Riverside Police.

At 3:48 p.m., the Jingzhou Defense Command issued the first order directly to the Binjiang Flood Control and Rescue Battalion through the head of the Guangzhou Military Region who was stationed in Jingzhou to support the flood control, bypassing the 105th Army and the 404th Division.

The shore construction team of the Binjiang Flood Control and Rescue Battalion was required to immediately go to a cracked and seriously leaking Tongjiang gate to perform rescue tasks after arriving in Jingzhou!

While giving the specific location and contact person, it is emphasized that in view of the fact that it is difficult for the convoy of transporting personnel and equipment to pass through the roads and bridges along the route, the Beihu Provincial Military Region has ordered a pontoon and bridge regiment to open the road for the Binjiang Reserve Camp Fengshan at the request of the Jingzhou Defense Command. Build a bridge when encountering water!
At the same time, the Long Navigation Bureau also issued an order to Huang Yuanchang who was far away in Binjiang and Yang Chu who was in Jingzhou.

Order Huang Yuanchang to immediately communicate and coordinate with the Binjiang Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government and the Binjiang Port Authority to see if the six large flatbed trucks of the Port Authority can be supported in Jingjiang for seven days, and then go back when the logistics support fleet of the Binjiang Flood Prevention and Rescue Battalion arrives.

Yang Chu has more work to do here.

In order to make the mechanized rescue force of the Binjiang Flood Control and Rescue Battalion play a greater role, Yang was required to quickly choose a location that is relatively remote, convenient for soil retrieval, and heavy equipment can be boarded while recruiting ships and captains. The ferry serves as the shore departure base for the Binjiang Reserve Battalion.

It is necessary to organize forces to build a temporary dock at the "departure base" where equipment and personnel can board the ship or go ashore at any time.

Considering the limited power of several units of the long-term aviation system, Jingzhou City has arranged for a deputy mayor to take charge of this work.It's just that the local leaders don't know much about these things, so the construction of the temporary wharf should be based on the long-term navigation system.

It can be seen that Jingzhou Fangzhi is making two-handed plans.

It is necessary not only to allow the Binjiang flood control and rescue camp to maneuver on the shore, but also to transfer the Binjiang flood control and rescue camp on the water according to the rescue needs of dangerous situations.

The heads of the major military regions all directly give orders to the Linghai Reserve Battalion, and it doesn't matter whether they report to the head of the regiment now...

Staff Officer Dai simply stopped looking for a public phone, thinking that as long as he did his job well, he would ensure that the amphibious construction team in the cloak of a reserve force would not violate military discipline, especially mass discipline.

At 5:21, Hao Qiusheng, deputy battalion commander of the Linghai Reserve Battalion, and several emergency construction workers arrived.

Mr. Yao and the comrades from the CSC security team briefly introduced the situation. Hao Qiusheng got into the off-road vehicle again without even having dinner. The seriously leaking Tongjiang Gate.

Staff Officer Dai didn't dare to wait in the urban area, so he got into the police car with Xu Gong and cleared the way for Hao Qiusheng and others.

The road was unimpeded, and when it was about eight kilometers away from the gate, nearly a hundred officers and soldiers of the Army Pontoon Bridge Unit were nervously building the bridge.

Hao Qiusheng used the walkie-talkie to stop the police car.

As soon as Staff Officer Dai and Xu Gong got out of the car, Hao Qiusheng jumped off the off-road vehicle to meet him and asked, "Comrade, who is in charge here?"

"Me, which unit are you from?"

"I am Hao Qiusheng, deputy battalion commander of the Linghai Reserve Battalion. The bridge you are building is for our battalion to pass through."

Hao Qiusheng raised his hands in salute, neither humble nor overbearing.

He held his head high, his waist straight, and his military salute was very standard. He looked like he had been a soldier.

It's just that the attire is a bit weird. He actually wears a camouflage helmet that looks a bit like it at first glance, but it doesn't look like the Hong Kong Garrison when you look closely.

The walkie-talkie is not cheap at first glance, it is from Motorola.

The walkie-talkie is wrapped in a waterproof transparent case, and next to the walkie-talkie is a mobile phone, which is also covered with transparent plastic.

Moreover, the walkie-talkie and mobile phone are not held in the hand, nor are they pinned to the waist or carried in the trouser pocket, nor are they hung on the shoulder, but tied to the chest with a belt.The same is true for the reserve officers who got off the military vehicle behind, which is weird no matter how you look at it.

The major officer of the pontoon bridge force had never seen such a reserve force before, and he raised his hand in return: "Deputy Battalion Commander Hao, when will your convoy arrive?"

"We should be here around 03:30 tomorrow morning."

"Didn't it mean around six o'clock tomorrow morning?"

