Chapter 114: Supply Lines

"You'll go back tonight!" I continued: "As for the reason...... I think the instructor told you before! ”

"I know the way!" Chen Qiaoqiao replied: "They look down on women...... Then we need to let them see if we are really as useless as they think! ”

"That's it!" Chen Yi said in a gentle manner: "What's more...... If the Afghans don't want to fight with us, we can fight with our comrades......"

"Anyway...... It's not fitting for you to stay here! I'm getting impatient: "It's dangerous here......"

"Dangerous?" Chen Yiyi asked rhetorically: "Is there a danger of Vietnam here?" ”

Chen Qiaoqiao continued: "If it's dangerous, don't let us stay...... So what else are you bringing us for? ”

I'm a little speechless...... I should have realized one thing a long time ago: never reason with women, especially women who have the ability to fight!

"Battalion commander!" Just when I was about to press them back with an order, Zhao Jingping took another document and reported to me: "Two more mountain roads were blocked by the Soviet army last night...... Supplies didn't arrive on time! ”

"Hmm!" I couldn't help frowning: "How many are left now?" ”

"Only three are safe!" Zhao Jingping replied: "But with the continuous growth of our troops...... Three mountain trails are simply not enough to support the supply of the Shigio Valley! And the Soviets don't seem to have any intention of stopping there, in case they block one or two ...... again."

"Hmm!" I nodded.

Although this move of the Soviet army is not to the point, it is very effective, and it is also a slow strangulation of "boiling frogs in warm water".

Seemingly...... The Soviets realized that the battle against our Higio valley was not an overnight one. You can even say ...... By this time, the Soviets had gradually come to see that their fighting in Afghanistan was not as they had imagined...... It doesn't take a year or even half a year to stabilize the political situation in Afghanistan and then free up your hands to do something else.

And because of that...... They will be in a hurry to get those who are not needed on the battlefield. However, it will consume the supply of anti-aircraft equipment and some tanks that are not suitable for the Afghan battlefield and send them back...... This is actually preparing for a long battle!

The Soviet army will be soberly aware of this...... Obviously bad for us!

"By what means did the Soviet troops block the mountain roads of our army?" I asked.

"It was scouting at first!" Zhao Jingping glanced at Chen Yiyi and Chen Qiaoqiao, who were standing beside him. said: "Now it seems...... It is quite possible that Soviet snipers will be on this reconnaissance mission...... It's just that they didn't do it before, so we didn't notice it all this time! ”

"Hmm!" I glanced at Chen Yiyi and Chen Qiaoqiao with some surprise...... I thought the Soviet sniper they killed last night ended in a shootout, as it looks like now...... It is very likely that the Soviet sniper lurked in the shadows and did not make any moves, but was found and killed by these two sisters!

"After the Soviets have determined the supply lines of our army through reconnaissance, they will block them with artillery fire with helicopters and mines!" Zhao Jingping continued: "It is very likely that these coordinates were also provided by Soviet snipers, and this is just the beginning...... The Soviets will soon be using helicopters to drop infantry on the high ground near the mountain roads and build permanent fortifications! ”

"Hmm!" I nodded: "As long as they build a fortification like this at a key point on the mountain road, it is very likely that the mountain road will be cut off!" ”

"Yes!" Zhao Jingping replied: "Our previous supply lines were cut off like this, and there were one or two such fortifications on each supply line...... The Soviets condescendingly controlled the mountain road at the foot of the mountain from the fortress with searchlights and heavy weapons. We can't get our supply teams through the lots they control......"

This is indeed a difficult problem...... At the same time, this is also the strong point of the Soviet army, there are helicopter transports...... This makes it very convenient and fast for them to provide weapons and equipment and supplies for the soldiers on the high ground.

As a result, we had a major reversal of our offensive and defensive relations with the Soviet army...... In the past, we were guarding the valley of Shigio and waiting for the Soviets to attack, but now we ...... But it was the Soviets who had planted nails in our supply line, and if we didn't want to starve to death or face a situation where there were no bullets to hit, then we had to take the initiative to pull out the nails one by one!

But...... You must know that we are guerrillas, and we only have guerrillas with light equipment...... This allows us to storm the Soviet army, which is armed to the teeth and has a large number of artillery and a powerful air force, which is not easy to say!

"Uh-huh, uh-huh......" Just as my brows were tightened, Chen Qiaoqiao let out two falsettoes.

At the same time, Chen Yiyi also looked at me expectantly......

