"I've never seen a wildfire so closely, and I was really scared. But we used to run a lot of mountain roads, and we were most familiar with the twists and turns of the mountain roads, and only we could lead them at this time. Xu Shaoqiang of the Zhengyang Motorcycle Club recalled.
This is a group of "big boys" with an average age of 30+, riding motorcycles is their common hobby, and they are a group of "motorcycle friends" who love thrills and adventure sports.
On April 12, a sudden wildfire posed a serious threat to the area. After learning of this situation, Zhengyang Locomotive Club organized 20 "motorcycle friends" in time and rushed to the headquarters that night.
Two-wheeled motorcycles are more flexible than four-wheeled motorcycles, and they are "good hands" at exploring mountains and finding their way. Exploring the way, finding the way, watching the fire, passing the news, and transporting water to the excavator master...... The "motorcycle friends" of Zhengyang Motorcycle Club were busy until the early morning of the next day.
They and their motorcycles shuttled back and forth in the woods on the steep slopes of the mountain, and the sharp dead branches scraped off a layer of paint on the motorcycles; the crooked gravel road was full of potholes, and the tires of the motorcycles were injured in the hard stones; the ditches and bumps were difficult to pass, and the "motorcyclists" and motorcycles fell several times; and the "motorcyclists" screwed the accelerator pedal to the end and rushed forward with all their strength on the steep slopes...... These actions will seriously damage the motorcycle, but in the face of the fire, the "motorcycle friends" did not hesitate, let alone flinch.
"The motorcycle is my 'second wife', and I usually take care of it, and I feel distressed for a long time when I bump it. But at this time, the motorcycle is my 'comrade-in-arms', and we fight side by side, and our relationship is deeper. Liu Hui of Zhengyang Motorcycle Club said.
Finally, after riding day and night, they and firefighters, excavator masters, sprinkler drivers, and many "comrades-in-arms" together to keep Jinning's side safe.
After the fire was extinguished, the "motorcycle friends" moved to the rear and entered the fire to clear the guard, still where they needed to go. When encountering a place where even motorcycles can't go up, "motorcycle friends" will hike, carry supplies and water on their shoulders, from morning to night, back and forth between the mountain and the mountain, and the professional motorcycle protective shoes have broken a big hole.
"Now we must not take it lightly! If we find smoke anywhere, we must quickly douse it with water, and we must guard this hard-won victory. Xu Shaoqiang said.
Just as we were about to finish the interview, a new task came again-
The main task now is that a few brothers have to go to Zhangmuqing on the second street to deliver food, where the slope is too steep, and it is too difficult for manpower to climb up to deliver food, so we need to deliver it by motorcycle. We carried buckets on our backs, and while delivering food, we patrolled the mountains to clean up the embers. Subsequently, Xu Shaoqiang set off with this group of "big boys" again.
Photo courtesy of Zhengyang Motorcycle Club
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