"I just contacted our battalion commander, and our battalion commander said that from 03:30 in the afternoon, all counties and cities along the way have arranged police cars to guide them. There is no need to stop to ask for directions, no need to worry about going the wrong way, and even no need to wait for traffic lights. "

"03:30, right? We're rushing to work, so we should be in time."

"Thank you."

"You're welcome, the bridge is almost ready, do you want to check it?"

"want."

"please."

It is absurd to ask a regiment to open a road and bridge for a reserve battalion, but it is not easy to imagine this reserve battalion.

The major officer led Hao Qiusheng onto the bridge, and said with a smile: "Deputy Battalion Commander Hao, have you ever been a soldier? Depending on your age, you might be my old squad leader."

"I'm changing jobs. I've been changing jobs for eight years."

"I knew you were the old squad leader, old squad leader, look at how our bridge is doing."

Hao Qiusheng looked under the bridge, turned around and signaled Tang Huagao, an active soldier, and others to drive up the off-road vehicle. After confirming that the bridge was stable and could hardly feel the shaking, he asked, "Is it okay to pass a [-]-ton cart?"

"Through a tank it's fine."

"Thank you so much."

"Not to mention thank you, you are all here to carry out the mission." The major raised his arms and pointed to the side: "Old squad leader, there are five bridges ahead, do you want me to accompany you to see?"

"What's so funny about that?"

"It's okay, we are here to serve you. If you are not satisfied, your superiors will criticize us."

The major officer laughed, looked at Hao Qiusheng's walkie-talkie and mobile phone strapped to his chest, and asked curiously, "Old squad leader, what do you mean by being so tied up?"

"It's convenient and it's also rainproof."

Hao Qiusheng pulled the car door to greet the major, and explained with a smile after thinking about it: "There are many crew members in our battalion. Our battalion commander has worked on an ocean-going freighter and has been to many countries. This is how they are equipped on board. How about it?" It's not important, the important thing is convenience."

"The hand can be freed, and it doesn't have to be so uncomfortable in the waist. We are also engaged in construction, and we have to learn from your advanced experience."

"What advanced experience, let's go."

Along the way, there were indeed many People's Liberation Army building bridges.

They have the same problem of transportation as they built the bridge. A lot of equipment can only be sent up after the bridge at the back is completed.

When we walked to the gate where the danger occurred, it was already dark, but the lights near the gate were brightly lit, and the embankments on both sides of the gate and under the embankment were full of people.

"Where is the headquarters?"

"The headquarters is in front, the shed to the west of the headlight."

"Thank you."

A deputy director of Changhang Jingzhou Public Security Bureau led the crowd to find the emergency commander here, who was anxiously calling for help.

Hao Qiusheng and others couldn't understand the local dialect, and were about to go out to see how serious the danger was, when they saw Xu Gong rushing over.

"Xu Gong, when will you arrive?"

"I came here by 001, and the waterway is faster than you. I arrived two and a half hours ago."

"what's the situation?"

"It's not clear here, I'll take you to have a look."

"Row."

Following Xu Gong to the embankment on the northwest side of the river channel inside the gate, Hao Qiusheng felt his heart skip a beat, and the hairs all over his body stood on end.

The gate is small and the river is very wide, nearly 50 meters wide.

Although the sluice gate was blocked long ago and the ram was not visible, with the help of the light, we could clearly see that the gaps in the sandbags blocking the sluice gate were spraying water.

The drop between the river and the river is nearly [-] meters, so one can imagine how big the water pressure is. I can only see water jets spraying here and there that are five or six meters high, and those that are seven or eight meters away.

If it weren't for the row of wooden piles laid before, the sandbags blocked between the wooden piles and the gate would have been washed away long ago.

In fact, the sand in those sandbags is gradually decreasing. The woven bags are not very strong, and they are full of holes that have been washed by the water flow, and they are constantly being lost with the jet of water.

"Just now the comrades from the Water Conservancy Bureau said that two death-defying team members went into the water to check in the afternoon, and several slabs made of reinforced concrete were cracked. If rescue measures are not taken in time, when the slab breaks, it will be supported by this row of wooden piles." Can't live."

Xugong stepped on the embankment under his feet, raised his arms and pointed to the embankment on the opposite bank, and said solemnly: "If the gate breaks and the flood floods into the river, these two river embankments that are almost like paper will not be able to withstand it. I I estimated just now that with the current drop in water level and the flow rate of the river, at most twelve hours, a West Lake can be rushed in!"

Staff Officer Dai was terrified when he heard this, and subconsciously looked back under the embankment, only to see a little light in the distance, which showed that there were many people living in the distance.

While thinking about how to rescue him, Hao Qiusheng frowned and asked, "What is the county's plan?"

"I was busy asking for help in the afternoon, and the research team is not organizing the evacuation of the masses at this moment."

