Chapter 81: The mouth of the Gulbahar Valley
Military vehicles were driven one by one. The 177 and 682 regiments were both MOF. Although the Soviet regiment was called mechanized infantry regiments, many equipment still had to be transported by trucks.
Especially when entering the valley this time, many times, infantry cannot stay in infantry fighting vehicles and have to hike to the high hillside, and the material preparation must be more sufficient.
Moreover, as night falls, the real attack will arrive in a few hours. These are the leading vehicles, and behind them, there are tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, rumble from this valley, entering the valley, and quickly blocking all the valley entrances.
Seeing the trucks coming, Gurbahar's garrison commander Mastrov frowned. The town was too small and the supplies could no longer be stored. They could only park these trucks on both sides of the road to avoid blocking the road.
The soldiers holding the red flag kept mobilizing. There were too many vehicles. Outside the town, as the vehicles accumulated, the passage was gradually blocked.
"Damn it, get out of the passage!" Mastrov shouted loudly, his voice almost inaudible in the rumbling sound of the engine.
In the past, the attack began during the day. I don’t know who came up with the idea this time. In the middle of the night, the Afghans were smarter than the foxes, and maybe they had noticed the movement long ago.
Mastrov looked at the sky above his head, it was still pitch black, and there was a rumbling sound in the distance. Could it be that the helicopter troops were dispatched?
At this moment, a cluster of bright flames appeared on the distant hillside, followed by clusters of them, as if they were fireworks during the festival.
"Enemy attack, alarm!" Mastrov shouted loudly, and he recognized it at a glance. Those flames were definitely rocket attacks!
Damn, when did the guerrillas have rockets? And, in this mountainous land, how did they carry the rocket launchers over?
Nothing is important anymore. What is important is how to deal with these flying rockets. They have only one choice to avoid!
Dozens of rockets, dragging the flames at the tail, drew a graceful arc in the air, flew from the hillside there, close to you.
There were vehicles everywhere, where to hide? The combat troops were still behind, and they were just transportation troops. For a moment, they panicked.
"Boom!" The first rocket had already flown among them. When the rocket kissed the ground, it emitted brighter flames and flying shrapnels, hitting the docking vehicles around.
"Boom!" With the explosion, several military vehicles that were closest to the fire ignited.
The closest Soviet soldiers wanted to rush to put out the fire. Before they could take action, explosions kept ringing, and then they realized that they were surrounded by the raging fire.
"Boom, boom!" The explosion disturbed the residents of the town, and there was another war outside! They closed their doors tightly and did not dare to come out.
Fashim rubbed his eyes. The range of these rockets was far enough to allow him to attack the Soviets at such a distance. It was really useful! It was more valuable than sniper rifles and RPGs! Moreover, without a launcher, you can launch them when you come with a cannonball. It was simply tailor-made for the guerrillas!
Fahim put away his contempt for the troops of Mhamad, and his eyes became hot.
"Go away!" Mhamad shouted.
The Soviets reacted very quickly and had to retreat immediately after their attacks were over.
Hearing Mhamad's orders, the guerrillas quickly ran back along the planned route.
"Boom!" At this moment, a violent sound of cannons in the distance, and shells flew from the distance, accurately hitting the place where the rocket was just launched.
The heavy Soviet troops! Mhamad took a last look at the distance, where he could tell that it should be the Soviet tank troops. This was the Soviet troops entering the Panjshir Valley in advance!
Behind the military vehicle was the tank battalion of the 682nd MoF regiment. When they found that they had been attacked in front, they started their first shooting on the road.
The 105mm grenade smashed the hillside in front to pieces.
Seeing that the road ahead had been completely blocked, the battalion commander of the Tank Battalion, Vonkovsky, ordered in the radio: "Switch, drive down from the right road and enter the valley entrance!"
There is still an hour before the early morning. Before we started to take action, we were already sneak attacked by the guerrillas. This made Vonkovsky very upset. How was the division headquarters in the rear arranged? If his tank battalion was arranged at the front, he would have rushed forward long ago!
The tracks of tanks crush the fields next to the road. This is the only flat land outside the mountainous area. Almost all Afghan residents in Gurbahar Town make a living by planting.
Now, as these crops in the fields began to sprout, the tank tracks crushed up. After one tank after another passed, the place had completely turned into a wasteland.
Walking among the high peaks on both sides, the t-62 has a big shortcoming, and the elevation angle is too high and the tank can't reach it.
