Who taught you to be a recruit like this?

Chapter 901 I Don’t Need Honor and Flowers

“What is piping?”

"It is the gaps formed by soil cell particles along the skeleton particles under the action of seepage, and water in the soil pores..."

"Speak something we can understand, speak human language!"

The water conservancy expert had just used professional terms to explain the definition of pipe burst to everyone when he was interrupted by the roar of the captain of the Sixth Brigade of the Armed Police.

Another water conservancy expert quickly organized his words and said in panic: "The dam may collapse!"

The instructor of the Sixth Brigade widened his eyes in shock. "How could such a good dam collapse so suddenly? Are you kidding me?"

The water conservancy expert shook his head vigorously: "I'm not kidding. The appearance of pipe bursts means that there are cracks at the bottom of the dam, and the sand and soil layer inside has penetrated!"

"Water can seep directly in through the cracks in the soil beneath the dam. There's such a huge hole underneath. Do you think the dam will still stand when the flood peak comes?"

After hearing the entire explanation, everyone present was panicked.

They all turned their heads to look at the towering dam behind them and the soldiers who were still working hard to pile sandbags on the dam.

They are standing on the dam now. If the dam collapses, won’t everyone die?

At this moment, fear came down with the rain, covering everyone.

Qin Feng's face also looked very ugly. He knew that flood prevention was not an easy task, but he did not expect that there would be so many problems.

I originally thought that they were really just here to help build sandbags, but now it seems that they are just like standing on the crater of a volcano that could erupt at any time.

Qin Feng asked: "How can we find the pipe leakage source and whether it can be blocked?"

Qiu Guohai quickly reacted, "Yes! Can we use something to block the water seepage? We just need to hold on for another hour or so. The people in the county are still trying to evacuate. If the levee collapses right now, who knows how many people will die!"

The water conservancy expert quickly explained: "First we need to find the location of the pipe burst and confirm the size of the gap, and then we can confirm the plan."

Without further ado, everyone quickly climbed onto the embankment and began looking for the location of the pipe burst.

The two water conservancy experts also played a role at this time. By observing the water surface, they soon discovered a bubble that was constantly surging.

Afterwards, according to the measurements made by the instruments carried, it was found that the pipe burst was not large and could be blocked. It was located about five meters below the water surface.

Just as Qin Feng and the experts were discussing how to block the pipe burst, two local news vehicles drove up from under the dam.

The car door opened, and the live reporter, cameraman, and news crew quickly pointed their cameras here.

"Dear viewers, we have arrived at the first scene of the flood control dam!"

"The county is carrying out evacuation operations in full swing. At least 80,000 of the more than 200,000 local residents need to be evacuated. This is a very difficult task, but we believe that with the cooperation of all departments, it will be successfully completed!"

"Now, we turn our cameras to the warriors working hard on the dikes. They are trying to buy time for flood control..."

The female reporter was wearing a raincoat and holding a microphone, leading a reporter up the steps to the embankment.

Originally, she wanted to find someone to ask questions or interview, but no one stopped.

Everyone carried sandbags on their shoulders and ran around quickly. Even when their lips turned white from exhaustion, they did not stop for a moment.

Seeing that no frontline rescue workers were available for interviews, the female reporter looked around and found two tents not far away. She saw Qin Feng who was in an emergency discussion with water conservancy experts.

"Come on, follow me over there. That should be the flood control command post!"

"Let's go interview their superiors and find out what's going on."

The female reporter waved her hand and led the reporters over there.

Before he could get close to the tent, he was stopped by Zhuang Ping, who was outside directing the scene on behalf of Qin Feng.

"Stop, who are you? Do you know where this place is?"

"Hello, comrade. I'm a reporter from the local station."

The female reporter took out her ID and explained that she was sent here by her superiors to record the first scene of flood control and disaster relief.

I didn't come here to cause trouble, but to record the entire process of flood control and disaster relief through the camera.

Only in this way, after the disaster, everyone will know that there are so many people who have made contributions behind the scenes for the safety of the city and the people.

