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Text Chapter 624 The good news brought by Bai Chongxi

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    The simple and melodious chanting of scriptures opened a new day in Riyadh, and devout believers rushed to the mosque from all directions to pray and chant scriptures.  The men started their day's work, and the women looked at the outside world through the cracks in the windows with their veils on their faces.  This is an ancient nation that follows the most traditional religion and lifestyle. Camels and horses are still the main means of transportation, but the occasional truck brings a touch of modernity.

    The number of people walking in the streets and alleys began to increase, and the sounds of bargaining came and went.  Local Arabs, numerous European and American tourists and businessmen, guardsmen carrying guns, and occasionally Chinese faces.

    This is already the 7th day after arriving in Riyadh.

    For seven days, members of the Saudi family, including bin Aziz, came to visit and accompany them. They either visited the mosque or reviewed the guards. They also took the time to experience the fun of flying. However, Ibn Saud was only late after the reception the next day.  There was no news, but he met with the British envoy many times.

    Bei Zuyi and others were a little worried, secretly wondering whether Ibn Saud did not want to cooperate, or the loan plan was leaked and the British knew about it, so they frequently put pressure on the Saud family.  Only Yang Qiu is very patient. Apart from eating, drinking and having fun every day, he just asks about the domestic situation.

    The war situation in Afghanistan, which is of greatest concern, has also undergone subtle changes.  After two weeks of fierce fighting, the Soviet army under the command of Yegorov occupied Herat, which was defended by the British army. More than 6,000 British troops retreated to Kandahar, which meant that Yegorov was unable to quickly open up the situation on the front.  , began a de facto deep siege of Kabul.

    Of course, Long Yun would not just surrender.  While holding on to the defense line in the Hindu Kush Mountains, they began to use the tactics of small groups of troops to intersperse and harass.  Frequently launched surprise attacks on the Soviet army, and completed a wonderful detour the day after the fall of Herat!  Take the mountain camp of Fei Wenhua's mountain camp as an arrow.  A total of 3 battalions, led by 2,000 local Afghan guerrillas, suddenly emerged from the mountains on small roads. Not only did they occupy Kunduz, 200 kilometers north of Kabul, but they also stationed two Soviet regiments in this strategic town.  and Afghan rebels were all wiped out, and two thousand prisoners were captured. Dozens of trucks and hundreds of tons of weapons and ammunition that had been transported south from Dushanbe were also seized.

    This surprise surprised Yegorov.  The occupation of Kunduz means that the most important Termez corridor on the northern line of Kabul is likely to be cut off!  This supply line is inherently fragile. Once it is lost, the more than 10,000 Soviet troops attacking Kabul will be surrounded!  He did not dare to delay and immediately ordered a temporary suspension of the attack on the Hindu Kush Mountains to make every effort to recapture Kunduz.  The battle is extremely fierce!  Fei Wenhua led three battalions to rely on superior air force and sacrificed more than 300 talents to block the counterattack of four Soviet regiments for three consecutive days and nights.  This nail was driven in hard!

    The fierce fighting finally woke up Moscow and realized that the frontline troops had a serious lack of firepower, especially without air superiority, and were unable to deal with the small-group tactics of the Wehrmacht, so they began to mobilize heavy equipment and more troops from Europe to support them.  At the same time, although the capture of Herat cut off the IDF's path south to Iran, Yegorov had no choice but to head for Kandahar on the 600-kilometer mountain road to Kabul, trying to attack Kabul's rear in a detour.  But Kandahar is no ordinary place, it is the western gateway of India!

    Like China and Britain, Moscow also wants to control the scale of the war within Afghanistan.  Therefore, everyone has different opinions on whether to attack Kandahar.  At this moment, facing the intensifying Soviet offensive, the Nanjing General Staff immediately took action. Song Ziqing not only ordered the transfer of 54 Albatross transport aircraft originally stationed in the northeast to the northwest for support, but also dispatched the 5th Armored Brigade to go north. At the same time, he ordered domestic  The first airborne regiment took a train to Tajikistan and was on standby.  At the same time, Wu Peifu, commander of the Northwest Theater Command, also immediately mobilized 5 brigades, including an armored brigade, from Zhaisampo, Balkhash and Xinjiang, and mobilized 347 aircraft and 226 tanks and armored vehicles of various types to carry out operations in the East Kazakh grasslands.  Military exercise codenamed "Mistral 1927".  Although the exercise was not announced to the public.  However, the GPU, which closely monitored the eastern front, soon learned of the information about the large-scale mobilization of the Wehrmacht in the northwest theater.  Hundreds of planes and tanks made Moscow very nervous.  Because the new Siberian Railway has not yet been completed, the current Eastern Front is just a broken wall with leaks everywhere, completely unable to stop the sudden attack of the Wehrmacht.  Almost immediately, the troops that were supposed to be sent to Afghanistan were transferred to Kazakhstan, which greatly reduced Long Yun's pressure.

    At a time when Central Asia was turbulent, Bai Chongxi also walked into the hotel where Yang Qiu was staying in Riyadh. But as soon as he walked onto the second floor, he saw Liu Mingzhao and Lei Meng standing in front of the window sill, pointing with telescopes, and asked  : "What are you looking at?"

    "Jiansheng, long time no see." Bai Chongxi, like Liu Mingzhao, now belongs to the new generation of middle-level officers of the National Defense Force. In order to train these officers when there is no war in the country, most of them have been sent to various countries around the world to serve as military attach¨¦s.  Due to religious and living habits, he took over the position of military attach¨¦ in Turkey after Xiao Jinyun resigned.??, this stay lasted for several years.

