In the desolate mountainous area, Wei Ran led his donkey and followed the sheep step by step.
The road was not easy to walk, and there were no signs of anyone walking along it. Especially the cold wind and sand, which forced him to wrap his face tightly with a scarf, and also wrap it with the blanket he was wearing.
It is best to hang the camera around your neck to prevent gravel from getting inside the camera.
From time to time, he would secretly take out the compass and take a look. Along the way, they had been heading roughly to the west.
The flyback watch fixed on the other side of the compass accurately recorded that they had been walking for nearly four hours since taking a break at noon.
As the sunset was about to be blocked by the mountains in the distance, the roar of fighter jets was heard in the distance.
"Get down quickly!"
Mahbubu yelled at Wei Ran in Russian, dragged him and hid in the shadow of the mountain in the distance.
At the same time, Habibullah also quickly took off the Stinger anti-aircraft missile launcher on his shoulder, while the youngest Multaza grabbed the collar around the head sheep's neck to prevent it from running around.
However, before Habibullah could put the anti-aircraft missile on his shoulders, several bombers suspected to be Tu-22M flew overhead, and in the blink of an eye they were blocked by the mountains in the distance.
Although it only passed by in a flash, the grandfather and grandson were panicked and said something anxiously in a language that Wei Ran could not understand.
Before Wei Ran could ask, a series of earth-shaking violent explosions came from very far away!
Just by listening to the sound, Wei Ran can be sure that it is the kind of sound that can only be produced by at least FAB1000 aerial bombs!
After a while, the bombers began to fly back in circles from a very far distance. The three Mahbubs, who were already preparing to take a rest, also hurriedly drove the sheep and three donkeys to speed up their pace.
As the three of them climbed over the barren mountains again and again, Wei Ran gradually began to smell the smell of scorched earth.
When they climbed to the top of a hill again, Mahbub couldn't help but his legs gave out and he fell to the ground.
Just at the other end of the hill, this small valley was dotted with huge craters. Farther away, the top of another hill seemed to have been flattened by the explosion.
Silently taking a step back, Wei Ran raised the camera wrapped in a blanket, and before the last ray of sunset sank into the earth, he picked up Mahbub who had collapsed on the ground and Habibullah who was trying to lift him up.
and Multaza, as well as the terrifying craters one after another at the bottom of the mountain were all included in the viewfinder, and the shutter was pressed lightly.
"If we're going to do something we better hurry."
Weihan covered the camera with a blanket again and reminded, "Maybe a Soviet plane will fly over to check the results of the war."
This sentence reminded Mahbub, and he stood up again, said something in a language that Wei Ran could not understand, and dragged the donkey staggering down the mountain along the zigzag route.
Of everything here, the only complete ones are huge craters the size of basketball courts, six to seven meters, or even seven or eight meters deep.
This is undoubtedly something that FAB1000 and above level aerial bombs can do. These powerful aerial bombs easily changed everything here and buried everything here, so that Weiran tried to raise his camera to take pictures again and again.
, and had to put the camera down again and again.
Except for bomb craters, sheep, donkeys, and three generations of desperate grandparents, there was no evidence or trace in his frame to make this place look like it had ever been a human presence.
There was no body, at least no complete body, and there was no cave. Even if there had been one, it had completely collapsed.
At this moment, Multaza suddenly said something. Mahbub and Habibullah were stunned for a moment, and then ran like crazy towards the short mountain with its tip cut off.
Seeing this, Wei Ran helped Multaza drive the sheep and three donkeys and followed behind.
Stepping over the ravaged hill while stepping on the still-warm bomb craters, Wei Ran immediately noticed that on the other side of the ravine, at the foot of another low mountain, there was a huge aerial bomb poking diagonally!
He raised the camera again, took in the aerial bombs in the distance, the three people running down risking their lives, and the sheep and donkeys behind them, and pressed the shutter. Wei Ran then covered the camera and ran down.
As the distance got closer and closer, he pressed the shutter towards them again and again. Until he came to this winding ravine and really saw the unexploded aerial bomb clearly.
This is a FAB1500 free-falling aerial bomb. It is so tilted, with its head down and its tail up, that it pokes into a piece of mud with remaining ice ballast.
It can be seen that due to various coincidences, it slid all the way down the hillside of the hill, and finally stopped because the tail stabilizer was blocked by a jagged rock.
But the terrible thing is that this aerial bomb happened to block the narrow cave at the foot of the mountain, leaving a gap of less than 20 centimeters between the missile body and the edge of the cave!
