My Military Career in a Parallel World

Leaving the subsequent rescue work to the local fire brigade and armed police, Jiang Chen and others rushed non-stop to the Sishui Reservoir upstream.

The current situation at the reservoir is extremely urgent.

Although they were well prepared, they still underestimated the power of the flood.

When the flood from upstream rushed in, the several gaps that were originally blocked in the reservoir were instantly opened.

Moreover, because it was a secondary collapse, the chain reaction it triggered caused the entire dam to be at risk of collapse.

The troops and local government personnel who had previously provided support are now carrying out emergency repairs, but because the reservoir was built too long ago and is seriously aged, the speed of repairs can only barely keep up with the speed of the flood.

Once they slow down or stop repairing the dam, the gap in the dam will gradually widen until the entire dam collapses completely...

The situation was urgent, and the commander-in-chief Yan Yisong directly ordered Hong Haijiang to support the reservoir repair as quickly as possible at all costs.

When Jiang Chen and his team rushed to the reservoir to provide support, the people from Team One and Team Four were also busy.

Reservoirs upstream were forced to release floodwaters to create ample space to cope with the impending floods.

The downstream area was affected by the flood discharge, and the flood that was already rampant became even more turbulent. Many villages and towns were directly submerged in the flood. From a distance, only a few roofs like isolated islands could be seen, and the rest of the houses and buildings were all submerged in the flood...

Fortunately, the local government had received news of the flood discharge long ago and made arrangements in advance. In addition, the two rescue teams, Team One and Team Four, arrived in time, so no greater casualties were caused.

However, the story does not end here.

The flood upstream is still continuing, and the raindrops from the sky show no signs of stopping. No one knows whether the reservoir dam can hold up and for how long.

And if Jiang Chen and the others can't hold on, then...

Therefore, the rescue team must also cooperate with the local people who voluntarily stay to defend their homes, and carry out emergency reinforcement and heightening of all river embankments along the coast as well as commanding heights or buildings that can be used to prevent flooding.

While Team One and Team Four were busy rescuing and reinforcing the riverbank, Jiang Chen's Team Three and Team Two, totaling more than 270 people, had also arrived at the Sishui Reservoir.

Thanks to the previously cleared road, the journey didn't take too long.

"Everyone get out of the car with tools and sandbags!"

Following Hong Haijiang's order, everyone immediately started to work against the flood to repair the dam.

"Faster, faster! Faster!"

"Sandbags, sandbags, Gate No. 2 can't hold on any longer, send sandbags over here!"

"Entrance No. 3 is showing signs of expanding again, please come and help!"

As soon as we got off the bus, we heard loud shouts and shouts. The embankment was full of soldiers and armed police carrying sandbags. Bags of sand were thrown into the gaps in the embankment, but the effect was not good. The flood was still spreading wantonly...

The arrival of Jiang Chen and others undoubtedly added some hope of victory to this battle between man and nature.

Without any other instructions, Jiang Chen and others immediately joined the battle.

Next to the reservoir were originally farmlands of nearby villagers, where fruit trees and rice were planted.

Now large holes have been dug one after another, and some fruit trees that were in the way have been uprooted and moved aside.

The situation is urgent and disaster relief is the top priority, so they can only adopt the principle of proximity.

After the flood is over, the local government will deal with the aftermath and give the villagers certain compensation.

"Qiangzi, I'll dig and you'll fill the bags. The others will be responsible for delivering the filled sandbags to the front line!"

"Yes!"

After making arrangements quickly, Class 5 took immediate action.

Those who dig the earth dig the earth, those who pack the bags pack the bags, those who transport the goods transport the goods...

And they did this for another day and night.

From day to night, and from night to day...

Perhaps it was because of everyone’s prayers, the rain finally stopped before nightfall.

Although the flood was still hitting the dam, with everyone working together, the reinforced and raised dam barely blocked the first wave of floods rushing down from upstream.

The most dangerous time has finally passed. All we need to do next is check for any deficiencies and fill in the gaps, making sure that no gaps appear in the reinforced dam again.

Turning his head to look at his comrade who was slumped in the mud, Jiang Chen pulled the corners of his mouth weakly and smiled: "Brothers, can you still hold on?"

