The rallying point was quickly set up under Hassan's arrangement...... It was not difficult to establish this assembly point, we only needed to find a few people from the guerrillas who were familiar with the terrain and lead the robbers' horses and carry them to the designated place with water bags.

There has never been a shortage of people in the guerrillas who are familiar with the terrain, so we don't need to worry about it at all.

We set up two assembly points, and divided the horse team into two parts, with Lake Dahar as the center and all the way back and forward, with two assembly points on our expected retreat route.

I thought about it later...... I think this rally point also has the advantage of making our battles more flexible...... If someone or a unit is scattered in battle, there is no need to worry...... As long as you have a map and know where the rally point is, then go to the rally point and find the troops!

But there are also disadvantages...... If someone is captured, the location of the assembly point will be told under the coercion and inducement of the Soviet Union...... Then it will be fatal for our troops.

And because of this...... I strictly ordered that no circle should be drawn on the assembly point on the map that everyone carried, and of course our troops knew this...... In case the enemy finds the map and sees the circles on it, it is easy to guess our assembly point or the retreat route. But the Afghan guerrillas do not know this, so it is necessary to repeat it in the troops.

But after thinking about it, I don't think it's a good idea...... The reason is that if someone is captured, it is unrealistic to simply hope that they will survive the torture. So I quickly worked out a false retreat route and assembly point...... Tell all the fighters that once they are captured, they can recruit this fake retreat route when they can't stand the torture.

Here's the benefit...... It can temporarily save them from the pain of flesh and skin, and it can make the enemy think that this news is true with a unified voice. It can also buy time for the main forces to retreat...... When the Soviets were given fake assembly points and retreat routes, and laid ambushes at the assembly points. I'm afraid that our main forces have already returned to Pakistan.

It was only later that I found this step useful...... And not just this time. In the wars that followed, we devised two or three retreat routes, and of course only one retreat route was true, so that the Soviets did not know which of the tortured information was true and which was false.

"Report to the battalion commander!" That night we marched for several hours, and when we reached the radio contact point, I asked the troops to stop and rest for a while, and soon the correspondent handed me a telegram saying, "Call from the base...... At five o'clock this morning, the enemy launched a second sweep! ”

"Oh!" I nodded, which was already expected by me, because this morning we heard the sound of artillery coming from the direction of Kabul, obviously. That was the possible hiding place for Soviet troops to bomb the partisans.

"But......," the messenger continued, "the direction of the enemy's sweep this time was not from the hinterland to the mountains to the south, but along the roads, including the road from Kabul to Kandahar......"

"What?" I couldn't help but be stunned when I heard this...... By the faint light of the flashlight, sure enough, as the correspondent said, the Soviet troops this time mainly swept the mountains near the road.

"Convene a meeting of all cadres!" I gave the order without even thinking about it.

"Yes!"

Soon Hassan, Zhao Jingping and several cadres surrounded us, and the guards covered us with a huge canvas...... We had flashlights in there.

"Here's the thing!" I pointed a flashlight at the map and said, "The enemy situation has changed...... They did not sweep from north to south, as in the first sweep, but swept the nearby mountains along the road! ”

"Oh......" Zhao Jingping quickly understood the problem: "We are also ambushing the reinforced Soviet troops on the side of the road...... Isn't that going bankrupt?! ”

Zhao Jingping's words are not difficult to understand...... If the Soviets and Afghan government forces had been focusing on the highway this time, then we would have to break through their lines if we wanted to ambush them along the road...... This would obviously not work to ambush the Soviet troops on the side of the road, and even if we succeeded, it would be surrounded by layers of enemies. It's hard to get out of it all the way.

"I miscalculated!" I said, "We always thought ...... How the USSR swept the first time, then the second time must be about the same as the first...... I didn't expect this change! ”

"Battalion commander. It's no wonder you! Zhao Jingping said: "Our intelligence is limited...... What we can do is to formulate jihua with limited information, and you are not a god, are you? ”

I shook my head and said, "I should have thought of it...... The first sweep of the Soviet army was launched with a light enemy, so it advanced from the north to the south, thinking that it would eliminate the partisans in one fell swoop. But now...... After these months of fighting, they have realized that it is not possible to quickly eliminate the guerrillas, on the other hand...... They are also under a lot of pressure in terms of logistical supply...... The highway not only has a small capacity and is difficult to transport, but also is attacked by guerrillas from time to time...... Therefore, it is imperative to ensure the safety of your own roads as much as possible! That's why this sweep will start along the road! ”

