The guide came earlier than we expected, and came to us after dark. The old man woke everyone out of their sleep and led us to a makeshift tent where we met the guide.

The lights in the tent were not very bright, and I saw that the guide had a big beard, and wore a local round hat, and was wearing clothes like a waistcoat, but this waistcoat was not leather but felt like cloth, and a large cloak of cloth was enclosed on the outside, and beside him lay a package on the ground, which seemed to have clothes inside.

The man looked at us and said to Younis, "Is it all here?" “

This man actually speaks native Russian. This surprised me. Younis nodded at the man and said, "It's all here." “

"Okay." The man nodded, and took off his little round white hat from his head. "Hello everyone. I am your guide, you can call me Ahmad, a very common Muslim name, or you can call me your guide. He paused and looked at us, "All I can say is that you are unfortunate about where you are going... Because it's a hell right now. It was only poverty before, and now ... I hope you all have the best of luck. May Allah bless you all. “

Younis saw that he had finished speaking, and turned to the person who had brought us here, "Bring me what is ready." “

Moments later, the man walked in with a few soldiers with backpacks, weapons, ammunition, communicators, and desert camouflage. It took several trips back and forth for these people to finish.

"There is nothing to pick about weapons. AK-74。 I brought you some more ammunition, 400 rounds of ammunition per person, six magazines, and the rest of the bullets in the bag. Four grenades per person. One pistol, two magazines. The old guy Eunice picked up an SVD and looked at it, "I heard that some of you have good marksmanship." SVD is for you. After saying that, he looked at me, "Do you want to bring rockets?" ”

Before I could speak, the guide had already spoken: "Make sure that the most basic guns and ammunition are sufficient, and then bring more water and food." We're going to have a long way to go, and we're not going to capture a village or town right away. So don't bring anything that you don't necessarily need. “

"Of course, of course." The old guy said and pointed to a pile of kettles on the ground, "I've got a large kettle for you." It was filled with drinking water, as well as dry food and a first aid kit. “

"It's best to travel light and only bring what you need. Weapons and ammunition for food and drink, life-saving, communication, and others can be left untouched. The guide said, glancing at the things on the ground, "Hurry up." We're going to leave tonight. “

"Leaving tonight?" Said asked.

"Of course." The guide nodded, "Do you think what I just said was casual?" Now the Yankees are cleaning up with a group of Northern Alliance people every day, and there is no peace anywhere. The border side is now getting tighter and tighter. “

I looked at the others and motioned for them to get ready, and everyone started to move, picking up their guns and starting to check and count the amount of ammunition. And the guide, who sat directly on the ground next to him, looked at us and said, "Satellite phone... You can forget anything, don't forget that thing. ”

"Of course! How could it be forgotten? Younis picked up a satellite phone and shook it.

I looked at Younis and said, "Give the phone to Lukovich and let him take it." After saying that, I looked at the guide while I was busy with the business at hand, "Are we going to hike after we pass?" ”

"Yes." The guide nodded, "Who dares to walk the road?" Take the big road, you will meet the Yankees or the Northern Alliance, and then what? Others will think you're Yankees or Northern League people. Hehe, if you dare to go, I have no opinion. ”

"Okay... Are there still anti-American forces in these places? I continued to ask.

"Yes. Of course there are, but they are all small groups of armed forces, hiding in the small village and not daring to move casually. Just waiting for the Yankees to send them to hell. Ha ha. The guide smiled coldly

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After about half an hour, we were each getting our gear on. The guide stood up from the ground, looked at us and said, "Ready?" Wait a minute. The man said as he picked up the package on the ground and tossed it to Younis, "Replace this one." “

The old fellow Eunice glanced at him, "Why didn't you say it earlier?" “

"Huh." The guide grinned, and it must be said that he had an ugly smile, a beard, and a row of yellowed teeth that had been cracked open to reveal it. I don't know if it's because of the lights, but what I saw was a row of big yellow teeth, and it seemed to be black in some places.

"Sorry, I forgot about it for a while." The guide pointed to his head, "Old. Hehe. He finished and threw the package to the old fellow.

The old guy took the package and opened it to see that it contained a suit similar to that worn by the guide. He looked at the guide and said, "You're letting me wear this?" “

"Yes. Are you going to show up there in this outfit on your body? Are you afraid that others will not know that you are a foreigner? The guide said, gesturing at us, "And you're not like them. If there is an accident, let them run with me and you, and you will not find you in this dress and run with me into a nearby village for a while. ”

"Okay." Younis nodded in acceptance of the guide's statement.

After the old guy was changed, we officially set off. A group of people came to the gate of the station, where a truck was already waiting for us. We got into the car with our equipment, and after driving about ten kilometers, the car stopped at the edge of a valley.

The guide took us out of the car, and after we all got out of the car, the people in the truck immediately turned around and left here without nonsense. The guide glanced at the truck in the distance and pointed to the valley next to us and said, "From here, climb over this mountain bag, and we will enter Afghanistan." Please follow me, you don't need to be fast here, but remember to step on every step before walking. In fact, you will soon find that climbing the mountain here is quite strenuous, and you can't get up quickly. As he spoke, he looked at the sky and said, "The weather is good today, and the moon is quite bright, just enough to light the way with light." ”

I looked at the gardener and said, "You'll be in charge of helping Younis in a moment." Take him with you. “

"Understood." The gardener said yes to Younis's side.

I looked at the others and said, "Everyone follow one by one, be vigilant and be safe." “

After everyone said they understood, the guide looked at me and said, "Can you start?" Mr. Captain? ”

"Let's go, Mr. Guide." I said.

The guide smiled in the darkness, and then he lifted his footsteps and walked in the direction of the dark valley.