Jiang Cheng racked his brains and really felt a headache coming on. No matter which place they set off from, it was not within the range of Jiang Cheng's control. Moreover, after knowing that they had escaped from Magellan Prison, Omar would definitely send a large number of scouts to search for them.
For Jiang Cheng's group, who had become a bigger target, it was undoubtedly a devastating blow. The more pressing the time was, the more Jiang Cheng felt a headache. But at this time, Feldman came out of the tent and walked towards Jiang Cheng: "Chairman Jiang, Mr. Malcolm is awake."
Jiang Cheng was stunned for a moment and said: "I see." Then, Jiang Cheng stood up and walked out of the tent. At this time, there was a faint smell of blood in the tent. Because of the hot weather, the wound healed very slowly, and Malcolm's wound would bleed from time to time.
Malcolm looked very weak. When he saw Jiang Cheng, he reluctantly smiled and said: "I'm sorry for holding you back." Jiang Cheng patted him on the shoulder and said: "It's okay. We will be able to return to the base soon and treat you well. "
After Jiang Cheng finished speaking, Malcolm laughed and shook his head: "Mr. Jiang, you don't have to joke. I know where we are and how far we are from Northern Jiangsu. It won't be easy for us to cross the entire battlefront. "Max was originally from the Bureau of Land and Resources, so he was more familiar with the map than Jiang Cheng.
Jiang Cheng's face darkened, but he didn't say anything and said: "Don't worry. There will be no problem. As long as I am here, everything will be safe. " Although Jiang Cheng said so, it was not that easy. After all, this was the hinterland of the southern Jiangsu army.
Malcolm knew that Jiang Cheng's words were a little weak, so he forced himself to be relaxed and said: "Mr. Jiang, say it. What do we need to do now? I am familiar with the terrain here. If it's just to find a hiding place, I still know some places. "Malcolm slowly sat up, but his voice was a little louder.
Jiang Cheng looked up at Malcolm and said: "Okay. In that case, I won't hide it from you. We really need a place to hide. I guess the news of the Magellan Prison has now spread to the palace in Khartoum, and soon a large number of troops will come to search for us. "
At this moment, Max was looking at the map in Jiang Cheng's hand. On the map, there was a red X, marking their current location. "Mister Jiang, we shouldn't be here, but here …" Max pointed at the place.
Malcolm said as he pointed to a spot next to the X. One of the names in the vicinity was Magellan Prison, and Max's point was fifty miles to the east of Magellan Prison. Jiang Cheng looked at the map strangely and said, "I clearly remember that when I left, I was walking towards the north. How did I end up in the east?"
Max laughed and said, "Mister Jiang would definitely follow the Big Dipper. Here, the Big Dipper was not in the north, but in the northeast. I've already checked the surrounding terrain this morning. This is definitely not the place you drew. "
Jiang Cheng made an 'oh' sound and suddenly understood. Fortunately, Max saw it, otherwise, Jiang Cheng would have to take the troops to the furthest diagonal route. At this time, Max frowned again, looked at the map quietly and said: "There is a place nearby where we can rest."
After saying that, he took the map from Jiang Cheng's hand. He carefully looked through it, and immediately noted down many points on the map based on his familiar memory. These points were all places where there used to be fortifications based on his years of service in the Bureau of Land and Resources.
Max pointed at these five or six places and said: "Mister Jiang, these places are all hiding places. The original military base has been abandoned because of the change of water source and desertification. These fortifications have been abandoned for more than ten years, and no one even remembers them. But if we go there, we should still be able to find a hiding place. "
Max's reminder immediately gave Jiang Cheng an idea. If not for Max, perhaps Jiang Cheng really wouldn't be able to find a place to hide. Even the Sudanese themselves weren't very clear about these abandoned fortifications, so Omar and the rest wouldn't suspect to come here.
After all, they subconsciously thought that Jiang Cheng and the rest definitely didn't know about these points. Similarly, no one knew if there were still fortifications in these places. Maybe it was already a yellow sand ruin, and there were no so-called fortifications at all.
Thinking of this, Jiang Cheng calmly said to Max: "How confident are you that these fortifications still exist?" Max smiled and said: "More than 70% confident. I once encountered a huge sandstorm while exploring here. At that time, I was very lucky to find an abandoned fortification and survived. Since then, I have been paying attention to these places. "
After Max finished speaking, Jiang Cheng said again: "But it has been more than ten to twenty years, haven't these fortifications been buried or weathered? The weathering ability in the desert is much stronger than in the plains. "Jiang Cheng still had some doubts.
