The more than one hundred men of the Seventh Company let out a thunderous roar!
Every trainee's face and eyes were filled with determination!
"Great! I believe that everyone in our Seventh Company is excellent! We will absolutely not let our country down! We will not let the people down! We will not let our school down!"
"Now, everyone go back, pack your tents and belongings immediately. In ten minutes, we'll board the vehicle and head to H Province tonight!"
"Yes!"
After the dismissal, the trainees in each platoon quickly got to work.
Soon, the large truck arrived again, and Tang Ming led the four rows of students to board the truck quickly.
"Hurry up and get a good night's sleep in the car."
Tang Mingchong's platoon member said in a deep voice, "I have a feeling that this trip to H Province will last at least half a month and at most two months. I'm afraid we'll be spending it on the riverbanks of various river basins!"
"At that time, we might not even have much time to sleep or rest!"
"Yes!"
The trainees in the platoon nodded solemnly.
Although they were all exhausted, their eyes were filled with intense fighting spirit!
The Chinese military can never be defeated by floods!
At this time, in H province.
Major cities are experiencing severe flooding.
This province is located near the Yangtze River basin, and other major tributaries flow through its cities.
To prevent flooding, several large dams were built.
However, the water levels in all sections of the Yangtze River and its major tributaries have now far exceeded the maximum water level, with even greater floods rushing downstream in the upper reaches!
At this point, they had to raise and reinforce the riverbanks in the lower parts of the Yangtze River basin!
There are also those large dams.
The water storage area above is even more terrifying!
Water from major river basins is diverted through dams.
Given the current situation, it's no longer a matter of diverting water, but rather flood diversion!
What is flood diversion?
This means diverting the floodwaters from above and distributing them to various urban and rural areas.
In other words, it means sacrificing some towns and villages, letting them be swallowed by the flood, in order to protect the safety of other cities!
Otherwise, if the dam breaks down, the terrifying floodwaters would be enough to completely engulf and submerge all towns within a 50-mile radius!
Of course, they won't do that unless it's absolutely necessary.
As long as the flood can be controlled by reinforcing the dikes, it's not a problem!
That's why they need so many troops to go there now!
Now, major river basins, including the Yangtze River, are experiencing massive floods that are rushing towards cities and towns downstream.
At this point, you can only hope that the flood will stop in time and the water level will drop.
Alternatively, manpower can be used to raise the riverbanks in the flooded area and block the floodwaters!
There is no third way!
And now, the most terrifying thing is the various dams.
Either we can block it, or we have to sacrifice all the towns downstream. If we don't sacrifice them and we can't seal it off, then all the towns upstream and midstream will be flooded!
No city could withstand such consequences!
Soldiers from surrounding provinces are rushing to the disaster areas caused by the breached rivers and dams.
A frontline flood control command center has been established in each region.
Soldiers from across the province, including armed police and firefighters, have all been mobilized to participate in flood relief efforts.
Reporters from various television stations, carrying their cameras, risked being swept away by the flood to provide firsthand reports!
"Hurry! Speed things up! We must raise this kilometer-long section of the dike under our regiment's responsibility by at least half a meter within three hours!"
A lieutenant colonel, holding a megaphone, shouted at his regiment of over a thousand men: "If we can't raise the dike by even half a meter within three hours, the next flood will engulf everyone here, plus tens of thousands of people upstream! Hurry! Hurry! Speed things up!"
The lieutenant colonel was soaked to the bone, covered in mud and grime, and his eyes were bloodshot.
Not only him, but the entire team of over a thousand people were carrying sandbags and running up the embankment.
Their hands and shoulders were already chafed raw.
He was completely soaked, and his face was full of exhaustion.
Even so, they still had to carry sandbags weighing over 100 kilograms up the embankment without stopping and place the sandbags into the fixed wooden stakes!
They've been working here for five hours straight!
Each person carried an unknown number of sandbags.
Yet, not a single soldier complained of hardship or fatigue.
Or rather, they simply didn't have time to complain about being tired!
Now, not a second can be wasted.
They had to race against time to raise the embankment before the next wave of floodwaters hit!
The sky remained overcast, without heavy rain, but the atmosphere was still terribly oppressive.
Inside the dam, the raging, terrifying floodwaters continuously churned and crashed against the embankment, with the floodwaters bursting out from the gaps in the sandbags.