    Although Yang Qiu¡¯s visit to Nejd seems to be a simple diplomatic visit, the military and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have done a lot of work. Bai Chongxi also received orders to secretly go to Persia to visit Reza Khan.

    We were all old acquaintances. After a few words of greeting, Bai Chongxi remembered their actions just now and asked, "By the way, what were you looking at just now?"

    "See for yourself." Liu Mingzhao asked Lei Meng to give him the telescope.  Following his fingers, Bai Chongxi found several white people and Arab vendors haggling across the street corner.  He didn't think it was strange at first, but whether it was a white or an Arab vendor, his eyes would always glance here from time to time, and the simple business was not finished for a long time.

    After making this discovery, looking around became even more different. I always felt like there were eyes everywhere.  "British and French spies?" It's not surprising that they are being monitored, but what's strange is that there are so many people!  Even he was a little frightened.  After all, this is not China. Yang Qiu only has one reinforcement company around him. Now is a sensitive moment in Central Asia and Persia. If something goes wrong, it will be a huge risk.

    Liu Mingzhao nodded: "I have been following him since I landed, and there are more and more of them in the past few days."

    Lei Meng was the most anxious. Feeling the pressure, he simply rolled up his sleeves and shouted: "Why don't I let someone arrest a few of them and come in and calm them down."

    "Nonsense!" Before the two of them could speak, Yang Qiu's voice floated in from outside.  Liu Mingzhao almost subconsciously closed the curtains to prevent prying eyes from outside.

    This small gesture made Yang Qiu very satisfied. Bai Chongxi quickly saluted: "Report, Bai Chongxi came to report."

    After Yang Qiu returned the gift, he glared at Lei Meng: "This is Nei Zhi, what can we do even if we are arrested? We are giving them excuses to drive us away." After scolding, he turned around and asked, "Is the matter done?  ?¡±

    Bai Chongxi is no longer a revolutionary young man coming out of Guangxi.  After two years of military school and general staff internship, there were three years of National Defense University, one year of short-term study in Germany, and finally a military attache stationed abroad. His thoughts and perspectives became increasingly mature, so it was clear why Yang Qiu asked him to contact Persia at this time.  He immediately took out the letter from his underwear pocket: "This is a private message that King Reza Khan of Persia asked me to forward to you."

    After giving the letter to Yang Qiu, he continued: "Reza Khan was lukewarm to me in the first few days. It was not until he learned that the Soviet army occupied Herat that he became more enthusiastic. He also said that I hope you can finish it.  After his visit, he went to Persia and hoped to buy some weapons and equipment from us, and it would be best to send officers to help him train his army. Before leaving, he learned that I was religious and gave me a gold scripture."

    The golden scripture.

    Lei Meng¡¯s eyes bulged out as he stared blankly at the golden Quran that Bai Chongxi took out from his bag, almost wanting to reach out and touch it.  Even Liu Mingzhao smiled and joked: "If I had known there were golden scriptures, I should have believed in religion."

    "Put it away. This is your own relationship. Your interest will be used in the future." Yang Qiu didn't care about this kind of thing. After letting him put it away, he asked: "In your opinion, should I go there once?"

    Although Bai Chongxi got a big gift, he didn't want Yang Qiu to poke this hornet's nest now. He shook his head and said: "I don't think I can go now. The British are already very dissatisfied with your visit to Najd this time. Their spies are everywhere outside. If you go to Persia again,  I'm afraid it will only add fuel to the fire."

    Liu Mingzhao also agreed: "I agree with Jiansheng. Judging from Reza Khan's expulsion of Cossack officers, he doesn't like the Soviet Union and the British. Now that Herat is occupied by the Soviet army, he can only move closer to us. It doesn't matter whether he goes or not.  It doesn¡¯t matter, anyway, Persia, the grasshopper, has been tied to the line by you and can¡¯t escape for the time being! Besides, I think that after we feign defeat and withdraw from Kandahar three months later, the Soviet army will let the puppet troops go south to Kandahar even if they don¡¯t take action.  But he is unable to control the Muslim League and Persia, and he cannot cut off the channels for our intervention. He will only sink deeper and deeper, consume national power in vain, and make the Muslim League and Reza Khan fall even more towards us."

    "Where are the weapons exports and military officers?" Yang Qiu continued to ask.

    "We still have to sell weapons. But the Persian Gulf is blocked, and the British control it very strictly. We can only go through Afghanistan and the Muslim League-controlled areas in India. In this way, heavy equipment is basically useless. But this is okay, selling too many good things will be  Let Reza Khan be ambitious. He must also know that we have nothing to do with Britain at the moment, and he probably wants to take the opportunity to hold on to this thread. Officers can choose a few retired soldiers to go secretly, and they should not get involved too deeply."

    The analysis of the two people made the situation very clear. Although Persia is important, there is no need to challenge Britain before there are obvious signs of recession. Probing step by step is still the overall policy in the next few years.  Although the two of them did not support sending military officers, the letter Bai Chongxi brought was still very satisfying.  A passage from Kashgar to Tajik, passing through Afghanistan and the Muslim League-controlled areas to Persia has emerged. What we have to do now is to use the opportunity of holding back the Soviet Union to continuously strengthen the operation of this still immature route.Strategy channel!

    "Minister, Prince Ben Aziz is here. He invites you to a dinner party at Masmak Castle." Yan Yuqiu knocked on the door, bringing the long-awaited good news.  After coming back to his senses, Yang Qiu took a deep breath and strode out with the three of them.

    After waiting for so long, Ibn Saud, the old fox, finally couldn't bear it anymore

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