Chapter 1092: Fierce Battle in the North II
After occupying the main towns of Afghanistan, the U.S. government allocated large sums of money to the interim government and provided weapons and equipment for the government forces that had just been formed, hoping that the government would be able to function as soon as possible, and the government forces would become the main force in eliminating the Taliban.
However, the ideal is very plump, the reality is very skinny, after the money is allocated to the account of the Northern Alliance, most of it is put into the pockets of high-ranking officials and dignitaries, which is not the worst, they are greedy, and even a large part of the military spending of the government army has been blackened.
The treatment and food of the soldiers became a problem, so the weapons and ammunition provided by the US government became a resource used by officers and soldiers to exchange money, which vividly embodied the saying that relying on the mountains to eat the mountains and relying on the water to eat the water.
The M4A1 assault rifle can be bought for only three hundred dollars, which is not outrageous, but a set of individual night vision devices worth more than three thousand dollars can be bought for only two hundred dollars, and the officers and soldiers of the Northern Alliance do not understand how valuable this thing is!
If you have money, you can trade anything, the US army's mountain combat uniforms, desert combat uniforms, leather boots, gloves, bulletproof vests, etc., individual equipment is not counted, mortars, sell! One hundred and fifty-five mm howitzer, sold! Hummer off-road vehicle, sell!
Although the U.S. government grits its teeth at this, there is no way to do it at the moment, the presidential palace does not want mercenaries to interfere in Afghan government affairs and prevent the hard-earned results from making a wedding dress for the mercenaries, but the problem is that the Northern Alliance is really unable to support Adou.
"Taliban guerrillas launch a large-scale offensive on Mazar-i-Sharif? Are you kidding! Even these partisans, who run away after shooting, dare to talk about a large-scale attack, these Germans love to exaggerate! "The duty officer reported that the command of the German garrison had called and asked for assistance from the American troops in Kundutu, but the commander of the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division was not convinced.
"According to the intelligence obtained by the CIA before, it was confirmed that Western European countries and the Taliban government-in-exile secretly united, so the Ministry of Defense issued a top-secret order, we only need to watch the troops of the Western European group of countries stationed in Afghanistan, they will not be really attacked, they are originally in the same group as the Taliban, why should the other side attack them?" Looking at the bewildered deputy division commander, the head of the CIA's Afghanistan task force said.
The German and French troops in Afghanistan were even less vigilant than the American army, and they were not prepared for a fierce attack by the Taliban army.
"The ammunition depot was bombed, the oil depot was also bombed, the helicopters and armored vehicles were shelled, what the hell is going on, how did the Taliban guerrillas come to the vicinity of the base, the guard posts? What about patrols? What about the Observatory? Why are people dying? "The commander of the German garrison was furious.
"These damn bastards, who destroyed all the bases and killed so many of us, I'm sure this is definitely not an ordinary guerrilla, it's the main army of the Taliban, otherwise where would there be so many bazookas, anti-tank missiles and mortars?" The commander of the French garrison looked at the scene in front of him and cried without tears.
They didn't know how lucky they were, if it weren't for Wu Chen's desire to muddy the waters and only mobilize the four infantry brigades of the Taliban army to attack, the attack they would have been hit now by rockets and large-caliber grenades flying in the sky.
"Paralyzed, the U.S. military actually said that the Taliban army is accustomed to the tactics of attacking from east to west, and it is just a feint attack on us, and the real attack is on the side of the U.S. army, in order to prevent accidents, we can't disperse our forces to help us, I hope we can overcome the difficulties ourselves, it's pure!" The commander of the French garrison scolded.
"Judging from the intensity of the opponent's firepower and attack density, this is definitely the main force of the Taliban army, and they want to defeat the northern garrison in one fell swoop while the main forces of the British and American coalition forces are pinned down in the southern region!"
"Mazar-i-Sharif and Kundutu are only more than 200 kilometers away, and if we storm the US military base in Kundutu, we will inevitably go to reinforcements, and according to the speed of mechanized marching by road, we can arrive in more than an hour."
"Fearing that they would be attacked on their backs, the Taliban army aimed their first target at us, intending to prevent Kundutu from receiving reinforcements. It's ridiculous that those US generals actually think that we are bluffing, do they have military common sense! The commander of the German garrison said with a sneer.
Very accurate judgment, if Eric hears this, he will definitely praise the general's tactical thinking, and the person who can become a general is really not in vain.
The reason why the German and French armies in Mazar-i-Sharif were first attacked this time had two purposes. The first is to inflict serious casualties on the troops stationed in the two countries, causing the people of the two countries to exert pressure on the governments of the two countries to force the garrisons to withdraw from the country ahead of schedule, and also to provide an excuse for the two governments.
The second is to prevent the French army and the German army from reinforcing Kundutu for the sake of NATO member countries, so the battle will be uncertain, so it is necessary to cut off the wings first and cut off the connection between the two cities.
The cooperation between the group of Western European countries and the Taliban government-in-exile is an absolute state secret, and these garrison generals do not know at all.
But the generals of the American army know that the US troops in Kundutu will definitely not reinforce Mazar-i-Sharif, this is just a farce, a farce directed by Western European countries and the Taliban government-in-exile, and it is too late to watch the drama on the side, let alone say any reinforcements!
Thus, a dramatic scene emerged, with the US troops refusing to reinforce them, the French and German garrisons suffering more than half of the casualties, and new disputes and contradictions added to the relations between the two sides.
"Report to the command, the first phase of the Northern Campaign, we have successfully completed, the two-hour attack, destroyed the camps of the German and French garrisons, they have suffered very heavy losses, and are currently busy treating the wounded and extinguishing the fire, and they are no longer able to reinforce the US military base in Kundutu." The Devil Commando squad leader reported.
"Well done, you will set up a blockade between Mazar-i-Sharif and Kundutu, and if you have not received orders from the command by four o'clock in the morning, you can evacuate on your own. From the southern mountains of Horam to the Taliban's secret camp in Al Bak, where helicopters are waiting, remember, to clear all traces of existence. Eric said.
After the special forces participated in this battle, they would rush to Yindu to carry out the next mission, and the helicopters would send these special forces to the territory of the mercenary regiments, and take transport planes to Bangladesh to assemble, thus opening the prelude to the special war in the six northeastern states.