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Because we have built a lot of mountain roads, but the Soviet army has insufficient troops and supplies, the Soviet army cannot effectively blockade us...... In fact, throughout the war in Afghanistan, the Soviet army was unable to effectively blockade the Pakistan-Afghanistan border and the Iran-Pakistan border.

Some Soviet generals estimated that if these borders were to be effectively blocked, the Soviet army would need at least 500,000 troops...... However, the constraints imposed on the Soviet army by logistical supply lines made it possible for them to invest only 100,000 troops, a reality that was obviously far from what was needed. 、

Naturally, supplies and ammunition flowed into the valley......

It's just that what makes me feel a little depressed is ...... A considerable part of these supplies were delivered in the form of food and medicines, which were not only for the guerrillas, but also for the basic needs of the people in the valley.

War is like that...... Wherever the war burns, industrial agriculture will be ruthlessly destroyed, especially agriculture...... Agriculture depends on the land, but wars are fought on the land, and the Higio Valley is no exception.

The valley was originally a good place to grow crops, and it is flanked by several high mountains at an altitude of four or five thousand meters...... When the altitude is high, there is snowfall, and when there is snowfall, there is a water source, so the Shigio Valley has its own water source, and there is more than one...... These water sources converge at the foot of the mountain to form a river, which runs through the entire valley and gives birth to all life in the valley, so the people in the valley call it "the river of life".

It is precisely because of this "river of life" that many people gather in the valley. They rely on river water to grow irrigation and grow a variety of crops to make a living. But the Soviets came in so with guns and artillery. Plus mines and incendiary grenades...... It didn't take two days to destroy the crops.

So the people of this valley became a burden to us, most of them were old people, children, and women...... The population numbered in the tens of thousands, and this was still the number of people who fled after the Soviet invasion.

These civilians undoubtedly place a considerable burden on our logistics...... These people have to live, and if they live, they have to consume provisions, and if they consume provisions, they have to be transported from Pakistan......

To transport a bag of rice from Pakistan into Afghanistan, you have to walk alone with a mule carrying rice and walk all night in the night, risking the danger of being killed by Soviet troops, being killed by landmines, falling to your death, etc...... This was the only way to transport the bag of rice into the Shigio Valley, and the value of the bag of rice was directly multiplied several times...... It's a life-saving job. Who will do it if you don't give a high price? Although most of this work is done by guerrillas, it is free...... But the life of the guerrillas on this battlefield is a value in itself.

More importantly...... In the event of a war, when our military supplies are very scarce, we have to consider the supply of the people, and we have to provide a lot of manpower and material resources for the supply of the people, and it is very likely that these people will be dragged down.

So I had a meeting on that......

"Here's what I think!" I said, "Think about providing supplies for the people...... It has put a very heavy burden on our logistics, and I think it is necessary to move people into Pakistan in a ......"

"Battalion Commander Yang!" Before I could finish speaking, I was met with Aduzai's objection: "These people have lived here for generations, this is their home, and what we have formed this army for...... It's to defend them and let them continue to live here! ”

"I didn't say I wouldn't defend them!" I said, "But...... Their population is so large that it is likely to bring us down. We have a saying in China that the nest is finished...... This means that if the nests are overturned. Can the eggs survive? The same ...... If even we are dragged down and defeated, then the people will still be able to survive and live in the Hijeo Valley? ”

"The battalion commander is right!" The instructor interjected on the side: "This account is easy to calculate, now the food in the Xijieo Valley is simply not enough to feed all the people, and a large number of people need to occupy our military capacity, which will directly affect our combat effectiveness!" But...... It's not the same if we move people to Pakistan, we can feed them too, the difference is that we don't have to travel thousands of miles of food to Afghanistan. Besides...... We are not saying that all the people will be relocated, and that it will be temporary, when we have repelled the Soviets...... The people will be able to return to the valley of Hijeo again! ”

Aduzai frowned and thought about it, then argued with a few Afghans before he finally came up to me and nodded, "We agree, but I hope you treat them well!" ”

"Of course!" I said, "You've probably heard about how we help the refugee camps in Peshawar!" ”

Aduzai nodded, and there were no more doubts.

