The air raid was nothing more than a disincentive for the Taliban government to show the attitude and momentum of the United States, but the problem was that the bombs of strategic bombers and Tomahawk cruise missiles were all thrown into residential areas, and instead of posing the slightest threat to the Taliban army, they caused a large number of civilian casualties.

Hundreds of houses collapsed in Mazar-i-Sharif, thousands of people lost their lives in the bombing, heart-rending cries of grief and desperate cries everywhere, and the actions of the US military inspired strong hatred in the hearts of the people.

The funniest thing is that after the US Air Force finished bombing, it immediately sent planes to start airdropping daily necessities and medicines, and the "reason" given to the news media was to help civilians injured in the bombing.

With the cooperation of the Northern Alliance, the US C-17 strategic transport aircraft has a safe landing site, and began to deliver heavy equipment and helicopter gunships to Afghanistan on a large scale.

On both sides of a stretch of road, scattered with a battalion of Taliban fighters and a squadron of special forces fighters of a mercenary regiment, as well as a battalion of guerrilla fighters, the first round of ambushes will begin here, the road has been blocked by anti-infantry mines and anti-tank mines.

The soldiers who were ambushed in the ravines relied on their camouflage to confuse US reconnaissance planes and spy satellites, but fortunately this is an oasis, and shelter is easy to find, and there is no shortage of grass and branches.

The division of labor is very clear, the Taliban fighters are responsible for the assault and use the anti-tank missiles provided by the mercenary regiments to attack the main battle tanks and infantry fighting vehicles of the US army, the special forces are responsible for sniping the officers of the opposing side, and they also use portable anti-aircraft missiles to deal with the attacks of helicopter gunships, and the guerrilla forces are only responsible for long-range mortar bombardment.

On the road from Huram to Mazar-i-Sharif, there are three ambush circles, this is the first, before the operation, the officers of the special forces made tactical requirements, in fact, it is very simple, to kill and injure the enemy to the greatest extent, but must not be entangled, and the principle of running after the fight is pursued.

"Are these Northern Alliance troops in a hurry to reincarnate, it's really weird, the truck actually ran in front of the main battle tank, this kind of military literacy is not as good as even the army of the third brother's family!" A special forces observer said dumbfounded.

The US army's mode of march is that the main battle tanks are in the front, the infantry fighting vehicles are in the rear, and the manned trucks and transport trucks are secondary, and in addition to the monitoring of reconnaissance planes and spy satellites in the air, there are also armed helicopters circling, and this is the normal formation.

"Now our mines can get off to a good start, a truck is actually stuffed with more than 60 people, these are at least the number of an infantry battalion, pitiful, according to the words of our instructor, it is called death before leaving the division!" The squadron leader said with a smile.

There was a loud bang, followed by a continuous sound, in the sight of the blocking force, the manned trucks of the Northern Alliance were blown apart, the engines were all shattered, and more than half of the people on it were blown up without arms and legs, and at least ten of the more than a dozen trucks were crushed into the mines, and the Abrams main battle tanks that followed behind were also attacked by mines, and the people responsible for planting mines were all veterans of the special forces, very experienced, and the buried positions were also very tricky, even including psychology.

The anti-tank missiles and rocket launchers of the Taliban fighters began to attack, these guys just don't want to die at all, they are only more than 200 meters away from the armored troops, the guerrillas are hiding in the grass and bushes in the distance, dozens of mortars are firing ammunition without killing, the dust of the explosion is turned upside down, the power of mortar shells is not small, the snipers of the mercenary regiment keep pulling the trigger, and one by one large-caliber bullets take away one life after another, this is an anti-materiel sniper rifle!

The U.S. military has experienced too many wars, and it is indeed well-trained, that is, ten minutes of panic, and then the 120 mm smoothbore guns of the Abrams main battle tank, as well as the side-by-side machine guns, began to suppress fire, and the same is true for the Bradley infantry fighting vehicle.

The soldiers formed a counterattack formation, using assault rifles and machine guns to weave a network of fire, gradually approaching the positions of the Taliban fighters, and the helicopters also flew back, and the 30mm single-barreled electric chain cannon of the Apache helicopter gunship was frantically pouring ammunition.

Whoosh, a number of anti-aircraft missiles suddenly appeared, this is a portable anti-aircraft missile specially created by the mercenary regiment for its own army, and the lethality is considerable, because no country can know the weakness of the Apache helicopter gunship better than the mercenary regiment, which itself is equipped with more than a thousand, more than the American army itself, of course, in comparison, it belongs to the old model.

Wu Chen has a theory, that is, all those flying in the sky will be shot down, and all those floating on the water will be sunk, the Apache gunship has strong attack power and perverted defense capabilities, and it is one of the best gunships in the world, but this does not mean that it will not be shot down, in fact, the number of Apache shot down is quite a lot, but it is much less in comparison.

The special forces were responsible for dealing with one of the twelve gunships in the air, eight of which fell in a matter of seconds, and the remaining four slipped with injuries. The pilots are also blinded, the army of the Taliban government is known for its backwardness, where did so many portable anti-aircraft missiles come from?

Even without the protection of helicopter gunships, the firepower of the US military was not something that these blocking forces could oppose, and half an hour later, the order to retreat was issued. The route has been surveyed many times, and the coalition forces have suffered such heavy losses that the possibility of pursuit is not very large, even if the American troops do not give up, the receiving troops will cook a hearty meal for them.

"No wonder Afghanistan has become the graveyard of empires, I have to admire the people here for their determination to resist the invaders!" What shocked the captain of the special forces squadron was that more than 30 seriously wounded members of the Taliban army actually took the initiative to ask the queen to buy time for the retreat, because they didn't want to drag everyone down, and finally finished the bullet and used grenades to all die heroically.

No one thought that the Taliban army would dare to sneak attack the forward troops of the coalition forces, nor did they think that the weapons and equipment of the Taliban army were so advanced, not only anti-tank missiles, but also portable anti-aircraft missiles, where to buy them?

The casualties of the Northern Union army reached more than 400 people, most of them were killed by mines, and the American army lost 16 Abrams main battle tanks, 9 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, 8 Apache helicopter gunships and more than 20 trucks, and the casualties of the coalition forces reached more than 200 people.

However, this is called a disadvantage, and the United States and NATO feel a deep humiliation, and it is really not a good sign that there are such losses at the beginning of the war, and it seems that the prediction of the war in Afghanistan is really too optimistic.

"Mr. Makas, you immediately call the hospital in Hiram and get the doctors and nurses ready, and the transport helicopter hurry to the coordinates I sent you, our army has been attacked by the Taliban army, and there are hundreds of wounded who need to be treated." Selena called.