"Let's not talk about it for now. It's raining anyway. I think you won't be able to do any work tomorrow, so come to my house. I'll provide food and accommodation for the seven of you. If you want to work, you can help patrol the village and help with drainage. "
Dong Pianfang saw that everyone looked sad, so he comforted everyone.
"Come on, let's go next door. We, the masters, will drink first. Today we have donkey blood sausage and grilled donkey faces. The kids are still frying and cooking some dishes!" Dong Pianfang greeted everyone. , then walked to Wang Ke and whispered to him again. "Boy, I made you a bowl of donkey whip soup today. You have to make up for it."
Uncle Dong, what does this mean? Want to run all over the streets?
In fact, Dong's folk prescription really doesn't mean that. It does have the effect of aphrodisiac and kidney. But its functions of strengthening muscles and bones, replenishing qi and blood, and enhancing human immunity are more powerful, and it can be eaten by both men and women. There is a folk proverb that a bowl of donkey whip soup can buy you three years of life.
This meal lasted until two o'clock in the afternoon.
The rain didn't stop. Wang Ke walked to the door to take a breath, but unexpectedly found that the yard was full of water. He turned around and shouted: "Uncle Dong, the drainage in your yard is not very good. Why is there water in the yard?"
"Impossible!" Dong Pianfang immediately stood up and came to the door, and was shocked when he saw it.
"Ah!" When Dong Pianfang saw this, he immediately threw off his shoes, jumped into the yard barefoot, stepped on the stagnant water, and opened the courtyard door. He saw that the road in front of the door had now formed a river, and the river water had flooded into the courtyard. .
"What's going on?"
"Quick, dig the soil with a shovel and block the hospital door." Section Chief Chang also ran out and took off his shoes to help.
"Uncle Dong, this won't work. Your courtyard walls will be peeled off, as well as your house." Wang Ke said in shock.
"Yeah yeah."
Wang Ke rushed to the door and saw the small river in front of the door. The water flowed forward slowly and had cut every household in the village into isolated islands. There is a house opposite the door, in a low-lying area, where they use a washbasin to scoop out water from basin to basin.
Although the villagers in this area have built their houses very high, they are all made of rammed earth and rocks. The lower half of many houses are already soaked in water. Over time, it is inevitable that courtyard walls and houses will collapse.
Section Chief Chang raised his head and looked at the sky, then at the water in front of the door. "Squad Leader Wang, there may be trouble in this village."
And Wang Ke already felt that danger was coming. He remembered the issue he had just discussed with Uncle Dong before the meal. He said to Section Chief Chang Gaofeng who was standing near the courtyard gate: "Yes, Chief Chang. From the altitude of the map, the entire Xishan Mountain and the Juma River Plain are like A large step. Nanshao Village is at the innermost side of this step. The mountains to the west are nearly a hundred meters higher than the altitude of Nanshao Village. From here down there are plains, and the water washed down from the upstream of a hundred meters away. , gather on the plain, and then flow to the shallow Juma River, there is no time to flow down, and they will inevitably overflow with the Juma River."
Hearing Wang Ke's words, Section Chief Chang Gaofeng nodded, "Squad Leader Wang, what suggestions do you have?"
Wang Ke suddenly remembered the scene before the meal. Every time he doubted his perception, but in the end he was ruthlessly verified.
"This village must be evacuated now. If the rain does not stop, or if the water in the western mountainous area continues to flow down in a few hours, Nanshao Village will inevitably be submerged in floods. We cannot wait any longer, we must find the village chief immediately. " At this point, Wang Ke turned to Dong Pianfang and said: "Uncle Dong, please quickly ask aunt to pack up your valuable things and prepare to evacuate. Evacuate to our primary school first, where the terrain is high and there are mountains behind it. In addition, Uncle Dong , where is the village chief’s home? We have to find him.”
"I'll take you there. Wait for me." Dong Pianfang immediately ran back to the house, took two umbrellas, and asked his wife and daughter-in-law to quickly pack their things and drive all the donkeys to the elementary school. After making the arrangements, he jumped directly into the water in front of the door, and the river water had already submerged his thighs.
