Chapter 173: Burning Mountain
With a shrill shouting outside, Cen Jiahua and others hurried out of the restaurant and said, "Where is the fire?"
Now in late autumn when the weather is dry and the food is dry, Cen Jiahua is worried that there will be a wildfire near the manor. Once it burns, all his efforts will be ruined.
An employee saw Cen Jiahua coming out of the restaurant and shouted, pointing to the west of the reservoir and saying, "It's inside the mountain, not our manor."
Upon hearing this, Cen Jiahua's heart was a little relaxed. As long as it didn't catch a fire directly in the manor, there would be room for maneuver. Cen Jiahua quickly walked to the railing and looked at the depths of the mountains on the other side of the reservoir. Then the situation was really bad.
The fire that soared into the sky was already red. The stars in the sky seemed to have lost their luster. Only the sky to the west was red. Looking at the location where the fire was rushing, Cen Jiahua estimated that the forest was about seven or eight kilometers away from the reservoir had caught fire.
Now, Cen Jiahua: It's been opened. The distance between these few kilometers is not long or short, which is really an embarrassing place. If people usually go to the forest where fires are caught, they actually have to take a detour, and they will not be able to get there in just a few hours.
But wildfires are not as delicate as humans. As long as there is wind, they can sweep past, and there are no gullies that can stop them. Moreover, the northwest wind is blowing now. If decisive measures are not taken, they may soon burn to the forests next to the reservoir.
"Uncle Chen, a fire broke out about eight kilometers west of the reservoir. You should find a way quickly. Cen Jiahua, who was a little anxious, called Lao Chen, and did not make any politeness and started yelling directly.
"Now I'm already organizing civil action, and I can get to the reservoir in a while." The phone was very noisy, and it seemed that Lao Chen was not slow either.
Every winter is a key season for fire prevention. Rongshu Village at the foot of Lianhua Mountain is naturally the front line of fire prevention. Whether it is the village committee or ordinary villagers, they have a deep understanding of wildfires. Dan is a fire alarm, which means the whole village will mobilize.
Standing on the railing, Cen Jiahua stared at the mountain's growing wildfires. He could only describe it as anxious. But he knew that no matter how powerful a person's power was, he seemed so small in front of such a destructive force.
Pang Hong is a villager in Rongshu Village. Naturally, he also knows what the harm is like when the wildfires are burning in this season. Before Cen Jiahua greets Cen Jiahua, he has started to organize male employees in the manor. He packs up his equipment and waits to get along with the people in the village.
In the past, Pang Hong had also entered the mountains to fight fires. Therefore, he knew what kind of tools needed to be prepared. The organization was organized in an orderly manner. Towels, scythes, shovels, etc. All kinds of items were taken out of the warehouse and into the hands of individuals.
After a while, farm trucks carried a large group of villagers onto the manor leader and the leader of the road was Comrade Chen. In order to hurry, even if the village was only a short kilometer from the manor, the villagers still chose to take faster transportation. When the villagers jumped out of the car, the car turned around suddenly without turning off the engine and rushed back to the village to pick up people.
After looking at the villagers and the staff of the manor, Lao Chen didn't say much, and he waved his hand and ran straight to the forest. Everyone's faces were very serious, without any slightest look. If people gathered together to work, they would always make jokes. The scene was very lively.
The villagers living in Lianhua Mountain knew that Lianhua Mountain had been burned. I am afraid that life would be much more difficult in the future. After all, after the fire, it was just a devastated person. In the past, the goods in the mountains would be turned into ashes if they could exchange money.
Cen Jiahua thought about it and returned to the room to change into the clothes and shoes suitable for entering the mountain, and then followed the large army to rush to the place where the wildfire was burning. He originally wanted to wait for news in the manor, but he always felt that he would just go to the scene to see it in person before he could feel at ease.
With Cen Jiahua's physical strength, he quickly caught up with Lao Chen and the others and walked with Comrade Lao Chen.
"Uncle Chen, how do you usually cause this fire?" Cen Jiahua was a little puzzled. After all, on every road entering the mountain, the words "breaking fireworks" are written on it. In addition, people in the mountains and forests cherish the mountains and forests, so there shouldn't be such a big fire.
"It's probably because of which family is clearing their own forests. The isolation belt is not ready, and the fire has spread." Even though he was running forward, Lao Chen's voice was still loud, but there was a hint of anger in it.
It is no wonder that when we are eating and drinking at home, we are dragged from the dining table by this urgent forest fire. It is impossible for us to be without any anger. In addition, when the forest fire comes, it will be cut off the Lianhua Mountain where the big guy relies for survival, and we have to make everyone angry.
