Riverside police

It has been raining continuously in the past few days, and it is still raining heavily today. The water level of the Yongjiang River has skyrocketed, and all the buildings built along the river have been flooded.

Looking around, the turbid floodwaters are rolling in the river with bamboo, wood and various garbage, constantly hitting the sub-dyke built with sandbags. A wave came and several sandbags were washed away. I quickly put the sandbags on my back and climbed up to block them.

The sandbag couldn't block it, so he jumped forward, pressed the sandbag with his body, and blocked the water with his body!

After a whole night of fighting, Gui Yuesheng, the political commissar of the 362nd Regiment, had long since turned into a clay figure. He was so tired that he no longer had the energy to boost the morale of the officers and soldiers.

Gui Yuesheng has seen floods. When he went to Beihu to fight floods in 1998, he stood on the Jingjiang embankment for nearly a month.

It is said that "the danger of the Yangtze River lies in the Jingjiang River." However, no matter how dangerous the Jingjiang River floods, the water level will slowly rise. The flow is far less large, and the water flow is far less rapid. Before this, who would have dared to imagine that the water level would surge by nearly ten meters in less than 48 hours!

Flooding occurs outside the embankment, and the accumulated water in the embankment cannot be drained out.

The waterlogging turned the embankment into a swamp, the roads turned into rivers, the low-rise houses were all flooded, and there was no place to collect soil. A truck carrying emergency supplies broke down after driving only three to five miles because of water in the engine. , the soldiers helped push it at first, but later they couldn't push it anymore and had to unload it manually, and then waded through the water and carried it back with difficulty.

The Yongjiang River has become a hanging river, and the water level outside the embankment is four to eight meters higher than the "water level inside the embankment"!

Gui Yuesheng was not afraid when he was working on the Jingjiang Embankment in 1998, but he is now afraid, because the embankment of several meters built with sandbags alone cannot stop the flood. Once it breaks, the entire Ningnan city will be flooded, and millions of citizens will be homeless. Returnable.

"Political commissar, political commissar, the leader calls you to answer the phone!"

"What time is it? What call did you answer?"

Gui Yuesheng calmed down and looked back at a bus that was anchored under the embankment. The correspondent is not hiding in the car and lazing around, but is worried about his cell phone being damaged by the rain.

"Political commissar, the leader is in a hurry!"

"coming!"

Gui Yuesheng forced himself to get up, wiped the muddy water from his face, and asked a few soldiers to find ways to find more sandbags, while he stumbled to the bus.

"Political Commissar, answer the phone first." Seeing that he didn't have the strength to get into the car, the correspondent quickly handed him the phone, and then held up his raincoat with his hands to protect him from the rain.

"Captain, we have run out of sandbags and the local comrades cannot deliver them. This is like running out of bullets in a war. How can we defend here if there is nothing?"

"Lao Gui, don't worry. I know you don't have enough sandbags. The district leaders are trying to find a way. Just keep at it."

"I can't hold on any longer. The section of the embankment we have to defend is so long. Even if we all jump down, we can't stop the flood!" Gui Yuesheng raised his arm, picked up the raincoat on the correspondent's head, and looked at the "white water" leaking everywhere. Great Wall", anxious.

"You must persist even if you can't hold on! Lao Gui, anyone can panic, but we can't panic. Tell the soldiers that emergency supplies will be sent immediately, and reinforcements will arrive soon."

Speaking of reinforcements, there are many under the embankment.

There are at least 300,000 soldiers and civilians fighting against floods in southern Ningxia. Looking at the black embankments above and below, they are full of people. But in the face of such a flood, what problem can just people solve?

In other places, we could dig soil, cut down trees, or even demolish houses to repair embankments.

But this is an urban area, and there are many reinforced concrete buildings across the road that has turned into a river. Unless explosives are brought in for blasting, it will be difficult to dismantle them manually and use them as emergency materials. Besides, the troops are here to fight floods and rescue people's homes, not to cause damage...

Gui Yuesheng was in a trance when he heard the regiment leader saying excitedly on the other end of the phone: "Lao Gui, the 'Hong Kong Garrison' is here. They have just arrived. They have excavators and large dump trucks. They are currently working on Go to the outskirts to get soil. Other cars can’t drive through, but their high chassis can definitely drive through. Aren’t you short of sandbags there? You can get as many sandbags as you want in an hour at most!”

