Riverside police

Han Yu put the pears on the boat and took a pickup truck from Linghai Port to rush to the camp. When he saw Wang Tiejun and Yan Huadong, the "full-time reserve soldiers" of the Linghai Reserve Battalion, standing guard at the gate, he realized that his superiors had already made arrangements and there was no need to He, the former battalion commander, came to the front line.

The reason why Wang Tiejun and Yan Huadong are full-time workers is because they both work in the camp.

One is a veteran recruited by Ding Suo when he took over the Sanhe Martyrs Cemetery, and the other is a retired armed policeman who was placed by the Civil Affairs Bureau in the Material Reserve Center of the Water Conservancy Bureau. One is looking at the Martyrs Cemetery with Lao Ding, and the other is looking at the flood control reserve material warehouse with Liu Degui. Like Liu Degui, they can serve until retirement!

They don't usually have to stand guard. They only stand guard when their superiors come to inspect their work, and they only need to wear uniforms and armed belts.

Today is more exaggerated than usual, the military uniform is straight and ironed, and one person is holding a Type 95 automatic rifle!

Most of the active troops still use the Bayi Bar to this day. Only the troops stationed in Hong Kong, the troops stationed in Macao and some ace troops are equipped with the Type 95. Han Yu found it incredible and couldn't help laughing and asked: "Tiejun, the guns are pretty good, how many are equipped with them?" ?”

"Without a single shot of equipment, our battalion is not equipped with guns and ammunition!"

"Then where did this gun come from?"

"The battalion commander went to the military division to borrow it. He has to return it tomorrow morning."

The military division has few active officers and soldiers, so the guard platoon is indeed equipped with Type 95.

Han Yu reacted and asked curiously: "Are there any bullets?"

Yan Huadong smiled and said, "No, the magazine is empty."

"Formalism!"

"Secretary Han, it's useless for you to tell us. Minister Yang and the battalion commander are inside. You go in and talk to Minister Yang."

"Who else is in there?"

"All the officers and soldiers from Changhang Aviation System and Road and Bridge Company are here." Wang Tiejun thought about it and smiled again: "Ge Diao is here too, and is drinking tea with Minister Yang at the battalion headquarters."

"Okay, I'll go in first."

Han Yu patted Wang Tiejun's arm and strode into the camp.

Linghai Reserve Camp is not what it used to be. The original rows of bungalows have long since been torn down and replaced by a building with a glass curtain wall in the middle and plastic steel doors and windows on both sides.

A huge "August 1st" military emblem hangs on the glass curtain wall. The foyer under the military emblem is as grand as the door outside. The car can drive all the way to the foyer. When it is windy or rainy, the leaders will not get wet when getting off the car.

As Wang Tiejun and Yan Huadong said, all the pre-appointed officers and soldiers of the transportation system such as Wu Haili, Hu Genhua and Xiaoyu came, and they all put on uniforms and wore reserve military ranks.

Battalion Commander Yang Jianbo and instructor Sun Youyi stood outside. One had a hand-held walkie-talkie to ask when the superior leaders would arrive, and the other frequently checked the time on his mobile phone, ready to summon everyone to form the team at any time.

Han Yu said hello to his old comrades, walked into the spacious and bright hall, and came to the office on the left side of the hall. As expected, Minister Yang of the Linghai Armed Forces was drinking tea and chatting with Lao Ge.

"Uncle Ge, Minister Yang, when did you arrive?"

"I've been here since this morning. Minister Yang has just arrived."

"You came here in the morning!"

"Minister Yang personally called and arranged a car to pick him up. Do you dare not come if I can't?" Lao Ge put down his tea cup and said with a smile.

Although Minister Yang is a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, he has no "real power" and his actual status in Linghai may not be as good as that of Lao Ge, the former transportation director and deputy researcher who is about to retire.

Seeing Lao Ge making a joke, Minister Yang quickly said: "Xianyu, don't believe what Ge Diao says, I'm just following orders. Who told you to be a senior expert in the camp, and who told you to know the leaders of the Ministry of Communications!"

"Uncle Ge, do you know Minister Yuan?"

"It's not like we know each other, I just met him once."

