Boom! Boom! Boom!
The thunder was extremely loud.
A massive rainstorm swept through several counties at 12:30 a.m.
Even though they were prepared, the person was still startled awake by the thunder.
Ah Chen and his companions immediately put on their raincoats and went outside, standing on a high place to look out over Rongjiang County.
pitch black, --
The torrential rain came fiercely, each drop of water as heavy as a thousand pounds, hitting the ground with a deafening sound.
Lightning ripped through the rainy night; though it lasted only a few seconds, those few seconds seemed to tear the sky apart.
The blinding brightness allowed the Miao people to see their surroundings and the darkness that enveloped Rongjiang in the night.
In the high-altitude area, tens of thousands of Miao people were awakened by the thunder.
Miao women and children crowded at the doorway to watch what was happening outside, while the Miao people all put on raincoats, grabbed flashlights, and immediately followed the instructions of their respective leaders to make all sorts of preparations.
Meanwhile, in the county town, with each flash of lightning piercing the rainy night, Ah Chen and his companions saw many people leaving their homes.
These people braved the torrential rain to hurriedly gather the clothes hanging outside and the crops that had not been brought back inside.
Even though it was late at night, there were still many people on the streets of the county town, and vehicles were rushing home.
“These people won’t listen to any advice. We’ve told them the weather is abnormal and to bring their things home and prepare, but they won’t listen. Now look what’s happened.”
“Yesterday I went down to check the river channel and reminded them, but the grain and oil shop at the river mouth not only didn’t listen, but also said that we were meddling in other people’s business. With this kind of rain, their shop will definitely be flooded before dawn.”
Although the jackals were all wearing raincoats, the torrential rain still lashed their faces.
Ah Chen glanced at it, then returned to the temporary command post.
As for the Miao army commander, the jackals, and the various village chiefs here, they activated the contingency plan and began to move.
The most beautiful girls of the dozen or so top-tier grass demons all sat to Achen's side, receiving messages transmitted from various branches through secret techniques, and then reporting them to Achen immediately.
And Ah Chen, --
Sitting in the central command, Amo and Ayun assisted him on the side.
Several walkie-talkies were placed in front of them.
…
Four o'clock in the morning.
Pitch black --
The torrential rain has lasted for four hours, and most of the lowest-lying villages in the county are flooded, with some mountains experiencing landslides.
On a stormy night, cries of agony filled the air.
"Heavens above, what a disaster! My pigs and cattle are about to drown."
"My crops are all flooded."
"Is the sky leaking? It's raining so hard in the middle of the night!"
"God, please stop raining! It's been four hours! This is my house!"
Rumble! Rumble!
In the village, before the shouts had even faded, --
Landslide!
In an instant, people witnessed, through the flashes of lightning, that the houses on the side were swallowed up by the mountain.
"My God, my relatives' house was completely buried."
"It's all your fault, it's all your fault. You said everything was fine, that the Miao people were just talking nonsense."
"I will kill you all and avenge the lives of my relatives."
"I regret it! I should have listened to the Miao people and moved to higher ground. I regret it."
There's no going back in life, and regret is useless.
The people in this village not only ignored the Miao people's words, but also cursed them behind their backs.
It's important to know that the geology in this area is very soft. It's fine when it rains normally, but if there's a severe downpour that lasts for several hours, it can cause serious problems.
Because there was a Miao village on the other side of the mountain, after the prospective Miao king gave the order, the jackal personally came over to instruct them to move the goods to higher ground.
The Miao people kindly reminded them when they moved away, but they wouldn't listen.
But at this moment, --
A sense of fear arose spontaneously.
Terror and despair permeated the villagers' hearts, as more than a dozen households had already been buried.
But this isn't the only place where something like this has happened.
So many people cried that one night.
Six o'clock in the morning.
A sliver of light appeared on the horizon, but the downpour continued.
Each clap of thunder shook people's hearts once again.
Of course, it also shocked the people in the county government.
Xu Xian, in particular, knew something big had happened as early as 3 a.m.
The county government office was brightly lit.
Outside the window, the rain was pouring down.
Inside the conference room, a series of distress signals from different places completely shattered the minds of every person in charge.
"In Xu County, the water level of the river that runs through the town has already exceeded the warning level. If the heavy rain continues, the county town will be flooded."
"In Xuxian County, as of now, sixteen towns have been affected by the disaster, and seven or eight villages have been buried."
"In Xuxian County, tens of thousands of acres of farmland have been flooded."
"In Xuxian County, a landslide has occurred on XX Township, causing traffic disruption. A vehicle has fallen off a cliff."
"Xu County, --"
"Severe landslides occurred in Xuxian County, --"
"The main power supply to the entire county has been cut off, which is extremely dangerous for Xuxian County."
…
In the conference room, reports came one after another, like heavy hammer blows to Xu County's head.
He awoke as if from a dream.
At this moment, he felt even more regret. He regretted not taking Mu Achen's warning seriously enough before.
Right now, the entire county is suffering from the disaster, and on their side, not to mention supplies, they are desperately lacking all sorts of things.
Importantly, such a disaster, with only their manpower, --
Insufficient, extremely insufficient.
Therefore, Xu County made emergency arrangements while reporting to higher authorities.
But what he didn't expect was --
The torrential rain continues.
Mountain roads continued to collapse, villages were flooded, countless fields were turned into "vast oceans," and power was cut off.
Even the county roads in Qingyu County have collapsed in several places, preventing rescue teams from the city from getting through.
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