The war in Antiman had been going on for an entire day.
In this country that had been forgotten by the international news, a fierce war was unfolding.
Both sides were concentrated near the capital city. The airport was destroyed, and all bridges and intersections were equipped with firepower control and checkpoints.
Both sides also relied on temporary fortifications to attack each other.
For a time, the capital city was filled with smoke, and from time to time, mortar shells flew through the air.
In the cities outside the capital, the Blue Helmets and the government army also entered a state of emergency in the cities under their control. All transportation was stopped, and both sides were on high alert.
The central city, Urrell, was a city that neither side had fully infiltrated. This also caused the two sides to occupy the periphery of the city, forming a military standoff. Before the situation in the capital city was clear, no one dared to open fire.
In Urrell, it was a sad scene of doomsday.
This city with a population of hundreds of thousands, and its economic index was one of the top three cities in Antiman. From the government to the merchants, all of them had closed their businesses. Normal citizens hid in their homes, not even daring to step out.
If that was all, it would not be a doomsday scene.
However, when the power to maintain order in the city disappeared, evil often came one step before the war.
On Urrell Street, some criminals who normally did not dare to show their faces seemed to have welcomed a holiday party. They gathered in groups of three to five, armed with polished AK rifles, drove the stolen pickup trucks, and ran amok through the streets.
As time went on, more and more shops on Urrell Street had their doors smashed open, and everything that they thought was valuable was taken away.
Some people dared to resist, but what greeted them was not the butt of a gun, but a 7.62mm bullet.
Of course, the method of resistance was not always relying on the throat to shout "please let us go". There were also some ruthless people, such as the people in the large shops, who would not hesitate to stand up in a row the moment the criminals rushed in, pick up more advanced weapons, and beat them into a sieve, and then throw them out like they were throwing garbage.
When the latecomers saw what happened to their predecessors, they did not dare to take a step closer.
If there was a commercial building in Urrell that had the most manpower and manpower, it would be the Hua Zili Gold Hospital.
This hospital was led by the Hua Xia government, and was built with the technical assistance of the Hua Zili Gold Hospital.
The hospital planned to build 15 wards, 40 outpatient departments, and 1,000 inpatient beds.
The hospital covered an area of 60 acres and had six inpatient departments. If it was in Hua Xia, it would at most be the size of a county hospital in a coastal area.
And it was a county hospital that was ranked at the bottom.
However, in Antiman, once the Hua Zi Li Jin Hospital was completed, it would become the largest and most advanced hospital in the country. Even in several countries around Antiman, Hua Zi Li Jin Hospital was the best and most internationally connected mega hospital.
It was not an exaggeration to say that with the Huazi Lijin Hospital, Antiman's medical standards would increase by at least 30%.
As for why Hua Xia would give Antiman a hospital for free, you would have to ask the Antiman government why they would contract the only copper mine in the country to Hua Xia's state-owned company to mine.
Of course, the hospital had yet to be fully built, and the contract for copper mining had only been signed. The relevant companies had yet to enter the city when war broke out in Antiman.
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In the Hua Zi Li Jin Hospital, more than 300 Hua Xia workers and dozens of embassy staff in Antiman gathered in the outpatient clinic building of Building One.
The clinic building had been completed, and now the workers had set up all the large machinery and equipment at the entrance.
The equipment was connected by chains, and at the same time, the workers had welded steel bars to all the windows of the clinic building. The main entrance was also welded with two iron doors. Inside the clinic building, the workers had gathered all the food and water they could collect. There was even a separate power generation equipment and communication equipment here.
More than 300 employees gathered in the clinic lobby, and an embassy staff member was constantly on the phone. On the periphery, there were 20 employees with assault rifles looking back and forth at the windows.
"Mayor Kerwin, I know you're in a difficult position. However, you can't just watch as hundreds of Hua Xia employees are trapped in Antiman and can't move, right? "
"I know that the Blue Helmets are in charge of guarding that route. We've already contacted that organization, and they promised to let our team pass. "
"You only need to prepare 10 minibuses for us. We don't have enough vehicles here, even if we include the construction vehicles."
"Please help us, Mr. Mayor."
"I know you're in a difficult position. How about this, our construction team can give you all the supplies that we can't take with us?"
