8:10 in the morning, at the Mexican border, on the thousand-mile retreat route.
Zhou Tonghui was sitting in the car, talking on the phone to Kong Zhenghui: "I am now on this side of the border, almost entering the Lao Mo area."
Kong Zhenghui asked again: "Are you there already? Is it safe? There are wars going on in the Xinlai area of Lao Mo and the Guada area. It's a mess. Do you have to take a detour?"
Hearing the other party's question, Zhou Tonghui didn't think much about it and said casually: "This is not my business. I don't know how the evacuation route is planned. Just follow the main force."
"Okay, then you should pay more attention to safety."
"Uh-huh… "
At this point, Zhou Tonghui was still very worried about the other party's safety, and couldn't help but urge him: "Old Kong, listen to me, retreat quickly! Dragon City is not safe now. If you stay for one more second, your life will be in danger. If something really happens and you are trapped inside, it will be too late! Especially since the whole map is full of spies, making people panic. For safety reasons, we have already started collecting mobile phones here."
Kong Zhenghui said, "I understand. I'll leave as soon as I contact the mercenaries. Let's meet in Bana City."
After persuading everyone, Zhou Tonghui had no choice but to say, "Okay, let's do this for now. I may not be able to get through to you later, so you must be extra careful. I'll contact you after we get to Bana City."
"Okay, I'm hanging up now."
The two then hung up the phone.
Zhou Tonghui sighed softly, suppressed his worry, and looked around.
There were quite a few military vehicles nearby, all parked near the edge of a mountain.
In addition to these military vehicles, there were also many family members who were resting. These people were dressed better and were all family members of high-ranking military officials.
The independent regiment led by Su Tianbei was protecting these family members. About an hour ago, this escort unit took a detour along the marching route and happened to run into Zhou Tonghui and his men.
Seeing that it was Su Tianbei who was leading the team, and that they were protecting the families of high-ranking military officials, Zhou Tonghui felt that it would be safer, so he took the initiative to communicate.
Su Tianbei discovered that Zhou Tonghui was leaving with Wen Xiaorou, and was worried about their safety, so he used some of his privileges to successfully incorporate them into his team.
After finishing the rest in a few bites, Zhou Tonghui turned off his phone, got out of the car and walked to the front.
In a military vehicle not far ahead, Su Tianbei was smoking a cigarette with his lips cracked.
"Tianbei!"
Zhou Tonghui walked over, took out his cell phone, handed it to him, and said, "Here you go."
Su Tianbei smiled and didn't refuse. He took the phone and stuffed it into the glove box.
The people being protected on this trip are the families of very important high-ranking officials, so absolutely no accidents can happen. Therefore, all the accompanying personnel along the way were searched and checked.
No one is allowed to carry communication equipment privately, including all soldiers, and they can only communicate with each other using the army's encrypted communicators.
Not only that, there are separate reconnaissance sentries in front, behind, left and right of this troop to explore the way.
Su Tianbei gave Zhou Tonghui a cigarette and asked casually, "Who did you call just now?"
Zhou Tonghui lit up a cigarette and explained, "Old Kong, he's still in Longcheng, he hasn't left yet."
Su Tianbei was a little surprised and couldn't help asking: "With his personality... shouldn't he leave first? Why is he still staying in Longcheng?"
Zhou Tonghui waved his hand: "He thought there were too many people and it was unsafe to travel together, so he insisted on contacting the mercenary group himself to pick him up in Longcheng. The whole family took a helicopter to Bana City. Calculating the time, it should be almost time for them to leave."
When Su Tianbei heard this, he didn't think much about it, but just sighed: "This old Kong is always different from others."
"He is just too cautious." Zhou Tonghui said, and suddenly sighed: "Alas, it is not easy for him... Especially after Gu Baishun was released and became the deputy mayor, it was even more difficult for him."
Su Tianbei smoked silently without saying a word.
Zhou Tonghui reached out his hand and patted his shoulder: "Okay, you go ahead and do your work. I'm going back."
Su Tianbei nodded and watched Zhou Tonghui walk back to his car.
…
After resting for about ten minutes, Su Tianbei returned to the command vehicle nearby, summoned the deputy regiment commander, regiment staff and others, and began to plan the next evacuation route.
Su Tianbei turned on the combat instrument and pointed at the map on it and said, "The group of people we are escorting is too important. So, from now on, we can no longer continue to take the conventional route, we can only go from the side. You see, there are several large battlefields in the Laomo area... For example, here, here, and here. Especially Guado, they are all the only way to Bana City, but considering the safety issues, we can only take a detour for now. Just now, Lao Lu and I discussed it together and decided to get closer to the coastline, start from here, and go around."
The regiment's staff officer Lu Yan was also as steady as an old dog, and he nodded: "Yes, although it is a bit roundabout, it is safer this way. I agree to take this route."
"Okay, time is not an issue now, safety comes first."
"Let the Second Reconnaissance Company go ahead and scout the way for us."
Everyone agreed and worked out some details.
The people here were basically senior military officers who were introduced by Su Tianyu and sent from Xin Xiaodong. They were all experts in formulating tactics and planning strategies.
Lu Yan, in particular, is a very smart person. After the establishment of the independent regiment, he helped Su Tianbei a lot and was deeply trusted by him.
After discussing with them, Su Tianbei waved his hand and said, "Okay, notify the accompanying troops to assemble and quickly enter the rainforest area leading to the Laomo area and rest here first. After nightfall, the entire army will set out and march according to the planned route!"
"yes!"
The officers saluted and quickly went to carry out their mission.
Because Su Tianbei's independent regiment had more than 2,000 soldiers, plus a large number of relatives, it was a big target. Considering safety, they decided to hide first, and then continue to set off after nightfall, using the cover of darkness.
In short, it's all about safety.
The entire large group, along with their families, came to a rain forest at the foot of the mountain and hid temporarily.
…
The sun slowly set over the mountain and darkness gradually fell.
At Su Tianbei's command, the entire army set out, protecting the families of high-ranking officials and beginning to advance towards the Lao Mo area under the cover of night.
As we approached the border, we heard a burst of intense gunfire all around us.
Su Tianbei sat in the command vehicle and glanced in the direction where the gunfire came from. He couldn't help but sighed, "The fighting over there in Mexico is pretty intense... Lao Lu, tell the 2nd and 3rd Reconnaissance Companies to be careful and don't let the main force get close to the battle zone."
"clear."
…
At the same time, on the other side of the rolling mountains, the sound of gunfire continued, and the Blackwater Legion was launching an attack on the remaining troops in the Xinlai area.
In a military tent, Gilman looked at the map in front of him, turned his head and shouted to his adjutant: "Notify them to launch a general attack on Hill 302 and quickly take it down!"