At the other end of the blazing fire ground is the endless sea, which is the bay of the South China Sea Pier.

In normal times, the waters of this bay are turquoise, gulls and birds gather, and the waves crash against the reef to create a snow-white spray. Now it's different, the spilled crude oil covers the sea, and the sea turns into a black pool of oil.

It is now the water supply base of the Dalian Municipal Public Security Fire Detachment's Combat Logistics Support Brigade, and two-thirds of the more than 60,000 tons of water used in the fire are taken from this bay. A remote water supply system pumps seawater from here. A 300 mm main water supply line is connected to a water separator, which can be used for 10 80 mm water lines to be transported to fire trucks at the fire site.

Zhang Liang, the leader of the second squad and the second non-commissioned officer of the second phase of the combat logistics support brigade, was responsible for removing the seaweed and oil that were adsorbed on the pontoon pump. On the surface, it's not as critical as a fire, but it's not an easy job at all. Since the evening of July 16, Zhang Liang has been going to the sea every hour to clean up the pollution, using his hands and a knife to remove the seaweed from the pump. The suction power of the pump is too large, absorbing 20 tons of water per minute, sucking all the debris to the pump mouth, affecting the water absorption. The seagrass at the Nanhai wharf is so dense that it can't be stopped by using steel pipes in front of the pump. They stopped the pump with fishing nets, and the nets were sucked up. Bamboo cages for seafood farming are also not available. The suction power of the pump is too great, so people can only be sent to the sea to clean up the pollution. The clean-up is hard. The oil on the surface of the sea is 10 centimeters thick, and people swim in the viscous oil, almost using up all their strength.

Every time he cleaned up the dirt and went ashore, Zhang Liang was like a sleek seal, his whole body was covered with black oil, and his teeth and eyes were snow-white. Zhang Liang himself joked that this is a layer of Mediterranean seaweed mud, which is sun-proof and radiation-proof, and has a whitening effect on the skin. The comrades-in-arms laughed when they heard this.

From the evening of the 16th to the evening of the 19th, Zhang Liang hardly rested. Go to the sea to clean up the pollution once an hour, work for half an hour, and rest for half an hour. He was so sleepy that he felt like he was about to melt. Sleep with the machine for a while, and sleep by the car for a while, each time for no more than half an hour.

On the evening of July 19, Zhang Liang made two phone calls in a hurry, but he had not turned on his mobile phone before. The first call was to the wedding photo studio, and Zhang Liang was scheduled to go there with his fiancée Li Na to take wedding photos the next day. On the phone, he said sorry to the photographer, the unit has a task, and he can't be separated, so he will postpone it for two more days. This photo studio business is hot, and it will take a long time to get on the line. Besides, Zhang Liang's wedding photos were cheap, and he contacted his comrades-in-arms to get the best price. The original price was 5999 yuan, and they only paid 2999 yuan. Zhang Liang's second call was to Li Na. He spoke concisely, not good at me, and only said four words: "Wife, close the doors and windows, I'm tired and want to sleep." "Shut down. He didn't let Li Na speak, the woman talked too much, cared about you, nagged you, asked about the fire situation, and it was endless.

Zhang Liang's conscience was very relaxed, the fire was basically extinguished, and only the finishing touches remained, and he could go home in two days. Zhang Liang put down the phone and asked his comrade-in-arms Han Xiaoxiong to help him observe the hydraulic floating roof pump and sleep by himself. I slept so soundly that I slept for two hours. Since entering the battle, Zhang Liang has never slept well for such a long time.

When this remote water supply system worth 27 million yuan was first bought back to the detachment, everyone said that they couldn't use it, how big of a fire could they use the remote water supply system? The detachment has 317 firefighting combat vehicles, with a total water load of 1,140 tons and 116 tons of disposable vehicle-mounted foam. Ordinary fires, even if they are large fires, are extinguished by watering alone. Some people say that this system is the best if it is not used, and the day it can be used, it must have encountered a disaster. The July 16 fire was a disaster, and the remote water supply system played an unexpected role at this time, as long as the sea did not dry up, the water supply would continue to flow. In the first four days, more than 40,000 tons of water were supplied to the remote water supply system, and this seawater galloped through the fire under the supervision of Zhang Liang and Han Xiaoxiong, turning into angry waves and confronting the flames, becoming a guarantee of victory.

On the morning of July 20, the sea was stormy, and the sea surface wind reached eight or nine levels. The waves and the oil pollution of more than ten centimeters thick on the sea surface are mixed together, and the waves are rolling, and the situation is grim. At 8:30, the pontoon pump was blocked by seaweed again, and Zhang Liang and Han Xiaoxiong went to the sea to clear the seaweed. After they went to the sea, they felt that they could not use their good water nature at this time. When the waves surged, people's nostrils and mouths were all covered with oil, and they couldn't breathe, and their hands and feet were no longer flexible. Crude oil has a large proportion, and when it is mixed with the waves, it becomes a quagmire. The waves are coming, and people can't drill out if they want to.

