The mountains in the distance were hidden under the gloomy sky. The dark clouds swept across thousands of miles, changing into all kinds of hideous shapes. The endless rain lines quickly blurred the boundary between heaven and earth in a few seconds. The wind blowing through the canyon was like a flying blade, bringing out streaks of biting cold.
But everyone on the dam seemed to have forgotten the cold and fatigue. Under the command of Wen Huaiming, they were busy but orderly running back and forth at their respective posts. The addition of Chen Fei brought about a qualitative change in the entire rescue work. In just one hour, he solved one technical problem after another with amazing efficiency, which gave everyone a lot of confidence.
The moment has finally arrived!
At 8:27 a.m., a rumbling sound of water came from the upper reaches of Qingliu River, and in an instant, the surging river water appeared before everyone's eyes. Looking down from the sky, the entire dam looked like a thin cloth belt tied around the waist, and the tens of meters high waves were like an ancient beast with its bloody mouth opened wide, and its sharp fangs were enough to tear the entire dam into pieces in a few seconds.
Wen Huaiming stood at the end of the dam, feeling the power of nature, but his heart was at peace. Wen Liang stood behind him, staring at the surging waves, and chuckled, "It's time to witness a miracle!"
In this era, no one knew the point of this sentence, but Wen Huaiming turned his head and gave Wen Liang a rare gentle smile.
At this moment, all the hard work and struggle can only be turned into one sentence:
Do your best and leave the rest to fate!
Bang!
There was a loud thunderclap, and the huge wave swirled in the air before hitting the dam again without reservation.
Bang!
The floodwaters crashed into the cofferdam with tremendous force, and the powerful water thrust instantly penetrated the stone dam, causing many people to lose their balance and fall down. Wen Huaiming's body tilted, and Wen Liang held him up with one hand, but his ears were buzzing from the shock, as if everything around him was leaving quickly, no people, no objects, no drums, no shouts, only the stinging pain caused by the raindrops hitting his face and the desolate paleness.
The power of heaven and earth is as great as this!
The temporary earthen bag cofferdam could not withstand the strong impact, and slowly tilted and slid down, and was finally submerged in water. The water level began to rise with the collapse of the cofferdam. Once it overflowed the top of the dam, the consequences would be disastrous. Wen Huaiming reacted very quickly, pushed Wen Liang aside, and said, "Go find Chen Fei to ask about the damage, and everyone else follow me."
The thirty people from the emergency rescue team immediately followed him and headed straight for the wave-breaking wall, which was the second line of defense of the dam!
Yang Dingjun was standing relatively close to the front, and was rushed to the ground by the stirred-up water flow. He quickly got up and yelled at Li Qiang who was still in a daze: "What are you in a daze for? Fifty meters to the right... Hurry, there is a pipe burst, take everyone up quickly!"
Li Qiang came back to his senses from his shock and turned his head to see that water began to spurt out from the inside of the dam fifty meters away from him. He stomped his feet in the muddy water and shouted, "Team Two, pick up your bags and follow me!"
At the same time, Yang Dingjun led his men to the other side of the sudden danger. Suddenly, the embankment was crowded with people, drums and trumpets were blaring, and everyone, with their heavy clothes soaked, threw themselves into the crucial battle against the flood without hesitation. Some people shouted desperately, some clenched their teeth, some had trembling thighs, but they went forward bravely under the command, and some were in their prime, but they used their flesh and blood to resist the torrent!
There were common people, soldiers, and officials here, with different identities, but they braved the danger together. Fear, life and death, identity, fame and fortune were all thrown behind their minds at this moment. The only thing that supported them was that simple but extremely noble belief:
As long as people are on the dike, it will protect our home!
The damage to various sections of the dam was quickly reported to Chen Fei. Although he had made careful preparations, time was too tight after all, and the flood peak was too strong this time. Just this one impact caused danger to varying degrees from the bottom of the dam to the top of the dam.
Chen Fei's face also changed a little. He handed over several less serious places to Meng Hui to deal with, and ran to find Wen Huaiming. Wen Huaiming was directing people to add sandbags along the wave-breaking wall. A wall separated him from the vast and raging river. The fierce waves repeatedly hit the rock mass. The deafening roar was enough to drive a normal person crazy. The splashing water over the sandbags rushed to his face, and he could hardly open his eyes in pain.
Seeing Chen Fei coming over, Wen Huaiming grabbed his arm and shouted with all his strength: "What's the situation?"
Chen Fei also said loudly: "We have discovered several new pipe bursts and cracks, but they are all under control. The problem now is that the flood peak this time is stronger than expected. If the dam is soaked in water for a long time, I am afraid that some sections will burst..."
Generally, when building a reservoir, the main dam is built very solidly, and it is rare for a flood peak to break through it (except for shoddy construction, of course). Many dam breaches are a process of gradual infiltration and collapse from small to large. Before Chen Fei finished speaking, the crowd 40 meters away from the left bank suddenly scattered and someone shouted, "It's bad, it's bad, the dam has broken, the dam has broken..."
