When I woke up, it was already the next day, and when I opened the window, it was a sunny morning...... In fact, Peshawar is located on the border with Afghanistan, and the climate is very similar to that of Afghanistan, that is, it hardly rains in summer, and only a few drops in winter, so it is sunny every day.

It's just that because the Kabul River is just east of Peshawar, we don't have to worry about water shortages, so it's not as scary as when we entered Afghanistan.

Sometimes I'm wondering...... The source of the Kabul River is Afghanistan, which does not rain all year round...... So where did the river come from?

I found out later...... The water of the Kabul River comes from snow, and there are many mountainous areas in Afghanistan that are very high in altitude, and the temperature is low when the terrain is high, especially in winter, when there is a lot of snowfall, and this snow melts into water, which is the source of the Kabul River. In fact, this is not only the case with the Kabul River, but also with many other rivers in Afghanistan.

Therefore, Afghans are not afraid of wind and sand, they are not afraid of no rain, they are afraid of no snow!

"Battalion commander!" The guard, Xiao Liu, brought me a plate of pilaf and yogurt soup...... As the saying goes, since the soldiers in the cooking class learned to make pilaf, they also began to be enthusiastic about it, and we also started to eat pilaf twice in three days.

Later, I learned that this is not just because of following the local customs, but because sometimes I have to make pilaf...... The ingredients I bought at the market were all those that make pilaf.

It's just that this rice is said to be pilaf...... We are still accustomed to eating with chopsticks, which is also a characteristic of our Chinese army, and sometimes even arouses the interest of Pakistani soldiers and Afghan guerrillas, who ask us for a pair of chopsticks to eat.

"Battalion commander!" When I'm almost done. Xiao Liu reported to me, "Major Smith has come to you twice!" ”

"Hmm!" I couldn't help but be stunned when I heard this. Asked, "Why didn't you say it earlier?" ”

"This ......" Xiao Liu replied a little embarrassed: "I said you are still resting." Besides, it won't be good for him to come looking for him, so ......"

Listening to Xiao Liu's words, I understood, to a certain extent...... Although the United States was already our strategic friend at this time, because of the deep-rooted thinking of "American imperialism" for a long time, the soldiers did not have a good impression of the Americans, especially now that the bases established by the United States are still our competitors...... So my guards unceremoniously shut him out.

I smiled bitterly, drank a few sips of yogurt soup, and then stood up: "Let's go, go to the US military base and have a look!" ”

This is the first time I have walked into a training base set up by the US military...... At this time, the U.S. military base was no longer the place where there were only a few dilapidated houses, and it was surrounded by a fence. Inside, there were a few brand-new dormitories, neatly set up with marching tents outside, and a few military jeeps with machine guns parked...... It's a bit of a barracks!

"...... Yang" Colonel Smith greeted me and was about to call me "Mr. Yang" as before, when he suddenly felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly changed his words: "Comrade Yang...... Hello! ”

I almost laughed out loud when I heard the title...... the word "comrade" came out of the Yankees' mouth, which was a bit ironic. But they don't blame them...... They generally call each other by military rank in the army, such as sergeant, corporal, colonel and the like, and our army in this era has no military ranks, so he doesn't know what to call it all of a sudden.

"Hello! Colonel Smith! I said, "I heard you've come to me...... I think...... It shouldn't be because of gambling debts! ”

"Hmm!" Colonel Smith blushed and laughed awkwardly. said: "Comrade Yang is so humorous...... Please come in, please come in! ”

Colonel Smith's office was also very simple. A desk, a bookcase and a few square stools, a little different from us are the shutters in the windows and the lamp on the desk.

"You may be seated! Comrade Yang! ”

"Call me Battalion Commander Yang!" I heard Smith, an American, call me "comrade...... I don't know Weishenme, I feel awkward.

"Battalion Commander Yang!" Smith handed me a cigar and said, "First of all, congratulations on your achievements in Afghanistan, I have previously expressed my gratitude to you for your inappropriate remarks!" Secondly...... I came to you to talk about our cooperation! ”

"Oh!" I looked at Smith and asked, "I want to know why......"

"What is the reason?"

"You didn't mean to work with us before!" I said: "weishenme suddenly ......"

Smith nodded, and replied with a look of embarrassment, "I would love to preserve the dignity of American soldiers...... But since you asked......"

