Thanks to the efforts and propaganda of these translators, Afghans with a certain degree of literacy were recruited one after another.

Anyway, this task really had to be done by warriors who knew Persian, because they had to ask and identify whether the Afghans who came to sign up were really literate...... And these are things that require them to communicate with the Afghans, and sometimes they have to get some necessary tests, so it's really a problem if they have someone else to do it.

But this is a trivial matter for Sahayd and the others, and there are still large numbers of guerrillas and refugees waiting outside the valley...... As a result, more than 400 people were recruited in less than a week.

"Battalion commander!" At this time, Saheide was asking, "Are there enough people?" Do you want to continue recruiting? ”

"Yes! Absolutely! I didn't think about it, so I replied, "You can recruit as many as you want, and this work will continue forever...... However, it is necessary to raise the cultural process a little...... At least junior high school education is required! ”

"Yes!" Saheed replied very dryly...... It is not difficult to complete this task, that is, prepare a few test papers, and then send them out at a fixed time every day for those who come to register to do it.

"Battalion Commander......" After Sa Haide left, Zhao Jingping asked beside him: "I can understand that we want to recruit soldiers with cultural skills, but this has been recruited...... Wouldn't it be too much? If we continue like this, we are afraid that our logistics will not be able to meet the supply of the valley! ”

"Huh!" The instructor replied for me: "No matter how many literate soldiers there are, they will not earn much...... Afghans are born to endure hardships, and if they are literate and have the ability to learn...... That's amazing! Logistical issues...... Because more than a dozen mountain roads have been built before, the pressure is not great for the time being. And we can build a few more roads! ”

"But ......," Zhao Jingping still said with some doubts: "We recruited more than 400 people in a week...... At this rate, our population will double again in a few months! ”

"Not so much!" I said: "The level of education in Afghanistan is not high. There are not many literate people either...... The reason why we're now hiring more than 400 in a week. That's because there are many guerrillas and refugees who have been waiting outside the valley for a long time, and then the number will gradually decrease! ”

"Oh!" Zhao Jingping couldn't help but nod when he heard this.

"Besides......" I continued, "even if more and more people are recruited in the future, it is beyond our ability to supply logistically...... We can also send a group of people back to Pakistan to train! If you go to Pakistan, there will be no problem of logistical supply, that is, the reserve force of our soldiers! ”

"Makes sense!" At this time, Zhao Jingping was completely relieved.

"And we're nowhere near as many people as we thought!" I casually handed the statistics that Sahaide gave me to Zhao Jingping, and said, "Look at it...... Many of these literate people are elderly, and less than 300 of the 400-odd people can actually go to war......"

"And the battalion commander summoned them in?" Hearing this, Zhao Jingping couldn't help but be puzzled: "Isn't this increasing the burden of our logistics?" ”

I understand Zhao Jingping's worries...... The last war has proved that the defense of the Shigio Valley is very strong, even if most of the guerrillas led by us were still a rabble, but they still managed to defeat the Soviet army, which was several times stronger than us in strength and suzhì by virtue of the terrain.

So...... The weakness of the Chigio Valley lies in the logistics...... There was no need to worry about this, the Higio Valley is a good place to farm. More than 50 kilometers long, with an average width of two kilometers...... There are more than 10 small streams and countless springs in the mountains on both sides of the valley to form a "river of life", and the river is full of fertile fields on both sides...... It can be said that self-sufficiency is not a problem at all if you cultivate here.

But here's the problem...... Do we dare to farm?

It's fine to grow some crops in small batches...... The Soviets simply didn't look down on that little crop, and they couldn't afford to make a big deal about it. If this is planted in large numbers...... We tossed hard for more than half a year, and the Soviet army only needed to drop dozens of aviation incendiary bombs from the air to burn them all out.

That's what makes us embarrassed...... There is a large amount of fertile land that cannot be cultivated, and can only be planted in small batches and very scattered...... This was only enough to meet the needs of the people in the valley, and the supply of the troops, such as food and ammunition, depended entirely on the path from Pakistan to the Hijao Valley.

That's why we don't dare to let go of recruitment...... In this respect, our problems are the same as those of the Soviet army, and the size of the troops is limited by the same logistical problems. Zhao Jingping is in charge of logistics...... Naturally, this question is always on mind.

