Chapter 1085: Repeat the Order, Everyone Return to the Team!

Who said the weather forecast wasn't accurate!

The newspaper said there would be rain on the 19th, but it didn't say it had to rain on that day. Can't it be dragged to the 20th?

"It's raining so hard, and you still want to go out?"

Liu Yin came down from upstairs, saw her son putting on rain boots, and couldn't help but ask.

Li Xuewu turned his head and smiled at his mother: "Going to the club to handle some things. Why?"

He stomped his feet and asked, "Is there anything you need my help with? Buying groceries? Or buying something?"

"You only know how to buy, buy, buy. Don't you know how to accompany your wife and children on Sunday?"

Liu Yin scolded her son with slight dissatisfaction: "Who delayed your work on weekdays? If you don't come home on your day off, you might as well treat this place as a reception center."

"Leader, the car is ready." Just as Liu Yin was speaking, Han Jiankun came in from outside with an umbrella and reported: "Now it's...?"

"Go, go!" Seeing her son's embarrassed expression, Liu Yin said impatiently: "You only have work in your eyes, no home."

"Look at what you're saying, as if I'm very dedicated. I'm the laziest in the whole factory."

Li Xuewu joked with his mother, then promised: "I won't be back for lunch, but I'll definitely be back early in the afternoon. There's really something to do."

"Go, go, I can't be bothered with you!"

Liu Yin waved her hand and shooed her son away: "Who cares where you eat, don't come back."

Li Xuewu smiled, didn't care about his mother's attitude, took an umbrella from the entrance, and walked out. Han Jiankun followed behind, looking a bit dazed.

The rain was really heavy today. I don't know who poked a hole in the sky, as if the water from the Heavenly River had all leaked down.

There was no wind either. The wind had finished blowing in the middle of the night. Now it was just raining, raining non-stop.

Li Xuewu could feel the force of the rain hitting the umbrella even when holding it; the precipitation was really not small.

Before getting into the car, he looked up at the gray sky. He was most afraid of not being able to see the bright clouds like this; it was going to rain endlessly.

The drainage ditch at the entrance had long been full, rushing toward the big lake with a splash. The rainfall this year was heavy, and the ditch couldn't hold water at all, let alone small fish. There were quite a few toads, though.

If you opened the window to sleep at night, you could hear the croaking of toads. If you were a light sleeper, it would keep you awake, making you feel restless.

He didn't know if the big lake was there from the beginning or if someone released them later, but he could hear the sound of turtles at night.

Of course, Li Xuewu didn't know how turtles called; it was the old man fishing who told him.

That old man was an immortal. He didn't sleep at night, didn't even need to prepare side dishes for his small pot of wine. After twelve o'clock, he would drink two taels of wine while listening to the turtle's croaking.

After the turtle finished calling, he would be satisfied, and only then would he lie on the bed to sleep, getting up early in the morning to go fishing again.

To this day, he hadn't figured out the old man's background. Han Jiankun had the intention to help him investigate, but he didn't let him. What would be the fun in that?

The reserved repertoire for him and Li Shu in the morning was to go to the big lake to tease the old man, mess with the other's quiet fishing life, and borrow two fish to take home by the way.

It wouldn't work today. With such heavy water, the old man fishing wouldn't be able to stand it either. If he rushed into the big lake, wouldn't he be fed to those fish, shrimp, and turtles?

The road paved with bricks at Li Xuewu's door was definitely not for ordinary goods, given the villa area that the little devils didn't spare manpower and material resources to build.

You really shouldn't say that. The little devils' hearts were very bad, but the quality requirements for the craftsmen were really, really good.

No matter how big the water flow in the drainage ditch was, it wouldn't spread into the courtyards of the residents, nor would it rush onto the street.

Open ditches had bad points: there were many mosquitoes in summer, especially when fallen leaves from trees on both sides of the road mixed with mud and piled up, it would cause blockages.

But magically, as long as it rained, under the scouring of the rain, these mud and fallen leaves would all be washed into the big lake, and the ditch would be clean.

Afraid of stagnant water and mosquitoes when it rains? But the water all flowed away, and there was no environment for mosquitoes to breed.

The advantages of open ditches were undoubtedly revealed. It was convenient for maintenance and mosquito elimination. At this time, they were particular about eliminating the four pests.

