I had thought that this negotiation would go smoothly, after all, the Soviets had no other choice, and the conditions we offered were very tempting to be honest...... But I didn't expect that there were still some twists and turns.

The greatest difficulty did not come from Sergeyevich's superiors...... In fact, Sergeyevich did not report this to his superiors, he was a smart man and knew that if he reported it to his superiors...... The superiors would not have agreed to let them hand over their equipment to the guerrillas in good condition, for the simple reason ...... The equipment they participated in the offensive this time included T72 and BMP infantry combat vehicles...... This was a secret weapon for the Soviet Union, and there were many things that could be called high-tech in it, and if they were handed over to the partisans intact, there would undoubtedly be a leak in them.

So Sergeyevich knew if to report to his superiors...... That means that the negotiations are broken down, and the battle has to go on.

The difficulties came mainly from within the trapped Soviet troops...... Sergeyevich was able to keep the matter from reporting it, and even could make an excuse that the radio station was bombed and could not be contacted, etc., but he could not hide it from his subordinates...... Because they have to hand over their weapons and equipment.

So after talking to Ragil, Sergeevich held a meeting...... What we are talking about is the terms of our negotiations.

I don't know exactly what the process of the discussion was, because Ragil was excluded from this discussion...... However, I believe that there must be some people in the Soviet army who support and some people who oppose it.

The reason for the supporters is simple...... It is just a matter of handing over the equipment, and it can even be said that in the present situation the guerrillas will eventually get it...... All they had to do was trap us in the valley, and then the gear would be theirs.

Proceed from this result...... Waiting for the Soviet troops to die in the valley was a meaningless sacrifice. You can maintain your dignity without having to die. Why not?

Those who oppose it also have their reasons...... Hand over your gear and leave. Let's not say that this in itself is an admission of failure. There was no dignity at all, and if the equipment of the Soviet army fell into the hands of the partisans...... Then another group of guerrillas will soon be armed and another group of forces will be formed, not to mention that some of the equipment is still a military secret!

Both sides have good arguments...... So after fighting for more than an hour, I didn't come up with a result.

And then I breathed a sigh of relief...... Because it doesn't matter to me what the result is, as long as Sergeyevich will take this negotiating condition out and discuss it instead of pressing it...... That means I've won!

It turns out to come from two sides...... One is that it will be dark in two hours, and then the Soviet army will have no possibility of breaking through. The other one is like I said before...... Because it gave the Soviet army a way to live, this Soviet army was no longer a trapped beast, and at the same time, it could also cause internal disagreements, so they would not fight with their lives and deaths as before.

So. Now I don't have any worries that this negotiation will break down.

Perhaps Sergeevich sensed this, or perhaps he knew that when the sun went down, they were afraid that they would not even have the capital to negotiate, so the discussion quickly came to fruition.

"Battalion commander!" Wang Xianman reported to me on the walkie-talkie: "The commander of the Soviet Army has replied, and they agree to our conditions!" ”

"Didn't they bargain?" I was a little surprised by this, after all, some of the equipment was in the high-tech category, and I thought they would have reservations.

Later I learned that Sergeyevich did not hold it, but that they felt that there was no need for us, the "Afghan guerrillas", to know at all...... Some of the equipment in tanks and infantry vehicles, they hid in them and dismantled them, who knows? Even if you smash a hammer inside, it can be said that it was broken during the war.

In fact...... Sergeyevich also used this to convince the opposition, he is shrewd...... If these high-tech equipment are leaked now, even if they go back, they will have to go to court-martial.

"Nope!" Wang Xianman replied: "But Commander Sergeye hopes to meet you." He came straight to me...... Said he wanted to meet my commander......"

"How did you answer?" I say.

"I said my commander is Hassan!" Wang Xianman replied: "I'm just a mercenary......

Wang Xianman's answer is, of course, correct, that we will not recognize ourselves as part of the Chinese army at any time. Although I understand that the USSR has basically mastered our situation.

As I expected, Wang Xianman continued: "But he said...... He knew that my commander's name was Yang Xuefeng, and he also knew that it was Yang Xuefeng who commanded this battle, and he lost at your hands, not those Afghans...... So, he wants to hand over the equipment to you with his own hands, otherwise it will be an insult to him! ”

When I hear my name...... I am not surprised that it was not difficult for the Soviets to get their hands on this information...... There are more than 100,000 Afghan refugees in Peshawar, and if you send a few people to lurk in it, you can find out about the situation of the Sino-US bases stationed in Peshawar.

