Chapter 28 Sandstorm
The next day, Qin Chuan realized the true meaning of what Bushra said about the barren land... The sight is full of golden sand, like a sea of sand, which continues one after another until the end of the sky. If it weren't for knowing that it was full of heat and death, it would have been deceived by its beautiful appearance.
Brash stopped, spread a felt on the ground, muttered something in his mouth, and knelt down devotionally, and then again, repeating itself.
The soldiers did not disturb Brush because they were also shocked by what they saw. Many of them were crossing their chests and praying silently in their hearts... Whether from Libya or Germany, the troops do need the protection of the gods now.
After a long time, Bushra stood up and looked at the boundless golden desert, and said with an expression of incomparable awe: "Avana chose the Ah... the devil's habitat. After entering, your life will be handed over to the devil!"
At first, Qin Chuan thought Bushra's words were more of a legend or exaggeration, but after walking in, he realized that what Bushra said was true.
There is no trace of this desert at all. Everything you can see is the same. Except for the sand dunes or sand dunes. If you want to find a tree or a mountain to mark it, it is basically a day and night talk. Even the sand dunes under your feet are not unchanged... Today's sand dunes are like this, tomorrow is like that. A storm can even "shuffle" everything.
This is a natural maze for those walking in it, and the only thing they can rely on is direction.
But in fact, the direction is not reliable, because their destination is the Oasis of Muses.
"The Mses Oasis only has one point on the map!" Bushra explained: "Many people can't find it even if they pass by it. The result is to die of thirst on the next journey!"
"So how did you find it?" Qin Chuan asked.
"I don't know!" Bushra replied: "But I just can find it!"
Alphredo added an extra sentence when translating: "Maybe it's a feeling!"
Qin Chuan nodded in agreement. Although this is unscientific, he can only choose to believe in his feelings now.
Another problem is that after entering this "devil's habitat", the marching speed slowed down step by step.
There are two reasons for this:
First, the terrain is uneven and mostly soft fine sand.
Uneven means that the actual itinerary is much further than the straight line on the map... The troops always climb over hills after hill, so although the troops' enthusiasm for marching remains unabated, the speed of advance is less than half as fast as before.
Soft fine sand will make walking more difficult, especially when you go up the mountain, you will slide back after a few steps, and you will slide directly to the foot of the mountain without rest.
Another reason is that this terrain causes a lot of trouble for the car... Cars cannot climb over these dunes made of soft and fine sand, and they can only look for a more curved but relatively flat road with the help of the reconnaissance forces.
This forced the logistics convoy and the troops to advance separately... The convoy bends under the sand dunes, and the troops went straight to cross the hills.
Fortunately, both sides have radio stations, and they often use signal flares to indicate their positions to each other, so they will not get separated.
If it is just these difficulties, it is still good. The troops are always moving forward, and the amount of water is enough for the troops to reach the Oasis of Muses... The oasis can not only replenish water, but also means that it has already left the most dangerous "devil's habitat".
But as the saying goes, there are unexpected situations. On the second day after entering the golden desert, just as the soldiers were still trying hard to climb up and down the sand dunes, Bushra's camels suddenly became irritated. They refused to move forward no matter what, and stood there and shouted.
This aroused Bushra's alertness, and he hurriedly raised his hand to signal the soldiers to stop moving forward and keep quiet.
Qin Chuan looked around and found nothing. The sun was still hanging high in the sky and roasting the people and desert below. There was nothing around except them.
But Bushra's solemn expression made Qin Chuan feel that something had happened, and it was not a trivial matter.
"What's the situation?" Qin Chuan asked.
Alphredo spread his hands and replied: "I don't know, Bushra said that the wind is coming, but what's the matter with fear of the wind..."
Before he finished speaking, Alphredo stared at the northwest and opened his mouth wide and was stunned on the spot.
Qin Chuan looked along Alphredo's gaze and saw that there was a cloud of smoke in the distance. If he didn't look carefully, he would think it was a cloud or a piece of smoke from a cannonball.
"It's a sandstorm!" Alphredo's expression changed drastically, and he waved his hand to shout at the soldiers: "Disperse and find a place to hide!"
In fact, it is the same as saying this, because if you want to hide, there is no place to hide. There are sand dunes everywhere, and it is the same to hide everywhere.
Bushra controlled the camels and asked them to squat down. He hurriedly checked whether the water bag and food were tied tightly and then got under the camel and hid. After a while, he poked his head out and waved to Qin Chuan and others.
Qin Chuan knew what he wanted and greeted his subordinates, and followed suit and got under the camel with a few soldiers... This really made him feel a little more secure, although the smell of the camel was a little unbearable.
Then, Qin Chuan stuck his head out curiously and looked at the sandstorm... This was the first time he had really seen a sandstorm.
At this time, the sandstorm was getting bigger and bigger. From a distance, it looked like a sand wall, a moving sand wall slowly approaching Qin Chuan and others. It was like surging sea water, rolling in with gray and black waves.
If you look carefully, you will find that the upper layer of the wall is slightly yellow-red, the middle layer is gray-black, and the lower layer is black.
Qin Chuan knew the causes of these colors: the upper layer was floating with fine dust, and the top-down sunlight penetrated through the dust and reflected, so he saw yellow-red; the middle layer was larger, and the sunlight only penetrated partly, which was gray-black; the lower layer was the largest, and the sunlight was almost impossible to penetrate, and the black was seen.
The wind became heavier and the sandstorm became closer and closer, and then it soared... The whole sky suddenly darkened, and sand was flying everywhere around. They were filled with heat from the sun, and they were hiking from the cuffs, collars and other places, hitting their faces and causing pain, and it was difficult to open their eyes.
This is a very strange feeling, like the night suddenly comes, but it is not the night, because from time to time, one or two sunlight will be seen from the top of your head... This is because the churning wind and sand are uneven, and occasionally a few rays of sunlight will enter, so it flickers and darkness and looks a bit like a rotating light in the dance hall. If it weren't for the fact that the sand and dust almost blocked Qin Chuan's mouth and nose, it could be regarded as a beautiful scenery.
Qin Chuan carefully took out a towel from his backpack. It took a lot of effort to tie it to his face to cover his mouth and nose, and then pressed it with one hand to the side of the towel... He was worried that the strong wind whistling in front of him would suddenly blow the towel away. If so, he would be worried that he would not be able to eat dinner, because the dust would definitely fill his stomach.
At this time, a gunshot came faintly from the wind... and then a camel's scream of pain.
Chapter completed!