Rebirth of the Rising Sun

Four days had passed, more than half of the time had passed. In Feng Sizhe's opinion, victory in this flood control and defense station should be in sight. But at this moment, an unexpected phone call interrupted his idea and the great victory in the flood control.

"Leader, this is a call from Mayor Changning." Zhou Xingxing handed the mobile phone to Feng Sizhe.

After a few days of heavy rain, all the telephone and electric wires were washed away and could not be used. Now they were living without electricity and telephones. Fortunately, Feng Sizhe's mobile phone had enough battery, otherwise he would really be isolated from the world.

"Mayor, you're looking for me." When Feng Sizhe heard that it was Chang Ning calling, he thought that this was the leader expressing his concern for the flood control results in Huodian Township, so he spoke politely loudly after answering the phone.

"Comrade Sizhe, I heard that you have been in a place called Wangge Village since the heavy rain. I heard that it is a severely affected area by floods over the years. How is the situation now?"

"Haha, everything is fine. Because we prepared fully and in time, the situation here is pretty good. It looks like we should have no problem holding on for three days." Feng Sizhe felt relieved when he thought that the water inflow and outflow of the Xida River were basically equal.

After hearing Feng Sizhe's answer on the phone, the other party was silent for several seconds. "Sizhe, I didn't expect that the rain in Yongyang would be so heavy this year. I regret not listening to your advice. Now the city is facing a flood because of insufficient preparation."

"What? Is it that serious?" Feng Sizhe remembered that Yongyang's terrain was not too low, so even if it rained so hard, it shouldn't have caused too much damage. But from the mayor's tone, it seemed like the situation was very serious.

"Yes, originally our Yongyang's geographical location is pretty good, but other neighboring brother cities are not as lucky as us. Seeing that their counties and even cities have been affected one by one, the province decided to divert part of the flood to our Yongyang City. But you also know that Yongyang is rarely affected by floods, so there is no large reservoir to resist floods. But the provincial order must be carried out. I met with Secretary Cai and others, and then decided to divert the floods from other cities to Dahu County. After all, there is a big lake there. The last time I went to see it, there was not much river water there, so it should be able to hold a lot of water."

Chang Ning was obviously hesitant when he said this. Perhaps he also knew that this was definitely not good news for Feng Sizhe.

Feng Sizhe was a little annoyed when he heard Chang Ning say that the city would divert the flood to the lake. "Mayor Chang, you are kidding, right? We have a big lake here, but you also know that because Dahu County is rarely invaded by floods, the lake is just for aesthetic purposes. The riverbanks around it are not solid at all. If the flood pours in, it will inevitably burst the levee. What will happen to the people in Dahu County? Besides, it has rained heavily for so many days in a row. It is estimated that the water volume of the lake has been saturated long ago. How can it still accommodate a large amount of flood water? Mayor Chang, you city leaders must think carefully before doing things."

Feng Sizhe was also a little anxious. If Dahu County was flooded, Chengguan Town, which was very close to it, would not be able to escape. Even the Pengfei Peanut Processing Factory built by Bai Caixia there would be affected. This was not a good thing. The city was really something. Usually when there was something good, they never thought about Dahu County. Now that they saw the danger, they wanted to divert the flood to Dahu as soon as possible.

"Hey, Sizhe, I'm calling you just to inform you, not to listen to your opinion. The municipal party committee has already made the decision on this matter, and there is no room for change." Chang Ning sighed. He also knew that doing so would be unfair to Dahu County, but he was also a man of few words. Yongyang City really couldn't accept so much flood water, so it had to be diverted downwards, and there was no other way around it since Dahu had been chosen.

After hanging up the phone with Chang Ning, Feng Sizhe's mind began to swell. He guessed that once this news spread to the county party committee, Secretary Sun and County Magistrate Fang would be helpless. In order to protect the county, the most likely way they would choose was to divert the floodwaters diverted from other places to Huodian Township and then here. Because in terms of terrain, this is the lowest point in the county. At that time, with a little guidance, the floodwater will flow here. That means that the mission facing Xidahe next is not the upper villages at all, but the floodwater diverted from the city to the county, which is equivalent to adding several times the workload for the drainage work of Xidahe.

