Chapter 6 Factories
When the iron door of the container finally opened, we knew that it was already night.
I looked at my watch by the bright light of a flashlight, and it was already past three o'clock in the evening...... I opened my sleepy eyes and looked out, and waved at the guard next to me...... The guard quickly understood what I meant, grabbed a flashlight and walked out of the container......
Although I also know that it is not very necessary if the people outside want to be bad for us...... They don't need to open the container door at all, they just plant a bomb outside the car.
But here's the problem...... Now we are abroad, in a place that can be said to be completely unfamiliar, which makes me have to be careful to engage!
"Don't shoot!" At this time, I heard someone outside say in stiff Chinese: "Chinese friend, I am from Pakistan, and I am responsible for picking you up!" I'm Major Lana! ”
I didn't speak, and it took me a long time to remember what my superiors had said that the person in charge of receiving us from Pakistan was called Rana ...... I admit that I was a little dizzy hiding in this container.
"Is Comrade Yang Xuefeng here?" Major Rana asked again.
"In!" I answered and walked out with a flashlight.
"Hello! Comrade Yang Xuefeng! Major Rana greeted him and offered to extend his hand......
I couldn't help but be stunned...... Before we set out, we had learned some of the etiquette of Muslims, and we knew that they did not shake hands when they met, but rather "chest pressing...... That is, bow down and nod your head, and press your right hand on your left chest and say, "Allah willing!" ”
"Hmm!" Major Rana seemed to see what I was thinking, and immediately turned to his chest and said, "Anjigaligon (May Allah bless you!) )。 ”
I also hurriedly replied to the school, "Anji Galigon!" ”
Then the two looked at each other and smiled.
"Welcome! Chinese friends! Rana asked in Chinese, which he was not familiar with, "Did the journey go well?" ”
"It's going well!" I said, "I just feel a bit like a stowaway!" ”
Lana couldn't help but be stunned, and after thinking for a while, he realized that I was joking. I can't help but get up hahadaxiao.
"What is this place?" I say.
The habit we have developed on the battlefield is to know where we are at all times. And all this time, we have been stuck in a container and don't know anything. So now I desperately want to know where I am.
"Peshawar!" Rana said, then walked over to a table and spread out a map pointing out a location: "We're here...... On the outskirts of Peshawar, it was originally a stone processing factory, but it closed down due to poor management...... Camp Commander Yang, do you think you are satisfied? ”
"Hmm!" At this time, I had time to use my flashlight to shine around, and sure enough, it was a medium-sized factory, but it was relatively simple. There are several factories full of waste stone, and two dormitories that look like dormitories for workers.
"If Battalion Commander Yang is not satisfied...... We can also change places! Major Rana said, "The superiors have prepared several places for you to choose from......
"No need!" I said, "Very satisfied!" Thank you very much for arranging it! ”
"Where!" Major Rana nodded, "This is what we should do, as long as you are satisfied!" Tomorrow we'll have water and electricity for this place...... Camp Commander Yang will be here tonight! Other than that...... Mr. Prime Minister, I apologize to you, because he is politically sensitive, so he was unable to greet you in person, and I hope you will forgive me! ”
"Of course I don't mind!" I say.
I thought to myself that this Pakistani reception is really not covered...... If it weren't for the fear that the Soviet Union would be suspicious, the Pakistani prime minister would have come to greet us little soldiers?!
However, it does not seem surprising that Pakistan's relationship with China is ...... It can even be described by the word "Pakistan Railway", which means "Pakistan Railway...... That is, the relationship or friendship is as strong as iron.
As for weishenme, there will be such a haode relationship...... Speaking of which, it is also related to the Sino-Indian border war in 62.
When it was said that in 62 years...... China fought a war with India, and it defeated India very simply. Before that, Pakistan had the first Indo-Pakistani war with India because of territorial disputes.
In this way, Pakistan and China are involved...... The enemy of my enemy is my friend!
It's just that Pakistan was still oscillating between China and the United States at that time...... Is it biased towards the United States? Still biased towards China!
That's when the United States lobbied...... The United States is suppressing China for reasons...... At this time, the United States had just been beaten very embarrassed by China in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, so of course it would not favor China. So I hope to influence Pakistan to help India denounce China.
