Chapter 42 Favorable Terrain

As the commander lowered his head, the bullet hit his helmet. He felt the helmet being violently hit by the bullet, pushing his entire head backwards, and the cervical vertebrae at the back seemed to be almost torn off at that moment.

The bullet fired from the 7.62mm SVD rifle was stuck in his helmet and did not penetrate his head.

"Dodge!" he shouted loudly. At this time, it was too late to retreat. The terrain here was very open and completely exposed on the top of the opposite mountain. It would be very easy for the other party to shoot him.

Damn, that helmet is weird! Muhammad watched as the bullet fired by Khwaja hit the opponent, but was blocked by the opponent's helmet. You know, this is a 7.62mm sniper bullet! Even in later generations, advanced aramid helmets can only block 7.62mm ordinary rifle bullets, not sniper bullets, and the steel helmets of this era can only block bomb fragments, not direct bullets.

What kind of helmet is the other party using? I must get it and see it after the battle! Muhammad thought so and gave the order at the same time: "Fire!"

Several PPK light machine guns poured fire towards the opposite side. Among some of the bullets, there were tracer bullets. The bullets could be seen flying past, and several Soviet soldiers on the opposite side who had no time to dodge were immediately hit.

The view is wide and you can fire at will. Did the Soviets really not study the terrain here before coming? This is a grave specially prepared for them!

Muhammad watched the bullets fly by, watched several Soviet soldiers fall to the ground, and watched their machine gunner half-crouch on the ground, holding his machine gun, and began shooting at this side.

Idiot, this is simply courting death!

Khwaja was very puzzled that he had not hit the head with his last shot. Now, seeing the machine gunner on the opposite side start shooting with his gun, he continued to sniper without hesitation, this time aiming at the opponent's chest. One bullet flew past and hit the body of the Soviet soldier on the opposite side, so the soldier fell forward and the machine gun fell to the ground.

The Soviet commander's face turned pale. His own machine guns were simply unable to suppress the enemy. Looking at the firepower pouring down from the top of the mountain, it was only a matter of time before his side was wiped out.

Everywhere is bare, there is no escape, the only choice now is...

"Retreat to the cave!" shouted the Soviet commander.

Just now, the donkeys were frightened, and the Soviet commander clearly saw a donkey rush into the cave in panic without stepping on the bomb.

There must be not many mines buried at the entrance of the cave. There is a passage in the middle! Just follow the donkey's footprints and you can enter the cave!

If we enter the cave, we can still rely on the shelter of the cave to hold out for a while. Otherwise, it is only a matter of time before these soldiers are wiped out.

A wrong piece of information led to the destruction of their own team, and the commander wanted to strangle the person who passed the information to them.

The firepower was so fierce that most of their men were lost in almost an instant. The commander had to give up the plan to rescue the wounded outside and retreat towards the cave with the remaining men.

When they successfully entered the cave, the commander took a few breaths. During the battle, they had never abandoned their wounded once, but this time, he could hear the sound of artillery fire outside.

As long as you are not shot in a vital position, you will not die immediately. However, being injured is more terrifying than death. When you see the blood constantly flowing out and when you feel the temperature of your body constantly dropping, your mind will be occupied by great fear.

A Soviet soldier watched his intestines flow to the ground. A volley of bullets had opened a hole in his lower abdomen. He wanted to stuff the intestines back in, but as soon as he did, they flowed out again. His hands were covered in blood and he was shaking as he tried hard to stuff them back in again.

When he finally found that the intestines could not be put back in, he stopped trying and let go with trembling hands. He took one step after another, trying to walk towards the cave. His intestines were pulled far behind him and blood formed a stream.

After walking a dozen steps, his body slowly fell down.

The Soviets in the cave watched their comrades fall down, but they were powerless to do anything. They clenched their fists with red eyes.

"Call the Hind." The commander of the SP special forces said, "Let the Hind flatten the hill on the opposite side!"

They did not carry heavy weapons and were forced to enter the cave due to terrain restrictions. If they went out, they would be easily killed by the shooters on the opposing side on the exposed hillside. Their only hope was the rescue of the female deer.

"Yes." A soldier took out a handheld radio terminal and kept calling, but unfortunately, there was no response.

The terrain is complex and the handheld terminal lacks power, so there is only signal at the top of the mountain.

"Lieutenant Muhammad, if we light the fire now, we can kill all the Soviets inside." James kindly suggested to Muhammad.

This ambush was so brilliant, especially the control of the terrain, which was used so well by Muhammad. Originally, James' idea was to stay in the cave and set up layers of defense. If the Soviets attacked from the bottom of the hillside, they would have to pay a price.

