Who taught you to be a recruit like this?

Chapter 254: Bottomless Despair

In a temporary disaster relief command room built from a group of tents.

A large number of staff members wore headphones and tapped their fingers on the keyboards quickly.

Massive amounts of disaster area information will be transmitted here for summary.

Finally, specialized personnel will take unified command and improve the deployment of disaster relief work.

At this moment, in front of a huge map, Lieutenant General Li Changzheng was listening to the report from the Chief of Staff with a stern expression.

"Twelve hours and thirty minutes have passed since the earthquake struck, and the affected areas cover four cities, six counties, and more than twenty surrounding towns."

"One-third of the roads leading to the disaster-stricken areas have now resumed normal traffic."

"We have urgently hoisted a batch of large rescue equipment to the scene."

"At the same time, the supplies donated by caring people from all walks of life are also on their way. Rescue workers from other provinces will also arrive tomorrow..."

Li Changzheng's brows were still furrowed. "What's the current earthquake situation? Is there any new information from the earthquake monitoring department?"

The Chief of Staff replied: "According to monitoring, the impact of aftershocks is still ongoing, but the frequency is gradually decreasing."

"We still can't let our guard down!" Li Changzheng said seriously, "When organizing rescue operations, everyone must be extremely vigilant about the impact of aftershocks."

"Otherwise, if we're not careful, the rescue work will turn into a second disaster scene."

"Yes." The chief of staff nodded.

"Also!" Li Changzheng put his fists on the table, staring at the map of the disaster-stricken area, and said in a heavy tone.

"Inform all troops: cut through mountains and build bridges across rivers. You must rush to the disaster area for rescue efforts as soon as possible."

"Relying solely on the existing manpower for rescue is simply a drop in the bucket. The main damaged roads must be reopened to traffic as soon as possible so that more large-scale equipment can be sent to the scene."

"Rescue work is urgent. People are dying every minute and every second, and we are the last hope for the people!"

"Yes!"

The chief of staff quickly conveyed the order.

As time goes by, rescue work deepens.

More and more troops received orders and quickly rushed into the disaster area to participate in rescue operations.

When those red flags appeared in the disaster area like torches and appeared in the sight of the affected people.

Many people in the disaster-stricken areas shed hot tears when they felt most helpless.

"The PLA comrades are here, we are saved!"

At home, the People's Liberation Army has come to this sentence.

It means that the matter is not small, but the problem is not big.

As long as the soldiers of Yan State appear, no matter how great the danger is, it can always be averted.

Whenever you see that touch of national defense green, you will always feel a sense of peace of mind for some reason.

......

A full thirty-six hours had passed since the earthquake.

In the north of the city, on the ruins of what should have been the commercial center.

A large number of soldiers, volunteers, and rescue workers are carrying out rescue work.

At this time, Ge Zhiyong stumbled to the side and shouted loudly to Zhao Pengfei and others who were also carrying out rescue operations.

"One after another, hurry up, take a half-hour break, and replenish food and water..."

Seeing that no one responded, Ge Zhiyong could only shout again at the top of his voice.

Now, everyone heard what he said and slowly turned around to look at him.

Everyone's faces were filled with fatigue, their expressions were dull, and their eyes were empty.

Everyone is so tired that they are numb and stupid.

It has been a full thirty-six hours since the earthquake.

They were like a machine running at full speed, hardly stopping at all.

Continuous high-intensity work and mental stress have brought everyone's body to the brink of collapse.

Therefore, Ge Zhiyong had no choice but to order everyone to take turns to rest.

He knew very well that this battle could not be won in a day or two.

If we want to completely win the victory in disaster relief work, we must be prepared for a protracted war.

At this moment, the soldiers' physical and mental strength have reached their limits.

If we don’t take a rest, I don’t know how many people will die suddenly here.

The people in the company who received the order were quickly forced to come down.

Only the people from the second company were left on top to continue searching for the whereabouts of the survivors.

In the open space, volunteers had already prepared food and water.

Because the disaster was so severe, there was a shortage of supplies, so for now we only had steamed buns, pickled mustard greens and water.

But even so, everyone still stuffed the food into their mouths ravenously, seizing the time to replenish their energy.

Among them, many people still had food in their mouths that they had not had time to swallow.

Fatigue came like a wave, and I fell into a deep sleep leaning against the roadside.

Seeing this scene, the people affected by the disaster around were all moved and shed tears of heartache.

They are so young, as young as our own children.

This should be an age for them to enjoy themselves and spend their youth, but they shoulder heavy responsibilities and become the backbone of the country and the nation.

......

"Zhao Pengfei, go call Qin Feng down!"

"Everyone else has rested two or three times, but he hasn't rested at all. If this continues, something bad will happen."

At Ge Zhiyong's reminder, Zhao Pengfei turned his gaze to the figures who were still participating in the rescue, and a look of deep worry appeared on his face.

He picked up two steamed buns and a bottle of water, climbed up the ruins and came to Qin Feng.

"Qin Feng, take a break. It's been thirty-six hours, and you haven't eaten or slept a wink from beginning to end. If you continue like this, something bad will happen."

"It's okay, squad leader, I still feel strong."

As he spoke, Qin Feng raised his hand tiredly and wiped the sweat from his head.

He stretched his pale, dry lips and forced a tired smile.

But Zhao Pengfei noticed that his eyes were bloodshot.

The gloves on his hands were already in tatters.

All ten fingers were bleeding.

The condition is so bad that it seems like it can be blown down by a strong wind.

He didn't care whether Qin Feng agreed or not. He grabbed his arm and pulled him to the open space, speaking in a very stern tone.

"Qin Feng, I know you want to save more people, but you are in a very bad condition now!"

"You have to stop and rest for a while, otherwise you will be the next one to be rescued!"

"Although you are now in a higher position than me, if you still recognize me as your old squad leader, you must stop and rest for an hour immediately to eat your water and food!"

He could ignore what others said, but he couldn't go against what Zhao Pengfei said.

Qin Feng had no choice but to take off his gloves, but the gloves scratched the wound on his fingers.

He frowned in pain and hissed softly.

But in front of Zhao Pengfei, he still smiled calmly, took the steamed bun and water and started eating and drinking.

The old squad leader was right, thirty-six hours of continuous high-intensity work.

His body has reached the limit of what it can bear.

Although he has a system and his physical strength is greater than that of ordinary people, he definitely cannot withstand such consumption.

He knew very well that this rescue work would be a long-term battle.

But every time he stood on the ruins, Qin Feng always hoped to contribute more.

It was as if, if he put in a little more effort, he could save one more life.

Qin Feng looked around at the ruins and felt a sense of powerlessness.

The 7.5 magnitude earthquake brought devastating disasters to the entire city.

Without the help of heavy equipment, manpower alone is far from enough.

Now, he only hopes that the roads can be opened as soon as possible so that more heavy equipment can enter the disaster area.

Only in this way can the people buried under the rubble have hope of survival.

Qin Feng finished the steamed bun in just a few bites and prepared to lie down and rest for half an hour.

At this moment, he suddenly saw two figures running towards him quickly in the distance.

They were Wu Jin and Niu Tiejun who had disappeared for a long time.

Qin Feng went up to him without thinking.

But as soon as he got close, he was stunned.

Niu Tiejun looked very unhappy, which was in stark contrast to his usual cheerful image.

Wu Jin looked like a walking corpse that had lost its soul.

There was no expression on his face, and his empty eyes hid bottomless despair.

At the same time, in a maternal and child health care hospital less than a hundred meters away from this street, a race against death has quietly begun...