Chapter 3065: 1 trigger
I don't know how much benefit Israel and the Vatican have made or how many attractive promises they have made.
After a stalemate for more than half an hour, the Orthodox believers sitting in the middle of the road praying finally got up and left the road and took away their carpets and crosses.
The militants and Orthodox believers hiding in the forests on both sides of the highway did not launch an attack, but chose to remain silent.
The tripartite joint exploration team started again and continued to move forward.
In a short while, the convoy had driven out of this narrow and steep valley.
The first time they left the valley, everyone took a breath and relaxed a little.
Next, the convoy went straight to Dabat not far ahead, preparing to rest in that city for a while before hitting the road.
However, just when everyone saw Dabat, there was a sudden change.
As he was moving, a fire suddenly flashed on a hill on the right side of the highway.
Immediately afterwards, an RPG rocket roared and took the tripartite joint exploration convoy on the highway.
At the same time, there was a burst of rapid gunfire outside.
"RPG! Be careful, everyone!"
Seaman's voice came from the walkie-talkie to remind everyone.
At this time, Ye Tian had already seen the RPG rocket that was trailing the flames, and the gunmen hidden on the mountain.
The next moment, he quickly picked up the walkie-talkie and said loudly:
"Attention, everyone. Someone attacked the tripartite joint exploration convoy. The gunman was on the mountain on the right side of the road. Please pay attention to your safety."
As soon as the voice started, the RPG rocket hit the target.
"boom"
With a deafening noise, an Ethiopian police car in front of the Joint Exploration Convoy was directly blown into flight.
Several Ethiopian police officers in that car were killed in an instant.
At the same time as the explosion sounded, the dense bomb rain from the mountain also severely hit the numerous vehicles of the tripartite joint exploration convoy.
"Boom Boom Boom"
Those rifle bullets slammed into the body, making a series of loud noises.
The military bulletproof vehicle Ye Tian and the others were riding in was also hit by a lot of rifle bullets, and there were some bullet marks on the body immediately.
Fortunately, this bulletproof car is very sturdy and has not suffered any damage.
However, Ethiopian military and police vehicles with relatively average protection capabilities are not so lucky.
Some of the rifle bullets that hit those vehicles directly penetrated the glass and steel plates and fired into those vehicles, causing certain damage.
"what!"
Painful screams suddenly sounded, coming from the Ethiopian military police.
The Israeli military and police who protected the tripartite joint exploratory team responded very quickly.
As soon as they encountered the attack, they launched a counterattack, using the machine guns and rifles on the armored bullet-proof vehicle to start shooting at the hill on the right side of the road.
The snipers sitting in several cars quickly locked the target through the shooting holes in the body.
When the guy who was hiding on the top of the mountain carrying an RPG rocket launcher leaned forward again and was about to launch an RPG rocket, he was shot headshot by a sniper.
After the initial panic, the Ethiopian military and police also reacted and launched a counterattack.
The armed security personnel of Brave Invincible Exploration Company did not participate in this battle, but chose to watch.
Sitting in the car, Ye Tian looked at the Ethiopians who ambush the joint exploration convoy on the hill with cold eyes, and shook his head slightly.
"This is a group of rookies. They are here to die. It is estimated that few people can escape!"
As he said, the Ethiopians on the mountain are ordinary militants, even civilians, without professional training and poor military quality.
Occupying geographical advantage, and unexpected sneak attacks, they can still take advantage of a little bit at first.
When the Israelis and Ethiopian military and police launched a counterattack, they were soon suppressed, and the casualties were not small.
While suppressing firepower, two special operations teams composed of members of the Israeli 13th Commando, as well as a part of the Ethiopian military and police, have rushed to the hill on the side of the road to start the eradication!
There was no suspense in the next battle.
Seeing Israelis and Ethiopian military police rushing up, the gunmen hiding on the hill immediately panicked.
They all came out of their hiding places one after another.
This has brought them a lot of casualties. Many gunmen died on the way to escape, and they were named and killed one by one from behind by Israeli agents and commandos with accurate marksmanship.
Of course, there were still some gunmen who managed to escape, ran into the nearby mountains and forests, and then disappeared.
The attack came very suddenly and went very quickly.
After a while, the battle was over.
The two Israeli special warfare teams that went to search on the mountain quickly withdrew back, leaving the cleaning of the battlefield to the Ethiopian military and police.
Soon, the tripartite joint exploration convoy started again and continued to drive to Dabat not far away.
When driving past the bombed Ethiopian police car, both Ye Tian and David looked out of the car, somewhat sympathetic.
The Ethiopian policemen in that car were all killed and blood was dripping all over the ground.
"I hope that the Israelis will be more generous and give generous compensation to the families of these Ethiopian police, otherwise their deaths will be too worthless!"
David said with emotion.
Hearing this, Ye Tian shook his head.
"It's probably very difficult. The money that the Israelis paid to the Ethiopian government and military is difficult to share on the heads of these ordinary military police. There are too many eyes staring at the money.
