The assembly point was soon established under Hassan's arrangement... It was not difficult to establish this assembly point. We only need to find a few people familiar with the terrain from the guerrillas, and carry the robber's horses and carry the water bags.
Just go to the designated location.
There is never a shortage of people familiar with the terrain in the guerrillas, so we don’t need to worry at all.
There are two assembly points we have established, and the horse team is divided into two parts. We will walk back and forward with Lake Dahar as the center, and set up two assembly points on our expected retreat route.
Later I thought about it... I felt that this assembly point had another advantage, which was that it would make our battle more flexible... Once someone or the troops were disbanded in the battle, there was no need to worry... As long as there was a map,
If you know where the assembly point is, then go to the assembly point to find troops!
But there are also disadvantages... Once someone is captured, he will tell the position of the assembly point under the coercion and temptation of the Soviet Union... Then it will be fatal to our troops.
It is precisely because of this... I strictly ordered that everyone should not draw circles on the assembly point on the map. Of course, our army knew about this... In order to find the map by the enemy, we saw it on it.
With circles and dots, it is easy to guess our assembly point or the retreat route. But the Afghan guerrillas do not know this, so it is necessary to reiterate it in the army.
But after thinking about it, I felt that this was not a good idea... The reason was that if someone was captured, it would be unrealistic to simply pin his hopes on them being able to withstand severe torture. So I quickly formulated another one
The fake retreat route and assembly point...instruct all the soldiers to recruit this fake retreat route when they are captured and cannot stand torture.
The advantage of doing this is that... they can temporarily save them from the pain of flesh and blood. They can unify the caliber to make the enemy think that the news is true, and they can also buy time for the main force to retreat... The Soviets were getting fake assembly points and
When we retreated and ambushed at the assembly point, our main force was probably back to Pakistan.
Later I found this step very useful... Not only this time, we designed two or three retreat routes in the subsequent wars, of course, only one retreat route was real, so the Soviets didn't know the torture.
Which information is true and which one is false?
"Report to the battalion commander!" We marched for several hours that night. When we arrived at the radio contact point, I asked the troops to stop and rest for a while. Not long after, the correspondent handed me a telegram and said, "Base."
Call... The enemy launched the second sweep at 5 a.m. today!”
"Oh!" I nodded, which was as expected, because this morning we heard the sound of cannons coming from Kabul. Obviously, it was outside the possible hiding of the Soviet army bombing the guerrillas.
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"But..." the commuter continued: "The direction of the enemy's sweep was not promoted from the mountainous areas south of the hinterland, but along the road, including the road from Kabul to Kandahar..."
"What?" I was stunned when I heard this... With the faint light of the flashlight, it turned out to be as the correspondent said, the Soviet army mainly swept the mountainous areas near the highway this time.
"Convene a meeting of cadres!" I gave the order without thinking.
"yes!"
Soon Hassan, Zhao Jingping and several other cadres surrounded us, and the guards covered us with a huge canvas... We put a flashlight inside.
"This is the situation!" I said with a flashlight and said, "The enemy situation has changed... They did not sweep from north to south like the first sweep. Instead, they sweep the nearby mountains along the road!"
"Oh..." Zhao Jingping soon knew the problem: "We also plan to ambush the reinforcements of the Soviet army beside the highway...will it go bankrupt?!"
Zhao Jingping's words are not difficult to understand... If the Soviet army and Afghan government forces are carried out on the road as the center, then we must break through their defense if we want to ambush the road... This ambush the Soviet army next to the road
The plan obviously won't work. Even if we ambush successfully, it will be trapped in layers of encirclement by the enemy, and it will be difficult to escape unscathed.
"I miscalculated it!" I said: "We always thought... how did the Soviet Union sweep the first time, so the second time must be similar to the first time... I didn't expect this change!"
"Battery Commander. You are no wonder!" Zhao Jingping said: "Our intelligence is limited... All we can do is to make plans with limited intelligence. Are you not a god?"
I shook my head and said, "I should have thought of it long ago... The first sweep of the Soviet army was initiated with underestimating the enemy, so it was promoted from north to south, thinking that it could eliminate the guerrillas in one fell swoop.
