The battles were not fierce, but there were a lot of them!

The Soviets were always unhurried to launch a tentative attack on us outside the valley mouth...... Each attack is preceded by a flurry of shells or machine guns to create some tension, but the actual attack is very weak...... We fired a random burst of guns and they all lay still on their stomachs, and after another burst of gunfire they retreated...... But within half an hour, a new round of attacks was soon launched, and it was like chewing gum stuck to the soles of the shoes.

Of course, I am well aware that this is not the weakness of the Soviet offensive, but a tactic by which they consume the ammunition of our army...... Winter had just arrived, and they had plenty of time to fight a war of attrition with us here, so they didn't need to rush for it.

In stark contrast to the mountain pass, the fighting in the mountains was unusually fierce......

Just like I thought...... Whenever the mortars we had placed on both flanks of the pass were exposed because of the firing of the guns...... Soon, a whole bunch of helicopters will rush up...... It was machine guns and rocket artillery, and then they took advantage of this moment to put the infantry down, and soon easily captured the mortar positions of our troops.

And that's not all...... After the capture, they would drop the explosive packs and completely blast the mortar positions before returning to the helicopter and heading away.

What impressed me a little was...... The combat effectiveness of this Soviet unit fighting in the mountains was not trivial, which can be seen from the speed of their rappelling, the coordination of the infantry, the coordination of the air foot, and the skillful combat skills...... Sometimes it only takes a dozen minutes to capture a mortar position and successfully blast it!

"Battalion commander!" Just as I was watching the Soviets capture a mortar position again, Hassan came up to me and said, "Found it...... This unit is specially transferred from the Soviet Union by the Soviet Army, called ...... Alpha. They have been in Afghanistan for more than a month of secret training! ”

"Oh. It turned out to be the Alpha unit of the Soviet Army! Hearing this, I couldn't help frowning.

I've heard of this unit in modern times...... Zhilu said that this special force is mainly aimed at domestic anti-terrorism missions. So it's a bit of a surprise to be outside of this country!

Later, I realized that there was nothing strange about this...... At this time, the "Signal Flag", a special unit of the Soviet Army specifically aimed at foreign missions, had not yet been established...... In fact. It was also the war in Afghanistan that made the Soviet army see the importance of foreign special forces, so they established the "Vympel flag".

"The Soviet devils really look up to us!" When I walked back to the battalion headquarters, the instructor laughed and said, "Even the domestic special forces belonging to the second belong are used!" ”

"This battle is of great significance for the Soviet army!" Zhao Jingping said: "It's not surprising that any troops will be used!" ”

"Battalion commander!" After a pause, Zhao Jingping continued: "Almost all of the more than 30 mortar positions we have placed on both sides of the No. 1 Pass have been uprooted by the Soviet army...... It's not an option! ”

"We overlooked one point!" I said, "All the time...... We all thought that the Soviets did not dare to go into the mountains to fight the partisans because the partisans had the advantage of being blessed with the terrain in the mountains, but now it seems that this is not the case...... ...... who did not dare to enter the mountains to fight the guerrillas I'm afraid that it is limited to the general forces of the Soviet army! But for special forces...... They can use the helicopter as a vehicle to quickly reach the destination, attack the target as quickly as possible, and then leave by helicopter...... This tactic of quick attack and quick withdrawal has made it impossible for us to give full play to the advantages of being large in numbers and familiar with the terrain, and we are completely in a situation of being beaten passively......"

"It must be the idea of the Yue Devil Advisor again!" Zhao Jingping clenched his fists and scolded: "Otherwise, the Soviets would not have thought of using special operations to deal with our defense!" ”

Zhao Jingping's words are certainly reasonable...... The Vietnamese are all too familiar with special operations, and they are veterans. The difference is just that the special forces of the Vietnamese army do not have such advanced things as helicopters! And it's based on time...... The time when the Alpha troops arrived in Afghanistan for intensive training was not long after the Vietnamese advisory group arrived in Afghanistan, so it was natural that it would be linked to the Vietnamese advisory group!

But that's how the battlefield is...... Both sides will use all the resources at their disposal to bring down the enemy, and this is true of the Soviets, and so are we...... So in fact, no one has any reason to complain about anyone!

"How many people are in this force?" After a moment of silence, I asked Hassan, who was standing beside me.

Hassan shook his head and replied, "The exact number of people cannot be determined, we only know that they are a base that can accommodate two companies ......."

"Hmm!" I nodded, and it was about the same as I expected.

