The company commander sent two trucks, but both were swept away by the flood.
At this moment, the observation platform they were on was visibly teetering on the verge of collapse, and everyone was clinging tightly to the dismantled wooden pillars.
"Company commander, the breach is getting smaller and the current is getting stronger! The foundation under the observation platform has probably been washed away by the flood. It's now just holding on by the remaining dike and cement."
"If the bridge isn't closed soon, the entire observation deck will be washed away."
Another person countered, "But if we close the gap now, the observation deck will collapse!"
The company commander clenched his hands nervously. "I know, I know! Don't rush me, you...you guys should think of something yourselves!"
The final 100 meters.
The smaller the gap becomes, the greater the force of the water flow that the observation platform has to withstand. However, if the gap is not closed, they will not be able to get down.
At this critical moment of life and death, someone on the observation platform spoke up, "Save the person first, then join the dragon!"
The company commander saw from afar that it was the tall man on the observation platform speaking. He nervously waved his small hand and said to the people around him, "Quickly, find a rope!"
The militia captain found a bunch of tools, including ropes, nails, hammers, and hoes, and threw them all at the observation platform without thinking twice, thinking he would take whatever the people needed.
At this moment, Chen Dong had everyone tie hemp ropes around their waists. Then he tested the strength of the hoe, found it was okay, and used a hammer to drive one end of the hoe into the mud.
"Two people hold this end of the hoe," Chen Dong tugged at it and said to Afang, "Afang, you're a woman, you go first."
Afang held Chen Dong's hand tightly, unwilling to let go, saying, "I'll leave after you get there."
"Listen to me, these are all grown men, they can help me. If you stay here, can you help me?" Although these words were hurtful, Afang thought about it carefully and realized that they made sense. In order not to become a burden to Chen Dong, she had no choice but to tighten the rope, wave her hand at the people opposite her, and signal them to be ready.
At this moment, Afang hung herself upside down, just like the militiamen had climbed up the observation platform earlier, and climbed up one end of the rope to the other.
Fortunately, the other end of the rope was connected to a dump truck, and the height was sufficient. Afang climbed from the observation platform to the dump truck without touching the floodwaters.
When she arrived, the company commander took Afang's hand and personally carried her down.
"Girl, what are you doing causing trouble?" The company commander ordered someone to take her to a safe place while loudly scolding her, "Is this a place for you? This is a place for grown men. Go back right now."
Afang lowered her head and whispered, "I'm going to wait for him."
Chen Dong brought over several militia members in succession. By this time, the base of the observation platform was visibly collapsing, and Afang became increasingly nervous.
The water flow was too rapid, so to ensure the safety of the dump truck driver, the officers and soldiers immediately jumped off the truck when it reached the edge of the embankment. At this time, the embankment where the observation platform and the company commander were located could not be properly closed or effectively suppress the flood.
In the end, only Chen Dong and one militiaman remained. The observation platform was already teetering on the brink of collapse. After tying the ropes to the militiaman, Chen Dong hugged the piece of wood he had just dismantled.
This move undoubtedly placed all hope of survival on the militia. Moved, the company commander gritted his teeth and made up his mind immediately.
He pulled the driver off the dump truck and sat directly in the driver's seat.
"Company Commander!"
Ignoring everyone's attempts to stop him, he closed the car door and sped towards the observation deck.
Just as the last militiaman climbed onto the zipline, the dump truck sped off in the opposite direction!
"Thump!"
The entire dump truck fell into the water, and the floodwaters quickly submerged the entire cab.
At that moment, the soldiers in the company suddenly realized, "The company commander didn't fasten his safety rope! Quickly pull him up!"
As they were talking, the entire dump truck was submerged in the water. Chen Dong lay on the observation platform and saw the rushing river, indistinctly outlining the shadow of the dump truck on the riverbed, but he did not see the company commander.
At this time, Chen Dong was still waiting for rescue on the observation platform, the company commander was trapped in the flood and it was unknown whether he was dead or alive, and the militiaman who climbed from the observation platform to the dam to survive was climbing to the middle of the zipline.
"Quickly, send someone down and pull the company commander up!"
"I'm a good swimmer, I'll go!"
"Squad leader! A few of us have experience in the water, so let us go!"
The leading soldier looked complicated. "We've thrown three dump trucks down, and that didn't stop the flood. If we throw another person down, who among you is confident they can hold onto the rescue rope?"
At this moment, everyone fell silent.
"Next car."
The squad leader gritted his teeth and said to the last driver, "Close the gap immediately!"
"Squad leader, the company commander might still be trapped in the driver's seat. If we drive another vehicle down there, wouldn't that directly cut off his path to survival?"
"Let's wait for the company commander to come up!"
In a flood, as long as you can survive for three or four minutes, there is still a chance of survival. The squad leader calculated that at least three minutes had passed since the company commander's vehicle fell off and the cab started flooding.
"Drive!" he decided immediately. "If we don't join the dam now and the observation tower is destroyed, all our previous efforts will have been in vain."
"drive!"
Upon receiving the order, the driver immediately accelerated to full speed and sped toward the observation deck.
The moment the dump truck entered the water, the observation platform collapsed, and Chen Dong and the militiamen who were climbing on the zipline were instantly thrown down.
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