"Battalion commander!" While we were still discussing the establishment of a base in Afghanistan, the guard came in and reported: "There's a Yankee out there who wants to see you...... Say yes...... Colonel Smith called you to a meeting! ”

"Meeting?" I couldn't help but be stunned when I heard this, what is this all about, and I am not a soldier under him...... He also asked me to go to a meeting.

The instructor couldn't help laughing: "Not bad...... The Yankees are trying to seize power! ”

There was a coax, and the warriors all laughed.

"Battalion commander!" The instructor said, "I think it's better for you to go for a trip, after all, we are in a cooperative relationship now!" ”

"Hmm!" I nodded, strapped on my belt, and went out with two guards.

When I walked into the US military base, I was surprised...... In the conference room were not only the staff officers of the US army, but also the leaders of many guerrillas...... This also includes several guerrilla leaders who train at bases in China.

"Battalion Commander Yang!" Colonel Smith nodded at me, motioned for me to sit next to him, then shook my hand and said, "Battalion Commander Yang...... Sorry for giving you a short notice to come to the meeting, because I was pressed for time and I organized this meeting without your consent, you won't mind! ”

"Of course not!" That's what I answered, but I thought to myself...... The Yankees are so domineering, the meetings are already organized, even if I mind?

"That's right!" Smith went on to say, "There's an old Chinese saying that 'a snake can't do without a head'......"

Hey, I was a little surprised by that, this Smith also knows a few Chinese sayings.

"So......" Smith continued, "since we're in a partnership. I think we should have unity of command. In this way, we can play the role of our two bases more efficiently. Camp Commander Yang, what do you think? ”

I soon realized that the instructor had guessed correctly...... Smith did want to seize power.

Now I'm a little embarrassed...... It should be said that what Smith said is reasonable, and the principle of unity is especially important in the army, but I will not be so stupid as Smith...... If this is a unified command, I am just a battalion commander, and the colonel is a regimental or deputy divisional rank, so why do I have to listen to his command, so I will not be led by Smith in the future?

So I smiled and said, "Colonel." I agree with you...... But I think you're a little mistaken...... It is the Afghan guerrillas who are fighting on the front lines, and we are nothing more than military advisers, helping the guerrillas as much as we can, and we have no command...... So, if you want to unify the command...... It's time to unite the guerrillas! ”

"Oh!" As soon as Smith heard what I said, he knew that I would not hand over the command so easily, so he had to laugh and said, "What Battalion Commander Yang said is reasonable...... But you're right, we have plans to unite the guerrillas and create a coalition. But not now...... Because we're going to have a battle going on soon! ”

"There's a fight?"

"Doesn't Camp Commander Yang know?" Smith said: "We have been informed that the Soviets will soon launch a new round of sweeps!" ”

"Oh!" I nodded and said, "I've got the news too!" ”

"That's why I'm here!" Smith spread his hands: "Since we are a cooperative relationship, we have to share intelligence and work together, right?" So...... Battalion Commander Yang doesn't mind calling the guerrilla leaders together for a meeting! ”

"Of course I don't mind!" I say.

Smith is a treacherous ...... Seeing that I refused to hand over command, I wanted to directly command the guerrillas trained at our Chinese bases.

But I don't really mind if he does it...... On the one hand, I was too lazy to take care of the other guerrillas. We only trained them to equip them and then conduct basic training, so that they would not be vulnerable to the Soviet army. So as long as it can achieve the goal, as for who commands is not what I need to care about.

On the other hand, I am also well aware of the contradictions between the partisans and their psychological defenses...... They weren't going to be able to unite or let him take command with a few casual words, as Smith thought, so I didn't plan to do that at all.

Soon the leaders of the guerrillas arrived, including Hassan...... To tell you the truth, I can't name most of these leaders except Hassan, I don't understand the language, and I don't care about them, so I haven't contacted them at all.

The reason why they are so moved at this time...... That's just because they feel that their hands are short.

