Chapter 2: The Wolves (I)
Liu was awakened by freezing for the rest of his life. Yesterday he had a nightmare all night. In my dream, I was lying alone on the dark Gobi Desert, feeling that I was never so close to death. After a while, he was handcuffed again and taken away by the police for the crime of liability accident. Sitting up, he lit a cigarette. I took a big puff violently, probably because I smoked too hard. He coughed violently and felt like he couldn't breathe. This feeling made him feel as if he was lying on the dark Gobi Desert in his dream last night.
No, no, nothing must happen, that was the only thought in his mind. I can't die here, I can't!" he told himself over and over again.
"Is Captain Liu up?" Wang Youmu's voice came from outside the tent.
"Arigi, yes, I'm up, I'm so embarrassed! I didn't get up in the middle of the night yesterday to be on duty. Liu Yusheng said and walked out of the tent.
"It's okay, anyway, don't put out the bonfire, I'll come, you just come to sleep in a different place." Wang Youmu said with a smile.
"Okay, then you can bear more, I guess I have a little cold, you can be more inclusive. Liu Yusheng said apologetically.
Everyone had breakfast early and started the day's journey. According to what I said last night, Wang Youmu led the way in front, and Liu Yusheng pressed the formation in the back. Along the way, Xiao He and a few of them still didn't know that they had a match, and they were having fun with each other. When he reached the top of the sun, Wang Youmu stopped. said to Liu Yusheng, who was finally in the formation, "Captain Liu, why don't you rest, the sun will be too poisonous." Everyone walked too fast. In fact, Liu Yusheng knew that Wang Youmu was worried that there was too little dry food and water, and under such a sun, people would soon become dehydrated. So there is a great demand for water. They really don't have much water.
"Okay, let's go to the little dirt bag in front and rest. Liu Yusheng pointed to a small dirt bag in front of him and ordered.
It's a small dirt bag, and there's no place to hide from the sun on its head. A few people simply sat under the dirt bag, drank some water, nibbled on dry food, and rested. Liu Yusheng didn't eat anything, squinting and thinking about last night's dream, and there was a chill in his heart for no reason.
"Look, what's that?" shouted another young man who was about the same age as Xiao He.
"Xiao Liu, what are you talking about, what are you? Liu Yusheng reprimanded. In the past few days, these young people have come to the wild for the first time, and when they encounter something that seems strange to them, they like to shout nonsense. But for those of them who have been out in the wild, these are not new things for a long time.
As he spoke, he sat up and looked in the direction Xiao Liu pointed. Sure enough, I saw a small black dot walking towards them little by little. Wang Youmu also saw it, he raised his glasses and looked at the small black dot, and the telescope went from blurry to clear. A camel, not strictly a wild camel. Wang Youmu was happy, he knew that there were many wild camels in Lop Nur, as long as there were camel herds. That means you can find a water source nearby. Their biggest fear of water shortages will not exist. At least it can buy them a few days.
Suddenly, Wang Youmu noticed that something was wrong, and watched for a long time how there was only one old camel. Why don't you find any other camels or herds of camels in the camera? How can a wild camel be a herd animal? The camel in the camera is closer, and there is only one. Wang Youmu looked at the camel with a telescope, but he still didn't find any other camels around. At this time, the old camel came closer, and Wang Youmu found that the camel was limping and seemed to be unable to run.
Wang Youmu immediately looked at the camel carefully with a telescope. Sure enough, he saw clearly in the camera, and the camel's left hind leg seemed to be injured. Seeing this, Wang Youmu's heart suddenly cooled home. Having lived in the vicinity of Lop Nur, he knows all too well what it means to be a wild camel that has escaped from the herd. But Wang Youmu really didn't want to think so, he searched with a telescope, and at the same time comforted himself over and over again in his heart. In the end, he was disappointed, and several gray figures appeared behind the camel in the camera. True, the camel was driven out of the herd by wolves and drove all the way here.
At this time, Wang Youmu comforted himself again, thinking that it was okay to be a small wolf pack, at least there were 7 of them. In general, they can still cope with the wolf pack. Once again, he was disappointed, and at least 20 gray figures appeared on camera. Whew~~~ At this time, a wolf howl suddenly came from behind the wolves. Apparently, the head wolf also discovered Wang Youmu and them.
"Ah!!It's a wolf, run" Xiao Liu was the first to get up and run.
"Don't run, don't run!" Wang Youmu shouted angrily. When you see a pack of wolves, you must not run, this is a common sense that anyone who has lived in the Gobi basically knows. Because no matter how fast you are, you can't be faster than a wolf, and with your back to the wolf, it will not hesitate to pounce on you from behind and bite you the back of the neck. However, at this time, Xiao Liu seemed to ignore nothing, and he couldn't hear Wang Youmu's loud reminder at all, and ran forward like a madman. Wolves are terrible not only because they are ferocious and bloodthirsty, but also because of their unity and cooperation. Sure enough, four or five wolves quickly chased after Xiao Liu.
In Wang Youmu's eyes, the speed of Xiao Liu and the four or five wolves approached very quickly.
"Stop, take out the shovel, hurry!" Wang Youmu shouted angrily. shouted while chasing in the direction of Xiao Liu.
At this moment, Wang Youmu heard Liu Yusheng's voice
"Xiaohou, you monkey cub come back, don't run!
As soon as Wang Youmu turned around, he saw another young man named Xiaohou also galloping away like a frightened rabbit in the direction of another wolf pack. It's over! Wang Youmu knew what it would mean to face these two half-grown children. At this time, the wolves also began to "perform their duties", and four or five wolves chased Xiaohou away, and the remaining wolves surrounded Wang Youmu and them. Three of them quickly came to Wang Youmu, bared their teeth and lowered their front bodies, and their mouths made a sound of mum, which was an advance warning of an attack.
Wang Youmu's sapper shovel had already been held in his hand, he picked up a large Gobi stone from the ground, and then used the sapper shovel in his hand to beat the Gobi stone vigorously. There was a screeching sound of a hard object striking metal. The biggest thing a wolf is afraid of sound, and the louder and sharper the sound, the better the effect. The three wolves surrounding Wang Youmu were obviously frightened by this sound, and instead of the fierce appearance just now, there were signs of retreat. Wang Youmu was overjoyed, and hit the sapper shovel with a stone even harder.
Wang Youmu's thoughts in his heart are very simple, saving one counts as one, and if he can frighten the three wolves in front of him, the probability that he can save Xiao Liu is one point bigger. Whew~ There was a wolf howl not far away, it's broken! Wang Youmu knew that this was the wolf king warning him about the three wolves. Sure enough, the three guys heard the wolf howl, and once again showed their fierce faces, and the fierce light in their eyes was even stronger than just now.
"Ahh Five or six wolves caught up with Xiao Liu and attacked.
"Ahh
Wang Youmu retreated and formed a back-to-back circle with Liu Yusheng and the other three young people. Wang Youmu knew that it was useless, now let alone people going to save them, even if other wolves passed over, they would be torn apart by those wolves without hesitation.
The rest of the wolves, led by a head wolf that was obviously larger, surrounded Wang Youmu and them, as if they wanted them to stand still and watch how their companions were killed by the wolves.