The gunfire began at noon and continued until evening.
Lying on the roof, eager to break through the rebel blockade, Gao Yang finally sighed helplessly and said, "I don't think we can wait for reinforcements."
Everyone was disappointed. The 134 Division launched an attack at noon, but after the battle lasted for an afternoon, the front failed to advance half a step forward. The attack they launched from would end there, and it might be pushed back by the rebels.
I wanted to leave in a safer way, but now it seems that if you want to be safe, you don't want to rush. If you want to rush, you must take risks.
After sunset, the battle will stop. Groliov shook his head with a lost face and waved, "let's go and leave. It's impossible today."
Everyone's mood is very depressed. The defenders who have been trapped for a longer time than Gao Yang are the most depressed. Seeing that hope rushes to a place close at hand again and again, they have always been blocked by the rebel line of defense. They have suffered such a blow many times.
Sedev is the most disappointed one. He is also the one with the greatest pressure. He knows very well that if the 134th division fails to break through the encirclement in one go, there will be no miracle next.
The party went back to the rest place in silence and did what they should do.
Originally, sunset every day was the most relaxing time in the whole prison, because the rebels were unlikely to launch an attack at night, but because of the disillusionment of hope again, everyone was a little depressed and listless.
If you feel lost, you have to watch the film.
Jason didn't put a film in their place for a long time, because there were too many people. After the chaotic scene in the first few days, Gao Yang set a rule that he should be wary of rebel attacks during the day, so he couldn't put a film, but in the evening, Jason could put a film in a big empty room for everyone to have fun.
So as long as people take turns, the first thing when it gets dark every day is to run to the place where the film is put.
There are too many people and the screen is too small. At least there are more than 100 people watching movies around a 10 inch tablet. The scene is really scary.
After being trapped in prison for more than a month, Jason is definitely the most popular one now, because he can play movies for people. Everyone who sees Jason will show a smile from the bottom of his heart, and then greet Jason warmly.
Gao Yang also returned to his bedroom. He lay in bed, closed his eyes and thought about which of the several schemes he had been considering was feasible.
Not long after being alone, someone knocked on Gao Yang's door. Gao Yang opened his eyes and said loudly, "enter."
"General, are you asleep?"
To Gao Yang's surprise, it was not Satan who knocked at the door, but sadev.
Gao Yang quickly sat up from the bed and said, "major, please come in. I haven't slept yet."
Seidev pushed the door and came in. There was no other place to sit in the room. Gao Yang leaned aside, pointed to the bed and said loudly, "what's the matter? Come on, sit down and say."
Seidev didn't sit down. He stood at the door and said in a deep voice, "I have nothing to do. I just want to talk to you, general. It's dark here. We can't see anything. Let's go out and talk."
Gao Yang stood up and said loudly, "OK, wait for me."
There is no electricity in the prison. There are only a few candles dropped by air. It is not a critical moment of war. Candles can not be used easily. Therefore, the whole prison will fall into darkness after night.
It's really awkward to chat in a dark place. Even if saidev doesn't say it, Gao Yang also wants to propose to go out.
Turn on the flashlight, put on a full set of combat equipment, put on the gun, and left the house with sedev. Gao Yang turned off the flashlight without saying a word, and walked silently with sedev to the open space in the prison.
Chatting in the open space is actually very dangerous, because I don't know when the rebels will hit a mortar shell. However, in order not to be so oppressed, Gao Yang and sedev ignore this possibility, which is not very dangerous.
With the moon, it's much brighter outside than inside.
There were two cement boards in the open space, both of which were blown off from the upstairs by rebel fire. One of them was very flat. After saidev asked Gao Yang to sit down, he sat on another cement board, but there were some sharp Stubbles on that cement board. After sitting down and trying to be uncomfortable, saidev simply sat on the ground.
Gao Yang thought that sedev wanted to discuss shooting skills with him again, but after sedev sat on the ground beside him and gave a long sigh, he didn't give out his experience of shooting as usual, but took out a deflated cigarette box after groping in his coat pocket for a moment.
"Come on, general, I still have some cigarettes hidden here. Come and smoke one."
Gao Yang waved his hand and said with a smile, "I don't smoke. Just come by yourself."
