Chapter 427 Life Assault(1/2)
At around six o'clock in the morning, when the sky was dark, He Wei walked out of the duty room in the camp and prepared to inspect the surrounding situation.
It has been raining heavily for several days. When he was on duty last night, he had been worried that floods would break out under the continuous heavy rain.
As a southerner, he is well aware of the power of summer rainstorms, and uninvited guests like floods come every one or two years, making it difficult to guard against.
"The rain has stopped." He was instantly happy and couldn't help but quicken his pace, stepping on the water on the ground and walking outside.
Suddenly, he faintly heard a strange sound coming from not far away.
At first, the sound sounded like the sound of steel bars rubbing against the ground. Then, the sound became louder and louder, and turned into a sound similar to the sound of a train passing through a cave.
He Wei's back felt numb. Although he didn't know exactly what the sound was, thinking of the heavy rain in the past few days, he instantly had an ominous premonition.
As the deputy of the Armed Police Squadron, he was very alert and immediately ran away to report the situation to his superiors.
Soon, bursts of rapid and sharp bugles sounded in the camp.
Just one minute later, 70 soldiers gathered.
At this time, the noise became louder and louder, and the barracks began to shake.
Due to He Wei's timely report, all soldiers retreated to a safe area immediately.
When the soldiers climbed to the heights, their eyes couldn't help but look at Dadeng Village, which was only separated by a mountain.
In an instant, everyone's hearts trembled, and their whole bodies felt as if they were falling into an ice cave.
The entire Dadeng Village has turned into a quagmire, all buried by mudslides.
A large area of the surrounding trees collapsed, and a few cement piles were exposed in the yellow mud. If you look closely, you can see that they are the roofs of villagers' buildings.
He Wei felt cold in his heart. The village next door was in a low-lying area and was in ruins due to a sudden mudslide.
As for the villagers inside, don’t think too much, their chances of survival are definitely slim.
"I hope someone wakes up early and runs away when they see the mudslide, so they can escape."
He muttered silently in his heart, feeling his shoulders were extremely heavy.
Suddenly, as a whistle sounded, the captain walked up to everyone with a heavy face and said solemnly.
"I just received news that due to many days of heavy rain, a huge flash flood and debris flow swept across the river, cutting off the river passing through the county, causing the river bed to rise by more than 6 meters on average, and the river channel suddenly widened from 60 meters to more than 180 meters."
"Currently, the entire county along the river has been flooded, while small mudslides have occurred in some villages in nearby mountainous areas. The disaster is extremely urgent, and we will immediately launch rescue operations."
"As long as there is a glimmer of hope, we must make a hundredfold effort."
The captain pointed towards the village in the distance and shouted: "There, the people affected by the disaster are waiting for our rescue. I firmly believe that there will be a miracle of life. Do you have confidence?"
"Yes, yes, yes!" The passionate reply resounded throughout the sky.
70 soldiers galloped towards Dadeng Village.
Fortunately, as soon as we arrived at the disaster area, we saw a dozen villagers standing on the nearby mountainside, each one crying loudly.
But when they saw the familiar military uniform, their tears stopped instantly and they shouted in surprise.
"Coming, coming, help is coming."
"Come on, there are people trapped under here, go and save them!"
The soldiers rushed to the buried house and quickly launched a search and rescue operation.
A few minutes later, a woman was discovered deep in the mud.
"Quick, there's someone here."
I saw that her whole body was covered with yellow mud, and her face, mouth and nose were all covered with it. She had exhausted all her strength and could not even support her body. She could only moan weakly in the mud.
At that moment, someone was pulling her arms from left to right, and someone was lifting her thigh. They used all their strength to pull her out of the mud for a long time.
"Woooooo~" The woman was pulled out
After I arrived, I seemed to be somewhat conscious, but my mouth was full of mud and I couldn't communicate normally.
"You have to send him to the hospital as soon as possible!" The captain took one look and immediately made a decision.
"But, the roads to the county around here are all flooded." Someone said with a grimace.
