Donovan approached Pete and whispered after taking a look around him. "Let's go a little further and see."

Pete nodded slightly, turned the muzzle of the gun and slowly followed Donovan along the road. After walking for about 100 meters, the woods on both sides became denser and denser, and it was impossible to see clearly into the woods, not only because the light inside was very dark, but also because the dense branches and foliage completely obscured people's vision.

Donovan didn't dare to go any further, but stopped and looked around, and after making sure that there was no situation, he whispered to Pete, "Let Eric and the Georgians come here." I'm here to be on guard and waiting for you, be careful not to be careless on the road. ”

"Understood!" Pete reflexively returned to Eric's side after saying yes, and immediately whispered after seeing Eric, "Come with me." The front is fairly safe. ”

Eric didn't speak, and immediately got up and followed Pete. As soon as he came to Donovan's side, Donovan said to Eric, "We can't go any further along the road, you look at the woods on both sides, it's too dense for even a person standing inside to see." So we should get off the road and head straight south, through the woods. We've just seen it, and the terrain to the south is downhill, so it's fairly gentle and should be able to walk. However, it is difficult to say how far this gentle terrain can go. ”

"Anyway." Eric waved his hand and said, "Now as long as you can leave Tskhinvali and hide in a place where no one will notice, it will be considered much safer." As he spoke, he looked back and forth and said, "Then we are here waiting for the others to come?" ”

"Nope." Donovan shook his head and pointed in the direction of the fork in the road to the west, "Let's go back to the junction." If there are people around here, they may not be able to get here, but they are likely to pass by at the fork in the road. So we have to be there and wait. If there is a situation, then you have to control it first, and wait for everyone to arrive and fight and retreat. ”

"Okay." Hearing Donovan say this, Eric immediately nodded and said, "That's it." Then let them go back and bring the people over. As he spoke, he looked at Georgia and said, "Second Lieutenant Loria, please arrange for someone to go back and report the news and bring the others over." ”

While Eric and the Man-Shark Squad and a platoon of Georgians were trying to leave Tskhinvali from the mountains west of the city, the Russians who had come for Eric had already arrived in the mountains on the west side of Tskhinvali two hours earlier. Although they are also outsiders and are not familiar with the place, they have the advantage that they have the help of the Ossetians.

Upon arriving here, they immediately gathered together several people, led by the Ossetians who were hiding in the mountains, through the Russians, who were already in contact with the Ossetians here. The meeting took place in a hut in a small mountain village north-west of Tskhinvali, where the man named Ashraf met with three Ossetians.

There were no lights in the house, and only a few candles were lit on one table. Through the light of the candles, Ashraf could see the three Ossetians, two in camouflage and one in civilian clothes. Two people dressed in camouflage were a little older and bearded, the other was younger, and the other was middle-aged in casual clothes.

After introducing each other through contacts, Ashraf directly explained his intentions, "Everyone. I'm here to find a team of Americans. A team of mercenaries to be exact. They are probably now in this mountainous area west of Tskhinvali. The number of people in this group is not very large, about ten people. The weapon he held was also our usual Kalashnikov rifle. And there's one person in this team that I'm really looking for. Ashraf said as he pulled out a photo, the same picture of Eric, and handed it to the older of the three, "This is the person." I hope to capture him alive. ”

The old Ossetian took the picture, looked at it, handed it to the middle-aged man next to him, looked at Ashraf and said, "Can you know what this American does?" ”

Ashraf nodded and said, "Of course, there is no need to keep it a secret from you. This man is from the CIA, and here he is providing intelligence support to the Georgians. For example, information about the deployment of your army, defense intelligence, and our intelligence. That's why we arrested him. ”

"What do we do if we find them? Contact you? A middle-aged Ossetian in civilian clothes asked, looking at the photo.

"That's right." Ashraf looked at the man: "These Yankees are not easy to deal with, they come from a security company in the United States, and many of their employees have actual combat experience. So if you find someone suspicious, don't do it yourself. ”

"Is it too late for you to be informed?" The bearded Ossetian asked, "It's not very large, and I don't think they're going to be walking slowly since they're running for their lives, so if you really find out and inform you, will you be in time?" ”

Ashraf smiled and said, "That's a good question. We've already taken that into account. So on the way here, I divided the area according to the number of activities that the contact person provided to me. As he spoke, he took out his map, unfolded it on the table, and beckoned to the Ossetians to lean over.

"I have divided the western mountainous area into three areas according to the area in which you are active, and divided them into areas No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3." "Actually, you don't need to divide the people too much, because if they go from the west, they will have to go out of the city and into the mountains." The main search area is the mountainous area around these roads. ”

After listening to Achraf's words, the three Ossetians all looked at the area marked on the map, and as they looked at the map, they only heard Ashraf continue: "Because the other side is difficult to deal with, I brought enough people here." I'm going to send a squad to each of you. If you find someone suspicious, all you have to do is take the people I sent to you and entangle them and tell me that when I arrive with them, your mission will be complete. , so don't worry at all when it comes to speed. ”

The three men looked at each other after listening to what Ashraf had to say, and after a few brief discussions, the older one in camouflage said, "It doesn't look difficult. We can do it right away. He said, gesturing to the map, "Just search by the areas you've marked." But I would like to warn you that if they do flee south, perhaps there will be some people left in the mountains of the southwest, although it is a little far from Tskhinvali, but if no one can find a target in the area you have marked, then there I think is the last hope. ”