[1368 Mohammed Yakub Khan's concerns]
Vladimir Granath immediately gave an answer, allowing them to enter Kandahar immediately. The more critical the moment, the more effective it would be. If Mohammed Yakub Khan did not need the help of the Chinese army, what's the point of going there?
Following Vladimir Granath's instructions, Zhang Haobo and Gao Yitong led their troops to avoid the front lines of both sides and marched towards Kandahar.
This is too difficult because they do not belong to either side. Fortunately, the Chinese army from commanders to soldiers (in fact, there are no soldiers in this small army, and the lowest ranks are second lieutenants, all of them are veterans) and they were very professional. During the battle between the two sides, they still interspered in that night.
Boom boom boom... Boom boom boom.
The British army's artillery fire was very dense.
Gao Yitong squatted down and said to Zhang Haobo: "It seems that the British are going to be a general attack this time!"
"No matter so much, the webmaster has issued an order. We must enter Kandahar and meet Mohamed Yakubkhan! We must also protect our embassy." Zhang Haobo said.
"Okay!" Gao Yitong replied loudly.
In fact, protecting the embassy is not very meaningful. No one dared to touch the Chinese embassy. The Afghans are not crazy, the British are not crazy, and the British army does not have the artillery fire power to razure the entire Kandahar to the ground.
China is now strong. If anyone accidentally hurts the Chinese embassy, they can imagine the consequences themselves.
Not only Chinese businessmen and secret service personnel will enter the embassy, but even many Afghan women and children will ask for help from the Chinese embassy. The embassy will do its best to rescue Afghan civilians within the scope of their capacity.
The relationship between the three parties is so subtle and starts to do anything at any time. However, it is still a concern for China, Afghanistan and British troops to be bothered by the enemy.
The British army had artillery and guns, which was actually a one-sided game. The Afghans were completely protecting their homes with their flesh and blood.
When the Chinese army arrived, there were more than 210 people. In Kandahar, there were only 199 people left, less than 200 people.
"Don't be nervous, we are the Chinese army, we are here to protect the embassy!" Mahmodi shouted at a piece of Afghan defense area.
This time there was a response: "You go! Chinese people are not welcome here!"
The Afghans were very strange. They didn't know how the Chinese army could come to Kandahar. They suspected that they had fought all the way.
"We came here with the permission of the leader Shariyal! We are here to help you. Please tell Mohammed Yakub Khan what we meant!" Mahmodi shouted, his face full of sweat. If he still wants to turn around here, it would be embarrassing.
Zhang Haobo and Gao Yitong, who were crawling beside Mahmodi, were also very nervous.
After several minutes, the opposite side shouted, "You wait, let's ask for a sweat."
"Okay, thank you." Mahmodi replied hurriedly.
Zhang Haobo, Gao Yitong, and some people who can understand Afghanistan were all relieved and felt hopeful again.
Although Mohamed Yakub Khan rejected contact with China, he believed that China was the same as the British, and he wanted to be their master. There was no free lunch in the world, and he did not think that China really helped the Afghans.
But now the situation has changed, because Mohammed Yakub Khan has really reached the end of his strength, with more than 1.5 million troops, less than 500,000 people killed! Two-thirds of the deaths, which has not been counted yet, all of them are counted. This British invasion caused at least one-quarter of the people in Afghanistan to be killed and injured.
Without external help, either he died in battle and had already surrendered to the British army, Abdur Rahman Khan brought his British master into Afghanistan, or surrendered, but he would never surrender, he could only be the first.
In fact, Mohammed Yakubkhan has made his first choice, and even thought about whether to go to Central Asia to seek asylum from China. Since he has thought about seeking asylum from China, what can he do if he contacts the Chinese army?
"Khan, let them come in? Now, if we do not surrender to the British army, we can only rely on the Chinese people." said Yamlali, the minister of Mohammed Yakub Khan.
"Yamlali, I'm worried. The Chinese seem to be even more cruel than the British. All the British want is colonies. At least most people can still be on the original land, but they are exploited by them. But what China wants is not only land, but also people. They can see that they treat Central Asia. They will directly turn Kazakhs, Kyrgyzstan, Tajik, Turkmen, and Uzbek into provinces of China. At that time, we will forget our direct ancestors. Do you want to be Chinese?" Mohammed Yakub Khan sighed.
"We can negotiate terms. The current situation is too late. I guess if we delay for another five to ten days, we will not be able to organize defense. There are very few soldiers who can fight in our hands." Yamlali said sadly.
"Okay, let them in. They said they were protecting their embassy and not allowing them to come." Mohammed Yakubkhan said to Yamlali: "Leave all this matter to you."
Yamrali put his hand on his chest and bowed, "Yes, Your Majesty."
In Yamlali's heart, he did not look down on Mohammed Yakub Khan very much, and believed that he was just a nobleman and did not have much ability.
Zhang Haobo, Gao Yitong and others were still waiting hard, and the sky was filled with artillery fire from the British.
This is the most typical war of attrition. Unfortunately, the Afghans are not equally strong, otherwise, they are the trench battlefields in World War I. The British rely on firepower to cover and advance, and the casualties are not large, but taking a fortress will also cost a lot of casualties. The most difficult thing is that after taking it, it is difficult for the Afghans to not take it back. In the process of robbing, the Afghans mainly rely on hand-to-hand combat, and the casualties will be greater than those of the British.
Over the past year, the two sides have been fighting for consumption. The blood and blood are consumed. The war is cruel. Moreover, many times, when fighting an offensive and defensive battle in such a city that has to be defended, they can only fight for willpower, and there is no shortcut. At this time, no matter whether they call Napoleon from the West or Han Xin from the East, they cannot do better.
"You can come here!" the Afghans shouted.
The Chinese army below Zhang Haobo cheered softly at the same time, as if it was the luckiest thing in life to enter Kandahar. However, the fact is that entering Kandahar is equivalent to stepping into the gate of hell with one foot.
Chapter completed!