"Leave quickly!" Uncle Dong Pianfang realized that the situation was serious.
"Gu Maolin!"
"arrive!"
"You and Song Ruimin, along with two recruits, will immediately help Uncle Dong's family move to our primary school. Niu Suozhu, follow Section Chief Chang and me to the village chief's house, and then we will meet at the primary school."
"yes!"
Wang Ke was the second one to jump into the river. Section Chief Chang and Niu Suozhu went into the water together. The deepest part was almost waist deep. They waded through the river and followed Dong Pianfang to the village chief's house. The village chief was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, standing at the door of his yard, walking back and forth not knowing what to do.
Seeing Dong Pianfang wading over from a distance, he immediately shouted: "Old Dong, you came just in time, what should we do?"
Dong Pianfang ignored the pleasantries and immediately introduced Section Chief Chang Gaofeng and Wang Ke to the village chief.
"Village chief, we must inform the whole village to relocate. There can be no further delay. Once the flood peaks upstream comes down, the whole village will be annihilated." Wang Ke said.
"But the water is so cold that the elderly and children can't stand it. Will the rain stop soon?" The village chief was still hesitating.
"Village Chief, even if the rain stops and the water from upstream comes down, it will be a big problem. You see, almost half of the houses in the village are already soaked in water. The houses cannot withstand the immersion, which is very dangerous." Section Chief Chang said anxiously.
"I know this. Should we wait a little longer?" The village chief still had many concerns.
"Village Chief, just listen to Section Chief Chang and Squad Leader Wang! Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst. If the rain doesn't stop and the flood comes, you won't be able to leave if you want to! Life is more important than anything else." Dong Pianfang Anxious.
"Okay, I'll listen to you. The lives of young and old men are important." The village chief slapped his thigh and walked back into the house. What are you doing? There's a tweeter there.
"Village chief, please quickly inform every household to bring valuables, cold-proof items and food, and move to the primary school. If there are difficulties at home, organize young adults to help transfer."
"Okay! Comrade PLA, I listen to you."
"Niu Suozhu." Wang Ke turned around and called.
"arrive!"
"You rush back to the elementary school immediately, open all the classrooms, and prepare to receive the villagers. In addition, you gather our things into one room and free up the room as much as possible. After our class arrives, you leave one person to help While receiving the reception, we need to boil as much water as possible. For the other three comrades, let Gu Maolin lead the team. At the same time, try to find as many young adults as possible, and rush to the village chief's house with them immediately to meet us."
"yes!"
This is the decision made before the war, and this is the courage that is reflected at the critical moment.
The section chief Chang Gaofeng next to him did not expect that Wang Ke in front of him completed the task with a "click".
At this time, the loudspeaker started to sound, and the village chief's voice came from the loudspeaker. "Attention, every household. Attention, every household. The heavy rain will not stop, and the flood peak will come down soon. Old and young gentlemen, please pack your belongings, bring food and overnight accommodation, bring big animals, lock the door, and prepare immediately." Transfer to primary school. Don’t delay, life is more important than household items.”
The village chief said it three times in one breath, then lowered his voice and turned around to ask Wang Ke, "Comrade of the People's Liberation Army, what else do you want me to say?"
"Ask the young adults in the village to gather at your home immediately after moving their families," Wang Ke said.
"What are you doing?" asked the village chief.
"If you are asked to inform me, please inform me immediately. Listen to Squad Leader Wang." When Dong Pianfang saw the village chief's verbosity, he immediately became anxious again.
"After notifying them to come, we divided into groups and checked each household to see if any others had been transferred. We must not leave any household behind."
"Okay, I'll turn on the speaker right now." The village chief turned on the speaker and started talking again. "Attention, young men in the whole village. Attention, young men in the whole village, if your family has been transferred, gather here at my house immediately. There is an urgent task, there is an urgent task!"
Three more times in a row. The village chief turned off the loudspeaker. Go back and arrange the transfer of your own family.