Although his intention was good, Zhuang Ping still could not let the two men go without Qin Feng's order. Instead, he asked them to wait here and ran over to inform Qin Feng.

Qin Feng was discussing a key point with several experts when he heard that a reporter was coming with a news team for an interview. He immediately became angry.

"Nonsense! Go kick them out!"

"what?"

Zhuang Ping was completely stunned.

This is a political achievement after all.

If I could be interviewed and on TV.

Maybe, after this flood relief effort is over, Qin Feng will become a flood relief hero.

I'm afraid no one can resist the temptation of such a great achievement.

After all, it's just an interview, saying a few words in front of the camera to express your determination, which won't take up much time.

Seeing Zhuang Ping standing there in a daze, Qiu Guohai quickly pushed him out of the command post and warned him to immediately send someone to escort the entire news team to a safe area.

"But I don't understand how someone could gain such great honor just by showing up in front of the camera. Maybe after this incident, Zhengwei will be promoted directly to colonel. I also hope..."

"What's there to show off?"

In the heavy rain, Qiu Guohai sternly criticized him: "Do you understand the nature of this situation? Over 80,000 people in the local county have been forced to relocate, and half the land will be submerged! Behind this honor lies the heartbreak of so many families!"

Zhuang Ping was stunned. He didn't think about these things. He just thought that Qin Zhengwei worked so hard in commanding the flood fighting front and should receive flowers and honors. However, he didn't expect that behind this honor were the tears of many people.

Qiu Guohai didn't have time for nonsense: "You, escort these journalists away immediately! The pipe burst problem hasn't been solved, the water level is still rising, and the dam may collapse at any time!"

"We can die, but they can't. They are ordinary people! Tell them to stay in a safe place and don't come near. Once the problem is solved, they can do whatever they want with the interview!"

After saying that, he pushed Zhuang Ping hard.

Zhuang Ping also understood why Qin Feng was unwilling to be interviewed and asked him to send the person away.

Sometimes, when he is in a certain position, he has to consider more and think more comprehensively.

If one is only doing it for promotion and to gain honor for himself, can he still be considered a pure soldier?

Zhuang Ping conveyed the message, and the female reporter and the camera crew expressed their understanding and deep apologies, and immediately retreated to a safe area on the other side.

But they will not give up filming the situation here. As journalists, their mission is to record the real scene.

Let everyone know that in the face of disaster, there are so many soldiers standing in the mud to help them shelter from the wind and rain.

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At the same time, Qin Feng also began to try the method discussed previously.

They tied a large number of sandbags together with a net bag and threw them into the bubbling pipe mouth.

By using Bernoulli's principle, we hoped that the water flow would carry the sandbags to that side, and finally succeeded in blocking the pipe burst.

The idea was good, but I wasted a lot of time using sandbags after trying it four or five times, and it didn't work once.

"It's useless. The sandbags were washed away by the current as soon as they were put in!"

"Can we get a truck and rush into the water and use the same method we used before to slow the water flow and reduce the expansion of the pipe burst?"

"It won't work. The current situation is completely different from before. If we drive the car in, the impact might directly widen the gap, making the problem even more serious!"

"Then regardless of whether it works or not, we just have to wait a while. The evacuation work will be completed. By then, we have to release the floodwaters anyway. If the dam collapses, it will collapse."

"That's unacceptable! We're using targeted and properly guided flooding to minimize the damage. If the levees break, the water will flood the area and become uncontrollable. The two surrounding towns will also suffer!"

"This doesn't work, and that doesn't work either. We have to find a way to plug the gap!"

"stop fighting!"

Qin Feng roared, and the crowd who had just been arguing fiercely quickly quieted down.

On the embankment, heavy rain fell, hitting Qin Feng and others.

Everywhere there was the sound of muddy footsteps and sandbags being lifted and thrown down.

Qiu Guohai and others looked at Qin Feng, hoping that he could come up with a good solution.

In fact, Qin Feng did come up with a solution, but this solution would kill people, possibly many people...