Chapter 73: Iron human wall, blocking with life!

"Retreat! Martha, retreat!"

At the moment of the breach, Lin Yan immediately carried Martha and retreated to the side of the dam!

Martha also knew her limits. She would not stand there stupidly in such a dangerous place. While retreating to a safe high ground with Lin Yan, she could not help but ask anxiously:
"Yan, are we too late? Is there really no way out?"

Is it impossible to stop the dam from bursting? Is it true that half of Chang'an City is doomed to fall?
"...No, I don't think it has reached the worst point yet."

Lin Yan looked back at the gradually widening gap and said through gritted teeth, "It's not that the entire dam has burst. It's just a normal physical principle. The original gap has been bearing the pressure of the entire flood discharge. The pressure per unit area exceeds the load, so it is natural for the gap to expand."

"The Orange River Dam is not so fragile that it will collapse due to such a gap, but...if this gap is not filled as soon as possible, I am afraid it will be hard to say what will happen next."

Just as Lin Yan expected.

The dam suddenly broke, and the scene was truly terrifying. The surging river water was like a landslide and tsunami, and the entire earth seemed to be rumbling.

The entire rescue team did not dare to get any closer. Everyone retreated to the outside of the dam in one breath and then dared to stop and wait and see the situation.

When everyone saw that the entire dam did not collapse, but the gap had just become slightly larger, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

But this relief is only temporary. Just because the worst has not happened doesn’t mean the situation hasn’t worsened!
"The collapse is much faster than expected!"

Su Qiang's face was very grim. "According to the notice I received half an hour ago, the higher authorities predicted that the dam might face the risk of the first structural collapse in two hours. How can it be two hours? The gap that was originally more than two meters wide is now almost five meters long! If it is not blocked, it will roll faster and faster like an avalanche until it is irreversible!"

At this moment, the surrounding soldiers also realized the seriousness of the problem and roared:

"Su Qiang! And the young man over there! Anyone who can come to help, come and help! Fill all the sandbags in! We must block this hole and can't let it get bigger!"

"It's better that this section collapsed. The opening is bigger and the water flow is not as turbulent as before. Before, every time we threw a bag of sand into the water, it would be washed away. Now the water flow is relatively calm, so it's time to start work!"

"It's not too late! Block it before it bursts completely! Block it even if it costs your life!"

Everyone shouted in unison!

The soldiers who had almost been dragged into the abyss by the sudden collapse of the dam and had luckily managed to escape with their lives did not even have the time to be thankful for being alive. They all roared and once again charged towards the gap where they had almost died!
We must block it even if it costs our life!

The vigor and courage of the roar shocked all the foreign netizens in the live broadcast room!

"Hey, hey, hey, are these guys serious? No matter how you look at the water level, it can't be called 'small'. Look at the trees over there, they've all been uprooted and washed away by the flood. Are they really going to go down into the river?"

"The Chinese are so good at swimming? No, no, this has nothing to do with swimming ability. In the face of such a flood, even a world champion in swimming is no different from an ordinary person. If they are not careful, they will be completely lost in the flood. Do they want to die?"

"From a rational point of view, I have to admit that they are right. If you want to close this loophole, now is the best and cheapest time - but the question is, are you willing to be the 'price'?"

"Damn it, look at them, they've put the rope around themselves and lined up. It seems like they really want to risk their lives to plug that hole!"

"Are you crazy? This could really kill you!!! They don't really think these life jackets and safety ropes can save their lives, do they?"

Under the horrified gazes of everyone, the surrounding soldiers and Lin Yan himself, without any hesitation, put on their life jackets and tied lifelines around everyone. After ensuring safety to the greatest extent possible, starting with the first soldier in the row, all of them walked into the water, forming a human wall of steel in the raging flood! "Yan!"

Martha reached out to Lin Yan, wanting to take one end of the lifeline from him and tie it around herself.

But this time Lin Yan slapped her hand away without hesitation.

"Martha, you must stay on shore this time! You are not allowed to follow me."

Lin Yan said in a deep voice: "You can see that we are all connected by lifelines. We are all trained soldiers. We can swim and have strength. Even if someone really gets into an accident, as long as someone nearby gives us a hand, we will still have a chance to stand up."

——But Martha, you are from the Alian tribe, you can’t swim at all, right? And you are such a weak woman, you are so delicate and frail, if you go into the water, you will be easily washed away!

And... in the most extreme case, if something happens to you, everyone around you will have to rescue you, and the entire "human wall" will be affected, which may cause a chain reaction!

Realizing that she might really cause trouble if she continued to follow the past, Martha stopped being stubborn and asked:

"Then what should I do? Yan? Is there anything I can do to help you?"

"If you really want to help, go to a safe place! There are many volunteers like you there. You can help carry some things you can carry, or go see if they have any other places that need help!"

"it is good!"

Martha hugged Lin Yan briefly.

"Yan, you must be safe! I'll wait for you to come back! You haven't taken me to travel around China yet!"

"……Um!"

Lin Yan nodded.

After sending Martha away, with a shout, the soldiers lined up in a row and marched towards the gap together!
The raging flood rushed onto his body, just like a savage bear pressing in front of him, trying to knock Lin Yan down into the water!
It takes all your strength to just stand, let alone go upstream to the gap where the flood is most turbulent!

If there is only one person, no matter how good a swimming champion he is, it is impossible for him to stay calm in this rapid.

But if it is a human wall composed of dozens or hundreds of soldiers, with united will, then the situation will be different!

"drink!"

Everyone was fighting against this surging wave, everyone was shouting at the top of their lungs. Every soldier linked their arms and rushed forward together!
Some people are weaker and cannot move forward, so people next to them will pull them up and help them move forward.

Some people could not see the "road conditions" underwater clearly and accidentally stepped on empty air, falling into the water. It was the people around them who desperately pulled the ropes, lifted them out of the water and saved their lives.

China has never had extraordinary heroes like Superman and Iron Man, but it has never lacked heroes who are willing to be ordinary!
They are not as powerful as the superheroes in literary and artistic works, but the power they unleash in the face of crisis is even greater than that of fantasy superheroes!
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