Salkank? I looked at Ahmed, "Do you know where that place is?" “

Ahmet shook his head and said, "I've only heard of that place. Haven't been. “

I looked at the group of armed men around me, "These people are still assembled during the encirclement, won't there be a problem?" I said, looking at Saeed and Salim.

After Saeed and Salim looked at each other, Salim said: "According to the experience of Chechnya, this is a posture to prepare for a good confrontation with the enemy. He said, gesturing to the weapons that the men were holding beside him, "Look at these weapons, they have plenty of ammunition, and I noticed that they also brought a lot of food." It looks like you're going to be out for a long time. “

Said looked at me and whispered, "Does this make us more dangerous?" He said, looking around, "It's impossible for such a group of Yankees not to know anything about it, maybe they're planning to exterminate this group right now." “

I looked back at Qasim and Sabah, who were chatting energetically. I think Salim is right, this guy is not thinking about how to avoid encirclement, he is active in this area, and he is not in a hurry to prepare for a fight with the Yankees. Maybe he's still waiting for someone else to come to meet at the moment, or maybe the place we're going to at is a rallying point. Thinking of this, I looked at Qasim, this old guy should know more about form than I do at this moment, which is contrary to our purpose now. We should leave, leave immediately, change our destination, even if we don't have enough food or clothing.

But will these people let us go? I looked at Sabah, the old man had a beard, but he didn't look like a good friend. Now that he was in need of manpower, Qasim told them that we were here to deal with the Yankees, wasn't that just the right shot?

I looked at Ahmed beside me and said, "Where else can we go but that sarkank?" Where else is there a small village in the vicinity? ”

Ahmed looked at me and said, "Of course there is one in the village. But if you want to break away from this group and go on your own, you have to be careful of encountering small groups of their people. Most of these people will hide in small villages. And now that the encirclement and suppression have begun, it is likely that there will be two other problems when going to the village. “

"What's the problem?" I asked.

"First, you may encounter the Yankees. Second, there is nothing in the village, those who can run run away, and those who can't run away are dead. You might find some rags when you go, but of course there's still water. Ahmed said.

"Even then, we'll have to go on our own." Lukovich whispered, "These people are no match for the Yankees at all, as you can see from the previous battles." How many people are there in the village plus the Qasim? How many Yankees are there? In the end, how much have we lost now? How many of those Yankees died? “

"That's not the crux of the matter." Salim shook his head, "The point is that we weren't here to fight the Yankees in the first place. He said, glancing at Akmall, who was sitting across from us, "We're here to take this guy away." Now that we've found it, it's time to leave. “

Said looked at Akmar and whispered, "If I didn't have to take him away, I'd have liked to have fought the Yankees here." “

I glanced at Said, "Wait until the mission is done." You can come back as long as your boss agrees. “

"Huh. I advise you to forget it. Ahmed said, glancing at Qasim, "He's such a leader who wants to leave, what are you doing here?" “

Said smiled bitterly, "I would like to go back to Iraq, here, I don't understand what they say." “

"Alright. Don't talk about that. Let's say something useful. I said and looked at Ahmed, "If we go by ourselves, how will you take us out of here?" “

"Go to Pakistan." Ahmed said, pointing to the southeast, "This is the only way to go, and no one wants to cross Afghanistan." But you didn't say that I should take you away, but you said that you should take us away. It should be Qasim who leads the way. “

I nodded and said, "Even if it were him, I think he would choose the way to Pakistan, right?" Isn't this the same as you? “

"Same? The difference is huge. Ahmed sneered and said, "Do you know how big this mountain is? The real road to Pakistan, such as one near Gardez in the past. You can walk along the road to Pakistan, don't worry about getting lost, the road is easy to walk. But do you dare to go? “

"Don't dare... I shook my head, "Walking there will definitely be discovered by the Americans." “

"Huh. Now, if the clearance really begins, not to mention these important passages, it is estimated that they will be blocked by the Americans in the general direction. To go to Pakistan in this case, we can only take the small road. Some trails that most people don't know, or even dangerous and difficult trails that they know they don't necessarily take. Ahmed said and looked back at Qasim, "I think he knows more about this place than I do, and he should have already figured out the route." Of course, if you have to let me lead the way, I know a few things. But I haven't walked it, I only know probably. “

"I see." I nodded, "It's just the worst-case scenario." If Qasim is okay, of course we'll follow him out of here first. ”

"I think we're going to have a hard time leaving." Ahmed said with a sigh, "Look for an opportunity to continue contacting your people." Even when you get to Pakistan, the road will not be smooth and soft immediately, this is hell, but it is not paradise over there, it is better to let you know our progress, if we go well, it is best to take care of it. “

After we had rested here for about twenty minutes, Al-Sabah called over the man who was sitting on our side, that is, with whom he was chatting, and, after a few brief explanations, he quickly found a few men like a herald, and then everyone stood up under the command of these men, gathered their things, and seemed to be about to set off again.

Qasim walked to us after a few words with Sabah, and after coming to us, the smile on his face disappeared, and he came to Ahmed and whispered a few words, and then beckoned to Akmal to stand beside him.

Ahmed walked up to me and whispered, "We guessed right. Al-Sabah was not prepared to let us go, he invited us to join his team. Soon the men were going to Saarkank, and he said that we should follow first, and then find an opportunity to break away from the group and go by ourselves in the evening. ”

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(End of chapter)