Of course, this tug-of-war is not a simple matter of advancing and retreating......

In fact, because the Soviets had absolute superiority in firepower...... Although the logistical supply of the Soviet army at this time has been cut off by our army, the ammunition they carry with the army can still last for a while.

In this case...... If it is just a simple advance and retreat, then it will create an opportunity for the Soviet army to kill and injure the living forces of our army.

Apuchu's style of play is ...... One or two trenches were dug a few hundred meters in front of the main peak as forward positions, which were connected by communication trenches, so that the guerrillas were safe when retreating...... I believe that there must be a construction of the sea prepared here, otherwise Apuchu, who was born in Orion, would not have known about this.

Later I learned that was indeed the case...... This form of defense was the result of Saheid's communication with Apuchu.

The benefits of this are...... When the Soviets attacked the forward positions, the Afghan guerrillas did not need to defend too much, and they shot for a while, and then left a large pile of mines, barbed wire, and other things near the trenches and retreated along the communication trenches...... The characteristics of these things are that they are easy to lay and difficult to clean, and every time the guerrillas spend a little time tossing and turning, when the Soviet troops come up, they have to spend a lot of time and even waste a lot of ammunition to clear them, and one accidentally loses several lives.

When the Soviet army finally cleared up, the guerrillas gathered strength and took advantage of their condescending superiority to recapture these positions...... Once recaptured, a large pile of mines and barbed wire would be dropped for the Soviets to clear up.

This back and forth annoyed the Soviet army, and every time it came up, it was not like a war but more like hard labor!

In the end, the Soviets finally couldn't stand it...... In fact, it cannot be said that the Soviet army could not stand it, but that their ammunition was constantly decreasing. The burning of various combat vehicles is also decreasing...... This forced them to make a quick decision. So a very brutal, direct but effective way was taken...... Large-scale blasting of traffic trenches in forward positions was carried out with explosives. This is how much progress has been made.

Apuchu's defense bought us forty minutes of precious time...... Ten minutes more than scheduled. If it weren't for my repeated orders, Apuqiu would still be guarding the No. 3 pass, but I didn't think it was too necessary, so I strictly ordered Apuqiu and the others to withdraw from the battlefield.

The Soviets cheered again...... Each pass means they're one step closer to the outside world, and it's also one step closer to safety, so of course it boosts their morale.

I am sure that the commanders of the Soviet troops will shout at them: "Comrades! There are only two mountain passes left! Unless you want to die here, or be a prisoner of those Afghans...... Otherwise, grab your guns and rush out with me!" ”

"Ulla!"

Soviet soldiers at the instigation of the commander. Shouting again, he threw himself towards the second pass......

The first to hit was a flurry of long-range artillery...... The Soviets will not hesitate to use long-range artillery, as it does not need to consume supplies from trapped Soviet troops. It's a pity that ...... Most of the fortifications on our mountain passes are built on ridges, so the damage that long-range artillery can do to them is very limited.

What surprised me at this time was ...... There were more than a dozen Mi-8s flying from the direction of Kabul......

Of course, this time the Mi-8 flew in not for parachuting...... Unless they want more Soviet troops to be besieged by us in the valley.

They are clearly used to compensate for the lack of Mi-24...... Because I saw in the telescope that these Mi-8s were loaded with weapons...... But I soon learned that they were more than that, as the first thing they did when they arrived on the battlefield was to drop a batch of ammunition into Valley Two.

This is the benefit of the Mi-8...... It is very convenient and fast to provide all kinds of support to the front line, including the delivery of ammunition supplies and even the transportation of the wounded...... It is no wonder that the Soviet army would call it a "porter" in its image.

Maybe it's because of a batch of supplies, or because of the air support of more than a dozen Mi-8s...... The firepower of the Mi-8 is not weak at all, because it is a heavy helicopter, so it often carries four rocket nests and three machine guns to participate in the battle (three machine guns are located in the center of the nose, and the left and right pylons). And that's not even counting the machine guns that fired out of the cabin...... It's just that because it's not a dedicated gunship, there's still a big gap with the Mi-24 in terms of defense and flexibility.

But this was enough to boost the morale of the Soviet army...... After a short rest, he shouted again and threw himself towards the second pass......

Pass No. 2 can be said to be a decisive mountain pass...... This is because Valley 01 is relatively wide. Moreover, the No. 1 pass is also several hundred meters wider than the others, and such a terrain is more suitable for the deployment of large-scale mechanized troops of the Soviet army, so if we can't stop the Soviet army on the No. 2 mountain pass...... That's basically just a matter of teaching them a lesson and letting them run away, as the instructor said.

The Soviets were also well aware of this, so the offensive on the No. 2 Pass was also particularly fierce...... The long-range artillery bombardment was immediately followed by mortars, followed by helicopters covering groups of infantry charging towards the mountain pass......

It should be said that at this time, the cover of the helicopter is more effective than any other fire cover, because it does not have any dead ends, and at the same time, it can flexibly and quickly maneuver to the enemy's fire for precise strikes and suppression...... Under the blows of its rockets and missiles, strong fortifications such as pillboxes are nothing, let alone infantry in the trenches...... As long as the helicopter flies along the direction of the trench, and then the machine gun sweeps "whooping", it only takes a moment to tear a large gap in the enemy's defensive line.

But our army was also fully prepared at this time...... At this time, the focus of our defense was not actually on the No. 2 mountain pass position, but on the mortar position scattered into the mountains!

So the helicopter actually couldn't find much target on the high ground of the No. 2 pass...... Most of the fighters were hiding in bomb shelters.

But the Soviet infantry could not rush to this position...... Because as soon as they charged, the mortar shells would come from all directions as if they had eyes...... Only one Soviet soldier was beaten on his back, and several charges launched in succession were without exception forced to retreat after paying heavy casualties.

This is the reality on the battlefield...... No matter how brave the troops were, how strong the morale of the soldiers was...... Flesh can't compete with bullets and shells made of steel and gunpowder! (To be continued......)