Pete noticed the word "immediately" in Steve's words and said, "Go south immediately?" Do you think it's only a matter of time before the Russians will go south? ”

"At the moment, in our judgment, there is a high probability that the Russians will intervene." Steve said.

Pete turned his head to look at Donovan when he said that, apparently the news was not what they wanted to hear. Donovan took a puff of cigarette and said, "What is the purpose of the Georgians?" They did this to provoke the Russians? I don't think anyone would think that the Georgians could be a match for the Russians, right? ”

"Of course not." Steve smiled and said, "Georgia's goal is to completely control South Ossetia, as well as Abkhazia to the west. ”

"Yes, that's what we're wondering about, if we want to control it, how can we control it when the Russians come?" Pete asked, puzzled, "Can you talk about it?" If it's not any secret. ”

"Nope." Steve waved his hand and said, "It's no secret anymore. The Georgians' intentions are actually not difficult to think of. That is, the Russians had better not do it, and if they do, Georgia is certainly not an opponent, then all they have to do is to stall for time and strive for international mediation. As soon as this stage is reached, it will be difficult for the Russians to stand morally, and the whole thing will develop in favor of the Georgians. ”

"So how do you delay time?" Pete asked again, "I mean, if the Russians come, there has to be a preset battlefield, right?" Where will the battle be fought? ”

"South Ossetia, of course." "If the battle goes straight over here, even to Tbilisi, then Georgia is over, everything is over," Steve said. Of course, I don't think the Russians will do that, all they want is South Ossetia. As for where it is, it should be where we're going, or a little further north. This is ideal. ”

Pete nodded and said nothing, but Donovan said, "So are you going to stay up late tonight?" Will you get busy once the attack starts? Donovan said, glancing towards the dining room and said, "Honestly, Eric didn't tell us anything, and so far, I don't know what to do tonight." ”

"Didn't I tell you?" Steve looked at Donovan and then at Pete in disbelief, and after seeing the expressions on their faces, he said, "Okay." Eric has been under a bit of pressure lately. Maybe he's thinking too badly. To be honest, he has always been against this, and in his opinion, it is the best thing to do at the moment. He took a puff on his cigarette and extinguished the cigarette butt before saying, "We'll be fine tonight." But if all goes well with the Georgians, we may get up very early and go straight to South Ossetia. With that, he went back to the hotel.

"I'll have to talk to this Eric." Donovan said, "We can't go into the war zone without knowing anything. ”

Pete nodded and said, "Do you want me to go with me?" ”

"No need." Donovan shook his head and whispered, "Tell the others what that Steve said." Let everyone know. Then they went back to their rooms and waited for my news. ”

"Understood." Pete said yes and dropped his cigarette and returned to the restaurant, while Donovan walked over to Eric who was still writing something while eating.

Pete walked back to his own table and called back Maurice and Matt, who were about to leave, and after everyone was seated, Pete quickly recounted what he had just learned, and then returned to their rooms with the others as Donovan had explained. About half an hour later, Donovan knocked on Pete's room and summoned everyone else to his room.

After everyone arrived, Donovan said: "As Eric told me, we will go to Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia. He was sure that he would take it, and the purpose of his visit was to meet a few people there, to deal with some important matters, and then to keep an eye on the Georgians and deal with the Russians stationed there. ”

"Did he say how long it would take?" Evans asked, "It's not a good feeling to be on the front lines. It's the front line, right? ”

"Yes. It should be. Donovan nodded, "It won't be long, though." According to him, if all goes well, Georgia will continue to advance north until it reaches the border with Russia. And we will not go there, we will only stay in Tskhinvali. As for how long it will take, Eric himself does not know. It is estimated that it will be a long time, or it may be very short, depending on the reaction of the Russians afterwards. ”

"For a long time?" Ochoa looked disappointed and helpless when he heard this, and turned to say, "Then when can we arrange for us to talk to our family?" Otherwise, my family would have thought I had disappeared suddenly. ”

"Huh." Evans looked at Ochoa and smiled, "Don't worry, no one will call the police." Ha ha. ”

"Alright." Donovan waved his hand, "I'm just like you. However, I have not yet been notified that I can communicate with my family. So let's wait. After speaking, he looked at everyone and said, "Now all we have to do is sleep and rest." We may have to leave early tomorrow morning. After that, maybe there was not such a quiet and comfortable place for us to rest for a while. ”

"As you say, we don't think we need to do anything. Just follow that guy around? Morris asked.

Donovan nodded and said: "According to what he said, but he has a premise, that is, everything he just said depends on whether the Russians immediately move south, if they go south, it is not a circle but a departure from Tskhinvali as soon as possible, and even the place we are staying in now cannot stay." ”

"Okay." Morris nodded and said, "I suddenly hope that the Russians will go south soon." ”

Matt, who was beside Morris, heard this and immediately said, "No, no, no." We're going to lose money that way, and that's not good. Hahaha. ”

"Everyone." Donovan was obviously not in the mood to listen to the two of them joking here, he clapped his hands and said, "If there is no problem, disband." Sleep well and meet tomorrow morning at four o'clock. Do you get it? ”

"Understood." After everyone responded, Donovan motioned for everyone to disband.

Pete and Jeff fell asleep as soon as they returned to their room, but not long after falling asleep, they heard the rumbling sound of cannons coming from the window. The shelling was fierce and intensified, and even the glass of the windows of the hotel room was shaking.