When they came out of the underground, everyone's excitement and spirit were gradually consumed by the long yellow sand, and their hearts gradually changed from happiness to exhaustion, and then from exhaustion to numbness, and then from numbness to fear. Walking all the way to rest, the eyes are full of small dirt bags like cliffs, which are yellow sand. In order to maintain moisture and energy, according to the meaning of the fourth master, we all have to wear the black jacket backwards during the day, and we have to rest at noon. The day is very hot, but at night the temperature drops and the wind is biting. The sleeping bags were all gone, and everyone had to dig a deep pit in the sand that was big enough to lie down on, and then put their jackets on top to shelter from the wind.

After walking like this for two days, I couldn't see the edge of the desert at all. At the beginning, the scholar and Lao Xu would also tell stories and interesting stories about archaeology to relieve everyone's boredom, and the smooth brothers also cheered everyone up from time to time, but now everyone is silent, the morale of the whole team is extremely low, and the current march almost relies on willpower. There is still a little bit of water, and compressible biscuits are no longer enough for a meal, and if this continues, everyone will have a psychological breakdown.

This is the third day, the morning sun is very bright, I untied my jacket, tied it around my waist, pursed my lips that had begun to dry out, and said to the scholar: "Little comrade, cheer up!" Bitter or not, think of the Red Army twenty-five thousand! Tired or not, think about Lei Feng Dong Cunrui! The difficulties endured by our revolutionary forefathers were 10,000 times more difficult than ours, can this small hardship trap our socialist successors? ”

The scholar looked up at me and said, "Do you still have the strength to be poor here?" When Lao Tzu goes back, he must have a good hot pot, by the way, he has to have a few bottles of pure draft beer, which should be iced, the cooler the better. Eat and drink at the same time, eat and drink heartily, and then sleep in his mother's beauty. ”

"Well, yes, when we wake up, let's go and have a skewer, take a hot shower and sleep with him again!" At this time, I felt that having a dream or fantasy can stimulate people's potential more than shouting slogans, at least not to give up the desire to survive here.

I glanced at it, the fourth master and Ah Shun who took the lead in front were still fighting their spirits, although the white patriarch at the end of the team was gray-haired, his energy was no worse than that of the fourth master, and in addition, the rest of the people were almost physically at the limit, as if they might fall down at any time.

I gritted my teeth and took two steps to catch up with Linglong in front of me. The delicate hair is tied back very neatly, but the gray face has no appearance at all when I first saw it, but the eyes are still smart, which makes me feel a lot more at ease. I patted her on the shoulder and said, "Linglong, can you still hold on?" If it doesn't work, just stop and rest. ”

"Brother Nan, I'm fine. Now is not the time to rest, the whole team is holding on to the will. If someone relaxes, the whole team will probably die here. We insist that there may be no way out ahead, but there is always a glimmer of hope, and stopping is only a dead end. "Linglong is worthy of being the eldest lady of the Cao family, and being able to say such things at this time makes me ashamed of myself as a big man.

I was thinking about how to cheer everyone up again when suddenly the line stopped. I looked over, and the fourth master and Ah Shun, who were the first to start, both raised their right hands and clenched them into fists. This is a gesture to stop. Although everyone was tired and hungry, there was still a tacit understanding of life and death all the way, and they all immediately surrounded it and formed a circular defensive formation.

Ah Shun turned back to Linglong and said, "Miss, the situation is not right. There is a problem with the sand dunes ahead. ”

The scholar wiped his glasses and said, "Are you hungry?" It's all a fuss, isn't it just the sand that the wind blows? Wonder is the daughter of ignorance! ”

"No, we started walking in the early hours of the morning, and by dawn I had been aware that the weather was very sunny and there was no wind. And now, the wind is clearly felt. Lao Xu said.

"Can't there be wind in the desert?" The scholar was still very disdainful.

"In such a sunny weather, there is a sudden wind, I'm afraid it's dangerous." The fourth master said.

"Is it a sandstorm?!" The scholar saw the serious expression of the fourth master, and he also realized the danger.

In this desert, the most feared encounter is sandstorms. When the sandstorm comes, the black sand covers the sun, destroying the withering and decaying, leaving no people and animals. I kept praying in my heart that hope was just dust.

The fourth master had already begun to prepare for the worst, urging everyone to set off immediately and march forward, hoping to find a place to stay before the wind and sand came.

The weather here is really not what ordinary people can imagine, the first few minutes are still sunny and the wind is blowing, and the next few minutes are already blowing sand. The originally clear blue sky unconsciously hid its gentle side, and the light began to dim, and black clouds could already be seen in the distant sky. "Not good! It's a black sandstorm! Run, everyone! "We all know what that means, stay here and wait for the black sandstorm to come, and we can only wait for death. Everyone didn't care about being tired and hungry, and began to run desperately.

