Chapter 26 Helicopters

We split into several parts and ran all the way to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border......

The reason why it was necessary to retreat in several parts was because the mountain road was too small, and if the whole army of more than 200 people walked together...... This will undoubtedly affect the speed of the march, and on the other hand, it will also make the target too large, and if the enemy finds a shell coming over, it will almost blow up...... Although the Soviet troops did not dare to go directly into this mountainous area to chase us, they still dared to fire at us.

Therefore, the most haode method of retreat is to break up the whole and retreat along different retreat routes...... As the saying goes, all roads lead to Rome, anyway, we have already set up a rally point, as long as we don't get lost and concentrate at the rally point.

Of course, these units were already assigned when we formulated the jihua...... The principle of distribution is that the special agent squad is divided into six parts, and then the guerrillas, mortars, and snipers are assigned to these six parts.

The purpose of this is to make these units combat-capable...... This Afghanistan is full of dangers, as Hassan said...... The other guerrillas may attack us with a gun or a cannon when they see us, so coordination between the various branches is a must.

As for the guerrillas...... On the one hand, it can be used to strengthen the firepower of small units, and more importantly, they are familiar with the terrain...... If you have guerrillas, you don't have to worry too much about getting lost or not being able to find a water source.

Before we could get any far, we heard a strange "whining" sound in the air...... Coming down from the battlefield, of course, we knew what it was, so we shouted, "Get down!" ”

Pieces of shells quickly exploded near us...... It should be said that artillery shells are useful on such terrain as Afghanistan, the reason is that there are stones everywhere here...... So every shell exploded with a large piece of rubble, but fortunately the Soviet artillery was obviously unaware of the target. The fried point is far from us. So the shells didn't cause us any casualties.

But that's just the beginning. Just a moment after the cannon sounded, the sky sounded the sound of spiral pulp "whirring......

Is it a helicopter...... I quickly realized this.

Sure enough, when I looked back, I saw three dazzling pillars of light moving from the direction of Kabul...... The pillars of light searched the ground as they moved slowly...... The word "slowly" is not accurate, these three helicopters did not fly fast, but because they were walking in a straight line, and we were walking on a mountain road, not only twisting and turning but also going up and down the mountain, so it didn't take long to catch up with us!

Seeing this, the soldiers of Liang Company in my group couldn't help but let out a chuckle and said, "Battalion commander! The Soviet devils are hurting us! This night also sent a helicopter out to find ......"

I didn't answer...... The Soviets were beaten, of course. Two battalions of mechanized infantry were inexplicably beaten and wounded heavily...... Not to mention the losses of those armored vehicles, cars, and tanks, I am afraid that only a few of the two battalions survived this battle, and this is only a matter of a few dozen minutes...... No matter who suffers such heavy casualties, they can't stand it!

But...... I quickly realized that the fight didn't end there......

The Soviets suffered such heavy casualties, but for the first time since they entered Afghanistan...... In particular, this time the Soviet army was armed to the teeth and was beaten to the ground by the "Afghan" partisans...... This made it difficult for the Soviets to lose face with the Afghan government forces.

So...... Naturally, the Soviets would do everything they could to search for this force, which had inflicted huge casualties on them...... That's us!

So it's like what I'm seeing now...... The USSR sent helicopters not only to search at night, but also to our direction alone...... If you count the helicopters in other directions, I am afraid that all the Soviet troops are in the air at this time.

That's something I hadn't thought of before...... The reason is that I annihilated the Vietnamese army at every turn on the battlefield in Vietnam...... That's all a very common thing, where would you have thought that such a visit in Afghanistan would make the Soviet devils angry!

"Be hidden! Don't shoot! "Looking at the helicopter light pillar that was getting closer and closer, I gave the order.

The fighters, who had originally come to shoot at the helicopter with their guns in their hands, couldn't help but be stunned when they heard this...... Then he quickly put away his weapon and hid as I commanded.

At this time, you may be able to fight against a helicopter...... After all, it's dark and the helicopter spotlight has a limited range of illumination...... Even we can completely knock out its spotlight with a sniper, and then the helicopter will be blind!

But...... I believe that the Soviets did not send helicopters at this time to fight us, but to find our position to provide coordinates for the artillery!

Other words...... Once we opened fire and the position was exposed. The helicopter would soon fly high or depart, and then follow us from a distance. Follow all the way to lead the artillery bombardment...... At that time, we won't be able to fight, and we won't be able to run away...... That's the most troublesome!

So in this respect, helicopters are not unsuitable for night battles...... The key is to see how to use it!

Luckily, the fighters were very good at camouflage, including the Afghan guerrillas...... Our camouflage skills have been honed primarily on the battlefield and in training, while the Afghan guerrillas have lived here since childhood, and they know exactly where to hide.

So the helicopter quickly flew over our heads...... But the rest of the troops were not so lucky, and we soon heard heavy gunfire from the other side, and then a shell quickly whistled the area into a cloud of smoke......

"Which troop is it?" I asked Zhao Jingping.

Zhao Jingping looked in that direction, then compared the map, and replied with a frown: "It's the team of the seventh squad leader, Wang Zuoning ......"

Wang Zuoning ...... "I remember this name, he was selected by Scar from the 40th Army, and he was a company commander when he was in the 40th Army...... I also had an injury to my left foot, and I walked with a slight limp, and I always thought that he would be eliminated after staying in the agent for long, but I didn't expect him to persist until now.

I gritted my teeth and ordered, "Notify the other troops immediately...... Don't shoot until you have to, and retreat to the assembly point as fast as you can! ”

"Yes!" Zhao Jingping answered and conveyed the order through the walkie-talkie.

However, at this time...... Another burst of gunfire rang out in Wang Zuoning's direction, even more intense than before...... Then I understood that he was trying to use himself to attract the attention of Soviet helicopters. (To be continued......)