Riverside police

From the moment it entered the border of Beihu Province, the Binjiang Flood Control and Rescue Battalion became a unit managed by the 132nd Regiment of the 404th Division.

The vanguard of the 132nd Regiment has arrived, and it will be embarrassing for the propaganda officers of the Jiangnan Army Reserve Division and the Binjiang Reserve Regiment to stay in the Linghai Reserve Camp.

Now, no matter what I write or shoot, I cannot publish it without the approval of the 132nd Group.

The two publicity officers felt that there was no point in staying here, so they called their superiors before dawn to report the situation here. With the approval of their superiors, they took a free boat ride on Zhang Erxiao's purchase trip.

Although Director Ge provided the best conditions for the publicity and reporting team, the conditions on the riverside were still very difficult. There was no problem with food, but the main problem was not getting enough rest.

Several reporters from Binjiang TV Station and Binjiang Daily felt that there was no point in staying here, and they couldn't bear it any longer. They had to go home when they saw the propaganda officer of the army, and they also took a ride on the smooth sailing boat that Zhang Erxiao went to purchase.

Lao Ge gave a warm farewell to those who were leaving.

Lao Ge still welcomes those who decide to stay.

What surprised Lao Ge was that the propaganda cadres from the Binjiang Municipal Public Security Bureau, Changhang Binjiang Branch and Binjiang Port Authority were not discouraged because they could not publish the article for the time being, and actually asked to join the logistics support team.

While assisting Yang Jianbo, Zhao Jiang and Qiu Xuequan with logistics, they also used cameras and small video cameras brought from their hometowns to help the officers and soldiers in the camp take pictures.

In their words, even if they cannot be published, they can still be kept as information. After the photos are developed and the videos are taken back and burned into CDs, they can also be given to the officers and soldiers participating in the war as souvenirs.

As for the reporters from Linghai TV Station and Linghai Daily, they became Lao Ge's subordinates from the moment they set out, and they must obey orders and obey orders. Not to mention that he didn't propose to go back, even if he proposed it, Lao Ge wouldn't agree.

Although Reporter Wang is also a reporter for local media, Reporter Wang has not been limited to reporting on Binjiang news for a long time. He has never thought of focusing his interviews and reports only on the Linghai Reserve Camp.

He and his assistant learned that the county was organizing the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people, so they left before dawn with a township cadre who was organizing the evacuation. They only brought some water and dry food, and Lao Ge did not need to arrange a car to deliver them.

It turns out they were right to come out.

I came out at 4:50 in the morning and saw with my own eyes that township cadres organized village cadres and party members and militiamen to knock on doors and mobilize people to evacuate.

I watched with my own eyes as the people packed up their things reluctantly, loading all the things they could on tricycles, carts or bicycles, and all the cattle, sheep, pigs and other livestock they could carry.

Chickens and ducks that are too late to catch or cannot be taken away cannot be kept in the shack, otherwise they will starve to death, so they can only open the shack door with tears in their eyes to let them go free.

Before I left, I thought about it and felt uneasy. I went back to see if there was anything I could bring but didn’t. It wasn’t until the village cadres urged me to open all the doors and windows in my house to allow the flood to pass through smoothly, hoping to protect the house. washed away.

It’s hard to leave your homeland, and it’s hard to leave your poor family.

They dragged their families with them, set out with flashlights or lanterns carrying everything they could, turning back three times at a time, and converged on several main roads from all directions along the small roads.

If you just look at the map, the rural roads in the county are relatively good.

There are several main lines running through the flood diversion area, from the county seat to Hebu, from the county seat to Pingnan via Zhuyuan, and from the county seat through Yangjiachang, Haoma, and Ouchi to Shishou. Countless immigration routes lead from each village. , small towns connect these main roads, forming a comprehensive immigration transportation network that extends in all directions.

However, once we get down to business, these paths alone are not enough.

No matter where you go, no matter which road you go, there are always crowds.

About 90% of the people took to the road during the peak evacuation period from 5:30 to 6:00. People from more than a dozen nearby villages were crowded on the main road in front of them, not moving forward, but moving forward. , the moving speed will not exceed one kilometer per hour.

I just made a rough estimate that there are at least 1,000 people, 100 vehicles and 200 pigs on each kilometer of road. This is only a conservative estimate.

People were crowded together, as if they were going to a market.

The police crowded over to maintain order, and the march was faster than before, but only temporarily.

After following the crowd for about two kilometers, the front became blocked again, with people and various vehicles carrying items mixed together, moving forward step by step.

Seeing several children taking a shortcut into the rice fields, Reporter Wang didn't have as much luggage as the evacuated people, so he simply called his assistant and followed the carefree children around to the front.