"Bang—"

After closing the car door, Li Xuewu shook off the rain he had scraped onto his body and instructed Han Jiankun: "Go to the Third Guard Regiment first. The rain is too heavy, and I'm worried."

Li Xuewu didn't go to the big lake empty-handed when taking his daughter to play; he always had to bring a few pastries, otherwise, how could he be embarrassed to borrow fish from the old man?

The rain was too heavy this morning, so when Han Jiankun came, Li Xuewu told him to go to the big lake to take a look, so the old man wouldn't get into trouble because of fishing in the rain.

As a result, Han Jiankun came back and said the lake water had risen, already passing the small path by the lake, and it was still rising.

"Leader, at home..."

Han Jiankun pointed to the courtyard and reminded Li Xuewu: "Aunt Liu seems to be angry."

"Haha, don't mind it. My mother isn't angry. She's deliberately speaking up for her daughter-in-law."

Li Xuewu patted his shoulder and said: "You're already married. Sooner or later, you'll encounter the situation I'm in now, choosing one side and neglecting the other."

He turned his head to look at his home. The heavy rain on the car window made it blurry, but he could still feel the warmth and responsibility of home.

Han Jiankun didn't quite understand. He steered the car and drove slowly out of the street, still thinking about the words the leader had just said.

"Even the most respectful and mutually loving couples will have a day when their love is smoothed out by daily necessities and the elderly and children."

Li Xuewu explained: "There is always someone who has to shoulder the heavy responsibility of taking care of the family. It's a pity that even if I want to play this role, the conditions don't allow it, so I have to be scolded."

He shook his head helplessly and said: "It's fine for my mother to help Gu Ning scold me or discipline me. It's better than letting Gu Ning get angry or say these words, even if Gu Ning isn't that kind of person."

"Uh... so Aunt Liu is deliberately saying it for Sister Xiao Ning to hear?"

Han Jiankun finally understood. He understood why people in the factory said the leader had many tricks; it turned out to be family-inherited!

Li Xuewu smiled and shook his head slightly: "Saying it is saying it to me. Who hears it isn't important; what's important is that I have to listen."

There is an old saying: loyalty and filial piety are hard to have both. For a cadre like Li Xuewu who works hard and is responsible for the main work in the factory, this is even more so.

Just think, a person who can't even control all his time, can he have a leisurely rest life?

The older he gets, the more Li Xuewu understands his parents' care and love, and understands the meaning of family to a person, to a cadre.

Some young people think, I have no old people above and no small children below, so I will serve the people wholeheartedly.

That's bullshit!

Chairman Mao had long ago made a deep analysis and interpretation of human nature and the human heart, and had even made clear requirements and explanations for the organization to examine cadres.

If a cadre doesn't even have the ability to form a family, do you still expect him to have any work ability?

If a cadre isn't even willing to shoulder the heavy responsibility of life and family, do you still expect him to shoulder any work?

If you don't sweep a room, how can you sweep the world?

The car got on the main road, and the rain seemed to be getting heavier, even with the help of the wind.

There were few pedestrians on both sides of the road, only some fallen trees and broken garbage blown onto the street, blocking part of the traffic.

"Looks like I'm going to break my promise again today."

Li Xuewu sighed: "With such heavy rain, I hope nothing happens."

Yes, if something happened normally, there would be a chance for emergency remedial measures. On a rainy day, if you really call for support, I'm afraid the construction emergency conditions won't allow it.

Even if there weren't many vehicles on the street, the speed still couldn't be increased.

The speed of cars in this era wasn't slow, but the tire grip was average. If you really drove fast and couldn't brake, it would be troublesome; you'd definitely flip or crash.

Arriving at the Third Guard Regiment's station, the rain flowed down from the tiger's mouth on the flying eaves of the gate tower, forming a water dragon that rushed into the alley.

There were even fewer pedestrians here, only the guards in the gate and guard post were as still as pine, as usual.

Returning the salute to the guard who saluted, Li Xuewu stepped into the gate and walked along the corridor toward the office area.

Rainwater rushed down from the eaves of the corridor, forming a water curtain that looked quite good, but Li Xuewu was in no mood to look at these things at this time.

"Comrade Xuewu? Why are you here?"

Qi Yaowu, who was walking out of the command center, turned his head when he heard footsteps and found it was him.

