Contrary to what the engineer had expected, the seven pipe outlets no longer spewed out water and sand, but began to spray water out like a fountain. One of the pipe outlets spewed a column of water nearly two meters high!

The water pressure is so high that it is impossible to use straw filter to retain the sand, so we can only let it spray.

The newly built cofferdam and the dry embankment in front are in a semicircular shape, and the area is large enough, covering an area of ​​more than 1,400 square meters.

After six and a half hours of earthwork construction, the cofferdam has been built to a height of nearly nine meters, which means that the newly enclosed large semicircular pond in front of us can hold nearly 10,000 cubic meters of water.

The mouth of the pipe will only get bigger and bigger, and the water flowing in will only get faster and faster, and more and more water will flow in.

The dangerous embankment ahead may collapse and breach at any time, and the newly built cofferdam is not really compacted and is not very strong, so building sandbag walls to protect the slope is crucial!

The water that poured in was half a foot high, and all the militiamen who had been guarding the pipe under the embankment were withdrawn.

Han Yu looked at the rising water level in the large pond. He held up a walkie-talkie and a portable speaker to issue orders frequently.

"Jiao Yang, Jiao Yang, you are the commander, you can't fill sandbags."

"Copy that, I'll go up the embankment right now."

"Hurry up and organize people to assist the drainage team in pulling out the power rack, water pump and water pipes, and drain the incoming water into the river as much as possible!"

"yes!"

"Geju, ask Director Hu when the water pump you asked him to find will be delivered!"

"Got it, I'll go hurry up."

"Commander Dai, I am Han Yu, can you receive it?"

"Copy that, Secretary Han, please speak."

"Stop carrying sandbags. Immediately organize people to carry thirty piles of wood to the boat. You must move quickly!"

"receive!"

Han Yu tuned the walkie-talkie to the frequency of the water support team and shouted urgently: "Director Gu, Director Gu, I'm Han Yu, please answer when you receive it."

"Copy that, Secretary Han, please speak!"

"Do you have any cables over there? Any rope will do, as long as it's strong. I'll send you as much as you can."

"yes!"

"Mr. Hao, Mr. Hao, I have already notified people to transport the piles. Once the piles are delivered to the embankment, we will immediately send the No. 1 excavator to the embankment to drive piles every five meters."

"What's the use of hitting one from five meters?"

"It's not for protecting the new embankment, it's for tying safety ropes to the officers and soldiers who are building sandbags."

"Understood!"

"Company Commander Wu, Captain Wu, I am arranging for people to drive piles on the embankment, and I have also arranged for people to find ropes. When the piles are driven, and when the ropes are delivered, all your people must fasten safety ropes!"

"yes!"

The officers and soldiers of the 2nd Battalion and 3rd Company of the 132nd Regiment are all building sandbags on the water side of the new embankment. They are now in the most dangerous situation.

After Han Yu issued the order, he ran to the dry embankment along the new embankment that was still under construction. He looked at 001 who was cooperating with the navy divers on the river surface and adjusted the frequency of the intercom again.

"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, I am Han Yu, the commander-in-chief of the rescue operation. The water flowing in is very fast and the volume of water is large. There should be clues of leaks on the river surface. Have you seen it?"

"Report to the Commander-in-Chief, we haven't found anything yet."

Han Yu looked back at the rising water level in the large pond, quickly estimated the approximate time it would take for the water level to reach the feet of the officers and soldiers of the 2nd Battalion and 3rd Company of the 132nd Regiment, and said in an unquestionable tone: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, I will give you four more

Fifteen minutes, if you can’t find the leak within 45 minutes, please go ashore immediately!”

The lieutenant colonel knew very well how serious the danger on the shore was, and he could not bear to think that the commander-in-chief who was giving the order was not only a young man, but not even an active-duty officer.

He didn't want to give up halfway and said eagerly: "Comrade Commander-in-Chief, can you give us a little more time? The situation under the water is different from that on the shore. My brother underwater can't see anything and can only touch it bit by bit with his hands."

!”

"No, I don't have that much time for you. 001 will be of great use in the future."

"yes!"

"Captain Fan, Captain Fan, I, Han Yu, can you hear me?"

"able."

"Since our 001 can supply water offshore, it can also pump water offshore! I will ask the comrades from the mechanical maintenance team to take a boat to come over. You and the comrades from the mechanical maintenance team will think of a way to see if we can start the operation in forty-five minutes.

Come over and drain the water that has poured into the embankment together."

"Okay, let's find a way."

"You have to move quickly and ensure the safety of the divers at the same time."

