Binjiang Police Affairs-Chapter 1067 - 696: Wang Junjun’s Ideal

The time passed minute by minute, and the earthwork construction teams, Party Member Assault Teams, and auxiliary construction personnel welcomed a rare moment of rest.

However, waiting was a torment.

The floodwaters continuously battered and eroded the sub-dam that resembled a white Great Wall, while the engineering and transport fleets shook under the force of the rapids, producing creaking and clanking noises as the ships rubbed against each other.

The night was deep; none of the officers could sleep. They all looked towards the brightly lit development zone dunship, wanting to know the situation along the line.

In the past twelve hours, the Jingjiang Embankment had been in grave danger, with the City Flood Control Command reporting that at least thirty spots on the sub-dam had experienced flood overflow!

When soldiers come, we block them; when waters come, we cover with earth.

Tens of thousands of troops and civilians guarding the embankment stood their ground, fought bravely and selflessly against the floodwaters, truly achieving the feat of keeping the dike high despite the rising waters. Up until now, there had been no danger of a breach.

Han Yu didn't know how he endured this day, only that the flood peak was about to pass Shashi.

"Director Ge, Director Ge, this is Han Yu. Has the flood peak reached Shashi yet? How is the situation on your side?"

"It's here, it's here! It has already arrived!"

Old Ge looked up at Secretary Ye and Director Ren, who had just rushed back overnight from the opposite bank, and said into the speakerphone's fixed line: "Shashi Hydrological Station reported five minutes ago that the flood peak water level is 44.95 meters, 0.28 meters above the highest level in 1954!"

Han Yu asked anxiously, "Are you sure there won't be a diversion?"

Old Ge quickly took out a fax sent by the City Flood Control Command and said, "The command has conveyed the four-point requirements from Central: First, guarding the Yangtze River levee is paramount and must be foolproof; second, to protect the overall situation, breaches on Yanjiang civil dikes must be made to divert floodwaters; third, we must prepare for flood diversion seriously and quickly evacuate and relocate the populace in the flood control area; fourth, the permission to apply the Jingjiang Diversion Area is with Central, and the flood diversion order requires Central's approval."

"Understood, then we will act according to the plan."

"I just called Director Huang, and he's reporting to Deputy Governor Zhou. We'll wait a bit longer."

"Alright."

...

Han Yu and Secretary Wang waited for about ten minutes, and Director Ge called to relay orders from the Yangtze Flood Control Headquarters and the City Flood Control Command.

The fourth flood peak had just passed Shashi. Shishou, Jianli, and Hong Lake were downstream from Shashi; the real test was just beginning.

The superior ordered the emergency rescue assault team to set sail immediately according to the previous plan, to follow the flood peak, in order to respond at any time to the potential breach crisis!

With the urgent broadcast from the loudspeakers, the engineering fleet of the Second Team raised anchor overnight and, under Wu Hai Li's command, sailed downstream straight to Jianli.

Han Yu bid farewell to Secretary Wang, dashed down the ship's railings, climbed onto 001, and instructed Liu Wei to turn on the police lights and sound the siren. He then ran into the command cabin to turn on the underwater detection system and guide the engineering fleet through the intercom.

Yangtze Police 110 and Supervision 48 also turned on their police lights and sounded alarms, patrolling on both sides to escort the engineering fleet and the transport fleet laden with emergency supplies.

Compared to the Second Team, the engineering fleet of the First Team and the transport fleet fully laden with rescue supplies were truly following the flood peak, slowly leaving the temporary anchorage under the escort of Binjiang Police 002 and Jingzhou Port Supervision Bureau's supervision boat, flowing downstream with the flood peak. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"Director Huang, Director Huang, both the First Team and the Second Team have set off, both the First Team and the Second Team have set off!"

"Director Ge, the command requires the First Team and the Second Team to report their positions every twenty minutes."

"Got it, I'll inform them immediately."

"Director Ge, I'll be on duty at the command center and expect to stay until tomorrow afternoon. Please apologize to Secretary Ye for me."

"No worries, work is more important."

...

Director Ge couldn't bother with pleasantries with Huang Yuanchang, promptly calling to inform Wu Hai Li, the Water Commander of the First Team, and Gu Pengfei, the Water Commander of the Second Team, to report their positions to Huang Yuanchang every twenty minutes.

It's no exaggeration to say that the two amphibious operation detachments of the emergency rescue squads are now the trump card in the flood relief and rescue effort against the Jingjiang flood for both the command and the general headquarters.

With these two professional teams capable of executing breach sealing tasks, whether it's Deputy Governor Zhou commanding the flood relief, or the Commanders and Political Commissioner of the Guangzhou Military Region overseeing over 60,000 liberation army and armed police along the banks of Jingjiang, there is much peace of mind.

Better safe than sorry.

In the event of a rupture like the one in Jiujiang, at least the Emergency Rescue Assault Team can be ordered to rush over and seal it in the shortest time possible.

More importantly, they know how to seal it, unlike the previous unprepared situation in Jiujiang, where the soldiers from the Nanjing Military Region, aiding in Jiujiang's flood relief, had no choice but to jump into the gap with the rushing waters, using their flesh and blood to block the flood.

Secretary Ye was both gratified and moved, took out a cigarette, handed one to Old Ge, and said with emotion, "Truly, coming early is not as good as coming at the right moment. I didn't expect to witness three miracles in a row on this trip."

Old Ge took the cigarette and asked, "Secretary Ye, what three miracles?"

"Witnessing the miracle of the flood peak in Shashi exceeding the diversion line, and even surpassing the highest level of 1954," Secretary Ye lit the cigarette and continued, "Angong County managed to evacuate over 300,000 people in just a day and a half without any unrest, that's another miracle."

Old Ge asked, "And the third one?"

"The breach at the Mengxi Embankment, over 300 square kilometers flooded, with nearly 140,000 people mostly relocated to safe areas. Those not yet moved or still moving were on high ground avoiding the flood.

When I met Secretary Yuan and County Magistrate Huang in the afternoon, they were busy repeatedly confirming casualty figures. Based on reports from the rural cadre groups, only one elderly person tragically died. That's nearly 140,000 people, and only one elderly person died, that's another miracle."