Considering that most of the weapons and equipment in Afghanistan are purchased from China at the expense of the United States, if the U.S. government stops funding us, it will almost mean that our entire Afghan opposition will be affected, even our bases. In addition, this will also affect China's foreign exchange earnings, and the kind of "unity" that Smith said does require the participation of our Chinese base...... There are also several guerrilla units trained at the Chinese base, isn't it? If we do not participate and cooperate, then there will be no way to talk about this "unity" at all. So I reluctantly organized a meeting with Smith, a meeting of guerrilla leaders.

Of course, the difference from last time is...... Smith won't have the same power-grabbing mentality as he did last time, in fact...... Now Colonel Smith can be said to have no capital to seize power at all, because after the last battle, I can say that he has saved many guerrillas...... These guerrillas naturally included some guerrilla leaders, and the reason why they were surrounded by the Soviet army and almost lost their lives was entirely because of Colonel Smith's mistake and I was the one who rescued them...... Even though he was still a colonel, and he was also a colonel in the US Army, I was still the battalion commander, the Chinese battalion commander...... But the partisans didn't care so much, they just wanted people who could lead them alive and allow them to defeat the Soviet army......

So...... If I really want to seize power, I will take the power of Smith, and Smith has no chance at all.

Colonel Smith saw this very clearly, as the moment I walked into the conference room, almost all the guerrilla leaders in the room consciously stood up and saluted me...... Smith isn't a fool either. Of course, he knew the situation. So naturally, he was happy to be on an equal footing with me.

"Chiefs!" Smith warmly invited me to sit next to him. He got up and said, "This meeting ...... It was decided to convene it after I and Camp Commander Yang discussed it......"

I couldn't help but feel a little funny when I heard this, and Smith even insisted that he had already consulted with me before the meeting began...... Last time, he wanted me to hand over the command, it's really feng shui in turn!

"The purpose of this meeting ......," Smith continued, "is to hope that the leaders will unite against the Soviet invaders......

"Colonel Smith!" Soon one of the leaders interrupted Smith: "I think it's good for us to fight like this...... Afghanistan is full of mountainous areas, which is not suitable for large-scale operations by large forces, not to mention that our weapons and equipment are much inferior to those of the Soviet Union, which dooms us to only fight guerrilla warfare, and guerrilla warfare requires small units to act independently...... If they unite to defend themselves with the Soviet army, they will be destroyed by the Soviet army! ”

It should be said that what the leader said still has some truth. To fight guerrillas, it is natural to break the whole into parts, and if all the living liliang is gathered together, then it just gives the Soviet Union a chance to play in the air.

But......

"When we talk about joint operations, we don't mean all the guerrillas fighting together!" I said: "Because there is a big gap between us and the enemy in terms of equipment, troops, and strength, our current combat methods are definitely still dominated by guerrilla warfare." So...... Even if we join forces, the form will not change much from now, and your territory will still be yours. What's different from before...... After the unity, the guerrillas will share information, act in unison, and coordinate operations in response to each other...... For example, I've had this happen before...... The two guerrillas did not share information, but they happened to attack the same location. As a result, the enemy did not make a sneak attack, but the two guerrilla groups suffered heavy casualties in the dark. Even worse is ...... Two guerrilla detachments with feuds sabotage each other, sneak attack each other, etc., which will undoubtedly cause great losses to our guerrillas themselves! What we are building our alliance for...... Just to reduce such losses! ”

Listening to my words, the leaders nodded in agreement...... Smith nodded to me as well, with an almost imperceptible wry smile on his lips.

I know what that wry smile means...... He lost the battle, and his prestige among the guerrilla leaders plummeted, so no one would want to listen to what he said, no matter how reasonable it was, but in my case it was the opposite!

"Battalion Commander Yang!" Then one of the chiefs stood up, saluted me, and said, "If you say that...... Unity is good for us guerrillas, and of course we approve of it! But...... Who will be the great leader of this alliance? ”

As soon as the words fell, there was a lot of discussion in the conference room...... Smith and I exchanged glances, knowing that the most difficult step was finally coming.