Thinking of this result, Feng Sizhe hurriedly said to He Wenbao beside him, "Wenbao, you must immediately take the young men and militiamen in the village back to the two banks of the Guxi River. No matter what, you must raise the altitude by 30 centimeters."

"Yes." He Wenbao didn't say anything, just nodded and left quickly. This was his advantage, as long as it was an order from Feng Sizhe, he never asked any more questions.

He Wenbao was asked to reinforce the river bank. Feng Sizhe was pacing back and forth in the room. He was also considering whether Xidahe could take on this important task under the current circumstances.

In fact, even if the Xida River failed to withstand the attack of the diversion flood and even if Wangge Village was flooded, the actual responsibility had nothing to do with him. After all, this was an emergency and the flood came from the city and passed through the county. Everyone knew it, and in the end, no one could naturally be held responsible. But Feng Sizhe didn't think so. In the past few days, he saw the admiring eyes of the villagers of Wangge Village looking at him, and he didn't want to disappoint the villagers here.

No, we must be prepared for everything. No matter what the county's final decision is, Feng Sizhe must be fully prepared. "Xiao Zhou, call the office of Jin, the political commissar of the city's military sub-district. I want to talk to him."

Feng Sizhe decided to ask the army for help at this time, if for no other reason than to get two high-power military water pumps. He believed that with two of them, there shouldn't be any major problems.

Last time, Feng Sizhe only asked Yongyang Military Sub-district for two pumps because he knew that there were less than ten pumps in the military sub-district, and it was not too few for Dahu County to ask for two. But now the situation is different. The Municipal Party Committee has assigned the flood diversion task to Dahu County, so it is reasonable for him to ask for two more.

The call was quickly connected, and Feng Sizhe and Jin Dake were on the phone. When he told them his request, Political Commissar Jin did not hesitate at all. "Okay, Sizhe, I have two more in stock for emergency use. I will have a helicopter transport them to you now, but it's windy and rainy outside now, so I'm afraid they can only be transported to Dahu County. There must be no landing place in your Wangge Village."

"It's okay, Uncle Jin, just transport it to Dahu County." Feng Sizhe was not sure that Secretary Sun and County Magistrate Fang would definitely divert the flood to Wangge Village. If they had other ways, then these two high-power military pumps could be used by them. This would be his contribution to Dahu County.

After getting two high-power military pumps at once, Feng Sizhe felt much more at ease. He thought that as long as nothing unexpected happened, even if the flood really flowed into the Xida River, it would not be a big problem.

The most tiring thing is mental exhaustion. When Feng Sizhe was just about to lie down on Wang Ruihua's bed to rest for a while, the mobile phone rang again.

That’s right, the place where Feng Sizhe rested was exactly the room where Wang Ruihua usually rested.

Girls are careful, so they kept the room clean. It was because the room was clean that the village decided to temporarily requisition the room for Feng Sizhe to rest. If the leader does not keep a clear mind, he will inevitably make a wrong decision, which will be a big deal.

Wang Ruihua's bed was filled with her faint fragrance, which made Feng Sizhe sleep very comfortably. Of course, Wang Ruihua herself also agreed, but she blushed when she agreed to the village's request.

The next time the phone rang, it was from Secretary Sun of the Dahu County Party Committee. This time he called Feng Sizhe on behalf of the Dahu County Flood Control Committee.

"County Magistrate Feng? What's the situation at Xida River? Can we resist a bigger flood?"

The first sentence that Secretary Sun said made Feng Sizhe understand the meaning. It seemed that the county had really set its sights on Wangge Village. It was no wonder. Looking at the entire Dahu County, Wangge Village was probably the best flood discharge point.

The reason is of course very simple. It is because Wangge Village to the west is no longer within the boundaries of Dahu County, and does not even belong to Zhongzhou Province. When facing difficulties, even the leaders still have their own plans in mind. Even if the flood eventually submerges Wangge Village, at most Dahu County will only lose a village, which will not have any impact on the overall situation.

"Secretary Sun, the situation on the Xida River side is relatively stable. But I think since you ask this, there must be other meanings. Are you going to let Xida River share the pressure of the flood diverted from the city?" Feng Sizhe was not polite and directly asked the key point of the problem.

After hearing what Feng Sizhe said, it was obvious that he already knew about the latest decision of the city. But Secretary Sun was not surprised. He also knew that his deputy county chief had someone in the city, so it was normal for him to get the news in advance.