The heavy rain stopped for a while after nightfall.
But the river water has risen to a worrying level.
Even the newly raised dam was half submerged by river water.
He Xiangyang, the head of Changfeng Commune, was lying on the river bank like a mud man, shining a flashlight on the river surface.
"Still can't stop!"
He gritted his teeth and gave orders to the communicator behind him.
"Go tell the brigades to organize young workers to continue raising the levees overnight."
"Let the female militia patrol the dam with guns, and fire warning shots immediately if any danger appears."
The two messengers limped away.
His secretary wiped the blood from his palm and asked him with a pen and notebook.
"Director, you need to approve this. We are running low on supplies, especially sacks and cold-weather medicine. We must apply to the county immediately."
He Xiangyang wiped his hands and shook his head while signing.
"All four communes have experienced ice floods, and the county probably doesn't have much in stock. We'll take as much as we can!"
"By the way, Little Bear, go to the infirmary and get your palm bandaged before you go."
Xiong Duanyang trotted all the way to the nearby medical tent and showed his hands, which had several cracks from moving stones, to a female educated youth.
The female educated youth shouted inside: "Xiao Chu, I need you to take a look at this. The wound seems to be quite deep."
The white curtain was lifted and a female educated youth walked out. Although the light of the kerosene lamp was dim, Xiong Duanyang's heart skipped a beat.
The female educated youth clearly looked like a girl from the south of the Yangtze River. Except for her slightly dark yellow skin, her eyebrows and eyes were unusually delicate and beautiful.
Especially when the other party frowned and looked at his wound, Xiao Xiong's heart slowed down for a few beats.
Going in and out to treat the wounded, and often having to go out in the rain to treat the lightly injured, Chu Miaohong has removed the excess stuff on her face, leaving only a layer of waterproof "protective color".
She didn't notice Secretary Xiong's gaze, but quickly began to treat the other person's wound.
"You need a tetanus shot, but I don't have any here. You need to go to the commune medical center."
The sound seems to be quite nice too.
Xiong Duanyang smiled gently.
"No, I'm going to the county to apply for supplies soon. I'll go to the county hospital and get the shot!"
The female educated youth next to him looked at him curiously.
"So, you are still a cadre?"
There is a saying that the more you look at a beauty under the lamp, the more beautiful she becomes.
Xiong Duanyang only had someone in his eyes at this moment, and he said the most immodest words in his life.
"I was just promoted not long ago. I'm just running errands for Director He."
Chu Miaohong sighed. She knew this would happen sooner or later.
She doesn't care whether he is a cadre or not.
This person is showing off to me simply because of my face.
I remember when I was “average looking”, I also had friends who were cadres…
That guy should also be on the dam, right?
“Bang~~~!!”
Faint gunshots were heard from outside.
Chu Miaohong and the female educated youth's expressions suddenly changed.
......
On a dam three hundred meters away from the medical point, Jia Yumei struggled to reload her rifle and fired another shot into the sky with trembling hands.
Bao Zhihui was beside her, shining a flashlight on the upper reaches of the river.
Both of their faces were pale.
At the end of the flashlight's beam, a huge piece of ice floe, one hundred meters wide, was pressing towards the river bank.
As soon as the second gunshot rang out, seven or eight female educated youth with pigtails who were on patrol rushed over panting.
The beams of three or four flashlights were fixed on the huge piece of ice.
This section of the embankment had just been reinforced during the day, so most of the people who stayed in this section were female educated youth.
Just when they were terrified, the fifth company commander Yan Jinrong arrived with a few people, and then Zhang Hongcheng also rushed over with a group of male educated youth.
Old Yan rubbed his head hard. Faced with such a large piece of ice, he didn't know what to do.
Zhang Hongcheng didn't bother to hide his weakness: "Captain, do you have any grenades? We have to blow this big piece into small pieces, otherwise it will hit the embankment and we will be finished."
Yan Jinrong's eyes lit up, but then he became annoyed.
"Who the hell brings grenades to fight floods?"
Someone immediately interjected, "How about the detonator used for flood discharge?"
Okay, it must work!
"Bring the raft over here!"
Yan Jinrong was about to get on the raft first, but was pulled back by Zhang Hongcheng.
"Captain, why are you, a landlubber, joining in the fun? The raft is small to begin with, so don't take up too much space!"
Seeing Zhang Hongcheng get on the raft first, Yan Jinrong's fingers trembled.
"Xiao Zhang, you have a big front..."
Zhang Hongcheng didn't let him finish his words, but shouted to the crowd.
"Is there anyone who can swim and row a raft? Don't have an only child, bring two more!"
Four men and three women stood up.
Zhang Hongcheng laughed out loud: "Excuse me, I have to admit my mistake to the female comrades first. It is really not appropriate for female comrades to be together today."
The four male educated youths struggled with each other for a while, and suddenly one of them jumped onto the raft.
Someone yelled angrily, "Tang Xinsheng, why did you run up there? You're an only child!"
The male educated youth named Tang Xinsheng was only about seventeen years old. He bowed deeply to the people on the other side of the river and refused to come down no matter what.
The raft left the shore. In addition to Zhang Hongcheng, there were also the detonator custodian and Tang Xinsheng on the raft.
Behind the crowd, Chu Miaohong watched the raft gradually disappear in the flashlight light, and for some reason she suddenly felt a little lost.
On the raft, Zhang Hongcheng took a deep breath and touched his chest.
Just now, the old envelope has gone to another time and space with what may be his last letter.
He didn't want to be a hero, but he had just been promoted, and there were only two cadres at the scene, him and Yan Jinrong.
In 1973, the "priority" in "Gan B Priority" referred not only to the treatment...
During the time he has been in this era, Zhang Hongcheng has found himself infected by the unique atmosphere of this era.
This is an era full of ideals, an era that is a bit childish and cute.
If people stay here for a long time, they will inevitably do some things that will seem "brainless" to future generations.
Most people are still in the stage of not having enough food and clothing, but they are surprisingly fulfilled in the spiritual realm.
The raft disappeared into the dark river.
Heavy rain came again.
The depressing time passed by second by second, and the huge ice layer continued to slowly move towards the river bank.
The three men seemed to have completely disappeared into the night.
After seven heart-wrenching minutes, even the commune owner He Xiangyang arrived with his men.
Suddenly, a bright orange light emerged from above the ice, and a huge roar resounded all around.
The surface of the river suddenly became as bright as day.
In full view of the crowd, the huge shock wave blasted several huge cracks in the ice, and the decomposition of the ice was beyond doubt.
But people also saw three figures running at full speed on the edge of the ice, and were instantly blown into the dark river surface by the huge shock wave.
"Zhang Hongcheng~!!!"
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