Binjiang Police Affairs-Chapter 906 - 609: Is This Really a Reserve Camp?

Although Huang Yuanchang was far away in Binjiang, his subordinates and his orders had already reached Jingzhou.

When Binjiang Police 001 sailed upstream and docked again at the small pier of Shashi Hydrological Station, a deputy director who had hurried over from the Changhang Bureau in the morning was waiting on shore with the heads of the Jingzhou Port Supervision Bureau, Changhang Jingzhou Public Security Bureau, Jingzhou Channel Section, and Yangtze Communication Bureau Jingzhou Communication Office.

Among the four heads, three looked like mud-covered monkeys, dirty all over, with mud on their feet and legs. Clearly, they had rushed over from the dike.

By the end of June, all units in Jingzhou under the Changhang System had their designated dike sections to be responsible for. As unit heads, they had to hold their ground on the dike sections they were responsible for.

The head of Shashi Hydrological Station was also present. Compared to the heads of various Changhang System units in Jingzhou, the hydrological station head was even busier.

The whole station had only about a dozen cadre employees, and just a very small and old hydrological boat, yet they had to measure and report on the Shashi water level, flow velocity, and flow volume, which were of utmost concern to Central Leadership as well as the entire nation!

These measurements were not reported once a day but every hour.

Central Leadership, provincial leaders, and Yangtze Flood Control Command frequently called, requiring the most timely information, necessitating emergency measurements and reports.

The station head gave Master Xi a brief report on the situation and then took the staff on the small boat to survey the river again.

Master Xi didn't have time to stay long either. After greeting Director Yang from the Changhang Bureau, he asked that any matters be discussed with Master Yao, and then got into the old van from the hydrological station to head to the Jingzhou Flood Control Command Center.

"Master Yao, Director Huang just called me. He said he will head to East Sea once the logistics support fleet and transport fleet depart, and will fly back to Hanwu early tomorrow. He needs to report to the bureau first before he can join us, likely not until tomorrow afternoon."

Director Yang grasped Yao Lirong's hand seriously and earnestly saying, "From now on, I am the deputy leader of the logistics support team. Before Director Huang arrives, I am responsible for your logistics support. Whatever you need me to do, just instruct, and we will make every effort to ensure everything is in place!"

Just ten minutes ago, Han Yu, President Hao, and Zhang Erxiao had all called.

Yao Lirong was now not just a water engineer but also the chief liaison officer for the Linghai Reserve Camp in Jingzhou.

Although the advance troops won't arrive until before dark, and the bulk of the troops won't get here until early tomorrow, there's a ton of preparatory work needed as the main force must head to the emergency frontline as soon as it arrives.

No time for pleasantries, Yao Lirong immediately took out a notebook to have a look and straightforwardly said, "Director Yang, esteemed leaders, we're newcomers here, unfamiliar with the place, and firstly, need a team to communicate with the local flood control command department."

The director of the Jingzhou Port Supervision Bureau asked, "Master Yao, would we suffice?"

"Director Wang, as long as one of you is responsible for liaison, it should suffice. You're all leaders with so much on your plates; you can't be revolving entirely around us. Also, this liaison group requires both vehicles and personnel."

Yao Lirong paused and continued, "Master Xi has gone to a meeting at the flood command; the superior departments will probably soon assign tasks to our Linghai Reserve Camp. At that point, someone will need to be arranged at the highway exit to receive the engineering and construction personnel from the advance troops, guide them in assessing the road conditions up to the dangerous spots and installations, and more importantly, take them to the emergency sites to evaluate how the main troop will go about their operation once they arrive."

"Director Yang, let's leave this task to our branch; we're familiar with the roads."

Director Ding from the Changhang Jingzhou Public Security Bureau tossed away a cigarette butt and said, "Master Yao, I'm good friends with Director Qi of your Binjiang Branch and Director He from the East Sea Branch, who was your Binjiang Branch's former director He Bin, is my party school classmate."

Why tell me this? I don't know these two, nor am I part of your Changhang System...

Yao Lirong murmured inwardly and added, "All the troops and transport machinery are on trucks over ten meters long. The road conditions here in Jingzhou are poor; timely transferring equipment and supplies to the dike is an issue.

If the roads are impassable, it would require the local government to organize resources to solve this."

Others weren't aware of the nature of the impending rescue team, but several department-level leaders from the Changhang System present were.

Director Ding turned around, opened the car door, took out a notebook, and started jotting things down on the car's hood, saying, "Once Master Xi gives specific tasks, I'll arrange for police officers to assess the sites, report any issues to Master Xi immediately, and request Master Xi to communicate with Jingzhou's city leaders for coordination and resolution."

"Director Ding, Master Xi is the flood prevention expert appointed by Yangtze Flood Control located in Jingzhou and has no time for these matters."

"I'll handle it, let me take care of it," Director Yang said, taking a deep breath and gesturing for Yao Lirong to continue.

Several standard department-level units were also part of the Changhang System, yet they could not compare to a few small partners in Binjiang.

The Yangtze River waterfront section is the busiest inland river waterway, with thousands of large and small ships passing daily. Jingzhou, located in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, barely accounts for a tenth of the cargo ships passing through the Binjiang waters daily.

Binjiang Port is the largest inland river port nationwide (East Sea Port is a seaport), with passenger volumes and cargo throughput at its port incomparable to Jingzhou's.

The piers of Binjiang Port can berth 50,000-ton seagoing ships, and floating piers on the river can handle transshipment operations for 100,000-ton seagoing ships. Once the construction of Binjiang Port Pier No. 7 and the deep-water berth project is completed, it will accommodate 100,000-ton giant ships.