Fortunately, those who entered the mountain to participate in the firefighting activities were all men of the past, and it was familiar to walk through the mountains and forests. With Lao Chen, who is familiar with the mountains and forests, everyone doesn’t have to worry about getting lost at all, just follow Lao Chen’s pace.
Cen Jiahua noticed that every time Lao Chen chose the most convenient path in front of the fork, he quickly approached the fire.
When approaching the fire scene, Cen Jiahua's nose could smell the smell of fire in the air. Looking up, the fire that soared into the sky had become the only color in this world, and the originally lonely night sky had been illuminated.
After approaching the fire scene, the ground was already shining with fire, like daylight. Ashes were floating everywhere in the air, flying in the air, just like a black snow. A mountain wind blew, and Cen Jiahua could feel the crackling sound of burning hundreds of meters away, which was really amazing.
From a distance, Cen Jiahua could feel the terrifying heat in the fire. The scorching air licked on people, which was really scary. Seeing the red flames keep rising in the fire, just like a devil's figure, Cen Jiahua was secretly frightened.
Seeing that the fire was already very large, there was no way to extinguish it with manpower. If you want to stop the fire from spreading, you can only use the mountain terrain. After a quick decision, Old Chen began to organize villagers to start cutting trees at the downwind, hoping to create an isolation belt before the wildfire burned.
At the order of Old Chen, everyone picked up the guys and started work. By the way, everyone is experienced and is very good at using the terrain of valleys and streams. It is really not slow to start. Some villagers use sickles to cut branches, while others use shovels to shovel the turf and grass and soil.
Old Chen led Jiahua to patrol the fire, see the direction of the fire, and then loudly inform the villagers.
Fortunately, this area is a large forest with many evergreen broad-leaved trees, so it does not burn very quickly. If it were replaced by a pine forest, the villagers would probably have to retreat a few kilometers before cutting down the isolation zone. After all, the pine resin and dead branches of pine trees are the best materials for ignition, and the consequences once it is burned are unimaginable.
The people who were supporting the people were constantly coming, but the fire gradually approached the villagers who were cutting down the hills of the isolation zone. For a moment, everyone was cutting down trees and had no time to chat and spank. If it were in normal times, the scene of everyone working together would be a good opportunity for many villagers with good eloquence to show their skills.
In addition to the muffled sound of the sickle chopping on the branches and the crackling sound of the fire in the air, there is also the constant command of Lao Chen. For a moment, the fire fell into a very strange silence.
Fortunately, Chen is very familiar with the terrain. There is a stream in this mountain forest. As long as you cut off some branches that can spread through the stream, it may block the progress of the fire. Everyone is trying their best. After all, this is not a joke. If you are burned through this mountain, it will be a big trouble.
Behind this mountain are pine water forests. Once these water forests are burned, the entire reservoir will be destroyed. Without the protection of the water forest, when the rainy season comes next year, the rainwater will rush countless mud and sand into the reservoir. In this way, in just a few years, the reservoir will be occupied by silt and the storage capacity will shrink significantly. The nearly 10,000 acres of paddy fields in the entire Rongshu Village can only be eaten by the weather.
When facing the problem of working, people can often exude amazing strength, and their originally tired bodies can also be rejuvenated.
Because of the wildfire, countless wild animals emerged from the mountains and forests near the fire site, but people had no time to take care of it.
Hares, pheasants, wild cats, civets, and a litter of leopard cats on their bodies, but these wild animals that are usually very precious in people's eyes are not as attractive as a branch. These little guys who were forced to leave their homes saw that people ignored them, looked back at their homes that had been flooded by the fire, and turned around and rushed into the nearby forests.
The number one victim of every forest fire is always these wild animals that use forests as their homes. They have to find places suitable for survival in other forests. In this process, death is inevitable.
As the villagers arrived continuously, Lao Chen felt much more relaxed, and his face was not as tight as it was. Fortunately, the wind was not strong today, and if the wind was a little stronger, the fire would be out of control.
I was busy until 11 o'clock in the middle of the night, and almost everyone was tired and wanted to lose their strength. The fire finally stopped before the isolation belt cut by the villagers.
Seeing that the fire was under control, everyone was so excited that they shouted loudly, and then lay on the ground and didn't want to move. After all, after several hours of high-intensity labor and the tense nerves, everyone suddenly felt physically and mentally exhausted.
Everyone lay on the ground one by one, their faces were made of dust and sweat, but they showed a gratifying smile.
Old Chen still couldn't relax and led a few people to patrol the surroundings of the fire, just because he was worried that some places would rekindle. Cen Jiahua also took a shovel and shoveled some unscattered turf to ensure safety.
The smell of burning was everywhere in the air. This feeling made Cen Jiahua feel very unhappy, but fortunately the fire was controlled, otherwise all his efforts would have been ruined.
Chapter completed!