"Your Majesty, the situation on the Afghan front has changed. The British are probably in for some bad luck this time!" Chief of the General Staff Christoph said with glee.
"You mean the British are going to lose? Not that quickly, surely? They have three hundred thousand troops, after all. The Afghans are nothing more than a band of militiamen, with hardly any training.
"Even if they smuggled some weapons and ammunition from us, that still cannot make up for the backwardness of their arms and equipment!" Ferdinand shook his head.
"Your Majesty, the situation on the battlefield is extremely unfavorable to the British. Afghanistan's terrain is also highly complex. Over the past few months, the British have suffered defeat after defeat, with casualties already exceeding one hundred thousand, while also losing enormous quantities of supplies.
"Fortunately, most of the troops they sent there this time were cannon fodder. Otherwise, whether this war could even continue would be a question!" Christoph explained.
Ferdinand nodded. Given the combat effectiveness of Britain's colonial troops, they really might not be able to defeat these militiamen in such a special environment!
These were a people who, even when facing the future invasions of the United States and the Soviet Union, could resist for years. Against the Indian troops of this era, they truly had nothing to fear.
"How has the London government responded?" Ferdinand asked with concern.
"Your Majesty, anti-war voices have already emerged within the United Kingdom. Some members of Parliament believe the war expenses are too great and want to cut military funding!" Foreign Minister Metev replied.
"Opposition to the war was bound to happen sooner or later. The moderates currently hold the upper hand in the United Kingdom. It could be said that if we had not been pulling the strings,