Black storm, this thing is a strong sandstorm in the desert, also known as "black wind" by the people!
The sand raised by the strong wind forms a sand wall, and the visibility is almost zero wherever it passes. It is a disastrous weather phenomenon of strong wind and dense sand and dust. It once landed in North America, causing countless casualties!
This is the result of the black storm landing in the city after crossing a large area. If it is a black storm that has just formed in the desert... it will be even more fierce! !
In the northwest, people often call black storms death hurricanes, because this side is close to the desert. When the black storm lands, it is the most fierce time, and the damage caused will be greater! !
And now, we are in the desert! !
If a black storm forms here, we will face the sand that is pushed up more than ten or twenty meters in an instant. As a result, we may be buried alive. Of course, if we are lucky, we may survive, but the probability is relatively small.
If there really is a black storm...
I shook my head fiercely and frowned, "It shouldn't be possible. The sandstorm in Lop Nur is between April and September. This period is the real wind season. November is no longer the wind season. How could there be a black storm!"
"This is a place cursed by Allah. Who knows what will happen?"
Old man Alay glared at me and said unhappily, "I have said that you can't enter the Sea of Death casually. Allah will be very angry. You insisted to enter..."
This damn old man...
I almost died of anger...
When you gave you the money, you said that we gave financial income to a devout Muslim family, and Allah would forgive us for entering the Sea of Death. Now that something happened, you regret it?
I almost drew my sword and slashed the old man's neck, making his blood splatter for seven steps. I wonder if he will continue to act like a charlatan...
Seeing that I seemed to be about to hit someone, Lin Qing quickly pulled me aside and said, "Let's think about what we should do now. If we sit here, we will only be buried alive!"
I gritted my teeth and said nothing.
"Follow the original route!"
At this time, Cao Yuan, who had always been taciturn, suddenly said: "If we run faster all the way, we may make it in time. After all, except for the temperature dropping a little, everything else is still very calm here. Even if a black storm comes towards us, it will probably take two or three hours to arrive. We still have time!"
"Follow the original route?"
Zhang Jinya widened his eyes, and the big gold tooth in his mouth was shining even in the dark night: "Girl, are you crazy? Are you still following the original route?"
"Then do we go back? If we encounter a black storm, we must find a shelter to survive, but is there a shelter on the road before we come? It takes a whole day to get back to that oasis. Can we go back? Going back is a dead end!"
Cao Yuan frowned and said: "I compared According to the map, we are now very close to the ruins of the ancient kingdom of Loulan. If it were two thousand years ago, we might be on the border of Loulan now! Loulan is an important town on the Silk Road and a must-go route between the East and the West. Can their border be peaceful? There have been at least a hundred wars in this place. Let's not talk about anything else. I don't know how many battles the Han army fought here when it invaded the Western Regions. In addition, many other countries in the 36 Western Regions have fought here, including the Xiongnu, Yuezhi, Wusun... countless! Wherever there is a military, there must be a military fortress or some facilities left behind. If we keep running towards Loulan, we may come across some remaining military fortresses or something. By then... we may still be saved! "
Makes sense!
After listening to Cao Yuan's words, our eyes lit up and we had to give a thumbs up to this little girl.
Damn, she is a professor of Peking University, she is really good. Although I know the history of the 36 countries in the Western Regions, I am not familiar with the geomorphic environment where historical events took place. Especially when I entered the desert, I was completely lost. I felt that the terrain here was the same, except for the sand. Now even if I were asked to go back, I couldn't find the way. I didn't expect that this little girl knew everything. Just based on this point, I can only say one word - convinced!
At present, this is really the only feasible way. After a few of us, we decided to let the old man Alay drive the camel team. This time, the old man Alay knew that he was running for his life, so he drove the camel team desperately. In order to prevent the camels from running away, except for the old man Alay, who is a master at driving camels, the reins of the camels we rode were tied together.
However, what made us desperate was that after riding the camels for two or three hours at night, we still did not see the remains of a so-called military base. Instead, we felt that the camels we were riding were getting more and more manic.
This is clearly a sign of the coming black storm!!
Gradually, we could even feel the sand below moving when the camels were running!
"Oh no! Look behind us!"
Suddenly, Zhang Jin Ya, who was at the edge, yelled at the top of his lungs, which also startled me. I quickly turned on the flashlight and shone it behind me. It didn't matter that I shone it, my heart gradually sank to the bottom of the valley...
Because in the dark night behind us, a dark wall of sand was raised, and under the push of the strong wind, it was rushing towards us with an overwhelming momentum!
It's a black storm!
People who have never seen such a fierce sandstorm will never know how terrible and spectacular it is. The sand wall formed by the sand is more than ten or twenty meters high. The scene is almost as high as the waves of the tsunami. Although there is still some distance, I can already feel the strong wind blowing on my face.
The camels were also frightened and were running wildly almost desperately.
Unfortunately, how could their speed catch up with the black storm?
Not long after running, we were directly swallowed up by the wild storm. At this moment, I felt a lot of sand whipping my back, just like being hit hard by someone. It was so hard for me to breathe. It was impossible to open my mouth to speak. The sand flew past my face, which was so painful! !
Between heaven and earth, there was no sound except the sound of the wind. In order to protect myself, I could only bury my head between the camel humps. At this moment, the despair in my heart was indescribable. I could only hold the camel's hump tightly. The camel I rode became my only hope.
I never thought that one day an animal would become the thing I pinned my hope for life on!
But now I can only rely on it!
There were several times when I felt that the camel I was riding had its hooves softened and its body sank, and I almost fell down in the wind and black sand. In this case, once it fell down, there was no reason to survive, and it would be buried alive the next moment!
I don't know how long I ran in the black wind, and I couldn't see my companions because the visibility was really too low. I didn't dare to open my eyes. I tried to open my eyes, but unfortunately, I was immediately splashed with sand. Tears couldn't help but flow out. It was so uncomfortable. Since then, I have never dared to open my eyes.
One hour...
Two hours...
I forgot the time, and I didn't know the time. In short, when I felt that there was no more storm around me and opened my eyes, I found that I was already in an oasis! !
Survived!
I was very happy. Camels are worthy of being the ships of the desert. They know how to survive when encountering black storms.
I turned my head and looked around, and found that my teammates were still there, Qingyi, Zhang Jinya, Zhou Jing, Lin Qing, Cao Yuan, Yi Shiting...
Everyone who came with me was there!
But this is understandable. Our camels are tied together, so they will naturally run together. This is also a benefit. Because seven camels are running side by side, they can withstand the black storm. If a single camel runs, it would probably be swept away and buried alive by the black storm!
"Hey, where is old man Alayi!"
Suddenly, Yi Shiting's exclamation brought me back to reality. I looked around and my heart sank gradually-old man Alayi was gone! !
He was riding a camel alone at the beginning, not with us. Could he be buried alive?
This...
Without this guide in the desert, where will we go?