Riverside police

At 8:27 a.m., the engineering fleet of the emergency rescue commando team moved to the Fengnan section of the Shishou Yangtze River Embankment.

Commander Meng of the 402nd Army had only seen Du Yuan use grouting to protect pipes from danger before, but he had never seen the amphibious combat formation of the "Hong Kong Garrison Force".

Xianyu gathered strength to fight in the dangerous section of Fengnan today. Commander Meng came to the embankment early to see how Xianyu and others built a breakwater in the river.

You wouldn’t know if you didn’t come to see it, it’s really eye-opening.

A large tugboat dragged a floating crane and several barges loaded with rescue supplies to the water in front of them. Once anchored, the floating crane entered the designated position with the assistance of the large tug. A large crane was used to continuously move to both sides of the embankment. An iron belt sandbag cage weighing nearly one ton is hoisted, and a landing point for large-scale construction machinery is first built.

At the same time, engineering and technical personnel such as XCMG, Yao Gong and Sun Gong, with the assistance of Binjiang Public Security 001 and Yangtze River Public Security 110, used the buoy made by the mechanical repair team to set the line on the water.

The line has just been laid here, the area of ​​the breakwater to be built has been planned, and the landing point is almost built.

A large steam ferry slowly came over. With the assistance of the large tugboat and the Binjiang Public Security Boat 001, it cautiously approached the landing point bit by bit and lowered the landing deck.

Immediately afterwards, under the command of a safety officer, a large excavator drove from the steam ferry onto the newly reinforced embankment at the landing point, and extended its long main arm to dig earth and build a construction road.

The bucket is very big, and one paw can grab at least two or three cubic meters of soil.

The inside of the embankment had been cushioned with iron belts and sandbags. In less than twenty minutes, the gentle slope down to the embankment was repaired. Two large loaders, a large dump truck and eight tractors came ashore, but there was no rush to grab it. Instead of building a breakwater, they drove about 800 meters south to build a construction access road for the second breakwater.

The big tugboat was also not idle. Under the dispatch of the water navigation commander, it towed the floating crane to the water where the second breakwater was to be built. As before, it continued to throw sandbag cages to build a landing point for the incoming second detachment.

This is a dangerous section that has been registered with the Jingzhou City Anti-Defense Index, and the next step is a major project.

The deputy commander-in-chief of the Jingzhou City Defense Command and Commander Huang of the Jingzhou Military Division arrived by car. After saluting Commander Meng and saying hello, he asked eagerly: "Comrade Han Yu, there is no danger of embankment or river beach." The total length of this section is 1.6 kilometers, is it enough to build only two breakwaters?"

"I also planned to practice four paths at the beginning. After repeated calculations, Xugong thought that two paths would be enough."

"From 8 o'clock last night to 6:30 this morning, we voluntarily abandoned three civilian embankments to store floodwaters. In order to protect the Jingjiang embankment, hundreds of thousands of people left their homes to protect others, resulting in economic losses of hundreds of millions."

"I know. I heard that some militia brothers died yesterday afternoon."

"two."

"two!"

"Well, one jumped off the breach to block the water and bought time for the PLA officers and soldiers who were repairing the embankment and was washed away. The other was fighting continuously for nearly a month and was unable to get out of the line of fire because of a high fever. He died while rescuing a child who fell into the water."

The two key militiamen were just gone. Commander Huang was heartbroken and clenched his fists and said: "We have paid such a high price and suffered such great losses, so there must be no loss of this levee!"

The reason why the Yangtze River embankments on both sides of the Jingjiang River were able to withstand three flood peaks was not due to the Linghai Reserve Battalion, or even the People's Liberation Army and Armed Police Force soldiers who came to support one after another, but to the cadres and masses on both sides of the Strait, especially the dozen or so people convened by the Jingzhou Military Division. Thousands of militiamen!

People have been on the embankments to fight the flood since before the first flood peak, and they have been fighting to this day.

It can be said that without them patrolling the embankment day and night to check for dangers, discover and report dangers in time, the emergency rescue commando team would have no chance of rescue, because the embankment has collapsed long ago, and it will be useless no matter how well-equipped and prepared you are.

Without their strict defense, the hundreds of kilometers of Yangtze River embankments would not be able to rise when the flood peak comes. After all, there are only a few people in the emergency rescue team. It is already very good to be able to defend a two-kilometer section of the embankment. Come to support. There may seem to be quite a lot of soldiers from the People's Liberation Army and the Armed Police, but they still cannot guard such a long embankment section. Their number may only be a fraction of others.

Moreover, the hundreds of thousands of militiamen participating in the war did not have the same logistical support as the active troops and the Linghai Reserve Battalion. Many militiamen not only had to bring their own dry food to the embankments to fight the floods, but even had to pay flood control fees, because they were both soldiers and civilians.

What is even more touching is that many militiamen had to obey orders to fight floods elsewhere...

It's not easy for Commander Huang either.

Boss Huang called this morning and said that Commander Huang had just undergone surgery. He only stayed in the ward for three days after the operation and then went to the embankment to direct the flood control. The sutures that sutured the surgical wound have not been removed until now.

The militiamen he summoned suffered another casualty, and as commander he had to face the families of the sacrificed militiamen.

Han Yu could understand his mood at this moment and said quickly: "Building only two breakwaters is not only the suggestion of XCMG, but also repeatedly demonstrated by experts from the Yangtze River Commission Water Conservancy Design Institute overnight. The experts unanimously believe that two breakwaters can change the situation." As long as the flood flow direction can be changed, it can protect the dry embankment."

