Obviously...... Only a frightened person will run away without riding a horse and pulling his legs, not to mention that riding a horse can quickly escape from our line of sight, he will run away without anything...... You can't survive in this desert.

But the fear of death made him not think about it at all...... Still running frantically behind the stones......

Sahayde and the others did not block it, nor did they chase after it...... Because they know that he is already a corpse!

Sure enough, with a gunshot...... The only remaining robber rolled over and fell to the ground...... In the blink of an eye, there were only a dozen horses left on the edge of the lake, stamping their hooves beside the robbers' corpses, as if they were not willing to let their masters die like this!

"Check the body!" I commanded Sahayd: "Bring the horses back!" ”

"Yes!" Saheed answered, drew his dagger, and walked up.

This scene stunned Hassan and his party...... They knew we were good before, but they had never seen how we dealt with the enemy...... This is the first time we have seen our combat effectiveness in real combat, and this time we are using snipers...... It's hard for the Afghans to imagine how we managed to get rid of these dozen cavalrymen in such a short time, at such a distance, and so simply...... The other party didn't even have a chance to fight back, that is, he didn't shoot a shot!

What surprised the Afghan guerrillas even more was ...... All of us didn't care about what had just happened...... That is to say, we have long been accustomed to such results and do not take it seriously at all.

But that's really the case...... What can a dozen little thieves count, which time have we not killed people in large numbers on the battlefield in Vietnam!

It didn't take long for the water team to return, and the cold and delicious water of the lake was quickly distributed to the warriors. Everyone can't wait to pour it into their mouths...... That includes me, of course. The big jar (a container made of a canning box) was poured into his mouth...... We soon understood what the manna of the long drought was.

So this day's rest was the most comfortable day we have had since we set off. The main reason is that we have no shortage of water near the water source...... After drinking the water, I went to the lake to get it, and the only regret was that I couldn't go to the lake to take a bath.

What excites us even more is ...... Because this is the only water source nearby, from time to time a few sheep or something will come here to drink, which can break the soldiers, and a few shots will knock down a few of them, and then a fire will be raised in the cave and the barbecue will begin...... This mutton is so fragrant, we only eat our mouths full of oil, if it weren't for the high temperature, it makes people a little upset. There's simply nothing to find fault with.

There's a little bit of a hiccup in that...... The Afghan guerrillas also eat sheep, but the sheep they eat are determined not to mix with ours...... So much so that they didn't have enough mutton, and the warriors didn't take it when they handed it to them, but just politely said that they were full and didn't need it......

Later, after listening to Saheid's explanation, I learned that although Muslims have no taboo against mutton, they cannot eat what is slaughtered by infidels...... I don't want to delve further into this, but it would not be wrong to respect other people's religious practices.

Maybe it's because I'm too tired during this time, or maybe I've drunk enough water for the first time...... In fact, I drank too much water, and my stomach was full of water except for mutton. It's round and bulging, and there will be a "cooing" sound when you walk.

That might sound funny...... But if you are in the middle of it. After a few days of thirst...... You'll understand that this is actually quite normal.

This is like when the volunteers were fighting in Korea, they were hungry for more than ten days...... After coming back, there is no shortage of food, and even if someone eats, they can eat to death...... We're pretty much in this situation now!

After he was full of water and food, he hid in the shadow of the stone and slept for a while...... When we woke up, we realized that it was almost evening, and the Afghan guerrillas had already gotten up and prepared for the attack before us...... The Afghan guerrillas were much more skilled than we were at this point, so it was as if we were being taken care of by the Afghan guerrillas along the way.

"Battalion Commander Yang!" When Hassan saw that I was awake, he leaned up and asked, "What about the dozen or so horses?" ”

"Can I take it?" I asked.

Actually, I don't need to ask at all...... If it was convenient to take Hassan with him, he wouldn't have asked this.

"It's not good to carry!" Hassan replied: "We are on a mountain road...... The horses are too big, and if we carry them, it will slow us down, and the goal is big! ”

"Hmm!" I nodded: "Then let it go!" ”

I felt a little sorry when I gave this order...... Because these are the horses used by Afghan robbers, they must be the ones who are used to running in this desert with more stamina.

Just as Hassan was about to carry out my orders, I stopped him.

"Hassan!" I said, "You seem to have said that...... There is only this water source within a radius of dozens of miles? ”

"Yes!" Hassan replied: "There are some small water sources in other places...... But there is very little water, just a small spring in the cliff, and sometimes it dries up! ”

"Well......" I said, "the Soviet army has not yet begun to sweep, and the water sources are not well monitored...... When the sweep begins in a few days, will they step up monitoring of water sources? ”

"Of course!" "That's what the Soviets did during the last sweep...... Many guerrillas were driven into the area, but they had to rehydrate here......"

"The battalion commander is ......" At this time, Zhao Jingping also woke up, and interjected: "When we retreat...... Is it likely to face this problem as well? ”

"That's right!" "Unless we can bring enough water back to Pakistan," I said, "but that's not realistic...... That will affect the speed of our retreat! ”

That's when Hassan realized the problem...... Nodding his head, he said: "And when retreating, carrying too much water often causes problems, in the process of engaging the enemy...... The hydration bag is likely to be broken by bullets or shrapnel, and the mule can get lost......"

"What then?" Zhao Jingping asked: "In this way, even if we successfully complete the task...... I'm afraid I can't get out of this area! ”

"What did you do before?" I asked Hassan.

"Just like I said!" "There are also a few small water sources...... But this is a matter of luck, and it is possible that it will dry up or be preempted by other guerrillas. ”

After thinking about it, I spread out the map and said, "We can do this...... Take advantage of the current time when the Soviet Union is not strictly monitoring water sources, and get more water...... And store this water on or near our retreat route! ”

"Oh!" As soon as I said this, Zhao Jingping and Hassan immediately understood that this was actually the rallying point...... The good thing is that we don't need to come back to Lake Dahal to rehydrate when we retreat, and we can save a lot of trouble along the way...... You don't need to bring water for the return trip! (To be continued......)