However, Lei Wanjun also knew that now was not the time to discuss this, after all, the storm had intensified.
So he immediately had someone take Zhang San away.
Afterwards, he sent someone to find the village chief of Zhangjia Village to see if he had gotten into trouble.
soon.
Zhang Bei, the village chief of Zhangjia Village, was summoned.
He was one of the dozen or so lucky families who survived, so he was spared from harm.
Without wasting words, Lei Wanjun said directly to Zhang Bei, "Village Chief Zhang, I am Lei Wanjun, the commander of the 7th Regiment of the 9th Military Region. I have brought my soldiers here for rescue. We need your help to confirm how many people are missing and in which direction their homes are located. This will make it easier for us to carry out the rescue."
Zhang Bei's face was also pale at this moment. After all, more than 30 out of the 50 households in his village were directly swept away by the landslide.
Moreover, this was sudden, and there was simply no time to react.
Hearing Lei Wanjun's words, he cried and said, "Commander Lei, you must find a way to save our fellow villagers! This landslide happened so suddenly... we didn't even have time to react."
"Especially at night, when many people are asleep, the result is..."
"Commander Lei, you must find a way to save them!"
Lei Wanjun said, "Village Chief Zhang, don't worry. We came here overnight because we wanted to take advantage of the golden 24 hours of rescue to see if we could save more people. That's why we urgently need your help now."
Zhang Bei immediately replied, "Okay, okay, I will definitely cooperate fully."
Lei Wanjun said, "We just found a lot of villagers nearby and have moved them all to a safe place. We have also moved the surviving families in the village. So now you come with me to identify the people and find out how many people are missing and who they are."
Zhang Bei nodded, indicating that there was no problem.
Without wasting any words, Lei Wanjun led Zhang Bei directly to an air-raid shelter.
This is an air-raid shelter that was dug in the past.
The room was packed with people, filled with noise, crying, screams and all sorts of sounds.
Especially those who thought they were going to die, were now alive and wept with joy.
However, some people were crying in despair.
Because his family wasn't there, he was the only one who survived.
Lei Wanjun announced loudly, "Comrades, I am Lei Wanjun from the 7th Regiment of the 9th Military Region. Please be quiet for a moment. I need Village Chief Zhang's cooperation to take stock of which villagers have not yet been located..."
"Comrade, comrade, my child is missing, my child is missing! You must save my child! I'd give my life for yours!"
"Comrades, my father has disappeared! You must save my father..."
Before Lei Wanjun could finish speaking, many people rushed over, wailing and shouting.
Seeing this, Lei Wanjun said loudly again, "Everyone, please be quiet. I know you are all very anxious and worried right now. Actually, I feel the same way as you. However, your chaotic behavior will not help them and will only waste more time. So, all of you, please do not speak or move around. Just stay where you are."
At Lei Wanjun's shout, the villagers, though still crying, obeyed and stopped yelling and moving around.
Lei Wanjun then looked at the village chief, Zhang Bei.
Zhang Bei nodded and then began to calculate the number of personnel.
Half an hour later.
Lei Wanjun held the list of missing persons. Although he breathed a slight sigh of relief, the thought that there were still fifty-three people missing and not yet found made his expression solemn and heavy.
then.
He then led the village chief to the side of the landslide area, where the village chief pointed out the places that had changed drastically. He felt utterly helpless.
The landslide buried most of the village, destroying it completely.
but.
Although he knew the chances were slim, he remained steadfast in his goal: whether they were dead or alive, he had to dig them out.
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