Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Great Quagmire
"We only met yesterday, and the first impression I had on Second Lieutenant Hammad was very impressive." "You're a true warrior, and we in the United States are the most supportive of a warrior like Lieutenant Mhammad," Bauer said. ”
With that, Bauer reached out and shook hands with Mhammad.
The two hands were clasped tightly together, and the two of them had smiles on their faces, as if they were friendly old friends.
It wasn't until two minutes that the two parted their hands, and Mhammad put his hand on his back and shook it twice, I, it hurts! This guy's hands are so strong!
At the same time, Bauer on the opposite side did the same thing, with his hands behind his back, as if his mouth was still twitching.
"Come, Mr. Bauer, please be seated." As if he hadn't seen anything, Musha'f smiled and said to Bauer.
When Bauer turned to take his seat, Mhammad could see that the guy's hands were a little swollen, and it seemed that his hands were stronger.
"We don't have to gossip." "I came this time because I received an order from the president that the Stinger missile was just developed by us, and its performance is not very stable, so I'm sorry that it can't be provided to the Afghan guerrillas," Power said. The Tao anti-tank missile is complicated to operate, and I am afraid that the guerrillas will not be able to grasp it, but our CIA has obtained three hundred RPG-7s through secret channels, which can all be provided to you this guerrilla team, and the RPG-7 can penetrate the main armor of the Soviets tank, and can also beat the hind from the sky. ”
It is undeniable that the RPG-7 is a mature and simple weapon, and in every war, this weapon can be seen, but this thing is only used in large quantities, and as for the results, it cannot be compared with the Stinger at all.
RPG-7 is an uncontrolled rocket-booster grenade, when launched, it is in the process of inertial flight, whether it can hit the target, in addition to the experience of the shooter, the rest is to ask Allah to bless. To use the most familiar analogy, this thing is similar to ordering a monkey.
To shoot down a hind, you have to shoot dozens of rockets, if you just launch rockets, forget it, the key is that when the shooter launches, you can't shoot down the helicopter, you can only be killed by the helicopter, the helicopter is the natural enemy of the infantry, just like an eagle catching a chicken.
Mhammad is unwilling to take human lives to fill it, three hundred RPG-7s, no sincerity.
"Mr. Power, do you know what that means of the war that is taking place on the land of Afghanistan right now?" Mhammad asked Bauer.
Hearing Mhammad's question, Power said without hesitation: "The Soviets have brazenly invaded a sovereign country in disregard of international norms, which is a violation of the UN Charter, and the international community has expressed extreme opposition to the Soviet Union, while the Afghan people, not afraid of the strength of the Soviets, resolutely took up arms to defend their homeland and country, and we, the entire West, have expressed support for the Afghan people, and the guerrilla war of the Afghan people is just." ”
Hearing this, Hammad shook his head for a while: "Mr. Bauer, politics are all dirty, don't say how sacred it is, why doesn't your country support those wars in Africa?" ”
"Second Lieutenant Mhammad, watch your words." Musha'af said that although in terms of military rank, Musha'f is higher than the Bauer in front of him, but Bauer represents the United States, especially now, Powell is directly responsible to the President of the United States, reporting the situation here, and asking for weapons for support, this person must not be offended, Pakistan even allowed this guy to open a bar on the street in order to support this guy.
Mhamad immediately bowed his head: "I'm sorry, Mr. Power, my words did not intend to offend the dignity of your country, I just want to say that the war in Afghanistan won the support of the Western world because of the Soviet Union. In essence, this is a war between the West and the USSR, fought only through the hands of the Afghan people, you say, am I right? ”
This was the first conversation between Power and Hammad, and this meeting brought a great shock to Bow, so much so that more than ten years later, when Mahmad had become a hegemon and drifted away from the United States, Power still attached great importance to Mahmad, a powerful opponent with keen political insight.
Mhammad is not only a soldier, but also has an absolute talent for politics.
"For the Western world, as long as you help the Afghan people and win this war, you will win a victory over the Soviet Union." "That's why I'm sent to Afghanistan to help train the guerrillas there," Mhammad said. However, such a view is not entirely accurate, the significance of the war in Afghanistan is far from the victory over the red Soviet Union, it has a deeper meaning! ”
Mhammad glanced at Bauer, this guy was looking at himself with a pair of glowing eyes at this time, Mhammad couldn't help but feel satisfied in his heart, flicker, Lao Tzu doesn't believe that flickering doesn't move you.
