"Battalion commander!" Just as we were busy arranging the explosives on the snow in various highlands, Zhao Jingping handed the microphone to me and said, "It's Colonel Smith's phone......

"Hmm!" Hearing this, my eyes lit up, and Smith called at this time...... Looks like something is good!

I took the microphone and identified myself: "I'm Yang Xuefeng!" ”

"Battalion Commander Yang...... What's going on now? Colonel Smith asked anxiously under the microphone.

"It's a bad situation!" I replied: "The partisans have fallen victim to the Soviet army's discord and now have no determination to resist, and the rout in the valley of Chigio may be much faster than expected!" ”

"Alas!" Colonel Smith couldn't help but sigh after hearing my words: "Then it seems that it is too late......"

"What's too late?" I'm knowingly asking.

"That's right......," replied Colonel Smith, "after I reported the situation in the Higio Valley to the U.S. government...... The U.S. government also feels that they are indeed responsible for the crisis in Sijieo, so it agrees with your previous suggestion that it should be equipped with Stinger surface-to-air anti-aircraft missiles under US surveillance...... The first batch of missiles is expected to arrive in three days, with a total of 100 of them...... I had hoped that these missiles would solve the immediate needs of the Shigio Valley, but now it seems that ......"

I suppressed the joy in my heart, and tried to pretend to be sorry and said, "Yes...... To solve the immediate urgency, it may be far from quenching the thirst of the near, but we are still full of expectations for this batch of missiles, and we are now ...... Just do everything you can to hold on for as many days as possible...... Even if you can't hold on. We're going to disperse into the mountains and fight the Soviets, and we'll probably need them even more......"

"Hmmm! Rest assured! Smith said: "There will be no problem with this batch of missiles...... As your ally, I sincerely hope that you will stabilize the situation...... Three days. It only takes three days...... In three days we will find a way to transport a hundred MANPADS to the valley...... You guys are ready to receive! ”

"What a shame! Thank you so much! ”

When I put down the phone, I couldn't help but sigh...... Finally, the "Stinger" thing has been fooled...... But when you think about it, it's not quite right!

If...... I mean, if ...... If we turn defeat into victory in the Higio Valley in less than three days, does that mean Smith has stuck that batch of missiles again?

Although I want to...... Smith probably wouldn't have such an idea, after all, he is also a soldier, and the idea of a soldier is to win battles...... Equipping the Afghan guerrillas with anti-aircraft missiles is in any case a very heavy weight on the scales of victory, which is also of great interest to Smith.

But...... I'm not sure that the U.S. government will go back on it, because they've been at odds for a long time. In a situation where it is swaying from side to side...... I left the crisis in the Higio Valley behind to finally decide to agree to this plan, what if ...... Once again, we won without the "Stinger......

Thinking of this, I immediately summoned Zhao Jingping to the front...... said: "The plan that was originally scheduled to last for two days has been extended...... It has to last at least four days! ”

"Battalion commander, this ......" Zhao Jingping said with some embarrassment: "There is no problem in persisting for four or five days." But it will inevitably cause greater casualties, and there will be many long nights...... What if the Soviets know about our plans? ”

Of course, Zhao Jingping's worries are also reasonable, you must know that we are now planting an explosive on a certain valley and arranging for the next two people to prepare to detonate it. Then they feigned defeat to the Soviet army and retreated...... Other words. The explosives we planted and the personnel we arranged were all under the reconnaissance of the Soviet army...... If the Soviet army finds out, it will be a waste of all our efforts, and then we will really have to fight guerrillas in the mountains......

But I think it's worth the risk...... The reason is that air defense equipment has always been the shortcoming of our Xijieo Valley, but the "Stinger" missile can solve this problem very well and fill the gap in air defense equipment, which is unimaginable for the interests of our army and even for the entire Afghan guerrillas in the future...... So it will definitely be worth paying this casualty!

So I gritted my teeth and ordered, "I can't care about it so much, pass on the order...... The original plan to hold on for two days was changed to four days, and the detonation time was also changed from two days to four days! ”

"Yes!" Zhao Jingping turned around and conveyed my order.

Two days to four days...... This was not a great burden for the fighters stationed in the mountain passes and mortar positions. The reason is that the mountain pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the mortar positions are very scattered...... As long as we retreat a little later. Then it will take time for the Soviet army to pull them out one by one, so it is not a big problem to drag it out for three or four days, but it will definitely increase some casualties in the process.

