At noon the next day, Lin Rui followed Zhao Jianfei and others to the pre-arranged meeting point. But the response team was not found.
Scarface, Sergey and others checked the surrounding environment and reported back, "There are no signs of fighting in the surrounding area, and there are no traces of people or convoys. They should not have arrived yet."
Zhao Jianfei nodded and said, "They lost contact yesterday. I didn't tell everyone because I didn't want to affect our marching speed. Now it seems that this response team should have encountered an attack, but the attack location is not here, and It¡¯s on the way.¡±
Lin Rui squatted down and held an electronic map and asked, "What is their specific route?"
"They came from the border. They crossed the desert to the west of us, entered the Orumi Federation, passed through two areas controlled by nomads, and arrived here to join us." Zhao Jianfei drew a line on the map.
¡°Are there government military-controlled areas or checkpoints in the area they passed through?¡± Lin Rui asked.
"No. And according to our investigation, there are no federal troops around here." Zhao Jianfei said in a low voice.
"Maybe the secret society organization can use more than just the federal army." Lin Rui whispered. He and Zhao Jianfei looked at each other and said, "It's a terrorist organization under their control."
Zhao Jianfei immediately flipped the map, "There are several terrorists operating in the surrounding area, the largest of which is called the Orumi Martyrs Organization. This is an extremist organization, but it is small in scale and cannot attack our response team. And we When formulating evacuation tactics, we have avoided areas controlled by these terrorist organizations."
"Then there is only one possibility. The secret society gave them orders directly. Moreover, the secret society controls these terrorist organizations through the Crimson Tide troops, plus the weapons and equipment they secretly provide. The power of these terrorist organizations has exceeded normal expectations. Level. If we continue to follow the previous strategy, it is very likely that we will encounter these terrorist organizations head-on." Lin Rui nodded.
"Let's face it if we encounter it. We even broke through Dirigal, why are we still afraid of these stragglers?" Scarface frowned.
"You can't say that. We broke out of Dirigal partly because the Red Baron was attacked and the secret society was in chaos. We also have the documents of the internal security forces, so we can escape in danger. Now there are dozens of us, We may have to deal with hundreds or even thousands of terrorists living in this desert area." Lin Rui shook his head. "More importantly, without the response force, our supplies have become a big problem. There is no water and no ammunition in the desert area. We cannot deal with so many terrorists."
"Then what's your opinion?" Zhao Jianfei looked at him and asked.
"Avoid them. If I'm not wrong, these terrorists are just used by the secret society to contain us. The follow-up pursuit troops should arrive soon. If we choose to fight these terrorists, we will be trapped in this desert. Here, I'm afraid that before the supply resources are exhausted, the secret society's pursuers will already arrive." Lin Rui analyzed.
"I'm afraid that's the case." Zhao Jianfei nodded.
"Then, now we have to give up the original plan and take a path that other secret societies have not thought of." Lin Rui whispered.
"A way they didn't expect?" Zhao Jianfei whispered, "Are we going to turn back again? Kill a carbine, bypass the secret society's pursuers, and re-enter the Orumi federal-controlled area?"
"No, not turning back. Although this is also a feasible option, and it is beyond their expectations. But the risk for us to do so is too high, and our supplies may not last there." Lin Rui thought for a while and said . "Let's go north."
"The border to the west is closer, why are we heading north?" Crystal frowned.
"Although the border in the west is close, the secret society secretly controls the terrorists on both sides of the border. Even if we cross the border, we may not be safe. But the north is different. There is an area in the north controlled by tribal armed forces, which was the former Hammer Resistance Army. And the Fair Foreman man we rescued. Now he has joined the resistance, and Hammer and the others are also in that area. We can pass the northern border with their assistance. The time should be about the same as we originally planned .And more confident." Lin Rui explained.
"You mean we go north, pass through the area controlled by the rebels, and escape from the northern border." Zhao Jianfei nodded.
"Yes, doing this is obviously more reliable than continuing to break out to the west. There are two reasons. First, if the terrorists intercept and kill our response team, they should be able to judge based on this that we are going to evacuate from the west. The secret society should also have received relevant information. Their people will quickly pursue us from behind and complete a two-sided attack on us. But if we?Suddenly turning north, then both interception from the front and pursuit from the rear will be meaningless. Lin Rui whispered.
"It makes sense, it's like they opened two big nets at the front and back, but we slipped out from the side before the two big nets surrounded them." Crystal nodded. "I will arrange for the convoy to change its route."
"We also need to inform your father and ask him to get in touch with the resistance and let them meet us." Lin Rui nodded.
"Understood." After Crystal connected to the satellite communication, she briefly exchanged a few words. She looked at Lin Rui in disbelief, "Your idea coincides with that of my father. He was just about to suggest that I evacuate to the north. ."
"This is a judgment based on all current conditions. Although he is not at the scene, he will never be wrong." Lin Rui nodded. Aladdin had the same opinion as him and confirmed his own judgment. There is no way out by going west, but going north is definitely a good move that exceeds the expectations of the secret society. "
With both parties united in their opinions, the convoy did not dare to hesitate and sped away all the way to the north. Zhao Jianfei sat in the car, analyzed the map carefully, and whispered, "The area controlled by the Fairforman family is three or four important towns in the north, and several oases near the desert. The nearest oasis to us is only It¡¯s less than eight hours¡¯ drive. But Iron Hammer thought their strength there was weak, so they made an agreement with us to meet at another location.¡±
"Another location?" Lin Rui leaned over and asked, "Where is it?"
"A town farther north, a town controlled by the Fair Foreman family. The Foreman family has been operating in this area for a long time, and they have a private armed force of nearly five to six hundred people there. In addition, those who resisted under the Hammer The army is estimated to number more than 800 people. That's why he asked us to join them there." Zhao Jianfei nodded.
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