Now... after these months of fighting, they have realized that it is unlikely to quickly eliminate the guerrillas. On the other hand, they are under great pressure in logistics supply... Highways not only transport capacity
It is small and difficult to transport. It is also sneak attacked by guerrillas from time to time... So the most urgent task is to ensure the safety of your own road as much as possible! So this time they will unfold along the road!"
"The battalion commander's analysis is reasonable!" Hassan nodded and said, "In fact... the Soviet military supply line has never been safe. Since they entered Afghanistan, all guerrillas and even the people have been organized or unorganized.
Destroying the highway or sneaking into the Soviet army has caused great losses to the Soviet army, so it is not surprising that the Soviet Union will carry out this sweep on a highway!"
There is no doubt about this. Highways are easy to destroy and difficult to keep... The simplest way is to destroy. You can secretly bury a few landmines by holding a hoe at night. If you have a few guns and a few people, you can
Ambush on the roadside... If the opponent is strong, then run away after a few shots. If the opponent is not strong... Then you can wipe out the enemy and then grab supplies!
So such a thing is of course the first choice for Afghan guerrillas.
"What should I do now?" Zhao Jingping asked.
This question made us silent... because it means that our original plan will be overturned and started over again, and it also involves the coordination of the two troops and the assembly point...
"Where is Rajer's troops now?" I asked.
"The big sigh is here..." Zhao Jingping pointed to a location on the map: "They can reach the designated location tonight!"
"Order them to stop moving forward right now!"
"Yes!" Zhao Jingping responded and passed the order down.
This is necessary... If Rajier and his team continued to move as planned, they would be in a state of collision with the Soviet army and the government army.
"Battery Commander!" After a while of silence, Zhao Jingping said: "In view of the misjudgment of the enemy's situation... I think it's better for us to cancel this operation!"
"I agree with Staff Zhao's idea!" said the instructor: "What's more, one of the purposes of our operation... is to familiarize the soldiers and staff with the terrain and climate of Afghanistan. This goal has been achieved... In this case,
Suitable for risky attacks!”
"What do you think?" I asked Hassan.
"I have no problem!" Although Hassan's expression on his face was a little disappointed, he nodded and said, "Your purpose is different from ours... You need to consider from the long term, train more Afghan guerrillas and arm more
The Afghan people have allowed them to form combat effectiveness... Then it is indeed not a good choice to take risks in this situation!"
"No!" I shook my head and said, "Although we have reason to cancel the plan, this will cause a considerable blow to our morale anyway and will shake our foundation in Pakistan... So I decided to fight a war!
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"Battery Commander!" Zhao Jingping advised: "We are not clear at the moment. It can be said that we know nothing about the enemy's combat plan... It is too dangerous to do so!"
"Yes, Comrade Yang Xuefeng!" The instructor said: "You can't act voluntarily when fighting. You can fight when you can. Don't fight hard when you can... Don't worry about the gains and losses of a city and a place. This is the spirit of guerrilla warfare.
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"What if I can fight?" I said.
This is the first time this phenomenon has happened... Everyone opposed me to fight, but I think this is a chance!
"Do you have a plan?" asked the instructor: "Tell me... If we can beat us, of course we won't object!"
“We just need to change the location…”
"Spot? Where?!" Zhao Jingping asked.
“Kabul!”
"What?" I couldn't help but surprise everyone, even Hassan was no exception.
"Battleman Yang means..." Hassan widened his eyes: "Is he attacking Kabul? That is the capital of Afghanistan, and the defense is very tight..."
"Yes!" I said, "And the plan has also changed a little... It turned out that it was to lead the snake out of the hole, but now it is to lead the snake into the hole!"
Of course I know that Kabul cannot attack with our hundreds of troops... because Kabul is surrounded by mountains on three sides and has a U-shaped shape... There is only one exit, which means... if you want to attack Kabul,
We must fight a tough battle to defeat several high grounds around it, which is tantamount to seeking death for us!
So...I'm not really going to attack Kabul.
"If the Soviet army and Afghan government forces carry out a sweep based on the road!" I said: "What does that mean? It means that a large number of Soviet army and government forces will be transferred out of Kabul to perform missions... So Kabul's troops will
It will appear empty! At this time, if the Soviet army thought there were a large number of guerrillas attacking Kabul...what would they be like?"