Shah Wali walked around the room, a little uneasy. He never thought that one day he would take a dangerous means of transportation like an airplane to visit other countries, and risk landing next to the opponent's marching army, and then he would face the enemy again.
Looking at the dark muzzle of the gun, they talked for a long time with the other side's soldiers. Finally, a non-commissioned officer who was proficient in English came and explained his intention clearly. Together with the pilot and attendants, they were taken to see the other side's soldiers.
chief officer.
If there is a problem in any one of these links, it will end in nothing.
Fortunately, everything went smoothly. Under the arrangements of the other party's military region officials, we arrived in Tomsk safely yesterday evening. We were warmly received by the senior generals of the Anjia Army, held a sumptuous reception dinner, and arranged to move into this place.
In an Islamic style building.
It was a major matter of diplomatic relations. During the dinner, the two sides only talked briefly and briefly introduced each other's identities. Shah Wali knew that one of the other parties was a military officer and the other was a political officer.
There are also several lower-level military and political officials who seem to be very well-spoken. However, as it relates to the state system, Shah Wali has not started consultations with the other party on specific matters, and is ready to wait for An Yi to come back and explain it in person.
After getting up in the morning and having breakfast, Shah Wali was deeply comforted when he heard the receptionist from the other party informed that An Yi would arrive in the morning. He began to look forward to what the meeting with this legendary hero would be like.
"I don't know what the situation is like back home... Well, worrying can lead to chaos. I've only been away from Kabul for a day or two. I should be fine at home!"
Shah Wali was preoccupied and felt that time was passing so slowly. He simply returned to the bed, took off his shoes, sat down cross-legged, and prayed silently in his heart. While he was forgetting things, a friendly voice came: "Prime Minister
Hello, sir, I am An Yi, welcome to Tomsk as a guest!"
This greeting was spoken in English. Shah Wali opened his eyes in surprise and saw a handsome young man standing in front of him. His skin was fair and delicate, but not the sickly pale color.
With a healthy luster, bright eyes, extremely deep eyes, slightly upturned lips and a high bridge of nose, he looks extremely majestic.
Although Shah Wali had seen An Yi's photos more than once in books such as "Model Camp" and "Iron-Blooded Army", he was still extremely surprised when he saw the real person. Time seemed to have left no trace on him.
, which is completely different from the speculation that as age goes by, people may become older due to mental and physical exhaustion, and show a heroic temperament.
Shah Wali was stunned for a moment, quickly got up and put on his shoes, and said sheepishly: "Shah is doing his daily homework, which makes General An laugh..."
An Yi was also sizing up the other person. The Afghan Prime Minister, who was in his forties, unexpectedly did not have his hair wrapped around his head. Instead, he was wearing a velvet hat and a black suit and trousers. He couldn't help but smile. He waited until the other person was fully dressed and then smiled softly.
The voice said:
"Under An Yi's rule, the people's freedom of religious belief was fully respected. This newly incorporated city originally had thirty-one Orthodox churches and some monasteries. In addition, there were also Old Religion churches and Polish Catholic churches.
Lutheran churches, three synagogues, and two mosques. Unfortunately, after the October Revolution, most of the churches were destroyed, and only a few churches were preserved as warehouses, workshops, and archives. With the growth of our army,
After moving in, these preserved churches have begun to be restored. I believe that next time Mr. comes, you can pray in the mosque."
Shah Wali saw that the other party was approachable and approachable, and his affection doubled: "I didn't expect General An to speak English well. I was worried that our communication would be a problem..."
An Yi smiled and said: "I am only good at English. I started learning French and Russian a few years ago, and I still speak stammering... Mr. Prime Minister, do you Afghans all speak English?"
“Can speak very little!”
Shah Wali said with a wry smile: "Our education has not been universalized. Only one or two out of a hundred children have the opportunity to go to school. Because of the British, our schools are bilingual in Persian and English.
Teaching, so anyone who has read a book can generally speak English."
An Yi nodded and asked for the other party's opinion: "Prime Minister Shah, should we talk here, or should we find another place?"
"As a guest, you can do whatever you want. You can go anywhere, as long as there is a place where you can have a good chat with the general." Shah Wali seemed very casual.
An Yi pondered for a moment, raised his wrist and looked at his watch: "It's getting late, let's chat while eating... I'm afraid Mr. Prime Minister still doesn't know that this is a university, and the place where you stay is for worship."
A villa used by Islamic experts and professors. The restaurant of this university is good, with independent banquet halls and private rooms. Let’s go there to eat!”
Shah Wali smiled faintly and assumed a posture of being accommodating.
An Yi asked the guards following him to inform the restaurant to prepare, and then walked side by side with Shah Wali, with Shen Fengdao falling far behind.
