Lin Rui had no time to waste, and immediately rushed outside, turned around and glanced around, immediately grabbed a large rope on the bow and shouted loudly: "Who has better water skills? Black Mamba! You have good water skills! Who else has good water skills? , come into the water with me! Help me pull the rope!¡±
Four or five people immediately stood up on the boat. Most of them were Malians or people living on the Niger River. Everyone was good at swimming and asked to follow Lin Rui into the water.
Lin Rui didn't have time to explain, shook off the cable, took off everything on his body and threw it on the bow of the boat. Without taking off his clothes, he jumped into the rushing river, dragged the cable and began to head towards the west bank with all his strength. Swim away.
The few remaining people also quickly jumped into the water, followed Lin Rui, dragging the cable, and swam towards the shore as hard as they could.
Now is the rainy season in Africa. There is abundant water in the upper reaches of the Niger River, so the water flow in the Niger River is very fast. In addition, they have to drag the cables and swim in the fast river water. Each of them is washed by the river water and can hardly control their bodies.
A Malian soldier was slightly careless and was carried away by the river as soon as he let go. When he emerged again, he was already washed away more than ten meters away. Lin Rui did not dare to let go, so he simply bit the cable with his teeth and rowed with his hands and feet for his life. water.
The few remaining people also swam for their lives. After struggling for a while, they finally managed to drag the cable to the shore. Several people scrambled ashore and dragged the cable toward the shore, but the length of the cable seemed to be too long. It was too much, and it suddenly tightened, almost dragging them back into the river.
Lin Rui grabbed the cable and used all his strength, but he couldn't hold the cable, so he had to follow the cable and run downstream along the shore. "No way, boss, the current is too strong and we can't hold it back!" A mercenary shouted angrily to Lin Rui.
Lin Rui was also anxious, dragging the cable on the shore with one foot deep and one foot shallow, while nervously thinking of a way. At this time, the sky was covered with dark clouds, and suddenly a bolt of lightning flashed in the sky, lighting up the sky and the earth along the river. . Lin Rui used the light of lightning to suddenly see a big tree on the bank in front of him, with its roots extending into the river, so he was overjoyed.
"Run forward! There is a big tree in front of you! Wrap the cable around the tree!" Lin Rui shouted.
At this time, there was a dull thunder from the sky, and huge raindrops fell from the sky. Wind began to rise on the river, and waves began to rise on the wide river. Some people who didn't know how to swim were lying on the side of the boat, their faces pale with fear. They clung to the side of the boat to stabilize their bodies. As the boat bumped up and down, some people simply started to get seasick. They opened their mouths and gave away what they had eaten last night. After spitting it out, exclamations resounded on the ship.
Lin Rui and several people dragged the cable and ran along the shore with the boat. From time to time, some people fell to the ground, but they immediately got up and caught up, grabbed the cable and continued running. The rough cable rubbed in people's hands, causing their palms to ache, as if they were on fire. However, no one dared to let go of the cable and still held on to it desperately. The boat on the other side of the cable was shaken crookedly by the waves, and from time to time Pulling the cable, a few of them could be dragged into the river by mistake.
Lin Rui felt a burning pain in the palm of his hand. Even without looking, he knew that the cable had worn his palm to pieces. However, he still clutched the cable tightly and ran forward. It can be said that there was pain everywhere on his body at the moment. Some were tired, and some had just fallen. There were scratches all over their bodies, and some places had begun to bleed.
Eric and the others who followed him were all the same. They were all bruised and bruised, but they gritted their teeth and persisted. After running for a while, they finally came to the big tree. Lin Rui pulled the end of the rope and used all his strength to go around the big tree. The cable was suddenly blocked by the big tree and tightened with a creak.
The shock caused the two Malian soldiers to fall out on the spot. Lin Rui held on to the cable tightly and wrapped it around the big tree. The ship carries a huge inertia, tightening the cable and making a creaking sound that makes people feel their scalp numb. The huge force drags the cable and slowly slides on the bark of the tree. The rough bark A large piece of it was forcefully rubbed off.
