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Chapter 625 The Way Home (August 8rd, 3th update)
After two days in the camp, the members of the medical team received two unfortunate pieces of news—the first was that the road north to Politanvia had been blocked.

The rebels installed explosives on the bridge across the Ruvuma River. After a day and night of fierce fighting with the government forces, they successfully destroyed the bridge and then retreated to the jungle north of the Ruvuma River.

The road to the north is blocked, but for the medical team and even the entire peacekeeping force, the second news is more troublesome.

The port of Melati is surrounded by anti-government forces.Although the government forces are doing their best to organize defenses and prepare to counterattack, the anti-government forces that suddenly appeared in various parts of Politanvia have greatly hindered the government forces that were preparing to return to the capital.The fighting outside Melati Port is fierce, and the situation is not optimistic for the government forces.

The peacekeepers stationed 84 kilometers south of the Ruvuma River are tasked with monitoring the peace process locally.The sudden civil war in Bolitanvia is not part of their mission.Before being authorized by the United Nations, the peacekeeping forces could only stay in their own camps, abide by the principle of neutrality, and never participate in this sudden civil war.

But this brought trouble to the evacuation of the medical team - they could not enter Tanzania through the Ruvuma River Bridge as originally planned, and as the situation fell into complete chaos, they left here through the international airports of other cities in Politanvia The plan also came to naught.

"What we can guarantee now is that you can stay in the camp indefinitely." The colonel who hosted the welcome dinner said to Liu Tangchun, "Since we are a peacekeeping force, we must abide by the principle of neutrality. Therefore, the camp cannot be directly discharged. No one escorted you out...Navy helicopters are not allowed to land in the camp."

The peacekeeping force strictly abides by neutrality. This is a lesson learned by the peacekeeping force in exchange for blood.In the 90s, the peacekeeping force composed of the United States, Malaysia and Pakistan was repeatedly attacked in Somalia.The commander of the U.S. peacekeeping force at the time believed that abiding by the principle of neutrality was meaningless under the current circumstances.Subsequently, with the approval of the United Nations, the US peacekeeping force launched offensive retaliation against Somali warlords and militants.And the operation ended in downright tragedy.In Somalia, more than 900 people were killed and more than 90 were injured.More than [-] American casualties.This failure was made into the Hollywood blockbuster "Black Hawk Down" by the Americans.After this incident, the UN peacekeeping force withdrew from Somalia.There is no peace in this land anymore.

In the six months before "Black Eagle Down", the United Nations raised 2.6 tons of food for Somalia through airlifts, which greatly eased the severe humanitarian crisis and food crisis there.And after destroying the neutral position, whether those hungry ordinary people became the cannon fodder of the warlords, or were simply killed like wild dogs in the troubled times... No one knows, and no one cares anymore .

The offensive operations of the United Nations peacekeeping forces, the brutal killing of local civilians by soldiers of the peacekeeping forces of European and American countries, and the gang rape of women have made it almost impossible to send peacekeeping troops into the local area again.The peacekeeping force sent by the African Union to Somalia has had very limited effect.It can be said that after the UN peacekeeping force violated the principle of neutrality it abides by, the local consequences were disastrous.No matter for the peacekeeping troops, the local people, or even the countries where they are stationed, this is a complete tragedy.

Because of this lesson learned from the past, the current peacekeeping forces are more committed to the principle of neutrality. They know that once the principle of neutrality is violated, the price may be hundreds, thousands, or even more lives.There is even the future of a country for decades to come.The Chinese peacekeeping force was attacked by unidentified militants in the camp and did not actively fire back. This is not cowardice, but a bolder and braver response plan.

It is precisely because of this that the peacekeeping force's camp cannot accept the helicopter landing on the Peace Ark.Even the Chinese peacekeepers know very well that their colleagues only hope to come here to carry out the evacuation mission and bring the doctors who have been away from the country for two years back to a safe place.This would also undermine the principle of neutrality, which could have very serious consequences.

All the wrinkles on Liu Tangchun's worried face stood up, but after thinking about it, he couldn't come up with a suitable solution.In desperation, he could only wave his hand and ask, "How's the situation near the camp? Are we safe here?"

"The results of the recent drone patrol are not very satisfactory." The colonel shook his head, "I found traces of unknown people sleeping in the open at a position about 200 kilometers away from the camp. Judging from the traces, there are about [-] people. And they are carrying Heavy equipment - most likely rocket launchers, heavy mortars or howitzers."

The road ahead is broken, and there are pursuers behind.Liu Tangchun's melancholy is like a river of spring water, endless.

"They call me the captain, and I have to take these people back safely." After thinking about it, Liu Tangchun decided to be a little more radical, "The plane can't land in the camp, so is it possible for you to create a safe place for us?" area?"

"You mean...take off and land in the wild?" The colonel frowned. "In this case, the current camp area is too far away. We have to organize to go forward at least a hundred kilometers."

The camp of the peacekeeping force is still more than 300 kilometers away from the mouth of the Lufuma River, where the Daishan Island is moored.If it's just a circle in the air, then the Zhi-8 fuel on board is barely enough.But if you want to let the plane take off from the ship, land in the field, maintain the power and wait until all the doctors are on board before taking off, the fuel capacity will be very tight.As one of the earliest equipment units of Zhi-8, the colonel from the army is very familiar with the performance of this type of aircraft.He didn't even need a staff officer to calculate, he could judge that he had to lead a team to escort the doctor, go forward at least [-] kilometers and establish a landing position, in order to complete this evacuation mission.

"I really have no other choice." Liu Tangchun pleaded sincerely, "It doesn't matter if my old Liu dies here. Anyway, I was a soldier, and I am not afraid of death or suffering. But they are different..." Liu Tangchun Pointing to the table with his fingers, he said, "They are all experienced doctors. They have been suffering here for two years. At least they should be allowed to go back and continue to work for the motherland, the people and the party for 30 years."

What soldiers eat most is the combination of "the people of the motherland and the party".For soldiers, these six words are comparable to norepinephrine.The colonel's eyes turned red at that time, "Old monitor, don't worry, I will find a way to send you back safely no matter what!"

Old Squad Leader is a common way for active soldiers to call retired veterans. Using these three words to call each other is proof that they regard each other as one of their own.Liu Tangchun hit the snake with the stick, stood up and saluted the senior colonel, "Then I will trouble you, comrade."

(End of this chapter)