The reason why the time is set at 7 o'clock in the evening... It is because it is the time when the Soviet army and government forces complete the day's mission and are about to return to the camp to rest. At this time, they have been pursuing the guerrillas for a whole day, only to be afraid.
It was exhausted, and maybe even the tanks and armored vehicles had no time to replenish their ammunition and fuel.
And for us... it was just the beginning of the long night, and when we completed our mission, we had a whole night to escape from the tracking of the Soviet army.
Of course... at this time, the Soviet army's helicopters, reconnaissance planes and other air forces had already returned to the city... There were no airports outside Kabul, so helicopters and other valuable things must return to Kabul after completing the mission so that they would not be guerrillas would be allowed to be guerrillas.
Sneak attack.
Just like what we see... one helicopter after another flew back to Kabul from all directions like bees returning to the nest.
This is not a good thing for us... The reason is that I know very well that these MiG24s, known as "female deer", were the first armed helicopters equipped by the Soviet Union. The weapons and equipment on them were not mostly equipped with us.
Light weapons infantry can deal with it.
But I know something from Ragilna... The current MiG24 does not have much night combat capability. I don't know if it is not equipped with a night vision device or the reason why the night vision device of this era is not advanced enough to accurately identify ground troops in the air.
In short, the MiG24 night battle in the Soviet Union at this time still relied on spotlights to illuminate the ground...
If this is the case, then you will feel much more at ease... The spotlight shines on the ground, which is obviously fatal to helicopters. On the one hand, its search ability is not strong, especially in a mountainous area where stones are everywhere...
No matter how strong the light in the spotlight is, it cannot penetrate the stone. On the other hand, it will expose itself... If you search with the spotlight, you must fly at a low altitude. In addition, there is a headlight on the top of your head, and the speed is not fast when searching at a low altitude.
...so it is easy to become a target for weapons such as machine guns and bazooka.
This is also why I dare to attack Kabul under such circumstances.
It gradually darkened at six o'clock... At this time, we secretly moved to the road from Kandahar to Kabul under the leadership of Hassan and his party.
Kandahar and Kabul are the two largest cities in Afghanistan. There are 389 kilometers of roads between them... This road is not only very long but also quite dangerous. The danger here not only refers to its poor road conditions, but also because it is everywhere nearby.
Convenient to the guerrillas' hidden mountain areas.
Also because this highway is extremely important for the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan... Soviet military supplies must be continuously transported to Kandahar from this highway, and then transported from Kandahar to various fronts... In other words, Kandahar was the Soviet Union's dealing with Afghan guerrillas.
Another transit station... Kandahar and Kabul are just south and north facing the entire long Ba-A border. Kandahar's military status is even more important than Kabul. Because on the other side is the long IBa border.
So this highway became a veritable "Waiting Road"... Afghan guerrillas frequently set up ambush, destroy, rob, block, etc. in this mountainous area, which made the main goal of the Soviet army's sweep this time was
Purge the guerrillas between the two major cities of Kakan to ensure the safety of this important supply line.
From this point of view... the Soviet army did not have much experience in guerrilla warfare.
The thing about guerrillas... is the focus of "the enemy advances, and I retreat, and the enemy retreats, and I advance", so the best way to deal with guerrilla warfare is not to sweep away, but to use guerrilla warfare to deal with guerrilla warfare...
Just like we did to Vietnam during the self-defense counterattack. First, we opened a net, like dividing it into grids on the map, and then split the troops into small pieces and spread them into mountains to get themselves responsible.
The enemy in the small grid was wiped out!
Therefore, we can only succeed in dealing with the Vietnamese army, which is also fighting guerrillas, but the Soviet army did not dare to use small troops to enter the mountainous areas to clear them out due to the restrictions of its own troops... This determines that they will never be able to fight guerrillas.
What a great result.
But none of this is what I need to care about.
What I want to care about is... the army of the Soviet Union is used to clear the Kakan Highway, so when Kabul is in danger... they must have returned from this highway to help. So early in the morning when we made plans, we set our goal at
Kakan Highway... The information we deserve from the inside today is the same... Kabul sent a division of Soviet troops and two divisions of Afghan government troops in the direction of Kakan Highway.
Walking at the forefront were several guerrillas and a platoon of Li Zuolong’s agents... Needless to say, their role was cleared out the enemy’s open and secret whistles for our main force along the way...
