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Pang Shijian and Lu Dianchen looked at each other. They didn't expect that they missed the Prime Minister's phone call because of the delay on the road. The Prime Minister knew that they hadn't arrived at the ministry site after the levee breach for nearly an hour. angry.

"What did the Prime Minister say?"

Sun Bingchao pressed the playback button on the phone, and Mu Guoxing's voice came out clearly.Pang Shijian and Lu Dianchen listened to it twice, and Pang Shijian said: "Comrade Dianchen, resolutely implement the Prime Minister's instructions. You are the commander-in-chief of flood fighting and emergency rescue. Everything depends on you. I will be in charge of logistics."

This is not the time to decline, Lu Dianchen nodded: "Comrade Bingchao, how is the situation now? Are the materials needed to fight the flood enough? Have you called the garrison for help?"

"Reporting to the Governor, Shinan District Defense Finger called 5 minutes ago. The opening has expanded to nearly 50 meters, and there is a tendency to gradually expand. According to the Prime Minister's instructions, we have launched an emergency plan. At present, the flood-fighting materials are fully guaranteed. A call for help from the garrison was also made. The provincial armed police corps can immediately mobilize 3000 people, and the provincial military region can mobilize 5000 people. Now the troops are already on the way, and it is estimated that they will arrive in 10 to 46 minutes. The troops belonging to the 2000th Army are due to The distance is far, so the arrival time may be a little later. In addition to our emergency rescue team of more than [-] people, at least [-] rescue teams can be mobilized. Since the breach site is relatively narrow, not too many people are needed , My suggestion is to divide them into three shifts and try to close the gap within twelve hours."

Lu Dianchen looked at the continuous rainstorm outside the window, shook his head and said sternly: "Comrade Bingchao, the prime minister's phone instructions not only asked us to block the opening as soon as possible, but also asked us to save people and ensure that other Jiangxi The embankment will no longer break, and 5000 people are obviously not enough for such a long embankment, and more people need to be organized. This is a political battle, and we must be fully prepared, and we must not take things for granted.”

While talking, a colonel of the armed police hurried in, followed by a senior colonel. The provincial armed police and the troops of the provincial military region arrived almost at the same time.

"Let's hold a short meeting to study the flood fighting and rescue mission. Next, I will pass on the Prime Minister's instructions."

After 15 minutes, this efficient meeting ended. The two officers left in a hurry after accepting the order. Sun Bingchao also took the relevant personnel to the front line to command. Lu Dianchen looked at Pang Shijian and said: "Secretary Pang, you are here to command, I will Let’s also go to the breach of the embankment to have a look.”

Just as Lu Dianchen was about to turn around and leave, Pang Shijian called to him: "Comrade Dianchen, you are the commander-in-chief of flood fighting and emergency rescue, and your position is here. In addition, I guess the Prime Minister will arrive soon, and we have to do a good job." preparations for this."

"You mean the Prime Minister might be coming?"

"It's not possible, it will definitely come. The Prime Minister is a person who is very serious in his work and always cares about the people. We have saved such a big thing, can he not come?"

Lu Dianchen nodded: "Secretary Pang, if this is the case, I will sit here and rely on you to meet the Prime Minister and provide logistics support."

Pang Shijian smiled bitterly, nodded, and said nothing more.It would be a great thing to be able to meet the Prime Minister in normal times, but now that such a big thing has happened, who knows what the Prime Minister's attitude will be when he sees him?It may not be a good thing to see the Prime Minister at this time. "But Pang Shijian couldn't refuse. Lu Dianchen is the commander-in-chief of flood fighting and rescue. You can't let this commander-in-chief receive the prime minister. If he, the secretary of the provincial party committee, does nothing in flood fighting and rescue, he will be criticized.

When Mu Guoxing's special plane landed at Jiangwan International Airport, the sky was already slightly bright. Walking to the door of the cabin, a gust of wind mixed with raindrops hit his face. Looking at the sky, Mu Guoxing also secretly admired the captain's driving. With their superb technology, it can also be said that they risked their lives to land in Jiangbei Province.

