On March 19, 1939, the 5th Airborne Division of the Anjia Army Air Force, responsible for mobile combat missions in Central Asia, successfully landed in the Kabul area.
Since the original airport in the north of the city had been destroyed by the Soviet army, the choice of landing location for the airship was quite nerve-wracking. Finally, based on aerial photos, a river valley flat dam consisting of thousands of acres of barren fields was chosen for landing. Twenty large airships were able to land there.
It took a day to send all the 5th Airborne Division assembled in Termez to Kabul.
The Soviet army completely destroyed Kabul, turning the bustling city into ruins. Hundreds of villages around Kabul were deserted, a scene of decay and dilapidation. Due to the war and heavy snow blocking the mountains, outsiders could not enter, resulting in the
The area has almost become a dead zone.
The 5th Airborne Division and the 15th and 16th Armed Police Divisions that arrived by air in the following days, plus the 20th Engineer Division that finally arrived, brought a large amount of quicklime and disinfectant. It took two weeks to complete the operation.
More than 50,000 corpses scattered in the city of Kabul and the valleys more than 80 kilometers north and south were burned, the airport in the north of Kabul was successfully restored, and buildings and water sources in cities and villages were intensively disinfected.
On March 24, the Eighth Army of Li Jinlong's Corps and Sun Desheng's Corps approached Maiwand Town, more than 60 kilometers west of Kandahar City.
"Looking at the loess from a distance, the devastated mountains and rivers, it is easy to say goodbye and difficult to see......the world is full of desolation. People are about to leave and the world will be changed..."
Surrounded by four confidants, Sheng Shicai stood on the roof of a low two-story adobe building in Kandahar City. He looked at the yellow-gray adobe house that was shrouded in a desolate and tragic feeling. He couldn't help but shake his head.
He shook his head and dropped the book bag containing a few words.
Although Afghanistan was filled with complaints and the people were in dire straits, Sheng Shicai's position was unprecedentedly consolidated.
Due to the increased wallets and the concentration of food in the hands, the army has grown from more than 100,000 people at the beginning to the current 800,000. Of course, most of the recruits are newly joined poor farmers and herdsmen, and most of them do not have hot weapons.
, the weapon is just a Turkish scimitar, used when charging into battle.
Sheng Shicai had a very bad feeling about Kandahar. The second largest city in Afghanistan is located on an oasis one thousand meters above sea level at the northeastern end of the Lezistan Desert in the south. It connects to Kabul in the northeast and Herat, the third largest city in Afghanistan, to the northwest.
It is only 100 kilometers away from the Pakistan border in the east, with convenient transportation and great strategic significance.
But for such a city that looks very good on paper, who can imagine that it doesn’t even have a decent landmark building? They are all shabby adobe buildings, occasionally mixed with equally dilapidated mosques.
After becoming the king of the country, his life became more and more luxurious, and he was disappointed when he had many good expectations for Kandahar.
Fortunately, Sheng Shicai's wife Qiu Shufang was considerate and filled his harem with beauties wherever he went. After entering Afghanistan, there were more than 1,100 girls who were sent to Sheng Shicai's side, making Sheng Shicai sleepless at night.
During the late spring supper, she was happy to miss Shu. Qiu Shufang also acted as a matchmaker for Sheng Shicai's cronies and Soviet generals, and brought many good-looking Afghan girls to their children, thus consolidating Sheng Shicai's outstanding position in the group.
After living in Kandahar for more than two months, with spring approaching, Shengshi felt that it was time to move out of his home. Even if the An family army didn't come to kill him, he was ready to leave this city that seemed awkward no matter how he looked at it.
In October last year, the Japanese army launched an attack on British colonies in Southeast Asia. The British army was retreating steadily. Shengshi, who was thinking hard about his retreat, realized that the exhausted British had no time to care about India, which is full of deserts, Gobis, mountains and hills.
Western and Persian regions.
Later, after the partition of India and Pakistan, West India established the independent state of Pakistan and incorporated part of the territory belonging to Afghanistan into the territory of Pakistan. This is the Federally Administered Tribal Area close to the Afghan border. In the 1930s, West India was formed by Balochistan.