"Why? Did you see that I was working hard on duty and came to help me? That would be really great!"

"Don't be happy too soon! I'm here to find trouble for you!" Li Xuewu walked closer and said seriously: "How much mobile force is there in the station now?"

"What are you going to do? Don't mess around!"

Qi Yaowu was startled by his words. Asking him how many people he had at this time, wouldn't he be doing some big move?

As far as he knew, Li Xuewu's courage was unusually large, and his thinking was also very alternative. If there was really any special action, even he would have to hesitate a bit.

Li Xuewu didn't give him time to hesitate, pointed to the big water vat that had overflowed in the courtyard, and reminded: "The rain today is really heavy!"

"Yes, it is very big. So what if the rain is big?" Qi Yaowu raised his eyebrows and asked: "But it's just raining, what does it have to do with us?"

He tilted his head and gestured toward the dormitory, introducing: "The soldiers are all doing ideological education in the activity room, and some are tidying up their internal affairs."

"It has nothing to do with us if it rains, but it has something to do with us if the rain is too heavy."

Li Xuewu patted his arm and said: "Army-civilian fish-water relationship, seeing true feelings in times of danger. I just called the city to ask, and the drainage system is saturated."

He reminded: "I saw countless big trees fallen across the road, bicycles crooked in the ditch, and drainage ditches blocked on my way here."

"You mean... we should go out to support local disaster reduction? This... how can this..."

Qi Yaowu frowned: "But without instructions from superiors, not a single soldier can move!"

"That's why I'm telling you, let you apply for it!" Li Xuewu stared and asked: "Which is more practical, active application or passive arrangement?"

"Hiss—how did you know that the superiors would arrange for us to support local disaster reduction?"

Qi Yaowu still didn't believe Li Xuewu's guess and asked very suspiciously: "Has such heavy rain not formed a rain disaster yet?"

"It'll be too late if it really forms a rain disaster. Will it still be your turn to perform? Are you stupid! Hurry up and call!"

Li Xuewu pushed him toward the office and reminded him: "Are you going to call or not? If you don't apply, don't blame me for getting angry with you."

He glanced at the dormitory direction and said: "The Third Guard Regiment has a part of the Security Brigade's bloodline. The connection with the local area is tighter than ordinary teams, and we must take the initiative to take responsibility."

The two walked forward along the corridor, and Li Xuewu told him his thoughts and opinions.

Listening, of course, it was all for the public good, and he saw the actual difficulties of the people in the Dongcheng in dealing with the rain.

But behind it, there was also the meaning of active application and positive performance. Qi Yaowu heard this.

Walking into the office, without outsiders, Li Xuewu stood opposite Qi Yaowu's desk and said: "The Security Brigade still has the merit of maintaining public order."

He pressed his palm on Qi Yaowu's phone and asked: "Has the Third Guard Regiment accumulated any new merits since its establishment? If you don't take the initiative to fight for it, who will remember you?"

"I can not care about these honors, but you have to have a spectrum in your heart about what the comrades in the regiment are training day and night for."

"I... I have to make this call?"

Qi Yaowu was still hesitant, frowned and asked: "What if the superiors don't allow it? You should know what period it is now."

"What period? Who doesn't allow it? Who dares not to allow it? Who dares not to allow it for what reason?" Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows: "Are you going to call or not? If you don't call, I'll call, and don't say I'm fighting for merit with you."

"Damn! Making it sound like I'm some kind of person!"

Qi Yaowu didn't believe Li Xuewu's bullshit. Only after things are done well can there be a talk of fighting for merit. If things aren't done well, it's taking responsibility and carrying a big pot.

Today is his duty, so this responsibility naturally falls on him to bear. How could he let Li Xuewu bear it?

Although the two hadn't fought in the same trench, Qi Yaowu knew Li Xuewu's past in the south, so he respected him very much.

Especially the things Li Xuewu really did for the Third Guard Regiment, he was really considering the regiment.

Otherwise, why would he come to the regiment to cause this trouble today? He understood his starting point.

In the Garrison sequence, the Third Guard Regiment isn't considered a stepchild, but it isn't the Crown Prince either.

To say that the equipment and personnel quality are excellent, that's also the result of the Security Brigade.

