Riverside police

Disease comes like a mountain falling, and disease goes away like a silk thread. This saying also applies to flood prevention.

The water level, which had taken a week to slowly drop, unexpectedly rose to the warning level overnight.

Faced with the flood that was about to overflow the Zidi, Commander Zheng of the 127th Regiment of the 403rd Division of the 105th Army suffered from severe rheumatism and unbearable knee pain. He still braved the pouring rain and took the lead as both a commander and a combatant. Carrying sandbags and building sandbags.

"Commander, the west embankment has collapsed!"

"What?"

"The sub-dyke on the west side has breached, and floodwaters are pouring in."

"Third Company, follow me to the west."

"yes!"

…

Ten songs, the first section of the lower Jingjiang River of the Yangtze River across the Jiuqu ileum, has a total length of 442.5 kilometers of embankments. Due to the continuous high water level of the Yangtze River, soaking and squeezing, the embankment soil is soft and dangerous.

Hekou Town, where the 127th Regiment is currently located, is located in the northeast of Shishou City on the north bank of the Yangtze River, in the middle section of Jingjiang River in the Jiuqu Ileum. The town is composed of three large folk villages, Liuhe Village, Yonghe Village, and Zhangzhi Village, covering an area of ​​186 square meters. km, with a population of 48,000.

Due to its special geographical location, it is very difficult to prevent and fight floods.

As early as June 30, the rising water level of the Jingjiang River exceeded the embankment. For a time, the entire Hekou Town was surrounded by water and dangers continued. Not only the party members and cadres in the town began to go to the embankment to fight the flood a month ago, but also all the village groups in the town All the residents also went to the embankment to participate in the battle.

After learning about the emergency in Hekou Town, army officers and soldiers stationed one after another.

On July 5, the Armed Police Jingzhou Detachment stationed in Zhang Zhiyuan.

On July 15, the 127th Regiment of the 403rd Division rushed to the mouth of the river with ten assault boats.

On July 16, the Second Detachment of Jingzhou Armed Police rushed to Hekou.

Nearly 50,000 soldiers and civilians worked together to build a sub-embankment more than one meter high on the original embankment in the Hekou River section.

However, there had been heavy rains in the upper reaches for several days, and the water flow was strong and urgent. When the second flood peak came, the Tianxin embankment was indeed unable to withstand the impact of the flood and burst. All the soldiers and civilians could only retreat to Yonghe embankment in tears.

The Hekou Town is now completely surrounded by floods. Because the flood level is so high, the entire town is like a big bowl, placed in the center of the flood. Any breach of the embankment will bring disaster to the entire town's residents!

There were floods all around, with more than 40,000 civilians behind them. The officers and soldiers had no way to retreat and could only compete with the floods in a life-and-death contest of will and speed. Faced with the raging floods, regardless of fatigue and hunger, they desperately rushed to transport sandbags and stones to build embankments and strengthen dams.

The mayor came, as did nearby villagers and people from Yongheyuan who had evacuated here.

Faced with the continuous influx of floods, no one could care about anything else but to block it quickly.

When the sandbags are used up, go back and get the rice bags.

If there is no pile of wood, quickly cut down a nearby tree.

Just like this, the breach still cannot be blocked, and it is continuing to extend to both sides.

"Party members and cadres take the lead, all follow me!" Captain Zheng became anxious, roared, and was the first to rush into the flood that was rushing into the embankment.

The officers and soldiers reacted and followed one after another, holding hands and blocking the water with their flesh and blood.

"Everyone is there, stand firm for me!"

"Stop jumping this way, go over there quickly."

Captain Zheng stumbled and fell. He was caught off guard and took a sip of muddy water. After spitting it out, he didn't even bother to wipe his face. He looked to the right and roared: "Gu Changcheng, don't jump. There are enough people here. Hurry up and lead them." Go chop down the tree and be quick.”

"yes!"

One after another, the soldiers jumped down the breach, got up after falling, rushed away and climbed back again.

The mayor burst into tears. He pointed to a house not far away and shouted with a choked voice: "Director Ding, it's too late. Stop looking for sandbags and go demolish the house!"

"Really?"

