Durrani dynasty. The 11th son of Payanda Khan, in 1799 Sardar was taken by Zaman. Shah. Killed by Durrani, his brother Fath Khan succeeded the chieftain of the Barakzai tribe and assisted Mahmud in 1800. Shah. Durrani ascended to the throne of Afghan Khan, and in 1809 he was restored to the throne. After the assassination of Mahmoud in 1818, Afghanistan was divided between Fath Khan and his brothers. Dost. Muhammad Khan was given to Ghazni, and in 1826 Kabul, the richest province in Afghanistan, fell into his hands.

Year 1826. Dost. Muhammad called Khan and proclaimed the establishment of the state. From 1835 onwards. Dost. Muhammad became emir and established the Barakzai dynasty. After taking control of India, Britain wanted to continue to control Afghanistan in order to counter pro-Russian Persia. Britain and Russia sent envoys to Kabul to discuss an alliance. Dost. Muhammad Khan rejected the Russian offer and in 1837 welcomed the British envoy Alexander. Burns came to Kabul, Dost. Muhammad Khan wanted the support of the British to take back the Afghan city of Peshawar from the Sikh Empire. But because Burns could not convince the Indian governor, Lord Oakland, he refused to support him. Year 1838. Negotiations between Russia and Afghanistan broke down, and the Persian and Russian coalition forces immediately laid siege to the western Afghan city of Herat.

Lord Auckland supported the old royal family of the Durrani dynasty, Shuya. Shah in place of Dost. Muhammad Khan and in October 1838 issued the Simla Declaration. In December, British troops invaded Afghanistan. On April 26, 1839 captured Kandahar, Shuya. Shah returned to the throne and was declared emir, and on August 7 the British army entered Kabul. Muhammad Khan fled with his followers to Bukhara in Central Asia.

1840 Dost. Muhammad Khan defected to an influential tribal leader, Mir. Masjidi Khan, followed by the British attack. On November 4, 1840, Dost. Muhammad Khan was forced to surrender and become a British prisoner. Imprisoned in India.

Dost. Muhammad Khan's son, Akbar Khan, continued his resistance to the British, achieving some victories and recovering Kabul. But in the end, the British defeated Akbar Khan near Jalalabad. In September 1842, the British recaptured Kabul. Since the British government gave up interfering in Afghanistan's internal affairs. After rescuing all the prisoners of war and demolishing the bazaar in Kabul, the British retreated. After the end of the war in 1843. Dost. Muhammad Khan was released from India and returned to the throne in 1845. In 1846 he resumed his policy of hostility towards Britain and its Sikh allies, but was again defeated on 21 February 1849 and fled back to Kabul. Year 1850. He conquered Bactria and the following year he conquered the tribes of southern Afghanistan after capturing Kandahar.

However, after the Chinese Empire destroyed the three Central Asian countries, it also sent people to contact Dost. Muhammad Khan, hoping that he would be able to submit to the Chinese Empire. It's just that the encounter of the three khans of the three Central Asian kingdoms made Dost. Muhammad Khan was very vigilant. He was afraid that he would meet the same fate, so Dost. Muhammad Khan rejected the Chinese Empire's wooing. He began to change his attitude, began to improve relations with Britain, and made an alliance. This made the Kingdom of Afghanistan a British protectorate.

Dost. Muhammad Khan hoped to use the strength of the British to defend the kingdom of Afghanistan from being annexed by the Chinese Empire. What he didn't know was that it would bring disaster to the whole of Afghanistan.

Today's Afghanistan is just a country with a population of less than four million. Although with the support of the British, Dost. Muhammad Khan armed an army of 200,000 men. However, as for whether it can stand up to the Chinese Empire, even Dost. Muhammad Khan also had no faith at all.

Dost. Muhammad Khan had 27 sons, the most prominent of whom were Akbar and Sher. Ali two. These two sons have become his right-hand men. It's just that in the face of the imminent large-scale attack of the Chinese Empire, Akbar and Schel. Ali and the two have different attitudes. Akbar believed that the Chinese Empire was too strong for Afghanistan to withstand the attack of the Chinese Empire, even with the help of the British. The British just want the Afghans to be cannon fodder for them. If the Chinese Empire was willing to promise to guarantee the rule of the Barakzai dynasty, then the Kingdom of Afghanistan could be completely subservient to the Chinese Empire.

