Chapter 375 Dam Blast and Drainage
Zhao Xuewen glanced at Chen Gong and didn't think much of him.
As early as when the flood submerged the upstream villages, the city had set up an expert group to study solutions.
What is a water conservancy engineer? He has them here.
If they were useful, they would have been used long ago.
Zhao Xuewen didn't show it on his face, but in his heart he thought Jiang Yu was naive.
This was a natural disaster, how could it be solved by one's own strength.
"If you don't have anything else to do, I'll have someone arrange for you to go to the guesthouse to rest."
Jiang Yu looked at He Tingyue, feeling dissatisfied with Zhao Xuewen's contempt.
But he was more helpless. Zhao Xuewen's ideas were not difficult to understand because they were from different standpoints.
He Tingyue said, "Comrade Zhao, I think we can let Engineer Chen join the expert group to discuss solutions."
Zhao Xuewen waved his hands and looked at the endless flood.
"Comrade He, look at these flooded places. Oil tanks weighing tens of tons have been washed away. Countless people are sinking to the bottom of the water. In the face of this huge natural disaster, people are no different from those livestock. They are equally insignificant! We are trying to save people, but rebuilding our homes is still to come. At present, these engineers are useless."
He almost said it clearly that he looked down on Chen Yu.
Aren't those people in the expert group better than Chen Yu?
"Thank you for coming to support us. You can go to the guesthouse to rest first. I will tell you when I need you."
After saying that, Zhao Xuewen turned around and left, calling someone by the way.
"Take these people to the guesthouse to rest. If they come to me again, you can handle it. Don't tell me, and don't bother my dad. My dad is receiving guests and can't make mistakes on his business trip."
"But these people are from the capital..."
Zhao Xuewen looked contemptuous, "So what if they are from the capital? The provincial party secretary is here, why do we need them?"
He Tingyue stood there for a while and looked at Chen Yu.
Chen Yu suddenly asked, "Is there a boat?"
The person who originally came to arrange for them to go to the guesthouse was stunned. There was a boat, but he didn't dare to agree easily.
"I have to go to the disaster center to take a look, and give me a map."
He had previously participated in the construction of a reservoir in Henan Province and roughly knew the location.
But it was a long time ago, and he was afraid that he might have remembered it wrong.
He Tingyue looked at the stunned man, "Prepare a boat, I'll take Engineer Chen out to have a look, and bring back a map."
He was domineering, born to be a superior who gave orders, and no one dared to refuse.
"Oh, the map... the map is available, but the boat will have to wait, I'll go borrow it from someone."
He thought carefully, he was just helping to find things, and he didn't take them to see Secretary Zhao, so it wasn't a violation of orders.
In just a short while, Chen Yu had already planned the route.
"We have to start from there, bypass the railway tracks, and go downstream without going against the current."
He Tingyue nodded, "Wife, you stay to arrange the supplies, Chen Gong and I will take a boat to take a look."
Jiang Yu hesitated, "You haven't rested for a long time, is it okay?"
"No problem."
Jiang Yu packed a dozen boiled eggs for them. The eggs had already been cold, but it didn't affect them.
He also filled a large bottle of water for them to carry with them.
"Be careful and don't be stubborn."
"Don't worry."
Not long after, the boat and the map were found.
Chen Yu took out the pen that Jiang Yu brought, and quickly marked the locations of the reservoirs on the map.
Based on what he knew so far, he crossed out the reservoirs that had collapsed.
He didn't need to think about it, as if he had memorized all these things.
The man who came over with the map exclaimed, just this skill was much better than the expert group sitting in the office.
"Mr. Chen, I'm a local. Now the village has been washed away by the flood. The map may not be accurate. How about I go with you?"
Chen Yu's eyes darkened. "Think about it carefully. This is not an easy thing. There are many unknown factors and the risk is very high."
"It's okay. I'm alone and no one will feel sorry for me if I die. But my name is Li Qingnian, from Wenjiang Commune. If I really die, sister-in-law, remember to burn incense for me."
Jiang Yu pouted, "My man is still on your boat, why are you saying such sad words!"
Li Qingnian scratched his head, "Okay, we all have to come back safely."
Without saying much, Chen Yu packed up his things and took them out.
Jiang Yu watched them get on the boat, watched their boat go away, and it began to drizzle again.
He Tingyue waved his hand, "Go back, I'll be back soon."
Jiang Yu stood there stubbornly until their figures became smaller and smaller.
She turned around and went back to the transport team, just in time to see Lin Changan and Tong Fang arriving.
They were the second group of people transporting supplies, and they were one step behind them.
"Sister-in-law, where is Brother Yue?" Lin Changan walked over.
Jiang Yu pointed to the almost invisible boat, "He took Engineer Chen out."
Lin Changan's face changed slightly, "This is too dangerous!"
Before he came, Xie Jinchang told him something.
The flood was merciless, and many villages were submerged by the water before they had time to escape.
In the elementary school of Wenjiang Commune, only a few children survived in one grade. Who would have thought that thousands of people were still soaked in this turbid water.
Lin Changan thought it was simple: just complete the task of delivering supplies and don't meddle in other people's business.
Jiang Yu sighed silently, shook his head and said nothing.
"Move all the supplies down and sort them out."
There were a lot of supplies shipped from various places, but they couldn't be delivered at all.
There were also many people trapped in the center of the flood, and they could only survive by airdropping supplies.
It was difficult to deliver supplies, so a large amount of supplies were piled up here, no more, no less.
Lin Changan persuaded Jiang Yu several times to go to the guesthouse to rest.
Jiang Yu refused, stubbornly wanting to stay here and wait for He Tingyue to come back.
Fortunately, just after noon, she saw the shadow of the boat.
It took nearly four hours to finally come back.
"Is that Brother Yue and the others?"
Jiang Yu nodded, "Three people, yes."
The boat slowly approached the shore, just like Jiang Yu's heart, gradually letting go.
The three people looked haggard visibly, but Chen Yu's eyes were bright and energetic.
After coming up, his first words were: "Blast the dam to drain the water, we have to blow up the Biantan dam to drain the flood water!"
Li Qingnian was taciturn, and there were several counties under the dam.
To blow up the dam, the people must be evacuated first.
This means sacrificing several counties downstream to save southern Henan.
Difficult, this decision is too difficult.
Jiang Yu moved his lips, "The damage and losses caused by the disaster downstream are incalculable."
Chen Yu pointed to the flood behind him, which was like a vast ocean, his eyes shining, and he was determined.
"We are trying to stop the damage. Only this way can we minimize the damage! The Biantan water gate must be blown up!"
Jiang Yu looked at He Tingyue, and when he saw him nod, he felt sad.
That is the home of so many people.
"Go find Secretary Zhao, he has to make the decision on this matter."
Blast the dam to drain water is not a small project. You have to apply for explosives from the higher-ups, and it may not be successful.
Unexpectedly, Li Qingnian spoke up: "Secretary Zhao is receiving the provincial party secretary, so he probably doesn't have time to see Chen Gong. I'll take you to find Zhao Xuewen, he's in charge of the supplies."