What Mhammad relied on was not political sensitivity, but the knowledge of later generations.
The war in Afghanistan completely impoverished the Soviet Union, and when it was poor, it was thought of change, and Gorbachev wanted to reform, but it turned out that if he wanted to reform the economy, he had to reform the government first, and this reform destroyed the Soviet Union.
Without the war in Afghanistan, the Soviet Union, although doomed, would have survived for a few more years.
Even Musha'f was looking at Mhammad with divine eyes, waiting for what he would say.
"Afghanistan will be a huge quagmire, the giant of the Soviet Union, since they have put their feet into this quagmire, they will not pull out again, they will sink deeper and deeper, and in the end, not only will they not be able to pull out their feet, but they will also sink his whole body into it, this huge giant will gradually consume his energy in this quagmire, and when he is exhausted, it will be when he disappears." Mhammad made a figurative analogy.
Mhammad knew he had succeeded in talking to Power.
Mhammad didn't speak, and neither did Musha'af, both of them thinking, thinking about the new ideas that Mhammad, a junior lieutenant officer, had brought to them.
"Now, for the Afghan guerrillas, the biggest threat is the Soviet hind, I have been constantly encountering the threat of the hind in the guerrilla battle in Afghanistan, in order to eliminate this threat, I will venture into the helicopter base in Jalalabad and kill the helicopters there, the Soviets can only transfer new helicopters from the country in order to continue the war, the cost of a hind is 5.5 million US dollars, the loss of these dozen hinds is more than 60 million US dollars, how much crude oil does the Soviet Union have to export, In exchange for these losses? "This tactic can only be carried out once, the Soviets will strengthen the defense of the base, we will not have a second chance, if we have a Stinger, we can continue to take out the Soviets' helicopters, so that the Soviets suffer heavy losses," Mhammad said. ”
"When the financial resources of the Soviets are exhausted because of the war in Afghanistan, the Soviet Union will find that the money it should have bought bread has been used to build airplanes and has been consumed, and the citizens of the Soviet Union will be dissatisfied with the current situation of their lives, and the Soviet Union will fall into a terrible predicament. "We need Stingers, we need Tao anti-tank missiles," Mhammad said. ”
It seems that the effect of his fooling is good, and Mhammad finally said to Bauer: "Your Excellency Bauer, please tell the president of your country that we trust the most, the Afghan guerrillas need Stingers, they need Tao anti-tank missiles, and your country only needs to provide weapons, and the Afghan guerrillas are dedicated to blood and life, and we are dragging down the Soviet Union for the same goal!" ”
"I'll relay that to the president." "You know, we in the United States are democracies, and we have to go through the votes of those in the guò legislators to export these weapons, and sometimes the president is in a difficult situation," Power said. ”
"Mr. Bauer, didn't you just say that the Stinger is not yet ripe?" Mhammad said.
Bauer found that his conversation with Mhammad had always followed the other party's train of thought, in fact, he didn't use it today, but he saw Mhammad last night and wanted to continue to have an in-depth exchange with Mhammad.
"Second Lieutenant Mhammad, we'll talk about that beautiful Aisha next to you." Bauer said.
Aisha? Could it be that Aisha was taken in by herself for a night, and this guy knows? CIA is really pervasive.
Coming out of the headquarters, Mhammad felt very happy, although Bauer was going to ask the president of the United States, but Mhammad felt that the president of the United States should agree that Reagan, who was an actor, was very expected to defeat the Soviet Union.
When he walked out of the headquarters, Mhammad's footsteps stopped, and under the big tree in the street, a girl was standing there, with a smile on her face when she saw Mhammad come out.
"Aisha?" When Mhammad saw the girl, he immediately shouted: "Why are you here? ”
"Forget about you, the radio station is on vacation today, I don't have to go." Aisha said, "I saw you in my room and waited for you outside. ”
The guest house of the military region is not far from here, and Mhammad is also for convenience, who would have thought that he would be seen by this girl.
Aisha naturally took Mhammad's arm: "I'm hungry. ”
Hungry? Mhammad said, "Okay, let's go have milk tea." ”
Walking through the streets of Peshawar, Mhammad felt the unique fragrance of the girls around him, constantly pouring into his nostrils, which felt like his first love.