"Heavenly horses come from the West Pole, and after traveling thousands of miles, they return to Youde. Carrying the power of the spirit, they descend to foreign countries, wading through the quicksand, and conquering all the barbarians."
As the origin of the legendary "bloody horse", Ashgabat is located at the Ahal Oasis at the northern foot of the Kopet Mountains and the southern edge of the Karakum Desert, on the Krasnovodsk Port-Tashkent railway line. Historically
It was conquered by Persians, Turks, Arabs and Mongols.
After the 1870s, Tsarist Russia gradually invaded southward and successively annexed the Khanate of Khiva and the Khanate of Bukhara, and then separated the Persian territory at the northern foot of the Kopet Mountains. In 1881, Imperial Russia built a military fortress here.
, gradually developed into an important trade and military center between Tsarist Russia and Persia.
After the civil strife in Russia, the British sent troops from Persia in 1919 to bring the Khiva Khanate into their sphere of influence in the name of "maintaining order and local stability."
After the Soviet Red Army hurriedly retreated to the Transcaucasus region, Republican Army tanks poured into this fortress city of hundreds of thousands of people.
"Mr. Chena, we fully support your independent proposition of breaking away from British colonial rule, establishing an independent Muslim country, and realizing national self-determination. After the Republican Army expelled the British colonists, the fate of India will be determined by the people of each province.
Make your own choice, we are just a solution
We respect the choice of the Indian people." In an armored train at Marley Station, a Chinese delegation headed by Jiang Chengyue, the top commander of the Central Asian Theater of the Republican Army, was meeting with representatives of various factions from the British and Indian sides.
and representatives of King Zaheer of Afghanistan.
Chenner was the Muslim leader in the Anglo-Indian region. After driving the Soviet army back to the west of the Ural River, the Republican Army's next goal was clearly directed at the fragile Anglo-Indian region.
Since the 1930s, the separatist movement in India has gradually increased. The Congress Party led by Mahatma Gandhi adopted a form of non-violent non-cooperation, calling on Indians not to do anything for the colonists. Since the declaration of war between China and Britain
Since then, the British have declared that all autonomous territories under the British Crown, including India, will automatically become belligerents, and Indians have also been involved in the war.
The British move angered India, and then the Indian National Congress shouted the slogan "British withdraws from India and gives India independent status" as a condition for India to participate in the war. The British rejected this resolution, which led to domestic turmoil in India.
Large-scale riots. Under the suppression of the British army, many senior members of the Congress Party, including Gandhi, were arrested by the colonial authorities, and the Indian National Congress Party was also declared illegal.
With the Republican Army's successive victories in the Malay Peninsula, some Indian revolutionaries began to seek assistance and support from Republican China.
There is no free lunch in the world. In order to ensure the logistics when fighting the British army, the Republican Army wants to build a railway from Mare to the Arabian Sea, but the Republic needs to take full control of this railway in its own hands.
"In order to ensure the security of this railway, we need to cede a border area of approximately 40 kilometers in width between the British-Indian region and the Kingdom of Persia. As compensation, all Pashtun tribes in the British-Indian region will be ceded to the Kingdom of Afghanistan.
All Muslim areas in Kashmir will be merged into the newly established Muslim state."
This was one of the conditions for the Republican Army to send troops to Hindustan. Under Jiang Chengyue's coercion and inducement, the three parties finally agreed to sign the "Marais Agreement", allowing the Republic to obtain a corridor leading to the Abbey Sea.
This land corridor caused two wars between the Republic and the Kingdom of Persia in the future. This is a story later. Now the Republican Army is building the railway while slowly exerting pressure on the British and Indian areas.
Due to transportation conditions, the Republican Army could only invest a maximum of five armies in Hindustan and northern Persia. Even so, it put great pressure on Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in India, Wavell.
The British troops in Persia moved north to resist, and on the one hand they kept asking for help from London.
On the one hand, Britain is dispatching British troops stationed in the Middle East and North Africa to Persia and India, and on the other hand, it is also stepping up its recruitment of troops from within the country.
In Singapore, the Republic's newly built "Beihai" and other three aircraft carriers were added to the Straits Fleet. At the same time, the "Qilianshan" and "Qinling" battleships were also added to the Straits Fleet. They were already impatient.
Wei Zihao finally had the capital to compete with the British Indian Ocean Fleet.
In more than a year, Wei Zihao used the two aircraft ships he had to train pilots for three wings of the Strait Fleet. Therefore, the new Beihai aircraft carrier has already had a certain amount of combat after joining the Strait Fleet.
ability.
On the third day after the battleship "Qilianshan" joined the Strait Fleet, Admiral Wei led the main force of the Strait Fleet to leave Changi Base and went to Batavia for a maritime combat training.
It was getting dark, and the fleet was galloping on the dark sea. Under the reflection of the night, it looked like a group of swimming whales crossing the sea. In the fleet headquarters of the "Qilian Mountain", Wei Zihao was summoning his staff officers.
Discussing the battle plan.
The current Republican Navy has already made it clear that aircraft ships are the main maritime strike force. When the main fleet is dispatched, it always forms a special mixed formation with aircraft ships as the main force. However, in order not to crowd out the aviation headquarters on the aircraft ships, the general fleet commander
The headquarters will still be located on a battleship with strong defense.
"Our main target is the British Fleet Z, which is currently based in the Port of Ceylon to protect the security of the Indian Ocean routes. Whether we can destroy Fleet Z is the most critical point for whether we can control the sea in the Indian Ocean.
." Wei Zihao walked back and forth in the cabin, "Currently we have two plans. One is to go through the Strait of Malacca, so that the enemy will definitely get the news and be prepared.
We are not afraid of a decisive naval battle with the British now, but the problem is that I am worried that the British will avoid our attack. If we cannot eliminate them, there will be great hidden dangers in our next battle plan. Another option is to go to Sunda
The strait enters the Indian Ocean and is close to the enemy's base in a covert manner. However, the fleet leaving the port for a long time will definitely arouse the suspicion of the British and it will be difficult to achieve the purpose of a surprise attack."
Wu Yuxi sat in front of the chart, drew a few signs on it with a ruler, then raised his head and said, "Commander, I have an idea and I wonder if it is feasible?"
Wei Zihao stood in front of the chart: "If you have any ideas, tell us and let's discuss and brainstorm together!"
Wu Yuxi pointed at the chart with a pencil and said: "The British Navy still has some remaining ships in Darwin Port. Should we launch an attack here first and make the illusion of preparing to attack Australia to divert the attention of the British?
When we arrive at Australia, and then leave the port for the second time, the British will think that we will continue to launch attacks here." He gestured in southern Sumatra, "In fact, if we turn to Ceylon from here, the British will be less vigilant.
a lot of."
"Well, you can give it a try. Let's use this plan first and draw up a detailed plan." The chief of staff of the fleet seemed to be very supportive of this plan.