Binjiang Police Affairs-Chapter 1085 - 708: Director of Anti-Smuggling Office

With the addition of excavators, the efficiency of ditch digging is astonishingly fast.

Hundreds of people might not be able to dig a drainage channel in a day, but one excavator can finish it in two hours.

The accumulated water in the construction area visibly flows into the drainage channel, heading towards the inland river 1.5 kilometers away. Excavator No. 3 also joined the embankment construction effort.

The power of machinery is vividly evident here, as the 600-meter long embankment rises rapidly. The speed at which the 132nd Regiment's 2nd Battalion builds the sandbag wall can't keep up with the embankment's increased height; Vice Mayor Zhong is aware of the importance of the embankment and immediately requested the Jingzhou Second Detachment of Armed Police to join.

At 11:21, the embankment was built to a height that could block the water.

The flood peak has arrived, and the Second Detachment cannot stay here long. According to plan, they evacuate the emergency protection zone, return to the ship, and follow the flood peak, preparing for any major emergencies that may arise.

The First Team's earthwork construction unit and earthwork transportation unit continue because the embankment only has a preliminary ability to block water; it's not wide, high, or sturdy enough.

The dangerous situation here cannot be taken lightly.

The leakage points from the piping were barely plugged, and the piping mouth in the semicircular large pond continues to spew water mixed with sand, albeit not as quickly as before. The incoming water and the sand carried out are less than before.

More importantly, the diameter of the piping mouth is 2.8 meters. It can be imagined that under the embankment, there is more than just a simple leakage gap; there is likely a thick leakage channel, and the embankment still faces the risk of collapse.

Because the leakage channel under the embankment cannot be quickly protected, last month when the Hanwu Yangtze River embankment experienced a major piping emergency, it wasn't just about plugging the leak, but also organizing forces to build an embankment on the inside of the embankment simultaneous to plugging the leak.

The water-related operations differ from normal operations, making the excavator operators extremely tense.

Considering the fatigue of the excavator operators, Han Yu personally took over, replacing the Marine Engineering Bureau's excavator operators for three hours, working until 3 a.m. before switching shifts with Master Zhou.

No. 001 is pumping out water to drain the flood, making a loud noise.

Han Yu returned to the Linggang Tuo No. 001, took a shower, changed into a blue work uniform for maintaining machines, and lay down in the crew cabin to sleep. He slept until 9:30 a.m.

The flood peak was passing through Shishou, Han Yu dared not sleep anymore and hurriedly got up to inquire about the situation.

"The water level is very high; multiple sub-dams are overflowing, but they're all holding. If there was a major emergency, we would have woken you up early," Zhao Jiang said in the big No. 001's cockpit, with bloodshot eyes.

Confirming no major emergencies had occurred, Han Yu breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at the water level outside, quickly ate the instant noodles Captain Huang had prepared, and returned to the embankment.

Looking around, only a few local officials patrolled the embankment, while the soldiers slept soundly on the ground.

The sun had risen, blazing hot, but it didn't affect their sleep. It could be imagined how exhausted they were.

The camouflage uniforms soaked in mud and sweat last afternoon and night were already dry, though it was unknown if dried by their body heat or the sun.

Their faces, necks, and bodies were covered in dried mud, their hands dirty, and their fingernails filled with mud...

The semicircular large pond's water had been drained, and the piping mouth was encircled with a sandbag barrier, with three local Civilian Soldiers sitting around the barrier on guard duty.

The embankment is still under construction, with No. 2 loader repeatedly rolling over the dam top, while dump trucks and tractors continued hauling soil, one load after another to this side.

Han Yu quickly walked over, stopped Old Cao, who was about to turn around, and asked, "Captain Cao, haven't you slept all night?"

"Slept, slept for five hours."

"What time did you sleep?"

"After you left, we worked for a while and then went on the ship to sleep."

The tractor team differs from other teams, without drivers to replace them.

Han Yu didn't want his subordinates to end up in the hospital like Leader Qian's subordinates, so he asked, "What time did you get up?"

Old Cao wanted to smoke precisely at that moment, so he idled the engine, pulled out a cigarette and lit it, took a satisfying puff, and smiled, "Got up at eight fifteen; we haven't been working long. I probably hauled less than ten loads."

"Take care of your health." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"Don't worry, I'm in good health. What's a few overtime hours? We used to work a day and night continuously when the construction period was tight. You can ask President Hao if you don't believe it."

Old Cao flicked the ash from the cigarette, thought for a moment, and smiled, "Secretary Han, didn't you say you would give us medals after the flood fight was over? But when we return, we have to go to driving school to learn how to drive and then get a Class B license to change cars. Once we have new cars, do you think we can attach the medals to the new cars?"

This time coming to Beihu to fight the flood, the Road and Bridge Company has contributed a lot and gained a lot.

Now they are the flood control team of the transportation system, with seasoned leadership like Ge Diao, the Road and Bridge Company need not worry about lacking projects in the future.

Deputy Mayor Shen said the city is eager to increase investment in the Road and Bridge Company, so it can step out of Linghai and undertake major highway projects. However, the city doesn't have enough funds, so ultimately it decided to restructure the company.

Next, they will implement a shareholding system and raise funds from society.

For Old Cao and sixteen individual transporters who actively responded to the call and joined the reserve to fight the flood, the city decided to provide interest subsidies for them to purchase dump trucks, thereby strengthening the Road and Bridge Company's earthwork transportation capabilities while rewarding their service.

Loans to buy dump trucks, with the city covering the interest - where can you find such a great deal?

Old Cao and the team all signed up, filled with anticipation for a better life in the future.