Riverside police

Time passed minute by minute, and the earthwork construction team, party member commandos and auxiliary construction personnel ushered in a rare break.

However, waiting is torture.

The floodwaters are constantly lapping and scouring the sub-embankment like the Great White Wall. The engineering fleet and transport fleet are constantly swaying under the action of the rapids, and the ships are constantly rubbing against each other, making squeaking sounds.

It was late at night, and none of the officers and soldiers could sleep. They all looked at the brightly lit development zone barges and wanted to know what was going on along the line.

In the past ten hours or so, the Jingjiang embankment has been in critical danger. The city's prevention and control department has reported that at least thirty embankments have overflowed!

there is always a solution to a problem.

Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians guarding the embankment took strict precautions and fought the floods risklessly. The water really rose to the height of the embankment, and until this moment, there was no danger of a breach.

Han Yu didn't know how he survived this day. He only knew that the flood peak was about to pass through Shashi.

"Geju Geju, I, Han Yu, have Hong Feng arrived in Shashi? How is the situation over there?"

"It's here, it's here!"

Lao Ge raised his head and looked at Secretary Ye and Director Ren who had just rushed back from the other side overnight. He turned on the hands-free landline phone and said: "The Sarawak Hydrological Station reported five minutes ago that the peak water level was 44.95 meters, exceeding the highest water level in 1954. 0.28 meters!”

Han Yu asked: "Are you sure you don't want to divert the flood?"

Lao Ge quickly pulled out a fax from the city's defense director and said: "The defense director conveyed the four requirements of the Central Government in the form of a document: 1. Holding the Yangtze River embankment is the top priority and must be foolproof; 2. 1. In order to protect the overall situation, it is necessary to carry out flood diversion for residential buildings along the river; 3. Make serious preparations for flood diversion and evacuate and transfer people in the flood diversion area as soon as possible; 4. The authority to use the Jingjiang flood diversion area lies with the central government, and flood diversion orders must be approved by the central government. "

"Understood, let's act according to the plan."

"I just called Huang Chu. He is reporting to Deputy Governor Zhou Z. We will wait."

"OK."

…

Han Yu and Secretary Wang sat and waited for about ten minutes before Bureau Ge called to convey the order from the Yangtze River Defense Chief and the City Defense Director.

The fourth flood peak has just passed through Sarawak City. Shishou, Jianli and Honghu are downstream of Sarawak City. The real test has just begun.

The superiors required the emergency rescue commando to set sail immediately according to the previous plan and follow the peak of the flood in order to respond to possible breaching dangers at any time!

Following the urgent announcement from the loudspeaker, the engineering fleet of the second detachment weighed anchor overnight and headed down the river under the command of Wu Haili, heading straight for Jianli.

Han Yu said hello to Secretary Wang, rushed down the side of the ship, climbed up to 001, and asked Liu Wei to turn on the police lights and sound the siren. He then ran into the command cabin to turn on the underwater detection system and pilot the engineering fleet through the intercom. .

Yangtze River Public Security 110 and Supervision 48 also turned on their lights and sounded the alarm, cruising on both sides to escort the engineering fleet and the transport fleet full of emergency supplies.

Compared with the second detachment, the first team's engineering fleet and the transport fleet full of emergency supplies really followed the flood peak. Under the escort of Binjiang Public Security Bureau 002 and the Jingzhou Port Supervision Bureau supervision boat, they slowly sailed out of the temporary anchorage and followed the flood peak. Go down the river.

"Huang Chu Huang Chu, the first team and the second team have set off, the first team and the second team have set off!"

"Geju, the defense command requires the first team and the second team to report their positions every twenty minutes."

"Okay, I'll notify them right away."

"Geju, I have to be on guard duty. I estimate I won't be able to go back until tomorrow afternoon. Please help me apologize to Secretary Ye."

"It's okay, work is important."

…

Ge Jue ignored the routine with Huang Yuanchang and immediately called Wu Haili, the water commander of the first team, and Gu Pengfei, the water commander of the second team, and asked them to report their positions to Huang Yuanchang every twenty minutes.

