Riverside police

Saving people is like putting out fire, not to mention there are nearly 400 people on Jiangxin Island!

Binsha Ferry Company received an order from the city's defense command and dispatched its only double-bottomed ferry.

There are several single-bottom ferries, but their safety and stability are far inferior to those of double-bottom ferries. In such harsh weather conditions, they can only be anchored in the harbor for shelter from the wind. The captain and crew must keep watch on the ferry to prevent the anchor from running out of control.

Han Yu commanded 001 to meet the ferry in the Binsha Steam Ferry Water Area and guided the ferry to the north side of Jiangxinzhou Small Pier overnight.

The ferry cannot dock and can only anchor one kilometer upstream of the small pier.

001 braved the strong wind and rain and cautiously approached the dock. Han Yu jumped ashore with his waist hunched over. He saw a township cadre and two village cadres who had been waiting for a long time. They had a brief exchange, and his heart suddenly felt cold.

Jiangxinzhou is not a small sandbank, but a small island of sixteen square kilometers.

There is a farm equivalent to a village-level unit on the island, with more than a dozen production teams.

The tide level of the Yangtze River has soared, and the water has overflowed several embankments, and the torrential water is gushing in the fields. It rained continuously for more than nine hours, and the accumulated water in the embankment could not be drained out. I stood on a high place and used a waterproof flashlight to shine down the embankment. I saw that the embankment had turned into a swamp.

The river water in the island's river channel has overflowed the river bank, submerging areas of farmland, and many roads that are not high enough have been flooded. All the young and strong laborers were on the embankment and could be evacuated at any time, but the old, weak, women and children did not go up the embankment. At least a hundred people were trapped at home!

"Director Han, please help us save people first. We can't leave the elderly and children alone."

"We have more than a dozen cement ships, and I have arranged for party members and cadres and militiamen to pick them up. Wait for us for two hours, two hours at most, please!"

Before deciding to evacuate, the deputy township chief surnamed Chen and village officials had been standing on the embankment for more than ten hours.

They drove wooden piles, built straw bags, carried them on their shoulders, and strengthened and raised several dangerous embankments.

However, human power is limited in the face of natural disasters. Even though they did everything they could, they still could not stop the rising river water and the pouring rain.

Deputy Township Chief Chen was afraid that 001 and the ferry would not wait here for fear of the typhoon. He held Han Yu's hand tightly and spoke in a tone that was almost pleading. The old party secretary even burst into tears.

Han Yu didn't want to and couldn't leave the old, weak, women and children behind. He wiped the rain off his face and shouted: "Bureau Zhao, immediately organize forces to use an assault boat to assist Party Secretary Zhang to pick them up!"

Zhao Hongxing calmed down and immediately turned around and said: "Dong Bangjun and Zhang Bigong, what are you doing in a daze? Unload the assault boat immediately, prepare two more barrels of gasoline, and come with me to rescue people!"

"thanks, thanks……"

"Now is not the time for politeness."

The township cadres and the old party secretary did not want to abandon the old, weak, women and children, and Han Yu could not ignore the safety of all the police and ferry crew. He gently pushed away Deputy Township Chief Chen's hand and said firmly: "We only have one and a half hours to get them out. No matter what, 001 and the ferry must be evacuated before twelve o'clock!"

The old party secretary asked eagerly: "Director Han, our villagers are living in scattered places. It's pitch black and all the roads are broken. What should we do if we just rely on boats to pick up those who are unlikely to be able to leave in time?"

"That's right, Director Han. The cement boat we summoned didn't have an oar. It relied on people using pennies to prop it up. It couldn't get up quickly!"

"Don't worry, we won't leave the masses alone."

Han Yu took several deep breaths and said very seriously: "We must evacuate before twelve o'clock, but we will leave eight policemen and three assault boats before evacuating. They will continue to search and rescue."

Time is urgent, so we can only arrange it this way.

