After getting in the car, the tailor asked Lin Rui in a low voice, "Hey, boss. We have GPS, why do we need this local guide?"
"GPS will not tell you which village may have militants, nor will it tell you which road is safer to take, but the locals know." Lin Rui shook his head and said, "There are deserts and adobe houses everywhere. Everywhere is scattered The villages have local villagers and leaders, and the guides know how to deal with them. And if you are close to the Sahara Desert, you will never know where the dangers are or where the water sources are, but the locals also know. This is why they are more reliable than GPS Reason. Of course, the premise is to keep an eye on him and don¡¯t let him run away as soon as he encounters danger.¡±
"Damn it, I hate the desert." The tailor sighed.
¡°All the Russians hate the desert as much as we hate the snow,¡± Crazy Horse mocked.
"Stop talking nonsense and get in the car. Before leaving, check the materials and supplies again." Lin Rui greeted the other teams loudly. They had six vehicles this time, in addition to some Toyota pickup trucks equipped with machine guns, and several large trucks. Since we haven't arrived at the designated place yet, no one can tell what kind of trouble we will encounter.
"Hello, boy, what's your name?" Crazy Horse said, patting the guide on the shoulder.
This guide, like most locals, is thin and dark. When Lin Rui saw him for the first time, he would think of the kind of camels raised by local black people. They were very thin, but very strong.
"He doesn't understand English." Yelena came over and said, "Niger was originally a colony of the French. In addition to their own language, most people can speak French."
Then she communicated with the local guide in French, "What is your name?"
"Bamujim." The black guide nodded.
"Okay, Bamu Jim. This is where we are going. Do you have any good suggestions?" Yelena handed the map to the guide.
"It's very dangerous at the border." Bamujim shook his head and said, "Even the government troops won't go there, the terrorists" Then he made a gesture of shooting with a gun, looking frightened.
Crazy Horse took out a few bills and waved them in front of him, "Okay?" In such a poor area, U.S. dollars are the most common means of persuasion.
Bamujim made a lot of gestures and then took the banknotes from Crazy Horse. Yelena shrugged and said to Crazy Horse, "He agreed. He needs money to buy livestock. If he has more livestock, he can marry a wife."
"That's right." Crazy Horse patted Bamu Jim on the shoulder, "Woman, make money."
"Women, make money." Bamujim grinned, revealing his white teeth.
"Notify the brothers to get on the road!" Lin Rui waved after getting in the car. "This is a relatively safe area, march forward in formation."
The location they headed to was a few scattered small towns in a desert at the junction of Algeria, Mali and Niger. In this area, armed elements of various factions are active. Among them are terrorist organizations and drug traffickers. They usually make money through smuggling vehicles and arms, human trafficking, kidnapping foreigners for high ransoms, etc., and expand their military power in this area.
Here, kidnapping citizens of Western countries, killing tourists from Western countries and NGO staff are no longer a big deal. Regional terrorists move across borders and their whereabouts are unpredictable. They have even repeatedly attacked security forces in the border areas of Algeria, Mali and Niger. Last year, even U.S. special forces participating in joint patrols were not spared.
What you can see in the vast Sahara Desert in North Africa is sand, except sand. This barren land in the world is second only to the Antarctic and the Arctic. It seems that it cannot support any nation to thrive here for a long time. The flying sand and rocks that cover the sky will wash away all traces of life, and the scorching sun will destroy any civilization. The source evaporates. But the war is still around us at any time, and it will suddenly break out at any time.
¡°Boss, something¡¯s not right up front.¡± Sergey whispered.
Lin Rui picked up the telescope and looked into the distance, frowned and said, "It's the camel team."
"Don't move, these are Tuaregs!" Bamujim quickly raised his hand and said, "Blue Knight, son of the desert, we'd better not mess with them."
A caravan of camels galloped in the distance, and the people on the camels were all wearing blue Arab robes and blue headscarves covering their faces. These blue riders look very eye-catching in the yellow desert. Of course, what is equally eye-catching are their AK47s and curved sabers.
"Don't move yet, park the car on the side, be careful, don't conflict with them." Bamujim whispered.
"Do as he says." Lin Rui ordered in a low voice. The convoy gradually slowed down and stopped on the desert.
This group of people came quickly and quickly gathered next to Lin Rui and others' motorcade. A masked rider riding a camel looked at Lin Rui and said, "Where are you going?"
"Mankalit." Bamujim replied in a low voice.
"Mankalit?" The blue-turbaned rider's eyes flickered, "What are you going to do there?"
Bamujim did not continue speaking because Lin Rui raised the gun in his hand and slowly placed it on the driver's seat. Then he made a gesture to those people. The knight in blue looked at him seriously, then put his hand on his chest and nodded. With a shout, he and the other members of the camel team roared away.
Bamujim looked at Lin Rui and said in surprise, "Do you know them?"
"I don't know." Lin Rui nodded, "But I know them. They are a group of nomads in the hinterland of the Sahara, and they are also a brave nomad. And I happen to know some etiquette about them. The gesture I just made to them , to show respect and humility. He understood and knew that we were not enemies, so he let us go."
"I thought you knew their people. You have to find people in this place. If you can get their help, it will be much easier." Bamujim sighed, "We have entered Tuare It¡¯s the territory of the Ge people. In another two hours¡¯ drive, you should be able to reach the first stop you want to go to, Mankalit.¡±
"Tell me, how is that place?" Yelena asked.
"It was originally an oasis a long time ago, and later it was used as a station for the French Corps. Then the French left, and it became a small town. Many locals did business there, and there was everything there. But there were also It is very dangerous, because it is the nearest oasis, so many people will go there. Including businessmen, terrorists, criminals, and mercenaries." Bamujim said. "But the most difficult thing to deal with is the local snake."
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