But unfortunately, the cries of women and children could be heard from inside the cave!
Are you kidding me...
Wei Ran looked at this aerial bomb that could explode at any time in astonishment. He had seen such an outrageous scene in a classic anti-Japanese movie that was mostly funny. He had never thought that such a scene would happen.
I was met by myself!
Seeing Habibullah about to touch the aerial bomb, Wei Ran quickly grabbed him.
"Don't move! Don't move it!"
Wei Ran first shouted the first half of the sentence in Russian to stop Mahbub, then switched to English and shouted the second half, "Don't move, its fuse is in the mud, maybe it will happen as long as we move it a little bit."
explode."
"My sister is in there!" Habibullah said anxiously.
"Listen to me, don't move, I'll handle it."
As Wei Ran spoke, he pushed the three of them back a little and asked in Russian, "Uncle Mahbub, are you willing to give me some trust? I'll dismantle this aerial bomb."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Can you dismantle aerial bombs?" Mahbub subconsciously expressed doubts.
"If the demolition fails, I will die here." Wei Ran said seriously.
After a slight hesitation, Mahbub said, "My daughter is inside. She is about to give birth. Her husband is the leader of this guerrilla camp and is my only student who is still alive. In addition, there is a child inside."
, is the daughter of another of my students."
"I will save them," Wei Ran said seriously, "I will guarantee it with my life."
"What do we need to do?" Mahbub asked seriously.
"First, we must block this creek."
Wei Ran raised his hand and pointed to the other side of the ravine, where the winding stream flows down. While unhooking his suitcase from the donkey, he said, "It will be easier to operate if the stream is blocked here.
In addition, take the sheep and donkeys away and bring them at least 500 meters away. Finally, tell the people in the cave to stay away from the cave entrance and keep quiet."
Hearing this, Mahbubu changed into a language that Wei Ran could not understand and began to give instructions.
After a brief exchange between the three of them, Multaza gritted his teeth and pulled the reins of the sheep and three donkeys towards the distance.
At the same time, Habibullah quickly walked towards the upstream direction of this winding stream. He blocked the stream, which was only a dozen centimeters wide, with stones that could be seen everywhere, and built a barrier to cut off the water flow.
dike.
Mahbubu said something to the woman in the cave, and then walked upstream to help build the embankment.
Slightly relieved, Wei Ran opened his suitcase and took out the flash and connected it to his camera. He first took a photo of the entrance of the cave, and then took a photo of Mahbub and his son Habibullah in the distance.
Then he threw the camera into the box and used the box as a cover to take out the engineer shovel and flashlight.
"Mahebubu, I need your help." Weiyan fastened his suitcase and shouted loudly.
Hearing this, Mahbubu ran back without any complaints, "What do you need from me?"
"Hold a flashlight"
Wei Ran handed the flashlight to the other party, then used his hands to peel away the cold sand, revealing the warhead fuse of the aerial bomb.
Sure enough, just as he expected, the aircraft bomb's body got stuck on the hard sandy ground, and its warhead was extremely lucky to be stuck in the moist and soft sand.
But this dangerous balance can be broken extremely easily. As long as his movements are slightly larger, the aerial bomb will only need to slide forward a few centimeters, and the fuse may be triggered.
"Let Habibullah help too"
Wei Ran said, "The two of you must use your greatest strength and the most careful movements to withstand this bomb, and don't let it slide even a centimeter."
Upon hearing this, Mahbub immediately called his son back, and the two of them worked together to hug the huge aerial bomb, acting as the last layer of resistance that was better than nothing.
At this time, Wei Ran had already wielded an engineering shovel and built a second embankment with sand and stones that could be seen everywhere. Then he began to dig under the warhead with rough movements that made Mahbubu and his son tremble.
After a few shovels of wet sand and gravel, he immediately used both hands to scoop out the murky stream water in the pit, finally giving himself a barely maneuverable space.
After trying to twist the aluminum fuse, Wei Ran raised his head and said in English, "Gas stove, I need your gas stove."
"I'll get it right now!"
After Habibullah finished speaking, he communicated with his father for a few words, then carefully let go of the bomb and ran towards the sheep in the distance.
Not long after, he came back with the small gas stove.
"Light it up"
As Wei Ran spoke, he had already carried a stone about the size of a basketball into the hole he had just dug, and used the sharp corners of the stone to jam the aerial bomb to further prevent it from suddenly sliding down.
While he waited patiently, Habibullah lit the kerosene gas stove, and then at Weifan's signal, he hugged the thick aerial bomb again.
