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    News of the impending evacuation quickly spread throughout the troops, some were happy and some were complaining.  After nearly four months of hard fighting, they were finally ordered to retreat, which made many arrogant soldiers dissatisfied.  But everyone also knows that 10 battalions and tens of thousands of Afghan militiamen cannot stop it, because Moscow, which is already furious, is drawing troops from all over the country.  Looking back, maintaining air routes has taken a lot of effort. The pilots are in the sky every day when they open their eyes, so in the end everyone accepted the order to retreat.

    The wounded soldiers and gold were the first to retreat. After hundreds of wounded soldiers left first by plane, Zhang Zhidan, the "arms tycoon" escorted nearly a hundred tons of gold and silver, followed closely with a smile on his face.  If we want to say who is the winner of this war, then apart from Britain, which thinks it provokes the conflict between China and the Soviet Union and delays time to stabilize India, it is this famous arms dealer.  In just four months, the total amount of arms sold from him reached 75 tons of gold. With the opening of the Soviet Union's full control of Afghanistan and Iran, you can already see the sky full of gold falling from the sky.

    After repeatedly contacting the British troops who controlled Kandahar to no avail, Nader Shah hesitated for a long time and finally accepted Yue Peng's suggestion and sent his family members to the Faizabad area of ??Badakhshan Province on the border with Tajikistan. For four months, the National Defense Forces  Together with local tribes, he has built airports and provisional government facilities where he can continue to command the Afghan resistance movement remotely.  All 30,000 new Afghan troops and guerrillas in training will be withdrawn to the northern mountains to attack the Soviet army and prepare to regain power.

    Kabul at night is so dark.  In order to save fuel, only one generator is still working at the airport.  Because a large number of wounded soldiers and support personnel have left.  The base, which was lively and lively a few days ago, has become much cooler.  The oil warehouse next to the base has been emptied, and Fei Wenhua and other officers sat inside and carefully recorded the retreat plan.

    Retreating is not simply about running backwards. A mature army will never expose its back to the enemy, not to mention that the 10 battalions and tens of thousands of Afghan guerrillas stationed in Afghanistan are scattered throughout the 50-kilometer defense circle centered in Kabul.  Therefore, coordinating a successful retreat is far more difficult than achieving a successful offensive.

    The retreat plan was formulated by Long Yun.  According to the plan, the 10 battalions will be divided into three arrows and lead the guerrillas and the new Afghan Army to retreat to the northern provinces of Takhar, Baghlan and Nurstan respectively.  These three provinces are like a natural ring of defense, protecting Badakhshan Province where Nader Shah is located.  From a geographical point of view, the four northern provinces are dangerous places with high mountains and ridges that are easy to defend and difficult to attack. As long as the National Defense Forces can provide appropriate protection, unless 100,000 troops are invested in pulling up nets to clear up the area, or vehicles that can climb mountains and ridges are available, the Soviet army can only hope  The mountains sigh.

    So Long Yun thinks.  As long as the troops penetrate into the mountains, Yegorov will plunge into the mountains unprepared unless he is crazy.  "We took control of the four northern provinces, the British controlled Kandahar, and the Soviet Union occupied Kabul and Herat. Why do we feel like we have become the Three Kingdoms?" After a battalion commander finished speaking vividly, even Yue Peng and Wu Peifu smiled, the latter  He also deliberately asked: "Then tell me, are we Shu or Soochow?"

    The battalion commander scratched his head, Wei Guo was definitely not the one.  Kabul is the seat of Afghanistan's central government.  Soochow is even more unlike it. The word "wealthy" is used to describe Kandahar, which is almost the same as India.  Only Bashu is left, but it seems that Bashu was swallowed up in the end!  This doesn't bode well, I can't say.  See him hesitant.  Wu Peifu suddenly raised the corners of his mouth with a smile and cursed: "Is there anything you dare not say! Bashu is a beautiful place with outstanding people and abundant resources. However, Zhuge is the only one left after the talent died young. How can he be Cao Mengde's opponent? But  The four provinces in the north are different. We are still standing behind them! How can we speculate on the victory or defeat based on romance."

    Fei Wenhua did not think about the Three Kingdoms, but wondered why he gave up even the hard-fought Kunduz. He stood up and stood at attention: "Report! Why give up Kunduz? Kunduz is located between Dushanbe and Kabul.  Important areas that cut off the Soviet army's north-south communication should be heavily garrisoned."

    Long Yun first glanced at Yue Peng, who was silent, and then said: "We know it is an important area, and the Soviet army also knows it. Originally, the retreat was to retract the fist and divert the disaster to the south. If we occupy Kunduz, we will not  Withdraw, the Soviet army will definitely attack with all its strength on the northern front. According to intelligence, the two divisions supporting Yegorov are already on the way and will arrive within a day or two at most. Let alone three or four battalions, even 10  If the entire camp is placed in Kunduz, you can ensure its defense?"

    "But" Fei Wenhua originally wanted to continue fighting, but Yue Peng suddenly raised his hand: "All three of your battalions must withdraw to the west of Farhar to garrison the gold mine until domestic troops are sent to take over.  "

    "Gold mine?" Not to mention Fei Wenhua, even Long Yun was a little surprised.  Although everyone now knows that Afghanistan is rich in gold, they did not expect that another gold mine was discovered!  How large is it?  Need three full battalions to garrison?  !