In the lobby, more than 300 workers silently looked at the ambassador of the embassy in Antiman, Yu Yong. The latter stood in the middle of the crowd, holding a satellite phone. With an anxious expression and a hurried tone, he was fiercely communicating with the mayor of Urrell, Kerwin.
Now, Urrell had completely fallen into a state of anarchy and chaos.
The police had all retreated into the government to protect the local leaders. The only prison was also wide open, and all the criminals had escaped. Communication was cut off, transportation was cut off, and business was cut off.
More than 300 Hua Xia employees could not leave Urrell on foot and head to the border.
They needed vehicles. Now, the only vehicles that could be moved at the construction site were two Mitsubishi off-road vehicles and three dump trucks. The remaining four excavators and one concrete pump truck could only be used by the locals.
The construction site's vehicles could fit up to a hundred people. The workers had already welded a circle of steel bars on the dump truck and covered it with a waterproof canopy. Now, there were still more than 200 people without vehicles, so Ambassador Yu Yong could only contact the mayor of Urrell and use the method of material exchange to exchange for 10 minibuses.
"Mr. Ambassador, as you know, the situation outside is very uncertain. No one can guarantee whether the Blue Helmets or our government forces will win. "
"If we give you ten minibuses, what should we do when it's our turn to retreat?"
Kerwin, the mayor of Urrell, replied in English. "You can still make connections with the Blue Helmets, but what about us? There is no way out. Once we fail, retreating is just a matter of living for a few more months. "
"100,000 USD. Our construction project department still has 100,000 USD that can be used." Ambassador Yu Yong gritted his teeth and cursed. Then, he made up his mind and said, "I'll give it all to you. I only want 10 minibuses."
Money was not omnipotent, but in Africa, especially USD, money was not far from omnipotent.
So, the other side of the phone fell into ten seconds of silence.
"Mr. Ambassador, you … really made connections with the Blue Helmets?" Mayor Kerwin's tone was unfathomable.
"If we retreat to the west, we have to go through the sealed area controlled by the Blue Helmets. If we don't have connections, aren't we just going to die?" Ambassador Yu Yong pulled at the buttons of his shirt. His eyes were a little red.
"Okay …"
"Mr. Ambassador, I agree to your request."
"But … I have one more condition."
"Say it."
"Take my daughter with you." Mayor Kerwin's voice suddenly became ethereal. "Mr. Ambassador, I believe in you. Hua Xia people never do things that they are not confident in. Then, I want to ask you to do me a favor. Let my daughter join your team and make up an identity for her. As long as you agree, I will give you 12 minibuses and fill them with fuel. "
"Are you crazy?" Ambassador Yu Yong was surprised. "The government forces are right behind you. If you want to send her, send her to the government forces. Why do you want to leave with us?"
"Besides … if your daughter is recognized, won't we all die together?"
"Where else can we retreat to?" Mayor Kerwin smiled bitterly. "The airport has been blown up, and the situation at several border points is unpredictable. There may be a team of the Blue Helmets organization lying in ambush nearby. You know, these people hate government personnel the most. They always think that we are colluding with foreign forces to betray the country. Once we are caught by them, the consequences … "
"The consequences are worse than death." Ambassador Yu Yong added to him in his heart.
"Don't worry, my daughter has been studying abroad, and no one knows her. And her mother is French. She came back this time just to see me, an old man. Who would have thought that she would encounter a war. Her mother is in France, Mr. Ambassador. You just need to send her to the airport in Nigeria, and she will fly to France by herself. "
"Do you still want the 100,000 US dollars …" Ambassador Yu Yong thought for a few seconds and decided to agree to his request.
If no one knows her, the identity will be easy to arrange. And if his daughter goes with him, there is no doubt that there is an additional guarantee. At least there is no need to worry about the car. Of course, the promise is a promise. Ambassador Yu Yong also has to talk about conditions. After all, 100,000 US dollars is given out, and anyone will feel pain.
"80,000, no less, 80,000 US dollars all for my daughter!"
"Deal!"
Finally solving the most important traffic problem, the stone in Ambassador Yu Yong's heart was completely put down. Then he rubbed his eyes, which had not slept all night, and shouted excitedly to more than 300 silent workers and embassy staff, "Fellow colleagues, the traffic problem is solved. Let's set off at 2 p.m.!"
At this moment, the more than three hundred employees finally let out a sigh of relief with smiles on their faces.
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