The early field-style path can't be considered professional in the Garrison. The achievements that can really be taken out are actually the projects planned by Li Xuewu, so he can't help but think carefully.

Qi Yaowu scratched his head and asked: "How should I say it? How many people are we going to send out, how much equipment? What are we going to support?"

"Except for the duty posts, everyone else! All of them!" Li Xuewu narrowed his eyes and said: "You call the superiors now, and I'll apply to the branch bureau and the neighborhood office. Only bring shovels and emergency supplies!"

"What the Dongcheng needs, we will help with. What the people of the Dongcheng need, we will do. Power restoration, dredging drainage, rescuing disaster-stricken people, checking dangerous houses, etc."

"Also! The medical vehicle should also be driven out, including the command vehicle and patrol vehicle, and act jointly with the neighborhood office's vehicles and the branch bureau's vehicles!"

He patted the phone and said: "Carry the three flags, and beat out the banner of the Third Guard Regiment. We not only want to shout slogans, but also truly practice the three-branch spirit in difficulties and the needs of the organization."

Qi Yaowu grabbed the phone Li Xuewu pushed over, looked at him and said: "Give me the duty room of the Garrison District, I am Qi Yaowu, Commander of the Third Guard Regiment."

"Unity is strength—this strength is iron! This strength is steel..."

It only took the time of an emergency assembly bugle for the dormitory building to go from quiet to footsteps.

Each squad and platoon assembled in the big conference room according to the instructions, carrying only raincoats and water bottles, waiting for orders.

After everyone assembled, the four leaders at home stood on the stage, namely Qi Yaowu, Commander of the Third Guard Regiment, Li Xuewu, First Deputy Political Commissar and Deputy Commander, Wang Xiaoqin, Deputy Political Commissar, and Zhang Chenggong, Chief of Staff.

After everyone assembled, Qi Yaowu gave a short speech, explaining the difficulties brought by the heavy rain to the people of the Dongcheng.

He called on everyone not to fear sacrifice or difficulties, to show the responsibility of the soldiers, and to help the masses get out of danger...

After Qi Yaowu's speech, Chief of Staff Zhang Chenggong issued support work instructions to each battalion and company.

The vehicles and cadres coordinated from the branch bureau were already waiting behind the conference room, and the neighborhood office contacted the district, and the specific support arrangement instructions were conveyed to the command room.

Wang Xiaoqin sat in the command room, Qi Yaowu and Li Xuewu were each responsible for one direction, while Zhang Chenggong was responsible for on-site coordination of the command vehicle.

After all battalion and company officers and soldiers clarified their respective tasks and directions, they set off with the leading cadres to dock with the people from the branch bureau and the district.

The vehicles were already waiting at the dormitory entrance, and shovels and emergency tools were already in the cars.

Li Xuewu even mobilized light kayaks and water pumps from the Red Star Factory and joint units.

The team that set off in the first echelon naturally had no chance to sing, but the team waiting to set off started singing songs of unity led by the leading cadres.

Li Xuewu discussed briefly with Qi Yaowu and others, then set off separately to the most severely disaster-stricken areas for on-site command.

Before leaving, Li Xuewu reminded Wang Xiaoqin that the logistics system must keep up. They might not be able to return at noon, but the meals of the officers and soldiers must be guaranteed.

Especially calories, ginger soup must be available on a rainy day, and more meat and oil should be added. Only by eating well can they feel warm in their hearts and protect their hometown.

The phone call Qi Yaowu made just now set a precedent for the Garrison District, which was disaster prevention and reduction pre-judgment and advance support.

In the past, it was always after the disaster occurred that the local area coordinated with the Garrison, and then the Garrison issued specific support instructions. Now it was the other way around.

The Third Guard Regiment actively judged that the heavy rain had been falling for 9 hours, and the drainage system in the city was going to have problems, so it contacted the local area in time to obtain disaster information.

The duty leader who answered the phone was also stunned for a moment, and only fell silent after confirming with Qi Yaowu again.

Damn! Qi Yaowu, what's going on with you?

This sentence was not only asked by the duty cadre of the Garrison in his heart, but also by other regiments that received the news. Now even disaster relief has to be rolled?

The world has been peaceful for a long time, and the opportunity for war merit for the Garrison team is really slim.

On weekdays, everyone relies on repairing the third line, conducting training, or disaster relief in extreme weather to perform.

