Chapter 843 Assassination

After the signing of the Russian-Army Treaty, King Amir was only temporarily relieved. In fact, he could not believe in all Western countries, and he was forced to choose an alliance with the Russians.

With the beginning of the struggle between Britain and Russia in Central Asia, Afghanistan, as a small country, simply does not have the strength to be neutral and must make a choice.

Frankly speaking, neither Britain nor Russia is a good choice, and they are all spying on the territory of Afghanistan.

The friendliness of the Russians is that their tentacles are not so far away now. Winning Afghanistan can not only block the British, but most importantly, it can increase the success rate of the southward strategy.

It is precisely because it is out of reach that Emil can safely and boldly form an alliance with the Russians. If you really want to become a neighbor of the Russians, the Emil will not dare to sign this treaty.

This is not aimless. Looking at the many neighbors of the Russian Empire, except for the powerful Austria, which one has not been invaded by the Russians?

This alone is enough to explain the problem. Therefore, while moving closer to the Russians, King Amir also did not give up to ease relations with the British.

Even if the Emir knows that the British are always paying attention to Afghanistan, there is no way. If a small country wants to survive, politicians can't hold grudges.

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King Amir refused righteously: "Mr. Waters, your country's request is too much, we can protect our own safety, and we don't need your country's garrison.

No sovereign country in the world can tolerate other countries stationing troops on their own soil. "

After days of testing, Waters has become very clear that this is the bottom line of the Afghan government and there is no room for negotiation.

"Your Majesty, if your country does not agree with our presence, then open a way for our troops to go north to help the Braha Khanate, which is being invaded by the Russians."

Borrowing is more acceptable than garrisoning, but Emil is skeptical of the purpose of the British, who, after all, have as much credibility as toilet paper.

After hesitating for a moment, King Amir refused again: "If your country wants to help the Braha Khanate, there are still two options available, so why go through Afghanistan?

You must know that the traffic on our side is very bad, the people in the country are very hostile to your country, and accidents are easy to happen when the army passes through. "

Regardless of whether the British have tricks or not, since they have chosen to stand in line and let the British army pass through, the Russians will definitely not be able to explain it.

The two ends of the snake and the rat died the fastest. Emil still understood such a simple truth, and directly chose to move the disaster to Jiangdong.

As long as these British plague gods can be sent away, Emil doesn't care which country the British finally borrowed from.

Waters sank in his heart. He knew that this excuse was not perfect. To send troops to rescue the Braha Khanate, there were three ways to get there.

Given the choice, there is no need for the British government to resort to borrowing from Afghanistan, where anti-British sentiment is most intense. It is asking for trouble.

Knowing is knowing, but it is absolutely impossible to admit it. Waters, who has a strong psychological quality, replied without changing his face: "Of course it is because of the friendship between England and Afghanistan.

Although some unpleasant things have happened between our two countries in the past, but that is in the past tense, and now the London government wants to restore the relationship between the two countries.

Borrowing from your country is an opportunity to break the ice between the two countries. As long as this is done, our two countries may become true allies in the future. "

In the shortest time, he fabricated a reason that sounded good, and Waters somewhat admired his wit.

It's just that the last picture is a little scary. Britain has few nominal allies, and it is estimated that the real allies can't be found if they open the history book.

If anyone believes it, then their head is really flooded. Emile is not stupid, and when he hears this explanation, he completely despairs of the British.

He didn't answer at the moment, just stared at Waters and looked up and down, showing his contempt.

Without fooling Emil, Waters was not surprised. It would be funny if a king who was killed from a political struggle could be fooled by a few words so easily.

After looking at each other for two minutes, Waters slowly asked, "Has your country signed a secret treaty with the Russians?"

Being called out of his mind, Emil's face changed greatly, and then he reacted again.

There are not enough insiders of the Russian-Oman secret agreement, and the possibility of leakage is almost zero, so Walters' questioning is a test.

Hastily denied it: "Of course not, how can we communicate with evil Russians?"

Emil is not a qualified actor, and the panic in his eyebrows has exposed many problems.

After learning the truth, Waters knew that this win over the mission had failed. I did not continue to entangle, and after a few words, I said goodbye and left.

