Chapter 108: A Foothold
"Pass the order on!" I said to Zhao Jingping: "Call me!" ”
"Yes!" Zhao Jingping habitually responded, but when he turned around, he was stunned: "Battalion commander...... The Soviet armored forces have not yet entered the ambush circle, what shall we fight? ”
"You don't care if he enters the ambush circle or not!" I said, "Just call me...... Machine guns, mortars, anti-tank missiles...... If you can get it, call me up! ”
"This ......"
"What are you doing in a daze?" I said, "Give me an order!" ”
"Yes!" Although Zhao Jingping still had doubts in his heart, he still passed on my order.
It's just that I encountered the same problem when passing on the order...... Rajir couldn't believe that this order was true, and even argued with Zhao Jingping in a hurry: "Staff Officer Zhao...... The target is too far from us, they are still armored vehicles, and this is still at night...... Fight now, I'm afraid we won't be able to do much damage to them at all! Staff Officer Zhao...... Are you sure that this was an order from the battalion commander? Or is there a translation error?! ”
In this respect...... Ragil is not the kind of person who carries out dead orders, which is good in most cases, because "the general will not give orders abroad", and as a front-line commander, Rajir knows the situation at the front better, so he does not have to obey the command of his superiors in everything...... What's more, Ragil's reason is still sufficient!
This forced me to walk up to the walkie-talkie and explain, "I'm Camp Commander Yang...... It is very likely that the Soviet troops found some flaws in the direction of the 2761.7 heights and realized that the ambush of our army this time was not as simple as they mastered, so your original mission to attack the Soviet armored vehicle units was canceled. The task now ...... It is to try to create enough momentum for war. Let Aduzai mistakenly believe that the main forces of our army have already engaged the Soviet Union, and have even been surrounded by Soviet regiments. Only then will Aduzai have the next step! ”
"Oh!" That's when Ragil reacted. At the same time, Zhao Jingping, who was standing beside him, also understood.
"So......" I continued, "your goal is ...... Don't care how much damage you can inflict on the enemy, be ready to retreat and make a lot of noise! Is the mission clear? ”
"Clear!" Ragil answered.
"In order to avoid long nights and dreams, act now!" I ordered.
"Yes!" Ragil replied very dryly.
Intense gunfire soon followed, with the occasional few violent explosions...... It was Ragil's troops who had detonated the explosives that had been planted on the road in advance, which were intended to blow up a few tanks to block the road, and now all they could do was to scare people.
But then again...... The effect of these things to frighten people is really not covered, the explosion is earth-shattering, and it is still exploding in the air at an altitude of more than 3,000 meters. It's like a thunderclap that can be heard dozens of kilometers away.
On the other hand...... As for the Soviet armored units, they would have been hiding in tanks or armored vehicles, and they might have turned on their headlights or poked their heads out...... But as soon as they were subjected to machine-gun fire and mortar bombardment, the first thing they had to do was turn off the lights and shrink their heads inside......
At this time, the sound of violent explosions rang out, coupled with the dense gunfire and mortar bombardment, as well as the unknown enemy situation in the night...... The Soviets took it for granted that they were ambushed and threatened by their safety, so they reported on the radio at a loss: "We have been attacked by the guerrillas, and the guerrillas are very fierce, and our troops have suffered heavy casualties...... Request support. Request support! ”
The Soviet troops, who were ambushed in the direction of the 2761.7 heights, originally felt that something was wrong, but now they heard a report from the armored forces...... I couldn't help but scream: "Oh no." This time, the guerrillas fell for a plan to attack the west...... What we got was false information, and the real target of the guerrillas was not the 2761.7 heights, but the 3519 heights......"
So an order was given to all the troops in a panic and rushed to the 2761.7 high ground to rescue...... The fastest is the helicopter, and although the night battle itself is very dangerous in a terrain like Afghanistan, which is full of lofty mountains, they don't care so much at this time...... If the guerrillas had successfully ambushed the armored forces, not to mention the losses of the armored forces themselves, the important supply line of the Salang Highway would have to be shut down and cleaned up for a few days!
Immediately, more than a dozen helicopter gunships rushed from Kabul to Heights 3519, followed by artillery from several directions, and then several mechanized infantry teams along the road to Heights 3519 for reinforcements...... These equipment and personnel of the Soviet army were originally prepared, so the speed was particularly fast, and they set off almost as soon as the guns started...... The difference is only that their default target is 2761.7 heights instead of the current 3519 heights.
