Chapter 824: Chapter 561: We’re Flood Prevention Experts (Part 3)
The personnel from the Port Supervision, Port Authority, Customs, Fishery Administration, and other units, who have been neighbors with Han Yu for so many years, found it quite normal.
Last year, when he took the lead in rectifying illegal sand mining, he convened more than twenty law enforcent boats from the "National Team," "Provincial Team," and several other units to participate in the action. So what does it matter to requisition two dunships that he can personally call in?
"Rescue materials need water transportation, construction machinery and vehicles also need water transport. Although water transport is slower, it can save transportation costs and deliver equipnt and vehicles to dangerous levee breaches without worrying about the roads and bridges leading to the breach being washed away by the flood."
Old Wu lit a cigarette and smiled, "So we need to requisition a ferry boat to form a ferry team. Considering that the rescue materials we transport need loading and unloading, and when encountering a long levee breach that may require construction on water simultaneously, we also need to requisition a floating crane ship to establish a floating crane team."
A military transfer official couldn’t help but ask with a smile: "Does that an we have an aircraft carrier?"
"Lingda Car Ferry is very supportive of our battalion’s work. If we ever really need to carry out rescue tasks in other places, Lingda Ferry Company can dispatch a side-car ferry to participate in the action. That ferry’s bridge is on the right side of the deck, making it look like a small aircraft carrier."
Old Wu laughed and continued: "If we execute the mission to block a levee breach, the water flow at the breach will undoubtedly be rapid. The floating crane ship and the ferry boat that might need to participate in the construction may not ensure safety just by their own power and anchoring.
That’s why a high-power tugboat is needed to tow from the rear, so our company needs to set up a tugboat team. The tugboat is a multi-purpose towing and extinguishing ship currently under various tests at Hanwu Channel Shipyard, and all personnel of the tugboat team are captains and crew from the Linghai Port Tug Company."
Initially, it seed impressive for one company to have an excavator, a loader, a bulldozer, and vehicles for transporting earth. Unexpectedly, the third company was even more formidable, boasting a "special mixed fleet" including a "small aircraft carrier"!
What shocked everyone even more was when Captain Wu suddenly changed the topic: "Just now, Deputy Camp Commander Hao asked where the camp’s funds would be spent. Now I can help the Camp Commander tell everyone that the camp’s funds will be spent on the water supply guarantee team and the cooking team."
"Water supply guarantee team, Captain Wu, we are the flood control and rescue mobile assault battalion. If we really carry out a mission, how could we lack water when there is so much water?"
"It seems like there isn’t a water shortage, but I can responsibly tell everyone that our battalion’s biggest challenge is the lack of clean and hygienic water for living and drinking."
Deputy Director Wu pointed at Ma Jintao and others who participated in flood relief last year, explaining: "Once a flood disaster occurs, the floodwaters will inundate toilets in the disaster area, drown livestock, and even people. Along with the silt caused by rain erosion, the water you can see is absolutely undrinkable.
So might think we can buy purified or mineral water, but how much can a ship carry? Even if we solve a few days of drinking water, what will we use for bathing and washing? All vessels participating in the action have water purification tanks, but how many days can the water inside last?"
Ma Jintao nodded in agreent: "The biggest fear during ergency rescue is having no water to drink. Last year in Zhangjia Port, we brought so water that was supposed to last several days, but each cadre and citizen in Zhangjia Port was thirstier than the last. We couldn’t refuse to give them water, and in the end, we didn’t have enough for ourselves."
Deputy Director Wu looked up and said: "So the Camp Commander decided to retrofit a 1,200-ton ’three no’ inland river cargo ship seized by our Port Supervision Bureau into a water factory ship over the next two months. The ship has been towed to Boss Wang’s shipyard, where workers are currently derusting it."
"Water factory ship?" a military transfer official asked curiously.
Han Yu took over the conversation, smiling as he explained: "It’s like a floating water treatnt plant. There are many water treatnt plants on the water; there are ones in Guzhou, Yangzhou, Jiangcheng, and Wuhu, and at least twenty on the Yangtze River. The technology is quite mature. Two years ago, Hanwu Shipyard even built a large water factory ship to ensure the water supply for the Three Gorges Project.
It’s just that because water factory ships float on the river, so water traffic accidents occurred, so the idea of more floating water plants didn’t advance. In reality, the Yangtze River isn’t suitable for too many floating water plants because it would indeed affect water traffic safety, but retrofitting a water factory ship for ergency water supply is still necessary."
Boss Wang from the Changyu Shipbuilding Factory looked up and said: "I’m responsible for retrofitting the water factory ship, but I need the cooperation of the sanitary and epidemic prevention team. Since the water is for drinking, I’m not an expert on whether it’ll et drinking standards. After producing the first ton of water, the sanitary and epidemic prevention team must test the water quality. If it doesn’t et the standard, we’ll figure out a solution."
"Comrades, Boss Wang is our old platoon leader and also the leader of our battalion’s water supply guarantee team."
There’s no doubt that retrofitting the water factory ship is not a profitable venture for him, and he might even incur a loss.
After hearing Han Yu’s words, everyone imdiately gave Boss Wang a round of enthusiastic applause.
Boss Wang felt very embarrassed and quickly stood up to salute everyone.
After clapping, Old Wu continued: "Then there’s also the issue of eating when our entire battalion goes to other places for rescue missions. The Camp Commander originally had an integrated supply ship, but it’s too small. Just like retrofitting the water factory ship, we’ll retrofit a ’three no’ cargo ship slated for dismantling into a cooking ship.
