The sun was setting in the west, and the cold and loneliness seemed to be the only tone here, and only the whining of the cold wind of the wasteland could bring a different atmosphere.

Braving the bitter cold of nearly minus 30 degrees, the lonely SVU drove slowly and zigzagically over the vast Gobi Desert, avoiding the area that was difficult for SUVs to pass.

Several people in the car were silent, wiping the frost condensed on the windows from time to time, and looking through the windows, they looked at the situation on the road.

The temperature was judged by Ouyang Sheng of the flying team, his family lives in the north with only more than 100 days of frost-free periods throughout the year, and the lowest temperature every winter is more than 30 degrees below zero.

Many people doubted his judgment, so Ouyang Sheng gave a detailed explanation.

According to him, wearing a full set of winter clothes, you don't feel cold when there is no wind, which is about a few degrees below zero to more than ten degrees below zero; Standing for a while, I felt tingling pain in my hands and feet, about minus 20 degrees; When it is minus 30 degrees Celsius, you will feel the tip of your nose frozen when you inhale, and you can warm it up when you exhale.

As for the lower temperatures, he himself had never experienced them, so he couldn't say why.

Awkwardly and suddenly slammed on the brakes, and the SUV stopped in front of a gap more than a meter wide.

He turned his head to look at He Jun and asked hesitantly, "I can't get around, are you still leaving?" ”

The world outside the community is completely a barren Gobi, the gray-brown earth has been extending into the distance, you can't see the head or the tail, the ground looks very flat from a distance, but in fact there are potholes everywhere, the SUV drives on it, like a boat wandering between the crests and valleys, the continuous undulating strong bumps make the speed of the SUV never lift, can only drive slowly little by little.

SUVs have only limited off-road capabilities, and can only be driven on the flattest ground to ensure that there are no problems, so they must constantly avoid obstacles in the direction of travel.

And the limited body height directly leads to the lack of vision of everyone, many times it seems that there is a road, but after walking for a while, I found that I have entered a dead end, and I have to go back the same way and start again, and the road I walked in a circle is several times more than the straight-line distance.

The stone hills and rocks that can be seen everywhere are nothing, and the most dangerous ones are those that cross the Gobi Desert, and these large and small cracks are like scars on the earth, distributed irregularly on the Gobi Desert.

I don't know how many such cracks I have bypassed along the way, and the gap in front of me that blocks the way is known to be more than ten kilometers long, and the widest position is dozens of meters wide. It was the largest gap encountered along the way, almost splitting the Gobi in half, and the front and rear of the SUV had been blocked four times by this indescribable gap.

He Jun didn't answer the awkward question, turned around and asked, "Major Qiang, is it a change of direction?" If you go around like this, you won't be able to run out of place after dark. ”

Qiang Lei frowned and didn't say anything, his face full of confusion.

The target of this trip is the towering iceberg in the south of the community, and the reason why it is the goal is because the Gobi Desert in all directions of the community looks similar, and only the iceberg in the south is an obvious landmark.

Before setting off, Qiang Lei used all his military vision to conduct a comprehensive analysis, and the probability of getting lost in the vast Gobi without satellite positioning, compass, or obvious landmarks was almost 100 percent, and taking the conspicuous iceberg as the goal of this trip could avoid disorientation to the greatest extent.

In addition to this, Qiang Lei has a little other thoughts.

The Gobi in other directions of the community cannot be seen at a glance, let alone continue for dozens of kilometers, and the iceberg itself means that this direction is not a simple Gobi, and there are likely to be some different discoveries near the iceberg.

Qiang Lei is the battalion commander of the anti-chemical warfare troops, not an expert in geology, and it is not easy to make such a specious guess.

Seeing that Qiang Lei didn't speak, He Jun emphasized in an accentuated tone: "It's not early, even if we can reach the iceberg before dark, we can't return after dark, we must return to the community now, and get ready tomorrow morning before starting again." ”

Driving on the Gobi Desert at night is simply looking for death.

And the temperature at night is lower than during the day, maybe it will drop to minus 40 degrees, and it is strange to spend the night in an SUV that does not have thermal insulation conditions, and not freeze to death in the middle of the night.

Qiang Lei nodded willingly: "You're right, let's go back." ”

Awkward, he let out a long breath, turned around and drove back.

It's too dangerous to drive in this ghost place, and if you're not careful, the car will be destroyed and killed, and he secretly made up his mind that whoever he loves will drive tomorrow and kill him, and he won't serve him.

The monotonous scene outside the car receded little by little, and Qiang Lei looked at the scene outside the car in silence, and after a while, another layer of hoarfrost formed on the window, blocking his vision.

Qiang Lei didn't erase the layer of hoarfrost like when he came, and sighed softly and said, "Xiao He, the situation is grim." ”

He Jun looked back at Qiang Lei's heavy expression: "You mean the environment here?" ”

"Yes." "It's so desolate, and it's not a good sign that we've been running for so long and we haven't even seen a fly." ”

The purpose of coming out this time is not to come out to see the scenery, hunting some "local species" to supplement the gap in supplies is Qiang Lei's real idea, but the reality is that there are no living creatures to be found in the entire Gobi Desert!

In modern times, even in the desert Gobi, some animals can be found, but this ghost place is a real barren land, cold and desolate, Qiang Lei can't think of any animals that can survive in this environment for a long time.

He Jun sighed: "If only the helicopter could fly." ”

"yes, if only helicopters could fly." Qiang Lei said bitterly.

Everyone in the car recognized the fact that it was necessary to get out of the Gobi Desert in order to find prey, but the Gobi was so big that the possibility of running to the edge of the Gobi on wheels was infinitely close to zero.

Qiang Lei had considered the possibility of using a helicopter very carefully, but the idea was only turned around and was vetoed by himself.

It's not that Captain Wang's injuries are too serious, but that the frostbite is concentrated in the hands, feet and face, and even the palms of his hands can't be avoided, and he can't take care of himself at the moment, and he even needs help to go to the toilet, how can he fly a helicopter?

Although the medical staff who crossed the community did their best, the two doctors, one of whom was good at internal medicine and the other at infectious diseases, were not very good at treating frostbite.

In addition, there was already a wide range of frostbite and colds in the community, and the number of patients was large and there was a lack of necessary medicines, so the two doctors could only adopt a conservative treatment plan in the face of this difficult situation.