Chapter 430 Acid Rain. Water Delivery
Lao Chu is grateful to these soldiers from the bottom of his heart. No matter in prosperous times or doomsday times, they are the most lovely people.
The soldier did not leave after he finished speaking. He pursed his dry lips and wanted to say something but was too embarrassed to speak.
"Um...thank you." Gu Ye hurriedly opened the trunk at Chu An's instruction and took out a whole box of mineral water. "We don't have anything good to give you, but we have some clean water for you."
When the young soldiers standing behind saw that it was bottled mineral water, their eyes lit up.
"Squad leader, it's bottled water." Someone whispered.
The soldier who was called the squad leader was the one who saluted Chu Tian. He hurried over, swallowed, and saluted again, "Well... we only need one bottle."
There are 24 bottles in this box, and normal people would not give them up. But they are the people's soldiers, and they cannot rob the people of their survival resources.
Water is too precious, especially after the acid rain, water resources everywhere are basically polluted. Along the way, this place is relatively good, you can use biological agents and water purification tablets, but drinking too much is not good for your health.
"We still have more." Gu Ye put a whole box on the ground, "You can take it back."
The squad leader pursed his lips, still feeling a little embarrassed, and the young soldier behind him didn't dare to act on his own, but they really hadn't had water for two days.
"Sergeant, Zhao Biao has a fever. He... needs to drink some clean water." A young soldier whispered aggrievedly.
"Captain...they don't lack water."
"Squad leader..."
The three of them looked at him with eager eyes. If the people didn't give them anything, they wouldn't be able to snatch it even if they died of thirst. But they said there was more than enough!
The squad leader gritted his teeth and saluted Gu Ye again, "Thank you. How about this, I will send someone to escort you to your destination as a thank you."
Gu Ye hastily refused, "We are going to City C. It's not on our way, so let's not go."
"It's not that it's not on the way. You guys are going to the C City base, right?" The squad leader smiled and said, "We are going to Jing City. We can pass by C City by just taking a short detour. How about this, we'll drop you off outside the city."
"No need to take a detour. You must have a mission, and it's an important mission." Chu An said, leaning his head out.
The squad leader was very stubborn and said that if they did not accept the escort, he would not take the water. Chu An had no choice but to agree because he could not bear to refuse these soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country.
Of course, she had just thought that by following them, she might be able to find out some information about Mou Ci, after all, they were all part of the same system.
"Then you wait here for a while, I'll go and pull the main force." The squad leader sent two young soldiers to stay behind to protect them, and he took another soldier back.
Lao Chu asked the two young soldiers to get in the car and use the air conditioning. Although the daytime temperature is now around 40 degrees, which is much cooler than before, it is still high compared to before, not to mention that it is noon now.
The young soldier refused to get on the bus, but he still started chatting with Lao Chu.
The two young soldiers, one named Feng Liang and the other named Guo Changning, were from the cavalry regiment of Meng City, escorting the injured commander back to Jing City.
They suffered heavy losses along the way, were ambushed by villains, fell into ground fissures, encountered mudslides, and most of them sacrificed their lives trying to save others.
But that was nothing. The most unbearable thing was that in order to save the people who were about to starve to death, the commander ordered the killing of war horses. On the way, twelve horses were killed, not a single one was left alive, because they were companions that they valued more than their lives.
"The soldiers are heartbroken, but what can they do?" Feng Liang's eyes turned red as he spoke. He is 18 years old and has been in the army for a year. Because he knew how to ride a horse in his hometown, he was directly assigned to the cavalry regiment and is now a cadet.
Guo Changning patted his shoulder to comfort him.
He is 24 years old and has been in the cavalry regiment for four years. Although he is not the most experienced cavalryman, he has been there for a relatively long time.
The rescued refugees did not leave. The commander was kind-hearted and could not bear to leave first, so he just took them with him, walking and stopping from time to time.
Chu An couldn't judge the commander's behavior. He was a soldier, and his mission was to defend his country and protect the people. But the dead soldiers and horses were definitely because of his indecision.
Alas, I don’t know whether it is a blessing or a curse to meet such a leader.
"Don't you think this is leaking military secrets?" Old Chu suddenly asked.
"It's nothing. You don't have to feel burdened." Guo Changning said.
Chu An asked again how the commander was injured?
"It's not an external injury, it's dizziness. The military doctor said it's Meniere's syndrome and he needs to rest." Guo Changning replied, "The commander was transferred to Meng City three months ago. He had difficulty acclimatizing when he first arrived. Less than a month later, he got this disease again. He couldn't work at all, so the higher-ups asked us to escort him back."
Chu An could sense a hint of resentment from his tone: He didn't do anything, but he made things difficult for others.
Guo Changning had this idea, but he didn't dare to think about it too deeply. He could only express his dissatisfaction in a barely perceptible tone.
"Xiao An, can I give them some food?" Gu Ye used to like riding horses very much. Horses understand human nature and will not hurt people, so it was a bit painful to hear this.
"Sure." Chu An put a large bag of corn in the trunk. She didn't want to discourage Gu Ye's enthusiasm, but the two little soldiers probably wouldn't want it.
Sure enough, when Gu Ye offered to give them a bag of food, the two of them simply refused.
Soon, the squad leader and his large group caught up. As Guo Changning said, there were more than 30 people following behind him, including men, women, young and old.
Chu An could also understand these people. Who could they count on when they were most helpless in the face of natural disasters? Naturally, it was the government and the military.
But...this natural disaster has left the government and the army unable to take care of themselves, so how can they protect them like before?
Before the squad leader and his men could get close, the followers behind them rushed over, surrounded the Hummer, and knocked on the window to ask for food.
Guo Changning and Feng Liang tried to stop them, but they didn't dare to hit or scold them, and their attempts to persuade them went unheeded, and their voices were drowned out by the noise.
"Fuck, that's scary." Fortunately, Lao Chu rolled up the car window in time, "What should I do, girl?"
"Don't worry, just wait in the car."
On the other side, the squad leader who was squeezed out felt very guilty and rushed in with a few soldiers to maintain order.
When he returned, he did not tell anyone the source of the water, but only reported the truth to the commander.
But everyone could see the gleaming box of water, and many people immediately gathered around to ask for water.
The commander asked him to share the water, but he was given an additional temporary punishment when he didn't want to.
"The military and the people are one family. Have you forgotten this sentence?"
Ten minutes later, the squad leader finally cleared the people around the Hummer, and naturally was met with countless contempt and muffled curses.
Lao Chu rolled down the car window, looking incredulous, "You guys are saving these ungrateful bastards?"
The squad leader was a little embarrassed, "You guys are in the car, you don't need to get out."
As soon as he finished speaking, the guard came running over and said that the commander wanted to see these people.
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