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    To the southwest of the distant Natuna Island, a straight man-made pier appears next to this island that has not been developed for thousands of years.  The heavy cruiser Taiwan Island and the light cruiser Tumenjiang are moored side by side. In front are two cargo ships unloading cargo. Further on the sea is an oil and water supply ship Wuhu that was delivered only three months ago.

    The Wuhu class is a first-class supply ship ordered by the Navy in 1923. There are two ships in total, namely the Wuhu and the Weishanhu.  It has a standard displacement of 5,300 tons, a full load of 9,700 tons, and can transport 3,300 tons of fuel at one time.  And it is also the first military supply ship in the world equipped with "Nimitz rigging" and "Burton transmission rigging".  Of course, the latter patent now belongs to Jiangnan Factory and was renamed "Jiangnan Long Cable".

    Workers are unloading a biplane from a cargo ship. This is a Lifeng 26 two-seat biplane torpedo aircraft produced by Chongqing Meteor Company.  It uses a 750-horsepower twin Mustang engine and can carry a 450mm aviation torpedo with a combat radius of 300 kilometers. Its appearance is very similar to the later British Swordfish torpedo machine.  According to the plan, the Navy will deploy an aviation group on Natuna Island with a total of 54 Lifeng 25 torpedo bombers, 18 Falcon 4 fighter jets and 8 Kingfisher water reconnaissance aircraft.

    While all countries are still staring at giant ships and cannons, the National Defense Forces have quietly entered the aviation age.  This speed does not seem much faster than Europe and the United States, but just look at the dozens of aircraft models that have been in service over the years to understand how much the country has invested in this area.  Although there are still doubts and debates about aviation within the Navy.  However, Bingwen firmly believes that aviation will become the dominant force in the navy in the future, and because he insists on the theory of air victory, he has become the leader of the aviation faction within the navy.

    Bingwen was leaning on the bridge observation platform.  He took out a cigarette and handed it to his colleague Liu Mingzhao.  In addition to protecting Yang Qiu during his inspection of Natuna Island, the two will also accompany him on a visit to the Persian Gulf.  Unlike the Army.  The navy was not satisfied with the intervention in Afghanistan because everyone was afraid that it would eventually lead to a full-scale battlefield with the Soviet Union, which would lead to the interruption of naval construction.

    He squinted at Liu Mingzhao. They were both among the first batch of cadets to study in Germany. They also fought in the Arctic Ocean together and established a deep friendship, so he asked directly: "Mingzhao. How is it going in the northwest?"  ?¡±

    Liu Mingzhao has been serving as the military attach¨¦ in Italy for the past few years.  Although he had just been transferred back not long ago, he also knew what the navy was thinking.  Said: "The war started yesterday. The two leading regiments of the Soviet army were blocked by us to the north of the Hindu Kush Mountains 40 kilometers north of Kabul. There is also a division heading south from Dushanbe and Uzbekistan. The reconnaissance plane found several  Ten aircraft and some tanks and armored vehicles.¡±

    ¡°Tanks? Didn¡¯t you say that Afghanistan is all mountainous and has no roads?

    Liu Mingzhao shook his head and explained: "There is no road for us. The section from Tajikistan to Kabul is all mountainous. You can only use pack horses. It is good to go south from Uzbekistan. There will be no problem in passing vehicles, and heavy artillery should also be able to pass."

    Bingwen¡¯s expression changed slightly, because his logistics all depended on air transportation from Tajikistan to Kabul.  However, the Air Force currently does not have many transport aircraft. Apart from the Albatross 1924, only the Tianshu 2 transport aircraft produced by Northern Raytheon Company at the end of last year is barely available.  However, the engine power of the latter is insufficient and can only accommodate 6 people or 1 ton of cargo. It is also a slow single-engine biplane. The existing transport aircraft of the Air Force alone cannot support 10 battalions, so the ground transportation team is also needed.  Thinking of this, he felt that it was uneconomical to start Afghanistan rashly, especially because the ethnic forces there were in chaos, and even if they defeated the Soviet Union, they might not be able to control it.

