In this way, when the commander of the British Indian Army Daniel Lewis no longer had any fantasies about catching up with Yam Lali, he was surprised to find that one of the troops fled to Iran and the other two troops fled to the Chinese border actually turned back?

"What the hell are they going to do? Why have they all escaped and turned back? Are they really looking for death?" Daniel Lewis asked Abdur Rahman Khan beside him.

"I think they want to assemble near Kabul! I guess Yamlali has been sent back to the north side of the Helmand River by the Chinese? They want to continue to increase troops on the south side of the Helmand River and continue to fight a protracted war with us." Abdur Rahman Khan is a very talented person, otherwise he would not be able to keep Afghanistan in the cracks between the British.

"This is possible! If this is true, it will be troublesome. We were going to be done. At this time, the Chinese people intervened and ruined our good things!" Daniel Lewis said, slamming his fist on the map in anger. The map was fine. His hands were sore that he gritted his teeth and took a breath.

"General, have you ever asked someone to bring news to the Governor of India? Let your government put pressure on China in international public opinion? And increase troops in Afghanistan!" asked Abdur Rahman Khan.

"The news has been sent, but there are businessmen from other countries here. We cannot exaggerate it. The Chinese army can at most 200 people. With such a small force, they can use the excuse of protecting the embassy and have little influence on their international influence." Daniel Lewis replied.

"Well, pressure is one aspect. If the Chinese army does not directly intervene in Afghanistan, we can clear the Chinese army on the south side of the Helmand River and the local resistance forces in Afghanistan as soon as possible, so that half of the situation can be stabilized, and then send troops to the north side of the Helmand River. Now Mohammed Yakub Khan is dead. Yamlali does not have as much appeal as Mohammed Yakub Khan. The situation is still beneficial to us. The general has won the head of Mohammed Yakub Khan. The country should also reward the general and the British army, right?" Abdur Rahman Khan analyzed.

Daniel Lewis was in a bad mood, but now he heard Abdul Rahman Khan's analysis and his mood improved again. "Yes, the advantage is still on our side. I will send an order now. We must not let the resistance army gather and form again, and we must not let the Chinese and Afghan indigenous troops gain a foothold on the southern side of the Helmand River. At least now Kandahar is in our hands, and the British supply problem has been greatly alleviated."

"Yes, General." Abdur Rahman Khan laughed, "Congratulations to General."

Daniel Lewis and Abdur Rahman Khan made a good decision, but it still did not stop Zhang Haobo and Gao Yitong's army from assembling again.

The two brought 200 people at the beginning, but now there are only more than 140 people left, and more than 60 brothers have died. However, the two of them are not overly sad. They are both soldiers, and death is inevitable. Moreover, after sending Yamlali back to Herat, the two of them are not very different. Now they have no worries and will only be more comfortable in fighting.

"Now, I officially regard you as the military commander of our team. My mission has been completed. I will temporarily stay in the army as the political commissar to assist you! This is a telegram from Director Vladimir Granat who came from Herat just now." Zhang Haobo asked Gao Yi Channel.

Gao Yitong nodded, "Although it is confirmed that the Chinese army cannot reinforce, I believe that the more than 140 officers in our hands can lead tens of thousands of Afghan indigenous troops to continue to fight against the British-Indian coalition forces. Lao Zhang, I am so happy that we can fight together again."

Zhang Haobo nodded with a smile, and the two of them happily held their hands together.

The China Bureau of Statistics and the Army are two different systems. Although the connection is very close, they usually have intelligence exchanges and must be contacted through intermediary agencies, such as Yekazelina Krimova, senior local administrative officials. In fact, there is a chance to meet in private. This cooperation between the two is rare.

In the following days, Zhang Haobo and Gao Yitong's more than 140 Chinese troops, plus more than 600 Afghan troops, a Hua-A-Afghan army formed by more than 600 Afghan troops continued to fight near Kabul on the south side of the Helmand River.