"Chief Chang, it seems we have to act separately." Wang Ke said with a serious expression. He already felt that huge risks were coming.
"Squad Leader Wang, you say it! We listen to you." At this critical moment, Chang Gaofeng still felt inferior to Wang Ke's decisiveness in killing. At this time, the village chief also came over and listened to Wang Ke.
"Chief Chang, you and Uncle Dong will lead a team, the village chief will lead a level, and I will lead a team. We will search from west to east, along three roads, all the way to the primary school, trying not to miss any household, and see if there is any transfer. Yes, mobilization, no! We have to memorize these people even if they are forced to memorize them. Village chief, how many households are there in our village?"
"There are three hundred and eighty-one households in total."
"Fortunately! According to the speed at which the water is rising, I estimate that we only have an hour and a half at most. After an hour and a half, our three groups and the rest of the village must all evacuate without losing a single life."
At this time, everyone discovered that the water in the village chief's small yard had reached his ankles, and the water was rising really fast.
At this time, three or four young people had come to the yard. Wang Ke asked: "Are there any village cadres?"
A young man raised his hand and said, "I am the Communist Youth League Secretary."
"Okay, the four of you follow me. Let's go to the northernmost road. You will take the second group of people, Uncle Dong and Section Chief Chang, and the village chief will take the last group of people."
"Okay." Everyone agreed, and Wang Ke quickly jumped into the river in front of the village chief's house with four other party secretaries, and waded to the north of the village with the water almost up to their waists.
An hour later, the three groups finally met at the elementary school.
They cleared out a total of 11 families who were unwilling to evacuate or had difficulty evacuating, and evacuated nearly 30 people. At this time, it was raining heavily. Looking back at Nanshao Village, every household had been submerged by more than one meter. The river in front of the door was almost two meters deep. .
Standing in front of the primary school on the hillside, Wang Ke felt heavy. If this trend was followed, the entire Nanshao Village would be submerged in floods in the middle of the night, and heavy losses could no longer be avoided.
That scene really happened again. But the situation in front of me is still not as serious as what I feel.
"Squad leader Wang of the People's Liberation Army, on behalf of all the young and old men in the village, I have to thank you. If it weren't for your decisiveness, people in our village would definitely have died." The village chief stood nearby and kept thanking Wang Ke.
But Wang Ke's heart at this time is no longer here at all. There is nothing going on in this elementary school, and several rooms behind him have already lit up their lanterns. What Wang Ke is most worried about at this time is that the flood may affect the downstream. I don’t know if the troops...
Suddenly he was shocked. The troops didn't know that there was a flash flood here. If the water surges, the barracks, ah, and the ammunition depot, the semi-underground ammunition depot! There are also construction machinery that clears rivers. They must report the news and get ahead of the flood!
"Village Chief, can we still make calls to our village?"
"Squad Leader Wang of the People's Liberation Army, the power is out, where is the phone?"
"Gu Maolin."
"arrive!"
"I've ordered you to complete a difficult task, can you complete it?"
"Squad leader, please tell me quickly."
"Go to the barracks and report the news! Save the barracks, the construction machinery, and the ammunition depot, and also notify the county to do a good job in flood control and discharge on both sides of the Juma River, and at the same time rescue Nanshao Village."
"Yes, how do I leave?"
"Go from behind the mountain and swim out of the village. When you get to the road, you have to run and try to deliver the letter tomorrow morning before the flood!" The reason why Wang Ke asked Gu Maolin to go was not only because he knew water, but also had his eyes. Seeing in the dark.
"No, comrades from the People's Liberation Army, you can't go. How could he get out in this dark night?" Both the village chief and Section Chief Chang were shocked. Although it is spring now, the temperature is still very low. If you go for a swim, you will freeze to death.
"Yes, I promise to complete the task."
After saying that, Gu Maolin began to take off his clothes and took off his hat, revealing his bald head. In the end, he only wore a vest, a pair of underpants and a pair of Jiefang shoes on his feet. Life or death is uncertain. Even if you swim over, you still have to run a marathon.
"Go!"