But even if the Soviet side knew about these two bases, they did not dare to do anything...... This is the case with many things in the world, and everyone knows what is going on in their hearts, but they all tacitly understand it for the sake of their own interests.

Like now...... Even though the Soviet government knew that China and the United States had set up bases in Pakistan to provide weapons, funds, and training to Afghan guerrillas, a small number of troops had entered Afghanistan to fight in the name of military advisory groups...... What can we do? Internationally condemned? Or send troops to attack Pakistan or China, the United States......

It must have been a joke to condemn internationally, because the Soviet Union itself was the aggressor, and he sent 100,000 troops to Afghanistan...... Other countries have simply sent military advisory groups...... This is tantamount to a thief shouting to catch a thief.

It is even more impossible to send troops to attack a third country...... Because even children know that fighting on two fronts is a taboo for soldiers, the Soviet army's current plan is to solve Afghanistan and stabilize the war situation in Afghanistan as much as possible, so as to free up their hands to carry out a north-south attack on China...... So no one in the Soviet Union at this time dared to offend, otherwise she would most likely have to fight the whole world with the strength of one country.

Here's why...... Historically, the Soviet Union parachuted on the border between Iran and Afghanistan...... At this time, Iran, like Afghanistan, had many forces helping the Afghan guerrillas on the Iranian border, but this frightened the Soviet Union...... Hurriedly recalled the paratroopers and explained to Iran and solemnly apologized.

So there will be no problem with the survival of our Chinese army...... It's just that we can't admit it on the surface in order to avoid telling the truth......

"You sue him!" After thinking about it, I said to Wang Xianman: "It is the Afghan guerrillas who defeated them, and he has no room for bargaining!" ”

"But ......," Wang Xianman said, "the Soviet regiment commander insisted again and again, and said that if he couldn't see you...... He will reconsider the negotiations! ”

This came as a surprise to me...... This head Sergeevich turned out to be so persistent...... If it were someone else, you would always avoid meeting the winner when you lose, because that would put a lot of pressure on you.

However, this Sergeevich is clearly not like this......

After thinking about it, I quickly understood...... Perhaps this is the kind of superiority in his bones against the Afghans...... Because the Soviets looked down on the Afghans for decades, many Soviets looked down on the Afghans and did not think that the Afghan guerrillas could defeat them...... He maintained his dignity by insisting on surrendering to me, that is, by suing the Afghan guerrillas...... Someone else defeated him!

I didn't want to make any more trouble, and it wasn't a big deal, so I nodded and said, "Okay! You sue him...... I'll be waiting for him at Pass No. 2! ”

"Yes!" Wang Xianman replied and conveyed my opinion to Ragil.

So an hour later I met Colonel Sergeyevich at Pass No. 2...... A Soviet soldier with two beards and a crisp military uniform.

He recognized me at first sight among the many soldiers...... It's certainly not because I'm handsome, and while I can admit it with my cheekiness, reason tells me...... It is quite possible that he had seen my pictures and even knew about me before this, as can be seen from the fact that he had called my name accurately and silently.

After all, with Soviet science and technology...... It wasn't difficult to hide outside our base and take a few photos from a distance.

"Yang Xuefeng!" Colonel Sergeyevich called my name stiffly.

"I am!" I stepped forward and shook his hand.

Sergeye's eyes were complicated, but he never spoke...... I didn't speak either, because we didn't speak the same language...... Although we all had translations for Afghanistan, none of us brought Chinese and Soviet translators.

But actually...... At this time, we don't need to talk at all, because as soldiers, we all know what the other person wants to say!

At last...... Sergeyevich looked at the messy battlefield around him, sighed deeply, took off his belt, handed it to me, said something I didn't understand, and left with a group of men.

Then the Soviets piled a large number of rifles and bullets in front of us, and then carried the wounded out of the valley with their heads down.

Later I found out from Ragilna...... Sergeyevich said at that time: "It's yours, but someday, I'll come back!" (To be continued......)