Lin Zhiyuan's voice sounded very loud on the other end of the phone, "Don't worry, just stay at Poyang Lake. I will send the logistics support personnel as quickly as possible."
We talked about the stock market for a while longer, and by the time the conference call ended, it was already broad daylight.
It started raining heavily at 3 a.m. and shows no signs of stopping.
At this moment, even more serious news came from Secretary Liu.
"The water level at the hydrological station has risen to 20.50 meters. The last historical water level was 20.52 meters in 1992. If the heavy rain continues like this, the entire inner city of Poyang Lake will be flooded!"
Secretary Liu looked at the current county head with eager eyes, "County head, open the floodgates and release the floodwaters!"
"If we don't release the floodwaters soon, the people in the city won't be able to withstand it."
After three days of relocation, they have moved the residents out of the dangerous areas in the countryside. However, many people who were forcibly relocated from the city have run back from the resettlement sites, which is why Secretary Liu is very worried about their safety.
"No way." The county head insisted on his opinion, as releasing floodwaters from the flood channel was no small matter.
“Which county or town in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River is not worried about the floods in their jurisdiction? Everyone is releasing water for their own reasons. The disaster areas in the lower reaches will suffer the three tortures of reservoir discharge, torrential rain, and Yangtze River flood. The entire lower reaches of the Yangtze River is already a dangerous area. This is too unfair to them.”
The county head muttered, "Besides, no one can move the sluice gate without the Yangtze River Commission director's order."
Chen Dong couldn't understand the relationship between their administrative units. He knew the county magistrate's concerns were valid. The lower reaches of the Yangtze River are low-lying and flat, mainly consisting of plains. In addition, due to the influence of ocean currents and typhoons, the major tributaries in the lower reaches had already experienced flooding. If the upstream reservoirs were to release floodwaters at this time, the situation in the lower reaches would be even worse.
"A phenomenon of Yangtze River water flowing back into Poyang Lake has occurred at the station, with a total water volume of 300 million cubic meters and a maximum backflow rate of 3,060 cubic meters per second," the hydrological station staff reported to several researchers.
He glanced at Secretary Liu and the deputy county head, who were looking on with anticipation, and gritted his teeth, saying, "Let's test again."
At this moment, the phone at the hydrological station rang again. "This is Zhou Guangmu, the company commander of the 17th Company. 1,500 officers and soldiers from the Eastern Theater Command have arrived at Poyang County Railway Station. Please give instructions from the Poyang Lake County Committee."
"The military region's officers and soldiers have arrived!"
The county magistrate, deputy county magistrate, and Long Teng, who had been sitting blankly at the hydrological station, all stood up excitedly.
"I am Zhao Fengbei, the county head of Poyang Lake County. There have been four breaches in the Poyang Lake dike, and they are currently being filled with sand. Please come directly to the Poyang Lake Hydrological Station to meet us."
"yes!"
The soldiers' formidable strength instantly inspired everyone present. Chen Dong also volunteered, saying, "Since Poyang Lake has breached its banks, why don't we join the soldiers in filling the dikes with sand to reinforce them?"
"How can that be?" Secretary Liu seemed to have never had this idea in his mind. In his mind, Chen Dong was just there to deliver relief supplies. In fact, for such a big boss, their trip was just to put on a show for others.
Chen Dong solemnly said, "The sons and daughters of China have their motherland in their hearts and shoulder heavy responsibilities. Now everyone is fighting the floods, can't we do our part?"
With just one sentence, he persuaded Secretary Liu, the county head, and others. Several researchers who had been dozing in the back quietly opened their eyes, nodded to each other silently, and expressed their appreciation for Chen Dong.
On June 17, the Jiangxi Provincial Military Region and the Shangrao Military Sub-district mobilized militia to reinforce 8,863 meters of dikes. At the Hukou Station of Poyang Lake in Jiangxi alone, thousands of troops were mobilized to participate in flood control and disaster relief.
As of the evening of the 17th, nearly 4,000 people had been resettled and relocated, while the actual number of people resettled and relocated was twice the original plan.
At Chen Dong's insistence, the county head of Poyang Lake actively communicated with the director of the Yangtze River Water Resources Commission and successively carried out joint scheduling of reservoirs including the Qingjiang River, the Poyang Lake system, and the Dongting Lake system.
A total of 30 reservoirs along the main streams and tributaries of the three major river systems participated in the joint efforts to block floods. Poyang Lake bears the responsibility of peak reduction, peak staggering, flood blocking, controlling drainage throughout the lake, and alleviating flood control pressure in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
Fearing a sudden downpour in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River that could cause massive flooding, and with the Three Gorges Dam failing to intercept the floodwaters, the downstream floodwaters would be compounded, potentially causing catastrophic damage to the people downstream. The director of the Yangtze River Water Resources Commission chaired several flood control meetings, urging the provincial flood control and drought relief command center, experts from Tsinghua and Peking Universities, meteorological and water resources bureaus, the Ministry of Emergency Management, local county committees, and other administrative forces, as well as experts and scholars, to work together to formulate more comprehensive flood control measures.
That same evening, Chen Dong and A Fang personally delivered the relief supplies that Long Teng had just arrived to the resettlement site for the displaced people in Poyang Lake, distributing 5,000 blankets, 4,000 folding beds, and nearly 2,000 tents to them.
In addition, Longteng's rescue team also brought a large amount of convenience food, as well as generators, flashlights and other rescue equipment.
The few television sets still in use in the resettlement area broadcast CCTV news that evening, and almost everyone gathered around the televisions, wanting to know which other places besides Poyang Lake had been affected by the disaster.
Due to the communication disruption, Chen Dong and A Fang are now unable to contact Long Teng's people. They can only use the satellite phone provided by the county committee to coordinate the transfer of relief supplies to areas severely affected by floods, such as Poyang Lake and Dongting Lake.
Satellite phone calls have limited durations, so they couldn't use public equipment to contact people at Longteng Offshore Company. Therefore, Chen Dong had to suppress his curiosity and tell himself to trust Ma Guoliang and Wangcai.
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