Moreover, the Israelis have always been very indifferent. It is basically impossible to expect them to sympathize with and give compassion to the dead Ethiopian military and police except for their own people."
"It's true, those Jews on Wall Street are like this, and this may be one of the reasons why they are not popular all over the world!"
David continued.
There were no accidents during the next trip.
Before long, the tripartite joint exploration convoy drove into Dabat, a small city in northern Ethiopia.
Due to the arrival of the tripartite joint exploratory team, coupled with the exchange of fire that just happened, the atmosphere in Dabat city became particularly tense.
On the streets of this small city, with three steps one post and five steps one sentry, you can see heavily armed Ethiopian warships everywhere, and the air is full of gunpowder.
Every street that the tripartite joint exploration convoy passed, all citizens were required by the police to stay at home or in shops and were not allowed to go to the streets to watch.
People can go out only after the joint exploration team passes smoothly.
The citizens of Dabat on these streets, as well as many Orthodox believers, can only look at the huge motorcade that drove by through the glass and gaps in the doors and windows.
Even so, Ye Tian, who was sitting in the car, still felt a strong malice.
Many Dabat citizens, especially the Orthodox believers, looked at the joint exploration team and their eyes were very unfriendly and even full of hatred.
Seeing this, Ye Tian immediately picked up the walkie-talkie and said:
"Heman, the atmosphere in Dabat is too tense. People here are full of malice towards the tripartite joint exploratory team. I don't think this place should stay long.
Let's not rest in Dabat. It is best to leave the city immediately and go to the wilderness ahead and find a relatively open place to rest, which is safer! "
Seaman on the intercom did not immediately respond.
Obviously, he needs to inform Joshua and discuss it.
After a while, his voice came from the walkie-talkie.
"Okay, Steven, we agree with your suggestion. Don't stop in Dabat, go straight through the city and rest in the relatively safe wilderness. I will inform the Ethiopians!"
After saying a few more words, Ye Tian ended the call.
Afterwards, the tripartite joint exploratory convoy went straight through Darbat and continued to drive north. It did not go to meet the Israeli special agents who stood before the fight, and did not rest in the place they had arranged.
Soon, the joint exploration convoy drove out of Dabat and drove into the wilderness again.
After driving for more than ten kilometers, the joint exploration team stopped in a relatively open place for a short rest.
…
On Lake Tana.
A joint exploratory team composed of the Ethiopian government and the Brave Exploration Company is intensively salvaging the treasures of the World War II shipwreck located deep in the bottom of the lake.
As several huge orange-red buoyancy bags surfaced on the lake, ten crates filled with gold and silver treasures were salvaged from the bottom of the lake by divers.
As before, these crates are still packed in that sturdy iron cage, and they are very tightly wrapped.
There were two divers wearing full-face diving suits who surfaced together.
Their work time has come and they need to return to the lake to rest.
In the next twenty-four hours, they were not allowed to dive deep into the water again, nor were they allowed to take a plane, and could only stay in the boats on the lake to rest.
After the iron cage used to transport the sunken treasure was floating on the lake, the two divers got out of the iron cage and boarded the engineering ship for salvage operations.
Immediately afterwards, several employees of the Brave Fearless Exploration Company entered the iron cage, moved out the crates contained in the iron cage one by one, and carried them onto the engineering ship.
At this moment, a motorized fishing boat suddenly approached the lake in the distance, passing through the mist on the lake, and braving the black smoke towards the waters.
Seeing this, Matisse reacted immediately.
He picked up the walkie-talkie and notified the Ethiopian military personnel in charge of security to intercept the unidentified motorized fishing boat and prohibit it from entering the operating waters.
At the same time, he also prepared his armed security personnel to set off on a speedboat at any time to drive away the unidentified motorized fishing boat.
If the other party initiates an attack, then use the Bazooka rocket to sink it directly, in short, it is not allowed to get close to this engineering ship!
Soon, the Ethiopian military sent two speedboats to meet the unidentified motor fishing boat and try to drive it away.
However, most of the Ethiopian soldiers are land ducks, and their skills in driving speedboats are not flattering.
Even on the calm and waveless surface of Lake Tana, these guys dare not raise the speed of the speedboat, and can only slowly face the motorized fishing boat, which gives the other party plenty of time and room for maneuver.
When their two speedboats were in place, the motorized fishing boat was only five to six hundred meters away from the working waters of the joint exploration team.
Those guys staying on the fishing boat can see the situation on the engineering ship through high-powered telescopes.
Those guys watched from a distance for a while, and then turned around and left before the Ethiopian military and police came to investigate, and soon they were gone.
The Ethiopian military police who came in the speedboat naturally rushed into the air and could only let the other party leave.
Seeing this scene from afar, Matisse and the others are also very helpless.
No way, the level of the collaborator is just like this, no one can change it.
In the following time, the same thing continued to happen, and more and more frequently.
