Chapter 3 In the second chapter ahead, the war is frightening...

The first shot fired by the Libyan people at their ruler seems to have little to do with regime change. On January 14, the gunfire at the Suluge construction site in Benghazi City was caused by a clash between a group of people who robbed houses and the police who came to maintain order.Earlier, Gaddafi said this in a public occasion: "My people will support me, because I am building many, many houses for you, some of which are almost completed, and you can live in good houses and live a happy life. Have a great day!" To Gaddafi's surprise, when those poor people who had no houses for generations heard the news, they frantically rushed to the construction sites of the houses under construction. When they saw the houses that had been built or were about to be built, they happily wrote: name, and then jumped up and down and cheered "I have a house", "I have a house".It didn't matter that this cry woke up tens of thousands of ordinary people living at the bottom, and they rushed into the construction site more frantically than one by one, which triggered a nationwide frenzy of house grabbing.

As you may not know, almost all the housing projects in Libya are contracted by the Chinese, and the first victims of the turmoil are naturally our compatriots.This is something.We need a cursory look at the context of the changing fortunes of Libya and Gaddafi in the opening months of 2011. Gaddafi was very angry about the chaos of house grabbing across the country, and the consequences were of course very serious.He issued an order, but the chaos remained, and he used a large number of police officers to drive away the people who robbed the house.The fire was temporarily extinguished, but Gaddafi did not understand why those subjects who did not obey his orders chose January 14 to make trouble.

In fact, on this day, except Gaddafi himself, who thought he was extremely powerful, almost everyone was paying attention to their neighbor - Tunisia.A "Great Revolution" completely changed the fate of a country and a regime in just 27 days: the 74-year-old President Ben Ali couldn't stand it any longer that night, and fled the country with his family in a hurry, thus ending the He was elected president four times and ruled Tunisia for 23 years. It is said that when the news of Tunisian President Ben Ali's escape reached Gaddafi's luxurious tent in Tripoli, Gaddafi was very disapproving and said: "Western aggressors want to burn down the revolutionary camp in Africa with the help of a few dogs." , can only be daydreaming!"

Gaddafi underestimated the power of "a fire".He forced the Libyan people to recite his quotations all day long, but he forgot a classic saying: "A single spark can start a prairie fire." Afterwards, the turmoil in Tunisia was like a fuse, triggering a series of magnificent and thrilling events in North Africa. Turmoil occurred successively in Egypt and Yemen. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Yemeni President Saleh stepped down one after another, shocking the whole world. Yemen and Libya belong to the same Arab country, while Egypt and Tunisia are in the east and west of Libya.How can such a huge political storm and popular revolution in neighboring countries not affect Libya?In particular, the Western world has long coveted this country on the southern coast of the Mediterranean Sea with huge oil resources.Fortresses are often breached from the inside first, and Libya's problems are mainly from the inside, or from the "curly-haired madman" and head of state Gaddafi himself who wants to be the "King of Africa".

Libya is a wealthy African country with a high per capita income.Its oil, in particular, is unrivaled in its quality.However, the people of this oil-rich country with only 6 million people do not live a good life like the people of the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, which are also rich in oil. Libya implements a planned economy, which cannot be said to be absolutely wrong. The crux of the problem is that Gaddafi claims that he is pursuing a third road different from socialism and capitalism, but he does not put the lives of the general public first. be taken seriously.Instead, he used his family to control Libya's economic lifeline.In terms of construction, due to excessive reliance on foreign labor and neglect of basic industries and livelihood projects, the unemployment rate of the people has continued to rise and their living standards have continued to decline in recent years.

Since the 1990s, Gaddafi, who wanted to be the "King of Kings" in Africa, put his ambitions on the whole of Africa. He was very generous in foreign aid to the African Union, and thus became the chairman of the African Union, which made him feel deeply satisfied. .In addition to not paying attention to people's livelihood in China and leaving sequelae, Lao Ka has another fatal point: he is very good at the development of his hometown and the "revolutionary holy land" - the base area where he launched the military "uprising" back then. It pays little attention to the economic construction of the eastern city of Benghazi and other places, and invests very little capital.For many years, Tripoli, the capital, has been prosperous and developed, with many high-rise buildings and smooth and convenient highways, while Benghazi, the second largest city in Libya, has been depressed and dilapidated, and the roads in the city are full of potholes and dilapidated...

The grievances between the eastern and western tribes that oppose and support Gaddafi continue to deepen. Under the influence of the "revolutionary storm" in neighboring Tunisia and Egypt, the opposition forces are gathering and watching for opportunities. The status of Benghazi is becoming more and more important at this moment. . Libya at the beginning of 2011 seemed to be peaceful, with Gaddafi's head and green flags still posted everywhere, but in fact, the whole Libya was like a piece of dry grass near the burning point, only a thin match was struck by someone. A prairie fire that swept across the country was bound to ignite-as it later did.

This time the "match" was struck by a lawyer named Farth Tebil, the spokesperson of the well-known "Abu Salim Family" organization in Benghazi. On February 15th, Farth was ready to go to the local Gaddafi regime in Benghazi to "reason" again, but was thrown into prison by the police, so Farth's supporters took to the streets to protest after learning about the situation. The next day, the authorities had to release Fath, thinking that this would calm the matter down. Unexpectedly, more and more people took to the streets to demonstrate, and it spread to other cities in Libya, including the capital Tripoli...

It is necessary to explain why Fath took to the streets and what his relationship is with the "Abu Salim Family" organization. At the beginning of the 20th century, Libya was a colony of Italy. Between 1927 and 1934, Libya was divided in two by Italian rulers, as whites flocked to the oil-rich country on the southern shore of the Mediterranean. The name "Libya" was also used by the Italians in 1934.During World War II, Libyans rose up against the colonialists, and the representative was Omar.Today, the streets of Benghazi still have the head of this national hero everywhere. Even the defiant Gaddafi also called Omar the "father of the nation."

In the long years that followed, Libya's external environment was relatively calm. After the success of Gaddafi's "revolution", he broke with the West several times, and later "reflected".Especially since the beginning of the new century, there have been signs of "openness" in Libya.At this time, an unexpected thing happened. On February 17, 2006, a large number of people gathered at the gate of the Italian Consulate in Benghazi. They came to protest because an Italian was wearing a coat with a cartoon image of a Danish painter regarded as "blasphemy" by Muslims all over the world. Benghazi swaggered.

