Chapter 992 Victory and Departure
"The comrades on the helicopter said that they just received a notification from the positioning center that the positioning signal of the comrade on the boat was moving downstream! So they asked us what was going on."

The comrades who undertake the most dangerous tasks have positioning transmitters in their life jackets. Comrades in the army have specially set up two triangulation positioning base stations nearby. This was originally intended to prevent people from falling into the water during the rescue process and to facilitate search and rescue.

"What did you say? Really?" Not only the commander, but other comrades around him also became excited.

In the current situation, if the positioning signal remains motionless, that would be the most serious situation. If it is moving, it would prove that the comrade may have drifted downstream. Although it is still very dangerous, it is better than staying motionless.

"Really? I checked the list of locator numbers and it's his!" The comrade who reported had a slight smile on his face.

"It's possible that he was thrown out when the ship capsized, or it's possible that he was an experienced captain and found a way to get out. In any case, this is good news. What do the comrades on the plane say?"

The commander did not mention the worst possible situation - only the life jacket flew away. At this time, he always imagined the best possible situation.

"After I informed him of what happened just now, they immediately went to track the signal. Maybe they can catch up."

You can't expect to float to the other side of the reservoir downstream to be rescued. Even if the person is still there when you go down, it may be too late. Unless you are very lucky, it is difficult to save yourself in a flood. Gao Zhendong knew that a police comrade in Qianshan who fell into the water during flood relief work was rescued by a comrade from a hydrological station downstream who used a lead fish to measure the current cableway after floating downstream for a long distance.

"Well, let's close the gap quickly so that we can get the good news once our hero is rescued!"

"come on!"

The comrades threw themselves into their work with even greater enthusiasm.

At this time, in the helicopter in the sky, they were constantly tracking the signal that was drifting downwards. The location signal was sent from the positioning base station. Although the digital radio only had a speed of 1200bps, it was completely sufficient for this matter. Under the operation of the automatic system, the comrades on the helicopter could receive the latest location information of the comrade who fell into the water within 1 second after the positioning base station completed the solution.

Although the signal is intermittent, it can still help the helicopter fly towards the water drop signal.

The water surface at this time was muddy and wide, and it was difficult to see clearly what was on the water surface. Moreover, there were many debris, making it even more difficult to see clearly.

The observer on the rescue helicopter carefully observed the river surface. Suddenly, he shouted in surprise: "Found it! It's a person!"

In the hot rolling display, a light spot with a temperature obviously different from the surrounding temperature floats up and down, and it can be roughly seen that this light spot has a certain degree of autonomy.

At this time, the comrades who fell into the water also saw the helicopter in the sky.

He was indeed an old hand at water sports. The moment the boat began to capsize, he knew he had to escape immediately, otherwise it would be too late.

Fortunately, the cockpit of this motorboat was half open, so he didn't even need to open the door or break the window. He just jumped into the water from the side in two quick steps. However, because the boat capsized and the waves were fierce, people couldn't see him at all. He was completely out of control and didn't even have time to shout before he was carried far away by the fast current.

By the time he came to his senses and was able to control his actions, he was already far away from the embankment.

At this time, he saw a helicopter in the sky and began to wave vigorously. This should be the helicopter transporting materials to the dam. If it flew over, he would not know when he would see it again.

But what he didn't expect was that this helicopter came specially to rescue him!
The helicopter didn't even show any sign of flying in other directions, it just flew straight towards his position.

It seems that the comrades on the helicopter found me. They were really lucky.

Although he didn't care about his own life or death when he drove the boat towards the breach, the mission had been successfully completed and he didn't want to die in vain.

He controlled his drifting direction in the water, tried not to move, and laughed as he watched the helicopter flying towards him.

The helicopter hovered above him, and the strong wind pressure caused the water around him to form fine waves.

A rope was lowered from the helicopter and a soldier wearing a life jacket descended.

At the dam, the breach was closing and the staff on duty at the command center rushed out happily.

"Comrades! The comrade who was driving the boat has been rescued! He has been sent directly to the hospital by helicopter!"

Comrades temporarily put down their work and laughed together, that’s great!
Five hours later, the comrades on the main dam received good news.

"Comrades, there is good news from the breach. The breach has been blocked! Now the comrades are further reinforcing the levee to prevent accidents."

The comrades cheered. The flood had already overflowed the warning line, but it was still a little distance from the top of the dam, and even farther from the height of the wave-breaking wall. "What is the seepage pressure of the dam?" asked the leader of the water conservancy department.

