Material Empire

Jingjiang embankment, Xiejiawan river section.

Hundreds of officers and soldiers of a certain Red Army battalion have been guarding this place for five full days and nights. The officers and soldiers can't remember how many hours they slept in total. Waking up, followed by hours of hard work in the mud and water until the levee once again saved the day.

Another huge flood peak passed, and the soldiers who were exhausted to the extreme lay down on the embankment with their clothes on, and seized the precious time to take a nap. The sky was covered with lead clouds, and the drizzle showed no signs of stopping. The soldiers' clothes were already soaked, so they didn't care about the rain, and they slept in the mud one by one, snoring like thunder.

Battalion Commander Feng Tianlei rolled up his trousers and carried his liberation shoes in his hand. He walked through the mud step by step and came to a company to inspect the situation of the officers and soldiers. Looking at the muddy faces, he felt so distressed, but there was nothing he could do.

Chen Yongchao, the commander of the third company, followed Feng Tianlei closely, and reported the situation to Feng Tianlei stammeringly: "We have used up all the sandbags used to block the gap here. When Hong Feng came over just now, there were two landslides here. , Later, the soldiers had to tie the trousers with knots and used them to fill the gaps with sand. Battalion Commander, before the next flood peak comes, hurry up and add a batch of bags to us.”

"I also want to add, where to make it up!" Feng Tianlei said with a dark face, "The sandbags of other companies have also been used up. If it doesn't work, let everyone take out the quilts for backup. You tell the soldiers, wait until the flood fighting is over. Afterwards, I will personally report to the logistics, and let them fill up everyone's quilts and military uniforms."

"That's the only way to go." Chen Yongchao rolled his eyes, "Anyway, the quilt is still wet, and it can't be covered if it's left."

"How is the physical condition of the soldiers?" Feng Tianlei asked.

"There are already more than a dozen people with diarrhea. The hygienist prescribed berberine, and that's it. There is no clean water, and no one's stomach can stand it." Chen Yongchao muttered.

Feng Tianlei looked up into the distance, sighed, and said: "I have already contacted my superiors. The road leading to our village was washed away by the rain, and the trucks delivering supplies couldn't get through. I heard that the local government is organizing people to rush to repair it. The road, but in this weather, how can the road be repaired?"

"Commander, how long do we have to stay here?" Chen Yongchao asked timidly.

Feng Tianlei said: "Who knows, when the mission was first received, the meteorological station said that the rainstorm in the upper reaches would stop in three days. But later they said that the weather conditions have changed, the rainstorm will continue, and it may intensify. The regiment has already A notice was forwarded, saying that there will be a bigger flood peak tonight."

"Is it bigger than the Hong Feng that just passed?" Chen Yongchao asked.

"It should be. Experts say this is the biggest flood peak in this year's flood season." Feng Tianlei said.

Chen Yongchao smiled wryly: "I've heard this at least three times. Each time it was said to be the biggest flood peak, and then a bigger flood peak came. What time will the flood peak arrive tonight?"

"Around eleven o'clock." Feng Tianlei said.

Chen Yongchao scratched his head: "Damn it, what Hongfeng doesn't come during the day, he insists on coming at night. How can you guard against this black light? What's more, we are really exhausted right now."

"If you can't defend it, you have to defend it. Our section is the most dangerous in the entire Jingjiang section. Once the breach occurs, hundreds of thousands of people in more than a dozen surrounding towns will be affected. Therefore, no matter how difficult it is... I would rather put all of us in it than have to Make sure the levee is intact." Feng Tianlei said, with a look of determination in his eyes.

"Battalion Commander, look quickly, a car is coming." Correspondent Li Chunnian stumbled over from behind and shouted to Feng Tianlei in a fuss.

"Car?" Both Feng Tianlei and Chen Yongchao's eyes lit up. Could it be that they were looking forward to the arrival of the truck delivering supplies?

The two of them followed Li Chunnian back a few steps, raised their eyes to look down the embankment, and then sighed in sympathy at the same time: "This car... has a purpose."

I saw a mud-splashed off-road vehicle parked under the embankment. Feng Tianlei had some knowledge and knew that it was a high-end off-road vehicle made by Toyota in Japan. Several sections of the road leading to Xiejiawan from the nearest county town have been damaged, and trucks cannot pass through. This kind of off-road vehicle can be driven over, but what Feng Tianlei needs are sacks and drinking water delivered by trucks. An off-road vehicle can't solve their practical difficulties.

"Couldn't some leader come to inspect it?" Chen Yongchao looked at the off-road vehicle and guessed in a low voice.

Feng Tianlei sneered: "Whoever the leader is, I haven't been notified. At this time, I don't have time to spend time traveling with these leaders."

Chen Yongchao said: "They didn't come to visit the mountains and rivers, at least they came to condolences to us, right? By the way, maybe they even brought some condolences."

