Sheng Shicai stood on a high hill behind the position, holding a telescope and carefully observing the situation at Maidan City opposite.
Since entering Afghanistan, he has been invincible in every battle and conquered every attack. Only then did Shengshi have enough confidence to quickly capture Kabul. However, he never expected that he would be helpless under the Maidan City.
The war has been going on till now, although Sheng Shicai still has plenty of cannon fodder, but the ammunition supply is seriously insufficient.
Afghanistan is a country without any industry, and the supply of weapons and ammunition can only be purchased from outside. In the prosperous times, there was no shortage of money. As a nomadic people, for hundreds of years, the tribal leaders of Afghanistan have become extremely rich one by one, from India.
, Persia, Central Asia, I don’t know how much gold, silver and jewelry were robbed. Although the dynasties have changed, the tribes still continue. Now it’s good to let Shengshicai take it all. From the north to the west, and then from the west to the east.
, the wealth that Sheng Shicai's men plundered has been immeasurable. It is conservatively estimated to be over tens of millions of dollars. However, the current situation is that there is money but no place to spend it.
Don't think about the Anjia Army in the north. Most of the troops controlled by Sheng Shicai were Soviet troops. They were originally driven out of Central Asia. They had a deep hatred for each other and had no other choice but to fight. The British also
Impossible. The Soviet army is currently attacking Afghanistan and Persia, which are the strategic buffer zones of the British. If they don’t send troops to strangle them, it would be a waste of money, let alone anything else?
As for the Americans, I'm sorry, except for some geological exploration teams in the Persian Gulf looking for oil, there is not even a liaison office in the areas around Afghanistan. There are also Germans, Japanese and Italians. I guess they are very willing to cooperate with Sheng Shicai.
Online, the situation in West Asia has been messed up, but the problem is how to transport ammunition to Afghanistan, which is in the hinterland of India and Persia?
Therefore, it seems that the Shengshicai tribe has a large number of people, but it is actually a paper tiger that can only be used to scare people.
By now, the artillery captured in northern and western Afghanistan has almost run out of shells, and there are all kinds of small arms, including centuries-old antique matchlocks, flintlock muskets, Delwin muzzle-loading rifles and Dresser striker breech-loading guns.
They are all being used, and the army's ammunition supply has reached an unsustainable level.
However, this paper tiger really worked. Under the threat of the envoy sent by Sheng Shicai, Maidan City guard Samidak Shah agreed to surrender, but put forward various conditions. In Sheng Shicai's view, as long as he can
What's the harm in taking Kabul and dominating one side and supporting a puppet?
As for money, the thing that Shengshicai is most in need of now is money. As long as Afghanistan can be pacified as soon as possible, it can contact the outside world in the name of the new government. If nothing else, just talking about the Soviets will be tempted. When the time comes, guns, ammunition and bullets will be purchased.
With Qi, we have the foundation to settle down and live a life!
If Samidak Shah's demands were too excessive, the worst thing would be to burn bridges. In Sheng Shicai's opinion, oaths are the most boring thing. I have never seen anyone who took an oath and failed to abide by it and was really cursed.
"Jin Yong, look, the Afghan army has withdrawn!"
Chief of Staff Wang Hongzao said excitedly, pointing to the Afghan troops that were continuously withdrawing from the front positions.
Wang Hongzao is Sheng Shicai's brother-in-law, and his wife Qiu Shuying is the sister of Sheng Shicai's wife Qiu Shufang. Sheng Shicai has always valued his brother-in-law, who graduated from Baoding Military Academy, and always takes him with him to advise military aircraft during wars.
"The Afghan troops on the highlands on both sides have also moved, and the machine gun positions on the top of the city are gone... Ah, even the black, red and green military flags have been lowered... It seems that the other side is really
Retreat!"
Sheng Shicai's hand holding the telescope trembled slightly, and as soon as his mind changed, he immediately ordered the troops to attack across the board.
According to the agreement, Samidak Shah would abandon Maidan City and lead his troops back to Kabul in the name of the fall of Kalbagh and the threat to Kabul city by the Soviet army.
Originally, according to the plan, the attack should be launched half an hour after the opponent withdraws from the city, but Sheng Shicai could not care about that much at the moment. Now that ammunition was running low, if the opponent suddenly regretted it, the only opportunity to defeat the enemy would be lost.
"Ula——"
Overwhelming shouts of killing rang out, and a large number of Soviet soldiers surrounded the Afghan recruits and rushed towards the trenches in front. After entering Afghanistan, the huge cavalry team, which was fully replenished, waved their sabers, like an arrow from the string, towards the Maidan City.
The city gate rushed.