"What did the superior say?"

"The city leaders are on their way here. The bridge that the pontoon bridge force is building is not only for you to pass through, but also for the convenience of transporting flood control supplies."

"It's been almost half a day, and you haven't come up with a solution?"

"The question now is not whether you can think of it, but whether you can do it!"

Xu Gong turned around and looked at the precarious gate, and said helplessly: "There is an emergency everywhere, and the second flood peak is expected to arrive here at around [-]:[-] tomorrow afternoon. The flood control resources that Jingzhou Fangzhi can mobilize are limited, so it can be said that there is nothing you want.

The county plans to find a larger boat to sink and block it outside the gate, hoping to rely on the boat to block the water, but it is unrealistic!This is not the dock of your Linghai Development Zone, and the sunken ship is not a floating dock door, and it is impossible to make it fit perfectly. "

Hao Qiusheng turned around and looked at it for a while, then nodded: "It's useless to sink a ship. The water pressure is so strong and the current is so fast. Ordinary barges are likely to be broken. Moreover, the gate is too small. If the ship sinks, both ends will be placed on both sides." On the embankment. I don’t think this embankment is very strong, it can’t withstand such a strong force, and it might collapse the embankment.”

It is also a dangerous situation, but the immediate danger cannot be solved by throwing sandbags on the back.

Xu Gong was silent for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Mr. Hao, it's up to you next."

"Can we decide?"

"can!"

"Prepare piles. If there are not so many piles, look for utility poles and steel pipes. Bring as many as you have."

"Wait." Xu Gong pulled out the pen in his jacket pocket, took out his notebook, and raised his head, "Continue."

Hao Qiusheng looked around again, gritted his teeth, and said, "The inland river should be navigable. If the supplies cannot be transported from the shore, they can be transported by water. It is best to find a few larger-tonnage iron ships. The inside must be blocked, the outside must be sealed, and the steam We also need to find a ferry, only in this way can construction be carried out on both sides at the same time.”

Xugong subconsciously asked: "Mr. Hao, do you want to drive piles inside and outside the gate at the same time?"

"You can't stand it without piling."

Hao Qiusheng took a deep breath, and continued: "Let the local government quickly arrange a place on both sides for us to collect soil. It should not be too far away from here, and the soil should not endanger the embankment and the river embankments on both sides."

"It's simple."

"It's useless for so many people to gather here and stare blankly. The gate is almost unable to withstand it. It will collapse as soon as it is said. It is too dangerous. The elderly, women and children should evacuate quickly, and the people under the embankment should also evacuate."

Hao Qiusheng stared at the "fountain" inside the gate, and added: "Young and middle-aged people stay here, don't they have tools, we can organize them to hurry up to take soil and build construction roads on both sides of the gate, otherwise our dump truck will be full of earthwork I can't come up either."

"Any more?"

"Then there are materials, as many stones and flakes as you want, if you want to protect this dangerous situation, at least [-] cubic meters of stones will be needed!"

"Think about it again, so I can report to my superiors."

"If you want to be safe, you must not only block the gate, but also strengthen the dikes at both ends of the gate. If we are allowed to come, we will seal the gate directly."

"No problem, let's go through the current hurdle first, and whether we will use this gate in the future is a matter of the future!"

"That's all, Xugong, you should report to your superiors quickly, and let's go to the opposite side to have a look."

"Okay, if you need anything to add, call me on the walkie-talkie."

……

Staff Officer Dai probably understood.

The old squad leader from Linghai in front of him didn't think about scrambling to protect the gate. Instead, he planned to dam the river directly like the Three Gorges Project, turning the precarious gate into a part of the dry embankment.

This is also good, in fact, the only way to ensure nothing goes wrong.

Staff Officer Dai was thinking about whether the gate could last until the large troops arrived, when he saw the old squad leader making a phone call while walking.

"Secretary Han, we have arrived at the gate. The danger is not as serious as we thought before, but it is not optimistic. Can you hurry up, as long as the large forces can arrive before twelve o'clock, I think we are still sure to catch up with Hongfeng Solve the battle before coming."

"Let me ask."

"You can't just ask, it's urgent here!"

"Mr. Hao, didn't you say it's not serious?"

"When I said it was not serious, I meant the No. 1 and No. 2 plans we formulated before. It's not serious!"

Both No. 1 and No. 2 contingency plans are formulated for sealing breaches and dam failures.

The gate was only in danger, and the dam did not break for the time being. From the perspective of the rescue mission that the Linghai Reserve Battalion may perform, it is really not serious.

"Understood, let's hurry up as much as possible."

Han Yu realized that he didn't dare to delay for a moment. He put down his mobile phone and raised the walkie-talkie, and hurriedly called the local police officers who cleared the way for the convoy.