Chapter 142 [The Glory of Human Nature]

The rain in Jiangcheng came very suddenly, but it lasted for a long time. The heavy rain fell for two days and two nights. The water level in the river trenches inside and outside Jiangcheng had risen significantly. According to the Meteorological Observatory forecast, due to the eastward movement of the Hetao west wind trough and the warm and humid airflow in the southwest, the rainfall process will continue within the next three days. The cumulative average surface rainfall in the Qingjiang water system has reached 84 mm, of which the cumulative average surface rainfall in the area above Chenjiaba has reached 123 mm, the maximum point rainfall, Chunyang Daqing Hebei Jizha 226 mm. Affected by this round of rainfall, the Qingjiang water system has experienced the largest spring flood in the same period since its founding. The peak water level is 28.72 meters, which exceeds the warning water level (27.5 meters) by 1.22 meters, and the peak flow rate is 3,210 cubic meters per second. The flood prevention situation in Jiangcheng suddenly becomes severe.

The Jiangcheng Municipal Party Committee urgently held a meeting of the Standing Committee in response to this flood situation and made clear arrangements for the prevention of disasters such as mountain torrents and landslides that may be caused by this spring flood. Hong Weiji, Secretary of the Jiangcheng Municipal Party Committee, had many experiences in commanding flood control and flood control when he was in Lanshan City. Although he was not mentally prepared for the sudden arrival of Jiangcheng, he did not show too much panic. Hong Weiji proposed four major policies for flood control and flood control this time:

First, strengthen leadership, implement responsibilities, strengthen leadership, implement leadership responsibilities, strengthen monitoring, arrange personnel to inspect and implement small ponds and dams with large amounts of water storage, and make full preparations for possible flood prevention situations.

The second is to scientifically analyze and do a good job in scheduling. Carefully analyze various water storage projects and river water inflows, scientifically calculate the amount of storage in the spring flood season, and reasonably store and discharge according to the project carrying capacity. For small water storage projects with dangerous reservoirs and poor engineering conditions, resolutely overcome the blind idea of ​​cherishing water. Anyone that endangers the safety of the project should be taken in a timely manner and pre-vented in advance to avoid dam collapse accidents. According to the reservoir dispatching and management authority, do a good job in safety supervision during the spring flood season, and solve problems in a timely manner.

The third is to carefully investigate and eliminate hidden dangers. Carry out comprehensive inspections for dangerous projects, key flood prevention towns, water-related projects under construction, and areas prone to mountain disasters. Especially small water storage projects with high water storage and poor project quality and small river embankments, carefully investigate them, and designate practical and feasible hazard removal errors for dangerous and dangerous sections and key defense areas where dangerous situations may occur, implement flood control plans to ensure the safety of the spring flood.

Fourth, be prepared and rescue at any time. Flood control departments at all levels are in a state of war. They require all localities and relevant departments to act quickly, strengthen writing, pay close attention to weather changes, be prepared to respond, designate scientific emergency rescue and disaster relief, personnel transfer emergency plans, implement rescue teams, rescue materials, and invest in rescue at any time.

After talking about these four major policies, Hong Weiji concluded: "The flood prevention work in Jiangcheng this year is extremely severe. Our cadres and staff at all levels must strictly guard against each other and resolutely fight the battle to prevent the spring flood, and create conditions for the city's spring farming production under the premise of striving to ensure the safety of the spring flood."

Hong Weiji's four major policies are still well recognized by the Standing Committee members. He personally took charge of the commander-in-chief of the Flood Control and Flood Control Headquarters, and the Standing Committee members were also responsible for the flood control command work in each county under their jurisdiction.

Acting Mayor Zuo Ai Korea is the actual person in charge of this flood control command, and he is responsible for the specific work assignment.

Among the six counties under Chunyang, Chunyang County is the most severe flood control situation. Chunyang County has weak infrastructure and two Qingjiang tributaries, Xiaoqing River and Daqing River, are in the county. The flood season every year will cause considerable trouble to local agricultural production and are a key area for guarding. Executive Vice Mayor Li Changyu served as the county party secretary in Chunyang in the past and understood Chunyang's situation the most, so Chunyang's flood prevention work was in charge.

The command of the municipal leaders is actually a kind of inspection and supervision. Li Changyu has a very deep affection for Chunyang. After the emergency flood prevention meeting, he immediately contacted Qin Qing, secretary of Chunyang County Party Committee. Chunyang's situation was indeed much more serious. The water levels of Xiaoqing River and Daqing River have far exceeded the historical period. The water levels of Daqing River have exceeded the cordon 1.1 meters. At present, all the officers and soldiers in the county have been engaged in emergency flood control operations.