During this protest, a 14-year-old boy went to the roof of the Italian consulate building and tried to pull down the Italian flag.As a result, the Libyan authorities opened fire, which immediately triggered a conflict in which 14 civilians died.This day has left deep scars in the hearts of the Libyan people, and Benghazi people call it the "Day of Wrath". The reason Fath was arrested by the authorities on February 15, 2011 was that Gaddafi military and police officers believed that Fath was preparing to organize an anti-government demonstration for the "Day of Rage" two days later. "Family of Abu Salim" is another story.The story begins in the 1990s under Gaddafi's rule.He arrests dissidents across the country through the military and police and detains them in the Abu Salim prison in Tripoli.Because of Gaddafi's brutal high-handed policy of "death against me", on June 29, 1996, more than 1,200 political prisoners in Abu Salim Prison died for protesting against the inhumane practices in the prison. Killed by Gaddafi authorities.Their bodies were transported to the outskirts and buried collectively in secret. Most of the dead were Benghazi people. Libyans have been afraid to get to the bottom of such a tragedy, because they are frightened by the brutal methods of the Gaddafi regime. In 2004, Gaddafi, who was eager to win the favor of the West, acknowledged the "Abu Salim incident". Since then, quite a few families of the victims have asked the government to publish the list of the victims and their burial places. The strongman Gaddafi neither compromised nor let go of his mouth. As a result, the families of the victims in the "Abu Salim Incident" have been holding collective protests in recent years, so there is an "Abu Salim Incident" in Libya. Family" organization.Lawyer Farth is a member of this organization and their spokesperson.A brother, a cousin and a brother-in-law of Farth were among the more than 1,200 dead.Farth is a staunch supporter of finding out the truth about the "Abu Salim Incident", so since 2004, he has protested at the gate of the court every week.During those years, Farth was the only one to do so, and he was imprisoned seven times and tortured repeatedly.Yet Farth never gave in, making him a well-known anti-government figure in Benghazi. Political turmoil occurred in neighboring Tunisia. The president fled in the middle of the night on January 14, 2011. The news quickly spread to Libya.People in Benghazi, who have always harbored hatred and opposition to the Gaddafi regime, believe that the time has come and they should take advantage of the trend to rise up.But who will lead the fight to overthrow Gaddafi? Farth!Fath is their hero, he has enough courage and wisdom!So from the late night of February 14th to the early morning of February 15th, people continued to come to Farth's residence. They excitedly encouraged their heroes to stand up and raise the banner of anti-Gaddafi. "In the name of Allah, I am willing to shed my blood for the overthrow of tyrants and autocracies..." Facing the angry supporters, Fasi also showed his proposition unequivocally. The secret police of the authorities quickly discovered the movements of Fasi and his followers, and arrested Fasi on the 15th.As soon as the news came out, the "Abu Salim Family" organization in Benghazi went to the street to demonstrate immediately, demanding the release of Fathi.Forced by popular pressure and fearing that a wave of anti-government protests in several neighboring countries would sweep Libya, authorities in Benghazi released Farsi on the 16th.I don't want it to be too late, or what the Gaddafi regime didn't expect is that the fire of anger against Gaddafi's rule that has been accumulated in the hearts of the Libyan people for a long time has been ignited at this moment, and it spread quickly and turned into a raging fire. Can't turn it off... February 17th was the famous "Day of Rage" in Benghazi. People took to the streets to march. At first, there were hundreds of people, then thousands, tens of thousands, and then it seemed that the whole city, men and women, young and old, joined the parade team. The crux of the matter is that the content of the mass commemoration activities on this day changed later.This is because Gaddafi and his ruling clique made an extremely serious mistake: they sent a large number of military and police personnel, secret police, intelligence personnel, and even foreign hired forces to commit violence against the masses.These people wore yellow hats and held swords, iron rods and stones. The military police brazenly held up their guns and beat the demonstrators head-to-head and even shot and wounded people. The conflict intensified, and the Remembrance Day march became a popular anti-Gaddafi movement.Some people in Benghazi directly raised the banner to overthrow Gaddafi, and the people chanted the slogan "Gaddafi step down" and started a tit-for-tat struggle with various suppressors such as the military and police.They used stones and bricks to fight back the bullets and tear gas of the military and police, used wooden sticks, door frames and car wheels to resist the attack of armored vehicles, and used matches and lighters to burn Gaddafi's portrait and his "Green Book" - these decades It used to be the "leadership image" and "leadership thought" that Libya regarded as sacrosanct.What