Li Shijian, the commander of the 46th Army, and Dong Liang, the political commissar, were waiting under the spiral staircase. He was indeed sweating for the prime minister's special plane just now. In order to land the special plane in such bad weather, in addition to superb driving skills, he must Has extraordinary guts.Fortunately, the rain just now was a little lighter, and the airport has advanced navigation equipment, and all emergency preparations have been made. Otherwise, it would be absolutely impossible to land in this kind of weather.

"Prime Minister, it is too dangerous for you to come here in this weather."

"Commander Li, the people in the water are no more dangerous than me, how about it? Have the troops gone up?"

Li Shijian and Dong Liang trotted behind Mu Guoxing. Li Shijian said: "Report to the Prime Minister, when we learned that the embankment had breached, we ordered the troops to prepare for battle. We received a call for help from Jiangbei Province. According to the report of the leading troops, they have already arrived in Jiangwan City. Due to the large flood and the rapid current, the movement of the troops has been hindered, and they can only rely on assault boats to advance to the embankment."

Walking into the lounge, the service personnel brought towels for everyone. Mu Guoxing wiped his face and said, "Very good. The troops moved quickly. I am very satisfied. At critical moments, we have to rely on our soldiers."

It is very rare to be praised by the Prime Minister. You must know that Mu Guoxing is not only the Premier of the State Council, he is also the first vice chairman of the Central Military Commission. Serious.

While Li Shijian and Dong Liang were pondering, Mu Guoxing said again: "Commander Li, send me a helicopter right away. I want to take a look along this section of the embankment."

Li Shijian waved his hand, and an officer rushed into the command vehicle.At this time, several leaders of the airport dared to come over to say hello to the Prime Minister.When these people saw Mu Guoxing for the first time, they had the same idea: the iron-handed prime minister came to Jiangbei this time, and I don’t know how many people will be unlucky again. It would be weird not to hold some people accountable.

Text 870 Chapter [-] Blocking Success

The sky was bright, and the rain gradually stopped. Accompanied by Li Shijian, Dong Liang, and the Beijing officials who came from the statistics, Mu Guoxing boarded the helicopter and flew towards the river embankment. Not far away, he saw a vast ocean and a long line of military vehicles. Stopped on the road, the flood has submerged most of the body, officers and soldiers wearing orange life jackets, driving assault boats are nervously rescue the people who fell into the water.

Flying over Jiangwan City, I saw that this beautiful city has become a flood country, and the flood has reached the second floor of most floors. Instead of all kinds of cars, the wide streets are driven by assault boats. The officers and soldiers of the army are escorting the common people to transfer to the high place.

The helicopter flew to a bungalow area, and the people hiding on the roof waved desperately to the plane. Although they couldn't hear what they were shouting, Mu Guoxing could feel that the people were asking them for help. Li Shijian saw that the Prime Minister's There were tears in the eyes, shining brightly in the morning sun.

At the breach of the levee, thousands of soldiers wearing life jackets were fighting desperately against the flood. A truck was pushed to the breach by the soldiers, but due to the rapid current, a wave hit and the car was rushed out. far away.

Armed police officers and soldiers tied a barge and a cement barge together with cables, and dragged the barge to the breach to block the opening with the barge.About [-] meters away from the breach, a huge wave suddenly hit. Following the flood flooding into the breach, the two boats made a sharp turn and were sucked into the breach again. With a loud bang, it crashed into a house more than [-] meters away.

The breach continues to expand, and the flow continues to increase.The Flood is threatening the safety of citizens.Sun Bingchao, who came to the front line and commanded nearby, was extremely anxious, but seeing the failure of the two sunken ships to block the mouth, he had to calm down and think: If there is an iron-hulled barge with a longer hull and a heavier weight, maybe it will work!He discussed with Sun Kexiang, the commander-in-chief of urban flood control and the political commissar of the Jiangwan Military Division, and they had the same views, and they were more confident in blocking the sinking ship.