But now there is a "roll king" in the team who doesn't play by the rules and takes the initiative to call to apply for tasks. You say, should you scold him?

The Garrison side also found it funny in their hearts. Just say what to do now. Whoever is arranged to go up must be the Third Guard Regiment first, and this move must be praised.

Why? Because the slogan is shouted well, and the definition of the action is marked well.

Qi Yaowu also said this period, but Li Xuewu also said this period. What's wrong with this period?

Nothing wrong, but as long as you keep the masses in your heart, hold the banner of the three-branch spirit in front, and do the work of disaster prevention and reduction in front, no one will dare to have opinions or dare to stop them from performing.

Li Xuewu let the team carry out three flags. Which three flags are they?

The Party, August 1st, and the Third Guard Regiment.

One red heart, protecting the people, bravely taking on heavy burdens, no one can break the move Li Xuewu laid out.

Qi Yaowu also felt some profound meaning from the leader's attitude and decisively talked about the soldiers' worry and concern for the elders of the Dongcheng.

Don't forget, half of the team in the Third Guard Regiment are children from the capital, proper soldiers' children.

Good fellow, if you don't let them go, do you still have to write a volunteer application? It's not that rolled!

Qi Yaowu didn't care about the possible internal criticism. He ate this piece of meat!

Whoever comes first is whose. In the future, there will be no most rolled, only more rolled. He must be the first to call the duty room! He must carry this banner.

Before, they rarely had such tasks in the field army, after all, they were all in the mountains.

Now the station has entered the city, but the thinking is still in the mountains and hasn't been fully transformed.

Why did he desperately want to keep Li Xuewu? Isn't it because he values the other party's connections and roots in the city, and values the other party's capable means?

Li Xuewu is very honest with him, and what he said is very clear. After arriving at the Garrison, you must have a change in mentality, and the way to lead the team must also be transformed.

Waiting, relying, and asking won't work. There are not only Qi Yaowu and Li Xuewu in this Third Guard Regiment, but also more than 3,000 comrades.

Li Yunlong once said, a bear soldier is a bear, a bear general is a bear nest. If the team can't be brought out, it's the regiment commander's problem, and it has nothing to do with the political commissar.

Half of the sentence was said by Li Xuewu, because he, the deputy political commissar, is absolutely fine, so it can only be the regiment commander's problem. The regiment commander is too conservative.

Dongcheng, Liangma River branch line.

Teams have started to clear blockages on all main roads in the city, and at the same time help power units restore power supply. There are also patrol vehicles patrolling along the drainage ditch to clear blockages in time.

Li Xuewu first came to the drainage ditch system in the direction of the Rolling Mill to inspect. This was the area that the district first contacted about problems.

The water volume coming down from Miyun Mountain was very large. Part of it rushed into the Liangma River branch line, causing the river water to backflow into the drainage system, and some residential areas outside the city were flooded.

Li Xuewu wore a raincoat, stood in the sewage knee-deep, and communicated with the cadres commanding on-site.

"First open the passage connecting to the moat, then solve the problem of backflow and internal flooding."

He told Pazile and the person in charge of the neighborhood office who followed him: "Where the car can go, people must go. Where the car can't go, the boat must go!"

"Don't wait for your people, first open the boat to check the specific situation, rescue the disaster-stricken people, and must prioritize ensuring the safety of the people's lives and property!"

"Yes!"

Pazile wore a hat, ignored the rainwater flowing into his collar along the raincoat, and waved to signal the company commanders to act.

Li Xuewu emphasized to the person in charge of the neighborhood office: "Must explain the situation on the scene clearly, including unexpected situations such as electric shock, to ensure rescue safety."

The people's lives are lives, and the soldiers' lives are also lives. Li Xuewu won't let anyone's life be messed with or sacrificed.

"Wherever my people go, you follow. You are most familiar with the situation on the scene. Move the command post forward. Rescue must be fast and efficient!"

Some neighborhood cadres frowned, looking at the knee-deep sewage. It's flooded like this here, what's the situation inside?

They didn't want to go, and the above didn't say to let them go. This dangerous situation wasn't something they could handle and solve.

But Li Xuewu didn't care about this. He, a Beijing native, wasn't very familiar with this place, let alone those soldiers. Who to find to understand the situation on the scene?

