Chapter 951: Behind the War
The Taliban army is really good at using strategy and tactics, and the U.S. and NATO forces near the Calikar line are unanimous in their opinion. I didn't see anyone sneak attack at night, so I knew that I buried mines and dug caves, and entered the defensive position during the day to wait, as if I wanted to wait for the rabbit, and at night I was silent, hiding and not showing my face at all, what the hell is this?
The food and materials of the mercenary corps were transported from the storage base in the new urban area of Kundu to the location of the coalition headquarters, which was for fear of stimulating the Taliban government and posing a threat to the mercenary industry's local industry, so the agreement between the two sides stipulated that the transportation of the mercenaries would not go directly to the front line, but to the base, and then the US army and the armies of various countries would transport it to the battlefield themselves.
"This Atlantis International Trading Company is really dark enough, ordinary beef actually costs 150 US dollars a kilogram, which is five times higher than the domestic price, this is not the best beef used for steak, the asking price is too ruthless, how can I sign it?" The commander of the French unit said, looking at the list of supplies.
Although the countries participating in the Afghan war have a unified command of the US military and have set up a coalition command for this purpose, they all have their own military expenditures in terms of logistics, which is also an attitude, and they have contributed money and people to help the United States fight Afghanistan, so the military of each country has its own procurement rights.
Although other countries are also developed countries, they are not as rich as the United States, and in the face of such high suppliers, the commanders began to complain that they spent too much on military spending and could not account for the domestic expenditure, especially the list of material procurement, which needs to be reviewed.
"No way, this is in Afghanistan, our existing transportation conditions cannot meet the demand, and it is expected to be slaughtered, the domestic flour is only 0.6 dollars per pound, but the flour provided by the mercenary corps has reached three dollars per pound, the whole wheat bread has reached two dollars per pound in the country, the mercenary corps has actually reached twelve dollars, and all the food supplies are not less than five times the price, and some have even reached ten times the price!"
"But the logistics department is also helpless about this, there are no military bases in our countries in Central Asia, just the transportation of ammunition, vehicles, weapons and other combat materials, all transport aircraft have been used, and the fleet has unloaded from various countries to the port of Bagistan, but it cannot be directly loaded and transported, because Jalalabad, the most important transportation hub in Afghanistan and Bagistan, is still controlled by the Taliban, for this reason, it is necessary to rely on the supply of mercenaries in the early stage."
"Also, the food and materials purchased by the mercenaries are all of the highest grade after strict review, the beef is all first-class in Argentina, the flour and vegetables are first-class in France, and the transportation costs are also quite huge, otherwise the Ministry of Defense will not agree to this price."
"The more our offensive does not go well, the greater the military expenditure will be, and the war in the northern region has just ended, and the US military alone has already spent nearly two billion US dollars, and in just a few days, in terms of logistics and food materials, more than 300 million US dollars have been given to the mercenary corps, accounting for one-seventh of the share." The major general of the US army, who is in charge of logistics, said.
Everyone relies on mercenaries to supply food and supplies, what kind of grandson, do you think our American military doesn't know about the cats in French material procurement? It's nothing more than to make a gesture, pretending how fair and thrifty you are, you are a fox for thousands of years, so don't play any fasting, right?
"What you said is true, the food supplies provided by the mercenary corps are indeed genuine, and the flour and vegetables are also of the best grade shipped from France, but the price is too tricky, it would be better if it were cheaper." said the commander of the French army.
"We all know that mercenaries are not easy, providing logistical assistance to NATO troops is a big risk, if we don't have their help, then we will be miserable, just like some time ago, when the food supplies in the country arrived, Mazar-i-Sharif's army was afraid that it would be hungry and unable to walk, let alone fight."
"Of course, this problem of high price is also a real problem, and there is a joint office meeting on logistics and transportation on the mercenary side tonight, and we can bring it up and discuss it then." said the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces.
These French people like to pretend the most, a typical set in front of the face and behind the back, this four-star general is very disdainful in his heart, damn, what about the expensive problem after you sign it, isn't it taking off your pants and farting, it's too much!
Discuss a fart, high-sounding statement, it is absolutely impossible for the mercenary corps to reduce the price, maybe discuss, the original price will rise a little more, everyone actually knows in their hearts, what is going on with this so-called logistics and transportation joint office meeting.
The mercenary corps dared to ask for this price, of course, to make money from it, but not all for themselves, eating alone would be supported to death, in fact, these senior generals present would also benefit from it.
For example, the mercenary corps officers' club in Kundu Tuxin Town, which was held tonight, is an invisible benefit, they all have free Bordeaux red wine and Russian caviar, authentic French dinner, and every order has a corresponding rebate, everyone earns money, and takes money from material procurement, which is also a rule of the game for the army.
Not to mention the matter of this group of senior generals, the ammunition transported from the country and the food supplies provided by the mercenaries were in place, and the coalition forces regained their combat effectiveness, so they tentatively began to launch an offensive, which had been delayed for three days.
In view of the fact that the mines planted by this group of guys were everywhere and that the coalition forces were still attacking from the bottom up, this was certainly a loss, and after discussion, a battalion of air assault division troops, under the cover of helicopter gunships, carried out a landing on the hillside two kilometers away from the position, which was the easiest way to avoid casualties.
"Paralyzed, these guys are really damned, they even launched anti-tank missiles while the helicopter was landing, who came up with such a vicious tactic!" The division commander of the air assault division couldn't help but curse when he heard the report on the battle situation.
What no one expected was that the Taliban army seemed to anticipate that the US troops were going to carry out a plane landing, and actually hid in bomb craters and rubble, used anti-tank missiles against US helicopters, blew up more than a dozen of them on the spot, and the US troops lost more than 100 people, although they themselves were also smashed to pieces by the helicopter gunships in the sky and were surrounded and annihilated by angry US GIs, the number of which was as high as 60 or 70 people, but the losses had already been done.
"This is their last madness, now that they know the strategy of their opponents, it is easy to crack, and the means of the Taliban army are limited. In this way, we divided into two steps, the 1st Mechanized Infantry Division destroyed their mine formations with artillery bombardment and launched a strong attack from the front, and the Air Assault Division still carried out airborne operations, I do not believe that this position cannot be defeated, it is simply a shame for the US troops. Said the commander of the mechanized division.