The carriage slowly drove out of the palace. Waters, who was in a bad mood, had closed his eyes and thought deeply about how to destroy the Russian-Army Treaty.

Suddenly the carriage stopped. With the experience of entering and leaving the palace many times, Waters knew that it was impossible to return to his residence so quickly, and immediately asked, "What happened?"

Before the guards could answer, a series of loud noises broke out, the carriage was overturned, and Waters lost his last consciousness.

The survivor of the guards who narrowly escaped, it was only at this time that he reacted - he was assassinated again.

Different from the previous assassination cases, this assassination was obviously carefully prepared, from the very beginning of the roadblock to the subsequent suicide attack in one go.

murderer?

If the guy rushing up with a bomb on his back counts, then there's only rotten meat left now.

Without high-tech identification technology, who knows who the real culprit is?

Even if it was a fluke to figure out the identity of the murderer, it would have no effect, and the dead would not speak.

After receiving the news, King Amir fainted directly. He really couldn't bear the blow.

At this moment, Redmond has already embarked on his way home, and has facilitated the alliance between Russia and Afghanistan. His clear task has been completed, and the rest has nothing to do with Austria.

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In the Kolkata government building, Governor Lytton, who had just entered the office, received this news, whether it was good or bad.

From the point of view of the Governor of India, the assassination came very timely and provided Britain with an excuse to invade Afghanistan.

It is a pity that Britain is in an arms race with France and Austria, and now is not a good time to start a war.

"Bang" sounded for a lifetime, and hot coffee splashed out. Although Waters was sent by him to do things, as an envoy it also represented Britain's face.

Now that he was killed, it was difficult for Litton to restrain his emotions, and he immediately reprimanded: "This is a provocation to Britain, and the Afghan government is ordered to hand over the murderer within a week, or else the consequences will be at your own risk."

As the Governor of India, Lytton's powers were enormous, including launching wars abroad.

In fact, most of the territory of British India today is expanded by the colonial governors. If everything is waiting for the London government to decide, then don't think about doing anything.

Big picture?

Not in his place, not seeking his government. Considering the big picture of the country, that is the job of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet, the Governor of India only needs to think about the "big picture of the Indian region".

After a pause, Governor Litton ordered again: "Order all troops to prepare for battle. The humiliation imposed on Britain by the enemy can only be baptized with blood!"

What the truth is, it doesn't matter now, anyway, Governor Lytton has identified the Afghan government.

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In London, it was already evening when news of the assassination came.

Receiving this bad news, Prime Minister Gladstone has no time to rest. Heaven and earth conscience, he really did not want to do things in Central Asia at this time.

Gladstone knew nothing about sending a mission to Afghanistan.

It's not that Prime Minister Gladstone is lazy, it's mainly such trivial matters that don't need the Prime Minister's intervention at all.

It's just sending a mission. If it wasn't for the assassination of Waters and the slap in the face of Britain, no one would report the news to him now.

Prime Minister Gladstone asked: "Has the killer been found?"

Who the murderer is, Prime Minister Gladstone is not interested to know. As a qualified politician, his first concern was what Britain could gain from this.

Questioning the murderer is more of a routine. Generally speaking, how to maximize the interests of Britain, the final culprit will be pointed to the past as needed.

Foreign Secretary George shook his head: "It is suspected to be related to a local religious extremist organization. Who did it? There are too few clues left at the scene, and it will be difficult to find out in a while."

It is not the answer to the answer. The one who can send the dead to carry the bomb is not an extremist organization, but an extremist organization.

Even if the average person wants to play assassination, they will not have the courage to carry out a suicide attack with a bomb on their back.

Whether or not to take advantage of the problem and take the opportunity to invade Afghanistan has become the biggest problem for Prime Minister Gladstone at the moment.

The arms race has only just begun, and now taking action against Afghanistan will undoubtedly increase the financial pressure on the government.

But giving up this opportunity is frustrating. After all, this kind of persuasive excuse for war is hard to find, and if you miss it, you will miss it forever.

The assassination of the embassy involved the bottom line jointly maintained by the foreign powers. Using this as an excuse to play on the topic, no one in the world can say anything.

Even if the Russians want to intervene, it can only be done in the dark, and it is impossible to come out in the open.