"Old people also have the use of old people!" I said, "Here's what I think...... If we want to build a literate and well-educated army, we can't just recruit literate guerrillas or refugees from outside! There are several congenital deficiencies in doing so......

One is that literate people do not necessarily have military qualities. Afghanistan is a very polarized country...... Poor people have no knowledge at all, and they spend their lives struggling to make ends meet. And what about the cultured? Most of them are landlords or descendants of landlords and elders whose families are relatively wealthy...... They became refugees only after the land was occupied by the Soviet Union. Although they had the reason and determination to fight against the Soviet army, it was difficult for them to adapt to this difficult life...... Or rather, you can adapt, but it takes a process! ”

Zhao Jingping couldn't help flipped over the text in his hand, and frowned while looking at it: "The battalion commander is right...... Their family origins were either landowners or merchants...... Then this is ......"

"Another problem is that these literate people can say that if one dies on the battlefield, one less will die!" I didn't answer Zhao Jingping's words for the time being, and then continued: "So...... If we want to rely on them to become the backbone of our troops...... That's hopeless, and at best they can only solve what we need right now. ”

"I agree!" The instructor interjected: "Only the proletariat can be the backbone, and these landlord classes ...... Most of them hope to regain their land and wealth and re-enslave the proletariat...... So it won't be a big climate! ”

"Then let's do these ...... now."

"I just need their knowledge!" I replied, "What's our problem?" It is true that many of our Chinese soldiers are educated and have combat experience...... However, because of the language barrier, in-depth communication, and the lack of cultural foundation among the guerrillas, it is difficult for them to pass on this knowledge and experience to the guerrillas. But...... It would not be the same if there was a group of partisans with a cultural base in the middle! ”

"Oh!" Zhao Jingping seemed to understand something.

"This group of knowledgeable Afghans is like a link between the past and the next!" I said, "Although they don't understand the language with us, they have a cultural foundation...... We only need to concentrate on teaching them with the help of translators, teach them all kinds of tactics and experience, and they will soon spread these tactical ideas and experiences among the Afghan guerrillas, and we will do more with less! ”

"It turns out that the battalion commander still has this idea!" The instructor suddenly realized: "I'll just say why don't you let me check the selection of people this time!" ”

I couldn't help but smile bitterly: "These people are either landlords or merchants, and some of them are descendants of drug dealers...... If you were to check this, how many more would be able to come in today? ”

The instructor couldn't help but laugh: "I'm not that unenlightened, am I!" As long as you state the reason...... I don't know if I have to use extraordinary means in this extraordinary time?! ”

I hurriedly apologized: "It's that there are too many things during this time, so I ......"

"It's okay, it's okay!" The instructor smiled: "I said it a long time ago...... I can trust your skills, even if you let it go, I will support you unconditionally! ”

When I heard this, I couldn't help but feel moved...... Secretly speaking, this commander Zhang arranged such a teacher for me to be really far-sighted, and he had fully accepted my reforms when he was at home, and now he fully supported me in introducing the bourgeoisie into the Afghan guerrillas...... This is not something that ordinary teachers can do in this day and age!

"I don't have a problem anymore!" Zhao Jingping also nodded and said, "Battalion commander...... You just give the order, what are we supposed to do? ”

I nodded, thought about it, and said, "I think we should start with two things...... These newly recruited literate people are roughly divided into two parts......

A part of them can participate in combat, which is used to solve our urgent needs, and after the initial study, let them directly enter the combat post to receive training, such as mortar units, antiaircraft artillery units, missile units, and so on...... On the one hand, this group of people can directly participate in the war, and on the other hand, they can quickly and popularly spread our tactics and experience to other guerrillas.

Another part...... For those who can't go to war, let them become instructors...... On the one hand, it is possible to teach the guerrillas the basics, and on the other hand, they can also transmit the discipline and ideological style of our army...... Of course, this also requires the instructor to communicate with these Afghan instructors and other interpreters, so that they know what kind of army we are and what kind of force we will be in the future! ”

"No problem!" The instructor patted his chest...... This is his strength, and it is also his own job, so there is no reason why he should not inherit it. (To be continued......)