"Alive." Ahmed translated. Qasim looked more confident and happy, he looked at us and said something, Ahmed continued: "He said that if it was in the mountains of Gardez instead of Kandahar, it would be much more amnestic and much easier. In the mountains, the superiority of the Americans and the British was much lower. And in recent times, the Yankees have not been operating against the mountains, but have focused on the direction of Kandahar, which is also safe and convenient for us. “

I looked at Lukovich and said, "Map." ”

Lukovic quickly took the map and opened it and spread it out on the ground. Ahmed immediately pointed to eastern Afghanistan, near Pakistan, in a city south of Kabul, "This is it. This is Gardez. ”

"So far? Is it surrounded by mountains? I asked.

Ahmed nodded and said, "Yes." We're in central Afghanistan right now, and it's a long way to go. But I think Qasim will have a way. He said, gesturing to Gardez's location on the map, "As for the terrain here. The city is on the high grounds. There are many mountains in the area north of the city and south of Kabul, which is a mountainous area. “

I nodded and said, "Ask him, how do we get there?" Do you continue to swagger around and use those two trucks to transport everyone over? “

After Ahmet translated my words to Qasim, Qasim nodded yes. And also said a paragraph.

Ahmed immediately said, "He's right. It was the truck that came by, and he said that some of his friends and his men would go with him. “

"Together?" I looked at Qasim, "Isn't that going to be a big goal?" “

After listening to Ahmed's translation, Qasim shook his head confidently and said something, Ahmad spoke: "He said that the road to the past has been discovered, and we will take a safe route. The Yankees' attention is still mainly in the direction of Kandahar, and there may be recent operations against those who are trying to fight guerrillas in the areas they occupy, but we will take a safer path, at least much safer than going to Kandahar. ”

"Are we those friends waiting for you here?" I asked.

"Nope." Ahmed translated, "He said, and we continued to walk ours." Everyone met in the border city of Ghazni, in Paktia province. Once there, we will enter the mountains of Gardez, after which we will walk instead. ”

Ghazni. Gardez... I looked at Ahmed, "These two names are really alike, where is Ghazni?" ”

Ahmed gestured to a city not far southwest of Gardez, "This is it. This is Ghazni. ”

"The two cities seem to be quite close, but there is still some distance... Of course it's much closer than we went there. I said.

Ahmed said: "If the car is going to be fast, the road conditions should be good if they are not deliberately damaged, Gardez is a big city there and occupies an important road, and it is also the capital of this Paktia province. ”

"And the Yankees won't control there?" I asked.

Ahmed heard me ask about this, looked at Qasim and said, and Qasim immediately replied. Ahmed looked at me and said, "He said that people don't go into Gardez, it's a big town, but the surrounding mountains aren't. ”

"Okay." I looked at the map and put it away and handed it to Lukovich, "Whatever." Now that we're sure the guy is alive and in the mountains near Gardez, I'm going to get there and see it. ”

Qasim sat there and pointed to the sky and looked at me as he said a word, and Ahmed immediately said, "He said that he would rest here today and that he would have to leave tomorrow at three o'clock in the morning." Heading straight east, if all goes well, we will be able to reach the area around Ghazni in two days. ”

"Hurry up and rest!" Hearing Qasim say this, I looked at the others, "Tomorrow morning at three o'clock!" After saying that, I looked at Said, "Arrange for the gardener on the mountain bag to rotate with Aliyev." ”

"Understood!" Said agreed.

After everything was arranged, we went our separate ways to rest. I slept soundly, and after nightfall Kassim had a bonfire, and I was at first worried that it would make us stand out in the night, but looking at Qasim as if he was completely indifferent and not worried, he took out a blanket and a book of scriptures for the peaceful prayer people there. However, after having a bonfire at night here, it is in a leeward place, and it is indeed a lot more comfortable. After eight o'clock, the old fellow Younis contacted us, and after I told him about the progress, he seemed very happy, and told me that he was going much better there and with us than we were, and that he was now only sure that his former team member was already working, but it was not known exactly where. In addition to these, he also told me that he recently received news that the coalition forces have launched a new offensive against Kandahar, and the TLB continues to retreat one after another, and it is estimated that it will not be able to hold out for a long time, so the old guy hopes that we can find Akmar as soon as possible, so as to prevent the Yankees from launching a sweep of other places and even blocking all borders after the TLB in the south is defeated in a short period of time.

After the end of the communication, I didn't continue to sleep because I had slept enough. I took the map myself and studied it repeatedly by the light of the campfire. Judging from the map, if the TLB forces near Kandahar are routed, the Americans will completely open up the north and south, and the mountainous area we are going to enter will become a form of encirclement. At that point, it will be a big problem for us to leave the country. Although this mountainous area seems to be close to Pakistan, it is a mountainous area, not a flat road, and you may be able to see the territory of Pakistan from the mountain, but... Seeing in the mountains is far from the same as being able to pass. And what about the channel? Who knows if there is a road to Pakistan? Even if there were, these inherent passages would have been blocked at that point. What do we do then? Join the TLB and the Yankees in guerrilla?

The answer, of course, is no. Then we can only find that guy as soon as the old guy said, and then find a chance to leave. I thought as I glanced at Ahmet and Qasim not far away, maybe the two guys had different secret routes. Especially Qasim, from the previous conversation, it can be heard that this guy has a lot of military experience, so in the current form, presumably he will also think about it, since he also went in with us, he should have a way to get out.

At about two o'clock in the morning, everyone was called up, and after quickly packing up their things and extinguishing the bonfire, they got into the car and stepped on, and before three o'clock we set off again for the east.

It's the weekend again. Have a great weekend everyone. In addition to having fun, don't forget to vote and cut your fat. Hahaha

(End of chapter)