Sirens, cries, and all sorts of chaotic shouts rang out in one place. With mutilated limbs and broken arms everywhere and mutilated corpses on every street, the surviving residents scrambled to clean up and flee out of the city. When the Cherokee drove to the west gate of the city, it was blocked by the crowded flow of people, Liu Weiguo looked back and forth, and said decisively: "Abandon the car, leave Gao Qi first." ”

Cheng Liping thought about it for a while and immediately agreed to Liu Weiguo's suggestion. Only Xu Jingwen didn't understand it, and asked with her big eyes: "Isn't there a police, and an army, they will definitely come to maintain the situation." ”

Cheng Liping didn't say anything, and Liu Weiguo didn't explain that the current Gao Lu is no different from a city in the war, counting on the police to come to the rescue, the daylilies are cold. As for the Vietnamese army, the reaction speed was slower than that of a snail, and by the time they arrived at Gao Lo from the Lang Son garrison, the whole city might have been razed to the ground.

The population of Gaolu County is not large, a total of more than 100,000 people, but tens of thousands of people are crowded on the roads out of the city, and the streets are still blocked. At every street intersection, there were only a few sporadic police officers on duty, and despite their hoarse shouts, the panicked refugees turned a deaf ear and fled like headless grasshoppers.

The fire grew stronger, and the noisy streets began to be mixed with sparse gunfire. Liu Weiguo said: "They did it. ”

Cheng Liping nodded, it is not difficult to imagine that this turmoil is likely to be caused by those different drug dealer gangs, taking the opportunity to get rid of Mr. William and ensure his monopoly position on the border. It is almost impossible to squeeze out of the city in this dense crowd, Cheng Liping immediately made a decision and ran directly to Gaolu County Mansion with Liu Weiguo and Xu Jingwen.

The order in front of the county government is quite decent, dozens of armed men in military green uniforms are guarding the gate, and improvised barricades have been erected. Two imposing old armored vehicles, with anti-aircraft machine guns mounted on them, kept driving around outside the county building. Xu Jingwen ran to the gate of the county government, and without waiting for the armed men to ask, she immediately shouted: "I am a friend of County Magistrate Fan, let us in!" ”

The staff of the county government knew Xu Jingwen and said to the armed personnel, and the leading captain signaled for permission, and the two soldiers opened the barricade and let Xu Jingwen and the three of them enter the county government. As soon as she walked into the small building, several of Xu Jingwen's bodyguards rushed out, and greeted Xu Jingwen with excitement on their faces.

County Magistrate Fan is a black and thin old man of about 1.6 meters, and when he saw Xu Jingwen, he smiled kindly and said, "I have already contacted my superiors, Miss Xu, the helicopter will come over in a while, you should leave here first." ”

Cheng Liping asked in the local language: "What happened, why did the army come over?" ”

County Magistrate Fan sighed and said, "The people of the Ma tribe have called. ”

Liu Weiguo and Xu Jingwen stared wide-eyed, not understanding what it meant. Cheng Liping knows in his heart that the main ethnic group in Vietnam is the Jing people, which is collectively known as the Yue people. There are also many other ethnic minorities, such as the Han known as "Hua" in Vietnam, the Dai as "Tai", and the Miao as "Hmong". But the Ma tribe is only a remote mountain tribe in Gaolu County, with a total population of only more than 4,000 people, where did they have the ability to create turmoil in the county seat, and even attack the county seat?

County Magistrate Fan didn't seem to have the patience to pay any more attention to them, and hurried into his office. The heads of the Gaolu County Police Department, the Fire Brigade, the Armed Forces, and the Police Department were all gathered in the conference room, chattering and arguing. Some said that they should take the initiative to attack, take armored vehicles as the lead, and as long as they repel the first round of attacks of the Ma people, they can achieve victory. Another person immediately retorted, saying that the Ma people were just small minions, with the presence of international armed forces behind them, and a rash attack would only lead to more violent retaliation.

Cheng Liping and Liu Weiguo walked to the window and said in a low voice: "Could it be that Hongbin and them did it?" ”

Liu Weiguo was taken aback and said, "He has such a great ability? ”

Cheng Liping said: "I didn't have it before, but it's really hard to say now." ”

Liu Weiguo was silent for a moment and said: "If it is really him, we can't help it, this is not China, and we can't help." ”

Cheng Liping said: "But the city is full of civilians. If we don't take action, once the city falls, there may be a massacre. ”

Liu Weiguo didn't speak, quietly looking out the window, the armed men were not as calm as they appeared, and several recruits were trembling and hiding behind the barricade and smoking, trying to stabilize their nervousness.

"What are your plans?" Liu Weiguo asked expressionlessly.

Cheng Liping smiled helplessly and refused to answer. He believed that Liu Weiguo knew what his answer was.

A few minutes later, a McDonnell Douglas MD520N tailless rotor helicopter flew outside the county compound, and County Magistrate Fan commanded civilian personnel to board the plane first. Soon, the plane took off and transported the incumbents to the small town next door, where they refueled and flew back to the county capital. The magistrate of Fan County took the women and children out and put them on the helicopter. However, this kind of helicopter is used for sightseeing, and the passenger capacity is very small, even if it flies five round-trips, it cannot evacuate all the staff of the county government.

