A huge convoy of all ten-wheel heavy trucks was moving towards Fazabad along the China-Arab Resource Highway. The goal of the convoy is Fazabad, the capital of Badakhshan Province, which is closest to China in northern Afghanistan.

The body of the car was closely covered with sandy yellow canvas, and the carriage was full of armed soldiers. Strangely, although these soldiers were wearing sandy yellow uniforms of the Chinese National Defense Forces, their armbands were marked with an Asian map. It was obviously the first time these soldiers came here. The bare and continuous mountains always aroused their curiosity. They pointed and pointed at them and seemed to compare this place with the green mountains in their hometown.

On the jeep leading the way, Zhang Zhidan squinted his eyes, his head and the rhythm of the wheels, and he was dozing little by little.

In Chinese history, there was a group of people who set out from Xianyang, carried exquisite silk and porcelain, escorted by the fierce Tang army, and went to various countries to promote the power and prosperity of the Tang Empire. Because they all came from the Tang Dynasty, they were called "Tang Envoys". People who sent back gifts and learned advanced technology and culture in the Western Regions were also called "Tang Envoys".

Now he plays such a role.

This 10-year-old military officer of Lieutenant General Mei Sheng, deputy chief of staff of the Northwest Theater of the Republic of China, joined the Military Intelligence Department in 1911. From supporting the Henan Battle to heading to the Eastern Front of the European War, to the Central Asia head, Afghanistan was upset and finally, with Zhang Zongchang, who almost became the King of North and South, he was one of the hottest figures in the entire Muslim world today. From the Indian-Muslim League to various factions in Afghanistan, from Iran to Saudi Arabia, and even Iraq and Türkiye, they even knew this "great achievements".

As an intelligence officer, others try their best to hide themselves and want to become a painter in the Stories from a Chinese Studio and change their faces every day. But he is completely the opposite. Not only is he famous, he also opened a trading company at home and started a business with a swagger.

Then why is he so famous? Let's take a look at what he has done in the past nine years. He invested 6 million people to help build three highways in northern Afghanistan, including the Sino-Arab resource highway that crosses Tajikis Province, China and connects Kashgar. He invested 15 million people to open dozens of schools, set up handicraft workshops, and mined more than ten mines. He invested 20 million people to help Iran build railways and airports, and invested 30 million people to help the Muslim open in Peshawar

The first small steel plant with an annual output of 50,000 tons, the first national power plant, the first hand-held tractor factory, the first sugar factory, etc. was established; 10 million yuan was invested to help the Muslim League build 107 primary and secondary schools; 3 million yuan was invested to help Saudi Arabia build the first university in the past nine years, through his hands, he provided as much as 300 million yuan in aid and loans to all Muslims, and built hundreds of industrial and mining, workshops, and schools, and both sides opened up the market. Therefore, the benefit of more than one million Muslim believers.

It is precisely because of this reputation and kindness that the intelligence departments of various countries have no idea. Even the Afghan tribes loyal to Amanula provided help when the Soviet Union caught him. The 007s of the British Empire wanted to assassinate him countless times, but they were also afraid of being attacked. Because no one can guarantee that killing him will push the Muslim world to China? Will it cause China to revenge? But not killing him is really annoying! This guy acts unscrupulously, with arms, silver, horses, veils, tea,

Salt, iron, etc. do whatever you make money, and barter-like transactions are conducted to target the disadvantage of general poverty in the Muslim world. Since the end of the last Afghan war, the gold flowing back to China by him has reached 200 million yuan, and the total trade volume is as high as 3.7 billion yuan. Of course, this has not yet counted the gold mine that is strictly confidential and has almost been hollowed out. This alone brings back 900 tons of gold, 4,000 tons of copper, 8,300 tons of silver and other high-value non-ferrous metals to the country, with a total value of 2.5 billion yuan.

