Chapter 25 Chapter 23 Martyrdom Earthquake

At the turn of spring and summer in 2008, the weather gradually became hotter.This afternoon, He Zisheng came to the office early. Seeing that Chuanxia Changshou couldn't sit still, he wrung out a towel to wipe off his sweat, turned on the air conditioner, and turned on the computer to play the newly-produced fire prevention promotional video for elementary and middle school students.This is a work he organized and carried out in conjunction with the national "3.29" fire protection publicity day for primary and middle school students more than a month ago. He mainly contacted the education department and hired 3 experienced senior teachers to teach fire protection in class. The class will learn about firefighting and team affairs in the form of firefighting, and recorded and broadcast 3 school firefighting education classes, which are planned to be distributed to more than 400 primary and secondary schools in the city.

Just as I saw the wonderful place, I heard the sound of doors and windows slamming, as if being blown by a strong wind.He was quite surprised, the sky outside the window was clear and clear, and there was no wind.Standing up, I immediately realized that something was wrong. It wasn't the windows and doors being blown by the wind, but the whole office building was shaking!Immediately afterwards, the office landline rang loudly, and the soldiers in the guard's duty room shouted almost hoarsely: "Hurry up and go downstairs, there is an earthquake!" On this day, May 12, 2008, at 14:28:04 on that day, a strong earthquake of magnitude 8 on the Richter scale suddenly hit Wenchuan and Beichuan, Sichuan. Disintegrated by an earthquake.Thousands of miles away, Jianglin City also felt the tremors.

Almost at the same time as the strong earthquake was confirmed, the Jianglin detachment received an order from the headquarter to quickly form a rescue and disaster relief commando team, prepare relevant equipment and equipment, and go to Sichuan for rescue at any time. When he got this news, Shen Yu was the most anxious. A few days ago, he was leading the firefighting and rescue battle. He was accidentally hit by a collapsed object on his right leg, injured his muscles and bones, dripping with blood, and was hospitalized.As soon as he heard that the earthquake relief commando team was to be formed, he immediately hung up the phone, sneaked out of the hospital, broke into Chen Hui's office, and started yelling: "The captain of our Jianglin commando team must belong to me!"

Chen Hui frowned, looked at Shen Yu's limping injured leg, and called to invite Hu Lei.The detachment leader, the political commissar, and the two military and political officials sang together, reasoning and analyzing the situation. After a lot of effort, it took a lot of effort to persuade Shen Yu to go back to the hospital. After Shen Yu left, the two faced each other, and began to worry: such a big disaster happened, and the firefighting work in this jurisdiction must not be relaxed at all, and there must be no "fire in the backyard".Since the two chief officers couldn't leave their positions, according to the routine, the deputy captain in charge of combat training was the best candidate to lead the team, but Shen Yu was injured.what to do?

"Report!" He Zisheng's angry voice sounded. Chen Hui's eyes lit up, and he shouted, "Please come in." He Zisheng stepped into the door with small square steps, and said, "Detachment Captain, Political Commissar, I apply to go on the expedition for Deputy Chief Shen!" Hu Lei hesitated, "You are in charge of fire prevention work." He Zisheng said: "I know, I am indeed suspected of being offside, ha ha. However, as a firefighter, when the country and the people need it most, he can break through all the lines of fire, including psychological barriers and shackles, so he cannot be called offside." , this is called responsibility!"

Chen Hui smiled, nodded appreciatively, and patted He Zisheng on the shoulder, "He Zi, let's go!" The officers and soldiers of the Jianglin detachment took the initiative to ask for the battle. In the early morning of the next day, after Chen Hui and Hu Lei's strict screening, a list of officers and soldiers participating in the battle was delivered to He Zisheng. The list includes Sun Mingjie who is in charge of logistics support, Wei An, the captain of the special service team, Yang Yong, the chief of the combat training section, and Zheng Shaoqing, Yu Lisa, a total of 100 people.When He Zisheng saw the last name at the end of the list, he couldn't help but startled, and immediately dialed a number.

