The training and teaching of the guerrillas was proceeding in a step-by-step manner, and to my surprise to the fighters, the guerrillas were making rapid progress in both training and study.

I think there are two main reasons for this, on the one hand, the war is naturally painful for the guerrillas, just as we would study the battlefield in Vietnam, and the guerrillas also know that if they do not study, they are likely to be eliminated from the battlefield...... There is pressure to be motivated, and under the pressure of death, the enthusiasm for learning is naturally different.

On the other hand...... It is because the knowledge we impart is very targeted, and it can be said that except for the elementary course, all the other courses are immediately used on the battlefield, such as individual tactics, artillery observation, etc. Moreover, when the soldiers teach the course, they will also add a lot of experience that they have summed up on the battlefield...... Of course, this is indirect, that is, the fighters first translate their knowledge and experience to the Afghan instructors, who then teach the knowledge to the Afghan guerrillas.

But even so, there is a lot of practical experience in the knowledge imparted...... Because it is useful and can be used immediately, the Afghan guerrillas are also happy to do this, and even soon a kind of atmosphere within the guerrillas is formed to compare who has more knowledge and who understands more thoroughly.

This made Saheide and his party a little confused...... Why weren't the guerrillas like this when they taught?

In fact, there is nothing surprising about this, on the one hand, because Saheid and others do not understand the cultural level of the Afghans. So it comes when it's time to give a lecture...... When it comes to multiplication, they find that they can't add, and when they say addition, they find that they can't even write all the numbers, so they toss for a few days and say nothing, and the Afghans don't learn anything.

On the other hand...... It is because although Saheed and his people can speak Persian, they are not pure and fluent, and some words are used incorrectly...... After all, they are not native speakers of Persian, and after such a long period of development, the languages of different regions are a little different, and Saheed's translators can only understand each other's consciousness with the Afghans, but it will undoubtedly be difficult to actually teach.

Therefore, education work is not simply about having goods in your stomach...... If you have goods in your stomach, you must be able to express this knowledge accurately. Even get to know your own students. Targeted education is implemented according to the specific situation of students.

Saheid and others could not express themselves accurately, nor did they understand the situation of the students who were Afghan guerrillas, so they became failed teachers.

But the educated Afghans we just recruited are different, first of all, when Sahaid taught them, it was a little bit of a sense...... There is even some knowledge that they know more than Saheid and others. Several of those were university graduates from Kabul University. They can be said to be the aspiring youth of Afghanistan...... Because of dissatisfaction with the aggression of the USSR and the government became a puppet of the USSR. So he resolutely threw himself into the ranks of the guerrillas...... Every country has a group of people who stand up and fight for it when it is invaded by foreign forces, and Afghanistan is no exception.

One of them, Alaed, made a deep impression on me...... Because he was the son of a jewelry merchant in Kabul, he did not suffer from a young age. The family conditions were very good, and the Soviets ...... when they invaded Kabul In order to gain the support of some of the Afghans, there was no great looting (the Soviets were mainly aimed at the guerrilla opposition, and adopted a policy of appeasement towards government agencies and those with some influence in Afghanistan).

In other words, Aled could continue to enjoy his old life, even under the protection of the Soviet army...... But he still did not listen to his parents' persuasion and decided to join the Afghan guerrillas with a few classmates.

Because of this...... He used a pseudonym when we asked for his name, which is the name we now know...... Alled. He feared that if his real name reached the ears of the Soviets, it would affect his parents.

Not to mention how much of a role Alled can play in our troops, even his spirit is enough to make us feel admired...... Sometimes I wonder, if I were in his position today, would I have joined the guerrillas as he did? I don't think I'll ...... At most, I secretly donated some money or supplies to the guerrillas, and fulfilled my obligations.

What's even more incredible to me is that Aled doesn't feel like a sacrifice...... If this were someone else, I would definitely think about it...... I gave up my rich life for the sake of my motherland, and not only donated everything I had, but also put my life into it...... Then the guerrillas should give me some special care!

But Alled didn't...... He doesn't even want others to know about it, partly because the more people who know about it, the more dangerous it is for his family in Kabul, and partly because he doesn't feel like he should have such a mindset.