The trench, which is about ten meters wide, has been filled with countless corpses in the previous continuous attacks. However, the Afghan army fought very tenaciously and has been holding on to the three trenches outside the city, plus the city wall and two
The firepower points arranged on the side ridge formed a cross-attack firepower. Shengshicai's artillery was limited and unable to suppress the opponent's firepower, and all previous assaults failed.
But now the opponent voluntarily gave up their solid position, giving Sheng Shicai's troops the opportunity to charge.
Amidst the earth-shattering shouts of killing, the cavalry took the lead in crossing three trenches and rushed into the gate of Maidan City. Soon, the orderly retreat of the Afghan army turned into a huge rout. They left their solid defensive positions.
, fighting in a field battle with the well-trained Soviet army is undoubtedly a fantasy.
The Soviet army was overwhelming. Under the powerful impact of the cavalry, it chased the fleeing Afghan army all the way. Many Afghan soldiers were frightened, threw away their weapons, and fled into the nearby mountains.
The reason why the Afghan army is so brave and tenacious in later generations is due to many factors. One is the training of the Soviet Union. After World War II, the Afghan government was pro-Soviet, so the Soviet Union spared no effort to support it and trained and armed the Afghan army in full accordance with the requirements of the Soviet army.
Secondly, after the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in the late 1970s, in order to contain the Soviet army in West Asia, the United States, Britain, France and other countries sent special instructors to conduct specialized training in an attempt to deal a huge blow to the Soviet army.
Delaying the progress of the war; thirdly, a large number of Pakistani soldiers who had received training from the Chinese People's Liberation Army entered Afghanistan after leaving the army and taught the Afghans the essence of guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. It was precisely because of learning the methods of various
The advantage was that the Afghan militants who later gave the Americans a huge headache came into existence.
However, it is the 1930s, and Afghanistan is still at the end of its nomadic society, with little contact with the outside world. Although it fights bravely and tenaciously, how can it be an opponent of the elite Soviet troops who have received formal military training? Therefore, once the army collapsed, everything
It's all over.
Deserters all over the mountains and plains fled in all directions. Among them, the cavalry and some infantry fled along the road to Kabul. Twenty kilometers south of Kabul, the defeated troops collided head-on with the reinforcements of Maidan City led by the King of Afghanistan.
Zahir Shah was sitting in a spacious and luxurious four-wheeled carriage, snuggling up to his wife Umala, talking sweet words of love. Umala's pretty face turned red, and she hugged her husband's waist tightly.
Treating this expedition as an outing, it seemed very relaxed. The children and the nanny sat in the carriage at the back. The long motorcade also carried some serving palace ladies and a large number of royal utensils.
It is loaded with food and ammunition supplies to supplement the front line.
The chaotic sound of horse hooves came roaring, and then the carriage shook violently, and noisy shouts and noises came from outside. Zahir Shah opened the curtains displeasedly, and saw a group of noisy cavalry trying to squeeze out of the way.
A convoy of horse-drawn carriages fled desperately toward the north.
"What's going on?"
Zahir Shah got out of the carriage and jumped to the ground. The driver and the guards who were driving the cavalry looked nervous. The generals who led the troops tried to stop the cavalry, but how could they stop them in such a hurry? Soon there was a call from behind.
Fierce gunfire.
The young king didn't know what to do for a while. At this time, the captain of the guard ran over and said loudly: "Your Majesty, a certain city in front may be lost. Looking at the direction, these cavalry are either coming from Balaki Barak or from Mai.
He escaped from Dan City, and I seemed to have seen His Highness Samidak’s military flag just now..."
Zahir Shah's face turned red: "Military flag!? Where is Samidak? Why didn't you see anyone else?"
The captain of the guard said cautiously: "It seems that he was the one who was escaping at the front on horseback just now... After he saw His Majesty's carriage, he ran away faster..."
Zahir Shah saw that there was still an endless stream of deserters, but as the cavalry passed by, the ones who fell behind were all infantry. He immediately ordered: "Put up my flag, we will reorganize the army and build it on the spot."
Line of defense to resist the Soviets! Otherwise, the troops will collapse before we can rush back to Kabul..."
"But--"
The captain of the guard thought about it and felt something was wrong, so he suggested: "Your Majesty, we should retreat now... The enemy's pursuers should be nearby, and it's already too late!"
"this--"
The king hesitated. At this time, the gunshots got closer and closer. In the "rumbling", the whole earth was like an earthquake, making a terrible sound of landslides and tsunamis.
"No, Your Majesty, they are Soviet cavalry!"
The captain of the guard's expression changed, and he quickly called for someone, desperately putting Zahir Shah back on the carriage, and wanted to turn the horse's head and prepare to escape.
However, at this moment, the whole cavalry is crowded on the road. How easy is it to turn?