Soon, Gao Xin came to his office. "Nonsense, you're a lesbian, why sign up for the commando?" He Zisheng said emotionally, and asked with a wave of his index finger, and the list fell to the ground. Gao Xin was not in a hurry, bent down to pick up the list, and put it back in front of He Zisheng calmly. He Zisheng realized that he had lost his composure, coughed, looked at Gao Xin, and said slowly: "Tell me, what can you do? You are not strong enough, and the disaster area is so dangerous. Aren't you going to cause trouble for everyone?" Gao Xin smiled and said, "The medical team of the corps doesn't have enough money. I will sign up for the medical rescue team."

"You?" He Zisheng curled his lips unconsciously, "Do you know medical aid?" "Don't underestimate me!" Gao Xin immediately raised her voice twice, "My minor in college is nursing!" "Oh! You seem to have told me about this before. However, chemistry majors and nursing majors can also go hand in hand?" He Zisheng disagreed. "I'm studying in a comprehensive university, and I can take interdisciplinary minors." Gao Xin explained to this point with a straight voice, and lowered her head embarrassedly, "However, nursing is too difficult, and I failed to obtain a minor certificate. But," she raised her head, "I still understand the basic common sense and handling methods, and I haven't lost them all these years."

"Then you can't go either!" For some reason, He Zisheng and Gao Xin screwed up this time, "Do you know where it is? A mountainous area, a severe earthquake-stricken area! The geographical environment is complex, and aftershocks, landslides, and mudslides may occur at any time Show up. Don't let us take care of you!" Gao Xin's eyes sparkled, and she said to He Zisheng: "I haven't seen anything before? In the past few years, I have been working in the dry fire department, the fire scene like a steamer, the scene like a bloody purgatory, where have I never been? I was followed during the investigation of the fire." , even threats, I have experienced it. I have never given up on myself and my job. What else can I be afraid of? Why can’t I do my part when the whole country is in such a difficult situation! "

He Zisheng was shocked by Gao Xin's words.He never imagined that the little girl in front of him would be so flexible and comfortable in dealing with emotions and responsibilities. 100 officers and soldiers of the Jianglin Detachment, as the first assault team of the C Provincial Fire Corps for earthquake relief, flew to the earthquake-stricken area by special plane on the afternoon of the 13th.He Zisheng served as the commander-in-chief. Before boarding the plane, He Zisheng called Feng Yuanyuan and briefly explained the purpose of the trip to her.After hearing this, Feng Yuanyuan was silent for a moment, then said softly, "Okay, be careful." Then she hung up the phone.

He Zisheng listened to the "beep" disconnection sound of the mobile phone, full of emotions.Feng Yuanyuan's five short words gave him a kind of warmth and encouragement. The moment he heard her voice, it was like a ray of spring breeze blowing through his heart.However, what followed was an inexplicable emptiness.My heart is empty and empty. He Zisheng turned his head and saw Sun Mingjie standing beside him also answering the phone.Judging from Sun Mingjie's demeanor, Jiang Yina was on the other end of the phone, and she was probably delivering a long speech to exhort and reprimand. Sun Mingjie had a flattering face, nodded and bowed while holding the phone and answered: "Yes, yes, good, good." This image of Sun Mingjie It was firmly imprinted in He Zisheng's mind, and for the first time in his life, he was a little envious of Sun Mingjie. Three hours later, the special plane landed at Nanjiao Airport in Mianyang City. There was no time to rest. In the drizzle, all officers and soldiers immediately divided into passenger cars and trucks and headed towards the disaster area. The car quickly entered the mountain road.The road was damaged by the earthquake and there were serious landslides. When the vehicles were moving, rocks fell from time to time on the mountain, and collapsed road surfaces and vehicles buried by boulders could be seen everywhere on the road.In this situation, the officers and soldiers, including He Zisheng, felt very heavy, and everyone remained silent.On the way, they also saw children saluting to the convoy, and seeing the signs with "Thank you" held up by the children, they couldn't help but burst into tears. Passing a mountain, suddenly a strong wind blew, and the dust floated up with the wind. He Zisheng, who had been paying close attention to the shape of the mountain, shouted sharply: "Quick back, fast back!" "Bang