Zhao Hongxing said without hesitation: "I will stay and lead the team to organize search and rescue. There must be higher ground on the island. After searching for the remaining people, we will move the stranded people to relatively safe places and wait for the typhoon to pass." Please ask the Korean Bureau to organize an evacuation."

"Thank you both, I'll stay too. I know the island better than you."

"This is best. Organize the people on the embankment to get on the boat first, and I will send the people on the embankment to the ferry first!"

…

Organizing a search and rescue operation on the island cannot be done without a guide.

Deputy Township Chief Chen discussed with the old party secretary and decided to start the search and rescue from the nearest production team, and arranged for the village team leader to board the assault boat of the Shuishui Branch.

Although the center of the typhoon has not reached Binjiang, the wind force is increasing.

The captain of the ferry worked hard to control the attitude of the ferry. Ma Jintao and Zhu Baogen tied the safety rope. One stood at the bow of 001 and the other stood at the stern of 001. Under the command of Han Yu, they threw the cable again and again and took the cable again and again. .

With the help of the ferry crew, groups of people were transferred to the ferry.

At 11:45 in the evening, three assault boats picked up the third group of people.

Han Yu saw that the water had reached the embankment here, and the wind was getting stronger and stronger. He did not dare to communicate as before, and immediately raised the 001 tweeter intercom: "Bureau Zhao, Bureau Zhao, I am Han Yu, It’s too late, please use all your strength, rush across the embankment and go directly to the ferry without stopping.”

"receive!"

"Captain Yu, I, Han Yu, the assault boat is here. Please hold the rudder to the left, adjust the course, lower the boom at the back, and let the assault boat rush onto the deck!"

"Just like a car goes on a boat, just rush up to it?"

"Well, please prepare to respond."

"Well, there's no problem on my end. I'm mainly worried about the Zodiac."

"They have all received relevant training, and they are fine!"

Han Yu put down the walkie-talkie and picked up the tweeter again: "Brother Yang, Brother Yang, prepare to launch flares to illuminate the assault boat for boarding."

"Understood." Yang Yong quickly opened the command hatch door and took out the flare launcher he had prepared earlier.

At this time, three assault boats carrying more than 20 people had rushed across the embankment. Under the guidance of 001 and the ferry's searchlight, they rushed towards the boarding deck where the ferry had just been lowered, like three arrows from the string.

boom!

The flares soared into the sky and slowly fell in the direction of the ferry in the strong wind. It was like daylight within a mile's radius.

"Comrades, hurry up!"

Dong Bangjun, a police officer from the Water Branch, roared angrily, held the engine's joystick in his hand, adjusted the course, looked for the right opportunity, and rushed straight onto the back deck of the ferry.

Just when he was about to board the ferry, he suddenly pressed the joystick and tilted the engine and the small propeller installed at the back of the kayak. Only in this way would the engine and propeller not be damaged.

It turned out that the previous training was useful, and the Zodiac was firmly stranded on the ferry deck.

Several ferry crew members and the key militiamen who had been transferred to the ferry swarmed up, helped the elderly and children off the assault boat as quickly as possible, and then helped pull the assault boat aside.

As soon as they vacated the "landing deck", the second assault boat followed closely...

After confirming that all three assault boats had safely transferred the people to the ferry, Han Yu held up the walkie-talkie and asked: "Chief Chen, how many people are there on the island?"

"Twenty-eight."

"Chang Chen, I am responsible not only for the ferry and 001, but also for the more than 300 people on the ferry. We can't wait any longer. The wind is too strong and we must evacuate immediately."

"I know, you go first!"

"Director Zhao, I will leave the people on the island to you. I will come to pick you up when the typhoon passes."

"We're fine, please leave quickly!"

There was no other way, so Han Yu could only say goodbye to Zhao Hongxing and others with tears.

While guiding the ferry back, the high-frequency radio station of the Hong Kong Supervisory Authority and the command frequency of the police intercom seemed to be exploding.

