We arrived at our destination in three days.

Although there are thrills and dangers along the way, it is not without twists and turns...... Mainly because this time we had to pass through the blockade of the Soviet Airborne Forces and Kabul.

It was better to pass through the blockade of the Soviet Airborne Forces...... After all, they have more than 2,000 kilometers of defense to defend, and the average 20 kilometers of border line for each platoon thrown into them is far from enough...... In addition, the partisans were familiar with the terrain, so they easily crossed the Soviet blockade line from the path.

There were some difficulties when crossing Kabul, mainly because Kabul had been attacked before...... The Soviets feared that we would do it again like last time, so the security around Kabul was much tighter than before, and the sky was full of Soviet helicopters shining spotlights, and Soviet checkpoints and tanks were placed at major intersections outside the city...... At this time, the Soviet army had already discovered that tanks in places like Afghanistan seemed to be only used as batteries on the road, but to be honest...... On the one hand, it can quickly provide a certain defense for the Soviet troops at the outpost, and on the other hand, the mobile battery is also very convenient to deploy.

So this Kabul is stuck in front of us like a fortress...... Although this is not a big problem, Afghanistan is full of mountainous areas, and anyone who knows the road can go around the mountains. But the problem is that we don't have that much time...... It would have taken an extra day to get around, and the fighting on Hakus's side had become more and more intense, and the Soviet army seemed to have lost a little patience.

Later, it was Rajir who was clever and sent people into Kabul to contact those inner ...... Soon after, four trucks came out, carrying government uniforms...... We just need to change these uniforms. Right under the noses of the Soviet troops passed through Kabul. Those Soviet troops were not able to speak the language with the Afghans. Not even cross-examination. I just pulled open the canvas in the rear compartment, shone a flashlight at us, and let us go.

So this is another weakness of the Soviet army...... The language barrier and the complexity of the military make it difficult to accurately distinguish between friend and foe.

That's when I remembered a new addition to our ranks, an Afghan named Abu Dhai...... He was also originally a member of the government army, and he was also a battalion commander of the government army...... When Hassan asked him if he wanted to join the guerrillas, he told us a story:

It was during the first sweep of the guerrillas, and Abu Zai, who was born in the area and was familiar with the terrain, was assigned to direct targets to the Soviets on a helicopter...... Although Abu Zai was a battalion commander, he had never been in a helicopter, so he was excited...... Especially when the helicopter passed over his home, he danced with joy. Gesturing excitedly to the Soviet pilots and telling them that it was his home...... When he had the opportunity to invite them to his house, the Soviets patted him on the shoulder, nodded knowingly, and then gave a series of instructions...... Abu Zai was stunned by what happened next, and several missiles headed straight for his home, quickly blowing the target to pieces......

Later, I learned that the Soviets mistakenly thought that Abu Zai was telling them that it was a house harboring guerrillas, and asked them to blow it up!

The zuihou result can be imagined...... The Abu Zai family died in the fire before they could understand what was happening, and Abu Dha'i was the only one left.

So we should feel lucky. The language barrier can happen not only to us, but also to the enemy. Even the Soviets were worse than us...... According to Nei Ying, the Soviets found only a dozen interpreters in the emergency. A 100,000-strong Soviet army cooperated with an Afghan army, which also numbered 100,000, and there were only a dozen interpreters...... I really don't know what the Soviets have been doing in Afghanistan for so long.

And because the Soviets and the Afghan government forces were basically unable to communicate, the Soviet outposts did not bother to question our convoys at all...... This caused the convoy to go back and forth twice before we could finish our 200-strong troop.

If this had been done somewhere else...... That's unimaginable, but sometimes that's how it happens...... The convoy even gave us a ride and helped us pass through several Soviet outposts before dropping us off.

That's why we were able to get to the Salang Tunnel in three days......

The Salang Tunnel was built in '64 with the help of the Soviet Union and has a total of 1.6 miles...... Such a long tunnel would have been difficult to complete with Afghanistan's national strength and level at that time, so of course it could only be done by the Soviet Union. It was this tunnel that ran directly through a mountain, connecting the Central Asian region of the Soviet Union directly to Kabul.

But now it seems that the Soviet Union only had a plan...... The Soviet Union didn't need any economic and trade dealings with Afghanistan, so why not build such a tunnel? Isn't it just so that your own troops can directly threaten the capital of Afghanistan?

