Large reservoirs and key medium-sized reservoirs across the Yangtze River basin have collapsed one after another. Water levels in major tributaries of the Yangtze River have risen rapidly, and torrential rains mixed with flash floods have rushed into cities, causing massive urban flooding.
News reports every day that in areas experiencing basin-wide catastrophic floods, the central government has repeatedly issued orders to local governments to protect important river embankments and embankments protecting more than 100,000 mu (approximately 6,667 hectares) of farmland.
Meanwhile, as people were trapped, armed police officers went to the front line of flood control, which greatly boosted the people's confidence in fighting the flood.
The expert team, command center, and hydrological bureau from the central government personally went to the site to direct the work.
The soldiers of the 17th Company barely slept a full night while rescuing people in the Poyang Lake area. Whenever there was a breach in the dike or piping, or when there was heavy rainfall or flooding in the city, they would immediately set off upon receiving a request for help.
At noon, the rain finally stopped, and the soldiers put down their shovels and lay down by the roadside for a short rest.
"How are you? Tired?" The company commander whispered affectionately in a soldier's ear, "After the flood recedes and we return to our base, I'll give you a two-week leave!"
"real?"
"Really, Company Commander? You're not kidding me."
At this moment, a few young officers and soldiers sighed and said, "I think what I need most right now is not a holiday, but a bowl of hot soup."
"Braised pork belly, hot and sour fish, stir-fried potatoes, eggplant, and green peppers..."
As they talked, the young soldiers in the company started drooling. There were no cooking utensils in the disaster area, and the conditions for food transportation were also very limited. The dike reinforcement required them to be able to put down their food at any time and go to the disaster relief. So these days they could only eat some convenience food and compressed biscuits to fill their stomachs.
After several days, everyone was soaking in the water, cold and hungry, and had no energy left to work.
"When we get back to the company..." The company commander looked at these young men with great heartache. "The flood will recede soon. When we get back to the company, we'll eat lots of fish and meat, whatever we want to eat."
At this moment, a group of villagers carrying things on their shoulders and in their hands appeared in the distance. When the soldiers saw them heading towards the area where the mudslide had occurred, they quickly waved for them to stop.
At this moment, the group of people actually stopped. They put down what they were carrying and actually set up a large pot on the spot.
"What's going on, Company Commander?"
Are they people from the disaster area?
No sooner had the words left his mouth than several grown men in the group shouted loudly in their direction. Only then did the soldiers realize, "They're cooking for us!"
"There's food here?!"
The younger soldiers jumped up instantly and ran to where the pots were set up. They saw that there were old and young, men and women among the crowd. Some were setting up the pots, some were throwing noodles into the pots, and another pot was simmering with a large pot of braised meat.
The braised meat also includes potatoes, green vegetables, eggs, tomatoes, and more, making it look like it's packed with ingredients.
"Uncle PLA soldiers, are you hungry? We've come especially to bring you food!" An old man said with a smile, pulling the soldiers of the company along.
The soldier's face flushed red, and his eyes involuntarily drifted to the two large pots. "I... our unit has regulations that prohibit us from eating food from civilians."
The old man had been very polite just moments before, but after hearing the young soldier's words, his expression instantly changed. "What do you mean you can't eat it? It's the people's food! If the people tell you to eat it, then you have to eat it!"
"At my age, do I still not have any influence?"
Upon hearing this, the soldiers looked at each other blankly. "Sir, that's not what we meant."
After discussing it for a moment, they quickly said, "We must report to the company commander first and get his permission before we can eat."
After saying that, they ran down to the foot of the mountain and shouted to the company commander, panting, "That group of people were the villagers who came to cook for us. They cooked a pot of noodles and a pot of meat. It smelled so good!"
The veterans who were still resting on the ground couldn't help but drool as they listened to what those people were saying.
"Really?"
"Would I lie to you?" The young soldier looked at the company commander sheepishly. "Company commander, can we eat this?"
The company commander looked at the row of soldiers lying on the ground. They had been fighting the flood and shoveling sand for several days and had hardly had a hot soup.
Meanwhile, 200 meters away, the aroma of roasting pork from a large pot wafted towards them on the wind. The aroma was so enticing that even the veterans who were resting on the ground couldn't help but sit up.
Just as the company commander was hesitating, the old man who had been talking to the young soldier earlier came back. He noticed that the company commander's uniform was different from the uniforms worn by the other soldiers and immediately recognized him as a leader.
"Commander! We specially brought a pot to heat up your food."
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