But Muhammad did not do so. He withdrew all the people and only left the donkeys as bait to lure the Soviet attack. When the Soviets climbed up the hillside, their backs were exposed to their sight, making them sitting ducks.

Now, the Soviets were suppressed and had to retreat into the cave. In addition to burying jumping mines at the entrance of the cave, they also placed a sufficient amount of C4 in a secret location at the top of the cave and detonated it remotely. As long as they pressed the button here, the entrance of the cave would collapse, and everyone inside would be buried alive.

This is a genius in war! James also admired Muhammad very much. After withdrawing from the cave, he completely took the initiative. Now, the complete destruction of the Soviets is just a matter of pressing a button.

"No." Muhammad said, "Stop shooting and wait. In a while, a guy who is not afraid of death will climb out and climb to the top of the mountain. Then we will detonate it."

A guy would come out from the other side? Climb to the top of the mountain? James didn't believe it: "Lieutenant Muhammad, how did you know?"

Muhammad did not say anything. Instead, he slowly took out a Pamir cigarette, lay on the other side of the hillside, slowly lit it, and started smoking.

This expression was as natural as it could be. James looked at Muhammad, as if he had just asked a very stupid question?

The east began to turn slightly white and soon it was daybreak.

"He's coming out. A guy who is not afraid of death is coming out." At this moment, a guerrilla shouted in a low voice.

Coming out? James couldn't believe his eyes. He slowly climbed out and saw a Soviet soldier crawling out of the cave on the opposite side. Then, he suddenly ran up the hillside, moving back and forth, avoiding bullets.

What was he going to do? Why was there only one guy running out? James still didn't understand until he saw the other guy running to the top of the mountain and pulling out a long object that shone with a metallic luster.

Radio antenna? The other party is calling for reinforcements!

"Sniper him!" said James.

The other party seemed to know that someone was trying to snipe him, and he continued running while calling on the radio.

No one listened to James' orders. Hewaja, who was holding a sniper rifle, kept aiming with the sniper rifle, looking for the opponent's movement patterns, but he didn't pull the trigger.

After waiting for five or six seconds, Muhammad said, "Sniper him! Blow up the cave entrance!"

"Da." A bullet flew out from Hewaja's SVD sniper rifle and flew to the top of the opposite mountain. At the same time, Durani pressed the button.

"Boom!" There was a violent explosion at the entrance of the cave. Several Soviet soldiers who had been aiming at the opposite mountaintop at the entrance had their bodies torn apart in an instant in the explosion. Then, countless rocks from above fell down and smashed their bodies into meat patties.

The entire entrance of the cave was blocked by stones.

The Soviet soldier on the top of the mountain felt the tremor under his feet and immediately realized something. Just as he was about to flip over to the back of the mountain, he heard the sound of a bullet cutting through the air, followed by a shock in his chest.

The 7.62mm bullet shot into his chest. When it entered his soft body, the bullet began to roll inside, constantly stirring up more flesh and blood. Then, the skin and flesh on his back burst, and a bowl-sized hole appeared.

Blood gushed out of the hole, and his body fell down. In his hand, he still held the radio, and the pilot's voice came from the headset: "Got it, we'll be there in ten minutes."

"Clean up the battlefield." Muhammad said, throwing away his cigarette butt, holding the AKM rifle, and rushing towards the opposite side.

Muhammad was not interested in the Soviet weapons or the SP unit number. He was the first to rush over, ran to the body of the first fallen Soviet soldier, and took off his helmet.

There was camouflage cloth on the outside. When he peeled off the cloth, Muhammad saw the metallic luster inside and was immediately surprised.

Damn, isn't this a titanium alloy helmet? The awesome Soviets, it turns out that at this time, they had already adopted titanium alloy helmets!

Titanium is an excellent metal with low density and light weight, similar to aluminum, but with high strength, good rigidity and high temperature resistance. After the 1950s, it began to be widely used, and its proportion in aircraft engines and other components has gradually increased.

However, it is not easy to refine titanium and it is very expensive. Only the Soviet Union used titanium alloys in large quantities. For example, it was used to make the hulls of nuclear submarines, allowing the submarines to dive to a depth of thousands of meters. Another example is using titanium alloys to make helmets. No country is willing to use them, not even the wealthy United States.

This titanium alloy helmet costs tens of thousands of rubles. Only the elite special forces of the Soviet Union can use this kind of helmet. "Take off all these helmets." Muhammad shouted.

At the critical moment, this thing can save lives. Muhammad took off the towel on his head without hesitation and put the helmet on his head. No, it was a bit big and he had to adjust the bandage inside.