Chapter 538 Race Against Time

Disaster Relief Command.

The commander-in-chief, including senior generals Gao Shiwei, is holding an emergency meeting to discuss the next steps.

According to the weather, the next wave of flood peaks is coming, but there is still no substantial progress in the downstream drainage work.

If the flood cannot be diverted in time, even if they reinforce the levee, it is still unknown that they may not be able to block the flood peak.

If the embankment bursts, the county seat behind it will be completely submerged by the flood, and the lives of tens of thousands of people in the county will be in jeopardy.

So, for safety's sake, they have launched a population transfer across the county, and people are being evacuated.

But with so many people, where to settle down is also a painful question.

Lan Zhiguang and Fang Changlin's two troops fought for more than ten hours day and night, and the soldiers were exhausted.

But in the face of the next round of flood peaks, the levee has to be reinforced to ensure safety. Now, there is still a lot of gaps.

After everyone's discussion, Gao Shiwei prepared to go to the front line in person to temporarily replace the tired soldiers.

Just as he was about to leave, the phone rang.

Seeing it was Lu Yu, Gao Shiwei hurriedly said, "What's the situation on your side? Are you sure you can enter the disaster area?"

"Reporting to the chief, our special operations division and all members of the a team have completed the high-altitude skydive and successfully entered the designated location in the disaster area, and no one was lost!" Lu Yu reported in a deep voice.

What?

Gao Shiwei's excited eyes filled with tears: "Okay, okay! I knew you would do well, you are good, you didn't embarrass our Southeast Military Region! So quickly, you have completed all the skydives!"

Lu Yu shouted: "Please instruct the head of the next step."

"Wait."

Gao Shiwei calmed down, trotted immediately, and handed the phone over to the commander-in-chief.

"Report to the commander-in-chief, my people have successfully completed the parachute jump, and a lot of them have entered the disaster area. Please indicate the next task!"

The commander-in-chief widened his eyes in shock, and was even more excited than Gao Shiwei: "What? They went in so quickly?"

"Yes!"

Gao Shiwei said with a smile: "I said, there is no task they can't complete. This is the strongest special forces unit under my hands!"

The commander-in-chief was excited with trembling hands, and hurriedly grabbed the phone: "Hello? Lu Yu? I'm the commander-in-chief of the disaster relief headquarters, can you hear me?"

"Hehe, hear me!"

Lu Yu laughed and shouted: "Hello, Chief, the special forces division and the a team are all assembled, please instruct!"

The commander-in-chief took a deep breath and calmed down before saying: "According to the feedback from the Meteorological Bureau, a new round of flood peaks will arrive in four hours. Now everyone is exhausted, and there is a lot of pressure on your side. You should be aware that once the flood peak hits, the situation in the disaster area will be worse, and it may even destroy the levee that we are strengthening now."

"Now, I order you to bring all your people and rescue the people in the disaster area as soon as possible! After that, rush to a dam upstream non-stop, and the people there will tell you what to do next!"

"Yes!" Lu Yu sighed.

The commander-in-chief said solemnly: "Lu Yu, your chief believes in you, and I also believe in you! Therefore, the lives of the people are handed over to you. Your country's best special forces, the country's defense line and the Great Steel Wall, must give me the flood. Block it, block it!"

"Yes!"

Lu Yu shouted: "Please don't worry, the chief and the country. Our special forces division and the more than 5,000 people in the a brigade will use their bodies to block them, and they will never take a step back in front of the flood."

"Okay, I'm waiting for your triumph."

After hanging up the phone, Lu Yu roared with a serious expression, "Is your positioning okay?"

"Report! It has been successfully located!"

Tang Xinyi reported: "Our current location is about ten kilometers away from the center of the disaster area."

Lu Yu nodded and looked around at everyone present: "Comrades, it's time to test you, give me the strength to breastfeed, and run to the disaster area non-stop! Can you be there within an hour?"

"can!"

The crowd shouted loudly.

A ten-kilometer hike, even for a strong adult, usually takes nearly two hours.

What's more, the disaster area was eroded by floods, and the roads were all muddy, which made it even more difficult to walk.

But Lu Yu knew very well that he didn't have that much time to wait, only less than four hours left before the next round of Hongfeng arrived.

Now, they are in a race against time!

The sooner you arrive at the disaster area, the greater the chance of victory.

Not only to evacuate the people, but also to find the location of the upstream dam as soon as possible to complete the next round of tasks.

Every action consumes time, so the journey must be shortened!

Even if it is used to run, it must be run within an hour.

The commander-in-chief entrusted such a heavy burden to him, not only for the large number of affected people, but also for the lives and properties of millions of people in several cities behind him.

Everything is on his shoulders.

It's time to fight the flood!

There is no gunpowder, but it is more cruel than any war he has experienced in the past.

The large army set off. Although the floodwaters receded on the road, they were all sharp stones and mud left behind after the floods washed away.

Blocking their speed all the time.

Everyone rushed forward with one foot deep and one foot shallow. Compared with the flat road, such a road is undoubtedly ten times more difficult to walk.

Coupled with the strong wind and rain, it was difficult for the soldiers to walk, but everyone gritted their teeth and tried their best to hurry.

Lu Yu walked in front of the team, He Chenguang and others followed closely behind.

For them, these roads are not difficult, and they deliberately widened the distance in front of them, so that the large troops could follow closely.

Everyone worked hard, no matter how difficult the road was, they were determined not to fall behind.

In this way, the speed of travel has indeed accelerated a lot. Half an hour has passed, and most of the distance has been covered.

An Ran pointed to the front: "Everyone, come on, we will arrive at the disaster-stricken town, just climb over that mountain."

Lu Yu motioned to He Chenguang and said, "Come on, pick up our flag and let the people see that the troops to rescue them are here."

"Yes!"

He Chenguang agreed, and Chen Shanming raised the military flag high.

The wind and rain were still strong, and the bright red flag fluttered in the wind and rain, as if to point out the direction for the team.

Everyone who was a little tired from the journey, after seeing the military flag, they felt as if they had been beaten with blood, and they were full of energy again.

Everyone cheered and rushed forward again fiercely.

Another half an hour passed, and the disaster area was already in sight.

When the large troops approached the past, there were ruins and desolation as far as the eye could see.

Although the flood has receded, the town has long been destroyed by the ferocious and raging flood.

On the streets, many residents have been displaced, they have lost their homes.

After half a lifetime of hard work, it was all taken away by this flood, and all the family business was left.

There was mourning everywhere, full of low-pitched cries of repression and pain.

Many old people who have been in their sixties for many years are sitting on the ruins of their homes in tears.

At their age, they should have enjoyed family happiness, but now a flood has cost them everything.

When they get old, they also suffer the pain of losing their homes.

True human suffering!