Seeing the newcomer, Wen Huaiming, Yang Dingjun, and Tang Ye's faces changed drastically at the same time. Li Chonggu's heart skipped a beat, thinking that the leaders were unhappy about the stranger's unauthorized intrusion, and he hurriedly scolded: "Didn't I tell you to wait outside the door? We are still in a meeting." Then he quickly explained to Wen Huaiming: "Secretary Wen, this is the director of a company called Dingsheng Industrial in the city. Knowing that our Yishan was hit by a disaster, he specially sent relief supplies overnight. Secretary Yang knew that the situation here in Shishan was the most dangerous, so he asked me to bring him here to see if he could help... This is all my fault. I was so nervous just now that I forgot to report this matter to the leader..."
Wen Huaiming didn't hear what Li Chonggu said at all. He never expected to see Wen Liang in such a dangerous place. He took two steps forward, then stopped abruptly, and asked with a trembling voice, "What are you doing here?"
He can be fearless about life and death and can defend the dam, just because he is in that position and has an unshirkable responsibility. But it does not mean that he can allow his son to go into danger with him - even if this son may have surpassed himself in many aspects!
Li Chonggu was stunned. His eyes flickered between Wen Huaiming and Wen Liang, then he looked at Yang Dingjun for help. Yang Dingjun shook his head slightly and said nothing.
Wen Liang smiled and said, "Hello, Secretary-General Wen. I am an employee of Dingsheng Industrial. Entrusted by our chairman, I brought some supplies to support the flood relief work in Yishan."
Wen Huaiming couldn't figure out what Wen Liang was up to, so he hesitated for a moment and said, "You guys go out first!"
Several people filed out. Tang Ye didn't even look at Wen Liang when he passed by, and it was obvious that he was still bothered by what happened last time. Yang Dingjun was much friendlier. He smiled at Wen Liang and took the confused Li Chonggu away.
"What is Yang Yixing doing? He actually let you come here like this. I will settle the score with him when I get back! And you, do you know how dangerous it is here? If something really happens, how am I going to explain to your mother..."
Wen Huaiming lowered his voice and spoke quickly and urgently, showing that he was really angry. Wen Liang lowered his head and said quietly: "It is because this place is dangerous that I must come here. Dad, what if something happens to you? How are you going to explain to me and mom..."
This simple sentence made Wen Huaiming unable to blame him. His heart was warmed. Only between father and son, one could know how precious the feeling of blood connection was. Staring at Wen Liang for a moment, Wen Huaiming sighed helplessly. At this critical moment when every second counted, his son had come. There was no point in saying more, and he had no time to argue with him. He turned around and walked outside, saying, "Leave here quickly. I still have to organize the evacuation. Don't make trouble for me!"
Before he finished speaking, Wen Huaiming was shocked by the scene outside. More than a dozen Dongfeng trucks were parked in a row at the entrance of the dam. On the trucks were all kinds of flood-fighting materials, including steel, lead wire, gasoline water pumps, anti-collision isolation piers, portable gasoline trucks, stones, sand and gravel, piles, woven bags, geotextiles, wire mesh, umbrellas and safety helmets.
He turned around suddenly and stood at the entrance of the tent. His face hidden by the raincoat showed the immaturity of a young man, but it added a bit of firmness and grandeur to this rainy night.
"Where did you get these supplies?"
The rainstorm came so suddenly and violently that the entire Jiangdong Province was in turmoil. The flood control materials in various cities had long been exhausted. The government also prioritized the supply of some major water conservancy projects, and had no time to take care of the level of Longtougou Reservoir. Wen Huaiming decided to abandon the defense because he could not get professional advice from experts and because he lacked the materials necessary to stabilize the reservoir dam. Any rational decision-maker would not make a decision to stick to the principle of science without either of the two.
That's not courage, that's stupidity!
The appearance of Wen Liang gave Wen Huaiming the first surprise!
Yang Dingjun and others gathered around, the excitement on their faces was clearly visible. After all, at this point, no one was willing to give up easily. Yang Dingjun rubbed his frozen hands, leaned over and whispered: "Old Wen, why don't we fight again?"
Li Qiang and the others also had eager looks on their faces. Wen Huaiming turned his eyes and glanced at Meng Hun. He said loudly, "Meng Hun, what do you say?"
Meng Hun was hesitant, and was almost at a loss under Wen Huaiming's gaze. Finally, he mustered up the courage to stammer, "I... I personally also want to give it another try, but once... once the dam seeps, the consequences..."
He couldn't say any more, but his meaning was very clear. Li Qiang punched the electric pole next to him hard, but Yang Dingjun still looked at Wen Huaiming. Whether to retreat or defend, the final decision still depends on this man!
"If all the work had been done properly, how could the dam leak? Do you think this is a water dam built by a few ordinary people with hammers in two or three days?"
A middle-aged man in his fifties with a bald head walked over from the other side of the dam, speaking coldly and unkindly. Although Meng Hun was timid in front of Wen Huaiming, he had to fight for his dignity when talking about technical issues with strangers.