So he stood with his hands on his hips very arrogantly, his waist bulging, obviously carrying weapons.

Don't look at the soldiers only carrying shovels and emergency tools, but Li Xuewu was going to be their backing.

Where my soldiers dare to go, you must also top it up for me. For the sake of the people, we are not afraid of sacrifice, but we can't make sacrifices in a muddled way.

Letting these people stand in the rear and shout with walkie-talkies is useless. Sending them directly to the front, they are more active and proactive than anyone else.

Seeing Li Xuewu's serious attitude, the scar crawling on his face jumped slightly. The timid neighborhood cadres didn't dare to say a word of "no."

The district instructed them to actively cooperate with the rescue team to carry out disaster relief work in their jurisdiction, and the on-site emergency command was the responsibility of the leading leader.

Now Li Xuewu, as the deputy commander of the Third Guard Regiment, ordered them to accompany the rescue soldiers to rush up. If they dared to retreat, Li Xuewu dared to treat them as deserters.

Regarding the flood control and disaster relief work, Li Xuewu actively listened to the opinions of the water conservancy support department, issued orders to the team, and watched those neighborhood cadres get on the kayak with stiff faces, only then did he get into the car.

He still had to rush to the next disaster relief location. There were more than one area with serious internal flooding.

"Report, Commander, your lunch box."

Gao Guang, the secretary of the Third Guard Regiment, carried a hot lunch box and got on the command vehicle.

He was about to open the lunch box when Li Xuewu raised his hand and pressed it: "Have the other comrades eaten?"

"Yes, the logistics support vehicle from the regiment station has already started distributing lunch. The comrades are eating in order..."

Li Xuewu didn't wait for him to finish before jumping out of the car. The heavy rain had stopped, but the light rain hadn't broken.

A large truck modified into a dining car was distributing lunch boxes, and the soup bucket was steaming. You could smell the ginger from far away.

"Commander!"

"Hello, Commander!"

After one o'clock in the afternoon, Li Xuewu appeared at the dining scene with chapped lips.

Like everyone else, his raincoat hood was lifted and not worn. He let the rain wet his hair, feeling it was breathable.

The white shirt exposed in the raincoat while walking was full of mud spots, let alone his pants, which had long become like a rag.

When he came out from home, he was wearing rain boots, but after walking to the waist-deep scene with the soldiers to check the situation, the rain boots had long been thrown away. Now he was wearing yellow rubber shoes like everyone else.

Seeing his embarrassed appearance, the soldiers didn't laugh, and their eyes were full of respect when they greeted him.

Li Xuewu walked all the way to the dining car, nodding from time to time, patting their shoulders, and would smile when seeing those who were more embarrassed than him.

For those who took the lunch box and walked back, Li Xuewu would also pick a few to open a corner of the lunch box to take a look.

Only after seeing that the food inside was full and the same did he continue to walk with peace of mind.

"Is the ginger soup prepared enough?"

Li Xuewu walked to the front of the soup bucket, looked, and asked the comrade in charge of the cooking squad.

Although the drizzle was continuous and the rainwater dripped into the ginger soup bucket, everyone was still drinking it hot.

The cooking squad leader first saluted, then introduced: "Our carrying amount exceeds the number of comrades present. The logistics department has also considered the masses on the scene. Please rest assured, Commander."

"Hmm, good, thoughtful."

Li Xuewu nodded, took a green tea mug used by the soldiers from the table, didn't wash it, shook it with the rainwater, scooped a mug from the soup bucket, and drank a sip in front of everyone.

"Hmm—hot, spicy! Hahaha!"

Seeing everyone looking at him, Li Xuewu exhaled a white breath and laughed loudly.

"Hehe—hahaha!"

The soldiers in line also laughed heartily, and for a time, the atmosphere at the scene became much warmer, driving away the cold brought by the rain.

Li Xuewu's secretary carried the lunch box to the car. The door of the command vehicle was open because it had to contact the radio as a temporary command post.

Everyone could see the Commander was busy, so busy that he didn't have time to eat like them.

But they all started eating, yet the Commander came to see them first. The lunch box in Gao Guang's hand was still left on the car.

"Commander, the city leaders are here," Gao Guang received the news from the command vehicle and ran over to report.