bang" sound, I saw a huge boulder rolling down from the top of the mountain, occupying half of the road in an instant, followed by several boulders rolling down from the top of the mountain.He Zisheng's convoy finally retreated to a safe zone in time, life and death are on the line!Everyone stared at the rockslide scene in front of them, their eyes widened, and He Zisheng's hands were trembling slightly. After more than seven hours of turbulence, after encountering more than ten dangerous situations and six or seven aftershocks, they arrived at a small village in Qingchuan County, the hardest-hit area of ​​the earthquake, at dawn. At the same time, they received instructions from the disaster relief headquarters via satellite phone, ordering them Rush to a more remote town for disaster relief. Seeing firefighters, a middle-aged man in ragged clothes took the initiative to guide He Zisheng, "The road ahead has collapsed many times, so you can only walk forward." He Zisheng heard that the middle-aged man's accent was from a local, so he asked his family how the disaster was. The man wiped the tears from his face, looked around the ruins sadly, and said: "It's gone, my wife and baby are all gone. However, there must be local people to guide you so that you can rescue more people, right? ?” He Zisheng wiped the tears off his face.He looked back at the soldiers behind him. When he got out of the car to receive instructions and learn about the local situation, some of the soldiers who were already exhausted curled up in the narrow carriage and took a nap, and some leaned over the stone pile on the side of the road. , then fell asleep.However, upon hearing the middle-aged man's words, many officers and soldiers suddenly woke up, and Yu Lisa yelled: "Commander, let's go, we can't delay for a moment!" More officers and soldiers shouted: "Yes, we are not afraid of tiredness and danger, we request immediate action!" He Zisheng nodded, clenched his fists, and said: "Comrades, the disaster area is waiting for us, and the buried masses are waiting for us. Even if we climb, we have to climb over!" He gave the order to lead the assault by himself. The medical team and the medical team set off first with life detectors and some portable equipment, and Sun Mingjie was responsible for the follow-up of other personnel, equipment and logistics support materials. Even if efforts are made to reduce the load, each officer and soldier still carries at least 30 kilograms of equipment and items on their backs.The gloomy sky, the ruins with no end in sight, the continuous aftershocks...every step you take, you are accompanied by death.The four female cadres of the medical team, including Gao Xin, wore camouflage uniforms like ordinary soldiers, carried heavy medical equipment and medicines, and followed the team with gritted teeth.Yang Yong, Yu Lisa and others offered to share the burden for them many times, but they firmly shook their heads and refused.Gao Xin also tried her best to stuff more medicines in her backpack. She knew that even one extra medicine might save one more person. Under the guidance of the middle-aged man, He Zisheng and his team went from day to night, and from night to day again. They drank water when they were thirsty, sat down on the floor to rest for ten minutes when they were tired, took a nap, and marched on foot for 24 hours. Over 5 mountains above 2,000 meters above sea level, countless hills, and 13 streams. Due to landslides and rolling stones along the way, He Zisheng and Wei An discussed a way to divide the assault team into five groups. During the march, the distance between the groups was opened, and the distance between the front and rear was about one or two kilometers. or dangerous situations, immediately use the walkie-talkie to contact the rear team to avoid annihilation of the entire army.He Zisheng took the initiative to lead the first team. On the way, they encountered a 100-meter-long landslide belt.A huge boulder is crumbling on the cliff on the only way. The guide reminds He Zisheng to wait more and not pass by rashly.He Zisheng ordered the team to stay for more than 20 minutes according to his words.However, in the process of waiting, when I think of the people in the disaster area who are waiting for rescue, I feel that I can't wait without moving.He paid attention to the situation in front of him, stood up, signaled the soldiers to stay where they were, took a deep breath, and walked forward step by step alone, towards the location of the huge boulder. Suddenly, a violent aftershock came suddenly, the sky and the earth seemed to be tilted, the mountain trembled, stones and trees poured in, and the huge boulder flew down from the top of the mountain. The