HCB Chapter 329 Falling into the Underground River
Chapter 329 Falling into the Underground River
Xia Songlan was still in the same group with Huang Feng. They met the group of Doctor Zhang and Nurse Xiaoyu halfway.
After all, Dr. Zhang is older than them and is obviously physically unable to cope.
He pounded his waist, "Songlan, give me two injections when you have time. My waist can't take it anymore."
Xia Songlan walked behind him, took off her gloves, and started massaging him.
She was very particular about the massage technique, rubbing and pressing the acupoints with moderate force. After a short while, Dr. Zhang felt a lot more relaxed in his waist.
"Oh, woad is really my savior. I couldn't sleep last night because of the back pain."
Huang Feng curled his lips and said, "Just trick them two.
I was in the bed next to yours yesterday, how could you not fall asleep? Your snoring was as loud as the sound of a mountain, but I couldn't fall asleep because of your noise. "
Doctor Zhang took out the kettle and drank some hot water.
The logistics supply has been kept up in the past two days, unlike the previous few days, when sometimes we couldn’t even drink hot water.
"You kid, you snore, grind your teeth, fart, and even give me advice. I don't know how Nurse Liu can tolerate you.
Especially your big stinky feet, I am puzzled, in this cold winter, how can they stink so badly, you must have really stinky sweaty feet. "
Huang Feng pinched his waist angrily, pointed his orchid finger at Doctor Zhang, "What nonsense are you talking about? What nonsense are you talking about?
Your feet are smelly?
I washed my feet last night. I saw that you were an old comrade, so I got you some hot water, but you said you were too sleepy to move.
Your own feet stink, and you're spreading the stink on me."
Doctor Zhang calmly put the kettle on his back and stood up, "Okay, okay, okay... I won't argue with you.
You better get busy quickly, didn’t you see Zuo Ming over there seems to have discovered something?”
Xia Songlan responded and looked towards Zuo Ming, and saw Zuo Ming lying on a broken beam looking down.
From time to time, I put my ear close to the beam and listened carefully.
Suddenly he waved towards the distance, "Hurry up, someone, I think I heard someone calling for help, there must be survivors here."
Xia Songlan and a few others hurriedly ran towards that direction.
Xia Songlan was the fastest, followed closely by Huang Feng, then nurse Xiaoyu, and Doctor Huang was at the end.
By the time the three of them, together with Zuo Ming, lay down in the gap and looked down, Dr. Huang had not yet arrived at the collapsed house.
All I heard was a loud rumbling sound.
A big pit appeared in front of Dr. Huang, and the four people who were lying on the beam just now fell down together.
Dr. Huang was stunned.
It wasn't just the four of them who heard Zuo Ming's shouts, there were also nearby PLA comrades and other rescue teams.
Now they have all arrived at the big pit.
There is an underground river under the big pit. The water has not frozen due to the cold weather, but the flow rate is not fast either.
They could vaguely see a figure floating in the water, but it soon disappeared without a trace.
Due to the sudden collapse of the ground and the fact that an earthquake had just occurred, everyone realized that the ground in front of them might not be as solid as it seemed.
So they just gathered around the pit and no one dared to take a step forward.
Doctor Huang was the first to react and shouted, "Quick! Go and call for help!"
A PLA comrade turned around and ran away.
When Ning Jingmo and his group arrived, there were already a lot of rescue workers surrounding them, but no one dared to take the risk and they all hesitated.
Doctor Zhang quickly ran to Ning Jingmo, "Jingmo, hurry up, Songlan, Huang Feng, and Xiao Yu have fallen in.
Oh~ and Zuo Ming, I saw with my own eyes that the four of them fell in at once and were washed away by the river. "
He rubbed his hands anxiously, "What should I do? What should I do?
The weather is so cold, they will not get hurt if they fall from such a high place, right? "
Ning Jingmo was much calmer than him. He first observed the surrounding environment, and then sent people to call local villagers and relevant department officials.
Soon, staff from the county government’s water conservancy department and local villagers came to Ning Jingmo one after another.
Ning Jingmo pointed at the underground river and asked them, "Is this underground river the Meng Jiangnu River that flows outside?"
A middle-aged man nodded, "Yes... our water conservancy department has surveyed this underground river before.
Its main flow direction is east-west, passing through our Ning County and flowing to the Meng Jiangnu River in the east of the city. "
This middle-aged man is Director Zhang, who is in charge of the water conservancy department of the county government.
Ning Jingmo raised his head and looked towards the east. All he saw were broken walls and ruins.
Only a few isolated houses are still standing, but they are also crumbling.
But even so, the direction of Meng Jiangnu River could not be seen.
He turned around and asked Director Zhang, "Can we still find the river management map now?"
"Oh, this is a bit difficult. Our entire water conservancy bureau has collapsed. All the maps are buried under the office building."
An elderly fellow villager nearby raised his hand and said, "I am familiar with this underground river. Even without looking at the map, I can lead everyone to find its approximate location."
Ning Jingmo's eyes lit up instantly, "Thank you, fellow villager. Does the river flow straight eastward, or does it have a bend in the middle?"
The fellow pointed to the east and said, "Go east. Do you see the tree over there? It's broken in half now. It's an old poplar tree.
Near there, the underground river made a big turn to the south, and then continued to flow eastward for about two miles.
If we rush to the old poplar tree now, maybe we can stop them there."
"Is the water flow here so slow? 16 minutes have passed." Ning Jingmo asked while looking at the watch.
The fellow nodded and said, "The terrain of our Ning County is relatively flat. The west is not much higher than the east, and the water flow is not turbulent."
Ning Jingmo nodded, and then called to Captain Nie beside him, "Bring a few comrades with me to the old poplar tree."
The fellow villager listened to his arrangements and led the way quickly in front.
The road condition is not good now. It looks like it is only 1000 meters away from the old poplar tree, but it is actually very difficult to walk.
There is a weighing instrument factory in the middle. The entire factory building has collapsed and all kinds of instruments are scattered everywhere, making it extremely difficult to pass through.
Just as they were trying to find a way to pass, Xia Songlan was dragging nurse Xiao Yu and swimming with difficulty in the water.
The four of them fell into the water almost at the same time.
Except for nurse Xiaoyu, the other three can swim.
But as soon as Zuo Ming fell into the river, he was knocked unconscious by the collapsing bricks and tiles.
Xia Songlan was closest to him and dragged him to avoid other falling objects.
Huang Feng dodged the rocks while trying to pull the screaming nurse Xiao Yu.
The two were the first to be washed into the river.
Xia Songlan dragged Zuo Ming, and there was no place to climb around.
People also drifted along the river in an unknown direction.
Fortunately, the underground river did not collapse completely, and the river water is still two or three meters away from the top soil layer.
The air is also abundant.
But the cold water is icy and even if it is not frozen, it is unbearable.
Before she had drifted far, Xia Songlan could already feel the chill, which was invading her entire body from the outside and then radiating from the inside out.
My teeth chattered uncontrollably.
Fortunately, Zuo Ming woke up before he floated far.
The brick only knocked him unconscious. Xia Songlan pressed his Danzhong point to help him relax, and he has recovered now.