This is the first line of defense they're building now; there's simply no time to build a second one!
If they cannot hold this line of defense, the flood will surge out in three hours, which will be a huge disaster for these soldiers and the people upstream!
No one has time to rest, nor dares to rest!
A female host rushed up and grabbed a private, asking quickly, "Comrade, you've been working for so long, are you tired? Are you confident that you can build the first line of defense before the next wave of floods comes down?"
The soldier shoved the female host aside forcefully, shouting, "Get out of my way! I need to move some sandbags!"
After saying that, the private rushed to a pile of sandbags a few dozen meters away, slammed the sandbags onto his shoulder, and immediately turned and ran towards the top of the dam!
The female host angrily scolded, "These idiots don't even know how to cherish such a good opportunity to be on camera!"
As she spoke, she tried to pull another private, but the moment she reached out, the private shoved her hand away, saying, "Get out of our way, don't block our way!"
Female host: "..."
Inside the command post.
A senior colonel looked at the several colonels and asked with a grim expression, "Can each of your regiments hold out?"
"Please rest assured, Commander! My regiment guarantees to complete the mission! If we fail, our entire regiment is willing to die with the people of the entire city!"
The colonel roared, "Get the hell out of here! This is about the mission! What good is it if your entire regiment dies with us?! Our mission is to ensure the absolute safety of hundreds of thousands of villagers upstream, midstream, and downstream! If anything happens to them, even if you die a thousand times, it won't matter!"
"I'm telling you, no matter the cost, even if it means using your own bodies to block it, you must completely solidify this first line of defense!"
"Yes!"
Several regimental commanders stood at attention and responded loudly.
"report!"
At that moment, a captain rushed in, his face pale and flustered.
"Commander, something terrible has happened!"
The captain's voice trembled.
"What's the panic? Speak up if you need anything!"
The division commander shouted loudly.
"We were just informed by our superiors that the meteorological bureau has clearly detected that H Province will experience another severe rainstorm in an hour, which will last for at least half a day! Once the rainstorm hits, the water levels in various waterways and dams will inevitably rise rapidly!"
"The meteorological experts said that the water level at our dam will rise by at least half a meter within an hour after the heavy rain!"
"And we still need at least three more hours to complete the first line of defense! In two hours, we can only raise the river embankment by a maximum of thirty-five centimeters!"
"Our superiors ordered that, no matter what method we use, we must complete the first line of defense within two hours, making it at least half a meter high! Otherwise, hundreds of thousands of villagers upstream, midstream, and downstream could be swallowed by the flood!"
"In addition, the higher-ups said they would send another thousand troops to support us!"
Before the captain could finish speaking, all the division leaders in the command post had turned pale.
“Originally, it would have been very difficult for us to complete the first line of defense in three hours. Now that we only have two hours, even if all of us commanders went, it would be impossible to complete it!”
"Our soldiers have been fighting continuously for five hours, and it's difficult to speed up their pace any further. Even if we send another thousand men, we simply can't finish in two hours!"
The division commander asked the captain, "How long will it take for the reinforcements to arrive? Which unit are they from?"
"It will take at least another hour. It's the First Army Command Academy! We're on our way there at top speed!"
"Good!" the division commander said, his eyes revealing a resolute determination. His voice was low and hoarse as he continued, "Pass the word down: all commanders, go to the front lines and help carry sandbags. The entire division must spare no effort to complete the first line of defense within two hours!"
"Even if we're still a little short at the end, all soldiers, get the ropes ready and tie yourselves to the satchels on the wooden stakes! We absolutely cannot let the floodwaters overflow the dam by even a centimeter!"
"Yes!"
The eyes of all the regimental commanders were completely red.
They were all resolute enough to face death!
"All division commanders, follow me!"
The division commander led the regimental leaders out and shouted at the commanders in the other tents, "Everyone, follow me to the front line! Now, no command is needed, everyone do your best to carry sandbags! If a soldier carries one bag, we'll carry two! Even if we die, we'll die with our soldiers!"
"Yes!"
Commanders of all ranks and divisions rushed out and followed the division commander directly toward the piles of sandbags.
Meanwhile, the leaders of each regiment returned to their own regiments, rolled up their sleeves, and got to work with the soldiers in their regiments!
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