There was a sluice break on the opposite bank, and the flood poured in, rushing and raging!

The city leaders of Zhangjiagang are organizing cadres and the masses to take measures to block the embankment. If the embankment cannot be blocked, Zhangjiagang, an emerging civilized and sanitary city that plays a decisive role in the country, will be destroyed.

Zhangjiagang also has an inhabited sandbank in the river, not far from it.

It can be heard from the radio call that many people are trapped on the sandbank, but the "vanguard" of the typhoon has arrived. If 001 does not enter the harbor to take shelter, the ship will be destroyed and people will die.

Han Yu couldn't help even if he wanted to, so he could only grit his teeth and return home.

At 12:48, the rescue formation safely entered the Binsha Automobile Ferry Port. While everyone was busy organizing the people who had evacuated from Jiangxin Island to disembark, Han Yu finally thought of his family and quickly called his senior sister. .

"The dormitory was flooded, so my mother and my wife took Hanhan to Xiaoyu's house. Xiaoyu's house is on a high ground and has a building. They are safe in Xiaoyu's house!"

"Is there any problem with the river embankment at Bailong Port?"

"No for the time being. The river embankment, harbor embankment and sluice embankment on the Linghai side are okay for the time being. However, a section of the sea embankment on the Sanzao Port side seems to have collapsed. Fortunately, there are two sea embankments. Secretary Ye is organizing forces to reinforce the second embankment there. road."

"Where's the dock dam?"

"It's okay for now. Mayor Shen just went to see it."

Han Xiangning knew that his junior was worried about his hometown, so he thought about it and added: "The cadres are all on the river embankment, and each is responsible for a section. If there is a problem with the section of the embankment who is responsible, who will be held responsible! Now we not only have to guard the river embankment, but also the embankment. Hold on to the river bank, the low-lying farmland is all flooded, and we are trying our best to drain the water at the moment."

Han Yu asked eagerly: "Can the platoon come over?"

"We have to do it even if we can't. Now not only is the river water higher than the roofs under the embankment, but the water levels in Jianghai River, Binqi and Bailong rivers are higher than the roofs under the embankment."

"The typhoon has come, and 001 was shaken from side to side in the harbor. If the power poles are knocked down, it will be troublesome for the river and the drainage stations along the river to lose power."

"Mayor Shen has thought of it a long time ago. He just called the power supply company and asked them to arrange for people to come over and prepare for emergency repairs at any time. But the power supply company can't take care of it. Now we can only leave it to fate."

"Leave it to fate?"

"How many people are there in the power supply company? It is said that there are not many people in the power installation company."

Encountering such a catastrophic disaster, Han Yu realized that it was useless to rush, so he could only say helplessly: "There are still more than 20 people on Jiangxin Continent. Bureau Zhao and Dong Bangjun will stay on Jiangxin Continent. I will wait for the typhoon to pass." I have to go to the rescue, and I can’t go back for the time being.”

"Everything is fine at home. You can take shelter over there for now. I'll call you if anything happens."

"Ning Ning, I have nothing to worry about on the barge. After all, I have experienced several typhoons, so it should be fine. I am mainly worried about Lao Guqiu."

"Old antique, there is nothing to worry about. The engineering ships and construction workers from the Channel Engineering Bureau and Navigation Engineering Bureau are all here to take shelter from the wind. If anything happens, I will ask them for help."

"Okay, I'll hang up first."

…

The wind is rustling and the flood is crazy!

The typhoon roared all night, and the rain also fell all night.

No matter Han Yu, who was taking shelter from the wind in Binsha Qifu Port, or Secretary Ye, who was commanding the reinforcement of the second seawall in Sanzao Port, or Vice Mayor Shen, who was adhering to the river embankment in the Sanhe section, they were both physically and mentally exhausted, but no one was Dare to close their eyes and rest, everyone frowned and remained silent, praying secretly in their hearts, expecting a miracle to happen.