The hardest thing was the warriors who were waiting in the cave for the order to detonate...... It is necessary to know that every time the Soviet army occupies a valley, it will send scouts to search the valley everywhere...... Otherwise, who can guarantee that the opponent will not send a surprise army to lurk in the rear to copy their rear...... For this point, the Soviet army has suffered losses in our hands, and at this time, of course, it will be wise to practice and grow wise.

So those fighters had to face a battle of wits and courage with Soviet scouts...... Later, I learned that there were really a few soldiers in Ludao who were found by the Soviet army, but fortunately...... These fighters are very smart, the soldiers from the Secret Service Company...... All of them can stand in their way.

They knew that it didn't matter if they were found, the important thing was that Ji Lu's plan could not be discovered by the Soviet army...... So I buried the fuse and other things in advance, and then pulled the explosive bag in the cave...... This looks like an ordinary act of bravery, even if the Soviet scouts are suspicious...... Then by the time they dig through the snow and rubble to find the corpses of these warriors, I'm afraid it will already be after our plan has been launched!

So the secret has been guarded by the lives of the warriors. Until the early hours of the fourth day...... We have finally waited for a convoy of Stinger missiles......

It didn't take much trouble for these missiles to be delivered to us...... The reason is that we still have two secret mountain roads that the Soviets have not discovered, and this convoy has not transported anything else...... A total of fifty people came in with a missile on their backs, in order to speed up...... They didn't even bring AK47s for self-defense, they carried two grenades each!

According to them...... What about with an Ak47? Isn't it the same to be annihilated when it encounters the Soviet army? So in this case...... The only thing that can be done with AK and ammunition is ...... Slowing them down increases the likelihood of being discovered by the Soviets!

As for those two grenades...... It was used to blow up missiles when they were discovered by the Soviet army...... One to blow up a missile, one to blow yourself up!

I was also a little surprised by this...... Where did Smith find these Afghans who were willing to die for the Yankees, and only after asking...... As long as they are able to complete this task, then they and their families can take refuge in the United States...... I'm afraid this is what we often say, "there must be a brave man under the heavy reward"!

"Battalion Commander Yang!" Several GIs, dressed as Afghan guerrillas, who were clearly Americans when they took off their headscarves, walked up to me, led by one who said to me in fluent Chinese: "I'm Lieutenant Colonel Mike...... The U.S. government sent me to guide the use of this batch of missiles! ”

"Hmm! Okay......" I smiled, although I knew that Lieutenant Colonel Mike's mission was definitely not only to guide the use, but he still warmly held Lieutenant Colonel Mike's hand and said: "Thank you very much for your help, this batch of missiles has solved our urgent need...... You've had a hard journey, so let's go and get some rest! ”

"Battalion Commander Yang?" Hearing this, Lieutenant Colonel Mike couldn't help but be a little puzzled: "Don't you need us to guide the use of missiles?" ”

"Oh! I forgot about that! "Actually, I don't care much about this, because our agents have fired Dragon anti-tank missiles and 'blowpipe' anti-aircraft missiles, so it won't take long to get started with this "Stinger", and the important thing is that this "Stinger" is in our hands......

"If it's convenient for you now......"

"Of course it's convenient!" Mike replied, "Now that the war is so intense, every bit of time is precious for us...... How can we rest? ”

I was a little surprised by Mike's words...... Because I found that he seemed to have just arrived, and he put himself in our place to think about the problem.

Then I quickly learned why......

"Battalion Commander Yang!" Just as several of Mike's subordinates were communicating with the soldiers of the Secret Service Company about how to use the "Stinger", Mike walked up to me and asked, "I want to know the current situation in the valley and how you plan to deal with the Soviets......

"I'm so sorry!" I didn't think about it, so I replied, "It's a military secret, and I'm not obligated to tell you!" ”

"But Camp Commander Yang!" Mike still insisted on his opinion: "My mission is to protect the safety of these missiles...... If you don't tell me this, I can't be sure that this batch of missiles will fall into the hands of the Soviets! ”

"It's easy!" I pulled out a grenade and put it in Mike's hand: "Now you can guarantee it!" ”

Without looking back, he turned around and left...... I just thought, who the fuck are you? I just came here to know the situation of the Dao, and I also want to know the plan of the Dao...... Pose like you want to lead us! It's just a lieutenant colonel...... Colonel Smith should also be polite to me, how can the Yankees be like this...... It's one thing not to give him some color and look at it! (To be continued......)