The sun never sets.

Southeast Asia is full of tropical jungles and close to the sea, which is where the British Royal Navy can be used. However, Afghanistan is hundreds or thousands of kilometers away from the sea, so the British Royal Navy cannot have any impact on Afghanistan.

Therefore, Afghanistan was the biggest weakness for the British Indian government. If the Indian uprising had not broken out, the British Indian government might have been planning to attack Afghanistan again.

The situation is different now. The British Indian government needs to suppress the evil people like Chandra Bose now. Otherwise, let alone attacking Afghanistan again, Mumbai will be in turmoil.

The key to dealing with Chandra Bose and the BJP is not how many troops to send, but to cut off the guerrillas' external aid.

"How dare they do this?"

"We need to teach the People's Revolutionary League a lesson!"

There was a problem in India, and the whole of Britain became restless. The great men in London clamored to send the main fleet to the South China Sea. The alliance had a lot of interests in the South China Sea. Chang'an took action against India, so could the British Empire not take action against the South China Sea?

As for the iron ore in Australia, why not just take it back as well!

But politics doesn't work like that. If you resort to violence over a disagreement, you need to have an absolute advantage. The problem is that the British Empire is on the decline, so how can it still have an absolute advantage? In 1923, the British Empire produced just over 860 million tons of steel, while the Human Innovation Alliance produced 6700 million tons.

Although many British newspapers claim that the data of the People's Revolutionary League is exaggerated, even if only half of it is counted, it is still more than 3000 million tons of steel, more than three times that of the United Kingdom. The gentlemen of Downing Street are well aware that the public data of the People's Revolutionary League is underestimated. According to the data collected by the intelligence department, the People's Revolutionary League produced more than 7000 million tons of steel last year.

Although steel is not the only criterion for measuring a country's strength, 7000 million tons of steel is too exaggerated, enough to make many people lose sleep.

The Alliance's naval power is not yet comparable to that of the United Kingdom, but with so much steel, wouldn't it be easy and pleasant to build a large-scale fleet? If the British Empire could produce 7000 million tons of steel per year, it would have crushed the German Empire long ago.

Out of respect for the world's largest country, the most populous country, and the largest industrial country, the British government protested against the People's Revolutionary League's interference in India's internal affairs, and then protested severely, "........If the League continues on the wrong path, it will be earth-shattering!"

"The dignity of the British Empire cannot be challenged!"

When the British cabinet was meeting, some people clamored to give the People's Revolutionary League a taste of their power, but in actual action, the British government was very cautious. It's not that the British have changed their ways, but the current situation does not allow the British government to make trouble.

Dealing with Chandra Bose's guerrillas cost a lot of money, and many people took advantage of it. The British Indian government was unable to make ends meet and complained more than once. Several demonstrations broke out in the British Isles, and the contradictions between workers and capital became fierce again after easing for a period of time.

Under such circumstances, the British government could not engage in a full-scale conflict with the Alliance. Although some battleships were transferred to Singapore, the British Empire still wanted to resolve the issue through diplomatic means.

After rounds of negotiations - which were nothing more than threats and inducements - Britain paid some price in exchange for the People's Revolutionary League's promise not to support the Bharatiya Janata Party within two years.

The People's Revolutionary League attaches great importance to credibility, which has been repeatedly proven over the past few decades. As long as a treaty is signed, the alliance will abide by it. Credibility is something that takes a long time to accumulate, but it only takes a moment to collapse.

The alliance only promised not to support Chandra Bose and others from Afghanistan for two years, which made the British Indian government somewhat dissatisfied, but two years was enough. Although those guerrillas were good at sabotage, their frontal combat effectiveness was not strong. Two years was enough to wipe out all the bandits of the BJP.

Well, the Viceroy of India thought so, but there were others who thought otherwise.

"A single spark can start a prairie fire."

"want

Is the flame extinguished?"

“The flame may dim, but the fire will never go out.”

"We must trust Comrade Chandra Bose and our comrades in India."

The BJP Central Committee explained to the Indian comrades that the BJP had no choice but to accept it. Before signing the agreement with the British, the Union sent a reinforced regiment and sent a large amount of weapons to Chandra Bose.

"This is the last batch of aid. After these are handed over to the Indian comrades, we will not provide them with arms and funds through Afghanistan for two years, and the advisory group will also be withdrawn. Since we have signed a treaty with Britain, we have no choice but to do this."

