Baolu Tianxing

"Success!" The old man smoked a cigarette, recalled it leisurely, and his face became a little dignified, "The rain that year was not as heavy as last night, but it lasted longer! The day before, the clouds began to suffocate, layer upon layer, overshooting the barrier The lower it gets, at the end, there are piles of black clouds hanging almost overhead, and you feel like you can reach them with your hands, and the whole day is like night..."

Everyone listened to the old man's words, and slowly fell into the memories they agreed with him. Only Wu Chen tried his best to construct it in his mind, but he couldn't imagine what it was like at that time. He only felt eerie and cold.

"One day and one night passed in such a dark manner. At that time, there was no talk of the end of the world, but it also caused a lot of panic! By the afternoon of that day, the rain gradually increased, and the rainstorm was like a arrow. The raindrops that fell at first were enough It was as big as a thumb, and the tile roof was crackling, you should all have experienced this."

After the old man finished speaking, seeing everyone nodded silently, he continued: "At that time, I was on duty at the Mashan Hydropower Station. During the day, some commune cadres came over, and at night they watched the night together. Later, a group of soldiers came! At that time, Everyone is still innocent, these soldiers have been ordered to fully cooperate with the commune to defend the reservoir!"

"Didn't you say there were no soldiers?" An old man couldn't help interjecting. In fact, there were many versions of the situation back then, but the father of the person involved kept his mouth shut. Everyone only knew the tragedy, but they didn't know much about what happened.

"Fart!" Dad grunted, turned his head to spit, and wiped the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand, "That's because the Revolutionary Committee didn't allow it! Those big soldiers back then were squatting outside my house, with half of their body covered It’s raining! I’m making tea inside, and I even called their chief to come in and drink tea, he seems to be a company commander or something, anyway, he’s a young man, he looks very energetic!”

"Hey, why are you mentioning so many unrelated things? Just tell me how Mashan Lake collapsed." Fourth Uncle was the deputy director of the village revolutionary committee back then, so he knew something about this matter. But the most important thing is that even he doesn't know about it. He is an old revolutionary. He doesn't inquire about state affairs unless he is allowed to inquire about it, and he doesn't want to talk about it if he can.

"It rained for several hours that day, and it didn't stop at night. At this time, Deputy Commander Xie of the County Revolutionary Committee also rushed to the reservoir, called a meeting for everyone, and conveyed the instructions from above. Be careful Stick to it and protect the safety of the people's property!" The old man shook his head as he spoke, as if he disapproved of it, so he didn't care what the fourth uncle reminded him, and continued to talk on his own.

"At that time, danger had already begun to appear. The two gates kept draining water, and the creek behind was flooded. The main computer room of the hydropower station was halfway up, and it was also flooded. The communication lines were interrupted. We can only rely on those big soldiers to use telegrams to communicate with the outside world." The old man was immersed in the memory, and his face became darker and darker.

"Later, I saw that the rain did not intend to stop. The water level was too high, several meters above the red line, and gradually overflowed the dam. In order to prevent the dam from collapsing, as a last resort, Commander Xie ordered all gates to be opened to release floodwater! "When the old man said this, he suddenly shabby and remained silent for a long time.

Everyone was immersed in an indescribable atmosphere, and no one interrupted. Wu Chen stared at the burning fire, but felt flustered for no reason.

"Those soldiers rushed to the dam after receiving the order. They were opening the gate when they saw a vortex suddenly appear in the reservoir!"

Wu Chen was fascinated by what he heard, and subconsciously raised his hand to take a puff of the cigarette. The butt of the cigarette almost burned his fingers, so he quickly threw away the cigarette holder.Not only Wu Chen, but even the old men, who had heard the details of the scene for the first time, had deep expressions on their faces.

"At the beginning, no one paid attention to the drainage. There are always some small whirlpools like this. I never thought that the whirlpool would get bigger and bigger, and the water around it would rush against the dam. At this time, everyone looked at each other in dismay. I wondered if there was a water leak from the bottom of the reservoir! If the stratum collapsed and a big hole was created, and the reservoir water poured in, that’s also possible.”

"But this kind of idea was immediately rejected, because the water level didn't drop at all, but got higher and higher!" The old man said with a blank face. .

Others haven't realized what it is, but Wu Chen has studied physics anyway, and knows that in this case, not to mention the depression in the middle of the vortex, the water level at the edge will inevitably rise!Even the centrifugal force brought by this rapidly rotating water flow is huge!

"Soon, the water began to hit the dam! You didn't see it!" The old man's hands were trembling a little, but his face was a little dazed. A lot of people were thrown into the air, think about it, in that kind of situation, how could anyone survive if they were thrown several meters and then fell into the water with a drop of nearly 20 meters?!

"Those who were not thrown away are not much better! There are a few soldiers who were shot on the cement board of the gate alive, bloody and bloody!"

"Damn, don't run away!" Wu Chen was distracted, and shouted casually. This kind of natural force is really beyond human power. Basically, a few people will die!

"Run? At that time, everyone received orders to die!" Dad smiled wryly. Children nowadays, how do they know what orders to die are?But he didn't blame Wu Chen, the times have changed.

"At that time, the chief was impatient, and in a blink of an eye, half of his men were gone, and the water circle was still spinning, and he took a straight shot. He hugged a headlight and shot it into the lake. Come on, I saw something in that vortex!" After the old man finished speaking, he couldn't help shrinking his neck, and he didn't know if it was because it was too cold, or because he remembered everything he had witnessed back then.

"Water monkey?" The word came to Wu Chen's mind immediately. Although he had never seen it before, among the monsters passed down from ancient times in this area, there were water monkeys, but even if it was the rumored water monkey, It is also slightly smaller than a human, how could it make such a big wave?

The old man shook his head, but his wide-opened eyes were dull, and he stared blankly at the front, muttering, "I can't see clearly, there is only a black shadow, a long dark strip, circling the whirlpool... "

Everyone has stopped talking, but there is one unanimous thought in their minds, what else is this thing other than a dragon in the sky!Even if it is a local boa constrictor, at most it will sink in the water and steal a duck or a goose. I have never heard of such a big commotion!

It's just this idea, it's hard for anyone to say it, it's ridiculous!Although they are all superstitious people, they only believe in the illusory gods, and they have never thought about such entities.

Even Wu Chen had a faint resistance in his heart. Could it be considered that Dad was overly frightened and had a memory error?

After being silent for a while, the old man went on to say: "I was frightened at the time. Everyone thought it was the thing that was causing the trouble. After the little company commander woke up, he picked up the explosives and threw them in! He threw them in succession. There were several detonators, and there was no response at all, as if a few small stones were thrown. It didn’t take long for the dam to break in several places, and it collapsed quickly, and you all know the rest.”