Chapter 38 The Tunnel
"This is my idea!" I said: "I don't think the Soviet army's ammunition supply is sufficient..."
"Battlefield Commander Yang!" Smith shook his head and said, "Although I really hope you can send troops to rescue Hakus, I don't agree with this view... The Soviet army did not consume too much ammunition in the last sweep of the country, because
The sweep was only three days... and it was interrupted because Kabul was attacked by you! There was another month after that... the Soviet Union had every time to make up for the ammunition they consumed!"
"Maybe you didn't include the airborne troops!" I said, "Obviously... this airborne troops did not fly directly from the Soviet Union... I'm right about this!"
"It's true!" Smith nodded: "The mountainous terrain of Afghanistan is complex, and there are many places that are not suitable for transport aircraft airborne... So, the Soviet airborne troops first entered Afghanistan and then airborne with helicopters, oh..."
Speaking of this, Colonel Smith quickly understood: "This month, the Soviet Union had a lot of transportation capacity used on airborne troops and their equipment!"
"That's right!" I said: "I think... there will definitely be no shortage of airborne troops used by the Soviet Union to block the Ba-Arab border!"
This is of course... The Ba-Azerbaijan border is 2,430 kilometers long, and it is definitely not something that a small army can do if it blocks such a long border line.
"There are four regiments of paratroopers in total!" said Colonel Smith. "There are more than 10,000 people, which does not include the reserve team yet!"
"Yeah!" I nodded.
In fact, it is far from enough to use more than 10,000 people to block the border between Ba and Afghanistan... because the Soviet army in history finally used 50,000 people to block this border.
Of course, the Soviet army now certainly doesn’t know this, so they used more than 10,000 people to create an annihilation battle against the guerrillas!
It should be said that this is a pity... The Soviet army's strategy is correct. Blocking the border means that it can cut off the aid sent by Pakistan to the mountainous areas of Afghanistan. In addition, the Soviet Union's previous policy of clearing the country and the government's encirclement and suppression of guerrillas. And this
The guerrillas were caught off guard again. In addition, the guerrillas were still in the growth stage, and their combat effectiveness and vitality were very fragile... So the Soviet Union really had the opportunity to eliminate the guerrillas in its bud.
But... they will use 10,000 people to block the border... Before fighting this battle, they should understand the terrain and situation of the border. In this way, not only will they not be able to block the border between Ba and Afghanistan, but they will also give guerrillas a chance to blockade the border between Ba and Afghanistan, but also to the guerrillas.
I reminded me... The Soviet army is likely to start on the border. We will open up a few more roads in the future.
So when the Soviet army gradually increased its troops to block the road... one small path was opened up in the mountains, and in the end there were hundreds of small paths that the Soviet army could not control just on the Ba-A border.
"So..." I said: "If you want to break the siege of Hakus... you should not rely on reinforcements, but on attacking... attacking the Soviet supply line!"
"This plan may work!" the instructor nodded and said: "First of all, the Soviet army focused most of its troops and attention on the mountainous areas on the Ba-Arab border, and the supply line behind it will naturally be omitted. Secondly, if we cut off the Soviet Union, we
The supply line... Then the Soviet army in Afghanistan will be very dangerous. Continuing to sweep means consuming a lot of ammunition. As a result, it is very likely that they will burn all their ammunition depots... In this way, the entire Soviet army will collapse without
It's far away..."
"So..." I continued the instructor's words: "When the Soviet army was not sufficient ammunition, as long as we cut off its supply line... it means that the Soviet army had to end the sweep, and once the Soviet army ended the sweep... Then Haku
The siege of Si no longer exists, because if Hakus's Soviet army did not retreat, it would be very likely to be submerged in the sea of guerrillas!"
"Good idea!" Smith praised sincerely, with some praise and a little shame in his eyes.
After pausing for a while, Smith said again: "Captain Yang... This method is very good, but there are several problems... We must cut off the supply line of the Soviet army for a long time, otherwise... if it is just harassment or blow up a certain person
The bridge...is afraid it will not have much impact on the Soviet army!"
What Smith said certainly makes sense. We all know that from military backgrounds... The engineers in the army do this job, breaking a section of the road or blowing up a certain bridge... In the hands of engineers with modern equipment, they also
It's just a matter of hours.
"And we cannot stay in a certain place for a long time to cut off its supplies!" Smith continued: "On the road, the modern equipment of the Soviet army can play a role... If we use persistence to cut off its supplies, we can persist until Haku
This is clearing...we ourselves will be surrounded!"
What Smith said is correct... Since we have to cut off the Soviet supply line for a long time, it means that we must continue to hit the supply line... This means that we must stick to it. And we must stick to it for a few days or even longer.
Time, otherwise it would not be enough to affect the Soviet army's logistics.
but……
"If you want to cut off the Soviet supply line for a long time, you don't have to stick to it..."
"Then... what Captain Yang means..." The instructor and Smith looked at me with curious eyes.
I pointed to a location on the map and said only two words: "Tunnel!"
"Oh!" Smith nodded repeatedly with a sudden realization: "Good idea, good idea...good job! Commander Yang... You are really an expert in guerrilla warfare. Now I know how stupid it is to make you obey my command..."
As we have considered before, engineers can quickly repair blown roads or allow blown bridges to be opened to traffic in a short time... but they may not be able to quickly repair a section of tunnels and open to traffic.
The reason is very obvious... The tunnel is a hole dug in the mountain. The explosive collapses in a mess as soon as it explodes. Moreover, its internal structure may have problems with it, and it often collapses while digging.
...Besides, there are many tunnels that are still very long, and we only need to explode like this... the Soviet Union's supply must be interrupted for ten days and half a month.
Of course, this refers to the Soviet Union's highway logistics in Kabul... In fact, the Soviet Union also has a supply route to the west, and there are also transport aircraft for air transport between the Soviet Union and Afghanistan, so the blow-up of the tunnel cannot completely paralyze the Soviet Union.
The military supplies... In fact, if the Soviet Union's supplies could be completely paralyzed by just blowing up a tunnel, the Soviet army would not be able to stay in Afghanistan for ten years, and it would have been dismantled by the Afghan guerrillas.
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However... because of limited air transport capacity and Afghanistan is an inland country that cannot be transported by sea, most of the Soviet Union's supplies came from highways. Now, one of the supply lines that were already burdened was cut off... It is conceivable that it will bring to the logistics of the Soviet army's army
Chapter completed!