Chapter 85

Unsteady on his feet, he watched helplessly as the cliff grew farther and farther away, his body tilting downward. At this moment, his eyes were filled with despair. ¤

The people around him did not dare to pull him, fearing that if they did, they would fall as well. On this cliff, everyone had to be extremely cautious.

Thus, this brave guerrilla fighter fell. Muhamed could clearly see the desperate look in the guerrilla fighter’s eyes, but until the very end, the guerrilla fighter did not make a sound, as if he were a large rock rolling down.

If he had screamed, he might have been discovered. Until he fell, he used his life to interpret the meaning of bravery and strength.

Everyone silently paid their respects. Muhamed sighed and continued climbing, step by step, to the top of the mountain.

The remaining people were even more cautious. They did not encounter any more accidents until they reached the top of the mountain, but going up was easy, going down was harder.

This was the shady side of the mountain, where some green plants were growing. Muhamed took a few steps on the mountaintop and finally found the entangled green vines.

He pulled them with his hands, and the vines were strong enough. Thus, holding onto the vines, Muhamed slowly descended to the back of the cliff.

In the valley, the battle continued.

At every moment, brave guerrilla fighters were falling. The remaining people were fighting with red eyes.

The encirclement was gradually shrinking. Hearing the gunfire around them getting closer, Masud was anxious. It seemed that before dawn, their side would be completely eliminated here.

“Rat-tat-tat.” The machine gun in his hands continued to spit out fire, but suddenly, with a clatter, the gun fell silent.

“Quick, load the bullets!” Masud knew the bullets were exhausted.

“No more bullets.” The guerrilla fighter beside him said. They had already emptied three ammunition boxes, and the bullets were completely used up.

No more bullets! Masud took out his AK-74 rifle from behind his back, looking at the approaching firepower, he gritted his teeth: “Everyone, follow me!”

If they couldn’t break through before dawn, there would be no chance. Now, as the battle continued, their ammunition was running low, and this was their only chance!

Hearing Masud’s shout, all the guerrilla fighters stood up from behind the rocks, following Masud, trying to charge forward.

In front of them were the Soviet infantry fighting vehicles!

Several guerrilla fighters carrying RPGs ran forward quickly. They only needed to run another hundred meters to launch their rockets.

“Rat-tat-tat.” The machine guns on the infantry fighting vehicles kept firing, and these guerrilla fighters fell to the ground one after another.

The enemy’s firepower was too dense. Charging forward like this, they would all fall before reaching the vehicles.

At this moment, a sudden explosion turned one of the infantry fighting vehicles into a fireball.

Following that, one after another, the infantry fighting vehicles exploded and caught fire.

They exploded from behind! There was reinforcements from their side! Masud was suddenly elated.

With several infantry fighting vehicles destroyed, the remaining ones quickly turned their turrets towards the rear, and the vehicles began to move quickly. The encirclement suddenly had a gap.

“Charge, charge!” Masud shouted: “It’s Muhamed’s people coming to save us!”

In the Panjshir Valley, besides Masud’s guerrillas, there were only Muhamed’s people left. Those who were saving him must be Muhamed’s people!

Seeing the gap open, the Soviet soldiers in the other directions immediately began to move, trying to reseal the gap.

The mountain pass gradually emptied.

Masud led his people to charge over a hundred meters, hearing the gunfire from the other side, seeing a group of people break through the infantry fighting vehicles’ defense and head towards them.

No, the rescue was overdone! Masud wanted to shout: “You’ve run into the encirclement!”

“Quick, run to the mountain pass!” the other side responded.

Run to the mountain pass? Masud’s mind went blank for a moment. That was a dead end!

When the cold wind reached the mountain pass, due to the narrowness, the speed of the airflow increased, and the cold wind blew on the body, constantly taking away the body’s heat.

The GRU special forces lay quietly at the mountain pass, their eyes constantly focused on the opponents through the sights of their weapons, but they did not fire.

Dyachenko had withdrawn the GRU special forces from the other sides to search for Muhamed in the mountains, but this mountain pass was very important and was still guarded by the special forces originally stationed here.

Their weapons had good killing power within 500 meters. They were the elite of the special forces and would not fire randomly. Now, they were just quietly waiting, watching how the guerrillas would be destroyed before their eyes.