officers and soldiers panicked. "Commander!" everyone yelled. "Deputy Captain He—" Yu Lisa's voice was obviously crying. The shock subsided gradually, and Wei An took the lead in finding He Zisheng. He stood in the middle of the road, and countless pieces of gravel were falling from his side. He Zisheng turned around calmly, smiled at everyone, and shouted loudly: "The aftershock just happened, now is the safest time, hurry up and pass through." When the guide walked up to He Zisheng, he couldn't help sighing: "With a firefighter like you, the people in the disaster area can be saved!" In the early morning of the 15th, they finally arrived at the destination town. However, what unfolded in front of them was a scene of purgatory on earth that they would never want to recall for a lifetime. The female cadres of the medical team first covered their mouths and turned their faces away to sob, and then several young soldiers wiped away their tears.He Zisheng's hands trembled violently, and he gave an order with a livid face: "One second is a life, immediately start the rescue battle!" Next, arrange for Yang Yong to get in touch with the local government's rescue headquarters to learn about the specific disaster situation and accept the task . Officers and soldiers used life detectors to search for signs of life nearby.Soon, signs of life were found in two family buildings leaning towards each other, and rescue was carried out immediately. Wei An crawled into the slit only 30 centimeters high, cut off a steel bar connected to the concrete with a cutting machine, and then removed the rubble and sundries bit by bit by hand; Yu Lisa lay on the ground and illuminated him with a flashlight.Suddenly, they heard a low moan, and shouted happily: "Someone, someone is alive!" He Zisheng said: "Hurry up and dig, save people!" He rushed to the ruins first. There was no hoist, so everyone moved by hand, pried with steel pipes, and pulled with ropes to remove those steel bars, cement boards, rubble and soil.The gloves were worn out quickly, and ten fingers were bloody, but no one flinched. Two hours later, they found a middle-aged woman whose legs were pressed down by a large cement board. "Forget it, cut off my feet, as long as you can save your life." The middle-aged woman saw Gao Xin in a white coat among the rescue crowd, and begged in a low voice. Gao Xin stepped forward to comfort her and said, "It's okay, big sister, if you persist for a while, we will surely rescue you completely!" Gao Xin held the middle-aged woman's head and slowly fed her water. He Zisheng and Wei An nervously discussed the rescue plan, and finally decided to use a lifting air cushion for rescue.Guardsmen supported the lifting air cushion under the concrete slab and tied a rope around the waist of the middle-aged woman.The air pump started to work, and the space was slowly expanded.Afterwards, Wei An handed the rope to Yu Lisa, and at the same time grabbed the middle-aged woman's hands, the two shouted "one, two, three" at the same time, and together they successfully dragged her out. After the middle-aged woman was rescued, Gao Xin and the female cadres of the medical team went up to her and quickly treated her trauma. Being processed, Yang Yong brought the staff of the town government. The staff cried and shouted: "You are here, save the children!" The staff took the officers and soldiers to the town primary school. What a miserable scene this is!The two teaching buildings of the town primary school completely collapsed, and more than 400 teachers and students were buried by the rubble.After the earthquake, parents, neighboring residents and government staff organized rescue efforts. Some teachers and students who were buried under shallow layers were rescued in time, but some teachers and students were buried deeply under the rubble.When He Zisheng led the team to arrive, some parents were kneeling on the ruins, calling their children's names in a hoarse voice, and some parents were desperately digging steel bars and stone slabs with their hands; Weeping bitterly.Seeing the firefighters approaching, they rushed forward at the same time, and a parent even knelt in front of He Zisheng. He Zisheng was heartbroken. He knew clearly that the 72-hour prime time for earthquake rescue was approaching.Life, how many lives are struggling on the line of life and death, waiting for hope. He stood on a high place and said solemnly and solemnly: "Comrades, in the dictionary of firefighters, there is no word 'give up'. I know that everyone is very tired, but the children are under these ruins. We must race against time and compete with death. I believe that there are miracles in this world, and we can create miracles!" Cutting