makes the Gaddafi regime even more intolerable is that such "traitors" and "traitors" have not only appeared in Benghazi, but also in other major cities in Libya. Similar large-scale anti-government and anti-Gaddafi masses Rage, from Libya into a state of total chaos. February 17, 2011 thus became a symbolic date for the Libyan "revolution". The turmoil in Libya has made the Western world, especially the United States, ecstatic. They have long been looking forward to the complete disintegration of the Arab anti-American front.On the same day, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton publicly supported the Libyan opposition at the White House, condemning the suppression of the Gaddafi regime.Naturally, the British Prime Minister came out vigorously to condemn Gaddafi.This time France is even more ahead of the Western countries. President Sarkozy's tone is a few decibels higher than Hillary Clinton's.United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Pillay also joined the ranks of condemning Gaddafi.All of these, like adding fuel to the fire, gave the anti-government forces in Libya great spiritual and operational support. Gaddafi is an unyielding master. On the 18th, he delivered a nationally televised speech. One threatened the demonstrators, saying that "in the name of the people and the revolution" he would take severe measures to punish those who caused chaos, including taking to the streets; the other stated that he would not resign. Would rather die than leave Libya. Gaddafi's tough attitude has attracted strong dissatisfaction from the anti-government people, and the resistance has even increased. On the 19th, the two sides launched a tit-for-tat conflict, resulting in greater bloodshed.Groups of men and women in Muslim attire carried corpses wrapped in white cloth to the streets. This situation aroused the sympathy of the world. The crime of brutally killing innocent civilians was intolerable, and the Gaddafi regime fell into a raging sea. In the sound of denunciation and condemnation. The slogans of "Down with Gaddafi" and "Overthrow the tyrannical regime" have become the actual actions of the majority of people in Libya. Statements such as "Gaddafi must hand over power", "the current regime in Libya has lost its legitimacy", and "Gaddafi must accept an international trial" are frequently heard in the microphones of the Western world led by the United States and France.Relevant human rights organizations made a timely statistic: As of February 20, 2011, the continuous suppression by the Gaddafi regime has caused more than 300 deaths and more than 1,000 injuries. On the 21st, Al Jazeera suddenly reported that Gaddafi had left Libya for Venezuela, a South American country.This news caused a carnival in Libya. The people who were "revolutionizing" on the streets set off firecrackers, danced and sang to celebrate.However, it didn't take long for Gaddafi's son Saif to publicly refute the rumors on TV, saying that his father would never leave his country, and would never surrender even if he fought to the last man. Libya is a tribal country, and the two forces opposing and supporting Gaddafi are evenly matched in strength at this time, so the nationwide melee began...The unarmed anti-Gaddafi people and the people took up earthen guns and stones, Iron rods were used, while the government military and police used mortars, machine guns and anti-aircraft missiles. Gaddafi also claimed that bin Laden's "terrorist organization" has also entered the territory and joined the rioting ranks.The authority's TV station also confirmed that government forces have withdrawn from Benghazi, which means that eastern Libya is completely out of control, and the opposition has begun to take control of this area.But after a few hours, it was reported that Gaddafi would send troops to bomb Benghazi.No one can figure out what is going on. In short, Libya is already in chaos.There were smashing, looting and bloodshed everywhere, and it was hard to tell who did the crimes.Under such circumstances, the people of a country have no state power of their own, and the power of a country has no people of their own under such circumstances. The Libyan people are plunged into the abyss of misery. It is not just Libya's own people who are in deep misery, but thousands of foreign builders who depend heavily on engineering projects and a huge labor market here. It is said that the largest number of foreign laborers in Libya are Egyptians, with millions of them.Egypt and Libya are neighboring countries, and the two countries share a border of thousands of miles. When the turmoil began, thousands of Egyptians fled across the desert and returned home. However, there are more project builders and laborers who have traveled across the ocean to build Libya, which is in trouble.They are not familiar with the place of life, and the journey back to China is so long, it can be said that there are many difficulties.In Libya, where the situation is out of control, airports, border checkpoints, and ports have all fallen into a state of anarchy and disorder. What's more serious is that the turmoil has brought about full-scale riots. Thousands of thugs attacked and robbed Libya... Except for oil facilities, most of the projects contracted and constructed by foreign countries are residential projects, and nine out of ten