However, Akbar's younger brother Schel. Ali was opposed. He believed that the Chinese Empire was too greedy, the three khanates of Central Asia were destroyed, and the Chinese directly established the Western Xinjiang Province, which represented the Chinese Empire's ambitions for Central Asia. If the Afghan Khanate had been subordinated to the Chinese Empire, I am afraid that it would not be long before Afghanistan would become a province of the Chinese Empire. Only by relying on Britain and resisting the invasion of the Chinese Empire was the last way out for the Kingdom of Afghanistan.

And the Afghan emir Dost. Muhammad Khan also tended to rely on Britain against the Chinese Empire. Therefore, the attitude of the entire Kingdom of Afghanistan is very clear.

Kabul, the royal palace of the Kingdom of Afghanistan, is the elderly Dost. Muhammad Khan looked a little tired. Now he is sixty-one years old, and he no longer has the strong body he had when he was young.

"Father, General Russ has sent a telegram asking us to send more troops to the north. How do we respond? "Shel. Ali asked.

Lieutenant General Ross was the commander of the 17th Army of the British Army, a lieutenant general of the British Army, and one of the four infantry corps stationed in India on British soil. After the outbreak of the war, the 17th Army of the British Army, the 3rd Army and the 5th Army of the British and Indian Army led by Lieutenant General Ross have been stationed in the Kingdom of Afghanistan to help the Kingdom of Afghanistan resist the invasion of the Chinese. Together with the 200,000 troops of the Kingdom of Afghanistan itself, the British and Afghan armies that confronted the 7th Army of the Chinese Imperial Army had as many as 350,000 troops, almost twice as many as the 7th Army of the Imperial Army.

"How many troops do we have now?" Dost. Muhammad Khan asked, frowning.

"Father, we only have 100,000 men in Kabul. Another 100,000 men were sent north two months ago! Akbar said. The area bordering the Western Frontier Province of the Chinese Empire has become a key defensive area for the British and Afghan armies.

Dost. Muhammad Khan hesitated, then said: "Send another 50,000 men to the north!" It is enough for 50,000 people left in Kabul! ”

Dost. Muhammad Khan was old, but he was not old. He naturally knew that since the Kingdom of Afghanistan had chosen to take the side of the British. Then, you can only go one way to the dark. If they want to change the door now, they are the only ones who are unlucky in the end. Dost. Muhammad Khan also believed that although the Chinese Empire was strong, how could the British Empire, as the world hegemon, be so easily defeated? Once the British Empire has won the final victory, the Kingdom of Afghanistan will also benefit greatly as the victorious side. They were even able to cross the Pench River and expand their territory into Central Asia.

"Father, General Ross also built us to raise more armies. He claimed that after the war began, we would face more enemies than the Chinese 7th Army. The Chinese have already built a railway from Chinese mainland to Central Asia, and they can easily transfer troops to Central Asia. "Shel. Ali continued.

"Give the order for general mobilization! All Afghan men, over the age of 12, must take up arms and fight. All tribes must obey the orders of the government. If they dare to disobey, I will not let them go after the war is over! "Dost. Muhammad Khan's face was murderous.

In the Kingdom of Afghanistan, there are countless tribes, large and small, some of which are subordinate to the Barakzai dynasty, but there are still many tribes that are only superficially subordinate to the Barakzai dynasty. If they have the opportunity, they will definitely take advantage of the situation and overthrow the Barakzai dynasty and become the new ruler of the Afghan kingdom, just as the Barakzai dynasty overthrew the Durrani dynasty in the first place. Dost. Muhammad Khan, as the co-ruler of Afghanistan, had great influence in the Kingdom of Afghanistan. With him, the tribes would not dare to rebel. However, once the war starts, the situation will become even more tense. What will happen to those guys, who can say clearly?

In Dost. By order of Muhammad Khan, all young men throughout Afghanistan, began to join the army. Their goal was to increase the total strength of the army from 200,000 to 400,000. (The novel "Dragon Rises in the South Seas" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lottery gift for everyone!) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner to "add friends", search for the official account "qdread" and follow, hurry up! (To be continued......)

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