Chapter 65: The Retrograde
"Brothers, hold on!"
In the fierce fire, more than a dozen firefighters carried two fire hoses and sprayed huge water columns!
"Squad leader! This can't be extinguished! ”
Faced with the flames that covered the sky, a young firefighter turned pale and couldn't stop fearing.
"It's definitely not going to be that simple! Don't be afraid! Listen to me! The fire squad leader replied loudly, his voice hoarse.
Although the fire only burned for less than 20 minutes, because the fire started at the foot of the mountain, it spread to the mountain by the terrain and wind, and at this time it had spread outward for several hundred meters.
This situation is known as an uphill fire in forest fire prevention, and it spreads quickly and widely, and it is extremely unlikely that it will be extinguished directly in a short period of time. If the remedy is not met, the surrounding mountains are at risk of being ignited.
In this regard, the fire brigade that heard the news has sent people to check whether there are any remaining smoke spots left, and went to the mountain forest two kilometers away to set up a separation zone. The advance fire-fighting force at the foot of the hill was insufficient in number and could only play a delaying role.
The splash washed out a corner of the fire, but it was dried by the high temperature and rekindled.
The blazing air quickly drained the physical strength of the warriors.
The terrifying heat burned on their bodies like an iron.
Rao is like this, the firefighters are still upright, carrying heavy water cannons to perform their duties.
"That's right! That's it, hold on! ”
"The fire on the right is rising, the deputy is in charge."
"Recruits! Watch your step! ”
The fire squad leader led the team to operate, and suddenly the instructor's voice came to his ears.
"Third Squadron, attention! The wind has changed! I'm going to you! Evacuate now! Evacuate now! ”
The squad leader's face changed greatly, and he immediately shouted: "Everyone follow me and evacuate immediately!" ”
At that moment, there was a muffled sound around him, like a firecracker exploding in a barrel.
The squad leader's heart sank, and a blood-colored mushroom cloud rose not far away!
"Run!"
The squad leader's face changed greatly, threw down the equipment in his hand, and patted his comrades on the shoulders one by one.
The rest of the teammates quickly turned around and retreated.
"Leave the water gun alone! Run with all your might! ”
The squad leader slapped off one of the recruits' water gun and dragged him backwards.
Deflagration is an extremely dangerous burning phenomenon in forest fires.
A large amount of combustible gas is produced due to the decay of vegetation and understory combustibles due to long-term accumulation. If these combustible gases accumulate in special terrain such as ridges and grass ditches, and encounter a spreading mountain fire, it will cause a violent explosion.
The speed of the explosion was subsonic, and it swept through the monstrous fire, hitting like a wave, and in a short time it gushed out for hundreds of meters.
The world, in that moment, turned into the color of fire.
In just a few seconds, it seems like a century.
Ahead, the back of the comrade-in-arms who could not recognize the back was already on fire.
The captain gritted his teeth and pushed him to the ground.
The fallen warrior instinctively rolled over, barely suppressing the temperature of his back, and then scrambled to his feet and continued to run out.
He didn't know who pushed him, or who else was behind him.
At such a critical moment, there was only one word left in his mind - run!
Rumble!
A wave of air swept him away and landed in the open space outside.
He struggled to get up from the ground and shook his dazed head, feeling a little deprived of oxygen.
"I'm out?"
The firefighter was overjoyed, then called out to his comrades.
"Squad leader!"
"Lao Lin?"
It's just that no one responded to him.
His body stiffened, and he turned around to see his comrades.
"Squad leader!"
He couldn't help but shout again, but the squad leader, who had fallen next to a tree, couldn't respond.
"Deputy class...... Help, save me......"
The young warrior looked at him from afar, his voice faint, and he could no longer make a desperate expression.
"Xiaofang ......" the deputy squad leader lost his voice.
He still hasn't remembered that face.
He only knew that the kid was only eighteen this year, and this was his third attendance after joining the team, and he had been calling him brother on weekdays.
And next to him were his brothers who shared a bedroom with him......
"No!"
The deputy squad leader collapsed and wanted to turn around to save him, but he had lost the strength to walk.
The fire on this side could not be stopped, and even he could not protect himself, let alone save people.
"What to do...... What to do......"
The deputy squad leader turned around in despair, not daring to look at the scorched faces of his comrades.
"O God! Can you save us? ”
The deputy squad leader knelt down, more desperate than his dying comrades.
His tears could not flow because they had been evaporated.
Instinct told him that now he had to run,
But when he thought of the despair when he recalled it later, he didn't dare to take a step out.
This is the disaster,
A merciless disaster.
the dead and the living,
It's hard to escape.
At that moment, a figure appeared in the distance.
He was fast, wearing a blue and black plaid jacket and holding a knife in his hand.
The deputy squad leader choked his breath and pinched his thigh with his hand.
It's not an illusion!
"You go first."
Cheng Hai rubbed shoulders with him and jumped into the sea of fire.
The linen clothes were baked hot, as if they would burn in the next second.
Inhaling the thin air into his lungs, Cheng Hai's knife glowed with a light blue shadow.
"The breath of water, the shape of land twists the whirlpool."
Cheng Hai thought silently in his heart, his body spun at high speed, and he waved out a sword shadow in the sky.
"This ......"
The deputy squad leader opened his mouth wide.
In his eyes, Cheng Hai's body seemed to be wrapped in a whirlpool, and the flames disappeared everywhere he went, and even the tree trunk could be easily twisted!
I only heard a soft sound of "poof", and the deflagrating air wave hit again.
Cheng Hai opened the markings and cut out a whirlpool, and where the sword light passed, the flames disappeared, and the wave of qi was washed away.
After one blow, Cheng Hai didn't fight anymore, and carried the four unconscious firefighters out of the fire circle.
"You ......"
The deputy squad leader was stunned and speechless.
He had been fighting on the front line for so long, and it was the first time he had seen such a firefight.
"My physical strength is also limited, you still have the strength to go by yourself."
Cheng Hai gasped slightly, and reached out to touch the trees beside him that had not yet been ignited.
The temperature here was too high, and it was difficult for the yin qi to condense, and it took several times more vitality to summon two ghosts.
As soon as they appeared, the two ghosts were so hot that they croaked, as if they were about to dissipate at any moment.
"Take them away."
Cheng Hai held his knee and entered the fire again.
Looking at the four people on the ground, the two ghosts scratched their heads, and they could only drag two of them and run down the mountain.
"Hey ......"
The deputy squad leader wanted to say something, but the time was urgent, and he was no longer stubborn, and ran down the mountain after the ghost......
The first team to enter the mountains and forests had a total of sixteen people, and Cheng Hai went back and forth four times before bringing all the people out.
It's just that mountain fires are often engulfed with toxic gases when they explode, and if you inhale too much, it is very likely to lead to poisoning and even death!
At the moment, the ambulance has not yet arrived, and these injured people are not out of danger.
As the only person who was awake at this time, the deputy squad leader was anxious.
Suddenly, there was an intermittent coughing sound around him, and the youngest recruit woke up slowly.
"Xiao Fang, are you okay?"
The deputy squad leader looked ecstatic and ran to his side.
Xiao Fang opened his eyes weakly, but the first thing he said was.
"Deputy class, has the fire been extinguished?"