It is composed of the provinces, the North-West Frontier Province, Sindh Province and the Greater Punjab Province. The population is mainly concentrated in the northern Punjab Province. The southern provinces of Balochistan and Sindh that the prime minister wants to explore this time have only more than 5 million people.
population.
Just after the New Year, Sheng Shicai sent troops to Balochistan in batches, quietly occupied the areas around Quetta, followed the policy in Afghanistan, banned the privileges of mosques and mullahs, and cracked down on landlords and loan sharks.
Returning land to farmers, canceling high land taxes and usurious debts quickly won the support of grassroots people.
The Indian Party has received instructions from the Comintern to fully cooperate with Sheng Shicai's troops in moving south. As of mid-March, Sheng Shicai's Soviet troops had advanced to Sukkur, Sindh Province, directly threatening the security of Karachi, the largest city in West India.
"The Chairman's poetic talents are astonishing through the ages, and every word is exquisite!" Wang Hongzao, Sheng Shicai's chief of staff, boasted a few words and then got down to the topic: "Brother-in-law, the army and people have evacuated in large numbers. Now Kandahar only has the First Cavalry Division and the Second Cavalry Division.
The division and mechanized brigade are left behind, and the defense is empty. We should evacuate first and wait until we get to India!"
"No problem!"
Sheng Shicai raised his hand and shook it: "The enemy is still more than sixty kilometers away from Kandahar. Our wives, children, children and dependent relatives have also set off in advance. In addition to vehicles, we now have horses. Our mobility is no worse than that of the enemy. We are much more mobile.
There is no problem in walking half an hour later or half an hour later.
Having said this, he turned around and faced the four people behind him: "Hongzao, Jirun, Yingqi, and Pulin, you are all old people who have followed me for many years and are loyal to me. Tell me why we have to do this."
Go to India instead of going to Persia as Moscow wants?"
"You can't go to Persia, the conditions there are too difficult!"
Li Yingqi, the Minister of Intelligence and Security who is responsible for the operation of the Shengshicai Ministry’s spy system, said: “According to cavalry reconnaissance, most of the southeastern parts of Persia are desert areas. Only the oasis area around Zahedan has a relatively complete water conservancy and irrigation system. The rest of the mountains and hills
, it is completely desolate, and with so many of us driving there, we will soon run out of food. Therefore, even if we want to go to Persia, we can only use a small force to slowly penetrate in and establish a relatively complete supply system before we can dispatch a large army.
"It's different when entering India. Although southwest India is also a desert and hilly terrain, with the irrigation of the Indus River and the irrigation system invested and constructed by the British, food production can basically meet the demand! At the same time, unlike
Persia has nothing but oil, and India has a relatively complete industrial system. After we enter, we can get a large amount of industrial products to supplement it. If we can seize the opportunity to occupy a few steel plants, our weapons and equipment will also be available.
"In addition, there are many religions in this region, including Zoroastrianism, Hinduism and Islam, as well as the fierce struggle between Shia and Sunni within Islam. This is a place we can make full use of. In terms of class conflicts, in the past two years, Europe and India have
Business owners continue to use so-called production rationalization measures to lay off workers and cut workers' wages. Workers' dissatisfaction has long reached a critical point. Farmers are also complaining because of the rapid deterioration of living conditions! In addition, the uprising against British colonial rule in India began two years ago.
, we intervene at this time and get twice the result with half the effort!”
"good!"
Sheng Shicai praised encouragingly, and then said: "Yingqi said it well, but this is only one of the reasons why we entered India. Who can tell me more? Even if you say it, don't be afraid if you are wrong!"
Li Pulin, the godson of Sheng Shicai's father-in-law Qiu Zongjun, now serves as Sheng Shicai's Minister of Civil Affairs and President of the Court. He is one of Sheng Shicai's think tanks. He looked around cautiously and lowered his voice: "Ning Weijikou
If you don’t want to be a queen, let’s go to Persia, where there are many superiors
It's like a piece of cake. We are assigned every action, just like a wronged little daughter-in-law, with no freedom at all. On the contrary, when we go to India, we can develop independently and do whatever we want. It is not certain that the army can continue to develop and grow, and then it will become an independent entity.
Isn’t it wonderful?”