It's obvious...... If this problem is not properly handled, it will cause disputes among the guerrillas at the least, and at worst the guerrillas will turn against each other and enter into a fight...... Just like Colonel Smith had tried before.

Seeing that we did not speak, soon one of the leaders stood up and waved his hand and said, "I think ...... This big chief, of course, was made by the leader of the guerrillas with the strongest strength and the largest number of people......"

There was a quick chorus of boos in the room, which I later found out...... The leader who had just stood up and spoke was the one with the most soldiers......

"I think!" Another leader stood up and said, "In modern warfare, many times it is about wealth, so I think this big leader should be the richest leader!" ”

Then there was another round of boos...... It turned out that this leader was actually a big drug addict, and he had amassed a lot of wealth by selling drugs and weapons, and later I heard Smith say that he had tens of millions of dollars in his bank account alone......

I couldn't help but be dumbfounded when I heard this...... I always thought that the Afghan guerrillas were poor, but now it seems that not all guerrillas are poor!

"I think!" Then another leader stood up and said, "The great leader is to command the guerrillas to fight...... Of course, the smartest and most educated person should be the ......."

There is no doubt that this chieftain must have the highest academic qualifications...... To my surprise, I later learned that this guy was a college graduate from Kabul University...... Afghanistan is a poor country, and a college student must be proud, but I don't think a college student can become a big leader.

So everyone is fighting for each other's words, not only not letting anyone, but also trying their best to dig out each other's shortcomings...... Of course, Hassan was the only exception, and he didn't seem to have any interest in the big leader.

When I told Hassan about it afterwards, I realized that Hassan actually knew that this alliance or alliance would definitely not succeed, or even if it did, it would only be in name...... That's for such a big leader in name only...... Even if you do, what if you do? Which guerrilla will really listen to your orders just because you are the big leader?

Hassan saw this very well, but none of the other chiefs had such foresight...... From this point of view, I really chose Hassan!

"So be it!" Glancing at Smith, I waved the partisans to silence them and said, "I have a suggestion...... Because there is no suitable candidate for this big leader now, we can put it aside for the time being, and who will do it in the future...... It is up to military merit to compete...... Let's set a time, and whoever has the greatest military merit will be the leader of the year later...... Of course, there are rewards and punishments, and we should also formulate several league disciplines, such as the guerrillas must not attack each other, and they must temporarily put aside their enmity and unite with the outside world...... What do you guys think? ”

Smith thought for a moment and said, "I think it's a good method...... Everyone is equal, as long as you don't target your own people and fight the enemy tenaciously on the battlefield, then you all have a chance to become a big boss! ”

The leaders saw that they had been fighting for a long time and had not come up with a reason, and my plan was indeed to give everyone a fair chance, so they all nodded in agreement.

Actually, I wanted to haode this plan in advance...... I don't want this alliance to develop a result like Smith, so I'm going to steer the alliance in a positive direction...... I'm telling them that if you want to be a big boss, then it's useless to attack yourself, it's useless to assassinate, and the only way to get extra points is to fight bravely on the battlefield......

Of course, because there is no big leader, it is still impossible for us to "share information", "cooperate in operations", and "support each other" like a real alliance...... Don't say anything about supporting each other, even if any partisan force is attacked by the Soviet army, the other partisans will applaud!

But at least...... I think that with this regulation there will be much less strife within the guerrillas.

"Then it's settled!" Smith nodded with satisfaction and said, "As for the registration of military merits and punishments, I and Battalion Commander Yang are jointly responsible...... What are the differences? ”

Of course, these leaders will not have any opinion on this...... Just kidding, our two bases can be said to be their food and clothing, and they are also the facilitators of the establishment of this alliance, besides...... This kind of thing like registering military merits should have been done by us "third parties...... Although this "third party" is actually not a third party for a long time.

Thus was the first coalition of Afghan guerrillas, but this so-called coalition was in my heart...... There are only four words to describe it, and that is...... A plate of loose sand! (To be continued......)