"He said they were from the village... Ahmed behind him spoke.

I looked back at Ahmed, and then at Said, who seemed hesitant. This one... What is the meaning? What are you going to do with running out? Could it be that the Yankees came to explore the way behind closed doors? Or are you going to leave with TLB? I looked at Ahmed behind me and said, "Let him walk slowly on his own, and make his purpose clear." “

Ahmet nodded, and he said something to the man hiding in the darkness below. Then the man replied, and walked slowly towards us as he spoke.

Gradually, I saw a figure with his hands raised high and walking towards us step by step. At the same time, Ahmed translated behind us: "He said that he and his children were from the village and wanted to run with us and avoid the Yankees." “

I quickly saw the man, who looked nervous with his hands held high. I motioned for him to stop, and then said to Ahmet, "Let his children come out, I want to see them." And why did he hide from the Americans? Isn't there now more and more people supporting them in their rebellion against TLB? “

Ahmed quickly translated, and the man quickly beckoned to the darkness behind him, and then a figure stepped out of the darkness, and the figure stopped as he walked to his father's side. Then the father said something to us.

He said he had helped TLB a lot before. But he was forced, and the elders of the previous village were cut off in public because of their lack of cooperation... But he was afraid that the Americans would arrest him as a TLB agent or force him to cooperate with the Americans against the TLB. He knew that the Americans would not stay there for long, that they would leave after their operation, and that in the future it might still be the world of the TLB, and that if he cooperated with the Americans, he would die at their hands like the Elder, and maybe even take his children with him. So he had to go out and hide. Ahmed translated.

"Okay... Before I could speak, Said lowered his gun and looked at me and said, "I think we should let them go." “

I looked back at the people who had stopped creeping and motioned for them to continue, and as they continued to move, I looked at the two villagers, "How are they going to hide?" Is it hiding in this mountain? I think they'll have to leave with us just to be safe. At least a little walk before you let them go. I looked at Said and said, "What do you think?" “

Said looked at the two men with their hands raised, and could see that as a person who had been victimized by the Yankees, he sympathized with these two guys. He looked at the two men and said, "Is it necessary?" They just want to hide. ”

"Of course it's necessary. They're not spies, that's fine. But what if they fall into the hands of the Yankees as soon as we leave? Then tell the Yankees that a team has run from here. And this team is also very different from the TLB armament. What kind of trouble do you think we'll have then? I asked.

Said wanted to say something, but I stopped: "If you are not at ease, then you can arrange for someone to take them." After tonight, they can be released at dawn tomorrow. Do you think it's okay? “

"Okay... Said agreed, looked at Ahmed and said, "Tell them that they must walk with us for safety." I'll keep them safe and I'll release them when it's dawn. “

After listening to Ahmed's translation, the two men did not say anything, after all, these two people did not have the right to choose. Here, they are fish and meat in front of any force, and they can only be at the mercy of swords.

After that, I tried to contact the old guy again, but then I couldn't get in touch again. I simply told Lukovic to put away the phone, and after another half an hour we were all at the bottom of the cliff where we could walk on our feet. Neither Qasim nor Sabah said anything about the two new companions, because Sabah apparently knew the father of the two. The two men, on the other hand, were quite afraid of Sabah, and they seemed to be surprised that Sabah was here, and they were much more nervous when they answered Sabah's questions than they were when they were pointed at gunpoint by us.

After a brief inquiry, Sabah led us down a hill. This road is very difficult to walk, there is no road here at all, one side is the mountain, the other side is the cliff, we follow one by one slowly forward, fortunately the road is not very homely, as long as it is not too far away from the stumbling and sliding down, but when you walk up, especially at such a night, it is enough to make people nervous and even scared.

We walked for about two hours. After two hours, the terrain slowly became open and calm. This finally relaxed my nerves, which had been tense. Also as relaxed as I was Qasim and Sabah, who whispered again as they walked here. I couldn't understand what they were saying, but judging by the tone of his voice, Sabah didn't seem to be discouraged by what happened tonight. At this point, I admire. I don't know if he is extremely tenacious or if he has long since stopped taking his fate seriously, anyway, if a team of more than 100 people led by me was wiped out in ten minutes, I would definitely not be able to accept it.

After we continued walking for half an hour, we entered a wooded field. After walking into the forest, Sabah and the others stopped, and Sabah said a word to everyone. While Ahmad was speaking, Qasim and the others, including the two villagers, had already found a place to rest.

"He said we started to rest here. Wait until dawn before leaving. Ahmed said.

I looked at Sabah, and he was sitting around with his men, where they were discussing something. I looked at the people in my team and said, "Let's all rest." After everyone was seated, I pulled Ahmet to Kasim's side, "What do we do next?" We're running out of supplies now, but we won't be able to last long. “

After Ahmed finished translating, Qasim looked at Sabah and them, who were sitting around him, and he whispered a few words. Ahmed whispered, "He said don't worry. Now no one is resupplyed. Tomorrow will first go to a place where supplies and rest can be provided. But after that, the guy is expected to gather men and continue to the border. If there is any problem, let's wait until tomorrow. ”

Since Qasim said so, I won't ask any more. I stood up and returned to my group. At this moment, it is already the so-called "tomorrow", and it is estimated that there will be two or three hours before the sky will be bright. When we get supplies, let's talk about it when we have a chance.

The battle will soon begin again ...

(End of chapter)