Binjiang Police Affairs-Chapter 1030 - 675: Two Red Saber Battalions!

Near the camp is a place for resettling the masses, with tents and makeshift shelters densely packed together, resembling a huge refugee camp.

Xiao Yu rushed back to the camp, didn't even bother to tie the rope, grabbed the military flag, climbed onto the embankment, and charged into the brightly lit rescue command center tent.

"Brother Ma, how did you become a Company Commander and manage to lose the military flag? If I hadn't grabbed it on my way back, how would you explain this to Salted Fish!"

"Wait, what military flag?" Ma Jintao asked, looking confused.

"The honor title flag, the Red Saber Battalion's flag." Xiao Yu unfolded the red flag, asking Master Dai, who had just walked in, to help hold one corner.

Ma Jintao was stunned for a moment and turned to ask, "Director Chen, what's going on?"

Losing the military flag is no small matter, and it's the honorary title flag that's gone missing.

Chen Youren couldn't continue eating, set down his lunchbox and chopsticks, walked up to inspect the flag Xiao Yu and Master Dai had unfolded, mumbling, "This doesn't look like our military flag. Our flag is newer and slightly bigger than this one."

Xiao Yu grew anxious, "Old Chen, take a closer look, this is clearly our military flag, it even says Red Saber Battalion on it!"

"I brought out our military flag, there's no way I could've mistaken it."

"So where's our flag?"

"Wait a moment."

Strange events happen every year, but there have been quite a lot of them this year.

Chen Youren found it increasingly bizarre, lifted the tent flap, and ran out.

Master Dai was equally baffled, curiously asked, "Captain Yu, where did this military flag come from?"

Xiao Yu, convinced that Chen Youren was mistaken, grumbled, "I don't know who took it away and forgot to bring it back, only to leave it beside a troop's tent. That troop was unreasonable, maybe they wanted the honor of having a title, insisting our military flag was theirs, claiming they are the Red Saber Battalion, and with more people, they wanted to start a fight with me!"

"Did you come to blows?"

"No, they were ashore, I was on a speedboat. They had numbers, we were few, hard to match punches against many hands, so realizing the situation wasn't good, I quickly fled. Brother Ma, Master Dai, they aren't far from us, we can go together later, let's see if they dare to act!"

Ma Jintao asked, amused, "Going to fight?"

Xiao Yu said angrily, "They really wanted to fight, you can ask Xiao Gu. I'm police; I wouldn't actually brawl with them, but the situation needs to be clarified."

"What clarification?"

"They accused Xiao Gu and me of being thieves, said we stole their military flag. Claimed they are Red Saber Battalion when we actually are. How could they possibly be? This needs resolution, we need to make them apologize!"

It was surprising such events occurred.

Ma Jintao struggled to find words, and Chen Youren returned, carrying a military flag, and said wryly, "Xiao Yu, perhaps there really are two Red Saber Battalions, look, this is our military flag, we've never taken it out, it's always been placed at the logistics tent's entrance."

"Ah..."

"If you don't believe, see for yourself, our military flag is newly made, the one you brought back has clearly been made quite some time ago."

"So I...Did I really steal their military flag?" Xiao Yu stared at the two Red Saber Battalion flags, dumbfounded.

Master Dai set down the flag and laughed, "No wonder they mistook you for a thief, no wonder they wanted to hit you. If it were me, I'd beat you up too."

"But how could they be Red Saber Battalion, Captain Xia said there's only one Red Saber Battalion, there can't be a second one!"

"Why couldn't there be? There are many Saber Battalions, Heroic Companies, Assault Battalions, and Assault Teams."

"What about those with 'Red' in their names?"

"That, I don't know."

Sent you out to rescue the crowd, and you managed to grab a military flag instead.

Ma Jintao found it quite amusing, asked, "What's the plan now, should we keep the flag as a trophy or return it?"

"How can we return it, there can only be one Red Saber Battalion, we spent fifty thousand yuan buying that honor title! If we give it back now, that money was spent for nothing!"

"Bought with money?" Master Dai asked, surprised.

Chen Youren felt embarrassed by the question, hurriedly replied, "Don't believe Xiao Yu, the honor title of Red Saber Battalion is inherited by us, our Linghai Reserve Camp originated from the Red Saber Battalion and Heroic Assault Battalion."

Master Dai felt it wasn't as simple and cautioned, "Guys, the other side will certainly seek out their honor title flag if it's missing. If they can't find it, their Company Commander and Commander might be finished!"

Xiao Yu, uninterested, packed both red flags, "I can give them ten red flags if they want, but I won't give the Red Saber Battalion's flag!"

"Captain Yu, this isn't a small issue, don't let emotions dictate it, perhaps you should report to Instructor Xu immediately."

"Alright."

...

Xu Mingyuan arrived at the command center tent, swiftly understood the backstory, and instantly grasped the problem's gravity.

"Xiao Yu, you mentioned that troop isn't far from here?"

"Yes, only about four or five miles away."

"Did they know your identity?"

"No, I didn't tell them."

"You don't know, huh? Well, you'll find out soon enough." Xu Mingyuan touched the corner of his mouth and pondered, "We're the only ones around here with speedboats and fiberglass lifeboats, and the only ones using speedboats to tow fiberglass boats for rescue. If anyone asks around, they can find us."