It turned out that a motorcycle suddenly stalled, and the owner couldn't start it no matter how hard he pedaled, and it was stranded in the middle of the road.

There were two people on the motorcycle, and a long bracket was supported on the back frame, with suitcases, TVs and other things tied to it. When the engine was turned off, the bike and the bracket immediately became a roadblock. The trucks and pallets behind them surged forward, immediately blocking both sides.

This block immediately became a long queue. Those in front could not move, while those behind continued to surge forward. Gradually, some people lost their patience and began to push and shout. Fortunately, the public security officers arrived in time to provide guidance, thus avoiding a possible commotion.

Binjiang also frequently experiences flooding, but it is mainly caused by waterlogging.

You can't see such a shocking scene in Binjiang. In fact, not only in Binjiang, but also in the whole country, you probably won't see such a thing happening in another place.

And the people in front of them are only "turning inward", that is, heading to the safety zone in the county. In addition, there are tens of thousands of people who want to "transfer", that is, to two neighboring counties.

It is impossible for "external transfer" to carry large bags of grain, bulky furniture, and unruly animals. They can only carry small bags and travel lightly, which makes walking easier than the people here.

It is conceivable that the hearts of those people who "turn outside" will be heavier than those who "turn inward", because once the dangerous embankments cannot be maintained and the floods inundate the flood diversion area, they will truly have nothing...

Along the way, Reporter Wang interviewed dozens of people, took more than a dozen films, and saw too many helpless and tearful faces.

He didn't want to do any more interviews. To be precise, he didn't want to add salt to the wounds of the masses.

He really wanted to do something, but after thinking about it, he found that he couldn't do anything. The only thing he could do seemed to be to call Han Yu.

He knew that Han Yu was very busy now and didn't want to affect Han Yu's rescue, but he still couldn't hold back when facing the sad-looking people. He walked along the ridge to the middle of the rice field and dialed Han Yu's mobile phone.

"Uncle Wang, what's the matter?"

"San'er, can you hold on to that dangerous embankment?"

"We're working on it."

"Can you give me a solid explanation!"

"Uncle Wang, where are you?"

Reporter Wang took several deep breaths, clutched his cell phone and said, "I'm covering the evacuation of the masses."

Hundreds of thousands of people had to evacuate within five hours. You didn’t need to see it to know how tragic the scene was.

Han Yu was silent for a moment, staring at the outlet of the pipe under the embankment where water and sand were constantly pouring out, and said solemnly: "Uncle Wang, evacuate quickly and pay attention to safety."

"So you can't keep it?"

"We will try our best and we will never give up until the last minute."

"San'er, you must also pay attention to safety."

"I know, I'll hang up first."

…

Plans never change.

The risk of piping surges has worsened much faster than expected.

Han Yu put down his mobile phone, followed Hao Qiusheng, Sun Youyi, Zou Xiangyu, Xugong, Yao Gong, Yan Gong and others who were looking at him anxiously, and said solemnly: "Everyone, since we can't rescue the dangerous pipe swell, we won't rescue him." Now, adjust the plan and compare the speed with the incoming water!"

Hao Qiusheng stared at him and asked: "The water is rising and the embankment is high? Can we ignore the compaction and ensure the height of the cofferdam first?"

"This is the best option at hand."

"no."

"Xugong, why not?"

As soon as Han Yu asked, Zou Xiangyu, the project manager of the Road and Bridge Company, said eagerly: "XCMG, we have two large excavators and two large dump trucks, which can fully supply the earthwork. Not to mention only seven or eight thousand cubic meters, even if it is ten thousand cubic meters, I They can all be dug out and put on base within eight hours!”

Hao Qiusheng also didn't want to give up. He turned around and pointed at the five-meter-high cofferdam built: "We have already done less than half of it, how can we be deserters at this time? Moreover, it will take at least four hours for all the people under the embankment to evacuate. To the safe zone.”

"Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying give up. In fact, I can't give up now. I mean just pile it up. The feet and waist of the new embankment are too soft. I'm afraid we won't have to wait for the dangerous embankment in front to collapse and burst, and the light pipes will pour in. The water will cause the new embankment to collapse."

"I know, so we need to adjust the plan."

Xugong asked: "How to adjust?"

"While building a new embankment, we are rushing to protect the new embankment!"

Han Yu took a deep breath, turned around and said: "Yan Gong, if you organize the militia to hold on for another hour, I will help mobilize the People's Liberation Army to support you if you don't have enough people. As long as you can help us fight for one hour, we can destroy the feet and waist of the existing new embankment." Rush to protect it. Then compare the speed with the incoming water to see if we can build faster or it can surge faster!"

