Chapter 2 First Arrival in Kabul

After another unpleasant journey, the plane finally landed at Kabul International Airport. After the plane stopped, the rear door opened slowly, and there was a disgusting smell inside, which was the smell produced by the vomit of the passengers on the plane. The recruits who took this plane, without exception, contributed more or less something in their stomachs.

Battalion Commander Vasily of the 354th Regiment, who was standing outside the cabin door and was ready to welcome the recruits, frowned when he saw this miserable scene. He took off the sunglasses on his nose and held them in his hands, facing the recruits in the cabin. He roared angrily, "You bastards, stand at attention!"

Everyone in the cabin hurriedly struggled to get up from their seats, but after sitting on the plane for such a long time and throwing up a lot along the way, it took them a long time to line up in a panic. The furious Battalion Commander Vasily roared: "I order you to clean this place up, or you will never leave here!" After speaking, Battalion Commander Vasily strode away with anger.

The ground staff at the airport quickly delivered cleaning tools. Sergey and his brothers looked at each other and started cleaning helplessly. Sprinkle sawdust over the vomit, sweep it together slowly, and carry it out of the cabin. Battalion Commander Vasily gave these newcomers a big blow as soon as they met. Fortunately, there are not many places that need to be cleaned. Although it is disgusting, it does not take much time, and everyone finishes it quickly.

Everyone boarded the truck at the airport in apprehension. Unexpectedly, Battalion Commander Vasili appeared in front of everyone at this time. He gave each soldier a few apples with a smile, and then said, "Welcome, young man!" Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to join the 103rd Airborne Division." Xie Liaosha secretly sighed in his heart: "It turns out that the old man also knows the principle of slapping a sweet date."

The car slowly drove away from Kabul International Airport, and there was a veteran on each truck who was responsible for answering all the questions raised by the recruits. In Seryosha's car was a veteran named Leonid, who according to him was a Cossack. Seryozha couldn't help thinking of the Cossack cavalry, and couldn't help but look at him a few more times. Leonid also saw Sergey's eyes, and sat between Sergey and Yakov very familiarly. Said friendly: "What's the matter? My new comrade."

Seryozha actually had nothing to ask, but he suddenly remembered that this is Kabul, the place where people are bombed every day in the news of later generations, everyone just sits in such an open truck and walks on the streets of Kabul, don’t be afraid Have you been shot in the dark? So Seryozha asked seriously: "Comrade Leonid, are we really safe?"

"Don't worry, new comrades. We have already controlled all the big cities here, and those damned fighters can only operate in the suburbs and rural areas. It won't take long for us to win this war." Column Onid patted Seryozha's shoulder affectionately and said. Seryosha said nothing, but said to himself: "Victory, to hell!"

Seryozha didn't say anything anymore, but just enjoyed the scenery along the way. The roads in Kabul are very narrow and there are many cars, so it is inevitable to stop and go along the way. This allowed Seryozha to observe the country well. Unexpectedly, although the country was at war, the streets of Kabul were not the scene of ruins and walls everywhere in Seryozha's impression. The buildings on the side of the road are well preserved, and most of the pedestrians on the road are wearing Western-style suits, and there are only a few people wearing robes. When the convoy passed by a school, it happened to be the end of a school. Many of the women who came out of the school were wearing skirts and short-sleeved blouses, and many of them did not wear headscarves. It was not at all what Seryozha had imagined. Dressed in jet black from head to toe. Seryozha really wanted to use a camera to record everything he saw at once.

According to veteran Leonid, the 103rd Airborne Division is stationed in the outskirts of Kabul, just opposite to Kabul International Airport.

So the convoy needs to go through the whole city. The convoy was getting closer and closer to the destination, but Seryozha could see that Leonid was getting a little nervous. He held the AK-74 tightly in his hand, and looked at everyone passing by from time to time.

Due to the traffic jam, the convoy stopped again, and Leonid pointed to the building in front of him and said, "That's where our 103rd Airborne Division is stationed, don't underestimate our division, we are one of the best ace troops in the Soviet Union. "Probably because he was about to reach his destination, Leonid relaxed again. The words spoken gradually increased.

Just when the car was at a standstill, a woman holding a child came over. The woman was smiling. When passing by Yakov, the child in her arms might have seen the apple in Yakov’s hand and immediately stretched it out. cute little hands. The woman smiled embarrassedly, and Yakov smiled back, and handed over the apple in his hand.

At this moment Leonid grabbed Yakov's outstretched wrist and took the apple back. Yakov was taken aback at first, then looked at Leonid angrily. As if he hadn't done anything at all, Leonid put the apple in his mouth and took a hard bite.

Looking at the figure of the woman carrying the child away, Yakov said in a mocking tone: "Comrade Leonid, what are you doing? Didn't the Red Army give you apples? How dare you snatch children on the street?" something to eat."

Leonid ate really quickly, and the apple disappeared in a blink of an eye. Leonid wiped the residue around his mouth with his hands, then wiped his hands on the dirty military uniform, and said meaningfully: "I'm doing this for their own good."

"Can you tell me how to do it for them?" Yakov didn't intend to let Leonid go. He felt that he was embarrassing the Red Army and the Soviet Union. . Seryozha also watched Leonid to see what he was going to explain. Because from what he said just now, it can be seen that Leonid is a warm and friendly guy, and he shouldn't behave in such a rude manner.

Leonid was still looking into the distance, and seemed to be looking at the back of the woman holding the child in the distance, and said in an almost sad tone: "The last child who took the apple, his The corpse with its neck cut off was thrown at the gate of the barracks last week. This is the battlefield, do you need me to explain anything else?"

Everyone in the car fell into silence after hearing this sentence.