These open and secret whistles have been under our surveillance for a long time... The reason is that we sent snipers to monitor the nearby terrain early in the morning. On the other hand, it is because the military sentries are all led by Afghan government forces... They actually also
It is the puppet army. So the enthusiasm can be imagined. The so-called "secret whistle" also has a way to get out and smoke and chat with the "open whistle". So within a few hours, all the nearby outposts were in our control.
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Then when it got dark, it was when Li Zuolong showed his skills... I don’t know if it was because Li Zuolong, the platoon leader, taught him or something. All the soldiers under his platoon had some skills, so there was no need to say...
A few groups of them touched the sentry and touched them in just a few seconds.
After that, let the guerrillas change their uniforms... and become sentinels of the government army!
Then our main force touched it up... At this time, our troops had been divided into two parts. One part was composed of staff officers, instructors, guard squads and several guerrillas who were guided by the guides, and they were carrying mules.
And some of the baggage left the war zone first and occupied the commanding heights on the retreat route to cover our retreat.
The other part is of course our main force... We have more than 200 people in total. One point towards the high ground on both sides of the highway... Each high ground is full of one platoon, which is 20 or 30 people, so we have two along the way.
Six and seven high grounds were occupied on the side and blocked a few miles of highway with a layout of "dehead, truncated, and hit the middle".
Then several soldiers of the agent company set up several anti-tanks on the road as fast as possible, and then put on a directional explosive made of explosive packs and electrical wires, so they were arranged in an ambush...
Everything took only ten minutes, including cleaning the sentry... This made Hassan shocked him. He lay beside me and said, "Captain Yang... Do you often do such things? Why do you seem to be
It seems that everyone knows what they are going to do?”
"Aren't you?" I couldn't help but feel a little surprised when I heard this.
As for war... it is to complete tasks with the highest efficiency, so of course, each task will be allocated in advance. It must be coordinated and shortened as much as possible. It even needs to be practiced several times in advance to coordinate the movements of each team... For example, in the sniper and
Coordination of whistle-touching warriors, such as mine burying and other soldiers occupying the highlands at the same time, etc. However, our soldiers have rich combat experience and strict training, so there is no need for pre-war drills to achieve a considerable degree of coordination.
, so it is easy and fast at this time.
"This..." Hassan touched his head embarrassedly and replied: "If we were to complete these things... I'm afraid that they would be in chaos at this time, and they were all in a hurry and didn't know what to do!"
I had to smile and comfort me: "It doesn't matter... Take your time, it will be done after a long time!"
This is actually the characteristic of Afghan guerrilla... The individual soldiers look good, but they lack coordination and cooperation.
But this is also normal, otherwise... so many guerrillas in Afghanistan would not have been united to the outside world when the strong enemy invades.
"The second company is ready!"
"Three consecutive games are ready!"
"Fifth Company is ready!"
...
The reports were summarized to me, so I knew that everything was ready and the east wind was missing.
After looking at the watch, there were still more than twenty minutes left before the scheduled start time... It seems that we have prepared ourselves a little too long.
"Battery Commander!" At this time, Company Commander Luo reported: "Discovering the enemy situation... several cars are there!"
"What?" I was shocked when I heard this... Several cars, we just buried several anti-tank mines on the road. If this car comes in...
"How far?" I asked, "Will there be enough time to clear mines?"
"It takes five minutes!" Corps Luo replied: "These cars are driving at a fast speed, so it is probably too late to clear mines!"
Upon hearing this, I couldn't help but frown... I didn't expect that Cheng Yaojin would come out like this halfway. If we fight first... I'm afraid that we will only have these cars.
Then I thought about it and asked again: "Is it the government army or the Soviet army..."
"It seems to be a government army!" Corps Luo replied: "Three cars, no armored vehicles escort... Maybe it was a government army who drove a small pass back to the city!"
I agree with Company Commander Luo's statement... The morale of the government troops was very poor at this time, and they were still used as cannon fodder by the Soviet army during the sweep... In addition, their base may not be far from Kabul, so they were displaced.
Go back to the city to spend the night.
"Let the sentinel go down!" I immediately ordered: "Just say that landmines are found, and a few small flags are planted in places with mines..."
"Um!" Company Commander Luo was stunned, but he soon understood and immediately conveyed the order.
Of course, there is also a translation... Then the Afghans pretending to be government sentinels ran away in a hurry, and with the help of the soldiers, they planted small flags on the mines...