"Mr. Prime Minister, I wonder what you think of this place?" An Yi pointed to the empty campus around him.
"It's so quiet..."
Shah Wali said regretfully: "It is a huge waste of resources to let such a good campus lie idle! We only have one French-aided university in Afghanistan, which is much smaller than this. It is a university in the west of Kabul city.
The medical school can only accommodate a thousand people."
An Yi said sympathetically: "Unfortunately, Mr. Prime Minister, I have deep sympathy for the current situation in Afghanistan, but the British are behind Afghanistan. They resist the intervention of all external forces, and we cannot give enough help. However, we
Afghan students are welcome to study here.
"There are more than 20 universities in Tomsk, which can cater for 300,000 to 400,000 people to enroll at the same time. By the end of next year, as students from universities in southern Sichuan and Nanhua will move in, and immigrants will be organized to settle in, the place will really become lively. If
If possible, next year we will prepare students in Kabul, Kandahar and other cities in Afghanistan, and provide student loans and scholarships to do our best."
"General An, don't you know that Afghanistan is being invaded by the Soviets?" Shah Wali asked straightforwardly.
"Know!"
An Yi nodded: "But I believe that all acts of aggression cannot last long. Just as I led my troops to recover South China, Mongolia and Central Asia, which were once the homeland of China, wherever the army went, the people walked back and welcomed them.
Master Wang! I believe that the Afghan people will eventually achieve a great victory in the anti-aggression war under the leadership of His Majesty King Zahir Shah and Mr. Prime Minister!"
"Not optimistic! Not optimistic!"
Shah Wali shook his head repeatedly: "This time our enemies deliberately want to destroy our ethnic group, and they have been fighting steadily, which is very different from the past invaders who mainly focused on plundering. So far, the northern and western regions of Afghanistan have established
In the Workers’ and Peasants’ Soviet, the people were allocated fields and livestock, and their support for the new regime was very high.”
"This is a bit troublesome!"
An Yi frowned: "It stands to reason that these roving Soviet troops were expelled to Afghanistan by our army. We should take the initiative to take responsibility. But Afghanistan is an independent and sovereign country after all, and the British are dictating behind the scenes."
, without a sufficient reason, we simply cannot send troops.
"In addition, the Japanese offensive in Southeast Asia is very strong. Our border lines have been under full martial law. The air force, army, and navy have entered the highest alert level. Southern Sichuan, Xiangxi, Western Guizhou, southern Yunnan, and Nanhua have carried out general mobilization to respond to any Japanese forces at any time.
Possible cross-border operations.
"Under such circumstances, we will be very cautious about participating in wars in other countries or regions!"
Shah Wali was overjoyed and wanted to explain his purpose. At this time, the restaurant had arrived. In addition to the generals who attended the welcome dinner last night, there was also a big man with a thick beard in front of him. He couldn't help but swallow his words.
.
An Yi introduced: "Mr. Prime Minister, I believe you already know a few of the others. Let me introduce you. This is my sworn brother, General Hu Jialin..."
"I know, I know!"
Shah Wali quickly stepped forward and held Hu Jialin's hand tightly: "I have seen General Hu's photos in books and newspapers, and I was deeply impressed! General Hu has followed General An since the beginning of the army, and there are others
General Yin Jinan, General Hutou, General Xia Jian, etc., I have all heard their names for a long time. When I met General Hu today, he is indeed a hero. Meeting him is far better than being famous!"
Hu Jialin listened to the counselor who was acting as an interpreter and said with a smile: "Welcome, Mr. Prime Minister... Xiao Yi and I are brothers. All the achievements we have made were made under Xiao Yi's leadership. He cannot be the prime minister."
Sir, you praise me so much. If I had not adhered to your teachings, I would have wanted to have a few drinks with you later to express my feelings."
"General Hu, there is no need to be polite. You can drink freely at the banquet. You can't make everyone unhappy because of me, right?" Shah Wali saw that the other party was very enthusiastic, and he felt more and more that this trip was the right one.
An Yi, Hu Jialin, Huang Zhi, Huang Yingwu, An Mingqi and others accompanied Shah Wali to sit down in the box on the second floor. The kitchen chef had already prepared the meal and brought it out. It was all halal food - cured beef.
Sauce beef, braised beef, grilled mutton skewers, mutton soup pot, large plate of chicken, etc., a total of more than ten dishes, filling the dining table.
Muslims like to drink tea. They believe that tea can give people a kind of moral cultivation, make people calm and pure, and purify their hearts to seek the truth. Therefore, today the host and guests drink tea together.
