Even the utility poles are so small you can only see the top of them!

At the scene, the cries of children could be heard incessantly.

The women's eyes were constantly filled with tears, and even the adult men were dominated by fear.

Now, with the water level rising, they are less than a meter away!

A dozen or so people on a low hillside were surrounded by floodwaters, leaving them with less than ten square meters of space to move around in. They were in danger of being swept away by a wave at any moment!

"We're doomed! We're dead!"

"I don't want to die! Someone, please save us!"

The villagers were all wailing in pain.

However, disaster won't stay away just because you pity someone.

Just as the villagers of Tonggu Village were about to give up and despair, suddenly, eight or nine figures rushed out from the distant mountains and forests and stood on the shore!

Because the villagers are all on high ground, they can see the people coming very clearly!

"Someone's come to rescue us! Thank goodness!"

"It's the People's Liberation Army! It really is the People's Liberation Army! We're saved ...!"

"Here we are! We're here! Comrades of the People's Liberation Army, please come and save us!"

The villagers wept with joy, waving and shouting wildly at Tang Ming and his group of nine.

But because they were quite far apart, their voices couldn't get through at all!

Tang Ming and the others waved to them, making a gesture to reassure them!

Hope welled up in the villagers' hearts.

At that moment, they felt they were absolutely saved.

This stems from their trust in the military.

It seemed that as soon as someone wearing olive green camouflage (camouflage uniforms at that time were all old-fashioned olive green) appeared, all fear was shattered.

This is the spirit of the Chinese soldiers!

They stand tall in China like pillars stabilizing the sea!

It stands tall in the hearts of every person!

In the eyes of the people, there is nothing that Chinese soldiers cannot do!

As long as they are there, no disaster will be a disaster!

No matter where they are, the Chinese military will be able to rescue them!

They share this belief in the Chinese military!

And the Chinese soldiers have never let them down!

Tang Ming used radar and eagle eyes to quickly scan the entire village, and soon he had a thorough understanding of the situation on site.

He said to Wu Feng and the other eight, "Prepare ropes. Let's rescue the dozen or so people on the slope first! Their position is too dangerous; they could be swept away by the torrent at any moment! As for the hundreds of people on the rooftops, judging from the current situation, the floodwaters aren't rising very quickly. We can still get there in time to rescue the others once they arrive!"

Wu Feng glanced at the dozen or so villagers on the hillside opposite them, almost trapped in the middle of the flood, and then looked at the raging torrent. He frowned and said, "Platoon leader, there's a steep slope right there where they are. The floodwaters are rushing down very fast! Our life rafts simply can't be fixed in place and paddled across!"

"If it's villagers on the rooftops, that's fine. The floodwaters aren't flowing too fast up there, so we can paddle across!"

The other trainees in the platoon also frowned slightly.

“There are no footholds on the slope at all. Even if we pull the rope over, we can’t secure it! Besides, we can’t pull them over by swimming. We could be swept away by the rapids at any moment!”

Tang Ming said in a deep voice, "Give me the rope, I'll pull it over first, and then you guys go over and rescue the person while I hold the rope over there!"

Wu Feng was stunned on the spot. "No, platoon leader, there's no foothold there at all, and the current in this area is so strong. How could you possibly hold onto the rope?"

Tang Ming said, "Stop talking nonsense! I said it's okay, so it's okay! Hurry up and do as I say!"

"Yes!"

The eight men quickly took out the rope, first tying it to a sturdy tree behind them, and then tying the other end to Tang Ming's body.

Without saying a word, Tang Ming plunged headfirst into the floodwaters.

As before, he quickly sank to the bottom, used his climbing skills, and climbed forward rapidly.

Having learned from previous examples, Wu Feng and the others were no longer too worried about Tang Ming.

The currents in that river were even stronger than here, and Tang Ming was still fine. He shouldn't have any problems now either.

