War Photographer's Notebook

Chapter 548 The Deadlock of Three Pillars
Under the cold moonlight, a figure wearing a pilot's one-piece combat uniform, a leather flight cap and goggles is lying on the top of the sand dune with a shotgun in a sock, poking secretly with the help of a telescope. Looking carefully at the pedestrians walking under the sand dunes.

When Wei Ran caught up with Felix and the others, they had already buried the gold bricks. At this time, Leon was dragging the paralyzed navigator Morris with a chair.

At a distance of more than ten meters behind the two of them, Felix alone used another long chair to drag crucial drinking water and a few cans, and hung a submachine gun on his shoulder.

The only navigator who didn't have to go on the road himself was not idle. From time to time, he glanced at the pointer of the AK39 compass worn on his wrist. As long as there was a slight deviation in the direction, he would signal Leon, who was used as a camel, to change his direction. direction.

Felix, who was walking at the end, also glanced at the compass of the same style fixed on the cuff of the combat uniform from time to time, but the direction pointed by the navigator Morris was always heading towards true north.

"This navigator is also a smart person." On the top of the dune, Wei Ran murmured and put the heavy British compass into his pocket.

It was obvious that if they just went straight north, they would eventually reach the southern shore of the Mediterranean, but that was certainly not the closest place they could get help.

The purpose of the navigator Morris doing this is understandable, he is also saving his life.Only go straight north under his guidance, and turn when you are about to be parallel to the position where you can get help.

Even, during the march, using his professional skills, subtly shifting the direction a little bit and finally pointing to the destination, this may be his only chance to survive.

Who is he guarding against by doing this, the answer is obvious, no matter whether Felix's reappearance saved him and Leon who was about to kill him, this man who covered his face with a turban from the beginning to the end, abandoned everything before the plane needed to make an emergency landing It is an indisputable fact that people escape by skydiving alone.

Similarly, because of the appearance of Felix, the navigator and Leon, who were originally in a state of opposition, stood on the same boat.

Now, because Leon's weapons were confiscated, not only is there no threat to Morris, but he has to rely on Morris.And Morris, who is paralyzed in the lower limbs, must rely on Leon to survive because of his lack of mobility.

However, the premise of all this is based on the premise that Felix, who is vigilant, is on the side. If there is no Felix, in order to control Leon, he may not even have a chance to rest for a while before being rescued. .

In such a three-legged situation, Morris can see clearly, Leon can see clearly, and Felix is ​​even more clear.

But at the same time, the three of them also knew that the remaining supplies might not be enough for all of them to walk out of this desert together.

"The first one to be abandoned should be Leon, right?" On the cold sand dune, Wei Ran muttered to himself and made a judgment.

Without Leon, the remaining two people can still cooperate.Of course, if Leon wants to replace Felix, he must at least grab enough weapons for confrontation.

But Leon's greed, the navigator Morris has already seen in the eyes, if the former really intends to strengthen more weapons, I am afraid that the latter will choose to form an alliance with Felix in an instant.

"This time doesn't seem like a good time to join them"

Wei Ran decided to wait a little longer, it was only the first night, and if he chose to join those three people at this time, he might be cleared away by them unanimously in an instant, after all, the lack of drinking water and food could no longer afford the fourth person. Appear.

With this in mind, Wei Ran climbed up cautiously, took the shotgun beside him, picked up the net bag containing two coconuts and a box of German canned food, and hung it on the barrel of the gun, like a fake pilot who ran away from home Yes, separated by two sand dunes, Youyou Youzai and Felix and the others maintained the same speed and continued heading towards the true north.

That night, the two sides walked in the desert for a whole night across the continuous sand dunes, until the sun jumped out of the hidden sand dunes again, and Felix and others stopped behind the shadow of a sand dune.

At the same time, Wei Ran, who deliberately distanced himself from them before the sun rose, also hid behind a sand dune about a kilometer away.

The reason why he hid so far was naturally to prevent the overly cautious Felix from discovering his presence when he checked the footprints behind him with a telescope, and it was also so that he could rest with peace of mind so that he wouldn't even have trouble sleeping.

Sure enough, when Wei Ran took off his one-piece flight suit due to the rising temperature, Felix also borrowed the telescope on Leon's neck and boarded the dune where he lived and began to observe around, while Morris used The submachine gun was aimed at Leon.

