"I am Ma Xiangqian, the deputy mayor of Huangzhuang Town. Is County Magistrate Liu up there? Secretary Sun asked me to send the fellow villagers from Zhangjiazhuang Village to the embankment. A few people from above will come down to help..."
"Look down, there's someone down there..."
Just when everyone was busy, the villagers of Zhangjiazhuang finally groped their way under the embankment in knee-deep water.
Zhang Yawei quickly asked people to move the lights over, and organized fifty or sixty people to help the elderly and children climb up the embankment.
"County Magistrate Liu, it's not okay to have so many old people and children here. We have to ask these people to retreat. If this section of the embankment cannot be saved, they will not be able to escape in time..." Zhang Yawei found Liu Yang and put forward his suggestion.
What he said was correct, but Liu Yang also knew that he wanted to leave this job to him. In this way, he can lead this group of people to withdraw from this dangerous area.
To be honest, Liu Yang looked at him with a bit of regret in his heart. Among the cadres who were still thinking about their personal safety at this time, Zhang Yawei was the most obvious one. However, thinking about how this group of people had to be settled, there was really one person who could hold it down, so he nodded and said: "Okay, you and the horse that brought them here just now go forward and take these fellow villagers to Go to Lingjiao Bay in the north. Because that section of the embankment has a curve, the embankment is thicker than other places, so there shouldn’t be any problems.”
"Okay, I will complete the task resolutely..." Zhang Yawei was so happy that he almost jumped up after getting this job, and even jumped up and down to leave.
"Wait a minute..." Liu Yang stopped him again and said, "When I came here, I heard that there were hundreds of fishermen nearby. I don't know what's going on now. When you get there, let someone search for them. I'd rather not have any property." , but also to ensure people’s safety.”
"Okay, I understand." Zhang Yawei waited a moment this time and saw that Liu Yang had no other arrangements before turning around and leaving.
Several dazzling beams of light shone over, and the vehicle transporting sand and gravel drove over again. As the car stopped, a figure ran over from behind the light beam. Before Liu Yang could see clearly who she was, the man took Liu Yang's hand: "Are you okay? I knew you were on the embankment, and it almost scared me to death..."
Listening to the voice, Liu Yang knew that this person was actually Zhao Jingjing.
"Why are you here?" Liu Yang asked a little strangely, and then said angrily: "What are you doing here? It's dangerous here. Just follow the car and go back..."
"I won't go back. Wherever you are, I will be there. I want to be with you..." Zhao Jingjing's hand held Liu Yang tightly. She didn't know whether it was because she was caught in the rain or because she was worried. There was actually a trace of blood on her little hand. Ice cold.
"You... this is my duty, what's going on with you here?" Liu Yang's voice was full of anger. He wanted to lose his temper but was a little reluctant to say: "Be obedient and follow the car back. Don't delay. I work."
Zhao Jingjing suddenly let go of Liu Yang's hand and snorted: "Then don't delay me from taking care of my husband... Anyway, I won't delay your business. You can do whatever you want, I'll be right behind you." Follow me, I won’t hinder you.”
"You... Jingjing, why are you doing this? In this weather, aren't you worrying me?" Looking at her, Liu Yang didn't know what to say. Zhao Jingjing smiled a little proudly: "You still know how to worry about me? Then you should know that I am also worried about you. No matter how dangerous it is, I will watch you with my own eyes and stay with you... "
While the two people were talking, they suddenly heard a bang, and people on and off the bank shouted, and everyone ran towards the embankment.
"What's going on? What's going on?" Liu Yang knew that the situation must be bad, but he didn't feel anything unusual. It certainly didn't look like the embankment had burst. Why were everyone running
Wu Yuandong came over with a sad face and said anxiously: "Quick... County Magistrate Liu, retreat quickly, the levee is really unsustainable this time... The bottom of the levee has been hollowed out by the lake water, forming a gap of more than ten meters, and the water has passed through it. Already…”
"Ah? Then this embankment..." Liu Yang looked to the other side in surprise.
Sure enough, the "fountain" just now disappeared, replaced by a raging water, rushing forward like a wild horse.
"County Magistrate Liu, this embankment was built in the 1950s and 1960s. Let me put it bluntly. Even though it is rammed earth, it is stronger than some of the embankments we have built with reinforced concrete over the years. If it hadn't been dug by someone, The sand has hollowed out the sand below, and this heavy rain will not cause any problems to it at all. Now it is really no longer possible. There is such a big hole below. It is a great miracle that the upper part can hold up until now. Organize people to evacuate the hidden gold. Sooner or later, it will not be able to withstand the impact of this flood... "
When he said these words, Wu Yuandong's tone was complicated. I really don't know whether he should pay tribute to the older generation in the 1950s and 1960s, or curse the people nowadays. They all have money in their eyes, and most of their achievements are... A shoddy project.
