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The plane landed at Nyala Airport, the capital of the Darfur region in northern Sudan. Yan Ziqing felt the enthusiasm of Africa as soon as he got off the plane. It was so hot that his whole body seemed to be on fire.

Although the city of G in mid-April has begun to heat up, it is still the most comfortable time of the year, and this is the hottest time in Sudan.Yan Ziqing felt that all the water in his body was turned into sweat and was being lost.There are very few green plants here, and the only ones feel wilted, probably because they can't stand the heat of the sun here, and the sun scorches the earth with almost no shelter.

The convoy that came to meet their supplementary team at Nyala Airport was very "luxury": two wheeled armored vehicles, two pickup trucks with anti-aircraft machine guns and a camouflage bulletproof vehicle, and all the personnel were dressed in blue body armor.Yan Ziqing had never experienced this kind of style in China, and he immediately felt like scolding Fang Qiu.However, Yan Ziqing couldn't help but be overly exaggerated after being surprised and curious at the first sight, and joked with the people who came to greet him: "As for the whole thing, is it so exaggerated?"

Yan Ziqing came here as a supplementary personnel, not a formal rotation personnel, and when he came, he was also an ordinary seaman, and no one knew his true identity, and his work and accommodation arrangements were treated the same as ordinary seamen.So he felt very unbelievable that ordinary rotation seamen were treated like this when they arrived.

Team Li, who came to welcome him and another supplementary team member, said seriously: "The supplementary personnel have not received special training, have they? Be vigilant all the time when you come here, don't treat this place as domestic. There is no training here, only actual combat. Here we come After that, you are not allowed to go out without approval, and you must take comprehensive protection when going out on a mission."

Yan Ziqing couldn't help sticking out his tongue where Captain Li couldn't see, disapproving.Although his grandfather and father told him about the situation here when he came, but he didn't experience it personally, so he couldn't feel the cruelty of preaching.For Yan Ziqing, the excessive temperature was a bigger problem than any other.

After counting their luggage at the check-in area, Team Li looked at Yan Ziqing: "Why are you bringing so much luggage?"

It's hard to say that Yan Ziqing used it to raise his wife, so he concealed it and said, "I heard that there is a shortage of supplies here, so I brought some more."

Li Dui smiled: "This awareness is profound, but the safety awareness needs to be strengthened."

In order to improve the relationship between people, Yan Ziqing took out a bag of snacks and prepared to share some with Captain Li and the sailors who came to pick him up. Those sailors who had been there for seven or eight months all stared at the instant noodles Yan Ziqing brought. , with a wolf in his eyes, but because Team Li was there, no one dared to make a mistake.

Li Dui glanced at Yan Ziqing, and said sternly, "Put away your things for me! I'm afraid others won't know you have them? Here, a single piece of candy can cause a knife or a gun."

Yan Ziqing was bored, a little embarrassed, and took the things back.This is his first time hitting a wall.

In the past, his snack strategy was invincible.

However, Yan Ziqing thought it was too exaggerated because of a candy!

After leaving the airport, Yan Ziqing could feel the difference from the domestic one.Team Li introduced to him and Deng Guoxing, another supplementary team member: "The base of the Ministry of Navigation of China is located [-] kilometers outside the city of Nyala. The Darfur region is located in the southwest of the former Sudan. After the original Sudan was divided into Sudan and South Sudan, The Darfur region is also divided into two countries, and this region is located in the northern part of Sudan. Nyala is the capital of Darfur and the second largest city in Sudan.”

"There are nearly a hundred tribes living here, and their religious beliefs are particularly mixed. People believe in Christianity, Christianity, and primitive religions in Africa. Due to religious and geographical factors, there are more than 30 large-scale armed factions in this area. Including stragglers wandering around with guns. Religious beliefs are complicated and there are many armed factions, so the conflict in this area is constantly escalating. On the 15-kilometer road from the airport to the camp, more than 3 UN peacekeepers have been killed in the past three years. One person per month."

Speaking of which, Captain Li took a look at Yan Ziqing.

Yan Ziqing was indeed shocked by this number, but maybe because it was a simple number, he didn't feel that deeply.

The convoy headed for the base of the Ministry of Navigation. Because the long-distance travel was exhausting, Yan Ziqing chatted with the sailors who came to meet him in the car.But Zheng Guoxing, who was with him, was very excited because he was going abroad for the first time, and he kept lying on the window glass and looking out.It didn't take long for Yan Ziqing to hear Zheng Guoxing's excited screams, and then saw Zheng Guoxing waving to himself: "Yan Ziqing, come and see, the United Nations armored vehicles are on duty on the street."

Yan Ziqing was attracted by Zheng Guoxing's yelling, so he got up and went to the window to watch.Sure enough, under the shade of trees on both sides of the road, I saw an armored vehicle with UN printed on it parked there.

Team Li said: "They are guarding the convoy, otherwise this road would not be passable."

Only now did Yan Ziqing feel the chilling atmosphere that Team Li mentioned earlier, and he couldn't help but become serious.

Not long after, Yan Ziqing heard Zheng Guoxing yelling again: "Outpost, outpost. It's like the war we filmed on TV."

Yan Ziqing leaned over the window to look again. Not far from the road, there was a thatched house with a machine gun on it, and a bazooka beside it, and there were useful barricades in front of the thatched house.

The convoy quickly arrived in front of the thatched hut, and a few soldiers with guns walked out of the thatched hut, and the convoy stopped for inspection.Team Li, who led the team, showed their special travel certificates, and the inspectors let them go after seeing their certificates.

