Chapter 290: Participating in the First Line Rescue
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
The disaster area was actually not far from where Wang Ye and the others were doing odd jobs setting up tents.
However, because there was a mountain valley blocking his line of sight, he had not seen the situation here.
Now that he was brought over, Wang Ye looked at the situation over there and his heart immediately turned cold.
The situation looked terrible.
This was a typical mountain town, surrounded by mountains on all sides. A large basin in the middle had been flattened into a town where people gathered and built farmland.
However, at a glance, Wang Ye immediately saw that in the northeast direction, half of a mountain that was 300 to 400 meters tall had clearly collapsed.
The collapsed mountain directly rushed down to the residential area in that direction.
The houses in that direction were obviously submerged by the soil from the collapsed mountain.
The air was filled with the smell of soil mixed with rotten wood and leaves.
Looking ahead, the road was now filled with muddy water.
“Woah! Oh my!”
“Everyone, be careful of your feet. Be careful not to fall!”
In the muddy water ahead, there were people queuing up under the protection of some soldiers in military uniforms. They were retreating from the muddy water.
Wang Ye saw that some children were being carried by adults or simply carried by soldiers, and some elderly people were being treated the same way.
However, these adults were relatively quiet now, and all of them looked sad. In comparison, the children in the team were not so quiet. Some of them kept crying.
Wang Ye’s heart clenched.
“Instructor!
In the team in front, when they saw the instructor bringing Wang Ye and the others over, a soldier who was carrying an old man on his back and had taken off his life jacket to put on the old man shouted.
At this moment, the instructor had already led Wang Ye and the others into the muddy water in front of them.
The water here was not deep. If one walked in, they would only be around their ankles. Even if they stood in the water, they could still vaguely see the path below through the turbid water.
However, this was only because they were at the edge.
At present, the instructor was still ten meters away from the soldier who had greeted them. However, he shouted anxiously, “Instructor, go quickly. The water level is getting higher. In some places, we have to save people by canoe.”
This was the company commander of the sixth company. After they entered the disaster scene, they received orders to inform and help the masses evacuate.
Because there was more than just a landslide in this area. The landslide’s direction was very hazardous. At the base of the mountain, there was a river. The river was now directly obstructed as a result of the mountain’s collapse and subsequent rush of water.
The water overflowed, and the entire town flooded because of the river water that kept overflowing.
The key was that it was still raining, and it had rained too much before. There was news from above that the water level at the upstream reservoir had reached the highest level in history.
According to the current situation, they would have to resort to flood discharge after a few hours at most.
Otherwise, there might be problems with the reservoir.
This was a problem stacked on top of another problem.
Because the river had been cut off, the rising river water was constantly pouring into the town. If the upstream flood continued, the entire town would probably become an ocean.
Therefore, within these few hours, the rescue workers not only had to go to the place buried by the mountain to rescue and evacuate but also tried their best to find the survivors in the buried houses. They also had to evacuate the entire town.
“Alright, be careful!”
The instructor nodded, then turned around and shouted at Wang Ye and the others behind him, “Comrades, follow me!”
Wang Ye and the other three recruits of the Fourth Company were carrying a canoe. When they heard this, they didn’t say anything. However, the four of them didn’t hesitate. They carried the canoe together and followed.
This was one of the items sent by the local government.
An old man on the soldier’s back saw Wang Ye and the others brush past him and couldn’t help but remind them with tears in his eyes, “Children, you guys be careful. You must be careful-”
There were even people who were in tears as they repeatedly reminded the soldiers, “Be careful. You must be careful!”
Wang Ye and the others didn’t say anything because they had to hurry up.
Following the road out of the town, it was in the opposite direction of the people who were constantly evacuating.
At first, they could still run, but soon, when the water level reached their knees, they could only walk carefully.
“Quick, instructor, canoe. There are some families over there and the water level is too deep. They need to be rescued by the canoe.”
Suddenly, a soldier ran over.
He pointed in a direction. Wang Ye and the others were now on the main road of the town. There were houses on both sides of the road. Looking in the direction he was pointing at, they could not see the situation he was talking about,
But he obviously wouldn’t lie about the situation.
Therefore, Wang Ye directly said, “I’ll go!”
“Yes, let’s go!”
Some of his comrades who were holding the canoe with Wang Ye immediately followed suit.
