Dominate South Asia

Military vehicles drove over one after another. The 177th and 682nd regiments were both motorized infantry regiments. Although the Soviet motorized infantry regiments were actually called mechanized infantry regiments, a lot of equipment still had to pass through. Trucks come for transportation.

Especially when entering the valley this time, many times the infantry cannot stay in the infantry fighting vehicles and have to climb high hillsides on foot. The preparation of supplies must be even more adequate.

Moreover, as night falls, the real attack will arrive in a few hours. These are the leading vehicles. Behind, there are tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, rumbling from the mouth of the valley into the valley. Quickly seal all valley entrances.

Watching the trucks drive over, Gulbahar's garrison battalion commander Mastrov frowned. This town was too small and the supplies could no longer be stored. The only option was to park the trucks on the road. on both sides to avoid blocking the road.

Soldiers holding red flags were constantly mobilizing. There were too many vehicles. Outside the town, as the vehicles piled up, the passage was gradually blocked.

"Damn it, get out of the way!" Mastrov shouted, his voice barely audible over the rumble of the engine.

In the past, the attack started during the day. I don’t know who had the idea this time to attack in the middle of the night. The Afghans were smarter than foxes and might have noticed the movement long ago.

Mastrov looked at the sky above his head. It was still dark. There was a rumble in the distance. Could it be that helicopter troops were dispatched?

At this moment, a cluster of bright flames appeared on the hillside in the distance, followed by clusters one after another, just like fireworks at a festival.

"Enemy attack, alert!" Mastrov shouted loudly. He recognized it at a glance. Those flames were definitely rocket attacks!

Damn it, since when did the guerrillas have rockets? Moreover, how did they transport the rocket launchers in this mountainous area?

None of this is important anymore. What is important is how to deal with these flying rockets. They have only one choice, to avoid them!

Dozens of rockets, trailing tongues of flame, drew graceful arcs in the air and flew from the hillside over there, right before our eyes.

There are cars everywhere, where to hide? The combat troops were still behind. They were just transport troops. In an instant, they panicked.

"Boom!" The first rocket had already flown among them. When the rocket kissed the ground, it emitted a brighter flame, and flying shrapnel hit the parked vehicles nearby.

"Boom!" Following the explosion, the nearest military vehicles burst into flames.

The nearest Soviet soldiers wanted to rush to put out the fire, but before they could take action, explosions continued to sound. Only then did they realize that they were surrounded by 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.

Fahim rubbed his eyes. The range of these rockets is far enough to allow us to attack the Soviets from such a distance. They are really useful! More valuable than sniper rifles and RPGs! Moreover, there is no need for a launcher. You can carry the artillery shells and launch them as they come. It is simply tailor-made for the guerrillas!

Fahim put away his contempt for Mhammad's troops, and his eyes became hot.

"Go!" shouted Mhamad.

The Soviets responded very quickly. After their own attack was over, they had to retreat immediately.

Upon hearing Mhamad's order, the guerrillas quickly ran back along the planned route.

"Boom!" At this moment, there was a violent sound of artillery in the distance, and artillery shells flew from the road in the distance, accurately hitting the place where the rocket had just been launched.

Soviet heavy troops! Mhamad took one last look in the distance, where he could distinguish what should be the Soviet tank troops. This was the Soviet army that entered the Panjshir Valley first!

Behind the military supplies vehicle was the tank battalion of the 682nd Motorized Infantry Regiment. When they discovered that they were being attacked in front of them, they started shooting for the first time on the road.

The 115mm grenade shattered the hillside in front.

Seeing that the road ahead had been completely cut off, the tank battalion commander Fengkovsky ordered over the radio: "Turn, drive down the road on the right and enter the valley entrance!"

It was still an hour before dawn, and our side had already been attacked by the guerrillas before we started taking action. This made Fonkovsky very annoyed. How was the division headquarters in the rear arranged? If I had placed my tank battalion at the front, I would have rushed forward long ago!

The tracks of the tanks crushed the fields beside the road. This is the only flat land outside the mountainous area. Almost all Afghan residents in Gulbahar Town rely on planting for a living.

Now, the crops in these fields have just begun to sprout, and the tracks of the tanks are crushing them. As one tank after another passes by, the place has completely turned into a wasteland.

Walking among the high mountains on both sides, the T-62 has a big shortcoming. The elevation angle is too high and the tank gun cannot reach it.

