Who taught you to be a recruit like this?

Chapter 900: Race against time to buy time for evacuation

"Sister, please listen to my advice. If you don't leave now, it will be too late!"

"I won't leave even if it's too late. My house was just renovated this year, and it cost us half our life savings. Even if I die, I want to die at home!"

"Sister! What are you talking about? Didn't I tell you that the local government will give compensation after the disaster, and your family will be able to come back then? I'm saving your life now!"

A young armed police officer is trying to persuade the family to move out quickly.

Everyone in the family agreed, but this stubborn eldest sister refused to move out and insisted on staying in the house.

Even though the young soldier had told him that the dam was about to collapse and there was a risk of flooding at any time, she remained unmoved.

Seeing that the situation was at a stalemate, the young soldier had no choice but to communicate with the eldest sister's husband and his family in desperation, and then carried the person to the car.

All the valuable items that could be carried at home had been taken away, and the whole family, young and old, rushed to the car in a hurry, carrying woven bags.

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The town’s neighborhood committee’s loudspeakers kept broadcasting messages, and the village committees on the village roads were also actively mobilizing.

The same went for the police officers from the local police station, traffic police, firefighters, and medical staff, who began helping to evacuate the people as soon as they received the order.

It is not an easy task to effectively evacuate the 200,000 to 300,000 people in the county in a short period of time.

It requires active cooperation and collaboration from multiple parties to complete.

At this time, Wang Yuansong, captain of the third brigade, was carrying an old man with mobility problems down from a residential building.

However, according to experts' speculation, the flood will only submerge the first floor at most, and some low-lying areas will be flooded to the second floor.

For those living in residential buildings, residents on the third floor and above can hide in their homes and wait for the flood to recede.

But young people can stay, but those elderly people with high blood pressure and heart disease may not be able to survive.

It was with this in mind that Wang Yuansong led people to the residential area to carry these elderly men and women who were in poor health down from the upstairs and transferred them to a safe place.

There is food and hot water, as well as doctors and treatment equipment, which can fully meet the needs of most elderly people.

After sending the old man to the car, Wang Yuansong looked at the time on his watch breathlessly and asked his subordinates what the situation was like at the dam.

"It's not very optimistic. A hole has been blown through the sandbags, and we can't stop it no matter what we do. I'm afraid it won't hold out for long!"

"Where are the supporters?"

"The Sixth Brigade has arrived to provide support. Qin Zhengwei and two water flow experts are on site, directing the work. The experts said..."

"say what?"

Wang Yuansong asked anxiously.

The subordinate reported truthfully: "Experts say that if the gap can't be blocked, it will get bigger and bigger in half an hour at most. By then, it won't be possible to actively guide the flood discharge. I'm afraid that most of the land in the county will be submerged."

Wang Yuansong was extremely anxious. This was completely different from what we had agreed on!

What kind of shitty experts are those? What kind of promises did they make before? Their words are like bullshit!

It was clearly stated that they would guide the flood discharge area as much as possible and try every possible means to minimize the losses. Now not only can they not stop the flood, but most of the county will be flooded!

But Wang Yuansong had no better solution at this time. He could only pray that Qin Feng could block the gap as soon as possible to buy precious time for him to evacuate the local people!

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At the same time, the flood peak forced a small gap in the sandbags on the south side of the embankment.

A large amount of flood water seemed to have found an outlet and flowed unrestrainedly from the gap to the bottom of the dam.

One after another, the soldiers threw sandbags into the water at the gap.

But the final result was of no use at all. As soon as the sandbag was thrown down, it was carried away by the force of the water.

"Qin Zhengwei, the sandbags are useless. If you go down there, someone will wash you away!"

"We have to find a way to temporarily block the gap, and then quickly throw sandbags in to completely block the gap!"

After consulting two water conservancy experts on the scene, Qin Feng immediately ordered a team to be assembled.

He tied a thick hemp rope around his waist and shouted, "Everyone from the commandos and special operations company, tie ropes around your waists and follow me into the water to form a human wall to block the gap!"

The situation was urgent, and everyone tied up the ropes without hesitation, followed Qin Feng, Qiu Guohai, and their instructor and jumped into the water.

On both sides, there are people responsible for holding on to prevent the water flow from being too strong and washing people away.

Soon, dozens of people jumped into the water, and the impact of the water flow almost made them lose their balance.

But when his body was shaking and he was about to fall, there would always be a comrade beside him who would use his arms to pull him up.

"Thanks."

The turbid water reached Chen Zilong's chest.

He was stepping on mud and sand and almost lost his balance. It was Li Jiasheng who pulled him back.

Li Jiasheng smiled at him and said, "We're all family, why should we be so polite?"

Chen Zilong grinned and said, "Let me say something nice first, so that when we meet during the exercise later, you won't be scared to death."

Li Jiasheng laughed heartily: "That's hard to say. We'll deal with this matter separately."

In the middle, Qin Feng shouted with all his might, "We're in! Stop chatting and focus! Those behind, hurry up and throw in the sandbags! Quick!"

As Qin Feng, Qiu Guohai and others jumped into the water to form a human wall, the originally turbulent water flow at the gap instantly weakened a lot.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the captain of the Sixth Brigade quickly led his men and worked hard to throw sandbags behind the human wall.

At first, the effect was not very obvious, but after countless sandbags were thrown in.

The water flow in the gap became smaller and smaller, and was finally blocked.

"Pull us up!"

People on both sides pulled the rope and quickly pulled all the people in the water out.

Although they didn't stay in the water for too long, those who dared to risk their lives to form a human wall and block the gap at this time are worthy of admiration from all of them!

Especially Qin Zhengwei and Captain Qiu, they jumped into the water first, completely disregarding their own safety.

When Qin Feng came out of the water, his body was covered in mud and sand, as if his clothes weighed several times more.

Without even having time to catch his breath, he immediately ordered two trucks to be dispatched to block the sandbags that had just been repaired.

In this way, the dam can be better reinforced to block the impact of water flow.

The embankment reinforcement project is still ongoing, and the rain is showing signs of easing.

Qin Feng and others tried their best to pile up sandbags and finally blocked the rising water level.

The flood discharge time was set at 7 a.m., and it is now 5 a.m. As long as there are no accidents, it can continue as planned.

Qin Feng came to the command room and asked the communicator: "How is the evacuation going on Wang Yuansong's side?"

The correspondent responded: "I just contacted them. We estimate that the evacuation will be completed around 6:30. There are too many people in the county, and there are not enough people to help with the evacuation..."

As soon as the words fell, anxious cries suddenly came from a distance: "Qin Feng, Qin Feng, something happened!"

Qin Feng immediately went outside to check the situation: "What happened?"

"look!"

Qiu Guohai immediately pulled Qin Feng to a farmland below the embankment.

I saw a large amount of turbid muddy water seeping out from the soil continuously.

In the blink of an eye, the amount of water increased several times and continued to flow downwards.

"Oh no, it's a pipe burst!"

Water conservancy experts also arrived at this time.

Seeing this scene, his face turned pale.

No wonder the water level stopped rising, it must have found an outlet underneath!

Rumble, a purple lightning fell from the sky. The rain weakened slightly after the roar, but in an instant it suddenly changed its face and it started to rain heavily again.

The previously flat water level began to rise rapidly, visibly, and faintly overflowed the sandbag embankment and spread outward...