Chapter 243: The Thread of Life
Because the road is slippery and the weather is raining, and everyone is wearing life jackets and holding equipment, the speed of traveling has become very slow for a while.
Although everyone wants to speed up, it is difficult to achieve this in reality.
However, the captain did not ask everyone to speed up. In this case, protecting one's own safety is the top priority.
Many people may say that if a soldier is so afraid of death, then it would be better not to go to rescue him. In fact, in Wang Aiguo's opinion, this is simply a moral kidnapping. Yes, as a soldier, we can pay our lives for the tasks and the lives of the people, but this only happens in extreme situations.
Only when people live can they have hope, and only when they live can they save more people. Therefore, no matter when, you must protect yourself as your top priority. Only when you protect yourself can you be qualified to protect others.
After running for more than two hours, everyone finally saw a bridge appearing in front of them.
The captain was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Everyone speeds up. As long as you cross this bridge, March City will be ahead."
Wang Aiguo looked at the bridge in front and couldn't help but be shocked. In his impression, the bridge should be a little far from the water surface. However, the bridge in front of him was basically the same as the water surface. Even when the water flow was larger, some water was still photographed on the bridge deck.
However, just as everyone wanted to speed up and rushed onto the bridge, everyone was suddenly stunned because everyone heard a huge roar.
The roar can be heard clearly even in the heavy rain, but no one knows what the sound is.
After a few seconds, someone suddenly started screaming.
Wang Aiguo was stunned and looked over the sound, but he saw a scene that would be unforgettable for him.
The water in the upper reaches pours down like a tsunami, but it is different from a tsunami. The tsunami is just pure water, but the mountain torrents descending upstream.
The mountain torrent was covered with a large amount of soil, and the soil was covered with many thick trees. They rushed down at an extremely fast speed and almost arrived in front of everyone in the blink of an eye.
"Boom!" Several huge roars sounded, and at the same time, a huge water column shot out due to the impact.
When the water flow and the roar ended, everyone was shocked to look at the bridge in front of them.
Although the bridge was not broken, there were many tree residues on the bridge deck. The trees pouring down from the mountain hit the bridge hard under the influence of the mountain torrent. The huge impact actually directly knocked the trunks into pieces.
Only when you really see this kind of scene will you understand that this is a more horrifying picture than any horror movie, or even all horror movies combined.
After the impact ended, everyone stopped and stopped running forward. Some young conscripts even moved backwards involuntarily.
Wang Aiguo looked at everyone, and everyone looked terrified. He has to admit that the scene just now was too shocked, and as long as he was a person, he would feel fear.
However, Wang Aiguo found that the captain standing in front was not afraid at all. He saw that he still looked serious and showed firmness in his eyes.
"Brothers, I understand your fear. Yes, everyone will be afraid when they see this scene just now, but we cannot retreat because we are soldiers!"
At this moment, the captain actually spoke, and he said to everyone with a passionate expression: "We are the Chinese People's Liberation Army. The meaning of our existence is to protect the masses, protect the people, and defend this country. I understand everyone's feelings. We are also human beings, and we will also be afraid. But a qualified soldier must overcome his inner fear. You can take a look at the back of the bridge. Behind this bridge is March City, where tens of thousands of trapped people are waiting for our rescue. We have no time to be afraid, no time to be afraid, and no time to retreat. We must move forward bravely, and we cannot embarrass this military uniform!"
The captain almost shouted out in the last sentence.
The so-called heroes are those who can raise their arms in times of crisis. After hearing the captain's words, Wang Aiguo felt that the blood in his body seemed to be burning.
"The captain is right, brothers, keep rushing!" With a loud roar, Wang Aiguo took the lead in running towards the bridge.
Seeing Wang Aiguo running over, the captain showed a gratified smile on his face.
With Wang Aiguo's lead, everyone was no longer so scared, and everyone began to follow Wang Aiguo to the bridge.
After crossing the bridge, the captain ran to Wang Aiguo and patted his shoulder and said, "Fatty, you really made me look at you with admiration today. I originally thought you were just a fat man who was lazy and greedy, who was busy and waited for death, and could not work. Unexpectedly..."
"I didn't expect that Captain, I have this kind of image in your heart. Captain, do you praise people to be able to take a snack?" Wang Aiguo interrupted the captain's words and said speechlessly.
At this time, the captain was also a little embarrassed and scratched his head embarrassedly and said, "I'm sorry, I'll say something out of my heart for a moment."
Wang Aiguo: “…”
After a moment of silence, Wang Aiguo changed the subject and said, "Captain, have you really been to March City?"
"That's not, I've been here several times." The captain said proudly.
Wang Aiguo suddenly realized, no wonder the captain was so familiar with the way.
The captain paused and said, "I still remember that the first time I came here to play with my squad leader. When I passed this bridge, I felt that the bridge was particularly strange. The water flow under the bridge was only over the knee, but the bridge was extremely high. It seemed like a cruise ship in this stream. My squad leader told me that this bridge is the Bridge of Life in March City. When there is really a situation, you will know that this bridge is precious."
"As a result, the second time I came, there was a mountain torrent in March City just like today. I realized that the bridge was built according to the highest water level line. You have seen the effect just now. Even if the mountain torrent has passed, it still stands firmly here. This bridge seems to be the guardian of March City."
The captain turned around and looked at the bridge of life, and immediately showed a comforting smile like an old friend.
At this moment, Wang Aiguo also felt awe of this bridge. It was with this bridge that gave them the opportunity to save more lives. Even if it was just a bridge, it was worthy of respect.
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Although the road conditions were not particularly good, we arrived in March within three hours.
As soon as he arrived in March City, Wang Aiguo was stunned by the scene in front of him.
They have not entered the city area at the periphery of March, but the situation on the periphery is beyond imagination.
Chapter completed!