Heavy rains also enveloped the Far Eastern metropolis, and the good drainage system and proximity to the Huangpu River kept Shanghai from suffering from the floods, but the news of the floods in the newspapers also touched the hearts of Shanghainese.

As the most active group, in the square outside the School of Mechanical Engineering of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, a lecture organized by students attracted the participation of thousands of students, who seemed to not feel the light rain on their bodies, and all listened attentively.

Shanghai Jiao Tong University originated from Nanyang University supervised by Sheng Xuanhuai, and during the Northern Expedition, Sheng Xuanhuai was busy transferring assets, factory equipment, senior managers, technicians, etc., and ignored the middle and lower class workers and schools in the factory, which allowed the Zhenguo Party to receive a huge fortune. The tens of thousands of workers left behind by the Manchu dynasty became the basis for Shanghai's rapid economic development, and the teachers and students of the new schools gave Shanghai a leading position in education in most regions.

"Students, do you know that while we are enjoying the peace and tranquility brought by the country, 100,000 iron-blooded soldiers are fighting bloodily for us? Did you know that while you are enjoying a comfortable life without worrying about food and clothing, tens of millions of people are suffering from floods? Did you know that while we stood in the square and screamed in childish language, hundreds of thousands of soldiers were using their bodies to resist the waves of the flood? The speaker's voice was getting louder and louder, and everyone knew that the topic of his speech was the flood in the south, and the news had already sent a huge wave through the school, and everyone was anxious about the damage to the country, and this speaker shouted out everyone's heart.

The 1.85-meter-tall speaker was not a student, but Hou Shuren, an associate professor at the School of Mechanical Engineering, who was hired as a lecturer at Jiaotong University after graduating from Guangzhou University and was promoted to associate professor this year.

Although he is a professor, Hou Shuren is also a hot-blooded young man, and he often organized student movements when he was in Guangzhou. Shanghai Jiaotong University also did not give up this hobby. He continued to speak impassionedly.

"Professors should be responsible for teaching students, students should study hard, and soldiers should be obedience to orders, and these duties constitute the structure of the state, and everyone has his own place. But we don't just have our own responsibilities. There is also a passionate patriotic heart and the heart of the nation! Watching my compatriots struggle through the floods, I couldn't hold back my beating heart, and I wanted to do something, not donations, not moaning speeches, not crying silently after seeing the news! ”

"Students, what I want to do is to go to the disaster area, use my eyes, observe the disaster of our country and nation, and experience the difficulties of the nation! With my hands. Tear up the rubble from every ruin and lift up every suffering compatriot! You know? Our president called this act a volunteer! He said, 'Volunteers are the most responsible people in this society, and they are proud to serve others for free!' 'Students, would you like to volunteer with me, would you like to go out of the classroom and go to the dangerous disaster area?' ”

Three days later, more than 30 students who were out of place appeared on the dirt road near Pengze, Jiangxi Province, and these people looked like cultural people, carrying backpacks, although tired. But his face was full of excitement and enthusiasm.

"Boss Hou, where do we go first?" A student asked Hou Shuren. His age and personality earned him the affectionate title of Boss Hou.

"I said, do you hide the smile on your face, why don't you look around, this is not our school, let's immerse yourself in this atmosphere first!" Unlike the excitement of the students, Hou Shuren was sensitive to the differences between his own people along the way. There is also the subtle resistance of the people around them to them.

The classmates were simple, but they didn't represent ignorance, and soon they noticed something under the reminder of Boss Hou. In the distance, on the embankment were sitting and resting flood fighters, covered in mud, and sitting without saying a word, looking tired and numb. Only the flags that rise high show the determination of the soldiers.

Next to the road are civilians who are dragging their families and moving slowly in a zigzag, their faces filled with sorrow, the sadness of their homes being devastated by floods and their families suffering misfortunes.

More than a dozen tents were pitched in an open field, and signs outside indicated that it was a medical center, where wounded soldiers and civilians were being treated, and busy medical staff were equally exhausted.

Next to the medical center is a material distribution center, including tents, food, quilts, medicines, sandbags and other emergency supplies stacked in a temporary warehouse, dozens of staff members are constantly distributing and distributing materials.

Yes, there is no place for the students here, everyone has their own job, everyone looks very tired, and everyone has a hatred of disaster in their eyes. This is a battlefield, a battlefield to fight against natural enemies, how can you tolerate the ease of giggling?

