My Military Career in a Parallel World

(Once again, thanks to my godfather "Username 48148009" who has changed his name to "The other party is losing OI" for the great help!)

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At ten o'clock in the evening, the dam was still brightly lit. Under the leadership of the rescue commander Yan Yisong, everyone took advantage of the lowering of the water level to re-reinforce the dam with sandbags several meters high.

"Leave one platoon on patrol, and the rest go back and rest."

After the repairs were completed, Yan Yisong waved his hand and said, looking at the people who were obviously tired.

"Yes!"

Hong Haijiang and several leaders of the rescue team agreed and discussed the evening shift changes. After confirming the shifts, they each led their teams towards the camp.

The water level dropped and the dam was reinforced and maintained again. The pressure in my heart dissipated, and the fatigue that had been suppressed for five days and five nights burst out.

Everyone now has only one thought in mind, which is to go back to bed and have a good sleep.

If possible, it would be best to sleep for three days and three nights!

However, although very tired and sleepy, everyone's face was always filled with smiles. Lying on the bed with their eyes closed, they were thinking of the scene after the victory in fighting the flood.

In this atmosphere, everyone fell asleep one after another.

However, no one noticed that the sky under the night sky was once again covered with a thick layer of dark clouds.

Because everything happened too suddenly, several scattered weather stations around County C were affected by the flood. Although they are already under emergency repair, it will take some time before they can operate normally.

The temporarily dispatched weather vehicle had a limited observation range, and due to the influence of the night, it failed to notice the dark clouds that suddenly gathered over County C.

At the junction of reinforced concrete and sandbags below the dam, an undercurrent is quietly surging in the collapsed area that was previously opened up by the flood and filled with sandbags...

At 3:57 in the morning, in the pitch-dark night, a rainstorm came pouring down without warning.

The rainstorm came too suddenly, the sound of rain drowned out the sharp whistle. The situation was urgent and there was no time to think. Seeing this, the platoon leader in charge of patrol immediately sent someone back to report the situation and ask for help.

Just when the soldier who brought the news had run halfway, suddenly, a loud noise came from behind him. The sound was so loud that even the sound of the pouring rain was drowned out.

Boom! ! !

In the tent, Jiang Chen was awakened by the sound of rain outside as soon as the rainstorm started.

I reflexively left the dream space and returned to reality. Just as I stood up and wanted to go out to see what was going on, I heard a loud bang coming from the direction of the dam.

"Damn, could it be that the dam has collapsed?!"

Jiang Chen thought with a grim expression, quickly put on his clothes and shoes, grabbed a raincoat and ran out.

In the temporary camp, a sudden loud noise woke up many officers and soldiers who were still asleep. Before they could wake up from their confusion, there were harsh gong sounds and people shouting outside:

"Quick! Quick! Quick! The collapsed area on the dam has been washed away, come and help!"

Hearing the shouting outside, everyone's nerves tensed up as if by reflex, and the last bit of sleepiness was instantly dispelled.

After a brief silence, the whole camp became boiling with soldiers rushing out of their tents one after another and rushing towards the dam.

When the Sishui Reservoir was built, domestic materials were scarce, so the entire dam was not made entirely of reinforced concrete.

Instead, it was built with the support of the mountains on both sides, and was reinforced with compacted soil mixed with a certain proportion of reinforced concrete.

It is precisely because of the utilization of certain mountainous geographical advantages, coupled with the reinforcement of reinforced concrete, that the dam has been able to survive the impact of repeated floods until now.

However, everything has its limits.

The main body of the dam is made of rammed earth, and earthen dams are bound to have a very fatal flaw.

It is easily damaged by external organisms.

The embankment of a thousand miles collapsed in the ant nest.

Over the past forty or fifty years, countless snakes, insects, rats and ants have appeared and lived inside the dam.

Rat holes, snake holes, ant nests...

These small holes, which are usually inconspicuous, are the best breakthrough points when floods come.

This is true.

The first few collapsed areas on the dam were basically because these tiny holes could not withstand the erosion of the flood and gradually expanded, eventually triggering a chain reaction that led to large-scale collapse.

In fact, more than 90% of dam breaches are basically due to this reason.

For example, the dike collapse incident that occurred in the upstream county town before.

For example, the cause of the secondary collapse just now.

Right below the gap in the dam that had been blocked by sandbags by Jiang Chen and his team, an ant hole that was no bigger than a thumb was gradually expanding due to the erosion and impact of the flood for five consecutive days and nights.

Until five minutes ago, the sudden rainstorm was like the last straw that broke the camel's back, and the gap under the dam was completely penetrated.

Coincidentally, this gap was located right above the previous collapse area, and the sound of the flood leakage was covered by the sound of rain, resulting in the patrolling soldiers failing to discover it in time.

The gap gradually expanded until it connected with the collapsed area directly above...

This dam, which was built in the 1960s and 1970s, finally couldn't hold up. Even though Jiang Chen and his team arrived in time and carried out emergency repairs on the collapsed area, once the collapse was formed and spread, it was impossible to stop it.

The sandbags on both sides of the collapsed area were constantly being washed away, and the gap was gradually expanding and spreading. If the gap could not be blocked in time, this situation would sooner or later affect the entire dam, and by then it would be really impossible to save the situation.

