【Flying Leaf】God of War

Sun Xiang was awakened by a shaking.

He thought it was caused by the person on the upper bunk turning over, so he simply pulled up the quilt and covered his head and ignored it, but he didn't expect that the shaking not only didn't stop after a while, but also tended to intensify. Sun Xiang suddenly opened his eyes and found It's the whole house shaking.

--earthquake.

Quite a few people had already woken up, but someone yelled loudly at the top of their lungs, causing the rest of them who were still in a daze to tremble, wrapping themselves in blankets and rolling over under the bed.

This dilapidated dormitory is far stronger than it looks. After shaking violently for nearly 1 minute, there is no collapse, but the wall skin is falling down, and a large piece of white flowers is accumulated on the ground, and the dust is confused. Eye.Sun Xiang pulled up a corner of the quilt to cover his mouth and nose. In this situation where the floor was trembling and the world was shaking, he could only hear his own heartbeat continuously amplifying in the crowded space... He let out a trembling breath, and Sun Xiang forced himself to keep Calm down, because in this extreme environment, what is needed most is calmness.

After another few tens of seconds, the vibration weakened. Fang Rui and Qiu Fei, who were hiding together, exchanged glances, and carefully crawled out from under the bed. After making sure that the ceiling would not collapse all at once, Qiu Fei turned over. Rolled to the door, stretched out his hand to push it away, and then quickly hid in the corner, holding his head in his hands, and his eyes kept scanning.

In the next few minutes, there were constant vibrations of different frequencies. No one dared to speak. After the vibrations weakened, they immediately searched for a safe place and squatted down to protect their heads to avoid injury.The door to the outside is always open, but no one is willing to go out, because the outdoors may be more dangerous than the indoors during an earthquake. They have learned these common senses in textbooks, and no one will use their own when they are on the scene now. Little life to gamble.

Luo Ji huddled in the corner with his head tightly held, the ceiling kept shaking, and the wall fell off him.He was afraid, the call he made at home last night looked more like a dream, or he would rather live in a dream now, so that he would not have to worry about being submerged by the collapsed building in the next second.

Teeth chattering together, Luo Ji took a deep breath, but almost choked on the dust.

He didn't wear glasses when he came down, and now everything is blurry. The extreme tension made his limbs feel cold, and his hands and feet were so stiff that they didn't belong to him. The previous escape movements were instinctively supporting him, other than that The outer brain is blank.

That was the closest he was to death in the past ten or twenty years. In just half an hour, the atmosphere in the room was extremely suppressed.

Sun Xiang bit his lower lip, his eyes were wide open, his gaze was always fixed on the crack on the top of his head, which expanded little by little during the vibration, the sound of concrete cracking was like death's scythe across the ground, shaking the fragile The eardrum magnifies the senses to the extreme.

Cold sweat rolled down his back, but Sun Xiang didn't dare to relax, he was afraid that once he blinked, he would be buried here in the next second.

No one dared to move within half an hour of the vibration gradually disappearing.

This is what Ye Xiu saw when he ran to the dormitory while leaning on the wall. He coughed dryly and clapped his hands to attract attention: "Don't be coy, the earthquake has stopped, and there will be aftershocks in the next month. , but it won't be so serious anymore."

"Report." Even An Wenyi, who has always been calm, felt relieved when he said this: "This is..."

"The headquarters just received the news that there was a magnitude [-] earthquake in our area, just now." Ye Xiu wiped his face, because he was drunk last night and couldn't even remember what happened afterwards, and now he is still a little dizzy.He pinched the brow bone with one hand and gently massaged it, and his mouth was not idle: "Now the dormitory is unavailable, everyone goes out to gather, and trots to the shooting range to help set up the tent."

Compared with the square, the shooting range is wider, mainly because there are no buildings or shelters around, which is a relatively safe environment for them.

After finishing the team, Ye Xiu told them to put on their clothes and blankets and go with him.There were still some aftershocks at this moment, fortunately not too strong, but it also made people stagger around, and when a row ran crookedly to the shooting range, they saw that other people had already gathered there.

Although veteran companies are older, few have really experienced earthquakes, that is, a few have participated in disaster relief scenes; I can only shrink in the corner and wait for the shock to end.

