This time, Huang Hanrui fulfilled his promise.

He wasn't late.

In less than thirty minutes, the assault boat had returned.

After picking up Zhuang Yan and the others, the boat went around the village and found a few people who had fallen into the water holding poplar trees.

At dawn, more and more rescue troops rushed to Paizhou, and the barges mobilized by the local government drove into the flood area from the breach of the river, which greatly increased the speed of rescue.

Sending the rescued people to the shore, Zhuang Yan and Wang Datong and others were stopped by Zhouqiao Lianzhang.

"You soldiers, come and get some water and bread, eat and continue the search!"

"Yes!"

was reminded by the company commander of the boat bridge company, and solemnly felt hungry.

Before, due to nervousness, I didn't feel hungry or thirsty at all.

After receiving a bottle of mineral water and two loose breads, Zhuang Zhuang and Wang Datong walked to the side and sat on the side of the road and wanted to eat something, when they suddenly heard someone crying.

"Huh? Isn't that the second uncle of Sister Jiang? Wang Datong stood up and looked in the direction where the cry came from, then squatted down and whispered to Zhuang Yan and Huang Hanrui: "Why are these two masters crying? Lost in the family? ”

solemnly glanced over there, sure enough, it was the second uncle Jiang Jucai, his two brothers and two nephews were persuaded on the side, Jiang Jucai squatted on the ground by himself, with a handful of tears and snot, crying sadder than anyone else.

However, Zhuang Yan had already lost the heart to gossip at this time, and said: "This flood is flooded, not to mention the crops and family belongings, I'm afraid it's a human ......."

Speaking of which, I don't want to say any more, bow my head and eat silently.

Wang Datong stood up again, hesitated in place for a while, and finally walked towards the second uncle, Jiang Jucai.

"Big mouth ......" solemn and didn't dare to shout Wang Datong loudly, this guy's favorite thing is to join in the fun, when is it, and he likes to inquire about other people's affairs, and he is not ashamed.

Not long after, Wang Datong returned.

"Hey, it's not a big deal!" Wang Datong's big mouth immediately began to gossip endlessly, "Their family is fine, the young one just went out, and the rest of the old people also happened to be in the same room and hid on the roof." ”

"Then why is he crying?" Zhuang Zhuang thought to himself, it is estimated that it is a financial loss, but people are better than anything else, "Are you distressed about the crops?" ”

Wang shook his head: "That's not it, it's his big fat pig that's gone." ”

"Huh?" solemnly raised his head and looked at Wang Dazui, and asked, "Didn't we save the pig?" ”

Wang Dazui said: "No, when they drove the boat back, they met a mother and son who were hiding in the water on a tree, and the second master pushed the pig into the water and let people get on the boat." ”

"Huh?" solemnly stunned for a moment, before he felt unreasonable because the second uncle Jiang Jucai wanted to let the pig on the boat, but now he admired this old man a little.

"But he ...... before"

"Before?" Wang Dazui was stunned, and then understood the meaning of the solemn words, and said, "Hey, you don't understand." The people here are scared of the water. This area has been a flood area for many years, it has been flooded every few years, and every time it is flooded, it has suffered heavy losses, you look at the age of the second uncle, I am afraid that he has experienced many floods, and the pig is estimated to be the only thing left in the family that is still worth some money. ”

Zhuang Zhuang thought about it and felt that what Wang Dazui said was also reasonable.

After eating bread and drinking some water, the two returned to the starting point on the shore, ready to save people.

Suddenly, several assault boats were seen coming from a distance, and the people of the other boats and bridges on the shore seemed to suddenly stir.

"It's back!"

"It's the company commander!"

"Let's go, let's take a look!"

A large group of soldiers in camouflage uniforms rushed to the water's edge, and some even went into the water and stood in the water, looking very anxious.

"What's wrong?" Solemnity couldn't see all this.

These people who ran to the water's edge were the officers and men of the antiaircraft artillery regiment and the Zhouqiao brigade, that is, the people of the two units that had the accident last night.

Last night, the 5th Battalion of the Zhouqiao Brigade sent 199 officers and men, while the Air Force Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment had 176 men to Pai Chau Embankment.

Together with the convoy of General Dai of the Northern Hubei Provincial Military Region, a total of nearly 400 soldiers were swept away by the flood in the flood area.

An ominous premonition hung over his solemn head, and he suddenly wanted to leave quickly, feeling that something bad would happen if he stayed here.

On several assault boats, several soldiers carefully carried a body in camouflage uniforms off the boat, and carefully placed it on the embankment.

The body was stiff and remained in a position with its left hand raised and its right foot bent, as if it was holding something.

solemnly saw a pair of captain's rank hanging from the body's shoulder.

It's an officer!

His heart instantly crumbled.

Even the officers were killed, and the soldiers ......

On the embankment, there was a sadness in the air, and it was extremely heavy.

Suddenly out of the crowd rushed a private, who still looked a little childish, and suddenly knelt beside the body, and grabbed the captain's left hand, which had never been put down, and the man immediately burst into tears.

"Instructor, instructor! Wake up! Ahh

The cries of the soldiers were heartbreaking, and even when standing on the periphery of the crowd, solemn could still feel the grief of breaking the liver and intestines.

Among the soldiers who were silent, someone suddenly covered his face and squatted on the ground and cried bitterly.

