Chapter 1227: Sand Dunes Escape

Modern technology has brought unparalleled convenience to people and turned the world into a "global village", but some areas are still disconcerting, such as the deep sea, the top of a snow-capped mountain, or the depths of a desert.

Many people have entered the desert, or even crossed the desert, but they often follow the verified and relatively safe route. There are cities, oases, supply points along the way, and even drive along the road in the desert to "cross" In the desert, the whole process was followed by the media, almost like a show.

However, Zhang Zian and his team entered the depths of the desert along an ancient smuggling road that probably hadn't been used for hundreds of years. This was a real restricted area for life.

Here, every day should not be called, and the land is not working. Although they have brought satellite phones, if something goes wrong, they can’t count on the inefficient Egyptian officials to rescue them. It’s no different from waiting for death. , Whether this place is in Egypt or not has to be questioned, maybe they have crossed the border between Egypt and Libya unknowingly.

If something goes wrong, you can only save yourself.

Afraid of what might happen, the team members including Zhang Zian felt tense when they heard the call of a vehicle breaking down, then braked in a safe zone, jumped out of the car when the car came to a complete stop, and ran to the rear of the team.

Who drives the number 10 car?

Since the two teams had just met and they were very familiar with each other, and the order of the teams was mixed, most people couldn't figure out who the driver of No. 10 was.

No matter who it is, you have to go and see the situation first.

Zhang Zian asked Fei Na and Fei Masi to wait in the car, and he followed the crowd and ran back.

They didn't have to run very close to see an off-road vehicle anchored on a sand ridge with the engine still running, kicking up a lot of dust from the front and rear wheels, but it just couldn't move, as if it was on its back turtle.

Nabari was well-informed, frowned, and said: "The throttle is too small, the front wheels passed, but the rear wheels did not pass, and the chassis was held up by the sand ridge, and the front and rear wheels were unable to exert force... Fortunately, it's not a big problem."

At this time, people who ran close already recognized it. The driver of car No. 10 was Du Xuetao. After being trapped, he was very embarrassed and sweated profusely. to no avail.

"Turn off the fire! Turn off the fire first!"

The others waved their arms and yelled at him, not daring to get too close, because everyone saw that this situation was dangerous, and now the tires would not be able to exert force, but if the center of gravity of the vehicle shifted, the front or rear wheels would suddenly exert force If you step on the accelerator so deeply, the car may jump out suddenly, and it may hit someone or other cars.

The roar of the engine covered everyone's shouts, and everyone was sweating, thinking that Du Xuetao was too stunned, probably because he felt ashamed to ask others for help.

"Little Du! What are you trying to do? Turn off the ignition! Immediately! Immediately!"

Fortunately, Professor Wei Kang arrived in time and scolded Du Xuetao through the walkie-talkie, telling him to turn off the engine quickly and not to act recklessly, so he let go of the accelerator and turned off the engine.

Du Xuetao opened the car door in frustration and jumped out of the car.

But he forgot that he was on a sharp sand ridge, and the sand on the sand ridge was the lightest, thinnest, and easiest to slide. As soon as his feet touched the ground, he lost his balance. Amid the sound, the whole person rolled and fell down the sand dune.

Those who were close were afraid that he would fall and hurt him, so they rushed to the foot of the sand dune to stop him.

"Cough! Cough!"

When he was dug out of the sand, Du Xuetao had already become a sand man. Because he sweated a lot, his head, face and body were covered with sand.

He opened his mouth, and there was sand on his tongue.

"Eyes...my eyes..." he murmured.

Everyone was startled, thinking that his eyes were injured or even blind during the fall, and the situation would be troublesome. They might have to interrupt the trip and send him back to Siwa Oasis, and then back to the big city for treatment.

Zhang Zian bent down and pinched the slightly exposed temples of his glasses,

Pull the whole pair of glasses out of the sand, blow off the sand and hand them to Du Xuetao, "Don't worry, your glasses are here!"

Du Xuetao is highly myopic, losing his glasses is no different from losing his eyes, and he panicked.

After taking back the glasses, he finally felt more at ease. He put on the glasses again, looked at the crowd and said in shame, "I'm sorry..."

"This is not the time to apologize. How is your health? Are you injured anywhere?" The female detective ran to him with a first-aid kit to check his injuries.

Fortunately, the sand was soft, and Du Xuetao was thin and light, and when he rolled down the slope from such a high sand dune, he did not suffer any obvious trauma, but his face was pale with panic and shortness of breath.

"Get ready to pull the rope and drag this car down." Lipett rushed to the scene and directed.

For a trailer, the tow rope must first be hung on the vehicle being towed.

This sand dune is relatively high, Du Xuetao was not sure, his feet were weak, and he gave the accelerator with a regular force, so the car got stuck on the sand ridge.

Because they were from their own side, Zhang Zian and Gao Ke volunteered, took the leash and climbed up the sand dunes together to rescue them.

The sand is very soft, and the whole foot can be covered by stepping on it. The hot sand is quickly filled in the shoe, and it becomes extremely heavy, as if tied with hot lead.

Not only that, but the sand is still flowing, as if it is alive. It will slide down with a slight vibration, and often take two steps back after three steps. Climbing a sand dune is similar to climbing a hill.

Zhang Zian and Gao Ke were so exhausted that they climbed up the sand ridge. The people below reminded them to approach from the side, not from the front or back of the car, because if the sand slides too violently, the car will also slide down. possible.

They cautiously walked to the side of the car, closed the car door that Du Xuetao had opened before, leaned over and hooked the tow rope to the tow hook, then took a few steps back, and gestured ok to the bottom.

The others retreated far away, leaving a space open.

Another off-road vehicle slowly pulled the traction rope, and when the rope was stretched straight and there was a reaction force from the rope, the trapped car No. 10 finally moved.

At this time, the tow truck should not relax, but should increase the accelerator, dragging the No. 10 car to accelerate down, otherwise, if the No. 10 car is allowed to slide down freely, it is likely to lose its balance and roll over.

After the No. 10 car was towed down, and everyone was relieved to confirm that all the people and cars were safe and could still drive normally.

Originally, he could still advance for a certain distance today, but was delayed by this unexpected incident. Lipit saw that it was getting late and the sun was about to set, and it was not suitable to continue advancing, so he gave the order to camp in place.