"When the floods come in and everything is gone, how can we pretend it's fake?"

"yes!"

…

The section of embankment to be defended was too long. The armed police knew that the situation was urgent, but they really couldn't send troops to support them, so they could only secretly worry.

Faced with such a dangerous situation, it is no longer important to point out the command.

Mayor Shen wiped his face, not knowing whether it was tears or rain. He followed the soldiers and jumped down the gap, moving along the human wall to Captain Zheng.

Captain Zheng became anxious and asked through gritted teeth: "Comrade Shen Jiasheng, you are the mayor of the town and the director of the Hekou Town Defense Office. You should be in the command position. What did you do when you jumped down?"

"People are here and the dike is here."

"You are talking nonsense, hurry up and take command, hurry up and find a solution for me!"

"No wood, no stones, no sandbags, nothing! Commander Zheng, what do you want me to think of?"

"Even if you can't defend it, you still have to find a way to ensure the safety of the people. That's more than 40,000 people, more than 40,000 lives!"

"I know."

"Knowing that you still dance?"

The flood has already reached my chest!

Mayor Shen held the soldier's arm tightly, trying his best to ensure that it would not be washed away. Looking at the pile of garbage floating over with the torrential flood, he almost despaired. He choked and said: "I also want to organize the people to evacuate, but There is water in all directions, how do you want me to organize the people to evacuate?"

"Aren't there several boats? We also have ten assault boats!"

"How many people can be transferred by how many boats and ten assault boats? We cannot withdraw now. Withdrawing now will shake the morale of the military."

I have to admit that there are more than 40,000 people in the camp, and it is unrealistic to organize an evacuation with just a few boats.

If we were to organize an evacuation at this time, who would be allowed to board the ship and who would not be allowed to board the ship?

Captain Zheng has always believed that as long as we work together, man can defeat nature. However, faced with this situation, he suddenly found that man cannot defeat nature in the face of natural disasters, and that human power is so insignificant.

At this point, it seems that we can only live or die with the levee.

Just when Commander Zheng was almost desperate, a soldier suddenly shouted: "Captain, there is a boat!"

"What ship?"

"A boat is coming!"

"Where?"

"To the south is the police boat with police lights!"

Looking in the direction the soldier said, he was surprised to find that a boat was really coming, but it was moving very slowly.

Commander Zheng became more and more angry as he watched, and roared: "Third Company, arrange for someone to run along Zidi and ask which unit they are from?"

"yes!"

A soldier had just climbed up the embankment with the help of his comrades when everyone suddenly noticed that the public security boat had lowered an iron boat. Two people could vaguely be seen jumping on the iron boat and heading straight for this side.

With the roar of the diesel engine, the iron boat quickly arrived at the breach. A young man wearing a raincoat, with a walkie-talkie and a mobile phone tied to his chest, squatted on the bow of the iron boat and motioned to the driver to slowly move toward the people. He leaned against the wall and asked, "Comrade, are you from the 127th Regiment?"

"Yes, which unit are you from?"

"Is your captain here?"

We were still wearing raincoats, making it look like we were touring the mountains and rivers. Isn’t it fun to watch us jump down and use our bodies to block the flood?

The more Captain Zheng thought about it, the angrier he became, and he scolded: "I am the captain, answer my question first, which unit are you from?"

Unexpectedly, they jumped down from the breach and used their flesh and blood to block the water. Unexpectedly, they actually held on and Yongheyuan was not flooded.

Han Yu was excited and moved. He smiled with tears in his eyes and said, "Captain Zheng, we are here to save you."

"You fucking come down here!"

"I would like to go down and accompany you, but walkie-talkies and mobile phones cannot be soaked in water, so let's just say that."

"If you have something to say, say it quickly. If you fart, hurry up. After you fart, get out of here as far as you can! Otherwise, I will get angry. Believe it or not, I will kill you with one shot!"

Han Yu could understand his mood at this moment and said hurriedly: "Comrade leader, I am Han Yu, the captain of the Yangtze River Defense Headquarters and Jingzhou Defense Command Emergency Rescue Commando Team. We have been ordered by our superiors to assist you in the rescue. Sorry, we are late. Yes, but there is a reason why I came late.”

