At eight o'clock in the morning, the heavy rain that had been falling all night finally stopped.

001 anchored one kilometer downstream of a gate along the river that had long been blocked. Yao Lirong supported the mat worker and went ashore along the springboard that Captain Fan and Zhu Baogen had just built.

On the river embankment is a sub-embankment built with sandbags, and the inside of the sub-embankment is extremely muddy.

As soon as Xi Gong and Yao Lirong stood firm, Xugong, Liu Wei, and Xiao Chen followed.

From the moment it received the order from the "Headquarters" last night, Binjiang Public Security Boat 001 flew the red flag of "Linghai Reserve Battalion" and "Top Hero Battalion"!

Yao Lirong, Captain Fan, Liu Wei, Xiao Chen and village group elder Wang also put on the camouflage uniforms sent by the regiment a few days ago, wore reserve military ranks, put on the camp's homemade camouflage helmets, and wore

An armed belt and a green military water bottle on the shoulder.

Xi Gong is a member of the expert team of the Linghai Reserve Battalion. He also has a camouflage uniform and a pair of high-top military boots that don't even have salted fish. He just didn't bring them on board when he came, and even if he brought them on board, he wouldn't be able to wear them.

After all, his current status is not only the senior flood prevention expert of the Linghai Reserve Battalion, but also the flood prevention expert of the Yangtze River Prevention Finger.

Zhu Baogen also had it, but he had to work in the cabin every day, and he didn't want to get his fine camouflage uniform stained with oil, so he couldn't bear to wear it.

He saw that Xugong was envious of Yao Lirong's military uniform, so he simply lent his uniform to Xugong.

Yao Lirong joked that from the moment he put on the military uniform of the Linghai Reserve Battalion, XCMG became a member of the senior expert team in the camp.

XCMG was honored and asked if there was a letter of appointment.

If you cheat on the appointment letter, you can cheat one by one.

Yao Lirong agreed on behalf of Xianyu without hesitation.

But the shore was too muddy, and as soon as we walked more than ten meters, a lot of muddy water splashed on our bodies. Xugong was very distressed, and Liu Wei and Xiao Chen were even more distressed. They wiped themselves away while walking and almost fell down.

There is a temporary shed in front, and there is a cadre on duty in the shed.

When the cadres saw several People's Liberation Army soldiers who were in their fifties and wearing white shirts, black trousers, and rain boots approaching, they mistakenly thought that the workers were big leaders who came to inspect, and hurriedly ran out of the shed to greet them.

Come up.

"Hello, may I ask who you are..."

"Comrade, I am the engineer of the Yangtze River Defense Index. My surname is Xi."

The engineers are also very powerful. During the flood control period, we must listen to the water conservancy engineers. Moreover, the engineer in front of us is the Yangtze River Control Engineer.

The cadre calmed down and said cautiously: "Mr. Xi, are you here to check? Our Township Chief Liu just went to patrol the embankment. He has no mobile phone or walkie-talkie. It may take a while before he comes back."

"We are not here for inspection. I want to ask something. You have troops here to support flood control. Where is that troop stationed?"

"Gong Xi, are you looking for the army?"

"Um."

"They were here yesterday. They helped to set up these sandbags. After they were set up, they left. Our township leader Liu said that they seemed to have gone to Yanjiatai."

"Comrade, we are not familiar with the road here. Can you find someone to take us there?"

"Xi Gong, are you planning to walk over?"

"The gate is sealed and our ship can't go through, so we have to leave."

"Okay, I'll help you find someone to lead the way, but...but..."

"Don't worry, we'll keep an eye on the dike for you."

…

As the cadres guarding the embankment said, Yanjiatai is far away from the riverside.

They followed the guide for about a kilometer and happened to encounter an old truck. They showed their IDs, said a lot of good things to the driver, and finally gave the driver 100 yuan before he agreed to deliver it.

When we arrived at the Yanjiatai Embankment section by truck, we saw hundreds of People's Liberation Army soldiers helping the local government deal with the danger of pipe surges by a grass pond.

After asking a township cadre for questioning, I found out that this dangerous situation was discovered by a middle school student.

When he saw a small trachoma coming out of the water beside the grass pond, he ran to the sentry post on the river embankment to report it. The sentry post reported to his superiors. After hearing the news, the officers and soldiers of the 404th Division stationed not far away came to assist the cadres in charge of the embankment section.

The masses collected soil and built wells around the grass pond.

The local flood control command branch sent people to look at the situation and believed that the danger was not serious. They asked the personnel in charge of the embankment section to observe carefully and left.

It doesn’t matter what I want here. I want to build a three-level filter enclosure but I can’t find woven bags to fill it with sand. I can only dig muddy soil nearby and simply surround it.

When the officers and soldiers of the 404th Division saw that everyone from the flood control headquarters had left, they also planned to withdraw their troops.

It's too careless to rush for protection like this, but there is nothing we can do without supplies...

Xi Gong and Xu Gongzai looked carefully, found a major officer, and asked: "Comrade major, are you from the 404th Division?"

"Yes, how do you know?" The major looked at Yao Lirong and others and couldn't help but smile: "Brother, you are a reserve force. Do you also issue camouflage uniforms to the reserve force?"

