Riverside police

It was late at night, the command hall in Jingzhou Fangzhi was brightly lit, filled with smoke, and the phones were ringing one after another.

This time, the water level of the flood peak exceeded the sixth. Both sides of the Jingjiang River were in emergency. The main embankments of the Yangtze River, which had been soaked in floods for more than a month, were in danger and full of dangers.

All the villages and towns that can drain floods have done so. The Gezhouba hub and several reservoirs upstream that can be dispatched have been dispatched. The Geheyan Reservoir on the main stream of the Qingjiang River, which is more than 100 kilometers upstream, is even operating at risk. .

It is an important regulating and storage reservoir in the upper reaches of Jingjiang River, helping to share large amounts of floods and stagger flood peaks. The reservoir dam has a height of 151 meters and an altitude of 206 meters. During the sixth flood peak, due to the retention of too much flood water, the huge pressure squeezed the dam body and made a loud bang!

Until now, you can feel the shaking of the dam when you walk on it. If the water level continues to rise, it may cause the entire dam to collapse.

And now in the Yangtze River, various reservoirs are like dominoes arranged. If there is a problem with a reservoir, a chain of dam failures is likely to occur.

Fortunately, the metal structure of the dam can withstand 50% of the force exceeding the design standard and can withstand a water level of nearly 204 meters for a short period of time.

In order to help the downstream peak shifting as much as possible and to ensure the safety of the dam, the gate can only be opened and closed now so that the water level always fluctuates back and forth below the 204-meter line. It can be said that at the limit of dam collapse, the downstream water volume is relieved to the greatest extent.

But no one knows whether the dam will break or not.

Because it can withstand 50% of the force exceeding the design standard, it has been repeatedly calculated by experts.

It can be said that the reservoir staff are risking their lives at this moment to reduce the pressure downstream. If the Yangtze River levee breaks, the soldiers and civilians who are rescued may have a chance to survive. If a dam breaks, the water column formed by the huge water pressure will tear the reservoir workers into pieces like tofu, and their bodies may have to be found more than 100 kilometers downstream.

In short, everything that needs to be thought of has been thought of, and everything that can be done has been done. Having repelled six flood peaks, Xi Gong was really unsure whether he could withstand it this time.

He had a splitting headache, which was even worse when he smelled the smoke. He was about to get up and go out to take a few breaths of fresh air, when Deputy Governor Zhou walked in and asked, "Comrade Yuanchang, has the danger in Tiaoguanji been controlled?"

Huang Yuanchang had not had a good night's sleep for a long time, and he could no longer hold it any longer. He held his forehead and pinched his temples to report: "Vice Mayor Zhong and Comrade Han Yu reported ten minutes ago that the danger of piping surges and sub-dike breaches have been temporarily stabilized. Emergency. The second commando team has arrived at Tiaoguanji and is working with the first team to build a cofferdam."

Just stabilized, not controlled.

Deputy Governor Zhou was stunned and asked: "When will the cofferdam be built?"

"Han Yu said that it should be about the same in another two and a half hours, but it is only to build an earth embankment and only have preliminary water-retaining capacity. To really ensure that everything is foolproof, the cofferdam will be reinforced when it is built to the water-retaining height."

"How long does it take to reinforce."

"At least until noon tomorrow."

"I understand. Report any situation as soon as possible."

"Zhou Shengz, there's something going on."

"what's the situation?"

Huang Yuanchang glanced at the phone call record just now, hesitated and said: "As of five minutes ago, 46 ​​comrades on their side have been injured or fainted, and the sick and wounded are mainly from the 60th Division. Among them, 32 seriously injured and seriously ill people have been He was transferred to Shishou People's Hospital, and the hospital is organizing rescue operations."

After fighting the flood for so many days, almost all the soldiers were sick and injured. Their physical strength and energy had already reached the critical point. Now they had to fight the flood again. It was normal for some soldiers to be unable to bear it, but Deputy Zhou Sheng Z never expected that so many people would fall down all at once.

He was silent for a while before nodding.

…

In fact, it's not just soldiers who can't bear it, but also cadres.

Master Qian was giving instructions when suddenly his vision went dark and he sat paralyzed in the muddy water.

After receiving the news, Han Yu quickly handed over the command to Hao Qiusheng. He ran over and looked at Commander Qian who had just been helped up by the soldiers and asked, "Master Qian, are you okay?"

"It's okay, just take a rest."

"This is not a place to rest. I'll help you go over there."

"You are busy with your business and leave me alone."

"Reinforcements are here. Mr. Hao from the second cofferdam construction team is more professional than me. I'm not busy right now."

Han Yu helped Mr. Qian to the gentle slope where the water had just been drained away. Regardless of whether the ground was muddy or not, he slumped down with Mr. Qian.

Mr. Qian was so dizzy that he closed his eyes for about three or four minutes to regain his composure and asked feebly: "Why are you working so hard today?"

"We are an emergency rescue commando team. We can't do it unless we fight hard." Han Yu took a deep breath and asked: "Mr. Qian, you are about to change jobs and your division is about to be disbanded. Why are you working so hard?"

"Our division is not about to be demobilized, it has already been demobilized."

"Has it been withdrawn?"

"We received the order the day after the congress and farewell ceremony were held. More than 3,200 cadres and soldiers were to change jobs or retire from the army. If they said they were disbanded, they would be disbanded. If they asked us to take off our military uniforms, we would be asked to do so. I really can’t bear to think about it.”