It is no exaggeration to say that the two amphibious combat formations of the emergency rescue team are now the trump card of the defense command and even the defense headquarters in Jingjiang flood fighting and rescue operations.

With these two professional teams that can perform the task of sealing breaches, whether it is Vice Governor Zhou Z who is in charge of the flood control, or the commander and political commissar of the Guangzhou Military Region who are in charge of more than 60,000 People's Liberation Army and Armed Police Force soldiers on both sides of the Jingjiang River, they can feel at ease. a lot of.

Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the eventuality.

In the event of a dangerous breach like that of Jiujiang, at least the emergency rescue commando team can be ordered to rush over and block it in the shortest possible time.

What's more important is to know how to block the flood. Unlike the Jiujiang River, which had no preparation beforehand, the officers and soldiers of the Nanjing Military Region who supported Jiujiang's flood control had no choice but to jump into the breach where the water flow was so fast and use their flesh and blood to resist the flood. .

Secretary Ye was pleased and moved. He took out a cigarette and handed one to Lao Ge. He said with emotion: "It's a coincidence that I came earlier than I did. I didn't expect that I would witness three miracles in a row this time."

Lao Ge took the cigarette and asked: "Secretary Ye, what are the three miracles?"

“Witnessed the miracle that the peak water level in Sarawak City exceeded the flood diversion line, and even exceeded the highest water level in 1954.” Secretary Ye lit a cigarette and continued: “Angong County relocated more than 300,000 people in just one and a half days and no one was injured. It's a miracle that riots happened."

Lao Ge asked: "Is there another one?"

"When the Mengxi embankment collapsed, more than 300 square kilometers were flooded. Most of the nearly 140,000 people moved to safe areas. Those who had not had time to move and those who were moving also took refuge in high places.

When I met Secretary Yuan and County Magistrate Huang in the afternoon, they were busy repeatedly confirming the number of casualties. Judging from the situation reported by the cadres of the Bao team in Bao Village, only an elderly man was unfortunately killed. That was nearly 140,000 people, and only one old man died. This is also a miracle. "

As soon as Secretary Ye finished speaking, Director Ren sighed: "If it happened in our Linghai, I don't know how many casualties it would cause!"

Lao Ge nodded and whispered: "So there is a completely different difference between being prepared and not being prepared, being prepared and not being prepared, having done the work and not having done the work."

Secretary Ye couldn't help but think of the publicity work Binjiang did to promote earthquake prevention more than ten years ago. At that time, the propaganda on how to deal with earthquake disasters and how to save oneself after an earthquake was well known to every household. I made up my mind to conduct a propaganda on how to prevent floods after I returned home.

When I think about the flood peak entering Shishu, I can be sure that the superiors will no longer consider flood diversion. After all, the North Gate of the Jingjiang Flood Diversion Project is upstream, and Shishou, Jianli and Honghu are downstream. If the flood peak cannot be handled there, even the flood diversion here will not be possible. Secretary Ye asked curiously: "Lao Ge, will the more than 300,000 people transferred out by the police be able to go home in a few days?"

"Well, we must let the masses go home."

"Although our home has not been flooded, the economic loss will not be small if we move like this."

"There is nothing we can do about it." Lao Ge knocked the ashes of his cigarette and said helplessly: "Of the more than 300,000 people who were transferred, less than half had already been transferred once before, when we were rushing to protect the dangerous situation in Yangliu Village. .”

It is not easy for the leading cadres of the Angong County Party Committee and County Government, and it is even harder for the people of Angong County.

On the way back from visiting Angong County to express condolences to the victims, all the 380,000 people in the flood diversion area were evacuated, and the once noisy countryside became deathly silent. There was no human figure at all, and when I got off the bus to relieve myself halfway, a few wild dogs suddenly jumped out of the dense cotton fields, which made people feel creepy. This situation may have only occurred when the Japanese invaded China...