Time is of the essence. The wind speed is getting stronger and stronger, and the Taklamakan Desert shows its side as a "sea of death", and the entire desert seems to be shrouded in black sand, countless grains of sand are shot in the face like bullets, and it is difficult to open the eyes. The fourth master was yelling, taking out the rope in his backpack and letting everyone tie it around their waists and string them together. At first, we were able to bend forward, but later, the wind and sand were blowing and the people could not stand firmly, so they had to crawl forward on their knees on the desert. I think we're going to be done this time, and we'll never go back.

Just when I was about to lose it, the rope around my waist tightened one after another, and it was obviously the person in front of me who was pulling me. I tried to crawl and move over, it turned out to be Linglong, and I didn't know what she was going to do. The wind and sand were too strong, and it was difficult to breathe, and I couldn't speak at all. Linglong kept making gestures, and after watching it for a long time, she realized that it was the fourth master at the front who sent a signal and asked us all to hurry up. I only now realize what a grasshopper on a rope is, and the people behind must be notified, and everyone can work together to climb over and join the fourth master.

Linglong and I struggled to pull the people behind us and crawl forward together. After climbing more than ten meters, I saw that only Ah Shun was the one who hit the head. I rushed over and grabbed Ah Shun by the collar, and he immediately understood what I meant, and kept patting me on the shoulder and pointing forward. Seeing that I still didn't understand, I immediately pulled up the rope around my waist and dragged a few of us to climb forward. Only then did I understand that Ah Shun meant that we should keep up. Could it be that the fourth master untied the rope and went to explore the way first?

Crawling forward with both hands and feet, after climbing for a while, I saw something like a wall in the black sand. I barely saw it when I got closer, and it was a small dirt bag. On the edge of the Taklamakan Desert, there are a number of small earthen bags of this known as the Yadan landform near Lop Nur. Unlike sandbags, these small dirt bags are almost always solid hills formed by the action of wind-blown sand or water currents.

Now we are saved! The fourth master has been waving his arms under the dirt bag closest to us, signaling us to hurry over.

These small dirt bags are almost parallel to the direction of the wind, making it difficult to block the wind and sand. Fortunately, the fourth master has found a hole in the small dirt bag and has become our Noah's Ark, which can temporarily shelter from the sandstorm. Everyone went into the cave one after another, cleaned the sand grains from their lower mouths and noses, and lay on the ground gasping for breath.

"Amitabha! Thank you to Buddha, gods, God, Allah! Amen! The Sprinkle family thought that this time it was impossible to escape the catastrophe, but they didn't expect to find such a hole in a desperate place! "Escaping from life and death is inevitably a little nervous.

The fourth master was also embarrassed, leaning against the wall in a daze. Patriarch Bai didn't get much better, he cleaned his beard, sat cross-legged, and adjusted his breath. The Linglong and Shunli brothers took out the only remaining water in their backpacks and separated them for everyone, each of whom could only drink a few sips. Although I feel a lot of sand in my mouth, I also think that these few mouthfuls of water are really sweet.

"Fourth brother, thanks to you this time. If you hadn't untied the rope and ventured to find such a small hole for everyone, I'm afraid this time it would be more than lucky. Linglong said.

"It's just a coincidence, the sky is immortal." Although what the fourth master said was an understatement, everyone understands the stakes in this.

Outside, there were still black clouds rolling and yellow sand, and the wind and sand were blowing at the entrance of the cave, making a buzzing sound, which made people feel even more frightened at this time. Patriarch Bai adjusted his breathing, looked outside and said, "Although the sandstorm here is very powerful, it is estimated that the time will not last long. Let's rest here for a while, wait for the sandstorm outside to stop, and then find a way out of the desert. ”

I have been on the road since the early hours of the morning, and I encountered a black sandstorm, my body has long been overdrawn, and I have been relying on willpower to persevere, and now I have found a temporary shelter, and I have a reason to not be able to continue walking, and I immediately feel that my body is sore. I was still fighting my spirits at first, talking to Linglong, but slowly sleepiness hit, and I fell asleep against the cave wall before I knew it.

This sleep was dark, as if I had slept for days, and when I opened my eyes, it was pitch black. I rubbed my temples and slowly adjusted to the dimness around me. I saw everyone lying on the ground, leaning against the wall, all asleep. The fourth master and the Bai patriarch sat near the entrance of the cave and talked in a whisper. Seeing me coming, the fourth master whispered, "Awake?" The sandstorm outside has passed. ”

Sure enough, the stars in the sky were shining brightly, hanging low on their heads like a curtain, as if they were within reach. Days of fleeing for my life have long made me ignore such a beautiful night sky, and now it seems to be really shocking. It's just that no matter how beautiful the night sky is, it can't withstand the cruelty of reality.

"Everyone's tired, don't rush tonight. Wait until sunrise tomorrow morning. Patriarch Bai, what do you say? The fourth master asked.

"Hehe, no hurry. It doesn't hurt to walk after dawn. Patriarch Bai swept away the previous embarrassment, and looked like a fairy wind bone.

"But Patriarch Bai, our supplies are insufficient. After sunrise, the temperature will soar, and the physical and water depletion will be greater. "I think that Patriarch Bai, as the head of a clan, how could he make such a low-level mistake, I couldn't help but remind him.