Sure enough, in less than ten seconds, Tang Ming had pulled himself out of the water and onto the slope!

The dozen or so villagers were startled when a person suddenly appeared.

But when they saw that it was Tang Ming in military uniform, they all became excited.

They truly are the people's soldiers, so impressive!

They can swim over like that!

"Fellow villagers! Are you all alright?"

Tang Ming, slightly out of breath, asked the dozen or so fellow villagers.

"It's alright, it's alright!"

The villagers were so excited that they surrounded Tang Ming and shook his hand!

Tang Ming's arrival gave them hope of survival!

"It's good that you're alright! Don't worry, my comrades will be here to rescue you soon! Just bear with it a little longer!"

Tang Ming comforted him.

"Okay, okay! Comrades of the People's Liberation Army, please be careful!"

An elderly man asked Tang Ming with concern.

Tang Ming nodded. "Come on, everyone, move aside! I'm about to start pulling the rope!"

After saying that, Tang Ming dragged the two ropes and walked straight to the back slope, where he pressed his legs deep into the soil and leaned his body backward!

At the same time, it also utilizes the suction ability of its climbing skills, pressing its feet firmly into the soil.

The floodwaters had reached his knees, but he didn't care. Holding the walkie-talkie, he shouted to Zhao Tao on the bank, "I'll hold them up here, you guys come and save them quickly!"

"Yes!"

Zhao Tao and the others had no doubt about Tang Ming's abilities. After setting up the safety ropes, they jumped down one by one.

When Zhao Tao and his group came over, the resistance increased immediately, and Tang Ming immediately felt the pulling force increase!

His veins bulged all over his body as he used all his strength to pull on the rope.

Otherwise, if the rope were to break at this moment, Zhao Tao and the others would be swept away by the flood in an instant!

Actually, Tang Ming could have taken a villager and jumped directly into the floodwaters, then climbed over from below.

However, the villagers trapped on this hillside were either elderly people, pregnant women or children, with only two or three able-bodied adult men.

With such high water pressure and murky, turbulent water below, their bodies probably wouldn't be able to withstand it for more than a few seconds.

Tang Ming dared not take that risk!

"Quick! Let's help the PLA comrades hold the rope!"

The dozen or so villagers also joined in, pulling the rope with all their might, like in a tug-of-war.

"Don't worry about me! I can manage on my own! You guys save your energy for later!"

Tang Ming called out.

But the villagers wouldn't listen at all.

They couldn't bear to watch Tang Ming and his team risk their lives to save them while they stood by and watched.

Because the floodwaters here weren't too strong, Zhao Tao and the others quickly made their way over!

"Elderly people, women, and children, go first! Is that alright?"

Zhao Tao asked the two or three adult male villagers in their thirties or forties.

"no problem!"

The group nodded quickly.

We're all from the same village, and who doesn't have elderly parents and young children?!

"Platoon leader, hang in there a little longer, we'll be there soon!"

Zhao Tao rushed towards Tang Mingdao.

"Stop talking nonsense! Save them right now!"

Tang Ming urged.

"Yes!"

Zhao Tao immediately divided the villagers into groups and put life jackets on them and attached safety ropes to them.

Then, each person took one and pulled them across from the two thick ropes!

Zhao Tao brought three people over, while there were four more people on the opposite bank who were pulling hard on the rope tied to Zhao Tao so that they could get over quickly.

Otherwise, given Zhao Tao and his group's physical strength, it would be very slow for them to get there with just one person!

They don't have much time left!

The floodwaters are rising!

They must rescue them as soon as possible!

With four people on one rope, the resistance is greater. The impact of the flood on their bodies pulls the rope downwards, so the pulling force that Tang Ming and the others need to receive is even greater!

Fortunately, three or four people helped him pull, which relieved some of the pressure on Tang Ming.

Even so, it still takes them several minutes to rescue a single villager.

Meanwhile, the floodwaters continued to rise.

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