The engineering fleet has gone out, but the logistics support fleet has not left.

Huang Yuanchang had long ago asked the Jingzhou Port Supervision Bureau to help Secretary Ye and Director Ren book a hotel on the shore. However, Secretary Ye and Director Ren did not go to the hotel to rest, but slept in the guest room of the "Linghai Port Project Headquarters Barge".

Anyone who comes to Jingzhou will be worried about the flood situation in Jingjiang River.

Secretary Ye went to bed very late but got up very early.

Early on the first day, as soon as I got up, I came to the office to ask about the night.

Yang Jianbo, instructor of the Linghai Reserve Battalion, reported that the flood peak had entered Shishou waters, but no major dangers occurred due to the joint efforts of the soldiers and civilians guarding the embankment.

A team of engineering fleets had no "use", but a team of water transport fleets played a role. At the request of the Jingzhou Municipal Defense Directorate, it provided 10,000 yuan to several sections of the dike where floods overflowed. Multiple sandbags and more than 38,000 woven bags.

"So Vice Governor Zhou and the leaders of Jingzhou City hope that the construction fleet will never have anything to do?"

"That's for sure. If Mr. Hao and the others have nothing to do, it means there is no collapse. If I were the provincial leader, I would still hope that Mr. Hao and the others would have nothing to do."

"Where's the salted fish?"

"The situation at Secretary Han's side is similar. The flood control situation is far less severe than that of Jingjiang. The Jiujiang River has collapsed. Who dares to take it lightly in all districts and counties in Jingzhou? Now they are really on guard."

As he was talking, Lao Ge asked the logistics staff to bring water.

Secretary Ye picked up the toothpaste and toothbrush and asked: "Is there any news from Jiujiang? Have Yao Lirong and Sun Youyi called?"

"It was called. It was called at 3:30 in the morning."

While Lao Ge was clearing his desk so that Secretary Ye could finish washing and eating, he sighed softly: "Secretary Ye, you won't believe it when I tell you. What collapsed was a section of the permanent flood control wall that was built less than three years ago. It was made of reinforced concrete. , not the earth embankment on the Jingjiang side."

Secretary Ye was shocked and turned around to ask: "How could the permanent flood defense wall breach?"

"In Yao Lirong's words, 30% natural disasters and 70% man-made disasters."

"Is there a problem with the quality of the project? Did you cut corners?"

"Not only is there a problem with the quality of the project, but also the carelessness of everyone at the top. If nothing else, let's just say that we help others protect dangerous situations or protect the embankment. When selecting soil points, we must stay away from the embankment, at least a little away from the embankment. Five kilometers.

The Jiujiang River side is better off. It has been fighting floods since the end of June. But on the inside of the breached section of the embankment, there is actually a large pond left by the historical river course. It has been more than a month since I thought of filling it with soil. This means that Both the inside and outside of the flood control wall were soaked in water. "

The more Lao Ge thought about it, the more angry he became, and continued: "Yao Lirong said that just yesterday morning, the city leaders there swore to their superiors that their place was impregnable, but it broke down in the afternoon. Now not only Vice President L has gone, but also President L I went there too, and General Manager L was so angry that he cursed people at the scene, calling them a shoddy project!"

"So that mayor is done."

"The original mayor was transferred a few months ago, and now he is the acting mayor. It has only been a few months since the acting mayor took office, so it is difficult to settle this debt on the acting mayor. But the deputy in charge of flood control and water conservancy Mayor, I’m afraid this test will be difficult.”

Secretary Ye thought about it and asked again: "Can the hole be blocked?"

Lao Ge said solemnly: "The blockage can certainly be blocked, but it is not that easy to block it. Yao Lirong said that the urban area is flooded, and large machinery and equipment cannot be transported, so we can only rely on manpower. If the masses need to be moved, they can only be moved by The troops went to block the breach, and the officers and soldiers pushed the military vehicles one by one into the breach to block the breach. However, the water flow was too strong and they were washed away when pushed, making it impossible to block the breach.

