Riverside police

At eight o'clock in the morning, the heavy rain that had been falling all night finally stopped.

001 anchored one kilometer downstream of a gate along the river that had long been blocked. Yao Lirong supported the mat worker and went ashore along the springboard that Captain Fan and Zhu Baogen had just built.

On the river embankment is a sub-embankment built with sandbags, and the inside of the sub-embankment is extremely muddy.

As soon as Xi Gong and Yao Lirong stood firm, Xugong, Liu Wei, and Xiao Chen followed.

From the moment it received the order from the "Headquarters" last night, Binjiang Public Security Boat 001 flew the red flag of "Linghai Reserve Battalion" and "Trespassing Hero Battalion"!

Yao Lirong, Captain Fan, Liu Wei, Xiao Chen and the village elder Wang also put on the camouflage uniforms sent by the regiment a few days ago, wore reserve military ranks, put on the camp's homemade camouflage helmets, and wore An armed belt and a green military water bottle on the shoulder.

Xi Gong is a member of the expert team of the Linghai Reserve Battalion. He also has a camouflage uniform and a pair of high-top military boots that are not even salted fish. He just didn't bring them on board when he came, and even if he brought them on board, he wouldn't be able to wear them.

After all, his current identity is not only a senior flood prevention expert at the Linghai Reserve Battalion, but also a flood prevention expert at the Yangtze River Prevention Finger.

Zhu Baogen also had it, but he had to work in the cabin every day, and he didn't want to get his fine camouflage uniform stained with oil, so he couldn't bear to wear it.

He saw that Xugong was envious of Yao Lirong's military uniform, so he simply lent his uniform to Xugong.

Yao Lirong joked that from the moment he put on the military uniform of the Linghai Reserve Battalion, XCMG became a member of the senior expert team in the camp.

XCMG was honored and asked if there was a letter of appointment.

The appointment letter is a lie, and one person is deceived.

Yao Lirong agreed on behalf of Xianyu without hesitation.

But the shore was too muddy, and as soon as we walked more than ten meters, we were splashed with a lot of muddy water. Xugong was very distressed, and Liu Wei and Xiao Chen were even more distressed. They almost fell down while wiping while walking.

There is a temporary shed in front, and there is a cadre on duty in the shed.

When the cadres saw several people from the People's Liberation Army approaching, a mat worker in his fifties, wearing a white shirt, black trousers and rain boots, mistakenly thought that the mat worker was a senior leader who came to inspect, and hurriedly ran out of the shed to greet him. Come up.

"Hello, may I ask who you are..."

"Comrade, I am the engineer of the Yangtze River Defense Index. My surname is Xi."

The engineers are also very capable. During the flood control period, we must listen to the water conservancy engineers. Moreover, the engineer in front of us is the Yangtze River Control Engineer.

The cadre calmed down and said cautiously: "Mr. Xi, are you here to inspect? Our Township Chief Liu just went to patrol the embankment. He has no mobile phone or walkie-talkie. It may take a while before he comes back."

"We are not here for inspection. I want to ask something. We have troops here to support flood control. Where is that troop stationed?"

"Gong Xi, are you looking for the army?"

"Um."

"They were here yesterday. They helped to set up these sandbags. After they were set up, they left. Our township leader Liu said that they seemed to have gone to Yanjiatai."

"Comrade, we are not familiar with the road here. Can you find someone to take us there?"

"Master Xi, are you planning to walk over?"

"The gate is sealed and our ship can't get through, so we have to leave."

"Okay, I'll help you find someone to lead the way, but...but..."

"Don't worry, we'll keep an eye on the dike for you."

…

As the cadres guarding the embankment said, Yanjiatai is far away from the river.

They followed the guide for about a kilometer and happened to encounter an old truck. They showed their IDs, said a lot of good things to the driver, and finally gave the driver 100 yuan before he agreed to deliver it.

When we arrived at the Yanjiatai Embankment section by truck, we saw hundreds of People's Liberation Army soldiers helping the local government deal with the danger of pipe surges by a grass pond.

After asking a township cadre for questioning, I found out that this dangerous situation was discovered by a middle school student.

When he saw a small trachoma coming out of the water beside the grass pond, he ran to the sentry post on the river embankment to report it. The sentry post reported to his superiors. After hearing the news, the officers and soldiers of the 404th Division stationed not far away came to assist the cadres in charge of the embankment section. The masses took soil and built a well around the grass pond.

The local flood control command branch sent people to look at the situation and believed that the danger was not serious. They asked the personnel in charge of the embankment section to observe carefully and left.

It doesn’t matter what you want here. If you want to build a three-level filter enclosure, you can’t find woven bags to fill it with sand and soil. You can only dig muddy soil nearby and simply surround it.