    Wu Peifu knew that these officers couldn't bear to see their hard work for several months go to waste to benefit the Soviet Union.Lai explained: "It took geological experts more than half a year of hard work to find it. We also spent 20 million yuan and tens of thousands of guns to obtain the mining rights from the Afghan government and tribes. Spending such a high price is no matter what.  Make sure it is absolutely safe! There will be someone to take you there after the retreat. The conditions there are so difficult that planes cannot land. There are many tribal guerrillas loyal to the former Afghan king around, so you will have to continue fighting for a while.  "

    Although it didn¡¯t say how big the scale was, the strangeness can be seen from the fact that three battalions are needed to ensure safety.  Yue Peng and Wu Peifu even looked at each other and smiled. This newly discovered gold mine is simply a cornucopia!  Geological experts have determined that the veins are very large, and the reserves are likely to be as high as more than a thousand tons. Therefore, before Yang Qiu returned to Nanjing, he had already ordered a special mining force to be organized immediately, prohibiting private and outside interference, and must dig out within ten years.  Empty this gold mine.

    Since Kunduz decided to give up, Long Yun began to arrange other retreat steps.  At this moment, the base intelligence officer hurriedly walked to Yue Peng, saluted and handed over a telegram.  After reading it, Yue Peng raised his eyebrows and handed the telegram to Wu Peifu, who immediately said after reading it: "Soviet support troops have arrived! A division entered the Termez corridor this afternoon, with 137 trucks and many artillery.  They did not rest but traveled all night. If the prediction is correct, it should be Kunduz! Immediately send a telegram to Garm Base and ask the Air Force to send a big gift to welcome them."

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    "Hurry up"

    The telegram caused the Garm Air Force Base on the border of Tajikistan to burst into excitement. In order to support operations in Afghanistan, this forward base closest to Afghanistan has successively deployed three bomber squadrons inland, with a total of 66 Thunderbolt bombers.

    The Thunder Bomber is the third type of bomber installed after Kunpeng. It is designated H-3 internally by the army.  Based on the Albatross 1924, it has a slimmer body, a three-blade propeller, an engine enhanced to 600 horsepower, a 5-man crew, and four 12.7 mm self-defense machine guns. The internal magazine can carry 1 ton of bombs and has a combat radius of 400 kilometers.  It is equipped with four basic types of high-explosive bombs of 50, 125, 250 and 500 kilograms, as well as optional aerial bombs such as incendiary bombs and poison gas bombs.  However, because Afghanistan is a mountainous area, arson and poison gas are not effective, so special ammunition was not used this time.

    ¡°But Yu Fei is certain that he has never seen the kind of small bomb that will be installed tonight.

    At 35 years old, he is considered one of the oldest aviation technicians in the Air Force. He studied aircraft maintenance and upkeep in the French Army when he participated in the European War. After returning to China, he studied at an aviation school for two years. He is considered a well-informed person, but he never  I have never seen this kind of small bomb that was just shipped from Kashgar a few days ago. After opening the box and seeing the shape and appearance, I couldn't help but be stunned.

    It is about the same size as the 50kg high-explosive bombs usually used, but it is longer and has a small protrusion on the front.  The cartridge case is not cast in one piece, and a few cracks can be seen on it.  A horizontal stripe is painted with red paint on the surface to distinguish it.  The weirdest part is the tail of the spring. There is a small cloth bag in the middle of the four tail fins. One end of the cloth bag is connected by a metal ring and cotton thread.  After opening the cloth bag, there are two clock spring holes at the tail, with obvious rotation direction indicators on the edges of the holes.

    "Give."

    The technician who came from China with the ammunition handed him the hollow key: "This hole on the leftturn it three times along the arrow, and five times in the opposite direction on the right. Don't make a mistake! Be sure to do this when hanging the ammunition.  Put the metal hook on the bomb holder. Remember, it must be strong to ensure that it will not loosen after the bomb is dropped" The technician squatted under the bomber and personally guided everyone to install the bomb.  Because the bombs are small, the H-3 can load 18 of these small bombs at one time. From a distance, they look like two strings of large black pomegranates.  But it can be seen from the technician's expression that this bunch of "pomegranates" may not be so delicious.

    "Technician Chen, what kind of bomb is this? Why have I never seen it before?"

    The polite technician wearing glasses chuckled after finishing the installation: "Of course you haven't seen it before. This is called a mother-in-law bomb. We are still researching it. I didn't hear that it was urgently needed, so I specially asked me to send a batch to test the effect.  .¡±

    ¡­The technicians and pilots felt a chill, what¡¯s going on!  After the war started in Afghanistan, all kinds of weapons and equipment were sent for testing. It is said that the Army has tested dozens of new equipment, and even bullets have been tested.  Now these guys don't even spare the Air Force.  "Master Chen there won't be any problems, right? It's the fault of throwing it down and not blowing it up."

    "Blow up, blow up! How can we not blow it up? We don't dare to test it without blowing up." Technician Chen pushed up his glasses. Behind the thick lenses, his eyes and eyebrows were squeezed together with laughter.

    "The mother-in-law blossomcould there be a small bomb inside?" Yu Fei always felt an indescribable chill when looking at the bomb.  When he looked up, several technicians carrying cameras and cameras had already boarded the bomber.

    Three hours later, the sun jumped out from behind the mountain.  96 air-cooled engines roared one after another. When the roars gatheredAfter the film was completed, it turned into a rolling drought thunder that was faintly harsh.

    ? 12 escorting Falcon C fighter jets and 32 Thunderbolt bombers took off one after another. The sky-blocking fighter jets flew towards Kunduz carrying 576 explosive bombs

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