In order to confirm his guess, Xie Xiaoshuai sent the members of the sand fox team out again, expanding the search range by hundreds of kilometers in diameter, but found nothing except the scorching sun and wind and sand.

"Maybe they didn't run at all? Hiding somewhere we won't even notice? And there must be sufficient water, food is very easy to solve, a large bread can be eaten for a few days, what is the most neglected place? Xie Xiaoshuai spread out the map and carefully looked for all kinds of possibilities.

"Yes, herdsmen. Herders are on the move, and as long as they have a large number of livestock, they need a lot of manpower and can camp blatantly everywhere. ”

Once there was a direction, the members of the sand fox team went into action and began to search for herders. The traces of herders are easy to find, as long as there is water and pasture, there will be herders. Gong Mao piloted a helicopter to reconnoiter in the sky, and once he found the situation, he reported it to the sand fox team, and then went to investigate.

For a whole day, the people of the sand fox team ran around almost non-stop, during which they found several herdsmen's camps, but after investigation, these were ordinary herdsmen, and none of them were suspicious. Several people were unwilling, but they had no choice but to return to the station to replenish supplies, and then take a little rest.

The people of the Sand Fox Team have been here for the past two days, recalling what Ren Tianqi said before leaving, Xie Xiaoshuai's psychology also began to be anxious, and the safety of the hostages was like a sword hanging over Xie Xiaoshuai's head, making him feel in crisis. If the hostage rescue operation fails, then the consequences will be unimaginable.

The other members of the team were still asleep when Xie Xiaoshuai called them up, continued to act, and dragged their tired bodies out one by one.

Until the next morning, several people had no harvest, gathered together to eat dry food, each expressing their own opinions, while Gong Mao continued to fly around the sky in a helicopter.

"Captain, it's not a way to go on like this, we have turned over here within a radius of two hundred kilometers from the ambush site, and we haven't found anything, have they already run away? It's not impossible to go abroad. Li Gang nibbled on the compressed biscuit and said vaguely, his face covered with wind and sand.

"Yes, Captain, should we find it in a different way?" The cauliflower snake, who has always been taciturn, also expressed his opinion.

"I thought about this question, but on the day of the ambush, the local government knew what had happened and immediately contacted the military. Checkpoints are set up on all the routes to enter and exit the country, and where checkpoints are not possible, there are air force planes patrolling each other. It can be said that the heavens and the earth are blocked, and it is difficult for them to go out, but if they want to find a place to hide, after a long time, there will be problems with eating and drinking. So now the best thing they can do is to neither hide nor flee, and move under our noses, but without attracting the attention of others, so I think pretending to be herders is their best option. Xie Xiaoshuai analyzed the current situation for the team members in detail.

"Chilian, here are the wings, and a large number of herders have been found, located thirty kilometers in the direction of you at five o'clock." The radio headset rang with Gong Mao's voice.

The members of the Sand Fox team jumped up and drove their quad bikes at high speed towards the target.

A low-lying place surrounded by mountains on both sides and a small river next to it. Crowded everywhere, on both sides are vendors dressed with ethnic characteristics, mainly of the Hasa ethnic group, and passers-by choose what they need, as if it were a lively market.

Suddenly, a group of soldiers in desert digital camouflage and heavily armed rushed in, all nervous and unaware of what was going on, and an elderly man with a very long beard and a felt hat greeted him and muttered a bunch of words in the Kazakh language.

Of course, it was the sand fox team that came, and it was a very prestigious local elder who spoke, how many people from the sand fox team looked at me, I look at you, I don't know what the elder said?

"Captain, this is the most prestigious elder here, why did they trespass into their tribe, our behavior caused panic among his people, if we are government troops, please give him a reasonable explanation, otherwise he will go to the National Council to complain about us." The cauliflower snake stepped forward.

Xie Xiaoshuai was surprised that the cauliflower snake could understand the minority language, but immediately reacted: "Tell him the purpose of our visit, and allow us to enter and search." ”

The cauliflower snake and the elder explained the meaning, although it was very rusty, but it was probably able to express the meaning clearly, only to see the elder keep nodding, and finally said something.

"Captain, the elder agreed, and he said he would fully cooperate with us." The cauliflower snake came back and reported to Xie Xiaoshuai.

"Okay, get to work, pay attention, carefully check everyone, and don't let go of any clues that you feel suspicious." Xie Xiaoshuai took the lead and walked in and began to investigate.

After nearly two hours of investigation, almost everyone was observed up and down, and the sand fox team still found nothing, these were ordinary herdsmen, and there was nothing suspicious.

"Cauliflower Snake, you tell the elder, let him ask the others if he has found any suspicious people or anything strange in the past two days." Xie Xiaoshuai still didn't give up.

After the cauliflower snake said a few words to the elder, the elder went to gather all the people and began to question, only to see that basically everyone was shaking their heads. However, another middle-aged man with a very fat body came out and said something to the elder. The cauliflower snake translated for Xie Xiaoshuai next to him.

He said that he had noticed a strange phenomenon the night before, and that he had seen a group of nearly forty herdsmen with hundreds of cattle and sheep stationed there beside the Saar River, all on horseback, without camels, and with long things wrapped in cloth hanging from the saddles. They didn't know any of these people, and they didn't look like the local herders at all. After they set up their tents, some of them went into a deserted house, as if they were still carrying power generators. And they didn't care about the cattle and sheep, let them move, and immediately someone killed two sheep and began to eat and drink. He believes that cattle and sheep are the most important property of herdsmen, and they will not be slaughtered at will unless there are important guests at home, and these people's behavior is very unreasonable. ”

"It seems that this group of people is the target, you ask the herdsmen, the specific location of this group of people." Xie Xiaoshuai let out a long breath.

"He said that sixty kilometres south of here, at the source of the Shahr River, there was a big little lake." The cauliflower snake replied to Xie Xiaoshuai after asking.

"Okay, go to the target, inform the wings, let him find a place to hide near the target, he is too conspicuous, he will be discovered before he arrives."

It didn't take long for a few people to reach the target area, and they were covertly observing on a small hill a kilometer away. It was an open field, and the tents were set up in such an orderly manner that they would not obscure the sentry's gaze, and there were no dead ends. Except for the small lake next to it, where people can be hidden, the sight of any other direction is very good.

The group was kneeling on the ground, praying in one direction, and it seemed that that this was their goal.

Soon, the prayer was over, and everyone went back to their own business. The sentry returned to his place and looked around.

According to the situation at the scene, Xie Xiaoshuai quickly determined the action plan in his heart.