"Are you still worried about the man who got stuck in the quicksand?" Leon asked after Felix returned, taking the telescope handed by him.

"All food and water supplies are on our hands"

Felix poured out a sip from the cup on the jug and handed it to the navigator. After the other party drank it, he poured the same amount into his own mouth. Then he tightened the lid and said, "If that It’s okay for a person to fall into the quicksand, if he is still alive, in order to continue to live, he will definitely come to snatch the water and food.”

Leon looked around and didn't say anything in the end. He lay obediently on the soft and cold sand, took a sip of water carefully, and then hugged the tightened kettle in his arms.

Of course, Wei Ran, who was one kilometer away, had no intention of snatching supplies from Felix and the others. He was busy opening coconuts at this moment.

Tear off the thick coconut skin with your teeth, and then use a screwdriver found in the cleaning bag of the shotgun to open a hole in the top of the coconut shell. Enjoy fresh and delicious coconut water rich in sugar in your flight suit.

Wait until the juice inside is cleaned up, and then use the butt of the shotgun to hit the coconut shell hard, and even the coconut meat inside does not need to be wasted.

Although it is said that there is food and drink in the metal book, and there is even 20 liters of cold beer, but he doesn't know what day it is today, let alone how long it will be until he is captured. It is possible to save a little bit.

After eating the coconut, Wei Ran climbed to the dune again, carefully glanced at the three figures one kilometer away with the help of binoculars, and then slipped down and lay down on the one-piece flight suit again.

When he was awakened by the intense heat, the watch on the canned box one meter away showed that it was already past two o'clock in the afternoon.And he has already had a small half of his body exposed to the sun.

Touching the hot sand around him, Wei Ran yawned and got up, dragged the flight suit and moved into the shadows, and took the can and watch aside, and then closed his eyes again.

As for the three people one kilometer away, they are not worth paying attention to at this time, unless they don't want to live, they will continue to move forward at this time.

However, what Wei Ran didn't know was that Leon among the three really planned to do something right now.

However, Morris, who was leaning on the sand dune and writing and drawing on the sand with his fingers less than ten meters away, obviously would not agree, especially the submachine gun he had been holding tightly in his hand. .

Looking at the blue sky above his head without even a cloud, Leon finally had no choice but to close his eyes again.

At [-] o'clock in the afternoon, the sun was about to end the day's work, and the temperature in the desert began to drop. Under Felix's distribution, the three people shared the food in a tin can as equally as possible.

Wei Ran, who was one kilometer away, also ate the remaining coconut after putting away the telescope, and put more than half of the relatively intact coconut shell together with the tin can into the net pocket and tied it to his belt.

"We have nine cans left, which can only last us ten days at most."

Felix asked after drinking the last sip of soup in the can, "Morris, at our current speed, can we make it back in ten days?"

"difficult"

Morris shook his head, "We are at least 15 kilometers away from the temporary airport. According to our current progress, it will take [-] days at the fastest."

It was said that Leon was the first to get nervous. There is no doubt that he must be the first to be eliminated under the premise of insufficient food and water.

However, Felix didn't look at him at all, but stared at Morris and said, "What if we head straight for our destination?"

Morris was stunned for a moment, seeing that Felix had made clear his thoughts, he simply replied openly and honestly, "I also want to go back alive."

"Morris, what should I do to make you trust me?" Felix looked straight at the former and asked, "Or should I give you all the weapons on my body?"

The navigator Morris took a deep breath and said blankly, "Keep going."

"Then keep going"

While Felix was speaking, he actually picked up the compass on his wrist and put it on Morris's other hand, "I will stay away from you later, Morris, if you want to survive, just Let's walk less."

Hearing this, Morris did not give any response, but raised his hand to Leon who had already picked up the paracord, and pointed in a seemingly random direction.

Leon opened his mouth, and resignedly pulled the chair and took a step forward.And at the end, Felix waited for the other party to walk a distance of 50 meters before dragging the chair with supplies to follow.

On the top of a certain sand dune one kilometer away, Wei Ran put away his binoculars while Felix was taking a step, and quietly followed with the shotgun at hand.

(End of this chapter)