Jiang Shiyue forced himself to calm down and think of a solution.
But there is nothing I can do.
There is no river or water nearby, and the nearest river is a hundred meters away.
The little rain falling from the sky was just a drop in the bucket to the raging fire.
Chen Shanhe happened to return again, and this time there was no one on his back, proving that there was no one left to save.
Jiang Shiyue told Chen Shanhe about the broken fuel tank and the fire.
Chen Shanhe was silent for only three seconds, then took out a whistle from his neck and blew it rhythmically.
Jiang Shiyue frowned. Blow the whistle at this time?
Could it be that his whistle could travel a hundred kilometers to summon the soldiers in their battalion?
Just as Jiang Shiyue was wondering, about twenty men from the groups of passengers coming from different directions ran towards this direction.
When they approached, Chen Shanhe stood at attention, saluted, and introduced himself: "Northwest Military Region, 9378th Unit, Air Force active duty Chen Shanhe."
"Northeast Military Region, 3497th Unit, Army Active Duty Sui Changlin."
"Northwest Military Region, retired soldier, You Hong."
"Northwest Military Region, active duty, Army Li Fujing."
“…”
Jiang Shiyue was dumbfounded.
Among these twenty-six men, the youngest was just an adult, and the oldest had mostly white hair.
The only thing they have in common is that they are all soldiers.
Now or in the past.
Chen Shanhe's eyes fell on the white-haired old man, "You..."
The white-haired old man waved his hand and said, "I have worn this green dress, and no matter how old I am, I must stand in front of the people."
Chen Shanhe nodded, without further persuasion, and said directly: "There is a very critical situation now."
He raised his hand and pointed in the direction of the fire. "There's still over nine tons of fuel in the locomotive tank, and it's leaking and on fire..."
The expressions of the twenty-six current or former warriors all changed.
Among the people who gathered out of curiosity, a young man stepped forward and said, "Although I have never been a soldier, I also want to help."
"And me!"
"Me too!"
Several more people came forward to join the fire brigade.
Chen Shanhe gathered people together, but found that even a good cook cannot cook without rice.
There is no water source nearby.
There was only a few small pits where some rainwater was stored.
The rain was light and foggy, posing no threat to the fire.
Without saying a word, Chen Shanhe bent down and scooped water from the pit and poured it onto the fire.
Others followed suit.
Everyone knows that this is a silly action.
The fire is getting bigger and bigger. What's the point of dozens of people scooping water to put it out?
When a handful of water was poured on it, not even a crackling sound could be heard, like a drop of water in the ocean.
Jiang Shiyue shone the flashlight around and pointed at one of the tilted carriages. "That looks like the dining car! There are pots and pans in it."
Chen Shanhe rushed out almost the moment Jiang Shiyue opened his mouth.
Jiang Shiyue was slightly stunned, and for a moment she didn't know whether the two of them were in sync or Chen Shanhe was quick to react.
Soon, everyone found all the pots, pans, and utensils on the dining car. Some people dug mud and water to put out the fire, while others brought water from far away.
Most of the passengers in the hard seat carriage at the back were not injured, and many people spontaneously ran over to help.
Everyone took out all the public water in the carriage and poured it on the fire.
Hundreds of people tried their best, but the fire was still getting more and more intense.
The train conductor, who had just recovered from a serious injury, struggled anxiously to sit up, "This won't do!"
The flash point of fuel is very high, so it is of no use doing this.
The scariest thing was that the wind started to blow.
The flames quickly engulfed the passenger carriage.
There were still many people trapped in the carriages.
This way you will be burned to death, and even if you are not burned to death, you will be blown to death.
Chen Shanhe threw away the basin in his hand, got into the carriage, pulled out a few quilts, threw them into the mud pit to soak them, filled the basin with wet mud and sand, covered himself with the quilts and rushed directly into the sea of fire.
When passing by Jiang Shiyue, he whispered something quickly.
"Evacuate the passengers."
Jiang Shiyue withdrew her hand that was trying to stop Chen Shanhe, and made a quick decision to pull up a man who looked like a cadre on the train from the ground, and organize the train crew who were still able to move to evacuate the passengers.
The elderly, the weak, women, children and the injured will be sent as far as possible.
The remaining people took over and lined up from the river a hundred meters away to the front of the train.
The woman was near the river and the man was near the train, and they took turns carrying water.
Except for the elderly and children with limited mobility, all the adults and children who were able to move joined the team.
Five or six hundred people lined up in four hundred-meter-long queues.
A steady stream of water came from the river, and empty buckets, basins, and bowls were carried back to the river.
**
Chen Shanhe, the first one to enter the fire scene, risked his life to get close to the fire point and poured a whole basin of mud and sand into the locomotive fuel tank.
Although dangerous, Chen Shanhe's method of extinguishing the fire is undoubtedly direct and effective.
Seeing this, the white-haired veteran followed Chen Shanhe's example, wet his quilt and rushed into the fire without saying a word.
Those active or retired officers made the same choice.
He rushed into the fire scene carrying a mud basin and wrapped in a wet quilt.
Some of the wounded who were not seriously injured were automatically divided into two groups.
One group went to the carriage to find quilts and wet them with water, while the other group was responsible for meeting the officers and soldiers rushing out of the fire.
The moment Chen Shanhe came out, Jiang Shiyue picked up a basin of water and poured it over his head, cooling him down while extinguishing the burning kerosene on the quilt.
Chen Shanhe took a short rest and returned to the sea of fire.
Jiang Shiyue taught the first aid knowledge that she had learned in her previous life to a group of young, brave and enthusiastic girls on the spot.
Once a soldier rushed out of the sea of fire and was burned by the high temperature or exhausted, these girls would immediately help him to the side, provide simple treatment or help cool him down.
I don’t know if people of this era are generally simple and honest, or if people are more likely to unite in life and death situations.
In short, most of the passengers on the train joined the team to put out the fire and rescue people. Of course, there were a few young and middle-aged people who were unwilling to help.
For example, Zhao Caifeng.
Zhao Caifeng was not actually young, but she had been working in the fields and was in good health, so at this moment she was considered to be in her prime.
But Zhao Caifeng hid behind Wu Xiu'e, covering the broken skin on her forehead and crying "Ouch, ouch".
**
Even though Chen Shanhe had excellent physical fitness, he couldn't bear it and fainted after four trips back and forth.
Jiang Shiyue and several girls carried Chen Shanhe aside.
Chen Shanhe's face was roasted red and his whole body was hot.
The hair, which was not very long to begin with, was burned and stuck to the scalp.
My hands are covered with blisters from burning.
Jiang Shiyue took a thin black U-shaped hairpin, straightened it and sharpened it on a stone, then burned the tip slightly to disinfect it, and began to pick the blisters for Chen Shanhe.
He still has things to do when he wakes up.
As a result, as soon as Jiang Shiyue pricked the two blisters, Chen Shanhe woke up, struggled to get up, and rushed to the fire scene.
Jiang Shiyue pulled Chen Shanhe and said, "The fire is much smaller now. You can rest for a while."
Chen Shanhe shook his head, grabbed Jiang Shiyue's wrist and pulled her out, saying in a voice hoarse from the smoke and fire: "There are over a thousand people on this train. No one will survive unless the fire is extinguished."
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