Chapter 24: Ossetia Square
Instead of saying it immediately, Eric asked for a bottle of water, and after a few sips, opened the map he was carrying, and said, "We asked some people who have been to the west of the city. They say that there are small groups of Russians and some Ossetians there, except for bombing. These people do not have the ability to completely block the western side of Tskhinvali, so some Georgian troops outside the city are currently trying to enter the city from there. And to the west of the city, there is a place called Ossetia Square, under which there is a parking lot, where the Georgians temporarily sheltered and assembled. We can move here and then go out of the city to investigate. ”
Donovan looked at the map and pointed to the west side, "Are we going to enter this mountain area first?" ”
"Yes. If the west of the city is really as we learned, and we get out of the city, then we will go there first. Then find a way to go south, to Znauri. As far as I have been told, Georgian troops will be stationed in Znauriri after the attack begins. If we can get there, then we're pretty much successful. Eric said.
"Sounds good." Donovan nodded, then pointed to the western mountains of Tskhinvali on the map, "But there could be a battle here." We have just a few people now, and it's a bit impractical to take the initiative to attack each other. Can you ask the Georgians for help? ”
"I can't answer that." Eric shook his head, "We'll have to wait until we see what is going on there." As he spoke, he looked at the others and said, "Have you chosen someone to go into the mountains to investigate?" ”
"I've chosen." Donovan said and pointed to Jeff beside him, "Jeff, Pete, and me." Plus you have a total of four people in charge of scouting. But there's one thing I need to figure out in advance. That's what if we really can't get out, I mean all kinds of efforts failed, and we were surrounded by the Russians. What should we do then? ”
It was clearly not just Donovan trying to figure it out, everyone else looked at Eric after hearing it. Hearing this question, Eric sighed helplessly and said, "If that's really the case... We may have to get rid of these Georgian soldiers. Dress yourself up as a common person and find a way to get out again. I can't think of a better way to do it than that. ”
Eric's words made everyone look at each other, and after a moment of silence, Morris suddenly said, "I'd rather fight the Russians to the end." ”
"Alright." Evans heard Morris's words and said with some disdain: "Being alive is more important than anything else." By then, your mission would have been over, not done. Even the Georgians surrendered then, what are you still fighting? ”
"Better not like that." "Then our fate is somehow not in our hands. After saying that, he looked at Steve, who was still unconscious, walked up to him, patted him on the face, and said, "Isn't he awake yet?" ”
"Nope." Ochoa said and pointed to a Georgian paramedic not far away and said, "I just asked that person to come and see him with a pack of cigarettes, that person is a military doctor, and his statement is similar to our judgment." Maybe you'll wake up soon, or maybe there's something wrong with your head. ”
Eric stood up at Ochoa's words and turned to Donovan, "When are you going to leave here?" Do you want to wait until after dark? ”
"Wait." Donovan said and pointed to the top of his head, "A wave of air strikes just passed. Maybe it's going to start soon. We'll leave when this one is over. ”
"That's what I thought, too. In fact, it may not be safe at night. Not to mention that the airstrikes may not stop, the Georgians here have not been able to fully control the city until now. At night, it is difficult to distinguish between friend and foe, and if you walk around, you may be mistaken by the Georgians. Eric sat down against the wall to the side, "Get some rest." Wait until the next wave of air strikes and we'll set off immediately. With that, he straightened up his black bag.
Pete glanced at his bag, only to see Eric take out something and look at it in his hand before putting it back in. I can't see what it is, but I can feel that Eric cares about this kind of thing, and the reason why he has been carrying this bag is probably for this kind of thing, right? Pete didn't continue staring, but quickly withdrew his gaze and chose a place to sit down.
After a while, the Russian air raid came again, but this time it was not as powerful as before, probably because there was not much to bomb on the ground, so this air raid seemed a little perfunctory. After about five minutes, when the explosion and the violent shaking had completely died down, Eric stood up tiredly, put his bag on his back, turned to Donovan, and said, "Come on, hurry up." ”
Donovan immediately said, "According to their respective duties before. Take the wounded with you. Let's get out of here. ”
They weren't the only ones who had left, but also the Georgians who had taken refuge here before. As Eric walked past them, the captain who had briefed him on the situation had spoken to Eric before.
"They're getting out of here, too. They're going to the eastern edge of the city to set up defenses. Eric said.
When I walked out of the underground parking lot, everything changed in front of me. It's as if the city is alive, and if you look at it every once in a while, it will change to a different one, but Tskhinvali is getting worse and worse. The whole city is even more dilapidated than before, and there are no towering high-rise buildings except for puffs of smoke at a glance, and even if there are, they are not complete.
At this moment, there was no such thing as a fierce exchange of fire in the city as before, and now there was no dense gunfire to be heard except for sporadic gunfire. Perhaps it was not only Georgians who were hiding from air raids, but also Russians and South Ossetians who were hiding to avoid accidental bombings and injuries.
"Let's go. We need to hurry. Eric looked up at the sky, "I wish those bastard Russians could rest and get ready for dinner." May God bless us. ”
I don't know if Eric's prayer to God has an effect. The journey went very smoothly, not only did not encounter any more Russian air raids, but also did not encounter any attacks on the way, except for some Georgians who were still rescuing the wounded and rummaging through the rubble, so they came to the west of the city and found Ossetia Square.
There are indeed quite a few Georgians around this square at the moment, and the situation here is indeed much better than in the city and south of the city. After being questioned and authenticated by the guards, Eric and the Man-Eating Shark Squad entered the parking lot under the square. Although there were some wounded here, there were many fewer of them, and there were more places for people to rest and piles up all kinds of supplies.