But what the United States has not taken into account is ...... India has always had the intention of annexing Pakistan, and has just invaded Pakistan, and it is very likely that it will invade Pakistan again in the future...... At this time, it is not a fool's errand to help India denounce China.
Thereupon...... Pakistan was quick to clarify its position, claiming that India was to blame for the conflict on the Sino-Indian border, and that China was acting entirely in self-defence. There is no need for Western countries to provide military assistance to India, which receives weapons from the West not only against China, but also against Pakistan.
This annoyed the United States, so during the Second Indo-Pakistani War, the United States delayed and temporarily withheld the equipment that should have been handed over to Pakistan in various names, so that Pakistan has actually become a "shijie orphan", and Pakistani government figures even sighed: "We have been abandoned by Shijie!" ”
That's when ...... China stepped forward and became a strong backing for Pakistan in the ensuing war, and Pakistan was born.
It's obvious...... With this experience, Pakistanis have seen the true face of the United States, thinking that they will stab them in the back at a critical moment and cannot be trusted, while China is completely the opposite.
This is a lot of "bar, la, la", but in fact, it can be summed up in only one sentence: common interests.
For Pakistan, with China as its backing, there is no need to worry about an Indian invasion.
For China, there is Pakistan in the ...... If India is not honest, then China and Pakistan will attack India from both sides!
Facts have also proved that the attitude of the Pakistani government towards our Chinese army is completely different...... Just like us now, the factory was quickly connected to water and electricity the next day, and Major Rana invited us several times...... Although the food we eat is not abundant, such as pilaf and yogurt soup, we know that Pakistan itself is very poor, and it is quite good to be able to do this.
On the other hand, the treatment of the US military base is completely different: the first is that there is no choice of location, just a few small dilapidated houses, and you have to rent them in dollars, water and electricity...... If you want to get through, you have to pay for it yourself to hire workers to buy materials, and even so, it took half a month to get it done, because the workers received the money but were unwilling to work, and they drank tea without working for half an hour...... Zuihou had no choice, and the American soldiers had to do it themselves to barely get it right.
Because the Yankees' base is only two miles away from us, we can see all this clearly, and those Yankees will naturally see the situation on our side, so they just scold our mother!
"Battalion Commander Yang!" Rana told me: "If you need anything, tell me that for the safety of your base, my superiors have arranged for me to be stationed next to the factory with a company...... We've taken care of things like sentry, so call me if you have something...... We will do our best to meet your requirements! ”
“xiexie! Thank you so much! I couldn't help but shake Lana's hand.
To be honest, I was able to receive such warm reception and help in this foreign country...... It was a bit strange because we found that the Pakistanis were really nice to us, not only the soldiers like Rana, but also one or two Pakistani people who occasionally met outside the base and greeted us with a smile, even women.
It is important to know that the requirements of Muslims for women can be described as harsh, and they usually wrap their whole body in tulle, revealing only their eyes to observe...... And the strangers you usually encounter are to be avoided. For example, when they see Americans from afar, they turn their backs......
But they don't see us, and some even wave at us...... This is a small matter, but it is enough to show that Pakistanis regard us as the most precious or respectable friend.
So here it is...... My warriors and I sometimes feel a sense of intimidation, and sometimes even a sense of superiority that comes naturally.
It's all about the atmosphere...... drip! Let those Yankees look down on people as if they were the kingdom of the Celestial Empire, and now let them taste what it is like to be looked down upon!
"Battalion Commander Yang!" Then Major Rana reminded me: "That's all we can do, and there are some things that are beyond our control!" ”
"Major Rana means ......"
"Afghan guerrillas, for example!" Major Rana replied: "We had been in contact with several guerrillas before, but you know that...... Most of them want to be able to cooperate with the Americans and receive their assistance! ”
"Oh!" I nodded.
Of course, the Pakistani side cannot be blamed for this, because they do not have the power to force the Afghan guerrillas to cooperate with us, and on the other hand, they ...... The Yankees have a lot of money, and the United States is more advanced in equipment, so the Afghan guerrillas naturally prefer to cooperate with the United States.
Then I quickly thought ...... We came to Pakistan to be able to train the Afghan guerrillas, to arm the Afghan guerrillas, and if the guerrillas are not willing to accept our assistance, they would prefer to go to the Yankees...... Then we haven't run for nothing! (To be continued......)