Seeing his second brother looking exhausted, Yuan Fangguo felt distressed.
"This dam is already very dangerous." Yuan Fangguo couldn't help but say after meeting Yuan Fangtai.
Yuan Fangtai nodded and said with a wry smile, "We don't know how long we can hold on. By the way, big brother, why are you here?"
"My logistics base in L was hit by a disaster, so I took the fleet to take a look." Yuan Fangguo said. He was telling the truth. Due to the rising water level of the Yangtze River, the logistics base was not far from the Yangtze River. Although a lot of preparations were made in May, the water level was too high, so part of the logistics base was flooded. So he brought more than 30 large trucks to L to transport some items there that were easily affected by moisture.
However, it was raining heavily that blocked their way in Shuangyang City.
"I advise you not to go there." Yuan Fangtai took a deep breath.
"Why?" Yuan Fangguo couldn't help but frowned.
"To be honest, the condition of this dam is not safe. If it collapses, the downstream areas will be affected to some extent." Yuan Fangtai told the truth.
"What is the current condition of the dam?" Yuan Fangguo himself had no idea.
"Pipe bursts are everywhere, but the largest one has been controlled by us and will not spread for the time being," said Yuan Fangtai.
Pipe bursts acted as a catalyst to accelerate the collapse of the dam. After hearing what his second brother said, Yuan Fangguo became even more unsure about the safety of the downstream area.
However, it is still quite far away from Shuangyang City, and the plains and hills divert the water flow, so the loss is estimated not to be too serious.
But in the face of this irritable God, everything based on experience and guesswork is useless. Before the brothers Yuan Fangguo and Yuan Fangtai could chat for a few words during their free time, they heard a short and powerful whistle.
"Gather quickly."
"Brother, take care." Yuan Fangtai said this and ran towards the gathering place.
In less than half a minute, more than 200 soldiers who were on rest gathered together.
The Chief of Staff, with a determined look on his face, stood in the wind and rain and said, "Brothers, there have been several pipe bursts on the dam just now. We have to keep going up."
"Are we still using the car?" Squad Leader Lao Li asked loudly.
The Chief of Staff nodded and said, "Yes, continue to block it with cars."
"I'll sign up." Old Li said as he raised his hand.
"I'll sign up for one too." Yuan Fangtai also quickly raised his hand.
Almost all the soldiers in the team who could drive couldn't help but raise their right hands high.
The chief of staff looked at the scene in front of him, feeling distressed, sad and moved. In this once-in-a-century flood, the brothers were so brave. It was truly an honor for the country to have such soldiers.
"I'll choose." The chief of staff sniffed and said loudly. Although all the car soldiers showed great courage at this moment, this task cannot be completed just by knowing how to drive. The right time, place and people... these elements are indispensable.
Just like the new platoon leader just now, his skills were not very proficient yet. Fortunately, he was lucky, otherwise the transport vehicle would not have been able to fall steadily into the pipe burst.
"Those whose names have been called, please step out." The chief of staff said as he raised his right hand and saluted the more than 200 brothers in front of him with a determined look on his face.
"Li Fuping." The chief of staff said loudly.
"Here." Squad leader Lao Li stood out from the team without blinking, wearing a big Maibu.
"Yuan Fangtai."
"Here." Yuan Fangtai said loudly.
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This point directly mentioned the names of more than 20 soldiers and cadres.
"You guys have a good rest. The car is expected to arrive here in five hours. The rest of you follow me and we will organize sandbags." said the chief of staff.
"Chief of Staff, can we come along?" The captain of the motor vehicle company grabbed the chief of staff's arm and said.
"No, you should have a good rest and study some methods and techniques." The chief of staff said with a dark face.
"We work for three hours and have two hours left to rest. There will be absolutely no problem," said the company commander, patting his chest.
"Are you the chief of staff or am I the chief of staff? Do you really think these cars will arrive in five hours? To tell you the truth, these cars may arrive at any time. Do you want me to go to the dam and carry you back one by one?" The chief of staff said loudly.
The company commander was stunned and didn't know what to say.
"This is an order." The chief of staff said as he turned around and prepared to lead the team to prepare sandbags.
But after he took two steps, he suddenly turned around and threw out two packs of Hongtashan cigarettes from his pocket, "One of the town mayors gave them to me just now. I can't bear to smoke them. Please give some to my brothers." After he said that, the chief of staff felt his nose sore. Fortunately, the heavy rain was hitting his head and face, and he couldn't tell the sweat from the tears. This way, he didn't lose face in front of the more than 200 brothers under his command.
It was calculated that the twenty transport trucks that were about to be thrown into the pipe burst would require at least two thousand sandbags. The chief of staff left fifty soldiers and a battalion commander to prepare, and the rest followed him to the dam.
Yuan Fangguo was not far away from them. When he saw with surprise that his second brother had volunteered to participate in this mission, he couldn't help but worry for his second brother in his heart.
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Zhang Guangsheng on the dam continued to be persuaded by his subordinates to leave the dam quickly. The situation was getting worse. Several huge pipe bursts appeared in the middle of the dam. These pipe bursts appeared under the dam at a very fast speed. They had to be resisted immediately. Otherwise, once the middle part was collapsed, the dam would be doomed.
"When will the transport truck arrive?" Zhang Guangsheng asked loudly.
"They said the car has left the city." said a staff member wearing glasses.
"Hurry up and tell them to go faster." The danger was coming much faster than imagined. Perhaps the dam wouldn't even last five hours. If it went too fast, the bottom would be hollowed out in an hour, and the flood would run rampant across the endless plains...
Looking at the lightning outside that seemed to be tearing through the darkness, the scene of him participating in the self-defense counterattack in 1979 as a deputy division commander emerged in front of him.
Those young and vibrant lives fell on the land of southern border of the motherland. Looking at the childish faces of the sacrificed soldiers, his heart seemed to be pierced by hundreds of millions of sharp arrows.
Zhang Guangsheng had made up his mind that no matter what, he would be the last one to evacuate the dam. If the dam really collapsed, he would live under the huge shadow of unbearable pain for the rest of his life. Instead of that, it would be better to die.
"Report the situation of the dam and our determination and intentions to the provincial party committee. As long as the dam is here, we will live and die with it." Zhang Guangsheng said with his bright eyes wide open.
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