The ninth chapter of the Gates of Hell is riddled with holes
The Gobi is all around, there is nowhere to hide, the tent is easy to be swept away by the wind, and the car is the only and best option. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
The little man covered his mouth and nose with an outdoor handkerchief as he walked, and motioned for the fat man to do the same. The fat man was so confident in the Land Rover's tightness that he ignored the advice disappretently. The little man shrugged, apparently thinking it was a pity.
I kept an eye on it and wrapped the washcloth around my neck.
Before I got on the bus, the wind and sand came. The surrounding sky was full of dust, and the fine grains of sand hit the face, stinging slightly, and the eyes could not be opened at once, and the visibility was less than 5 meters. If we hadn't been next to the car, we might not even be able to find the car for a while.
I opened the car door, and my hand sank, and the door was blown by the wind, and it opened so hard that it was almost not directly lifted, and it took a lot of force to close. At the time when the door was opened, there was an extra layer of floating sand in the car, and when my fingers touched the leather seats, it was full of dust and sand, which made me feel very uncomfortable.
When the door was closed, the whistling sound of "whirring" sounded much smaller, and the wind and sand were also blocked out, even if the car occasionally swayed a little, it can be seen that the level of the storm is not low.
Han Lisha scolded "shit" hatefully, obviously in a bad mood.
The fat man didn't open the pot and said, "I said boss, it's normal to be windy and rainy, it's not a big deal." Don't get angry, it's easy to get wrinkles when you're angry. ”
Before the words fell, our faces had changed. It is normal for it to be windy and rainy, but this wind can no longer be described as normal.
All I could hear was the sound of the wind getting louder and louder, and the continuous "popping" sound came from outside the car, from sparse to dense, getting louder and louder, and the storm was turning into a disaster.
The fat man said, "What sound?" ”
I said, "It's a stone." The wind blew up the stones and hit the cart. ”
Han Lisha, who was in the passenger seat, turned around and exchanged glances with me, and I saw a hint of uneasiness in her eyes. Then, at the same time, we looked at the glass window of the car.
If the wind can blow up rocks the size of an egg, then there is no guarantee of safety in the car. The glass would be smashed, and we would be in a car with broken glass no different than staying in the open air.
I whispered to the fat man, "Did you bring the sleeping bag?" It may be useful to have a sleeping bag ready for a while. ”
The fat man also thought about the car glass, and rummaged through the trunk in the back and took out the sleeping bags of the four people in the car.
The car shook violently, creaking, as if moving forward a little. The driver's face turned pale and he said, "Tatsunado, we have encountered a tornado!" ”
Damn, Tornado? Isn't this a hurricane? The center of the tornado is capable of creating suction, like a black hole that can swallow everything, and will send a stone the size of a millstone into the sky. Tornadoes on the Gobi Desert are often raging together in not one, but several or even dozens of them, and the destructive power is so strong that it is appalling.
The driver was a little busy inserting the car keys and wanted to light the fire, but the car did not start with two "clicks". Han Lisha said loudly: "Old Gu, do you want to die? How do you drive with such a strong wind? We can't even see the road, and if we fall into a ditch, we'll have to finish the game! ”
I also cursed in my heart that this driver was a special pig, as soon as the car moved, the center of gravity was unstable, and if it happened to get into the eye of the storm, we would have taken a plane. Besides, as soon as the speed comes up, it will hit the stone in the air head-on, which is no different from being hit by a bullet.
I'm really afraid of anything. With a "bang", the windshield was really hit by a stone. The glass shattered, and the stone did not fade, and flew straight into the car and smashed the driver's arm. The driver screamed, jumped and hit his head on the roof of the car, almost fainting on the spot.
The stone rolled down to my feet, and I reached for it and looked at it, and the thing was the size of a fist, and the fat man and I looked at each other. The guy quickly threw the sleeping bag over us, quickly slamming it over his head, regardless of whether he would suffocate himself to death.
In just a short period of time, the wind and sand have penetrated through the hole in the broken front windshield, the temperature in the carriage plummeted, the sand and dust were filled, and the mouth and nose were all drilled into the sand, and it was difficult to breathe, so it was not uncomfortable.
Following the example of the fat man, we put on our sleeping bags and covered our mouths and noses, and finally felt a little safer.
The gale lasted for more than 2 hours and slowly calmed down. Feeling almost ready, we took off our sleeping bags, shook off the sand on our bodies, and tried to push the door out, only to find that the door was stuck and could not be opened.
Han Lisha smashed the torn front windshield glass with her elbow and climbed out along the bridge. We have followed suit, and we have gone out of the front gear.
Spit out the sand from my mouth and look around, I was dumbfounded. I saw that all four cars were unrecognizable, the glass was shattered, the body was smashed into marijuana, and none of them were intact. Miraculously, the cars were parked side by side, but two of them collided together, and one of them actually moved more than 10 meters in place. All the wheels were basically buried in the sand, and the car we were in was even more unlucky, the right side was pressed against several large rocks, the doors were dented and deformed, and one tire was deflated.
The storm came and went in a hurry, and the surroundings gradually fell still, and the sky once again appeared starlight.
Checking the loss of personnel and materials, the personnel are basically fine, except for our driver Lao Gu who injured his hand, but it is not serious. The materials are not counted in the damage of the car, and there is no major loss, but the car has no glass, and it is absolutely uncomfortable to drive on the Gobi Desert, which is still cold and windy in March.
Han Lisha cursed loudly like thunder, ordered to clean up the stones next to the car, started the car that was moved 10 meters away by the wind but did not suffer much damage, tied a tow rope to drag the other cars out of the sand and gravel, and instructed Lao Gu to change the spare tire.
The old man's hand was injured and he couldn't make any effort, so he operated the jack with one hand with a bitter face. The fat man offered to go over and help, and immediately won the guy's gratitude.
After the busy work, there are still 4 hours to go. The time is more awkward, everyone didn't sleep well last night, and if you go directly to the road today, you will be too tired. In addition, the windows are leaking, and the temperature is minus 20 degrees at night, and it doesn't take long to drive before people are frozen into popsicles. There was no way, Han Lisha ordered to take out the tent again to rest, and wait for the temperature to rise after dawn before setting off.
Nothing was said all night.
At 8 o'clock in the morning, the sun showed its dusky face, and it was immediately obscured by dark clouds. Looking at this trend, the weather is not too good, and I am afraid that it will snow. If it snows, we're really in a bad situation.
Han Lisha ordered loudly to open immediately. After getting into the car, she put herself in her sleeping bag, only one head was exposed, took out a pair of large sunglasses from the storage compartment in front of her and put them on her face, ready for the cold wind.