summer market

It was a good night.There is a full moon hanging in the sky. This is June 6th, which is the sixteenth day of the lunar calendar.This is also the first time that the team did not continue their journey at night since they were on their way.Because tonight, Chen Si's motorcade and Qin Chuan's motorcade are about to merge.Obviously, the terrain Chen Si chose was more favorable, so he arrived here just after dawn today.There is a large amount of drinking water, food and some daily necessities delivered by the previous transport team.These objects are buried under the sand, but are equipped with satellite navigators that allow specific channels to be tracked.Of course, the installation of this thing has also been approved by the military. Chen Si entrusted a well-known domestic scientific research institution with the help of the scientific research name through his relationship before.This organization was originally under the military, so it did not arouse suspicion.But for this, Chen Si contributed a lot of materials from Guixu and a large sum of research funding.

The water stored here is enough for more than 100 people to live for a month, so Luo Xiaodan took a bath with mineral water extravagantly, and the whole person seemed much more energetic.Gu Fengchun didn't dare to waste as much as she did. In the desert, no matter how much water he carried on his body, people would think that the water was not enough.Moreover, Gu Fengchun knew that in the desert, even if people were not physically thirsty, they would be psychologically hungry.The consumption of water is extremely fast.

"When will Qinchuan and the others arrive?" Sitting on the mountain of sand dunes, looking at the barbecue on the campfire, Gu Fengchun picked up the water bottle and took a sip of water.Due to saving water for many days, his lips are a little chapped and his throat is a little hoarse.

"It is estimated that we will arrive at about eleven o'clock tonight." Chen Si stood beside him, looking into the distance from the top of the sand dunes. "From tomorrow onwards, we will start traveling during the day, because we are going to enter a relatively dangerous area. Driving at night may be dangerous. After Qin Chuan comes, we can discuss it before we can march."

Gu Fengchun nodded. When deciding the itinerary, he knew that he had no right to speak.Only the two old foxes, Chen Si and Qin Chuan, were able to analyze and gain insight into the military's actions and react accordingly.

"Half a month has passed, time is running out!" Chen Si looked up at the full moon in the sky, let out a long breath, and said, "The real danger will be in the next few days. For a few days, I was actually just on the edge of the desert." Chen Si suddenly remembered that when he and Qin Chuan came here more than 1000 years ago, it was also a full moon, and Qin Chuan single-handedly killed those who were hiding in the desert. Horse thief.At that time, looking at the horse thieves strewn with dead bodies, he fell in admiration of Qin Chuan's bravery and fierceness.But now, his strength and Qin Chuan's are about the same. For more than 1000 years, they have been suspicious and hostile to each other. .

"Fate makes people!" Chen Si sighed in his heart, and shouted to Tang Maiqiu in the distance: "Old Tang, come here." Tang Maiqiu is a very famous desert survival expert.In many cases, Chen Si would not ignore his opinion as a survival expert.

"Old Tang, do you have any comments on the upcoming journey?" Chen Si smiled and motioned Tang Maiqiu to sit down.

Tang Maiqiu's skin was darker than before.His skin was originally greedy and dark. After experiencing the wind and sun at sea, and being dragged in the desert, he was only in his early thirties, and he looked like a 40-year-old uncle.

Tang Maiqiu licked his tongue, his expression very solemn.He said: "Well, I just wanted to tell you something." Tang Maiqiu said with a serious face, "I just checked the ten cars in our team. Our cars are in good condition, but here The terrain is not easy to match, the parts are also worn out, and maintenance needs to be strengthened, otherwise, the probability of car failure will increase several times along the way, so this issue must be taken seriously, and I will arrange a few people to go to it later Overhaul it, and try to repair these defective places as much as possible."

Chen Si nodded.Tang Maiqiu showed the meticulous character of a qualified soldier in this respect.Tang Maiqiu went on to say: "Except for this, it is our terrain. I have studied the terrain around here. There are mountains behind us, which are easy to bump, but we still have to avoid several flat places and continue to drill sand. The ditch, more than 500 miles ahead, is a Yardang landform, you must be careful when you get there." Tang Maiqiu took out the map and gestured while talking.