"Gentlemen!" Smith stood up and said, "According to the intelligence...... The Soviets will soon launch another sweep, and the purpose of our meeting is to discuss how to deal with it! ”

Hassan glanced at me, then stood up and said, "I'm sorry...... I wasn't going to get into this fight, so I wanted to ...... There's nothing I have to do here! ”

"Not participating?" Colonel Smith was surprised and said, "How can you not participate?" You're an Afghan guerrilla! ”

"Our troops are undertrained!" Hassan replied: "So I think I should train in Pakistan for a while longer!" ”

"I'm not going to participate either!" Another leader also stood up: "The training of my unit is less than a month, and I am not yet familiar with the use of weapons...... It's none of my business! ”

I know this leader...... He is from the US military base, and the training time is not only one month as he said, the reason should be that they are armed drug dealers turned into guerrillas, so they are naturally unwilling to do such a thankless task.

This made Colonel Smith angry, slapped the table fiercely, and said, "Very good! Mahaka...... If you don't, then we will consider interrupting our assistance to you! ”

It should be said that this can indeed become a threat, and now the Afghan guerrillas ...... Losing aid often means being eliminated. So the chieftain, known as Mahaka, reluctantly sat back.

But Hassan ignored it...... Haruka gave me a salute and withdrew.

"Battalion Commander Yang!" Smith asked me, "I wonder if you agree with what I said......

I smiled and replied, "I'm just offering assistance and that's it...... I don't have the authority to direct them, if you can convince them...... Then I don't have a problem with that! ”

So three more chiefs got up and withdrew...... One of the leaders also put aside a sentence: "I am willing to go into the mountains to fight, but I don't like to be judged in front of me!" ”

Some of the remaining leaders also talked about it, but perhaps because they wanted to save face or to see what would do it better, they didn't sit still.

Smith's face was a little ugly, but there was nothing he could do about this situation, so he had to point to the map on the table and say, "This is the case...... We received information that the Soviets were still carrying out the sweep along the road...... Because of the gap in equipment between us and the Soviet army, I don't think we are suitable for a head-on battle with the Soviet army...... But in order not to allow the Soviet troops to achieve their goals...... I think we can divide it into three parts, one part is responsible for harassing the Soviet troops sweeping near the road, the other part is responsible for harassing the cities of Afghanistan, and the zuihou part is also the most important...... It's to keep an eye on the village and attack small groups of enemies! ”

It should be said...... Smith's strategy was still feasible, and it did require the various guerrillas to cooperate with each other...... I think this should be the guerrilla tactics that the US military has learned from our soldiers in the past month, and it is indeed a bit of guerrilla warfare...... Especially zuihou a little, staring at the village to sneak up on a small group of enemies...... In fact, it is what we often call "concentrating superior forces to defeat the enemy individually". If this jihua is put in the air of the Soviet army, Liliang is not suitable for the night of sorties...... It is easy to turn into a situation in which the Soviet troops have the upper hand during the day and the guerrillas come out at night to harass them on a large scale.

Suddenly, I understood where I learned Smith's old saying "a snake can't do without a head...... Not lazy! These Yankees are still stealing from us!

Actually, what I don't know is...... The Yankees are not just stealing divisions from us, they are stealing divisions from the Afghan partisans and from the Soviet troops...... In fact, the US military benefited the most from the battlefield in Afghanistan, and they only paid money and weapons, but what they got was not only the Soviet Union, their number one enemy, but also the experience of the Soviet army's defeat in Afghanistan.

It is precisely because of this experience that the tactics of the US military have undergone earth-shaking changes and made them realize that many modern wars are often not large-scale group operations like World War I and World War II, but should develop in the direction of small-scale, low-intensity, and high-tech surgery.

This is the reason why the U.S. military fought much better than the Soviet Union when it invaded Afghanistan...... They already know the tactics of the Afghan guerrillas, and they know what problems the regular forces will have when they face the Afghan guerrillas and the Afghan terrain.

In this respect...... I think I'll have to keep a hand on these Yankees in the future...... But when I think about it, it doesn't seem necessary, because I know very well that in the next few decades, China and the United States will not have a chance to fight each other, and the Chinese military will also develop in the direction of modernization in the future, and at that time it will be compared to missiles, warships, and warplanes...... Who will fight any guerrilla war with you!

"Battalion Commander Yang!" Seeing that I was silent, Smith asked, "What do you think of this Jihua?" ”

"Hmm!" I touched my chin and said with some confusion, "Don't you think it's a little strange?" The Jihua swept by the Soviet army this time turned out to be not much different from the last time! (To be continued......)