However, Wei Ran picked up the kerosene gas stove and roasted the bomb body under the frightened gazes of Mahbub and his son. At the same time, he used his other hand to scoop up cold water and poured it on the fuse to keep it at a normal temperature.
After a while, Wei Ran slowly put down the gas stove, took out the belt from his waist and tied it to the fuse, and wrapped the remaining part around the wooden handle of the engineer's shovel.
Using the fuze itself as the fulcrum, the fuze, which was slightly deformed due to the impact, was finally turned.
After breathing a little sigh of relief, Wei Ran took off the engineer's shovel and belt and put them aside. He unscrewed the fuse in circles with his bare hands and put them aside.
"Let go," Wei Ran said.
Hearing this, Mahbub and his son released the aerial bomb they were holding.
Unexpectedly, Wei Ran waited for the two of them to take a few steps back, then shoveled a few times near the warhead where the fuse had been removed, and allowed the bomb to slide with it.
Wei Yan was placed on the rock there in advance.
When this small balance was broken, the aerial bomb also rolled down and hit the muddy creek with a "snap". Habibullah exclaimed, splashing wet mud all over the three of them.
sand.
At the same time, Wei Ran also felt that his brain was confused, and it was not as serious as before.
"Bring the people inside out"
Wei Ran continued to pack his things while talking.
In fact, without him having to say anything, Mahbub walked into the cave with a flashlight, followed closely by Habibullah.
Taking this opportunity, Wei Ran put away the engineer shovel, put on his belt, and hung the camera around his neck again.
By the time he picked up his suitcase, a woman dressed in a secular manner had already walked out with the support of Habibullah.
She was wearing a set of Soviet afhanka and Soviet army boots. Under her long wavy hair, a gray square scarf was just wrapped around her neck, completely exposing her delicate and delicate face.
Outside, at the same time, the raised collar of the dark blue woolen windbreaker on the outermost part blocked most of his face.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! But this slightly larger woolen windbreaker still couldn't stop her bulging belly. Objectively speaking, even if she was about to give birth in the next second,
Wei Ran was not surprised.
Behind her, there was a little girl who looked to be no more than ten years old. This little girl was wearing jeans and an khaki turtleneck sweater, and an open denim jacket, but on her shoulders, she was carrying
A Soviet SVD sniper rifle!
Immediately afterwards, Habibullah also walked out of the cave holding a flashlight belonging to Wei Ran. In his hands, he also carried a small enamel pot and a small radio.
"Where should we go next?" Wei Ran asked as he took the flashlight from the other party.
"Get out of here first"
Habibullah replied, "There is no one alive here, we must leave as soon as possible."
"Is there anything I can help you with?" Wei Ran said, already picking up his own suitcase.
"No, nothing more."
Habibullah paused, then took the initiative to introduce, "She is my sister, her name is Ayana, that little girl is the daughter of my father's student, her name is Soraya, and the former queen
Use the same name."
"Now is not the time for small talk."
After speaking in Russian, Mahbub switched to his native language and urged, "Habibullah, help me help your sister onto the donkey. Let's get out of here first."
Hearing this, Habibullah handed the things in his hands to Wei Ran for help. He immediately went over to help. He first untied the weapons tied to Wei Ran's donkey, and then carefully helped his sister to the donkey.
on the back.
"who is he?"
The woman on his back who looked like she might give birth at any time asked in a low voice. At this time, Wei Ran could already understand this strange language.
"A freelance journalist who was going to interview your husband."
Mahboob sighed, "Do you know what's going on here?"
"I don't know"
Ayana, who was riding on the back of a donkey, tried to suppress her panic and replied, "I was teaching Soraya how to read, and then we heard a huge explosion. Just when we were about to run out, the bomb suddenly slipped."
Come down and block the cave, and then you will come.
Dad, Muhan didn’t get him..."
"Dead, they are all dead, not even the bodies are left, just like your two brothers."
Mahbub replied calmly, as if he had expected it, no, it should be said that he had already accepted this fact.
"The condition offered by the freelance reporter is that he can take you, Multaza and Soraya out of Afhan."
Habibullah also said in this language that Wei Ran "could not understand", "Now that Muham is dead, I don't know if he is still willing to fulfill his promise."
"I don't plan to leave," Ayana said. "I'm not going anywhere. It's the Soviets who should leave."
"It's too early to say this now"
Mahbub said before Multaza was about to express his opinion, "We must leave here as soon as possible and find a place to hide. Where do you think we should go?"
"Go to the spring two mountains away."