Many people in the garrison of the prison smoke, so cigarettes are also military supplies. After all, they are secondary to food and ammunition. Therefore, there are sometimes no air drops. Therefore, cigarettes have always been in short supply. Recently, they have not sent cigarettes. Those smokers have been out of food for a long time.
Although sedev is the highest commander in the prison, he never gets more boxes and a half than others. Only Irene gets the most after the cigarettes are delivered.
Seidev opened the cigarette box and revealed the three remaining cigarettes inside. Seidev picked up one and handed it to Gao Yang. He smiled and said, "come on, I've seen you smoke. That's all I have."
People in the prison like to take cigarettes as human favors. For them, there is really nothing else to give except cigarettes. If everyone eats the same and wears the same, they belong to cigarettes. Otherwise, how can Irene always receive cigarettes from others? In other places, no one will take cigarettes as babies.
Gao Yang lit a cigarette for himself and sedev. After they smoked silently for a while, sedev whispered, "general, I want to ask you something."
"You say."
After a long silence, sedev whispered, "I guess I can't get out."
Sedev wants to set an example. He wants to boost the morale of all people. Therefore, no matter what he thinks in his heart, sedev has never revealed his disappointment, but today's event has a great blow to sedev. He finally began to reveal his thoughts.
Gao Yang shook his head and said in a deep voice, "don't hurry to draw a conclusion. We can all go out."
Seidev didn't argue with Gao Yang. He whispered, "general, I know you are different from us. You will go out sooner or later, and you can certainly go out. I want to ask you a favor."
"You say."
"I'm married. I have a wife, two children and my mother. They're not in Aleppo. They're all in Damascus. I don't know how they are now. My officer told me that they have been protected. I hope they can live well, but I don't know if they will leave prison alive."
After a long sigh, sedev whispered, "general, my responsibility is to guard this prison. I have decided to live or die with the prison, but I can't rest assured of my family. Can you go and see my family after you leave the prison?"
Gao Yang nodded and smiled, "no problem, is that all?"
Seidev seemed a little embarrassed. He rubbed his hands and whispered: "I don't know how to speak. I know my request is too much. After all, we have only been together for a period of time. There is a big gap between identity and status, and we can't talk about being friends. However, I know that you are a capable person. Can you, um, if the situation in Damascus is also dangerous and in danger of falling, can you take my home "Send people out of Syria?"
After that, before waiting for Gao Yang to make a statement, sedev suddenly said in a hurry, "no, my request is too much, general, I'm sorry, you didn't hear anything. I'm just a little confused. Just think I said some nonsense."
Gao Yang held down the excited sedev, shook his head and said with a smile, "man, you're wrong. Who says we're not friends? Aside from military ranks, don't you take me as a friend?"
After patting sedev on the shoulder twice, he smiled and said, "where do you want to send your family?"
Sedev was stunned for a moment and said excitedly: "I, I, I'm a little too excited. If I don't die, as long as Damascus won't fall, I still want my family to stay in Syria, but if I die, I hope you can help me send my family out of Syria, anywhere, as long as it's a peaceful and stable place, but it needs money..."
Gao Yang patted sedev on the shoulder again and said with a smile: "brother, money is not a problem for me, but you should know that I am actually very rich. Give me your home address and your wife's name and write the information clearly."
Seidev took out his long written home address and gave it to Gao Yang with trembling hands. After Gao Yang took it, he opened it and looked at it. It was all Arabic. He couldn't understand it, but it wasn't a problem.
"Why don't you call your family? Is the phone dead?"
Seidev nodded and said, "yes, the phone has long been blocked."
Gao Yang shrugged and said, "not necessarily. The telephone line in Damascus is on and off. Maybe you can get through this time. Well, here you are. You can call now and try it. Enter the phone number in the back and dial it out. Try it. Maybe this time."
Gao Yang took out the satellite phone, first input the international code of Damascus, gave the phone to sedev's hand, shivered, took the phone, dialed a phone number, and then pressed the send key.
After carefully putting the phone in his ear, sedev quickly made a smile like crying to Gao Yang and said in a trembling voice, "it's through, it's through."