My Military Career in a Parallel World

In fact, Jiang Chen himself was not very keen on news interviews and even wanted to refuse.

There are two main reasons why I finally agreed to be interviewed.

First, the reporter in front of you is a journalist from the Central Bank.

Second, for him personally, it doesn’t matter whether he has this interview or not, but for those soldiers who are fighting the flood on the front line with him, the interview and report from the central bank are invaluable.

Especially for ordinary officers and soldiers in local troops, fire brigades, armed police, etc., a news report from the central bank may directly affect their entire future military career.

This is the most important reason why Jiang Chen agreed to the interview.

"Reporter Li, can I make a request?"

Standing outside the tent, before the interview officially began, Jiang Chen suddenly said.

"You say." Although Li Xue was a little surprised, she still nodded.

"During the interview, can I not show my face? Replace all the footage during this period with other soldiers in the camp, and I can just appear as a voiceover or narration."

Jiang Chen expressed his thoughts.

Maybe his expression was a little vague. Li Xue thought for a while before she understood what he meant.

"You mean to change the interview footage to show other soldiers resting or doing disaster relief?"

"Yeah." Jiang Chen nodded.

Li Xue was slightly stunned, not understanding why Jiang Chen did this.

However, in order to ensure the smooth progress of the interview, she finally nodded and agreed.

“Of course you can, but I’m just a reporter, and I can’t influence what the final film will look like.

After all, this interview is likely to be broadcast on the news broadcast.

All I can say is that I will report your request truthfully."

"Thank you, that's enough."

Jiang Chen also knew that this kind of thing was not something a reporter could decide, but with her words, the possibility of success should be much higher.

"These are the questions I might ask you later. You can take a look at them first and prepare yourself. We will start the interview in five minutes."

As she spoke, Li Xue handed over a card.

Jiang Chen took it and read it carefully.

Just as he was thinking seriously about how to answer, he did not notice that the female reporter Li Xue and the photographer were staring at him with curiosity.

After Jiang Chen finished reading the questions on the card, before the interview officially began, Li Xue couldn't help but ask out of curiosity: "Can I ask why you do this?"

The photographer nearby also pricked up his ears and subconsciously pointed the camera at Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen felt a little awkward facing the huge camera lens and took a step back instinctively.

"Don't worry, this is just my personal curiosity and it doesn't count as part of the interview questions," Li Xue explained.

The meaning of Li Xue's words was very simple. It was just her personal curiosity. If Jiang Chen didn't want to answer, he didn't have to.

After getting used to the feeling of facing the camera, Jiang Chen thought about it and gave an explanation.

After all, he would need help from others later, and Jiang Chen didn't want to hide anything. If he told the reporter, maybe he could get reporter Li Xue to say a few good words for him.

"Actually, it's nothing, it's just..."

Jiang Chen turned his head and looked inside the tent.

Not all the soldiers in the tent were from Squad Five. In fact, everyone had neither the time nor the energy to do so before. They just found a place to lie down and sleep, not caring whether it was their squad’s tent or not.

Therefore, most of the people in the tent now are local officers and soldiers, and there are only a few students from the Army Command.

"I believe that Reporter Li, you should have seen that I am not an ordinary soldier."

Jiang Chen pointed to the red cadet rank on his collar.

Li Xue nodded. She still had some common sense.

“So, if possible, I would rather you interview and photograph them instead of us, the paramilitary officers!

Compared to us, who have a secure future after entering military academy, they need this exposure and achievement more.

Although this may sound a bit utilitarian, it is the truth.

One of your shots, one interview, or even one of your words may change their future military career..."

Hearing Jiang Chen's answer, Li Xue was completely stunned.

She thought that Jiang Chen didn't want to show his face, perhaps because he was afraid of being seen and worried by his parents and family, and she also thought that he himself had some resistance to the camera.

After all, Jiang Chen looks very young, so it's normal for him to be uncomfortable with the camera or to be afraid that his parents will worry.

However, she never expected that the reason Jiang Chen made this request was just to give others more opportunities and time to show their faces...

This was really beyond Li Xue's expectations.