Fortunately, the surface of the lake is constantly foggy, and it is located in the center of Lake Tana, and there are not many ships available around it. The cleanup and salvage of the sunken treasure has not been interrupted, and the scene is fairly safe.
…
Ye Tian knew exactly what happened on Lake Tana.
After listening to the latest situation reported by Matisse, he couldn't help but sneered and said:
"Obviously, it was Ethiopians who had leaked the news. That's why someone hired a boat to search for the joint exploration team in the center of Lake Tana, trying to looting the treasure.
What you have to do now is to guard the working waters, do not let other people or ships enter, and continue to clean up and salvage the sunken treasure according to the established plan."
"I understand, Steven, no one wants to break into this working waters!"
"The treasure ship sank at the bottom of the lake at a depth of ninety meters. Even if others knew the exact coordinates, they would not be able to dive frequently and go to the bottom of the lake to **** the crates in the treasure.
If they rush into the water, the Nile crocodiles in Lake Tana can claim a meal. Even if they escape the hunt of a large group of Nile crocodiles, the huge water pressure will kill them.
Another point is that there are not a few medium and large ships around Lake Tana, and some are small fishing boats, which pose no threat at all. You only need to be careful about sneak attacks! "
"Understood, Steven, this work area is completely under our control. Even if the Ethiopian army responsible for security mutiny, the land ducks can't make any waves!"
Matisse responded with confidence in his words.
Next, Ye Tian learned about some other things, and then ended the call.
At this time, it is already in the afternoon.
After more than half a day of rushing, the tripartite joint exploration convoy finally arrived at the junction of Amhara and Tigray states.
As soon as I arrived here, everyone immediately felt that the atmosphere here was very tense.
Located in the border town on this side of Amhara State, Ethiopian military police with live ammunition are everywhere, and the whole town has been turned into a military camp.
The most common vehicles seen on the street are Ethiopian military vehicles painted in camouflage, and soldiers wearing camouflage uniforms and carrying rifles.
In addition to the soldiers, there are some Orthodox believers wearing white robes.
Those Ethiopian soldiers looked at the tripartite joint exploration convoy with greed and malice in their eyes.
Fortunately, there is no treasure in the caravan, everyone knows this!
Otherwise, these unruly Ethiopian soldiers are likely to use the idea of a tripartite joint exploration convoy and the idea of the treasures that everyone is carrying.
Unlike the Ethiopian soldiers, many Orthodox believers in white robes are full of anger and worry in their eyes!
When the tripartite joint exploration convoy drove past them, these people would spit out a few bitterly and yelled a few words in order to vent their anger.
Soon, the tripartite joint exploratory team has come to the state borders of Amhara and Tigray.
Although they are two states in Ethiopia, the situation at the junction of the two states seems to be the boundary between two hostile countries.
Ye Tian and the others could see it far away.
A group of military and police personnel affiliated with the Ethiopian government are facing off with soldiers from the People's Front at the junction of the two states.
Both sides were fully armed, glaring at the state border line, not giving way to each other, and yelling.
The atmosphere at the scene seemed very tense, and it was about to happen, and armed clashes might break out at any time.
Seeing this scene, Ye Tian and the others took a sigh of relief.
"Let me go! The relationship between the Ethiopian government and Tigray State has actually deteriorated to such an extent, and the confrontation has begun on the state boundary. It seems that war is inevitable!"
David said solemnly, his eyes full of worry.
"You are right, David, the war between the Ethiopian government and Tigray State is indeed inevitable, and both sides are actively preparing for the war, and the war may start at any time.
My current hope is that when we finish our exploration in Axum, leave Axum, leave Ethiopia, and this war starts again, then we can stay out of the matter! "
Ye Tian nodded, then said.
While talking, the tripartite joint exploration convoy had stopped and stopped at a distance of about two to three hundred meters from the border between the two states.
Subsequently, the Israeli side sent representatives to communicate and coordinate with representatives of the Ethiopian government and the Tigray state government.
After a while, the tripartite joint exploratory team successfully obtained permission to enter Tigray State.
On the border of Tigray State, some vehicles of the Tigray State Police and the People's Front were prepared and stopped on the side of the highway.
Next, those heavily armed vehicles will **** the tripartite joint exploration convoy to Axum.
On the state boundary, the Ethiopian military and police vehicles that escorted the tripartite joint exploratory team all the way turned around and left.
When those vehicles left, the tripartite joint exploration convoy started again, slowly passed the boundary line, and entered the territory of Tigray State!
As soon as it entered Tigray State, this huge convoy was stopped and began to be inspected.
It was the officials of the People's Front and a group of soldiers who carried out the inspection.
The target of their inspection was not the members of the tripartite joint exploration team, but the representatives of the Ethiopian government and religious circles who came with them.
Make sure that everyone's identity is correct, and the number of people is no problem. These guys who have been mentioned to the People's Front have only been released!
Afterwards, under the **** of a large number of soldiers from the People's Liberation Army, the three-party joint exploration convoy made a sudden start and drove to the holy city of Axum in the north!
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