When the helicopter returned for the third time, County Magistrate Fan looked at Xu Jingwen and said, "Miss Xu, you guys go first." ”

Xu Jingwen asked, "What about you?" ”

The magistrate of Fan County said: "I am the governor of Gaolu County, and I cannot leave my land and people. ”

Xu Jingwen's eyes suddenly turned red, and tears fell. followed a few bodyguards to the helicopter, looked back and forth a few times, but didn't find Cheng Liping's figure, Xu Jingwen immediately became anxious and shouted: "What about my friend, why didn't he come up?" ”

The bodyguard named Brother Xiong said, "The two of them are waiting for the next shift." ”

Xu Jingwen said: "No, I'll go with them." ”

Several bodyguards looked at each other, not knowing which evil the eldest lady had fallen into. The pilot kept urging: "Hurry up and sit down, it's about to take off." ”

Xu Jingwen ripped off her seat belt, jumped off the helicopter, and went straight to the small building of the county government. Several bodyguards had no choice but to follow Xu Jingwen and jump off the plane. County Elder Fan was taken aback, and just wanted to ask, Xu Jingwen wiped her tears and said, "Let the others go first, and we'll go last." ”

Cheng Liping couldn't tell what it was like in his heart, he was full of respect for the county magistrate Fan who was in danger, and he was full of concern for the pampered rich lady in front of him. He knew that Xu Jingwen must have stayed because of herself, although there may not really be an element of love, but there must be a trace of concern, so that she can't leave with peace of mind.

The magistrate had no choice but to arrange for another group of male staff to leave by helicopter. Several men looked at County Magistrate Fan with sobs and begged him to leave the county seat. County Magistrate Fan was furious and said that this is an order, and I order you to get on the plane and leave immediately.

Several men got into the helicopter, the pilot controlled the control stick, and the wings spun. Soon, the plane rose into the air and flew towards the mountains and mountains. Just as the helicopter circled the hill near the river, a missile dragging smoke and dust flew quickly and hit the helicopter directly. With a loud bang, a dazzling firework burst into the air, and the light of the fire and smoke completely obscured the light of the sun.

The helicopter disintegrated in mid-air, leaving the bones of its passengers and pilots gone.

The sound of sobbing began to spread in the office of the county government, and within a few minutes, the slightly fragile people in their hearts were crying, and even the resolute county magistrate Fan wiped his moist eyes.

Xu Jingwen's face was bloodless, and her big watery eyes on weekdays became a little hollow, staring at the billowing smoke in the distance. She was thinking about a very superficial question, if she hadn't come down, would she have been crushed by now?

Cheng Liping sighed in his heart, couldn't help but walk to Xu Jingwen's side, and stretched out his hand to hug her. Xu Jingwen looked up at Cheng Liping, and finally cried out loud. A few bodyguards originally wanted to stretch out their hands to stop them, but when they saw the eldest lady crying pear blossoms with rain, they stood back in place in disagreement.

When Xu Jingwen's mood stabilized a little, Cheng Liping borrowed the phone of Gaolu County Government and called Lin Xingfa. After listening to his introduction to the current situation, Lin Xingfa said impatiently: "The military has received the news, but the matter is very complicated, and I don't know what kind of disposal plan to adopt for the time being." As long as the riots do not reach the Pingxiang border, everything has nothing to do with us, you must remember your identity, and do not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries without authorization, so as not to be true. ”

Cheng Liping put down the phone and didn't say a word. He understood what Lin Xingfa meant, this kind of matter can be big or small, maybe the Vietnamese military will soon be able to calm down the incident, or maybe the situation will become more serious and eventually turn into large-scale civil strife. From the perspective of the overall situation, the more chaotic other countries are, the more their own countries can reap the benefits, which is a logical thinking that no country can avoid, and has nothing to do with political positions.

But what about so many civilians?

After the helicopter crashed, dense gunfire began to ring out in the mountains and forests on the outskirts of the county. The smoke and flames grew thicker and thicker as the shells landed on the dilapidated houses, but for some reason, not a single shell landed near the county hall.

Liu Weiguo said: "The rate of fire is 30 shells per minute, which is a mortar. ”

Cheng Liping smiled bitterly: "It's a domestic mortar, a PP89 60mm mortar." ”

Liu Weiguo was surprised: "How do you know? ”

Cheng Liping said: "I have experienced it myself in the past few years. ”

After another half an hour, a long line of armed trucks drove up the street, which was only two miles from the county capital. On the other side of the street is a small river, and next to the river is the hill where the helicopter crashed. Nearly 200 militants with rifles on their shoulders got off the truck, shaking at the county government.

Magistrate Pham had been asking his superiors for help, and the Lang Son military replied that more than 600 soldiers of the 1st Regiment had already set out and were expected to arrive at Gao Lu at about 7 o'clock this evening. The armed helicopters belonging to the military have also taken off according to the order, and it is believed that they will soon be able to assist the county government in defeating the Ma people. County Magistrate Fan was not as optimistic as they imagined, but sighed heavily and said, "I hope we can hold out until that time." ”

The militants of the Ma nationality sent representatives for the peace talks, demanding that the county magistrate Fan immediately lead the county government staff to disarm and surrender. The county magistrate said, "As for the elder of your tribe, I want to talk to him personally. ”

A middle-aged man wearing a colorful feathered bamboo fur hat shouted, "We are civilized now, and there are no elders anymore. In the name of all the Ma people, Gao Lu must restore the order of the Indochina Federation period, and we Ma people will be the leader. ”