This kind of flood control action is the easiest to produce heroes and the easiest to achieve political achievements. All organs of the municipal party committee and government have established flood control and rescue teams. Zhang Yang’s Tourism Bureau also established flood control and rescue teams. Zhang Daguan, who was expected to be the captain, led eight young people from the Tourism Bureau to drive to Chunyang and rushed to the front line of flood control. Zhang Yang took the initiative to ask for a trip to Chunyang to fight against the flood control teams. Not only is the revolutionary fearless spirit shining, but also a very important point, that is, his home

In Chunyang, Qin Qing, secretary of Chunyang Beauty County Party Committee, is his confidante. In his heart, the feudal remnants of thoughts are still at work. At this critical moment, the country needs me, the party needs me, the people need me, and my family also need me, Qin Qing needs me even more. I must appear on the front line of flood fighting and rescue. Defending the country is to defend the small family, and defending the interests of the people is to defend Qin Qing's interests. I take into account both public and private, and I am the sublimation of the noble moral sentiments of Communist Party members!

The other suicide squad members didn't know what Zhang Yang was thinking. When the flood fighting and rescue team registered, Zhang Yang jumped out the first one, which really made everyone in the Tourism Bureau admire him. No wonder he became a regular student at a young age. This political awareness is different. Inspired by Zhang Daguanren, four young people from the Market Development Department of the Tourism Bureau participated in the rescue team without exception, and the Market Development Department occupied more than half of the quota of the rescue team in one fell swoop, making him very majestic in the Tourism Bureau.

Jiang Le had participated in flood control and rescue operations before, but that was in Jiangcheng. This time they went to Chunyang. He kept raining down along the way. He sat behind the Jiefang truck and walked swaying for more than an hour before he arrived at their destination, the Yinzhuang section of Xiaoqing River, Chunyang.

I jumped out of the Liberation Truck and found that the water on the ground had reached their ankles. Not far away, hundreds of PLA soldiers were carrying sandbags and building high dams.

As soon as Zhang Yang and his group arrived, they were assigned tasks by the on-site commander. The person responsible for the on-site command was Zhang Yang's old acquaintance. Hu Aimin, the head of Heishanzi Township, used to be Hu Aimin. Hu Aimin has now served as the director of the Chunyang County Industrial and Commercial Bureau. The county has made emergency work arrangements for this flood situation. The leaders of various functional departments went deep into the front line to command. Hu Aimin happened to be assigned to the Yinzhuang section of Xiaoqing River, which is also one of the three most urgent flood situations in Chunyang.

Hu Aimin was obviously surprised to see Zhang Yang. When Zhang Yang was in the Heishanzi Township Family Planning Office, the two of them did not cooperate happily, but the matter was over. Zhang Yang has now become a full-time section-level official and has been promoted from an off-staff member to a section-level cadre with the same level as Hu Aimin in just one year. Hu Aimin was in another political low period. His old leader, the old backer Yang Shouyi, was sentenced to double-regulation for corruption and bribery. He died suddenly during the double-regulation period. Hu Aimin is quite nervous now. While lamenting that Zhang Yang is lucky, he can't help but feel a little more awe of him. Who doesn't know the close relationship between executive vice mayor Li Changyu and Zhang Yang, and who doesn't know the ambiguous feelings between Zhang Yang and Qin Qing? Zhang Yang is no longer the Wuxia Among in the past.

Zhang Yang came to Hu Aimin in a raincoat and shouted: "Captain Hu!"

Hu Aimin grinned, and he shook hands enthusiastically with Zhang Yang, and looked at Jiang Le behind Zhang Yang. Jiang Le was carrying a red flag on his shoulder. The flag was soaked, but it was still blown up by the storm. The five big words of the flood fighting team on it shine brightly. Hu Aimin knew the meaning of these words. He had seen such a group with strong political and performance meaning more than once in the past. In his heart, these young people in the agency could not help much.

So busy, they took advantage of this opportunity to fight against floods and rescue to receive revolutionary baptism and gain some political achievements, but they would not hinder him. Hu Aimin nodded because the wind and rain were loud, and his conversation with Zhang Yang had to shout at the top of his throat. He pointed to the distance, where a group of young people were digging soil to fill sandbags, and then handed them over to the People's Liberation Army to transport them here to increase the river embankment: "Director Zhang, go... help load sandbags!" Hu Aimin had no hope for these young people in the city.

