Another reason why it is better to parachute infantry by helicopter is that it is much less dangerous than rappelling and airborne.

Imagine if it was a rappelling...... The helicopter would have to hover in the air, and it would be a good target if there was anti-aircraft fire on the ground.

Not to mention the landing...... Hordes of helicopters landed on the ground and sent the infantry out, if the enemy covered them with mortar fire...... All the infantry, including the helicopters, had to be killed together.

But parachuting does not have these problems at all...... As long as the helicopter flies at a certain altitude and route, the paratroopers jump down one by one...... After the paratroopers have jumped, the helicopter can retreat.

Just like what I'm seeing now...... One by one, the parachutes opened in the air, and the helicopter disappeared.

"Report to the battalion commander!" Scar's voice came from the walkie-talkie, because he was the commander of the secret service company, so he was in charge of the training and garrisoning of the ground forces.

Of course, because there are as many as fifteen mountain passes in the Higio Valley, he cannot command them alone...... So I assigned Hassan and Aduzai to him as assistants...... This is also in line with the command habits of the Afghan guerrillas, whose immediate superiors are their own leaders, who do not resist orders and speak the language.

"The parachute positions of the Soviet Airborne Forces are in the 01, 02, 013, 014 valleys!" Scar reported: "Among them, 01 and 014 each have one company, and 02 and 013 each have about two companies!" ”

I looked at the map against the map...... Actually, I don't need to look at it at all, as soon as I heard this number, I also knew that the target of the Soviet parachute landing was the first two valleys and the last two valleys...... Their intention is obvious, that is, to attack inside and outside layer by layer to break through the mountain pass defense of our army.

For example, a company of paratroopers in Valley 01...... They flanked our No. 1 pass with the armored forces outside the valley. Once the No. 1 Pass is captured. The armored units would then move in quickly under the cover of the paratroopers. Then he and two paratrooper companies in Valley 02 attacked the No. 2 mountain pass of our army.

This strategy is markedly different from the "decapitation operation" they used to attack Pesul...... It was clear that they knew that we were not a rabble like the Pesul guerrillas, but a formidable adversary that they had never faced on the battlefield in Afghanistan, so it was clear that the decapitation operation would not work with only the airborne troops, and perhaps the troops used for the decapitation operation would in turn be surrounded by us...... So they got into this way, and they fought from both ends of the valley layer by layer.

I think...... After they have laid down the first few valleys, they will continue to parachute into the valleys inside, and then continue to fight in the valley with two sides......

I have to admit that this plan is still feasible, and I can even say that there is a great hope of success in the face of the powerful armored forces and air support of the Soviet army...... The paratroopers, with the help of helicopter gunships, can also occupy the commanding heights on both sides of the valley in advance. As long as the armored troops break through the mountain pass, they can enter a no-man's land......

As I guessed, the first thing the Soviet airborne troops did as soon as they landed on the ground was to gather their forces and occupy the commanding heights on both sides of the valley, and then to divide a part of it to attack the No. 1 pass with the Soviet armored forces.

But this process did not go smoothly for the Soviet Airborne Forces...... The reason is that we knew early on that the Soviet army would seize these commanding heights, so those commanding heights were already covered with mines...... I have to admit that the Afghan guerrillas are very good at laying mines.

They will make full use of the terrain and surrounding environment to inflict maximum casualties on the enemy when the mine is triggered, such as hanging the mine from a tree...... When it explodes, a tree branch will shoot down overhead, or if you dig a hole in a cliff and bury a mine, you will plug it with some rubble outside...... As soon as it explodes, the rubble will shoot out like a cannon......

Although I was very surprised by these ideas of the guerrillas, I took it for granted when I thought about it...... The guerrillas, most of the time, they did not dare to confront the Soviet army head-on, and could only do their best to lay mines or sabotage, so naturally they would have a hand in this regard.

The casualties caused by this are not severe. But the area is large, and the mine is never meant to kill the enemy, but to injure the enemy...... The reason is that on the battlefield compared to a soldier who died on the spot. Wounded soldiers are more troublesome and will affect the combat effectiveness of the whole army.

Like I can see...... Although the Soviet airborne troops claimed to be well-trained and elite soldiers, they had also never seen the strange way of laying mines by the Afghan guerrillas, so more than 20 people were injured before they even saw the enemy...... This was undoubtedly a very annoying thing for the Soviets, but there was no place to vent their annoyance, because no one could see these commanding heights except for mines......

But their nightmare is just the beginning...... Before they could gain a foothold, shells poured into these commanding heights...... The mountains of Afghanistan are full of stones, and every shell can lift pieces of rubble, so the commanding heights soon become a world of gravel and shrapnel, and the Soviet troops on it can only dodge shells in the cracks of the stones, and there is no pleasure in occupying the enemy's positions at all.

The other part of the airborne troops, who were responsible for the attack on the No. 1 mountain pass with the armored forces, was not easy, because they had to face threats from several sides at the same time......

On the one hand, it is a mine, although it is not a high-tech thing, but it is a defensive artifact on the battlefield, no matter where it is to be defended...... As long as there are mines all around, the enemy can be scrambling.

On the other hand, there is the firepower from the No. 1 pass...... Although the mines are good, if the Soviet army is allowed to calmly clear the mines, then it will not play a big role, after all, in this era, the detonating cord and the like are still very fast. But if the mines are paired with frontal fire, it is not the same, which is enough for the Soviets to ignore the tail.

More powerful ...... Or shells from both sides...... The shells, of course, were fired by mortar crews hiding in the depths of the mountains...... The advantage of the mortar is that the trajectory is very curved, and it can often hit the target accurately from a high ground...... Provided that there are artillery observers at the front line guiding mortar firing.

Of course, we don't need any artillery observer guidance...... The guerrillas will not be able to learn such a complicated knowledge of artillery observation for a while, and these numbers are calculated by our army, and even tested and verified, and then write down the direction and number jù and let the guerrillas operate according to the number jù.

There is a saying that "whether it is a white cat or a black cat, it is a good cat if it catches a mouse", and the same is true on the battlefield! (To be continued......)