When they were one or two hundred meters away from the Yangtze River embankment in Shuncheng City, Qian Sen and Zheng Jing saw from a distance the flood-fighting camp stationed next to the embankment. Hundreds of temporary tents were scattered around, and several military trucks were driving.
The headlights illuminated the scene as if it were daytime.
"Get out of the car!" Qian Sen turned on the handbrake and looked at the dark surroundings. He said thankfully: "Fortunately, the camera I brought has a night vision function..."
Zheng Jing looked at the heavy rain outside, shrank her neck and said, "Why don't you wait a little longer?"
"What are you waiting for?" Qian Sen frowned.
Zheng Jing smiled sheepishly and pointed at the night sky: "Wait until the rain stops!"
Qian Sen looked at Zheng Jing seriously: "Are you kidding me? When the rain stops, where can we go to make big news?"
Zheng Jing thought so, so she stopped talking nonsense, took the raincoat she had prepared and put it on quickly.
After the two of them got everything ready, they parked their car nearby and got out of the car with their camera and interview equipment.
As soon as they landed, four camouflage soldiers wearing raincoats came over and stopped them: "You can't park here."
"that……"
During the heavy rain, Zheng Jing hurriedly took out her press card and said loudly: "We are the news staff of Xijiang TV Station."
reporter?
The soldiers took Zheng Jing's ID, shined it with a flashlight, then looked at the camera in Qian Sen's hand, and said hesitantly: "Wait a minute, I'll ask the leader for instructions."
"Okay, you go." Zheng Jing said with a smile.
Ten minutes later, Qian Sen and Zheng Jing were invited to the temporary camping tent of deputy leader Kuang Feng.
The tent is very large, nearly thirty square meters in size. The electronic lights are turned on inside the tent, so you can clearly see everything around you.
When they saw Kuang Feng, Qian Sen and Zheng Jing were both a little surprised at how young the deputy leader was.
Qian Sen, on the other hand, did not hesitate to praise him and flattered Kuang Feng for his actions in leading his soldiers here to defend the country.
Kuang Feng seemed to be accustomed to this kind of flattery. He stood there unmoved and looked at his watch from time to time. His expression was a little irritable, as if he was waiting for something.
Zheng Jing was more serious and habitually entered the professional mode: "Captain Kuang, what is the situation now?"
"You saw it too."
Kuang Feng frowned and said: "The heavy rain keeps falling, and the water level of the Yangtze River is about to break through the warning line. Moreover, not long ago, the first flood peak happened here..."
As soon as Kuang Feng finished speaking, there was a rush of footsteps outside the tent, and then Jiang Litao appeared in the tent and saluted: "Report!"
"Say." Kuang Feng nodded.
"I've urged you!" Jiang Litao's face looked a little ugly: "Experts from the Water Conservancy Bureau are on their way!"
"Still on the way?"
Kuang Feng's handsome face suddenly showed a hint of ferocity. He suppressed the anger in his heart and gritted his teeth and said, "How long will it take at the latest to arrive?"
"The other party said it would take three hours."
Jiang Litao said helplessly: "That's before midnight."
Kuang Feng took a deep breath, looked at the time on his hand, and then quickly said to Jiang Litao: "It's nine o'clock, Battalion Commander Jiang, you go to eat first. In addition, everyone is informed to maintain level three combat readiness. As long as
If you survive tonight, everyone will be a hero. Tomorrow morning, the army will come to support..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zheng Jing's expression suddenly changed slightly.
But Qian Sen's face showed a look of joy.
Sure enough, I guessed it right, there is indeed a risk of the dam bursting, and the risk is very high!
Otherwise, it would be impossible for the troops to implement level three combat readiness.
After Jiang Litao left, Zhang Tai walked in quickly and said loudly: "Report to the leader, the second flood... is coming!"
Kuang Feng's whole body was shocked, and his eyes widened instantly. He stood quietly for a second, then quickly walked out.
After taking only two steps, he stopped, turned to Zheng Jing and Qian Sen, and said sternly: "It's very dangerous here, and the army has no way to consider your safety. There is nothing you need to interview here.
.I think, as journalists, what you should report most at this moment should be how our people should be resettled before the flood comes, whether emergency supplies are sufficient, and whether all the victims can be moved, instead of just adding to the chaos here!
"
After saying these words, Kuang Feng asked Zheng Jing and Qian Sen to be sent away, and then together with Zhang Tao, he quickly broke into the rain curtain and ran towards the embankment.
Zheng Jing and Qian Sen stood there, looking at each other. They came here from the provincial capital just to report on the front line of flood fighting. How could they be dismissed hastily by Kuang Feng with a few words?
Ignoring the soldiers' obstruction, after walking out of the camp, the two people circled around and walked out of the soldiers' monitoring range. Then they picked up the interview equipment and quickly ran towards the embankment.
On the other side, next to the dike.
Thousands of People's Liberation Army and armed police soldiers are standing here, wearing orange life jackets and raincoats, nervously looking at the huge waves that are coming in the distance.
Behind them were dozens of military trucks loaded with sandbags and rocks.
Once a breach occurs somewhere in the dike, everyone will quickly follow the established plan and block it with sandbags to prevent the breach from continuing to expand under the impact of the flood.
At this moment, under the pouring rain, the water level in the dam is only about two meters away from the ground.
If there is no blockage by the dam, when the water level continues to rise, once the dam breaks because it cannot withstand the pressure of the flood, a steady stream of floods will continue to flow to the ground...
Prior to this, the dam had to withstand continuous flood peaks of more than ten meters high, and any incoming flood peak was very likely to cause the dam to breach in advance.
According to the current situation, as long as the dam can withstand the pressure of the flood peak, it will definitely be able to withstand the support of large forces before dawn.
The other best-case scenario is that the heavy rain stops immediately.
However, based on the situation in the past two days, this probability is shockingly low.
When Kuang Feng, Zhang Tai and others ran to the bank of the dam panting, they saw the flood peak in the distance like a bloody mouth. In the blink of an eye, a rapid roar came from their ears, and then, a huge
The waves quickly and violently swung towards the embankment.
Everyone's pupils shrank, and then they quickly leaned to the ground.
The next moment, there was a loud "bang" sound.
The ground shook slightly.
When the flood peak hit the embankment, it spread into streams of water, rushing around.
Several armed police soldiers standing near the front reacted a little slowly, and before they had time to avoid it, they were knocked to the ground by the water being thrown out.
"How's it going? Take a look!"
In the heavy rain, Kuang Feng stood up again, shouted loudly, and walked quickly towards the embankment.
Everyone followed.
For two minutes, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
The dike is intact.
"The second flood peak blocked..."
Zhang Tai's voice was breathy, but his face showed a relaxed look.
"The distance between the two flood peaks is less than two hours."
Kuang Feng's face looked a little pale, "It is now nine o'clock in the evening, which means that before dawn tomorrow morning, we will have to experience at least five more flood peaks?"
Five flood peaks...
As soon as these words came out, Zhang Tai and others fell silent for an instant——
Thanks to those who love bragging for the reward (To be continued.)