such projects are done by us Chinese. After Libya fell into turmoil, weapons were scattered among the people, and some areas fell into a security vacuum. Some rioters took advantage of it and robbed wantonly. Chinese construction sites became their first choice.As a result, the construction site we contracted in Libya suffered the most rare and bloody shocks.The following is the personal experience of some Chinese engineers in Libya—— Liang (Head of China Hydropower Corporation Libya): Our China Hydropower Company has three major projects in Libya, all of which are building houses, two of which are near the city of Benghazi in the east of Libya, and one is in Sabha in the south of Libya.The two construction sites near Benghazi that were first attacked by mobs, one in Marj and the other in Bayda City, had a total of more than 1,000 people.The riots in Bayda began on February 17.In order to ensure the safety of our personnel, China Hydropower Company saw that the situation was not good, so it evacuated more than 100 construction workers in the urban area of ​​Beida to another camp in the suburbs during the daytime on the 18th.Unexpectedly, around 7:00 p.m. local time on the 18th (1:00 a.m. Beijing time on February 19th), dozens of unidentified local thugs, armed with soil guns, drove the looted vehicles recklessly towards my camp. to attack.In order to protect the company's property, more than 300 employees in our camp bravely picked up stones, tiles, etc. and fought back.During the confrontation, the thugs opened fire, injuring 11 of our side.The leader of the on-site project department made a decisive decision, and all personnel withdrew from the camp and evacuated to a nearby hill.The thugs did not stop because of this. They immediately robbed most of the equipment and supplies such as cars and pump trucks in the camp, and set fire to the warehouse and the camp.Hiding behind the hill, more than 300 of my fellow workers wiped the blood from their bodies and watched with tears in their eyes as the fire burned their camp into smoke... That scene was heartbreaking and helpless. Tang Zhongliang, known as "Old Tang," was one of the group of workers Liang said fled to the wilderness after the mob attacked the camp.A reporter interviewed him, and what Old Tang said was even more thrilling: The construction site where I am located is in a small town called Stie Hamri near Bayda, which is close to the Mediterranean Sea, and the lowest temperature in February is only about zero degrees Celsius. February 18 is the first day just after the Chinese Lunar Lantern Festival.In the afternoon of that day, the person in charge of the construction site specially notified the workers to leave work early and go back to the dormitory to make a good dumpling meal.In the evening, I had just finished eating dumplings, and I wanted to go out for a stroll to see the sunset glowing at the top of the west mountain, when suddenly, I heard someone shouting in the camp: "Take the shovel and pick handle, and gather urgently in the company compound! " The workers and I didn't know what happened, so we hurried all the way to the company compound.Only then did everyone discover that our company compound had been stormed by local mobs in Libya, and some vehicles and equipment had been stolen. "They will come again in a while, everyone hurry up and pick up the self-defense guys to protect your own safety and protect the company's property!" The construction site leader called urgently.I thought to myself, what was said in the CCTV 4 program really made trouble here! Soon, more than 300 workers and I were organized into five work teams, guarding the four directions of the compound's front and rear gates and walls. The thugs who came to attack again armed with submachine guns and earthen guns fired aggressively indiscriminately in an attempt to loot the construction site again.For the first time in my life I saw such scenes.With no house to hide and no way to retreat, the workers stubbornly held stones and sticks, and when the gangsters rushed in, they would hit back with raindrops of stones.The angry thugs were no longer ambiguous, "bang bang" several gunshots, and several workers were injured and fell down.We have to back down.What shocked me the most was that I was hiding behind a car and was about to throw stones back at the mob when suddenly there was a loud noise in front of the car, and I was jolted a few meters away... From evening until midnight, the thugs seemed to want to completely loot our construction site. Despite the full counterattack of the workers, they continued to attack repeatedly.The leaders of the construction site realized that this would cause heavy casualties to our side, so after consulting their superiors, they decided to abandon the construction site and evacuated overnight. But in the cold night, surrounded by barren mountains and wild mountains, where should we retreat?No one had a clue, so everyone had to walk aimlessly along the mountain road.I don't know how far they walked, but by the moonlight, people found a house on a hill not far away. It turned out to be a cow shed and sheepfold, and the house was full of cow and sheep excrement.Everyone couldn't take care of that much, and first carried a few seriously injured people in and settled them down. More than 300 down-and-out Chinese workers took temporary