Chapter 14: The Armed Forces of the State (I)
"I'm fine!" He Tingting stood up and wanted to stand up, but he didn't know if his legs and feet were numb after sitting for a long time, or if his body was weak and did not recover, he got up too quickly, and the Venus in front of him was about to fall.
"Be careful!"
Jiang Mantian stretched out his hand, grabbed He Tingting's right hand, and held her up.
This is the second time he grabbed her hand, the first time was when he resisted the zombies, the situation was tense at that time, and he didn't have time to think about anything, this time he held her hand, only to feel cold and soft, soft as boneless, as if he was forced, his hand was going to be crushed, and a sense of pity rose in his heart: "You are too weak, maybe the overdraft just now was too serious, and you haven't recovered yet, and when you go out, I will find a way to get you something delicious to replenish your strength." ”
He Tingting has also seen the world, and his temperament was originally extremely calm, but he was still a little embarrassed and shy when he was so intimate with her in front of so many people, his face was slightly red, and he withdrew his palm: "Don't bother." Let's go downstairs and have a look!"
To say that He Tingting is not a simple person.
She was named one of the "Top 10 Most Popular Lecturers of the Year at NUS" for two consecutive years, and at the age of 267, she became an associate professor at the Faculty of Arts of the Faculty of Letters.
And she has only been at NUS for three years in total.
These points alone are not something that ordinary people can do.
This is not only explained by professional qualifications and family background, but also requires a very high level of emotional intelligence and vision.
After the catastrophe, she followed the headquarters as soon as possible, and then almost never left Jiang Mantian. Because she knew that in such a situation, the most sober and powerful person was undoubtedly the one who could provide the most security. In terms of strong force, maybe the command is not the strongest, but in terms of sober-mindedness and understanding of the situation, Jiang Mantian is a scorpion, the only one.
What's more, Jiang Mantian seems to have an invisible force that attracts her, and even if the factor of personal safety is abandoned, she is willing to follow him.
The people of the command came to the north hall, and saw that the people of the 13th Regiment were in a hurry, looking for combustibles everywhere to ignite the fire, and a few bold people rushed out of the defense line, threw the incendiary materials into the zombie group, and cooperated with the armed police who rushed over to encircle and suppress the zombies together.
Outside the hall, it had already been blown up into bursts of smoke, pits, most of the zombies had been blown to pieces, and the remnants of the corpses were exposed to open flames, and they burned together, raising choking smoke.
The zombies that had been hit by bombs, pistols, rifles, machine guns, submachine guns, and sniper rifles for several rounds were no longer a few hundred left.
From a distance, it can be seen that the anti-riot armed police are wearing steel helmets, and the cat's body is behind a glass shield, moving in a large circle to the side of the gymnasium to avoid frontal attacks and accidentally injure the people in the gymnasium.
The armed police completed the tactical detour and no longer left their hands, incendiary bombs and grenades bombed intensively, and the machine gunners fired three shots in succession, focusing on the head, and soon the zombies at the north gate were cleaned up.
An armed police officer ran to the door of the north hall and said loudly: "Principal Xu is not there? Cheng Gongyuan, commander of the second battalion of the second regiment of the Mingyang detachment of the Yandu armed police corps, has been ordered to report for duty!"
Long Yuandong crossed the defensive line, stepped out of the door, and saluted: "Battalion Commander Cheng has worked hard! Principal Xu is still in a coma." I am the captain of the student brigade of the School of Engineering of Huayi University and the chief instructor of the military training of the freshmen of the National University. Please instruct Camp Commander Cheng!"
The officers and men of the Huaxia Armed Police adopt the management system of active military personnel, and award titles according to generals, colonels, lieutenants, and non-commissioned officers; Cheng Gongyuan is a regular battalion-level officer who has been awarded the rank of lieutenant colonel; Long Yuandong is still a student of the military academy and has not been awarded the title; if he graduates according to normal circumstances, he can become an officer at the company level in the army, which is equivalent to the rank of captain, and is two levels far behind Cheng Gong, and according to the rules of the army, he should be saluted.
Cheng Gongyuan was athletic, with a long scar on his chin and a scarred neck, and his forehead was splashed with blood. He returned the military salute, shook hands with Long Yuandong and said, "We're late! How many people are left here?"
"More than thirteen thousand. Long Yuandong was slightly gloomy: "The specific number of people, it's too late to count." ”
"So many?" Cheng Gongyuan blurted out, and then realized that his words were a little inappropriate, and explained: "Don't get me wrong, I don't mean that there are too many survivors. I just happened to come from Huaqing University, and I knew that there were less than 6,000 people left. ”
He looked Long Yuandong up and down curiously, and wondered, "It seems that you have a master here?"
"Don't look at me like that. Long Yuandong guessed what he meant, and said with a smile: "The master may have it, but it is definitely not me." Let me introduce you to one person, Mr. Jiang Mantian, a professor in our college. ”
"Jiang Mantian?" Cheng Gongyuan was surprised: "He is also here?
Jiang Mantian had already seen the situation here, came out of the crowd, and saluted Cheng Gongyuan: "I am Jiang Mantian, now a professor at Huayi University, with the rank of lieutenant general, welcome to you and your comrades!"
"Comrade Lieutenant General! Lieutenant Colonel Cheng Gongyuan reports to you!" Cheng Gongyuan returned the salute with a straight head: "Please instruct!"
Jiang Mantian stepped forward to hold Cheng Gongyuan's hands, his eyes swept over the rest of the armed police soldiers, and said happily: "Comrades have worked hard! On behalf of all the teachers and students of the National University, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to you! Thank you!"
"Lieutenant General Jiang is polite. Cheng Gongyuan was humble and took the initiative to say: "The zombies near the south gate and the playground have not been cleared yet, and we can't rest now." After clearing the zombies, let's go to the playground to talk. ”
"Good!"
Cheng Gongyuan saluted again and led the troops to the south gate, and soon the explosions and gunshots rang out intensively again, thinking that he was fighting with the zombies.
By the time all the scattered zombies around were cleaned up, the teachers and students in the Goldba Gymnasium couldn't wait to rush to the open-air Bayi Stadium.
In addition to a standard football field, the stadium is also connected to 12 tennis courts, 8 basketball courts and 3 volleyball courts. To the east is the Fortune Building and the Goldpa Stadium, to the north is the second teaching building, and to the west is the second-floor Bayi Stadium and stands.
After the earthquake, although the stadium was full of broken bricks, reinforced concrete, and potholes, it was still refreshing because of the wide view.
The excitement of escaping overshadowed the gloom of the aftermath of the catastrophe, and many people let out cheers of excitement.
"Free! We're free!"
"Thank goodness I'm still alive!"
"Yes, no matter what, we survived! As long as we live, we have everything. Now I feel that in the past, it was so vain and ridiculous to chase fame, profit, and luxury houses and cars! As long as I can live, it will already be the greatest happiness in the world!"
"From today onwards, I will never eat meat again!
"It's like a nightmare! I hope when I wake up, everything will be back to normal!"
Someone burst into tears.
Some wept and wept.
Some people have palpitations.
Someone swore viciously.
Some people delude themselves into a reverie.
At this time, the sunset burns the red sky, the yellow sand spreads all over the ground, and the air seems to have been specially filtered, which is particularly fresh and pleasant. For teachers and students who have been confined to a closed gymnasium for hours, it is so comfortable that it makes you want to moan.
However, happiness is always short-lived.
Especially for people like Jiang Mantian, who have a long-term view, perhaps the challenge has just begun.