machines, hydraulic shears, and life detectors are all used. A few minutes later, they found their first child.Regrettably, the child had stopped breathing, and the child's father, crying loudly, rushed up to take the little body away, turned around again, and bowed to the firefighters.All the officers and soldiers present were heartbroken, Yu Lisa turned his head and wiped away his tears.He Zisheng turned around and said to Wei An in a harsh voice, "Quick, let's divide into 5 groups and take turns to search!" "Someone, someone!" Yu Lisa heard a faint cry for help coming from under a cement slab. It was a concrete slab the size of a door panel that had to be removed to rescue the survivors below. Carefully remove the floor, a gap of about 1 meter appeared in front of him. The officers and soldiers were extremely excited!Yu Lisa was the first to lean down into the crack, and joined forces with several officers and soldiers to rescue 4 students.It turned out that there happened to be an iron chair blocking the falling floor, forming a gap, which won valuable living space for the four students. Just as Yu Lisa took out the fourth student, it rained heavily in an instant. Aftershocks struck again, the ground shook, and the bricks and concrete on the ruins kept slipping and falling. "The child can't be hurt again!" He Zisheng, Wei An, Zheng Shaoqing, Yang Yong and others rushed forward at the same time, using their bodies to build an "arch bridge" to protect the child and transfer him out safely. The rain is getting heavier and heavier, time is passing by, and the golden 72 hours have passed, but no one gives up, and the rescue is still going on. The officers and soldiers rescued 2 primary school students, however, it was more of a pity. Wei An excavated the remains of a young female teacher.This is a woman about 30 years old with a dignified face. She hugs her two children with her arms like a calf, and the three of them are not breathing.Gao Xin wiped the dirt off her face with tears in his eyes, and He Zisheng stepped forward to give her a silent military salute. No one is willing to rest. A soldier was digging when he suddenly fell to the ground.Everyone hurriedly lifted him aside and forced him to rest. After a while, he came to his senses and rushed to the rescue site immediately. Several people present could not stop him.The soldier burst into tears: "I am from Beichuan, my mother is gone, and I want to save more people!" Only then did He Zisheng know that the soldier's mother had died in the earthquake, and his father had never been heard from.As a son, he wanted to fly to his hometown Beichuan County to have a look. He Zisheng has been squatting to organize rescue.In the afternoon of the next day, Zheng Shaoqing and Gao Xin forcibly dragged him to rest after exhaustion.He lay down on the ground and fell asleep instantly, but within 30 minutes, he jumped up and rushed to the scene. Just at this time, Sun Mingjie arrived with equipment and some logistics support materials.He and several logistics support personnel walked forward with heavy loads, and they were equally exhausted, with a thin face like a pancake rolled in a pan.However, after receiving another order, he had to turn back immediately to meet the rescue supplies from the C Provincial Fire Brigade and from all over the country. In this land of disaster, countless people are rushing for the miracle of life, however, there are fewer and fewer signs of life under the ruins. A young woman found the fire officers and soldiers, and fell down crying in front of them, "Please, save my husband, he was crushed under the building, and he is still alive!" He Zisheng immediately took Yu Lisa to the scene and searched carefully on the ruins with a life detector. "It's right here, right here, at a depth of about 3 meters!" Yu Lisa shouted excitedly after basically confirming the location through the instrument. He Zisheng said, "Quickly dig!" After several days of rescue, their hands were already scarred, and the stones they moved were stained with their blood. "Hurry up, hurry up!" He Zisheng shouted while digging. When night fell, they finally planed a passage with their hands.Yu Lisa hoarsely shouted excitedly: "I saw it, saw his hair!" He Zisheng was excited for a while, calling everyone to work harder.However, after a while, Wei An's deep voice was heard, "The life detector...can't detect any signs of life." Yu Lisa refused to believe it, "No, I can save him! He must still be alive! There is something wrong with the life detector!" Without any explanation, he continued to dig down with his ten fingers. After half an hour, they finally planed the victim's dusty face. Yu Lisa raised his head to the sky and screamed, and