The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 423 Guerrilla Fighting

From the perspective of its own interests, South Asia will absolutely not allow the existence of a hegemon.

In the end, the two sides restrain each other and no one can take the lead.

There can be major countries, but it is absolutely unthinkable for hegemony to emerge.

Besides, Liu Tao was actually still concerned about the situation in Sikkim.

In 1975, the country was in the process of moving from chaos to order, so there was no energy to take care of it.

Before, both the Soviet Union and the United States were happy to see India expand its border connections with China.

At that time, China was in a state of siege and blockade.

But it is different now. The situation has changed greatly. At least it is not the Soviet Union and the United States that are standing on India's side.

In addition, the guerrillas who have been trained hard over the years are also capable of fighting.

Now you have the opportunity to make up for the regrets of your previous life.

Liu Tao really didn't want to miss such a good opportunity.

If you miss this opportunity, it may be difficult to come back again.

That is nearly 5 square kilometers of land, and we absolutely cannot let it go to our third brother for nothing.

There is also the Kashmir region, which is a strategic location. If we don't control it now, we may not have so many opportunities to control it later.

Soon, Liu Tao heard the good news.

The United States is willing to provide $30 billion to help Pakistan's just cause.

Although this money is far less than what the United States gave his old father, it is still an unexpected surprise.

Meanwhile, Pakistan is buying lavishly as it waves $30 billion in cash.

On the other hand, the guerrillas of Bhutan and Sikkim frequently launched attacks, raiding convoys and assaulting outposts. For a time, the lands of Bhutan and Sikkim were filled with smoke of war.

Thanks to the guerrillas' efforts, the guerrilla bases in Bhutan and Sikkim were connected in just one week.

At the same time, Kashmir has become a meat grinder, with both India and Pakistan investing large numbers of troops there.

A group of mercenaries set out and after half a month's journey, they finally arrived in Kashmir and began to carry out their mission there.

Western Afghanistan.

The huge mountains disappear here, and along the western border of Afghanistan, rare plains appear. The sun has set, and the fiery afterglow illuminates the desolate Afghan region.

A convoy was traveling on flat ground. The road was full of potholes, so the convoy could only slow down. The vehicles were very tall, and their tires had mahjong-block patterns suitable for off-road driving. They were all all-wheel drive, and as the convoy moved forward, it stirred up a cloud of dust.

In the middle of the convoy, there were a small number of BMP infantry fighting vehicles and quadruple-mounted Shilehe self-propelled anti-aircraft guns. Such a convoy was very well armed.

And in the sky, there were two Hinds flying, monitoring the situation around them.

Since there are plains everywhere, the possibility of being attacked by Afghan armed forces is very small. They walked carefully all the way for hundreds of miles and were always safe.

"Boom!" At this moment, suddenly, an off-road truck in front crushed a landmine. With the explosion of the landmine, the entire off-road truck was blown upside down and burned in the air.

"Be careful! Watch your surroundings!" the Soviet commander of the convoy shouted immediately. He was in a BMP infantry fighting vehicle, looking outside.

There is nothing, everything is bare.

It was just a roadside bomb.

The Gazelle helicopter flew over and searched the surroundings but found nothing.

But at this moment, in a hidden place, there were two guerrillas with hatred in their eyes. They were carrying portable anti-aircraft missiles. If you are familiar with Chinese military equipment, you will recognize that this is China's imitation of the Soviet Union's "Sam"-7 anti-aircraft missile.

The Hongying-5 air defense missile is China's first portable air defense missile. Technically, it is a first-generation product. Due to technical limitations, the sensitivity of the infrared seeker of the Hongying-5 air defense missile is relatively low. It has a strong ability to detect the strong infrared radiation generated by the tail of a jet aircraft, but has a poor response to other parts. Therefore, it is only suitable for chasing the tail of an enemy aircraft and cannot effectively intercept it head-on. After the Qianwei portable air defense missile was introduced, the Hongying-5 air defense missile was eliminated.

Except for those that appeared in Persia, the rest flowed into Afghanistan.

Although the performance of 'Hongying'-5 is far inferior to that of 'Qianwei' portable air defense missile, it has one advantage, that is, it is cheap!
Two anti-aircraft missiles were fired and flew directly towards the Gazelle helicopter in the air.

"Quick, release the jamming bombs!" the pilot was terrified.

The jamming bomb was released and the direction of the incoming missile was diverted.

At the same time, the commander in the command vehicle was already directing the armed personnel to launch an attack on the guerrillas.

It took more than an hour for the gunfire and artillery fire to stop.

Twenty guerrilla bodies.

But the Soviet army also had one killed and three injured.

Several vehicles were also lost.

"Damn guerrillas!" The Soviet commander gritted his teeth as he looked at the loss statistics.

If it had been a head-on battle, those guerrillas would have been crushed hundreds or eighty times by the Soviet mechanized forces.

However, the more this guerrilla force fought guerrilla warfare, the more familiar and adept they became.

The guerrillas never engaged the Soviets head-on in combat; instead, they specialized in fighting guerrillas, constantly ambushing Soviet camps or Soviet supply convoys.

If you can win, fight; if you can't, run away.

Just like now, there were more than a hundred guerrillas, and the Soviet army took more than an hour to kill only twenty of them.

Looking at those Type 56 semi-automatic rifles and even the Zhongzheng rifles, the Soviet commanders were almost gritting their teeth.

In the past few years, they have seized at least 100,000 Zhongzheng rifles, even Type 38 rifles.

What’s even more exaggerated is that there are even those made in Hanyang.

However, the government forces they supported, although fully armed and equipped, were unable to defeat the guerrillas.

In addition to anger, there was fatigue in the Soviet commander's eyes.

When he first entered Afghanistan, he was an ordinary soldier. After a few years, he was promoted to lieutenant and was only one step away from major.

But the endless stream of guerrillas, which seemed inexhaustible, made him feel exhausted.

These guerrillas are like leeks, they grow again after being cut.

Holding the military canteen and taking a sip of water, he began to direct the loading of the spoils onto the vehicle and then continued on his way.

The two Gazelle helicopters in the air strengthened aerial reconnaissance, but it was not easy to conduct a thorough aerial reconnaissance in such complex terrain.

Only ten kilometers away, a missile flew towards a 'Jason' helicopter in the air.

The pilot is very experienced. He releases jamming bombs to interfere with the missiles and adjust the helicopter at the same time.

But this time, the missile was not interfered with and hit the helicopter directly and accurately.

"It's the 'Vanguard' anti-aircraft missile!" a panicked voice sounded.

The 'Vanguard' air defense missile is definitely a nightmare for helicopters because its anti-interference capability is too strong.

So far, they haven't found a good way to deal with it.

(End of this chapter)