C3384 Central Asia (1/2)
”Don't you know? ”Don't look at how poor you are, but you've once defeated an Englishman here!”
Beside the bonfire, Duo Luo, Guan Lu and more than a dozen of his brothers whispered together.
In this era, Afghanistan did not have the nickname Imperial Cemeteries, but the first British invasion of Afghanistan was over.
In 1839, British and Indian forces invaded Afghanistan. Although they quickly defeated the king's army, they fell into the sea of the People's War.
All the people of Afghanistan rose up to resist, and it took three and a half years for the British to be completely driven out of Afghanistan!
30 years had passed, but the Afghans' hatred for Britain still had not been resolved. Seeing Sir Gordon leading hundreds of large scale Expedition, they automatically assumed that this was the British army.
This was a completely unreasonable war. There was no warning or declaration of war, and both sides could not communicate with each other. Every tribe here had their own language, and even if they spoke the same language, it would produce a complicated accent due to its geographical location.
The enemies on the battlefield didn't listen to your explanations at all. Riding horses with bows and machetes, the tribe warriors attacked the Expedition with no regards for their lives.
In the end, Gordon had no choice but to bow his head and allow the guide to use the gold coins to open a path for him.
After the danger had passed, the trusted aides of the Tongzhi Emperor gathered together for a meeting. Yes, they had learnt a few things about the Chinese people, and knew that they would have to gather together for a small meeting every day.
They finally understood the boldness of the Afghan tribesmen!
”Damn it, if the people of Qing Province back then were so brave, the entire village would not have been bullied like this by the English and French large nose …”
”That's right, today I understand. The villagers are too united to fight against you. The man in front charged, and the woman with the scarf on her back hoe was shouting!”
”Even the children are carrying bows and arrows and ammunition for the soldiers … Look at their weapons, let alone our Great Qing's, these people are just using axe kitchen knives to fight the British! ”
”More than a hundred tribal warriors. There's only one musket. How dare they risk their lives over this ….”
”Look, that corpse was lying on the floor, and no one cried. There were more deaths, and then there were more. Such a cheap life!”
The group of guards vented their anger indignantly. Holding onto the scabbards on their waists, they desperately pushed the yellow sand in front of them into their mouths. Eating the dried barbecued meat felt like they were enemies.
”Look at how the British and French combined forces fought all those years ago, and those smelly commoners still came to watch the show! If the foreign devils give them some money, they'll turn into peasants who carry large bags of money! ”
”How embarrassing, how can you compete with him?”
”Enough! Say less, this is the British Expedition, not Beijing's hotpot restaurant or small teahouse! ” Duo Luo growled, suppressing the guards.
Guan Lu who was drinking water from a leather bag sighed and said, ”Is it all in vain? Why didn't his experience increase at all? Is our Qing Dynasty the same as this place? ”
”Look at this place. They're all people of the same bloodline, and even their faith is the same. It's just one faith, so do you think they won't be united?”
”Eat together, live together …” If you have the blessings to share, if you have difficulties to share, do the same! ”