Xiao Yu muttered, "So what if they find us? Are we afraid of them?"

"It's not about being afraid. If things turn ugly, it won't be good for either side."

"But they also call themselves the Red Saber Battalion!"

"I know."

Xu Mingyuan patted Xiao Yu's arm and said seriously, "The most urgent thing now is addressing the issue of you grabbing someone else's military flag. We are here for flood control and rescue, not to cause trouble. At this critical moment, we can't escalate conflicts; we must resolve them."

He's indeed someone who has served as a Criminal Police Big Commander; he thinks things through comprehensively.

Ma Jintao, Chen Youren, and Guo Weitao agreed deeply, and Yang Huaiyuan, the Deputy Company Commander from the 127th Regiment's Water Rescue Detachment, also found it reasonable and couldn't help but nod.

Seeing Xiao Yu hesitating to speak, Xu Mingyuan continued, "As for who is really the Red Saber Battalion, that's not something we can clarify. Jintao, hurry up and call the Command Center to report."

"Oh, I'm on it right now!"

"Master Dai, could you please step out for a moment?"

"Yes!"

...

Meanwhile, Han Yu was working overnight to reinforce a section of the main dike with no riverbeach.

No riverbeach is one thing, but even the dike slopes have been eroded and hollowed out by the floodwaters.

If another flood peak occurs, it might get washed away.

If the water level drops too quickly, it could collapse just the same.

What's even more troubling is that the dangerous section of the dike is 1.6 kilometers long!

The emergency rescue assault team has less than a thousand tons of stone left, which won't be enough. Simply throwing sandbags to protect the dike is unrealistic because the number of sandbags needed is astronomical for the emergency rescue team.

As it happens, the field army previously interacted with is still responsible for supporting the rescue in this area.

The military commanders, Vice Mayor Zhong, Master Wan, and Old Wang were all there, crowded in the 001 command cabin, frowning as they looked at the underwater topographic map just surveyed by Master Xu with the underwater surveying system.

The Commander, with arms crossed, asked, "Master Xu, you're the expert; what do you suggest we do now?"

"Throwing stones to protect the slope is the best solution. The problem now is where to find so many stones."

"You are the flood control expert of the Yangtze Flood Control Headquarters; you can help report up to your superiors!"

"Captain Meng, you may not believe it, but the National Flood Control Headquarters went through great lengths to allocate 9,900 tons of stone from upstream, and these 9,900 tons were designated for supporting Hanwu. The National Flood Control Headquarters can't gather that much stone immediately, let alone us at the Yangtze Flood Control Headquarters."

The flood peak reached the Hanwu area, and due to pressure from the Poyang Lake floodwaters, Hanwu's flood control situation is more severe than it is in Jingjiang.

Just around five o'clock yesterday afternoon, a major crisis occurred at the Yangtze River embankment at the Dan Shui Pool section of Jiang'an District, Hanwu City.

A retired worker discovered seepage behind the dike, not just a small "Bottling Spring," but a huge hole, crazily gushing water into the dike.

The old worker fearlessly jumped in to investigate, finding a huge cavity with a diameter of 0.8 meters below!

He hurried to climb out and had nearby citizens report it. By the time Hanwu City's flood office received the report, that section of the dike suddenly sunk, and the situation was extremely critical. Once breached, it would endanger Hanwu City's safety.

The flood control command department immediately organized over 1,700 military officers and soldiers, cadres, and the public to fully rescue and used 44 quilts wrapped with sandbags to block the leak point, and urgently built a retaining dike to control the situation, saving Hanwu City.

Reportedly, the Mayor of Hanwu personally found the retired worker, commended the old comrade, and personally handed him a 20,000 yuan bonus.

For saving Hanwu, not to mention rewarding 20,000, even 200,000 would be deserved.

In short, Hanwu now needs stones more than Jingjiang.

Faced with the current danger, it's not something that soldiers can protect against by sheer will alone. Captain Meng had never felt so helpless as now and turned back, saying, "Salted Fish, you're the emergency rescue captain, and you've participated in flood fighting many times. You have the most experience; hurry up and come up with a plan!"

Old Wang is quite influential now.

He follows Vice Mayor Zhong every day to inspect or command rescue operations, not only meeting Generals but also able to chat and laugh with them.

After Deputy Mayor Shen returns, he even plans to ask Deputy Mayor Shen to represent the Linghai Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government to comfort the General's troops.

This is why, due to Old Wang's introduction, the General now calls him "Salted Fish" at every opportunity.

"1.6 kilometers, it's too long!"

"Isn't that obvious? If it weren't long, it wouldn't be considered a danger, and you wouldn't be dragged here in the middle of the night."

"Commander, let me think a bit more."

"Think quickly."

In the face of significant danger, the hierarchy between superiors and subordinates becomes of little importance.

Vice Mayor Zhong, with furrowed brows, asked, "Can't we sink a few more ships, sinking them to protect the slope?"

The Commander's eyes lit up, knocking on the command table and said, "Salted Fish, I think Vice Mayor Zhong's method is feasible. You have many barges, and barges are quite long. One connected to another; if it's not enough, find another ten or twenty more, make a hole and sink them all together!"