After two days in the camp, the medical team received two unfortunate pieces of news - the first was that the road north to Polytavia had been blocked.

The rebels planted explosives on the bridge across the Rufuma River, and after a day and night of fierce fighting with government forces, they succeeded in destroying the bridge and retreating into the jungle north of the Rufuma River.

The road to the north is blocked, but for the medical team and the entire peacekeeping force, it is the second news that is even more troublesome.

Porto Melati fell under siege by rebels. Although the government forces were organizing their defenses and preparing to counterattack, the sudden appearance of rebels across Polytavia greatly hindered the government forces preparing to return to the capital. Fighting outside Port Melati is fierce and the situation is not favourable for government forces.

The peacekeeping force, stationed 84 kilometres south of the Rufuma River, is tasked with overseeing the peace process on the ground. And the sudden Politavian civil war was not part of their mission. Until authorized by the United Nations, peacekeepers can only be stationed in their own camps, abide by the principle of neutrality, and will not participate in this sudden civil war.

But this caused problems for the evacuation of the medical team – it was not possible to enter Tanzania via the Rufuma River Bridge as originally planned, and as the situation descended into chaos, plans to leave the country via international airports in other cities in Polytavia were dashed.

"All we can guarantee now is that you will be able to stay in the camp indefinitely. The colonel, who presided over the welcome dinner, said to Liu Tangchun, "Since we are a peacekeeping force, we must abide by the principle of neutrality." So the camp can't directly escort you out...... Naval helicopter landings are also not acceptable in the camp. ”

The neutrality of the peacekeeping forces is a lesson that the peacekeepers have learned with blood. In the nineties, peacekeeping forces consisting of the United States, Malaysia and Pakistan were repeatedly attacked in the Somali region. The commander of the United States peacekeeping force at the time considered that the principle of neutrality was meaningless in the current situation. Subsequently, with the approval of the United Nations, U.S. peacekeepers launched offensive retaliatory actions against Somali warlords and militants. And the operation ended in complete tragedy. On the Somali side, more than 300 people were killed and more than 900 injured. More than 90 people were killed or wounded on the side of the US military. This failure was made by the Americans into a Hollywood blockbuster "Black Hawk Down". In the wake of this incident, the United Nations peacekeeping force withdrew from Somalia. There is no peace in this land.

In the six months leading up to Black Hawk Down, the United Nations raised 26,000 tons of food for Somalia by air, greatly alleviating the severe humanitarian and food crisis in the region. And after breaking the position of neutrality, will those hungry ordinary people become cannon fodder under the warlords, or will they simply be killed like a wild dog in troubled times...... No one knows about it anymore, and no one cares anymore.

The offensive actions of the United Nations peacekeeping forces, the brutal murder of local civilians by soldiers of the peacekeeping forces of European and American countries, and the gang rape of women have made it almost impossible to re-send peacekeeping troops to the local area. The African Union's peacekeeping force to Somalia has had very limited effect. It can be said that the results on the ground caused by the United Nations peacekeepers in undermining their own principle of neutrality have been catastrophic. This is a complete tragedy for the peacekeepers, for the local population, and even for the countries to which they are stationed.

As a result of this experience, peacekeepers are now more committed to the principle of neutrality, knowing full well that if the principle is broken, the cost can be in the hundreds or even more lives. There is even a country's future for decades to come. The fact that Chinese peacekeepers are attacked by unidentified militants in their camps and do not actively fire back is not cowardice, but a bolder and courageous response.

It is also for this reason that helicopter landings aboard the Peace Ark cannot be accepted in the camps of the peacekeeping forces. Even the Chinese peacekeepers know that their comrades just want to come here on an evacuation mission and bring back doctors who have been away for two years to safety. This would also undermine the principle of neutrality and could lead to very serious consequences.

All the wrinkles on Liu Tangchun's face stood up, but after thinking about it, he couldn't come up with a suitable plan. In desperation, he could only wave his hand and ask, "What is the situation near the camp?

"The results of recent drone patrols have not been very good. The colonel shook his head, "Traces of unknown people sleeping in the open have been found about thirty kilometers outside the camp, judging from the traces, there are about one or two hundred people. And they were carrying heavy equipment – probably rockets, heavy mortars or howitzers. ”

The road ahead has been broken, and there are pursuers behind it. Liu Tangchun's melancholy is like a river of spring water, endless.

"They call me the captain, and I have to bring these people back safely. After thinking about it, Liu Tangchun decided to be a little more aggressive, "The plane can't land in the camp, so is it possible for you to create a safe area for us?"

"What do you mean...... Wild take-off and landing?" the colonel frowned, "In that case, the current camp area is too far away, and we will have to organize at least a hundred kilometers to go forward." ”

The camp of the peacekeeping troops is still more than 300 kilometers away from the mouth of the Rufuma River and the area where the Daishan Island is anchored. If it is just a circle in the air, the fuel volume of the Z-8 on the ship is barely enough. But if you want to get the plane off the ship, land in the field, and maintain the power until all the doctors are on board before taking off, the fuel will be very tight. As one of the earliest equipment units of the Z-8, the colonel from the army is very familiar with the performance of this type of aircraft. He didn't even need the staff to calculate to judge that he had to lead a team to escort the doctor, go at least a hundred kilometers and establish a landing position to complete the evacuation mission.

"I really can't do anything else. Liu Tangchun asked very sincerely, "It doesn't matter if my old Liu dies here, anyway, I have been a soldier, and I am not afraid of death or hardship." But they are different......" Liu Tangchun pointed his finger at the table and said, "They are all experienced doctors, they have been here for two years, at least let them go back and continue to work for the motherland, the people and the party for thirty years." ”

What military personnel eat most is the combination of "the people of the motherland and the party." For soldiers, the effect of these six words is comparable to norepinephrine. The colonel's eyes turned red at that time, "Old squad leader, don't worry, I have to find a way to send you back safely!"

The old squad leader is the customary name used by active soldiers to address retired veterans, and to call each other with these three words is to regard the other party as proof of their own people. Liu Tangchun hit the snake with the stick, stood up and saluted the colonel, "Then trouble you, comrade." ”