"That's right." Feng Tianlei nodded, and then told Li Chunnian: "Xiao Li, go down and ask them what they do. If any leaders come to express condolences, you can take them to the instructor. If there are any As for the condolences, please don’t be polite to the instructors, keep them all, it’s best to have something to eat, and you can leave it for the sick to eat.”

"Yes!" Li Chunnian knew that his battalion commander had always been a maverick and didn't like to cling to local officials. During the flood fighting in Xiejiawan in the past few days, there have been several groups of sympathizers like this. These people's intentions can't be said to be bad, but on this occasion, all kinds of entertainment are really inappropriate.

While speaking, the door of the off-road vehicle was opened, and a young driver and a man who looked younger than the driver jumped out of the car. The two looked up towards the embankment, and saw Li Chunnian bouncing down at a glance.

"Comrade, where are you from? What are you doing here?" Li Chunnian ran up to the two of them and asked in a less polite tone.

"My name is Qin Hai, and I belong to the Daqin Industrial Group in Anhe Province." The young man replied, "This is my colleague, Xiao Fu. It was the leader of your army who asked us to come here to help you."

"The head of our army?" Li Chunnian asked, tilting his head, "Is it our regiment headquarters or our division headquarters?"

"I just came from your regiment, and your regiment leader said that Xiejiawan is the most difficult place, so we came to Xiejiawan first." Qin Hai replied with a smile. He was following the orders of Ji Mingchu, but there was no way to explain this to Li Chunnian. If he really said that, he would only be considered a liar by Li Chunnian.

After receiving the order from Ji Mingchu, Qin Hai quickly contacted the headquarters of the group, and under the coordination of the headquarters, hundreds of experienced and healthy cadres and technicians were transferred from subsidiaries and subordinate factories all over the country. A special service team went to the front line of flood fighting non-stop. After contacting with the flood fighting headquarters in various places, the service personnel of Daqin Group were divided into several groups and sent to various key locations to assist the front-line soldiers and migrant workers in flood fighting and rescue work.

Originally, Qin Hai didn't have to come to the scene in person, but since he accepted the task, he naturally wouldn't stay out of it. He brought a small team to the Jingjiang River section, and after he arranged for everyone else, he and Heizi drove an off-road vehicle to Xiejiawan, where traffic was inconvenient. Before arriving at Xiejiawan, he did go to the regiment headquarters and learned about the current situation of Feng Tianlei's battalion, so what he said to Li Chunnian was not a nonsense.

"Come to help, just the two of you?" Li Chunnian looked Qin Hai up and down, unable to see anything special about the person in front of him. For a whole battalion, more than 400 young men were on the embankment. How could Qin Hai and this little Fu help?

Qin Hai smiled, pointed to Feng Tianlei and Chen Yongchao on the top of the dam, and asked, "Is that your chief? You should take me to see them."

"That's our battalion commander." Li Chunnian said, "Our battalion commander said, if you are here to condolences, let me take you to see the instructor. The battalion commander and the third company commander still have important work to discuss."

Qin Haidao: "I've said it before, I'm not here to condolences, I'm here to help you plug the gap. You, lead the way ahead."

Qin Hai has been the chairman of the board for so many years, and his words and demeanor inadvertently carried some hints of domineering. Li Chunnian was just a small correspondent, and he had never seen such an aura before. He subconsciously turned around, and as expected, he led Qin Hai and Heizi towards Feng Tianlei and the others.

"What's the matter with this Xiao Li, how did you bring him up?" Feng Tianlei stood on the top of the dam and saw the scene clearly. He didn't know what kind of ecstasy Qin Hai had given Li Chunnian, so that Li Chunnian could lead them up to the dam in a desperate manner.

"Third company commander, you can greet them, I'm going to the second company." Feng Tianlei confessed, turned around and wanted to walk away.

"Captain Feng, it's inappropriate to turn around and leave like this?" Qin Hai had already walked a few steps away, seeing Feng Tianlei intending to leave, he greeted Feng Tianlei with a smile. When he was in the regiment headquarters, he was introduced by the regiment leader, saying that Feng Tianlei was a bit arrogant, but he was indeed a good player who could lead troops and fight tough battles. Now when he saw Feng Tianlei's posture, he knew that this person didn't want to see them, but how could he let Feng Tianlei go away like this.

Hearing Qin Hai shout out his name and position, Feng Tianlei couldn't help but feel a little bit embarrassed. If the other party doesn't know you, that's fine. The other party called his name directly. If he walked away, it would be impolite. Although Feng Tianlei has a strong personality, he is not unreasonable.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't see you." Feng Tianlei casually made an obviously unreliable excuse, and then asked: "Where do you two come from, and what are your names? Come to the levee guarded by us. What are you doing?"