Riverside police

At 3:48 pm, the Jingzhou Defense Command directly issued the first order to the Binjiang Flood Control Rescue Battalion through the head of the Guangzhou Military Region who was stationed in Jingzhou to support flood control, bypassing the 105th Army and the 404th Division.

The shore construction team of the Binjiang Flood Control Rescue Battalion was required to immediately go to a cracked and seriously leaking Tongjiang Gate to perform rescue tasks after arriving in Jingzhou!

While giving the specific location and contact person, it was emphasized that since it is difficult for convoys transporting personnel and equipment to pass through the roads and bridges along the route, the Beihu Provincial Military Region, at the request of the Jingzhou Defense Command, has ordered a pontoon bridge regiment to be responsible for clearing roads for the Binjiang Reserve Battalion through the mountains. Build a bridge over water!

At the same time, the China Shipping Bureau also issued an order to Huang Yuanchang who was far away in Binjiang and Yang Chu who was in Jingzhou.

Huang Yuanchang was ordered to immediately communicate and coordinate with the Binjiang Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government and the Binjiang Port Authority to see if the six large flatbed trucks of the Port Authority could be supported in Jingjiang for seven days, and then go back when the logistics support fleet of the Binjiang Flood Control Rescue Battalion arrived.

Yang Chu has more work to do here.

In order to allow the mechanized rescue force of the Binjiang Flood Control Rescue Battalion to play a greater role, Yang Chu was required to quickly select a location that is relatively remote, convenient for soil acquisition, and where heavy equipment can be loaded onto the ship while recruiting ships, captains and crews. Ferry serves as the shore departure base for the Riverside Reserve Battalion.

It is necessary to organize forces to build a temporary dock at the "departure base" where equipment and personnel can board the ship or go ashore at any time.

Taking into account the limited strength of several units of the Changhang Aviation System, Jingzhou City has assigned a deputy mayor to be responsible for this work. It's just that the local leaders don't know much about these, so the construction project of the temporary terminal should focus on the long-term navigation system.

It can be seen that Jingzhou Fangzhi is making two plans.

It is necessary not only to allow the Binjiang flood control and rescue battalion to maneuver on the shore, but also to allow the Binjiang flood control and rescue battalion to move on the water according to the needs of emergency protection.

The heads of the major military regions give orders directly to the Linghai Reserve Battalion. Now it doesn’t matter whether they report to the regimental commander or not...

Staff Officer Dai simply stopped looking for the public phone, thinking that he just had to do his job well and ensure that this amphibious construction team, disguised as a reserve force, did not violate military discipline, especially mass discipline.

At 5:21, Hao Qiusheng, deputy battalion commander of Linghai Reserve Battalion, and several emergency construction workers arrived.

Yao Gong and the comrades of the Changhang Hangzhou Security Team briefly introduced the situation. Hao Qiusheng did not even bother to eat dinner before getting into the off-road vehicle again. Led by a police car from the Changhang Jingzhou Public Security Bureau, he rushed to the scene of the cracking and explosion without stopping. Tongjiang Gate with serious water leakage.

Staff Officer Dai did not dare to sit and wait in the city, so he got into the police car with Xugong and cleared the way for Hao Qiusheng and others.

The journey was smooth, and when we drove about eight kilometers away from the gate, we saw nearly a hundred officers and soldiers of the Army's pontoon bridge unit nervously building the bridge.

Hao Qiusheng used the walkie-talkie to ask the police car to stop.

As soon as Staff Officer Dai and Xugong got out of the car, they saw Hao Qiusheng jumping out of the off-road vehicle and approaching him and asked: "Comrade, who is in charge here?"

"I, which unit do you belong to?"

"I am Hao Qiusheng, deputy battalion commander of Linghai Reserve Battalion. The bridge you are building is for our battalion to pass through."

Hao Qiusheng raised his hand in salute, neither humble nor overbearing.

He held his head high, his waist straight, and his military salute was very standard. He looked like he had served in the military.

It's just that the attire is a bit weird. He is actually wearing a camouflage helmet that looks a bit like one at first glance but doesn't look much like those of the Hong Kong Garrison upon closer inspection.

The walkie-talkie didn't look cheap at first glance, it was from Motorola.

The walkie-talkie is wrapped in a waterproof transparent cover. Next to the walkie-talkie is a mobile phone, also covered in transparent plastic.

Moreover, walkie-talkies and mobile phones are not held in the hand, nor worn in the waist or pocket, nor hung on the shoulders, but tied to the chest with a belt. The same was true for several reserve officers who got off the military vehicle at the back. They looked weird no matter what.

The major officer of the Zhouqiao unit had never seen such a reserve unit before. He raised his hand in return and said, "Deputy Battalion Commander Hao, when will your convoy arrive?"

"We should be able to get here around 3:30 tomorrow morning."

"Didn't you say it would be around six o'clock tomorrow morning?"