Sheng Shicai said: "Very good, Pu Lin has a lot of vision. This is the main reason why we went to India. Another point is that the British army is mainly concentrated in the eastern part of India to resist the Japanese attack. Its western defense is extremely empty. We are here
Shi fought all the way, saying that he might not be able to occupy the west coast of India.
The largest city, Mumbai! Mumbai has a large number of factories, steel mills, textile mills, printing and dyeing factories, chemical plants, and refineries. This place alone is richer than the entire Afghanistan. Once we control it, the Germans and ***
*People will naturally come to our door, and that’s when we really stand out!”
Finance Minister Peng Jirong is Sheng Shicai's brother-in-law, with a glimmer of greed in his eyes: "The southwestern region of India has always been the territory of various Indian princes. After hundreds of years of accumulation of wealth, every one of them is so fat!
In today's world, only with money can we have everything, including paying the army and buying guns and ammunition. We left our hometown and came to Afghanistan from Japan. Isn't it because we were unable to be independent economically?
?
"Now, not only do we have sufficient development funds, but through continuous operations, the Soviets who control the grassroots troops have either died in battle or been bribed by us. Although they still have the name of the Soviet army on their heads, they are basically us
It has completed the control of the army. After India, it will fight a few battles with the armies of the princely states, so that the new soldiers, led by veterans, can gradually adapt to the life of murder and arson, and the combat effectiveness will be revealed.
"We have plenty of money in our pockets. If we rob all the way to Bombay, our wealth will at least double. In addition, we also control such an army that can fight many battles. Where in the world can we not go?"
"Having said that, I'm still worried that An Jiajun won't play by common sense and will come after us!" Chief of Staff Wang Hongzao looked back at the West with some fear. He felt cold in his heart and couldn't help but tighten his clothes.
collar:"
That army is full of lunatics from top to bottom. Every one of them fights bravely and without fear of death. Their weapons and equipment are super powerful. Even the Japanese army, the British army and the Maozi soldiers cannot defeat them. There is no solution for us if we encounter them. Don't you be afraid?
It’s a joke, I don’t know what’s going on!”
"Hongzao's worries are not unreasonable!"
Sheng Shicai was so frightened by Wang Hongzao's words that he shuddered. After a while, he forced a smile and said: "So we have to be prepared with both hands. There is a railway across the India-Afghanistan border. During the last European War,
The British took great pains to open the land bridge. From Bengal in eastern India, you can take a train all the way to the Mediterranean Sea.
"From Quetta in Balochistan, you can reach Zahedan and Surgaz in Persia by railway. We will first send troops to occupy there, contact Chuikov and others, obtain some armed equipment supplies, and then send out a group of troops.
The detachment of troops will go all the way south, occupy Sistan-Baluchestan, Hormozgan, and control the Strait of Hormuz that connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman. It is best to intercept several fleets at Bandar Abbas Port. If necessary
It can take us to escape to the Arabian Peninsula.
"As long as we have money, even if we lose the army, we can go to England, France, Germany or the United States to become rich and live a leisurely life."
Wang Hongzao and others nodded. After walking around Afghanistan, they swept away the mullah gates of tribes and mosques. It is not an exaggeration to describe the Sheng Shicai Group as being as rich as the country. Once you have money, you will become less courageous.
, you will seek stability in everything, and leaving yourself a way out is naturally a necessary choice.
Sheng Shicai looked at his watch, turned around and walked towards the stairs. As he walked, he said: "It's getting late, let's evacuate. It's really easy for Anjiajun this time. There are mud houses everywhere here. Even if you want to set fire to it, there's nothing you can do about it."
, but I didn’t even leave a single person for them. Seeing that they didn’t know what was going on, they could only worry, haha!”
The four confidants behind Sheng Shicai looked at each other and smiled knowingly.
At four o'clock in the morning the next day, Li Li's 22nd Motorized Infantry Division of the Eighth Army occupied the deserted Kandahar. Thirty-two hours later, Li Dinh Lue's 24th Motorized Infantry Division occupied the Indian-Afghan border town of Si in the southeast of Kandahar.
Pimbuldak.
After that, it was not until mid-May that the Anjia Army was completely stationed in all towns and cities in Afghanistan and implemented effective rule over the entire territory of Afghanistan.
...