"Know."

The naval lieutenant colonel finally knew what the young commander-in-chief needed this public security law enforcement ship converted from a tugboat.

There are fire pumps and high-pressure water cannons on the ship, and the speed of pumping and discharging water is much faster than the two water pumps on the shore. This is to allow 001 to participate in draining the water that pours into the embankment to ensure the safety of rescue personnel in the embankment.

When everyone came, all the subordinates were already in the water, including even a student.

The lieutenant colonel didn't want to give up halfway, so he put down the walkie-talkie, picked up the intercom that could communicate with the divers, and shouted: "Xiao Liu Xiaowu, the pipe surge situation in the embankment is out of control, and the river water is constantly gushing into the embankment. This public security boat 45

After a few minutes, we need to drive over to drain the water.

If we can find the leak within 45 minutes, we can find a way to plug it, and we can control the pipe surge, and the airborne troops and reserve troops who are working in the embankment will have an extra level of safety."

The diver who was searching the bottom of the river like a blind man could hear clearly through his earphones and said quickly: "Understood, let's speed up the search."

Under normal circumstances, the Linghai Reserve Battalion is staffed by thirty or forty people and watched by more than a hundred people.

The situation is extremely urgent now. Almost all logistics support personnel and officers and soldiers taking a break are filling or transporting sandbags. Even Liang Xiaojun and his wife are filling sandbags at the soil borrowing point.

Vice Mayor Shen was previously worried that the chief would see many people resting. When he followed the chief ashore and walked over, he saw that the stone that was almost hanging in his throat finally fell.

The accompanying chief of the military region and Vice Governor Zhou Z originally planned to ask the staff to go forward and find a loudspeaker to tell the nearly 1,000 soldiers and civilians who were rescuing on and off the embankment and on the water.

morale.

Vice President L saw this and immediately stopped him.

"Comrade Health, the officers, soldiers and the masses are fighting for time against the danger, and we cannot affect their rescue efforts."

"Then let the main person in charge of the military and civilians report the situation?"

"Okay, just notify two people."

…

Han Yu was so busy that he, like most people, didn't notice a group of people coming along the embankment.

I was shocked when I received the notice from Ge Bureau. I explained it to Mr. Hao, Xugong and others, and rushed to the headquarters tent in a hurry.

County Magistrate Huang is reporting to the chief on the evacuation of the masses and the heightening and reinforcement of dams in several surrounding towns and villages.

Here we are racing against time to rescue, and several surrounding towns and villages are also preparing for the moment the embankment here breaks.

Because more than half of the towns in Angong County are within the Jingjiang Flood Diversion Project area, but they have not diverted floods since 1954, no one can guarantee whether those dams and culverts can withstand the floods.

Han Yu did not dare to disturb him and simply exited the tent to continue directing the rescue operation.

"Working hard, how much has the water level risen?"

"It's rising faster than before. It has already grown to 42 centimeters."

"Monitor closely, and if the influx is faster than this, report it immediately."

"OK."

"Gong Yao, Gong Yao, and I, Han Yu, report the situation of the dangerous embankment?"

"In the past 20 minutes, the overall settlement has been six centimeters. It is not a settlement, but a collapse! Sixteen cracks have appeared on the top of the embankment in Section 3, the waist of Section 4, and the foot of Section 6. The thickest cracks can extend

Put in a finger. Secretary Han, do you want to organize the force for grouting?"

"It's empty down there, so it's neither late nor useful to grout now."

"What should we do?"

"Organize the evacuation of soil experts, you continue to measure, and report any new situations in a timely manner."

"yes!"

Ships are working on the river, and so many construction machinery are working on the shore.

If the noise is loud, the shouting must also be loud.

Vice President L listened clearly in the tent and asked County Magistrate Huang to report later, and signaled Vice Mayor Shen to call Han Yu in.

"Hello, Chief, the Linghai Reserve Battalion is performing a rescue mission, please give instructions!"

Han Yu had just come in once, and all the leaders, including Vice President L, thought he was just an ordinary reserve officer in the Linghai Reserve Battalion. After all, he looked very young.

If you are just a battalion commander of an ordinary army, both active duty and reserve forces are very young.

But the Linghai reserve camp is no ordinary reserve camp. The mechanized equipment for rescue operations on and off the embankment and the water equipment rushing here on a starry night are worth nearly 100 million in total.

It may be more valuable than the equipment of a division of the field army. Who dares to believe that the Linghai Municipal Party Committee and Government dare to hand over such a battalion to a young man...
To be continued...