According to the focus of the Dongcheng's drainage system, the support layout of the Third Guard Regiment was also divided into blocks.

Li Xuewu was mainly responsible for the Liangma River line and parts of the internal flooding areas outside the city.

Qi Yaowu went down to the county. That side was more serious and more dangerous, and he was going to take the lead.

Zhang Chenggong was in the city, mainly responsible for emergency disposal and coordinating joint local organizational forces.

The Four Nine City would have internal flooding, but the Imperial City wouldn't. The location where Li Xuewu was located was a relatively large drainage key node.

So it was normal for city leaders to come over. The emergency calls from the county exploded when the water was at its largest, and the city was also very anxious.

Having a team like the Third Guard Regiment take the initiative to offer support also provided the city with confidence in rescue.

Quickly and decisively handle hidden dangers in the initial stage of the disaster and investigate key targets.

It was still daytime now, some problems were easy to handle, and there were conditions to handle them. If it dragged on until night, who knew what problems would arise again.

"Comrade Xuewu, thank you!"

The small motorcade rushed to the scene. The person who got out of the car was Liu Xiangqian, dressed the same as Li Xuewu, and equally embarrassed.

Obviously, he had also trekked all the way from the scene, and it was very likely that he had returned from the lower county.

The two hands held together, which was a world of difference from the hypocrisy of a few days ago.

Li Xuewu stood here in a different identity, covered in mud and water, making Liu Xiangqian feel deeply moved.

Especially looking at the exhausted soldiers, he was moved from the bottom of his heart.

"From morning until now, led by the comrades of the neighborhood office, a total of 78 silted and blocked locations have been dredged, ensuring the smooth flow of the drainage system."

Li Xuewu accompanied Liu Xiangqian to the front of the command vehicle, with soldiers sitting on shovel handles or squatting on the ground eating.

"This side of mine can be considered the most severely flooded, and the drainage situation is the most critical location."

He pointed to the rolling, muddy river water in the river channel and introduced the emergency rescue situation on the scene.

When hearing that more than 800 people in difficulty had been rescued, Liu Xiangqian was moved again and held Li Xuewu's hand to express his gratitude.

"I just came back from Mentougou, and the situation there is more serious than here."

He nodded and said movingly: "On the way back, I was still worried about the situation in the Dongcheng, but hearing that you were here, my heart suddenly stabilized."

"Duty-bound, it should be."

Li Xuewu's answer was very concise, except for being detailed when introducing the situation, and naming the local cadres who did the work.

At this time, neighborhood cadres gathered around. Hearing Li Xuewu's naming, the resentment they had for being forced by the other party to get on the boat this morning all dissipated, and they felt a bit warm!

Political Commissar Li is really a particular person! A good person!

Yes! It's hard to find such a good person again!

Whoever dares to say a bad word about Political Commissar Li, I definitely won't agree!

When he came, Liu Xiangqian had already learned about the general situation of disaster relief here. The reason why the Third Guard Regiment ate late was entirely because the first batch of food and ginger soup was supplied to the disaster-stricken masses and neighborhood cadres.

This was Li Xuewu's order. If there was danger, the people of the Third Guard Regiment had to rush up, and the people of the neighborhood office also had to follow, but when eating, the people of the Third Guard Regiment ate last, and the people of the neighborhood office ate with the masses.

The disaster-stricken masses saw all this in their eyes. After eating their fill and warming their bodies with ginger soup, they were transferred to a safe location under guidance.

And the masses who remained at the scene looked at the soldiers squatting on the ground or sitting in the mud eating, wiping tears while secretly sending over boiled eggs.

In this era, eggs were equivalent to money. Although the economy had improved in the past two years, eggs were still in short supply and were the main nutritional material.

The soldiers didn't want them, pushed them away, and refused them, but couldn't stop the enthusiasm of the masses. Someone peeled the eggs, crushed them, and sprinkled them into the ginger soup.

So you could see scattered egg yolks in those buckets of ginger soup. Although the taste of the ginger soup changed, the heart of the fish-water relationship didn't change, and the affection was even thicker.

When Liu Xiangqian left, he told Li Xuewu that the dedication and sacrifice of the Third Guard Regiment would definitely be remembered by him and the city, and the people would not forget.

With one heart and one mind, man can conquer nature. Even God understands the truth that things cannot be done.