"That's right!" Smith gritted his teeth and said, "You know that too...... For a month and a half we trained and equipped a group of guerrillas, who also fought during this sweep, but ......"

"Oh!" I quickly understood: "Did something go wrong in the middle of the battle?" ”

"Indeed!" Smith replied: "The wind and sand in Afghanistan are strong, the air is full of dust particles, and the guerrillas can't maintain the equipment for a long time, so it's ......."

There is no need to say more about the next words, the problem with the American equipment is here, although it is better than the Soviet-style equipment in terms of accuracy and range, but the ability to adapt to the environment is a big problem.

"Besides......" Smith continued, with some distress, "the tactics we have trained don't seem to be suitable for the guerrillas either......"

I was not surprised by this, and we were also observing the training of guerrillas at the US military base during this time...... Knowing that the way they train the guerrillas is almost copied from the training of American GIs.

Needless to say, there is no need to say much about this...... You must know that the Yankees fought all the battles fought by the powerful air force and artillery of the base, but the current guerrillas have no air force and almost no artillery, on the contrary, they are still constrained by the Soviet air liliang and artillery...... So of course there will be problems with this kind of training.

"Then ......," I said, "Colonel Smith...... How do you think we should work together? ”

"Armament has been solved!" Colonel Smith said: "I reported this issue to the Chinese government...... The U.S. government pays for the purchase of Chinese weapons and equips the guerrillas with Chinese weapons! ”

"Oh!" To be honest, this answer surprised me a little, because I didn't think that my country's equipment would be much better in this era.

But of course I won't say that...... Just kidding, this is a good opportunity for our country to earn foreign exchange, and at this time our country needs money!

On the other hand...... American-style equipment cannot be adapted to the Afghan battlefield, so of course Soviet-style equipment must be used...... Who will have Soviet equipment? In addition to the Soviet Union, there was only China, and the Soviet Union was certainly not stupid enough to sell weapons to the United States to equip the Afghan guerrillas, so it had to look for China......

Besides, even if my country's 56 Chong has various quality problems, it is still an imitation of AK47 after all...... It's better than a Yankee's gun that won't go off at every turn here!

So of course I don't have any objections to this, just a slight nod.

"As for the training...... Smith continued, "you did very well on the battlefield this time, and you fought deep into Afghanistan, plus you also had experience fighting the Vietnamese on the battlefield in Vietnam...... So we thought maybe your training methods would be more suitable for the Afghan battlefield, so I consulted with my staff officers...... I wonder if we can communicate more and share experiences in these aspects! ”

"No problem!" I didn't think about it and agreed, after all, now they are training guerrillas on the battlefield in Afghanistan, and they are all in order to drag down the Soviet Union, so helping the United States is also helping ourselves, and I have no reason to refuse.

"But ......," I said, "now that we're fully cooperative, I hope we can share intelligence, on the other hand...... I also hope that the American side can provide us with some of the equipment we need! ”

"No problem!" Of course, Smith knew that we were now the same interests, so he had no reason to refuse, stood up and walked up to me and said, "I hope we have a good time working together!" ”

"Happy working together!"

"That's right!" Just as I was about to walk out of the base, Smith shouted right behind me, "About gambling debts...... I would like to know if I can pay in installments! ”

Listening I couldn't help but hahadaxiao: "It's hard to imagine, Colonel Smith...... Do you have to pay a dollar for gambling debts? ”

"A dollar?"

"A dollar!" I nodded: "I said haode!" ”

Smith breathed a sigh of relief and nodded gratefully at me.

I know Smith weishenme will behave like this...... On the one hand, he didn't want to lose his trust in front of his subordinates, and his subordinates were also present when we made the bet. On the other hand...... $10,000 is not a small amount even for a U.S. Army colonel...... So I'm afraid this has become a piece of his heart.

However, for now, I'm still sticking to the one dollar I was supposed to bet...... This undoubtedly gave him a very haode step down.

But what Smith didn't know was ...... I'm not really a good person, it's an investment...... Now I'm just giving Smith a small favor, and in the future, this money may come back to me ten, hundred, or even hundredfold.

Joke...... This is the United States, one of the two superpowers of this era, who has the weapons to deal with Soviet helicopters...... Then there is only the United States, so there are many places that will depend on the United States in the future! Just trap this Smith and use the needs of the war situation in Afghanistan and the needs of American interests as an excuse...... Then don't be afraid that they won't equip us with new weapons. (To be continued......)