Later, several coal ships passing there were requisitioned and scuttled and blocked, but this only reduced the impact of water flow, but did not solve the problem. Now many engineers and soldiers have arrived. The officers and soldiers jumped into the breach. Some used their flesh and blood to block the water in front, and some used wood and steel pipes to drive piles in the flood. In the words of Yao Lirong and Sun Youyi, whoever watched that scene shed tears. . "

Secretary Ye was silent for a moment and then asked: "If our large army can pass through the Hanwu Yangtze River Bridge and rush over in time, can the breach be sealed?"

"Sun Youyi said on the phone that if the ship does not sink and there are enough rescue materials such as piles and stones, our large forces will rush over and the hole can be blocked in at most two days. But now there are several sinking outside the breach. Ship, even if our large force can arrive in time, it will be difficult for us to operate on the water."

"The sunken ship blocked the engineering fleet, and the steam ferry and floating cranes were unable to approach the breach?"

"Yeah, but there was nothing we could do if the ship sank at that time."

Lao Ge felt sorry for the People's Liberation Army soldiers who were rushing to plug the breach, and he hated those irresponsible people. After thinking about it, he said: "Yao Lirong said that more than 30,000 cubic meters of stone were urgently mobilized to plug the breach. Even if there is enough material, It wouldn't be possible to stop the traffic in just three to five days if we relied solely on manpower.

On the other hand, on the Jingjiang side, the Yangtze River Defense Directorate, the Provincial Defense Directorate, and the Jingzhou City Defense Directorate tried their best to raise less than 10,000 square meters of stone, and all of it was in our emergency rescue commando team. They had to deal with hundreds of kilometers of Yangtze River embankments. Possible dangers may arise, so you won't be able to use it unless absolutely necessary. If there was no breach on the Jiujiang River, it would be great if those stones could be transported to Jingzhou. "

There are so many ifs in this world, and even if there is stone on the Xijiang River, it will be difficult to transport it because of the waterway.

Secretary Ye didn't want to talk about this anymore. After washing up and eating breakfast, he took the Cherokee off-road vehicle of the Linghai Armed Forces Department as scheduled and went with Lao Ge to see the section of embankment that the Linghai Reserve Battalion had secured.

Vice Mayor Shen stayed on the barge and took over from Lao Ge to be responsible for the logistics support of the first team.

Along the way, I saw many local leaders and army chiefs directing flood control on the embankment, and also saw many signs left by Linghai Road and Bridge Company and several subordinate units of the Ministry of Transportation.

As long as the earthwork construction team has rushed to protect the section of the embankment, a landing point must be built.

After each rescue mission is completed, the earthwork construction team will habitually build a safety zone based on the "landing point", or to be precise, build a "safety platform."

At the suggestion of the officers and soldiers of the 132nd Regiment, a "guardrail" was built with sandbags around the safety platform, making it look like a city wall.

The "safety stations" I saw in the morning have all become the locations of flood control headquarters or army command posts at all levels without exception.

After eating some dry food on the road, we rushed to a "safety station" on the Shishou side. The scene was completely different from what we saw in the morning.

In order to divert and store floods, many people's villages abandoned their defenses here.

The people in the compound had no choice but to drag their families and move them to the embankment.

Compared with long and narrow levees, tall, large and strong "safety platforms" have become the first choice for ordinary people to stay temporarily.

Looking around, the "safety platform" is full of shacks like a refugee camp.

Lao Ge climbed up the embankment, walked up to the safety platform, said hello to a township cadre, and turned around and said in his hometown dialect: "Secretary Ye, Director Ren, Lao Wang has been here before, and he has put in some effort here."

Secretary Ye immediately saw the big red banner "Where to work this year, China Linghai Development Zone" and couldn't help but smile: "I can tell, this promotional slogan is well written."

"There are job advertisements ahead."

"Where is it? Take us to see it."

"Okay, it's hard to walk in front, let's go around from the edge."

