Binjiang Police Affairs-Chapter 913 - 612: Professional Emergency Rescue! (Part 2)

Although Deputy Mayor Shen was the first secretary of the Linghai Reserve Camp, he had never managed the camp's affairs, so for a moment he didn't know how to explain and simply looked at Master Xu, who had just entered the tent.

Master Xu promptly said, "Mayor Xu, Secretary Zheng, the Linghai Reserve Camp is a professional force for flood prevention and rescue. If we undertake rescue missions, we must take full responsibility for the protected section. Especially when rescuing dangerous sluice gate situations like now, we must not only focus on the gate but also consider the integration points of the sluice embankment, and even the embankment within a 500-meter radius of the sluice gate."

It seems Master Xu is one of us, otherwise he wouldn't keep mentioning the Linghai Reserve Camp.

Deputy Mayor Shen was very pleased and finally understood Salted Fish's intention, smiling and explaining, "Mayor Xu, Secretary Zheng, it's like performing a surgery. Not only do we have to remove the affected part, but also disinfect the area around the wound, otherwise the operation could still lead to infections despite being successful."

Sounds somewhat reasonable; it seems Jiangnan's rescue team is very professional.

Vice Mayor Xu and Secretary Zheng nodded, just about to inquire further about the specific rescue plan, when another cheer erupted from outside.

Everyone stepped out of the tent and instantly felt uplifted.

Flatbed trucks were slowly entering the parking lot, guided by a police car!

Standing on the embankment, one could vaguely see that the flatbed trucks were transporting large construction machinery.

"Mayor Xu, Secretary Zheng, here are all the large engineering machines that Linghai can show off. The city has only two 20-ton large excavators, and both are here. Likewise, there are only two large articulated dump trucks, and we've brought both as well."

"Thank you, Mayor Shen, you have been a huge help, I don't even know how to thank you."

"Helping each other in times of need is expected. Plus, you're in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, we're at the Yangtze River Tail, sharing a river is like being close brothers."

"Yes, yes, although we share waters, we should still express gratitude."

Linghai is a county-level city, you can be brothers with Secretary Zheng.

Jingzhou is not a county-level city but a prefecture-level city, why would a Deputy Department Level Vice Mayor be brothers with a Vice Director Level Vice Mayor?

Moreover, considering Jingzhou's total industrial and agricultural output might be equivalent to Linghai's county-level city, Master Xu felt Deputy Mayor Shen could qualify as a brother to Vice Mayor Xu.

But now is not the time to dwell on this, Master Xu quickly conveyed Han Yu's request to leave only 200 people and have all other personnel, except those transporting rescue materials, leave.

With so much equipment here, and the space so limited, clearing the area is necessary.

Vice Mayor Xu agreed, promptly ordering all unit leaders involved in the operation.

Meanwhile, Hao Qiusheng frequently gave orders through a portable loudspeaker.

"Earthwork construction team, hurry up and unload, start construction according to plan as soon as the equipment is off!"

"Where is the safety officer?"

"Here!"

"Bring your whistle, go to the construction site to command, no matter how urgent the task, safety first."

Han Yu was equally busy, holding the walkie-talkie and shouting, "Instructor, did you receive, please respond?"

"Received, received, Secretary Han, please speak."

"Go to the command center immediately and find Master Xu; ask Master Xu to contact local comrades, urgently count how many rescue materials can be provided locally, which materials have arrived, and when the ones being transported will arrive, for President Hao's overall coordination."

"Understood!"

"Can those responsible for power supply hear me, please respond!"

"Received, Secretary Han, please speak!"

"This sluice gate can't be saved; to eliminate the danger, it must be blocked. Immediately find local electricians, have them notify the power dispatch department to cut the electricity. While ensuring safety, urgently dismantle the transformer from the roof of the drainage station and the electric motors, water pumps, and distribution cabinets inside the drainage station to minimize local economic losses."

"Secretary Han, we can move the distribution cabinets out, but the transformer is too heavy and mounted on the roof; we can't carry it down."