"Which Hong Kong garrison?"

"Linghai Hotel, Linghai Hotel!"

"The Linghai Reserve Battalion is here?"

"They are professionals in flood fighting and rescue. If there is such a huge flood in Ningnan, can the superiors not order them to come?" The regiment leader still felt like he was dreaming from the time he received the call from the division commander. He looked back at the local cadres who were looking at each other in confusion. Then he said: "The military region asked them to cooperate with our division in the rescue. Yang Jianbo just called me. I have asked local comrades to lead them!"

"Who is Yang Jianbo?

"He is the former instructor of the 'Hong Kong Garrison' and now the battalion commander."

As long as they were officers and soldiers who went to Jingjiang Embankment to fight the flood, there was no one who did not know about the "Hong Kong Garrison". That's not a reserve force, but an amphibious construction team!

Thinking that the Linghai Reserve Battalion had sent him sandbags and clean drinking water, Gui Yuesheng, who was almost desperate just now, burst into ecstasy and asked eagerly: "Captain, how many people and vehicles did they come?"

"I didn't have time to ask about the specific situation. I only know that the superiors asked them to divide their troops into two groups. Large excavators and large dump trucks came to support us. The officers and soldiers responsible for water search and rescue took the equipment to Baise."

"Where are their logistics support troops?"

"The logistics support troops are on their way to us. They may not arrive until the day after tomorrow, but even if they arrive, they have to go to Baise. The superiors have asked the division to be responsible for the logistics support of Yang Jianbo and others in Ningnan."

"How can the teacher protect them?"

"No matter how severe the flood fighting situation in Ningnan is in the urban area, as long as we think of a way, the oil and other supplies they need can be solved. The situation over there in Baise is different. When Deputy Commander Shi came to inspect just now, he said that the Zhouqiao Regiment was there Not to mention eating, we don’t even have water to drink, so we have to rely on ourselves after the ‘Hong Kong Garrison’ arrives.”

The reserve forces include the Zhouqiao Battalion, the Zhouqiao Regiment and even the Zhouqiao Brigade.

There are also active troops. For example, the 401st Army has a pontoon regiment, which rushed to Bose to fight the flood two days ago.

Due to the different tasks that the troops have to perform, the Zhouqiao Regiment in the military is really not as professional as the Linghai Reserve Battalion in flood fighting and rescue operations.

The Linghai Reserve Battalion is indeed awesome, but the most awesome thing about it is not only the terrifying lineup of construction machinery and experienced rescue and construction personnel, but also the extremely enviable logistical support. Otherwise, we would not have gone to Jingjiang to open the "Linghai" in 1998. "Hai Hotel".

The logistics support force of the Linghai Reserve Battalion could not come for the time being. Gui Yuesheng was a little disappointed, but thinking that he would no longer have to worry about running out of sandbags, he couldn't help but smile: "Understood, I'll wait for them."

"Lao Gui, the comrades must be very tired after working all night. This is a protracted battle and will be even more tiring in the future. Let the comrades seize the time to rest and mobilize."

"Okay, got it."

Gui Yuesheng knew very well that the physical strength of the officers and soldiers was exhausted to the limit, so he immediately handed the mobile phone to the correspondent, stumbled through the turbid floods to the bottom of the embankment, braved the rain and climbed to a high place, shouting: "Everyone is here, pass on Order the cadres to come and assemble, and move quickly!"

"Yes! Cadres gather together and move quickly!"

"Gather the cadres and act quickly!"

…

The orders were passed one by one to the left and right sides of the embankment by the soldiers. After a while, more than twenty platoons of officers gathered under the embankment.

Some of them were turned into mud monkeys. They could not see their faces clearly, let alone the military ranks on their shoulders. Some cadres were too tired to stand and just sat in the mud.

"Comrades, let me tell you some good news. The 'Hong Kong Garrison' that fought with us on the Jingjiang Embankment in 1998 is here! The superiors said they were ordered to cooperate with us in the rescue. When they arrive, I guess we will cooperate with them. No matter who Whoever cooperates, as long as it can block the flood..." Gui Yuesheng waved his arms to inform the situation and mobilize.

An iron camp and flowing soldiers.