shelter in and out of the cowshed and sheepfold. After settling down for a while, I realized that my body was shivering. Libya, which rarely rains, actually had cold rain this winter.My fellow workers and I fled the construction site in shock, and no one had time to put on thick clothes.At this moment, when the cold wind blows, we feel bitingly cold all over. It was a unanimous decision to let the wounded and old comrades enter the house to keep warm. On a stormy and frightening night, my fellow workers and I took care of each other, and finally endured till dawn. To prevent accidents, the site leaders decided to move again.After many twists and turns, we went back and forth, and finally boarded the transfer vehicle sent by our superiors, and arrived at another contracting station of China Hydropower in the suburb of Marj, where we joined hundreds of other workers who were also driven out of the construction site barracks. They meet up, waiting for the fate of life and death... Ma Ke (Arabic translation of China Civil Engineering Corporation): Our civil engineering company has 19 large construction sites and more than 20 small construction sites in Libya. It mainly undertakes local railway construction projects, most of which are located along the Mediterranean Sea west of the Libyan capital Tripoli.Our project headquarters are in Tripoli. Before the 19th, I also heard rumors that there were parades and looting everywhere. Although I was a little nervous, I didn't seem to feel that it would endanger us.But on the evening of the 19th, when I clearly heard gunshots on the streets of the capital, I really felt nervous.This is the first time I have heard gunshots. The sound is different from the sound of firecrackers, which is frightening.The most frightening thing is that after 20 days, the local communication is not smooth, and we can only rely on the Internet, which makes people feel nervous! Just after dark on the evening of the 22nd, our company called from the construction site in Zawiya, saying that their construction site was ransacked by mobs, and all personnel were driven out of the construction site. Sixty or seventy people tried their best to get two minibuses. Fleeing towards our headquarters.About two hours later, the minibus arrived at the headquarters. The people who got out of the bus were all ashamed, and most of them had empty hands and nothing... Some workers even cried and shouted: "What should we do!" "How can we live like this?" !” We looked sad and hurriedly made a temporary arrangement for them.Before the arrangements were made, more terrible news came from the Zuwara construction site, saying that mobs had surrounded our construction site and threatened to kill if they did not hand over the car and enough cash! "The embassy! The embassy! Please help. Help our workers..." So we hurried to the embassy in Libya for help.Unexpectedly, Ambassador Wang told us a more urgent matter: There are dozens of our international students in the famous Islamic colleges in Tripoli, including more than a dozen female students.After the thugs broke into the college, they not only robbed my foreign students of their belongings, but also tried to rape the female students.The angry Chinese male students picked up everything they could, and stood up: "You can steal our things, but if you want to humiliate my female compatriots, you must not!" The Chinese male students confronted the armed thugs. The situation was extremely critical. The ambassador hoped that we would send someone to help and take the students to a safe place.So we braved the hail of bullets and acted quickly... Gao Xiaolin (female employee of Sinohydro Consulting Group): Our construction site is in Zuwara, not too far from the Tunisian border, and we contracted a 5,000-unit residential project in Libya.From the 20th to the 22nd, our place was attacked by armed mobs for three consecutive days.The locals have a habit of sleeping during the day when it is hot, and coming out at night to move around. The mobs in the turbulent period also follow this pattern of action. On the first night, six locals drove on a rampage.After entering the construction site, they kicked out the staff dormitory, used long knives and iron bars, threatened our staff to hand over the vehicle keys, and took away our mobile phones, computers, cameras, cash and other items. The next night, more mobs stormed the camp.That day I was cooking noodles in the house with four female colleagues.Since I have been in Libya for the longest time, and because of work needs, I often appear in many departments in Zuwara city. The local people know me, and the mobs also know me, so they came straight to me that day.Although the company provided me with bodyguards, they couldn't stop the mob with guns at all. Thugs yelled at the door, demanding car keys.As soon as I heard it, I quickly grabbed a car key on the table and threw it out of the small window of the toilet.As soon as the thugs came in, they held me at gunpoint and asked me to hand over the key, and I said no.They pulled out their knives, shook them in front of me, cut off my ears if they refused to pay, and violently punched me twice in the chest. My eyes went dark and I fell to the ground.But the thugs were still relentless, they stomped on me, saw that I was unyielding, and had nothing to do. Finally, when they saw