Riverside police

At 4:30 in the afternoon, Huang Yuanchang hurried back to his unit dragging his tired body.

The first flood peak was gone, and the second flood peak was about to come. The water level of the Yangtze River remained high. Almost all party and government agencies, enterprises and institutions in Hanwu and universities in Hanwu organized people to go to the river embankment to fight the flood.

The China Shipping Bureau also organized the operation, and Huang Yuanchang had been on duty on the embankment for four days and nights. If the bureau hadn't called to come back quickly, he would still have stayed on the embankment.

The director of the office said that the director was waiting. He didn't even bother to change his dirty clothes, so he climbed to the floor where the bureau leaders were and quickly walked over and knocked on the door of the director's office.

"Bureau Yuan, are you looking for me?"

"Come in, sit down and talk."

The upstream port terminals were flooded, freighters could not dock, passenger ships could not dock, and all ferries were suspended.

Shipping in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River was almost paralyzed. Director Yuan traveled more than 300 kilometers to guide the ports and terminals along the route in rescue and disaster relief. He had just returned from outside.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I came back, I saw the materials reported by the Port Supervision Bureau, Changhang Public Security Bureau, Waterway Bureau and other units.

He handed the materials to Huang Yuanchang who had just sat down: "Xiao Huang, take a look at this first."

"Yes." Huang Yuanchang took the thick material, read it carefully for a moment, and murmured: "When did Xianyu and Han Xiangning serve in the reserve service? They also formed a reserve battalion for flood prevention and emergency rescue..."

"Do you know these two comrades?"

“Not just knowing them.”

Huang Yuanchang flipped through the materials, raised his head and said, "There are many acquaintances, including colleagues from my old workplace, people from Changhang Binjiang Public Security Bureau, Binjiang Port Authority, waterway section, and friends from Binjiang Customs."

The flood control situation is serious, Director Yuan is really worried.

On the way to the upstream to guide the port and terminals along the line to fight against flooding, we passed by a village where a dam had burst.

The farmers living in that village became victims of the disaster overnight. Some were placed in schools and warehouses nearby, while those far from the town could only temporarily set up small tents or even straw sheds on the unbroken embankment.

Underfoot are mud pits formed by continuous rainfall, and above the head is the scorching sun. The small tent is like a steamer, sweltering during the day and bitten by mosquitoes at night. When it rains, people living in tents or palapas appear to be taking showers.

They huddled in a small shelter, eagerly waiting for the People's Liberation Army to use assault boats or boats to deliver clean water, bread and instant noodles to them, hoping that the floods would recede as soon as possible and they could return to their homes as soon as possible.

Director Yuan felt uncomfortable watching this and asked his entourage to leave all the water and dry food on the boat. Before returning to the boat, he couldn't help but go back to try to comfort the victims.

"I don't know what's going on at home. Has the house collapsed? Are the belongings still there? Those pigs that have been raised for only a few months must have been washed away long ago."

An aunt in her sixties pointed to the vast ocean in the distance and told him, as if she was talking to herself. These words were still in his ears until this moment.

The children didn't care at all and continued to run and play in the muddy water.

Maybe they grew up by the water. They are not afraid of water. They will jump into shallow water to swim and have water fights when adults are not paying attention. They are all naked, and their dark bodies are covered with red spots and purple patches from mosquito bites.

He once asked a seven or eight-year-old child, where is your home? The boy pointed to the vast water and said it was in that direction and couldn't be seen from here.

Ask the child where his parents are and why they are not together? The boy said that his father had gone to patrol the embankment to check for danger, and his mother was in a tent not far away. Yesterday, she secretly rowed a boat home to take a look, but the water was too deep and there was only the roof...

What's the use of just comforting people? The people affected by the disaster need real help.

Thinking that there are still more people in danger, and if they cannot withstand the coming second flood peak, more farmers will become disaster victims. Director Yuan took a few deep breaths, raised his head and said: "Xiao Huang, Binjiang is there. You are familiar with the situation at hand, and I would like to hear your opinion on whether the flood prevention and rescue reserve battalion formed by your old friends and subordinates has such professional materials."

That guy Xianyu is really good at doing things, and he actually became the deputy chief of staff and commander of the first battalion of the Binjiang Reserve Regiment.

Han Xiangning's girl has also become a reserve officer, and the young couple is really a husband and a wife.

Huang Yuanchang looked at the materials and felt that everything was so unreal. He was stunned for a while and then said: "Bureau Yuan, I know Han Yu very well. He started working at the age of sixteen. You can say that I watched him grow up. …”

Huang Yuanchang's political capital in the CSC Bureau is his grassroots work experience and achievements in the Binjiang Port Supervision Bureau, especially in the Third Brigade of the Hong Kong Patrol.

When the leader asks about people and things in his old unit, he will naturally say the best things about them.

Director Yuan did not expect that he would speak so highly of the young reserve battalion commander, nor did he expect that he would say without hesitation that the combat effectiveness of the Linghai reserve battalion would only be stronger than what was shown in the report materials, and would never be weaker than the report materials.

"So it's not an exaggeration to say that the Port Supervision Bureau, the Changhang Public Security Bureau and the Waterway Bureau are not exaggerating?"

"Definitely not, Director Yuan, you haven't gone to the downstream to inspect the work in the past two years. If you had done so, you would know that the reputation of 'the first sentry on the Yangtze River' is not in vain.

