rebirth of change

Due to the rugged mountain roads, it took Chen Kangjie and the others more than a day to reach Julm after they set off from Nao, and only after arriving in Julm did the real road appear.

The city of Julm is much larger than Naau, but it is similar to ordinary small towns in China. When they arrive in Julm, Chen Kangjie and the others no longer have to suffer from the bumps of carriages and horses.

Although Chen Kangjie has a horse to travel, he is not used to this kind of life after all. For entertainment, it is okay to ride a horse for fun, but it is really difficult to sit on a horse for more than [-] hours, especially on uneven roads. It's not a comfortable thing, of course, it's much better than the walking brothers.

Since this is Matthew's defense zone, it was quite peaceful along the way. Except for a theologian's fighter plane flying overhead to hide, there were no other accidents.

Matthew was quite considerate. In Julm, they arranged for five old trucks and a car to meet them. These vehicles came from Bazak, which is equivalent to moving the location of the meeting tens of kilometers forward. , considering that the city of Julm is not big and its functions are not complete, Chen Kangjie has no intention of staying here. It is better to go to Faizabad as soon as possible. Not to mention that life can be more convenient, at least Alyosha and the others can get more benefits. Thoughtful further treatment.

Boarding the car, it only took more than three hours to reach Faizabad, the core town. Along the way, all Chen Kangjie and the others saw were traces of war. Many houses on both sides of the road were dilapidated, and sometimes they could still see Seeing that some bombed-out vehicles and tank wreckage were pushed into the ditch on the roadside, many farmlands that should have been reclaimed and planted also showed a barren and withered side. Along the way, they saw the passing people walking in a hurry, even Scenes of that kind of joy are rare.

The military officer who led the team to meet Chen Kangjie explained to Chen Kangjie that because A country was in a state of war or turmoil all year round, it was impossible to talk about economic construction. Since the beginning of the anti-Soviet struggle, a large number of A country’s young people had devoted themselves to the battle. As a result, there is no one to plant a lot of land, and the local medical and health security capacity is very low. In recent years, the growth rate of the population has been very low.

For other people's introduction, Chen Kangjie just listened, nodding at most, without making any statement.

Before coming here, he subjectively thought that Faizabad, as the capital of a province, should be a somewhat modern city after all. After waiting, he realized that the reality is far from the imagination. This city, It may not be as big as some inland counties in China. There are no buildings over six floors in the whole city, and there are no parks or squares. It is dusty, and it really feels like going back to the past more than ten years ago. Chen Kangjie It is guessed that this city has not added any decent buildings for at least ten years. Generally speaking, it is old.

Of course, relatively speaking, Faizabad is incomparable to Nao and Julm. means of transport.

Sitting in the car, through the car window, Chen Kangjie couldn't see other cars, but more horse-drawn carts or donkey carts. Animal power seems to be the main helper for this. There are more people on the street, but a little bit of prosperity There are no imprints at all, and it has nothing to do with modern cities.

The vehicle did not stop on the road or the market, but drove straight to a yard with several big trees in the north of the city. There was a three-story brick and stone building in the yard, and there were two different buildings on both sides of the building. It is a large two-story building, and there are many traces of guns in this yard, which is not so serious and complete.

The vehicle was parked under the steps in front of the small building. Before the door was opened, Chen Kangjie had already seen several people standing on the steps. The first one in front of him was in his fifties, wearing a gray-green hat, There are beards on his chin and lips, his cheeks are very thin, and he is not very tall, but the people behind him appear to be taller. They are each holding weapons, some are submachine guns, and some are rifles. Chen Kangjie once saw it on TV. Matthew's photo, combined with the person's appearance, although there is a slight difference, Chen Kangjie is sure that the middle-aged man without a weapon is the former vice president of A country, the only surviving resistance to the theologians Leader Matthew De.

The car door was opened, and Chen Kangjie got out of the car. He didn't go up to meet him, and Matthew didn't come down enthusiastically. The two sides stared at each other first, and finally they walked almost at the same time.

"Long, I was really surprised. I didn't expect to see you in Faizabad." Matthew said after holding Chen Kangjie's hand.

If Matthew thought it was a surprise to see Chen Kangjie in A country, then Chen Kangjie was also surprised. He was not surprised to see this political leader, but was surprised that he spoke French, which omitted the inconvenience of translation.