"How's the situation in the valley of Xijie?" I asked.
"Still nothing!" Zhao Jingping replied: "But most people were awakened by the sound of gunfire, the instructor reported...... It seems that Aduzai and his gang are saying something to the guerrillas! It's just that because they speak Persian, and they're far away, they don't hear what they're saying! ”
"Hmm!" I nodded...... This should be the first step for Aduzai, and since there must be some reason for launching a rebellion against us, the "foreign forces", especially us, the Chinese army, and these reasons must be big enough that the guerrillas will ignore our help to them during this time......
But the reason doesn't seem to be hard to find...... It's like what Pesul had been insisting on before...... The reason for relying solely on the Afghans to drive out the aggressors is that they do not want Afghanistan to become an instrument and a victim of the struggle of other countries.
And what I did in the Higio Valley...... While it is beneficial to the Afghan guerrillas, although we have been emphasizing that we are only military advisers and have no command over the Afghan guerrillas...... But everyone knows what is actually going on, especially during the period of reform......
Maybe I have good intentions...... Only through reform can the fighting power of the Afghan guerrillas be raised, when the fighting capacity of the guerrillas can be raised to a certain extent, when the guerrillas can fight independently, when they can hold the Hijeo Valley on their own...... That's when I'll be able to let go!
To be honest, I really don't have the ambition to control the Afghan guerrillas...... The reason is that I am a Chinese and have a Chinese heart...... Everything I do is for the benefit of my country, and it is in our country's interest to help the Afghan guerrillas grow.
But that's what I thought...... Others may not think so, especially the Afghans have long been invaded by foreign forces, and it can be said that no foreign force in history will leave any image of benevolence and righteousness on the Afghans here, so there is a distrust of foreign forces in the blood of the Afghans, especially my reform is actually to concentrate power in the hands of our Chinese soldiers.
So I believe ...... It was this that Aduzai used to incite the guerrillas who remained in the Hijeo Valley, which was supposed to be the only legacy that Pesur left him!
Sure enough, after a while, Zhao Jingping reported: "Battalion commander...... The instructor secretly sent Wang Xianman up, and heard that Aduzai was saying that we Chinese want to control the guerrillas, and then use the guerrillas as cannon fodder, so that the Afghans and the Soviets will fight to the death, and Chinese reap the benefits of the fishermen...... He was calling on the partisans to stand up and follow Pesul's legacy...... Drive out a qiē foreign power, be your own master, and decide your own destiny! ”
"Instructor!" I grabbed the walkie-talkie and said, "Organize a defense right away...... The next target of the guerrillas is likely to be the battalion headquarters! ”
"We're ready!" The instructor said with some disappointment on the other end of the walkie-talkie, "It's my job that hasn't done a good job...... If we could have made the partisans really understand our intentions, they would not have been so easily incited! ”
"It's not something that can be done by humans!" I said: "Aduzai they have an advantage that we can't reach, and that is that they are Afghans...... So no matter how well our ideological work is done, it is useless, and most of them will still be instigated! ”
After a pause, I said, "What's more...... You've done a good job, because there are Afghans who are still on our side in this situation, like Apuchu...... It is very likely that Apuchu will be on our side, and he will take the initiative to ask Ying to attack the battalion headquarters, but in fact, he is protecting the battalion headquarters, so I didn't tell anyone else for the sake of secrecy! ”
"Oh!" Hearing this, the instructor couldn't help but perk up and said, "It seems that we have won over some people to stand in our camp......
"We'll talk about that later!" I said, "Now is the priority...... It was to get in touch with Apuchu to determine which side he was on...... If we are sure that he is on our side, we will avoid misadventure and confusion! ”
"Don't worry!" The instructor replied, "I will handle these things!" ”
"Hmm!" I said, "We'll rush back as fast as we can, and in an hour we'll be in the valley of Sigio to quell the chaos, and you must hold out until we arrive!" ”
"No problem! Good news awaits you! ”
I hung up...... But my heart is not as relaxed as it is on the phone...... Because I know that even if I am well prepared in the Higio Valley, even if Aduzai technically falls for my plan...... But this battle is not as simple as imagined.
The reason is ...... In case the pretext that Aduzai used to incite the guerrillas spread among the guerrillas, even affecting these guerrillas led by Hassan...... Then we will be in a situation where we have no place again! (To be continued......)