Ukraine, located in Eastern Europe, is the largest country in Europe by territorial area outside of Russia. In 1991, when the Soviet Union collapsed**.

Because of its fertile soil, Ukraine, as the world's third largest grain exporter, has the reputation of "Europe's breadbasket". At the same time, the world-renowned travel magazine "Tourist Digest" selected the world's top ten "beauty capitals", and Kyiv, Ukraine, topped the list.

Good food and beautiful women.

Overall, it's a beautiful place.

However, the smoke of gunpowder cast a shadow over this beauty.

The bane has been planted since the hasty change of '91.

On January 9, 2014, a riot in the name of "Minshuo" led the country to turmoil.

On the evening of March 29, 2014, Crimea moved the time forward by two hours and officially switched to Moscow time.

Like a flag, the eastern cities followed suit, and Donetsk and Luhansk announced **, officially igniting the wolf smoke of the civil war.

"Strictly speaking, I'm Belarusian, but I spent my childhood in Ukraine. My father, a Soviet serviceman, met my mother in Kip. Nick held a cigarette and leaned on the steering wheel. ～n

Early this morning, Jiang Chen left the Premere Palace Hotel and took a taxi to the place where he agreed to meet Nick. The pickup truck was bought from the local second-hand car market, and the two were driving on the highway to Donetsk.

"In other words, you used to be a member of the government army?" Jiang Chen asked casually.

"Sort of, it used to be. Nick grinned, "But the formation has been lost." It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a deserter. ”

"Is the combat strength of the government army weak?"

"Very weak. Nick took a puff of smoke rings and glanced at the passing truck outside the window with a complicated expression. It was filled with wounded soldiers pulled back from the front.

"The combat effectiveness of the soldiers is uneven, and the high-level ** is in the bones. What's more. No one wants to fight for this country at all. ”

Western Ukraine was once the border between the Soviet Union (CP) and NATO, and arms warehouses house millions of tons of artillery shells, mines, bullets, and other munitions left over from the three former Soviet military regions. To this day, the Ukrainian army still uses these free ammunition depots. It is precisely because of this that Ukraine's national arms industry has declined to a terrible level. The Ukrainian army's "Phoenix" territorial defense battalion even pulled the 122-mm howitzer, which has been firing salutes over Kyiv for decades, onto the battlefield, and the bank's cash transport vehicle is used as an armored vehicle.

At the same time, the shortage of military spending also made soldiers unwilling to fight. A company commander's salary is only equivalent to the monthly salary of a soldier in Kazakhstan in Central Asia, which is equivalent to more than 1,500 yuan, which is not as good as a waitress in a Chinese restaurant.

The level of wages is difficult to make ends meet, and the level of training is low. It has become a common practice to sell weapons and equipment in stock to subsidize household use. It is very ironic that when a large amount of equipment on the front line is damaged and there is no new equipment to replenish, ordinary people can buy an armored car for 10,000 US dollars.

This is the current state of the Ukrainian army.

On the other hand, the civil armed forces. Well equipped and morale high. Powerful firepower and armor. The war has been fought for nearly a year, and there has never been a shortage of ammunition for the civilian armed forces, and the Ukrainian army, which is often attacked with well-planned large-scale and intensive artillery shelling, is overwhelmed. It is said that 360,000 civilian armed forces contain 8,000 advanced heavy weapons of the Russian army, and at the same time, according to US satellite photography, the artillery positions deployed on the Russian-Ukrainian border are firing at any time to provide support to civilian forces.

"If everybody is fighting for this country. I wouldn't be here. Jiang Chen shrugged his shoulders and continued, "At least, let those guys who have the ability." Fight for the forces worthy of their allegiance. ”

If weapons and equipment can be bought, it is not difficult to believe that "buying people" is not a difficult task. Although, in principle, a serving soldier of a country. In any case, it is impossible to sell it to others as mercenaries, but after all, it is not in principle, isn't it? Even tanks can be sold. What else can't be sold?

By the way, the reason why Jiang Chen didn't buy a tank to go back. On the one hand, this is because the future tank does not burn oil, but a large fuel rod similar to that of power armor, and the high-energy batteries used in some maglev tanks.

On the other hand, it is the armor of the present world that is "too thin", and the material grade is not at all on a horizontal line. It is no exaggeration to say that the Assault infantry vehicle at the Fishbone base is even comparable to the German Leopard 2A6 main battle tank in terms of armor strength alone. Of course, the effect of the inclination of the armor on the deep penetration of shells is not discussed here.

"Allegiance? There is nothing worth it or not, and no one wants to fight. However, the commission you give is really attractive, and the ten-year work period is not too harsh. At least work hard for you, and when you are discharged from the army, you can still take the money to Europe to retire. Nick smiled.

One million dollars is enough for them to be chic for a lifetime.