Wang Hai rested his head on the dirt. His short black hair had been dyed brown. He smiled weakly on his face covered in dirt. "It's OK. I'm a little tired, but I've finally been to the front line. From now on, it won't be considered bragging when I tell others about it!"

"Haha, Lao Wang, you've admitted that you were bragging. You were being stubborn before, but now you're exposed!"

"Get lost! Just tell me whether I've ever been to the front line or not!"

"I have been there, I have been there, that's enough."

"That's it. If you've been to the front line, then it's not bragging!"

The joy of victory broke the originally serious and tense atmosphere. The two men lay in the mud and water. Although their bodies had reached their limits, it did not affect their bickering at all.

"Huh~ Are you students of Lu Zhi?"

To Jiang Chen's right, a soldier heard the conversation between the few people, turned his head and saw the red cadet ranks on their collars, and couldn't help but ask.

During flood fighting and rescue operations, no one has time to care about whether there is a staffing arrangement or not. They just go wherever they are needed.

Now, only Wang Hai and Liu Meng are left by Jiang Chen's side, and no one knows where the others have gone.

"Well, I'm a recommended student for promotion to officer in the army. I've just been here for a month when the flood happened. So I'm here to support you!" Jiang Chen sat on the handle of the hoe, supported himself with his hands on the pile of earth, and stood up slightly to respond.

"By the way, brother, what kind of soldier are you?"

"Scout!"

"Scout, no wonder you're so abnormal. Everyone else takes turns throughout the day and night, but you never change."

As he spoke, the soldier gave Jiang Chen a thumbs up.

Don't think digging is an easy job.

Although carrying sandbags is tiring, there is still some time to rest.

But there is no need to dig the soil. You cannot stop for a moment. Once you stop, the supply of sandbags will be cut off immediately.

Moreover, after fighting for a day and a night, when the news came that the flood was blocked, everyone felt relieved and almost everyone collapsed instantly.

Jiang Chen, who had been wielding a hoe to dig the soil, still had the energy to stagger and put something under his butt.

No wonder the soldier said so.

The two chatted for a few more words, and the soldier looked at their cadets' ranks and suddenly asked, "By the way, is there any difference between military academy and the army?"

"There's not much difference. If I have to say, school is a place for studying after all. Physical fitness alone is not enough. You also have to study and take exams..."

This time, without waiting for Jiang Chen to answer, Liu Meng on the side had already given the answer.

"Ah? I still have to take the exam..."

Apparently, like most soldiers, the unknown soldier next to Jiang Chen didn't like reading very much.

This is normal. If you really like reading and can concentrate on it, you would have taken the college entrance examination long ago. Who would want to join the army and suffer the hardship?

"Alas, I was thinking that maybe I could get a third-class merit this time and meet the requirements for promotion, so that I could try to be recommended to the military academy. But after hearing what you said, I think I'd better forget it. I'm really not cut out for studying."

"Brother, you can't think like that. Once you graduate from a military academy, you will be an officer. Everyone will call you "chief". What's the point of having read a few books..."

The two of them started chatting through Jiang Chen and Wang Hai.

However, after chatting for a while, the fatigue after a day and night of intensive work hit them. Their voices became lower and lower, and in the end they simply lay down in the mud and fell asleep.

On the other side, Wang Hai couldn't hold on any longer and fell asleep on the dirt pile. Jiang Chen wasn't much better, his eyelids were already drooping...

Shhhhhhh~

"Don't you all want to die?!

After a strenuous workout, he lay down in the mud and fell asleep. Even an iron man couldn’t bear it!

Get inside the tent and sleep!"

"Hurry up, get up and go to sleep in the tent!"

A burst of rapid whistles brought Jiang Chen back to reality, and then he heard the loud shouts of several team leaders.

"Fellow villagers, don't just stand there, lend a hand to these children and get them to their tents!"

Several fellow villagers wearing raincoats also ran over.

These are villagers from the villages near the reservoir. The elderly, the weak, women and children have all been arranged to evacuate, but some villagers have volunteered to stay and help.

In their words, this is their home. They can't just leave and leave these children to fight.

They also knew that they could not help much, and they were content with just staying in the rear to help the soldiers on the front line prepare meals and deliver water.

The team leaders had no choice but to agree.

Moreover, in order to avoid leaving too many people behind, rescue commander Yan Yisong made a request.

