Chapter 208 Entering the Battlefield
It took several days to reach the highway into Phoenix. Manager Cai's round face was obviously thinner and had several mosquito bites on it.
Lin Xiaotong was fine, but Master Lu's body was almost marinated with the wind oil, and there were no mosquitoes biting him.
The car was forced to stop after driving for a while into the territory. The road on one side was bent and broken, and large cars could not pass at all.
There were quite a few cars parked nearby, all honking their horns. Manager Cai also got out of the car to inquire.
Seeing the older brother squatting on the ground chewing his steamed bun, he also squatted down and asked:
"Brother, the road here is broken, where can we get in?"
The man had messy hair. He looked up and squinted at the person asking the question. When he glanced at the banner hanging on the cart, he understood.
"Where are you guys from? Oh, you're here to support us."
"It's in Beijing. Even big cars can't get through."
"Well, turn around and go up from that fork in the road. There's a new road over there."
"The People's Liberation Army just opened this road yesterday after working overtime. It's not very wide, so drive carefully and don't drive into the ditch."
"Thanks, brother."
Manager Cai said something to each driver one by one, got in the car, turned around and continued on his way.
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We drove for most of the day, stumbling and bumping along, with the wheels getting stuck in the mud several times. When we finally arrived, it was almost dark.
The truck finally came to a stop with its headlights on.
A group of people got off the car and looked around. There were only scattered lights, which were a faint hope.
Because of the earthquake, transportation, communications, water supply and electricity supply in Phoenix were all forced to be interrupted, and large areas were shrouded in darkness at night.
Lin Xiaotong and Manager Xiao Cai unconsciously moved closer to the driver. The people who came this time were all retired soldiers and had some skills.
Manager Cai walked around with a flashlight and found a makeshift house where several people in green military uniforms were sitting.
He went in and asked, and finally handed the supplies to the troops here for secondary distribution.
"Let's rest in the car tonight."
The materials will be unloaded tomorrow. There is no room on the ground now, so Manager Cai asked the driver to drive the car to a slightly flatter place and park it.
Their team didn't sleep much during the day and were now tired. Before Lin Xiaotong closed her eyes to sleep, she saw many young soldiers using tools to conduct search and rescue operations.
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When the next morning came, it was cloudy, but luckily it didn't rain.
After finishing breakfast in the car, the group locked the car and got out. Everywhere they looked, from far to near, there were people.
"Hey, one, two, three, push harder, brothers!"
"I see the arm, Captain, there's someone here! Can you hear me?"
"Don't worry, everything will be fine. Many people are here."
"One, two, three, hold on, okay, okay, I can see the head too."
"Hold on the shovels! Hold up this floor slab. I'll go down and get him out."
"Okay, it's pried open and the person is out."
"Medical team, come quickly, nurse, there's a living person here!"
Most of the people in the tent were medical teams coming from various places to provide support. Xiao Xue, Xu Huiping and others also signed up.
Lin Xiaotong was using her camera to take pictures of the scene of the People's Liberation Army unloading cargo from a truck. After taking the pictures, she turned the camera and captured a familiar figure.
"Xiao Xue——"
Xiao Xue, who was running with gauze in her hand, turned her head. Her face was covered in dirt and her hair was messy. After seeing an acquaintance, she waved and continued running to work.
Lin Xiaotong felt her hands were heavy as she held the camera, so she put her things in the car, rolled up her sleeves and joined the busy crowd.
Units in the construction system are making every effort to move into machinery factories and power plants, striving to restore electricity needed for production and life as soon as possible.
Manager Cai was not idle after the goods were unloaded. He started helping to distribute things. Children with dirty clothes and dull eyes lined up to receive food.
The driver who came with them had already started the rescue with the tools in the car. There was no one idle on this piece of land at the moment.
The items delivered were quilts, bread, biscuits, canned food and other items that were easy to store and transport.
For the survivors, we have the confidence to live on. If you don’t believe me, just look, the country has not given up on us.
I was busy until noon, my arms were sore, my hair was wet with sweat and stuck in wisps, my mouth and throat were sore.
Lin Xiaotong knew that she was not a professional and would not hinder others. Based on her own situation, she mainly talked to the children who were pressed down below.
Some children may be emotionally agitated when they are first found, and may move around and cause secondary injuries, making rescue difficult.
"Cao Ya, was the candy you just ate sweet?"
"Sweet, right? Take your time. Yes, take your finger out of the hole."
"Take your time, yes, don't worry about your other hand, uncle will move the things on top right away."
"Yes, that's the uncle in the green military uniform. You've seen him in comic books, right?"
"I've seen it too. Wait a minute, you'll see a lot of uncles in green military uniforms."
"Cao Ya, can you tell them apart?"
"Medical team, nurse, another child has been rescued."
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I had to drink water continuously after speaking, and my throat was almost smoking. After two days, my voice became like a duck's, and I could only make breathy sounds when I spoke.
Manager Cai had no time to joke around. His belt had become much looser and the flesh on his cheeks was almost gone.
Lin Xiaotong volunteered to help the medical team again, helping to organize the gauze. The medical room was covered with a simple tent.
The outermost beds were propped up with a few pieces of wood and had army green cloth tied on top.
For the time being, only simple wounds can be treated, and seriously injured patients will be directly airlifted to large hospitals in other places for surgery.
Gauze is also a consumable item, and many times it is not enough. We can only wait for more supplies to be delivered. Of course, the previous ones also need to be washed and used again.
Lin Xiaotong saw that the gauze on the heads of several adults had turned black, but the medical team could not take care of everyone.
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