the grief and anger gathered in the past few days poured out: "I can save you, you should wait a little longer, why not wait? Why! I can definitely save you!" He Zisheng looked up at the dark clouded sky sadly.In the face of huge natural disasters, how fragile life is, and as a firefighter, what can be saved and what can be done is limited! I really want to save one more person! New problems arise.Houses in the small town collapsed severely, and most of the victims failed to grab food. Some victims who survived the earthquake faced the threat of starvation. He Zisheng arranged for Zheng Shaoqing to count the supplies carried by the officers and soldiers, and the reported results made him sweat. On average, each officer and soldier only had half a jug of water and a small amount of dry food such as biscuits. what to do?Wei An and Zheng Shaoqing turned their frowning eyebrows to He Zisheng at the same time. He Zisheng looked at the green hills all around, thought for a while, and said: "I have worked in mountainous areas. Where there are mountains, there is usually water. Let's go up the mountain and search along the cracks in the rocks, and we will definitely find springs!" He entrusted this task to Yang brave. Next, He Zisheng asked Zheng Shaoqing to leave the necessary dry food and distribute the remaining dry food to the elderly and children.Then, Yu Lisa was arranged to lead two teams to help the victims clean up the collapsed houses, rescue the buried food, and organize the victims to help each other and save themselves together with the local government staff. This barely lasted until the early morning of the 17th, when the road from Qingchuan to the town was opened, and Sun Mingjie personally drove a transport vehicle to escort the logistics support materials to arrive, solving the urgent need.Sun Mingjie, who was so tired that his eyes were darkened, sat down and rested for less than an hour, and led the logistics staff to rush back, muttering: "There is no time to rest. Food, medicine and water are all life-saving things." On the morning of the 18th, He Zisheng and Sun Mingjie met again at the emergency rescue site of the small town hydropower station.It has been nearly 140 hours since the earthquake, but no one has given up hope of life. They have just rescued a man from the rubble. He Zisheng staggered, and the frantic rescue for several days and nights made him and his comrades almost collapsed.Sitting slumped in the rubble, he raised his head and gulped down a mouthful of water mixed with sand and dust. He wanted to take another sip, but found that the kettle was empty.Someone next to him handed him a bottle of mineral water, and he couldn't help but unscrew it and drink it, only to find out that the person handing the water was Sun Mingjie. "It tastes good, right? Fang Ping donated it." Sun Mingjie said. He Zisheng took out essential essential oils and applied them desperately to his temples, gasping for breath, "That profiteer, this time he did well." "Can't profiteers be patriotic?" He Zisheng hadn't finished speaking when someone behind him uttered a sentence viciously. He Zisheng stood up with a "huh" and exclaimed, "Fang Ping, you're here too!" Fang Ping, who was wearing outdoor sportswear, pointed to the two large trucks with local license plates in front of him, and said, "People are coming, cars are coming, and supplies are also coming. How about it, I am quite interested!" He Zisheng looked at Fang Ping, then at Sun Mingjie, and sighed, "I didn't expect the three of us to meet again here." Fang Ping said: "Not only did we meet again, but we also fought side by side again." He Zisheng nodded tragically.It is a good thing that the three brothers can meet again and fight side by side for the same goal.However, in such a situation, no one can smile.This is the heaviness of the disaster, and it is also the unstoppable inner pain of the firefighters when they face the disaster. "He Zi, I'm afraid ten thousand of you would never have imagined that not only the three of us reunited, but two of us also came to join the army." Sun Mingjie said. He Zisheng looked in the direction of Sun Mingjie's finger and gasped.In front of the big truck, the old man who bent over to deliver water to the victims was Mr. Ren?Isn't that half-old man who gritted his teeth and struggled to carry the big cans Yu Manjiang? He Zisheng flew over and grabbed Mr. Ren, "Why are you here, too?" Mr. Ren patted the big travel bag beside him and said, "What's so strange, your master and I have nothing to do after retiring, so come to be a volunteer. If that boy Tan Xi is still alive without dying of illness, he will definitely come Don't worry, we will never add burden to the disaster area. We