Binjiang Police Affairs-Chapter 1031 - 676: Who Is Li Gui and Who Is Li Kui

"The cost is too high, and it doesn't provide much protection."

"How come it doesn't work?"

"Commander, you've seen the terrain underwater. It's uneven, with highs and lows, plus the shape of the boats isn't very regular. Not to mention the difficulty in finding enough boats, even if we do find them, sinking them won't provide much protection. Instead, it would artificially change the flood flow direction, making the dike even more dangerous." 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Seeing the commander and Vice Mayor Zhong deep in thought, Han Yu picked up a pen and quickly sketched a diagram on paper, explaining as he drew: "Once the boats sink, how do we plug the holes beneath the boat's bow? How do we handle the junctions between the boats?"

All these will alter the flood direction, turning the previous overall force on the dike into multiple stress points, leading to the flood washing out large cavities!"

The commander frowned tightly and asked, "Are you saying that sinking boats won't work?"

"If a breach occurs and the breach isn't very long, maybe we can sink a boat to block the flood's impact as much as possible, creating favorable conditions for sealing the breach. But using boats to block the breach is unrealistic and impossible."

Just as Han Yu finished speaking, Master Xu looked up and added, "The water level here is too high, and the height of the boat is limited. Even if there are enough boats to sink, it won't solve the problem."

The commander became anxious, asking, "So what do you suggest we do?"

"I... I don't know either."

"Salted Fish, how about you?"

"Master Xu, do you have a map of the waters in this area?"

"Yes."

"Let me have a look."

"Sure."

Master Xu found a waterway map, and Han Yu took it and studied it carefully for a while before putting it down and said, "Master Xu, please mark the danger zones as accurately as possible."

"No problem."

Master Xu pulled out the recently surveyed and printed diagrams, thinking twice before taking out a ruler. He measured, calculated, measured again, and recalculated several times to ensure accuracy before marking on the waterway map with a pen.

Han Yu looked at the marked diagrams, paused for a moment, and then drew a horizontal line above the marked area with a pen.

Master Xu suddenly realized, asking in surprise, "Build a breakwater upstream of the danger zone?"

"One might not be enough," Han Yu thought for a moment, then drew three horizontal lines on the map: "Build one every four hundred meters. As long as there are several breakwaters, it can reduce the impact of the flood on the dike."

"How many meters into the river should we build?"

"You're the expert in this area, you calculate, I'll supervise the construction."

"Building several breakwaters will protect the dike, but it will affect the flood discharge."

"What if we build them diagonally?"

"Diagonal... building diagonally is feasible, but it will also change the flood direction."

Han Yu picked up the pen and drew another line, saying, "Soldiers block borders, water is covered by earth. We can reinforce the opposite bank's dike while urgently repairing the breakwater."

Master Xu nodded: "That's safer, the opposite bank's dike must be reinforced."

Vice Mayor Zhong roughly understood and asked excitedly, "Salted Fish, are you using a method of port construction to protect the dike?"

Han Yu smiled, "This inspiration comes from the Linghai Port under construction in our hometown. However, the main purpose of building breakwaters in Linghai Port isn't flood or wave protection, but to prevent deep-water berths and the deep-water waterway from being silted by sediment."

The commander laughed, patting Han Yu's shoulder and chuckling, "I knew you had a way. Let's do it quickly. Although I can't be of much help, I can arrange people to be your workers. You need as many as you want, I'll arrange it for you!"

This project is quite large, requiring the combined efforts of the First Team and the Second Team in a small battle. It indeed requires a lot of workers.

Han Yu was just about to speak when Zhao Jiang's voice suddenly came through the radio.

"Secretary Han, Secretary Han, this is Zhao Jiang, please respond."

"Received, go ahead."

"Captain Ma reported that Xiao Yu encountered a Red Saber Battalion unintentionally on his way back to camp after executing a water search and rescue mission. It's unclear which unit that battalion belongs to. Xiao Yu thought the Red Saber Battalion's honor flag was left by the Third Company soldiers, so he took the flag back..."

"Are you kidding, how could there be two Red Saber Battalions!"

"I don't know either."

"You're an active-duty officer of the battalion, how could you not know?"

"Secretary Han, I really don't know. I always thought there was only one Heroic Assault Battalion and one Red Saber Battalion."

"Did Ma Jintao say anything else, what's the situation over there now?"

"Captain Ma said that the troops are not far from their camp and will probably come knocking soon. But don't worry, Boss Xu already knows. Boss Xu's attitude is clear; determining who is Li Gui and who is Li Kui can wait. The immediate priority is not to escalate the conflict, and Boss Xu has already prepared for their arrival."

Before Zhang Yidong was transferred to Linghai Police Director, Han Yu was always a key cultivation target within the bureau, otherwise, he wouldn't have been assigned as the Criminal Police Big Commander.