What makes Britain most angry is that, as the only serviced Military Intelligence Agency officer at the Muslim and Arab Institute of the National Defense University, under the influence of him and his Sino-Arab trading company with tens of thousands of employees, Eastern culture and values ​​seem to be awakened again after hundreds of years of silence, and many people have begun to call him the "Tang envoy".

There were also several old friends in the same car as him.

The first one is Fei Wenhua, who had fought here. He is now the deputy brigade commander of the Asian Liberation Brigade and a mountain war expert. Sitting next to him is Park Eun-sung, the commander of the North Korean regiment of the Asian Liberation Brigade who has been tested in India for practical combat. The man sitting in the innermost, dressed in an Arab robe, was sent by Jinnah to study at the Chinese Military Academy and is currently the commander of the brigade of the Third Muslim Brigade in India.

The China-Arab Resources Highway is a strategic highway built after the last Afghan war, represented by Zhang Zhidan, who took six years to build a total of 712 kilometers from Kashgar to Fazabad. The next step will be to directly connect to Kabul. Since the entire road is winding and built in mountains, the traffic rate cannot be compared with that of domestic provincial highways. However, this road is a link between China and Afghanistan, so you can often see Afghan road protection workers who spontaneously come to maintain the road.

Now the entire Afghanistan knows Zhang Zhidan and the Sino-Arab Trading Company, so when the Afghan Northern Alliance checkpoint along the way, they will immediately pull Lu Chai to release the convoy. The convoy will soon arrive in Fazabad. This small town surrounded by mountains has developed into a medium-sized city due to the establishment of former Afghan President Nadirsha and the Northern Alliance. Moreover, because of the existence of resource roads, it has become a China-Arab trade distribution center, and the quantity and prosperity of goods are not even worse than that of Kabul.

As soon as the convoy entered the city, sporadic gunshots came from his ears. The North Korean regiment soldiers who came here for the first time subconsciously touched the gun, but were quickly grabbed by soldiers of the security team of the trading company, which was familiar with local customs. They pointed to the distance and found that it was the locals holding a wedding and fired guns into the sky to celebrate. Soon the convoy arrived at the headquarters of the Northern Alliance in the north of the city. This was a large military camp-style building complex. There was also an airport built by China to the west. Two squadrons of J-4 fighters and three Y-7s were parked in the simple hangar. After all countries had developed comparable models, these fighters were allowed to be deployed in the frontier. Their mission here was to protect the northern no-fly zone from invasion and protect the safety of the airways from Kashgar to here.

Dozens of ten-wheeled trucks entered the garrison, causing a lot of sensation, and even the local soldiers who were training surrounded. Fei Wenhua got off the car and saw a familiar figure. He went up and saw a hug, which made Chahatu, the commander of the First Division of the Northern Alliance, very uncomfortable with this enthusiasm. "Captain Fei, I am so happy to see you." Although Chahatu was not used to this hug, his eyes were a little hot. The two of them had a friendship, and they blocked the Soviet army in Kush Mountain, Hindu, and Fei Wenhua saved his life.

"Now your military rank is higher than mine, so I should call you the sir." Fei Wenhua joked with him. Just as he was about to see what his soldiers were like, Zhang Zhidan walked up lazily from behind: "Okay, let's reminisce about the past later. Is my dear Chahatu. Nadir Shahan here?"

After Nadirsha escaped from Kabul, he gathered the remnants to form a rebel army, and then formed the Northern Alliance with the help of Zhang Zhidan. Therefore, Chahatu respected the "Tang Envoy" like everyone and saluted: "Tang Envoy, Nadirshakhan has long been looking forward to your coming."

"Don't move the twenty cars in front, the back will belong to you." Zhang Zhidan smiled and asked someone to bring a new submachine gun that had just been prepared in China and threw it to Chahatu, who loved the guns as if he were alive: "This is a gift for you, and we have just equipped it." In Afghanistan, having a good gun is definitely a symbol of identity. But Chahatu is no longer the impulsive young man nine years ago, so thank him. I will take everyone to see Nadirsha and the elders first.