While the Anjia Army was seizing the opportunity to liberate Afghanistan in order to pave the way for the next move, the German head of state Hitler, stimulated by the victory of the Japanese Navy in the Indian Ocean naval battle, also couldn't wait to issue an order to the Wehrmacht to start implementing the "Wessel" in advance.
"Exercise" plan.
On the night of March 23, cars were crowded in front of the "Plaza Hotel" in Hamburg, a central city in northern Germany, and air force officers walked into the hotel one after another.
Since a few weeks ago, this place has become the location of the Air Force's frontline headquarters, commanding all air forces for the imminent 'Wesel Exercise'. Air Force Commander Göring personally called the commanders here to explain their tasks to them.
, and issued the attack order for the extremely detailed "Wessel Exercise".
In the early morning of the 25th, Germany launched a surprise attack on the neutral country Denmark in the name of preventing the invasion of Britain and France and ensuring the security and stability of the Baltic Sea.
At 5:30 in the morning, a Junkers-52 transport aircraft of the 8th Squadron of the 1st Special Mission Bombing Corps, carrying the 4th Company of the 1st Airborne Regiment, took off from Jutesen Airport and flew to Denmark.
Left and right, a platoon of paratroopers successfully parachuted over two airfields in Aalborg, northern Denmark.
Under the sudden attack by German paratroopers, the Danish troops stationed at the airport did not offer any resistance. Therefore, the German army easily captured these two important airports without using more troops.
Immediately afterwards, the 159th Infantry Regiment following the Fourth Company of the First Regiment successfully landed, and these two airports became German military bases.
Other Junkers of the 8th Squadron crossed the Baltic Sea and flew to the Vordingburg Bridge.
The Vordingborg Bridge connects the Danish islands of Zealand and Falst, with a total length of 3.5 kilometers. It is also the only passage from the islands of Gossee and Zealand further south to Copenhagen.
It was also a quarter past six, and the white parachute fell leisurely near the Vordingburg Bridge. When the paratroopers landed, there was no sound of gunfire or sirens on the ground. It seemed that this area was still sleeping in a dream of peace.
.
Lieutenant Glick, commander of the fourth company who led the assault, landed next to the railway embankment leading to the iron bridge. He set up his machine gun on the embankment. From here, he could not only strafe the Danish coastal positions, but also cover his men's safe landing. However,
From beginning to end, the Dan army's position was silent.
Therefore, after the paratroopers quickly jumped up from the ground, they did not even open the airdropped weapons box, but only used the pistols they carried with them to rush into the Danish army's position. They passed in front of the sentries who raised their hands in fright, and penetrated deep.
The well-equipped bridge garrison was disarmed within minutes.
A squad of paratroopers rode captured bicycles and quickly rushed to the bridge. The bridge guards, armed with light and heavy machine guns and mortars, also chose to surrender without firing a single shot.
At this time, to the surprise of the paratroopers, a group of German infantry rushed over from across the bridge. It turned out that this was the advance unit of the 305th Infantry Regiment. They took a sampan from Warnemunde to Gosei Island as planned.
, there was basically no resistance along the way and we arrived here smoothly.
In this way, the German army effortlessly took complete control of this geographically important bridge.
The advance troops of paratroopers and infantry united together and drove into the small town of Waldingburg. Then they occupied a bridge connecting Masnard Island and Zealand Island. The entire operation was completed in less than an hour.
The mission was completed. At the same time, the German landing troops landed on the islands of Zealand, Funen and Falst.
The ground troops who crossed the Dande-Germany border and invaded Denmark on land did not encounter any resistance. As if they were on vacation, the German troops quickly advanced into the interior of Denmark and entered the capital Copenhagen in one fell swoop.
It turned out that at 6:15 in the morning, King Christian X of Denmark was woken up from his sleep and personally accepted the letter of challenge submitted by the German Ambassador to Denmark.
After seeing the declaration of war, Christian X broke into a cold sweat and urgently summoned members of the Danish cabinet for a meeting. After a brief discussion, Christian X made a wise decision - to give up resistance.
The decision of Christian
, and this is just the beginning of a series of combat plans - Europe is about to change!
...
At noon on the 25th, Oslo, the capital of Norway, faces Cape Grenen, Denmark, across the Skagerlag Strait.
