The more I got in touch with Pesul, the more I felt sorry for him, and sometimes I even wanted to give up the idea of using force and reality to coerce him, influence him, and control him......

But on the other hand, I knew it was impossible, because the choice was not really ...... for me Obviously, if I don't, what will be the result? The result is likely to be that the Shigio Valley will fall into the hands of either the Soviet army or the Afghan government forces, and the guerrillas in the valley, including Pesul, will not end well.

So in that sense, I'm not designing Pesul, I'm giving them a glimmer of life......

"Battalion Commander Yang!" On this day, while I was busy signing the paper, Hassan hurriedly ran in and reported: "I just received news that the Soviet army sweep has begun!" ”

"What?" I couldn't help but be shocked when I heard this, and asked, "Why is there no wind at all?" ”

"This time, the Soviet army did not tell the government army about the plan at all...... So ......"

So I understood that the Soviet Union was engaged in a surprise attack...... You must know that the intelligence sources of Hassan and other guerrillas are mainly Afghan government forces......

This can be a good thing or a bad thing...... It is a good thing, of course, that the guerrillas were able to know the inside information in advance during the first few sweeps, and then make targeted arrangements based on this inside information. Let's say it's a bad thing...... The Soviets were not fools either, and they quickly realized that the government army had internal demons...... There is no way to do it if there are internal ghosts, and the Soviet Union at this time did not dare to let go and clear ...... Needless to say, although the Soviet Union at this time had already controlled Afghanistan's cities and most of the transportation, it could be said that they were worried about internal and external troubles, and there were government troops who could defect at any time, guerrillas who were ready to attack at any time, and people who revolted at the first opportunity...... Externally, it is the pressure and support of guerrilla forces and foreign forces......

So...... If the USSR clears the inner ghost at this time. There is obviously only one result...... It made the government army panic, and even directly pushed the government army into the guerrillas!

Of course, the Soviet government would not be so stupid to do such stupid things, so some of those internal ghosts even exposed that the Soviet army did not do anything to them...... The only thing they can do is to use them in turn, just like the last time they passed on false information to the government army, this time the guerrillas habitually thought that every movement of the Soviet army would receive some news in advance, so they waited with peace of mind...... As a result, I didn't expect any warning and the storm came!

What really makes me feel amazing is ...... This time the Soviet army deceived not only Hassan and others, but even Smith...... Smith hasn't come to say anything to me yet, which makes this clear.

"Battalion Commander Yang!" Speak of the devil...... As soon as I had this thought, I saw Smith hurriedly walk in from outside the base: "A new round of Soviet operations has begun!" ”

"Oh!" When I heard Smith talk about this "new round of operation" instead of "a new round of sweeping", I knew that this operation of the Soviet army was very likely to be different.

Sure enough, when Smith walked into the conference room with us, he frowned and said to us, "According to our intelligence...... The Soviets found it difficult to pose a threat to the partisans with such large-scale sweeps in the past. On the one hand, because the guerrillas were familiar with the terrain and were good at hiding, surviving, and fighting in the mountains, and on the other hand, because it was difficult for the Soviet army to deploy its large-scale forces, it was difficult for modern equipment to play a role in the mountains, and the supply lines would also be attacked at an inopportune time, which would affect the entire sweep, so the Soviet army has now changed its tactical policy...... The tactics of the current Soviet army...... There are three main ways to do this. On the one hand, it is to ensure the safety of its main cities and transportation, and on the other hand, it is trying to cut off the foreign aid channels of the guerrillas...... On the basis of these two aspects. Then we will use superior forces to carry out a key clean-up of the guerrilla base areas! ”

I couldn't help but gasp when I heard this...... It should be said. Although the Soviet army's previous sweeps looked terrifying on the surface, they were actually fighting mosquitoes with their fists, and although they were powerful, they did not work in the right place. But now it's clear that there's a target...... On the basis of guaranteeing their own safety, and then think about fighting the guerrillas...... This is like what we call winning in stability, step by step!

The Soviet Union has learned from the experience of being attacked by us in the past......

"What are the base areas targeted by the Soviet army!" I asked.

"The focus of the clearance is on the front line of Kandaxiang and Kabul!" Smith replied: "During this time, the Soviet army was buying off and developing a large number of guerrilla lines...... So before this operation was launched, they had already mastered many guerrilla bases, including the Higio Valley......"

At this point, Colonel Smith looked at me, and was a little surprised to see that I was not in the slightest...... He knew that I had been providing assistance to the Higio Valley all this time. So thinking that I would definitely be surprised by this information, what he didn't expect was ...... In a way, that's exactly what I was hoping for.