"How much does it cost to carry a thousand catties with four taels?"

"It's almost the same, but the construction quality of the breakwater must pass the standard. If it cannot withstand the impact of the flood and collapses, all the previous efforts will be wasted."

"Can you guarantee the quality?"

"Commander, don't worry. Once the two landing points are built, our engineering ship will start driving piles on the water. One pile will be driven every one meter, both inside and outside the breakwater. After the earthwork construction is completed, the remaining stones will be piled." Throw it into the slope protection on the water side, and after building it, we can guarantee that it will not collapse within at least a month."

"Only one month guarantee?"

"The main body of the breakwater is made of earth, and the outside is made of sandbags. Although there is a stone slope protection on the outermost side, the stones are far from enough. In the case of repeated flooding, we can only guarantee the life of the breakwater for one month."

"It's okay if I can persist for a month. The water should subside in another month."

Commander Meng also knew that Commander Huang had just undergone surgery, and reminded him: "Old Huang, please pay attention to your health."

"Thank you for your concern, chief. I'm fine." Commander Huang took a deep breath and asked, "Comrade Han Yu, how long will it take to build these two embankments?"

"Construction is ongoing 24 hours a day, and it should be completed in one day and one night."

"So fast?"

"The two breakwaters are only relatively wide, but not very long. The one on this side only needs to be built 30 meters into the river, and the one on the other side only needs to be built 25 meters."

"Is thirty meters enough?"

"The same thing is true, as long as the direction of the flood flow can be changed to ensure that the flood water will no longer directly wash away or even hit the dry embankment."

"You are an expert. You can just say it. What do you need us to do?"

"We have Commander Meng assisting us here, so we don't need support from the military division for the time being."

"Okay, please."

"It's not about asking, this is the mission of our commando team."

"Then I'll leave first?"

"Commander, you have just had surgery, so you should pay attention to your health."

"I know, thank you."

Although the third flood peak was gone, the water level in Jingjiang River rose instead of falling due to the support of downstream floods.

Both sides of the Jingjiang River were surrounded by dangers. In order to ensure the safety of the Jingjiang levee, several districts and counties on the other side had to mobilize the masses to abandon their homes to protect everyone. They abandoned nearly ten people's villages one after another, and a township and dozens of villages were reorganized from the map. disappeared, hundreds of thousands of people lost their homes.

As the deputy commander-in-chief of the Jingjiang Defense Command and the front-line commander of the Yangtze River Embankment, Commander Huang did not dare to stay here for a moment. He raised his arm and saluted Commander Meng, then climbed onto the jeep with difficulty while pressing his abdomen with his hand. gone.

Commander Meng saw this and felt uncomfortable in his heart. He was silent for a moment and said, "Xianyu, why don't we build three breakwaters."

"Chief, if I have time and conditions, I don't want to practice any of it."

"What's the meaning?"

"If I really had time and conditions, would I rush to repair the breakwater? I would directly repair the levee! The problem now is that we don't have time and conditions. There are too many dangerous sections waiting for us to repair, so we can't waste too much time here. .”

"forget it."

"Chief, I'm sorry."

"It's nothing. No matter how high my position is, I'm not as high as Vice President L. If you don't give me face, I don't feel ashamed."

It's true that good things don't go out and bad things spread thousands of miles. Now everyone knows that I don't give Vice President L face...

Han Yuzheng didn't know what to say, but Ge Ju's familiar voice came from the intercom: "Xianyu Xianyu, can you receive it?"

"Yes, Ge Ju, where have you been?"

"We are almost there, have you been to the construction site?"

"We arrived early, and the landing point is almost fixed for you."

"Okay, okay, I'll let Xiao Gu do it faster."

"Uncle Ge, you must be fast but also pay attention to navigation safety."

"I know."

Lao Ge didn't like taking the slow tugboat, nor did he like taking the steam ferry recruited by the Jingzhou Port Supervision Bureau.

He was sitting in Supervision 48. He looked at Jiang and held up his walkie-talkie and said with a smile: "Mayor Shen has arrived. He arrived at night and brought 17 trucks of supplies from his hometown. It was a hard journey for him, so I asked him to stay in my office. Rest first, I brought a team of supplies over for you, and loaded a whole boat with them."

Seventeen trucks of supplies may sound like a lot, but in fact, the total does not exceed two hundred tons.

Han Yu subconsciously asked: "Loaded a boat?"

"Not only rice and equipment spare parts, but also some consolation items such as instant noodles, ham sausages, biscuits, cans, mustard and mineral water. Especially instant noodles, although they are not very heavy, they take up a lot of space."

"I was shocked. I thought it was pulled by a large flatbed truck from the Port Authority."

"Mayor Shen wanted to bring more supplies from his hometown. He said that the city mobilized cadres and the masses to donate, and the cadres and the masses donated a lot of money. Instead of giving the money to Binjiang and letting Binjiang remit it to the disaster area, we should purchase more. We are in urgent need of supplies that are in short supply here, so please use your donations wisely.”

Lao Ge paused and then continued: "But transportation is a problem. Water transportation is the most cost-effective. A ship like your father's can transport 1,500 tons, but water transportation is too slow. The port authority's large flatbed truck cannot transport it. There are few supplies, but if it doesn’t affect other people’s production and operations, it won’t be affected.”