After Ye Xiu told everyone to rest at the same place, he ran to the Veteran Company to have a small meeting together. Chief of Staff Zhang Xinjie was surrounded, and Lin Jingyan held a flashlight for him.

"Just now the Earthquake Bureau contacted us. There will be large and small aftershocks in this period of time. The best way is to transfer the manpower first. A helicopter will pick them up tomorrow. All training is suspended and the assessment is postponed..." He said quickly As he spoke, he was still scribbling something in his notebook, and finally pushed his glasses: "If you have any opinions, just say..."

Zhang Xinjie stopped talking halfway, because Han Wenqing came from the side with a seriousness on his face that couldn't be ignored.

"Company Commander Chu sent a message that a small mountain village on the border of this forest was collapsed due to the earthquake just now. Now the village is in a mess, and many people are buried under it. The higher-ups informed us to rescue after hearing the news. "He said so many words in one breath, then paused: "I have already replied to the superior, we will leave in half an hour."

Yu Wenzhou looked at the electronic watch: "It is now 05:30 in the morning, and it has been nearly an hour since the earthquake occurred... There are still 72 hours before the golden 71 hours." He stood at attention and saluted as a soldier while talking: "Report to the chief! Glory has applied for all dispatches to contribute to the rescue."

"We don't have enough people," Zhang Xinjie said. He drew a sketch in his notebook and showed it to everyone: "I remember that village...it's called Green Shade Village. It got its name because of the lush trees around it."

"Lvyin Village is located in a basin, and there is a small stream running from the entrance to the village. This earthquake may cause landslides around it..." He circled several places on the map: "The area we need to rescue is very large...

"All must be dispatched."

Zhang Xinjie came to a conclusion.

"All dispatched?" Xiao Shiqin was stunned: "But the recruit company has never received any serious training..."

"Post-disaster rescue is a must-learn common sense, even if they are not proficient, they won't be too bad." Ye Xiu patted Xiao Shiqin on the shoulder: "Trust them more, soldiers in Glory must be top-notch."

"That's right, that's why I adopted such an extreme selection method, because the quality of a soldier can only be seen in a limited environment." Zhang Xinjie nodded in agreement: "However, rescue is a matter of life or death. It should be led by veterans... Let’s do it, each of you veterans will lead a team, with four to five people in each team, and when the time comes to disperse the rescue, then use the walkie-talkie to contact.”

"The helicopter that came to pick us up will arrive in 10 minutes. Then the veterans will go over and divide into groups. By the way, when will the rescue supplies arrive?" The last sentence was asked by the commander of the second company, Zhou Zekai.

Zhou Zekai opened his mouth and was about to speak, when Jiang Botao next to him took a step forward: "Report to the chief! Just now the superior took the initiative to contact us, and the rescue supplies will arrive around [-] noon tomorrow!"

"The female soldier company has been performing missions outside, and now it has arrived at the scene first." Under such circumstances, Huang Shaotian didn't care about nonsense: "Company commander, when are we going to leave?"

"Shaotian, don't worry, we have to wait for the helicopter to arrive first..." Yu Wenzhou said, and glanced at Wang Jiexi: "Is the psychological quality of the soldiers in your recruit company okay?" The implication is, don't wait until it arrives. Incident over there.

"The second row will be led by me." Wang Jiexi nodded, "The rest will be assigned according to the situation."

Then he added: "Currently no one is injured, the mental quality is good, and all members can be dispatched."

"I will lead a team in one row, and the rest will be divided according to the head..." Ye Xiu sighed, "The situation is urgent now, so you can do whatever you want." Huang Shaotian couldn't bear to say this as if he had sold someone. He couldn't help rolling his eyes, but Han Wenqing, who was silent at the side, spoke.

"That's the arrangement, everyone prepares, gather here in 10 minutes..."

"Dismiss!"

The current time is [-]:[-] in the morning, and the sky is beginning to get dark. Wei Chen helped Chen Guo push a few boxes of food to the shooting range.Because of the carnival last night, the inventory in the canteen was basically emptied, and these boxes of instant noodles were still at the bottom of the box before.

Everyone received two packs of instant noodles and a bottle of mineral water. Ye Xiu tore the seasoning pack and poured it on the pastry. While chewing, he vaguely explained the current situation and wiped his mouth: "There is What's the problem?"

