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Chapter 142: A Beam of Light (Part 1)

Many people may wonder why not use a helicopter to pick people up directly?

First of all, there are a limited number of helicopters in an area, and even fewer suitable for rescue. For a helicopter to land, there must be a flat space that is more than twice the diameter of the propeller, and there must be no gravel or rubble on the ground, otherwise it is easy to cause secondary damage. Weather conditions must also permit, otherwise it will not be able to take off again after landing.

Given the terrain of Wen County, a county seat located in a mountain valley, such conditions are simply impossible to exist. There was no such space when it was still intact, let alone now.

In addition, allowing untrained people to climb a helicopter with only a rope ladder without any professional equipment is no different from murder.

More importantly, those who can call for help on the roof are actually relatively safe. Those who are truly in danger are those struggling on the ground.

Therefore, the biggest use of helicopters is to conduct reconnaissance.

But after dark, everything is meaningless.

All available forces within the hundreds of kilometers surrounding Wen County were already on standby. Within 20 minutes, the next three helicopters arrived. In the final moments before nightfall, they dropped the last bit of supplies and brought back the final aerial footage.

Because the dark clouds and rain continued, it got dark very quickly today.

The entire Wen County gradually fell into darkness.

It is difficult for modern people to imagine what the night would be like without any electricity. Even in a small county town, people have long been accustomed to the "light" brought by electricity and light bulbs.

There was still a sparse drizzle in the sky, and the dark clouds had descended, so dark that you couldn't see your hand in front of you in the valley.

At this time, a discussion, or rather, a debate, was taking place in the command post.

"Captain! Let's try! The rope is long enough! We can get through!"

"Commander! The helicopter can't do it, so we have to use manpower!"

At this time, a special operations platoon in the rescue team was asking for battle.

The engineering conditions were not sufficient to build a bridge, and it was already dark, so a platoon leader suggested that they could try to swim across and pull a rope.

As long as there is a rope that can be fixed on the opposite side, it will be much more convenient for subsequent personnel. At the very least, people can be sent forward to check the situation. At the most, work can be carried out on the opposite side, and the difficulty of building the bridge will be greatly reduced.

But doing so in the dark, in the mud and water where the situation is unknown, is extremely risky. It can be said that once he gave the order, it was tantamount to acquiescing to the loss of lives.

But considering the disaster in Wen County and the golden rescue time...

Someone came to report: "Chief! Two Wanshans insisted on coming up, saying that..."

The chief didn't have time to deal with these trivial matters. He waved his hand and said, "Let's talk about it later!"

Finally, he paced for a while, his eyes red, and gritted his teeth and gave an order: "Be sure... Be careful!"

With a "bang", several soldiers put their heels together.

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"

Soon, 10 soldiers, wearing life jackets specially designed for swimming and tied with ropes, entered the muddy river.

The public engineering lights on the shore illuminate the water surface, but they are only effective in the first 50 meters. The next 50 meters are completely dark.

There was no send-off, no commendation, no farewell, because the situation was urgent and millions of disaster-stricken people were waiting for their arrival.

The 10 soldiers had ropes tied around their waists. They were all carefully selected and good swimmers.

But once I entered the water, it felt different from my usual river crossing training.

This kind of water with a very high mud content has greater buoyancy, but it is extremely difficult to swim in.

Moreover, the water flow was not smooth, so they had to swim at an angle and exert several times the physical strength to move forward.

Several soldiers gradually left the range of the engineering lights and entered darkness. Only the searchlight above their heads could provide some light.

The danger has just begun.

Without the guidance of light, the formation of the ten people swimming across the river became uncontrollably disorganized.

A person struggling in the dark mud cannot tell the direction at all.

Suddenly, the soldier in the middle felt his leg step on a big rock.

The rock rolled under the water and caught his leg in the rubble.

"Woo~! Gurgle!"

Unfortunately, the comrades in front and behind him could only hear the sound of water, and no one noticed that he was in trouble in the darkness. Even the shaking of the rope was buried in the mud and water.

Mud poured down his throat in huge gulps.

He panicked because he couldn't catch his breath.

It's over....

At this moment, the people on the river bank who were looking around anxiously suddenly heard a buzzing sound coming from behind.

First, a girl came carrying a silver box, and rushed over under the protection of several soldiers.

Behind her, a series of strange mechanical creatures resembling bees rushed out from the darkness and flew through the air towards the dark rear half of the river.

"Shh! Shh! Shh!"

It's like a series of migratory birds following their master.

This series of mechanical creations hovered above the water and then lit up.

The light was projected onto the water, forming circles that just shone on the heads of the ten soldiers.

The soldier who was swimming across was stunned for a moment, then he realized that a comrade had drowned.

"Big mountain! Big mountain!!"

The two soldiers in front and behind dived into the water. After a few breaths, they held their weak comrade in their arms.

Qingluan-01 and Qingluan-02 still firmly provide them with lighting.

Bai Xi put down the box panting and breathed a sigh of relief...

Their car was too big and was stopped on the winding mountain road, so they got out of the car with Wang Tao, Xiao Rui and others, and prepared to find the person in charge here to explain the situation.

As a result, as soon as he arrived at the broken bridge, he saw ten soldiers swimming across in the dark. He had no time to explain and hurried back to mobilize Qingluan.

Fortunately, I caught up...

........

Time goes back two hours.

After understanding the general situation from Yang Ru, Bai Xi returned to the production plant of the bionic aircraft.

At this time, Wang Tao and the others were also confused.

"Boss Bai! Those engineers just received an emergency order and all left!"

Bai Xi's face was as gloomy as water as he asked, "How many Qingluan series are there now?"

"Total? About 150 or so..."

"Where are the batteries?"

"There are even more batteries, but they haven't been fully charged yet. They're all half full, as reserved by the manufacturer..."

Bai Xi took two steps at a time and picked up Bai Ze's box.

"Load everything and set off immediately! Go save people!"

"Ah? Save who?"

Wang Tao was still confused when another person hurriedly walked into the factory door.

"Miss Bai, you can't go! It's very dangerous there! I have to ensure your safety!"

While checking Bai Ze's battery level, Bai Xi replied, "Except for me, no one else knows how to use mechanical intelligence now."

"One minute late could mean many lives lost."

She raised her head, her eyes burning:

"Brother Yang, believe me, I can save them!"