Chapter 243: Lifeline
Because of the rain and slippery roads, and the relationship between everyone wearing life jackets and holding equipment, the walking speed became very slow for a while.
Everyone wants to speed things up, but it's hard to do that.
However, the captain did not ask everyone to speed up, in this case protecting their own safety is the first priority.
Many people may say that if the soldier is so afraid of death, then it is better not to go to the rescue. In fact, in Wang Aiguo's view, this is simply a moral kidnapping, yes, as a soldier, we can give our lives for the task, for the lives and property of the people, but this is only in extreme circumstances.
Only when you live can you have hope, and only when you live can you save more people. So at all times, you must take the protection of yourself as the first priority. Only when you protect yourself can you be qualified to protect others.
After running for more than two hours, everyone finally saw a bridge appear in front of them.
The captain was immediately overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Everyone speed up, as long as you cross this bridge, there will be March City ahead." ”
Wang Aiguo looked at the bridge in front of him and couldn't help but be a little shocked. In his impression, there should still be some distance between the bridge and the water. But the bridge in front of me is basically the same as the water surface. Even when the current is stronger, some water is slapped on the bridge deck.
However, just as everyone wanted to speed up to the bridge, everyone was suddenly stunned, because everyone heard a loud roar.
The roar could be heard even in the middle of a rainstorm, but no one knew what it was.
After a few seconds, someone suddenly screamed.
Wang Aiguo was stunned for a moment, followed the sound and looked over, and saw a scene that he would never forget.
The water poured down upstream like a tsunami, but unlike a tsunami. Tsunamis are just pure water, but what comes down is a flash flood.
The torrent carried a lot of dirt, and the dirt carried a lot of thick trees. They slammed down at breakneck speed, and were in front of everyone almost in the blink of an eye.
"Boom!" Several loud roars rang out, and at the same time, huge jets of water shot out from the impact.
When the flow and roar ended, everyone looked at the bridge in front of them in shock.
Although the bridge is not broken, there are a lot of tree debris on the deck. The trees that had poured down from the mountain crashed into the bridge under the influence of the torrent. The huge impact actually smashed these tree trunks into pieces.
This kind of scene, when you actually see it, you will understand that this is a scene that is more terrifying than any horror movie, or even more than all horror movies combined.
After the crash ended, everyone stopped running forward. There were even some young conscripts who involuntarily moved backwards.
Wang Aiguo looked at everyone, and everyone had a frightened look on their faces. I have to admit that the scene just now is too terrifying, as long as there are many people, they will be afraid.
However, Wang Aiguo found that the captain standing at the front did not have the slightest fear on his face, and saw that he still looked serious, and his eyes revealed firmness.
"Brothers, I understand your fears. Yes, everyone will be scared when they see this scene just now, but we can't back down because we are soldiers! ”
At this moment, the captain actually spoke, only to see him say to everyone with an impassioned expression: "We are the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and the meaning of our existence is to protect the masses, protect the people, and defend this country." I understand how everyone feels, we are human beings, and we are afraid. But to be a qualified soldier is to overcome the fear in your heart. Take a good look at the back of this bridge, behind which is the city of March, where tens of thousands of trapped people are waiting for our rescue. We don't have time to fear, we don't have time to fear, we don't have time to retreat. We must move forward, and we must not disgrace this uniform! ”
The last sentence was almost shouted out by the captain.
The so-called heroes are those who can raise their arms in times of crisis. Listening to the captain's words, Wang Aiguo felt that the blood in his whole body seemed to be burning.
"The captain is right, brothers, keep rushing!" With a loud roar, Wang Aiguo took the lead and ran to the bridge.
Seeing Wang Aiguo coming, the captain showed a relieved smile on his face.
With Wang Aiguo taking the lead, everyone was suddenly not so afraid, and everyone began to follow Wang Aiguo and rush to the bridge.
After crossing the bridge, the captain ran to Wang Aiguo's side, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Fatty, you really impressed me today." I thought you were just a lazy and gluttonous fat man who couldn't work until he died. I didn't expect ....."
"I didn't expect the captain to be this kind of image in your heart, captain, can you praise people for a snack?" Wang Aiguo interrupted the captain's words and said rather speechlessly.
At this time, the captain was also a little embarrassed, and scratched his head embarrassedly and said, "I'm sorry, I'm about to say what is in my heart for a while." ”
Wang Aiguo: "......"
After a moment of silence, Wang Aiguo diverted the topic and said, "Captain, have you really come to March City?" ”
"No, I've been here several times." The captain said proudly.
Wang Aiguo suddenly felt that no wonder the captain was so familiar with the road.
The captain paused and then spoke: "I still remember, the first time I came here to play with my squad leader. When I crossed this bridge, I felt that this bridge was very strange, the water under this bridge was only knee-high, but this bridge was built very high. It looks like a cruise in this creek. At that time, my squad leader told me that this bridge was the bridge of life in March City, and you will know how valuable this bridge is when there is a real situation. ”
"As a result, the second time I came, it was the same as today, there was a flash flood in the city in March. It was then that I learned that the bridge was built according to the highest water mark. You saw the effect just now, even if it is a torrent, it still stands here steadily. The bridge seems to be the guardian of the city of March. ”
The captain looked back at the bridge of life, and suddenly showed a relieved smile like an old friend.
At this moment, Wang Aiguo also became in awe of this bridge, and it was with this bridge that they had the opportunity to save more lives. Even if it's just a bridge, it's worthy of respect.
……
Although the road conditions were not particularly good, everyone still arrived in March City within three hours.
As soon as he arrived in March City, Wang Aiguo was immediately stunned by the scene in front of him.
They are now only in the periphery of March City, and they have not yet entered the city, but the situation on the periphery is already worse than expected.
The rushing water flooded almost the entire area, and a large number of people were trapped on the rooftops.