Zhang Yang nodded and took his team members to the digging site. They also brought some tools along with the car. Hu Aimin underestimated that it was not unreasonable for them. Most of these rescue team members had never done any farm work. It can be seen from their posture of placing shovels. Hu Aimin specifically asked his assistant to explain that it doesn’t matter how much these people work, but don’t hurt yourself.

Zhang Yang has always been a dissatisfied person. He also realized that he did not regard them as helping. He felt that they were coming to gain political achievements, finding opportunities to join the party on the front line, and making contributions on the front line. Looking at the PLA running around and looking at the group of people he brought, Zhang Yang felt a little ashamed. He walked to the sandbag without saying a word, carried a bag of sandbags, and then said, "Jiang Le, Chen Jian, give me another one!"

When Jiang Le and Chen Jian saw Director Zhang being serious, they hurriedly raised a sandbag to Zhang Yang's shoulder. Zhang Daren ran to the river embankment with two sandbags. Zhang Yang's move immediately attracted countless eyes, but he was not intentionally showing off. This was due to his strength. Not to mention two bags, he could carry eight bags. Zhu Xiaoyun tried hard to applaud like a fan who saw his idol: "Boss is great!"

The amount of sand packing was very heavy. It was 200 meters away from the filling area to the river bank. Zhang Yang walked to the place without stopping, put down the sandbag, turned around and continued to join the team transporting sandbags.

Hu Aimin looked at Zhang Yang's solid back and smiled unconsciously. For the first time, he discovered that this guy also had such a cute side.

The rain was getting heavier and wet Zhang Yang's clothes. He simply took off his coat and wore only a black bodybuilding vest. He let the wind and rain blow his strong body. Only by coming to this environment personally can he feel the urgency and responsibility in his heart. What Zhang Yang thought at this time was to guard this section of the embankment. Only by guarding here can the people downstream avoid flood disasters.

Everyone present has devoted themselves to flood fighting and rescue. No one cares about personal gains and losses, no one thinks about how to make political achievements, what they think is to do the things in front of them well. When people are in danger, their thoughts will suddenly become simple.

While Hu Aimin was nervously directing the flood fighting, a young man ran over in panic. He shouted from afar: "Director Hu... There is a class of students in Yinzhuang Primary School trapped... Go... Go..."

Hu Aimin was stunned, everyone was stunned, Hu Aimin roared angrily: "What did you say?"

The young man was so angry that he said: "There was a class in class, but the mountain torrent suddenly came, and the water level suddenly rose, trapping the students in the school..."

Hu Aimin touched his forehead. When has it been notified that all schools have suspended classes and transferred, and there are people who attend classes at such a time. In the future, the relevant person in charge must be held accountable. He shouted: "Lu Jicai, stay here to command, no matter what, the embankment cannot be lost!" Lu Jicai is the deputy director of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau and the deputy commander here.

Hu Aimin looked back at the embankment. The rain was still falling, and the water level of Xiaoqing River was still rising. There is no need to lose money here. It is obviously unrealistic to draw manpower from here to save people.

Zhang Yang came to his side and volunteered: "Captain Hu, I'll go with you. Our people are very good at water!"

Hu Aimin nodded. Anyway, Zhang Yang's team members could not help much even if they stayed. It would be better to take them to save people.

The group hurried to Yinzhuang Primary School. Yinzhuang Primary School was only more than two miles away from the embankment, but because of the deep water, they took twice as much time than usual to get there. Some people also went to Yinzhuang Village for help, but Yinzhuang Village was even further away from the embankment, and most of the villagers in the village were mobilized to fight floods and rescue, and even if they went there, they could not find many helpers.

When I arrived at the gate of the primary school, I found that the gate had been flooded halfway and the water had already reached their chests.

Zhang Yang saw that the children who stayed in school had climbed onto the roof, about 30, and one of them was a middle-aged female teacher. Seeing them coming, she desperately called for help from them.

Including Hu Aimin, they all came over a total of eleven people. The eight young people from the Tourism Bureau brought by Zhang Yang were very good at water, and these people finally found a place to use it. Because there was no tools for transfer on the scene, they could only swim over and recite the children again and again.

After discussing with Zhang Yang, Hu Aimin decided to save the people with the other five team members with good water qualities. Zhu Xiaohong and the other three team members with little water qualities stayed on the slope more than 200 meters northwest of the primary school to settle the rescued students.

The water level rose faster than they thought. In a short period of time, the flood had flooded the eaves, and there were more than a dozen students on the roof that were not rescued. Zhang Yang swam to the eaves and carried a little girl on his back. He said to Jiang Le beside him: "Take out your strength to feed, we must hurry up!"