"We are not abandoning our comrades in India, but it is difficult for the alliance to deploy its power to India unless the alliance can liberate Afghanistan first."

With the strength of the People's Revolutionary League, occupying and liberating Afghanistan should not be a problem, but it will cost a lot. Although the British army has invaded Afghanistan several times, as long as the coalition uses force against Afghanistan, the British government will definitely make a 180-degree turn and support the Afghans and the coalition to fight to the death.

Those mountain tribesmen are all stubborn and believe in the fundamentalist green religion. In a harsh environment, the more extreme the doctrine, the easier it is to spread.

Chapter 740: Advance

“This damn place!”

Wang Hu wiped the sweat from his forehead, turned his gaze away from the mountains of Afghanistan, and asked the guide, "How far is it to the village of Heer...or something?"

The guide was wearing a long robe that covered his body and face, with only a pair of eyes exposed. "It's almost there, we'll be there soon."

"You said that two hours ago."

Wang Hu felt a wave of irritation in his heart, which was an emotion he would never have in the past, but now it kept coming up. He still wanted to do something big and spectacular, and it was he who proposed to take the troops to deliver weapons to the Indians, but after coming out, he began to miss his family again.

He missed Delia and his new baby.

Wang Hu knew that he had lost his courage and fearlessness and had become like those people he once despised. This made him a little short of breath, but it was not the main reason for his irritability.

The main reason why he became irritable was that there were more and more Afghans with bad intentions in the mountains. The Afghans had annihilated the British Expeditionary Force and repelled the British attack a few years ago, which made the Afghans very arrogant. The Alliance was now ranked first in the world in all aspects, but it was also extorted by the Afghan tribal warlords for tolls.

On the plains outside Afghanistan, the People's Army can defeat Afghans who are several times their number, but in the Hindu Kush Mountains, the People's Army's heavy equipment advantage cannot be brought into play, and they are unfamiliar with the geographical environment here and have to act cautiously.

Previously, caravans passing through Afghanistan to India had been robbed, and many people had been killed. The amount of weapons and equipment and pounds delivered to Chandra Bose and others this time was very large, so the Central Asian Military Region sent a regiment of troops to escort them.

I thought such a strong force would make the Afghans retreat, but now it seems that the strength of a regiment is not enough to eliminate the Afghan people's greed.

Yes, it was not long since the Afghans had repelled tens of thousands of British troops, so it was normal for them to be very high-spirited. How many people could a regiment, even a reinforced regiment, have? Only about one or two thousand people, and with so many people they had to take care of mules, horses, and carts, there were even fewer people who could directly participate in the battle.

Wang Hu looked at the guide walking in front of him calmly, with many guesses in his mind. The People's Army is very good at guerrilla warfare and knows how to deal with guerrilla warfare, but knowing is knowing, and some things cannot be changed by knowing.

"Comrade Lieutenant General, there are more and more armed elements on the hills on both sides."

Wang Hu took off his hat and wiped his sweat again, "What do you want to say?"

"We can't go forward any further. If we go any further, we'll be surrounded."

Wang Hu and his entourage brought more than 2,000 animals and hundreds of carts. It was an unprecedentedly large caravan, and in the eyes of the Afghans they were unprecedented fat sheep.

"No, we must deliver the goods to the designated location within the specified time. You should know that this is an order and cannot be negotiated. Are you scared?"

"It's just a war, what's there to be afraid of?" The regiment commander shook his head. "As long as we want to leave, the Afghans can't stop us. But there may be problems with this batch of goods."

"Then what do you think we should do?"

"In my opinion, we should just move the tanks over here and make sure these Afghans are so scared that they dare not do anything!"

"Humph, this is just a broken road. You still want to drive a tank over here? Don't you even know where you are?" Wang Hu snorted and said, "Besides this, do you have any other good ideas?"

The regiment commander, the political commissar and others looked at each other and shook their heads. The people in Afghanistan believed in the most extreme Islam and were unruly, brave and aggressive. There was no better way to deal with them except to destroy them physically. But that would require a huge investment of manpower and material resources, which was not something that a reinforced regiment could do.

"Since there is no good way to force them, let's continue to move forward as planned. I don't believe that the Afghans can really stop us!"

As they were talking on the road, gunshots were heard from the front.

Bang! "The crisp sound of gunfire echoed among the mountains, causing the transport team to respond.