"Report!" Lou Guanning raised his hand and asked in disbelief, "Are we really going to join the rescue?"

"They don't have enough manpower." Ye Xiu said, looking at the time: "There are still 10 minutes before the helicopter arrives, you guys hurry up and finish your food, the supplies will not be delivered until noon after this meal."

After hearing this sentence, everyone didn't have time to continue asking questions, and hurriedly swallowed dry instant noodles mixed with mineral water, and finally felt a little full.Ye Xiu clapped his hands and stood up, took out a whistle from his pocket and blew twice symbolically: "Assemble!"

The sky had already brightened, and Yu Wenzhou directed a company of veterans to get on the plane, and then he himself got on the plane.After everyone from the veteran company arrived at the scene, the helicopter wobbled back to pick up everyone from the recruit company.

When they arrived at the scene, just as Ye Xiu got off the plane, he saw Su Mucheng walking quickly with a serious face. The two of them started discussing the current situation without having time to reminisce about the past.

He took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it. It was what Ye Xiu asked Chen Guo for temporarily before leaving.From Su Mucheng's mouth, I learned that because the buildings in the mountain village are relatively simple, they can't withstand such a sudden change. When the earthquake caused the terrain to change, the water in the creek overflowed, adding to the already severe situation. .

Su Mucheng frowned, her face was a little dirty, and her eyes were full of exhaustion that couldn't be concealed.It was not suitable for rescue at night, but for the sake of their lives, the female soldier company still arrived at the scene as quickly as possible under the leadership of the company commander Chu Yunxiu, and made arrangements, but they never dared to act rashly.The cry of a child was heard in the dark ruins. Su Mucheng's spirit was stretched to the extreme, and she kept forcing herself to do something, which was close to the limit until she saw Ye Ye. Xiu instantly relaxes.

After reporting all the situation, Su Mucheng was a little bit exhausted, her body shook involuntarily, and was supported by Ye Xiu: "Go and rest for a while, leave this to us."

He said, patting each other on the shoulder.

Su Mucheng forced a smile and nodded.

Zhang Xinjie arrived at the scene with the first group of people, and has already begun to assign personnel. Ye Xiu, who just arrived, picked a few people from his own team, received some necessary tools, compressed biscuits, and purified water, took the walkie-talkie and left according to the arrangement up.

It is now nearly 06:30 in the morning, the sun has already poked its head out from the top of the mountain, and the meager sunlight covers the earth, making the scene in front of us clearer.

There are not many people in Luyin Village, and there are only a few dozen households in total. There are also some villagers who have escaped. Zhang Xinjie was sending them to the city's hospital for recuperation.Some serious cases have been rescued by specialized medical personnel, and there have been no casualties so far.

The order Ye Xiu and his team received was to contact the main force as soon as survivors were found, and not to act alone.

In order to expand the search area, Ye Xiu dispersed the other team members into groups of two, and in the end only Sun Xiang was left behind him with an awkward expression on his face.The mountain road is already rugged, surrounded by gravel and fallen trees, it is quite difficult to walk.The earthquake caused this ordinary small mountain village to be reduced to ruins in just a few minutes, and there was not a single intact building in the past.Ye Xiu first ran to a slightly higher place to take a look, then stepped on the slope all the way down to the middle.

Sun Xiang moved with him, and the moment he set foot on the field, he felt that something was wrong. The surrounding soil was very wet, and its structure was relatively soft.Ye Xiu squatted down and poked it with his finger, and immediately a thin layer of mud was attached to his fingertips.

"It seems that this is near the creek mentioned earlier? Well, then, we have officially entered the village." He said the latter sentence to Sun Xiang, although he didn't look back during the process: "Pay attention, now we are away from the village." About two hours after the earthquake, there is a high probability of aftershocks."

"But the most important point." Ye Xiu paused and emphasized: "The chances of rescue are higher."

Sun Xiang glanced at him and felt that the other party was talking nonsense.

From the beginning to the end, Ye Xiu never looked back. Even though he clearly knew that he was behind him...he still couldn't get used to the feeling of being ignored, and there was inevitably some small emotion in his heart, but he also knew that now was not the time to get angry, and there was still life waiting for them. Rescue... With a soft snort, Sun Xiang quickened his pace and walked in front of Ye Xiu.