Max explained: "You don't have to worry about this. These fortifications are actually old-fashioned Sudanese constructions, and the materials used are all materials that can resist weathering for decades. Even if the reinforced concrete rots, I still believe that these fortifications haven't collapsed. "
Max dispelled Jiang Cheng's doubts. Since the fortifications still existed and there were no problems, then they couldn't continue to delay. The Southern Army's investigation would arrive soon, and Jiang Cheng had to quickly lead everyone to a safe hiding place.
Thinking of this, Jiang Cheng immediately went out to gather the troops. Then, they started to look for the second hiding place according to the directions on the map. Because of Max's direction guidance, everyone quickly returned to the correct direction. Currently, Jiang Cheng and the rest were about seven to eight kilometers away from the hiding place.
At this distance, it would only take about half an hour. It happened to be past eight in the morning, and the temperature in the desert hadn't risen to the highest yet. By nine o 'clock, they wouldn't be able to move around casually. Jiang Cheng led the troops and quickly found an abandoned fortification.
Their luck was pretty good, as there was an underground river near the abandoned fortification. Jiang Cheng and the rest happened to replenish their water. Max arranged for two people to take care of them. His body was too weak, and he couldn't walk around for a long time.
Just as they arrived at the hiding place, something happened that gave Jiang Cheng a bigger headache. After the troops rested for less than two minutes, before the tents were set up, Jiang Cheng's sharp senses picked up a strange sound in the air.
In the desert that stretched for hundreds of kilometers, sound traveled very far. There was a buzzing sound in the air. It was a specific mechanical sound. Jiang Cheng narrowed his eyes and immediately picked up his binoculars. He went to the desert above the fortification and observed.
Sure enough, less than a kilometer away from the troops, a small black dot was flying toward them. Jiang Cheng thought to himself, "Helicopter!" After saying that, Jiang Cheng immediately ran back to the fortification and said to everyone, "Hide immediately. There is a helicopter a kilometer away ahead! Everyone, bury yourselves in the sand. "
At Jiang Cheng's order, all the soldiers immediately put their things into their backpacks and lay down in a row. Four or five soldiers shoveled the sand and buried them. At this time, Jiang Cheng asked someone to bring Max into the abandoned fortification quickly. They found a broken wall and hid the tent in it.
Everyone held their breath and waited in the abandoned fortification. After a long time, they suddenly heard the sound of a helicopter flying over their heads. The loud buzzing sound made everyone tense up. But they only heard the sound of the helicopter flashing over their heads and quickly disappeared.
But at this time, none of the people hiding in the fortification dared to move. Without Jiang Cheng's order, even if the sand entered their eyes or the scorpions crawled over their bodies, they couldn't move at all. Jiang Cheng's face was silent. He hid his body in the darkness and didn't say a word.
Behind him, Max was panting heavily, and his face was already drenched in sweat. He needed to lie down quietly, but the space in the bunker was really limited. It could only accommodate one person sitting or two people squatting. Jiang Cheng listened to the sound carefully. He didn't say a word and just waited.
Not long after, he suddenly heard the familiar sound of a helicopter — buzzing as it flew over from the sky. Sure enough, this was the patrol route. The reason why the helicopter flew over the bunker so quickly just now was that it was only the first patrol. The second time, it was obviously in the abandoned fortification and stopped for a while to observe.
Finally, after finding no clues, he waited for about 15 minutes. Finally, when the sound of the helicopter completely disappeared from the sky above the desert, Jiang Cheng finally heaved a sigh of relief. At this time, Max, who was behind him, couldn't hold on any longer. The gauze on his chest was already stained with blood. It was obvious that the wound had split open again.
"Mr. Jiang … I'm afraid I can't hold on anymore." After Max finished speaking, he leaned against the wall and slowly collapsed. His body was already suffering from severe blood loss after the surgery. Now, because of the long journey, the wound had split open again.
The gunshot wound on his chest was the size of a ping pong ball. A normal person would need at least half a year to recover. But it was obviously not suitable for Max to do strenuous exercise in such a short time. Seeing that Max had fainted, Jiang Cheng quickly helped him up and shouted outside, "Feldman! Bring me the epinephrine. "
When Feldman heard this, he immediately ran in with a box of first aid medicine in his hand. He looked at Jiang Cheng, then looked at the unconscious Max and said, "Director Jiang, must we use this?" Jiang Cheng checked Max's condition. His heart rate and breathing were already weak. If it was any more serious, he would go into shock!
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