    "Hahayou are just like everyone else." Liu Mingzhao smiled.  A faint light flashed behind the glasses: "Afghanistan is the heart of Asia. If you want to ensure the long-term security of the northwest, you must first ensure the stability of the Afghan regime. Do you know why the deputy commander-in-chief chose to visit Najd and Persia at this time? It is to use this to make the Arabs  Muslims are hostile to the Soviet Union, and only in this way can we build a good relationship with Muslims."

    "Stability is difficult! Even if we occupy it, the Afghans will not be convinced." Bingwen immediately shook his head.

    "Occupation will never work! The deputy commander-in-chief also knows, otherwise there will be 5 divisions instead of 10 battalions! Traditional colonial methods can only lead to more and more complexity." Liu Mingzhao agreed with him, but thought that we should fight  This battle.  He continued: "The best way is to support a government that is close to us and can survive for a long time."

    "Who can guarantee that the new government will be close to us? Afghanistan is sandwiched between us and the British and Soviets, so it is difficult to guarantee."

    Liu Mingzhao said: "This is the reason why the deputy commander-in-chief promised Britain and made up his mind! Because Britain's decline is long-term. It will be a matter of time to withdraw from India. In the future, we and the Soviet Union will be the only ones fighting for Afghanistan. So the key to this battle is  It is not to control Afghanistan, but to arouse the anger of Afghans against the Soviet Union. You think, we will not enter Kabul and promise the new government autonomy, but the Soviet Union must ensure that Afghanistan will send troops south to them. Once we fightIf the Soviet army is really on fire, what will they do?  "

    Bingwen was a smart man, and the image of the Soviet army taking out their anger on Afghanistan after suffering huge casualties immediately emerged in his mind. Even if the casualties were not large, Amanullah, who had fled to Turkmenistan, would definitely go to war when he returned to Kabul. This would inevitably arouse  The hostility of most Afghans!  The few years of chaos now can make Afghanistan feel that the hostility of the Soviet army has made them move closer to China. It will be more convenient to wait until the world situation changes drastically in a few years before sending troops to support them.  Moreover, allowing the Soviet army to be surrounded by Afghan militias would also consume the Soviet power and slow down their recovery.  As for the United Kingdom, it has achieved its goal. As long as Afghanistan is in chaos, it will be impossible for China and the Soviet Union to intervene in India.

    "No wonder Britain is willing to trade Afghanistan for us not to interfere in India!" Bingwen said in a long voice after thinking about it. The complex geopolitics and national interest exchange gave them, pure soldiers, a headache.  However, Liu Mingzhao was more accepting of this kind of political war and said with a smile: "You don't have to worry too much about the navy's plan. Only 10 battalions were invested in this battle, which shows that the General Staff has already thought about the follow-up matters. What's more, if this battle can achieve its goals. Afghanistan.  The tribes and guerrillas need more arms." At this point, he quietly approached and lowered his voice.  There was a trace of excitement in his words: "Let me tell you something. At the end of last year, our army had purchased the 200,000 Mosingana rifles that Russia ordered from the United States during the European War. But failed to deliver them. The Springfield Arsenal was eager to process them.  The price quoted to the Muslim League and the Afghan guerrillas is US$35 per bullet including bullets. The Central Asian region has been rich in gold and gems since ancient times, so your naval plan will not be delayed.  , if it can be done well, I'm afraid haha. Don't say I told you."

    Seeing Yang Qiu¡¯s figure appearing in the distance, Liu Mingzhao blinked at him deliberately.

    When Yang Qiu boarded the ship and continued westward to Najd to inspect the Gulf Company's oil fields, the fierce sound of gunfire made people in Kabul, which had just overthrown the Amanullah regime, panic.  The Charikar Valley is the place where the two sides compete most fiercely.  This valley with a width of only 4 kilometers is the only way to enter Kabul from the Hindu Kush Mountains. However, due to the obstruction of heavy artillery, the Soviet army's attack in the past few days was very unsatisfactory and they lost more than 200 people.