will prepare all the food and water by ourselves, and let us know if there is any task.” After questioning, he saw Gao Xin who was busy replenishing salt water for a sick old man, and shouted, “Hey, Gao girl, you have to pay attention to your body too!" Gao Xin turned her head and replied in a hoarse voice, "It's all right." He Zisheng quietly pulled Yu Manjiang aside, and said, "I dare not have any objection to you being a volunteer. But why don't you stop Mr. Ren, he is really old." Yu Manjiang curled his lips, "Why, do you despise us? There is no distinction between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party in the Anti-Japanese War, and there is no distinction in the revolution, so there is no distinction between the old and the young in the earthquake resistance? Besides, we are here, and we happen to be the masters of our four generations of firefighters. Isn't it a good thing? ?" Just as he was talking, Yu Lisa came to report: "Commander He, the headquarters sent an order that there will be aftershocks of magnitude 6 to 7 in the town recently, ordering us to quickly organize the evacuation of the people in Xiaoguan Village in the deep mountainous area!" He Zisheng ordered in a hoarse voice: "Assemble the team quickly!" While contacting the headquarters, He Zisheng consulted with the local people. He learned that Xiaoguan Village is three hours away from the town and is located in a deep mountain valley. In the event of aftershocks or sudden heavy rain, mountain collapse is inevitable. We must rescue the trapped people before the landslide! Sun Mingjie continued to organize the transportation and distribution of materials, Fang Ping stayed in the small town to distribute the items, and He Zisheng assembled the team and immediately headed to Xiaoguan Village. After walking for a long time, He Zisheng noticed that there were two more "tails" at the back of the team. After a closer look, it turned out to be Mr. Ren and Yu Manjiang.Seeing He Zisheng looking towards them, Elder Ren stuck out his tongue and made a face, He Zisheng had no choice. After marching for 2 hours, they finally arrived at Xiaoguan Village in the evening.The white-haired village party secretary came up to him, tearful, choked with excitement, unable to speak, holding He Zisheng's hand but refused to let go. "Don't worry, with us here, none of the villagers will be left behind!" He Zisheng categorically stated to the village party secretary, and quickly deployed officers and soldiers to help the affected villagers evacuate urgently.After the earthquake, nearly a hundred people were killed in this small village, and dozens were injured to varying degrees. In the early morning of the 19th, officers and soldiers led more than 300 villagers to start the transfer. Along the way, there were intermittent heavy rains, continuous aftershocks, flying rocks falling from the sky or mudslides rushing in from time to time.After crossing the two mountains, exhaustion and panic intertwined, the pace of the villagers slowed down significantly, and some old people and children could not even walk.The villagers helped each other, the officers and soldiers carried their backs, and even Ren Lao and Yu Manjiang each carried a little doll on their backs. When there was a section that was too steep, the officers and soldiers formed a "human chain" on the edge. ", to escort the villagers through. Climbing down from a big mountain, a turbid river suddenly blocked in front of the team.He Zisheng was surprised and said to the village party secretary: "When we came, this small river didn't have such a large amount of water. What's going on?" "Barrier lake!" The village party secretary carefully observed the landscape, his expression changed drastically. "The upper reaches of this river must have formed a barrier lake, and now the lake has begun to overflow. If the embankment breaks and the lake water pours down, we will all be ruined!" "When will the embankment break?" He Zisheng asked. "Anytime! According to the current rainfall and aftershocks, the embankment may burst at any time!" The village party secretary jumped up and down anxiously. "Quick, cross the river immediately!" He Zisheng gave the order decisively. However, the small river in front of them was flowing rapidly, and several villagers looked at it with their heads, and retracted their legs in awe. He Zisheng hadn't considered the countermeasure yet, and saw Yu Lisa wading into the river holding a rescue rope, then swam to the opposite bank and fixed the rope.Seeing this, Yu Manjiang handed the little doll on his back to the villagers beside him, and while wading into the river, he waved and shouted: "Come on, let's form a human wall and escort the