Although according to the forecast of the Meteorological Bureau, there will still be heavy rain in the next 24 hours, time is tight and people cannot afford to do nothing because of the weather.
Everyone was wearing raincoats and waving their hoes and shovels desperately in the pouring rain.
In just half a day, several officers, soldiers and militiamen died gloriously.
Zhang Guangsheng personally commanded the dam. Despite his subordinates' persuasion, he remained unmoved. "We are all on the dam. If I leave, even if this flood control is successful, I will feel guilty for the rest of my life. Everyone has a conscience. We cannot enjoy special privileges just because we are in high positions and have great power. As Party members, our privilege is to be the last to leave."
Seeing that senior official Zhang Guangsheng remained unmoved no matter how his subordinates tried to comfort him, most of them followed him and stood firm on the dam.
As the new platoon leader of the army, Yuan Fangtai also volunteered in this dam rescue and disaster relief operation. He led the "suicide squad" drawn from the platoon. Each of them tied a life rope to their body, jumped into the turbulent river, and used bags of mud and sand to block the pipe burst.
After fighting in the water for more than three hours, everyone was exhausted, but pipe bursts continued to occur one after another, which was indeed quite dangerous for the safety of the dam.
After they were pulled from the water by their comrades, the regimental chief of staff looked at the pipe bursts and said, "The water conservancy experts just came over. Only by blocking the largest pipe burst can we temporarily control the other smaller ones."
"Chief of Staff, I'll go." Yuan Fangtai said with a firm face.
"We can't rely on human power alone. We need to prepare a car and drive it into the place where the pipe is leaking," said the chief of staff.
"I'll do it." Yuan Fangtai volunteered again.
The chief of staff looked at the tired face of the new platoon leader. He had just led the soldiers in the water for several hours and his body was already exhausted.
"You should have a good rest." The chief of staff said with some reluctance.
"Chief of Staff, I can do it. During the graduation exercise, I was selected as the driver, responsible for special driving. Please believe me, I can definitely complete the task." Yuan Fangtai said loudly.
"This?" The chief of staff hesitated. Logically speaking, this kind of thing should be handled by cadres.
"How are your driving skills?" the chief of staff couldn't help but ask another question.
"I now have an intermediate certificate," said Yuan Fangtai.
"Okay, it's you. I'll let Lao Li tell you the key points of the operation later." The chief of staff waved his hand and called a bald old soldier over.
"Chief of Staff, let me do it." Old Li has been a soldier for more than 20 years and is a senior instructor in the army.
"Old squad leader, let me do it." Yuan Fangguo knew Lao Li. He had dealt with Squad Leader Lao Li when he was learning to drive.
"Yuan Fangtai, it's you." Old Li then noticed that Yuan Fangtai was also here. He was overjoyed. He hadn't seen this kid in the past few years. He thought Yuan Fangtai had retired from the army. He didn't expect that this guy actually had a star on his shoulder and became a second lieutenant platoon leader.
"Do you know each other?" The chief of staff frowned.
Old Li grinned, "Three years ago, everyone knew Yuan Fangtai, the most famous conscript in our entire regiment."
The chief of staff was also new, and he didn't know Yuan Fangtai very well. But after hearing what Lao Li said, he couldn't help but look at him with a new respect.
"You are a cadre and should focus on command. Let me do it." Old Li refused to do it.
"Cadres must play a better role model and take the lead. Old squad leader, please believe me." Yuan Fangtai said with a firm face.
The two argued back and forth for a while, and finally, Lao Li couldn't persuade the boy anymore, so he had to agree to let him complete the task.
"Let me tell you the key points." As the top soldier in the regiment, Lao Li has participated in countless car transportation missions and is very experienced.
Yuan Fangtai nodded, then squatted down with Lao Li and listened to him talk about the relevant techniques.
The two men were studying on the ground, while the rest of their comrades were taking the time to move bags of sand and soil onto the transport vehicle.
Ten minutes later, a truck loaded with sand bags slowly drove over.
"Platoon leader, do you remember this?" Old Li patted Yuan Fangtai on the shoulder and said loudly.
Yuan Fangtai nodded, "Old squad leader, I'll remember it."
"Don't be nervous. I'll treat you to a drink when it's over." Old Li said as he gave Yuan Fangtai a thumbs up.
Yuan Fangtai nodded and looked at the transport truck standing beside him in the wind and rain, and couldn't help but take a deep breath.
"If I die, it can be considered as sacrificing my life for the country." He thought so in his heart.
After adjusting himself for a minute, Yuan Fangtai opened the car door and got into the driver's seat.
"Fangtai, come on."
"Come on, platoon leader."
…
Yuan Fangtai waved to his comrades who were watching him outside the window, then started the transport vehicle and drove towards the largest pipe burst.
The moment the vehicle flew out, the door suddenly opened and Yuan Fangtai's body fell into the river.
The transport vehicle landed right in the center of the pipe burst.
The comrades on the shore quickly pulled the safety rope and pulled him up in less than a minute.
"How is it?" Yuan Fangtai didn't see it clearly just now.
"Well done." Old Li couldn't help but give him a thumbs up.
When Yuan Fangtai heard this, a smile appeared on his face.
…
The heavy rain was still falling, but since the largest pipe burst was temporarily suppressed, this also bought precious time for the soldiers. There was no time to rest. After completing this task, Yuan Fangtai joined the assault team again.
In the afternoon, the dam gates slowly opened, releasing millions of cubic meters of water.
In less than an hour, the entire streets of Shuangyang City were flooded.
These millions of cubic meters of flood water alone have turned Shuangyang City into what it is today. If hundreds of millions of cubic meters of flood water had come, the consequences can be imagined.
Everyone was racing against time, and Zhang Guangsheng even asked the Meteorological Bureau to report the weather every half an hour.
Now maybe we can only wait and see what God has in store for us.
The weather is still bad.
After Yuan Fangguo learned that his second brother and his team were fighting floods in Shuangyang City, he also rushed over with a convoy.
Perhaps it was because he had been a soldier in his previous life, he still maintained the passionate personality of his previous life. In this situation, he could not sleep no matter what.
In the evening, he finally saw Yuan Fangtai, who was almost exhausted, in the rest area.
For twelve consecutive hours, Yuan Fangtai worked hard in the pouring rain. Except for the half-hour lunch break at noon, he had almost no rest at all.
"Brother..." Yuan Fangtai forced a smile after seeing his elder brother.
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