Furthermore, it was unknown when military vehicles and trucks had appeared in the village. Bags of sand and gravel were transported to the banks of the Dong River. They were constantly piled up on the banks to prevent the river water from flowing out!
Yuan Hai was dumbfounded. What had happened while he was asleep?
At that moment, the village secretary ran over. "Yuan Hai, what are you waiting for? Quickly help. Get the entire village to wake up. Tell them to pack their things and prepare to leave! "
"Leave? To where? "Yuan Hai jolted to his senses as he exclaimed.
"Is there a need to ask? The river has already risen to such a state. If it continues, the village will be flooded! Quickly evacuate or it will be too late! " The village secretary turned anxious as well. He believed that the heavy rain would quickly pass and that Li Cheng's news was just a passing remark. He thought nothing of it. But in the middle of the night, the river began to rise. It was Li Cheng who used an emergency phone call to inform the troops. Following that, the troops rushed over overnight to block the river banks. If not, the water would have long entered the village!
However, the troops did not expect the water to rise so quickly back then. Therefore, they did not evacuate the villagers. Now that it was an emergency, they had no choice but to evacuate.
Yuan Hai turned anxious as well as he rushed home. At the same time, he saw many people going from house to house, calling for help.
When Yuan Hai returned home, he shouted the moment he entered. "Xiaoxing's mom, quickly pack your things! The river is rising. Evacuate immediately. Take everything that's valuable. Don't take anything that's not. "
"What? Didn't you say that it would be fine yesterday? "Yuan Hai's wife turned anxious as well.
"It was fine yesterday, but it's fine today. The rain is too heavy," said Yuan Hai.
"What about the troops?" asked Yuan Hai's wife, He Shuilian.
"Our comrades from the troops have been fighting the entire night. I can see many of them exhausted. They can't take it any longer. Let's leave quickly." After Yuan Hai said that, he carried the still dazed Yuan Xingxing and wrapped her in a raincoat.
He Shuilian also knew that the situation was urgent. She hurriedly packed the valuable items in the house that were convenient to carry. Instantly, it was a mess.
After a while, the trio rushed out of the house. Just then, a huge truck drove over. Another troop of soldiers had arrived.
They heard someone shout. "The brothers from Third Company are here. Second Company, get some rest!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers carrying the cement bags were stunned. When they heard that they could rest, their scarlet eyes seemed to come back to their senses. Someone at the side said, "Can we rest now?"
"Yes, brother. You've worked hard," a soldier of Third Company said.
Then, the soldier seemed to have lost all his energy. His entire body seemed to have fallen apart as he directly fell to the ground.
"Medic!" someone exclaimed.
However, this was like a domino effect. The soldiers who had been fighting for an entire night only had one thought in their minds: block the river and protect the villagers! For this thought, they did not know how many bags of sand and stones they had carried, nor how many times they had run back and forth. As long as they could still move, they persisted! Hold on a little longer, hold on a little longer, hold on a little longer and reinforcements will come. Hold on a little longer and the sun will rise …
He kept hypnotizing himself and cheering himself on. Finally, he persevered until dawn.
At this time, the reinforcements arrived. They were also seriously exhausted. After lying down, all they wanted to do was sleep. They couldn't even move a finger. Tired, sleepy, sleepy …
When Yuan Hai saw this scene, he handed Yuan Xingxing to He Shuilian and said, "Take Xingxing to the village council. I'll help!"
"You … Sigh … Bastard, come back here!" He Shuilian yelled. Then, Yuan Hai walked far away and helped to carry the soldiers to the vehicles.
Upon seeing the unconscious soldiers, He Shuilian was too embarrassed to continue yelling. She sighed and carried Yuan Xingxing to the village council. Before long, they boarded a truck and were transferred to a mountainous area outside. There were temporary tents, food, and drinks. It was just a little chaotic.
After Yuan Hai confirmed that his family was fine, he followed the soldiers to do the rescue. He could not be of much help, but with his strength, he was in charge of carrying the sandbags. He ran back and forth for an unknown period of time.
Fangzheng stood by the side watching. At that moment, he finally understood why Yuan Hai's merit clearly suppressed his negative karma. The merit likely came from the rescue and disaster relief.
After two hours, Yuan Hai could not take it anymore. This was the result of him being agitated by the soldiers' combat strength that was like a perpetual motion machine. If not, he would have long given up.
At that moment, someone shouted. "No good! The dam has burst! Quick, someone come and block it! "
Yuan Hai looked over when he heard that and saw sandbags on the dam. A hole had been torn open by the water, and as the water flowed down, the hole widened. The river water surged into the village!
Yuan Hai only had one thought — Run! He subconsciously said, "We're doomed."
However, what shocked him was that none of the armed police soldiers by the side ran. Instead, they carried the sandbags and charged forward! In order to stabilize the two sides of the dam, a group of people held hands and stood shoulder to shoulder as they charged into the breach. They formed a human wall and watched as the turbid river water struck their strong arms, causing their shoulders to turn red. All of them gritted their teeth and held on. The others quickly threw sandbags in to block the breach.
Upon seeing this, Yuan Hai mustered the strength he had no idea where he got. With a roar, he carried a sandbag and charged forward.
There were many villagers like Yuan Hai. Some of them threw their raincoats. Why would they need raincoats at such a time? Damn it!
The villagers charged forward as the armed police soldiers risked their lives. Finally, the breach was blocked. When the breach was blocked, the scene erupted in cheers. Following that, there were screams of pain in their backs. Of course, most of the screams were from the villagers. It amused the armed police soldiers who had been tensed up.
At that moment, an order was issued. Everyone had successfully evacuated. They were to abandon the area and retreat en masse.
Everyone also understood that if the rain stopped, they could still continue fighting. But if it continued, man could conquer nature. All they could do was win by a tiny margin.
Yuan Hai got into the car and looked back at the village that was gradually disappearing into the distance. He felt a little sour in his heart. Once the river water rushed down, would his home still be safe?
The scene changed. The rain had been pouring for two days. The river water had finally breached the dam and rushed into the village.
On the mountain, although Yuan Hai and the other villagers could not see their homes, they knew the situation at home from the height of the river. All of them shook their heads and sighed, but there was nothing they could do.
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