Chapter Twenty-Nine: Lost
Qin Chuan guessed correctly, the rifle that went off hit the camel, and it was the leading camel...... The leading camel was frightened by the pain, and immediately got up and ran away, and the other camels naturally followed and ran towards the wind and sand.
This time Bushra panicked, you must know that these camels have all his belongings on them, and as a "desert man", the most basic thing is not to let the camels run away, which almost represents death, so Bushra hurriedly got up and chased after him while shouting,
"Come back!" Qin Chuan shouted, but Bushra couldn't hear it at all...... In fact, even if you hear it, you don't know what Qin Chuan is calling, and Bushra can't understand German.
So Qin Chuan could only watch Bushra disappear into the dust, and while he was still stunned, Bazel had already dragged him up and ordered loudly in his ear: "Chase quickly, don't let that guy out of our sight!" ”
With that, Bazel dragged the rest of the company and led the way in the direction where Bushra had disappeared against the wind and sand.
Bazel is justified in doing so, because his mission is to protect Bushra and Alfredo, and more importantly Bushra as a guide...... Now that Bush is out of the picture, his first instinct is, of course, to chase him back.
But in fact, Bazel's decision was wrong.
The reason is that Bushra is a veteran who has walked in the desert for many years and survived, so he naturally has his own set of skills, such as sense of direction, tracking, etc.
In other words, Bushra ran out like this, and it is very likely that he will eventually catch up with the camels and return to find the large army, while Bazel will run out with the troops to find a mess...... It's another story.
Although Qin Chuan felt that something was wrong, he still obeyed the order and chased after Bazel and the others.
The visibility of the wind and sand was very low, Qin Chuan and the others could only move towards the camel bell, but as they walked, the camel bell could not be heard, and then they suddenly found that the people who were supposed to follow behind them did not know where to go, Qin Chuan wanted to return to find the large army, but in the wind and sand, he couldn't discern the direction at all, and vaguely saw a few figures stumbling forward in front of him, so he only followed all the way.
Qin Chuan tried several times to make them stop, but they all failed, because as long as he opened his mouth, the wind and sand poured into it, which made Qin Chuan unable to make a sound at all.
I don't know how long I walked, but I never found Bushra and his camels, in fact...... Qin Chuan and the others threw themselves away.
At this time, the wind and sand finally stopped, and it was only then that Qin Chuan realized that it was Werner, Keller, and Alfredo who were walking in front.
"What about the others?" Qin Chuan asked.
"I don't know!" Werner replied: "I thought they were with you!" ”
Qin Chuan looked around and found that it was already dark at this time, and he couldn't see anything in the darkness around him.
Then the crowd shouted in unison:
"Anyone?"
"Captain Bazel!"
"Ensign Kuhn!"
……
But no voice answered them, even if several people climbed to the top of the hill and shouted in unison.
"We ...... Are you lost? Alfredo asked, a flash of fear in his eyes.
The soldiers did not answer, and this was simply a question that did not need to be answered.
After a pause, Werner said: "We have two choices: one is to stay where we are, and they may send someone to find us, and the other is for us to find them!" ”
"I don't think they're going to send someone to us!" Qin Chuan shook his head and said, "Because it is too common for a few soldiers to get separated or disappear in the storm, and this is still a desert, none of our soldiers will be as familiar with this land as Bushra, and sending people to find them will only make more people missing!" ”
Werner thought about it, and then nodded and said, "So...... We'll have to go find them ourselves! ”
"But how?" "We don't know where they are, maybe we're going in the opposite direction and getting farther and farther away, but we don't know!" Alfredo said. ”
As soon as Alfredo said this, Werner was silent.
After a pause, Werner pushed this problem to Qin Chuan: "Sergeant, what should we do now?" ”
Qin Chuan looked at the starry sky, and instead of answering, he asked, "How much water do you have left?" ”
"I have a pot left!"
"I still have a pot and a half!"
……
Luckily, a few people got together and there were five jugs of water.
"Here's what I think!" Qin Chuan said: "We must be prepared to rely on these five pots of water to go to the Oasis of Mses!" ”
"What?" Everyone couldn't help but be stunned when they heard this.
"That's probably three days or more, Sergeant!" "And we don't necessarily find the Oasis of Mises! ”
"That's why we need to plan it!" Qin Chuan replied: "Our troops are heading towards the Mses Oasis, and if we want to find them, we must go in the direction of the Mses Oasis!" ”
"Yes!" Alfredo agreed: "This will not be the case of going in the opposite direction to the troops without knowing it, and at the same time increasing the probability that we will find the troops on the road or will be found." ”
"That's right!" Qin Chuan nodded: "However, this does not rule out a possibility, that is, we have not found the troops ...... all along."
"If that happens...... Werner continued, "that means we'll have to go all the way to the oasis!" ”
"Yes!" Qin Chuan nodded: "Although I don't want this to happen either, we have to be prepared for this, aren't we?" ”
Everyone couldn't help but be silent when they heard this, but although they didn't speak, they knew that Qin Chuan's plan was the most reasonable...... At least no one else has thought of a better plan.
"If you all have an opinion!" Qin Chuan shook the kettle and said, "Then from now on...... We can only consume a maximum of one and a half jugs of water a day, so that we can last at least three days. Just in case, collect the urine in an empty kettle! ”
Werner and the others couldn't help but look at each other when they heard this.
"Sergeant!" Then Werner asked: "But how do we know where to go in the Oasis of Mtess?" ”
"Look up at the sky, Werner!" Qin Chuan pointed to a star in the sky and said, "That is the North Star, it will only appear in the north, that is, ...... This is the east, the direction of the oasis! ”
Saying that, Qin Chuan raised his leg and left.
Alfredo followed up and asked, "Sergeant, what if we run out of water and can't find the oasis!" ”
"So...... Just lie down on the ground and sleep! Qin Chuan replied.