Jiang Le nodded and carried a little boy on his back.

Every time a student is sent to a safe place, Zhu Xiaohong always cheers. Only by experiencing this process can one experience the excitement and happiness of saving lives.

Hu Aimin is also very good at water. He has saved three children with his own hands and is now swimming to the school building. The female teacher and two little girls are still sitting on the roof waiting for rescue.

Although Zhang Yang started later than him, he swam to the roof at the same time as him. Jiang Le also came. Zhang Yang took the initiative to take on the responsibility of carrying the female teacher, and Jiang Le and Hu Aimin each took charge of a little girl.

Seeing that the rescue mission was about to be completed, Hu Aimin also felt much more relaxed. He smiled and said, "This time I will definitely swim faster than you!"

Zhang Yang carried the female teacher and had already jumped into the water. He smiled and said, "Try it!"

Hu Aimin took a breath. After all, he was older and had already had some physical strength overdrawn after these successive rescue operations. He kindly stroked the little girl's head with his palm and smiled: "Little girl, let uncle take a breath, and then I'll take you over, okay?"

The little girl looked at Hu Aimin with her black eyes, a naive and pure smile appeared on her face, and the fear in her eyes quietly receded at this time.

Zhang Yang and Jiang Le had already swam for more than ten meters. Zhang Yang turned around and smiled: "Guest Hu, if you don't set out, you won't be able to catch up!"

Hu Aimin nodded, but suddenly the roof under his feet collapsed. The old and dilapidated school building could no longer withstand the flood and collapsed in the water.

Zhang Yang watched Hu Aimin and the girl disappear under the water. He roared wide with his eyes wide open. Because he was still carrying the female teacher on his back, he could not return to rescue Hu Aimin. All he could do was to swim back to the mound and send the female teacher to a safe place before returning.

Chen Jian, who had sent the student to the mound first, moved his numb limbs and jumped back into the water.

Zhang Yang also pushed the female teacher up there. He didn't bother to take a breath and rest, and turned around to swim to the collapsed place of the school building. After Jiang Le sent the students to the mound, he also swam back.

Everyone looked at the water surface. Zhu Xiaoyun suddenly cheered in surprise, but saw Hu Aimin's head emerging from the water surface in the distance. He was still carrying the little girl on his back. Although he swam very slowly, there was a smile on his face.

Zhang Yang, Chen Jian and Jiang Le cheered at the same time, and Zhang Yang shouted: "Cometown Principal Hu, good looks!"

Hu Aimin smiled warmly and proudly. He seemed to want to say something, and seemed to want to tell everyone that he was the winner of this competition...

Zhu Xiaoyun was the first to find that something was wrong when standing on the high place. She saw blood soaking around Hu Aimin.

Zhang Yang and the others also discovered it and went to Hu Aimin one by one.

The little girl hugged Hu Aimin's neck tightly: "Uncle...you... are bleeding..."

Hu Aimin was still laughing, the pain made him unable to speak, he dared not speak, for fear that he would exhaust the last power in his body as soon as he spoke, for fear that he would sink into the flood and could never reach the other side again. What floated in front of him was the little girl's innocent and pure smile. He wanted to do his last power to give her a better tomorrow...

Zhang Yang and Jiang Le grabbed Hu Aimin's arm at the same time. Chen Jian supported the little girl, but Hu Aimin was still swimming forward slowly. He was insisting. The blood stained the turbid flood red.

Zhang Yang and the other three guarded Hu Aimin and swam to the shore. At this time, Hu Aimin's face was pale and his consciousness was blurred. Zhang Yang and Jiang Le helped him leave the flood, and then they found that Hu Aimin had a steel bar as thick as a thumb in his chest. When the school building collapsed just now, Hu Aimin fell down and accidentally hit a steel bar. With his strong will, he persisted and did not fall down. He found the drowning little girl in the water and floated up to the surface with her back.

Hu Aimin's mouth opened and closed, Zhang Yang held his vein door, and felt that his pulse breath was weak, and he tore open the clothes on his chest, but saw the steel bar piercing through his left chest, stabbing his heart. Even though Zhang Daren was unparalleled in medical skills, he was powerless at this time. He held Hu Aimin's palm and quietly passed over an internal force. Hu Aimin's trembling hand reached towards the little girl: "It's okay... it's okay..."

The little girl burst into tears when she saw the scene in front of her.

Zhu Xiaoyun couldn't help it first, covered her lips and burst into tears.