Of course, I knew what they meant, but I pretended not to know it, and continued to ask Zhao Jingping: "Can the second company commander free his hand?" ”

"Battalion commander!" Zhao Jingping said with some embarrassment: "The second company commander is responsible for the training of thousands of guerrillas. It's been a busy time, if you let him solve the problem of supply lines...... The training of this guerrilla unit is ......"

The second company commander is Scar...... He served as a company commander in a company of agents. The training of this guerrilla unit was naturally entrusted to him and his troops.

"What about the third company commander?" I asked again.

"The commander of the third company is training snipers for the guerrillas!" Zhao Jingping replied.

"Hmm!" The training of snipers in the guerrillas is a recent one...... The main reason is that I think the sniper can be said to be very useful for fighting guerrilla warfare in the mountains, especially on the supply lines that harass the Soviet army...... Two random snipers hide in the mountains next to the highway and shoot the car tires from a distance, or just shoot the driver with a single shot...... This will cause a riot in the supply convoy of the Soviet army.

This is our battle-tested ...... There are many things on the battlefield that do not mean that they will send troops in a hurry as soon as they think it is feasible, and the result of this will often lead to many unexpected situations that lead to heavy casualties.

So...... In order to test my idea, I sent a few groups of snipers to the Salang Highway to shoot cold guns...... You must know that the sniper unit under my command has undergone special stealth training and shooting training, so it can be said that the fight has been smooth for a few days......

That's not to say they killed a lot of people...... In fact, they often lurk for an entire day before firing a single shot, and if the target is a car tire, it doesn't kill a single person!

But my goal was not how many people I killed, but how much trouble I could bring to the logistical supply of the Soviet army...... Especially during the day!

The reason why harassment during the day is more important...... Because the transportation of Soviet troops during the day can be described by the word "unscrupulous Zen".

Good visibility and wide view during the day...... This was beneficial not only to the air power of the Soviet army, but also to the drivers of the supply convoys...... The Salang road is high and dangerous, and it is important for drivers to have a good line of sight, which can also determine the speed of transportation to a considerable extent.

Plus the guerrillas did not dare to launch an attack on the road during the day...... Helicopters and reconnaissance planes patrolling the highway are everywhere, and it is not easy to ambush on either side of the road, let alone flee after a sneak attack...... So a sneak attack on a road during the day is almost a suicidal act!

As a result, the Salang Highway has a large volume of traffic during the day, and the occasional point attack is only a mine...... Organized sneak attacks are rare.

But snipers are different...... The mountainous areas of Afghanistan are full of mountains and mountains, so there are echoes everywhere when a shot passes, and it is impossible to tell where the gunshots came from, plus the sun is shining during the day, and the mountains are full of white flowers and stones...... I can't find the green smoke coming out of the muzzle, which means that the sniper will not be exposed as long as he does not shoot one after another.

Contrarily...... For the Soviet supply convoy, if the timing of this shot is right, and the tire hits the car and causes the car to deviate, it is very likely to cause the car to fall off the cliff...... Most of the Salang roads are built on the hills.

A car falling off a cliff is nothing, and there is a good chance that the car will clog the road below...... And it will cause the whole convoy to think that there is a guerrilla ambush on the side and stop advancing, until a helicopter arrives to escort them!

It's just the impact of a bullet in one location...... What if there were dozens of groups of snipers along the entire stretch of the Salang road, which is several hundred kilometers long? That would undoubtedly make it difficult for the Soviet supply convoys, both day and night...... It will even cause the car driver to panic, wondering if he can come back alive on the next trip!

The seven inches of the Soviet army are supply lines...... So this tactic is obviously useful, but obviously I can't do it with my own sniper unit...... Our greater role is to train thousands of Afghan snipers, so I asked Company Commander Luo to find candidates from the guerrillas for sniper training!

Thereupon...... The commander of the second company has no time, and the commander of the third company is also not available...... I can't send the commander of the mortar company to touch the Soviet garrison...... That's when I realized that I had too few soldiers!

"Uh-huh......" Chen Qiaoqiao straightened her chest again.

"Gotta ......," I said helplessly, "stay...... Is there any confidence in ensuring the smooth flow of supply lines? ”

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!" Chen Yiyi was so excited that she stepped forward.

Chen Qiaoqiao became cautious at this time, she saluted me and said, "Report to the battalion commander...... It depends on what kind of soldier you give me! ”

"We are undermanned...... "the soldiers of the second company can only be given to one platoon, and then one squad of snipers, and the guerrillas are the main force...... Two in a row! ”

"Yes!" Chen Qiaoqiao stepped forward and replied very simply: "Guarantee to complete the task!" (To be continued......)