"Hua La La", the soldiers pulled the bolts of their guns and deployed to both sides of the road, ready for battle. This regiment was the standing army of the Central Asian Military Region of the Alliance. They were well-trained and experienced in combat. They automatically entered combat mode without Wang Hu's order.

"what's the situation?"

The moment he heard the gunshot, Wang Hu squatted behind the cart. His martial arts skills far surpassed those of ordinary people, but he was still a mortal, and would be injured or even killed if he was shot. The wooden board could not stop the bullet, but it could block the enemy's sight.

The guide also lay on the ground at the first moment, and was kicked out by Wang Hu to inquire about the situation. Most of the soldiers of the People's Army do not speak the indigenous language of Afghanistan, so they still need a guide in the team if they want to communicate.

"&*()&%&***," the guide muttered a few words in the local language, and then reluctantly went forward to inquire about the situation. Twenty minutes later, he came back on horseback.

"General, the people who are coming are Pashtuns, and they want you to keep half of the goods!"

"Half the goods? They are so arrogant!"

"That's right! Is it a big deal to drive away the British troops? The British just don't want to waste time with them!"

"Comrade Lieutenant General, teach them a lesson!"

Because it was the last time to provide weapons and equipment to the Indian rebels in two years, the amount of this shipment was very large, with a total of 400 rifles, machine guns, and a large number of bullets and weapon parts. Even if there were not so many weapons and equipment, Wang Hu would not have given half of the weapons and ammunition to the Pashtun warlords.

Moreover, the Afghans have gone back on their words too many times. If we hand over our weapons and equipment, it will only encourage their recklessness and arrogance.

Wang Hu had wanted to take action a long time ago, but he still sought the opinions of the military commander and political commissar of the army, "Do you all agree to fight?"

"agree!"

"agree!"

"Then give him a fucking bang!"

During the negotiation, the scouts had already figured out the surrounding situation. There were not many Afghans on the hill, only about a thousand or so. There might be some lying in ambush, but there were definitely no more than two thousand. Most of them had weapons, and many of them even carried grenades. In addition, the Afghans did not have many heavy weapons, only a few infantry guns and two or three machine guns.

Wang Hu issued an order. While the infantry commander assigned combat tasks, he asked the signalman to contact the headquarters in the rear and report the situation to his superiors. In addition, he also tried to contact the BJP, but because it was not the communication time and the signal was not good in the mountains, he did not contact the Indian guerrillas.

The Central Asian Military Region Command was contacted, and Wang Hu was asked to respond to the situation and report the latest situation in a timely manner. If assistance was needed, the military region would send a mobile force.

Do you need help? Wang Hu looked at the battle situation ahead. Through the telescope, he saw that the Pashtuns had been defeated.

Chapter 741: Fuck

The vast majority of Afghans are Muslims, and a considerable number of them are extreme fundamentalists. There are also moderate ones, but they are very few. Even moderate Muslims are still Muslims.

Since they are Muslims, they have the common characteristics of strong vitality but weak direct combat capability. The combat capability of Afghans is not bad among Muslims, but they still cannot fight the People's Army head-on.

After a while of shooting, the morale of the Pashtuns plummeted after several Maxim machine guns were knocked out by mortars. After several more rounds of shelling, the Muslim armed forces abandoned their armor and fled. Wang Hu saw all this with a telescope, he blew a puff on the ground, and then divided half of the troops to pursue and search for them.

Hundreds of people chased the Green believers for several miles, and then were summoned back by Wang Hu with a military bugle. During the battle, the People's Army suffered more than 20 casualties, killed and injured more than 100 Green believers, and captured more than 300 people, which gave Wang Hu a headache.

He was not worried about the more than 20 soldiers who were killed or injured, but because it was difficult to deal with the more than 300 prisoners. The People's Army has discipline and cannot kill or abuse prisoners at will. What should be done with these stinky bearded men?

Shoot them all? That won't work, there's a political commissar watching nearby. Then treat the bearded men in black and white turbans and then let them go? That's too easy for them!

Wang Hu had a headache. He was not afraid of killing people, but he would be brought to a military court for massacring prisoners of war. It would be great if Ma Yu's subordinates could come back to deal with it. Wang Hu had this thought in his mind.

"Comrade Lieutenant General, what do you think we should do with these people?"

"Let them help transport the goods!"

