Then there was a rare silence for a few days, and the Soviet army gave up the attack just as they said... Although we knew they had no choice but to do so, at least they fulfilled their promise!
But I know that underneath this calm surface... I don't know what kind of storms are stirring up. I think... when the next wave of storms comes again, I'm afraid it will be even more terrifying and cruel than before!
"It is impossible for the Soviet army to give up the attack!" I said to several staff officers around me while looking at the map: "Although we did win a victory... the problem is that our victory is not universal.
To put it simply, it was a little trick that took advantage of the Soviet army's unpreparedness... In fact, it was very simple for the Soviet army to solve our lurking situation, that is, to use mortars in advance to attack the positions without warning.
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Then blast them hard, so that no matter whether there are people or landmines hidden in the snow, they will be plowed over and there won't be much left... On the contrary, the Soviet army's fighting style is universal, even though the Alpha troops have been severely weakened.
, but the Soviet army can achieve similar results without using Alpha troops and using paratroopers. They just need a little time to conduct targeted combat training for the paratroopers... and then they can be sent to the battlefield soon!"
"The battalion commander is right!" Zhao Jingping nodded and said: "I think this is also the real reason for the Soviet armistice... On the one hand, it gave the troops time to restore their morale, and on the other hand, they promptly conducted necessary combat training for the paratroopers... Soviet paratroopers
We have faced each other before, and their fighting ability is incredible.
underestimated, but more importantly, they have enough troops... they can launch a large area in the mountainous areas on both sides of us and turn the focus of the attack to the mortar positions in the mountains... Since most of our anti-aircraft firepower is set up for mountain pass defense, so here
We were in a very passive situation during this battle!"
Zhao Jingping finally pointed out my pain point... You must know that our anti-aircraft firepower is all anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft artillery. And we used to arrange these things around the mountain pass... This is not a problem. Because the mountain pass is
The valley is definitely the top priority for defense. In the past, the Soviet army used helicopters and mechanized troops to attack the mountain passes, so of course the anti-aircraft firepower must be deployed in this area.
But... who would have thought that the Soviet army would no longer attack the mountain passes, but instead attack the mortar positions in the mountainous areas... So the air defense firepower was temporarily blank again! The anti-aircraft machine guns were okay... A few people dismantled the mortars and carried them to the mortar positions.
Just assemble it inside. The problem is that anti-aircraft machine guns are basically ineffective against Soviet helicopters. First, it is difficult to hit, and second, even if it hits, it cannot penetrate...
As for the small-caliber anti-aircraft artillery...such a big thing cannot be transported to the mountainous area for deployment, and even if we have the ability to dismantle it and transport it to the mountainous area, we will not be able to build it for a while.
A suitable tunnel is hidden...If the anti-aircraft artillery is not hidden, it will be an excellent target for helicopters!
"That is to say, our danger has not been resolved yet!" The instructor frowned and said, "It can even be said that the most dangerous moment has not yet arrived..."
"That's right!" I nodded: "What we are about to face is likely to be a fierce battle... an unprecedented fierce battle! Unless we can find an effective way... to stop this kind of pursuit of the Soviet army.
Click to remove our mortar positions and encircle the mountain pass..."
"Battal Commander!" Just then Hassan walked in and said to me with a strange expression: "There is a Soviet guy who wants to see you..."
"No!" I refused without thinking... As a Chinese, it's better to keep a low profile in Afghanistan.
I said: "Just go and tell him... you have looked for him and there is no such person!"
"But..." Hassan replied with a look of embarrassment: "She said she knew you... she knew your name was Yang Xuefeng, and she asked me to tell you... her name was Yugenya!"
"Eugenie?" When I heard the name, I felt familiar, and then I quickly remembered that she was the Soviet female prisoner I escorted in Vietnam...
Then Zhao Jingping and I looked at each other in confusion...Why is she here? What is she doing here?
I don't know if it was out of curiosity or what... We finally decided to arrange a meeting.
Of course I will not be stupid enough to arrange for Yugenya to meet with me at the battalion headquarters... Just kidding, Yugenya is an enemy now, and I also know that a very popular tactic in modern times is decapitation... Let her know that we
Wherever the battalion headquarters is, isn't it just a matter of asking the Soviet Union to send helicopters and special forces to carry out a beheading operation?
On the other hand... because I was worried that the Soviet army would take advantage of my meeting with Yugenya to send helicopters to carry out assassinations... The Soviets often do this, just like they assassinated one after another who disobeyed them."
"Discipline" the same as the Afghan Prime Minister.
So we arranged the meeting at night... and it was in a hut behind Pass No. 3... It was difficult for Soviet helicopters to function at night. On the other hand, there were enough troops and anti-aircraft firepower at the pass to deal with the night.
Flying helicopter!
"It's really you!" Yugenya exclaimed as soon as she saw me: "They told me it was you who was commanding in the Cigeo Valley... I couldn't believe it. The last time we met, it was in
Vietnam, this meeting will be in Afghanistan!”
I smiled and said, "Didn't you say... we won't become enemies? But we still became enemies after all!"
Yugenya's face darkened, and it was obvious that she didn't want to see me in this situation either...
"That's right!" I knew it was useless to say that, so I changed the subject: "How did you get here?"
"Have you forgotten that I am a translator?" Yugenya replied: "A few Vietnamese people came here a while ago, so I..."
At this point, Yugenya suddenly realized that she had let something slip, and she quickly stopped talking and stopped talking... But I understood that the Vietnamese people she was talking about were the Vietnamese advisory group... With Vietnamese advisors
Regiment, then naturally you need a trustworthy translator, otherwise important information is likely to leak into the hands of the enemy... It seems that Yugenya's trust in the Soviet army is not low!
"Captain Yang... you fought really well!" Then Yugenya looked at me with pride and said: "At first I didn't know it was you... who was so powerful that he defeated our powerful army?
The fight was so embarrassing, I didn’t expect you to be the one..."
"Tell me!" I interrupted Yugenya impatiently: "What did they send you to do? To persuade you to surrender? You know this is impossible!"
She is my enemy now... I keep reminding myself in my heart! (To be continued...)