Dominate South Asia

The convoy continued to move forward, and the tense nerves began to relax gradually. They were about to walk out of the valley. With so many anti-aircraft guns guarding them, the guerrillas really didn't dare to trouble them.

The Soviet squad leader in the Shile River self-propelled anti-aircraft gun finally couldn't help it and opened the hatch. It was too hot in this rumbling iron lump, and the smell of diesel mixed in the air made him feel very uncomfortable.

After opening the hatch, a cool mountain breeze blew into the cockpit, which made him feel refreshed. He finally couldn't help it and exposed his head at the risk of being killed by a sniper.

There were high mountains on both sides, and only the road in the middle of the valley. Such terrain is the nightmare of every soldier. Every time he walked, it was as if he was walking from the god of death.

Fortunately, this time it passed safely. Just when the Soviet squad leader was relaxing, his eyes suddenly became stern.

On the hillside in the distance, white smoke rose, and with the white smoke, missiles flew over.

Yes, it was indeed a missile! It was a portable anti-tank missile!

Damn it!

"Prepare for battle!" the Soviet squad leader shouted, and was about to get into the self-propelled anti-aircraft gun.

At this moment, a huge impact came from his head, and a blood-red appeared in front of his eyes, and then he lost consciousness.

A bullet hit his head accurately, and his body fell on the car body, and blood flowed down.

Prepare for battle! The flying missiles were discovered in time by the Soviet soldiers, who operated the anti-aircraft guns and turned them in the direction of the missiles.

The two operators of the anti-aircraft guns on the anti-aircraft gun trucks were turning the cranks quickly to turn in the direction of the missiles, and the Shilehe self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, relying on the hydraulically driven turrets, were turning rapidly. Although it was unrealistic to use a rain of bullets to shoot down the missiles, the probability of interception was higher in the dense array of later generations. Even the Shilehe with a fully automatic four-unit anti-aircraft gun had a low success rate of interception.

However, the anti-tank missiles of this era are not actively guided. They are either manually guided by the shooter using a joystick like operating a wire-controlled aircraft, or semi-actively guided by the shooter who needs to constantly aim at the target and let the laser beam point to the target to provide guidance information to the missile.

In short, as long as you fire at the shooter's shooting position and kill those shooters, the threat of these missiles will be eliminated immediately.

Although they were a little relaxed just now, they immediately launched a counterattack after receiving the warning.

At this time, a whistling sound came from the distance. The soldiers on the anti-aircraft truck exposed outside turned their heads towards the whistling sound and were immediately shocked.

Rockets!

At the mountain pass in front, rockets with flames were flying one by one, at least fired by two rocket launchers!

Rockets are uncontrolled. If the rockets fall on them, it will cause terrible casualties. Therefore, they turned the muzzle of the gun without hesitation and fired in the direction of the rockets.

"Boom, boom, boom." Countless 23mm caliber anti-aircraft guns fired at the sky, organizing a series of barrages to intercept the rockets.

At this moment, anti-tank missiles flew over.

A TOW missile easily penetrated the turret of a Shilehe self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. Its anti-armor warhead could tear open the front armor of the T-72. The weak armor of the self-propelled anti-aircraft gun was vulnerable.

"Boom!" Under the attack of the TOW missile, the self-propelled anti-aircraft gun suddenly caught fire in the explosion and turned into a pile of scrap metal.

One after another, the anti-aircraft guns were hit by missiles and turned into fireballs. At the same time, the rockets had already flown.

This was a moment that frightened everyone. The rockets flying in the sky were like a rain of death. There was a sea of ​​fire everywhere. The vehicles directly hit by the rockets were immediately overturned, and those close to them were also hit by shrapnel. The Soviet soldiers screamed and howled.

After the rocket attack, only a dozen intact Soviet soldiers were left in the entire convoy. They looked at the guerrillas rushing down the hillside with fear. The only choice was to raise their hands.

Half an hour later, a Su-24 from Tajikistan arrived, leaving it with only the wreckage of vehicles that were still smoking.

"Our recent battles have been going well." On a distant mountain, Muhammad listened to Durrani who had returned.

"We must be vigilant." Muhammad said: "The Soviets still have air superiority, Bagram Air Force Base will soon return to normal, and our activities can no longer be so close to the mountain pass in the south."

Durrani nodded. During this period, Durrani led the Second Regiment to fight guerrillas in the mountains, and at the same time continued to grow. Now the Second Regiment has expanded to 2,000 people.

