"And what did you decide to do?" Pete said and pointed in the direction of the table, "I don't think Morris is a good talker in meetings. ”

"Yes. They don't want to listen to me at all. Donovan said and sighed, "The final decision is that we will investigate first. Don't rush to decide whether to do it or not, but you have to see if you can do it first. If you can, then think about what you should do. ”

"Isn't it a bit irresponsible for the people you're escorting in doing this?" Pete asked, "Of course I don't know what it was like. But based on what you said, since others dare to ambush you, you will naturally have a certain and future arrangement. Instead of running away, you come to the door? What about those who weren't kidnapped? Are you waiting for your news? This is not a movie, a big counterattack in the face of various adversities. ”

"Actually, I was just like you thought at the time. Originally, I wanted to calm the dispute as much as possible, and I planned to let them see the other party's situation clearly, and then retreat in the face of difficulties, as long as they didn't do it indiscriminately. Donovan sighed again, "But what happened after that deviated badly from my plan. ”

"Deviated from the plan?" Pete asked, puzzled, "Did someone break the previous agreement?" ”

"Yes. But it's not. I divided the team into two parts. Ellie, Jeff, and Pepper are led by Evans to stay behind to protect those we rescued. And I took Morris, Matt, and two other guys all the way in the direction they left. Donovan took another sip and tossed the empty bottle aside, "We followed the trail in the direction of the retreat. Because we travel lightly, we travel much faster than those who travel. It wasn't long before they caught up with them. But we saw something bad on the road. Dono said and looked at Pete, "The body of the wounded and separated man on our team. The man was captured and taken with him, but it was estimated that the cause of his injuries was that it was difficult to walk and became a burden, so he was executed. Donovan said as he made a cutting gesture with his hand on his neck, "The head has been cut off." ”

Pete looked at Donovan and didn't speak, he had seen the bloody scenes on the battlefield. However, such an executional beheading has never been seen.

This made everyone who had slowly calmed down lose their minds again. Especially Morris, the dead man is his good friend. I can understand how we felt at the time, but what he did put us in a difficult situation. Donovan said and shook his head slightly, "After we caught up with each other, we found that there were quite a few people on the other side. There can be more than 20 people. Although their weapons are not very good, they don't look like they are well trained, and if they don't attack by sneak attack, but open up and fight, I don't think they will be our opponent even if there are few of us. It's the same if we attack at this moment. But the point is that they are holding our men, and they have in their hands six men that we are escorting, and three or four Nigerien mercenaries. If we act rashly, then these people will definitely be killed by the other party at the first time. I can't take any chances. Donovan shrugged his shoulders, "But Morris, they don't think so. They felt that it was very necessary and certain to kill the people in front of them. They decided to attack, despite my dissuasion. Sadly, the orders were completely ineffective at that time, and I was trying to dissuade them, can you believe them? ”

"And after that?" Pete watched Donovan's expression carefully, judging from his current expression and tone, there must be something wrong with their actions, but Maurice and Matt didn't look like they felt like they had made a big mistake. What's going on?

"After that?" Donovan smiled wryly, "It was like a prank after that." When I couldn't control the situation, the whole thing changed. Before Morris they moved, the people I left in the rear, that is, Evans, they suddenly reported the appearance of militants around them. When you hear the news, you don't know how I feel. It was a very indescribable feeling, in short, surprise and worry, but at the same time, a little happy. After all, I have good reason to stop a completely wrong attack and go back to what is really right at the moment. ”

"Then they listened to you? Have you turned back? Didn't the people who attacked you completely evacuate? Still want to expand the results? Pete asked.

"Expand the gains? Hehe, that's a good description. Donovan nodded, "That's what it was. I don't know why those bastards did this. It stands to reason that they wouldn't. Because there is no need at all, this is not an ambush but a pursuit, and the end result of their gang is likely to be to lose a few lives and gain nothing. But maybe they thought they would win easily this time, or maybe they had some plans, so they sent someone to continue looking for them. Donovan said as if relieved, "Fortunately, the situation made Morris and the others follow me back." But on our way back, Evans and the others exchanged fire. And when we got closer to each other, the number of people on the other side was far more than I estimated. From what I could see, there were at least twenty or thirty people moving through the woods. ”

"So much?!" Pete asked in surprise and said, "Wait." If you add them together, there are nearly 100 people on the other side. If it's nearly a hundred, how can you ... ”

"How can anyone still escape, right?" Donovan didn't wait for Pete to finish speaking, and after seeing Pete nod, he continued, "Originally, I thought so. I think that if the other side had so many people at the beginning, we would have been finished, and even if we were lucky enough to be able to organize resistance, it would not be now, and we should have thrown ourselves into a continuous and inextricable battle after being attacked. But then I found out that maybe the problem was the other person's fault. It's they themselves who have gone wrong. Because when we were ambushed, the other side certainly didn't have so many men. ”

Pete nodded in understanding. Although the other party's approach is a bit strange, it is already a chaotic place, who knows what is going on?

"It's not easy to fight." Donovan sighed, "By the time we arrived, Evans they were already under siege. I chose an answering point. Donovan looked at Pete, "It's like when you went to pick me up on the night of the service." Once I had chosen the place, I attacked them and tried to get their attention completely. But before we could do anything, Morris and Matt got into a fight with each other's men. I had to immediately change plans and immediately go into battle. It's a real fight, and while the form isn't good for us, they're no match for us based on the firefight. But it was precisely this that made the other party change its strategy. ”