Who taught you to be a recruit like this?

Chapter 899 The losses must be minimized!

"I don't agree, I absolutely disagree!"

"To preserve several economically developed cities, you're willing to sacrifice an entire county. What kind of approach is this? How can you be fair to the many people in this county? How can I face my fellow villagers?"

In a large conference room locally, the local leadership team is urgently discussing emergency strategies.

Heavy rain caused by the coastal typhoon is about to arrive, and several counties and cities in the area are close to lakes.

This lake has nurtured millions of residents in the surrounding area since ancient times, but now it has encountered extreme conditions, the lake water has risen sharply, and has become the biggest threat.

The moat is full. If the lake water overflows, all the surrounding cities will suffer, especially those areas that have just developed in recent years and have been strongly supported by local heavy industrial production. They will suffer a devastating blow.

By then, not only will all the equipment be damaged, but the economic losses caused to the local area will also be immeasurable.

So in the end, after combining the opinions of experts from all parties, everyone agreed to discuss and come to a conclusion.

That is, let xx County take the initiative to open a gap to release flood water, so as to alleviate the pressure on several relatively economically developed cities in the surrounding areas.

In other words, xx County is regarded as a backup reservoir, so that when the lake water overflows, there is a place for it to flow.

But doing so also has its drawbacks, which is that the local county residents will have to make sacrifices for this.

At this time, a leader at the scene said sternly to the person who had spoken earlier, "Comrade Liu, I know you are from that county and have deep feelings for the local area."

"But now the problem is before us, we must solve it, and there must be sacrifices."

"Then why didn't you sacrifice yourself?"

"We can make sacrifices, but what we are discussing now is how to minimize the losses!"

"Yes, the cities around you are all developing well, with chemical plants and heavy industry, all valuable and important industries. In XX County, the people just make a living by growing some grain and fruit. Harvest time is almost here, and now..."

He couldn't bear to continue talking about the villagers living in the county and the township.

Those crops, those fruit trees, are life.

Although, he knew very well that doing so was the most correct choice.

But as a cadre who came from that poor place, he had very deep feelings for his hometown and could not bear to see the land he loved so much being ruthlessly submerged by the flood.

The meeting was chaired by an important local leader. He sighed, calmed the previous cadre's agitation, and finally made a summary speech.

"During the flood season, we encountered typhoons and heavy rains, which caused the water level to rise rapidly. This was something none of us could have anticipated."

"Originally, according to meteorological authorities, the typhoon wasn't heading our way. No one knew it would make a sharp turn and come this way, adding insult to injury."

"At present, the drainage systems of surrounding cities have been largely paralyzed due to heavy rainfall. If a solution is not found, the entire surrounding city will be severely affected, and the severity of the disaster will be far beyond our control."

"We chose XX County based on its geographical location. This is the only way to minimize all losses. However, when handling the situation, we will carefully plan the water flow route to minimize damage to farmland, orchards, and other areas... In short, we must minimize the losses!"

"Finally, we will further discuss post-disaster compensation in XX County. All affected people will receive the compensation they deserve, and even more. The funds will be disbursed by the province and several surrounding cities."

After the leader finished speaking, he looked at everyone present and asked if they had any opinions.

In matters like this, the sooner the better, and no one has any objections.

Having said that, even the person from before could only choose to support.

Therefore, the leaders asked county cadres at all levels to quickly launch emergency work and persuade local residents to leave.

At the same time, a team of experts brought in people to plan the flood discharge route, trying to minimize the losses.

......

Soon, Wang Yuansong received the order and learned about the decision from above.

When he first heard the news, his head felt like it exploded.

Not only because his hometown is here, but also because.

He led the entire brigade to fight hard in this place for so long.

But in the end, the higher-ups decided to proactively open a gap here. Wouldn't that mean that all their previous efforts were in vain?

After hearing the whole story, Qin Feng said, "It wasn't all in vain. The weather changes so quickly. No one expected the typhoon to come this way, let alone bring such a big impact."

"No matter what, we have bought a lot of precious time for the local people. If it weren't for these walls made of sandbags, the county town would have been flooded by now."

Qiu Guohai also consoled him, "Yes, the higher-ups had no choice but to make such an arrangement. You mentioned earlier that this lake is close to several economically developed cities."

"At this time, it's a question of whether to protect the more important ones or the less important ones. It's impossible to protect both. Our superiors asked us to help evacuate the civilians, so we just obeyed the order and didn't need to think too much about anything else."

After Qin Feng and Qiu Guohai's persuasion, Wang Yuansong's mood finally calmed down a little.

Standing on the embankment, overlooking the county town shrouded in rain, he felt so uncomfortable.

However, humans are ultimately insignificant in the face of nature.

Now, the only thing he can do is to evacuate the local people as soon as possible.

After the order was passed on, the armed police soldiers said nothing more. Most of them quickly got on the car and headed towards the county.

Qin Feng and others stayed here to help the rest of the people continue to pile up sandbags. At least they had to ensure that there would be no problems with the dam before the local people could evacuate safely.

......

Time passes minute by minute.

The sky in the early morning was already as dark as ink.

Bean-sized raindrops fell from the sky, accompanied by howling winds.

The waves on the lake surface, one after another, like stacked fish scales, constantly hit the reinforced dam made of sandbags.

Wang Yuansong went to help evacuate the local people, and the on-site command was replaced by Qin Feng and two experts from the water conservancy department.

The two experts stood on top of the sandbags, looking at the waves rising in the distance, their faces extremely grim. "The situation is not good. The rainfall is even heavier than expected. The water level has risen so much in just a few hours!"

"I'm worried that the levee will be washed away before all the people in the county have evacuated."

"Hurry up and speed up!"

Qin Feng yelled at the soldiers below who were carrying sandbags in the storm.

The soldiers also knew the seriousness of the problem, and they gritted their teeth and sped up the moving process.

But from a macro perspective, the soldiers on the dam are as small as ants.

Even though they had tried their best, the wall they built was still not enough in the face of the rising water level.

It was pouring rain, and the pouring rain kept pouring into the lake. Qin Feng, who was standing on top of the sandbag and observing the movements at all times, suddenly saw a huge wave coming towards him.

Qin Feng did not dare to hesitate for a moment and quickly jumped down from the height, pulling the two experts who were discussing their work below away.

The next second, a dull crashing sound rang out, and the solid wall made of sandbags was like being hit by a huge fist.

The sandbags in this area actually took a big step back collectively, becoming loose relative to each other, with water even flowing out of the gaps.

Qin Feng dragged five wet sandbags and rushed forward, yelling, "Block the gap! Block the gap quickly!"