Chapter 8 Black Spots in the Desert
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Since last dinner, I haven't eaten for nearly twenty hours. No wonder I'm so hungry. Su Yichen got up and planned to go to the car to find something to eat. At this time, Wan Changchun also woke up.
"Teacher Wan, I'll find something to eat." Su Yichen lowered his voice, and Wan Changchun nodded slightly. At this time, not only was he too hungry, but even Gu Damai's stomach was rumbling beside him.
A lot of luggage fell off in the car, but there was still some dry food reserved. Su Yichen found a few cans, and Gudamai skillfully opened them with a bayonet from Bayigang. Without chopsticks, he grabbed them with his hands and sent them to his mouth. Su Yichen and others ate the military cans that were not very delicious.
After eating a canned food with voracious food, Su Yichen, who felt that he was three points full, was planning to eat another one. At this time, Gudamai, who was holding the can to wake Hu Zhijun, turned around and suddenly shouted to them anxiously, saying that something was wrong with Hu Zhijun.
"What's wrong?" Wan Changchun and Su Yichen rushed to Hu Zhijun.
"The platoon leader seems to have a fever." Gudamai said anxiously. When he looked closer, he saw that Hu Zhijun was leaning against him had a sickly blush on his face, his lips were chapped and white, and there were ulcers on the corners of his mouth. He was closed tightly and his eyes were dizzy and could not wake him up.
Wan Changchun quickly squatted down and looked at Hu Zhijun's forehead. The tentacles were hot. Then he asked everyone to help, and took off the bandage from his wound and took a look.
"How about it?"
"Not very good, Lao Hu's wound has become inflamed." Wan Changchun frowned and replied. Although he had been treated urgently at that time and also applied Baiyao, due to the restrictions on conditions, Hu Zhijun's wound was washed with water and not disinfected. Judging from the wound situation, Baiyao did not play much role. In addition to the bumps and high tension that night, when the spirit suddenly relaxed, Hu Zhijun's wound quickly deteriorated, and at the same time caused a high fever.
In this case, if the problem is not too big in the hospital, they are now in the desert, let alone looking for a hospital nearby, there is not even a suitable medicine. It is even less important to know when they can return to base 781.
Hu Zhijun's injury is very difficult. The most important thing now is to cool down and reduce inflammation, especially the former. If you don't find a way to reduce the high fever, this alone will kill Hu Zhijun. Even if you leave the desert as quickly as possible and find a hospital, your brain will be burned out over time.
"Go and find some water, hurry up!" Wan Changchun shouted in a low voice.
Su Yichen hurriedly ran to the car and searched for it, and found that the water they were carrying was only a pot of water.
"Teacher Wan, water!" Holding the only kettle, Su Yichen hurriedly handed it to Wan Changchun.
"That's all? Not much?" Wan Changchun shook the water in the kettle and asked Su Yichen.
Su Yichen shook his head.
After thinking about it, Wan Changchun said decisively to Gudamai: "Xiaogu, go and pick some gasoline out of the car."
"Gas?" Gudamai was stunned. He couldn't understand why Wan Changchun wanted gasoline at this time? This gasoline is not water, so it can't be drunk!
"If you want to save Lao Hu, please do as soon as possible!" Wan Changchun glared at him and did not explain. Gudamai nodded repeatedly, handed the Hu Zhijun in his arms to Su Yichen to take care of him, and hurriedly ran to get gasoline.
After finding the tube, Gudamai pumped some gasoline from the fuel tank and filled it with an empty can and asked Wan Changchun if it was enough. Wan Changchun took a look and said that it was not enough, so he asked Gudamai to do some more. At the same time, he asked Su Yichen to help take off Hu Zhijun's clothes, and then wiped his body with a towel dipped in gasoline.
At this time, Su Yichen suddenly realized and understood the real intention of Wan Changchun doing this. Wan Changchun wanted to use this method to reduce the temperature on Hu Zhijun's body through physical cooling and help him reduce his fever.
Gasoline is a thing that is easy to evaporate. It will also take away a lot of heat when evaporates in the air. This method is similar to the principle of alcohol cooling. Hu Zhijun's hot limbs and forehead were constantly wiped with a towel covered with gasoline. Su Yichen obviously felt that his hands were gradually getting heavier, but he knew that this was a normal reaction to evaporate and take away heat.
After wiping for half an hour, using five empty cans of gasoline, Hu Zhijun's fever gradually subsided. As the fever subsided, the blush on his face faded, and his forehead was not as hot as before.
After a while, Hu Zhijun finally let out a low moan. Wan Changchun was immediately delighted and quickly unscrewed the lid of the kettle and placed the spout to Hu Zhijun's mouth and shouted: "Old Hu! Old Hu! Drink some water!"
Hu Zhijun subconsciously opened his mouth and took a few sips. With the moisturizing of the water, his face looked better. After a while, he finally gradually woke up.