Commander Zheng was stunned for a moment and asked subconsciously: "The troops stationed in Hong Kong?"

"yes!"

"Where's Yang Shiguo?"

"Political Commissar Yang is behind." Han Yu raised the walkie-talkie and called: "Political Commissar Yang, this is Han Yu, can you receive it?"

"Received, received, how is the situation over there? Have you met Commander Zheng?"

"I just saw him and we were talking."

"Great, can you let Commander Zheng speak?"

"Okay." Han Yu just squatted on the iron boat and held the walkie-talkie in front of Captain Zheng.

Commander Zheng heard Commander Peng boast about the "Hong Kong Garrison" more than once, and asked unhappily: "Old Yang, where are you? I have already jumped down to block the breach and blocked the water. There are more than 40,000 civilians behind me. You Can you fix it for me faster?"

Hearing the voice of the brother army commander, Political Commissar Yang was even more excited than Han Yu, and hurriedly said: "Old Zheng, we set sail as soon as we received the order. But you are not on the riverside. Don't look at the water in front, back, and left of you. But it’s not necessarily possible to sail a boat if it’s all water.”

"I don't care about that. Anyway, you have to hurry up for me. It doesn't matter if I die here. The tens of thousands of people behind me cannot die. Even if you row, you have to row the boat over to me and give me the tens of thousands of people in the camp. Move away!"

"A dog biting Lu Dongbin doesn't know a good heart. Xianyu, you'd better tell him."

"OK."

Han Yu wiped the rainwater from his face and explained: "Captain Zheng, although the surrounding villages have been flooded, the water depth is not enough to drive a large ship. We need to dig the previous breach deep and wide enough to allow the ship to sail." After the fleet passes through and finds the previous river channel, piles must be driven every tens of meters on both sides of the previous river channel to mark the location of the channel."

Captain Zheng asked unhappily: "Can't your ship just come?"

"If you drive straight here regardless of the situation, you will be stranded within two or three miles at most."

"I don't care about this. I just want to know when your large army will arrive and if you can plug this hole for me!"

They are trapped in an "isolated island" and now they really can't stand it anymore.

Han Yu could understand his eagerness, and after careful consideration, he resolutely said: "Captain Zheng, please hold on for one more hour. As long as you can hold on for one more hour, we will do the rest."

"Leave it to you?"

"I'll help you seal your mouth."

Han Yu reached out and touched the bamboo pole, stood up carefully, used the bamboo pole to explore the water, and squatted down again: "It's just that the embankment is overflowing, and the water flow looks very fast, but it's not a big problem."

Commander Zheng asked dumbfounded: "I'm already prepared to die for my country. Isn't this a big problem?"

"It's not big, it's not even a major danger." Han Yu put away the pennant, thought about it and said: "On the way here, Captain Peng called me and asked me to rescue you. By the way, please You take a shower and have a meal.”

The Hong Kong Garrison has never seen anything, but it should have a few brushes, otherwise it would not be used by the Yangtze River Defense Command and the Military Region as Jingzhou's emergency rescue and assault force.

Captain Zheng slandered, "I want him to be rescued by you," and asked in a low voice, "How do we need to cooperate?"

"As I said, hold on for another hour."

People are soaking in the breach to block the water, and you are squatting on the boat. It is really inappropriate to talk like this.

Han Yu simply stood up and shouted: "Brothers of the 127th Regiment, reinforcements, supplies and construction machinery needed for rescue will arrive in at most an hour. Please hold on for another hour. I will go back to the rescue fleet right away." Pilot, I’ll see you in an hour.”

Mayor Shen suddenly remembered something and asked in shock: "Are you Captain Han of the city's emergency rescue commando team?"

"Yes, are you?"

"I am the mayor of Hekou Town..."

"Mayor Shen, right?"

"It's me, yes."

"I'm sorry, we're late. Please hold on for another hour like Captain Zheng. I guarantee that as long as you can hold on for one hour, this village can definitely be defended."

"Thank you, sorry for bothering you."

"No trouble, I'll go back to pilot first. We'll see you later."