Lao Ge took out his cigarette and said proudly: "The year before last, I went to the capital to participate in the National Flood Resistance Summary and Commendation Conference. I am a model of flood resistance in the transportation system. When we arrived in the capital, the Ministry of Transportation arranged room and board. It was also the General Office of the Ministry of Transportation that organized a few of us to go to the people's Those who attended the meeting in the Great Hall. After the meeting, a celebratory drink was served in the department, and Minister Yuan and other department leaders invited us to have dinner and drinks."

If I remember correctly, there were only a few flood-fighting models in the Ministry of Transport, and maybe even one table could not be filled.

It is normal for department leaders to invite them to dinner and toast them. Unlike the People's Liberation Army delegation, which had so many people, the leaders could only pay symbolic respects at one table after another.

Han Yu reacted and asked curiously: "Since you know Minister Yuan, why didn't Secretary Lu and Secretary Qian invite you to have dinner with Minister Yuan at Sanhe Hotel?"

"Please, Secretary Qian and Mayor Shen both called me."

"Then why don't you go?"

"What's the point of eating with the boss? I don't like eating with the boss the most!"

Lao Ge knocked the cigarette ashes, turned around and smiled: "Minister Yang, if you call me today, I have to come because I am still the deputy researcher of the Linghai Municipal People's Government. If you call me again in six months, If you call me, I will definitely not come, not because I don’t want to give you face, but because I will have retired by then and will not be in my position to pursue my political ambitions.”

For others, having the opportunity to receive a big leader is very dignified and even an honor. But for old comrades like Lao Ge, receiving big leaders is a troublesome matter.

After all, after working as a cadre for so many years, I finally retired. What can I do if I have some time? Why join in the fun...

Minister Yang could understand Lao Ge's state of mind, but he still smiled and said: "Ge Diao, old comrades like you are our precious wealth in Linghai. You can't retire just because you want to. You should continue to use your remaining energy. Secretary Qian and Shen Shi The elder respects and cares about the veteran comrades, and has allocated more than 10 million to build a building for the Veteran Cadres Bureau. The activities of the Veterans Promotion Association, the Related Work Committee and the Veteran Cadres University will be more and more in the future, and it is said that offices will be arranged for you!"

"Just quit. The so-called use of residual energy is to cause trouble for the leadership. I don't need that office, and I will not join the Lao Promotion Committee and the Related Working Committee. As for the Veteran Cadre University, I am already a professor-level senior engineer. What college am I going to go to?”

Han Yu believed that he was speaking from his heart because he was different from other old comrades.

He was blessed with a daughter. Due to his age, he cherished every minute spent with his daughter. He probably started thinking about the child after being out for half a day, so he was not interested in playing with a bunch of retired cadres.

Minister Yang also knew that Lao Ge was not interested in the activities of the Veteran Cadres Bureau, and joked: "It is really inappropriate for you to go to the Veteran Cadres University as a student, but you can become a teacher and give lectures to the veteran comrades."

"Stop joking, you still go to give lectures. Do you think they are really studying? They have nothing to do. Some of them can't let go of the little power they had when they were in power. When they leave, the tea is cold and they can't sleep at home. Go to the Veteran Cadres Bureau Go around, find the feeling, and get a sense of presence."

Lao Ge had a look of disdain on his face, and it was written on his face that he had been a Marquis of Ten Thousand Households!

Han Yu couldn't help laughing, thinking that after fighting the flood, Lao Ge really didn't have many friends in Linghai. His structure and realm have at least reached the department and bureau level. Except for Secretary Wang, who went to fight the flood together, the retired cadres in Linghai are really not qualified to play with him, and even if they play with him, they can't talk together.

While they were joking, Yang Jianbo's call came from the intercom on the table.

"Minister Yang, Minister Yang, is leading the convoy to the gate."

"knew."

Minister Yang replied and stood up immediately.

Lao Ge put out his cigarette butt, stood up calmly, and went out to greet him accompanied by Minister Yang and Han Yu.

Cars drove into the camp compound one after another.

Zhang Erxiao is obviously not a pre-appointed officer in the traffic system, but he just likes to join in the fun and even be in the limelight. Not only did he come today, but he also waved a small flag to direct the parking.

Secretary Lu, Vice Mayor Qin and Secretary Qian Linghai accompanied Vice Minister Yuan out of the Toyota bus, and Lao Ge quickly greeted them with a smile on his face.

"Hello, Minister Yuan."