The Linghai Shipbuilding Factory is responsible for retrofitting the cooking ship. The old ship has been towed to the Linghai Shipbuilding Factory. Considering our upcoming training also involves al issues, the kitchen equipnt to be purchased next, such as diesel stoves and freezers, will first be used in the camp’s kitchen. When we truly carry out cross-regional rescue missions, the kitchen equipnt will be moved to the retrofitted cooking ship.
The leader of the cooking team is our Second Company Deputy Company Commander Zhang Wuya, and Deputy Leader Wu Heng is responsible for the retrofitting of the cooking ship and its maintenance during rescue tasks. Comrades Zhang Wuya and Wu Heng, please introduce yourselves."
Zhang Erxiao didn’t expect to have the opportunity to speak, quickly giving a sowhat awkward military salute and began introducing himself, looking slightly embarrassed.
Wu Heng followed suit.
Previously unfamiliar with them, everyone only then realized one was the General Manager of Longgang Rice Industry and the other the Young Master of Linghai Shipbuilding Factory.
"Comrades, besides the already introduced fuel guarantee team, power guarantee team, communication guarantee team, floating crane team, ferry team, water transportation team, water supply guarantee team, dunship team, and cooking team, our company also has an equipnt repair team and a vigilance guard team."
Old Wu looked at Zhang Jiangkun, smiling as he introduced: "The leader of the equipnt repair team is Zhang Jiangkun, the manager of the Port Authority Bailong Port Passenger Station. He is fully responsible for all ship, construction machinery, and transportation vehicle repairs.
The security patrol unit is mainly responsible for the safety of the fleet during navigation, anchoring, and construction, essentially escorting our large waterborne fleet, while also being responsible for all the vessels’ fire safety.
The security patrol unit has a total of four law enforcent boats, naly Binjiang Police 001, Binjiang Police 002, Supervision 48, and Yangtze Police 110 boats. The unit leader is Big Commander Luo Wenjiang from the Water Police Division, and the deputy leader is Comrade Gong Jian from the Changhang Bureau police."
Han Yu originally intended for Xiao Yu to be the deputy company commander of the Third Company and leader of the security patrol unit.
However, Xiao Yu found the security patrol on the river lacking challenges and insisted on joining the Second Company to engage in water rescue with Ma Jintao and the others.
Now Xiao Yu’s thoughts have changed again.
After the eting, Han Xiangning and Old Wu were busy inviting everyone to the downstairs restaurant for a al when he imdiately squeezed over to grab Han Yu.
"Going downstairs to eat, why are you pulling ?"
"Salted Fish, can I talk to you about sothing?"
Han Yu instinctively asked, "What is it?"
Xiao Yu chuckled, "Transfer
to the First Company, even if I can’t be the deputy company commander, it doesn’t matter."
Han Yu looked back at him, smiling, "What can you do in the First Company, drive a tractor?"
"What’s the fun in driving a tractor, I want to drive an excavator!"
"I also want to drive, driving an excavator is quite interesting, but do you have an excavator to drive? Even if there is, can you operate it?"
"Didn’t Customs confiscate an excavator? I can’t now, but I can learn. I may not learn other things fast, but I’ll definitely learn to operate an excavator quickly!"
Enjoying driving and operating various machinery can be said to be a tradition at the Yanjiang Police Station.
In fact, as long as he’s a man, who doesn’t like engineering machinery like excavators and loaders?
Han Yu vividly rembers squatting by the roadside for almost an hour watching the first ti he saw an excavator at work while studying in Binjiang.
Han Yu could understand Xiao Yu’s feelings and thought that since there was no one to operate the excavator seized by Customs in the camp, he might as well agree and said, "Alright, but you can’t just go up and operate it. Wait a mont and find President Hao, let him arrange a master for you."
"It’s settled then, no backing out!"
"No backing out. If we can bring that excavator here, we can consider forming two earthwork units, one with an excavator paired with a loader, the other with an excavator paired with a bulldozer. If there’s a need to execute a breach blockade task, we could work simultaneously on both ends of the breach."
"Great, I can be the leader of the second earthwork unit."
Seeing Xiao Yu’s excited look, Han Yu also felt a bit itchy, thinking that when the seized excavator arrives at the camp, he should also learn how to operate it like Xiao Yu.
Unexpectedly, upon entering the restaurant, he saw two familiar faces.
Han Yu paused for a mont, quickly stepping forward with a smile to ask, "Mayor Qin, Captain Xia, when did you arrive? What brought you here?"
"You all are having your first officer eting and a gathering; of course, we wanted to co and see everyone."
"Comrade Han Yu, I just had a brief chat with Jianbo and heard the eting was very successful."
"Mayor Qin, Captain Xia, why didn’t you say you were coming earlier? I could have asked you to speak a few words to the comrades."
"Layn can’t direct experts. You speak better than we do, so we didn’t want to embarrass ourselves."
Vice Mayor Qin laughed heartily, then pointed at the wine Han Xiangning and others were putting on the table: "In terms of professional skills, you outmatch us, but when it cos to drinking, you’re not just lagging behind; you’re practically a non-starter. You handled the first half; Captain Xia and I will take care of the second half. We’re here to drink with the comrades!"
The Vice Mayor and Captain arriving made everyone very excited.
Han Yu turned to see his "subordinates" looking delighted, and couldn’t help but smile: "Mayor Qin, Captain Xia, your presence is the greatest support for our camp."
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