Volume 1 Chapter 124: The Crossing Begins
"This is the northern slope of Miaozi Sea, the sand is hard, we are speeding up, we can camp in front......" Wei Xiao kept reporting the situation in the car.
The route planned by Xing Yu this time is to cross the Badain Jaran Desert from north to south, and the roads selected are all high sand areas, and they are crossed in a straight line.
Xing Yu found someone to send his Bombardier early, and now he is driving Bombardier to the front.
The speed on the desert highway just now couldn't keep up, and now that they have entered the desert area, Xing Yu didn't estimate that the convoy behind them would be able to throw them a long way.
After leaving the provincial road, all the mobile phone signals are gone, and all the mobile phone signals are gone, and you will only be accompanied by the long Gobi Desert and the straight black highway.
The construction of the desert highway is very good, it is a smooth asphalt road, some sections of the road will be covered with floating sand, and there is basically no incoming car along the way.
In such an environment, Xing Yu has been dragging his feet just now, Xing Yu can't run those SUVs on the asphalt road, the strong crosswind has always made Xing Yu and Wei Xiao deflated, the UTV is not well sealed, and there is no air conditioning, and the wind and sand raised by the vehicle before affect the line of sight.
After running on the highway for more than two hours, passing through many saline-alkali lands and herdsmen's pastoral areas, I found the junction into the desert, which was the coordinate point that Xing Yu had to find for a long time before setting off, so that he could find the sand entry point so quickly.
There are no signs at the intersection, if you just follow the old rut prints, it is very easy to get lost, you must find a local herdsman guide to lead the way, it is difficult for ordinary people to find the entrance to the barbed wire fence in the pastoral area, and you may not be able to find the entrance for a few hours.
This desert is inhabited by many herders, who in the early years made a living by raising camels and sheep, collecting salt lake specialties and herbs, etc., but in recent years, more and more herders have engaged in herding family entertainment, off-road guides, vehicle rescue, logistics support, etc......
But this fee is not ordinarily expensive, Xing Yu relied on his good sense of direction in the field and sufficient coordinate reserves, so he did not hire a local guide this time.
Wei Xiaodu laughed and said that Xing Yu had a problem with his brain, in a deserted place, Xing Yu confirmed that the direction was very smooth, but he had lived in the city for so many years, and he often couldn't find the way, sometimes Wei Xiao was shouting on the side to turn left and left, Xing Yu could turn to the right with one foot of the accelerator.
"The direction of Qincheng is so easy to recognize, if you think about the location of the bell tower at any time, you can distinguish the east, west, north and south, why do you have to go to the second ring road to find your way home every time you go home?" Wei Xiao asked Xing Yu more than once in the city.
Xing Yu could only be embarrassed at this time.
But as soon as he arrived in the wilderness, Xing Yu became a signpost for everyone, and no one on the trip would doubt the direction Xing Yu specified.
This trip to the desert was no exception, with the Isuzu Road Master, Nissan Patrol, Ford Raptor and Jeep Wrangler ...... They all followed closely behind Xing Yu's car.
The altitude of the whole desert is between 1200-1700 meters, and the relative height of the sand mountain can reach more than 500 meters. After seeing the huge mountain-like sand mountains in Badain Jarin, you will know that the desert can also give people the feeling of being in the middle of the mountains.
If you don't pay attention, you can't find the sign in front, Xing Yu specially bought the highest fishing rod, and tied to the top of the car is a red pennant, even so, when crossing the sand mountain, you can still hear the sound of not being able to find the sign from behind.
"Xing Yu, you slow down, my car is full of your supplies, I don't worry about anything else, these hundreds of liters of gasoline are in my car, you take it easy." Feng Yongpeng drove the Raptor to the rear, this car was not the one Xing Yu had before, it was newly bought by the madman.
Originally, the madman's George Patton chariot had arrived, and this time he wanted to drive over directly to play together, Xing Yu was worried that the weight of the chariot was too large, and it was easy to fall in the desert, and other vehicles couldn't be dragged for a while. The madman directly brought up another Ford Raptor in Xing Yu's store, and if he has money, he is so willful, and he has no money so he has to accept his fate.
Just now I stepped on the accelerator on the asphalt to the bottom, and when I ran to 180, it was a madman.
After entering the desert and passing two sand dunes in a row, he obediently gave up the driver's seat to Feng Yongpeng, in his words: "I'm not really crazy, I don't fight uncertain battles, find a master first, teach, you wait to see my figure speeding in the desert." ”
The madman's approach made the entourage very satisfied. Just now he drove a chicken coop with the front and back support, the body of the raptor is too long, and the place where other cars can pass through the shabu-shabu is especially easy to be supported by sand dunes in front and rear.
Different in the sand beam chassis is supported in the middle, so that the two ends of the bottom, the rescue is very troublesome, when digging the sand, both sides of the sand will continue to sink, it takes a long time......
This is also because the madman has no experience in desert off-roading, and the power of the Raptor v8.6.2 is there, some chick nests, there is no need to shabu-shabu at all, just force it along the sand beam.
After changing to Feng Yongpeng's driving, the speed has obviously increased a lot, Xing Yu, as the pilot car, unconsciously stepped on the accelerator more and more ruthlessly, and the speed became faster and faster.
Feng Yongpeng saw that the speed was too fast, and it had already soared to 100 kilometers per hour in the desert.
