The illness comes like a mountain collapsing, and departs like silk being drawn out; this saying equally applies to flood control.
The water level, which had taken a week to slowly recede, unexpectedly rose back to the warning line overnight.
Facing the floodwaters that were about to overflow the sub-dam, Captain Zheng of the 127th Regiment of the 403rd Division, 105th Army, despite suffering from severe rheumatism and unbearable knee pain, braved the pouring rain, serving as both commander and combatant, leading the way in carrying and stacking sandbags.
"Captain, the sub-dam on the west side has breached!"
"What?"
"The sub-dam on the west side has breached; the floodwater is surging in."
"Third Company, follow me to the west side."
"Yes!"
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