Nadirsha, who was in the meeting, had already received news from him and brought the leaders of the tribes and imams to welcome the distinguished guests early. "Nadirsha Khan, let me introduce you to a few guests." After everyone took their seats, Zhang Zhidan introduced Fei Wenhua and others to Nadirsha and the elders of the tribe. Ayubhan and the Northern Alliance of Afghanistan were like brothers, but the appearance of Park Eun-sung and others made them feel something.

After Nadir Sha fell into trouble, he always wanted to return to Kabul. So after he finished introducing it, he asked excitedly: "Sir Tang, are you bringing them here to guide us to return to Kabul?" This sentence made the elders and imams look at each other. Even Chahatu's eyes were shot out of flames of seeking war.

Zhang Zhidan knew in his heart that although Fazabad was very prosperous, in the hearts of these people, Kabul's status was always irreplaceable. Only by taking Kabul could they not be considered "branders". Fortunately, he came this time to help them regain Kabul. The deep purpose was to make the Soviet Union worry about losing control of Afghanistan and let some people make wrong judgments. So there was no need to hide it, looking at Chahatu and asked: "Can you talk about the current situation in Kabul?"

His words made everyone feel excited, and Chahatu was waiting for the opportunity to take revenge and immediately introduced the recent situation in Kabul to him: "Amanula has betrayed Allah and became a hawk of the Soviets. He now controls 50,000 troops, and the weapons are provided by the Soviet Union, of which 20,000 were deployed on the defense line of Kunduz Baghran and Andaka to deal with us. In order to maintain his position, he also stationed the Soviet army in Kabul, with about 2,000 people near the airport and the palace, with machine guns and cannons, 6 tanks and some armor, and there are more than 20 aircraft in the airport and protected by anti-aircraft guns."

After Chahatu opened the conversation, the elders and imams sitting around also told what they knew. From their angry expressions, it can be seen that after Amanula returned to Kabul with the help of the Soviet Union, in order to preserve the regime, he launched a sweeping of the Northern Alliance and the rebellious forces in various places, and even repeatedly invited the Soviet army to help attack. Therefore, all the tribes in Afghanistan hated him. But unfortunately, the Soviet army was too strong. In addition to Kabul, there was an infantry division stationed in Kunduz and Tielmez, and Herat also had an infantry division. Even Kandahar near India had more than 2,000 troops stationed, with a total force of more than 50,000. Moreover, there were reinforcements from Dushanbe, Uzbek and Turkmen who could support at any time.

It can be said that except for the Northern Alliance, which can also contact the outside world through resource roads and aircraft, almost all other channels were cut off by the Soviet army. Because of this being closed, there have been constant gunfire in Afghanistan for nine years. Except for the three northern provinces that set up no-fly zones and Moscow is also afraid of triggering a full-scale war between the two countries, the Soviet army and Amanula have always adopted the blockade tactic, but they are not in depth, but there are almost everywhere in other places.

After listening to the full introduction, Zhang Zhidan and Fei Wenhua frowned slightly. Although the Northern Alliance is not bad, it has been blocked by the Soviet army and Amanula's army after many years of defensive action. If you want to retake Kabul, you must first break through the defense line of Kunduz Baghlan Andakka, and quickly cross the Hindu Kush Mountain, which was once hated by the Soviet army.

Since the above were not allowed to use their own troops, the only thing they could rely on in this battle was an elite brigade officially renamed to the Asian Liberation Front and the Northern Alliance Army with 50,000 all equipped with central armaments. For 50,000 to 20,000, they were confident that they would break through the defense line of the Amanulazapai Army, but the Soviet infantry division in Kundus was a little troublesome.

How can we regain Kabul before the Soviet army reacted?

Zhang Zhidan put away his cynical disguise for the first time. Even though he did not know the entire strategic purpose, it can be seen from the above-mentioned means that the entire Asian Liberation Brigade, which had been cultivated for several years, was transferred to listen to his dispatch, and opened his arsenal. He also showed that this battle would not be lost!...
Chapter completed!