The embankment section being protected is on the north bank of the Yangtze River and is part of the Jingjiang Embankment.

Xu Mingyuan, Ma Jintao, Chen Youren and other officers and soldiers of the water search and rescue company are far away in Xiang'an County, Nanhu Province, which is on the other side of the river. This means that the 402 Army Automobile Company has to cross the river overnight to pick up the officers, soldiers and equipment of the water search and rescue company.

If it were another army, it would not be easy to cross the river at night.

The Linghai reserve camp is a mobile rescue camp on the water, so there is no problem of not being able to cross the river.

As soon as Deputy Director Yu of the Traffic Management Center of the Jingzhou Port Supervision Bureau received the order, he used the high-frequency radio on the pontoon to issue an emergency navigation notice that there was a ferry crossing the river, and asked the supervision boat of the Jingzhou Port Supervision Bureau and a boat recruited by the Jingzhou Port Supervision Bureau to

Small tugs go upstream and downstream to guard and guard.

Wu Haili, the commander-in-chief of water navigation on duty tonight, organized two ferries to dock at the landing point. As soon as the deck was lowered, the ferry crews rushed ashore, waving small red flags and blowing whistles, commanding the 22 liberation trucks of the 402nd Army Automobile Company.

Order on board.

Mr. Qian organized the logistics support personnel to bring the oil, water, dry food and other emergency supplies needed by the water search and rescue company to the floating crane anchored next to the landing point, and use a crane to lift them into the truck that had just boarded the ferry.

Considering that the officers and soldiers of the 402nd Army Automobile Company did not know the road, Political Commissar Yang of the 132nd Regiment who had been to Anzaoyuan personally acted as a guide for the convoy.

As orders were issued one after another, everything was proceeding in an orderly manner.

In less than half an hour, more than 20 tons of logistics support materials were loaded onto the truck, and 22 trucks arrived safely on the other side of the river by ferry.

The commander stood in the command and control room on the second floor of the "Linghai Development Zone Barge". Looking at everything in front of him, he couldn't calm down for a long time. He solemnly said: "There is a long way to go to build the navy. We want to quickly deliver combat troops and large combat equipment to

The only designated location is the navy!”

If you move inland, you can transport it by rail and road. The "designated location" mentioned by the chief is obviously not inland.

Han Yu had a rough guess as to where he was referring to, and said in a low voice: "If that day comes, civilian ships will also be able to play a role, but the prerequisite is that the navy and air force must control the sea and the air."

"It's a pity that you are all river ships. If there are sea ships, if that day comes, I will recruit you to join the army to help me transport personnel and equipment and be responsible for my logistics support!"

"Chief, we have sea-going ships. Linggang Tug 001 is a tugboat that can be used both on rivers and seas. As for cargo ships, we have many ports in the Yangtze River Estuary. As long as the superiors give an order, it will definitely not be a problem to recruit a million-ton material transport fleet.

"

"The problem is that you are a little far away."

"It's true that we are a bit far away."

As expected of Xu Sanye's apprentice, even though he is wearing a police uniform, he thinks about fighting all day long.

Lao Ge didn't want to get involved in this topic, so he pulled up his chair and said, "Commander Meng, hurry up and eat. If you don't eat, you'll get cold."

"Oh, thank you."

The chief happened to be hungry, so he walked over and washed his hands, sat down at the desk, picked up the kuaizi and asked, "Why don't you eat?"

"I have eaten salted fish, but you haven't eaten it. You eat it with the chief."

"immediately."

Han Yu signaled Deputy Director Yu to turn on the high-frequency radio station, then walked over and sat down to eat.

The "guest room" prepared by Comrade Lao Wang came in handy. The chief and a division commander directing the rescue will stay on the "Linghai Development Zone Management Committee" pontoon tonight.

Meteorology and water conservancy are two closely related disciplines. The Hydrology Bureau of the Yangtze River Commission even has a hydrometeorological forecasting office.

The sudden change in water conditions attracted Han Gong's great attention. After making phone calls to colleagues at several meteorological stations along the Yangtze River, he walked into the command and dispatch room to wait for the news together.

The chief ate very quickly. After finishing the meal, he was not in the mood to chat anymore. He did not bother to watch the TV news with the sound turned off. Instead, he lit a cigarette and listened to the call on the radio with Han Yu, Han Gong, Lao Ge, Lao Wang and others.