"Gegong!"

"Minister Yuan has such a good memory. I didn't expect that you would still remember me despite being so busy at work."

In the 1998 flood fight, there were only a few flood-fighting models in the transportation system, and Lao Ge was the oldest among the models.

Later, Secretary Lu asked Lao Ge to "run the ministry to make money." Lao Ge met Deputy Minister Yuan again when he went to the Ministry of Transportation's "public relations". Vice Minister Yuan stood at the gate and talked to Lao Ge out of respect for the old role model. We chatted for seven or eight minutes.

Because of this, Vice Minister Yuan was deeply impressed by Lao Ge.

He looked at Lao Ge's outfit up and down, and couldn't believe that Lao Ge would appear here. He held Lao Ge's hand tightly and asked with a smile: "Gong Ge, you are also serving in the reserve service. You are also a reserve officer of the Linghai Reserve Battalion." ?”

Secretary Lu smiled and introduced: "Minister Yuan, the Linghai Reserve Battalion is a mobile flood control rescue battalion established in accordance with the requirements of our Jiangnan Provincial Party Committee, Provincial Government and Jiangnan Military Division. It is highly professional in flood fighting and disaster relief. It does not take only soldiers to complete flood fighting and rescue operations." Therefore, the Linghai Reserve Battalion set up an expert team, and Ge Gong was the expert hired by the battalion."

"I remembered this. If it weren't for the experts in the camp, Ge Gong would not have gone to the Jingjiang embankment to fight the flood."

"Minister Yuan, you may not believe it. Although the Linghai Reserve Battalion is only a battalion-level unit, the standards of the expert team are astonishingly high. Ge Gong is a professor-level senior engineer, and there are also professor-level engineers from the Yangtze River Water Conservancy Commission. Senior cadres include senior economists and even professor-level senior engineers hired from the meteorological system.”

Secretary Lu smiled and added: "The meteorological expert in the camp is Director Xiao Han's father and Comrade Xianyu's father-in-law. He used to be the deputy chief engineer and chief forecaster of our Binjiang Meteorological Bureau."

"There are so many talents, no wonder you have achieved such great results in the 98 Flood Fight."

As soon as Vice Minister Yuan finished speaking, Lao Ge turned sideways and looked at Yang Jianbo and others who were on standby: "I'm not afraid of Minister Yuan's jokes. During the flood fight, we old men can only help with logistics. The reason why we can achieve such results is mainly because of our Reserve officers and soldiers on the transportation system.”

How could Yang Jianbo not know Lao Ge's good intentions? At Han Yu's signal, he stood at attention and saluted Vice Minister Yuan: "Comrade Chief, the Linghai Reserve Battalion is undergoing military training. Please give instructions, Battalion Commander Yang Jianbo!"

"Hello, comrades."

"Hello, Chief!"

"Good job, comrades."

"Serve the people!"

Today's "military training" is held specifically for the construction of the Yangtze River Bridge. If the performance is not good, the city leaders from Linghai to Binjiang will not be happy.

What's more, the person who came to inspect today was not another leader, but the leader of the Ministry of Communications, a superior's superior's superior...

Sun Youyi, Wu Haili and others held their heads high and were full of energy. They looked presentable. If you didn't look at their military ranks, you would have thought they were active troops.

The Changhang Public Security Bureau is also affiliated with the Ministry of Transportation. Xiaoyu shouted the loudest, and Han Yu stood on the side and quietly gave him a thumbs up.

At this time, Secretary Lu lost no time in saying: "Comrade Jianbo, please introduce the officers and soldiers to Minister Yuan."

"Yes!" Yang Jianbo calmed down, accompanied Vice Minister Yuan to the front of the queue, and introduced: "Chief, this is Comrade Sun Youyi, the instructor of our battalion. Comrade Sun Youyi is also the general manager of Linghai Transportation Road and Bridge Co., Ltd."

"Hello, Chief."

"Hello."

"This is Comrade Wu Haili, deputy battalion commander and commander of the second company of our battalion. Comrade Wu Haili's job is the director of the Traffic Management Center of Binjiang Maritime Safety Administration."

The instructor is from the local transportation system. The deputy battalion commander in front of me is different. He is a cadre under the Ministry of Transportation!

