"Is it the same group of Australians we fought in the village before?" Said asked.

Lukovic gasped twice in a row and then shook his head and said, "I can't see it." There are no recognizable signs. The number of people did not match the people in the village. The camouflage he wore was similar to that of the Yankees. ”

"I think it's Australian." The gardener began, pointing to his gun as he spoke, "Judging by the guns, they are not Yankees. They didn't hold guns like M16 or M4 or anything like that, but more like a British. “

"Then it should be them. Are they going fast? I asked.

"Unpleasant." Lukovic shook his head again, "They are not in a hurry, and they seem to be looking for traces left by the team's walk." They looked cautious, not the kind to attack. ”

I nodded, turned and walked quickly towards the front of the group with Ahmet, I needed to tell Qasim about it quickly. The task of this team following us may be to lock down our position and let the reinforcements below use them as coordinates and references to pursue our team.

Before I could get to the front of the group, Qasim heard movement and looked back at me. Judging by his expression, he was aware of the problem, and when I got in front of him, Qasim asked directly in front of Sabah.

Ahmed immediately said, "He asked you if someone was following?" ”

I nodded and didn't speak, but Sabah's men around me heard Qasim's words, and one by one they stopped to look at us. After Qasim and Sabah looked at each other, Sabah motioned for the group to move forward without stopping, and after everyone had walked up, he opened his mouth to say a few words to us.

"How many people are behind you?" Ahmed asked.

I quickly organized a retelling of the news that Lukovich and the gardener had brought back to Sabah, without adding to it, because it was not needed at all. I think the Australian SAS that followed us behind us was enough for us to drink a pot. It seems to me that it is better not to count us, and if we are not counted, with the ability of Sabah's men, I don't think there will be a chance to drink a pot.

Sabah slowed down after listening to my retelling, as if he were thinking. I glanced at Kassim, who nodded at me, as if telling me that he had done everything.

After thinking for a moment, Sabah looked at Qasim and said a few words. Ahmed immediately said: "He said that there are not enough people now, and there are not so many people to use against those behind him. He had to keep walking, at least for another two hours, before he could consider whether or not to turn back on them. “

Hearing Sabah's words, Qasim shook his head in disapproval and said a few words, Ahmed said: "Qasim said that Sabah would not fail to understand the purpose of these people following us. While we are preparing, the other side is doing the same. In your words ... Ahmed said and pointed at me, "He's talking about you." He said that in your words, there will be other reinforcements from the other side soon. And when the other side was all in place, he asked Sabah how many people were needed to deal with them? How many people can he deal with? “

Qasim's words made Sabah hesitate. Obviously, he understands the other party's intentions, but at the moment he also doesn't want to fight, he probably wants to enter the mountains as soon as possible, from his previous sentence, that is, "I have to walk for at least two hours to consider whether to turn back." In this sentence, there should be someone in front of us who is ready to receive us. He wanted to join up with that group now, maybe there were a lot of people in front of him who were ready to respond, or maybe this group was a group of reliable and combat-ready subordinates that Sabah trusted. Anyway, only after the convergence can he feel more confident and secure.

But at the same time, he knew that he might not have a chance to make it through. He was also worried that the other party would quickly prepare as Qasim had said, and attack everyone in the vicinity before he could meet with his men.

As Sabah walked into a fierce battle of ideas, I looked at Qasim. Qasim looked at Akmar and Kadibi, who had already walked in front of us, after seeing me look at him. I followed Qasim's line of sight and saw Akmal and Kadibi talking. The two of them talked as they walked, and after a moment Cadibi stopped with some excitement, and then looked back at us who were walking forward, as if he was deliberately waiting for us to walk over. However, I guess we were walking a little slowly, and Cadibi was a short-tempered man, and he waited only a little before coming towards us.

He glared at Qasim after coming to Sabah's side and whispered a few words to Sabah. They didn't speak so loudly that Ahmed didn't hear them, but just shook his head at me to indicate that he hadn't heard.

But it doesn't matter if we hear it or not, and it doesn't matter what Kadibi and Sabah say. Anyway, after Kadibi finished speaking, Sabah seemed to have made up his mind at once. He looked at Kadibi and nodded, as if agreeing with Kadibi.

After receiving permission from Sabah, Kadibi immediately brought the team to a halt. After stopping, Kadibi began to select men, and after picking a dozen or so people, he came to Sabah, and after Sabah hugged these people one by one, Kadibi led them quickly towards our rear. Then two more people walked out quickly in the direction we were heading

I looked at the figure of Kadibi leading the people away, looked back at Sabah and said, "Where are they going?" ”

Sabah looked at the things that had been put down on the ground and immediately began to instruct the people to clean up. They weren't going to take everything with them, it was impossible, after all, he had nearly half of his men now, and let the rest of them take on all the carrying work, unless they weren't ready to go. So they started wrapping the food and preparing to hide it.

As the men got busy, Sabah looked at us and said a few words. Ahmad immediately said, "Kadibi is going to attack the people behind him and find a way to lead them in other directions." The other two who continued to run out were to contact the others. If it goes well, his people will come over quickly. “

I listened to Ahmed's translation and Kassim looked at each other. It seems that this old guy Sabah still has a lot of tricks, no wonder he is so willing to attack that village with blood. It seems that those who were in the mountains one step earlier are already running out of food, and Sabah must bring them what they continue to do.

"How many people do you have there? If it's too little, I don't think it's going to be of much use. I asked.

During the war in Afghanistan, there was indeed a clearance operation in the mountains north of Gardez and south of Kabul. The name of this operation is: Operation Mori Python. In this operation, the US imperialist and its allies each dispatched the most elite special forces, such as the 160th Special Army Aviation Regiment, the Navy SEALs, the Australian SAS, etc.

(End of chapter)