So even though the rain got heavier at two o'clock in the afternoon, it stopped before five o'clock.

The sunset dyed half the sky red. The sun, which had been hiding all day, finally showed its face, dyeing the three flags red and the hearts of the masses at the disaster relief scene red.

"The sunset is flying in the west—the soldiers return to the camp after target practice~ return to the camp!"

"The red flower on the chest reflects the rosy clouds, and the happy singing flies all over the sky..."

The platoon leader waved his hand, the squad leader took the lead, and the soldiers, covered in mud and with smiles of exhaustion that couldn't be hidden on their faces, sang loudly about the victory the Third Guard Regiment had won again with hoarse voices.

Green big trucks lined up, and the soldiers boarded the trucks one after another, handing the scene over to other brother units.

According to the instructions of the Garrison District, the Third Guard Regiment had successfully completed the disaster reduction and relief mission and would complete the handover with other Garrison brother units and withdraw from the front line to return to the station for rest.

A full day of high-intensity work was a test for the soldiers and a severe test for the Third Guard Regiment's logistics support system.

The post-disaster cleanup and repair work would be coordinated by the district, and the second echelon of Garrison brother units would take over this work.

The Third Guard Regiment could finally go home, and Li Xuewu could finally go home.

Watching the last soldier get on the truck, Li Xuewu waved to the commander and issued the order to return to the team and set off. The big truck started.

Li Xuewu turned around and was about to get into the car when he saw the neighborhood cadres surrounding him from behind.

"Political Commissar Li, thank you—!"

"Thank you—!"

"This is all what we should do! Don't be polite, we are comrades, we are relatives!"

Li Xuewu waved his hand with a smile and said: "We are ordered to return to the camp. Your work is still arduous. I hope you can continue to win victories!"

"Alright, everyone has worked hard. If there is any danger again, we will definitely appear here!"

The neighborhood cadres surrounded Li Xuewu's car to see him off, and the masses along the way surrounded the big trucks carrying the soldiers to see them off.

The motorcade moved slowly. From time to time, disaster-stricken people cried and waved to say goodbye to the motorcade, and the soldiers in the carriage also wiped tears and waved goodbye.

Some people shouted the most lovely people, and some wrote thanks on big red paper, writing thanks to you, the most lovely people!

A whole day of sharing weal and woe and overcoming difficulties together gave the best interpretation of this fish-water relationship.

Many of the teams that came for disaster relief were children from the capital. They were likely saving their own homes and their own relatives.

Even if they didn't meet their relatives, they knew their comrades and comrades-in-arms were saving their families, so how could they not work hard?

Some people stuffed eggs, steamed buns, and dried dates into the hands of the soldiers who waved at the trucks... The soldiers who received the orders were polite and refused, but couldn't stop the enthusiasm of the masses.

You don't want it, you don't accept it, then I'll throw it into the carriage and stuff it into your mouth.

You don't accept it because of discipline, but I send it because I love you, I love this group of young soldiers!

Some soldiers were recognized by their families and neighbors. Hearing them call their nicknames, that kind of pride filled their hearts and swept away all exhaustion.

All the efforts today were worth it. Just at this moment, they, the young ones, would remember it forever.

The singing of returning from target practice became even louder, singing for their families, for their neighbors, for the masses, and for themselves.

The truck moved forward, and the steamed buns and dried dates hit the soldiers, hitting their hearts.

Tears were shed all the way, which was more memorable than this heavy rain, about who rushed to the front in times of danger and saved the masses from the flood disaster.

Li Xuewu sat in the car, closed the windows tightly, and looked at the masses outside the window who were hitting the glass to stuff eggs and steamed buns to him, unmoved.

Glory and victory belong to the soldiers. What he did was only what he should have done.

This honor should be added to the young people in the truck in front. It was they who dared to charge, no one mentioned conditions to him, and no one mentioned retreating to him.

What Li Xuewu was most happy and relieved about today wasn't receiving the love of the masses, but that there was no news of sacrifice when receiving the order to collect the team.

Wang Xiaoqin, who was responsible for coordination and command in the command room, sent a message to Li Xuewu. The first sound he heard was asking if anyone had sacrificed.

Wang Xiaoqin was silent first, then proud, and also proudly told him: Repeat the order, everyone return to the team! ===== CHAPTER 1086 =====