After three rounds of tea and five delicious dishes, Shah Wali finally couldn't bear it anymore and got to the point: "General An, General Hu, and other generals, Shah is here to ask for help! At present, I
The main force of the army is besieged in an area of less than 80 kilometers north and south of Kabul. There is only one road connecting it with the four eastern provinces. There is already a serious shortage of food supply. Without external intervention, it will not be able to sustain it for much longer.
"These Soviet troops that are disrupting our borders are defeated generals under General An. As long as your army can send troops, it will be easy to expel them from the borders of Afghanistan. I heard what General An said before. Didn't I lack an excuse? Zahir.
His Majesty the Shah has a biological sister, Princess Diana, who is sixteen years old. She studied in a French missionary school since she was a child. She is proficient in French, English, Russian and Persian, and is both talented and beautiful.
"General An, His Majesty the King intends to betroth Princess Dianna to you, so that you will become the consort of our Afghan royal family, and then we will ask the consort to send troops to serve the king. This is a matter of course. Do you think this arrangement is okay?"
An Yi was shocked. What he originally hoped for was an invitation from the Afghan government to send troops, so that he could legitimately lead his troops to Afghanistan and plan to occupy it for a long time in the future. Now the other party suddenly told him that he would betroth the Afghan princess to him. This
Where did it come from?
Just when An Yi was about to refuse, Hu Jialin had already finished listening to the counselor's translation and answered first: "Mr. Prime Minister, this is a very good idea, but I don't know if Princess Diana is willing to do so? My sworn brother is never willing to force others to do anything.
If something unpleasant happens when the time comes, it will be a failure of our good intentions."
Shah Wali smiled and asked: "With General An's appearance and character, and as the commander-in-chief of an army, he also controls Annan, Siam, Mongolia, and Central Asia. Isn't it possible that Princess Diyana is not confident?"
I fell in love with General An as soon as I read the biographical novel about An Jiajun, and I think this marriage will be a match made in heaven."
An Yi couldn't figure out Hu Jialin's intention and simply remained silent. However, Shah Wali did not let him go and asked, "What does General An mean?"
Hu Jialin answered again: "Among us Han people, there is a saying that an elder brother is like a father. Marriage matters are generally decided by the elders, so you only need to discuss this matter with me. Xiao Yi will not have any objections. Prime Minister
Sir, if our Chairman An really gets married to Princess Diyana, then we will be relatives. I heard that you are the uncle of His Majesty Zahir Shah, right?"
Shah Wali nodded: "Yes, our 'Mushahiban' family is the descendant of the Durunni tribe. In our generation, there are five brothers, and the eldest is the late His Majesty Nadir Khan.
I am the second child, the third child is Mahmoud, the fourth child is Ahmed, and the fifth child is Valery. We all serve in the government and fully assist our nephew His Majesty Zahir Shah."
"So, if Princess Diana and Xiao Yi get married, I will change my name to your uncle! Haha... Okay, let's discuss the specific troop dispatching matter. If Mr. Prime Minister...
If you follow the news reports, you must know that our main force has just defeated the Japanese army in Western Siberia and is currently resting and recuperating. It will take at least a month to reach the Afghan border. Can your army hold on?"
Shah Wali was in a very difficult position:
"We...we are short of food and ammunition. Kabul has a population of more than 80,000 people. Including the army, the total number is as high as 150,000. Once the city is besieged, food consumption is not what we can do in a nomadic society.
In addition, since the Soviet troops fled to Afghanistan in June, we have been fighting with the Soviet army for nearly four months, and our guns and ammunition have been exhausted. I estimate that if we continue to fight, we will not be able to sustain it!"
Hu Jialin thought for a while and said: "In this way, we will first use airplanes and airships to airlift 5,000 tons of flour, potatoes, and sweet potatoes to Kabul, and then resupply you with 50,000 Japanese-made 38-type rifles and 200 grenade launchers.
Two hundred machine guns, one hundred Type 92 heavy machine guns, and a total of five thousand boxes of supporting ammunition including grenades... I think with this batch of supplements, you should be able to hold on until our reinforcements arrive!"
Shah Wali was very happy: "In this case, we have enough confidence to hold the defense line. After all, our opponents do not have many heavy weapons, and we are in a good location. As long as there is sufficient food and ammunition, there should be no problem. What do you need us to do?
?”
Hu Jialin solemnly said: "We hope that after Mr. Prime Minister returns, he will immediately send a message to the outside world to announce the good news that Chairman Nanhua and Princess Diana will get married soon. In addition, since Princess Diana will soon become our
Madam Chairman, then her safety will be put on our agenda. It is estimated that a security force will be sent to Kabul in the near future, and you are responsible for settling it!"
"There is no problem with this, what else?" Seeing that Hu Jialin's request was reasonable, Shah Wali immediately put aside his doubts.