"First cut the wires above, loosen the screws below fixing the transformer, then have the excavator lift it once it's up."

"Understood!"

"Make sure the local electricians understand; safety first, don't suddenly have the electricity come back as you work."

"Don't worry, Secretary Han, we will be cautious."

"After rescuing all the equipment that can be salvaged, have the forklift assist in unloading the diesel generator and stowing it in the container. You have one hour; try to resolve on-site power supply by 12:30!"

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The two excavators descended from the flatbed trucks, Excavator No. 1 slowly headed towards the earth excavation point and Loader No. 1 followed closely.

Excavator No. 2 transformed into a crane, under the direction of the hoisting safety officer, commenced unloading other rescue equipment and materials from the flatbeds.

Loader No. 2 headed directly for the dike foot leading to the sluice gate, starting to organize the makeshift construction driveway built by over 600 soldiers who worked hard for six hours.

Once Loader No. 3 and the bulldozer were off the vehicle, they began leveling and compacting the road from the extraction point to the dike foot.

Excavator No. 1 began digging, while Loader No. 1 transported the excavated earth over here. Sharpening the axe won't hinder the work of chopping firewood; any potholes need to be filled and compacted.

Hao Qiusheng requested the county to provide aggregates in the evening; the county couldn't find block stones or sliced stones, so trucks were deployed to haul stones from local sand and gravel quarries to the site one after another.

Using gravel to block the sluice gate is futile, but it can be used for road construction.

If gravel doesn't suffice for the passage of large dump trucks, steel plates brought from home would be hoisted off the flatbeds to serve as pavement…

In any case, these are the simplest tasks for road and bridge company project managers and foremen with rich construction experience.

Everything proceeded in an orderly manner.

Vice Mayor Xu and Secretary Zheng observed, feelings stirred in their hearts, secretly sighing that money indeed is beneficial.

Meanwhile, vessels requisitioned by the Changhang Logistics Support Team and the fleet transporting rescue materials arrived.

Han Yu sprinted to the tent at the command center, looking out at the fleet on the Yangtze River, eagerly shouting into the walkie-talkie, "I am Linghai Reserve Camp Commander Han Yu, who's in charge of the fleet, please respond!"

"Secretary Han, Secretary Han, I am Zhang Wu, Deputy Director of the Jingzhou Port Supervision Bureau, temporarily in charge of the fleet, Director Yang asked me to report to you."

"Slow down, don't go so fast!"

"Slow down?"

"Yes, definitely slow down, especially the ferries. Don't put so much pressure on the throttle, keep a safe distance from the embankment!"

"But…"

"No buts, obey orders and follow directions."

"Understood!"

"Liu Wei, Liu Wei, I am Han Yu, please respond."

"Received, Secretary Han, please speak."

"From now on, you are the overall commander for waterborne navigation and operations, fully responsible for the berthing operations of all watercraft, ensuring navigation safety and the security of the embankment and sluice gate!"

"Understood."

"Director Zhang, Director Zhang, I apologize, please notify ferry, tow boat, and transport fleet captains and crews to accept command from Captain Liu Wei of the Binjiang Police 001 boat from now on."

"Alright, I'll notify them immediately."

After issuing orders, Han Yu, without time to greet local leaders, hurriedly ran to the sluice gate area.

Vice Mayor Xu was baffled by what he heard and asked, "Why not speed up?"

Deputy Mayor Shen wasn't knowledgeable about this, so once again looked at Master Xu.

Master Xu immediately explained, "If ships travel too fast and close to the embankment, they threaten the safety of the embankment and sluice gate. As ships move, they create wake waves; the faster they go and greater the engine power, the bigger the waves generated, which poses a threat to the embankment."

"Wake waves from ships threaten the embankment?"

"It sounds counterintuitive, but they really do and have a significant impact. Especially at this critical moment, even the slightest oversight could cause a major danger to the embankment.

The higher-ups requested to halt the shipping in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, not only considering navigation safety during floods but also the potential impact of wake waves from vessels on the embankments along the riverbanks."