The officers who had participated in the 98 flood fight felt like they had received a shot in the arm. They suddenly became energetic and beamed with joy. The new cadres who had never participated in the 1998 flood fight and who had been assigned to the regiment in the past two years were confused. They really couldn't figure out whether they were coming from a reserve battalion. How could the political commissar be so happy.

"Huo Hansong, you are familiar with the Linghai Reserve Battalion. You are responsible for transferring a hundred key personnel from your battalion to form a commando team. When the Linghai Reserve Battalion arrives, you will specifically assist the old squad leader of the Linghai Reserve Battalion in the construction."

"yes!"

At that time, there was a battalion of the 105th Army that was dedicated to doing small jobs for the Linghai Reserve Battalion. Later, the battalion was awarded the honorary title of "Flood Fighting and Rescue Hero Battalion" by the Y Army W of China. Huo Hansong did not expect that he would also have the opportunity to do small jobs for the Linghai Reserve Battalion. Work, I was so happy that I couldn't help but feel energetic all over.

"Others went back to organize party members to guard the embankment and let the soldiers seize the time to rest." Gui Yuesheng was afraid that his subordinates would not understand, so he thought about it and smiled: "The lack of sandbags now does not mean there will still be a shortage of sandbags later. There will be a shortage of sandbags in Hong Kong." Troops' support, the next thing we need most are sandbags, we won't even be able to carry them on our backs by then."

A deputy company commander who had participated in the 1998 flood fight and had dealt with the "Hong Kong Garrison" couldn't help but shuddered and couldn't help raising his sore arm: "Political Commissar, can you ask them to pour less water? They pour it every time." It’s so full, it’s neither easy nor impossible to carry!”

"If you didn't remind me, I almost forgot. I immediately contacted the regiment leader and asked him to call them and ask the old squad leaders of the 'Hong Kong Garrison' to stop feeding them."

"Commissar, are their ships coming?"

"I really don't know about this. I can't care about that now. I will go back immediately to organize party members to guard the embankment and let the soldiers seize the time to rest."

"yes!"

…

After working in the mud and water all night under the heavy rain, everyone was exhausted. No matter "hurry" or "hurry up", they couldn't get up faster even if they wanted to.

A second lieutenant platoon leader dragged his tired body forward on the waist-deep flooded road and asked feebly: "Company commander, where is the reserve force of Linghai Reserve Battalion? The Hong Kong Garrison and Linghai Reserve Battalion" what is the relationship?"

"The Linghai Reserve Battalion is the Linghai Reserve Battalion. Their camp is in Linghai Port. There is a Hong Kong road in Linghai Port, so they are called the Hong Kong Garrison."

"Where is Linghai?"

"It's a county-level city in Jiangnan Province, very close to the East China Sea."

"How far is Jiangnan Province from Ningnan, and they still go all the way to Ningnan to fight the flood?"

"They are a reserve force specializing in flood fighting and rescue operations. You will know when they arrive." The company commander thought of the terrifying ability of the "Hong Kong Garrison Force" to transport sandbags, and felt that he should make some preparations. He turned around and said: "Cheng Fu, leave it to Your mission."

"What mission?"

"You don't need to guard the embankment. You should immediately ask your local comrades where they can buy labor protection gloves nearby. Buy more, at least two pairs per person!"

"I have no money!"

The instructor had never participated in the 98 flood fight, but he had heard his comrades talk about "Hong Kong Garrison" more than once. How could he not know the company commander's good intentions? He hurriedly said: "Hurry up and find the division chief. You have to act quickly. It must be within half an hour." In place.”

"Yes!" The second lieutenant platoon leader did not dare to ask any more questions and hurriedly ran over to find the local cadre.

The company commander turned to look at the temporary resting place for the officers and soldiers, and asked: "Instructor, are there any mineral water and instant noodles delivered by the district in the morning?"

"A little more."

"The troops stationed in Hong Kong are here to support us, so we can't show any signs of it. When they send the sandbags over, we have to give them a warm reception."

The instructor said dumbfounded: "Company Commander, although I have never seen them, I have heard of them. They had better food than you when they were fighting the flood in 1998, and I don't know how much better. They can appreciate it. The district gave it to us." That mineral water instant noodles?

"Don't be surprised if people give gifts. It's our business to give them away or not, and it's their business to accept them or not."

"OK."