PS: Today is still the third update, just because there are some private matters during the day, and the third update will be after twelve o'clock.
After a whole night of civil strife... the four battalions of Afghan government forces collapsed.
The collapse here does not mean that the more than 3,000 Afghan government troops have died... In fact, the number of deaths in their lives is only six or seven hundred... Most government troops have fled in all directions depending on the situation.
Of course, whether they can escape is another matter, because there are a large number of guerrillas lurking in this mountainous area, waiting for them to fall into the trap.
Some of the government troops who fled were actually looking for guerrillas, and the rest... they became prisoners of the Soviet army.
I don't know how the Soviet army will deal with these prisoners, but I know that these Afghan government forces, as Soviet cannon fodder, will definitely not have much combat effectiveness, and the Soviet army will not dare to transfer new Afghan government forces to "help the war for the time being".
"... Just kidding, the internal fight last night had already caused heavy losses to the Soviet army... The losses here were not only the casualties of the Soviet soldiers, but also the consumption of morale and supplies. These losses to the entire battle were
Immaculate.
So, even if the Soviet army has this intention... I am afraid that I don't have the courage to transfer the Afghan government troops again. What if I do this again? This offensive against the Sigeo Valley can be declared to be a failure.
In fact... if the Soviet commander was rational enough, he should choose to withdraw his troops at this time... Civil strife in front of the formation is not a trivial matter, at least they should withdraw from the valley and rest outside for a few days to investigate.
But the Soviet army did not do this... Maybe they think that this kind of civil strife is just a chaos of the Afghan government forces, and they just need to remove the restless parts. Or maybe they are unwilling to admit defeat...
…You must know that before last night they were full of confidence in victory, and they thought they only needed to fight for another one and two days to win the Sigeo Valley, but today they admitted that they failed and with their tails quit...unless the Soviet army
The commander was ready to accept a series of punishments brought about by doing so, otherwise he would not have done so.
So... the main Soviet army stationed outside the valley was soon injected into the valley because of insufficient troops... Only two companies of infantry, plus a few tanks and armor-piercing vehicles were left outside the valley. Their mission was to guard the valley.
The highlands on both sides, including Pass No. 1, were unobstructed to ensure that the Soviet army had a way to retreat. The rest were all devoted to the valley and launched a fierce attack on Pass No. 4...
The Soviet army's idea may be very simple... They have a lot of modern equipment and helicopter cover. If not, there is also Mi8 helicopter airdrop... Not only can airdrop airborne troops but also airdrop various military supplies, plus the valley
It is indeed suitable for armored troops to fight... The average width of the Xigeo Valley is two kilometers. Other places other than the pass are suitable for the development of Soviet tanks, armored vehicles, infantry fighting vehicles and other equipment. The guerrillas attack them here.
It is said that it is seeking death, not to mention that the Soviet army's strength is more than twice that of the guerrillas, and its quality and equipment are not of the same level.
So... they firmly believe that as long as they open up the valley and guard the pass, they will not be in danger.
But the problem is... they can't defend the Yamaguchi, they just don't know it yet.
"Let go of Pass No. 4!" I gave this order more than half an hour after the Soviet army launched an attack on Pass No. 4.
So the No. 4 Pass was soon occupied by the Soviet army. The Soviet army cheered, and hundreds of tanks and armored vehicles slowly drove into the No. 04 Valley under the cover of helicopters and infantry...
For the Soviet army, the more passes and valleys they occupied, the more victory they mean... But for us, the more valleys they occupied, the more dispersed their troops, and at the same time, the deeper the trap!
"Stay on the fifth mountain pass!" This is my next order.
The only thing that makes me feel a little regretful is that... the guerrillas have too few troops. There are only more than 4,000 people in total... and the characteristics of the Afghan guerrillas also determine that they are not strong in combat and cannot be too dispersed, so I only
We can concentrate our energy on the Soviet troops in the north. We can teach them some lessons to the Soviet troops in the south. We can't eat a big fat man in one bite!
"Yes!" Zhao Jingping responded and quickly conveyed the order.
In fact, if we really want to stick to a mountain pass, it would be impossible for the Soviet army to conquer it so easily... This is due to two reasons. On the one hand, the fortifications on the high ground on both sides of the mountain pass are very complete. This is after we arrived at the Xigeo Valley.
The masterpiece...this is due to our combat experience in the Vietnam battlefield. We even combined some of the things we learned from the Vietnamese devils...thing on the battlefield, if only because of the enemy we hate
If things are not used, it would seem too stupid. Even the ancients knew the principle of "learning from the barbarians' skills to control the barbarians", but there are modern people who blindly abandon their enemy's things because of personal emotional reasons.