that I was wearing jewelry on my neck, they robbed me, and took away the cash that I hadn’t hidden in time, and walked away . At noon on the 22nd, the thugs attacked again.At this time, through our relationship, we sought out the tribal armed forces - "Youth Committee" to help protect us.However, due to the large number of rioters, all the personnel of our company had to withdraw from the construction site and became a group of refugees with nowhere to go in the war... Yu Lianlai (project manager of an overseas company of a construction group in Hubei): At about 4 pm on February 20, the situation in Zawiya City, where we are located, further deteriorated.The local police station was burned and smoke billowed.I repeatedly told the people in the company not to go out and stay in the project department. At around 10:30 that night, seven or eight local burly men broke into our project department with 60 cm long and short knives.I quickly told everyone not to move.The thugs asked us for our car keys in Arabic mixed with English, which we understood but pretended to be confused.The gangsters gestured with their hands to turn on the car keys.We still shake our heads.The guys smashed through the room and backed out. This time we were still in shock, and we immediately took measures to place the lesbians and the items that could be transferred to a place we thought was safe.After settling down, I was just about to lie down when suddenly my dormitory door was knocked open with a bang. This time it was three thugs, holding three knives, coming straight towards me.They put the point of the knife against my chest coldly, shouting: "Car (car)! Car!" I shook my head and replied: No!One of the guys looked angry, stared at me, made a gesture towards me, and wiped his hand on his neck.I don't know where the courage came from, and I said calmly and repeatedly: "No!? No! Sleep!" The three thugs thought I really didn't have the car keys, so they had to leave the house. I got up and looked outside, and saw a group of them standing outside.Immediately, they were divided into two groups, one group raided the office of our project department, and the other group robbed the workers' dormitory.This time they came home with a full load—everything they considered valuable was swept away, and a Toyota was started and driven away.At that time, I was very distressed, it was hundreds of thousands of yuan!But I'm still rejoicing, because the real most valuable thing has not been discovered by the thugs... Unexpectedly, the good times didn't last long, and two hours later, that is, around 2:30 in the morning on the 21st, the project camp was attacked for the third time.This time the camp was cut off, and we urgently activated our own power generation equipment.After the thugs rushed in, they began to search each of us, which made our people angry, and some people tried to resist emotionally.I quickly suggested that everyone must not do anything, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable. Now the most important thing is to save your life, don't worry about the gangsters robbing, so there is no conflict, but most of the valuables we hid before were found and robbed. Some comrades cried and became angry when they saw the scene where the camp was in a mess and the company's project department and personal property were robbed.I urge everyone to say that those things are robbed as soon as they are robbed. Everyone's life is the most important thing. We don't care about it ourselves. We have to think about our family members in China. They are waiting for us to go home! In this way, everyone's mood has temporarily stabilized.But just over an hour later, the fourth group of looters attacked our camp again.They were even crazier. Seeing that there were no large items to loot, they turned our camp upside down. This time almost all the items we hid were looted.The most heinous thing is that our personal documents such as passports etc. were also destroyed. At around 5 o'clock in the morning, the fifth group of thugs came to attack again. We, who had been terrified all night, completely lost the ability to resist and anger, and let them destroy and bully us.Three workers were injured, but fortunately the injuries were not too serious.My co-workers were completely devastated, and everyone really felt what it means to be miserable, what it means to be helpless, and what it means to be a refugee in a foreign country.At this moment, apart from survival, what we miss most is our family and our motherland... "There are countless construction sites that have not reported the situation or lost contact. Tens of thousands of compatriots are in unprecedented and urgent danger..." Telegrams from the embassy were sent to the country, and batches of Chinese The construction site and our personnel are constantly being attacked by more dangerous wars. what to do?What are we going to do now?The construction site was gone, the dormitory was destroyed, contact with the family was cut off, all the passports were lost, and the food was cut off, but they—the Libyans were still violently shooting at each other, and even dispatched planes to bomb them... Do we just become helpless refugees, die in a foreign country, and abandon our bodies? The compatriots thousands of miles away are waiting, crying, and praying! On February 21, the situation in Libya