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The high-frequency station seemed to be in a state of shock.

The Traffic Control Center of the Jingzhou Port Supervision Bureau is constantly calling ships on the river as required by superiors to ask if they have discovered any emergencies such as the break of the embankment.

The nearby navigation section has been closed to navigation, and there are very few ships on the river.

Moreover, the situation in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River is different from that in the middle and lower reaches. Due to the waterway, the tonnage of navigation ships is relatively small, and cargo ships of 500 tons are considered large ships here.

Most of the small cargo ships and small fishing boats anchored in the river were not equipped with radios. They could only hear the traffic control personnel calling continuously, but could not hear the replies from a few boats.

After Han Yu finished eating, he didn't bother to pack his lunch box and kuaizi, so he walked to the map of the Beihu Yangtze River waters brought by Deputy Director Yu, frowning and worried.

It is not too much to describe this section of the Yangtze River as a nine-wind ileum. There are countless sections of embankments that may have problems...

At this time, the mobile phone rang.

Han Yu ignored the caller ID, pressed the call button and raised the phone to his ear: "I am Han Yu, who is this..."

"Xianyu, it's me. The situation is clear. Half an hour ago, the embankment section of Yuanzhongbao Village, He Town, Yujia County burst! The Yangtze River Defense Directorate and the Beihu Defense Directorate have just received the report and are mobilizing emergency forces for rescue.

"

"Yujia County... Yujia County Hezhen Embankment..." Han Yu found the location mentioned by Xi Gong on the water area map and exclaimed: "Paizhou Bay has burst!"

"Well, it's Paizhou Bay. Since it's far away from Shishou, and the breach has rapidly grown from two meters wide at the beginning to more than a hundred meters, it will definitely be too late for you to rush over. The only thing you can do now is rescue, and the defense chief

Order your water search and rescue company to rush over to search and rescue."

"I have arranged a car to pick them up. Political Commissar Yang personally led the team. I will contact Political Commissar Yang right away."

"Move quickly!"

"I know."

Han Yu didn't bother to explain to the chief, so he hung up the phone and quickly contacted Political Commissar Yang.

Unexpectedly, just after calling Political Commissar Yang, Huang Yuanchang called again.

"Huang Chu, what are your instructions?"

"Xianyu, there is a serious breach in the Paizhou Bay Hezhen embankment. Our Changjiang Shipping Bureau is organizing forces to go to the rescue. Deputy Director Yuan of the Hanwu Port Supervision Bureau has personally led Supervision 47 and Supervision 87 to set off. Mr. Cui of the Yangtze River Steamship Company is here

The ships were summoned and set off immediately, and the Hanwu Transportation Committee was also organizing forces overnight."

"Huang Chu, Mr. Xi just called me. I have notified the water search and rescue company. Political Commissar Yang went to pick it up in person. Xu Mingyuan and Ma Jintao will rush over overnight as soon as they receive it."

"That's good."

Huang Yuanchang still can't believe that Paizhou Bay will collapse. He took a few deep breaths and continued: "The superiors ordered Secretary Wang of the Yujia County Party Committee to be the on-site commander, and ordered Deputy Director Yuan of the Hanwu Port Supervision Bureau and Beihu

Deputy Director Xie of the Provincial Navigation Bureau is the deputy commander-in-chief, and Supervisory Boat 87 is the on-site command boat.

I have the mobile phone number of Political Commissar Yang. I will call Political Commissar Yang and ask them to contact Bureau Yuan immediately and accept the command of Bureau Yuan when they arrive. As for the logistics support of the water search and rescue company, although it is very close to Hanwu,

But the bureau may not be able to take care of it now, so if you have the conditions, you should bring more."

"Don't worry, we are well prepared. I asked the logistics support team to prepare supplies for them for three days before the convoy set off."

"Okay, that's it for now. If anything happens, please contact me in time."

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XCMG represents the Yangtze River Water Control Bureau. As long as there is any flood information related to the Yangtze River Basin, the Water Control Bureau will send a copy to XCMG.

However, XCMG is also an engineer of the emergency rescue team. To participate in the rescue, it is impossible to sit in the command and dispatch room and wait for reports. Therefore, Deputy Director Yu is responsible for receiving all kinds of flood situation reports or notifications.