Just like when I was in modern times, I once looked at a TV series... When the protagonist in the comrade handed him a 38-year-old hood, he replied indignantly: "I don't need Japanese things!"...
Here I couldn't help but curse: "This is a fucking trick. How many combat heroes have seized Japanese weapons to attack Japanese... You deny the heroes by saying this nonsense.
Put yourself on the altar!”
Because of this understanding, I did not hesitate or have any obstacles to refer to a large number of tactics learned from the Vietnamese Japanese. Just like the tactics of suspicion last night... But then again, these tactics are actually also
It is not the original creation of the Vietnamese devils, they also learned from us. You should know that during the Vietnam War of Resistance Against France and the War of Resistance Against the United States, the main force of the Vietnamese army was to be equipped and trained on the Sino-Vietnam border, and then enter Vietnam and the French.
The Americans fought... but because we had a gray period, we just forgot these excellent tactics.
In this way, every mountain pass has been developed by us into trenches on the ground, fortresses on the edges, scattered cat ear piercings and fortifications combined with underground tunnels... These fortifications seem scattered, but in fact
They are all connected and support each other to form a complete defense system.
Just like what we see now... a large number of Soviet soldiers rushed towards the No. 5 Pass under the cover of tanks, armored vehicles and helicopters... On the surface, they seemed to completely suppress our army's firepower, but on the side and behind
But I don’t know where the guerrillas came out and fired at them with machine guns...
This is the "side firepower" and "backward firepower" commonly used by the Vietnamese Japanese on the battlefield... Its characteristic is that they accidentally attack the weak parts of the enemy. And they do not require much force... Only five soldiers or even more are needed in one direction.
Younger... Two soldiers were equipped with machine guns, and the other three were equipped with assault rifles to cover them. They fired a shuttle towards the enemy and ran away after they finished firing the bullets.
The Vietnamese army runs to hide in the jungle, while the Afghan guerrilla runs to hide in the stone forest... The mountains in Afghanistan are full of stones that are several meters or even ten meters high. So it is not difficult to hide them at all. This is also the mountainous area of Afghanistan.
One of the reasons suitable for fighting guerrilla.
The Soviet army's charge was extremely difficult under the tactics of our army... Their firepower was strong, but they could never hit the right place, it was a bit like hitting a mosquito with a fist... The force was huge
, but you can't catch mosquitoes!
For those guerrillas who are constantly harassing on the "side" and "back"... they won't chase them. They not only have to feel trembling along the way. They will not only feel that there are enemies in all directions, but once they are successfully attacked by the guerrillas, they will also suffer a considerable amount of time.
Heavy casualties... These are "side firepower" and "backward firepower". The Soviet army either faced the machine gun on the side or faced the machine gun on the back... The "wagh" sweep was swept around at least a dozen people fell down.
In the pool of blood... the Soviet army launched a charge on a high ground and only had one company... How could it withstand such a few strafings!
But if you chase this... I won't talk about dispersing my troops for now, this is the territory of the guerrillas... I chased those guerrillas and turned left and right in the stone forest, and got lost after a few seconds... At that time, I will only
I'm afraid I don't even know how to die.
Only then did the Soviet army remember the benefits of the Afghan government forces... If they were there, at least they could make up for some of their shortcomings. But now I am afraid it is too late to regret it!
On the other hand...the defense of each pass is also combined with the mortar position.
The geographical location of the mountain pass is very special, and most of them are located in the middle line of the valley... As mentioned before, the average width of the valley is two kilometers... Then on the middle line, it is only one kilometer to the mountainous areas on both sides.
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So the mortar is very useful... The range of 60 guns and 82 guns is 3 kilometers, and the range of 100 mortars is 5 kilometers... We use the mountain pass as the center and the range of mortars as the radius.
Several circles are scattered in this small circle to build a light mortar position, and heavy mortar position is built in a large circle...
It is worth mentioning among them is the heavy mortar... Because its range is long, the range that can be built also increases in series... The area of the outer circle of the large circle will be much larger than the area of the small circle. Therefore, the heavy mortar is
The distribution range of artillery positions can be very wide.
But this is only one aspect. What is more important is that the large circle drawn with two passes as the center and the intersecting areas... Simply put, a heavy mortar position can provide fire cover for two passes at the same time... These areas
It is our top priority. Not only did we equip these artillery-forced positions with a large amount of ammunition, but we also arranged for other soldiers in our army's artillery-forced companies to be responsible for artillery operation.
This is also the reason why I specifically asked Major Rana for a 100MM mortar before the war.