Ayana, who was riding on the donkey, said, "The cave where Muhan Mo and I held our wedding has some things hidden there."
"Okay, let's go there, and we'll talk about the rest after we get there."
After Mahbubu finished speaking, he glanced at Wei Ran, who was walking behind him carrying a suitcase, and then quickly withdrew his gaze before the other person looked over, as if he had made some decision.
For safety reasons, although the sky was getting darker and darker, Wei Ran did not dare to turn on the flashlight at all.
Fortunately, both goats and donkeys have far better vision than humans, so although the mountain road was rugged, at least Ayana did not have any accidents riding on the donkey.
Although when the family first communicated, they said they were going to the cave two mountains away, in actuality, they climbed over five mountains, so that when they finally stopped in front of an inconspicuous cave,
By that time, the sky above was already filled with bright stars.
"We'll rest here tonight"
Mahbub deliberately changed into Russian and said, "Victor, can you lend us your flashlight?"
"certainly"
Wei Ran agreed happily, opened the suitcase he had carried all the way as a cover, took out a flashlight and handed it to the other party.
With the help of the beam of the flashlight, Wei Ran could clearly see everything in the cave.
This cave was much larger than he imagined. No wonder they said it was a "wedding cave" before.
If we use relatively accurate figures to describe it, this cave can be at least 20 meters deep and 10 meters wide. The whole cave looks like half an egg shell buckled on the ground. There is a person looking at the top of the head near the entrance of the cave and diagonally above it.
The "skylight" with a diameter of half a meter allows him to see the starry sky outside at a glance.
There are also some debris piled up in this cave, including bundles of firewood as thick as a finger, a pile of dry hard cow dung, a small pile of coal, several wooden ammunition boxes and two 200-liter iron sheets.
Oil barrel.
Even at the corner of the cave entrance, a fence measuring twenty to thirty square meters was circled with wooden sticks.
Just when Weiran was helping Multaza and the little girl named Soraya drive all the sheep and two donkeys into the fence and unload the weapons and ammunition they were carrying, Mahbub
Bu and his son also carefully helped Ayana off the donkey's back.
While Mahbub was taking care of his daughter, Habibullah skillfully opened the lids of two iron buckets and took out bundles of blankets and other items.
When he lit cow dung and firewood in a bonfire pit that had existed for who knows how long, it finally ignited a few pieces of coal covering it.
The little girl named Soraya had also spread the blanket he had just taken out next to the bonfire. Then, together with Mahbub, he helped Ayana over and let her lie on the blanket.
But it also made her belly bulge more obvious.
Immediately afterwards, Habibullah used a Soviet engineer shovel to scoop up a few ignited bonfires and went to the other side of the cave, rekindled a bonfire and apologetically invited Wei Ran to come here to warm himself by the fire.
"My sister is going into labor"
Habibullah explained, "So give her some personal space."
“deep understanding”
Wei Ran replied that this had nothing to do with the issue of evil beliefs in later generations. At this time, Afhan was basically a secular country. This was just out of respect for the most basic privacy of the mother.
At the same time, Mahbub also took his grandson Multaza and the little girl named Soraya to prop up the second bundle of blankets on poles and built a line around the first bonfire.
The curtain blocked the view from Weiran's side.
After a while, Mahbubu also came over and dug out two large and small milk cans from a pile of luggage. He also dug out two milk cans with a capacity of 50 liters from the sundries he just took out from the iron bucket.
Black plastic square bucket.
"Victor, can you come with me to fetch water?"
Mahbub sent out an invitation and at the same time handed the milk can to his grandson, asking him to go milk the goat with the little girl named Soraya.
"sure"
Wei Ran knew that the other party had something to say to him, so he stood up happily and followed him with his own donkey.
"The person you want to interview is my student and my daughter's husband."
Almost as soon as he left the cave, Mahbub said, "But unfortunately, we are a step too late, so what are your plans next?"
"Do you have any more pertinent suggestions?" Wei Ran asked.
"If you are still willing to take my children out of Afhan, I will take you to find a new interviewee." Mahbub said, "The same is the leader of the guerrillas."
"Is he also your student?" Wei Ran asked subconsciously.
"All my students died after the explosion just now."
Mahbubu looked up at the night sky, and continued walking in the night with Wei Ran, saying, "One of my former colleagues may still be alive, and the guerrillas he led are not far from here. Maybe I can convince him
He gives you a chance for an interview."
"Deal" Wei Ran happily said the Russian word that the other party most wanted to hear at this moment.