Now the comrades are very confident in answering this question. After all, in addition to traditional observation methods, they can now see the situation inside the dam.

"The infiltration line of the auxiliary dam has risen slightly, but it is still within the normal range, and the soil moisture content at the half-dam height is still normal. The conditions of the main dam and the auxiliary dam are basically the same, and the conditions are all within the normal range."

"Good!" The comrades knew very well that at this point, the reservoir was basically saved.

Five hours later, the leaders in the capital received a report from the on-site command center.

"...an old captain ignored his own safety and drove his boat to block the breach...He has now been rescued by a search and rescue helicopter and sent to the hospital...Currently, the water level on the dam has begun to drop, and the residual flow at the breach no longer has an impact on the downstream. The seepage of the main and auxiliary dams of the reservoir is within the normal range, and the rescue battle has achieved a preliminary victory..."

The main concern for the comrades now is whether the newly built levees can hold up, or whether they will be hollowed out by the water and collapse again. Fortunately, there is strength in numbers, and the newly built levees are being reinforced and are no longer a danger.

"Comrades, you have done a great job. I am sending a message to them, congratulating them on their victory over the flood and their victory in the first stage. Next, I hope that comrades will continue to work hard to ensure that the breach and the reservoir are safe and sound."

After saying this, the chief was inspired to write poetry.

"All the people are holding the divine needle and iron again, only because the flood monster has come again."

Fortunately, the leader of the National Defense Committee was not here, otherwise the situation might have gotten out of control. The things he wrote when he was happy were quite destructive.

In the resettlement area downstream of the reservoir, a comrade was holding a loud speaker and loudly reporting the good news to the masses.

"Fellow villagers, I have good news for you. Our reservoir has been saved! Our houses and spring ploughing have also been saved!"

The villagers were not used to clapping, and they didn't have many ways to express themselves. They just expressed their feelings simply with laughter and shouting.

The old village chief wiped his tears and said to the girl beside him: "I have lived for so many years and have seen many floods, big and small. Only in the past ten years or so has the government really been fighting floods and doing things for the people."

The little girl wiped the village chief's face, and said in a childish voice with determination: "When I grow up, I will also be like the uncles and aunts who are rescuing people up there and hold back the flood!"

"Then you should study hard. Even if you fail to prevent the flood, it will be good if you can grow crops well." The village chief touched her hair and laughed.

"Look, look, the water level in the river has dropped, it's really saved!" Some people pointed at the river in the distance, expressing their joy.

On this side of the dam, the water level dropped very quickly. After all, the largest water source was cut off. The water in the reservoir quickly returned to its normal state from being unruly - the construction diversion tunnel alone was enough to ensure the discharge, not to mention that there were 6 bottom gates helping to discharge the water.

The water level from beginning to end is still about 5 centimeters away from the dam top.

Seeing that everything was getting better, Gao Zhendong asked the leaders of the water conservancy department to let him leave. They had completed all the work they could do and the dangerous situation had been resolved. It was time for the comrades to return to their jobs.

Here are some senior fitters from various factories of the 17th Ministry of Machine Building in Beijing, as well as comrades from the Changjian Factory. If they don't go back after the dangerous situation is resolved, production will be delayed.

The country has only been established for more than ten years, and the accumulation is not very profound. There are twelve eighth-level fitters, which is no joke.

The leaders of the Water Conservancy Department also knew the situation and were reluctant to let them stay here any longer.

"You have performed a great service this time, but you cannot leave here for the time being, so I cannot send you off. It's a pity that you didn't even have a celebration dinner. I'm sorry for you. When we return to the capital, I will ask for credit for you!"

Gao Zhendong smiled and said, "Thank you, leader. This is what we should do. We are here for this dam. We will have time to deal with things like meals in the future." He did not really need credit, but other comrades did.

"Okay! There's a long way to go. When we get back to Beijing, our company will thank you all!"

Looking at the falling water level below and the dam standing tall on the ground, the comrades all laughed.
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Gao Zhendong and his comrades boarded several planes and returned to the capital with their equipment. The comrades at the Changjian Factory were even worse off, as they had to take long-distance buses to return to their units.

Gao Zhendong touched his waist. It's true, no matter how healthy he was, it was still very uncomfortable after such a few rounds of rotation. Flying tractors are good in every way, but the problems of being small, bumpy and noisy are hard to change. It is really tiring to sit in one.

(End of this chapter)