Chapter 312 Someone Tried to Set a Trap

Fu Beifa led a flood fighting team and went ahead. They were all going to repair the river embankment directly, and even jump into the water to form a human wall to fight the flood and save people.

Jiang Wan was in the last group, following three trucks loaded with support supplies.

Xia Juanjuan went there with Jiang Wan.

Although she was anxious, the first batch of people were on the go and were heading directly to the front line of flood control as soon as they arrived, so they had no time to take care of her.

Xia Juanjuan didn't want to be held back because of her own reasons, so she didn't object.

The supporting materials had to be urgently assembled, so they set out about two or three days later than the first group.

However, we are talking about collecting and mobilizing supplies. Now, there is no shortage of food in every province and every place. So, after two days of collecting, we were only able to fill up two large trucks, and the remaining one was only half full.

There is no other way, just try to raise as much as you can.

After they had gathered all the supplies, they set out. Xia Juanjuan, Jiang Wan and other logistics personnel rode in the back of the third truck and rushed to the disaster area.

It was not so obvious at first, but it became more and more obvious as we got closer to the disaster area. Countless farmlands had been destroyed, and some houses in the villages were even half collapsed.

In the hardest-hit areas, not only the farmlands but also the villages were razed to the ground, and a lot of silt residues could be seen left in the places where the water receded.

The refugees who were lucky enough to survive the flood were all ragged, pale and thin. Without enough tents, they used fallen branches and other debris they picked up to build simple sheds for temporary shelter.

Fortunately, it is summer now, otherwise, the freezing weather would be enough to kill people!

However, these are not the most serious problems. The most serious problem is eating.

The destroyed farmland affected the autumn harvest, but every household still had food in the collective granaries. Except for a very small amount that was moved to a higher mountain in advance and saved, all the food was washed away by the flood.

This will make you hungry!

Xia Juanjuan was greatly shocked when she saw such a tragic scene along the way. It was not easy for her to go and fight immediately, so she followed the logistics staff to help build temporary shelters, distribute bedding and food, etc. If there were injured people, she would help treat their wounds.

Jiang Wan was also very surprised.

I originally thought that Xia Juanjuan grew up in the village after all, and this man who came to her in a panic to look for her missing must need her to pay more attention and care.

It turns out that Xia Juanjuan does a better job than those of them who have been trained in the army for many years!

Apart from anything else, she just takes care of the patients and helps bandage their wounds. If someone has a cold, fever, or other diseases, Xia Juanjuan will directly take the patient's pulse, diagnose the patient, and prescribe medicine. She does a better job than any of them and is more professional!

Even the accompanying military doctor couldn't help but give her a thumbs up! He smiled and asked Jiang Wan: "Jiang Wan, where did you find this foreign aid? This is a great help!"

There is already a shortage of doctors, and most of them have studied Western medicine. Although they can diagnose patients, they don’t know what the disease is, but they don’t have enough medicine.

Xia Juanjuan is different. She is a Chinese medicine practitioner, and her skills are quite good. After all, Chinese medicinal materials are native to China and are prepared by ourselves. It is much easier to collect them than Western medicine.

Jiang Wan immediately reported to her superiors to see if they could gather more Chinese medicinal herbs and send them over. Xia Juanjuan also made a list of commonly used Chinese medicinal herbs.

After two busy days, Xia Juanjuan felt that the situation in the disaster area was almost over, so she told Jiang Wan that she wanted to go to the place where Lizhan and the others disappeared.

Jiang Wan also knew that Xia Juanjuan came here for a fierce battle, and it was impossible for her to be kept here just because she knew Chinese medicine and could help.

To put it bluntly, they are soldiers, and it is their duty to come here to rescue people from disasters. But Xia Juanjuan is a civilian, so even if she doesn't help, no one can say anything!

Jiang Wan nodded and said, "Okay. I'll go with you..."

Xia Juanjuan shook her head quickly and said, "Second sister-in-law, I will just go with the team that is going to provide support. You don't have to go there specially. Saving people is more important. You can't let my personal affairs delay more important things."

After hearing this, Jiang Wan knew that Xia Juanjuan was right, so she had no choice but to instruct the people who were sent there to help take care of Xia Juanjuan on the way.

The leader of the team that was sent over was named Hu, or Xiao Hu. He responded, "Political Commissar Jiang, don't worry! We promise to take good care of Comrade Xia Juanjuan!"

In the past two days, they also witnessed that Xia Juanjuan, like them, was working day and night to distribute supplies, resettle disaster victims, and provide medical treatment and medicine for disaster victims. Therefore, they all had a good impression of Xia Juanjuan.

Xia Juanjuan took a truck to the village where she disappeared during the disaster relief efforts.

Seeing the situation in front of her, she couldn't help but feel a pang in her heart.