As if he could see what Li Xue was thinking, Jiang Chen smiled slightly and said in a casual tone: "I also came from the army step by step, and I know very well what the life of grassroots soldiers is like.

This opportunity is more important to them than to those of us who have made it ashore.”

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The interview went smoothly. Li Xue asked questions and Jiang Chen answered them, and the interview was completed in less than five minutes.

The questions in the interview were also very simple. They just asked Jiang Chen and his team how they felt after receiving the flood fighting mission, whether they had any feelings during the flood fighting and rescue process, whether they encountered any particularly dangerous situations, etc.

Jiang Chen also answered them one by one, and intentionally or unintentionally directed the perspective and topic towards ordinary soldiers.

Even when talking about topics related to school, Jiang Chen would deliberately emphasize that he was a veteran who had been promoted from the army, and had only been in school for a month. He was still in the recruit stage and was not a real student.

As for whether the school will cause trouble for him after this interview is reported?

Jiang Chen thought it was impossible.

This is a military academy, not an ordinary university. The school is full of soldiers and everyone is part of the army.

What's more, everything he said was true.

After the interview, before leaving, Li Xue assured again that after returning, she would report his request to the leader truthfully and do her best to promote this matter.

The two chatted for a few more sentences. Li Xue originally wanted to exchange phone numbers, but was politely rejected by Jiang Chen.

The reason is that the rules in military academies are strict, the training and study tasks are very heavy, and most of the time one cannot contact the outside world, so there is not much point in exchanging phone numbers.

However, the actual situation was that Jiang Chen lied.

This may be true in the military, but the management model of military academies is not as strict as he said.

After all, school is a place for study, so it is not too difficult to communicate with the outside world.

For example, when Jiang Chen and his classmates moved from the recruit barracks to the school dormitory, they were not prohibited from using mobile phones except during training and classes. The dormitory also had broadband and computers could be installed like ordinary universities.

Although there are strict requirements on the time allowed for Internet access, there is no need to be like in the army where you only have the opportunity to contact your family on weekends.

Li Xue was not a soldier, and had never been to a military academy, so she naturally didn't know that Jiang Chen was lying, and had to leave with regret.

After watching the two leave, Jiang Chen did not go back to the tent to rest. After the lady who noticed the commotion took him to eat something simple, he walked towards the dam.

There were still soldiers running back and forth on the dam carrying sandbags, but their number was less than before.

There is no sign of the dark clouds in the sky dissipating yet, and no one can say whether God will cause more trouble.

Therefore, after the flood's momentum was stopped, for safety reasons, Yan Yisong, the commander-in-chief, divided the rescue team into two waves to take turns to rest.

No matter how good a dam reinforced with sandbags is, it is not as good as reinforced concrete. Someone must constantly replenish and maintain it. Once the water stops flowing, the flood blocked in the reservoir may erupt at any time.

This is a protracted battle.

Humans are not machines and cannot operate without restraint. Moreover, rotation is very necessary in order to maintain energy to deal with more severe situations.

Facts have also proved that Yan Yisong's decision was very correct.

If they hadn't had this period of time to recuperate and recover their strength and energy, Jiang Chen and his team would not have been able to hold on to the end.

Because, in the next three days, the dam almost collapsed several times due to the sandbags being washed away.

Including the previous two days and two nights, Jiang Chen and his team have been fighting here for a full five days and five nights.

Even if the first two days are included, the total sleep time for everyone still does not exceed twenty hours.

As long as it rains, the water level in the reservoir will rise, launching a new round of attack on the dam.

Many times, just after everyone had been lying down for an hour or two, the whistle representing an emergency sounded, and everyone had no choice but to drag their tired bodies to get up again and rush to the dam for support.

Fortunately, the heavy rain was only intermittent and did not stop for several days like before.

Although some water broke through the defense line and spread, affecting the villages and towns downstream, everyone worked together to block the gap in time, and with the help of other soldiers downstream to share the pressure, fortunately no serious consequences were caused.

The local people have already moved to nearby commanding heights. As long as there are no problems with the reservoir, they will basically not encounter any major danger.