Wen Huaiming's body trembled, his eyes revealing unwillingness and despair. Is it true that human power cannot defeat nature
The people in the surrounding area all stood on the dam, staring stupidly at the muddy river water overflowing the dike, crossing the reservoir, and rushing downstream at lightning speed like a tiger breaking free from its cage.
I don't know who shouted first: "Run, run!" The crowd began to commotion, most people were frightened, their faces were pale, and they were about to lose their courage and an uncontrollable chaos was about to occur. Suddenly, a Dongfeng truck loaded with rocks rushed over from the shore and drove straight to the breach at full speed. When it was almost there, the driver's door opened, and a man jumped out of the car. It rolled several times on the muddy ground before it came to a stop. The truck rushed to the edge of the breach and crashed headfirst into it.
thump!
The truck weighing dozens of tons stirred up a splash several feet high, slowing down the water. In 1995, the price of a truck was already an astronomical figure for many villagers, but it was sent into the water without hesitation. Everyone was shocked by this scene and held their breath. The man who jumped off the truck climbed up. He looked like a clay doll, and even his face could not be seen clearly. He grabbed the loud speaker from the hand of a person next to him and shouted to Wen Huaiming and Chen Fei: "Twenty meters, only twenty meters, quickly organize a blockade!"
Although the breach was not far from Wen Huaiming, the heavy rain blocked his view and he was unable to estimate the width of the breach. Only when he heard the man shouting did he realize that it was only twenty meters.
Chen Fei said happily: "Twenty meters, Secretary Wen, there is still hope in twenty meters! Quick, quick!"
Wen Huaiming recognized Wen Liang's voice and woke up as if from a dream. He waved his hand and hurried to the breach, shouting at the top of his lungs: "Everyone keep up. As long as the dike is intact, I, Wen Huaiming, will be the first one not to retreat!"
Everyone looked at each other. At the critical moment, the army played a role model. Zhao Jianchi led the soldiers to quickly pull over. Someone threw his rain hat to the ground and shouted, "Officials are not afraid of death, but I am afraid of asking for help. Let's do it!" He picked up two bags of sand and gravel and followed. The crowd had a herd mentality, and the scene of the man driving to the death just now aroused their blood, and they immediately responded and rushed forward!
As long as the people are on the dike, they will not hesitate to die!
In addition to calming people's hearts, Chen Fei also had to seal the breach. He quickly made a plan and adopted the method of direct blocking, carrying out piling and stone filling at the same time. In view of the shortage of materials, he specially made detailed regulations to throw sandbags filled with large stones to the water side, and sandbags filled with gravel and sand to the water side. At the same time, he opened the flood discharge channel to divert the flood, and strived to block the breach in the shortest time possible.
Rescue work was immediately launched, but disappointingly, due to the high speed of the water and the lack of large-scale mechanical equipment, the soil and rocks thrown were instantly washed away, and it was impossible to form a combined force in a short time. Wen Liang, who had just performed a crazy truck, found Wen Huaiming again and proposed to use all the trucks he brought to fill the breach. Chen Fei didn't know his identity, but he was impressed by this young entrepreneur who was wholeheartedly devoted to rescue and flood control.
Wen Huaiming had no choice but to agree. As more than a dozen trucks filled with earth and rocks were dumped into the river one after another, and everyone worked together to fill the breach, after several hours of hard work, the breach was successfully closed.
When the last piece of earth and stone fell, almost all the participants cheered and jumped up. After two days and two nights of hard work, they finally paid off! Yang Dingjun, Li Qiang and other county and township government cadres surrounded Wen Huaiming, and they were all excited and rushed up to hug and congratulate him. After Tang Ye and others hugged him, they seemed to forget the reserve of a big reporter and hugged Wen Huaiming. Even though the weather was as cold as ice and the wind and rain were merciless, her heartbeat was hotter than ever, and her pale cheeks that were frozen were quietly flushed.
Wen Huaiming did not have any other thoughts. He let go of Tang Ye and said to Yang Dingjun and others: "This is only the first step of a long march. We cannot be complacent. Dingjun, you go to the west section, Li Qiang, you go to the east section, and strengthen the inspection..."
Wen Liang stood silently by the side, with his head down, wondering what he was thinking. Wen Huaiming looked at his son, who barely looked like a human being, and felt both guilty and proud. He said, "Wen Liang, this time it's all thanks to you..."
Yes, if Wen Liang had not acted decisively, the hearts of the people on the entire dam would have been broken at the moment of the breach. How could they have talked about the joy of victory at this moment
Wen Liang glanced at Tang Ye casually, grinned, and said: "Father and son fighting together in battle, they are invincible!"
At twelve o'clock late in the night, the most dangerous situation had passed. Wen Liang, who had been following Wen Huaiming and fighting on the front line, was also a little exhausted. He injured his leg bone when he jumped out of the car, and it seemed that he had some inflammation after being soaked in water for too long. He was listless and was helped to a relatively clean room in a daze. He curled up on the ground and fell asleep.
I don’t know what I dreamed in the middle of the night, but I found a soft and fragrant jade in my arms. I rubbed it gently with my palms unconsciously, and Wen Liang woke up with a start.
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