However, Vonkovsky had no choice. The guerrillas attacked their supplies and he had to chase them. Moreover, the road was already blocked, and only when he chased after them first could he open the road for the team behind.
He was not afraid of guerrilla attacks. Following his tank battalion, there was also a unit dedicated to packing the special equipment of the Afghan guerrillas.
After traveling through the pass of Gurbahar, the quiet mountains appear inside. At this time, it was already the second half of the night, and the moon emitted a quiet light and starry sky.
The infrared headlights of the t-62 turret are constantly shining around. Even if there are guerrillas hidden on the hill, they can still be revealed under the illumination of the infrared headlights.
The sneak attack just now was just an accident. Vonkovsky believed that as soon as the Soviet troops were deployed, the guerrillas would definitely hide and would never dare to take the initiative to attack.
Fifty kilometers were inserted into the valley, and to reach another valley entrance, the tanks were used as fixed positions to block the exit there! This was Vonkovsky's mission, which he needed to complete before dawn.
This is a simple task.
There was no sign of half of the Afghan guerrillas around! After turning the chariot leader Zhou Shiyi again, Vonkovsky relaxed. The guerrillas were either blown away by the rapid fire he ordered by him or ran away.
"Boom!" At this moment, an explosion sounded in front of him, and then the shouts of the driver in front came from the headphones.
"Report, Vehicle No. 312 was pressed on an anti-tank mine and the track was broken!"
Anti-tank mines! Did those Afghan guerrillas know in advance that they were coming?
This mine uses a press-emitting fuse, and an explosion will occur only when the mass of more than 180 kilograms is pressed up. Therefore, it is safe to only blow up vehicles and personnel to step on them. Although it is not very powerful, it can blow up the tracks of the tank, making it difficult for the tank to move forward.
"Engineering, remove the mines immediately." Vonkovsky ordered in the radio.
When there is a landmine threat ahead, it is definitely not a good idea to continue moving forward. Even if the commander is reckless, he can only wait.
The two Motor Infantry Regiments, plus a government army team, had a huge force. The forward had entered the Panjieshir Valley, while the government army behind was still waiting on their trucks and did not drive in.
Just between Bagram and Gurbahar, Major General Kurikov was sitting in a command vehicle. In this encirclement and suppression operation, he did not take charge of Bagram behind him, but came to the front line in person.
Kurikov was filled with the blood of the same fighting nation. He remembered the tragic death of his son and his hatred for the Afghan guerrillas. He even wanted to personally pick up an AK-74 rifle and charge at the forefront.
The command vehicle suddenly stopped. Kurikov heard the report of the Tank Battalion of the 682nd Moving Firm Regiment on the radio. He just entered the valley entrance and was hit by the landmines of the Afghan guerrillas!
It must have been compared by Tyako! I remembered the five mountain passes that I needed to guard, two of them were already in my hands, and there were only three more, and I just needed to send troops to defend them. Who would have thought that before I could unleash my troops, I encountered a counterattack from the Afghan guerrillas!
"Order Bagram to dispatch six female deer, escort six infantry squads, and occupy the valley entrances of No. 4, No. 6 and No. 7." Kurikov gave the order.
The Bagram base at the rear was already brightly lit, and the female deer helicopter started quickly and drilled into the night sky.
There are only two infantry squads at each valley entrance, and the number is a bit small. Of course, this is only temporary. When dawn, the engineers eliminated the mines and could reinforce more soldiers at any time.
Although there is an infrared night vision device and helicopters fly in the mountains at night, it is also very dangerous, and Kurikov will not take the lives of more soldiers.
At the entrance of the valley, under the quiet moonlight, the engineers were carefully confirming the safety ahead.
Anti-tank mines will not cause harm to humans, but no one will believe that Afghan guerrillas only buried an anti-tank mine. If there were anti-infantry mines, careless engineers would lose their lives.
With a full set of mine demining equipment, the engineers were searching carefully on the way forward.
The east gradually turned white, and one night passed like this.
The area one hundred meters ahead was completely searched, and no second mine was found except for the mine that was crushed!
I was deceived! I was blocked by this landmine and went tossed for a whole night. Finally, I found that there was only this landmine!
The tank troops who had been waiting for a long time finally could not suppress their anger. The driver in front stepped on the accelerator hard, and a stream of black smoke came out from the tail, and the tank quickly started forward.
Chapter completed!