After the concentrated heavy rainfall that night caused the dam to burst, there has been only sporadic rain in the past few days, so a lot of water has receded.

But even so, what lies ahead is a vast expanse of land, without any trace of a village.

Seeing her expression, Xiao Hu felt a little sorry for her and said softly, "Comrade Xia, Captain Li is a lucky man and will be fine!"

But even he did not believe it.

The dam burst suddenly that night, and the flood must have come in a short period of time.

This village is quite close to the breach, and I'm afraid it would be completely submerged within ten or twenty minutes after the dam burst!

Therefore, unless you have already moved and escaped before the dam bursts, otherwise... the probability is that you will be in great danger!

The people who were successfully evacuated by other village chiefs nearby that day have almost been sorted out, and Li Zhan and Bai Zihan are not among them...

Xia Juanjuan's heart seemed to have sunk into a bottomless pit, with no clue where to go.

I wanted to cry, but I couldn't. I just felt like I couldn't breathe.

Li Zhan... nothing will really happen, right?

But...why didn't she feel any signs?

She has traveled through time and space, and she also has a predictive dream last time. She has encountered so many strange things, so why didn't she sense anything this time?

Xia Juanjuan looked around blankly, and suddenly her attention was attracted by a hill more than ten meters high that emerged from the water in the distance.

"Comrade Xiao Hu, what kind of mountain is this?"

Xiao Hu looked forward along the direction of her finger, then took out the map and looked at it for a long time, but didn't see any mark, so he said: "It's not marked on the map, but it should be a small hill not far from the village. It didn't seem to be so exposed yesterday. It must be because the water has receded a little that it can be seen as a small hill."

Xia Juanjuan's heart moved, and she asked hurriedly: "Has anyone gone to check that small hill?"

Xiao Hu was stunned for a moment, and quickly went to ask his comrade who was originally nearby, and then came back and said: "It seems not! This is a severely affected area. The water was too fast a few days ago, and we couldn't get in. Later on..."

Xiao Hu did not continue. After all, this point was too close to the breach point. Everyone tacitly agreed that there was little hope for those who were swept away nearby at that time, so they all focused their energy on other areas where they could save more people.

Xiao Hu said, "I will file a report right away and see if I can apply for a boat to go out and see if there are any survivors!"

Xia Juanjuan said gratefully: "Thank you!"

"Of course we are! We are also trying to save people! Comrade Xia, don't be anxious, just wait a moment." As he said this, the man had already run away.

Only then did Xia Juanjuan realize that her whole body was shaking.

If...if Lizhan is still alive, then this small hill might be the place with the greatest hope!

The person in charge here is a company commander named Zhang Weiguo.

He already had some reservations about being assigned to the most dangerous place, but not being able to save many people or accomplish much.

After hearing what Xiao Hu said, he immediately cursed: "Nonsense! You see that small hill is exposed now, that's because the water has receded! In the first few days, basically only the head was exposed above the water. Even if there were people who hid on the hill in time before the dam burst, I'm afraid they would have been drowned or washed away long ago!"

Even if they didn't drown, how many days have passed? How many days have they had food to eat and water to drink? They would have died long ago! And now you want me to send a boat to rescue them? To rescue the bodies? If this delays the rescue of others, can you bear the responsibility? "

Xiao Hu was angry when he heard his harsh words, but he had to bow his head under the eaves, so he had to smile and said, "Captain Zhang, look at what you are saying. What do you mean by collecting corpses? As long as there is a little hope, we can't give up, right? Why don't we send a boat over to see if there are any survivors? Apart from anything else, Captain Li was on duty nearby during the flood. Maybe he is waiting for rescue there?"

Captain Zhang, the wife of the powerful regiment commander came all the way here because she is worried about her husband. If you don’t consider the monk’s face, just consider the Buddha’s face and send a boat…”

After hearing what Xiao Hu said, Zhang Weiguo became even more angry.

He is older than Lizhan and seems to have joined the army two years later than Lizhan. He was in the same unit before.

But Lizhan has now been promoted to the level of regimental commander, while he is still just a small company commander. He feels unbalanced, jealous and hates Lizhan. He thinks that Lizhan was promoted all the way because he got close to the Fu family.

This thought had been gnawed at his heart for years. Now, how could he compromise for the sake of a fierce battle?

"Xiao Hu, what are you talking about? Do you know that there is a shortage of rescue boats and other supplies? Today, Captain Li's wife came to see me, so I sent a boat to look for her. Tomorrow, Captain Zhao's sister will come, so should I also send a boat to look for her? If we use backdoors every day, will we be able to save other ordinary people? Now that these people have a certain position, they start to seek special treatment! Xiao Hu, I'm warning you, don't make a fundamental mistake!"