Vice Minister Yuan was very happy. He held Lao Wu's hand tightly and said enthusiastically: "Comrade Haili, water traffic management has a great responsibility. As the deputy battalion commander and commander of the second company of the reserve battalion, the responsibility of working in the reserve force is equally important." , you are carrying two heavy responsibilities on one shoulder!"

"Reporting to Minister Yuan, I will serve as a reserve while doing my job well, take my pre-appointment as my responsibility, and will never embarrass our maritime affairs."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work."

"Minister Yuan, this is Comrade Chen Xueshan, the instructor of the Second Company of our battalion. Comrade Chen Xueshan is from the Binjiang Channel Section of the Yangtze River Waterway Bureau."

There are people from the Maritime Safety Bureau, the Waterway Bureau, the Yangtze River Communications Bureau, and the Changhang Public Security Bureau. There are quite a few of them, and they are all traffic soldiers with good roots!

Looking at Zhang Jianyi's face and recalling the reports about the Linghai Reserve Battalion fighting floods and rescue operations in Jingjiang, Vice Minister Yuan was filled with emotion.

"Comrades, as early as two years ago, I have read reports about you more than once. The Yangtze River is thousands of miles away, and the danger lies in the Jingjiang River! At the critical moment when the water level in the Jingjiang River surged and the Jingjiang levee was in danger, you rushed to the Jingjiang River to fight against the floods and rescued people, risking your lives and taking strict precautions. , repelled one flood peak after another, and successfully completed the tasks assigned by superiors. It not only used practical actions to explain what the situation of the military and civilians means, but also demonstrated the style of traffic people in the new era!"

Vice Minister Yuan looked around the crowd and said very seriously and sincerely: "You are the pride of our transportation system. I clearly remember that when I saw the news report about your flood fighting and rescue operations, all the members of the party committee of our department were very honored. . Here, on behalf of the Party Committee of the Ministry of Transport, I would like to express my most heartfelt thanks and highest respect to you..."

Warm applause broke out and lasted for a long time.

The department leaders gave such a high evaluation. Not only Wu Haili, Hu Genhua, Ge Cunhua and Xiaoyu and other pre-appointed officers and soldiers of the transportation system were excited, but even Bureau Xu of the Maritime Safety Bureau and Bureau Qi of the Changhang Shipping Branch felt very proud.

The second item on the agenda is to visit the Linghai Reserve Honor Room.

Han Xiangning's military uniform was kept in the camp, and he had quietly changed it into it a long time ago. He was responsible for explaining it as he did when he came to visit leaders before. The first battalion commander Han Yu and the current battalion commander Yang Jianbo were responsible for supplementing.

It's not so much a room of honor, but a whole floor of exhibition hall.

Entering through the gate on the west side, the first thing you see is the long and glorious history of Linghai Reserve Battalion!

It was formerly an independent regiment of the Jiaodong Military Region. There are photos, written introductions, and even physical evidence. The honorary flags of the "Offensive Hero Battalion" and the "Red Knife Company" were taken from the Binjiang Reserve Regiment when the new camp was built.

As for the red cultural relics such as the martyrs’ bloody clothes, old-fashioned rocker telephones, radios, rusty rifles, broadswords, and spears displayed in the glass cabinets, they were all “borrowed” from the Martyrs Cemetery next door and do not need to be returned.

The second exhibition area shows the formation and construction process of the Linghai Reserve Battalion.

There are photos of Deputy Commander Tao of the Jiangnan Army Reserve Division coming for inspection; there are photos of officers and soldiers working hard on their own to design and modify "water plant ships" and other equipment despite insufficient funds; there are photos of officers and soldiers taking turns conducting military training and political studies photo.

The third expansion is the focus, all about flood fighting and rescue operations.

There are not only pictures, but also real objects. There are even DVD players and large color TVs that play the thrilling video materials of the Linghai Reserve Camp during flood fighting and rescue operations.

The video material being played had never made the news, so Vice Minister Yuan stopped to watch.

Han Yu clearly noticed that Vice Minister Yuan looked at him with tears welling up in his eyes.

Secretary Lu took out a tissue to wipe his eyes and whispered: "Minister Yuan, I have watched this video more than once. Although I have watched it many times, my eyes fill with tears every time I watch it again. Comrades are all Well done, it is not only the pride of the transportation system, but also the pride of our riverside."