"General, I was also surprised. I didn't expect you to speak French so well." Chen Kangjie followed up.

In fact, Matthew's French is average, but at least Chen Kangjie can understand it. He said this just to show a kind of politeness.

"Before I went to college, I went to a middle school run by the French. At that time they promoted French, and I learned a little bit. When it comes to the level and ability of foreign languages, you are a first-class talent. Although our information is very closed , but I still know a lot about you." Matthew said with a smile, wondering if he didn't like to laugh, and felt that his smile was a bit jerky.

Matthew's hands are not big, but they feel very powerful. After getting closer, Chen Kangjie also saw that Matthew, who was not yet 50 years old, had a white beard and some hair on his forehead that was not covered by the brim of his hat. Gray, on his brown forehead, the years have carved four or five deep wrinkles on him, even if he doesn't raise his eyebrows, he can still see it clearly. It seems that he has been running around in the past few years. Hiding in Tibet was indeed a lot of worry.

"Thank you, thank you, you are amazing. If you don't speak French, then I will still have some headaches, because I am a layman to Persian and Pashto." Chen Kangjie said humbly.

"Haha, haha." Matthew laughed heartily, "Please, you are exhausted, go to the house to rest first, Faizabad has not been developed all the year round, and it is always in turmoil. This is already our best reception place, if there is something wrong, please forgive me."

Perhaps due to the need for safety, Chen Kangjie and the others were not taken upstairs, but were all arranged to live on the first floor. After a brief rest, Matthew arranged a sumptuous dinner for them, saying Richness, that is also relative. Compared with Haruni and Nao, this dinner has a few meat dishes. Because they believe in Islam, there is no pork, but beef and mutton appear in the meal. seat.

Originally, Chen Kangjie and the others wanted to drink some wine, one was to simply celebrate, and the other was to relieve fatigue, but also because of religious beliefs, there was no wine here, not even beer, white wine, or red wine. All they could drink were water except tea.

After eating and drinking enough, everyone went back to the room to rest. After twenty or thirty hours of long-distance travel, they were too tired. Even the injured patients had not yet waited for the doctor arranged by Matthew De. After carrying out a new diagnosis and treatment, he also fell asleep.

Chen Kangjie, who had a horse to ride and a car to ride along the way, was not so tired. After sitting in the room, he stepped out of the room with his hands behind his back, intending to go out for a stroll and learn about the local customs.

"Master Jie, where are you going?" Chen Kangjie opened the door, and saw Xiang Dongfang standing at his door with two people.

"Well, what are you doing here? Why don't you take a rest in the room." Chen Kangjie asked in surprise.

"We will stand guard for you." Xiang Dongfang said as a matter of course.

"Stand guard for me, who arranged it."

In the past, Pang Hui and the others stood guard, but now that they were injured, Xiang Dongfang and the others appeared again. Chen Kangjie was not used to it in addition to being surprised.

"This was arranged by Battalion Commander Zheng," Xiang Dongfang replied.

Ever since Chen Kangjie joked that Zheng Jun was named the battalion commander, many people have become accustomed to calling him the battalion commander. The island adopts a flattened management. On Christmas Island, there are only squads, platoons and companies. There are no battalions and regiments. In fact, they are just a larger-scale reinforced battalion. Judging from the laws of future wars , This flat management is a trend, just like many domestic troops have canceled the division-level organization, and the brigade is directly below the army. This reduction in management levels is conducive to the transmission of orders and the improvement of combat effectiveness.

"What about battalion commander Zheng?" Chen Kangjie asked, he didn't bother about why Zheng Jun would arrange someone to stand guard for him. This might be Xiong Ziqiang's suggestion, and it's useless to worry about it, they will still do their own way.

"He went to find them to discuss it." Xiang Dongfang said with some emotion, his dissatisfaction was not directed at Chen Kangjie, but at other people.

"Theory, what is the theory, it's weird." Chen Kangjie was a little confused, how could he guess that he had an unpleasant relationship with others just after arriving here.

"Because Battalion Commander Zheng wanted to take some people out, but they refused to let them in. They were all around the gate and the yard." Xiang Dongfang complained.

"Where is it? Quickly take me to see it. It would be bad to make trouble at this time." When Chen Kangjie heard that it was the case, he became a little anxious.

Not to mention that such a theory may cause contradictions, even the language barrier is also a big problem.