The officers and soldiers of the 404th Division planned to withdraw their troops when they saw that everyone from the flood control headquarters had left.

It's too careless to rush for protection like this, but there is nothing we can do without supplies...

Xi Gong and Xu Gongzai looked carefully, found a major officer, and asked: "Comrade major, are you from the 404th Division?"

"Yes, how do you know?" The major looked at Yao Lirong and others and couldn't help but smile: "Brother, you are a reserve force. Do you also issue camouflage uniforms to the reserve force?"

“Shouldn’t the reserve forces be issued uniforms?”

"It stands to reason that they should be issued, and reserve officers are also required by law, but I have never seen superiors issue military uniforms to reserve troops, at least not to the reserve troops near where our troops are stationed."

Not only do they have camouflage uniforms, but they also have armbands and ranks.

On the armband is the word "August 1st" on the top and a "Y" on the bottom.

There is also a "Y" on the officer's rank, and the soldier's rank is directly "Y", and there is no distinction between private, first class, corporal, and sergeant. It looks weird...

The major had never seen reserve officers and soldiers like Yao Lirong and Xiao Chen. He thought about it and smiled: "Comrade, your helmets are a bit interesting. At first glance, they look a bit like the Hong Kong Garrison. I really thought the Hong Kong Garrison was here to fight the flood." "

Yao Lirong knew that they had been here for three or four days and jumped into battle as soon as they arrived.

Now the masses are guarding and patrolling the embankment, and they are responsible for rescue operations.

Let them work in the most dangerous places and do the most tiring and dirty work.

Digging sand and filling it with sandbags, carrying sandbags, building sandbags, or nailing wooden stakes under the embankment to prevent the embankment from moving backward is tiring and very dangerous. Even if the water quality is very good, once the levee collapses, there is no hope of escape.

They had just taken and transported soil, and they were covered in mud. They were soaked inside and out. At first glance, they looked like mud monkeys. Their physical exertion was also very great, and several warriors fell asleep leaning against a tree not far away.

Yao Lirong knew very well that the major in front of him was extremely tired. He couldn't believe that he actually had the energy and mood to joke. He was deeply affected and said half-jokingly: "Comrade major, we are the troops stationed in Hong Kong."

"Hong Kong Garrison, stop bragging, you are obviously reserve forces."

"I'm not bragging, we are indeed a reserve force. We are the Linghai Reserve Battalion. Our battalion is stationed at Linghai Port in Linghai City, Jiangnan Province. There is a road not far from our camp called Hong Kong Road. We are stationed in the port area. , next to Hong Kong Road, isn’t it the Hong Kong Garrison?”

"Hahahaha, that's interesting."

The major was amused. He took the cigarette from Yao Lirong and said with a smile: "I heard that your accent doesn't sound like locals. It turns out that you are from Jiangnan and are the reserve force of Jiangnan Province. Brothers, you are here to fight the floods." ?”

"My name is Yao Lirong. We are not just here to fight floods, but we are also here to help you fight floods."

"Assist us?"

"Well, aren't you the 404th Division? Our superiors asked us to report to you."

The major couldn't care less about lighting up his cigarette and asked doubtfully: "Brothers, are you from Binjiang? Are you the Binjiang flood control and rescue camp mentioned in the order?"

This is the grudge between Linghai and Binjiang. It is not easy for Xi Gong to participate in it, so he just stands on the side and smiles without saying a word.

Yao Lirong smiled and asked, "Do you know us?"

"I heard our regiment leader say it last night, but the order mentioned the Binjiang Flood Control and Rescue Battalion, not your Linghai Reserve Battalion. And the order was issued last night. Even if you received the order, you would not have set off from Jiangnan Province so quickly. .”

"Binjiang Flood Control and Rescue Battalion is our Linghai Reserve Battalion."

Director Ge called to give instructions last night, and called again early this morning to give instructions.

As a cadre of the Linghai Conservancy Bureau, Yao Lirong believed that Director Ge's words were very reasonable and patiently explained: "Comrade, it may sound a bit convoluted, but it is actually very simple. Just like your army, its official designation is the 404th Division of the 105th Army. At the same time, He is also the 404th Recruit Instructor of the 105th Airborne Corps."

The major officer seemed to understand and asked: "Linghai Reserve Battalion is an official designation, and Binjiang Flood Control and Rescue Battalion is just a military force?"

"Absolutely." Yao Lirong smiled and said while the iron was hot: "Brother, you are an active-duty officer and you are a regular army. You know more about this than us. Have you ever heard of any reserve battalion called a flood prevention and rescue battalion? There is definitely not one!"

