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Chapter 371 show sincerity

How could the Soviets come up with a clever talk? Moreover, they sent someone from the Afghan government to come over, just like a child playing house. Who knows if the person who came to deliver the letter was mentally ill?

No one believed it, it was ridiculous, but when the news reached Mhamad's ears, Mhamad felt that it was very likely to be true, because the Soviets did not have any tricks now.

If we continue to fight, we can only change the form of war and use large-scale ballistic missiles to attack Pakistan's mainland. However, this will expand the scale of the war and make the war here even more decayed. The Soviet Union, under the leadership of Gorbachev, did not want to fight again.

He doesn't want to fight and cannot withdraw his troops. If Gorbachev withdraws his army now, the army will not be able to rebel against the sky. If others don't say it, Marshal Sokolov will have to whisper in Gorbachev's ear every day.

Only when Sokolov is taken down by Gorbachev will there be hope for withdrawing troops.

Now, Marshal Akhromeyev, who is in charge of the battle, has been replaced by Gorbachev. The newly-up Marshal Ogalkov had opposed the operation of troops in Afghanistan at the beginning. He was able to come to Afghanistan entirely because of Gorbachev's relationship. The two of them should have the same idea, so it is really possible to have a peace talk.

However, when negotiating with the other party, Mhamad felt that he would not have to come forward yet. After all, he was the president and the other party was just a marshal, which was related to the issue of face.

Mhamad just ordered Jalalabad to pay close attention to this matter. If the other party has plans to negotiate further, then he can agree with the conditions. After all, the current Afghan Liberal government needs the most is to recuperate and consolidate the fruits of the current war.

Cities need to be rebuilt, governments need to expand various departments, and the country needs to operate normally. Now, their affairs are quite large. It is easy to fight, but economic construction is even more difficult. After all, war is just destruction.

On the third day after the news came back to Pakistan, the envoy came again in the building of the Afghan Liberal Government in Jalalabad. This time, in addition to him, he also brought another man wearing a local robe and covered in a face. When the other party came in and took off his cover, everyone was surprised that it was a Soviet man!

"Hmph, Soviets, you really dare to come! I, Osama, the one I hate the most is the Soviets. On the land of Afghanistan, I will kill each other." Osama's voice was cold.

"War will not solve problems. In the end, all problems will be put on the negotiating table. War is just a process, and killing cannot change history." The man said coldly in the face of Osama, full of murderous intent.

"Osama, don't be rude. We are now the legal government of Afghanistan. We must abide by the law and international norms. Since the other party is here to negotiate, we must respect their legitimate rights and interests and personal freedom." Dulani said: "Are you under Marshal Ogarkov?"

In the past, it was a guerrilla force. Now our side is already a regular army. We must look like a regular army and not be full of killing. Dulani agreed with the other side, killing cannot change history, but it just makes history more bloody.

"I am Ogarkov." The visitor said, "I am here this time to negotiate with you."

Ogalkov! Everyone was shocked, and even Osama opened his eyes wide. He did not expect that this Soviet man would dare to come in person!

Although Osama is very violent, he respects the strong. This person dares to come to his own side to negotiate and is full of courage. Osama admires such a person. Moreover, since it is a peace talk, Osama really can't do anything to the other side. On the contrary, he must protect his safety.

"Please sit," Dulani said: "We also hope to see this day that all disputes can be resolved peacefully. After all, too much blood has been shed by us Afghans."

Wars will kill people, and as a disadvantaged side, more people will die. They almost used their lives to fill in. In later generations, when the war ended, more than 1.3 million people died in Afghanistan and more than 5 million people were exiled to foreign countries and became refugees.

Therefore, if the two sides can end the dispute and resolve it peacefully now, it may be a good idea. Pursuing peace often requires greater courage than pursuing war. If you agree to peace talks, you will face various accusations.

The other party came here secretly because this matter must be hidden. The other party's country must also refuse peace talks. How could the powerful polar bear be willing to fail?