people across the river!" Before he finished speaking, Yu Lisa, Wei An, Zheng Shaoqing, Ren Lao and a large number of soldiers waded into the river one after another. The officers and soldiers joined hands and erected a solid "human wall" on the downstream side of the rescue rope. He Zisheng made a decisive decision and quickly organized other officers and soldiers to help the elderly, weak, sick and disabled villagers to cross the river along the rescue rope. The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the river was constantly rising. From time to time, some villagers lost their balance and were helped up by the officers and soldiers next to them. He Zisheng, as the queen, led the last group of villagers across the river. At this time, the depth of the river had passed the lower abdomen, and He Zisheng held a baby girl whose parents both died in the earthquake with one hand, and supported a lame old man with the other, and waded to the opposite bank with difficulty.While they were crossing the river, Yu Lisa, Wei An, Zheng Shaoqing, Ren Lao and others who formed the "Human Wall" also began to help the last group of villagers to evacuate to the other side in an orderly manner. Mr. Ren insisted on snatching the baby girl from He Zisheng's hand, walked side by side with He Zisheng and the lame old man at the end, and reached the shore safely. "Boom!" Suddenly there was an earth-shattering sound of collapse, which seemed to come from the bottom of the river, shaking the lame old man into the river, and He Zisheng turned around and pulled hard. "The embankment has burst! Run!" Countless voices shouted in panic.In the meantime, Yu Lisa's shout that was eight degrees higher came out: "Everyone run to the heights! Hurry up!" He Zisheng dragged the lame old man up, let the old man hold the baby girl in his arms, and ran towards the high place desperately.However, the flood seemed to be possessed by a demon, soaring rapidly. A ridge appeared in front of him. He Zisheng shouted "Catch it" and pushed the lame old man up. Yu Lisa, who was one step ahead, stretched out his hand to pull the old man up. At this moment, a wave of water hit his calf hard, and He Zisheng lost his footing and almost fell sideways. Fortunately, Wei An, who was above him, had quick eyes and quick hands, and pulled his right hand tightly.Almost at the same time, He Zisheng held Elder Ren beside him with his left hand. When a higher swell hit, Mr. Ren was on the verge of tottering. "Save her!" Before Mr. Ren finished speaking, the baby girl had already been pushed onto He Zisheng's chest, and he quickly covered it tightly with his left hand. Another huge wave rolled over, instantly tearing Ren Laosheng away from him. "Old Ren—" He Zisheng yelled wildly, distraught.He couldn't accept it, and watched Elder Ren being swept away by Hong Feng, he couldn't save him, he couldn't save him! He Zisheng couldn't stop crying until he was pulled to a safe place by Wei An, Yu Manjiang and others. In fact, everyone was crying.The village party secretary took the lead, and the villagers knelt down facing the direction where Mr. Ren was swept away.Gao Xin even wanted to go along the coast to look for Mr. Ren, but Zheng Shaoqing and Yu Lisa firmly held him back. Yu Manjiang stared coldly at He Zisheng ten feet away, neither crying, cursing, persuading, or even opening his mouth to speak. He Zisheng seemed to feel the impact of that gaze, raised his hand to wipe away his tears, and looked around, suddenly realizing that there was still a long way to go, and it was his unshirkable responsibility to lead the officers, soldiers and villagers out safely. And it must be done!Otherwise, even under Jiuquan, he will never be forgiven by Mr. Ren!He stood up with a "huh" and shouted: "Everyone pay attention!" People were stunned, stopped crying, and turned their surprised eyes to him. "Rescue and disaster relief commandos, all assemble!" As He Zisheng's voice hadn't finished, the officers and soldiers wiped away their tears, straightened their clothes, and quickly lined up, while Yu Manjiang stood at the end of the line with his chest up.He Zisheng's voice sounded again, "Comrades, we must escort the villagers out of here safely, and all of them! This is also Mr. Ren's expectation and entrustment to us! Do you have confidence?" "Have!!!" In the mountains, this high-pitched and powerful reply echoed for a long time. When they were disbanding, He Zisheng subconsciously glanced at Yu Manjiang, and what he met was a look of relief and approval. People helped each other and started on the road again. He Zisheng looked down into his arms. The baby girl who had just reached the full moon was sleeping peacefully. remained on this land.