Han Yu had only heard that their division was going to be disbanded before, but he didn't expect that it had already been disbanded.

Their division came to fight the floods in early August. Although they did not participate in the flood fight for as long as the 404th Division, they went into battle as soon as they arrived and never rested.

Their 175th regiment fought bloody battles at Yahu Lake and Dongsheng Town; the artillery regiment defended Dijia'an; the division-affiliated team and the 175th regiment fought fiercely at Degongtu; the 178th regiment fought against Songzi River; and the 179th regiment forcibly blocked Jiuhe embankment. On August 8, a huge piping surge occurred in Shishoujiuheyuan Dam, and they fought fiercely for six days and nights...

Han Yuzheng sighed secretly, and Commander Qian continued: "As long as we don't take off our military uniforms, we are soldiers. You reserve forces work so hard, and we active-duty soldiers have to work even harder."

"Yes, as long as you come, you will come."

"Let's get down to business, how could you be willing to let all the construction machinery come in? Although you are an emergency rescue commando team, your situation is different from ours. Your equipment is not your own, and your superiors will not and cannot order you to take this risk. .”

The situation just now was really serious, with life and death hanging by a thread.

Han Yu looked at the rising cofferdam not far away and said after a moment of silence: "Five days ago, we were ordered to follow the flood peak and sail all the way to Honghu Lake, and then return according to the orders of our superiors. On the way back, the weather suddenly changed. , a strong wind of level 7 or 8 rolled up on the river, and the strong wind set off waves more than two meters high. The waves, carrying heavy rain, rushed towards the crescent embankment of Honghu Lake.

The river water overflowing the embankment was like a flash flood, and the sound of rushing water could be heard from a kilometer away. The floods poured down, destroying the courtyard wall of an electric drainage station on Xinyuegan Embankment and nearby houses. The fir trees at the foot of the embankment were also uprooted, and the entire Qijia Compound collapsed. "

"That village was flooded?"

"Flooded."

Han Yu took a deep breath and continued: "At around 11 o'clock on the same night, a four- to five-meter-long crack appeared in the Qingshan section of the Honghu Yangtze River embankment. In less than a few hours, it quickly grew to 250 meters. The crack grew from a finger wide to It grew to a palm width and more than a meter deep, with a large amount of open water pouring out of the crack. Fortunately, it was discovered in time, and after more than 10,000 soldiers and civilians fought hard for three days and nights, it was not until early yesterday morning that they were able to protect it."

Teacher Qian asked in confusion: "What does this have to do with you?"

"I knew when these two dangers occurred, and our engineering fleet was not far away from there. But in order to ensure the safety here and to protect the major dangers that may occur here, we can only 'see death' Rescue' and return as requested by superiors."

Han Yu turned to look at Mr. Qian and said regretfully: "The danger in the Qingshan section is no less serious than the danger we are fighting to protect. It can be said to be the biggest danger that occurred during the sixth flood peak. The ancients said that the foreigner will not be punished for his life. , but I was lucky, at that time I could have led a team to support, but in the end I chose to mechanically carry out the orders from my superiors."

Teacher Qian probably understood what Han Yu wanted to say, and asked in a low voice: "If you had rushed to the people's embankment at that time, could you have controlled the collapse of the embankment?"

"have no idea."

"That's it. Even if you lead the team there, you may not be able to save the village. Besides, you are a reserve officer now. Reserve officers are also soldiers, and they must obey orders as their bounden duty."

"I can only think so." Han Yu nodded, raised his arm and pointed to the cofferdam not far away: "This side is different from that side. Since the superiors asked us to protect the major dangers here, we have already rushed in time. When you get there, you must hold on. I don’t care whether I’m risking construction machinery worth tens of millions right now.”

"Isn't this right? When it's time to rush, you have to rush. When you have to go, you have to go."

"..."

"Watch what I do."

"nothing."

"Xianyu, to be honest, you are becoming more and more like a soldier. If you want to be a real officer, you can really use special moves after you finish fighting the flood."

"In no mood."

"No, why, isn't it good to be an active-duty officer?" Commander Qian asked in confusion.

"It's not a bad thing, it's just that I'm not suitable to be a soldier."

Han Yu was afraid that Mr. Qian would misunderstand, so he thought about it and explained: "I am used to being free and loose, and I am definitely not used to the rules of the army. To use a simple analogy, if something happened to me in Binjiang, what I said was a business matter, not a private matter. You can ask law enforcement boats and even law enforcement personnel from relevant units to assist. If I am in the army, can I mobilize troops without authorization?"

Secretary Wang had said before that the person next to him was the "Admiral of the Navy" from Binjiang. He was the largest in Binjiang waters of the Yangtze River and was used to having the final say. It was inappropriate to recruit him into the army. After all, the army was very particular about the relationship between superiors and subordinates.

Commander Qian nodded and was not sure how to continue the conversation when Han Yu added: "And I am already married, with an elder and a younger child. I have no savings in the bank but only loans. If I really want to be a soldier, I will have to rely on the army. If you pay me some wages, I can’t survive my life.”

This is a sad topic.

After working in the army for decades, I was about to change my career and didn’t have much savings.

Commander Qian suddenly envied Han Yu and couldn't help but sigh: "It doesn't matter if you are not a soldier. Although you are not an active officer now, you are better than an active officer. If you are specially recruited to join the army and work in the army for a few years, you will definitely not be able to settle down like you are now when you return to your hometown after transferring to another profession." For this position, I probably won’t be able to get the salary I am getting now.”