"Well, what if they do something bad?"

"Whoever does evil will be shot!"

The People's Army only said that it is not allowed to kill or abuse prisoners of war at will, but it did not absolutely prohibit it. If these Afghans were to seek death themselves, it would be a relief.

"What about the wounded?"

For the dead, they said that they could just take off the nameplates, burn the bodies and take the ashes with them, but the wounded needed several people to take care of them, and taking the wounded on the road might make their injuries worse, as vibrations and shaking could tear their wounds. But they couldn't send anyone back, and three, five, or ten people in Afghanistan might be shot.

"We'll have two large carts ready for them to lie on.

Let the prisoners carry them. Keep a close eye on them. If any of them want to escape or do something bad, warn them first. If they don't obey, shoot them directly."

"Comrade Lieutenant General, most of our soldiers can't speak Afghan!"

"Just have someone teach them a few words, the simplest ones will do."

"Yes!"

Wang Hu had a bad feeling. Today was just the beginning. After the guns were fired and blood was shed, the situation would only get worse, not better. This had been proven in many places. The people living in the mountains of Afghanistan were not good people.

But that should be the Central Asian Military District Command's business. As long as he delivers the goods to the guerrillas, the mission will be accomplished. If it weren't for carrying so many goods, the troops wouldn't have to travel so slowly here.

As the saying goes, good things don't work, but bad things do.

Wang Hu's premonition came true. In the next few days, the team encountered several attacks. The attackers were not numerous, mostly about a dozen or twenty people. They stayed far away and fired a few shots before leaving. Although they did not cause any casualties to the transport team, they slowed down the team's progress.

On the third day, the Afghans used machine guns and fired a chain of bullets at a distance of thousands of meters. The Muslims were not very good at using heavy machine guns. They did not know how to fire in bursts or correct the trajectory. No one knew where the bullets flew.

But Wang Hu could not sit idly by and watch even though the Green Christians were so wicked. He sent out an infantry company to drive out the Afghans on the mountainside, and the rest of the people continued on their journey, but their speed inevitably slowed down.

In a stressful environment, human physical strength is lost faster. Even a well-trained standing army cannot help but feel tired.

"boom!"

The violent explosion overturned the carriage, blowing away several people beside it. The mule pulling the carriage had one of its front legs blown off, and fell to the ground on the rugged road, neighing miserably.

Wang Hu heard the sound of an explosion in the middle of the team. His heart tightened. Such a violent explosion, was it a shell or a landmine?

He quickly looked around and found no traces of the shells being fired, nor any further explosions. This eased his tension a little, but he still couldn't let his guard down. The explosion caused some confusion. The soldiers were well-trained and deployed into battle formation after the explosion, but the animals couldn't stay calm. The explosion scared the donkeys and mules around and made them run around. Some animals even became incontinent. The soldiers spent a long time calming the animals down.

It didn't take long for the situation to be clarified. The Afghans had planted mines on the road ahead, which destroyed a carriage and injured several people, but no one was killed. But this did not make Wang Hu feel any better. He looked at the traces left by the explosion with a gloomy face, and his expression became more gloomy.

Judging from the traces left by the explosion, it was clearly a "Broadblade" mine produced by the Alliance. The amount of explosives was not large and it was mainly used to injure people rather than kill people.

"Damn it! These are our mines! How many weapons were given to the Afghans?"

"The Afghans are using our weapons against us!"

Wang Hu threw down the shrapnel in his hand and said, "Okay, let's stop talking like that. Signalman! Put up the antenna. I want to send a telegram to Kabul!"

The Afghan central government lacks the power to restrain local warlords, but it should be somewhat effective. Even if the Afghans are arrogant, they should not be so bold, at least they would not attack the coalition transport team so quickly. Just a few years ago, the coalition also provided the Afghans with a batch of weapons to help them fight against the British invasion.

Even if Afghans are born chameleons, it shouldn't be so fast. It is possible that other powers are involved. There are only a few forces that can exert influence on Afghanistan, the two major powers of the Union and Britain, and the Muslims.

The Muslims have always been deeply hostile to the Alliance and have caused trouble for the Alliance in many places, including Afghanistan. But relying on that group of religious lunatics alone will not accomplish anything, so it is the British who will be the ones to suffer.

Is it weird that the British invaded Afghanistan and then became the financier of the Afghan warlords? Quite weird, but that's how fucked up the world is!