Secretary Ye and Director Ren followed Lao Ge around to the east and took a look. They were surprised to find that there was actually a recruitment billboard for the Linghai Development Zone Management Committee on the left side of the rescue project overview board.

Linghai Longgang Rice Industry is recruiting ten operators, with primary school education or above and under 45 years old. Food and accommodation are included, and the monthly salary is 400 yuan.

Linghai Huimei Clothing Co., Ltd. is recruiting 200 skilled sewing workers, with primary school education or above, under 35 years old, with food and accommodation included, a minimum salary of 500 yuan, and piece rate wages and overtime wages can add up to 1,000 yuan...

A total of more than 30 companies have participated in the recruitment, involving more than 50 types of work, and need to recruit more than 2,000 people.

There is a registration telephone number under the recruitment billboard. Considering that there are no public telephones on the embankment, it is indicated which cadre from which town is entrusted to do the recruitment on your behalf.

At the same time, the time when the Linghai Reserve Camp's water supply team comes to deliver drinking water every day and when the Linghai Reserve Camp's medical and epidemic prevention team comes to inspect and spray and disinfect.

The female cadre accompanying the visit choked up and said in Mandarin with a local accent: "Secretary Ye, Ge Bureau, you not only help us fight floods, but also help us find employment. We will remember this sentiment forever!"

"Comrade Huihong, if one side is in trouble, all sides will provide support. These are what we should do."

"Secretary Ye, I almost forgot to report to you. The afternoon before yesterday, the provincial leaders came to inspect the transfer of people. They shed tears when they saw the rescue project overview sign, the recruitment sign, and the dozen or so large water tanks sent by you."

"Big water tank?"

"Over there, all we drink now is the water you gave us."

The female cadre led Secretary Ye to the side close to the river, pointed to a row of large water tanks covered with plastic films, and introduced: "These large water tanks were sent by Secretary Wang. He knew that we moved In such a hurry, the masses did not bother to bring large and heavy water tanks, so they specially arranged for people to go to the other side of the river to purchase a large boat of water tanks, and sent sixteen to our side, and the rest were sent to the front several safe houses. Zone."

The water tank is not worth much, but it can really solve the water problem of thousands of people.

Secretary Ye was thinking about Comrade Wang's great job when the female cadre pointed to two bamboo poles not far away and said: "Secretary Wang not only brought us water, but also arranged military doctors to treat sick people and disinfect them. We also arranged for a screening team to show several movies. To be honest, if Secretary Wang hadn’t given me a helping hand, I wouldn’t have known how to do my job here.”

Lao Wang has been working in towns and villages for a long time and has a good way of doing mass work.

Secretary Ye nodded and said thoughtfully: "It's already August 8th, and the children will start school in twenty days. We can't let the children be unable to go to school because of the flood. I'll go back and talk to Secretary Wang to see if we can arrange for someone to go to school." Send some big tents over and set up a temporary school for the children.”

"Thank you, Secretary Ye."

"As I said before, if one side is in trouble, all sides will support it. These are what we should do."

Secretary Ye didn't dare to talk to the female cadre in charge of the security station anymore. This situation looked uncomfortable. There were too many things he wanted to do, but Linghai's power was limited after all, and he was so far away from here. He couldn't do what he could. It doesn't help much.

He walked through a row of shacks, nodding and saying hello to the victims who looked at him curiously. When he saw a shirtless child coming up to him, he couldn't help but knelt down and asked, "Kid, what's your name?"

"Wang Junjun."

"Year old?"

"Eight years old."

"What grade are you in?"

"First grade."

Secretary Ye patted the little guy's tanned shoulder and asked with a smile: "Classmate Wang Junjun, what are your ideals and what do you want to do when you grow up?"

The little guy was a little disappointed when he saw that the senior cadres had arrived without any condolence gifts. He thought about it with his big eyes, raised his arm and pointed in the direction of the recruitment billboard, and said proudly: "Go to Linghai to work!"