On the sixth day, we once again resisted the impact of the flood.

The intermittent rain for several days before, coupled with the rain just now, seemed to have completely drained the last trace of raindrops in the sky. The heavy dark clouds hanging over everyone's heads gradually dissipated, and the long-lost sunshine slowly fell, shining on everyone...

The sunlight refracted through the water vapor and formed a huge rainbow across the sky above the dam. Looking at the rainbow in the sky and feeling the warmth of the sun on their bodies, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, with smiles of victory on their faces.

However, now is not the time to relax. Although the dark clouds in the sky have dispersed, the water level in the river has not dropped, so we still need to remain vigilant.

Discharging floodwater takes time, and this period of time will test the strength of the dam even more.

It's still the same problem as before. After all, what they threw in were just sandbags, not reinforced concrete. This is just a stopgap measure in an emergency. If they want the dam to maintain its current condition, they need to constantly replenish sandbags and be careful at all times to avoid any breaches in the dam.

The sandbags are just piled together, they are not a whole. Once a gap appears somewhere, the entire defense line may collapse due to a chain reaction.

This is the reason why a thousand-mile long dam can be breached by a single ant hole.

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"Don't rush to sleep, it's not too late to eat something to fill your stomach first!"

In the temporary camp, Jiang Chen shouted hurriedly when he saw everyone lying down to sleep.

The uncles and aunts who had stayed in the camp to help also took this opportunity to bring the ginger soup and meals that had been prepared long ago and delivered them to everyone.

After five or six days of hard work lasting more than a hundred hours, everyone only had less than twenty hours of rest. Many people fell asleep as soon as their butts touched the ground.

When the food was served, everyone opened their eyes drowsily, without even looking at what was in the box, and just drank it with their eyes closed.

Fortunately, they were all soldiers, and cherishing every grain of food was ingrained in their bones. After eating a few bites of their meal, they found a tent nearby, crawled into it, and fell into a deep sleep.

Jiang Chen was a little better. At least, he knew what he had just eaten. Before going to bed, he still had the strength to take off his shoes and socks that had long been soaked...

I slept very soundly this time. I didn't get woken up just after lying down for a while, which happened again as before.

At around four o'clock in the afternoon, Jiang Chen, who had already rested and was reading a book in the dream space, suddenly heard cheers coming from outside.

He got out of bed and walked out of the tent.

The temporary camp on the top of the mountain was about a hundred meters away from the reservoir dam, but Jiang Chen could still clearly hear the cheers coming from the reservoir.

The patrol team standing by the shore responsible for observing the water level were dancing and shouting.

"Look, the water level is going down! The water level is going down!!!"

After hearing what they were shouting, Jiang Chen also became excited.

The water level has dropped?

The water level has dropped!!

Jiang Chen started to mutter along with them, and finally couldn't help but shout out loud.

However, he reacted quickly and shut his mouth. Everyone had just had a chance to rest, so they didn't want to be woken up by his shout.

However, Jiang Chen obviously underestimated the power of his words.

It took only a dozen seconds at most before noises came from other tents in the camp. Figures ran out one after another. Some of them didn't even bother to put on shoes and just walked barefoot on the muddy ground.

Then, with these people cheering in unison, the whole camp became lively.

Awakened by the cheers outside, after a brief period of adjustment and fully waking up, everyone got up at the first opportunity no matter how tired they were.

Continuous fighting, high-intensity labor day and night, enduring fatigue and pain and always holding the position.

Now that the dawn of victory is just around the corner, how could they possibly hold back!

Yan Yisong is a colonel, director of the teaching department of the Army Command College, and the commander-in-chief of this rescue operation.

Major Hong Haijiang is one of the leaders of the infantry command profession.

Major Zhao Liming was the leader of the troops who first brought troops to provide support.

There was also a leader of a certain profession in the Land Command, the captain of the Second Rescue Team, as well as other deputy captains, armed police, fire brigade, and local government personnel of County C...

These leaders, who usually looked mature, dignified and serious, were all as happy as children at this moment.

"Hahaha……"

"The water level has dropped, the water level has really dropped!!!"

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