Binjiang Police Affairs-Chapter 968 - 641: Guarding and Reinforcing the Embankment (Part 3)

While they were chatting, the diving squad leader personally went into the water.

Everyone was eager to see how people dive, but the "Boss Officer" in charge of this section of the dam, President Wu, shouted: "Two people come up, bring shovels, fast pace."

"Yes!"

Du Yuan didn't want to be outdone by the old platoon leaders, so he climbed up the dam in one breath.

President Wu pointed to the line just drawn on the dam and said, "Start digging from here, dig a reverse triangular trench."

"Yes!" Du Yuan didn't have time to watch others dive and started digging immediately.

President Wu also didn't bother to watch how the young men were digging, and took a communicator from a Navy cadet, asking: "Captain Feng, Captain Feng, how are the conditions underwater?"

"The water flow is not very fast, everything is normal underwater."

"Can you feel any cracks?"

"Currently feeling them."

"Be careful, if you encounter anything, pull the safety rope hard."

"Understood."

After nearly twenty minutes of careful exploration, just as Master Yao had predicted earlier, the cracks were quite deep, only blocked by silt and water plants. Now, although it doesn't cause seepage into the dam or the dam body, the silt and water plants cannot withstand the impact of the floodwaters.

Understanding the situation, President Wu raised the communicator again: "Captain Feng, seal the crack first, and come up after sealing."

"Okay."

"Xiao Xu, is the mud ready?"

"President Wu, do you think this is enough?"

"This is far from enough. Mix more, and be quick."

"Yes!"

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After more than an hour of tense busy work by over twenty people, the mud mixed on-site was ready, visually estimated to be eight or nine cubic meters.

The grouting trench on the dam had already been dug.

President Wu worried that relying solely on the trench following the crack wouldn't allow the mud to seep down, so he had two reserve soldiers from the mechanical repair squad insert six steel pipes downward.

At first, when inserting into the dam, the steel pipes were blocked by dirt, so they were immediately pulled out and cleared, then inserted along the previous holes.

These steel pipes were processed, with the lower half drilled full of pencil-sized holes to allow the mud to be injected into the cracks within the dam.

Everything was ready.

President Wu nodded at Yang Daming, Jiang Kun's senior disciple.

Yang Daming immediately inserted the crank of the diesel engine into the crank hole, cranked it hard a few times, and the diesel engine driving the mud pump spewed black smoke and began to turn with a thudding sound.

The mud in the large pit below the dam was pumped up through the pipes and injected into the dam via the specially designed steel pipes with the help of the pump.

The sealing measures on the dam weren't done properly, or rather couldn't be done well.

Moreover, as it was the first time the Linghai Reserve Camp used grouting to manage a cracking risk, they weren't mentally prepared for the pressure exerted by the mud pump. Everyone, including President Wu and Feng Qingsong, was caught off guard, getting sprayed head to toe with mud, turning into mud people in no time.

"President Wu, are you okay?"

"I'm fine!"

President Wu said he was fine, but in truth, he wasn't.

His mouth was open just now, and it filled with mud.

He quickly ran to the side to spit it out, then opened a water bottle to rinse his mouth several times, finally wiping his face and smiling: "High pressure isn't bad. If the pressure wasn't high, the mud wouldn't go in."

Feng Qingsong quickly instructed his subordinates to move the diving equipment covered in mud away, and reminded President Wu, "President Wu, let's keep our distance from the pump. If the connections on the pipes suddenly break, it would be very dangerous."

"Alright, did everyone hear that? Back away."

"President Wu, I'll watch from here."

"Safety first, obey orders."

Yang Daming wanted to say those pipes were previously used for sand dredging and the connections were very secure, but considering it was indeed not sensible to be showered with mud here, he simply followed orders and kept his distance.

President Wu thought about it and felt uneasy, so he shouted again, "Comrades, it's okay to get dirty, just don't wash with the water here. This water is dirty, and this area has schistosomiasis, are you aware?"

"Understood."

"Fortunately, the cigarettes aren't wet. Come, come, smokers come over, let the machine pump slowly, let's have a cigarette first."

"Thank you, President Wu!"

The old commander of the "Hong Kong Garrison" smoked good cigarettes, even Major Feng Qingsong of the Navy liked collaborating with the "Boss Officer" of the "Hong Kong Garrison."

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PS: After an afternoon nap, I feel much better, got up to write another chapter!