Chapter 1165 The Legend of Donkeys and Mules

A mountain base.

This is a guerrilla force with 378 people.

The traffic here is very bad, and people can only walk on their legs, or use donkeys, mules and horses as means of transportation.

In Afghanistan, donkeys, mules and horses are important strategic resources, or tools of war.

Because the traffic in Afghanistan is too bad, there are no roads in many places, and cars can't go, even tanks and armored vehicles, many places can't pass.

Donkeys and mules are the most important means of transportation.

Four-fifths of Afghanistan's territory is plateau. Due to years of war, there are almost no decent roads, and there are rugged mountain roads and dangerous valleys everywhere.

In Afghanistan, donkeys have been the most important means of transportation for thousands of years. Whether it is the people's lives or the soldiers' marches and battles, donkeys are always with them.

The small Afghan donkey has been recognized as the best donkey in the world because of its advantages such as heavy load, high cold resistance and strong endurance.

Afghanistan is known as the "graveyard of empires". In the past 170 years, the weak Afghanistan was able to repel powerful invaders, and the little donkey played an indispensable role.

The first country to taste the "graveyard of empires" was the British Empire. In order to compete with Tsarist Russia for this strategic location in Central Asia, Britain sent troops to Afghanistan three times from 1839 to 1919, and each time it suffered heavy casualties and ended in failure. One important reason why the well-equipped British army was defeated by the primitive Afghan army and civilians was that the British army could not adapt to the terrain and climate of the mountainous country. They had no way to deal with the opponents who rode donkeys and fought guerrilla warfare in the mountains.

The second country to suffer was the Soviet Union. By the 1970s, the Soviet Union had basically controlled Afghanistan's economic lifeline and military and political power, and played its rulers in the palm of its hand. But the ambitious Soviet Union was still not satisfied, and was determined to occupy Afghanistan, open up a channel to enter the warm water, and realize the Tsar's dream of asking Russian soldiers to "wash their boots in the Indian Ocean." Unfortunately, the Soviets could not avoid repeating the mistakes of the British Army: mechanization is useless in mountain warfare.

There is an exaggerated description: 10 tanks are not as good as a donkey.

A Soviet veteran who entered Afghanistan once said: An Afghan resistance fighter with only a donkey is more combat-effective than a Soviet tank with 3 soldiers.

The third country to break into the "graveyard of empires" is the current United States. In 2001, the United States launched the Afghanistan War. Learning from the experience of the British and Soviets in Afghanistan, and the setback of the edge, the United States has long attached great importance to the "donkey war". In the Sierra Mountains of the Nevada Mountains in the United States, which has a terrain similar to Afghanistan, a "donkey riding school" was established to teach soldiers the key skills of fighting in Afghanistan: how to ride a donkey.

In Afghanistan, a national army strategic delivery center was established, where at least 200,000 donkeys received devilish training from the US military and could understand bilingual commands.

But it was useless. After all, Americans are outsiders, and it is inevitable that they will not be able to adapt to the local climate. They are far inferior to the Afghans who have lived here for thousands of years.

At this time, sixteen donkeys and ten mules were moving forward on the mountain road, heading towards the guerrilla base.

Each donkey carried four boxes of grenades, and each mule carried two boxes of bullets, as well as other daily necessities.

After arriving at the base, the guerrillas quickly carried them.

A total of sixty-four boxes of grenades, all wooden-handled grenades, 30 grenades per box, a total of 1,920 grenades, enough for the guerrillas to fight a big war.

There were twenty-two boxes of bullet boxes, 1,440 bullets per box, a total of 31,680 bullets.

As for daily necessities, they were enough for the guerrillas at the base for two or three weeks.

This type of Afghan donkey is only 1.3 meters tall, but can carry up to 80 kilograms. Whether it is carrying food and supplies or carrying weapons and ammunition, it can always walk on the mountain trails at an altitude of more than 3,000 meters.

In the mountain warfare in Afghanistan, donkeys play a role that cannot be replaced by any mechanized equipment.

Especially in winter, a donkey plays a very important role in fighting in the mountains of Afghanistan.

As early as the beginning of the Afghan war, all private donkeys were confiscated to prevent them from aiding the enemy.

And it was also relying on these donkeys that the guerrillas were able to transport supplies smoothly.

As for this kind of mule, it can be called a "battlefield beast". A mule with a height of only 1.5 meters can carry a load of up to 200 kilograms.

The United States suffered a great loss on the battlefield in Afghanistan and is also learning. After all, in Afghanistan, donkeys and mules are more useful for transportation, and are more useful than mechanized equipment.

The United States purchased donkeys and mules in Afghanistan, but it couldn't buy much, and then purchased them on the international market, causing the prices of donkeys and mules to soar. The price of a donkey soared to 2,500 to 3,500 US dollars, and the price of a mule soared to 3,500 to 5,000 US dollars.

In 2002 alone, the United States imported 200,000 donkeys and 200,000 mules from China.

In 2003, the United States imported another 150,000 donkeys and 150,000 mules from China.

After the guerrillas moved their things, the donkeys and mules left the base.

The guerrilla commander here distributed grenades and bullets. Each person was equipped with 4 grenades and 100 rounds of bullets. Those who were insufficient were replenished, and the rest were hidden.

In the evening, the guerrillas were eating, and the base's radio was broadcasting that a guerrilla base had eliminated a squadron of invading US Navy SEALs.

Although not so many people were actually killed, propaganda war is like this, to reduce the casualties of one's own side as much as possible and exaggerate the casualties of the other side.

"Victory will belong to Afghanistan! Long live the great Afghan people!" The announcer's voice was full of determination and passion.

Others couldn't help but get excited and excited after hearing this.

After all, this great victory is so inspiring!

And this further strengthened the guerrillas' confidence in victory.

Compared with the excitement and excitement of the Afghan guerrillas, the coalition forces were not happy.

Although they were advancing rapidly after restarting the war, and they seemed to be about to destroy the Afghan guerrillas, they actually knew that when they arrived at the city, the guerrillas did not fight the coalition forces head-on, at most they fought street battles, or laid mines and ambushed on the march.

But with the coalition forces strengthening space reconnaissance and aerial reconnaissance, it is not so easy for the guerrillas to ambush.

And unlike before, the coalition forces now send out scouts to conduct a good reconnaissance of the front.

This also caused the coalition's losses to be mainly concentrated in street fighting, ambushes of transport teams or attacks on patrol teams.

The special patrol team was attacked in various ways, which was simply impossible to defend against.

At first, young Afghans suddenly rushed towards the patrol team with grenades and explosive packs, and died together with the patrol soldiers. Later, the patrol team strengthened its response to this method, and Afghan women hooked up with patrol soldiers to have fun, and then took the opportunity to kill the patrol soldiers. Later, it might be white-haired old men who attacked the patrol team.

Now, the guerrillas make "donkey bombs" to attack patrol teams, and they are crushed to pieces in the explosion.

In the eyes of the coalition forces, the guerrillas are really crazy and unforgivable! (End of this chapter)