The pickup truck was still driving safely on the highway, and the dark smoke could be faintly seen in the distance. It's close to the front line, but it's safe.

But at this moment, the car in front of it stopped.

"Traffic jams?"

Nick frowned and stopped the car. Reaching out to remove the cigarette butt and pressing it in the ashtray, he got out of the car and walked to the car in front of him.

"What's going on up ahead?"

"I don't know, the car in front of me stopped, so I had to stop. A Slavic guy got out of the car in front of him, and he had the same helpless expression on his face.

The car behind it honked its horn as if to vent, and people who didn't know the truth got out of the car one after another, stretching their necks and looking forward.

"Alright, guys, don't panic, please go back to the car and sit down. Our special forces are dealing with this little nuisance, please stay calm. A GI in green camouflage walked up from the front and patted the roof of the car one by one, signaling for people to stay calm.

"I want to know, what's going on up ahead?" shouted a chubby driver who poked his head out of the window in dissatisfaction.

"A shell hit a crater in the middle of the road, but it was a dud. To make sure it doesn't bloom while you're passing by, our guys are demolishing it. The soldier shrugged. Reached out and leaned on the roof of the car.

Honestly, looking at him so relaxed. It's really reassuring.

"He's lazy and doesn't leave in a safe place after finishing his debriefing. I've done this a few times. Nick laughed. Looking at that young face, he always felt that he had seen himself at the beginning.

Glancing at Nick unexpectedly, Jiang Chen thought that he belonged to the kind of meticulous person.

Because isn't it worth fighting for it?

After thinking about it, Jiang Chen understood it in seconds.

"Is this kind of dud bomb common on the front line?" Jiang Chen looked at the deserted soldier and asked Nick casually.

"A lot. Nick, who sat back in the car, grinned and passed the time again, "Both sides are squandering with Soviet arms, but these things are long past their expiration date." Take the "Dot-U" tactical missile, which has a guaranteed life of only ten years, and left the launch vehicle. You don't know where it's flying. ”

The soldier not far away was leaning against a car, laughing and chatting with the driver in the car, and took the cigarette handed by the driver.

Jiang Chendi's brows jumped, he was very worried about the combat effectiveness of the Ukrainian army. If it's this kind of pen, don't give it to him for nothing.

As if seeing the concerns in Jiang Chen's heart, Nick smiled and spoke.

"I guess it's a new recruit. Maybe he was just an electrician yesterday, but today he was issued a gun to stand guard on the front line, and it is normal that he can't change his identity. Over here. Everything is possible. ”

"What about recruit training?" Jiang Chen asked with a strange expression.

"There's no money, and no one wants to get it. The Makanov we went to find this time is a good guy and won't fool you with this kind of nonsense. The Ukrainian army still has good fighters, just my former unit. Although six out of ten are rookie eggs, the remaining four are good guys. Especially that Cossack old ghost, a pervert with a simple good marksmanship. ”

Jiang Chen fell into a brief silence. But I thought of the other side of the problem.

"In this case, good hands in the army. Will he be willing to take it out?"

"Why not?" Nick shrugged, "War is not something one or two veterans can control. Moreover. You're paying enough. ”

For that Makanov, Jiang Chen's bribe was also $1 million, paid in gold. And all he needs to do is to pick good people, sign a few more words, and issue a few certificates of missing battles.

At this moment, a deafening explosion suddenly sounded in the distance.

Smoke rose and many people cursed angrily at the mess in the distance. Some people took out their mobile phones and started taking pictures and videos.

The soldier was apparently stunned by the explosion, and looked at the highway in a daze.

After a long time, the soldier looked at the Ukrainian driver who was just chatting with him.

"Maybe, uh, maybe our buddies managed to detonate that dud?"

The car in front of it moved slowly.

The danger has been lifted. In any case, it is impossible for a bomb to explode twice.

Seeing this, Nick also started the car. Fortunately, there were not many vehicles on the road, and there was no large-scale congestion.

It's just that when passing by that hideous crater, Jiang Chen faintly caught a glimpse of a bloody remains.

"It seems that the way this special forces detonate a dud bomb is quite special. ”

Hearing this, Nick grinned, and his language was slightly ironic, "Special forces? ”

Just as the two were chatting to pass the time, a white van was hanging unhurriedly behind them.

The dark glass blocked the scene in the car, and if Jiang Chen saw the person who was doing it in the co-pilot, he would definitely show a surprised expression.

This blonde and blue-eyed tall beauty is the same Ukrainian girl who accosted him yesterday afternoon. The only difference was that the seductive cardigan dress was transformed into a black canvas coat that was easy to fight.

"This is the Silver Fox, and the target has entered the Donetsk region. ”

"Roger, this is a vulture. Proceed with option B. ”

"Understood. ”

The bright red lips outline a bewitching smile