After hearing the news, several surveillance boats from Changhang Jiangwan Port Supervision Bureau, who came to help block the breach, were heading towards the breach.Sun Bingchao was overjoyed when he saw it, and motioned for the surveillance boat to dock.Sun Bingchao quickly boarded the boat and searched for the blocking ship along the river.

There is a big coal barge in the middle of the river!Someone reported to the acting mayor.

The sky really has eyes.Sun Bingchao ordered impatiently: "Quick, quick, quick, come over!"

The speedboat soon stopped beside the [-]-meter-long barge containing [-] tons of coal.

Sun Bingchao sent someone to find the captain on the coal barge. The captain said that the coal barge itself had no power. Sun Bingchao immediately ordered the Harbor Supervision Bureau to send a boat to push the coal barge to the breach, and sunk the ship to block the breach at all costs!

Before the sinking of the ship, Sun Bingchao and the comrades of the Harbor Supervision Bureau held a brief pre-war analysis meeting, after comprehensively analyzing the embankment condition, flow pattern, water depth and barge draft.It was agreed that the forward speed of the barge should be neither too fast nor too slow.Too fast, and the boat would capsize and kill people, and it would drive the breach even further; too slow, and the rapids would turn the barge around and, like the previous boats, be sucked into the breach by the flood.It is unanimously agreed that the speed at which the coal barge moves laterally to block the opening must be well controlled.The final blocking solution is: the coal barge breaks down [-] meters above the breach to control the speed of the barge going down.The two power boats are respectively tied to the front and rear of the coal barge, which play the role of containment and speed control, forming a ∩ shape, and pushing the coal barge horizontally to the most appropriate blocking position.

After gathering everyone's opinions, Sun Bingchao said: "Comrades, success or failure depends on one action. The safety of the 800 million people in Jiangwan City is on us. We must complete this glorious and arduous task!".

Looking at the nervous captain, Sun Bingchao said again: Your actions have attracted the attention of the world, you must obey the command and ensure that the sinking ship is safe. Jiangwan City will compensate you according to the price and credit you for all your losses.According to the deployment, everyone quickly split up and acted separately, and Sun Bingchao went to the supervisory boat to command.The coal barge anchored and was dragged by two tugboats, sounding their whistles and moving towards the breach.

Half an hour later, the fleet broke down 1.1 meters upstream of the breach.Sun Bingchao shouted repeatedly with the tweeter: Everyone cooperates well, and we must succeed in one fell swoop!The coal barges advanced 7 meters toward the breach, and everyone became more and more nervous. At 1:[-], the coal barge was finally firmly positioned [-] meters away from the breach.

The velocity of the breach slows down and the flow rate decreases.Hearing the staff's report, Sun Bingchao finally let go of his hanging heart, and announced the good news through the tweeter.

The opening is blocked, and Jiangwan City can be saved!Wave after wave of applause and cheers on the embankment.

The welding and cutting commando team, which had been assembled for a long time, quickly cut oxygen, and the coal barge sank slowly. A steel barrier was erected beside the embankment of the breach. solid foundation.

Afterwards, under the coordinated command of the Block Headquarters, six small barges and a tugboat were quickly mobilized to sink at both ends and outside of the coal barge respectively, and a half-moon-shaped barge was built by throwing sacks filled with gravel and grain. The water-blocking cofferdam; more than 1 officers and soldiers of the emergency rescue team frantically blocked the breach and built a new embankment. The 46th Army Boat Bridge Brigade built a steel-wood composite and a rear embankment at the original dike site at the breach to form a new embankment. Blocking the embankment; while consolidating the embankment, a new cofferdam was built at the same time. Just 24 hours after the embankment broke, after the heroic struggle of the army and civilians, the raging flood finally bowed its head in front of the rock-solid new embankment. .Shocking cheers lasted for a long time over the river bank, and the soldiers and civilians fighting floods created a miracle in the history of flood fighting in the world.

Several water conservancy experts in the headquarters said excitedly: "Historically, no one can block the breach of the Yangtze River. Under the condition of high water level, the more than 5-meter-long breach of the Jiangwan City embankment was successfully blocked in only one day. It is a miracle. The success of the shipwreck created the conditions for the subsequent victory of sealing the breach."

