After taking a last look at the Soviet tanks disappearing at the end, Durani gritted his teeth and followed Muhammad along the path.
In fact, Muhammad had already made outstanding contributions by destroying only one Soviet tank. Now, the Afghan guerrillas had suffered enough from the Soviet armored forces, otherwise, they would not have invited these Pakistani instructors.
In addition to Pakistan, there are also instructors from a certain Eastern country.
However, once you come here, you will be stateless. If something happens or you are captured, you cannot be recognized.
As for Muhammad, it is even more so. If he died, his body would probably be left in these deep mountains and eaten by wild wolves.
At this moment, Muhammad was full of fighting spirit.
The six tanks of the 42nd Tank Brigade continued to advance without any knowledge.
"Tank No. 413, hasn't caught up yet?" Company Commander Belikov said in a tank in the middle. He was asking about the tank that had been destroyed.
"No, we can't make contact via radio either." said the loader who was also in charge of radio liaison.
"This is a mountainous area and our radio signal is not very good," the gunner said to Belikov.
Damn the mountains, sometimes the radio signal would suddenly disappear. The radio of this T-62 tank happened to be a very old-fashioned one. They were originally just a second-line force, and their equipment would never be updated in time. Now, they have to complete combat missions that only an elite army group can accomplish.
Many people are tired of life here.
"Keep going forward. After reaching area No. 3, we will wait for No. 413," said Belikov.
Pugano, the 413th, always liked to drag his feet. If I had known earlier, I should have put him in the middle instead of letting him clean up the battlefield. That guy is probably playing with corpses there. Belikov was very dissatisfied when he thought about it, but there was no other way. Now the radio had no signal.
During the pursuit, they got rid of the infantry. According to the previous contact, the infantry would be waiting for them in area No. 3, 80 kilometers away from here.
Sitting in a rumbling tank can make people feel irritated. This tank is just a lump of iron.
Belikov could hold it in no longer, so he opened the hatch above his head, raised his seat, and exposed half of his body.
There were barren mountains all around, bare mountains without even a tree. The sun shone brightly on the earth. Belikov turned around but didn't see anything pleasing to the eye.
It was better when we were in the base. On the coast of the Caspian Sea, you could see beautiful women everywhere. What a pity.
"Company commander, be careful of snipers." The gunner reminded from the side.
As soon as you leave the base, you need to stay completely in the tank. This was an order issued by the headquarters a year ago.
No one can really execute it. No one can stand running for hours and staying in a tank completely.
However, after hearing the gunner's reminder, he still got back into the turret and pressed the switch of the throat intercom: "Attention, we will enter a canyon area ahead. Be careful of guerrilla ambushes on both sides. 402, 404, use anti-aircraft machine guns to shoot at the tops of both hills."
Although there is no need to be on high alert, Belikov still needs to be vigilant about this terrain.
Following his order, the right hatches of the two tanks in front opened, forming a half shield at the rear. Then, the loader climbed out reluctantly and began to operate the anti-aircraft machine gun on the top of the turret.
This mission is quite dangerous. Originally, the T-62 did not have an anti-aircraft machine gun. It turned out that it was difficult to use this thing to fight against the imaginary enemy, that is, the enemy's armed helicopters. However, if you don't attack the armed helicopters, you can still attack other targets, which is also useful. Therefore, the later T-62s were all equipped with a 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun. Now, this machine gun came in handy to shoot at the peaks on both sides.
However, even though it was installed, it was impossible to shoot by remote control, and the loader had to crawl outside to shoot. In this way, the loader became a good target for the enemy sniper.
Originally, if accompanied by infantry, the infantry could climb up the hillsides on both sides to protect the advance of the armored forces, but now, it can only be solved by loaders.
After inserting the ammunition belt and turning on the safety, the loader fixed his eyes on the sight on the anti-aircraft machine gun, aiming at the bare mountain top in front.
"Da, da." After pulling the percussion switch at the back, a tongue of fire came out from the muzzle of the anti-aircraft machine gun.
The hillside in the distance was immediately covered in dust.
"Instructor, have we been discovered?" When Durani heard the sound of the machine gun, his heart suddenly tightened.