The Afghan guerrillas, a bunch of scum, had been causing trouble in this valley for so long, and when they acted, they were so easily dealt with.

Watching the intense firefight in the distance, the squad leader of the special forces picked up a blade of grass from the ground, slowly put it in his mouth, and chewed it lightly. At this moment, they were no longer needed.

Suddenly, the squad leader smelled a special scent in the air and turned his head sharply.

“Rat.” A burst of gunfire, the squad leader felt a sudden pain in his chest, followed by an inexplicable trembling in his lungs.

The bullet had entered his lung, and blood quickly filled it. He opened his mouth, trying to take a deep breath, but he couldn’t get any fresh air. His body trembled, and his hand, trying to pick up his AK-74 rifle, felt as heavy as a thousand pounds, unable to lift it.

“Rat, rat-rat.” The other soldiers, hearing the first gunshot, immediately turned around, but it was too late. The gunfire from behind was continuous, and every bullet accurately flew towards their hiding places.

The battle was over in a few seconds.

Muhamed, holding his rifle, charged up, looking at the bodies of several Soviet soldiers. He had been observing from behind for five minutes, finding the hiding places of every Soviet soldier. These people were very well hidden, definitely a special unit!

Just as Muhamed was carefully observing, he was discovered by the Soviet soldiers! Fortunately, Muhamed had already found the hiding places of all the Soviet soldiers, a full squad, and immediately led his people to charge and open fire.

“Fire at the two mountain peaks to cover our people’s breakout!” Muhamed shouted, picking up an RPK light machine gun left by a Soviet soldier, turning the gun barrel, and firing at one side of the mountain.

“Rat-rat, rat-rat-rat.” Caught off guard, the Soviet soldiers on that side of the mountain fell in large numbers.

The gunfire from the mountain pass instantly invigorated Masud. Muhamed had taken the mountain pass!

“Charge!” Masud no longer hesitated, running towards the mountain pass.

The Soviet soldiers surrounding the valley were briefly in a panic. The sudden intense gunfire from the mountain pass made them turn their guns towards it, and the guerrillas in the valley suddenly changed direction, starting to break out towards the mountain pass!

Khvaja calmly held his SVD sniper rifle, continuously aiming and firing. He targeted the Soviet firepower points and machine gun positions. Each bullet took the life of a Soviet machine gunner. Although the Soviets were also tough, when the third machine gunner was also shot, they began to fear.

The guerrillas in the valley, seeing the mountain pass controlled, unleashed their anger from the ambush. They ran while continuously firing at the two mountain peaks, unstoppable.

Although people were still falling around them, they saw hope for survival. This hope gave them the courage to stride forward.

Masud, like a fierce lion, ran quickly in the valley, leaping onto the mountain pass position in the final steps.

Then, he turned his gun barrel and fired at the two mountain slopes, covering his fighters.

“Rat-rat, rat-rat-rat.” Masud, holding his rifle, fired at the hateful Soviets, his heart bleeding at the sight of the fallen bodies of his comrades in the valley.

Although they had broken through, he had lost half of his people.

“Quick, quick!” Durani shouted, leading the guerrillas to cover, finally all retreating into the mountain pass.

“Sir Masud, take your people and go first, I will cover.” Muhamed shouted to Masud.

At the mountain pass, one man could hold off ten thousand. With just a dozen people, they could hold the pass and prevent the enemy from charging up. They also had to leave people to cover. If they all retreated, the Soviets would follow them through the valley, and the battle would continue.

“No, you take your people and go, I will cover!” Masud shouted: “Our Panjshir guerrillas already owe you one, we can’t owe you again.”

“Only by uniting can we win. Whether it’s your Panjshir guerrillas or our Jalalabad guerrillas, we are all fighting against the Soviets! Regardless of whether we are Pashtuns or Tajiks, as long as we unite, we can win!” Muhamed said: “You retreat!”

Masud was deeply moved. At this moment, he finally understood that the words of the man before him were correct. He had always thought that the Panjshir guerrillas were developing quickly and had a somewhat dismissive attitude towards the guerrillas of the man before him. Without this man, his guerrillas would have been wiped out in the ambush.

“Fahim, you take Muhamed’s people and retreat. We will meet at the Lion’s Mouth.” Masud said. (To be continued. Please search for Piaowen.com for better and faster updates!)

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