Binjiang Police Affairs-Chapter 1021 - 670: Commendations and Awards!

From preparation to decisive battle, after continuously fighting for two days and nights, the flood peak was finally sent away, and the water level of the Jingjiang section dropped nearly two meters across the board.

Although the water level of the Jingnan Four Rivers has receded, it still exceeds the warning level. Angong County is still struggling to "confront" the flood. With the joint efforts of hundreds of thousands of cadres and the more than ten thousand liberation army and armed police officers who came to support, all breaches were successfully eliminated at 9:30 this morning.

It is still raining upstream, and the hundreds of thousands of military and civilian personnel cannot withdraw temporarily and must continue to set up defenses.

While there was a slight relief here, the situation downstream remains worrisome.

Half an hour ago, the Yangtze Flood Control Headquarters reported that, due to the impact of the floodwaters from Poyang Lake, the third flood peak of the Yangtze River will cause the main stream below Xuewu and Poyang Lake to reach historical high water levels!

Cities in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, such as Hanwu and Xuewu in Beihu Province, Jiujiang in Xijiang Province, Qing'an and Wuhu in Hui'an Province, and Jiangcheng, the provincial capital of Jiangnan, will face the severe challenge of the third flood peak.

However, this has little to do with the Linghai Reserve Camp, as the emergency in the Jingjiang section alone is overwhelming, and there simply isn't capacity to focus on the middle and lower reaches.

Despite multiple emergencies requiring urgent rescue, the Yangtze Flood Control Headquarters and Jingzhou Flood Control Command considered that the emergency response assault team was too fatigued from continuous combat and ordered Han Yu this morning to let the troops rest for a day.

The officers and soldiers are extremely fatigued, to the point of reaching a critical threshold.

Han Yu also believes that a rest is necessary and firmly complies with the superior's orders.

Rest does not mean sleeping in the rooms of the Linghai Port Barge or in the tents on the shore.

This morning, Political Commissar Yang hurried back from Xiang'an County to convey the superior's orders.

Given that Deputy Mayor Shen has returned to Linghai, the emergency assault team's temporary party committee required a new secretary, and the military party committee ordered Han Yu to replace Deputy Mayor Shen as the temporary party secretary.

Political Commissar Yang replaces Captain Peng in joining the temporary party committee, while Deputy Director Huang Yuanchang of the Changhang Bureau Policy and Law Department and senior expert group member Old Wang of the Linghai Reserve Camp join the temporary party committee, with Political Commissar Yang and Old Committee Member Director Ge serving as deputy secretaries.

At first, Han Yu felt that whether to establish a temporary party committee or not, and whether to let Boss Huang and Secretary Wang join the temporary party committee was not very important. After all, it was still the same people to manage and the same tasks to perform.

It wasn't until Political Commissar Yang, entrusted by the superior, announced the second order that Han Yu realized the necessity.

The superior made it very clear in the order that from tomorrow, the emergency response assault team not only needs to ensure the safe retreat of the flood peak but also prepare for the possible arrival of the fourth flood peak.

The assault team has been fighting continuously for so many days. The officers and soldiers are not only very fatigued, but many have fallen ill or even been injured. At this critical moment of flood fighting and emergency response, the troops cannot rest for long, and officers and soldiers with minor injuries cannot leave the frontline.

To boost morale, the temporary party committee of the assault team needs to recruit exceptional officers and soldiers into the party, hold a fireline membership ceremony, and organize veteran party members and old comrades to review the party oath.

The Navy's diving team is entirely composed of party members, so there is no need to consider development there.

Most members of the Linghai Reserve Camp are retired military staff or cadres from various units. Upon careful consideration, only a few "boss officers" and individual transporters from the tractor transport team meet the conditions for fireline membership.

There are many soldiers in the 132nd Regiment's 2nd Battalion who haven't joined the party, making them the big winners.

