After the signing of the Russian-Amire Agreement, King Emil only breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, he could not trust all Western countries, and he was forced to choose to form an alliance with the Russians.

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

Frankly speaking, Britain and Russia are not good choices, and they are all peeking at the territory of Afghanistan.

The friendship of the Russians is that their tentacles are not so far away. Trying to win over Afghanistan can not only cause trouble for the British, but most importantly, it can increase the success rate of the southward strategy.

It is precisely because it is not accessible that Emil can be at ease and boldly forming an alliance with the Russians. If he really becomes the neighbor of the Russians, Emil dares not sign this treaty.

This is not a targetless approach. Looking at the many neighbors of the Russian Empire, except for the powerful Austria, who has never been invaded by the Russians?

Just this point is enough to illustrate the problem. So while getting closer to the Russians, King Emil also did not give up on easing relations with the British.

Even though Emil knew that the British were paying attention to Afghanistan all the time, there was no way for small countries to survive, politicians could not hold grudges.

...

King Emile refused righteously: "Mr. Walts, your country's demands are too much. We can defend our own safety without the need for your country's garrison.

There is no sovereign state in the world that can tolerate other countries garrisoning their own lands.”

After days of testing, Watts has already realized 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 to our garrison, then let our army go north and help the Braha Khanate, which is being invaded by the Russians."

The passage is more acceptable than the garrison, but Emil is suspicious of the purpose of the British, after all, their credibility is similar to toilet paper.

After hesitating for a while, King Emil refused again: "If your country wants to help the Braha Khanate, there are two options left, so why pass through the Afghan area?

You should know that the traffic here is very bad, the people in the country are very hostile to your country, and it is easy for the army to pass through it."

Regardless of whether the British have any tricks or not, since they have chosen to take sides, and if the British army is allowed to borrow the route, the Russians will definitely not be able to explain it.

The snake and rat died the fastest at both ends. 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, Emile doesn't care which country the British finally borrowed from.

Watts' heart sank. He knew that this excuse was not perfect. He wanted to send troops to rescue the Braha Khanate. There were three roads to reach.

When there is a choice, the British government does not need to force arriving from Afghanistan, which has the strongest anti-British sentiment, as this is causing trouble.

Even though I know, I can never admit it. Watts, who has strong psychological qualities, replied without changing his face: "Of course it is out of the friendship between England and A.

Although there have been some unpleasantness between our two countries in the past, it is already a thing of the past. Now the London government wants to repair the relationship between the two countries.

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

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

But the final painting cake was a bit scary. There were not many allies in Britain in name, and the real allies could not be found even if they opened the history book.

If anyone believes it, it will really get into the head. Emil is not stupid, and when he hears this explanation, he is completely desperate for the British.

He didn't answer at the moment, but just stared at Walts up and down, and the meaning of contempt was fully revealed.

Walts didn't feel any surprise when he didn't fool Emile. It would be funny if a king who came out of the political struggle was so easy to fool him by a few words.

After looking at each other for two minutes, Watts slowly asked: "Have your country signed a secret agreement with the Russians?"

After being called to pieces, Emile's face changed drastically, and then he reacted again.

There are less than one person in the Russian-Austrian secret agreement, and the possibility of leakage is almost zero, so Watts' question is testing.

He hurriedly denied: "Of course not, how could we be in contact with evil Russians?"

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

After understanding the truth, Walts knew that the task of winning over failed. He did not continue to entangle, and after dealing with it for a few words, he said goodbye and left.

The carriage slowly drove out of the palace. Watts was in a bad mood and had closed his eyes and thought about how to destroy the Russian Amijo.

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

Without waiting for the guards to answer, a series of loud bangs broke out, the carriage was overturned, and Waltes lost his last consciousness.

The guard survivor who escaped by chance only realized that he was assassinated again.

Unlike the previous assassination cases, this assassination was obviously carefully prepared, from the beginning to the blockade and the suicide attacks behind it.

murderer?

If the guy rushed up with a bomb on his back, then there will be only a few rotten meat left now.

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

Even if you luckily calculate the identity of the murderer, it will be of no use, and the dead will not speak.

After receiving the news, King Emil fainted directly, and he could not bear the blow.

At this moment, Redmond had embarked on his way back, leading to the alliance between Russia and Arabia. His mission was completed on the surface, and the rest had nothing to do with Austria.

...

In the Kolkata Government Building, Governor Leeton, who had just entered the office, received this news that he didn't know whether it was good or bad.

From the perspective of the Indian Governor, the assassination came in a very timely manner, providing Britain with an excuse to invade Afghanistan.

Unfortunately, Britain is in an arms race with France and Austria, and now is not a good time to provoke a war.

A "bang" sounded, and hot coffee splashed out. Although Watts was sent out to cause trouble, as an envoy, it also represented the face of Britain.

Now that he is actually killed, it is difficult for Litton to restrain his emotions. He immediately angrily rebuked: "This is a provocation to Britain, and the Afghan government is ordered to hand over the murderer within a week, otherwise he will bear the consequences."

As the governor of India, Litton had great power, including launching wars to the outside world.

In fact, most of the territory of British India today is expanded by the colonial governor. If everything is waiting for the decision of the London government, then nothing can be done.

The overall situation?

If you are not in your position, you will not do your politics. Considering the overall situation of the country is the work of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet, the Indian Governor only needs to consider the issue of "the overall situation of the Indian region".

After a pause, Governor Lidon ordered again: "All troops are ordered to prepare for combat. The humiliation imposed by the enemy on Britain can only be baptized with blood!"

What is the truth is no longer important now. Governor Leeton has recognized the Afghan government anyway.

...

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

After receiving this bad news, Prime Minister Gladston no longer had time to rest. He was in a conscience, and he really didn't expect to make trouble in Central Asia at this time.

Gladstone knew nothing, including sending missions to Afghanistan.

It’s not that Prime Minister Gladstone is lazy, but mainly such trivial matters, and there is no need for the Prime Minister to interfere.

Just a mission was sent. If Wattes had not been assassinated and slapped Britain in the face, no one would have reported the news to him now.

Prime Minister Gladston asked, "Has the murderer been found?"

Prime Minister Gladstone had no interest in knowing who the murderer was. As a qualified politician, the first thing he cared about was what Britain could get from this.

Asking the murderer is more like a routine. Generally speaking, how can we maximize the interests of Britain? The final real murderer will refer to it as needed.

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

It is not the answer to the answer. Those who can send dead soldiers to carry bombs are not extremist organizations, but extremist organizations.

Even if ordinary people want to play assassination, they will not have the courage to launch suicide attacks with bombs on their backs.

Whether to take advantage of the situation and take the opportunity to invade Afghanistan has become Prime Minister Gladstone's biggest problem at the moment.

The arms race has just begun, and now taking action against Afghanistan will undoubtedly increase the government's fiscal pressure.

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

The assassination case of the delegation involved the bottom line jointly maintained by the great powers. Using this as a reason, no one in the world could say anything.

Even if the Russians want to intervene, they can only do it secretly and it is impossible to stand out on the outside.
Chapter completed!