Mu Guoxing, who was in command of a nearby building and paying close attention to this operation, saw all this and his eyes were moist. He was proud of having such a heroic and capable army, and he was also proud of the people of Jiangwan City. Fortunately.

"Thank you soldiers." Mu Guoxing warmly shook hands with Li Shijian, commander of the 46th Army, Dong Liang, political commissar, Liu Tong, commander of the Jiangbei Provincial Military Region, Su Zheyong, political commissar, and Hu Sanqiang, commander of the Armed Police Chief, who accompanied him all day and night without closing his eyes. Quickly sort out the advanced deeds of this flood fighting and rescue, report to the Military Commission, and reward the meritorious personnel.

Liu Mingxin, the head of the guard, came over: "Chief, Pang Shijian, secretary of the Jiangbei Provincial Party Committee, and Lu Dianchen, governor of Jiangbei, request to see you! They have been waiting here for a long time."

Mu Guoxing's face immediately became serious: "Please come here."

Li Shijian hesitated for a moment and said, "Chief, let's wait in another room first."

Mu Guoxing glanced at Li Shijian: "You guys can listen here together."

Pang Shijian and Lu Dianchen who were in the next room heard that the Prime Minister was finally going to see them. They looked at each other and their hearts sank. No one knew what was waiting for them.

What Pang Shijian and Lu Dianchen didn't expect was that Mu Guoxing didn't reprimand them immediately when he saw them, but listened carefully to their situation of sealing the breach. "Everyone in the officialdom now knows that Mu Guoxing is the one who hates to shirk responsibility and emphasize objective factors one-sidedly. In his report, Lu Dianchen took the initiative to take responsibility for the levee breach from the very beginning. Seeing Mu Guoxing's face stretched a little , Pang Shijian and Lu Dianchen felt a little relieved.

"Isn't this section of flood protection recently built? Why did it suddenly collapse?"

Hearing the Prime Minister's question, Lu Dianchen's heart ached again. He thought for a moment and said carefully, "This embankment was built in the mid-60s, and the foundation was not cleared at that time. After the last major flood, in order to improve flood control standards, the province Li raised funds to build a flood wall on top of the original earth embankment. Since the construction started in April, and the flood season was approaching, the construction schedule was tight, so the foundation was not cleared.”

Upon hearing this, Mu Guoxing asked sharply, "Are there steel bars in the collapsed wall now? Have bamboo bars been used instead of steel bars? How long is such an embankment?"

Text 870 Chapter [-] The Prime Minister is angry

Seeing that the prime minister was angry, Lu Dianchen turned pale with fright, and replied cautiously: "No bamboo tendons have been found in the flood control wall. The protective wall built this year has a length of more than 6000 meters. I am not very clear about the specific situation of this section of the wall."

Mu Guoxing scolded angrily: "Didn't you say at the National Water Conservancy Work Conference that the levee is solid? Who knows that the levee is actually tofu! Some contractors have no construction qualifications, or have too many projects, and they subcontract out the projects one after another. As a result, layers of contracts have been contracted and skinned layer by layer, creating one after another tofu dregs projects that cut corners and shoddy. Such projects must be investigated from the root, and the personnel responsible for design, construction, and supervision must be traced. Human lives are at stake. , A hundred-year-old project, a thousand-year-old project, to come up with such a tofu project, a bastard project! How can it be done to such an extent!"

Lu Dianchen was so frightened that he didn't dare to say a word, and let Mu Guoxing reprimand: "We must seek truth from facts and be responsible to the party and the people. History cannot be deceived. After the flood, we must carry out rectification and repair the Yangtze River embankment with high standards. The country Huge sums of money are allocated every year for the flood control of the Yangtze River, but who knew you would come up with these tofu projects, this is a crime, do you understand?"

When it comes to whether he understands these three words, Mu Guoxing's voice is already stern. At this time, not only the local officials, but also the senior military officers in the army are also shocked when they hear it. They seem to understand why the Prime Minister wants them to also Stay and listen together.