The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

When the Afghan war broke out, the Taliban listened to the advice of their friends and gave up direct confrontation with the coalition forces.

The coalition forces have the advantage of advanced weapons and equipment. They are well-armed and well-trained, and are a powerful army in the world. However, the Afghan army has not even popularized military uniforms, let alone bulletproof vests and helmets.

The weapons and equipment of the entire Afghan army are varied and can be said to be of various brands. There are modern weapons and equipment as well as weapons and equipment from World War II and even World War I.

In this situation, there is no chance of winning if we confront the US-led coalition head-on.

Therefore, the Afghan army broke up into small groups and fought guerrilla warfare against the coalition forces.

Some Afghan army officers received systematic training in guerrilla warfare, and then one led two, and two led four, thus expanding the influence of guerrilla warfare. Just half a month after the Afghan war began, every member of the guerrillas received guerrilla warfare education, in addition to ideological education on "The Protracted War in Afghanistan."

The book begins with the "Afghanistan is bound to perish" and "Afghanistan has a quick victory". It refutes these two erroneous views one by one by taking the example of the Soviet Union's launching of the Afghan War in December 1979, and then introduces the view that the Afghan War or the War against the US is a protracted war, and the final victory will belong to Afghanistan. It also explains why the Afghan War is a protracted war, how to conduct a protracted war, why the final victory will be achieved, and what should be done to achieve the final victory through the elaboration of independent but related chapters such as "Proactivity in War", "War and Politics", "Political Mobilization for the War of Resistance", "The Purpose of War", "Offense in Defense", "Quick Decision in Protracted War", "Outside Lines in Inside Lines", "Initiative, Flexibility, Planning", "Mobile Warfare, Guerrilla Warfare, Positional Warfare", "War of Attrition, War of Annihilation", "The Possibility of Taking Advantage of the Enemy's Gap", "The Issue of Decisive Battle in the War against the US", and "Militia is the Basis of Victory".

As for mobile warfare, guerrilla warfare, and positional warfare, guerrilla commanders with a higher cultural level will read relevant books, while ordinary soldiers and low-level commanders with lower cultural levels will learn about war through lectures by guerrilla commanders and watching movies.

In more than two years, the Afghan guerrillas have become adept at mobile warfare, guerrilla warfare, and positional warfare, and have even developed special operations and counter-special operations.

Look, a Navy SEAL team is launching a special operation against a guerrilla's lair, but is stuck in a tough battle.

This Navy SEAL squadron has 228 members. They are attacking the guerrilla's lair, which has about 800 guerrillas.

"Boom~~" A Navy SEAL soldier stepped on a place where a mine was buried, and the mine exploded.

The soldier was blown directly into the sky, and the surrounding soldiers were also killed or injured.

The explosion woke up the guerrillas.

"FUCK!" The SEAL commander cursed in Chinese. He had originally planned to launch a sneak attack to eliminate the firing points and sentries silently, but now it seemed that this was not going to work.

The guerrillas were not frightened. If it were the beginning, they would have been terrified and in chaos.

But with experience and knowing what to do, the guerrillas relied on caves and tunnels to launch defensive counterattacks instead of charging.

These special forces are very accurate in shooting and well-equipped. The guerrillas are definitely no match for them in a head-on battle.

A guerrilla fighter picked up the wooden-handled grenade at his waist, pulled the fuse, and threw it downwards.

Among the Afghan guerrillas, the most common grenade is this wooden-handled grenade.

The Afghan guerrillas have several types of grenades, including grenades from the Anti-Japanese War.

Each guerrilla carried four grenades to enhance individual firepower.

"Boom~~" The grenade fell to a place and exploded, and a Navy SEAL soldier was blown several meters away.

"Da da da~~" In the bunker, machine guns spewed flames and fired at the Navy SEALs as if bullets were free.

"Boom~~" A Navy SEAL took a rocket launcher, aimed at the bunker and fired.

It missed the target and exploded nearby.

The Navy SEALs' armed helicopters began to provide fire support from the air, and missiles and rockets were continuously launched from the air.

The battle was fierce, with casualties continuing to occur on both sides!

A SEAL combat team entered a cave, but the guerrillas in the cave had already retreated into the tunnel.

"Boom~~" the grenade was thrown over.

Some who realized something was wrong immediately lay on the ground, while others who did not react fast enough were killed on the spot by the grenade.

Some angry soldiers picked up grenades and threw them into the tunnel.

There was an explosion in the tunnel.

The soldiers went into the tunnel, but the tunnel was not big. It was okay for the shorter Afghan guerrilla fighters, but it was very uncomfortable for the tall Navy SEALs, who were greatly restricted.

The size of the tunnel is very particular. It is suitable for Afghans but not for Europeans and Americans.

"Da da da~~" The sound of gunfire continued, and the SEAL soldier who had only entered the tunnel a few meters was shot dead.

This situation continued to happen throughout the base.

The large number of caves and tunnels are the nightmare of the Navy SEALs.

Moreover, the tunnels are interconnected, and it is difficult to determine where the entrances and exits are. Perhaps there are shooting holes somewhere that allow people to shoot outward.

A Navy SEAL soldier threw a poison gas bomb into the tunnel, but the gas bomb failed to disperse and was blown away by the wind from the outlet.

The fighting continued into the evening, with gunfire continuing.

The Navy SEALs have already suffered heavy casualties, and it is unknown how many guerrillas have suffered.

There was no choice but for the Navy SEALs to retreat.

The Navy SEALs attacked here, but ended up paying the price of 89 deaths and 47 injuries, and failed to capture the base.

This silenced the entire SEAL team.

The casualties must be huge!
Moreover, with such heavy casualties, they were unable to capture such a base in the mountains.

Even the bodies of the soldiers who died in the battle could not be taken away.

At night, when it was confirmed that the SEALs had withdrawn, the guerrillas came out of the tunnel and began to carry the bodies and count the losses and results.

When looking at the 89 bodies of American soldiers, the guerrilla commander was very happy. Although nearly two hundred guerrillas were killed and hundreds were injured in this battle, it was already a great victory for the guerrillas.

Not to mention two people for one American soldier, even if it was three or four people for one American soldier, it would be worth it.

The guerrillas sang and danced to celebrate their victory.

The last step is to bury the guerrilla fighters who died in the battle.

The other living people were reciting scriptures.

Guerrilla fighters are not afraid of death. Since they have chosen to become guerrilla fighters, they are ready to die at any time. Their greatest hope is to kill an American soldier. As long as they kill an American soldier, even if they die, they will make a lot of money. (End of this chapter)