Chapter 514: Kabul Uprising
On the morning of July 4, 1879, the British Governor-General in Kabul, Afghanistan, was holding a rally in the square to promote the so-called friendly relations between the two countries. Many important officials of the puppet government were present.
"...Britain will bring the dawn of the civilized world to Afghanistan and help Afghanistan take a big step towards modernization...Britain is a friend of the Afghan people, and the friendship between our two countries is as solid as a rock and unbreakable."
As soon as the British Governor-General in Kabul finished his speech, members of the puppet government took the lead in applauding. The mood at the scene seemed quite harmonious. If it were not for the numb eyes of most people in the square, those who didn't know would really think that the relationship between the two countries was as friendly as the British said.
However, among the citizens of Kabul, many people had fierce looks on their faces. The British Governor in Kabul certainly noticed this, but he was in a very good mood now and did not intend to bother with these unruly people. As long as the Afghan authorities were siding with Britain, the overall situation would be decided and the power of the people would be worth a lot of money.
"Abraham, are you ready? We will cause a riot and call in the guards, and you will be responsible for splitting the British guy's head."
"Leave it to me! Fight for Allah!"
Said a determined-eyed Afghan youth.
Soon, chaos broke out in the southwest corner of the square, which made the British Governor in Kabul very unhappy. He signaled the guards to quell the rioters.
He walked towards the mayor of Kabul and said gloomily: "It seems that not all Afghans are our friends. Some hostile elements are trying to undermine the friendship between the two countries, but such a blunt method is really not worthy of being on the stage."
The mayor of Kabul could hear the British's dissatisfaction, but he was really embarrassed by this incident. He said in a flattering manner, "They are just some bugs hiding in the dark. They dare not show up themselves, but they instigate young people to make trouble. Young people are always easily misled, but this does not hinder our friendship with your country. In the next few days, the government will send people to clean up some hostile elements in Kabul. Don't worry, we will definitely make them pay the price."
Having said that, he was thinking in his heart that this action must have been carried out by one of his political enemies. It seemed that he had to give his "loyal" subordinates a warning.
While the two men were talking, a young man walked towards them abnormally. At this time, everyone's attention was focused on the conflict in the southwest corner, and no one noticed Abraham.
When he was about ten meters away from the two men, the British Governor in Kabul suddenly became alert, as if sensing something. He looked down at the podium and found Abraham.
Abraham had separated himself from the crowd and therefore stood out, which set off alarm bells in the heart of the British Governor in Kabul.
Abraham also noticed the gaze of the British Governor in Kabul. The two looked at each other and were stunned for a moment. Not good!
Abraham quickly pulled a revolver from his robe and pulled the trigger at the British Governor in Kabul.
The British Governor in Kabul was no ordinary man. After realizing the danger, he pulled the mayor of Kabul beside him.
This made the mayor of Kabul, who did not notice anything unusual, look confused. Just when he was still wondering what the British Governor in Kabul wanted to do.
I only heard a gunshot, someone was assassinating me!
At this time, the British Governor in Kabul had pulled him in front of him, and with a flexible move, he rushed to a safe position behind the mayor of Kabul.
Abraham's first shot directly hit the mayor of Kabul, who was pulled in front of the British Governor-General in Kabul to block the bullet. Seeing that he did not hit the British, Abraham did not hesitate and quickly found the location of the British Governor-General in Kabul, wanting to send this British guy to hell.
But at this time the best opportunity for assassination had been lost. He fired five shots, three of which were caught by the mayor of Kabul.
The mayor of Kabul didn't have time to think about it and fainted and lost consciousness. It is estimated that he will never wake up.
The British guards and the Afghan soldiers who were maintaining order on the scene had come back to support at this time. They quickly came to Abraham's side, pounced on him, and pinned him to the ground.
Abraham, knowing that he could not escape death, shouted with all his strength: "For freedom, for Afghanistan, long live Allah!"
The frightened British Governor in Kabul only then realized that his whole body was drenched in cold sweat and his legs were so weak from fear that he could not stand.
Several British guards rushed forward to support the Governor and helped him move to a safe location, fearing that there would be more incidents.
At this time, the Afghan resistance organization who heard the gunshots in the city knew that Abraham had taken action. Although they didn't know whether the British was dead or not, they still launched a rebellion.
At this time, gunshots rang out in the city of Kabul, and the grand Kabul Uprising began!
The governor of Kabul, who had calmed down, heard the chaotic gunfire and immediately realized that something was wrong! He quickly organized the army to suppress it.
The entire city of Kabul was in chaos. Hundreds of rebels ambushed in Kabul exchanged fire with the British and puppet troops in the city. The resistance organization that had arrived outside the Afghan city a few days ago also began to attack the city.
The two sides involved the citizens of Kabul and started a chaotic fight, but the Afghan insurgents in the city were outnumbered after all and were soon forced into residential areas, where the two sides engaged in fierce street fighting.
The Afghan resistance outside the city was also exchanging fire with the British on the city walls, but the British Governor-General in Kabul escaped.
The British did not panic and their backbone was still there, so the British Governor in Kabul quickly stabilized the morale of the army and launched a counterattack against the Afghan resistance organization.
The fighting in the city lasted from ten in the morning until two in the afternoon, but sporadic gunfire could still be heard.
After the battle in the city was resolved, the British could concentrate all their efforts on dealing with the Afghan resistance outside the city. The Afghan resistance consumed many British troops with their fearless spirit, but due to the lack of heavy weapons, they had no way to deal with the British garrison in Kabul.
Seeing that things were hopeless, Ilya said, "Let's retreat quickly! If we don't take Kabul in time, we might be surrounded by British troops from other areas. We won't be able to leave then. It's four o'clock now, and it's still a few hours before dark. Let's retreat quickly."
Elijah took into consideration that the British probably would not dare to pursue them after dark. After all, the British were unfamiliar with the place and would not dare to walk around randomly, so it would be better to retreat now.
Murati said angrily: "What a waste of this opportunity!"
Ilya comforted them, "We have already dealt a heavy blow to the British. We can just fight back next time. With our lead, other armed forces will also take action. Then it will be easier to liberate Afghanistan. What we need to do now is to preserve the main force of the army and not lose it here."
Murati was not someone who would not listen to advice. He also knew that if he did not withdraw now, he would not be able to escape later. In any case, it was impossible to take Kabul today.
"Let's go!"
There were more than 3,000 people when they came, but now there are only more than 1,000 left, and several hundred of them were lost in Kabul. After all, it is the capital of Afghanistan, so there are relatively large numbers of British troops stationed there, plus with the assistance of the puppet army, it is really unlikely that the resistance organization will take Kabul with such a small number of people.
If the Governor of Kabul had died, there would have been some chance to deal with the leaderless British, but the Governor of Kabul managed to escape thanks to his excellent escape ability.
(End of this chapter)
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