Bags of sand were brought in and thrown into the gap, but it was completely useless!

In five days, plus the flood from the previous breach of the dam upstream, the amount of water accumulated in the reservoir was really too large.

Once the gap was formed, the impact force generated by such a huge flow of water gushing out would make it impossible for the sandbags thrown down by Jiang Chen and others to be fixed in place. They would be immediately washed away by the raging flood before they could sink.

The only good news now is that the heavy rain did not last too long.

Just as he came, he came suddenly and left in a hurry.

If it weren't for the puddles on the ground and the water droplets still dripping from the raincoats, everyone would even feel that everything that just happened was just an illusion.

However, although the rain has stopped, the situation of the dam is still not optimistic.

The water flow, suddenly replenished by a large amount of rain water, became more violent.

Jiang Chen and his team's emergency repairs seemed to be in vain in the face of the raging flood.

Instead of being blocked, the gap in the dam was slowly expanding and spreading.

"We must find a way to fix the sandbags, otherwise, no matter how hard we try, it will be useless!"

Throwing a sandbag into the gap and watching the sandbag being washed away by the flood, Yan Yisong looked anxious and his mind was working frantically to think of a solution.

Before being transferred to the Army Command as the director of teaching, Yan Yisong was the political commissar of a main force regiment under a field army. He also personally led a team to participate in the flood relief and rescue operations in 1998.

This is also the most important reason why the school leaders chose him to lead a team to the disaster area to direct the rescue work.

In fact, Yan Yisong did come up with a solution.

To be precise, there is no need to think about the solution at all.

Because, faced with the situation where the dam suddenly breaks and the sandbags cannot be fixed, there is a well-known way to deal with it.

The idea is to drive a truck directly into the gap in the collapsed dam, slowing the impact of the water flow and providing a fixed location for the sandbags.

It would be a good idea to load the truck with sandbags to add weight.

However, although this method is good and very suitable for the current situation, the person driving the car...

This is what really made Yan Yisong hesitate.

However, the current situation did not allow him to hesitate any longer.

Every second of delay will cause the gap in the dam to widen. We must make a decision as soon as possible. The longer we delay, the more difficult it will be to plug the gap!

"Hong Haijiang!" Yan Yisong suddenly turned his head and yelled.

Hong Haijiang, who was running with a sandbag on his shoulder and directing the rescue operation, immediately stopped and said, "Here we go!"

"I'm leaving this place to you. I only have one request. Hold on and don't let the gap get bigger!"

Although he holds a high position and is over fifty years old, Yan Yisong's military passion and sense of responsibility have never disappeared.

He wants to drive there himself to plug the gap!

After saying this, without waiting for Hong Haijiang to reply, Yan Yisong turned around and walked towards the camp.

After a brief moment of confusion, Hong Haijiang came to his senses, saw the direction Yan Yisong left, and thought about what he had just said. He immediately realized what the director wanted to do. His face changed instantly, and he chased after him without thinking.

After all, Yan Yisong is over fifty years old and sits in the office for a long time. How can his physical fitness compare with Hong Haijiang, who is just over thirty years old and in his prime?

He was caught up in just three or two steps.

"Director, let me go!" Hong Haijiang reached out and grabbed Yan Yisong's arm, saying in a firm tone.

The leaders of other rescue teams who were helping nearby also heard the conversation between the two men. After they realized what was going on, they immediately surrounded them and advised, "Yes, Chief, you are the commander-in-chief. Let us go for this kind of thing!"

Yes, this is how soldiers give advice.

There were four or five leaders gathered around, the lowest rank was captain, but no one said not to do it...

Just because they are soldiers!

Since you have chosen to wear a military uniform, you must live up to it!

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"Hurry, hurry, hurry, are there any sandbags left? We can't hold on any longer here!"

At the gap in the dam, Jiang Chen had just walked to the edge carrying a sandbag when the sandbag under his feet suddenly sank. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and took a step back in time.

There was no time to be afraid. Jiang Chen threw the sandbag on his shoulder into the gap, quickened his pace and ran back to continue carrying the sandbag.

On the way back, Jiang Chen saw the school's academic director with the rank of senior colonel, the commander of his recruit camp, Hong Haijiang, and several rescue team leaders talking about something.

Hong Haijiang's face turned red and he was still shouting loudly.

However, the surroundings were too noisy, coupled with the roar of water flowing in the gap, Jiang Chen could only vaguely hear a little bit of the conversation.

"Director... I'm in better shape than you... If... I'm in danger... I have a better chance of surviving!"

Hearing this, Jiang Chen subconsciously slowed down his pace, and more sounds came into his ears.

"No! I'm the commander-in-chief! I'm the person in charge of the rescue site. How can I let my soldiers die in my place?"

As he spoke, Yan Yisong waved his hand to sweep away the arms of the people in front of him, then ran towards the camp without looking back.

Seeing that he could not persuade Yan Yisong any more, Hong Haijiang did not want to continue, so relying on his youth and good health, he stepped over Yan Yisong in front of him and ran towards the place where the trucks were parked next to the camp, trying to stop him in this way.

Seeing Hong Haijiang surpassing him, Yan Yisong's face changed and he subconsciously quickened his pace, wanting to catch up.

However, he is no longer the strong young man he used to be. How could he possibly catch up?