Everyone, including Zhang Yang, had red eyes. Before today, Zhang Yang had always been disgusted with Hu Aimin, believing that Hu Aimin was a cadre who did everything to climb up. However, such a person could make such a choice at the critical moment of life and death, which was shocked by Zhang Yang. He suddenly realized that everyone actually had shining points. When Hu Aimin and Guo Daliang entered the official career, they might have the ideal of dedicating their youth and strength to the country and the people. In reality, they changed. In order to adapt to this system, they involuntarily changed.

Guo Daliang found himself after going crazy.

But Hu Aimin found his former self at the moment of life and death. At the last moment of his life, he finally understood the meaning of being an official. He defended the title of Communist Party member with his actions. His trembling hands gently stroked the little girl's face, and then fell down weakly. His life had passed, but he had no regrets in his heart...

Zhang Yang felt his throat was blocked by an unspeakable emotion. He slowly stood up and bit his lip hard. Two lines of hot tears still fell irresistibly with the rain. He thought he had long ignored the meaning of life and death through thousands of years, but when he saw Hu Aimin leaving the world in this way, he was still inevitably moved. No matter what Hu Aimin did, he had put a perfect end to his life, and his life was noble.

Zhang Yang gently rubbed the little girl's head and said in a low voice: "Look at him well, it was this Uncle Hu who saved you..."

Everyone has dignity, and everyone has their own views on the meaning of life. Hu Aimin defended the girl's life with his own life and his dignity.

When the news of Hu Aimin's death reached the construction site of Yinzhuang Heba, there was a lot of crying. The sad news did not bring down the flood-fighting military and civilians, but made them more cohesive. Everyone turned grief and anger into strength and devoted themselves to this struggle with nature.

After the heavy rain continued to rage all night, it finally began to weaken. Zhang Yang stood on the Xiaoqing River Dam bathed in the drizzle, looking at the torrent, and felt a lot of emotion in his heart. He began to find that at the critical moment of life and death, the glory of human nature could not be concealed, and everyone would show their truest and most sincere side.

A green jeep slowly parked under the embankment. Li Changyu and Qin Qing, who were busy inspecting the flood situation all night, walked out of the car. They saw them standing proudly on the embankment and showing off.

Li Changyu took a strong breath of cigarette and threw it on the ground. He said meaningfully: "I hope this storm can make him mature!"

Qin Qing slowly walked up the river bank. She saw the bruises on Zhang Yang's shoulders and the soil on Zhang Yang's face. This did not affect Zhang Yang's image in her mind at all, but instead seemed to be more and more radiant and taller.

Zhang Yang turned his head and saw Qin Qing's haggard face, he smiled, smiling a little reluctantly.

Qin Qing whispered: "Thank you for your hard work!"

Zhang Yang shook his head, and pointed to the military and civilians who were still loading sandbags in the distance: "They are working hard!" He pointed to the soldiers who had just got rest in the temporary shed: "They are working hard!" He pointed to the direction of Yinzhuang Primary School, but did not speak.

Qin Qing pursed her cherry lips, and crystal tears flashed in her beautiful eyes. This flood fighting and disaster relief made her witness countless touching scenes, making her feel proud of being a Communist Party member, and making her deeply proud of the four words "state cadres". She had been confused for a while in the face of this natural disaster, but in the face of this natural disaster, she re-aware of the responsibilities she should bear and understand what expectations the people have for them.

Li Changyu also walked up to the river dam. He just received the news that the largest flood peak in Xiaoqing River has passed safely since the spring flood. The situation reported by the meteorological observatory shows that the heavy rain will gradually stop in the afternoon and the flood situation will be alleviated to a certain extent. Li Changyu patted Zhang Yang's shoulder: "If you are tired, go to rest. The most difficult time has passed."

Zhang Yang sighed and said, "Hu Aimin died!"

Li Changyu and Qin Qing looked at each other and they had heard of this. Li Changyu said: "I already know the deeds of Comrade Aimin sacrificing himself to save others. I will report this to my superiors!"

After saying this, he and Qin Qing went to condolences to the officers and soldiers and the masses at the scene. After a while, Qin Qing returned to Zhang Yang's side. She whispered: "Zhang Yang, pay attention to your health. The peak has passed. There is no need for so much manpower here. If you have time, you can go home and have a look!"

Zhang Yang nodded and whispered: "I'll stay here to help. I'm young and in good health, and these officers and soldiers have not had a day and a night of rest!"

Qin Qing whispered: "Please pay more attention!"
To be continued...