The convoy in front of it zigzags over the hills, and the vehicles seemed so small compared to the big sand mountains next to them.
A sand slope didn't keep up, and all that was left in the field of vision was yellow sand and dotted vegetation.
Xing Yu's forgetfulness made Feng Yongpeng have to rush to the sand beam several times to find a direction, although the desert here is more seriously calcified, the sand is thicker, and the desert ground is firmer, but the top of the sand beam is still easy to get trapped.
After being supported by Shaliangzi again, Feng Yongpeng felt that he couldn't hold his face, if he drove a car with a shorter wheelbase, how could he be supported, if the vehicle did not pull so many materials, so that the total mass of the vehicle was too heavy, how could he be supported.
When Xing Yu returned to the raptor, other vehicles had not yet arrived, Xing Yu awkwardly stepped forward and snatched the shovel from the madman's hand, and began to dig without saying a word.
Here is another cliché problem, the team doesn't like to take the UTV Jimny out to play, just help bring the equipment, once you get stuck in the car, you can only come down to help you dig sand, the winch on the car, can only save yourself, you can't drag others at all.
It wasn't until Wu Shimo drove Toura back that he finally rescued the bird of prey that was supported.
"Who in front lamented that he was too old to play, not to take risks, and not to do technical moves. Now that the desert is open, we can't keep up. After Wu Shimo was rescued, he didn't forget to laugh at Xing Yu.
Xing Yu had refused the invitation to travel several times before, and kept saying that he had experienced too many stories and had seen too many accidents, and he didn't want to take risks.
But as soon as he arrived in the desert, Xing Yu began to have fun, and sometimes he forgot his own task of guiding the way.
One person rushes ahead, regardless of whether other vehicles can follow their ruts or not, the speed has reached the limit, route selection, speed control, and have not done a good job.
Team travel is a team activity, and the first car is the eyes and brain of the whole team.
When crossing, you can't just think about the excitement, but also give people time to enjoy the scenery, and the first task is to cross safely and return safely.
During the lunch break, Xing Yu began to apologize to everyone, originally planned to rest near a lake at noon, and replenish supplies at night at the herdsmen's homes who had greeted them directly before going directly to a household, but now they have only run more than half of the distance, Xing Yu rushed too fast, and other vehicles often made mistakes in order to keep up, and rescues were carried out one after another, and the time was delayed.
"If you want to hurry, you can't get there. It was Xue Haidong who said after accepting Xing Yu's apology.
After a few people discussed, they unanimously decided not to let Xing Yu drive, the navigator still sat in the co-pilot, leading the way is the most reliable, driving by himself is too crazy, although the direction is not wrong, but the road is obviously not suitable for other vehicles.
After replenishing the fuel for the vehicle, Xing Yu still drove by himself, which was no way, others were either not familiar with the condition of Bombardier's car, or they did not need to drive other vehicles, and no one changed with Xing Yu.
It's just that this time, after the persuasion of several old brothers, Xing Yu has settled down the heart that is excited to see the desert.
Xing Yu also understands the skills of other people in the team, and Xing Yu can also say a two, three, four, or five about the performance of each car.
This is also a big reason why Xing Yu chose to drive by himself in the first place, driving all the vehicles that can be seen on the street is also a small goal of Xing Yu.
There are several cars in the team, Xing Yu has off-road driving experience, every sand beam, every chicken nest, whether the vehicles behind can pass, Xing Yu still has a number in his heart.
The speed was slow, the convoy had fewer problems, and after more than an hour of continuous running, no more vehicles were trapped.
The time for rescue was saved, and when the sky was not yet dark, you could already see the white houses in Miaozihai.
This is a magical sight in Badain Jarin, where the annual precipitation is only a few tens of millimeters, and there are hundreds of lakes in this desert.
Miaozihai has two large lakes connected together, and the sand mountains around the lake are towering, and the sand and water reflect each other.
It has never been exhausted all year round, and it has never been buried by sand mountains.
There is a centuries-old Badain Jarin Temple here, solemn, quiet and elegant, known by many people as the "Desert Forbidden City"
All the way, the sand mountains formed by the wind blowing and flying sand are undulating and scattered, showing light yellow, orange and fiery red color blocks under the light of different color temperatures, colorful and dazzling. The smooth sand patterns like waves, under the action of light and shadow, change into a variety of beautiful patterns.
Now seeing this blue and deep sea surrounded by sand mountains, Xing Yu couldn't help but speed up, he had already said hello to the herdsmen by the lake before, and the herdsmen over there should have already killed the sheep and stewed them.
Driving in the desert, for the same number of kilometers, consumes three to five times as much fuel as driving on the road. Although the vehicle brought a lot of spare oil, but who knows what will be encountered, sufficient fuel can make people feel at ease and boldly go to the sand, when Xing Yu found the contact number before, in addition to letting the herdsman friends reserve enough gasoline, he also directly ordered a sheep.
Come out to play, this money can't be saved, gasoline and mutton here are much more expensive than outside, so the supply is still in short supply.
There is a miraculous spring here, and whenever the temple chants, the spring water will bubble out, and the sound of chanting will stop, and the spring water will also come to an abrupt end.
Relying on this small amount of fresh water, there is a lot of vegetation here, and the herders do not dare to raise too many cattle and sheep, and the owner said that only a few sheep and a few camels have been raised this year.
There are a lot of tourists who come, or if you don't book in advance, there is no mutton to eat......