"How exactly did the Soviet Union attack?" I asked.

"Mostly with airborne troops!" Colonel Smith pointed to the map and explained: "In the past, the Soviet army parachuted airborne troops to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, hoping to use this elite force to cut off the supply of the guerrillas...... But the Soviets have realized that this will not work, because there are not many airborne troops. It is simply impossible to defend the border line more than two thousand kilometers long...... This has created a situation where the elite troops of the Airborne Forces have nothing to fight, and the ordinary troops inside are fighting very hard! ”

"So......" After a pause, Colonel Smith continued: "Now the Soviet Union is sending a large number of ordinary troops to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, and ...... Based on intelligence, we have every reason to believe that these troops will not be on the defensive for a day or two...... Because they have built outposts, firing points, and laid mines and barbed wire fences along the border, it is clear that they are stationed for a long time! ”

I nodded...... This method is of course correct, and the defense of the border in the hope of cutting off the supply of the guerrillas is a long-term process...... Otherwise, the lockdown will be relaxed after a while...... We can take advantage of this relaxing time to ship in large quantities day and night.

So it is clear that only long, continuous lockdowns will be effective.

"As for the ......battle on the base area," Smith said with a frown, "the Soviet army parachuted into the area near the target with airborne troops, or advanced in an unrelated direction with armored vehicles, and then suddenly got out of the car and made a sharp march to turn to the target...... Then, in coordination with its artillery and air power, it launched a fierce attack on the guerrilla base area...... This was because the guerrillas were not psychologically prepared, and because the Soviet Union had basically grasped the situation in the guerrilla base areas, and sometimes they were even accurate to the location of the firing points...... So the losses of the partisans were very heavy! ”

"What about the battle in the Hijeo Valley?" Now I don't care about the situation of the other guerrillas, anyway, I know that they will "blow back in the spring breeze" no matter how heavy they are.

"The battle situation in the Higio Valley is a bit special!" Colonel Smith replied: "The Soviets made a little noise when they attacked the Higio Valley...... It's just that this rumor is false information! ”

"Oh!" I was quite surprised by this, which illustrates another problem, that is, Pesul they knew that the Soviets were going to attack, but they did not inform us.

This surprised me though...... But it was also unexpected, because Pesul's ideal was that he regarded all foreign powers except the Afghan guerrillas as enemies, even us who provided them with equipment and food, in his eyes...... We're just using each other, so of course he won't share what he knows with us.

"So......" I asked, "have they been fooled?" ”

Smith nodded: "The Soviets have sent a message to Pesur that they will attack from the northern part of the Higio Valley...... So Pesul moved all his main forces to the northern part of the valley...... However, the eleven reconnaissance companies of the Soviet Union sneaked into the southern valley and quickly occupied the commanding heights of the southern valley, and on the other hand, they used four battalions of paratroopers to parachute into the surrounding areas of the Shigio Valley, thus forming a joint encirclement of the Xigio Valley! ”

"Why are they so stupid!" Hearing this, Zhang Zuoliang said a little angrily: "I should have guessed that the Soviet devils would use fake news a long time ago, the Soviets did it last time......

I can only smile wryly, which doesn't really mean that Pesul is stupid...... Because this time the fake news is completely different from the last time, and the last fake news was known to the guerrillas...... So there is a high probability that the news is fake, and this time...... But in fact, the guerrillas did not feel the news at all, and only the valley of Shigio received a little information...... Naturally, the credibility of this information increased exponentially.

Now the valley of Shigio is dangerous, and four battalions of paratroopers ...... That's a whopping 2,000 people, plus eleven reconnaissance companies, and more than 1,000 people...... More than 3,000 people against more than 1,000 guerrillas, and it was supported by air power and artillery...... Even if the Higio Valley is easy to defend and difficult to attack...... I'm afraid that it will be difficult to resist the attack of the Soviet army!

"Battalion commander! What to do? Zhao Jingping asked.

I know the meaning behind Zhao Jingping's question...... With such a battle of the Soviet army...... It is impossible for them to spit out the valley after they take it, and even if the Soviets do not have enough troops to garrison it, they will have the Afghan government army stationed there, and then we will still have to take it back from the enemy.

"What else can I do?" I said, "Wait! ”

What are you waiting for?

Just waiting for Pesul's call for help...... When I was delivering equipment to the Higio Valley, I sent them two radios for ease of contact...... Actually, I hope Pesur can use these two radios to ask us for help! (To be continued......)