When I got closer, it was a poplar forest.

The poplar forests of Dead Man's Beach reveal a unique style. Some of them have elegant limbs stretched, like the welcome pine of the Gobi Desert; Some have only the body of the tree and no leaves, but they have a strange shape, like a dead wood sculpture; Some are intact in front and hollow in the back, like models of trees towering on stage; Some lay on the ground like a pile of stones, knocking them with their fingers, making a clanging sound; There is a poplar tree that is very peculiar and interesting, the thick and tall stem has no leaves, the north-facing side has been eroded by the wind and sand, and there is a huge tumorous blister at the top of the tree, which looks like an old man with an eagle on his shoulders from a distance.

There is a poplar at the edge of the forest, which is as thick as a grinding plate, which can be called the king of trees, and the end of the tree obliquely escapes from two forks, and stretches out of the sky in the shape of "Ya"; A branch is like an acrobat playing with a saucer, bent over his neck and hunched over his waist, with a lump of green shade in his mouth; The other branch stretched out to the southeast, and the branches were very dense with leaves, like holding a huge green umbrella.

Legend has it that poplar trees in the desert can not die for 3,000 years, do not fall down for 3,000 years after death, and can not decay for 3,000 years after falling.

How old is this poplar forest? Perhaps since Pangu opened the world, there has been this poplar forest.

Mei Renhou did not have the heart to trace the origin to find out the age of the poplar forest. The moment he saw the poplar forest, his heavy heart was a little lighter.

Mei Renhou looked at the poplar forest, and then looked at the sunset that was about to fall into the mountain nest, and said, "Let's camp here tonight." ”

Everyone was ordered, and no one had the heart to visit and enjoy this unique and beautiful scenery on the Gobi Desert, so they picked a touch of shade and lay down on their backs. A day's march on the Gobi Desert exhausted the remnants of the army.

Mei Renhou looked around, this was his habit. The poplar forest is more than ten acres in size, locked in a corner by the desert. He walked around and stopped in front of a dead tree. He looked up at the tree, the crown was bare, there was not a single leaf, and he stretched out his hand to push it, and the dead tree fell with a bang. He was taken aback and looked at the dead tree lying on the sand. How many years has this tree been withered? Is it waiting for this push from him? After being surprised for a long time, he suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart, and let out a long sigh.

Guo Huaiyong settled the three of Qiu Meizi under a big poplar tree, and then sat down against another poplar tree, looking directly at the three female prisoners. His bones were scattered and he was sore and tired, and he felt a cigarette in the corner of his mouth, wanting to take a puff to relieve his fatigue.

As soon as he took a puff, he coughed and quickly extinguished his cigarette. His throat and eyes were on fire, and the smoke entered his throat, as if oil had been poured on the fire, and his throat and eyes hurt so much.

He subconsciously touched the kettle on his waist, hesitated for a while, and then took a sip. When he put down the kettle, the three of Jueqiu's sisters all stared at the kettle in his hand, stretched out the tip of their tongues and kept licking the lips of the cracked blood. He ignored it and closed his eyes to recuperate.

Suddenly, there was a commotion in my ears. Mei Renhou was startled, the muscles in his whole body tensed, and he subconsciously held the handle of the gun and stood up suddenly. It turned out that the two soldiers were fighting over a piece of dry food.

During the march, everyone was dying of thirst, and the feeling of hunger was pushed into the corner. Now he found a shady place, rested for a while, and his spirits were slightly restored, and the devil of hunger crawled out of the corner and began to sing a one-man show in the empty stomachs of the soldiers.

Shicai is a soldier who lost the dry food and is hungry, grabs the dry food of the four-eyed dog, and fights.

Guo Huaiyong walked over quickly and shouted, "Changsheng, stop!" ”

Li Changsheng, who was tall and strong, was very reluctant to stop. He was in his early thirties and was a man of arms.

The four-eyed dog wiped a handful of nosebleeds and barked: "Boss! And tears flowed.

Guo Huaiyong walked over and patted the four-eyed dog's head, feeling very uncomfortable.

At this moment, Mei Renhou saw that Ergou was beaten with a nosebleed, and the fire in his stomach jumped straight up, and he really wanted to slap Changsheng a few times. But he saw that Li Changsheng was not afraid, and a pair of begging eyes stared at the pot helmet in the hands of the four-eyed dog.

Hunger has made this usually wilting man no longer hold on to his place.

He sighed softly and extinguished the anger in his stomach. He subconsciously touched his bag of dry food, but it was empty. His bag of dry food had been lost at some point, and he couldn't help but frown. He found that the other soldiers were staring at him, and immediately understood in his heart that this matter must be handled carefully, and after a little thought, he ordered: "Four-eyed dog, divide half of your dry food to Li Changsheng." ”

The four-eyed dog looked at Mei Renhou in surprise, and saw that Mei Renhou's face was unquestionable. He lowered his eyes and looked at the pot helmet in his hand, and refused to move for a while.

Mei Renhou's voice was stern: "Four-eyed dog!" ”

The four-eyed dog was extremely reluctant to break off half of the pot helmet in his hand and give it to Li Changsheng.

Li Changsheng took the pot helmet and devoured it in a big gulp. Mei Renhou patted him on the shoulder and said, "Lao Fu, you let him order." Li Changsheng nodded as he swallowed.

His greedy eating seduced Mei Renhou and made him hungry, he turned around and swallowed a mouthful of saliva. After a while, he called Guo Huaiyong and Liu Huaiyi aside, and the three of them muttered for a long time.

Mei Renhou then left the two of them to guard Qiu Meizi, and ordered the others to look around for water and something to eat.

The hour was short, and the people who went out came back one by one dejectedly. This poplar forest is not big, and they searched for two cigarettes. There was no water, no animals, not even a single bird.

Mei Renhou's face was ugly black and silent. Guo Huaiyong said that he took the brothers to look for it carefully, and he didn't believe that he couldn't even find a free son.

Mei Renhou shook his head. He knew in his heart that there would be no water source for birds and beasts. It is already a miracle that this palm-sized poplar forest can exist in this desolate Gobi desert, and there can be no more miracles. 

Guo Huaiyong asked Mei Renhou: "Master, what should I do?" ”

Mei Renhou pondered for a long time, and waved his hand weakly: "Let the brothers rest and rest, save some physical strength, and march tomorrow." ”

It was soon getting dark.

Thirst, hunger, and exhaustion have tormented this team. The soldiers lay on the ground, drowsy and dead.

Mei Renhou was very tired physically and mentally, but he didn't feel sleepy. He lay on the still hot sand and closed his eyes. Suddenly, he remembered something important and sat up suddenly. There must be security precautions for camping, and he wanted to send a few sentry posts, but there was thunderous snoring in his ears.

Liu Zhongyi, who was lying on the other side, did not fall asleep, and also said: "I looked at the terrain when I was looking for water just now. This is the Great Gobi Desert, and no one will come to this ghost place for yellow croaker. ”

Mei Renhou stood still, he had also inspected the terrain just now, surrounded by sand dunes as far as the eye could see, but an instinct did not make him completely let his guard down. He drove the three female captives into a sand nest, tied their hands, and then leaned on a bucket-thick poplar tree at the mouth of the sand nest and pretended to sleep.

There was an indescribable loneliness in the desert night, and there was not a single sound of heaven heard around, and it seemed that even the wind had died. There is no moon, only a sky full of stars twinkling and shining.

Mei Renhou's heart is not as calm as the night in the desert. His heart was turbulent and his thoughts were full of thoughts......