After listening to Ragir's words, the staff and I couldn't help but fall silent.
But this does not seem surprising. It has been more than four months since the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. During these four months, the Soviets have probably had enough of the sneak attacks of the Afghan guerrillas... Some of these sneak attacks even
There are also many ordinary Afghan people...
We have heard a lot of stories about this aspect during this period... The reason why the Afghan people were able to sneak attack the Soviet army was entirely because they had a large amount of equipment in their hands.
Afghanistan is a troubled time, isn't it? Isn't it commonly used in conflicts between tribes? So it is normal for the people to have a few guns and a few grenades for self-defense... In addition, the people are very dissatisfied with the Soviet invasion and the atrocities of clearing the country. So,
They frequently carried out sneak attacks on the Soviet army... Some laid landmines on the highway, some took advantage of the darkness to shoot black guns, and some threw grenades into the military camp. There were endless sneak attacks with different characteristics.
However, this is not a good thing for us... because the Soviet army is used to being attacked by the Afghans, so the security has become more and more strict, so that it is now difficult for us to find opportunities to attack.
"Battal Commander!" Zhao Jingping said: "Otherwise... we will find the Afghan government forces to attack!"
"The defense of the Afghan government forces is relatively lax!" Ragir immediately agreed: "And the Soviets often let them station in more sensitive areas...that is, where guerrillas often appear. The Soviets believe that this can have an effect.
The role of calling the police!”
"What's the purpose of calling the police?" I couldn't help but feel a little strange after hearing this.
"Yes!" Agil nodded: "The Soviets rarely set out at night, but they also knew that the guerrillas would use the night to move out... In order to better attack the guerrillas, the Soviets put government troops behind the guerrillas
They are responsible for guarding the places where the troops often hang out. In the final analysis, they are placed in front to die. But the guerrillas are not fools... They also want to deal with the Soviets, even if they find the guerrillas, they pretend not to see them!"
"What if..." After thinking about it, I asked Ragir: "What will happen if the guerrillas are discovered?"
"Of course we will send troops for reinforcements!" Ragir replied.
"Send Soviet troops to reinforce or government troops to reinforce!" I asked again.
"It depends on the situation!" Ragir said: "If the scale is small and the firepower is high...it will be the government forces. If the guerrillas are large and the firepower is beyond what the government forces can withstand...then the Soviet army will follow.
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I couldn't help but turn my eyes to Zhao Jingping, who nodded silently and said four words: "Lead the snake out of its hole!"
So the battle plan was quickly decided... That night we were ready to enter Afghanistan.
First of all, the issue of troop allocation... considering that the policy of this operation is to "lead the snake out of its hole". Therefore, our troop strength cannot be too few or too many. If there are too few troops, it will not be enough to lure the Soviet army out. If there are too many troops, it will not be easy to hide.
, it is easy to be discovered by Soviet reconnaissance planes or reconnaissance troops... Once discovered, it will definitely be fatal. The result will either be besieged by the Soviet army or, as Ragir said, a few aviation incendiary bombs will be dropped directly.
The fire burned.
Based on this consideration, we finally decided to divide the army into two parts and operate separately... The disadvantage of splitting up the operation is that it is difficult for the two troops to coordinate. But because we have a radio station, it is not a big problem.
The advantage is that the troops are relatively dispersed and are not easily surrounded and annihilated by the Soviet and Afghan government forces.
This is very important to us. On the one hand, we have to lure the snake out of its hole...one troop leads the snake out, and the other troop is responsible for killing the snake. This itself requires us to divide the troop into two parts. The other
In terms of... dividing the operation into two parts, we can also have sufficient troops to implement the plan.
So the troops were quickly divided... One was the snake-drawing force, which was led by Agil. King Chuang brought several staff officers as advisors, because their mission was to fight the Afghan government forces and try their best to
It attracted the attention of the Soviet army. In this case, the combat intensity was generally not very high, so most of them were Hassan's guerrillas. Just to draw the Soviet army out, a sniper platoon and a mortar platoon were strengthened.
The other unit is the snake-fighting unit... There is no need to worry about this unit, because it is fighting the Soviet army, and it is our first battle since going abroad. So we don't dare to be careless. Two platoons from the special agent company
, the guerrilla team consists of a platoon, a sniper platoon, and a mortar platoon.
Of course, I know very well that integrating guerrillas into the army will affect the combat effectiveness...especially since the equipment of this guerrilla is incompatible with ours and the language is incompatible...We use AK74, and the guerrillas use AK47...