The serious students walked to the material distribution center under the leadership of Boss Hou, and a middle-aged man who had already noticed the leader of the group came over to inquire, and then unexpectedly rejected the students' request to volunteer to join the difficult team.

"Our request to volunteer was denied by the school, so we set off without asking for leave; After we arrived in Pengze by boat, there was no bus, and we walked to the front line of flood fighting. We don't have much money, we don't have much supplies, we just have a heart to contribute to the country. I don't know why you refused our help, but I'm going to tell you that we're going to stay here forever and find a job on our own! ”

In three days, Hou Shuren and others really started from simple work, they took the initiative to help on the front line of the medical center, the material center, and the embankment, and like all the staff, they endured hardships and fatigues, braved the wind and rain, and braved the danger to fight on the front line. In just three days, everyone was completely integrated into the collective, and no one underestimated these weak cultural people.

This volunteer experience will accompany the students for the rest of their lives, every bit of fatigue and pain is the greatest treasure in their lives, and even after they return to school, they have become heroes in the eyes of their classmates. Even though they were sought after by their classmates, they still remembered the difficulties of fighting the flood, and worked hard in a low-key, silent and silent manner.

Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, popular marches seem to have become the norm, with more than 100,000 people gathering in Wuhan's largest Yangtze River Square, shouting "Long live the motherland!" "Long live Huaguo!" The slogan, with a roar and hoarse voice, expresses love for the country, and Lu Liang wants to say, long live the nation! Long live the people!

Natural disasters can not stop the pace of the rise of the country, but will unite the people more closely, the national feelings are better released, through this flood rescue, people found that no matter where it is, as long as it is a Chinese people, is a member of their own family, the original they have such a strong emotion for the strange Chinese people, the original nation can burst out of powerful power, the original nation is not without a future, but needs the joint efforts of all people!

(The author is very angry about not being able to participate in the parade and rally during the Wenchuan earthquake, and very much hopes to experience the energy of unity and the energy of the nation roared by tens of thousands of people in the square!) ）

At the Zhoushan Military Port, the First Pacific Detachment of the Chinese Navy was being renovated, and the navy was not greatly affected by the floods, and in order to ensure the smooth operation against Japan, the General Staff Department did not mobilize naval officers and men to take part in flood fighting and emergency rescue. In the war against Japan, the Pacific Fleet was divided into three subfleets, of which the battleship "Taishan," three "Nanhai-class" cruisers, five "Guangzhou-class" destroyers, and two large supply ships formed the first squadron, which was mainly responsible for patrolling Japan's coastal areas, intercepting transport ships bound for Japan, and striking at Japanese military and civilian ships trying to go to sea.

The 2nd Squadron was responsible for escorting transport ships bound for the Japanese island of Kyushu, and the 3rd Squadron rotated with the 1st Squadron. The second "Wuyue-class" battleship was launched in September and is now undergoing sea trials, and since the battle is not fierce, there is still plenty of time for the "Huashan."

"Commander, the General Staff Secret Message." Lu Hai sat in the bridge of the Taishan, holding coffee and leisurely looking at the maintenance personnel painting the battleship. At this time, it was the fifth day of the first fleet's rest, and the battleship was repaired in the shipyard, and the crew was either on vacation or replenishing the battleship.

"It's finally here!" Putting down the cup, Lu Hai stood up and paced back and forth, he was fed up with the days of endless patrols, even if it was divided into three fleets, it was difficult to guarantee a complete blockade of the entire coast of Japan, during the war, a large number of ships sneaked into Japanese ports and then secretly sailed out, and now Japan has become a paradise for smugglers. Due to the scarcity of ships, a large number of ships were able to successfully evade the blockade of the Chinese Navy, which was the main reason why Japan was able to hold out for so long.

In order to crack down on smuggling to the greatest extent, the navy's fleets rarely had time to rest and shuttled along the coast of Japan, causing many problems for the ships and a blow to the morale of the crews. Now it seems that it is certain that the days of such a toss are coming to an end!

"Order, end the state of vacation, and complete the repair, assembly and supply of ships by ten o'clock tomorrow morning, without delay!" Time was pressing, Lu Hai had to give an impersonal order, he knew that the workers of the shipyard could complete the repair tonight, the problem was the officers and soldiers on leave, I believe that the officers and soldiers who conveyed the order would have to work hard to find the officers and soldiers scattered all over Zhoushan, such as hotels, shooting ranges, brothels, clubs, stadiums and other places where they could vent the soldiers' energy. (To be continued.) )