Chapter 65: The Aftermath
After three days of typhoon, the weather began to clear, but due to the impact of the typhoon, the Liangguang area can be said to be full of mess.
At this time, the aftermath work was also carried out in various areas in an orderly manner, and the engineering units of the People's Army, with the cooperation of other arms, began to carry out dredging work.
GD province was not affected much by the typhoon, and the hard-hit areas were concentrated on Hn Island and the coastal areas of GX province. Although Chen Shao had made preparations early in the morning, there were still mudslides in many places, and many people were trapped in the mountains, lacking food and clothing. Due to natural disasters such as landslides caused by heavy rainfall, many roads have been buried by mud and rocks, which further increases the difficulty of rescue. In addition, the communication capabilities of the present are not comparable to those of later generations, and it is impossible to know where rescue is needed in the first place.
Taking advantage of the clear weather after the typhoon, Chen Shao directly ordered the air force to take off all planes and inspect the entire disaster-stricken area. See where rescue is needed, notify the ground troops of the address that needs to be rescued, and also deliver a batch of water and food to the stranded people.
In a mountain village called Zhaojiagou not far from Sanya, just yesterday morning, there was a landslide, fortunately it was during the day, and the landslide was at the entrance of the village, although no one was buried in more than a dozen households in the mountain, but the mud and rocks covered several wells in the village, just when dozens of villagers ran out of their homes in the rain, the mudslide broke out further, and the houses in the village were covered inside, except for a few unfortunate ones, the rest of the residents were safe and sound. However, after the landslide, the road out of the mountain was completely covered, and dozens of villagers gathered on a small hillside at this time. A day has passed since yesterday, dozens of people have not eaten or drunk for a day, and the road is buried, so it is impossible to get out at all.
"Mom, I'm so hungry." A little girl touched her belly and said to her mother beside her.
The young woman shook her head helplessly, not only her daughter, but also the dozens of people around who were not hungry. A few young men in the village wanted to see what was going on around them, but there were no wild fruits on the mountain, and the water was so dirty that they couldn't drink it. I wanted to get out, but the road was blocked. Because they all ran out of the house in a hurry yesterday and did not bring rain gear, they were drenched in heavy rain overnight, and many people had symptoms such as cold and fever.
Just as a dozen men were discussing whether to run out of the mountain to ask for help, there was a buzz in the sky. This is a reconnaissance plane of the People's Air Force, and at this time both pilots saw the crowd below. Slowly reducing the altitude and speed, the driver reached out and waved a few times as he passed over their heads, and this went back and forth a few times. The villagers below were startled when they first saw the strange thing in the sky, but when the driver stretched out his hand, the people below also saw it. Only then did they realize that there was someone up there, and it looked like they were preparing to save them. They cheered along.
"Headquarters, this is Tianyan No. 3, I found that there are more than forty people in need of rescue, the coordinates are xxxxxx, and it seems that there are many patients." The pilot in the back seat of the reconnaissance plane said into a microphone on his helmet.
"Tianyan No. 3, this is the headquarters, check if there are any roads around that can be passed." The voice of the command was heard in the ears of both drivers.
The reconnaissance plane flew around a few times. "Command, this is Tianyan No. 3, and there is no road that can be passed, and it seems that the people below are not in good spirits."
"Tianyan No. 3, this is the headquarters, we have received it, we will take care of this matter."
The reconnaissance plane flew a few more times and slowly moved away in the eyes of dozens of villagers. Seeing that the strange thing flew away, it didn't look like it would come back, and many villagers sighed. The hope that finally appeared, and now the hope has flown away.
More than a dozen men got together to discuss, not that it was difficult for them to make up their minds, but that it was too remote here, the road was blocked, and if you climbed the mountain, it would take at least two days to go outside, and then two days to come back, and there would be a few more alive here. After about half an hour, the final result of the discussion was that everyone walked out together. The sick are carried by the young people in turn, and the women carry the small children. Just as dozens of villagers were about to leave, there was a louder roar in the sky, and the villagers all raised their heads to look at the sky.
This plane is the latest Dapeng-class transport aircraft of the People's Army, and at this time, the back of the plane is slowly unfolding, and more than a dozen large boxes are prepared inside, and more than a dozen soldiers, and there is a medical soldier in a coat. This is a squad of paratroopers urgently dispatched by the disaster relief headquarters after receiving the news from Tianyan No. 3, as well as a lot of drinking water and food. The medic was also a doctor in the paratrooper battalion, and he brought a lot of medicines.