Afghanistan has a long history, so does Kabul.

The ancient Indian classic "Vedas" mentions a place called Kuba, which Sanskrit researchers believe is Kabul.

The Ancient Persian Sutra also confirms that Kuba is where Kabul is today. The place called Gaofu recorded in the Chinese "Han Shu" is Kabul.

Kabul is an important town on the "Silk Road", a famous East-West trade route. More than 2,000 years ago, it was a center of East-West trade and cultural exchanges.

In Sindhi, Kabul means the center of trade. The ancient Macedonian Emperor Alexander and the Persian Afshar emperor Nadir Shah, both regarded this as a military route for crossing the Hindu Kush Mountains to conquer India.

In the early 16th century AD, Baber, the founder of the Mughal dynasty from Central Asia, occupied Kabul. In 1773, the Dulani Dynasty unified Afghanistan and established its capital here.

Afghanistan is located in the subtropical zone, but because it is far away from the ocean and has a high altitude, it has a continental climate with dryness and little rain. The average annual rainfall in the country is only 240 mm; the climate changes are severe, and the winter is severe, and the lowest temperature can drop to minus 31 degrees Celsius, and the summer is hot, and the temperature can rise to 49 degrees Celsius. The river water mainly comes from rain and snow.

There is a folk proverb in Afghanistan: "Don't be afraid of no gold, but of no snow."

Kabul has a mild climate, which is similar to Beijing. It has distinct four seasons, with an average annual temperature of about 13 to 15 degrees.

The Kabul River runs across the city, and the city opening faces the mountains to the west, and is also one of the highest mountainous areas in the world.

Therefore, Gao Yitong and Zhang Haobo chose the main battlefield here, which not only facilitates the continuous supply of Afghan indigenous troops coming from the north, but also facilitates supply.

Indian British commanders Daniel Lewis and Abdur Rahman Khan also regarded this place as the most important battlefield to wipe out the local indigenous troops of Afghanistan, and the forces of both sides were staggered.

On the defense line outside Kabul.

The British army mobilized half of the mountain cannons to form strong firepower.

Behind the two lines of defense are artillery positions composed of more than 200 infantry artillery pieces from the British artillery battalions and other battalions.

The British and Indian army had many artillery soldiers and also had howitzers with a longer range.

Fortunately, mountain combat, Afghanistan's mountainous natural conditions, and the terrain on Kabul have weakened the advantages of the British and Indian coalition forces. In the canyons, their cannons could not be deployed and were easily blocked by the mountains.

Based on this situation, Gao Yitong resolutely fought guerrilla warfare. The British and Indians charged, and they retreated while blocking, gave up their positions, and took them back in the evening. In short, this is a very smart way of fighting. It only requires the opponent's infantry to attack, and the opponent's vitality should be eliminated to the greatest extent.

The Chinese army cannot become the main force, but it is just taking the Afghans to fight. Therefore, the Afghan indigenous troops must be the main force. What are the weapons of the Afghans? Bows and arrows and spears.

Arches and spears, against British cannons and rifles, are not opponents at the same level. The Afghans can hold on for so long, purely because the other party is uncoherent and has no faith. Most of the British soldiers in India are from poor families. They are like working, so they will naturally not fight to the death. The war is purely for money. The Indian threat of joining the army and the Afghan indigenous troops in the hands of Abdur Rahman Khan. They can only help shout on the two wings of the British army and fire a few arrows, which has little effect.

In terms of combat effectiveness, the British-Indian coalition forces are far from being the locals in Afghanistan. The combination of the two has caused the British-Indian coalition forces to have strong military equipment and have not fought for more than a year, but have not attacked the north bank of the Helmand River.

"It seems that the British plan to attack and capture Kabul." Gao Yitong told Zhang Haobo.

Zhang Haobo nodded, and with a bang, a shell fell just by the two of them. Gao Yitong hurriedly pressed Zhang Haobo to hide together.
Chapter completed!