    But with the arrival of the first batch of reinforcements from Uzbekistan, three infantry regiments and heavy weapons including 22 ft17 tanks and 12 Austin armored vehicles gave the Soviet army hope of breaking through the mountain pass.

    Belkin was a member of the Communist Youth League and a veteran of the civil war.  As the battalion commander of the Turkestan Front, he was following an ft17 tank, waving his hands to encourage his comrades to attack forward.  During the Civil War, Britain, France, China and the United States provided a large number of tanks and armored vehicles to the White Guards. After they were eliminated, they became the most valuable equipment of the Soviet army. 100 of them were deployed on the most dangerous Eastern Front.  Normally, Su Jun would be reluctant to use these treasures.  In order to recapture the important Afghanistan this time, Yegorov, who was well aware of the strong firepower of the National Defense Forces, mobilized two tank companies to help ensure victory.

    Many years have passed since the European War, but the Battle of Rennevale has been carefully studied by military officials like an armor textbook.  The tactics of using tanks to carry out assaults and infantry encirclement have been studied by various countries. Although professional infantry and tank tactics have not yet been formed, officers including Tukhachevsky have proposed armoring the army, and this has also been used as an opportunity to give birth to new technologies such as large depth.  strategic thinking.

    Belkin doesn¡¯t understand this, he only knows that he must occupy the valley!

    An arrow composed of 6 Renault ft17s advanced slowly.  The narrow tracks plowed up large tracts of black soil.  The 7.62mm heavy machine gun kept spraying bullets on both sides of the valley. The Soviet artillery company behind was not stingy with ammunition, throwing hundreds of artillery shells around the valley.

    "Boom, boom, boom." In the counterattack with mortar fire, six tanks continued to advance like bulls.  Seeing the brown lf17 tank getting closer and closer, the Afghan soldiers were frightened. Many people didn't know how to deal with these big steel guys, but Fei Wenhua sneered.  The National Defense Forces are also equipped with Renault FT17 (T1 tanks), so he knew that the armor of this tank could only prevent Maxim strafing, but could not block the 12.7mm heavy machine guns deployed on both sides of the canyon.

    Sure enough, when the first ft17 tried to cross the valley, two Fang heavy machine guns hidden on both sides of the valley opened fire at the same time. Armor-piercing bullets modified with K bullets quickly beat the tank into a sieve.  "Machine gun, it's a heavy machine gun! Protect the tanks!" Belkin responded quickly. When he saw the first tank being strafed and on fire, he immediately ordered the infantry to use grenades to cover the remaining five tanks.  The tank accelerated, trying to force its way through the valley.

    Belkin responded quickly, but the opponent in front of him was not the White Guards but the Chinese National Defense Forces, which had experienced many wars and gradually began to reform tactics!

    Just when the Soviet army began to use grenades to knock out the heavy machine gun positions, Fei Wenhua also seized the opportunity and ordered the two 60mm mortars hidden in the depths to fire on a roll call.  This small mortar is very popular with infantry and has become the main firepower of the company level of the Wehrmacht.  withCompared with the 60mm mortar, the 60mm mortar has a long range and is more powerful. It quickly suppressed Belkin at the entrance of the valley and was unable to advance. The two heavy machine guns temporarily ignored the approaching Soviet troops and desperately poured armor-piercing shells into the tank.  In less than a moment, three of the six tanks were hit by heavy machine guns and caught fire in their fuel tanks.

    Seeing that Belkin was blocked at the mountain pass, Yegorov, who was commanding and watching the battle, was also secretly worried about the superiority of the Wehrmacht's firepower. He opened a gap to rescue the tank troops and decisively ordered the subsequent Soviet army to launch a full-scale attack

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