Chapter 429:

The rest of the time, after leaving outside the police station, the group of five went to a private house. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

At that time, Xiao Mubai knew that the three of them had just gone to purchase, and they were purchasing large quantities for the upcoming trip, not only buying chocolates, but also strong flashlights and even electric shock sticks. It was on the way to buy something that several people encountered thieves.

After arriving at the residence, Xiao Mubai found out that this was the guide's home, and it turned out that the three reporters actually lived in the house, not the hotel, and it seemed that they were really poor. But being poor is poor, and I don't really plan to be a bodyguard.

In this way, after making sufficient preparations, the guide said goodbye to her family, and several people set off on time.

Although there is chaos in Syria, this is only a sign of a large scale across the country, and the most chaotic is in the areas where government forces and rebels are fighting, and the conflict in other areas has calmed down. From the area controlled by the government forces, the war is felt as we get closer to the area of engagement.

Latakia is arguably the safest place to be, with protests in the streets by anti-war activists or pro-democracy activists at best, which are relatively mild and largely bloodless.

Mia's route was to start from Latakia, take a small car and a pickup truck, go northeast through Gisr Shugur, and then go to Mai Arenuman, which is very close to the front line, almost fifty or sixty kilometers to the city of Hama, Hama province, which is under the control of the rebel forces.

Thirty or forty miles from Latakia to Gisr Shugul, the road was relatively calm, and there were basically no encounters with rioters.

The climate is relatively humid, the vegetation is abundant, and the roadside is full of grain fields, and occasionally passes by a quiet and peaceful town, like a European manor on the Mediterranean.

Crossing a mountain with an unknown name, a group of five arrived at Gisr Shugur.

Gisr Shugur is located in the river valley zone, a city where river valleys and hills meet. The city is not big, and it is estimated that it is the level of a small inland county in China, but it is much worse than that in China.

Entering the city, I met many Syrians along the way, merchants with roadside stalls, and customers shopping, these people's faces were full of fatigue and numbness, the whole person was careless, without any energy, and there was no reaction when they saw a group of more unusual people.

Mia stopped the car and snapped a few pictures, handed the topless child a few chocolates, and then hit the road.

After the departure from Gisr Shugur, the road was not as calm as before, and the first group of refugees who had taken refuge in the first group were ragged and insensitive, and they have been like this ever since, and refugees can be seen everywhere.

In addition to refugees, there are also tanks that were destroyed on the side of the road, looking like the second- and third-generation main battle tanks of the Soviet Union, in addition, there are all kinds of corpses, both refugees and dead soldiers.

It was already late afternoon when we set out from Latakia, and it was six or seven o'clock a few hours away, and it was almost dark.

While passing through a small town called Canscherville, several people were intercepted.

This was already an area of engagement, and sporadic firefights and automatic rifles were clattering. In addition to the sound of gunshots, the town was filled with a dead air, a stagnant silence, very oppressive.

The government soldiers, heavily armed with loaded guns, set up a barricade at the intersection, and when the pickup truck could not reach the roadblock, it was stopped by the vigilant government soldiers.

"Stop moving, stop moving forward!"

When the government soldiers were on guard in front of them, many guns were pointed at this side from all sides, and the field was very chaotic, as if the arrival of pickup trucks broke the peace of the place in an instant. It can be seen that these soldiers are very nervous, and as long as a few people move casually, they may be shot indiscriminately into a sieve.

Perhaps, the government forces were frightened by the suicide attacks of car bombs.

No one dared to joke with their lives, even Mia, who held her hands high for a moment, signaling that there was no threat.

Rahman, the Syrian guide who accompanied her, did indeed come into play, and when she explained it to the government forces in Syrian, the government soldiers were relieved, but they still ordered several people to get out of the car and start searching for dangerous weapons.

Xiao Mubai also got out of the car, and after getting out of the car, he raised his hand to search his body while checking the situation in the town.

This town is almost under military control, the town is not big, the tallest building is only four or five stories high, and the music upstairs can see snipers on guard, maybe not snipers, but it can still be seen that the government forces have a lot of control.

There were hardly any civilians in sight on the streets of the town, not even the soldiers, and the streets were empty, like a ghost town, with only soldiers sleeping in the open houses.

After their belongings were searched, Xiao Mubai and the others were forced to stay where they were, and they waited in a circle, and the government sergeant who had just taken the lead sent someone to find the commander. Fortunately, no prohibited items were found, and the most troublesome camera only made the leading sergeant frown.

As can be seen, this is not a big deal, things are simple.

Xiao Mubai made a general observation, and then retracted his gaze, he guessed that these Syrian government troops should not be too friendly to Western journalists, because of ideology, it is estimated that they will arrange soldiers to monitor them.

Forgot to mention that Syria, whose full name is the Syrian Arab Republic, is governed by the Arab Baath Socialist Party, which is a socialist party, that is, Syria is a socialist country.

Therefore, it is no wonder that Western countries can deal with Syria.

Sure enough, when a captain of the Syrian government army arrived, he glanced at a few people, then withdrew his gaze, and immediately issued a warning: "The front is an area of engagement, and it is not officially recommended to go." ”

Xiao Mubai watched coldly, he saw that Mia was the leader of the three reporters, Holmes generally listened to her, and Webb, the white man next to him, also listened to her at this time.

Mia said a brief word to the guide, Rahman, and then Rahman stepped forward to negotiate with Mr. Captain: "Can we stay here for the night and leave tomorrow?" ”

"Of course you can, but you'd better stay in one place, this is a military zone, and if something happens, we'll deal with it violently." The captain surveyed the crowd and gave one last warning.

After he had finished speaking, he ordered the sergeant to take a few people to the resettlement site, and after the engine of the car roared, the side of the road fell silent again, and only the soldiers were still alert.

The resettlement site is a dwelling, although it is not the center of the town, but it is not easy to sneak out of the town and go through the blockade line. It can be seen from this that these government soldiers are still on guard.

The two cars broke into the door and drove into the first floor, where the houses had long since been unoccupied, and the ground was empty, scattered with some fabrics, clothes and furniture.

By this time, the sun had already set, and the sunset was reflected in the sky, and it looked particularly empty against the horizon. There are no humid monsoons of the Mediterranean, only harsh storms, and it is getting closer and closer to the desert.

The evening breeze blew and crept into the night.

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