was only a sporadic topic in the international edition of major domestic media in China.Everything about Libya has not yet entered the public eye on a large scale.Ordinary Chinese have no idea that tens of thousands of Chinese are facing life and death trials in remote North Africa.That night, Wang Yali, the first secretary of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, returned home from overtime work and habitually refreshed Weibo before going to bed. Suddenly, a Weibo post from Libya, with a striking exclamation mark, broke into her eyes. "Save the Chinese citizens in Libya, we are very dangerous!" The person who tweeted was Xu Feng (Weibo ID: @快乐徐峰).Afterwards, I found out that he was an employee of the China Railway 11th Bureau in Libya.When the telephone and mobile phone signals were cut off and all parties could not be contacted, a desperate Xu Feng sent this distress message on Sina Weibo with the feeling of grasping at the last straw. This is the first Weibo post from a Chinese citizen asking for help from Libya.This is also the first time since Weibo appeared in China that it is directly related to thousands of lives.Four hours have passed, but no one cares about this Weibo that is destined to be written into history.In the Weibo community, where tens of thousands of messages are generated every second, an ordinary person's words are like a page entering a library or a needle falling into the Pacific Ocean.With only a few dozen fans, @快乐徐峰 has very limited communication power. As time passed, Xu Feng, who was anxiously staring at the screen, sank to the bottom of his mood little by little.Suddenly, he had an idea and began to copy this news to many Weibo "big bosses", hoping to use their influence to complete the second dissemination and let more people know.He cc’d the “Queen of Weibo” @谭晨, real estate developer @潘石义 and others.But there are a lot of this kind of news on Weibo, and sometimes it is difficult to tell whether it is true or not. Xu Feng does not dare to expect that Weibo celebrities will forward his news.What he didn't expect was that at 23:36, Pan Shiyi reposted this Weibo, and wrote in the reason for reposting: "Whether it is true or not, it is important to save people!" Pan Shiyi's influence on Weibo is really amazing , In a very short period of time, this Weibo was quickly reposted more than 4,000 times. At 23:50, Wang Yali saw this microblog relayed by countless people.She entered Xu Feng's page and saw more detailed and urgent Weibo: "The Chinese company in Libya is in a hurry. The situation is very serious. Many of our project sites have been smashed, communications have been interrupted, and domestic support is urgently needed. Mr. Contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we are very dangerous, hurry up!!!” “紧急情况。一百多暴乱分子包围我们驻地了。急急急！” 相关微博被转发超过13000次。在这些微博下面的评论里，很多微博网友开始出主意。有的建议打外交部电话，有人准备通过私人关系找个外交官。有人干脆呼吁：“外交部，我们的公民在国外被困了，你在哪里？！” “我在这里！”这个午夜的微博社区，王亚丽的热血已经沸腾，她立即转发了徐峰的微博，并附加了简单评论：“外交部的前来报到，正在了解情况……” 之后她又发了一条微博：“已联系外交部领事司领保中心。他们已知悉所有情况，据说预案已经出来了，大家不要着急，坚持住！” 看到这条微博，徐峰心里似乎踏实多了。指望国内马上来人飞到自己身边是不现实的，一时困难也可以想办法克服，重要的是要有希望。现在他和在利的几万同胞知道祖国一定会来救他们的！王亚丽则彻夜坐在客厅里抱着电脑，和微博社区的徐峰一直保持对话。 凌晨6时45分，徐峰发微博称：“请大家放心，我们现在人员安全，我要去守夜了，最新动态实时更新！” 22日上午，真的是在一夜之间，利比亚局势和中国公民的境况开始成为微博社区的焦点，更成为主流媒体的中心话题。 “不，不能在此等死！不能让暴徒任意抢劫和摧残我们的财产与生命！”中国人不是吃素的，虽然他们谁都没有经历过战争，但施工队伍中不乏有军人出身的领导者和组织者，许多人曾经还是民兵，他们懂得起码的自卫和有效的防御。 你看——我驻祖瓦拉某工地上： 公司经理从附近的兄弟工地得知暴徒们连续袭击的消息，打听了一下情况后，立即找来五十多位挖掘机师傅，说：“强盗马上要来，你们给我用尽所有的本领，三小时内，在工地的四周挖出一条宽三五米、深三五米的壕沟！” 挖掘机师傅问：“干啥用？”经理说：“防狗咬！保命用！”师傅们顿时明白，一声“好嘞”，便立即发动起几十部大型挖掘机，左右前后、东南西北一齐挖，那情景好不壮观。与此同时，工地经理又组织其余人员将一切值钱的和有用的装备物资全部转移到挖掘机正在操作的中央地盘。 如此几小时下来，等到太阳从大沙漠落下时，一个用沙土垒起的庞大“城堡”崛起在工地上。果然，不出一小时，几群饿狼般的当地暴徒，驾着从另一个地方抢来的数辆汽车，从三个方向朝这边的工地袭来。等暴徒们抵达工地一看，当时就傻了眼，此地四周清一色的深壕大沟，人和车根本无法冲入其内。“妈的，走吧！到另外的地方去！”暴徒们愤怒地朝“城堡”内扫射了一阵枪子儿后，只得无功而返。 “壕沟战！嗨，壕沟战！我们是中国的建工队……”看到一群群暴徒悻悻地远离后，“城堡”内的中国工人情不自禁地边流泪，边用熟悉的《地道战》的腔调唱开了，那份胜利的自豪和心惊肉跳的经历，让工地上的几百名同胞悲喜交加。 这样的成功“战例”在东部迈尔季的中水电二局工地也用过，且非常有成效。这也使得中水电迈尔季营地能够完整保留下来，为在班加西地区的一万多名同胞提供撤离条件，立下了可歌可泣的功勋。 “撤！不惜一切代价撤出利比亚！” 22日中午至23日早上，利比亚境内的多数中国公司和中方人员陆续接到这样一个振奋人心的消息。这是祖国向危难之中的同胞发出的声音。它通过各个途径传递到了利比亚每一个有中国人的地方…… 还是中土公司利比亚项目总部的年轻翻译马可为，他说：“我们的陈志杰总经理参加完张德江主持的应急指挥部会议后，便与公司财务主管乘土耳其航班，辗转抵达的黎波里。当他们带着祖国的决定回到公司营地时，我握着他们的手，只说了'你们总算来了'这句话，就忍不住泪水横流。” “哭什么？赶快组织我们的人，准备撤回祖国！”总经理陈志杰朝这位小伙子吼了一声，其实他自己也满脸泪水。 withdraw!不惜一切代价！ 眼泪救不了命。困守于战乱之中的人，有天大的本事也无济于事，面对枪林弹雨，再硬的骨头和肉体，都好像风中的鸿毛。在万里之外的异国他乡之地，一旦沦为战争难民，生命甚至比鸿毛还轻，还不起眼。 几万同胞和几万同胞身后几十万的家属和亲人们在焦虑，在忧心，在祈求谁来拯救他们和他们亲人的生命！ 我赴利人员，他们是带着自己和家人的希望远涉重洋去海外工作的；我在利的工程建设公司，他们有的是在那里投资，有的是在那里承包项目，他们是带着设备、带着资金去的……现在，他们要撤离，所有的希望、物资与投入，都将化为泡影。 是个人，可以舍去一切，只求平安活命而归；是单位，需要作出决定，放弃就意味着血本无归……谁来决定这天大的事？ nation!只能是我们的国家！ “王大使，中央已经决定，尽全力撤离我在利比亚工作人员！请迅速摸清在利比亚人员情况及他们的方位，组织各种力量准备撤离……” 2月22日的国务院应急会议一结束，黄屏和郭少春他们就在第一时间，向我驻利大使发出十万火急的通知。此刻在利比亚境内，卡扎菲已经发出狠话，要派军队去班加西炸平那里的“叛徒的指挥所”，并且对首都的黎波里出现的“叛徒”也绝不手软。半岛电视台记者声称，忠于卡扎菲的狙击手，一天就在的黎波里射杀65人，政府的一栋中央大楼被焚烧。反对派则声称，他们不仅完全控制了班加西，而且也掌握了米苏拉塔、艾季达比亚、胡姆斯、塞卜拉泰、祖瓦拉等海岸线上的重要城市，而且还占领了胡恩、沃丹等内陆重镇。 此刻，外交部从其他渠道获悉，欧盟诸国已经开始实施撤侨行动，他们要从利比亚撤离侨民一万五千多人。“再不抓紧，利比亚政府有可能关闭港口和海关，其后果将不堪设想！”从外交部部长杨洁篪，到领事司的黄屏、郭少春他们这些大大小小的外交官们立刻敏感地意识到，如果出现这种情况，那意味着我们的几万同胞将会成为利比亚内战的人质！ “这是中央领导和我们最担心的事，必须赶在这种情况出现之前完成我们的撤离任务。”杨洁篪外长在接受我采访时说。 “不惜一切代价，赶在最严重的事态发生之前，进行我们的撤离行动！” 熟谙国际事务的外交部理应担此重任！可一个“撤”字，谈何容易！ 几万人，到底要派多少架飞机？200架，还是300架？这么多的飞机一下就能从国内抽出来？即使抽得出来，就能一下飞到途经好几个国家的利比亚？再说，那边的机场、海关都已瘫痪，怎么飞得进去呀？ 飞机不行，靠双脚跑出来？往哪儿跑？利比亚一面临海，三面是沙漠，在地中海的南岸，距对岸的欧洲大陆快速轮船要开十几个小时，跳海必定是死；另外三个方向皆是大沙漠，白天温度高达摄氏五六十度，夜间零度以下，走进去同样必定是死。 