Soon after, there was a great migration of refugees in the Higio Valley...... It was a sea of people, gongs and drums......

Fortunately, these refugees can still take the road...... Although the Soviet army is unscrupulous, it still does not dare to do anything about such a group of refugees, otherwise there will soon be international pressure, and more importantly, ...... The Soviets supported the relocation of refugees in some way, believing that many of the partisans survived because of the help of the local population...... If all these Afghans are emigrated, then on the one hand, the guerrillas will not be able to get help from the people and will not be able to disguise themselves as ordinary people. On the other hand, they can let go of their hands and feet without scruples......

So sometimes the Soviets are really straightforward, they don't want to think about how much hatred they will accumulate by forcing people to leave their homes and their countries, and in time, when these children who were originally refugees grow up, they will return to Afghanistan one after another to fight for the recapture of their homeland......

Therefore, their opponents, the guerrillas, can be said to be never-ending, because the refugees of the birth guerrillas are already abroad, and they have no way to control and influence.

In the end, there were only about 7,000 refugees left in the Higio Valley...... These 7,000 people are really reluctant to leave the valley, and they will not put much pressure on our logistics, because there is a large surplus of land after the migration, and the food grown on these lands will be enough to feed them even if they are destroyed. In addition, our troops also need the support and assistance of the people, so this matter is settled.

But the bigger problem lies ahead...... In the past, we didn't even want to build a base here in Afghanistan...... This kind of thinking is actually normal, the partisans are fighting against the powerful Soviet army, at most there is a base area...... The main forces still cannot be concentrated in one place, they have to run around in the mountains and change places at any time, which is to fight guerrillas. Otherwise...... Two and a half will let the Soviet army end up.

Therefore, most of the equipment we bring is light equipment that is easy to maneuver, such as assault rifles, light machine guns, and rocket launchers...... Heavy machine guns and light mortars can be considered our heavy equipment.

But now it was different, with the natural guerrilla terrain of the Shigio Valley, and the fact that the Soviets could not last long each time because of the supply and strength problems, it made it possible for us to build bases...... But the establishment of a base requires heavy equipment, especially anti-aircraft firepower...... For example, anti-aircraft machine guns, such as small-caliber anti-aircraft artillery, and so on.

Of course, it would be better if it could have effective individual anti-aircraft missiles, but even if the "Stinger" thing on the side of the US government could be completed, it would not be so fast...... Smith has to report, and then the pros and cons in the U.S. government have to have round after round of debates, and then they have to vote on the resolution...... This is the case in democracies, where it often doesn't take a few months to do something, and we obviously can't wait a few months...... We have the patience to wait, but the Soviets don't have the patience to wait!

Do you want to go to China now? It seems that far water can't quench the thirst of the near!

"Battalion commander!" Just as I was staring at the map in my office, Zhao Jingping came up to me and said, "The relocation of the refugees has been completed, and we have scattered the remaining refugees into more than 30 villages, so there should be no problem in self-sufficiency!" ”

"Hmm!" I nodded, fortunately, I have Zhao Jingping, a capable staff officer, as an assistant, otherwise it would be strange if these things don't give me a headache.

"How's it going?"

"Since most of the people have already moved, there is no problem with supplies!"

"What about the soldiers?" I asked: "How many of the scattered guerrillas have returned?" ”

"There are more than 1,200 people in total!"

"So many?" I can't help but be amazed at this number.

"Battalion commander!" Zhao Jingping replied with a wry smile: "These are not all Xijie's guerrillas...... Rather, we have defeated the Soviet army one after another these times, and now we occupy the valley of Shigio...... So all kinds of guerrillas came to join ......"

"Hmm!" I nodded: "Be sure to pay attention to the screening...... The spies of the Soviet army must not be allowed to mix in, and they must also be good at the su zhì! ”

"Yes!" Zhao Jingping stepped forward.

Now, this is the valley in front of me...... Although the previous road construction preparations have made it improve dramatically in terms of equipment and logistics, I am not sure if it will be able to withstand the enemy's attack, because the enemy we have to face...... It's the Soviet army with a lot of modern equipment! (To be continued......)