Chapter 1722: Saving People in the Storm (Added 5)
"Quick, use all the wedges!" Faced with this meteorological situation, Knutsen was the most experienced, and he shouted loudly.
The rest of the people were also busy, smashing the wedges one by one into the ice, smashing them deeply, smashing them to the outside of the tent, and then on the wedges, tying ropes, fixing the tents, and putting all the important things into the tents, as for all the people, they got into the igloo, and they were huddled tightly.
"Wait." Ault said, "What about Nils outside? ”
That Nils, who ran away by himself, was inside the igloo, and they could escape the bad weather, but outside, Nils, I am afraid that it was more than lucky.
Hearing the translated words of Ault, Cnutson and the other Inuit hunter both looked at him with grateful eyes, and Cnutson said: "It's too late, Nils chose to go out by himself, and now, since he has encountered bad weather, he can only blame his own bad luck." ”
At such times, the Germans had not forgotten their companions who had saved them, and Knutsen was grateful, and he knew that he could not put the Germans in danger.
"No, since we know he's in danger, we should go and help him." Oult said, "Well, let me go out on my own and go for him." ”
Ault was going to save Niels, and the two people in front of him were about to burst into tears, and Cnutson said, "I'd better go with you." I've had experience in this climate, and my dog is also the smartest. ”
Another hunter tried to go with him, but was stopped by Knutsson.
So, more than two dozen sled dogs, pulling a large sled, three people, hit the road. The boy who acted as a translator also came, and after this time, he will definitely look more like a well-known man.
Knutsen's legs were still immobile, so he sat on the sleigh, looked at the weather outside, and said: "I haven't seen this kind of storm for several years, and after this storm passes, there will be at least more than a month of good weather." ”
Suddenly, Oort was overjoyed in his heart, this time he came out to find the meteorological conditions and laws of Greenland and the nearby sea, and this old hunter's statement is too valuable for reference.
This is also based on science, strong convective weather, are constantly accumulating, hot air and cold air continue to accumulate, and eventually intertwined, there is a strong storm, and after the storm, these air currents are gone, the next accumulation, also needs time to accumulate.
Of course, you won't just listen to the old Orion's words, and combined with the observation data of these days, you can get the correct results.
The data observed every day may seem boring, but when they are put together, it has a lot of meaning.
"Take the ice hammer, for a while, if the wind is strong, people may be blown up, and at this time, use the ice hammer to hook the ice." Knutsen continued.
In his hand, he held an ice hammer, and at the same time, with vicissitudes of life, he looked at the sled dogs in front of him who were pulling the sled, including his sled dogs and Nils's, and he could name each one.
These sled dogs, also very experienced, realized that bad weather was coming, and now that they were going out, it must be urgent, and they all ran very hard.
"Nils, Nils, where are you? Can you hear ME? Cnutsen shouted loudly, and on the empty ice sheet, there was nothing, not even an echo.
"There is a supply point nearby, Nils is likely to go there, and only by going to the supply point will it be possible for him to return to our settlement." Knutsen said, urging the sled dogs to continue galloping forward.
The rolling golden white clouds were getting closer and closer, and they could already feel the whirring arctic wind, and they began to blow at an accelerated pace.
Hurry, hurry!
The sled dog continued to run wildly, and suddenly, one of the sled dogs on the side, without warning, fell to the side of the ice, and could not get up again.
With a long tongue sticking out of its mouth, its body was still rising and falling, and it was still breathing, but it just couldn't get up.
The other sled dogs all stopped, wagged their tails, and walked slowly towards the place where they were lying.
Cnutson's eyes were filled with pain, and when he limped down, the sled dog, having closed its eyes and stopped breathing, was exhausted to death.
For the Inuit, the sled dog is their most loyal companion, and many times, they are treated as if they were members of their own family, but now, unfortunately, one has closed its eyes forever.
Untying the sled dog, Knutsen muttered a few words before getting on the sled again.
We have to keep going.
The sled dogs once again faithfully pulled their ropes and ran forward, and the sled dog, which had closed its eyes, had something crystal flowing out of the corners of its eyes.
"Whew, whew." The wind was blowing more and more fiercely, and looking at the tumbling clouds directly above, Knutsen said: "The storm is coming, we can't make it to the supply station, let's take shelter on the spot!" ”
How to hide from the bad weather in the polar regions? Of course, I was digging a hole in the ice sheet to find a leeward place, and in the distance, I saw a permafrost slope, and immediately drove the sled dogs to the permafrost slope.
When he ran to the bottom of the slope, suddenly, Knutson's eyes lit up: "Nils, Nils! ”
Nils, who had come on foot, had exhausted all his strength, and now, he was lying at the bottom of the dirt slope, waiting for the terrible weather to come, his whole body had no strength, and he might be swept up by the wind in a moment.
Now, seeing the sleigh and the people on the sled, Nils's eyes reveal a desire to survive.
"Thank you for coming to my rescue, and from now on, you will be my most honorable master." Nils muttered, "You gave me two lives. ”
Nils knew that he would not survive the storm, and that the Germans had risked their lives to save himself in the terrible weather, and he had realized that he had made the wrong choice.
Last time it was because of responsibility, and now he has been freed from the yoke of responsibility, and from then on, the German is his master.
"Quick, use the ice axe to carve this place bigger!" Knuteson didn't blame Nils, and shouted loudly that time was running out, and that it would be best if they could carve out a perfect cave before the storm was complete.
Soon, the storm engulfed the entire ice sheet area.