"I just contacted our battalion commander, and our battalion commander said that starting from 3:30 in the afternoon, police cars will be arranged in every county and city along the way to guide us. We no longer need to stop to ask for directions, no need to worry about going the wrong way, or even need to wait for traffic lights. "

"It's half past three, right? We should be in time as we rush to work."

"Thanks."

"You're welcome. The bridge is almost ready. Do you want to check it?"

"want."

"please."

Asking a regiment to clear roads and build bridges for a reserve battalion seems absurd when you think about it, but you can imagine that this reserve battalion is not simple.

The major officer led Hao Qiusheng onto the bridge and said with a smile: "Deputy Battalion Commander Hao, have you ever been in the military? Depending on your age, you might be my old squad leader."

"I am in the business of changing my profession. I have changed my profession for eight years."

"I knew you were the old squad leader. Old squad leader, let's see how well our bridge is built."

Hao Qiusheng looked under the bridge, turned around and signaled the active soldier Tang Huagao and others to drive up the off-road vehicle. He confirmed that the bridge was stable and could hardly feel any shaking, and asked, "Is it okay to pass a thirty-ton truck?"

"It's okay to pass the tank."

"Thank you so much."

"Not to mention thanking you, you are all here to perform the mission." The major raised his arm and pointed to the south: "Old squad leader, there are five bridges ahead. Do you want me to accompany you to take a look?"

"How can this be so embarrassing?"

"It's okay, we are here to serve you. If you are not satisfied, our superiors will criticize us."

The major officer laughed, looked at the walkie-talkie and mobile phone tied to Hao Qiusheng's chest, and asked curiously: "Old squad leader, what do you mean by these big things?"

"It's convenient and waterproof."

Hao Qiusheng opened the car door and greeted the major to get in. After thinking about it, he smiled and explained: "There are many sailors in our battalion. Our battalion commander has worked on ocean-going cargo ships and has been to many countries. This is how they are equipped on ships. Doesn't it look good? It’s not important, the important thing is convenience.”

"You can free your hands, and you don't have to feel uncomfortable having them tied to your waist. We are also engaged in construction, and we need to learn from your advanced experience."

"What advanced experience? Let's go."

Along the way, there were indeed many People's Liberation Army building bridges.

They also have transportation problems when building bridges. A lot of equipment can only be sent up after the bridge behind them is erected. The convoy is running without a road, so they can only cross the river in a small powered boat of the pontoon bridge unit.

By the time we walked to the gate where the danger occurred, it was already dark, but the lights were brightly lit near the gate, and the embankments on both sides of the gate were filled with people in darkness.

"Where is the headquarters?"

"The headquarters is in front, in the shed to the west of the headlight."

"Thanks."

A deputy director of Changhang Jingzhou Public Security Bureau led everyone to find the rescue commander here, who saw the commander anxiously calling for help.

Hao Qiusheng and others could not understand the local dialect, and were about to go out to see how serious the danger was when they saw Xugong coming over in a hurry.

"Xugong, when will you arrive?"

"I came here by 001. It's faster than you by water. I arrived two and a half hours ago."

"what's the situation?"

"It's not clear here. I'll take you to see it."

"OK."

Following Xugong to the northwest side of the river channel inside the gate, Hao Qiusheng felt his heart skip a beat, and the hairs all over his body stood up.

The gate is very small and the river is very wide, nearly fifty meters wide.

Although the gate has been blocked long ago and the gate plate cannot be seen, with the help of the light, we can clearly see that water is spraying out from the gaps in the sandbags blocking the gate.

The height difference between the river and the river is nearly ten meters. You can imagine how high the water pressure is. You can see large and small water columns spraying everywhere, some are five or six meters high, and some are seven or eight meters far away.

If it hadn't been for the row of wooden piles that had been laid earlier, the sandbags blocking the area between the wooden piles and the gate would have been washed away long ago.

In fact, the sand in those sandbags is gradually decreasing. The woven bags are not very strong and have been riddled with holes by the water flow. They are constantly being lost with the jet of water.

"Just now, the comrades from the Water Conservancy Bureau said that two suicide squads went into the water to check in the afternoon. Several gates made of reinforced concrete were cracked. If rescue measures are not taken in time, the row of wooden piles will definitely support the gates when they break. Can’t live.”

Xugong stepped on the embankment under his feet, raised his arm and pointed to the embankment on the other side, and said solemnly: "If the gate breaks and the flood floods into the river, these two river embankments, which are almost like paper, will not be able to withstand it. I I just estimated that with the current water level difference and the current flow rate of the river, a West Lake can be rushed in in up to twelve hours!"

Staff Officer Dai was frightened when he heard this. He subconsciously looked back at the bottom of the river embankment. He saw a few lights in the distance, indicating that there were many people living in the distance.

While Hao Qiusheng was thinking about how to get protection, he frowned and asked, "What is the county's plan?"