Chen Si looked at the map by the campfire, nodded, and said, "Yes, it is a difficult place. If possible, we try to avoid it. I remember that the place to the west is the former Silk Road. I Pass by..." When he said this, Chen Si couldn't help laughing.He is the sensitive identity of Undead. Although Tang Maiqiu has been in this team for a long time, he didn't know it very well, and he was not prepared to tell Tang Maiqiu such a secret.So stop talking.

It's not the first time he has come to this place.But the place where he came from has already changed.

Back then when he left Yangguan in the west, there were many small countries in the Western Regions, and Lop Nur was a big marsh full of vitality, but now, the place has lost its former prosperity, and there is a piece of yellow sand under his feet. This place has long been too unfamiliar. Stranger again.

Whenever he saw the dead but not stiff Populus euphratica on the road, his mood became very bad.Populus euphratica is known as a tree with extremely tenacious vitality that can survive a thousand years without drying up, and never fall down after a thousand years of dryness. Some of these Populus euphratica might have existed when he came here.He is still alive today, but these Populus euphratica, known as extremely long-lived, have withered.Many of them have been buried by the yellow sand, and finally settled at the bottom of the desert without any news.Maybe one day the strong wind blows away the yellow sand, and these once strong and proud dead trees will suddenly appear, but who knows where the travelers who followed the direction pointed by these Populus euphratica will now fall?

Gu Fengchun asked in surprise, "Is there anything special here?"

Both Tang Maiqiu and Chen Si smiled wryly, and said: "Of course, because this place has the highest rate of disappearances, and the military has also observed many strange things happening here, and even the military is not around this place. Dare to pass by easily, there was a plan to build a road here, but after the plan was put forward, the road survey team could not complete this task, so the whole project was stranded, and the road was repaired elsewhere.” Chen Si said Although it was a bit of an understatement, Gu Fengchun vaguely felt something weird and bloody from Chen Si's words.

The exploration team will definitely not be unable to complete the task for no reason. There is only one reason for this situation, that is, the exploration team has encountered a fatal threat, and more than one or two exploration teams have encountered such a thing.

These are military secrets.Gu Fengchun didn't know, but that didn't mean Chen Si and Tang Maiqiu didn't know.Before Tang Maiqiu worked for Chen Si, he was one of the important instructors of Guard A of Bureau W. His tutorials taught desert survival skills.When teaching these computer skills, some special accidents will definitely be used as case reports, so Tang Maiqiu must have a lot of password information.

But for some reason, neither Tang Maiqiu nor Chen Si seemed willing to talk about these things.Chen Si continued to discuss with Tang Maiqiu the problems that might arise on the road. After listening to it, Gu Fengchun felt bored, so he said hello and went to accompany Luo Xiaodan.

But when he went outside Luo Xiaodan's tent, he heard a burst of even breathing coming from inside.This voice was very familiar to Gu Fengchun, so he stopped, turned around and left Luo Xiaodan's tent, walking slowly outside.Stepping on the soft yellow sand, looking up at the moon above his head, he felt a bit chilly.The desert is like this, the temperature difference between day and night is too big, it is difficult for people to adapt to it all at once.

"I'll go over there for convenience!" Gu Fengchun felt a little uncomfortable in his stomach, so he greeted Xiao Zhonghua who was nearby.Xiao Zhonghua nodded, and said: "Remember to bring lights, and don't go too far. Remember the direction of the bonfire. After 15 minutes, I will go find someone!" Xiao Zhonghua said very vigilantly.

In this desert, there are too many things to lose people.So Xiao Zhonghua was very worried about Gu Fengchun's leaving alone.

"Okay, I know, please remember my location." Gu Fengchun didn't dare to be careless, he had heard of many disappearance cases.And his sense of direction is not particularly good.However, the bonfire at the top of the dune was able to point him in a specific direction.

After walking about 300 meters, he could vaguely see the flames above the sand dunes, so Gu Fengchun took off his pants.

"Maybe it's because I drank too much water just now." Gu Fengchun smiled wryly, and slowly squatted down.The water saved in the past few days is not enough for Luo Xiaodan to take a bath just now, Gu Fengchun is a little dumbfounded.

"Water is a good thing, don't waste it, in this desert, a drop of water can save a life..." A vicissitudes of life voice appeared next to Gu Fengchun.

Gu Fengchun suddenly tightened his chrysanthemum.His eyesight and hearing have reached an inhuman level of acuity, even if a scorpion crawls across the sand, he can keenly detect its position, but when this sudden sound appeared, he was completely unaware, really Scared him.