"Old Wu, the more this happens, the less we can evacuate now." Liu Yang swallowed hard, looking at the floods rolling westward, Liu Yang clenched his hands tightly and said fiercely: "At this time, we If we leave, this embankment will definitely be washed away..."
Wu Yuandong hesitated and said: "However, with such a strong current, throwing sandbags into it will not work at all..."
Zhao Jingjing suddenly pointed at the cars behind her and shouted: "If you have a way, drive the car down..."
Wu Yuandong couldn't help but take a deep breath: "This? It's too dangerous..."
Liu Yang's eyes couldn't help but light up. He looked at Wu Yuandong and asked: "Old Wu, are you still talking about the danger around you at this time? If you want to say danger, the danger has already happened. Secretary Sun and the others are still mobilizing in Dayie Village. As for the relocation of the people, no matter which aspect you look at it, we can't leave so many people alone. Even if we have to sacrifice something, as long as we can close the gap, it is worth it. You just say that we just don't care about it, right?"
"You can, you can... But it's best to drive down with the sandbags on the car to block the opening. There are still examples of this. When there was a flood in Jiujiang, they used the method of sinking a ship to block the opening... "
"This embankment is related to the life safety of 200,000 people in Huling County and the life and death of more than 600,000 people in the county. When Jiujiang could sink ships and block the mouth, we have to create a miracle with our cars... "
Three dump trucks loaded with sand and gravel drove over. Although the drivers on the trucks were sweating, no one hesitated.
The parking area was already empty. The water in the East Lake was rolling in waves, and powerful waves were passing through below. The disaster, just as they saw it, approached and fell in front of the people of Huling. If you don't have any blood and courage at this time, do you still deserve to be called a Huling person
Everyone knows that it is dangerous to drive a car to this position. If the embankment cannot withstand the heavy pressure and collapses, the driver inside the car cannot escape. However, one car can never block the huge gap below. Driving one by one is still equivalent to a refueling tactic.
In order to block the opening below, it was necessary to push down three vehicles side by side.
Each vehicle is loaded with more than 40 tons of sand and gravel. Adding the weight of the vehicle, it already exceeds 50 tons. This weight is nothing on a solid road, but in a place like this, it is simply a life-and-death struggle.
Liu Yang personally stood aside and directed the car to the designated location with a solemn expression. When the driver got out of the car, he was already sweating profusely, but they didn't bother to wipe it off and just trotted around to the back of the car. Behind each car, there were forty or fifty strong young men in a posture, holding wooden sticks to pry down, and pushing with their hands. Under the loud shouts of County Magistrate Liu, In the middle, three cars rumbled down the embankment.
As the huge water splashed, people on the other side who had already been able to carry sandbags lined up and rushed up in an orderly manner. Sandbags that were denser than raindrops were thrown down. Then these people quickly left, and the next row of people came again. Rushed up...
At this moment, no one is afraid, no one is afraid of hardship, no one shrinks back, and no one becomes a deserter.
No one remembers how many times he ran, and no one remembers how many bags of sandbags he carried. I got up after slipping. I scratched my hand and didn’t bother to bandage it. I sprained my foot and continued to walk forward with a limp...
Three dump trucks and more than 20,000 bags of sand and gravel were thrown in, and the raging floods were finally filled... Nature's revenge on humans is really not pleasant at all. How much sand and gravel you dig out from its body must be returned, or even doubled.
At 10:30 in the evening, cheers finally came from the embankment.
The mouth is blocked!
No smoke in sight.
Better than seeing smoke.
The battle to seal the breach was extremely fierce and difficult... But no matter how difficult it was, the breach was finally blocked.
… …
On the roof of a house in Niejiazhuang, Sun Qingmei, a dozen county cadres, and twenty or thirty villagers were anxious. Seeing the flood, my roof grew like crazy. In less than an hour, In time, it has spread from the window to the same height as the square roof.
Five more minutes... According to the rising speed just now, if there are only five more minutes, the water will exceed the roof. The little girl she had just rescued from the room had been hugging her legs tightly and was unwilling to let go no matter what anyone said.
Her grandmother, an old lady who was nearly seventy years old, was sitting on a soaked quilt with her mouth open and crying silently. I have lived for more than sixty years. I have grown up by this lake since I was a child. When have I never seen such a big water
God—God doesn’t want that person to live!
At this moment, Wang Guangming, who had been squatting on the roof and watching the water rise, suddenly shouted excitedly: "Secretary Sun, the water level seems to be starting to drop..."
"Oh? Are you sure?" Sun Qingmei couldn't help but feel shocked after hearing this. Now most of the villagers are squatting on the roofs of their houses. If the weather is rising, there will really be no way to survive.
Wang Guangming said excitedly: "It's true, my hand has always been attached to this place. Just now, the water reached my wrist, but now it only reaches the tips of my fingers..."