"We also hope that you will not announce the news that our troops are about to send troops to Afghanistan for the time being, because this will not only involve the Soviet army, but may even attract the attention of the Japanese and British troops. The current international situation is changing complexly, and no one knows what the current enemies will do.
We will not become allies in the future, and once the established facts are established, it will be too late for some opposition forces to stop it!" Hu Jialin added.
"That's no problem! Come, I wish General An Yi and Princess Dianna a happy wedding!" Shah Wali raised his tea cup, touched it with Hu Jialin, and smiled in respect to An Yi.
Seeing this, An Yi tried his best to squeeze out a smile, touched Shah Wali, and then drank it all in one gulp.
After the banquet, An Yi sent Shah Wali back to his room to rest on the pretext of preparing military supplies. Then he found Hu Jialin and asked him why he was so good at making opinions.
"Xiao Yi, it is not difficult for us to expel the Soviet army, but have you ever thought about what will happen after our troops enter Afghanistan?" Hu Jialin had long expected that An Yi would come to question him, smiled and asked him to sit down, and then asked the attendant
Make tea.
An Yi was startled for a moment, and then said confidently: "It's not too late for us to slowly think of solutions after we move in. Afghanistan is very poor, the people are not enlightened, and no ideology has yet sprouted. As long as we come up with a series of reform measures,
, improve the economy and people’s livelihood, I don’t believe we can’t influence these people!”
"Then what excuse do we use to govern?"
Hu Jialin remained calm: "You know, if we just respond to the invitation of the Afghan government to send troops and expel the Soviet troops from Afghanistan, we should have succeeded and retreat. If we have no name or status and we do not move, others will
What do you think of us? Afghans have a strong character and live a nomadic life.
, there is no settlement, and enlightenment is by no means a day's work. Once the Afghan royal family crosses the river and demolishes the bridge and declares a crusade against us, what will we do then? Do we also want to imitate the little Japan and pick up the butcher's knife against the civilians? Then are we okay?
A good reputation that is easily built can be ruined..."
"this--"
An Yi was speechless, then smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Then there's no need to trade my marriage, right? It's not like you don't know my situation. Now that the grape trellis has fallen, how can I tell Chu'er
Are you going to explain to Jieyun?"
Hu Jialin couldn't help but smile: "Haha, how could I not know? Old Shen has told me everything about you. Your kid is hiding in a golden house. An extra Dianna will muddy the water a little bit. Besides,
As I said, this marriage can help us win a country with an area of nearly 700,000 square kilometers. Chu'er and Jieyun will weigh the weight of this dowry carefully!"
An Yi suddenly understood Hu Jialin's intention, pointed at him and said: "No wonder...it's enough for the troops to go south to the border for half a month. You have to say a month. Do you think that the Afghan army can't even take a month?"
Can’t hold on?”
Hu Jialin nodded, took out a telegram from the document bag on his desk, and handed it to An Yi: "Here, this is what you received when you went to see Shah Wali. A surprise Soviet force has occupied Kandahar.
As long as we follow the example of the workers and peasants Soviets in the northern and western regions,
If I were to distribute land and livestock to poor farmers and herdsmen, I could immediately organize a large army. If I were Sheng Shicai, I could immediately mobilize troops to attack Peshawar and Kabul via a detour from the south, thus forming a siege on all sides.
, the Afghan royal family is in danger!
"Speaking of which, this Sheng Shicai is really a figure. He can learn and apply the policies of the Chinese Communist Party, promote the equalization of wealth among local tycoons, and shout a few revolutionary slogans such as 'Everyone is equal' and 'Princes who break the law are as guilty as the common people', which can naturally attract the poor people."
, but the royal family represents the interests of tribal leaders, big landowners and mullahs, and is unable to implement top-down reforms at all. The strength of the two parties is not at the same level at all.
"I can guarantee that if we don't intervene, due to hunger and lack of ammunition, Kabul's defense line will collapse in less than a week. Even with our assistance, they can hold on for at least half a month, but any longer will depend on
God bless us. When danger comes, we will first transfer Princess Diana to our territory. It would be best if all the royal family members died in the battle. If not, it doesn't matter if we save a few. At that time, we can legitimately take over Afghanistan.
"Haha, Xiaoyi, I have a question now. If you become the king of Afghanistan, will South China have to change to a constitutional monarchy?"
Although An Yi felt that Hu Jialin's strategy was a bit cruel, it was indeed the best countermeasure at the moment. When he heard him making fun of himself again, he couldn't help but glare at him:
"What, Beard, do you want to be a prince? Huh, I can tell you, you haven't even figured out your horoscope yet! Don't think about all the good things! Besides, in this era, can we reverse the course of history? Let's just take it one step at a time honestly.
Let’s go ahead and realize our ideals! Let’s go and call Huang Zhi to see how we can improve the plan. It may not really work...”