It is important to know that the special forces of Ludao need to select the best of the best, and they also need high-intensity training to eliminate a large number of unqualified personnel...... In this way, the rest will be elites, and they will be able to exert extraordinary combat effectiveness on the battlefield!

On the other hand...... This Alpha unit of the Soviet army is not yet for us. They are only because of the needs of the battlefield, and it can even be said that it is a kind of test ...... Try to see if the special forces can play an important role in Afghanistan, so it can't be too many. One company is about the same!

I even knew that this kind of test would be successful...... The reason is that the special forces of the Soviet army were originally delivered by helicopters, and their training in peacetime was also rope drops, parachute drops, etc., and the firepower that matched them was also the air power of armed helicopters or bombers...... This makes the special forces almost unrestricted by the terrain on the battlefield in Afghanistan, coupled with the super combat effectiveness of the special forces, so they can always conquer and win!

U.S. military ...... in history It is also because of this on the battlefield in Afghanistan that they vigorously developed special forces, so that during the US-Afghanistan war, special forces were directly thrown into Afghanistan...... This can be said to be a valuable lesson that the Yankees learned from the Soviet-Afghan war!

And this experience ...... I'm afraid it's from now on!

"Battalion commander!" Zhao Jingping asked in a low voice, "Look...... Shall we let the two go on the line? ”

Can I understand Zhao Jingping's thoughts...... The second company is a special agent company, and the special agent company can also be said to be our special forces...... We came to the conclusion that the best way to deal with special operations was on the battlefields of Vietnam. Then now the Soviet army has special forces...... Then we will naturally send special forces too!

But I shook my head: "The nature of these two special forces is not the same...... The special forces of the Soviet army are helicopters and special forces that cooperate with each other, so that they not only have strong firepower and mobility...... The combat effectiveness exerted by it is not something that ordinary troops can contend with, and even our second company is afraid that it will not be able to catch it, because we lack air defense equipment...... It is very likely that you will be in a state of passive beating! ”

Hearing this, Zhao Jingping had no choice but to nod helplessly...... The huge gap in equipment is a very real problem, and this gap can not be made up by mental and training!

"But......" I thought about it, and then added, "we could set a trap for them to jump down......"

"Traps?" Hearing this, Zhao Jingping couldn't help but wonder: "The special forces of the Soviet army are equipped with helicopters...... You can withdraw at any time, even if you are ambushed...... I'm afraid it's hard to trap them! ”

I have also considered this issue that Zhao Jingping said...... I have been observing the tactics of the Soviet special forces for the past few days...... Mi-24 for fire cover and aerial reconnaissance...... In addition, it is now snowing all over the ground and white, and even the slightest movement in the far away places cannot escape the eyes of the helicopter!

Besides...... Even if there is any situation...... There are machine guns and missiles on the helicopter gunship, what other target can't be solved?

The Mi-8 is responsible for the delivery and reception of ground forces...... Moreover, in order to be able to cooperate more effectively with the special forces, the Soviet army was originally able to intercept a platoon per Mi-8, but the Soviet army only carried one squad, that is, ten people...... The saved capacity was used to mount machine guns and rocket launchers for the Mi-8...... So this thing becomes a dual use of interception and combat!

In fact, the Mi-24 is also used for both combat and manned purposes...... It's just that the Mi-24 manned space is much smaller, and it is not cost-effective to be responsible for manning with such a powerful armed helicopter!

So...... What if the Soviet special forces were ambushed by us? The Mi-24 is responsible for fire suppression, and the Mi-8 is responsible for grabbing people...... The troops were withdrawn from the battlefield in two and a half! It is even possible that the Alpha Force will be combined with a strong air force...... Instead, we will be beaten to pieces by the surrounding troops!

But...... The trap I'm talking about certainly can't be that simple!

"First of all...... We have to have a bait! I said, "It's not that hard...... The Soviet special forces are going to attack our mortar positions, so we will give them a mortar position...... Moreover, this mortar position is still a large mortar position! ”

"Large mortar positions?" Hearing this, Zhao Jingping and the instructor couldn't help but look at each other...... In this case, it should be as dispersed as possible, if the mortar is too concentrated...... Then the Soviet army can even save time for searching and reconnaissance!

"That's right! It's a large mortar position! I said, "This mortar position...... is a combination of mortars and field fortifications...... The task of the mortars remained the same, and the field fortifications were used to repel the attacks of the Soviet infantry......"

"Battalion commander!" The instructor couldn't help but object: "Isn't this a positional battle?" Going head-to-head with the Soviet special forces with their air power? ”

"Of course not!" Again, I stressed, "It's just a bait!" (To be continued......)