Originally, I thought ...... If I wanted to threaten the logistical supply of the Soviet Union, I had to blow up a long and dangerous tunnel, otherwise there was still a possibility that it would be cleared in a few days, so naturally, I aimed at the Salang tunnel...... By all accounts, it's a very suitable target for sneak attacks.

But...... We were stunned when we arrived at the Salang Tunnel, which was heavily defended by the Soviets...... Not only were tanks and checkpoints placed on the road in front of the tunnel entrance, but troops were also placed on the surrounding commanding heights, and searchlights were everywhere on both sides of the road...... These lights were not exactly used to check the enemy's situation, and at this time there were many cars running on the road, and searchlights were guiding these cars.

But these also seem to be normal...... We will know that the Salang Tunnel is important, and the Soviets will certainly know this, so it is only natural to set up a heavy defense here.

It's hard for us...... Now I'm at the mouth of the tunnel and I don't know what to do!

"Battalion Commander Yang! How to fight? Hassan climbed up to me and asked, "We're all ready!" ”

I couldn't help but smile wryly when I heard this...... Not to mention that the total number of Soviet troops also has a company, and not that the Soviet troops are covered by tanks, and they still occupy the commanding heights...... If we two hundred people want to fight a tough battle, I'm afraid it's not enough to see.

At this point, I couldn't help but regret it a little...... I should have known that I should have brought more soldiers out.

The reason why I only brought two hundred people...... I thought it was just a tunnel to blow up, and it was enough to bring enough explosives...... As for the defenders of the Soviet Union, there are not many of them.

But now I realized that I had miscalculated, and the Soviet army would use a regular army to guard this place...... Later, I learned that the strength of this company was still relatively small, and then because of the constant attacks by the guerrillas in the Salang tunnel...... The number of troops sent by the Soviet army to protect the Salang tunnel gradually increased, and Zuihou increased to one division.

"Battalion commander!" The instructor climbed up from behind and whispered, "This is a hard bone...... Why don't we change the goal? ”

I didn't answer, but turned to Hassan and asked, "How long will it take to get to the next tunnel?" ”

Hassan took out the map and looked at it, and replied: "It will take more than four hours......

I shook it and said, "More than four hours...... It was already dawn at that time, and even if we succeeded, we wouldn't have time to escape! ”

The peculiarity of fighting in the mountains of Afghanistan is that it is better to choose night battles...... The reason is that there are very few trees in the mountains of Afghanistan, and although there are many stones and caves to hide in the mountains of Afghanistan, the problem is that if the army retreats, it is clear from the air when you look down. This makes it necessary for us to solve the problem at night...... And also allow some time to retreat.

"But now the situation is ......," said the instructor, frowning, "if we brought all our men...... There may be a way to do it, but now half of them are partisans......"

I know this, too, but the guerrillas must be brought with them, on the one hand, because they are familiar with the terrain, and on the other hand, if we take action and leave the guerrillas aside no matter what kind of battle is fought...... That guerrilla will never grow.

I looked at the tunnel again, then retracted my head and said to the instructor: "The Soviets are outnumbered and well equipped, so they can't attack but outwit!" ”

"What's the way to outwit?"

I said, "Our purpose is to blow up the tunnel, not to occupy it!" ”

"But......" the instructor became more and more confused by what I said: "If you don't occupy the tunnel...... And how can you blow up the tunnel?! ”

I pointed to the convoy of supplies coming and going on the highway and said only two words: "Cars!" ”

"Oh!" The instructor quickly understood, but then frowned again: "I'm afraid it's not easy to do, even if we can pass through the Soviet troops outside the tunnel...... We also need time to plant explosives in the tunnels! ”

I understand what the instructor said...... The amount of explosives we carried with us was not much, they were all transported by manpower, and we also had our own guns and ammunition, so we could only share a few pieces of explosives for each person...... If this amount can be installed in the tunnel in an orderly manner, it can also achieve our purpose...... But there must have been Soviet troops on guard in the tunnels, and they certainly wouldn't have watched us fill with explosives.

But......

"We don't need to load explosives!" I said, "We just need to detonate the explosives!" ”

"What do you mean?" The instructor was a little confused.

"Empty cars from Kabul to the USSR!" I said: "But the cars from the USSR to Kabul are ......"

"Oh! Ammunition ......" the instructor quickly understood. (To be continued......)