Saeed and I walked quickly forward with our guns in hand, and after checking around to make sure that they had all been killed and there was no one else, we waved to the parked car and motioned for them to come over, and at the same time I motioned to the tractor** and Aliyev who came up to quickly check the bodies of these people to see what they could use, especially to collect all the ammunition that could be used.

"It seems that these Kurds have already made a move." Said said as he looked around at the guard.

I looked at him and said, "How far do we have to go to get back to Iran?" “

"The original plan was to enter Iraq and go south, walk about 50 kilometers back to Iran, and then walk another section to leave the Kurdish sphere of influence. But it's hard to say now. Those fifty kilometers don't look like they're going to be easy. Said said as he looked at the sky, "In another hour or two it will be dark." The road will be harder to walk. “

I looked at the sky and said, "Not necessarily." Maybe you can make it easier for me. ”

Said sighed and turned to the others: "Let's see if they have fresh water and food in the car, it's best to take them with them, don't just worry about ammunition." We're going to be later than expected, maybe much later. At this point he looked at me and continued, "Darkness is not good for us, unless you walk. Otherwise, the driving target here in the dark night is too obvious, especially in this period of war, it is easier to be targeted. It may not be just the Kurds who will come by then. ”

I nodded and looked at Oil** and Aliyev, "He's right, bring everything you can find." Especially for water, fill our own water bottles first, and speed up our journey as soon as possible. I looked at Said, "Where will we pass after that?" Is there any place that you think is more dangerous? ”

"Get in the car and talk about it." Said looked left and right, "This burst of gunfire may soon attract people over." He said and pointed to the corpse lying on the ground, "There will be only a few of them, there must be people around here." “

I nodded and looked at the tow oil ** and Aliyev, the two of them moved quickly, and with the assistance of the sissy and the gardener, they loaded all the ammunition into the car, and as for the food, they didn't find anything, only two large buckets of drinking water.

After all this was done, we quickly got into the car, and after the car started, Saeed took out a map from his body, this map was the one he had in the hotel before, he pointed to a point on the map of Oshlovye, not far from the Iran-Iraq border, and said, "We are almost here now." We now go to the male and get out of the Kurdish sphere of influence as soon as possible. But the other side should do everything in their power to stop us from leaving. He said as he moved our approximate position on the map a little south, "We'll probably get here when it gets dark... This small city called Bande Khan. If we can make it through the vicinity of this small town, we should be almost safe if we walk a little further. ”

"What's so special about this little town?" I asked.

"According to intelligence, there are pro-American Kurdish forces entrenched here. I mean, the more regular kind of armament, which is said to have a lot of people who have received systematic military training, and the people who took us were supposed to help us get through here, but now it's up to us. Said said.

"Military training? Who trained them? What are they doing here? "Drag oil ** asked.

"Americans, of course. Who else could there be? Said said with a sneer, "They're here to seal the border. Many people who are still resisting are taking advantage of the border to hide in Iran when it is unfavorable or dangerous, and then come back after avoiding the limelight. It is naturally much easier and simpler to use these Kurds than to do it themselves than the Americans themselves. So here they are. ”

"Can we take a detour, then? Must go this way? I asked.

Said nodded, "It's not a good way to go now. If we go around, we can only go to the hinterland of Iraq. But there is no equal danger that not only will you not be able to quickly get out of the Kurdish sphere of influence, but you will also encounter other types of armed forces, Americans, American mercenaries, and some haphazard armed groups. And to do so will miss the best time to evacuate, knowing that we are not capturing an ordinary Kurd, Turkey will definitely act after reacting, and then we will be in even greater trouble. ”

"So what are we going to do?" I asked, "Since you have to pass through here, and it's not safe here." Do you want to walk through after dark, under the cover of night? “

"Yes." Said nodded, "I did think about that. If it's not in good form and it's well guarded, we'll have to abandon the vehicle and walk through it. Once there, we only need to walk about 10 kilometers or more to 20 kilometers to turn to Iran and return to Iranian territory. “

Hearing him say this, I waved my hand and said, "You wait first." What you say sounds good, but it's not that simple when it comes to hiking. What to do in the event of an attack? In the case of no car, then there is really only a desperate way to fight your way, and what if there are wounded? How do we take it with us? When we didn't have a car, let alone a firefight, how did we run past them when we were found on two legs? After I finished speaking, I pointed to Said's map, "What is this place called Bande Khan, how many Kurds are armed here?" “

Said looked at me and said, "What are you trying to do?" According to those who had prepared to meet us, there were about a hundred armed men here. I don't know the exact number, but they pretty sure tell me more than a hundred. So I advise you not to think about those methods that are too crude and simple. That will only make my door more and more disadvantageous and get into trouble. “

I looked at Said, and although I didn't want to give up the car, it was exactly what Said said. The terrain is flat, and there are not many people and vehicles on the road, and driving at night in such a war-torn place can be heard or even seen from a long distance. And in this sensitive period now, this one is more likely to attract the attention of others.

"Then are we sure that we will touch it at night? Can you make sure you don't get lost? I asked.

Said smiled and said, "I'm Iraqi. He said, gesturing to the sky, "It should be a sunny day tonight, and I know how to orient yourself at night in this land, so you don't have to worry about that." It seems to me that tomorrow after dawn, if everything goes well, I think we will approach the border before dawn, and then if we meet some people on the border that we shouldn't meet, that's the most troublesome. “

I nodded, and just as I was about to speak, Aliyev, who was sitting at the back of the car, said, "There seems to be a car behind us." “

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