Old Ge, who hurried over from Jingzhou to attend the temporary party committee meeting, felt a bit reluctant and pondered, "Salted Fish, Political Commissar Yang, the number of fireline membership slots given by the superior is so limited, and there are so many soldiers who meet the conditions for fireline membership; the slots are not enough to go around."

"Director Ge, getting thirty slots at once is quite a lot. Under normal circumstances, our regiment only gets seventy to eighty a year."

"Can't we fight for more?"

"We can fight for other things, but this matter is not easy to fight for."

"Are there any soldiers in the 2nd Battalion who haven't joined the league?"

"Yes."

"Then we'll establish a temporary league committee and hold a fireline league membership ceremony. Only in this way can we motivate more soldiers." Old Ge paused, then turned to Huang Yuanchang: "Director Huang, what do you think?"

Huang Yuanchang roughly understood Old Ge's well-meaning intentions and couldn't help but smile: "I have no objections."

Old Ge then looked at Han Yu: "Salted Fish, what do you think?"

As long as it can boost morale, Han Yu replied without hesitation: "I have no objections either."

With the secretary having no objections, the proposal was unanimously passed. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

When determining the list of personnel for fireline membership and fireline league membership, Han Yu finally understood Old Ge's well-meaning intentions.

There are a total of six fireline members from the Linghai Reserve Camp: Zhang Erxiao, Wu Heng, Xiao Jiang, Liang Xiaojun, Han Xiangmeng, and President Wu from Binjiang Development Zone.

Han Yu and Old Ge wanted to consider the company leader of the tractor team, Old Cao, but Old Cao was somewhat ideologically backward and uninterested in party membership.

There is only one candidate for fireline league membership, and strictly speaking, only one person meets the league membership conditions, which is Dongdong!

Joining the league is actually quite simple.

If it were back home, whether by going to find the Four Factory Town League Committee or the Development Zone League Committee, getting a "replacement" league membership certificate would be a matter of minutes.

However, at the flood fighting frontline, joining the league is different. Imagine sending materials stamped with the 105th Army 404th Division's official seal to the school Dongdong is about to attend; the school leadership will certainly take it very seriously!

It can be said that the emergency rescue assault team's temporary party committee was established specifically for Dongdong, and as for those warriors from the 132nd Regiment's 2nd Battalion who were able to join the party on the front lines, they all benefited from Dongdong.

Han Yu found it amusing, and Political Commissar Yang continued, "Secretary Han, Director Ge, Major General Jiang said on the phone that Vice Army Commander Lu is coming over this afternoon. Should we arrange the ceremony for front-line party membership, front-line team membership, and revisiting the party oath for this afternoon?"

"Alright, let's arrange it for the afternoon."

"Political Commissar Yang, is Vice Army Commander Lu coming specifically to attend the ceremony?" Secretary Wang asked curiously.

"He is also here to announce orders from the military region and the army."

Old Ge couldn't help but ask, "What orders are being announced?"

Political Commissar Yang looked back at Han Yu and said with a smile, "He is here to announce the commendation orders for us. Major General Jiang said that the superior originally planned to appraise and award after the flood resistance was over, but the situation has changed. Who could have imagined the flood would return? Considering that we might be engaged in a protracted battle, the superior feels that they cannot wait until the end of the flood resistance to appraise and award."

Old Ge nodded, "That's how it should be. Several troops in Jingzhou have already been appraised and awarded."

Huang Yuanchang smiled and asked, "Political Commissar Yang, how did the superior evaluate us?"

"Should I say it now?"

"Does it need to be kept secret?"

"Anyway, it will be announced in the afternoon, and the division already knows, so it's not really a secret. It's just that saying it now would spoil the surprise."

"Go ahead, we people don't need surprises, only the warriors do."

"That's true."

Political Commissar Yang smiled and explained in detail, "The military region awarded Linghai Reserve Camp and the diving team a collective first-level merit, awarded individual first-level merits to Salted Fish, Hao Qiusheng, and Captain Feng, and awarded Deputy Mayor Shen a personal second-class merit. However, the duty listed on the commendation order is not Deputy Mayor of Linghai City Government, but First Secretary of Linghai Reserve Camp. At the same time, our 132nd Regiment received a collective second-class merit, and Second Battalion Commander Li Shousong and Second Battalion Warrior Du Yuan received personal second-class merits."

