When the iron door of the container finally opened, we realized that it was already dark...

I looked at my watch under the light of the flashlight. It was already past three o'clock in the evening... I opened my sleepy eyes and looked out, then waved to the guard beside me... The guard quickly understood what I meant, grabbed the flashlight and walked out of the container...

Although I also know that this is not very necessary, because if people outside want to be unfavorable to us... they don't need to open the container door at all, just install a bomb outside the car.

But the problem is…we are now abroad, in a place that is completely unfamiliar, which has forced me to do it carefully!

"Don't shoot!" At this time, someone outside said in stiff Chinese: "My Chinese friend, I am Pakistani, I am responsible for picking up you! I am Major Rana!"

I didn't say anything. After a long time, I recalled the person who was in charge of picking up our superiors. The person who was responsible for picking up our response was called Rana... I admit that I was a little dizzy when I was hiding in this container.

"Are Comrade Yang Xuefeng here?" Major Lana asked again.

"Here!" I responded and walked out with a flashlight.

"Hello! Comrade Yang Xuefeng!" Major Lana came up and took the initiative to extend his hand...

This made me stunned... Before we set out, we learned some Muslim etiquette. We knew that when they met, they usually did not give handshakes, but performed "breast pressing"... that is, they bowed and nodded, and pressed their left chest with their right hand and said, "Bless by Allah!"

"Well!" Major Rana seemed to see what I was thinking, and immediately turned to the chest ritual and said, "Anji Galigong (May Allah bless you!)."

I also hurried to answer the school's words "Anji Galigong!"

Then the two looked at each other and laughed.

"Welcome! Chinese friends!" Lana asked in unskilled Chinese dialect: "Is the journey still going smoothly?"

"It's quite smooth!" I said, "I just feel a bit like a smuggler!"

Lana couldn't help but be stunned. After thinking for a while, she realized that I was joking and couldn't help laughing.

"Where is this place?" I said.

The habit we develop on the battlefield is to know our location at any time, and during this period we have been stuck in the container and know nothing, so we are eager to know where we are.

"Peshawar!" said Rana, then walked to a table and spread a map and pointed out a location: "We are here... the suburbs of Peshawar, which was originally a stone processing factory, but due to poor management of the manager, it went bankrupt... You think you are satisfied with it!"

"Well!" At this time, I had time to use a flashlight to look around. It was indeed a medium-sized factory, but it was relatively simple. Several factories filled with waste stone, and two dormitories that looked like they were for workers to live in.

"If Captain Yang is not satisfied... we can change places!" Major Lana said: "The superiors have prepared several places for you as choices..."

"No need!" I said, "I'm very satisfied! Thank you very much for your arrangement!"

"Where!" Major Rana nodded: "This is what we should do, as long as you are satisfied! We will provide water and electricity for this place tomorrow... I will give you a try tonight! In addition... Mr. Prime Minister asked me to apologize to you. Because of his political sensitivity, he cannot come to greet you in person. I hope you forgive me!"

"Of course I won't mind!" I said.

I thought to myself that Pakistan’s reception was really not a big deal… If it weren’t for the concern that the Soviet Union would have suspicious, the Pakistani Prime Minister would come to welcome us soldiers?!

However, this seems not surprising. The relationship between Pakistan and China... can even be described as "Pakistan Tie". The meaning of "Pakistan Tie" is...that is, this relationship or friendship is as solid as iron.

As for why there is such a good relationship...it is also related to the 1962 Sino-Indian border war.

Speaking of 1962 years... China and India fought a war, and they simply defeated India. Before that, Pakistan and India had the first India-Pakistan War due to territorial disputes.

This will tie Pakistan and China into contact with it... The enemy's enemy is a friend!

But at that time, Pakistan was actually still swaying between China and the United States... Is it biased towards the United States? Or China!

At this time, the United States came to lobby... For reasons of suppressing China... At this time, the United States had just been beaten very embarrassed by China in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, so of course it would not be biased towards China. So it hopes to influence Pakistan to help India denounce China together.