Golding, the aide-de-camp, hurriedly walked into the palace study and reported respectfully: "Your Majesty, Minister of Defense Quisling wishes to see you."
"What is Quisling doing here at this time?" King Haakon VII of Norway was listening to the radio and waved his hand in a very bad mood: "Ask him to come in..."
After a while, Quisling, led by the attendant, walked into the reception room of the palace.
Quisling's face was a little pale, and his eyes were tired. After bowing to Haakon VII, he asked seriously: "Your Majesty, do you know about the surrender of the Danish royal family and government to the Germans?"
?”
"I have just heard the relevant news... I wonder what my Minister of Defense thinks about this matter?" Haakon VII stared at Quisling with bright eyes. He knew very well that Quisling was
The right-wing elements in the cabinet, the notorious leader of the Norwegian Nazi Party, most likely came to lobby for the Germans when seeking an audience. "Don't let me surrender without a fight!" Haakon VII thought angrily.
"Your Majesty, it's incredible. It took the German army less than four hours to fully occupy Denmark. Their next target is most likely to be us, Norway. We must prepare in advance."
At this time, Quisling frowned and looked worried.
Haakon VII smiled coldly: "Mr. Minister, what do you think we should do? Surrender or choose to fight?"
"Surrender? How could Your Majesty think of surrender? Shouldn't we be armed and actively resist?"
Quisling asked with some confusion: "Your Majesty, although Denmark has failed, our Norway is not comparable to a small country like Denmark. We have a huge land of 390,000 square kilometers, while the Danes only have 40,000 square kilometers.
, only one-tenth of our land area. The Danes failed, but it does not mean that we will also fail. Your Majesty, we cannot do nothing like the Danes. We must be fully prepared to deal with all difficulties. As long as Germany
If anyone dares to set foot on Norwegian territory, we will repel them without hesitation."
Haakon VII was stunned, wondering how Quisling, a die-hard pro-German element, would actually offer to fight against German aggression? Was he not dreaming?
Seeing Haakon VII in a daze, Quisling said urgently: "My King, what time is it? You must not hesitate! Until now, we have only six infantry divisions in Norway that are not full of troops. If
The German army launched a surprise attack on us, and this small force is simply unable to withstand it. The war is imminent, and we must strengthen our war preparations. Your Majesty, I need your personal authorization!".
Haakon VII thought for a while and asked: "Mr. Minister, if the Germans take the initiative to attack us, how long do you think our Norwegian Defense Forces can resist?"
"I have no idea!"
Quisling shook his head solemnly: "But I can assure your majesty that I will try my best to buy time for your majesty and his family to evacuate safely, whether it is to Sweden, the United Kingdom or the United States. As long as your majesty is here for a day, we in Norway will
It will never perish!"
After listening to Quisling's answer, Haakon VII had more doubts in his mind. He couldn't think of anything, so he simply asked: "Mr. Minister, don't you have a good impression of the Germans? How could you..."
"It's different!"
Quisling shook his head and replied solemnly: "I like Germany, but that is under the premise that Germany has not invaded Norway. Your Majesty, please don't forget that I am not only a native Norwegian, but also the Minister of Defense of Norway.
I cannot watch my compatriots live under the power of the invaders. No matter who it is, as long as it dares to invade Norway, even if it is Germany, which I admire, I will fight to the end!"
"I'm sorry, Mr. Quisling, you are a noble patriot. I misunderstood you before!"
Haakon VII was greatly moved, stood up and held Quisling's hand tightly: "I agree with your request, my minister, I will issue a war preparation order now, and we must fight the invaders to the end...
..However, the order must be issued secretly, and we cannot give the Germans any excuse to launch a war..."
After that, Haakon VII took Quisling to the study, wrote an order in his own hand, and asked Quisling to prepare for the war in the name of the king.
"My most respected Majesty, time is urgent, I will take my leave first." Seeing that his goal was achieved, Quisling bowed respectfully to Haakon VII and then strode away. The moment he left the palace gate, his face
A proud smile appeared on his face.
According to Hitler and Heydrich's new plan to annex Norway, everything was executed in an orderly manner. The Norwegian tank was destined to hit the German track.