This seems right, how could we face our hometown folks without a collective first-level merit when we go back?

Old Ge was very pleased, he lit a cigarette and smiled, "Commander Shousong is very competent, earning a second-level merit is well-deserved. Young Du is also excellent, not only brave and ready to fight, but also able to think."

Han Yu wasn't particularly excited about the personal first-level merit, after all, there were many merits earned, he now just hopes his subordinates could earn them. He couldn't help but look up and say, "The day before yesterday, Du Yuan not only tackled the seepage issue at Dongfanghong's electric sluice gate, but also provided a new approach to dealing with seepage issues that conventional methods couldn't handle."

"He's not just as simple as earning a second-class merit."

"What does the superior plan to do to commend him?"

"Right now, several troops want to recruit him; how could our military commanders allow him to leave? After deliberation, the military decided to promote him, and once the flood resistance is complete, they will send him to the military academy!"

When the subordinates shine, it reflects well on the regiment.

Political Commissar Yang smiled and added, "Captain Peng and I have thought it over. If Young Du returns to his original unit after the military academy, we'll assign him to the camp office, where he will surely excel with his professional skills."

The young man's luck is good, but all of this was earned by the young man's hard work.

If it weren't for the young man utilizing his advantage of having worked as a bricklayer and being willing to think, the rescue techniques of the grouting team might still be at a simple and crude level.

Secretary Wang felt that Little Bricklayer earning a second-class merit and being sent to the military academy was well-deserved, and humorously asked, "Are these the only soldiers being rewarded?"

"Not just them."

Political Commissar Yang promptly said, "This is only the commendation from Guangzhou Military Region. Our military and division, based on the materials from last time, will also commend the advanced units and individuals who emerged during the flood relief efforts recently.

Captain Feng, it's not that your subordinates didn't perform outstandingly or that their achievements weren't remarkable, it's mainly because our military and division can only commend our regiment and Linghai Reserve Camp. Your detachment was temporarily incorporated into the emergency rescue team by the military region, so the commendation work has to be handled by the military region or your academy."

Feng Qingshan looked up and smiled, "No problem."

Secretary Wang eagerly asked, "Political Commissar Yang, tell us, who else has been recognized?"

"Let's start with the collective rewards. Your battalion's First Company received a collective second-class merit, and Second Company received a collective third-class merit, as evaluated by the military. First Company's third platoon received a collective third-class merit, as evaluated by our division."

The First Company is the earth construction company, the main force in disaster relief, and is well-deserving of a collective second-class merit.

The Second Company is the water navigation and construction company, and they played an important role as well, though they arrived a bit late. A collective third-class merit seems a bit unfair to the Second Company.

First Company's third platoon is the Party Member Assault Team, and the hardest and most dangerous tasks were all executed by the Party Member Assault Team, so they are well-deserving of a collective third-class merit!

As for the Third Company, it only started the water rescue mission a few days ago, so it's too early to discuss commendations.

Han Yu realized and pursued, "What about individuals?"

Political Commissar Yang pulled out a notebook, flipped through it, and smiled, "There are many individuals awarded second-class merits by the military, six on your side, namely Zou Xiangyu, Sun Youyi, Yao Lirong, Gu Pengfei, Xu Mingyuan, and Zhang Wuya; from our regiment, there are two, namely Wu Junyou and Huang Xiaopeng."

"What about third-class merits?"

"There are even more awarded third-class merits, eighteen in total from your side. The list is here, so I won't read it one by one. All cadres above the platoon leader level have been recognized, and Dr. Liang and Dr. Han have also received third-class merits. Those who haven't been appraised yet will be recognized first; the superior has stated that another appraisal will be conducted after the flood resistance."