The speed of reinforcement was very fast, and the efficiency was very high, but the participating officers and soldiers were not as relaxed as they appeared on the surface.
To "load and unload" so many sandbags in such a short time, whether on the ship or onshore, the physical exhaustion of each person was immense, leaving everyone utterly exhausted.
When the officers and soldiers of the 132 Regiment, including Du Yuan, persevered in transporting the remaining sandbags ashore, Han Yu immediately ordered Xu Mingyuan and others carrying out reinforcement tasks in the floodwaters to get on the ship to bathe.
This area could be described as a "flooded area," and as they sailed along, the water surface not only had human and animal excrement floating but also quite a few dead pigs and sheep!
The water was contaminated, and if they didn't bathe quickly and thoroughly with soap, it would be easy to contract diseases.