They have been cooperating in law enforcement since 1988. When I was the captain of the Third Brigade of the Binjiang Port Supervision Bureau, I also took the lead in organizing two joint law enforcement.

There will be no less than ten law enforcement boats dispatched each time, and even the customs has arranged for anti-smuggling boats to participate. Therefore, it is not difficult for them to integrate resources and mobilize all available forces. "

If everything is true, and those few flood control and rescue battalions can be mobilized, several management agencies in the Yangtze River will be able to have an amphibious emergency rescue force!

The more Director Yuan thought about it, the more he felt that the Yangtze River Commission's suggestion could be considered. He held his chin and said, "But the problem now is that it is difficult to transfer this battalion."

It has been a long time since I was transferred to the Long Navigation Bureau, and today this is the first time I will report to the director alone.

How could Huang Yuanchang miss this opportunity to help the bureau leaders share their worries? He racked his brains and thought for a while, then said firmly: "Bureau Yuan, I don't think it is very difficult."

"The materials are very clear. It is easy to apply to the superiors to transfer them over, but the Binjiang Municipal Party Committee and Government may not agree to their coming."

"As long as we do our job, Binjiang's city leaders should be able to agree."

"How to do this job?"

Huang Yuanchang thought for a while and said confidently: "The first is logistical support. Judging from the materials, they have a lot of mechanized equipment. Although Binjiang's economy is developing well, it is impossible to lend us so many people and equipment worth tens of millions. , but also cover the expenses incurred during flood prevention and rescue operations.”

Can the major management agencies on the Yangtze River not be able to support a reserve battalion?

To take a step back, in the face of such a huge flood disaster, even if the funds in the accounts of several units are not spent here, they still have to be spent there according to the instructions of the superiors.

Rather than being used for disaster relief by superiors, it is better to "recall" the reserve battalions with half of the "equity" owned by several major Yangtze River management agencies to participate in flood prevention and rescue operations. Not only can they do something practical, but they can also achieve some results.

Director Yuan weighed it up and tapped on the table: "We are responsible for the funds and logistical support required to purchase emergency supplies."

"Then the relationship needs to be straightened out, or the command authority needs to be clarified."

"Be specific."

"Flood prevention and rescue operations, like water fire fighting, are very dangerous and highly professional. The leaders of Binjiang City will definitely worry about the safety of personnel and the safety of equipment worth tens of millions. We must make a clear commitment when we talk, We only ask them where to go to rescue, and we will never give orders to experts to interfere with their rescue process."

"This is easy to handle. The materials make it very clear. They have their own expert group. A professor-level senior engineer from the Hydrological Bureau is a member of their expert group. When the time comes, say hello to the Yangtze River Commission and ask the Yangtze River Commission to let that expert A professor-level senior engineer guided the emergency response."

"This arrangement is fine, but this is just a guidance relationship in flood prevention and rescue operations. They are now a reserve force. When the reserve force comes, they must have a superior according to the army's regulations, so we need to help them find someone who is not a layman but is an expert in commanding. Superiors who don’t move them around.”

Director Yuan found that the young man in front of him was more capable than imagined and could think so far forward. He couldn't help but nodded: "It is definitely not possible to let them accept the command of the Provincial Military Region. The Provincial Military Region now listens to the Provincial Defense Command. When it comes to dangers, there are them everywhere. , each one is more urgent than the other to ask for help. If the provincial military region has the command of this battalion, not only will they be transferred here and there, but they will even be split into two or three rescue teams, which will lose their combat effectiveness."

Huang Yuanchang said cautiously: "But this is beyond our control."

"As long as they can come over, I will find a way to help them find their superiors." Director Yuan paused, stared at him and asked, "What else?"

"The other thing is to quickly bring back several colleagues from departments with administrative approval powers. The same goes for the Hong Kong Regulatory Bureau, and maybe the Yangtze River Commission needs to communicate and coordinate."

"Why didn't I expect that, Xiao Huang, you have made great achievements!"

The more Director Yuan thought about it, the more interesting he became. He stood up and laughed and said: "We are asking for Binjiang, but Binjiang is also asking for us. Aren't they going to build Gaoru Port or Changzhou Port? If I remember correctly, Linghai Port also has several procedures. No way."

The director stood up, you can't sit down.

Huang Yuanchang stood up in a hurry and said with a smile: "As long as it is approved by us, we will handle it specially and approve it all at once. As for the ministry, we can even help them find a way."

"Xiao Huang, I leave this matter to you. You are responsible for communicating with Binjiang. As for the administrative approval for the construction of ports and terminals in several districts and counties in Binjiang, I asked Director Wang to coordinate with various offices, the Port Supervision Bureau and other units to handle it as soon as possible."

"Bureau Yuan, it may not be appropriate to discuss such a big matter on the phone."

"Hurry up and book a flight, fly over and talk to them."

Director Yuan weighed it up and added with a smile: "When the call is confirmed, you will have full authority to communicate and coordinate with the rescue battalion on behalf of our bureau and be fully responsible for their logistical support. You must be both a liaison officer and a Good logistics.”

That guy Xianyu is really capable.

Either he doesn't do what he wants to do, or he can definitely do it.

If Xianyu can lead a team here for flood prevention and rescue operations, he will definitely be able to achieve great results.

After the flood is repelled, Xianyu and the others will definitely go back. Even if Xianyu and the others don't return to Binjiang, who can erase my contribution?

Huang Yuanchang's blood boiled with excitement and he hurriedly said: "Yes!"