Chapter 991: People
The morning in the mountains is the most beautiful, because of the proximity to the sea, it may be affected by some monsoon, today the fog is not so heavy, but the tropical mountains under the mist are verdant, everywhere there are only insects and birds, there is no Philippine travel guide mentioned the dangers of this island at all.
Danger always comes from people.
Sometimes Buck has this feeling, is it stupid, stupid can live better, those mountain people in the northern mountains threw themselves to the government early, never thought about independence or even political appeals, and now it has become a tourist area, enjoying their own tribal life, and Wu Mengxi's time there is really comfortable, or they also pretend not to understand the high-pressure situation in the state capital and urban area, which is similar to white terror, enjoy that kind of apparent tranquility, and can also live it, but people's hearts are like this, the more knowledge, the more ideas, and once the eternal devil of interests is wrapped in the heart, the chaos will be twisted outSometimes it is not at all subject to human will.
Now he sat with his two little servants on a tall wooden building in the middle of a wood, far worse than the beautiful tree house he had in the mountains, and it was obviously a temporary settlement, crowded with people.
Half an hour earlier, they had been picked up, and there was a moment of tension, but after the wounded man was woken up by the injection of morphine, Buck and they naturally became honored guests, and now sat by and watched the leaders of the Sulu tribe gather for a meeting.
It's still very primitive, that's what Buck said.
Almost all men have tattoos on their faces, the level is similar to that of Buck, which is not unusual, many of the South Pacific islands have this tradition, their hair is very long and scattered behind their heads, and the gray and white clothes they wear should be hand-woven by themselves, almost all of them wear such monk's gown-like clothing, the waist is tied with a belt cloth belt, and a few people have embroidered colors on the neckline, which looks like it is just a handiwork embodiment of their women, and it is not a high-end product, most of them are barefoot, but without exception there is a long knife on their waist, to be precise, Ah Nu once used the kind of weird long knife with a snake-like curve, but the younger men standing on the periphery have long guns on their backs, AK, M1, M16 and even G3 and FAL rifles, Buck wants to ask curiously, the ammunition of these guns is not the same, how can these people ensure a complete supply of ammunition?
Of course, it is not appropriate to ask such a question at this time, because the whole situation is like a hot pot that burns red, not to mention a drop of water in the oil pot, anything that falls into it may burn, Vijay can understand part of the local dialect here, and whispered: "They are arguing very much, whether to move to another place to avoid the mayor, or simply fight to the death." ”
Ah Nu crossed two rifles on his back, sat next to Buck and looked at his toes with his head down and silently, he has basically been in this fugue state since he woke up, in fact, it is also one of the sequelae, he has to keep fighting until he is used to being able to control his excitement and excitement, so that he can be like Buck and them, but the consequence of that is that even his normal joy, happiness and even impulsiveness can be controlled by himself, which is quite boring.
For the people who are used to carrying guns, Buck and they carry guns up, of course, they will not be restricted, now Buck is sitting next to him with two pistols on his waist, and he also hangs the extra submachine gun for Vijay, this kid feels a kind of trust, and is even more enthusiastic: "The patriarch sitting on it said that they have been hiding for forty years, and they have been retreating, especially now that the mayor's family has been in power for more than 20 years, they have been hiding from the state capital and urban area to the mountains, from hundreds of thousands of people a hundred years ago to more than 10,000 people now, and they have to continue to dodge...... The young people are even angrier......"
The anger on the faces of the young warriors standing on the periphery and the expressions that dared not speak could be understood by Buck, but he glanced at the patriarch twice, it seemed that this old boy was also a good hand at mobilization before the war.
But the practical problem is also obvious, speaking of tens of thousands of people, excluding women, children, the old and weak, there are thousands of men who can fight, and they are scattered in more than a dozen camps like communes in the surrounding mountains, such a scale is indeed irreversible, and the weapons in their hands look at the most elite of these head guards are all varied, and others can imagine, it is estimated that these thousand people will attack Busuanga Island, and they will definitely be beaten by the hammer and their self-defense forces.
Buck squinted and sneered in thought, and suddenly Vijay pushed his hand, "Sir, sir, the patriarch is asking you!"
Buck came back to the eyes: "Huh?"
The patriarch, whose face was full of wrinkles and tattoos, also spoke English in an elongated voice: "O guest from afar...... What do you have to say?" I don't know if it was the old treacherous and cunning, or if Buck had just squinted his eyes and had some shameless smirk on his face.
Buck blinked twice: "I don't have anything to say, I just want to ask if there is any way to get close to the prayer group, I want to go over and see how to contact them." ”
The patriarch pointed to his side: "Oh, I thought you fell in love with our most beautiful flowers...... There are a few girls sitting here, who just came in to bring mountain spring water to Buck, and now they have been sitting sideways and looking at Buck and the three of them curiously, Buck feels that his two followers are too low-key and the other is too excited, maybe it has something to do with this, but he just smirked as if he was really facing this side, and quickly wiped his mouth to see if there was any saliva: "No...... I'm just thinking about things. ”
The old patriarch pointed to the other side of himself: "Brother Frank said that you are very professional in shooting and killing people in Sinhara, and it seems that your entourage is also very brave, I hope you can give us some advice, as long as we can help, we will definitely be able to repay you!" The prayer group is also familiar with the area of activity...... "This is the wounded man, who seems to be a man, otherwise he would not have sat in the straw hut before, but after all, the old man turned to the girl on the other side and signaled to the girl on the other side to report the return?
It is said that these girls are not black and autumn compared to Zhou Xiaoli, and the manager girls are all born in vain, so they can only be said to be clever with a bit of mountain and wild atmosphere, and they are all fed by Buck's eyes, how can they have this kind of appetite, but it would be good to really get in touch with the prayer group, so Buck touched his chin: "So how many people can this mayor mobilize?"
A stout head man next to him responded: "There are more than 500 death squads, hundreds of policemen, and they are all better equipped than us, but they will definitely apply for government troops to attack us together, then there are thousands of people and aircraft artillery!"
Oh, it sounds scary, but the Afghan guerrillas are fighting against the most sophisticated American bombers and tank armoured units.
The key is still in people, and what role people can play in such a battle!