You can stay if you want, but you have to be a party member.

This is also our old tradition.

Only Party members are qualified to do dangerous things.

Just like during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, carrying explosive packs to blow up bunkers was a privilege for party members! !

In order to prevent the people from being implicated after the dam collapsed, Yan Yisong arranged them all to a temporary camp on the top of the mountain behind.

Only after the rain stopped and it was confirmed that the first wave of floods had been blocked were the villagers allowed to leave their base and come to help.

"No need, sir. We can get up by ourselves!"

Jiang Chen didn't really wait for his fellow villagers to come and help him.

In fact, there were four or five hundred people at the scene, and they were not able to help with just the number of people they had.

Although there was no need to pursue any image at this time, in front of so many fellow villagers, everyone still held their breath and slowly stood up, holding on to the sandbags or tools behind them.

This is not because they are trying to save face, but the military uniforms they wear make them do so instinctively.

They supported each other and moved to the rear camp. They didn't care whose tent it was or whether there was anyone inside. They went in, found a place to lie down, and fell asleep.

……

"Children, you haven't had a proper meal or drink for a whole day and night. It's not too late to get up and eat something before going to bed!"

Jiang Chen felt like he had just laid down for a while, but in fact more than an hour had passed. Several fellow villagers came in with water and food and woke them up one by one.

The villagers also knew that they were in urgent need of sleep, but after working day and night for such a long time and in order to repair the dam, no one had eaten or drunk much.

If you really fall asleep like this, your body will definitely be damaged.

So, after a few fellow villagers discussed it, they brought the food and called them up one by one.

"Thank you, Auntie, and thank you, Uncle."

Jiang Chen drank the ginger soup in the bowl in one gulp and ate the noodles that the lady brought him. At this time, Jiang Chen didn't have any thoughts about it. After saying thank you, he ate the whole bowl of noodles, including the soup, in two mouthfuls.

"Is it enough? If not, I'll give you more!"

"That's enough, that's enough, Auntie, you don't need to bother me anymore..."

Others were called one after another.

However, many people did not open their eyes, ate a few mouthfuls of noodles in a daze, and then fell asleep again.

Some people even held chopsticks in their hands to pick up noodles, but they were already snoring.

Too tired and too sleepy.

After the villagers saw them eat a little, they didn't try to persuade them anymore. They just packed up their dishes and left.

He didn't feel anything when he was eating, but when the villagers were clearing up the dishes and Jiang Chen was about to go up to help, he just moved slightly and felt waves of aches in the joints and muscles all over his body.

The palms and soles of the feet were extremely painful.

Jiang Chen turned over his palm and looked at the blood blisters on his palm that had been rubbed countless times and still had traces of blood. He also looked at his fingers that could not be straightened. After working for a long time with high intensity and overload, his arms were still shaking slightly unconsciously. The pain made him twitch his lips...

Not only the hands, but also the feet, which had become numb and lost sensation from soaking in the water and running back and forth, also felt waves of burning pain after the short rest just now.

The injuries he suffered from traveling over mountains and across rivers and rescuing people in ruins and mud all erupted at this moment.

Even though he had experienced life and death countless times in his dreams and had long been accustomed to the feeling of pain, he still frowned in pain at this moment.

Without staying outside any longer, Jiang Chen closed his eyes and entered the dream space.

Although doing so would not have much effect, perhaps because he was used to being injured in dreams, Jiang Chen always felt that staying inside would reduce the impact of the pain on him...

3pm.

Thanks to the reservoir's successful resistance to the impact of the flood, the situation downstream has also improved.

The military doctors and nurses from the school hospital rushed over immediately to help Jiang Chen and the others deal with their injuries.

Many soldiers were still sleeping, but their wounds were suddenly irritated and they jumped up from the bed with a cry.

Fortunately, the people who came were military doctors, and they were well prepared for this situation.

Two soldiers came to help and held the man down, while the military doctor used a cotton swab dipped in medical alcohol to clean the wound and bandage it...

Under the stimulation of pain, his mind gradually became clear, and after seeing the situation clearly, he no longer needed anyone to press on him.

In the tent of the temporary camp, as the medical staff passed by, there was a scream at first, and then it immediately became quiet, turning into the sound of people sucking in air...