Regarding peace talks, most of the military should never know, otherwise Ogalkov knew that even Gorbachev could not fully guarantee his status now. If Sokolov knew that he had a peace talk, he would definitely say in front of Gorbachev to be a traitor to the Soviet Union. Therefore, this peace talks must be secret, and at the same time, people with enough weight must come over, so that the other party would agree that for the sake of the Soviet Union, Ogalkov could only come in person.

The other party's attitude was quite friendly, Ogalkov knew that this was a good start.

"The Soviet army must withdraw all from Afghanistan. This is our firm belief and will never change." Osama said.

The other party wanted to negotiate and wanted to cease fire. However, there were still Soviets in those occupied areas, which was intolerable by the Afghan free government. The matter in Afghanistan was solved by Afghanistan's own people and there was no need for Soviet interference.

"This is what we mean," Ogalkov said: "Including our General Secretary, we do not want to fight on the battlefield in Afghanistan anymore. The final situation is definitely that we will withdraw from Afghanistan. However, please understand that the situation in the Soviet Union is complicated and the Soviet army has paid a great price. If we withdraw troops directly now, we will not be able to explain to the country, and the military will lose confidence.

If you want the other party to agree to the peace talks, you have to show enough sincerity. Ogalkov feels that he has said enough, and even damages the reputation of the Soviet military.

The reputation of the military is reflected on the battlefield. Now, the situation on the battlefield is so unfavorable, and our side has failed repeatedly and its reputation has long disappeared. Ogalkov attaches more importance to real interests.

The country needs reform, the army needs reform, and its own side does not need to consume strength here and drag down the economy of the entire country! The war here is meaningless.

Ogarkov continued: "So, now we can only maintain the status quo and give an explanation to the country. When will we gradually withdraw our troops. Now, both sides are staying in their respective defense areas, not invading each other and reducing friction. I wonder what you think?"

"You have been talking for a long time. None of these have anything to do with us. I know that our army is now full of momentum. We have seized many big cities in the north, and we will continue to seize more cities. We do not rely on negotiations, but on our own strength." Osama said: "You come here and talk about it now, let's reconcile each other, don't fight for the time being. How can we believe in your sincerity? What if it is your delaying strategy and gradually accumulate strength, and once the opportunity comes, launch a large-scale military operation against us again?"

Osama said it to the point.

God knows whether the Soviets wanted real peace talks or had a chance to ease.

"Just because I come here in person." Ogalkov said: "I am the supreme commander of the Soviet Union in charge of Afghanistan. If it is a delaying strategy, will I come here in person at risk? At most, I just send my adjutant here, and I don't need to come in person. I came with all sincerity, including the General Secretary's sincerity, isn't it enough? Do I need to go to Pakistan and meet the President of Pakistan?"

"No, you are not qualified yet. If you want to go, it is your General Secretary who can go." Osama said.

"You!" Ogalkov was angry. Do these people really think that the Soviet Union was afraid of them? The Soviet Union just didn't want to drag down the country because of Afghanistan. If the country had already implemented its own plan and developed precise guided weapons, only a few armies would be needed to end these guerrillas!

Ogarkov is also a veteran who participated in World War II. When he was fighting, the little ghosts in front of him were not born yet!

"Sorry, General Ogalkov." At this moment, the woman next to her spoke.

Ogarkov knew that in the leadership of the Afghan Liberal Party, there was a woman named Dana who came to fight with Mhamad. In the government, she was a relatively objective person.

"This matter is of great importance. You must maintain our status quo and not violate each other. However, there will be no detailed contract signing, it is just a verbal agreement, so we have to be careful." Dana said: "From my personal point of view, I agree that we can maintain peace between both sides, but we must be responsible for the entire party and the entire country. Therefore, we need to consider your issue very carefully. For example, we are next to Jalalabad, Kabul. If you want to truly demonstrate non-aggression, how about you withdraw your army and leave only the army of the Afghan pseudo-government?"

No one expected that Dana, who had never understood military affairs, now came up with an idea to make everyone applaud.
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