Then the situation began to be unstoppable.

One......

Two......

Three......

Pack......

The cry was like influenza, and it was quickly contagious among the soldiers.

"Instructor, you're here to save me...... How can you make me feel at ease in this life......"

The private was still crying.

The other soldiers next to him were crying.

Another officer, who wore the rank of captain, looked up at the gloomy sky with a glazed gaze, as if he was afraid that when he lowered his head, tears that were already full of tears would not help falling.

Deputy Brigade Commander Ma, who was in charge of directing the rescue, walked up to his side and reached out and patted the captain on the shoulder.

"Coptis chinensis......"

He wanted to comfort the company commander, but suddenly found that even he didn't know how to speak.

This beat completely collapsed the captain, who was already enduring his grief.

He took off his hat, and a captain and officer sat down on the ground like a child, and began to cry loudly.

"I took a company of soldiers...... A brother of the company! Now there are 10 of them who can't come back, Deputy Brigade Commander Ma, if their families find me and ask why their son didn't come back, and I myself came back alive, you say - Deputy Brigade Commander Ma, you say, how do you let me answer them? I can't answer them—woo-woo-"

Deputy Brigade Commander Ma's eyes were also red, and he took several deep breaths, and his chest rose and fell like waves several times before he could suppress the surging emotions.

He crouched down and didn't speak.

Anything is redundant.

He gently patted the back of the company commander who was crying like a child, and every wrinkle on his face was filled with grief.

Huang Lian Chang was still crying loudly, as if he wanted to cry out all the blood, so that he would feel better.

"Deputy Brigade Commander Ma, I'm hurting here...... I have pain here...... My ten brothers......"

As he spoke, he pounded his chest as he thumped, as if he wanted to use all his strength to smash it on the most painful place, and wanted to suppress the pain in his heart with physical pain.

Oh, yes!

More than 100 people went to the company last night to rescue the embankment, but when they came back, there were no 10 ......

They were all young soldiers bouncing around.

Behind every soldier is a family......

No one can imagine how these families could face the sacrifice of their sons......

Say something grandiose, such as what is the glorious words of death?

Will this heal the wounds of their bereavement?

No!

No, it doesn't work!

Zhuang Yan suddenly felt that his eyes were dark, and his breathing became difficult.

A great trauma struck him unawares.

He stumbled away, walked to a quiet place, sat down beside the haystack, took off his hat, and covered his mouth......

Silent tears flowed loudly.

He couldn't say how sad he was.

He didn't know any of the soldiers who had died, or the officers.

But they are the same kind of people as themselves - soldiers.

The older of them seems to be in their thirties, and the younger ones are ......

Maybe younger than yourself......

But now they are gone.

Yes, their lives are lost in this world.

There's no going back.

Exhaustion, heartache, pain, everything that had been accumulated last night will now sweep in like a flood that will be solemnly drowned.

Solemnity suddenly became outrageous.

He wanted to curse.

Scold the heavens and the earth.

Didn't you say that God has eyes?

If God had eyes, why would these young soldiers die?

Why!?

"Majestic!"

A familiar hand, clapped the solemn shoulder.

"What are you crying about here?"

The voice of the old seven.

Luo Xiaoming sat down beside the solemn side.

Zhuang Yan quickly wiped his tears, he didn't want others to see him crying.

I'm a man and a soldier.

Soldiers, didn't you say that you don't believe in tears?

However, the tears that had just been wiped away were new and flowed out of my eyes again.

"Squad Leader......"

Don't look too far away solemnly.

Luo Xiaoming was silent for a moment, sighed and said, "You're almost crying, right?" It's almost gone, and there are still a lot of people to save. ”

He pointed to the flood area in front of him.

"Half of the tens of thousands of people are still inside...... We don't have time to cry now......"

Majest finally couldn't help it, took off his hat, and cried.

"Squad leader, I'm uncomfortable......"

"Mmmm, I know, I know......" Luo Xiaoming sniffled and took a long breath, "The squad leader knows that you are uncomfortable, but you can't save people when you are uncomfortable, how do you say it?" Turn grief and anger into strength and save more people, so that the soldiers will not die in vain. ”

Solemnity used all his strength to hold back his cries, but he was still sobbing.

"Squad leader, is it worth it?"

"It's worth it." Luo Xiaoming didn't think about it, and said: "You have been a soldier for a short time, so you are still confused, this soldier is long...... It's a little 'stupid', do you think it's worth it? If you ask the veteran, the veteran will tell you that it's worth it. ”

He pointed behind the two people in front of him and continued: "Just this time, how many troops have been dispatched from all over the country? Why the troops? Because behind the Yangtze River embankment, there are millions or even tens of millions of ordinary people, and when the flood happens, someone has to come to the rescue and fight the flood. What are we soldiers for? Defend the homeland and defend the country. What is to protect the family and defend the country is to protect the people of our land to live and work in peace and contentment. Anyway, someone has to do dangerous things, and since someone must do it, then let us do it well as soldiers. ”

solemnly turned his head sideways and looked at Luo Xiaoming.

Luo Xiaoming glanced at the solemnity, looked at the flood in front of him again, and stood up like a nobody.

"All right, soldier, you're going to cry, I've made you cry enough, now, let's do what we have to do! I command you, get up at once, return to your post, and carry out your mission - to save people! ”