The old engineer from the Angong County Water Conservancy Bureau nodded heavily.

"Mr. Hao, Manager Zou, you don't have to worry about the foot and waist of the embankment. What you have to do now is to speed up the earthwork construction."

"I know, let's make arrangements first."

"Gong Sun, don't go. Boss Huang has arranged for someone to deliver the instrument you want. From now on, you will join the water conservancy expert team and find someone to help you measure the height of the dangerous embankment. Compared with looking with the naked eye, instrument measurement must be more accurate. many."

By measuring with instruments, you can know whether the dangerous embankment is settling, how much it has settled, and whether it will collapse...

Sun Youyi realized the great responsibility and quickly said: "Okay."

"XCMG, Boss Huang has also arranged for the water level gauge we need to be delivered. Please hurry up and organize people to install it."

"Okay, I'll go right away."

…

Han Yu arranged the division of labor and quickly ran to the area where sandbags were being filled.

Company Commander Wu of the 3rd Company of the 132th Regiment hurriedly came up to him and asked, "Battle Commander Han, what are your instructions?"

"The danger situation has changed, and we need you to go to Xintee for support."

"How to support?"

"Gather urgently first."

Company Commander Wu did not dare to waste a moment. He took out the whistle given to him by Director Ge, blew it several times, and then shouted: "All the third company is here, gather urgently!"

"yes!"

"Seventh Platoon, come here and form a team, move quickly!"

"This side of the eighth platoon, put down the tools first, hurry up!"

A regular army is a regular army. In the blink of an eye, more than 80 officers and soldiers were organized.

Company Commander Wu confirmed that all his men were present, and immediately turned around and saluted: "Comrade Battalion Commander, the 2nd Battalion and 3rd Company of the 132nd Regiment have assembled, please give instructions!"

"Comrades, please rest a moment."

Han Yu raised his hand in return, looked at more than 80 officers and soldiers and said: "Comrades, everyone should understand the principle of the connector. The pipe surge and seepage channel that appears under the dangerous embankment is equivalent to the U-shaped glass tube used for the connector test. Only the one inside the embankment When the water level is balanced with the water level of the Yangtze River, the water in the river will not flow into the embankment through the gaps in the underground sand layer.

The current problem is that the water level difference within the outer embankment is as high as 14 meters, which means that if we follow the conventional method to protect the pipe from the danger, we must continue to raise the height of the well.

If the water seeps slowly, we can also protect it through other means. But now the river water does not seep into the embankment, but flows into the embankment through the cracks in the underground sand layer and through the pipe outlet!

We neither have the time nor the ability to build seven wells that are fourteen meters high. This reason is very simple, it is equivalent to the fact that it is impossible to build a chimney up to 14 meters high with sandbags. "

Soldiers with a higher level of education can understand.

Soldiers who are not highly educated seem to understand.

But whether you understand or not is not very important now.

Han Yu looked around them and continued: "After four hours of hard work, we have successfully built a new embankment more than six meters high. At the beginning of the operation, we had to build a construction road and an evacuation channel, so the speed was relatively slow, but Next, the speed and efficiency of earthmoving operations will increase.

What everyone has to do next is to use sandbags to build up the sandbags layer by layer along the gentle slope outside the existing new embankment from the foot of the embankment to the top of the embankment. It should be placed horizontally, not vertically. Make sure that the upper layer presses the lower layer, and the interfaces should be staggered. "

Company Commander Wu roughly understood it and asked subconsciously: "Battalion Commander, are you building it up with sandbags like a wall?"

"Yeah, it's just like building a wall."

Han Yu nodded and continued: "The current well can no longer hold it, and the local militia brothers are doing their best to ensure that the water flowing in will not overflow the well.

They will buy us another hour, so everyone's task is to build this 65-meter-long and 6-meter-high sandbag wall within an hour! "

"yes!"

"All of you, bring your shovels and run forward!"

"Platoon 7, follow me!"

After watching the paratroopers leave, Han Yu switched the frequency of the intercom to the logistics support group channel: "Ge Ju, Yang Jiao, I'm Han Yu, please answer when you receive it."

"Copy that, what's the matter?"

"Copy that, Secretary Han, please speak."

"Geju, aren't there a lot of people nearby who don't want to leave their homes and run to the embankment? You should immediately ask the county leaders if they can organize people to help fill the sandbags. Just say it's urgent!"

"Okay, I'll go find County Magistrate Huang right now."

"Jiao Yang, immediately organize all the personnel of the third company to come over and fill the sandbags."

"yes!"