Chapter 483 It’s really him!

Lin Anan stood on the devastated land, her chest filled with complex emotions.

At this moment, a loud voice came through the noisy voices: "Commander Zheng! Commander Chu!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a man in military uniform walking quickly towards them. He was very tall but very thin. Even his uniform and graying hair were covered in dust. Only his eyes were shockingly bright.

The man who came was Deputy Commander Chen of the North China Military Region. Since the earthquake, he has been leading his troops to garrison the front line in Tang City.

More than a dozen officers from the North China Military Region hurriedly followed behind him.

"Deputy Commander Chen!" Commander Zheng stepped forward and the two shook hands vigorously. "Thank you for your hard work!"

Deputy Commander Chen didn't bother to greet him. His eyes fell directly on Chu Mingzhou. His throat rolled for a moment, and he suddenly opened his arms and hugged him tightly in his arms.

This veteran leader, who had experienced many battles, choked up a little: "Chu Mingzhou, good boy!"

Chu Mingzhou was stunned by his hug!

"Thank you..." Deputy Commander Chen let go of him, put his hands on his shoulders, his eyes red, "I thank you on behalf of the people of Tang City! If you hadn't intervened decisively in advance, if you hadn't transferred so many people in the name of military exercises..."

He couldn't continue, and just patted Chu Mingzhou's shoulder vigorously, "Do you know? Because of your foresight and courage, at least hundreds of thousands of people have been saved from death!"

The surrounding soldiers and medical staff heard the noise and looked over.

The news of the Panshi military exercise had already spread throughout Tang City. Not only did people in the military district know about it, but even the common people had heard about it.

The Northwest Military Region was thousands of miles away, but it saved them from danger. Who wouldn't be grateful?

In order to cheer up the people, the heroic behavior of Commander Chu of the Northwest Military Region was also spread.

“Is that Captain Chu? The hero who is willing to take all responsibilities for our lives?” A young man who was supporting his mother stopped and asked excitedly.

Deputy Commander Chen laughed loudly, pressed Chu Mingzhou's shoulders and turned him to face the crowd, "Yes, he is Chu Mingzhou, the commander-in-chief of this Rock Exercise! The man who risked his life to save us even though he was thousands of miles away!"

“It’s really him!”

When Chu Mingzhou met those pairs of grateful eyes, his heart skipped a beat.

He stood up straight and immediately saluted everyone.

Unexpectedly, the young man who asked the first question knelt down with a plop, "Captain Chu, thank you for saving my whole family! My home is right in the center of the city. If you hadn't evacuated us urgently, my parents, siblings, and my pregnant wife would have all died..."

His behavior scared Lin Anan!

Chu Mingzhou took a few steps forward and hurriedly helped the man up, "Don't be like this, this is our duty."

Without further ado, an old man next to the young man also knelt down and said, "Thank you, benefactor! Thank you... Thank you..."

The old man was in tears. Even though he was still injured, he still insisted on kowtow to Chu Mingzhou.

"Uncle, please get up quickly!"

One was helped up, and then another one knelt down.

In the end, all the people present knelt down in front of Chu Mingzhou and shouted thank you hero!

Lin Anan stood aside, looking at their grateful expressions and the admiring eyes of the soldiers around her, and suddenly understood why the inscription "Save the situation from danger" was so important.

Chu Mingzhou's eyes were red, and his voice was filled with anxiety. He opened his arms to block the crowd and shouted, "Don't kneel! Get up! This is what our soldiers should do!"

But the people still knelt on the ground stubbornly, and the sounds of thanks one after another made the air hot.

Upon seeing this, Deputy Commander Chen strode forward, put his arm around Chu Mingzhou's shoulders, and spoke in a voice like a bell, "Fellow villagers! Commander Chu put his life and death aside and deployed ahead of time under pressure. We will remember this kindness in our hearts, but we Tangshi people are too stubborn to kneel! If we have to kneel, we should kneel to this land and our unyielding souls!"

These words seemed to carry a weight of a thousand pounds, causing the people to pause slightly.

At this moment, a few dusty children squeezed out of the crowd. The oldest was only ten years old, and the youngest was still holding the hands of his older brothers and sisters.

They walked timidly in front of Chu Mingzhou.

The little girl in the lead had pigtails and although her face was dirty, she looked particularly well-behaved.

She opened her hand, which contained a candy, and handed it to Chu Mingzhou, "Brother, we want to give this candy to you, thank you for protecting us."

Chu Mingzhou squatted down, took the candy, his Adam's apple rolling and he couldn't speak.

Lin Anan's nose felt sore, and she quickly stepped forward and squatted, fearing that the children would kneel down as well. "Look, brother has accepted it. Don't be afraid, unity is strength, as long as we are alive, there is hope! In the future, we will have a new house, a new school, and a new home..."

There were still traces of tears on the children's upturned faces, but they were trying hard to smile. This scene moved everyone present.

Commander Zheng and Deputy Commander Chen looked at each other.

Deputy Commander Chen immediately understood, waved his hand, and rows of soldiers came forward, asking the kneeling people to stand up.

"Mingzhou, let's go."

Chu Mingzhou nodded, turned around and said to everyone: "Fellow villagers, please take care of yourselves! The organization will not give up on anyone."

"Thanks!"

"Thank you, Captain Chu..."

Warm applause broke out in the crowd, which dispelled the gloom over the ruins and seemed to bring new hope.

At this time, a breeze blew, bringing clear singing.

"Unity is strength, unity is strength. This strength is iron, this strength is steel, harder than iron, stronger than steel..."

Led by a female military doctor, they sang "Unity is Strength".

Gradually...the soldiers and civilians responded one by one.

Their singing was firm and passionate, echoing in the ruins for a long time, as if telling them that no matter how severe the disaster was, as long as the military and civilians were united, there would be no obstacles that could not be overcome, and Tang City's future would surely be full of sunshine.

Deputy Commander Chen brought everyone to the military district’s temporary garrison point.

Immediately after a natural disaster, rescue, disaster relief and reconstruction are all big problems.

Inside the garrison, military green tents were arranged neatly and smoke from cooking rose up.

The soldiers were distributing food and drinking water, and medical staff were moving around, treating the wounds of the wounded.

"Come in."

Deputy Commander Chen led everyone into the temporary command center. Inside the canvas tent, a marching table covered with maps occupied the center.

Rescue areas, resettlement points and material routes are marked on the map with red and blue pencils. The densely packed marks are like a reborn venation map.

Boxes of compressed biscuits and medical supplies were piled up in the corner, covered with rainproof cloth, and the communication radio next to it was making a regular "beep" sound.