And just as Chemov and his men were leaning towards the river, John and Pete, who were running along the river in front of them, had already passed through Artemison, the first blocking point set up earlier. On the other side, the men who were at the point of attack were in contact with John to inform them that they had passed through the point and that there were no pursuers behind them.

Hearing the news, John, who was already very tired, breathed a sigh of relief. But he didn't dare to relax too much, it was still six or seven kilometers from the place where the river was crossed, and everything was still difficult to say. So he immediately contacted Thun and others, who were further back on the opposite shore and had just led people to destroy two patrol boats not long ago.

"Thun! We've now passed through Artemisone, what's going on behind us? John asked.

On the other side, Thun and the others did not shoot again after eliminating the two patrol boats, and did not leave as quickly as John and the others did, but stayed where they were for a while and left after making sure that there were no other patrol boats and no one was chasing along the riverbank.

At this moment, when he heard John's inquiry, Thun immediately said, "I didn't see anyone chasing after me." Are you okay there? ”

"Are you talking about shelling?" John was even more relieved when he heard that no one was chasing him, "It's okay. We were lucky. They all ran before they could get their heads on the line. ”

Hearing John say this, Thun also breathed a long sigh of relief, after all, no one wants to watch their own people fall into a desperate situation and be powerless and helpless.

"Do you need us to keep an eye on it here for a while?" Thun asked.

"No need." John shook his head and said, "They probably didn't intend to let a lot of people follow us at all, and after you do it, they won't dare even more." Get out of there with someone right now. Go to Artemison, stay there for a while, and then go to the Hot Springs Stop. ”

Pete, who had been by John's side all the time, listened to John's instructions and immediately understood what he was thinking at the moment. Apparently John had judged the general intentions of the other side from the shelling and the patrol boats that had just appeared on the river. That is, the attack from this flank has shown that the other side has not arranged a large number of pursuers in the woods, and they know that they can not do anything about themselves in such an environment. So they arranged for them to be outside the woods, on the road outside the woods, and on the Ingri River. In both places they were able to move quickly and transport large numbers of people. Then use the few people who hang behind your group to guide the way, and if you see an opportunity to attack, you will immediately attack. For example, this time, maybe it was because of their sudden approach to the river, which made them mistakenly think that they were going to cross the river, which led them to attack. I have to say that if it hadn't been for the arrangements made on the other side of the strait before, my gang would probably have fallen into a bitter battle just now.

Because the patrol boat coming from the river can attack itself under the guidance of the few people who follow him in the rear, and it can only effectively reduce the speed of everyone's movement or even make everyone stop, then the shells from the direction of the road will continue to fall on their heads. With that intensity just now, it won't take long for most of his gang to be killed or injured. Those who survive will not be able to resist for long, and those coming from the direction of the road will enter the woods in large numbers, and it will not be long before the rest will be wiped out or captured.

Thinking of this, Pete looked behind him. Obviously, these people who have been following behind him, and those who have fired flares in a row before will be a big problem. Because to a certain extent, these people become the eyes of each other, and their every move is quickly noticed by the other party.

So Pete looked at John and said, "Mr. John, should we deal with those people who have fallen behind us?" We can't wait until they get to where we cross. ”

John listened to Pete and looked at him and said, "Don't worry. It is not good for us to stop now. People on the highway may be asking us to stop. When we get to the second point of attack, we'll do it when we get there. After killing them, we sped up to the river. Leave the rest to Thun at the second blocking point. ”

Hearing John's answer, Pete didn't speak again. Because apparently John had thought everything through, and the whole situation was under control at the moment.

About forty minutes later, John and his men approached the second blocking point, Hot Springs. Bends will appear in the river not far from here. Soon after passing here, you will be able to see the actual river crossing site. The road was very peaceful, the other party did not make any more attacks as if they had given up, nor did they try to get close to themselves, and there were no patrol boats on the river, although the sound of motors could still be heard from the river from time to time, but the patrol boats never appeared in view. In addition, the Russians who had been following him did not give up, they were still following and walking very smartly in the woods instead of directly sticking to the side, which made John, who had always wanted to attack them, never find a suitable opportunity.

This made John hesitate at the moment, because since they had been following him, it showed that they had not given up, but were still looking for an opportunity. And this opportunity is obvious at the moment, and everyone can guess it. That is, I want to follow myself to the place where I cross the river, and then take advantage of the fact that I can't cross the river at the end of the river.

Thinking of this, John couldn't help but look in the direction of the road, and from the time he was shelled, he knew that on his right, that is, to the west, there were a large number of people on the other side of the road outside the woods. Whether it is Russian or Abkhaz is not known, but there will certainly be no less. These people will also be the main force after the onslaught of their own here.

According to the previous reconnaissance to Alter, the road outside the woods is about two to three kilometers from the shore, and the nearest place is only a little more than a kilometer. This distance is not close, and it is not very far. But in any case, if the other party wants to pounce directly on him from outside the woods, it will take a while, and it is almost impossible to sneak over it. They don't have night vision devices, and if they do that, they can only be discovered by themselves, which is meaningless.

Then they must have a lot of movement when they come. And then there will be patrol boats on the river again, and they will come quickly, but this time they may be careful and keep their eyes on the opposite bank, lest they be ambushed again. The other is the people who are always following behind him. These few people are small in number, but they are very useful, and their every move will be noticed by them and reported to others, and their commanders will plan and make decisions based on their reports. It is very beneficial to kill them, but these people are very clever and careful, not only far enough away from themselves, but also never chase quickly, but they maintain this state of immediacy and even make people feel that as long as they move the right way, they will turn their heads and run. But what you want to do and what you are doing is difficult to escape the observation of these people, but if you let yourself spend money