"Shouldn't the reserve forces be issued military uniforms?"

"It stands to reason that they should be issued, and reserve officers are also required by law, but I have never seen superiors issue military uniforms to reserve troops, at least not to the reserve troops near where our troops are stationed."

They not only have camouflage uniforms, but also armbands and military ranks.

On the armband is the word "August 1st" on the top and a "Y" on the bottom.

There is also a "Y" on the officer's rank, and the soldier's rank is directly "Y", and there is no distinction between private, first class, corporal, and sergeant. It looks weird...

The major had never seen reserve officers and soldiers like Yao Lirong and Xiao Chen. He thought about it and smiled: "Comrade, your helmets are interesting. At first glance, they look a bit like the Hong Kong garrison. I really thought the Hong Kong garrison was here to fight the flood."

"

Yao Lirong knew that they had been here for three or four days, and he jumped into battle as soon as they arrived.

Now the masses are guarding and patrolling the embankment, and they are responsible for rescue operations.

Let them work in the most dangerous places and do the most tiring and dirty jobs.

Digging sand and filling it with sandbags, carrying sandbags, building sandbags, or nailing wooden stakes under the embankment to prevent the embankment from moving backward is tiring and very dangerous. Even if the water quality is very good, once the embankment collapses, there is no hope of escape.

They had just been collecting and transporting soil, and they were covered in mud and soaked inside and out. At first glance, they looked like mud monkeys. Their physical exertion was also very high, and several soldiers were leaning on a tree not far away.

Fell asleep.

Yao Lirong knew very well that the major in front of him was extremely tired. He couldn't believe that he actually had the energy and mood to joke. He was deeply affected and said half-jokingly: "Comrade major, we are the troops stationed in Hong Kong."

"For the troops stationed in Hong Kong, stop bragging. You are obviously reserve forces."

"I'm not bragging. We are indeed a reserve force. We are the Linghai Reserve Battalion. Our battalion is stationed at Linghai Port in Linghai City, Jiangnan Province. There is a road called Hong Kong Road not far from our camp. We are stationed in the port area.

, next to Hong Kong Road, isn’t it the Hong Kong Garrison?”

"Hahahaha, that's interesting."

The major was amused. He took the cigarette from Yao Lirong and said with a smile: "I said your accent doesn't sound like locals. It turns out that you are from Jiangnan and are the reserve force of Jiangnan Province. Brothers, you are here to fight against floods."

?”

"Your surname is Yao, my name is Yao Lirong. We are not only here to fight the floods, but also to help you fight the floods."

"Assist us?"

"Well, aren't you the 404th Division? Our superiors asked us to report to you."

The major couldn't care less about lighting up his cigarette and asked doubtfully: "Brothers, are you from Binjiang? Are you the Binjiang flood control and rescue camp mentioned in the order?"

This is the grudge between Linghai and Binjiang. The mat workers did not want to participate in it, so they just stood aside and laughed without saying a word.

Yao Lirong smiled and asked, "Do you know us?"

"I heard our regiment leader say it last night, but the order mentioned the Binjiang Flood Control and Rescue Battalion, not your Linghai Reserve Battalion. And the order was issued last night. Even if you received the order, you would not have set off from Jiangnan Province so quickly.

.”

"Binjiang Flood Control and Rescue Camp is our Linghai Reserve Camp."

Director Ge called to explain last night, and called again early this morning to give instructions.

As a cadre of the Linghai Conservancy Bureau, Yao Lirong believed that Director Ge's words were very reasonable and patiently explained: "Comrade, it may sound a bit convoluted, but it is actually very simple. Just like your army, its official designation is the 404th Division of the 105th Army. At the same time,

He is also the 404th Recruit Instructor of the 105th Airborne Corps."

The major officer seemed to understand and asked: "Linghai Reserve Battalion is an official designation, and Binjiang Flood Control and Rescue Battalion is just a military force?"

"Absolutely." Yao Lirong smiled and said while the iron was hot: "Brother, you are an active-duty officer and you are a regular army. You know better than us in this regard. Have you ever heard of any reserve battalion called a flood prevention and rescue battalion? There is definitely not one!"

"It's true, they are usually named after places."

"So our official designation is Jiangnan Army Reserve Division Linghai Reserve Battalion."

"What about the group?"

"It would be too confusing to add regiments. Jiangnan Army Reserve Division Binjiang Reserve Regiment Linghai Reserve Battalion, there are several reserves. If you put it this way, just introducing the name of the unit would take a long time." Yao Lirong took out his reserve officer ID card and handed it over with a smile.

Said: "Look, this is my ID."

The major officer took the certificate, opened it and looked at the photos and job titles inside. When he saw that Yao Lirong was actually a senior engineer, he was immediately in awe.

"What did the superiors do? They issued an order to apply the official designation."

"Maybe it's too urgent. In fact, it's not wrong to use the Binjiang flood control and rescue battalion, because our Linghai Reserve Battalion was originally a flood control and rescue mobile assault battalion established at the request of the Jiangnan Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial Government and the Provincial Military Region. There are several places along the Yangtze River in Jiangnan Province.

Cities at all levels must be formed, one for each prefecture-level city, and our Linghai Reserve Battalion is one of them."
To be continued...