Chapter III: Smuggling

All the way to Xiaoxing overnight, two escort vehicles and a large van truck do have a feeling of long-distance escort.

Everyone set off from Changsha, Hunan, passed through Guizhou and Yunnan, and finally arrived at the west of Gongshan Dulong Nu Autonomous County.

It borders the Union of Myanmar and has a 172.08-kilometre border.

The "Eight Immortals" expedition team had to drift along the Dulong River into Burma in the southwest of Dulongjiang Township, continue to drift south after passing Jiagang, and then go up from the Hugang Valley area of Kachin State in northern Myanmar at a low altitude to an unknown village and town in the adjacent Shan State Plateau.

At the border crossing where the Dulong River crosses, unsurprisingly, there are strict border posts and checkpoints.

Everyone was so weak that they didn't dare to approach the border, so they had to watch from afar.

With the help of telescopes, the port and checkpoint are observed from a distance, as well as the situation on the river and both banks.

"What should I do?" As the captain, Bai Yunfei had no plan at this time, so he had to ask the boss about his intentions first.

Cao Longxuan put down the binoculars, looked into the distance and thought for a long time, and finally spoke: "It seems that you can only break through." ”

"Huh?" Everyone looked at him in amazement.

Crossing the border? This must be the stupidity of how many fake wine drinkers can do?

Cao Longxuan smiled heartily: "Haha, don't panic, it's naturally impossible for us to force our way through." It still needs to be a little tricky. ”

Night, humid and hot.

Although it is already late autumn, most parts of the country are already in the autumn wind, and it is slightly cold for the first time.

But in places like Yunnan, which straddle the Tropic of Capricorn, it's almost still rainforest weather.

In addition to underwear, everyone is wearing a security uniform, which is still sweaty and heavy, as if washed and steamed.

Before nightfall, the group drove the car away from the border port, drove back along the Dulong River in reverse, and finally parked the car in a quiet village at least 100 miles away from the port.

Sun Er can mingle with the locals wherever he goes, which is his talent.

He took out a few hundred-dollar bills, exchanged some Mandarin with the local villagers, and led some of his men to live in the village.

Before the car drove into the village, Bai Yunfei and the others had already put down their motorboats and heavy bags on the bank of the deserted river, and hid them in a secluded and dense place in the forest.

Everyone hid in the shadow of the setting sun, and each found a tree trunk, rock, etc. to rest and eat.

Although it was close to dusk, the hot and humid climate close to the tropical rainforest was still very uncomfortable.

The sweltering, humid, and damp smell of rot in the air must have something to do with the decay of dead branches and leaves over the years, as well as the ecological environment formed.

After everyone finished eating and drinking, they sat or leaned down and rested.

But after closing my eyes for a long time, I still can't adapt to sleep in this environment, and I can't sleep at all.

Everyone simply didn't sleep, and they chatted in groups.

I saw that Han Debang and Lu Wuyang each took out a PSP and connected it with a data cable

got up, and then the two of them fought heartily, shouting and screaming where the battle was fierce.

And Cao Longxuan and Su Lao Ghost are studying the problems they may face next.

Wang Ziming lay on his back on a blue-brown boulder, staring, alone in a daze.

And when Li Yulan was walking in the jungle, she accidentally broke her foot, and Bai Yunfei was holding her injured foot to massage her.

There will be an unpredictable and arduous journey waiting for everyone, and it is really a very troublesome thing to stumble at the beginning, and it must be dealt with quickly, otherwise it will affect the next action.

Among the eight people, only Niu Gang was full of food and drink, and fell asleep soundly under a tall tree, snoring loudly.

As soon as the night fell, the dense mosquitoes in the jungle attacked all over the world, making everyone miserable.

Wang Ziming proposed to put on that kind of individual combat system now, but Cao Longxuan didn't agree, he felt that everyone would have to smuggle in for a while, wearing this bulky clothes like space astronauts, they couldn't move quickly at all, it was difficult to deal with emergencies, and it was too dangerous.

Everyone also thought that Cao Longxuan was right, so they no longer insisted on wearing a well-protected individual combat system, but tied the black security uniforms that imitated special police training uniforms more tightly, sprayed strong mosquito repellent on their faces and hands, and everyone found a piece of clothing to cover their faces and hands, and stayed in place.

I heard the sound of countless "buzzing" mosquitoes in the air resounding through the rainforest, as if thousands of armies were pressing down on the territory.

Although everyone wrapped themselves in a "copper wall", the overwhelming mosquitoes still persistently disturbed, roaring as if they were about to penetrate their clothes.

Finally, everyone stayed up until two o'clock in the second half of the night, Bai Yunfei's regular watch rang on time, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts, and they all had the idea of finally leaving this damn ghost place.

Eagerly carrying their backpacks and individually packed individual combat systems, everyone worked together to carry the motorboat and approach the Dulong River, which flowed quietly in the dark.

In the midst of stumbling, everyone used their arms to protect their heads and faces to prevent the dense branches and leaves from scratching their skin.

But even so, his hands and face were still hot, and his clothes were "stinging and crackling".

After finally trekking to the river, everyone leaned on the motorboat to catch their breath for a while, and then climbed onto the boat, without turning on the motor, and paddled downstream with a few oars.

This jet ski is not very big, and it is already crowded with eight people who can sit in it, plus the rucksack and individual combat system.

Fortunately, in order to reduce the burden, the "Type 74" flamethrower was not equipped with one per person as expected.