"We are busy calling for help in the afternoon, and the research team is not organizing mass evacuation at the moment."

"What did the superior say?"

"The city leaders are on their way here. The bridge that the Zhouqiao troops are building is not only for you to pass through, but also to facilitate the transportation of flood control materials."

"It's been almost half a day and you still haven't come up with a solution?"

"The question now is not whether you can think of it, but whether you can do it!"

Xugong turned around and looked at the precarious gate, and said helplessly: "Everywhere is in emergency right now. The second flood peak is expected to arrive here around three o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The flood control resources that Jingzhou's flood control department can mobilize are limited. It can be said that it doesn't matter what it wants."

The county plans to find a larger boat to sink and block it outside the gate, hoping to rely on the boat to block the water, but it is unrealistic! This is not the dock in your Linghai Development Zone, and the ship that was sunk is not a floating dock door. It cannot be made to fit perfectly. "

Hao Qiusheng turned around and looked at it for a while, then nodded: "It's useless to sink the ship. The water pressure is so strong and the current is so fast. An ordinary barge is likely to be broken. And the gate is too small. If the ship sinks, both ends will have to rest on the sides. On the dry embankment. I think this dry embankment is not very strong and cannot withstand such a large force. It may collapse the dry embankment."

It is also a dangerous situation, but the danger in front of us cannot be solved by throwing sandbags on our backs.

Xugong was silent for a moment and said in a low voice: "Mr. Hao, the next step is up to you."

"Can we have the final say?"

"able!"

"Prepare wood piles. There are not that many wood piles. We need telephone poles and steel pipes. We will transport as many as we can."

"Wait." Xugong took out the pen pinned in his jacket pocket, took out his notebook, raised his head and said, "Continue."

Hao Qiusheng looked around again, gritted his teeth and said: "The inland river should be navigable. Materials that cannot be transported from the shore can be transported by water. It is best to find a few iron ships with larger tonnage. The inside must be blocked, the outside must be sealed, and the steam We also need to find a ferry, so that both sides can be constructed at the same time."

XCMG subconsciously asked: "Mr. Hao, do you want to drive piles inside and outside the gate at the same time?"

"We can't withstand it without piling."

Hao Qiusheng took a deep breath and continued: "Let the local government quickly arrange a place on both sides for us to collect soil. It cannot be too far from here, and the soil collection must not endanger the dry embankment and the river embankments on both sides."

"This is simple."

"It's useless to have so many people gathering here to stare. The gate can no longer hold it. It will collapse at any time. It's too dangerous. The elderly, women and children must evacuate quickly. It's best for the people under the embankment to evacuate as well."

Hao Qiusheng stared closely at the "fountain" inside the gate and added: "If the young and middle-aged people stay, don't they have tools? We can organize them to seize the time to collect soil and build construction roads on both sides of the gate, otherwise our dump trucks will be full of earth." I can’t even come up.”

"Any more?"

"Then there are materials. How many rocks and pieces of stone are shipped here. If we want to protect this dangerous situation, it will take at least 20,000 cubic meters of stone!"

"Think again so I can report it to my superiors."

"To ensure everything is safe, we not only need to block the gate, but also strengthen the dry embankments at both ends of the gate. If we are allowed to come, we will directly seal the gate."

"No problem, let's go through this hurdle first. Whether we will use this gate in the future or not is a matter of the future!"

"That's all, Xugong, please report it to your superiors quickly, and we will go to the other side to have a look."

"Okay, if you have anything to add, just call me on the walkie-talkie."

…

Staff Officer Dai probably understood.

The old squad leader from Linghai in front of me did not think about trying to protect the gate. Instead, he planned to directly dam this river channel and turn the precarious gate into a part of the dry embankment, just like the construction of the Three Gorges Project.

This is fine, in fact, this is the only way to ensure nothing goes wrong.

Staff Officer Dai was just thinking about whether the gate could hold on until the main force arrived, when he saw the old squad leader making a phone call while walking.

"Secretary Han, we have arrived at the gate. The danger is not as serious as we thought before, but it is not optimistic. Can you hurry up? As long as the large force can arrive before twelve o'clock, I think we are still sure to reach the peak of the flood. To resolve the battle before it comes."

"Let me ask."

"You can't just ask, there's a huge emergency here!"

"Mr. Hao, didn't you say it's not serious?"

"When I say it's not serious, I mean the No. 1 and No. 2 plans we formulated before. It's not that it's not serious!"

Plans No. 1 and 2 are both formulated to block breaches and dam breaches.

There was only a danger at the gate, and the dam did not break for the time being. Judging from the rescue mission that the Linghai Reserve Battalion could perform, it was indeed not serious.

"I know, let's hurry up as much as possible."

Han Yu came to his senses and didn't waste a moment. He put down his cell phone and raised his walkie-talkie, and quickly called the local police officer who was clearing the way for the convoy.