After sending Quisling away, Haakon VII immediately called his attendants and ordered all the gold and silver in the National Bank of Norway to be loaded into trucks and transported to the palace. He also ordered that the jewelry, famous paintings and antiques in the palace be loaded into trucks as soon as possible, and he was ready to escape at any time.
Order.
...
At three o'clock in the afternoon on the same day, No. 10 Downing Street, London, England.
"Bad news has come one after another during this period...Yesterday we just promised the Muslims in India that the end of the war would give the Muslims a chance for independence. Today the cowardly Danes chose to surrender without firing a shot. Hitler left.
Norway is one step closer, what should we do now?" British Prime Minister Chamberlain asked, looking at the people in the conference room.
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, we must take a preemptive strike and occupy Norway before the Germans do, and cut off Germany's iron ore channels. If possible, we must also occupy the Swedish iron ore producing areas and completely cut off this most important iron ore source for the Germans.
The source of the ore." Churchill, the potbellied Lord of the Admiralty, replied solemnly.
Chamberlain nodded and turned to ask Secretary of War Hall Belisha: "Sir, are the two divisions that will form the expeditionary force with the French ready?"
Hall Belisha said: "You can board the ship and set off at any time, but now the French are a little hesitant. According to the information obtained by the intelligence department, the Germans are very likely to launch an attack on France next month. The French seem very
hesitate!"
Defense Coordination Minister Lord Chaterfield said: "Let them rest assured. When the coalition forces land in Norway, the Germans will naturally send troops to Norway. They will not just watch their iron ore channels being cut off. By then the German troops will inevitably be
With the northward diversion, France will face much less pressure."
At this time, General Hugh Sinclair, the director of the British Intelligence 6 Service, walked into the conference room with an urgent report in his hand.
War Secretary Hall Belisha took the telegram and read it, and quickly stood up and reported to Chamberlain: "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, Bletchley Park has successfully cracked several telegrams sent by the German High Command to its northern garrison. According to Alan Machay,
Dr. Sen. Turing deciphered that several telegrams contained the specific word 'Norway', which proves that the German army is ready and may enter Norway at any time. We can no longer hesitate!"
"But--"
Chamberlain smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Actually, I have long known the importance of occupying Norway, but Norway is a neutral country. How is it different from the Germans if we attack a neutral country like this? Once we invade Norway without declaring war, we will bear a huge burden in international public opinion.
pressure."
"Your Majesty Prime Minister, please don't forget that we have lost the two Eastern Fleets, Sarawak, Burma and the Straits Settlements, and will soon face the danger of losing India, Persia and even the entire Middle East... If we
If we do not take the initiative and allow Norway to be occupied by Germany, the endurance of the people of the empire will reach its limit..."
Churchill stood up with a big belly and said sternly: "In the worst case scenario, after we defeat Germany, we will compensate the Norwegians for some war indemnities. At that time, the money will be paid by the Germans, without us paying a shilling at all. As for the
Talking about public opinion, when the Japanese army brazenly invaded our territory in Southeast Asia, why did they ever take this into consideration? When Germany invaded Denmark this morning, did they think about the pressure of public opinion?"
Chamberlain finally made up his mind: "Okay, Winston, as you wish, go and formulate a battle plan immediately, the sooner the better!"
~~~~~~~~~~
***: To explain, the reason why the Germans’ strategies for Denmark and Norway are written here is because history has changed. The next step will be the British and French invasion of Norway, and the Germans will send troops to rescue them, so that Norway can be conquered.
The concept of people tying themselves to their own chariots and the historical enslavement of the Norwegians have become two different concepts! Coupled with the neutrality of the Netherlands, Germany's situation in Europe will be much better than in history!
Thank you to my book friend 100407095144065 during my hospitalization for a big reward of 100,000!
Thank you for the immortality of the wise, guohuizhu, huanghuzia, sgwlf, Tian Dabang, Dadudu why, book friend 72220036, Lu Boyan, once moved my heart, book friend 110813155207042, liu
p8, cut one's heart and make a will, the man with the gun, おyingfeng, Hongsongxue, Brother Mao Xiaoao Hongchen, おyingfeng, 110405073715, toop83, proud Aaron, look at history lightly, deng9999, cd book friend, jinty1 big