But what the United States did not consider is that... India has always had the intention to annex Pakistan, and it has just invaded Pakistan. It is very likely that it will invade Pakistan again in the future... At this time, it would be a joke to help India denounce China.

So... Pakistan quickly clarified its position and claimed that the responsibility for the conflict on the Sino-Indian border is India, and China is entirely out of self-defense. Western countries do not need to provide military assistance to India. India obtains weapons from the West not only to deal with China, but also to deal with Pakistan.

This annoyed the United States. So during the Second India-Pakistan War, the United States delayed in various names and temporarily detained the equipment that should have been quickly handed over to Pakistan, making Pakistan actually a "orphan of the world". Pakistani political figures even lamented: "We have been abandoned by the world!"

At this moment... China stood up and became a strong backing for Pakistan in the subsequent war, so Pakistan was found.

It is obvious... After such an experience, the Pakistanis can see the true face of the United States clearly and think that they will stab the knife in the back at critical moments and are untrustworthy, while China is completely the opposite.

This is a lot of "bara" words, but in fact, it only has one sentence to sum up: common interests.

For Pakistan, with China as its backing, there is no need to worry about India's invasion at all.

For China, Pakistan is here... If India is not honest, then China and Pakistan will attack India on both sides!

Facts also prove that Pakistan's attitude towards our Chinese team is completely different... Just like now, the factory was soon releasing water and electricity the next day, and Major Rana specially invited us several times... Although the food was not rich, it was common for some hand-pickled rice, yogurt soup, etc., we know that Pakistan itself is also very poor, and it is already quite good to be able to do this.

On the other hand, the treatment of the US military base is completely different: first of all, there are no choices in the location, there are only a few small and dilapidated houses, and they have to rent them in US dollars, water and electricity, etc.... If you want to pass, you have to pay to hire workers to buy materials by yourself. Even so, it took half a month to get it done. The reason is that the workers collected the money but were unwilling to work, so they were delayed and drank tea without working for half an hour... In the end, there was no way for the American soldiers to do it themselves and barely do it.

Because the Americans' base is only two miles away from us, we can see all this clearly, and those Americans will naturally see the situation here, so they just pissed off!

"Battlefield Commander Yang!" Lana told me: "If you have any need, tell me. For the safety of your base, the superior arranged for me to take a company's troops next to the factory... We have to pay attention to all things like keeping watch, call me if you have any... We will do everything we can to meet your requirements!"

"Thank you! Thank you so much!" I couldn't help but hold Rana's hand in emotion.

To be honest, I was really strange to be able to get such warm reception and help in this foreign country, because we found that the Pakistanis were really good to us. Not only Rana, but occasionally encountering one outside the base, two Pakistani people greeted us with a smile, and even women were no exception.

You should know that Muslims’ requirements for women can be described as harsh. They usually wrap their whole body with gauze, only exposing their eyes to observe... and generally they should avoid strangers they meet. For example, they will turn their backs when they see Americans from afar...

But when you see us, you won’t, and some even wave to us... Although this is just a trivial matter, it is enough to show that Pakistanis regard us as the most valuable or respectable friends.

So here... the warriors and I sometimes feel shocked, and sometimes we even naturally feel superior.

What was highlighted by this atmosphere... Damn it! Those Americans always look down on themselves as if they were the country of heaven, and now they also taste the taste of being looked down upon!

"Battleman Yang!" Then Major Lana reminded me: "There is only these we can do, and some things are not something we can control!"

“Major Rana means…”

"For example, the Afghan guerrillas!" Major Rana replied: "We had contacted several guerrillas before this, but you know... most of them want to be able to cooperate with Americans and receive their aid!"

"Oh!" I nodded.

Of course, this cannot be blamed on Pakistan. On the one hand, they do not have the right to force the Afghan guerrillas to cooperate with us. On the other hand, the Americans are rich and the United States' equipment is more advanced, so the Afghan guerrillas certainly prefer to cooperate with the United States.
Chapter completed!