If a herd of horses, surging like a flood, appeared on the horizon ahead, the three regiments of soldiers led by Zahir Shah would have been smashed to pieces by the rout, and would not be able to gather their formation at all.
Now facing the overwhelming cavalry, everyone was so frightened that they turned around and ran away.
Fortunately for those on horseback, the infantrymen were not in a hurry to escape. They were struck down by the flying saber, blood spurted out, and their heads flew up.
There were many Cossacks in the Soviet cavalry. They had superb riding skills and high fighting spirit. They chased the defeated troops in the direction of their escape. The convoy blocked the road, especially King Zahir's carriage, which bore the brunt of the attack and was struck by the flying saber.
The carriage supports, as the jeweled roof tipped back, the poor king and queen hiding in the carriage were immediately exposed.
The loyal captain of the guard raised his scimitar, and just as he blocked it, it was split in half by the saber stretched out from elsewhere. Zahir opened his mouth wide in horror, and before he could speak, one of his heads had already been struck by the saber.
Cut up the sky.
Queen Umara was so frightened that she was trembling all over, and was dragged onto the horse by a Cossack. The Cossack whistled, and the horse left the herd, walked to the side and slowed down.
The Cossack lowered his head and glanced at Queen Umara, and found that she was very beautiful. His heart moved, and he simply rode his horse to a nearby forest, wiped out the queen, and then pounced on her with a lewd smile.
The carriages carrying the children were also hacked away by the cavalry. The children shouted for their parents and died tragically under the knife.
What was pitiable were the veiled court ladies, who were either hacked to death with knives or plundered by Cossacks, suffering the misery of being bullied by a large number of beasts.
In the city of Kabul, Samidak Shah, riding a horse, with his servant Sibigan and a large group of personal guards, hurriedly dismounted in front of the palace gate and strode towards the palace.
Several palace guards came to stop them, but they were pushed away by the guards around Samidak, and a large group of people came to the main hall of the palace.
Dianna was reviewing a batch of documents on material dispatch under the instructions of Muhammad Hashim. She heard the messy footsteps and noise, and raised her head in surprise, only to see Samidak rushing in.
In the main hall, he quickly stood up and asked loudly: "Cousin Samidak, why did you return to Kabul? Where is my brother?"
Samidak said in a rough voice: "Your Royal Highness, the city of Maidan has been captured by the Soviet army, and the troops will soon arrive at Kabul. I will take you to a safe place now... As for Your Majesty,
, I guess they are fighting the Soviet army at the moment..."
Hearing Samidak's words, Muhammad Hashem asked in surprise: "Samidak, you...you actually left His Majesty the King behind and ran back by yourself?"
Samidak sneered: "The emperor guards the country, and the king dies in the country. Since His Majesty the King has the ambition to lead a personal expedition, naturally he will not take the Soviet army seriously..."
Dianna's face changed color, and her beautiful eyes were full of tears: "You... cousin Samidak, was it you who led the Soviet army into Maidan City? Otherwise, the defense of Maidan City is so strong.
How can you say that if the city is broken, the city will be broken?"
"This...haha..."
Samidak laughed dryly: "How can this be possible? After all, I am also a descendant of the 'Mushahiban' family. How can I do something that harms our country and nation..."
Before Samidak finished speaking, a bloody guard stumbled into the room: "Oh no, His Majesty's convoy encountered the Soviet cavalry twenty kilometers south of Kabul and was completely wiped out...
.. Several of our guards broke out of the siege and rushed back to Kabul to report the news... The Soviet army was already following us and approaching the outside of the city. Along the way, they killed everyone they saw and robbed things they saw...
.Also, I just asked at the city gate. According to the shocked cavalry who retreated from Maidan City, His Highness Samidak ordered them to retreat..."
Afterwards, several more injured guards rushed into the palace, and everyone said that Samidak had betrayed the motherland.
"Cousin Samidak, what else do you have to say?" Dianna asked angrily.
Samidak saw the hateful eyes of his uncle Muhammad Hashim and Dijana, so he simply broke the jar, pointed at Diana and said: "Yes, I was the one who led the Soviet army into Maidan City, how about it?"
Who told Zahir that damn guy refused to betroth you to me... Shengshi only agreed to support me as the king of Afghanistan. Then I can legitimately marry you, Dianna, all of this is for me.
For you..."
"Pooh!"
Diana was so angry that she spat on Samidak's face.
"It smells so good! Is this an indirect kiss?"
Samidak reached out and touched it, and saw blood-streaked saliva. He sniffed it close to his nose and continued to smile ferociously: "Now that the Soviet army has arrived outside the city, you can't escape. If you cooperate with me, you still have a chance of survival."