"It's true, they are usually named after places."

"So our official designation is Linghai Reserve Battalion of the Jiangnan Army Reserve Division."

"What about the group?"

"It would be too confusing to add regiments. Jiangnan Army Reserve Division Binjiang Reserve Regiment Linghai Reserve Battalion, there are several reserves. If you put it this way, just introducing the name of the unit would take a long time." Yao Lirong took out his reserve officer ID card and handed it over with a smile. Said: "Look, this is my ID."

The major officer took the certificate, opened it and looked at the photos and job titles inside. When he saw that Yao Lirong was actually a senior engineer, he was immediately in awe.

"What did the superiors do? They ordered the official designation to be applied."

"It may be too hasty. In fact, it is not wrong to use the Binjiang Flood Control and Rescue Battalion, because our Linghai Reserve Battalion was originally a mobile flood control and rescue battalion established at the request of the Jiangnan Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial Government and the Provincial Military Region. There are several places along the Yangtze River in Jiangnan Province. Level-level cities must be formed, one for each prefecture-level city, and our Linghai Reserve Battalion is one of them."

"Linghai belongs to Binjiang?"

"Binjiang is a prefecture-level city, and ours, Linghai, is a county-level city."

"I understand, it turns out that the Binjiang Military Division and the Binjiang Reserve Regiment handed over the flood control and rescue tasks to your battalion, so you became the Binjiang Flood Control and Rescue Battalion."

"That's what it means. If you tell others this, they may not understand it. Only an active-duty officer like you understands it."

"Gong Yao, my surname is Li and my name is Li Shousong. Are you here to report?"

"Yes, we are the vanguard. We happened to be nearby during this period to assist in monitoring and reporting water conditions in the Yangtze River. You have only been here a few days, but we have been here for more than a month. We received an order from our superiors yesterday and asked us to come first. Report to you."

"I asked you why you came so fast. Yao Gong, come with us. Our 'Regiment Headquarters' is not far from here."

"Our superiors ordered us to accept the leadership of the 404th Division."

"The division headquarters is not here. It is far away. The division has notified our regiment that you are coming and asked you to cooperate with us."

"How many groups are you in?"

"Regiment 132."

…

Everyone followed the People's Liberation Army officers and soldiers to the 132nd Regiment's station. As Battalion Commander Li Shousong shouted, there was a commotion. Officers and soldiers who were resting in several old warehouses ran out to see the "Hong Kong Garrison" who were about to cooperate with them in fighting the flood.

The regimental leader's surname was Peng Jiandong. He was worried about having a reserve battalion to cooperate. Unexpectedly, the leading personnel of the reserve battalion actually came to the door.

Yao Lirong first introduced himself to his family, and then introduced the identities of Xi Gong and Xugong.

Captain Peng was shocked and hurriedly stood up to salute the waiter.

"Captain Peng, there is no need to be so polite. I know you are busy, so you can talk first."

"Okay, let's get down to business first."

Commander Peng sat down again, stared at Yao Lirong and asked, "Gong Yao, how many people are coming to your camp?"

Yao Gong had never been a soldier, and he was engaged in technology. The concept of superiors and subordinates was not as strong as those who had been soldiers. Naturally, he would not be nervous when facing Captain Peng. He smiled and said: "The large troops set off as soon as they received the order. There are a total of one hundred and sixty-two people on the way here. The follow-up troops will take the water route, and they will come by boat. It may take six days to arrive. There are not many people in the follow-up troops, only about fifty people."

Shouldn't flood rescue personnel rush over as quickly as possible, but they actually took a boat.

Captain Peng thought it was ridiculous, but considering that they were not regular troops, he didn't take it to heart, and even secretly rejoiced. Because the superiors made it very clear that this reserve battalion, which did not stay in Jiangnan to fight floods, was here to cooperate with the division in fighting floods.

I don’t know if they can help, but one thing is for sure, logistical supplies will definitely be a problem. You can't watch others go hungry when they come to cooperate with you, right?

But the division didn’t have the funds, and the regiment didn’t have it either.

Even if the entire regiment's officers and soldiers were to spare some money to feed them, given the current traffic conditions, it would not be easy to deliver supplies. Otherwise, the entire regiment's officers and soldiers wouldn't have been working on the river embankment when they first arrived. I was almost starving all day and night before I could eat.

The political commissar is responsible for logistics. It’s not that the political commissar doesn’t try his best, but there is really nothing he can do.

The road leading to the river embankment was washed away and cars could not pass through it. The political commissar led the comrades in charge of logistics, carrying bags of lunch boxes and mineral water on their backs, and trudged for six kilometers through the heavy rain and waded through the water to get the food and water. Served.

