Chapter 626: The sky rotates and the earth shakes

Military District Family Homes:

The Huo family's yard was brightly lit. The three little ones of the Huo family did not want to rest after having their fill tonight and kept crying.

Wen Shuanghua, Xu Xiuqing and Aunt Zhuang were walking around the living room, each holding a child. Even Li Xiulan, who had just arrived during the day, had woken up with her three children. Everyone was in the living room, trying their best to coax the three children, but they were still in tears and kept pointing outside, wanting to go out.

The dog in the family yard kept barking all night long.

Li Xiulan looked at her three little grandchildren. The sound of a dog barking outside reached her ears through the rain. "Something is wrong tonight."

"They usually go to bed early, but tonight they didn't want to go to bed. It's already 3 a.m. and they're still crying. The dog outside hasn't stopped barking either."

By now many people in Beijing have learned about the possible earthquake, and when this situation occurred, both of them thought of the earthquake.

Li Xiulan said: "We are quite far from Tang City, so it shouldn't be a big deal."

"You still have to be prepared. If your child doesn't want to sleep, go to an open place."

I always feel very nervous and uneasy, worried about what might happen, so I decided to go outside.

Go to an empty place, and if you really need something, it will be convenient to run.

Aunt Zhuang nodded repeatedly after hearing this: "I'll go get a pot of hot water and the baby's milk powder first."

When they walked to an empty place, they found that many people in the family compound had already come out, and the old man was also walking towards the Huo family accompanied by guards.

Everyone was talking about the dog's barking tonight.

There was a family with a dog at home. The family could not help but say, "My dog ​​kept banging on the door. When I opened the door, it rushed out. When it got outside, it turned around and barked at us a few times. When it saw that we did not come out, it bit the child's pants and pulled him out."

"When we saw this, we grabbed our valuables and rushed out."

Everyone was talking about it, and Mr. Huo said, "Everyone should not go back tonight."

Regardless of whether an earthquake will occur or not, as long as there is a slight possibility that ordinary people may be harmed, everyone should avoid it.

As I said, it doesn’t matter how much money you lose, as long as you are still alive, that’s enough.

"It has been raining for the past few days. Please protect the elderly, children and pregnant women as much as possible and try not to get wet in the rain."

It is the rainy season and Beijing has been experiencing rain for several days in a row.

The ground is wet now and it feels uncomfortable to step on it.

Huo Jianying woke up on his own after sleeping for less than an hour. He raised his head and looked at the dark clouded sky. The thunder was roaring and the wind was howling, giving people a sense of oppression.

His expression became extremely serious.

Nights like this made him nervous.

I looked at my watch and found that it was already past three in the morning.

He said: "Have people continue to patrol. If they find someone in the house, take them out immediately."

The guard agreed and immediately conveyed the commander's order.

After the order was passed down, the military patrolled everywhere and indeed found many people in some rooms.

When they were asked to go to an open area, they continued to curse and complain that these military personnel were meddling in other people's business.

The soldiers thought of their leader's order and carried the man out directly.

This made those people cry out, saying that the soldiers were bullying and abusing the civilians and not letting them live.

The military comrades pretended not to hear and threw the men back into their shelters, ordering them not to go back or they would write down their names. If they did not cooperate, it was unclear whether they would be able to keep their jobs.

At around 3 a.m. on July 28, the entire city of Tangcheng began to shake. The sky was spinning, the ground was shaking, and the streets, railways, buildings, and bridges were all dislocated, deformed, and collapsed in the powerful earthquake.

Many people were out in the open when the ground started shaking. They all woke up and saw the buildings collapse. The ground they were standing on was shaking and they couldn't stand steadily.

The cries and screams of fear from men, women, young and old, along with the sounds of buildings collapsing, were like sharp blades, piercing the bodies and hearts of those who experienced this scene.

With Tangcheng as its center, the earthquake's impact area continued to expand.

After the earthquake stopped, Huo Jianying looked at the devastation in the distance and her hands, which were holding the flashlight, began to tremble.

In just a dozen or twenty seconds, a city was destroyed.

He could not estimate the casualties and losses, and he shouted: "Hurry up and save people."

Although he had issued numerous death orders, he could not guarantee that everyone would cooperate with the authorities and the military and would not go home to sleep.

Even some people who were out in the open air suffered some degree of injury.

The first and second leaders were both awake; they stood outside the yard, in the rain, supported by others, and looked at the shaking buildings around them.

What they were thinking about was their fellow Chinese people in Tangcheng and the surrounding areas. The capital city was also affected, so how terrible would the earthquake be for Tangcheng, the epicenter of the earthquake?

At this moment, they really didn't dare to think about it.

The leader looked at the secretary beside him and said, "Call everyone to a meeting immediately."

The leaders of Beijing held a meeting overnight, and the top leader had only one order: to rescue the people at all costs.

People first!

After the meeting, troops were urgently dispatched to the disaster area for disaster relief, medical workers were also mobilized, and logistics work began overnight.

Zhou Chengye stood under the eaves holding Nian Nian in his arms, looking at the tiles in the yard that had fallen down due to the earthquake. Thinking of the scene with lightning and thunder, the shaking ground, and the house about to collapse, he tightened his arms around his daughter.

The scene just now was enough to make him unforgettable for the rest of his life. He couldn't bear to think that his daughter had been dreaming about the earthquake scene every day during this period, with the dark and gloomy sky, people being hit, and the panic and cries for help all around.

These are what his daughter must experience in her dreams every night.

Just thinking about it made his heart tighten, and the intense pain made it difficult for him to even breathe.

Nian Nian hugged her father's neck tightly and whispered, "Dad, is there an earthquake?"

"Are they all dead?"

Tears rolled down her cheeks. "I saw the bridge collapse, the houses falling down, and many people couldn't escape."

Zhou Chengye felt his throat a little dry when he heard this, and he didn't know how to answer his daughter.

After a while, he said, "No, a few days ago, a soldier took all those people out. They are not in the house, so nothing will happen to them."

Nian Nian hummed when she heard this: "Like my aunt, uncle, and fourth uncle?"

"Yes, powerful soldiers like your uncle and aunt have already taken them out." Zhou Chengye patted his daughter on the back: "Nian Nian will never have nightmares again."

Nian Nian nodded: "I didn't have a nightmare just now."

"Dad, when I grow up I want to be a soldier like my aunt and protect them."

Zhou Chengye's eyes instantly turned red after hearing this. He said softly, "You have protected many, many people."