"What's going on?" Opening his eyes, Hu Zhijun saw three people surrounding him, and he seemed to be lying in one of them. The air was filled with a strong smell of gasoline. He subconsciously struggled to sit up, but his whole body was soft and uncontrollably.
"Don't move!" Wan Changchun stopped Hu Zhijun's actions and told him that he had a high fever due to the worsening of his wound. Now he just found a way to suppress his fever.
Hu Zhijun suddenly realized, and at the same time understood how the smell of gasoline in the air came from. He himself did not expect that the wound would worsen to this extent. Looking at Wan Changchun, Su Yichen and Gudamai in front of him, Hu Zhijun smiled bitterly. This was really not the time for him. He originally wanted to stick to the base, but who knew that the deterioration of the wound would come earlier than expected.
"What time is it now?" Although his body was extremely weak, Hu Zhijun's mind was still clear. He knew that his task was to take the two experts to the 781 base, but due to an accidental encounter with the wolf pack, he had missed the time to return. Now, in addition to being in the desert now, his injuries are deteriorating and he can no longer delay.
Su Yichen looked at his watch and told him the time. Hu Zhijun asked about the fuel condition of Gudamai Automobile. After understanding these, he estimated and decided to go all night.
"Isn't it safe to travel at night? What if I encounter wolves again and again?" Wan Changchun asked.
"No, the wolf pack has been here for so long and hasn't chased after it means we are completely safe, and there is insufficient remaining oil, so it is impossible to go back to the 781 base directly, so we must rush to the nearest supply point to replenish the oil and report to the base at the same time."
"Do you know there are supply points nearby?" Su Yichen asked in surprise.
"I only know the general direction. Last year, an oil exploration team set up a supply station. If I guess correctly, it should be in the north and follow the edge of the desert, if I am lucky, I should be able to find it. Besides, it doesn't matter if I can't find the supply station. There is a highway across the east and west in the north. As long as we find that highway, we can still go to the nearest town." Hu Zhijun said confidently, Gudamai nodded. He and the platoon leader visited the supply station once. According to the general direction they broke into the desert, it should be nearly 100 kilometers north.
The reason why Hu Zhijun insisted on setting out overnight was, firstly because of what he said, and secondly because of his own injuries. It was not to worry about his own injuries. As a firm People's Liberation Army, Hu Zhijun was just worried that his injury would not endure tomorrow if it worsened again. Once he was completely unconscious, it would not only not help Wan Changchun and others, but also drag everyone down. It was not that he found a supply station early while he was awake now, so that even if he finally fell down, it would not affect the completion of this mission.
After making the decision, Hu Zhijun asked Gudamai and Su Yichen to make preparations before departure, and he ate a can with the help of Wan Changchun. In fact, like Hu Zhijun's current situation, let alone eating, he couldn't swallow even if he smelled greasy. But Hu Zhijun knew that no matter what, he had to stuff some food to supplement nutrition. Only in this way could he have the strength to continue to persevere.
More than ten minutes later, before the sun was all set, the four of them drove eastward, drove a distance before heading north. Along the way, in order to stay awake, Hu Zhijun kept talking to Wan Changchun beside him, insisting on not letting himself fall asleep. An hour later, the sky gradually darkened, but today they were lucky, and the moonlight was obviously much brighter than last night. Su Yichen was driving, and he could barely see the road ahead, and the vehicle headed north in the bumpy bump.
During the monotonous journey, I don’t know how long it took. After driving nearly a hundred kilometers, Gudamai, with a good look, suddenly cheered, pointed to the front and said excitedly: “Supply Station!”
"where?"
"Just in front! Look! Left in front!"
Following the direction of Gudamai's finger, Su Yichen finally saw a building-like black dot far away in the left front. Because the distance was too far, it was impossible to see the building clearly, but it was certain that this was definitely not a rock or hill, because there were flat deserts around that direction, and this black dot stood there very clearly.
"That's great! It's great!" Wan Changchun was very excited and smiled and said to Hu Zhijun: "Old Hu, please hold on for a while, we will arrive at the supply station immediately. It will be fine when we get to the place."
Hu Zhijun also showed a gratified smile on his face. He felt relieved when he found the supply station. As long as he got there, he borrowed the radio station and contacted the base, he would not have to worry about completing the next task.
The appearance of the supply station made the atmosphere in the car much easier. Su Yichen drove the 212 jeep quickly towards the supply station with the steering wheel. As the distance gradually approached, the black spots gradually became larger. With the moonlight, it can be determined that it was indeed a building.
When he drove about one kilometer away from the target, the smile on Su Yichen's face gradually faded, and he showed an extremely puzzled expression. As the closer he got to the place, he found that the scale of the building seemed a bit too large, and it was very strange that there was no light in front of him.
Chapter completed!