The captain pondered for a second and then said: "I called the military hospital to call for rescue to see if they could come over as soon as possible. Every wounded person rescued now must be sent for treatment immediately. Otherwise, I don't know whether there are internal injuries or not.
It’s hard to be sure.”
He Wei listened and silently quickened his pace.
This is a race against time, a race against death, and even more so a fight for life, a struggle of perseverance, and there is absolutely no room for failure.
More than half an hour passed, and the rafters of some houses were exposed from under the mud.
One after another, four or five people who were lucky and were not buried deeply were rescued.
But they all suffered varying degrees of injuries, such as fractures, bleeding and other trauma.
Fortunately, there were medical soldiers in the team, and they quickly provided emergency aid to the wounded.
A total of six wounded people were lying on the ground silently, receiving treatment.
The bleeding was stopped, the injured was bandaged, and the broken bones were temporarily fixed.
They were all dealt with quickly, and the injuries of the wounded were alleviated.
However, the military doctor's frown did not relax, but he looked solemnly and said to the captain.
"These are the wounded with relatively mild symptoms. If we rescue others later, the injuries may be more serious. The most feared thing is hypovolemic shock caused by long-term squeezing. In severe cases, it can lead to sudden death of the wounded. We must prepare as soon as possible
Preparation for transfer."
The captain nodded: "The Southern Military Region has sent transport helicopters on the road. When they arrive, they will evacuate all the wounded immediately."
After hearing these words, everyone's nervous expressions relaxed a little.
An hour later, three more wounded people were rescued.
However, their injuries were somewhat serious, each of them was unconscious, and the last one seemed to have been injured in the abdomen and was bleeding profusely.
A little girl suddenly ran out of the crowd and rushed towards the bleeding wounded: "Dad, dad, it's me, what's wrong with you, wake up, I'm Yingying!"
A middle-aged woman stepped forward quickly, picked up the girl, hugged her tightly, and said in a trembling voice: "Please save him. He asked us to run first and said he wanted to save others. Unexpectedly, he didn't
think….."
At this point, the woman burst into tears, and the girl in her arms burst into tears.
"Daddy, daddy, I want daddy!"
The medical soldier stepped forward for a brief inspection and said with a sad face: "The breathing and heartbeat are very weak. I suspect it is ischemic shock. It is probably more serious than bad."
"If we were in a hospital, with ventilators, defibrillators and other equipment, we might be able to save him, but now..." He couldn't help but shook his head.
Everyone suddenly felt cold, wondering where to find medical equipment in this disaster area.
There are mudslides and floods all around, and the roads are flooded. Unless you have wings, it will be impossible to fly out.
When the woman saw this scene, her body was shaky, she hugged the girl and started sobbing.
"Alas!" He Wei couldn't bear to look away. He wished he could grow a pair of wings and run to the county hospital for treatment immediately with the wounded on his back.
At this moment, a whirring sound suddenly came from above the head.
Then there was a violent roar.
Everyone couldn't help but raise their heads in shock, and saw a dark gray heavy-duty transport helicopter flying over from a distance.
Almost instantly, it flew above everyone's heads and kept hovering.
The crowd instantly erupted in deafening cheers, which for a moment even drowned out the roar of the helicopter.
"Help is coming!"
"There is no end to the road!"
"There is help, there is help."
When people looked at the rescue troops descending from the sky, they all burst into tears, and their eyes were filled with hot tears.
Passed
After a while, the helicopter landed in a relatively flat place.
Several medical soldiers carried stretchers and ran towards the crowd quickly.
Soon, the three unconscious wounded people were carried into the cabin immediately.
Several other injured, whose injuries did not appear to be serious, were also helped onto the plane.
The helicopter, loaded with wounded people, quickly took off and disappeared into the distant horizon.
The whole process, from landing to takeoff, took less than ten minutes, which can be said to be well-trained.
At this moment, in the cabin, the medical soldiers were facing a formidable enemy and immediately rescued the three unconscious wounded people.
They immediately opened the first aid kit, took out three portable monitors, put them on the wrists of the wounded, and checked them one by one.
"No, my heart has stopped. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is needed immediately."
To be continued...