The massive Afghan counteroffensive lasted less than a week before it was a complete failure, and some tens of thousands of guerrillas failed to accomplish any of their intended goals after suffering heavy casualties.

Whether it was destroying a large Soviet military base, annihilating government forces in formation, or conquering a city, in short, after paying nearly 10,000 dead and wounded, everything was back to square one.

"This fiasco can be regarded as a resounding slap in the face to those guys!"

"Why do you sound so happy?"

"Can I not be happy, how hard we fought with the Soviets, and if we can make these guys win against the Soviets, then what are we?"

In the luxury resort estate in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, Shepard enjoyed a massage by a technician, and by the way, he also teased the big dogs next door with Adler.

This counteroffensive was purely a farce of the financiers, led by the Arab religious forces that held the wealth, and for some reason the professional advisers not only did not oppose it, but strongly supported it, so that the Arabs, who were bursting with self-confidence, were beaten violently, and now, like frosted eggplants, wilted.

"Then why don't you point out the country, I see those guys, I believe your words very much!"

"I've always been very caring to the generous Party A, so they will definitely be happy to listen to me, and now that the situation has become like this, what does it have to do with us? We've got everything we can to help!"

Shepard shrugged innocently.

Although this is true, the Shadow Company sent to help the Afghans in person, so the post-war liquidation has nothing to do with the Shadow Company, and even Shepard can ask the former in a heartbroken tone after the final exam.

"I gave you weapons, made a plan of action, and trained a large number of soldiers, how did you break a good hand?"

Such an opportunity soon found Shepard, and the Afghan fiasco even reached the Saudi royal family for a time, although the Saudi royal family has no contact with the Afghans on the surface, but the flow of those large sums of money, you say that the royal family is not clear It is impossible, not to mention that the man's family has a close relationship with the royal family.

So, Shepard was soon hired as a consultant to a private residence, where several old men with white bands on their heads were eager to hear some practical views of Shepard, a professional adviser.

"So, in a short period of time, the Afghans will not be able to defeat the Soviets?"

"Don't think about it, unless the whole of Europe ends up in person, plus a few countries in the east, don't think about relying on war to win the final victory!"

"Is everything we do going to be wasted?"

"Actually, it's not, after all, the Soviets are not heavenly soldiers, they are also raised by their mothers, and they also have headaches for you!"

In order to repel the guerrillas' attack, artillery, tanks, and helicopters, the 40th Army used almost all means to crush the guerrillas with a thunderous momentum.

In addition, there are hundreds of casualties reports and nearly 1,000 injuries, it can be said that the 40th Group Army was also tossed this time, although it did not hurt the muscles and bones, but it was enough to make the other side feel the huge pressure.

If it was the Soviet Union under Brezhnev, then their determination to Afghanistan would be extremely strong, and they would not let up no matter what problems arise, but the good old leader is no longer there, and in his place is another new *** who is trying to change the Soviet Union in his own way.

Gorbachev did not have the same obsession with Afghanistan as Brezhnev, for him, reforming all aspects of the Soviet Union was the most important, and Afghanistan was like a heavy burden for the Soviet Union.

So, if this burden affects Gorbachev, then he will firmly drop it.

But now, this burden has not yet made Moscow feel that it can let go.

"The current Afghanistan, for the Soviets, is a quagmire that can only get in and out, the Soviet army here every moment has to consume countless funds, and these funds can be used in other ways, so the actions of the Afghan guerrillas are not meaningless, on the contrary, they are wearing down the patience and passion of the Soviets every moment, and when the patience is exhausted, the passion cools, and Afghanistan is a place, they will automatically leave!"

"And how long will it take?"

"How long it will take, don't ask me, but ask those who are still fighting in Afghanistan, and if they keep fighting, then that day will come sooner!"

Shepard smiled and said.

"Of course, of course, your support is also indispensable to this, there is a good saying, failure breeds success, therefore, failure can also be said to be the mother of success, one failure is nothing, here, the Afghans can fail countless times, but as long as they succeed once, then they can solve everything, in the same way, the Soviets can succeed countless times, but as long as they fail once, it will cause a chain reaction!"

This is not Shepard's bragging, whether it is the Soviets or later the United States, the military presence in Afghanistan lasted for a long, long time, and the cost of it was astronomical, but in the end, the high cost of occupation made it impossible to maintain the military presence, so the United States withdrew from Afghanistan, just as it had left Vietnam, and Atta, who had been wiped out by them for decades, became the victor.

After Gorbachev came to power, he had already considered the Afghan issue, and this large-scale attack will also give him some new plans for the future of Afghanistan, so what Shepard means is that if you suffer the life of the Afghans and squeeze the wallets of the Saudis, as long as we don't care about the cost, the Soviets will leave sooner or later!

And at this time, the Shadow Company will unswervingly stand with the Afghans at any cost!

"The god of victory will always protect the people who believe in her, so please pluck up courage, if you don't have the courage to do so, how can Riyadh lead the Arabs of the world to a bright future!"