It is about fifty kilometers from Mtskheta to Gori. The distance is not far, but the road is difficult to walk. Not only are the routes taken mostly mountain roads, but there are also a large number of military vehicles coming and going on the road. Some of these military vehicles carry supplies, some transport people and cannons, and many of them are also equipped with cross flags similar to the Kingdom of England. When approaching Gori, you can see a large number of ordinary people retreating south. Some of them are walking along the edge of the road, and more are driving small cars or buses. The cars are full of people and are stuffed with luggage, and boxes or large bags are tied on the roof, which causes serious congestion on some narrow roads.

"Are these considered refugees?" Ailie, who was sitting in the car, looked at the humanitarians outside the car window.

Eric looked at the outside without saying anything, but Steve, who was driving, followed the car forward and said, "It should be fine now. After all, the scale of the conflict is not large, and the subsequent battle will probably be on the South Ossetia side, so the real refugees are not considered a real refugee."

While listening to Steve's words, Pete looked at a farther place outside the car window. At this moment, he was indeed calm. There was neither rolling smoke nor gunfire or explosions. It should be said that the conflict was still being controlled on a very small scale.

After almost two hours, the minibus entered Goli City. However, the car did not enter the city but directly surrounded Goli from the outside to the north. Not long after continuing north, the whole picture completely changed. No one saw any people here, but they were often soldier wearing camouflage and weapons. Tanks and armored vehicles were everywhere, and gunfire and even gunfire were heard from the north.

The car quickly drove to a small village, where there was a temporary camp. After communicating with the soldiers in charge of the alert, Steve drove the car outside the camp under the guidance of the other party. Eric in the car seemed very anxious and couldn't wait to get out of the car after the car had just parked. The guy didn't say much along the way, as if he was thinking about something very important, and he looked absent-minded.

Donovan took Pete and others out of the car. After getting off the car, Pete quickly looked around. This should be a gathering point, and there were a lot of supplies around, besides there were many Georgian soldiers around. In addition, there was a place that was set up with a tent and looked like a command post. Although gunfire was constantly sounding outside at this moment, everything was orderly and the atmosphere did not seem tense at all.

Eric quickly walked towards the big tent, and before entering, he looked at Donovan and said, "Wait for me here. I'll go find someone to ask about the situation." After that, he waved to Steve and signaled him to go in with himself.

Donovan nodded and said nothing, looking at the others and said, "We're just waiting here. Don't go around."

Morris looked around and took out a cigarette and said, "What's going on here makes me more confident in these people taking South Ossetia."

"John said before that South Ossetia is very weak. It's not a threat." Evans said, and lit a cigarette and smoked, turning his head to look at the direction where the sound of cannons came from time to time, "Bombardment. I hate cannons."

"Haha. What's the matter? Anyway, this is a shell from Georgia to the north. It's not here to blow us up." Morris smiled indifferently.

Pete walked to Donovan and looked around and said, "The weapons and equipment used by these people are not very good, especially those heavy weapons."

Donovan smiled and said, "It's not very good. It looks like it's all outdated. But it is said that their 1st brigade has been replaced with American equipment."

"If the Russians go south, how long can they last?" Peter said worriedly, "Will they collapse at once?"

Donovan looked at the Georgians around him without answering, and at this time Eric and Steve walked out of a tent, and with them there was a Georgian soldier in camouflage. The three of them walked out quickly and introduced to Donovan after coming to Donovan: "This is Captain Ashvili. He will take us to the border line to see it."

"Go to the border?" Evans asked in confusion.

"Yes. Go to the border." Steve, who followed Eric, said, "It's a critical moment."

Eric looked at Steve as if he was dissatisfied with his excessive talk, but he immediately said, "Tell me about it. Tonight, to be precise, the attack will begin in the early morning of tomorrow. I mean the real attack, full attack. So now I need to meet with several important commanders in Georgia, and I must give some advice."

Eric's words made everyone look at each other, because they originally thought that everything would be some time, but they didn't expect that the total attack would be launched so soon. Didn't the arms transported from Romania have not arrived yet? Just as Eric and the Georgian officer and Steve walked towards the minibus, Jeff on the side whispered: "Early morning tomorrow? The war will be launched on the day of the Olympic Games?"

"Did you find it surprising?" Morris smiled and said, "It was obviously planned. When you don't think it's the best time. This makes me firmly believe that these people will take South Ossetia soon."

Eric, who was walking in front, obviously heard the conversation between Jeff and Morris. He suddenly turned his head and said, "It's right. It's no problem to take South Ossetia. As far as I guess we should be in Tskhinvalli, the capital of South Ossetia, this time tomorrow." But Eric seemed worried again when he said this, "Our work will really begin."

After getting back in the car, Steve drove the car eastward along the car driven by Captain Ashvili to circle everywhere. Whenever the car stopped, Eric would get out and find the local commander with Ashvili and chat with each other for a while. He was busy until the evening before returning to Gori. However, this time he did not go to the camp but went directly to the city of Gori and stayed in a hotel in the city.

After dinner together, Pete and Donovan came outside the hotel and smoked cigarettes. The one who came out with them was the one named Steve. After seeing him come out together, Pete took out a cigarette and handed it to him.

Steve took the cigarette without hesitation and started smoking. After spitting out a sip of the cigarette, Pete looked at Steve and said, "Are Mr. Eric worried about something? I always feel that he is very nervous, as if he is about to go to the battlefield."

Steve looked back at Eric who was still eating in the hotel and whispered: "What he was worried about is not going to the battlefield. We would not go to the battlefield at all. What he was worried about is that this war would not be worth the loss."

Pete looked at Steve in confusion and said, "Didn't Mr. Eric say that it would be no problem to take South Ossetia? Since all the goals have been achieved, how can it be more cost-effective?"
Chapter completed!