As soon as Deputy Director Yu of the Traffic Management Center of the Jingzhou Port Supervision Bureau heard about Paizhou Bay, he found several flood situation reports involving Yujia County. He stepped forward and said solemnly: "This is a leak in the house when it rains. Yujia County

The losses were already huge, and the breach in Pai Chau Bay really made matters worse."

The chief couldn't help but ask: "How big is the loss?"

Deputy Director Yu looked at the flood situation report and said: "From the 6th of last month to this afternoon, there were 500 people in Yujia County, including Danzizhou, Sanxinyuan, Jielihu, Guiliangzhou, Guzhou, and Huxian.

Fifteen embankments and embankments, including Zhouzhou, Xingfu Village, Tuoershan, Jinshui Fishing Ground and Huangshawan Fishing Ground, were forced to abandon their defenses."

How many villages are there in total in a county? If more than a dozen are abandoned at once, how many farmlands and people's homes will be flooded? How will those people make a living in the future?

The leader was shocked. He walked to the water map and frowned and asked, "Where is Paizhou Bay? Is it important?"

The geographical environment of Paizhou Bay is very special. As an old comrade of the Yangtze River Port Supervision System, Deputy Director Yu is very familiar with the situation of Paizhou Bay. He pointed to the water area map and introduced: "Paizhou Bay was a sandbar in ancient times, and the Yangtze River flowed through it.

It is divided into two. During the spring and summer flood seasons, it is completely below the water surface. In autumn and winter, it becomes two rivers, the north and the south, a bit like Chongming Island at the end of the Yangtze River.

Later, embankments were built on both sides of the Yangtze River, and the river gradually moved northward, cutting the sandbar into two halves. The greater half was connected to the north of the river, and the smaller half was returned to the south of the river. Finally, only Paizhou, the island in the center of the river, remained.

Embankment construction began in the Song Dynasty and was repaired in the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, especially in the early years of the Republic of China when the Hezhen embankment was completed. Paizhou was connected to the Laoguan area. The remaining levees of the original waterway were completely silted into land, forming a gourd shape.

The terrain of the peninsula.

The Yangtze River has thus formed this ring-like course, with a total length of 55.5 kilometers, of which about 15 kilometers "reversely flow" to the west. Therefore, there is a saying that "the Yangtze River flows eastward for ten thousand miles and flows westward for thirty miles through Paizhou".

The Yangtze River, which rolls eastward, forms a unique omega-shaped geographical landscape, which is also known as 'the first bay of the Yangtze River in thousands of miles'."

Deputy Director Yu paused and then continued: "A poet once wrote a poem, Paizhou, Paizhou, you are so amazing. When the Yangtze River reaches you, it will flow back thirty miles!

As a peninsula in the Yangtze River, Paizhou Bay is surrounded by water on three sides. Because the huge bend blocks the river flow, causing the river flow to slow down, this is of strategic significance for flood control in Hanwu City, which is located 75 kilometers downstream."

Han Gong has never been to Paizhou Bay, but he knows a little about water conservancy.

He put out his cigarette butt, pointed to the water area map and said: "The Yangtze River makes a big bend in the upper reaches of Hanwu, and the 'Paizhou Westward Flow' formed by it is equivalent to installing a 'buffer device' for flood control in Hanwu, and the flood will pass through it."

With the restriction of "Paizhou Xiliu", it will flow smoothly through Hanwu."

Deputy Director Yu nodded: "So there is a folk song called 'Paizhou's westward flow bends, and the water of Hanwu falls three feet and three feet'. The people of Paizhou fought against the sky and the earth, protecting the banks and controlling the water, not only to protect themselves, but also to protect Hanwu. So then

Many people's fortresses were abandoned, and the superiors never thought of letting the people of Paizhou Bay abandon their homes to save everyone and use their mouths to store floods. As a result, God did not fulfill people's wishes, and unexpectedly a breach occurred."

After listening to what Deputy Director Yu and Han Gong said, the leader finally understood how important Paizhou Bay was, and turned around and said, "Xianyu, don't you know how to block the mouth? It broke half an hour ago, and it's probably too late to rush over and block it now!"
To be continued...