Chapter 107: Endless Loop
After a long day of waiting, we finally had the second night......
Truth be told, if I had to choose between day and night in Afghanistan, I would rather choose the night...... Especially hiding in this cave...... Most of the stones around the cave are shining, and when the stones are illuminated by the scorching sunlight outside, the heat is transmitted directly to the cave, and because the cave is not ventilated, the heat is not emitted inside...... So all of us hiding inside were like meat buns steamed in a steamer, and we were almost undercooked.
And for the sake of secrecy, we have strictly ordered that we must lurk in the cave and not go out...... You must know that this place is only an hour away from the valley of Sigio, and the distance in a straight line is more than a kilometer, so if a person stands on the high place of Sigio and looks at us with a telescope, he can see what we are doing here.
That's hard for us...... It can be said that life is like a year here! And it's really not like it's over after putting up with it...... In just one day, a total of twenty-five soldiers were suffocated and fainted...... Fortunately, we had prepared for this in advance, brought enough water and medicine, so we pinched and sprinkled water and revived them!
Of course, most of them are Chinese soldiers...... This is not because our Chinese soldiers are physically ill, but because the Afghan guerrillas have lived in this environment for a long time, and their bodies have formed a self-protection mechanism against such heat and dryness...... This thing can't be trained, and it even has something to do with the genetics of Afghan ancestors for generations!
In the evening, the temperature drops quickly...... Only then did the warriors gradually breathe a sigh of relief. When the temperature is high, you can't do it...... We have neither fans nor air conditioning, and the temperature is low...... If it's a big deal, just untie the march and wrap it up!
"Battalion commander!" Zhao Jingping reported to me: "The soldiers on the 3519 heights are ready to block the attack! ”
"Did you notice any unusual reactions from the enemy?"
"No, it's normal!"
"What about the 2761.7 Heights?"
"One qiē is normal!" Zhao Jingping replied: "But the Soviet army seems to be a little impatient...... They sent two helicopters to patrol the neighborhood for some time! ”
"Hmm!" I couldn't help frowning when I heard this. I knew that it was not that the Soviets were impatient, but that they were suspicious.
There is actually a loophole in our plan...... That is, there is no one in the direction of the 2761.7 heights...... You must know that we know that the Soviet armored forces will pass through the 2761.7 heights tonight, so now our army should also enter the 2761.7 heights, which is the ambush circle of the Soviet army...... At this time, the Soviet army had already set up various secret posts or snipers on the 2761.7 heights, and any troops on the 2761.7 heights could not escape their eyes, but strangely there was no figure!
This, of course, aroused suspicion among the Soviet troops...... If it is a little later, I am afraid that the armored forces have passed, and the guerrillas have not had time to climb the 2761.7 heights!
But I didn't pay much attention to this loophole...... Because the 3519 heights are in front of the 2761.7 heights. I'm afraid that by the time these Soviet troops who were waiting on the 2761.7 heights were sure that they had been deceived, the battle on the 3519 heights had already begun!
Really...... Then Zhao Jingping reported to me: "The enemy situation has been found on the 3519 heights...... The armored forces of the USSR arrived at position number one on time! ”
"Get ready for battle!" I ordered: "Leave it to Ragil in command, and you can attack the armored forces at any time!" ”
"Yes!" Zhao Jingping answered and passed on my order.
The form of the battlefield can be described as changing rapidly. So when it comes to fighting a certain battle...... A remote commander like me is very likely to lose a fighter, so it is undoubtedly a wise choice to hand it over to the commander on the front line!
After thinking about it, I asked again, "What is the situation in the Xijieo Valley?" ”
"One qiē is normal!" Zhao Jingping replied: "There is no sign of a riot!" ”
"Hmm!" This was not something I expected...... I thought that at this time, Aduzai should at least start gathering troops or do a good job of attacking our military camp or something.
Later, I learned that this was entirely because of the amazing combat effectiveness of our Chinese soldiers...... What kind of table we are on the battlefield Aduzai is afraid in his eyes and in his heart, and he is not to blame...... Even the Soviet troops, armed to the teeth, were repeatedly beaten by us. The recent battle was even a big defeat...... It's no wonder that Aduzai, who is the leader of a guerrilla, is not afraid!
It is precisely because of this fear...... That's why he's very careful. It was the consensus of all these petty leaders involved in the riots that he would not act until the last minute or without being convinced that the Chinese army was already fighting the Soviets...... This is also to leave a way back for themselves, in case the Chinese soldiers are not ambushed, then they can also pretend that nothing happened and open the door to welcome the Chinese army back!
That's why I sent a unit to attack the Soviet armored forces...... The worry is that if they make this kind of two-handed preparation, then we will neither advance nor retreat!
So I didn't do what he wanted...... Just wait patiently for the battle in the direction of the 3519 heights to start!
But at this moment...... Zhao Jingping was shocked and reported to me: "Battalion commander...... The Soviet armored forces stopped advancing! ”
"What? Why stop moving forward? ”
"No...... I don't know! ”
I then quickly thought of ...... It must be the reason for the 2761.7 heights...... The Soviets there had become suspicious of the ambush and stopped the armored forces for safety!
Later I learned that the truth was not as complicated as I thought...... The Soviets have always believed that the main forces of our army will come, but they thought that we were delayed on the road for something...... So, in order not to allow the armored units to pass through the 2761.7 heights before the partisans entered the battlefield...... This will undoubtedly make the guerrillas think that the plan is no longer feasible and turn back. So the armored troops were ordered to rest in place and wait for the guerrillas to appear!
This creates an endless loop...... 2761.7 If there are no guerrillas on the high ground, the enemy armored forces will no longer advance. If he doesn't move forward, the battle won't start, and if the battle doesn't start, Aduzai won't dare to riot......
But I thought about it quickly...... Aduzai and the Soviet spies were all connected by carrier pigeons, so ...... Whether the battle really started or not, I'm afraid Aduzai doesn't know at all! (To be continued......)