"The battalion commander's analysis is reasonable!" Hassan nodded and said, "Actually...... The Soviet Union's military supply lines have never been safe, and since they entered Afghanistan, various guerrillas and even civilians have been destroying roads or attacking Soviet troops in an organized or unorganized manner, which has caused great losses to the Soviet army, so it is not surprising that the Soviet Union will carry out this sweep by road! ”

There is no doubt about this, the highway is easy to destroy and difficult to defend...... The simplest way to destroy it is to take a hoe at night and secretly plant a few mines, and if you have a few guns and a few people, you can set up an ambush on the side of the road...... If the opponent is strong, then run away with a few shots, if the opponent is not strong...... Then you can wipe out all the enemies and then grab supplies!

So, of course, this kind of thing is the first choice of the Afghan guerrillas.

"What now?" Zhao Jingping asked.

This question silences us...... Because it means that our original Jihua will have to be overthrown and restarted, and it also involves the coordination of the two armies, as well as the problem of the assembly point......

"Where are Ragil's troops now?" I asked.

"It's ...... here," Zhao Jingping pointed to a location on the map: "They can arrive at the designated place tonight!" ”

"Command them to stop moving now!"

"Yes!" Zhao Jingping answered and passed on the order.

This is a must...... If Rajir and the others continue to move according to the original Jihua, I am afraid that they will collide with the Soviet army and the government army.

"Battalion commander!" After being silent for a while, Zhao Jingping said: "In view of the misjudgment of the enemy's situation...... I think it's better for us to cancel this operation! ”

"I agree with Staff Officer Zhao's idea!" The instructor said, "Besides, one of the purposes of our operation...... It is to familiarize the soldiers and staff officers with the terrain and climate of Afghanistan, and this goal has been achieved...... In this case, it is not appropriate to take any more risks! ”

"What do you think?" I asked Hassan.

"I don't have a problem!" Although the expression on Hassan's face was a little disappointed, he nodded and said, "Your purpose is different from ours...... You need to think in the long run, train more Afghan guerrillas, and arm more Afghan civilians to make them combat...... So in this case, it is indeed not a haode choice to risk yourself! ”

"No!" I shook my head and said, "While we have a reason to cancel jihua, it will be a considerable blow to our morale anyway and will also shake our foundations in Pakistan...... So I decided to fight again! ”

"Battalion commander!" Zhao Jingping persuaded: "Our current situation is unknown, and it can be said that we don't know anything about the enemy's operations...... It's too dangerous to do that! ”

"Yes, Comrade Yang Xuefeng!" The instructor said, "You can't be rash in a war, you should fight when you can, and don't fight hard when you can't...... Regardless of the gains and losses of one city or one place, this is where the spirit of guerrilla warfare lies! ”

"What if I could fight?" I say.

This is the first time this has happened...... Everyone was against me fighting, but I thought it was a chance!

"Do you have Jihua?" The instructor asked, "Tell me...... If we can fight, of course we will not object! ”

"We just need to change the location......"

"Where? Where?! Zhao Jingping asked.

"Kabul!"

"What?" What I said surprised everyone, even Hassan.

"What does Battalion Commander Yang mean......" Hassan's eyes widened: "Is it to attack Kabul?" It's the capital of Afghanistan, and it's very well defended......"

"Yes!" I said, "And Jihua has changed a little bit...... It used to lure the snake out of the hole, but now it is to lure the snake into the hole! ”

Of course, I know that this part of Kabul cannot be attacked with our army of a few hundred men...... Because Kabul is surrounded by mountains on three sides, it is U-shaped...... There is only one exit, that is...... If we want to attack Kabul, we will have to fight a tough battle to conquer the high ground around it, which is tantamount to death for us!

So...... I'm not really going to attack Kabul either.

"If the Soviets and the Afghan government army are sweeping by road!" I said, "What does that mean?" It means that a large number of Soviet and government troops will be transferred out of Kabul to carry out their duties...... Then the forces in Kabul will look empty! At this time, if the Soviet army thought that there were a large number of guerrillas attacking Kabul...... So what will happen to them? (To be continued......)