As they spoke, Wang Ye and the others pushed the canoe.
“Wait a moment!”
The instructor called out to Wang Ye and the others.
Then, he said to the soldier of the Sixth Company, “Be clear. Do they have many people? How many canoes do they need?”
“There are at least a dozen families there. They are scattered. The farmland behind is flooded. We can’t see the road or know the situation, but the water is very deep. There are ditches and pits.”
At this moment, Wang Ye could indeed see that the soldier’s entire body was wet.
“Alright, leave this place to us. You guys continue forward and see if there’s any place that needs rescue. We’ll start here!”
The instructor made a prompt decision and spoke to one of the officers who was accompanying the rescue team.
“Alright, let’s continue moving forward!”
The people who came in together with the local government did not argue.
The situation here was very serious now. They needed help. There would definitely be people waiting for them if they continued forward. Therefore, as soon as the instructor spoke, the dozen of them left with two canoes.
After watching the local rescue team leave, the instructor looked at the soldier of the sixth company and said, “Lead the way!”
“Okay, this way!”
The warrior turned around hurriedly.
Wang Ye and the others followed closely behind with the canoe.
Soon, after moving forward a little, Wang Ye and the others followed him away from the main road and walked into a small alley by the side of the road.
Wang Ye saw that there were still some people evacuating from the houses on both sides of the street. There were also soldiers from the Sixth Company and local personnel helping out.
However, the water here only reached the knees, and the deepest was only to the thighs. The situation was relatively not serious, so they did not care.
They continued walking.
A few minutes later, his field of vision was empty. It was like an ocean in front of him. Other than some trees and utility poles, the rest of the place was muddy water.
At this moment, Wang Ye also saw that about a hundred meters ahead, there were two soldiers holding hands and holding wooden sticks. They were walking in the waist-high water towards the scattered houses in front of them.
“Instructor, this is all farmland. We don’t know the way, so we can only go this way!” The soldier of the Sixth Company who was walking in front said.
“You two, stop!”
The instructor shouted at the two people in the water in front of him.
It was too dangerous to go over like this. Although they had life jackets on them, they did not know what was going on underwater. It was not safe even with the life jackets.
If the water was too deep, the life jacket might become a burden. After you floated up, you would be washed away by the water.
The most important thing was that half of the house in front was flooded. The water level there sly deeper. It was obvious that there was no way to save them even if they walked over.
“Quick, I’ll distribute the tasks!” The instructor began to give orders to Wang Ye and the others.
Wang Ye and the others now had more than 30 people. They were the new recruits of the entire second battalion, but there were only four canoes at the moment.
The situation was urgent, and there were not many relief supplies sent by the local government.
After the mission was assigned, more than a dozen people were assigned to rescue the people while the rest waited for reinforcements.
“One!”
“Two!
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Wang Ye took it upon himself to snatch the quota for the mission. At this moment, he, Kang Hua, and two other recruits from the Fourth Company were sitting on the canoe, listening to Kang Hua’s slogan as they paddled together.
The water level here was too deep, so they naturally wouldn’t foolishly walk over with the canoe but instead sit on it.
They were all soldiers even though they were all new recruits who had not received professional training in canoeing.
However, listening to the slogan still made the canoe move forward obediently.
“Get up here!”
Wang Ye’s canoe was the fastest. When they approached the two soldiers who were wading in the water, Kang Hua shouted.
“Don’t worry about us. We’ll go back by ourselves. You guys go and save them!”
One of the soldiers shouted.
“Yes, we’re not important. You guys go and save them first. There’s limited space in the canoe, so we won’t take up any space!”
At this moment, Wang Ye looked at the two soldiers standing in the water, his emotions indescribable.
“Be careful, come find me at the Fourth Company when you get back. I’ll treat you to a drink!”
“Haha, Wang Ye, right? Sure, I’ll remember it. Don’t go back on your word when the time comes!”
“That’s right, that’s right. Haha, the star recruit said that he would treat us to a drink, and the leader might even approve. I haven’t had a drink in a long time.”
The two soldiers stood in the waist-high water, seemingly oblivious to the surrounding flood.
“Alright, I’ll testify. When we get back, I’ll make a report and let you guys go out for a drink!”
Kang Hua said.
After saying that, he looked at Wang Ye and the others and said, “Alright, get ready!”
There was no time to waste now. He had to go ahead and save them as soon as possible..