In any case, Han Yu is very reliable and trustworthy in handling matters.

With Han Yu around, there's certainly no chance of a fight breaking out.

Han Yu slightly relaxed, saying, "Got it. Continue with your shift, I'll call Captain Xia."

The Commander heard clearly and couldn't help but laugh.

Han Yu ignored what the Commander thought, immediately pulling out his phone to dial Captain Xia's number.

After waiting for about ten seconds, the call went through.

Captain Xia couldn't believe Salted Fish would call him, and at night no less.

It definitely couldn't be good news!

Captain Xia was startled, asking eagerly, "Salted Fish, what's the matter? Did something happen?"

"There's a big problem!" Han Yu clenched the phone tightly, asking, "Captain, we've encountered a Red Saber Battalion. Does the honor title you and the Political Commissioner passed down have any intellectual property dispute?"

"That's impossible; there's only one Red Saber Battalion!"

"Is it possible that the superior has awarded another one to a different unit?"

Since no soldiers were injured or lost, Captain Xia finally relaxed a bit and asked, "Do you know which superior awarded that Red Saber Battalion?"

Zhao Jiang had reported it clearly just now, Han Yu replied without hesitation, "Yes, it's also awarded by the Ministry of Defense, and the awarding date is the same as ours! It's clearly written on the Red Flag; otherwise, Xiao Yu wouldn't have mistaken it as ours, let alone taken it back from them."

"That's strange."

"What's strange?"

"During the period of the land war, the Anti-Japanese War, and the Liberation War, titles were awarded to boost troop morale, and many agencies had the authority to grant them. For instance, after the Eighth Route Army 115th Division won a great victory at Pingxing Pass, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, the 115th Division, and the 343rd Brigade all awarded honor titles to units that performed outstandingly in the battle."

Captain Xia paused, then continued, "After the founding of New China, honor titles were typically awarded by headquarters, military branches, and military regions. The Central Military Commission also awarded titles, and those from the Central Military Commission were all-army heroic group titles, which held the highest value.

1963 was a watershed year since from 1963 to 1967, all-army honor titles were awarded by the Ministry of Defense until 1968 when the Central Military Commission resumed awarding them. The Red Saber Battalion honor title was awarded by the Ministry of Defense, which is why it's strange."

Han Yu roughly understood that the Ministry of Defense could only have awarded one Red Saber Battalion, so it's impossible for there to be two at the same time. He asked with a wry smile, "But now that another has popped up, who is the Li Gui and who is the Li Kui?"

"You can first make contact with the other party, we can check the 'lineage,' the first Company Commander, the successive Company Commanders, and the current Company Commander, and see if there were any gaps? We have all the records!"

"What if the other party doesn't admit it?"

"If the other party doesn't admit it then… it'll be quite troublesome. This isn't like solving a case in a crime drama where you can test DNA. Salted Fish, don't worry yet, I'll call the Political Commissioner right away; he's more familiar with these situations."

"Knowing is fine, but there can only be one Red Saber Battalion. If we are it, they can't be, and they will certainly not agree. If they are it, we can't be, and we won't agree either!"

"I know, I understand how you feel. I'll call the Political Commissioner first, and we'll study the situation. If we can't resolve it, we'll report to the division and ask for their decision. Our honor title, our excellent legacy, others can't just take it away even if they want to!"

"Alright, I'll wait for your call."

"Don't worry, this isn't a small matter, we will take it seriously."

Han Yu put down the phone, and the Commander could no longer hold back and burst out laughing.

"Commander, you're actually laughing; you're the Commander, you need to help us make a decision!"

"Salted Fish, I can help with other matters, but this one I can't, it's indeed quite tricky, but I'm confident you all can resolve it."

"It's quite tricky?" Han Yu asked with a wry smile.

The Commander smiled at him and said, "The situation you're encountering now is still not bad, at least you have a 'lineage' to check. If this honor title was awarded before the Liberation, it would be a total mess!

Just think about it, before the Liberation, we were busy fighting, we needed to reorganize whether we were defeated or victorious, and who knows how many times we reorganized and realigned, even military history is hard to compile, let alone trace the origins easily."

"But we only have two honor titles; if another Red Saber Battalion pops up, it's not about popping up, it has already popped up, and then we'll be left with just one and a half."

"Maybe only one."

"Why?"

"They are active-duty, you are Reserve, if they insist they are the Red Saber Battalion, you can't possibly still claim to be, you can only publicize on your own."

"For what reason!"

"Achievements and honors only represent the past, and this past belongs to seniors or even martyrs, not your past. Working hard to earn an honor title for yourself is the real skill; what's the point of living on the achievements of seniors and martyrs?"

"That may be true, but this is a fine tradition, it's very important to us!"

"I know it's important, hahaha, but I can only support you in spirit."