The northeast corner of the village soon fell silent, as if the people had been evacuated. And on the south side of the village, it also seems that there is no defense. Judging by the gunfire, Sabah's men quickly broke through the defenses and fought their way to a position close to the center of the village.

The resistance of the defenders who stood in front of us also weakened. But a moment later, a fierce exchange of fire began in the south of the village center.

There was a noise behind me, and I looked back to see that it was the gardener slowly getting up from the ground. I looked at him and said, "Don't move. Go to Aliyev, he is injured, take care of him. “

The gardener looked a little confused, but nodded at me when he saw me, and crawled towards Aliyev. As he crawled, there was an explosion in the village.

I looked there, and there was an explosion in the south of the village, where Sabah's men were supposed to be. However, after the explosion, AK-47 gunfire rang out again. Meanwhile, to the north of the village, heavy gunfire rang out again on Kadibi's side.

I looked at Saeed and Qasim, who were parked at the edge of the village, and they were not continuing to go deeper into the village, but were busy treating the wounded, and some of them were shooting in the direction of the other party hiding in the village.

I said to the communicator, "Said, just stop there with the people." Let Sabah fight them. After I finished speaking, I glanced at the figures lying outside the village, "Salim, let people look at those few of our people and see if they are still saved." “

"Understood!" Salim agreed, and sent someone out quickly.

I looked into the village, where the fighting was fierce, as if they were throwing grenades at close range, explosions were heard from time to time, and the crumbling mud houses, already devastated by shells and bullets, could not withstand the grenade attacks, and one by one they disintegrated and collapsed.

After the other party held out for about two or three minutes, the situation began to change. The men of Kadibi in the north also seemed to have invaded the village, and the gunfire of the resisters in the village gradually moved to the west of the village. It seems that the other side is retreating.

Seeing this, Sabah's men were clearly demoralized, and they increased the speed of their attacks, and I could hear the sound of their shouts in the sound of gunfire, and these voices had the excitement of a victor.

I looked back at the gardener and Aliyev, "How is he?" “

The gardener looked up at me and said, "Pierced in the shoulder." I can't die for the time being. “

I nodded, and walked around to look at the village. The other party retreated very quickly, and the gunfire quickly left the village. I got up from the ground, "Don't move here." Be vigilant. I ran out and quickly ran to Salim and them, and after I got there, Salim looked at me and pointed to the two of our people lying outside: "They're dead." “

I looked at the two men, the Iraqis brought by Saeed, and on the other side of them were several of Qasim's men who had been shot and killed. I retracted my gaze and said, "Go to the back, Aliyev is injured." Don't let everyone go into the village, Saeed and I went in and got supplies and immediately withdrew. Be vigilant when you are outside. “

Salim nodded at me in understanding. I looked over to the village, got up quickly, and ran towards Saeed and them. As I ran into the village, a figure also appeared from the direction of the middle of the village. But this man was from Sabah, and this man was coming towards us with a gun, and when he saw us, he waved at us and motioned for us all to come over.

Kassim and I looked at each other, he didn't say anything but walked towards the village with his only remaining men, Saeed and I followed him with people, and I didn't go far I saw the two of Kassim's men who were bombed and couldn't see people, there were some other corpses here, judging by their clothes, they should be from the Northern Alliance. I didn't see the bodies of the Europeans I saw before, except for these people.

The Sabah people led us to a clearing in the middle of the village, which was actually a mess, and there were many corpses on the ground, including Sabah's people and Northern Alliance people, and the corpses of the villagers who should have been in the village, but they also did not see the bodies of those Europeans. In addition to humans, I also saw half of the carcasses of some kind of animal, presumably not sheep's, but dogs. In addition to the corpses, there were also quite a few wreckage of houses and some items that had been blown up here.

At the edge of the clearing, near a ruined earthen wall in the southeast corner, stood a line of unkempt men, who were supposed to be villagers of the village, and at the feet of these villagers lay a man in camouflage, wounded, lying immobile, a man of the Northern Alliance.

When we arrived, Kadibi and Sabah were standing not far from them. When he saw us coming, Sabah said something to Kadibi, who nodded and looked at the gang by the wall, smirked and headed west. At this moment, sparse gunfire can still be heard in the west, and it is estimated that Sabah wants Kadibi to lead people to drive the other party away.

Sabah came to the villagers, spoke to them, and then looked at the Northern Alliance soldiers lying on the ground. He asked two of his men to set the man up, and Sabah pinched the man's cheek and looked at it, smiling before pulling out a machete he had with him.

I looked at Said beside me and said, "What is this going to do?" Don't we have to hurry up and find food and supplies? ”

Said shook his head and said, "It is estimated that this guy's head will be cut off to scare these villagers, and it is possible that he is ready to kill all these people." ”

"Bediev. Where is Bediev? Call me over, I need him to translate. "It occurred to me that in addition to Ahmed, who could speak Pashto, there were two Turkmen in my ranks, Bilamov and this Bediev, who could speak. But now that Biramov has died, only Bediev remains.

Said spoke to one of his men, who quickly ran out of the village, and a moment later he came to us with Bediev, and I looked at him and said, "Ask Sabah where our supplies are." Tell him we can't stay here for long, it's been agreed beforehand. “

Bediev nodded and then came to Sabah's side and translated at him, I feel like we are like little devils in the anti-Japanese war movies in our hometown, there are dilapidated villages, there are interpreters, there are prisoners to be executed, there are villagers with numb or frightened eyes, and there are faint cries of women and children, if there is a big wolf dog。。。。。。

Sabah looked at me after listening to Bediev's words, threw away the captive, and looked at the villagers standing by the wall, and I didn't know what he was talking about, and Bediev, as a not very competent interpreter, did not immediately speak up. However, judging from Sabah's tone and the reactions of these people, it should be some threatening words.

(End of chapter)