Everyone rushed forward and helped Lin Rui drag the cable. With the help of the big tree, they finally stabilized the cable. Then they quickly circled the cable twice around the tree. Lin Rui pulled the end of the cable. Having reached a dead end, he flopped onto his back and lay on the ground.
The rest of the people also plopped down on the mud like dead dogs. They were all panting like broken bellows and no longer had the strength to struggle to get up.
Each of them felt as if they had been stepped on by an elephant. Everywhere in their bodies hurt, so they both started to groan. Including Lin Rui himself, he was moaning and groaning while lying on the muddy ground. He felt like his whole body was falling apart if he moved even slightly, and he gasped in pain.
 Get up? Lin Rui asked.
"No. The few brothers who were with me were basically from the fire cover team, and there were two reconnaissance teams. There were no sniper teams at all.
¡°Moreover, when the sniper team operates, it is usually on the outermost perimeter. Logically speaking, they should be the first to evacuate. ¡± Collins shook his head.
Lin Rui was a little disappointed and could only shake his head.
"Forget it! Let's go back. I'm too tired to fart now. Why don't you come over and carry me on your back?" Lin Rui was helpless.
Collins grabbed Lin Rui and said to him: "Boss, it's not safe here. I've been as tired as a dog trying to catch up with the team these days, but I can't carry you! You'd better suffer a little and follow along." !¡±
The gunshots on the other side were loud and loud, and bullets kept flying to the west side, flying over everyone's heads. There was no need to think that there must be a checkpoint where Tuareg militants were stationed on the other side of the river.
I heard the movement on the river and saw the fire here, so I discovered their traces. However, because the wind and waves on the river were high and it was raining heavily, the Tuareg militants were too anxious to chase them, so they had to Set up the machine gun on the shore and shoot this way.
Someone originally wanted to fight back on the other side with a gun, but Lin Rui stopped their meaningless behavior.
In the middle of the night, there is at least five to six hundred meters between the two sides of the river. Even with a sniper rifle, it is not necessarily guaranteed to hit the target on the other side, so firing back now is just a waste of bullets.
So following his order, everyone loaded up their guns, ammunition and supplies, turned around and left the river bank, braving the heavy rain and escaping towards the mountains and forests on the west bank.
It rained all day long. Lin Rui and the others took advantage of the heavy rain to get into the forest and headed towards the jungle on the border. The Tuareg militants only managed to get a boat after dawn and close to noon, crossed the Niger River and began to pursue Lin Rui and his party.
In addition, they also contacted the troops on the west bank of the river, trying to get them to intercept the Malian army that was forcibly crossing the Niger River. However, because the Tuareg militants on the west bank of the river were far away from where Lin Rui and the others landed, waiting for them to risk When Yu arrived in this area, the Tuareg militants on the east bank of the river had already found a boat to cross the river, so they were unable to block Lin Rui and his party.
By the time the Tuareg militants launched their pursuit, Lin Rui had already led his men into an area with thick trees and deep forests. The heavy rain had also washed away the footprints left behind them. The Tuareg militants were completely lost. Possibility of tracking them.
But during the next trip, Lin Rui and the others encountered unexpected difficulties.
This difficulty did not come from the Tuareg militants, but from the trouble brought to them by nature. Originally, Lin Rui chose a remote valley based on the map and the road indicated by the two local foreigners. Prepare to cross this border mountain road to Gao.
But when he led his team to the valley, he found that it was completely impassable.
Because the original small stream in the valley during the rainy season has now turned into a torrent. The rushing mountain torrent roared through the valley, mixed with countless gravel and broken trees, and rushed manically towards the downstream.
Looking at the rushing flood in front of them, Lin Rui and everyone else had helpless expressions on their faces. Under such circumstances, it was simply an impossible task to pass through this valley.
So they had to choose another road. Lin Rui took out the electronic map and observed it on the map.