Chapter 393 An Accident in the Cave (3)
He was going back - to ask for help.
However.
Squad leader Chen ignored the destructiveness of the earthquake.
Not only the cave of their engineering team, but the entire island was in chaos after the disaster.
Squad Leader Chen saw many tragic scenes along the way.
All I could hear were the villagers’ miserable howls and cries of fear.
When Squad Leader Chen found Liang Guangming, Liang Guangming led most of the soldiers and tried to rescue the people trapped underneath the collapsed houses and ruins.
All the rescue forces on the island combined are far from enough to deal with such a serious disaster.
In Liang Guangming's view, what he needs to be responsible for and undertake is more than just this island.
There are many other small islands in the surrounding waters, all of which are located in earthquake zones.
There are also villages and villagers on those islands.
Moreover, their natural conditions are more severe and backward.
The mudslides and landslides on other islands in the past are the best examples.
When Liang Guangming was coordinating and planning, he also needed to allocate limited rescue forces to those islands.
Squad Leader Chen didn't think about these things at first, but when he saw the chaotic scene around him, he had a vague feeling that something was wrong.
Under Liang Guangming's questioning eyes.
Squad leader Chen reported the situation while gritting his teeth.
"...Captain Liang, this is what happened. There are still three people in the cave who haven't come out yet, including our Captain He."
"The engineering team is short of manpower. We must clear all the fallen rocks as quickly as possible to have hope of rescuing Captain He."
"Time is running out, saving lives is urgent. Captain Liang, we need manpower."
Liang Guangming's expression was solemn from beginning to end, and his eyes were dignified and dark.
When He Donglai's name was mentioned, his pupils moved.
Although Liang Guangming's military title was only "regiment commander", he was actually the head of the entire camp, and even the political commissar Liu Weiguo was there to assist him.
Everyone knows that Liang Guangming is only one step away from becoming a military commander.
Liang Guangming, with such status and position, knew very well what happened to He Donglai and the promotion and transfer written in He Donglai's file.
Due to some reasons, He Donglai is now just a company commander.
However, He Donglai has always been in charge of the most difficult and arduous tasks in the military region.
On the one hand, it was because of his ability, and on the other hand, it was also for him to accumulate military merit so that he could be promoted smoothly in the future.
He Donglai is the most outstanding cadre trained by the military academy in the past decade.
If their military region wants better development, it cannot do without He Donglai.
The importance of such a talent in Liang Guangming's eyes is self-evident.
However.
"Ah... Dad... Please... Hurry up and save my dad... My dad is right under the beam..."
"Wuwuwu... My house is gone... My house..."
"Ah... my legs... Sir, please! Get me out quickly... I don't want to have my limbs amputated or my legs broken... Please... save me..."
Squad Leader Chen in front of Liang Guangming was asking him for help, and so many villagers around him were also asking him for help.
Squad Leader Chen said something very well.
【Time is running out, saving lives is urgent. 】
He Donglai, who was trapped in the cave and whose life was in danger, was a life, and the villagers trapped under the collapsed houses were also lives.
Who to save, life and death are in Liang Guangming's hands.
Squad Leader Chen looked at Liang Guangming's increasingly dark complexion, and his anxiety grew.
Liang Guangming is not a hesitant person.
As a superior, he must make a prompt decision in the shortest possible time.
"Sergeant Chen, Captain He's life is in your hands. I hope you can bring him back safely!"
The implication is.
Liang Guangming was unable to spare any rescue force to support Squad Leader Chen.
But at the same time, he did not ask the engineering team to come back to participate in the rescue.
What will be the outcome for He Donglai and the other two little soldiers depends on their own hands.
Sergeant Chen, a rough man in his thirties, had also experienced life and death on the battlefield.
At this moment, her eyes slightly turned red.
He did not blame Liang Guangming because Liang Guangming had his responsibilities and the overall situation in mind.
Squad Leader Chen gritted his teeth and stood at attention to salute.
"Captain Liang! I will definitely complete the mission and bring Captain He back safely!"
As soon as I finished speaking.
Squad Leader Chen ran back immediately.
Liang Guangming watched him leave and then became busy with other things.
Because we know these dangerous accidents.
Liang Guangming said those words to Jiang Rou the next day.
【He will come back.】
Everyone prayed that He Donglai would return safely and safely.
However.
Three days, three whole days.
On the first day, due to insufficient rescue forces, the rescue progress was slow and the soldiers of the engineering team had to move the rocks with their bare hands.
When they encountered huge rocks, they did not dare to use explosives. They could only use hammers and shovels to break the rocks into pieces bit by bit and then move them away.
While rescue was underway, there were also aftershocks.
Rocks were still falling during the aftershocks.
The soldiers finally cleared out some of the dirt, but it piled up again.
The next day, the rescue force sent by the military arrived and supplemented the problem of personnel replenishment.
Liang Guangming was finally able to arrange more soldiers to go to the cave to handle the matter.
At the same time, there are engineers from the new Shanghai Island.
Engineers were also invited.
After checking the condition of the cave again, the engineers found that the rock wall was severely broken and strictly ruled out the possibility of using explosives.
Even a tiny amount of explosives is not acceptable.
The earthquake and aftershocks made the entire cave quite fragile.
If there is another explosion, not only will it save lives, it will harm people.
Therefore, the rescue method for He Donglai is still limited to carrying by hand and shoulder.
This blink of an eye.
Three days...
Three whole days...
Even if the cave had not collapsed, He Donglai and the other two soldiers would have had a place to hide.
However, if one goes without food or water for three days and three nights in darkness, even a normal person would be in danger of death due to dehydration.
As time goes by little by little.
He Donglai's chances of survival are decreasing.
…
Jiang Rou told Song Qingqian everything she heard from Zhou Chongshan.
"The military leaders value Captain He very much and sent Zhou Chongshan to arrange the rescue. Qingqian, believe me, Captain He will be fine. Zhou Chongshan will definitely rescue him safely."
Song Qingqian held Jiang Rou's hand tightly. She was trembling with fear at first, but then she held it tightly after hearing the whole story.
In the end...
Release slowly.
Jiang Rou was startled and looked at Song Qingqian nervously.
Song Qingqian's face was still pale, and there was no blood on his lips.
But her expression seemed calmer than the initial panic and nervousness.
She frowned and looked toward the mountains in the distance that were bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun.
No one knows what she is thinking at this moment.
Jiang Rou was worried and didn't know what to do.
In the midst of tension, I heard a sudden chuckle.
"Oh……"