In each operation, Durrani let the old soldiers take the lead and bring the new soldiers with him to let the new soldiers get familiar with the battle as soon as possible. The development of the guerrillas is thriving.

But... the more frequent the battles, the more ammunition is consumed. It is not enough to rely on captured weapons. Every time the Third Regiment transports weapons, most of them are consumed on the battlefield.

"Yes." Durani said, "Instructor, we have consumed some anti-tank missiles this time. When do you think the next batch will be delivered to us?"

Anti-tank missiles! They are not cheap. Afghan guerrillas often use them to attack trucks. One anti-tank missile can buy more than a dozen trucks. Even the wealthy United States cannot afford to continuously support the guerrillas with these weapons.

However, like the battle just now, the guerrillas could not get close to the range of RPG. Those brutal anti-aircraft guns would kill the guerrillas. Therefore, if the guerrillas want to reduce casualties, they can only use anti-tank missiles to destroy them.

It's time to go to Peshawar and complain to the bar owner Bauer, telling him how difficult the battle here is.

"I will arrange this matter." Muhammad said: "Lead the troops to move north and prepare to beat the next batch of Soviet transport convoys."

Durrani led the team away, and Muhammad said to his men: "Let's go back to Jalalabad."

Muhammad's men all rode horses and came and went freely.

Hearing Muhammad's order, Osama said: "Sir, you have come to the Panjshir Valley with great difficulty. Don't you want to see Lilith?"

Lilith has been working as a member of the Red Cross. She built a hospital in the small town of Zesia in the Panjshir Valley. This hospital has become the hospital of the Afghan Free Army. Doctor Khalid and several other doctors are working there. Lilith has never concealed her feelings for Muhammad, and almost everyone in the army has long regarded Lilith as Muhammad's person.

Hearing Osama mention Lilith, Muhammad thought of this girl. Although she was a little clingy, she had always been silently supporting him behind him. When he led his men to fall into Jalalabad, Lilith even thought about breaking into Jalalabad alone to rescue Muhammad.

This is a good girl. Although Muhammad has never been moved by this girl, at this time, he also knows that he can't let Lilith keep giving like this.

"Okay, stay in Zeshia tonight and set off tomorrow." Muhammad said.

"Yes." Osama turned his horse's head with a smile. His Excellency Muhammad is so old, but he still hasn't married. Look at me, my son is already several years old. Tonight, I must help His Excellency Muhammad do good things!

The cavalry ran to Zeshia. This place is remote and not on the main traffic route, so there are few Soviet troops coming here, and there are spies of the Afghan Free Army all around, so it is very safe.

The horses galloped on the mountain path, and soon a small town appeared in front.

Surrounded by mountains, this town seems quiet and peaceful.

Muhammad rode forward, and at this time, he actually had a faint sense of urgency to see Lilith.

At this moment, a rider from behind quickly caught up. When he rode with Muhammad, he said to Muhammad: "Mr. Muhammad, there is an urgent telegram from Peshawar, please go to Peshawar."

Mhammad established the Free Army, and everything became regular. The three corps could communicate with each other through radio, and at the same time, they also had radio communication with Peshawar.

Let me go to Peshawar? What's going on? Muhammad stopped his horse.

"Sir, we will be in Zesia soon." Osama said beside Muhammad.

"Next time." Muhammad sighed: "I'm going to Peshawar. During my absence, all the corps must act carefully to prevent the Soviet counterattack."

Peshawar, what important matter is it that is so urgent to find me? Muhammad thought about all kinds of possibilities in his heart, but he still had no clue. Afghanistan's cause of resisting the Soviets was gradually becoming regular. The Soviets' logistic supply line was almost strangled by him. He was very successful. Was he going to reward himself?

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"Sayyaf, our armed forces are now only more than a hundred people!" A bearded man shouted indignantly in a tent in the Jellozai refugee camp in Peshawar.

"Yes, that Muhammad is just an instructor. Why did he snatch all our armed forces?" Another person said: "Gulbuddin, that Muhammad is just an instructor of a guerrilla unit of the Afghan Islamic Association under you. He did too much!"

"Yes, they broke away from us and established the Afghan Free Army. Now, everyone in the country knows the name of the Free Army, but they don't know our alliance!"

Abdul-Rasul-Sayyaf, the leader of the Afghan Mujahideen Islamic Alliance, looked at the people around him with cold eyes.