After a command to parachute, boxes of things are pushed out of the back door of the plane, and after the boxes leave the plane, the pull tab attached to the plane is pulled by thrust, and the parachute on the box is deployed. After all the supplies were pushed out, the paratroopers also began to jump out of the plane one by one.
When the villagers below saw the white snowflakes unfurling behind the big plane above, many women began to bow down, thinking that they were sacred objects. By the time the supplies and paratroopers slowly lowered their altitude, the people below could see what was on it. At this time, in their eyes, huge white umbrellas were holding boxes of things, slowly falling, and there were people on top of them. In their hearts, the picture that appeared in their eyes was absolutely shocking.
Under the shocked gaze of the villagers, the paratroopers and supplies landed safely. The paratroopers quickly put away their parachutes, and one of the paratroopers ran in front of dozens of villagers and saluted.
"I am a soldier of the Airborne Division of the Chinese People's Army, this time we were ordered to come to help you, we have brought a lot of tents and things, please come out a few people to help us carry things over."
"Great, thanks to the government."
Dozens of villagers cheered, but at the same time, a dozen men came out, followed the paratroopers, and helped carry the supplies. At this time, the medic came over with a medical kit on his back. This time, there was no need for him to introduce him, and the villagers could see that this was for the doctor.
After an hour of tidying up, a simple camp was erected, surrounded by a dozen marching tents. Outside the camp, several cauldrons were steaming under the labor of women. At this time, the villagers learned about the unit, and they were curious about all kinds of strange things around them, which subverted their cognition for decades. They all knew about tents, but they had never seen such a convenient and sturdy tent. And they saw a soldier pick up a strange thing and talk about their current address and condition, and what he meant was to ask someone to open a way outside and get them all out. The strange thing was a square box, and a rope came out of the box, and at the end of the rope was a small box the size of a palm, and when the soldier spoke, the box also made a sound, as if the two were talking.
Just after the soldier finished talking, an older man couldn't help but ask: "This comrade, are you talking to someone?" ”
"Yes! I'm contacting the rescue forces outside. ”
"You can use this box to talk to the outside?"
"It's called a walkie-talkie, and it can talk to people from afar."
"O fetish! Thousands of miles of sound, fairy means. Many people around exclaimed.
"No, it's our equipment, it's our own invention and production."
After the rice in the cauldron was cooked, dozens of villagers ate a full meal, perhaps because they were hungry, and they all felt that this meal was the most fragrant of every meal they had ever eaten in their lives.
Three days later, with the efforts of dozens of sappers, the mud blocking the road was completely removed. In this rescue work, Chen Shao took out all his family resources, not only sent planes and paratroopers, but also sent all the reserve and active troops, and there were also a lot of bulldozers and excavators, which are all new equipment, for the time being, only a small number of equipment engineering troops, not yet to the point of popularizing civilian use. However, it is believed that in a few years, these machines will start to appear in construction groups.
At the same time, many medical soldiers in lab coats appeared in the affected areas, spraying disinfectant water as they walked to prevent the growth of bacteria.
At the same time, Chen Shao also spoke in person on the radio, telling the people that the government will always stand with them, and the people affected by the disaster can receive certain relief and compensation. At the same time, after the disaster relief force, the army will also take the initiative to help the people build new houses for those whose houses have collapsed. At the same time, it also calls on residents to cooperate with government staff in the inspection of dilapidated houses in various places, and after the inspection of dilapidated houses, the government will slowly help them rebuild.
Not only is the rescue work vigorously reported on the radio every day, but also many newspapers are also vigorously publicizing it. However, some of the newspapers controlled by the warlords simply said that they were afraid that Chen Shao's influence would further expand.
But for such a thing as broadcasting, they didn't dare to move around, and when the broadcast just spread across the country, Chen Shao issued a warning, if anyone dared to destroy it, then don't want to buy a bullet from him in the future. In the past few years, the weapons and equipment of various warlords have been imported from Chen Shao, which is not only cheap but also has good performance and convenient transportation, although some people do not care about Chen Shao's warning, but when they think of weapons and equipment, there are not many people who really dare to offend him. Moreover, many warlords are now accustomed to the days of broadcasting, not only can they listen to small songs in their leisure time, but the most important thing is that the news inside is very valuable to them, and as long as there is any movement in the country, there is news on the radio. However, there is another meaning expressed in this, which makes many people feel that the two governments are really not easy to mess with, not only in terms of weapons, but also in terms of intelligence.
This typhoon incident also earned Chen Shao a lot of good reputation in China. When people associate many of Chen Shao's deeds, unconsciously, many people gradually hope that they can become the people under the rule of the Liangguang government.