I can understand this approach of Soviet pilots...... They flew at low altitudes and occasionally fired rockets at a few "bunkers" below, not to vent their anger, let alone for fun.

First of all, the Soviet army was the aggressor...... There is no doubt about this, since it is an aggressor, what is there to vent "anger"? On the day of the invasion of Afghanistan, they should have thought that there would definitely be casualties in Afghanistan, and it would be impossible for others to tie their hands and let you fight!

Secondly, this is war...... Even though the Mi-24 has a good defense and high security, there are still many uncertain dangers under the enemy's ground firepower...... For example, some people say that the range of this pistol is no more than 50 meters to the sky...... But sometimes it happens that a random shot with a pistol in the air kills a pedestrian a few hundred meters away.

This can also happen to the Mi-24, not to mention that the Soviet pilots know that we have at least rocket launchers, heavy machine guns, anti-aircraft missiles, and other weapons that can pose a threat to the Mi-24.

So what is the purpose of such a low-altitude flight of Soviet helicopters?

One is reconnaissance, and the other is a fire test.

Needless to say, reconnaissance is circling around the top of our heads, seeing the enemy's terrain clearly, observing what the enemy is doing below, and noting down the enemy's possible firing points and key defensive positions...... Write down all these things, and in the near future it will be the basis for another sweep by the Soviet army.

Let's test the firepower...... The intention is even more obvious, that is, to force us to come up with some "advanced" weapons or weapons that threaten helicopters to confront them, so that the Soviets can know what kind of weapons and equipment we are in. And use this to analyze, plan, and decide how to fight this battle in the future.

In these ways...... The commander of the Soviet army was quite cautious and quite intelligent.

But it seems that they can't do it if they are not careful...... Because you have to count them all. The Soviets have already suffered three defeats at our hands. And every time we lost badly, especially the second time...... Almost without touching a single hair of our hair, the entire Salang tunnel was bombed, which directly affected the logistics and supply of the entire army, and even threatened the position of the Soviet army in Afghanistan...... The Soviet army relied on modern equipment, and if there was no supply, those modern equipment could not be moved, then you should die...... Maybe the Afghan government forces are better than you!

Therefore, the Soviet commander has every reason to believe that our unit is an extraordinary force in combat effectiveness, so it is not surprising that it would act so cautiously.

However, I did not expect that the fire reconnaissance of our Soviet troops would be escalated step by step......

Initially, it was a low-flying strafing once a day...... The strafing was sometimes with machine guns and sometimes with rockets. The target is also the "bunker" we have built.

Like I said before...... These "bunkers" are not real things that we do in the daytime, but because they are indeed built on some commanding heights inside the valley, they are likely to pose a threat to the Soviet airborne forces...... Sometimes we even get one or two machine guns poking out of the holes, and they are loaded like they are real, so they can really attract the attention of the Soviet troops.

The Su zhì of this Soviet pilot is still quite high...... You must know that this is a valley, and there are cliffs and undercurrents everywhere, and if you are not careful, the helicopter will end up in a crash, but the Soviet pilots can fly the helicopter and shuttle freely in it, and lock on to the target and launch it in flight...... After hitting the target, make another move, pull it up, and walk away. It's like showing off in front of us. Or rather, it's a blow to our morale......

It wasn't much at first, but I ordered the soldiers to swallow it.

But later...... Such fire reconnaissance by the Soviet troops intensified. From occasional times a day to several times a day, from one or two planes to four or five, and the targets of the attack even changed from the original bunkers to civilian houses......

As a result, the casualties in the valley have increased one after another...... The bunker is a false target, even if there are people in the bunker to make a show in it, but because they have been prepared, they can run out of the bunker and flee for their lives as soon as they see the helicopter flying in, and the loss is not very large, but the Soviet army turned the direction of attack to civilian houses...... This is impossible to prevent, the people do not have the sensitivity and agility of soldiers, not to mention those who are still the homes of the people...... When many people see the helicopter swooping down, their first reaction is not to leave their homes, but how to protect their homes...... This is the reason why many people are often stunned on the spot and don't know what to do.

As a result, there were soon tragic scenes in the valley...... Outside the house where the surviving Zài was bombed into ruins, there were many relatives who had apparently not had time to escape...... Maybe it's her father, maybe it's her child...... But no one could help her, because the house was already on fire.

"Battalion Commander Yang!" At this time, the most impulsive was Aduzai, who immediately ran up to me and asked in a dissatisfied tone: "We have guns, cannons, and a lot of bullets and shells...... Why let Soviet helicopters kill our people? Are you really protecting our Higio Valley? If yes...... Why don't you see this qiē, our people are suffering, they are being slaughtered...... They believe in us and believe that we can protect the valley......"

"Comrade Aduzai!" I interrupted Aduzai, who was a little incoherent, and said, "I can understand your feelings, and I regret the casualties of the civilians, but we can't do it yet...... If this is done, it will be playing into the treacherous scheme of the Soviet army, which is exactly what they want to see, forcing us to expose our firepower and strength! ”

"If we don't expose our strength, then what good is it to have?" Aduzai still couldn't understand this: "Aren't we just here to shoot down the enemy's planes and protect our people?" Then that's when we're going to do it......"

"So be it!" I said, "Let the people take refuge in bomb shelters during the day, and then go back to life at night...... Anyway, there are still many vacant houses in the Higio Valley, and if one is knocked out, they will be moved to another! ”

Aduzai left indignantly, as if he felt that I was too weak to do so, and that I might even think that I was just trying to possess Hijeo and not take the people to heart.

That's when I realized that sometimes the pressure doesn't just come from the enemy...... (To be continued......)