Chapter 266: Small farm

The convoy was driving on the road far away, and did not find Lin Rui and others lying low. :3wし
Qin Fen whispered, "It's the rebels of the Free Liberation Alliance, looking at the posture there is at least one company."
Lin Rui nodded and whispered, "Don't make a noise, let them pass."
The convoy did not stop and went away soon, leaving only billowing smoke and dust on the far lane. Lin Rui turned over and sat up, patted Jiangan said, "Actuarial, what do you think?"
"It looks like it is a garrison in Hekou City, but they are heading west according to their route. There is a bridge there, which leads directly to Highway 7." Jiang An thought for a while, "The rebels should have taken the bait. These troops should have driven from the city to the mining area surrounding Highway 7. It seems that they have decided to strengthen the defense of the mining area, and even mobilize personnel from Hekou City."
"This also just shows that the rebels' attention is focused on the route along Highway 7. They can't even dream that we will suddenly turn to Hekou City to the east." Ivan nodded and said, "This should be for us. It is a good thing, at least the defense of Hekou City will not be too strict."
Fan Jiannan nodded and said, "I think so too. Without further ado, let's set off."
The members of the UFO team quickly set off and marched more than 20 kilometers along the lowlands near the river valley. When we arrived at the small farm that Vitalk said, we could already see Hekou City in the distance. The gray-yellow buildings, like many ancient cities in Africa, are obscure and dark.
Lin Rui and Ivan walked in front and slowly approached the small farm. The farm was only more than two kilometers away from Hekou City, but it was far away from the road, so it seemed a bit remote. It was just a farm by the river. .
Santujac’s agriculture is actually very poor. Most of the land is desert soil and iron bauxite, which is not even worse than European black soil and Chinese loess. Even if the grass grows in the desert soil, even if the sky has eyes, the iron bauxite soil strength can support at most. Years, after playing once, the land must be fallowed. The precipitation situation is also very bad. It hasn't been at all for half a year, and it has been rushing for half a year, and ordinary crops can't stand it. In some places, it is difficult to grow grass with little rain, and in some places it is full of rain forest. The sunshine is plenty, but it's too much...
However, there are still some farmers working on this barren land. This small farm is an example. Because it is close to the river, the growth of plants can be considered acceptable. Although only a small piece of simple crops such as corn and sugar cane. But compared with the deserts in most areas, it already looks like a paradise.
"Is it safe here?" Lin Rui said alertly.
"I know the owner here. I used to stay here. I'm an old friend." Vitak whispered. "Let's go through this cornfield. That's the row of huts in front."
Lin Rui waved his hand to greet the players behind him to follow. Together they walked to the row of shabby houses, checked them, and found that the houses were already empty. This family has long been missing. Maybe he was forced to conscript, maybe he was arrested and worked as a laborer, maybe he fled to the north. The fate of civilians during the war was never dominated by themselves.
"Damn it. They're all gone." Vitalk sighed. "I wish they escaped."
"I'm sorry, but maybe their situation is worse than you said." Lin Rui sighed as he looked at the chaos in the room.
Yelena nodded and said, "Indeed, I found it outside. There are bullet marks on the wall. Your friend may be too bad for you."
Vitalk was silent for a while without speaking. He just walked to the side of the cabinet inside, opened one of them, and took out a half bottle of wine from it. He sighed, "This was given to them when I passed by here a few years ago. I came back, but they were gone, which is really ironic." A sadness flashed in his eyes.
Ivan patted him on the shoulder and said, "I'm sorry, buddy. But we still have work to do."
Vitalk nodded, and pulled out an old shirt from the closet to put it on. He wants to go into the city to investigate the situation, wearing this desert camouflage is too conspicuous. It is safer to change into civilian clothes.
"Do you need to bring a weapon?" Lin Rui looked at him.
"Forget it, now the situation in the city is unknown. If you rush in with weapons, it is easy to attract attention." Vitalk shook his head. "Besides, I'm just going to find out the situation. It might be more convenient without weapons."
Lin Rui nodded and said, "Be careful. No matter what happens, don't act blindly. We will wait for you here until eight o'clock in the evening."
"If I haven't come back at eight, you'd better be careful when you enter the city." Vitalk whispered.
"Are you okay?" Lin Rui patted his shoulder and said, "I know you must be sad now. However, this is not the time to think about this. Don't be too impulsive when you encounter problems. We wait for everything to be resolved together. "
Vitalk nodded, took off his army boots, and wore the old shirt barefoot and walked out alone.
Ivan closed the door and whispered, "Vitak seems to be in a somewhat abnormal state. Is he really allowed to go alone?"
"Let him go alone. He has experience and knows how to do it. Besides, his friend is missing, and it's normal to feel a little depressed." Lin Rui said solemnly.
Ivan nodded and said nothing. In fact, he also understood that Vitalk was the best person to scout into the city. Once Vitalk was familiar with this area, another reason was that he was a black man, and after putting on civilian clothes, he looked like a local.
"So, are we waiting here?" Qin Fen said helplessly.
"Of course not. We have to rest. The window upstairs must be guarded by someone because there can be seen the way in from outside. If someone comes in, we can detect it in advance." Lin Rui whispered. "Starting from me, everyone will be on guard for an hour, and the rest can rest. If Vitalk goes well, we will try to get into the city tonight."
Jiang An nodded and said, "Yes."
Lin Rui looked at them and said, "Let’s take a break, Qin Fen, you can re-dress Ivan’s wound and don’t get infected." After speaking, he took the weapon and walked up the wooden stairs and sat upstairs. Under the window, looking outside through the broken glass window.
The noon sun was a little dazzling, and Lin Rui sat by the window and pulled the kerchief off his head, letting him take a comfortable breath. He wrapped this turban along the way to prevent sand and dust, and to prevent sun exposure. I don't know when this habit was formed, but it is so natural.
If there is a mirror, then the self in the mirror must be the same militant image seen in the TV news before. Wearing a camouflage uniform, a dirty headscarf, and a face with a beard. Lin Rui couldn't help smiling wryly.
...