After leaving the thatched hut, Team Li said: "This is the outpost of the government army, and it is also the checkpoint and firepower point of the branch along the way."

Yan Ziqing looked back at the so-called outpost that had just left from the window, it was too shabby.But Yan Ziqing felt a little bit about why Team Li and the others came to greet them with such a high standard.

Soon Yan Ziqing felt that it was nothing unusual, and even Zheng Guoxing was not excited. They saw many similar outposts, or barracks, along the way to the base of the Ministry of Navigation of China.

This is too exaggerated!

Yan Ziqing shook his head, no wonder the United Nations sent peacekeeping troops here.

The convoy drove for a while, and it didn't take long for them to see a refugee camp unknown to UNHCR.There are UN staff busy and more refugees.

Li Dui also said: "The country itself is not well governed, and external aid is difficult to improve. Even with the intervention of the United Nations, the situation is still not optimistic. It is difficult to maintain the minimum living standard. Malnutrition among children is a common phenomenon, and deaths caused by starvation are also common. thing."

At this moment, Yan Ziqing's mood was completely changed, and he became more and more heavy.These things are too far away from his previous life, no wonder grandpa told him not to go back crying.

In this day and age, there will still be mass deaths caused by hunger, which is too beyond his imagination.

On the road behind, Zheng Guoxing also became quiet, and the only sound of breathing was heard in the carriage.Fifteen kilometers is not a long distance, but they have to go through many checkpoints, and the road conditions are not good, so it took a long time to reach the Sudanese base of the Ministry of Navigation.

The nautical ministries of many countries have set up bases here, forming a "navigation super base".Yan Ziqing got out of the car, and all the super base saw were the flags fluttering in the wind.

Bases in various countries have undergone long-term exchanges and adjustments, and later communicated with each other. In order to save costs and space, the "navigation super base" built thick walls with sand and steel bars, hung barbed wire on the top, and erected watchtowers.Then the bases of various countries inside this super base were reinforced again in this way, and equipped with machine gun perforations to form a second line of defense.During this period, the Sudanese government forces also set up outposts and machine guns, saying that they provided escorts for the bases of the Ministry of Navigation of various countries.

Yan Ziqing and Zheng Guoxing looked around excitedly, sighed for a while, and were led back to their country's base by Team Li.

After entering the base, Yan Ziqing finally felt the "difficult conditions" that his grandfather said.This is completely built according to field conditions. The base houses are all board houses made of simple materials, without a single brick.

Team Li said it was for the convenience of change.

Fortunately, the air conditioner is installed, and there is an independent container bathroom. Team Li also said that there is a special place for showering.Yan Ziqing checked it, and it was okay, it was quite hygienic.

Team Li introduced to the two newcomers: "The conditions here are certainly much more difficult than in China, but our facilities are still very complete, simple but can meet the basic conditions of everyone's long-term life."

Yan Ziqing pouted: This is also called perfect facilities?You also said that this is just a basic living condition.

It's really cheating.

But this is what he chose to come, and Yan Ziqing has nothing to complain about. Didn't he get over the hard work when he went to sea before?

Then he thought of Qiao Yu again, luckily he came here, otherwise it would be hard for Qiao Yu to be alone in such a difficult environment.

Team Li took the two of them around the base again to familiarize themselves with the situation and terrain.

While familiarizing himself with the terrain of the base, Yan Ziqing saw that behind the floor of the base, the sailors of the Ministry of Navigation of China had dug a vegetable field in the base, where they grew loofahs, cucumbers, lettuce and other vegetables.It's just that the sky above the vegetable field is still covered with black silk screen, which is very strange.

Yan Ziqing remembered a joke circulating on the Internet: For the Chinese, there is no problem that cannot be solved by growing vegetables. If growing vegetables cannot solve it, then raise two more pigs.

Captain Li probably saw his doubts, and explained with a smile: "The sun here is too poisonous, and it's hard to live with these vegetables directly in the sun. This black barbed wire is used to shield the vegetables from ultraviolet rays."

Yan Ziqing looked at the vegetables in the vegetable field. Compared with domestic cucumbers and loofahs, the melons and fruits in this vegetable field were thin and thin, but fortunately, the quantity was acceptable.Yan Ziqing couldn't help feeling that growing vegetables in Africa is so difficult.

Knowledge again!

Team Li said: "The land here is relatively fertile, but the yield is still not satisfactory because no one has cultivated it for a long time. Therefore, vegetables can only be eaten at critical times during the holidays, and there is no need to eat them all."

Zheng Guoxing asked: "Isn't it true? Do you eat meat or vegetables? What about the supply?"

Another accompanying sailor gave Zheng Guoxing a weird look: "Because of the wars here, the supply of materials in the nautical bases of various countries is very tight. There is nothing here, and all the supplies are shipped from North Africa or Europe. Due to the long distance of transportation, Therefore, the required materials have to be ordered three months in advance.”

Yan Ziqing stuck out his tongue, three months, my dear, everything that is newer than three months has become stock.

"Then what do we usually eat?" Yan Ziqing was more concerned about this.

"Potatoes, onions and carrots are the most. They are easier to preserve." Li said.

Although Yan Ziqing wasn't a foodie, he suddenly felt like he had nothing to love.

The author has something to say: Ah, this condition seems to be a bit difficult.

Fortunately, Ziqing came, otherwise Yuyu would be miserable.

It's too late tonight, so I won't edit the text. If there are mistakes, I'll fix it tomorrow.Goodnight everybody!

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