真的都是死路一条？ 不，过海可以用船； 不，走沙漠可以坐车子甚至骑骆驼； 不，空中飞机还是要用的，即使海关没了，机场封了，只要跑道还在，就有办法。经中央军委主席胡锦涛批准，中国人民解放军随时可出动军机参与撤离！ 海、陆、空……一切可以用的手段，全都可以动用！ 此刻的宋涛副部长凝视着西亚北非地图，陷入了深深的思考。忽地，宋涛眼睛一亮，他想起了地中海一带流传的“诺亚方舟”的故事…… 利比亚地处非洲北部，整个国家最重要的城市几乎都在北部的苏尔特湾海岸线上，中国承包的工程和劳务人员约有五分之三都聚集在靠近北海岸线一带的城镇里。如派出几艘大船，每艘船接走2000人，那么只要它们驶离利比亚海岸，就可以保证他们脱离险境。从直线距离看，与之相邻的希腊克里特岛和马耳他离利比亚仅有360海里和150海里。走海路，把他们尽快运送到安全地区，是撤离大批人员的最佳选择。 “这不是我们撤离所要找的'诺亚方舟'吗？”宋涛内心一阵激动，赶忙俯下身子，开始不停地用尺子在地图上测量着各点之间的距离，又找来领保中心的同志在地图上标注中方人员的具体位置，并向海洋专家请教从海路撤离的可行性。 经过周密测算，宋涛心中有了把握，他及时向杨部长和张志军书记作汇报并经同意后，又要求黄屏、郭少春和唐立迅速联络我驻希腊和马耳他使馆，立即制定打通海上生命通道的具体方案，提请中央决策。 从海上撤，可船从哪里来，从国内派还是租外轮？利比亚邻近国家能否接受我撤离人员入境休整中转？更为关键的是，船只能不能到达相关的利比亚港口，靠得了岸，载得上人？这些是中南海、外交部和亿万中国人民当时最为关注的。 船，可以租借，租借外国人的船，还可动用我们自己的船。宋涛想到这里，一个电话打到国资委。 “国资委，可以动用我们在海外的船只参与利比亚撤侨吗？” “可以。要渔船还是要万吨巨轮？”国资委的负责人说。 “渔船？渔船到得了地中海？得多长时间呀？” “这倒是。那就调其他船去吧！要多少？” “嗯，先去班加西或者的黎波里港，有十条八条都行！” “好的，我们马上通知有关公司……” 国资委负责人马上通知中远集团、中海运集团公司，命令他们马上调距利比亚最近的船只，前去完成撤侨任务！ 中远、中海运集团公司接到十万火急的命令，刻不容缓，立刻通知：“新秦皇岛”轮、“新福州”轮、“天杨峰”轮改变航向，全速前进，去利比亚参与撤侨任务！ “明白！改变航向，全速前进！目标：利比亚！” “驻希腊、马耳他使馆，请你们马上勘察和摸清是否可以接收从利比亚撤出的10000至15000名左右的同胞到你们那儿。关键是看看能不能租到船，安排我方人员进行中转……”宋涛拨通了中国驻希腊大使罗林泉、驻马耳他大使张克远的电话，向他们下达了命令。 “是，我们马上行动。”中国大使馆立即展开工作。 之所以选择希腊和马耳他，不仅因为这两个国家与利比亚隔岸较近，而且它们还是欧盟各国中与中国关系相当亲近的友邦。尤其是希腊，曾于1997年、2006年两次出动军舰协助中国从阿尔巴尼亚和黎巴嫩撤离人员。中国国务院总理温家宝和副总理张德江也于2010年希腊债务危机最严峻的时刻访问雅典，为艰难时刻的希腊人民提供了宝贵支持。事后证明，这个决策英明又正确。 驻马耳他大使张克远： 别看马耳他只有316平方公里的面积，42万人口，是欧盟最小的国家，可它却是地中海上的一块宝石。从地图上看，马耳他距利比亚最近，只有150海里。 21日，我接到杨部长的电话，他问我能不能参与撤侨工作。我当即回答，没问题。我们事先已经知道利比亚的情况乱得很，心理有一定准备。杨部长一问，我就主动请战了。当晚，我给马耳他外交部的常务秘书打电话，通报了中方的请求，问马耳他政府能不能帮助我们撤侨。当时对方有些犹豫地说：你得答应我两个条件，一是你们的人都得持有效证件；二是必须提前办签证。 我一听就叫了起来：肯定不可能！尊敬的常务秘书先生（对方相当于副外长），我们的同胞都是从战乱的利比亚撤出来的，他们身上的证件都被暴徒抢走了。利比亚政府已经瘫痪，什么都做不了。第一条根本就是不可能的！第二条也不现实，我们是紧急撤侨，几千人、上万人一下子过来，哪来得及到贵国提前办签证！ 一听我这话，对方沉默了，后来又说：我们有几十个人在利比亚，是使馆人员，你们能不能帮我们带回马耳他？我立即回答，没问题。对方口气稍稍变了一下，又说：大使先生你知道，我们是欧盟国家，对外来的公民要求非常严，你们一下子来那么多无证人员，这对我们国家压力太大。如果我们放松了对你们公民入境的条件，欧盟其他国家也不会轻饶了我们。 这位常务秘书说的是实情。欧盟国家非常害怕难民非法入境，不少政府因为非法移民问题，被本国民众搞得焦头烂额。但为了同胞的生命和安全，我们必须获得对方的支持，否则就没法完成好祖国交给的使命。 我向对方保证，只要同意我们过境，我们保证团进团出，就是整团入境整团出境，决不给马耳他政府找麻烦。我以中国政府的名义一再向他保证，我们中国是讲信誉的，绝不会出任何问题。这个时候，我真正感觉到了国家的分量，也感觉到当中华人民共和国驻马耳他特命全权大使的分量。 那好吧，你等我消息。对方终于松口了。 大约过了30分钟左右，马耳他外交部常务秘书回我电话，说他们总理指令：“全力以赴支持和帮助中国撤侨！” 我听了，连声表示感谢。那一刻我发现自己的嗓子有些哽咽。我知道，马耳他政府作出这一决定很不容易，证明我们中马两国关系“够哥们儿”！我当即把这一情况向国内作了汇报，这也给中央决定把马耳他作为重要的撤侨中转地提供了决策依据。 张克远大使和同事们在马耳他的故事才刚刚开始。 希腊这边的工作也不轻松。 驻希腊大使罗林泉： 我第一次接到国内准备撤侨的通知是21日下午5点20分，北京时间应是21日晚11点20分。现在知道，当时我们部里的同志正在为第二天的中央决策撤侨会议做准备。 当时交代给我们使馆的任务是弄清楚三个问题：租邮轮需要多少费用？中国公民如果没有护照等通关手续能不能进希腊克里特岛？那里的饭店能不能住得下10000至15000人？我一看这三个问题都至关重要，也是非常要命的事——难办！ 领事司领保中心的同志这样对我说：“给你五个小时，必须把上面的三件事弄明白，在北京时间22日早上5点前报告国内！”我一算，我们只有5个小时40分钟把上面三件事搞定。我当时并不知道国内指令的这个时间点极为重要，杨外长他们要带着我们发回的情报上报中南海，以便国家决策会议使用。 国与国之间的关系、人员的来往，就靠证件，欧盟等西方国家过去一直对贫穷落后国家的人员很苛刻，进出是最为严格的，怕有非法移民。现在我们有一万多名无证人员要进入希腊，他们自然很紧张。希腊是个小国家，这些年由于经济不景气，国内经常闹事。我们撤侨的时候，正赶上非法移民在首都雅典广场上闹事，已经绝食抗议了十几天。整个欧盟都在关注希腊非法移民问题，我们提出的要求，等于是给希腊政府火上浇油！ 我知道这是件难事。解决不好的话，撤侨计划就无法落实，真是要命！但作为国家的驻外使馆，在国家和人民需要的时候，必须知难而上，为祖国分忧解愁。我和使馆的同志立即行动起来。偏偏时间不对头，接到国内电话的时候，希腊各个工作部门早已下班了。西方人有个习惯，别在他们下班后找他谈公事，否则他们会认为侵犯了他们的自由和人权。 当时已经顾不上这些了，必须尽快落实国内的指示，把三件事弄清楚，重中之重是获得希腊政府对我撤侨公民落地的政治许可。为了解决这一难题，我召集使馆党委会，大家分析认为，这件事必须盯死。一旦我们提出相关请求，希腊政府如果拒绝怎么办？他们拒绝就意味着我们的撤侨计划断了希腊这一条要道。绝不能出现这种情况！ 我决定亲自找希腊政府的要员谈。当地时间下午5点35分左右，我给希腊总理的外办主任打手机，他是我关系不错的一位希腊朋友。我就任驻希腊大使后，就注意跟希腊各界建立良好关系，包括在野党。当时的希腊总理帕潘德里欧，在他还是在野党党魁时，我就曾多次拜会过他，并建立了良好关系。帕潘德里欧家族出了一位首相、两位总理，三代人都致力于推动希中友好。 “大使先生，你能不能过两个小时再来电话？我现在正和总理先生在德国访问，他马上要有两个小时的讲演……”希腊总理外办主任急促地轻声地说。 我想，夜长梦多，一拖就可能会坏事。若是等希腊总理讲演结束后再回话，情况不知会发生什么变化。我赶紧说：“不行啊，主任先生，我们的政府正在等着贵国总理的回话！” 对方一听我这么着急，便说：“那你等一会儿，我马上去请示总理阁下。”不一会儿，对方打来电话说：“总理阁下已经同意贵国政府的请求，同时让政府的几个部长协助办理此事。”他告诉我马上去找他们的外交部秘书长。 “真是太感谢了！”我激动地说。 刻不容缓，我立刻给希腊外交部打电话。秘书长告诉我，马上发一份外交照会过去。按照惯例，这是国与国之间交往必需的手续。 我立即以驻希腊特命全权大使的名义起草了一份照会，请求希腊政府许可中国13000名撤侨公民进入克里特岛。我在照会中代表中华人民共和国政府向希腊政府庄重承诺：所有过境的中国公民将全部返回中国。以此解除希腊方面的顾虑。照会发出20分钟左右，希腊外交部回话，同意我们的请求！ “太好啦！”“太好啦！”我和使馆同志一听这消息，激动得跳了起来。办成这事太不容易了！希腊政府太给中国面子了！ 外交部交办的另外两件事也弄清楚了。因侨民要过境克里特岛，详细了解此岛方方面面的情况尤其重要。克里特岛风景美丽，面积虽不大，却闻名遐迩，历史悠久，是人类文明的重要发源地。“二战”中曾是欧洲和地中海的战略要地，也是希腊著名的旅游胜地。当时正值旅游淡季，许多饭店已经关门，员工也放假了。 我们通过关系找到希腊有关部门，他们觉得困难很大。兵马未动，粮草先行，使馆党委立即决定，派武官李杰大校当晚即赴克岛，启动安保、后勤保障等各项准备工作。李杰精明强干，他和他的妻子，也是紧急从邻近使馆调来的赵丽莹参赞，能够说一口顶呱呱的希腊语，曾在希腊常驻多年，拥有深厚人脉，关键时刻派上了大用场。加上希腊国家旅游管理部门和克岛政府方面劝说，岛上的经营者重新营业了。在中希双方的努力下，素以“慢速度”、“慢节奏”著称的希腊，以不可思议的速度，在24小时内为中国人准备好了6000个床位！ 这又是一个鼓舞人心的消息。我们迅速将掌握的情况在北京时间22日凌晨5点前报给了国内。当我听到外交部党委书记张志军表扬我们使馆“十分得力”时，真是感慨万千。 “可以向希腊方面撤13000人。” “马耳他方面能接受5000人中转过境。” 外交部在22日8时参加国务院应急会议时明确向中央这样报告，前方大使馆功不可没，对国家撤侨计划实施起到了关键性的作用。 驻希腊使馆政务参赞郑曦原： 按照使馆分工，我负责租船任务。使馆会议还没结束，我便带着使馆领事部主任陈夏兴、办公室的老李和经商参处老窦，通过与当地“船王”的关系，找到希腊阿纳克船运公司。到那儿一看，已经有不少国家的人都在那儿等着租船。what to do?租不到船，前方撤侨不等于空话一句吗？当时我们很着急，一次次通过“船王”去跟船运公司的老板联系。这个时候，部领导在北京又紧急约见了希腊方面的有关官员，希望希方给予宝贵协助。希中友协主席波塔米亚斯先生也给我打来电话，说已经有好几位船东赶到了他的办公室，愿意租船给中国朋友。但他们的船比较小，一次只能运500至800人，需要组织成混编船队开赴利比亚。这时，我们多管齐下。船运公司老板雅尼斯单独约我们进了他的办公室，他说：“你们中国是我们希腊的好朋友，我首先满足你们的需要。你们也别再租其他公司的船了，他们的船小，比不上我们能够大批次地把人抢运出来。”我们一听很高兴，就提出租最大、最好、最快的船。 船运公司老板脸上显得很为难的样子。我赶紧说：“价钱不成问题！”他摇头说：“你们租我的船，是从正常的商务旅游航线上调过来的。按规定，一艘大型邮轮改变航向，需要两天时间的准备。我们的船没跑过利比亚，需要研究海图，而且是进入战区，保险公司不愿意为我们承保战争保险。我至少需要两三天时间来处理这堆问题。” 国内这时传来消息，说我们在联合国的斗争十分尖锐，西方要求立即建立禁飞区，而且要派联合舰队开赴利比亚战区，我们的代表顶得很艰苦。国内要求我们不惜一切代价，以最快速度打通海上生命通道。我对雅尼斯说：“真的不行，我们等不起了！今天你们必须出发。”他马上回答说：“那是不可能的事。”我说：“亲爱的朋友，不是我逼你们，而是利比亚在打仗，我们的同胞每一分钟都处在生命危急的处境中。哪怕晚上一个小时，就可能有几十、几百甚至几千人丢了性命。你说我们能见死不救吗？” 那位老板总算被我们说动了，但嘴里还在嘀咕：“利比亚现在是战争状态，我的船和船员到那里去，若是发生危险保险公司不会支付保险费的。”我一听这可是大麻烦了！这完全超出了刚才我所说的“价钱不成问题”的范畴。 仔细想想，人家为难也是有道理的，赚钱当然重要，朋友友情也很重要，但一艘豪华邮轮真要被炮弹或是别的什么弄沉了，那可不是几十万、几百万的事情了，再说人家船员的生命也是宝贵的。 正当我们踌躇时，雅尼斯接到了好几个电话，他突然很爽快地说：“就按照你