"Of course not. Now, the Soviets are just randomly firing at both sides of the mountain. They are just exploratory shots," said Muhammad.
"How do you know?" Durrani suddenly asked.
Is there any need to ask this? Do you think this is a TV drama? Muhammad explained to Durrani: "Listen, the enemy's machine guns are now using continuous fire. At least 20 to 30 bullets are fired at this time, creating an open area. This way of shooting is just a test. If the target is really found, good shooters will use three-point shooting to deal with the enemy. Okay, go back to your side, get ready, and fight bravely to drive away the Soviets! Long live Allah!"
After hearing what Muhammad said, Durrani felt relieved and went to fight bravely!
"Yes, we will drive away the Soviets!" Durani said, and quickly shuttled to the edge of his position.
If Muhammad had more men, he would definitely deploy them on the peaks on both sides. It would be very easy to attack the weak top cover of the tank from the top of the mountain.
However, Muhammad now had only two people, while the enemy had six tanks, so he had to hide at the exit of the valley, where he tried to destroy a Soviet tank first.
The valley was long and narrow, and the entrance and exit were also very narrow. Several huge rocks blocked the entrance and exit, so that only one tank could enter and exit. Therefore, as long as the first tank was destroyed, the entrance to the valley would be blocked. Then, on the other side of the Durrani Valley entrance, they would wait for the Soviets to retreat. If they were lucky enough to destroy another tank, then none of the remaining four tanks would be able to escape.
This valley is a perfect place for an ambush. It is like tying up the two sides of a sack so that no one inside can escape.
So now, listening to the rumble of the approaching tanks and feeling the shaking of the ground, Muhammad reached the exit of the valley and hid behind a large rock on the side of the road. In a moment, after the Soviet tanks arrived, it would be time to take action.
Six T-62 tanks were moving vigilantly in the valley. The right hatches of the two tanks in front were open, and the loaders on top fired at the surrounding mountain tops every few seconds. The ammunition belts rattled, and tongues of flame kept spitting out of the muzzles. The hillside was covered in dust, and the hard rocks were also hit with sparks.
Suddenly, the machine gun in the loader's hand stopped, and his body fell on the machine gun.
This time the shooting stopped a few seconds earlier than the previous times.
"Hey, Nikolay, keep shooting." The gunner below pushed him.
Suddenly, the gunner felt something wet on his hand, and when he looked again, it was red.
The red liquid flowed down Nicholas' body.
Sniper! There are Afghan guerrilla snipers on this hillside!
It wasn't that the sniper used a sniper rifle with a silencer, but that the sniper was very good and knew how to fire when Nikolai was shooting. The sound of the machine gun and the engine covered up the sound of the opponent's shooting. Shooting at this time meant that the opponent was a veteran. The opponent was probably just holding an AKM.
"Report, there are Afghan guerrilla snipers on both sides." The tank commander immediately reported to the company commander via radio.
"Speed up and disengage." Belikov immediately shouted on the radio.
Now, they are in this valley. If there are snipers on both sides, it will be very embarrassing for them, because they have no other weapons except anti-aircraft machine guns. Although the 115mm smoothbore gun in front of the tank can blow the opponent into pieces, the two sides are too high and the tank gun has a too low elevation angle to reach there.
Anti-aircraft machine guns can be used, but they are not remotely controlled, so the tank crew has to be exposed outside. In the presence of snipers, the tank crew is in great danger. What just happened is a living example.
The terrain here is not favorable, so we should leave here first. Then, we can use tank guns and grenades to completely flatten the suspicious places!
Hiding in the tank, Belikov saw through the periscope that there were more than a dozen people rushing down the hillsides on both sides.
It turned out to be the Afghan guerrillas!
What? Why did the fight break out ahead? Along the way, Muhammad didn't know that there was another guerrilla team ambushing on the top of the mountain.
However, seeing that the T-62 tank in front was almost in front of him, Muhammad did not hesitate. He stood up suddenly from where he was hiding. The RPG-7 on his shoulder, at this moment, condensed all of Muhammad's hopes.
That round turret is so clear, put it in the sight, and then pull the trigger!