The man just raised his eyebrows unsurprisingly, and stretched out his hand to grab the other person: "Go slowly, and be careful not to miss it."

Sun Xiang couldn't refute, so he had to follow suit.

The two walked side by side. Ye Xiu was afraid that the other party would be too impatient and kept holding Sun Xiang's hand. Occasionally, he would squat down and take a closer look when he found something wrong. Get up and determine the next direction of progress.

The more people's lives are at stake, the more certain aura in Ye Xiu's body will be revealed. From his reluctance at the beginning, Sun Xiang has to follow Ye Xiu to analyze, and occasionally say a few key words, Ye Xiu didn't praise him either, but just continued what he said logically, filling in the missing parts.

They are now located in the north and south corners of the village, relatively remote, and no survivors have been found along the way.Time passed bit by bit, and the chances of survival continued to decrease. Ye Xiu never let go of his brows. Although he was still doing the analysis patiently, he was still a little impatient in his heart.

This is human life, he thought, while suppressing the urge to smoke, he squatted down and studied the land in front of him carefully.

Pushing away the dirt, there was a wooden board underneath, which was empty... Ye Xiu took a deep breath, and tapped the wooden board with his fingers.

Just as his fingers were about to touch the floor, he suddenly heard movement from below.Ye Xiu's expression became serious in an instant. He made a quiet gesture to Sun Xiang, then lay down on his stomach, leaning against the wooden board, closing his eyes and listening.

Da-da-da, da-da-da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da...

The cycle of three long and three short rhythms represented the meaning of SOS. Ye Xiu immediately regained his energy, and immediately took out the walkie-talkie to contact the large army.

"We'll arrive within a quarter of an hour." After Zhang Xinjie cut off the conversation, he immediately organized a rescue team to find their current location according to the signal transmitter on the walkie-talkie.

Then Ye Xiu tried to ask the people below a few questions. The other person seemed to be in a difficult situation, unable to speak at this time, but he could still hear the voice from above.

"I'm a soldier," Ye Xiu said, "I've already contacted the main force, and you will be rescued soon."

……Da da.

The sound below made two beeps, indicating that he knew; Ye Xiu felt that the other party was hitting the wooden board with a little force this time, so he quickly told him: "What you need to do now is to save oxygen, keep your mood calm, and don't overdo it." Excited."

This time there was a long pause before a short sound came from below.

……clatter.

"You can't seem to speak? Are you dumb?" Ye Xiu asked, "I just want to know about your situation, so don't pay too much attention to it."

There was no movement below.

"If yes, knock once, not twice," Ye Xiu added.

After a while, there were two sounds below.

Da da.

"Well, the reason you don't talk is to save oxygen?"

Hey.

"I understand it quite well." Ye Xiu smiled, "You know Morse code, it seems that you are usually interested in these too?"

Hey.

"Would you like to visit our barracks after you come out?" He changed his posture and squatted, with one hand propped on the ground: "We are all top-notch soldiers here."

……

A suffocating silence.

Ye Xiu thought for a while, and he probably understood what the other party was thinking at this moment: "Show some courage, our people will be here soon."

"You will be rescued," he said, "I guarantee it on behalf of the entire Glory Special Forces Corps."

Hearing these words, Sun Xiang who was behind him couldn't help but frowned and wanted to say something, when the other party suddenly turned his head and glanced at him.This glance made Sun Xiang stunned for a few seconds.

Ye Xiu looked into the other person's eyes and mouthed to tell him.

"He needs hope." He said silently, "We can only give hope."

Hope, what a beautiful word, it is like a fire in the dark, which will never go out no matter when.

Because after it is extinguished, what is greeted is boundless despair.

All we can do is keep the fire burning.

We can't do anything without tools.

Sun Xiang was silent, but silently clenched his hands hanging by his side.

He didn't like this feeling, he wanted to change, he wanted to be like a hero who single-handedly lifted the obstacle on the top and rescued the survivors inside unscathed.

However, now he is powerless and can only watch from the sidelines. The promise seems so weak at this moment, no one can predict whether there will be aftershocks in the next second, no one knows, the flame that was carefully cared for Will it go out in the wind.

This is the cruelest truth.