Zheng Zhanhong, an instructor of the combat logistics support brigade who was repairing machinery on the shore, heard a cry for help from the sea, and immediately understood that Zhang Liang and Han Xiaoxiong were swept away by the waves. Zheng Zhanhong jumped into the sea to save the two of them. The slick water became very heavy, but the stroke of the arm did not fall. The water became soft and smooth again, and it was impossible to grasp anything. Zheng Zhanhong was only seven or eight meters away from Zhang Liang, and he actually swam for four or five minutes. He swam to Zhang Liang's side, Zhang Liang vaguely emerged from the sea, his head was full of black oil, and he couldn't even distinguish his facial features, Zheng Zhanhong grabbed Zhang Liang's wrist, and he couldn't drag it, Zhang Liang seemed to have a grinding disc tied to his feet. Seeing the waves take Zhang Liang away from Zheng Zhanhong little by little, Zhang Liang opened his eyes at that time and stared at Zheng Zhanhong in despair, with infinite sadness and affection. At this time, Han Xiaoxiong was also struggling in the sea, Zheng Zhanhong grabbed Han Xiaoxiong, pushed him onto the boat, and when he went to rescue Zhang Liang, there was no trace of Zhang Liang on the sea. Han Xiaoxiong on the boat was lying in the cabin, unable to distinguish his chest and back, all of which were covered with oil. Han Xiaoxiong spurted a stream of blood on his back and passed out. This mouthful of blood fell on the black oil on his body like a thrilling red flower. The fire of July 16, a strange scene that has not been seen in many worlds, happened here.

Zhang liang...... Zheng Zhanhong shouted his name over and over again in front of the sea, bitter tears flooding his throat.

Zhang Liang's body was fished out from the bottom of the sea by divers wearing weighted diving suits.

After his death, in the canteen of the combat logistics support brigade, Zhang Liang still has his dishes and chopsticks in the place where he usually sits. The recipe in the canteen is forever missing two dishes - sweet and sour fish and fish-flavored shredded pork, which are Zhang Liang's specialties in the kitchen. Before joining the army, Zhang Liang studied cooking. The officers and men agreed that the canteen would never cook these two dishes.

During the training break, the comrades-in-arms unconsciously gathered around the only 15-meter-long support vehicle in the team. No one mentioned Zhang Liang's name, and the car became the embodiment of Zhang Liang, it was only 20 centimeters narrower than the garage door, and only Zhang Liang in the whole team could reverse the car into the garage at one time. The comrades-in-arms gathered around the car, and no one spoke, allowing the passage of time to fade into sadness.

Zheng Zhanhong was full of sadness and great pressure because he missed Zhang Liang. After the fire was extinguished, he did not use the Internet, watched television, or read newspapers and documents, for fear of hearing and seeing the name "Zhang Liang". For a long time, he couldn't even be alone. If there is no one in the house, Zheng Zhanhong will have auditory hallucinations in his ears, and he will hear Zhang Liang's unique and crisp knocking sound, which is the sound of knocking on the door with the middle finger of his left hand, and then Zhang Liang's loud voice will be heard - report! How many times did Zheng Zhanhong answer: Come in! He even opened the door, but the empty door made Zheng Zhanhong fall into sadness every time.

At the farewell ceremony of Zhang Liang's body, the music of "Camel Bell" sounded slowly, and the comrades-in-arms mourned in silence and bid farewell to Zhang Liang around the body. Zheng Zhanhong sang the lyrics silently along with the music in his heart, and when he passed the two lyrics of "Revolutionary career often breaks up, and two feelings are separated at a time", he was suddenly stunned, feeling that this song was written for Zhang Liang and for the firefighters. Zheng Zhanhong seems to have tasted the true meaning of the lyrics for the first time - the revolutionary career often breaks up. broke up, when he held Zhang Liang's wrist tightly and pulled back with all his might, but Zhang Liang's hand finally slipped out of his hand. Why is Zheng Zhanhong sad? He often spreads out his right hand to see, this is the most ** Zhang Liang's hand.

Zhang Liang died at the age of 25. When he participated in the detachment's speech contest, there was a passage, recorded here, which was written by Zhang Liang himself, which can also be seen as the epitaph of a firefighter who died in the fire:

"In this world, there are many things that can be reincarnated, except for life. When I gave my life to the mission, gave my loyalty to Bincheng, and drew the end of my life with my short youth, I won the supreme honor of a soldier. ”

This passage is powerful through the back of the paper, and Zhang Hao seems to faintly foresee the danger ahead. Zhang Liang has participated in 900 firefighting battles, and can be fearless and calm, but when death comes suddenly like the collapse of a building, who can leave behind his wife, wedding, and youth that blooms like a flower?

What can be reincarnated? What can't be reincarnated? After the firefighters of the province heard the news of Zhang Liang's death, a dark cloud hung over the police barracks for a long time. Major General Wang Luzhi, the commander of the brigade, rushed from the fire site to the Nanhai wharf, caressed Zhang Liang's body and wept bitterly, all the officers and soldiers shed tears, they were surprised and bitter that a good brother had been sacrificed in the rear of the fire. Wang Luzhi held Zhang Liang's face with both hands, and tears couldn't stop flowing.