, otherwise you know what will happen if you fall into the hands of the Soviets."
"Shameless!"
Diana gritted her teeth and said, if looks could kill, Samidak would have died ten thousand times.
Muhammad Hashim sneered: "Cousin Samidak, the Soviets are cruel and brutal. I wonder how you can protect yourself?"
Samidak proudly took out a letter: "Look, this is written by Sheng Shicai himself! Among the guards I stayed outside, there were also several Soviet generals, and they were ordered to protect me!
Now that the Soviet army has arrived outside the city, Zahir has gone to see Allah again, and you are unable to fly... It is better to die than to live. Now only I can protect you and your family!"
"Crack!"
A bullet hole suddenly appeared in Samidak's forehead, and blood and brain matter spurted out from the hole. His eyes widened in disbelief, and then he fell straight down.
There was a chaos among the guards. Samidak's servant Sibigan howled and rushed towards Tang Fen, who was standing aside coldly. He was greeted by another bullet that went straight into his eyebrows.
As Samidak's master and servant fell in a pool of blood, Tang Fen put the pistol back into his waist, pulled out two daggers, and rushed into the panicked dozen guards like a gust of wind. Screams broke out everywhere, and after a while
, the ground was filled with people, all of them had their temples pierced, and blood flowed all over the ground.
"I hate traitors to our nation the most!"
Tang Fen's eyes flashed with sharp eyes, and he strode to Dianna: "Madam, Prime Minister, the situation is dangerous now. The Soviet army has reached the city, and Kabul's defense is empty. We can only choose to retreat temporarily. There is a special plane over at the airport.
Wait, the chairman has reserved it for his wife to evacuate in case of emergency."
"Brother..." Diana burst into tears. She was already immersed in the great grief of her brother's death and turned a deaf ear to Tang Fen's words.
"Good martial arts! Good kill! Good kill!"
Muhammad Hashim clapped his hands vigorously and said loudly: "To deal with such a scum, you should use thunderbolt methods! Diana, you can leave with Colonel Tang. The destruction of a dynasty will always have a few martyrs."
Tang Fen shook his head: "Your Majesty Prime Minister, please forgive me for being frank. Princess Dianna is now alone and helpless. If you are not by her side, I don't know how she will survive. For the sake of Afghanistan's revival, please come with us."
Let’s go!”
At this time, the gunshots outside were getting closer and closer, and ten athletic female soldiers had consciously arrived at the palace. They were fully armed with automatic rifles, submachine guns, and grenades. One of them even held a general-purpose machine gun.
His shoulders were covered with ammunition chains.
Muhammad Hashim was stunned for a while and then said: "Okay, I'll go with you."
Tang Fen asked inquiringly: "Prime Minister, do you need to rescue your family? We have two armored vehicles that can take your family with us."
"It's too late. It's important to ensure the safety of the Crown Prince. We go to the airport immediately! As long as the blood of the royal family exists, Afghanistan will never perish!"
Muhammad Hashim suppressed the grief in his heart and said with emotion.
Tang Fen didn't show any pretense. He supported Dianna and quickly came to the parking lot behind the garden, where two eight-wheel armored personnel carriers were parked. Tang Fen asked two soldiers to help Diana and Mohammed Hashim get in.
He picked up a second armored vehicle and then instructed others to get on board quickly.
At this time, the city was already full of Soviet cavalry wielding sabers and chasing civilians. When a few cavalrymen saw the armored vehicles that suddenly rushed out, they waved their sabers and rushed towards them. What greeted them was violent bullets from the machine guns on the front of the vehicles.
The armored fighting vehicle was invincible, sweeping the approaching cavalry to the ground, and drove all the way out of the north gate of Kabul City towards the airport.
A group of cavalrymen were attacking the airport before, but they were greeted by well-constructed fortifications, light and heavy machine guns, anti-aircraft machine guns and mortars, forming a dense firepower network. Hundreds of Soviet cavalry were beaten until they were howling like ghosts and could only retreat from a distance.
Walk around the airport to see if there are any weak links that can be exploited.
At this time, the armored fighting vehicle arrived, with violent flames erupting from the front of the vehicle, and batches of cavalry fell under their horses.
The armored vehicle drove into the airport without any danger and quickly parked on the runway. The engine of the An6 passenger plane, which had received a warning from the armored vehicle's on-board radio in advance, had started to warm up. Tang Fen jumped out of the car and quickly opened the rear door of the second armored vehicle.
Instruct the female soldiers to quickly help Dijana and Mohammed Hashim onto the plane.
After the two were settled, Tang Fen solemnly saluted them with a military salute: "Madam, Prime Minister, my comrades and I are going back to Kabul now to try to rescue your relatives! Take care!"
After saying that, he turned around and left.
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