He told me that he understood it this way...... "I am dedicating my life to my country, not to the Afghan guerrillas, so the guerrillas do not owe me anything, and I should dedicate my life to my country...... So no one owes me anything! ”

I was taken aback when I heard that...... I can't believe that a rich second generation from a wealthy businessman can have such a mature and selfless mind.

Looking at the doubts in my eyes, Aled smiled and said, "Battalion Commander Yang, if you live in such a country...... You may be like me. From small to large...... I saw too much pain, too much war, too much death...... It's like I live in two worlds with them, so I try to get to know them, to understand them...... So we knew that this was Afghanistan. I've had my grief, I've had disappointments, and I've even hated why I was born in such a country...... But in the end, there was only one thing I wanted to do...... Let the Afghan people live a better life! ”

After hearing these words of Aled, I had only one thought...... What would the instructor think if he heard that these words came from the mouth of a capitalist?

Those who have such a mindset can take on great responsibilities...... Because it has been proven that such people will think about the interests of Afghanistan as a whole, and will look at the overall situation, rather than only thinking about their own interests or the interests of a small group like the leaders of other forces.

So I made him the sixth battalion commander...... Moreover, this battalion is quite special, and its members are basically new fighters with a cultural base.

Ahlers is also very grateful to me for this arrangement...... It was only later that I learned from Hassana that from time to time Alles had been in front of him with emotion: he had joined the guerrillas with confidence and hope, but he was disappointed when he saw the strange phenomena of the guerrillas, but now he had come to the valley of Shigio...... It gave him hope again!

"What's the news from Smith?" When I sat back in my chair, I closed my jerky and aching eyes and asked Zhao Jingping casually.

I used to think that sitting in an office didn't mean that I wasn't tired, but now I realize that this is obviously wrong...... Because there are so many things to consider and arrange, sometimes my head is like a mess of numbness, this kind of tiredness is indescribable, I don't know where to be tired, but I just feel like I want to be quiet...... This may be what others often call mental work!

"Still the same reply!" Zhao Jingping replied: "The deputy battalion commander asked people to ask twice, and the results were all under consideration by the US government!" ”

"Hmm!" I nodded.

I'm talking about the Yankee "stinger", of course......

Air defense has always been our weak point, even now that we are stationed in the Higio Valley...... The last time we were able to hit the Soviet helicopter fleet with heavy casualties, it was entirely because the Soviets were lightly attacked by our ambush...... But just because you can play ambush once doesn't mean you can play it a second time...... Unless the Soviets are fools, it is impossible to make the same mistake again in the same place.

Therefore, how to deal with the helicopter gunships of the Soviet army is a big problem!

Truly...... We have a large number of anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft artillery in the Higio Valley, which can pose a certain threat to the helicopter gunships, and we have also built garrison fortifications for these equipment, so that the Soviet helicopters will also have some fear when attacking the Higio Valley.

But here's the problem...... Neither anti-aircraft machine guns nor small-caliber anti-aircraft guns are suitable for walking with the army...... The anti-aircraft machine gun is okay, it can be split and carried by several infantrymen, although its ammunition supply will also be a big problem, but it can still be carried after all, and the behemoth of anti-aircraft artillery ...... It's a joke to want to run around the mountains with it.

In other words...... We only have a certain amount of anti-aircraft firepower in this Xijieo Valley, and as soon as we go out, we can basically only be beaten passively!

This is also why MANPADS are important...... Something that an infantry can carry, and then with a high rate of accuracy...... It is said that Afghan guerrillas have historically been able to achieve an accuracy rate of more than 50 percent with Stinger missiles, that is, one helicopter can be killed every two "Stingers...... This can almost be said to be an artifact of guerrilla warfare.

But it is precisely because man-portable anti-aircraft missiles will cause such a big trouble to helicopters that the United States has been considering whether to equip the Afghan army with this thing.

Just then, Aduzai ran in and reported to me, "Battalion Commander Yang...... According to intelligence, the USSR had a large batch of equipment ready to be transported back by road to Guò Salang! Most of these are anti-aircraft equipment, including anti-aircraft missiles! (To be continued......)