One less person brings less logistical supply pressure.

Captain Peng took a deep breath and asked, "So there are about two hundred of you in total?"

"almost."

"What did you think about the logistics?"

"We will solve it ourselves and won't cause trouble to the division."

"You guys can solve it yourself?"

"Um."

Commander Peng was happy and said with a smile: "That's good. I'll find the comrades from the Armed Forces Department of Angong County later and ask them for help. I'll see if they can help you find a place to live nearby. It's best to ask them to arrange it. A dedicated military cadre responsible for communicating and coordinating with you."

Yao Lirong said quickly: "Captain Peng, we are here to report to you, not to the Ministry of Armed Forces. They do not need them to arrange for professional cadres (full-time human and military cadres) to communicate with us."

This area is both a residential complex and an area for the Jingjiang Flood Diversion Project.

The embankment where the danger of piping occurred just now is not the main embankment of the Yangtze River, but the embankment of Daohu Crossing River, which is some distance away from the Yangtze River.

On the issue of where to focus on prevention, Xi Gong and other flood control experts from the Yangtze River Commission hold different opinions from the local government. Xi Gong believes that the main force should now be placed on the main embankments of the Yangtze River. The local governments want to protect both the main embankments of the Yangtze River and the civilian embankments.

Realizing that his superiors might not have made it clear to the regiment leader in front of him, Xi Gong raised his head and said: "Commander Peng, the Linghai Reserve Battalion will not only cooperate with you in flood prevention, but also carry out the implementation of the Jingjiang Embankment and the south bank including Angong County. Yangtze River embankment emergency rescue mission.

Today, Gong Yao was entrusted by Comrade Shen Fan, deputy political commissar of Binjiang Reserve Regiment and first secretary of Linghai Reserve Battalion, and Comrade Han Yu, commander of Linghai Reserve Battalion, to report to you. Considering that the water level of the Jingjiang River has skyrocketed and ferries have been suspended, large troops will not be able to cross the river, and even if they want to, they will not be able to cross. "

Yao Lirong lost no time in adding: "Deputy Political Commissar Shen is not only the political commissar of the Binjiang Reserve Regiment, but also the deputy mayor of our Linghai City Standing Committee. Battalion Commander Han is not only the battalion commander of our Linghai Reserve Battalion, he is also the leader of our Linghai Economic and Technical He is a member of the Party Committee of the Development Zone, Secretary of Political and Legal Affairs and Minister of Human Resources and Armed Forces, and is also a member of the Party Committee of the Binjiang City Public Security Bureau Water Public Security Branch."

What is the concept of deputy mayor of a county-level city standing committee in a developed coastal area!

The Political and Legal Secretary of the Development Zone in the developed coastal areas is also very powerful, and the battalion commander is not only the Political and Legal Secretary, but also a member of the Party Committee of the Public Security Bureau...

Commander Peng was stunned for a moment as to what the "Hong Kong Garrison" had done.

The second flood peak has appeared and is about to enter Jingjiang River.

Xi Gong did not dare to stay here for a long time, and said very seriously: "Captain Peng, please help the Linghai Reserve Battalion report to your division leaders. According to the needs of flood control, they will next station the Jingjiang Embankment. If you are like this If there is a major danger that neither your group nor the local government can handle, you can contact us in time and we will try our best to cross the river to cooperate with you in the rescue."

We can't take the risk, can you take it?

Commander Peng thought he had heard wrongly and was not sure what to say. Yao Lirong smiled and added: "Our large army should arrive before twelve o'clock tonight. Considering that the large army cannot cross the river for the time being, we can We also need to accept the leadership of your division. Please help us ask the division chief for instructions and report if you can arrange for a cadre to come over. After all, it involves troop management."

You say that if you can't stand the river, you can't stand the river?

Do you know what military orders are like mountains?

It is unorganized and undisciplined, so don’t bother with such an army!

Captain Peng didn't want to cause trouble, so he simply smiled and said: "There is no need to ask the division for instructions. The division gave us an order last night. When your large force arrives, our regiment will take care of it. After all, you are a battalion-level unit."

It turned out that he was not qualified to be under division-level supervision.

Yao Gong came to his senses and asked with a smile: "What about the regiment? Do you want to arrange for a comrade to cross the river with us? We have a boat."

Although I don't want to care about it, I can't really ignore it.

If these guerrillas cause any trouble, the superiors will hold the group accountable.

Captain Peng weighed it up and said, "I'll arrange for a military staff officer to come over. Yao Gong, what do you think?"

"Okay, thank you, Captain Peng."

"You're welcome. I have to go to the county flood control headquarters for a meeting, so I won't accompany you."