Chapter 117 Yes! Mission accomplished!

"Brother, this is what you deserve. We will feel guilty if we don't accept it!" the commander said emotionally.

"What's the problem? This time I came here not only to not ask for any subsidies from the organization, but also to help Guangzi fulfill his wish." Guangzi's father said firmly, "I will take over Guangzi's job and fight the flood with you! I will continue to protect the thousands of ordinary people behind me for Guangzi."

The commander was shocked when he heard this: "How can this be possible? Absolutely not! We have failed to protect Guangzi, which is already our fault. How can we let you take the risk to fight the flood? If Guangzi finds out, he will definitely blame us!"

"Commander, I have decided to stay and fight the flood. Whether you agree or not, I will not leave." Guangzi's father's eyes were firm and his attitude was resolute.

The commander stared at his determined look, frowned, thought for a long time, and finally chose to respect his decision.

"Well, since you insist on staying, I won't stop you." The division commander turned to the regiment commander, "Lao Zhang!"

"Here!" The regiment commander immediately stepped forward and waited for the division commander's instructions.

"I'm leaving my elder brother and sister-in-law in your care. You must ensure their safety this time. No mistakes can be made again! Otherwise, I will hold you accountable!" the commander said seriously.

"Yes! We will ensure that the mission is completed!" Team leader Lao Zhang answered loudly.

So, Guangzi's father put on his son's military uniform and stood guard at the front line of flood control for his son, taking over his son's mission. The father took his son's faith and fought against the flood together.

This touching story inspired all the flood fighters and was also written into news reports by war correspondents.

Soon, people all over the country knew about the little flood-fighting hero Guangzi and his equally selfless veteran father.

The fight against floods is still going on fiercely. Not only has the rain not weakened with the passage of time, but it has become heavier and heavier.

The comrades on the front line fought the flood for a whole day and night, and both their physical strength and willpower were close to the limit.

If a solution to the flood is not found, the newly built flood embankments may collapse in an instant before their tired bodies.

"Guard! What did the weather bureau say? Why is this damn rain not stopping? Why is the water level rising again?!"

Heavy rain poured down for several hours and the water level rose little by little.

The commander looked at the endless stretch of water in front of him, his heart burning with anxiety.

"Commander, the weather bureau reports that this rain will continue for at least three hours."

The guard answered loudly. Although the two were not far apart, in the strong wind and heavy rain, he had to shout hard to hear the other person clearly.

"Oh my god! This rain is going to continue for another three hours? How can our second line of defense hold up?"

"Quick, get me through to the military commander. We can't keep dragging this out. We have to think of another way!"

The division commander scolded loudly and gave orders firmly at the same time.

Not long after, he successfully contacted the head of the military region.

"Hello! Hello! Commander, can you hear me?"

The sound of the wind and rain was deafening. The commander could hardly hear the voice on the other end of the phone, so he had to shout at the top of his voice.

"There's no end to this rain. I'm worried our second line of defense won't last long!"

"My soldiers have been holding out for an hour! They are almost at their limit!"

"If there is no new solution, my soldiers and the people downstream will suffer!"

After reporting the disaster in detail to his superiors, the division commander waited quietly for instructions.

"What? Speak louder, the signal here is not very good!"

"Build a temporary third line of defense? We are all exhausted, how can we build it?"

"Release the water? That means we need to evacuate all the villagers downstream? Okay! Okay! Arrange it right away!"

The division commander hung up the phone with a serious expression, and in a blink of an eye, more than a dozen regiment commanders gathered around him.

"Commander, what did the higher-ups tell us to do? Are we supposed to hold on to our utmost?"

The head of the regiment asked anxiously. "What the hell! Who can defend against such a big flood? Listen, give the order, half of the people stay to reinforce the second line of defense, and the rest of you all move!"

"According to the current situation, we only have 24 hours left. We must move all the people downstream to a safe place within this time!"

"Release the water immediately after the transfer, otherwise the dam will collapse and the consequences will be unimaginable!"

"Act immediately, everyone is engaged in the retreat mission!"

"Yes!"

The regiment commanders all agreed in unison and immediately rushed to their respective troops to convey the order.

Zhang Chuan and his teammates were also assigned to participate in the evacuation work. They quickly jumped on military trucks and rushed to the disaster area downstream.

Along the way,

This bad weather has been raging for nearly half a month.

The cold wind and rain were hitting the carriage madly, and the soaked soldiers were shivering with cold, and their teeth were chattering.

Raindrops as big as soybeans hit the soldiers' faces, like being cut by countless sharp knives.

In the blink of an eye, Zhang Chuan and his party arrived at a small town severely devastated by floods.

The streets in the town were flooded to a depth of half a meter, and the doors and windows of every household were closed. Everywhere you looked were billboards blown over by the wind, fallen trees, and garbage and disorganized items scattered all over the ground.

"Everyone get out of the car!"

As soon as the truck stopped by the roadside, someone blew a whistle loudly and shouted for everyone to get off.

The soldiers jumped down nimbly and stood on the sewage-filled street.

When the people in the house heard the noise, they stuck their heads out and looked curiously through the windows at these people who came in the rain.

The heavy rain beat down mercilessly on everyone, and the dense rain curtain made it almost impossible to see what was ahead.

The leader at the front of the team, braving the wind and rain, loudly announced to everyone: "Brothers, because the rain is too heavy, building dams alone can no longer stop the flood."

"So we were asked to immediately organize the evacuation of people downstream. The time was very tight, we only had 24 hours."

"In the next 24 hours, we must ensure the safe transfer of all people downstream, and then the dam will release water."

"Now, let me assign specific tasks."

All officers and soldiers obeyed the order, looked solemn, and were ready to go.

"One row, you are in charge of Xicheng District."

"Second row, East City District is up to you."

“Three rows in the North City area, and four rows in the South City area.”

"Remember, every household must be notified and carefully checked. No one should be missed."

"Once the water is released, the whole town will be flooded. If we are trapped inside, the consequences will be disastrous."

The leader gave instructions loudly, and every word was powerful.

"Yes!"

The soldiers from each row answered in unison and then headed to the rescue areas they were responsible for.

The fourth platoon of the First Army Command College where Zhang Chuan is located has not yet received any news about what mission they will be performing.

This made Zhang Chuan wonder, "Platoon Leader Yang, which area is our platoon assigned to work in?"

Zhang Chuan stared at Platoon Leader Yang who was doing his job honestly and directly expressed his doubts.

(End of this chapter)