Of course, the conditions under which I propose this negotiation will not be as simple as it seems.

As said before...... The Soviets were surrounded by us and there was only one way to survive in the valley of Sigio...... It was to rush out of the mountain pass, so the Soviet army, a trapped beast, burst out with amazing combat effectiveness with the idea of becoming a benevolent if it did not succeed, and even now it has not changed after being repelled by us several times in succession...... After coming down from the battlefield in Vietnam, of course, I understood what was going on, and the root cause that supported them to continue fighting was nothing else, but the desire to survive.

From this point of view...... It seems that I should not have besieged the Soviet army to death!

Isn't there a tactic called "encircling three and one"? This tactic is designed to prevent the besieged enemy from fighting the trapped beasts!

But the terrain of the Chigio Valley ...... It is not possible not to encircle to death, because its natural conditions are encirclement...... For the Soviets, their only way out was the mountain pass, mechanized infantry...... Let them go to the mountains, they can't go, and they don't dare to go...... The mountainous area is the world of the guerrillas, and they are not familiar with the terrain and cannot find a water source, so it is strange that they do not look for death when they go in.

So the focus of contention between the two sides naturally focused on the mountain pass...... Whoever occupies the mountain pass will own the valley of Shigio, that is, either it will not be encircled, and if it is encircled, it will be besieged to death.

But the tactic of "encircling three and one" ...... Sometimes it's not just formal, more often it's psychological.

For example, now...... Formally, it was true that the Soviet army was surrounded to death, but psychologically, it was not...... If I offer a condition, one that is not harsh or even reasonable for the Soviet army...... That is to find a way out for the Soviet army, which is actually "encircling three and one". Psychologically, it broke the morale and confidence of the Soviet army in a life-and-death battle with us.

The situation on the battlefield is developing as I expected......

Under Hassan's lobbying within the guerrillas. The guerrillas quickly reached a consensus...... The reason why consensus was reached so quickly. On the one hand, because of Hassan's influence, and on the other hand, because almost every decision made by our Chinese soldiers since they entered Afghanistan has brought a victory to the guerrillas...... In particular, this victory can be said to be unprecedented, and in this context, even if the partisans are not very happy in their hearts, they still think about it in their minds...... These Chinese decisions and ideas have never been missed, and this time should be no exception.

So the matter was quickly settled...... The man sent to negotiate with the USSR was none other than Ragil.

The reason why Ragil was sent to ...... It was because he had worked in the Afghan government army before, and because of his long contact with Soviet advisers, he also learned some simple Russian. It was easier to communicate with the Soviets, and Ragil was quite eloquent and quick-witted, so I was always used to letting him solve it diplomatically.

Of course, Rajir also took Wang Xianman and a few radio soldiers with him this time...... This is to report to me on the status of the negotiations in a timely manner, and I have to make some important decisions.

Sometimes it's funny to think about this negotiation...... The people of the Soviet Union, Afghanistan and our three countries did not speak much of each other, but they had to negotiate and decide the life and death of thousands of people......

According to Wang Xianman's report, I know the content of Ragil's conversation with the commander of the Soviet corps, Sergeyevich.

"Colonel Sergeyevich!" Perhaps because of his dissatisfaction with the invaders, Ragil's tone was not good: "You also saw it...... We are more than capable of locking you up in the Hijeo Valley until you run out of ammunition and food......"

"I don't think so!" Sergeyevich's tone was tough: "Maybe you don't know...... Our reinforcements are on the way, and Kabul will send more helicopters...... Then we will let you know that we Soviets will not give in! ”

I have reason to believe...... Sergeyevich would have been so tough at this time. Entirely because he is Soviet, and Ragil is Afghan.

The Soviets at this time...... They will have a sense of superiority over the Afghans. This sense of superiority comes mainly from the fact that they have dominated the military and political circles in Afghanistan in recent decades...... It's a bit like the colonizer and the colonized, who over time will naturally regard themselves as superior and Afghans as inferior...... Now if he were to admit defeat in front of the inferior...... I'm afraid it's even worse than killing him.

"Mr. Colonel!" Ragil also obviously felt the disdain in Sergeyevich's tone, so he fought back forcefully: "I didn't come to do these pointless arguments with you this time...... I'm just talking to you on one condition on behalf of our leader...... Lay down your arms and you can leave with dignity......"

"You...... What did you say? Sergeyevich was a little incredulous at what he heard: "Lay down your arms...... Can we leave? ”

"Yes!" "We don't want to kill any more...... But we can't allow you to leave with your weapons, so you must disarm......"

This is also unimaginable for Sergeyevich...... The Afghans could have trapped them in this valley, so why didn't they? Didn't the Afghan partisans hate the Soviets to the core?

So Sergeevich quickly thought it was a trap......

"Do you think I'm that stupid?" Sergeyevich smiled: "You want to wait for us to disarm before starting a massacre easily......"

"If you can ......," Ragil interrupted Sergeyevich, "you can take you and your command and disarm your troops and leave...... Why not give it a try? Any force that disarms can leave the Higio Valley, and we will not stand in any way! ”

In this way, Sergeevich was stunned, as Ragil said...... If there is a fear that this is a ruse by the Afghans, they could simply disarm and leave in batches.

"Disarm and don't surrender!" Ragil continued: "You are not our captives, so there is no shame for you...... But I have to warn you that there are many in our guerrillas who are not willing to let you go, they prefer to blow you up in this valley...... So, if you deliberately destroy your equipment, then you have given up the opportunity to leave! ”

"Oh!" Sergeyevich seemed to understand that the Afghan guerrillas were in great need of weapons, so they were doing this to get their equipment.

This made him have to think carefully, because this is not only related to his own net worth, but also related to the reputation of the entire Soviet army...... What kind of repercussions should a Soviet army commander be captured alive or even killed by Afghan guerrillas? (To be continued......)