Chapter 87 The bad news you least want to hear!
Moreover, the roads leading to Dayan Village were almost completely flooded, and the PLA military vehicles could not get in at all and could only park five or six kilometers east of the village.
On the way to the base, not only the crops, but even the trees on the roadside were half submerged in water.
But Ye Ying didn't know that the place where the assault boat passed was right above the fields of drowned crops.
By the time Ye Ying and his companions arrived at the PLA garrison in a assault boat, they found that many villagers had already been relocated there.
After settling them down, He Peng continued to lead people to search and rescue.
They have dispatched more than 20 assault boats, lifeboats, and more than 10 vehicles to patrol, and have evacuated hundreds of people so far.
Because Dayan Village was severely affected by the disaster, He Peng brought the entire camp this time, arranging about 50 people to search and rescue, and the others to stack protective sandbags.
Even so, by the evening, the PLA had only rescued more than 200 people, and at least half of the villagers were still missing!
The severity of the disaster in Dayan Village far exceeded He Peng's expectations. He hurriedly asked Hao Yonggang about the situation in the other two regiments and whether more personnel could be sent over.
Hao Yonggang’s reply was that some people from the other two groups would come over in three days.
At night, the rain gradually subsided, but there was still no sign of stopping. He Peng did not sleep for a whole day and night, and continued to carry out search and rescue work and check the sandbags for protection all night long.
None of the villagers who were already safe dared to rest, and many strong men even spontaneously went to assist the PLA comrades.
Throughout the night, groups of victims and dead bodies were continuously transferred here, including several who were already dying.
I heard from the comrades in charge of the rescue that these people were found beside the embankment and fortunately they were still alive.
Some people saw their relatives among the dead and cried uncontrollably.
Seeing this scene, Ye Ying felt very uncomfortable.
Fortunately, the old couple and An Xiaotong are all fine. Although they are not her real parents, if nothing unexpected happens, she will be using this body in the future, and her fate with them is sealed.
And I can't go back to the 21st century.
So, it seems more correct to say that they are her parents.
The next day, the rain finally stopped.
But they soon faced a practical problem.
Vehicles transporting supplies entered from the east end of the village, while the affected people were placed in the south end of the village.
The supply vehicle also tried to take the PLA route to the east of Dayan Village, but after last night's rain, the roads were flooded to varying degrees.
If you want to drive from the east end of the village to the south as quickly as possible, you can only take the village road.
But the village roads were also flooded.
The personnel transporting the supplies did not dare to take any risks and drove the car back to the junction of the southern village and Dawang Village, and waited there.
Therefore, the supply trucks coming from the town cannot enter at all now.
The inability of relief supplies to arrive meant that they would go hungry and would not even be able to receive treatment for their injuries.
Not only that, it's already a little chilly in the north, and it will be even colder at night.
Ye Ying thought that this was not a big deal for them, as the flood would recede after a few days, right?
But it is different for the PLA. They have been fighting at a high intensity. How can they sustain themselves without supplies?
Even though Ji Lianqi mentioned it, they would bring some military rations with them, and perhaps they could still hold out for two or three days.
But Ye Ying knew that part of the water and dry food they brought had already been distributed to the people.
Some of the comrades fighting the floods on the front line seemed to be gradually losing strength due to not eating for a long time and fighting against high loads, but they were still gritting their teeth and persevering.
Ye Ying admires their spirit and perseverance from the bottom of her heart.
By noon, the search and rescue team had rescued many more people.
These villagers hid in the only small Western-style building in Dayan Village. They stayed in the house all the time and had no idea that the People's Liberation Army had come to support them.
It was only after the People's Liberation Army searched house by house that they found them.
The village chief Wang Lijun was also rescued at this time. With him in charge of the villagers, the People's Liberation Army had more energy to go to the front line to fight floods and rescue people.
However, as the disaster victims were being rescued, the worst news came one after another.
During the search and rescue process, several PLA comrades were missing and their lives or deaths were unknown.
Upon hearing the sad news, the villagers of Dayan Village fell silent in tacit understanding, and many elderly people burst into tears on the spot.
They came from the Anti-Japanese War period and have always been grateful and respectful to the soldiers.
Now, for the villagers of this small country, they are very likely to sacrifice their passionate lives in this huge natural disaster.
Ye Ying saw everyone wiping their tears silently, and she felt very heavy-hearted.
The thing she least wanted to see happened.
An Xiaotong beside her also let out a small sob. Ye Ying looked down and found that her eyes were red.
"Auntie, the PLA soldiers will be fine and will return safely."
Ye Ying held An Xiaotong's hand tightly and said, "Yes, they will come back safely."
Although the rain had stopped at this time, the flood was still strong. In order to allow the flood to flow into the river, the People's Liberation Army built a temporary dam on the south side of the village.
The supply truck was stuck outside and couldn't get in. Ye Ying intuitively felt that they couldn't just sit there and wait.
While the People's Liberation Army was still fighting the flood on the front line, she sought the advice of He Peng and Wang Lijun and wanted to take a few young men to ride a raft to the place where the supply truck was, and transport the supplies little by little in this way.
He Peng actually had the same idea, but he shook his head at Ye Ying and said, "I was planning to do that, but you just stay here and we'll go."
Ye Ying was furious: "Why? Don't look at me as a woman, I can help too. I'm strong and can help move the supplies!"
He Peng frowned and expressed his concerns: "No, that's too dangerous. You just stay here to provide support, and let the men go to the front line!"
"But don't you see that these comrades are exhausted?" Ye Ying pointed at the tired figures on the assault boat.
"Besides, you are not familiar with the local roads. Do you know how to get there?"
He Peng turned around to look at his brothers behind him. After a day and night of search and rescue, they were already exhausted, but they were still forcing themselves to cheer up.
Not to mention the brothers who were building temporary dams on the front lines.
After thinking about it, He Peng finally took a life jacket from the assault boat and gave it to Ye Ying, then called two young men from the village and brought two of his own soldiers.
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