If that's the case, then everyone will be miserable, not to mention the secret operation, just carrying a single combat system with a backpack, plus a flamethrower, can exhaust the little man half to death.

Therefore, in the end, Bai Yunfei, Niu Gang, and Lu Wuyang worked harder, and each carried a "full set" of equipment: a backpack, a personal combat system, and a flamethrower.

The remaining five people, except for the backpack and the individual combat system, each person is only in the backpack

I brought an extra jar of flame agent raw materials, but it was enough for more than a dozen catties.

Therefore, the total weight of each is at least 60 catties or more, and the long journey, exploration in unknown areas, and a long time is undoubtedly a huge mental and physical test for everyone.

The motorboat sneaks along the east side of the river.

Drifting silently down the water, finally, in the darkness of the night, the silhouette of a heavily guarded outpost appeared ahead.

Everyone was nervous, after all, this trespassing on the border is not a trivial matter, and if it is not good, it will be convicted.

Through the faint night light, Bai Yunfei looked at Cao Longxuan on the side.

I saw that Cao Longxuan was calm and relaxed, and his demeanor was calm, and he saw the slightest panic at all.

But the others couldn't, and they couldn't lower their bodies any longer, and the ostriches who were still in trouble tried to lower their bodies.

The timid Han Debang even let out a chatter of teeth and whispered something.

The night sky is like a wash.

The night is as dark as black.

Under the starless and moonless night sky, the mountains are as black as ink, faintly filling the riverbank.

The hot and humid wind flows on the surface of the river, bringing a sultry, watery smell.

The chirping of insects and frog drums in the jungle on both sides of the strait seemed to give this secret operation a hidden cloak.

Just as the motorboat was about to enter the range of the checkpoint's searchlight, a loud noise was heard near the west bank outpost, which sounded like an explosion.

Then there was the fire, which grew brighter and brighter in an instant, and then the smoke rose and there was a cacophony from the outpost.

After what happened in the West Bank, the searchlights on the East Bank turned in an instant, shining on the checkpoint posts high on the West Bank.

In this way, there can be a small area of looming darkness near the east coast.

The light of the searchlight passes through the area above, and although there is a hazy shadow below, it is mostly obscured by the high-intensity light.

By this time, the motorboat had entered the shadow area, and the west bank was blazing with smoke billowing into the sky.

The sound of fighting the fire was noisy and loud, and the attention of both sides was focused on the sudden fire.

The eight men on the motorboat tried to lie on their stomachs as much as possible, hoping to get past this difficult border checkpoint area as soon as possible.

At this moment, I saw that a flashlight on the west bank also shone on the east bank, and with the shaking of the flashlight, it directly shone on the motorboat that was drifting downstream.

The people on the boat immediately looked in the direction of the flashlight source in panic.

Because it was against the light, it was impossible to see the situation where the flashlight was shining from the West Bank, but everyone immediately realized in their hearts: it had been discovered!

At this time, on the west bank, a burly armed police soldier's flashlight shone directly on the motorboat that was drifting downstream in the river.

Someone dares to smuggle in?!

The armed police soldier's blood surged, and his anger immediately surged.

There is simply no royal law!

The border inspection is so strict, there are still people who are lucky and risk their lives to smuggle in?!

The young and burly armed police soldiers immediately sent out a warning signal to arrest these smugglers who were drifting down the river.

Just look at him

When a smuggling boat rowed towards Myanmar outside the border, he wanted to shout a warning when suddenly a knife slashed at his neck.

The burly armed police soldier shook a few times, and finally fell silently.

The two sides of the strait are far apart, and the weather is not clear tonight, and the mountains and rivers are hidden in the thick of the night.

At this time, I heard Bai Yunfei whisper: "Quick, hard, fast!" ”

When the people on the motorboat heard this, they had no time to pay attention to the cross-strait affairs, nor did they think much about why a fire broke out on the west bank at this critical and tense moment.

The only thing that can be done is to suddenly row forward like a frenzy, and the sooner you get out of this place, the better.

But it backfired, and after the burly armed police soldier was knocked unconscious by a knife in the dark, he thought that the sentries at the border checkpoints on both sides of the strait were originally focusing all their energy on extinguishing the fire, but they did not expect that they still had patrolmen in the shadows, and several flashlights flashed out from the dense forest on the east coast.

After thinking about it carefully, I am relieved, thinking that this is a heavily guarded border checkpoint after all, that is, a majestic country, and I don't know how many unexpected situations I have to face every day, or that these conscientious guards do not know what kind of dedication they have to take on the heavy responsibility of guarding the border.

In addition to the division of labor of each post to inspect and check, there must be a variety of plans to deal with emergency situations, otherwise how can the border be so strictly guarded?

It seems that the decision to rush downstream with a frenzied paddle after the fire just now was very wise.

When the patrol team that responded to the emergency suddenly appeared, and a few flashlights began to shake, the motorboat had already rowed more than 200 meters away by the turbulent river and under the frantic rowing of everyone.

When the flashlights flickered and finally found the smuggling boat of unknown origin, in the dark river, basically the flashlights could not see what kind of boat it was, and only the shadow of the boat was hidden towards the Myanmar border in the haze.

Listening to the dense forest shore on this side of the checkpoint, the patrol officer's voice was raised, but it was far away, and it was impossible to hear what the other party was saying.

Bai Yunfei only apologized in his heart to the armed police soldier who was cut unconscious with a knife: Brother, I'm sorry, we are also forced to do so, you should just sleep...

(End of chapter)