However, Fonkovsky had no choice. The guerrillas attacked their supplies, and he had to catch up. Moreover, the road was blocked, and only if he caught up first could he clear the way for the team behind them.

He was not afraid of the guerrillas' sneak attack. Following his tank battalion, there was a special equipment unit that was specially equipped to deal with the Afghan guerrillas.

After crossing into the Gulbahar Pass, there was a quiet mountain. At this time, it was already late at night, and the moon was shining with a quiet light, and the stars were twinkling.

The infrared headlights of the T-62 turret kept shining around. Even if there were guerrillas hiding on the top of the mountain, they would be exposed under the infrared headlights.

The sneak attack just now was just an accident. Fengkovsky believed that once the Soviet army was dispatched, the guerrillas would definitely hide and would never dare to take the initiative to sneak attack again.

After 50 kilometers in the valley, they arrived at another valley entrance. The tanks were used as fixed positions to block the exit there! This was Fengkovsky's task, and he needed to complete it before dawn.

This was a simple task.

There was no trace of Afghan guerrillas around! After turning the commander's periscope again, Vonkovsky relaxed. Those guerrillas were either blown away by the rapid fire he ordered urgently or ran away.

"Boom!" At this moment, an explosion sounded in front, followed by the shout of the driver in the front.

"Report, vehicle No. 312 ran over an anti-tank mine and the track was blown off!"

Anti-tank mine! Did those Afghan guerrillas know in advance that they were coming?

This type of mine uses a pressure-activated fuze, and it will only explode when a mass of more than 180 kilograms is pressed on it. Therefore, it only blows up the vehicle, and it is safe for people to step on it. Although the power is not great, it can blow off the track of the tank and make it difficult for the tank to move.

"Engineers, remove the mines immediately." Vonkovsky ordered on the radio.

When there is a threat of mines ahead, it is definitely not a good idea to continue moving forward. Even the most reckless commander can only wait.

Two motorized infantry regiments, plus a team of government troops, are a huge force. The vanguard has entered the Panjshir Valley, while the government troops behind are still waiting on their trucks and have not moved in.

Between Bagram and Gulbahar, Major General Kulikov sat in a command vehicle. In this encirclement and suppression operation, he did not sit in Bagram to command, but came to the front line in person.

Kulikov was also full of the blood of a fighting nation. He remembered the tragic death of his son, and his hatred for the Afghan guerrillas was so great that he even wanted to pick up an AK-74 rifle and charge at the forefront.

The command vehicle suddenly stopped, and Kulikov heard the report from the independent tank battalion of the 682nd motorized infantry regiment on the radio that they had just entered the valley and were hit by the mines of the Afghan guerrillas!

He must have been outdone by Nadiako! Thinking of the five mountain passes he needed to defend, two of them were already in his hands, and only the other three needed to be guarded by soldiers. Who would have thought that before he deployed his troops, he encountered a counterattack by the Afghan guerrillas!

"Order Bagram to send out six Hinds to escort six infantry squads to occupy the fourth, sixth and seventh valleys." Kulikov gave the order.

The Bagram base in the rear had long been brightly lit, and the Hind helicopters started quickly and flew into the night sky.

There were only two infantry squads at each valley entrance, and the number of people was a little small. Of course, this was only temporary. When it was dawn, the engineers cleared the mines and could reinforce more soldiers at any time.

Although there were infrared night vision devices, it was also very dangerous for helicopters to fly in the mountains at night. Kulikov would not risk the lives of more soldiers.

At the valley entrance, under the quiet moonlight, the engineers carefully confirmed the safety ahead.

Anti-tank mines will not cause harm to the human body, but no one would believe that the Afghan guerrillas only buried one anti-tank mine. If there were also anti-infantry mines, the careless engineers would lose their lives.

With a full set of demining equipment, the engineers searched carefully on the road ahead.

The sky gradually brightened in the east, and a night passed like this.

The area 100 meters ahead was thoroughly searched. Except for the mine that was crushed, no second mine could be found!

I was fooled! The road was blocked by this mine. After tossing for half a night, I finally found that there was only this mine!

The tank troops who had been waiting for a long time finally couldn't suppress their anger. The driver in front stepped on the accelerator hard, and a puff of black smoke came out of the tail. The tank moved forward quickly.