This will undoubtedly cause a lot of troubles during battle, such as coordination problems and supply problems.
But... we have to mix with the guerrillas. On the one hand, our purpose is to improve the combat effectiveness of the guerrillas. It is to train and arm the guerrillas instead of participating in the war ourselves. On the other hand, it is because the guerrillas are more familiar with Afghanistan.
The terrain and climate. We may need guerrillas to teach us what to do during marches and battles!
This unit is led by Hassan and I, and we also bring Zhao Jingping and several staff members as consultants... The reason why we take them with us is mainly to let them have a broad understanding of the combat environment and methods in Afghanistan.
Provide a basis for their future command and planning.
As for the others... the deputy battalion commander Zhang Zuoliang will be stationed at the base. Although there will not be much security problems with Major Rana and a company of troops stationed at the base, but in these troubled times... and it is still in Pakistan.
Nothing can be said for sure on the Afghan border. Especially since we still have more than one million US dollars in cash in our base...so we'd better be careful!
"Why don't you take me with you?" Chen Yiyi was a little unhappy because the two sisters were placed at the base.
"It's not like you don't know..." I said: "Those Afghans have different views on women!"
"It doesn't matter if you go to the battlefield!" Chen Yiyi said dissatisfied: "They look down on women, but we are different... Besides, I am helping my own troops fight, so it has nothing to do with them!"
"Let's wait for a while!" I was a little embarrassed: "Let's wait for a while...when they get used to having female soldiers in our army. Then I'll take you up!"
"Okay!" Chen Yiyi nodded and said: "You...be careful!"
Chen Yiyi's last sentence exposed her thoughts... She actually had no interest in the war in Afghanistan at all. She wanted to go to the battlefield just because she was worried about my safety.
But to be honest, during this period, because of the reunion of sisters Chen Yiyi...the two sisters stayed together all day, and I was busy with the training of the army, so I rarely had time to be alone with Chen Yiyi. I really
I wanted to take Chen Yiyi to the battlefield and leave Chen Qiaoqiao behind...but I thought about the Afghan people's rejection of women, and there was no room for mistakes in this war, so I finally gave up this idea.
Then we changed into Afghan clothes and took dozens of mules on the road... Needless to say, we changed into Afghan clothes. In fact, we have put the People's Liberation Army into the PLA since we started training guerrillas.
The military uniforms were sealed up. Although these military uniforms had long taken off the red five-stars and looked like clothes worn by ordinary people. They were replaced with guerrilla-like camouflage uniforms. This was not only for confidentiality, but also for training needs.
As for now... we are about to go to the battlefield, so naturally we have to change into uniforms similar to those of other Afghan guerrillas... This is also done not only for confidentiality, but also to prevent the Soviet air power from identifying us.
You know... if other Afghan guerrillas wear white shirts and black shirts, but we wear a camouflage uniform... and we wear this camouflage uniform to fight, then the Soviets will soon know...
...The guerrillas who attacked us last night were wearing camouflage uniforms. They were very powerful and caused us a lot of casualties...We must find them and annihilate them!
So the Soviet reconnaissance planes and helicopters will be sent out everywhere to search for guerrillas wearing camouflage... Once discovered, they will immediately organize an encirclement and annihilation... Are we asking for trouble?
On the contrary, if we dressed like Afghans, this problem would not arise... All Afghan guerrillas dress like this, and even ordinary people dress like this... Afghan guerrillas are actually ordinary people with guns. Of course, this
There are also some people who are accustomed to wearing uniforms. These people have surrendered from the government army, such as Agil... but the number is not very large.
Although I am still a little uncomfortable wearing this Afghan clothing, it is still quite practical... We found out when we put it on and walked on the road. The cuffs and trousers are very wide, very ventilated, and much cooler than camouflage clothing... Afghanistan
It's very hot during the day, so clothing like this is just right
It is good at dissipating heat. In addition, as long as this scarf is pulled sideways on the face... it will completely cover the mouth and nose... This is not because there is no one around, but because Afghanistan is very windy and sandy, and there is dust everywhere in the air.
It's dust, and the headscarf can play a very good role in filtering dust.
From this aspect, this special clothing should be related to the local geography and climate conditions... The geography and climate are just like that, so there are all kinds of clothing in front of the people, and the people will naturally know it.
People tend to choose clothing that suits the local climate and geography, or... in their long-term lives, people change their clothes in order to make themselves more comfortable and adapt to the local climate and geography...
It looks like this now!
This also has an advantage for us... once we cover our headscarf, no one knows whether we are Afghans or not.