"What do you know? Do you know how complicated the water conditions and engineering structures here are? If you talk nonsense, can you take responsibility if something goes wrong?"
Wen Liang flashed out from behind Wen Huaiming and asked, "How is it, is there still hope?"
The middle-aged man nodded and said, "I just checked the entire dam. Although some parts have collapsed, the overall structure of the reservoir is still solid, and they have successfully blocked most of the pipe bursts. If everyone follows my instructions technically, plus the supplies we brought, we should have a 70% chance of dealing with a flood of this intensity."
Wen Liang's eyes flashed with joy. Just as he was about to speak, Meng Hun shouted, "Who are you to dare to talk nonsense about such a big thing? This time, the two rivers will flow, the force is strong and the waves are high, and the flow rate is too fast. Even if you have enough materials to fill the cracks and pipe bursts caused by this impact, the culverts at the bottom of the reservoir are leaking seriously, and the inner slope of the dam is already in danger of collapse. At that time, it will collapse from the inside to the outside. Do you still dare to say that you have 70% confidence?"
The middle-aged man snorted coldly, and even ignored Wen Huaiming and others, and went to the tent to wash his hands and keep warm. Regardless of whether this man has real talent or not, his rebelliousness is vividly displayed. Wen Huaiming glanced at Wen Liang, and Wen Liang hurriedly said: "This is the water conservancy expert I invited from Guanshan. This... well, Expert Meng may have heard of his name. His name is Chen Fei!"
"Chen Fei?" Meng Hun was stunned and asked, "Professor Chen from Jiangdong Water Conservancy and Hydropower College?"
"Yes, it's him!" Wen Liang smiled and explained to Wen Huaiming and others, "In 1981, Professor Chen Fei personally participated in the site selection, design and construction of Longtougou Reservoir. He knows this place very well. If there is anyone who can find a way to save the reservoir in such a short time, it must be him."
Chen Fei, this is the second surprise Wen Liang brings to Wen Huaiming!
Now that the identity of the middle-aged man was confirmed, in line with the principle of leaving professional issues to professionals, Wen Huaiming immediately turned around and entered the tent. The others reacted and rushed in. Tang Ye walked over slowly and whispered, "The whole province is in a state of emergency. This level of water conservancy expert did not stay in the province, but followed you to this small place of Yishan. Young Master Wen is really good at tactics and skills!"
Tang Ye was right, but Wen Liang was able to invite Chen Fei for a complicated reason. First, it was Zuo Yuxi's favor, and Wen Liang went to Guanshan to welcome him personally; second, Chen Fei had offended the senior leaders of the Provincial Water Resources Department and had long been removed from the list of consultants. Let alone a rainstorm, even if ice knives fell from the sky, he would not be able to make a name for himself in the water conservancy system; third, Longtougou Reservoir was Chen Fei's work when he was young, and he had deep feelings for it, so under Wen Liang's kind invitation (hardship fee was indispensable), he reluctantly agreed to come over.
There was no need to explain these inside stories to Tang Ye. He smiled warmly and said, "Director Tang is a good man. With your status, you should have gone to a place like Lingyang where there are large-scale water conservancy projects for interviews. Why did you come to this remote place? What is there here? Any materials or people?"
Tang Ye was choked by him, her pretty face was frosted, she waved her hand and walked into the tent. Wen Liang saluted the graceful and attractive back with a very presumptuous look!
“… As for the problem of the inner slope of the reservoir bottom, the solution is very simple. Just select the clay nearby, call the loader, and widen the inner slope of the dam along the axis of the discharge culvert to the left and right, and fill the thick anti-seepage soil from the inside to the outside. This method is simple and practical, and the effect is very obvious. In addition, a bag weir should be built in front of the water-facing slope of the dam top, and the first line of defense should be established with the wave-breaking wall… We have sufficient materials such as geotextiles, sand and gravel, and tip materials for backfiltration. At the same time, we should make full use of the diversion and spillway for moderate flood diversion… We should also notify the people left behind in the village to find as many shelled grains as possible. Grains will swell when they come into contact with water, and the effect of plugging leaks is better than that of soil and rocks…”
After a few minutes of conversation, Wen Huaiming had completely trusted Chen Fei. Although Chen Fei was arrogant, his knowledge and experience far surpassed Meng Hun. After listening to his words, the idea of the entire flood control and rescue work immediately became clear.
He made a prompt decision, slammed the table hard, and said, "Okay, I'll do as you say!"
Under Wen Huaiming's command, the rescue team on the dam started working like a precision machine, quickly, orderly, and efficiently, fully demonstrating his adaptability and organizational skills. At the same time, the second batch of reserve teams also went to the embankment with the temporarily collected grain. Wen Liang ordered people to erect dozens of large red banners on the dam, all of which had the same sixteen large characters written on them:
As long as everyone is united, the dike will stand.
Guard against all odds and protect our homeland! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation.) (To be continued)