But rather than saying this is a battle, it is better to say this is a chase!
Because the whole process...in almost every section of the valley, the Soviet army desperately resisted the impact of the Afghan guerrillas, covering their friendly forces to jump out of the encirclement through helicopters!
The Afghan guerrillas acted as hunters... constantly attacking the Soviet army's temporary defense line, chasing the main Soviet army in the assembly area waiting to evacuate!
Some of these battles in various valleys were successful, and some failed... This is actually normal, because the surviving Soviet troops in each valley are different, their determination to resist is different, and the quality of the Afghan guerrillas is also somewhat different...
But even if it is a failure, it actually doesn't matter to us, because failure will only allow the Soviets to run away a little more.
What we want is a strategic victory...the impact on the war situation or even on the entire Afghan war situation can be said to be minimal if more Soviet troops are deployed or if fewer Soviet troops are deployed!
It is precisely because of this... that we did not interfere in the subsequent battle!
On the one hand, it's because it's no longer worth our while.
On the other hand, it's because... the Afghan guerrillas also need to be tempered in actual combat, otherwise they may never grow into a force that can stand alone. Now is a good opportunity to temper them!
It should be said that the Soviet army originally wanted to stabilize its position outside the valley... because they did not choose to withdraw completely at the beginning. After all, there were still several mountain passes in their hands... No. 1, No. 2 and other mountain passes, because in
I thought that the Avalanche plan had been occupied by the Soviet army before. It was not only very difficult to arrange explosives in these valleys under the eyes of the Soviet army, but also the entire plan would be exposed to the Soviet army if I was not careful. So I
I didn't dare to take the risk.
This means that the first and last mountain passes are basically not affected by avalanches... The Soviet army has even deployed tanks on these mountain passes as forts... This makes the defense of these mountain passes rock solid.
But just as I expected...the guerrillas wandering around the mountainous area soon gathered from all directions after learning about the news that defeat had turned into victory in the Chigeo Valley, all trying to chase the Soviet army.
A fierce beating from behind!
As a result, the Soviet army was soon besieged on all sides...At one time, the mountain pass was attacked by a sneak attack, and the next time, the road was bombed. The battle was disrupted at once, leaving them no idea who they were dealing with or where they were going to fight.
A battle! In addition, they have lingering fears about the new type of anti-aircraft missiles equipped by our army. Without figuring out what this is,
No matter how many missiles there are, helicopters must be cautious in attacking... So in the end they made the decision to make a full retreat, and the retreat was completed before dark... They retreated in such a hurry that they even arranged at the mountain pass
The tanks on board didn't have time to drive away, so they used explosive packs to blast the inside and that was it!
A burst of cheers soon erupted in the valley. Naturally, a burst of gunfire was inevitably fired into the air!
"Finally we have passed this level again!" Only then did I feel completely relieved!
"Captain Yang!" At this time, Mike walked up to me and saluted solemnly, saying: "You guys fought so beautifully... No wonder Colonel Smith is convinced by you. At first, I thought he was...
…Please forgive me for my previous rudeness!”
"It doesn't matter!" I smiled softly... If it were in the past, I might have the pleasure of getting revenge at this time, but now... Mike's little thing is nothing more than sesame seeds and green beans.
It can’t cause any more waves in my heart!
"Battle Commander Yang!" Mike continued: "I admire you, I admire you... My mission is to ensure the safety and integrity of the missile. So..."
"Of course I support your work!" I nodded: "Lieutenant Colonel Mike... the Stinger missiles helped us a lot in this battle, as you can see... otherwise we would not have been able to obtain such a big victory.
Thank you to the US government for my victory. In addition... I will also cooperate with your work to count and recover the remaining missiles. I also know that... only in this way will the US government give us more Stinger missiles.
Isn't it?"
"Yes!" Lieutenant Colonel Mike nodded excitedly: "Thank you to Battalion Commander Yang for your support. Battalion Commander Yang is a smart man... This way we can save a lot of trouble!"
I shook hands with Lieutenant Colonel Mike and said, "Happy cooperation!"
“A pleasure to work with!”
But what Mike didn't know was that... at this time, two of the "Stinger" missiles had already been replaced by us without anyone noticing. Not only were they replaced, they were also "blown up" on the battlefield to "death without evidence."
"!
Although this is against the "faith" with the US military, I know... on the battlefield or between countries, that "faith" is actually not worth a few dollars, otherwise there would be no "war who never tires of deceit"
This idiom exists!
When I returned to the battalion headquarters again... I can say that I was in a good mood... The facts on the battlefield also proved that the "Stinger" missile was a very effective weapon against the Soviet air power!
This can be said to be of great benefit to us... Hasn't the Soviet army been using helicopters to block our army's supply lines? They randomly equipped the guerrillas led by Chen Qiaoqiao with a few "stingers" to disperse them
He lurked in the mountains near the supply line to see if the Soviet helicopters dared to fly around unscrupulously...
Haven't the Soviets always wanted to take over our valley? As long as there are enough "stingers" in the Xigeo Valley...the Soviet helicopters can destroy as many as they can, then I don't know what else they can use to attack
valley!
In other words... as long as there is a "Stinger", the Cigeo Valley will make up for the shortcomings in air defense, and it can almost be said to be an iron wall. The only problem here... is its reliance on the US military's "Stinger" missiles.
Gao. You may be subject to restrictions and restrictions from the US government in the future!
The news quickly spread to the country... So a few days later, I received a telegram...
"Battal Commander!" Zhao Jingping came to me that day with a telegram and said: "This telegram was forwarded from Commander Zhang by Major Rana... He congratulated us on our victory in Afghanistan, and on the other hand ordered us to stay
The instructors of each company and some necessary military advisors, and all other units will be withdrawn to Pakistan!"
"Hmm!" After hearing this, I knew that things must have changed a lot, otherwise Commander Zhang never interfered with our actions. But this time he forcefully pulled us back!