After deciding to ambush the convoy at Baromu, we set off there. When I arrived in this town, I found that there were very few people in this town, many of the houses were deserted, and although there were no obvious signs of war, most of the people here were old people, and young people were only a few. This should be said to be the way the Resistance commander led us to the entrance of the town: "They will probably pass through the town by this road." ”

"Why are you so sure?" Paul smiled, "It can't be that you have done everything else on the road, right?" ”

The man smiled, "But it's likely that they'll be on guard when they're passing by." ”

"It doesn't matter. When will they arrive? Paul asked.

The man looked at his watch, "I'll pass by here at about two o'clock in the afternoon." As he spoke, he pointed to both sides of the road, "My men will be ambushed on both sides of the road." When their convoy enters the road, I will have my rocket shooters attack, directly hitting their armored vehicles. After that, whether they succeed or not, my men will attack from both sides of the road and from the direction they are heading. And you go around their backs while their attention is all drawn to them, and find Eunice to get him out. ”

"What kind of armored vehicle is the other side? Are you sure you can punch them through with rockets? I asked.

The man looked at me and said, "Stryker." We've tried to beat it with RPG7 before, and we're able to beat it. But only if there is no reactive armor installed. ”

Hearing him say that, Paul and I looked at each other. The man looked at our expressions and smiled, "Don't worry too much. I also prepared bombs. Anyway, we don't want to annihilate or defend this place, we just need to buy a little time to get people out. But I have to warn you, keep an eye out for the machine gun on that thing, the M2 heavy machine gun, and the grenade launcher. These two things are the big threat. ”

Paul nodded and looked at the houses around him, "What if they send a small team in first to explore the way?" ”

The man shook his head and said, "This is unlikely. Although I hate to admit it, the truth is that we are finished. If the history books say, the dynasty to which I am loyal has fallen. There are very few real fighters left, they are either killed in battle or captured, and the current Yankees and those rebels do not take us as the remaining people in their eyes, after all, everyone is like a lost dog, and many of them have thrown away their weapons and fled with their families. So they've spent more time arresting the fugitive executives than they are purging us. ”

This man's words can't help but make us respect him a little, after all, a person who has been trying to resist foreign invaders is a hero everywhere.

Paul sighed and said, "Can you tell me which unit you used to belong to in this country?" ”

The man smiled bitterly and said, "Don't mention it." Now I feel more ashamed to say this. ”

His words are not perfunctory, and it is hard for anyone to imagine that they will lose the entire country in such a short period of time. This is no longer as simple as being defeated, and there must be many tricks in it that only Americans know about other than war. It is likely that many people gave up resistance before or shortly after the start of the war, otherwise Baghdad would not have been lost so easily, and there would have been very fierce fighting.

"And what's your name? I still don't know what your name is? Paul asked.

"Said. Call me Said. A very common name. He waved to the other companions on the road and told them to get ready, after all, it was almost noon.

"Where are we hiding?" I looked at Paul and asked.

Paul looked around and pointed to the house at the intersection, "Let's go there and have a look." ”

We came to the house at the intersection, and Paul went around directly, pointed to a house with a yard behind the house, and said, "Hide here, in the house." Let's go inside and have a look. ”

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The house is empty, and it should be out of place for a while. There was a window in the house that looked right down the street in the middle of town. Paul looked at Said and said, "We're hiding here." After you do it. We went straight out of the yard. Go around to their rear. ”

Said looked out the window, "Yes." However, you have to make sure that the convoy is not detected until it all enters the town. ”

"That's fine. You can rest assured. Paul nodded and motioned for us to get ready.

We each put down the bags we were carrying and took out our respective weapons. This time we were armed with AK-74 rifles. Valery is the same, only Pinto carries an SVD on his back, but still has an AK-74 rifle.

"That's how your weapons are?" Said asked.

Paul smiled and said, "We're here to fight, not to make a movie." All sorts of things are neither practical nor obvious here. ”

"One more thing. If you succeed. You have two ways to get out of here. One is to drive away, the same car you were in when we came, and you can drive away. He said as he took out a key and handed it to Paul, "It's best to drive away from the eyes of the Americans, otherwise the helicopters they came to support you won't let you go, and it is likely that they won't even persuade you to stop, so they will kill you directly." The second is walking, which is slow. But the goal is small. The disadvantage is not to be encountered by the ground forces of the Americans. When you retreat, go to the town where I was before, and the guide who brought you will be waiting for you, and he will send you back to Syria. ”

"Then how do you evacuate? Aren't we going to withdraw together? I asked as I straightened out my gear.

Said shook his head and said, "You are different from us. This is our country, and as long as we throw away our guns, we are ordinary people, and we disappear into the crowd. What's more, someone has to hold them back, and the first thing they do after being attacked is to report their location and call for backup. Someone has to attract them and their support, otherwise no one will be able to escape. ”

Said glanced at his watch again, "I'll have to check how my people are preparing." Some of them are still novices and have to comfort them. ”

After Said left, Paul looked at us and said, "The target in the convoy escorted by the other side is likely to be in the middle, and it should be an armored vehicle at the rear of the convoy. After the start of the work, Sasha you and the gypsies are on the team, me, Pyatov and Valery are on the team. We went out and marched along both sides of the road to the middle of the convoy, attacking and looking for the vehicles where the prisoners were being held. Pinto's goal is to take out those who want to use machine guns on armored vehicles. ”

"Understood." We're all due.

Before two o'clock in the afternoon, Said's man in charge of keeping watch outside the town ran all the way back. Obviously we're aiming for ****. Outside the window, Said knocked on our windowpanes to signal us to start hiding, and then he ran towards the town. Slowly I heard the roar of the motor. It felt like they had stopped outside the town, though, as the roar of the motor didn't keep coming.

Then came the sound of people talking, which I couldn't hear clearly, but I could only confirm that it was an American who was talking. None of us moved, leaning against the corners that we couldn't see from the window. After a while, footsteps could be heard outside the window. Then a man walked out of the window, who looked inside the room and walked on, followed by others. It is estimated that they were divided into two teams to explore the path along both sides of the road.

After about ten minutes, the explorers returned to the window of the house where we were hiding, and from the shadows on the ground and the shouting that came from them, they did not notice anything unusual and waved for the convoy to enter.

Then the motor roared again, and the convoy began to enter the town. I slowly tightened my grip on the gun and looked at Paul. Paul was keeping a close eye on the movement outside, while Pyatov, who was next to him, looked nervous, fiddling with the gun target with his hand repeatedly.

Shortly after the last car of the escort convoy had passed out of our window, gunfire suddenly rang out outside. This shot is not an American gun, it is more similar to the sound of AK, it should be Said's hands. Immediately after

Two explosions were heard. The Yankees outside immediately exploded, screaming as they began to fight back.

"Action!" As he spoke, Paul ran towards the courtyard.