Chapter 38 Quick Response
At six o'clock in the afternoon, the construction site of the hydropower station on the upper reaches of Tiandu River. Tao Donglai held a tape measure in his hand and worked with Liu Shanxia and Xiang Chinan to confirm whether the size of the pressure forecourt was consistent with the design plan. The pressure forebay is a key facility for regulating the inlet water flow of a hydropower station. If it fails to meet the design requirements during construction, it will definitely leave a lot of hidden dangers for future operations.
At present, more than 200 Ming and Li laborers from nearby areas have gathered to work together here. In addition, the Chuanchuang Group itself has mobilized more than 300 people to participate in the construction of the hydropower station. It can be said that the construction manpower of the hydropower station has been fully guaranteed. . In addition to the hydropower station construction site, the executive committee even has the spare capacity to mobilize the logging team to continue the unfinished land passage project from Base 2 to Victory Port.
In addition, there is also good news from the Tiandu Iron Mine mining site. The Ming army prisoners responsible for quarrying there finally dug out the long-awaited iron ore the day before. The main project of the hydropower station has not yet been completed, and the plan for large-scale steel smelting has already been put on the agenda of the executive committee.
After several people took measuring tapes and measured the pressure pool repeatedly several times, Tao Donglai stood up, patted the dirt on his hands, nodded in approval and said, "Lao Liu and Lao Xiang did a good job! I won't say more, The engineering team will add dishes tonight! ”
As the first and second leaders of the hydropower station project, Liu Shanxia and Xiang Chinan are indeed very tired these days. The workers can work in three shifts, but they almost have to work in two shifts to ensure that the construction site operates around the clock. Judging from the current project progress and construction speed, it is very possible to achieve the completion before the flood season as Liu Shanxia said.
Liu Shanxia grinned widely and said: "Mr. Tao, when has it ever been possible for me, Old Liu, to give you a breast pat?"
"Don't be too complacent, guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and complete the project construction as soon as possible. When the overall project is passed, I will ask the executive committee to give you credit!" Tao Donglai warned, but he also did not hesitate to give his old subordinates Provide encouragement.
Several people were discussing the next step of the project. Yan Chujie hurried to the river and shouted to Tao Donglai, who was standing in the pool and giving directions vigorously: "Old Tao, come up quickly, there is something urgent!"< br>
Tao Donglai said in shock: "Those Li people are making a fuss about exchanging fruits for liquor again? Didn't I tell them that liquor can only be exchanged for cattle?"
"It's not the Li people's business!" Yan Chujie looked anxious, and he didn't bother to hide anything: "There is a situation at Victory Port, and the military team has prepared to dispatch fishing boats."
Speaking of which, Tao Donglai, who also works part-time in the military team, still doesn't understand what's going on - dispatching fishing boats means that there may be trouble. Tao Donglai hurriedly handed the measuring tape and drawings to Liu Shanxia and signaled them to continue. He climbed up the river bank from the construction site on his hands and feet.
"How is the situation now?" Tao Donglai asked anxiously as he followed Yan Chujie to the base.
"Sun Changmi contacted here just now and said that the Yulinjiao Post had discovered a fleet of six sailboats, which were approaching Victory Port. People from the Maritime Department have already boarded the fishing boats and are on standby, waiting for the Military Police Department to call them. We gathered people to board the ship. Sun Changmi wanted us to prepare for reinforcements just in case." Yan Chujie quickly informed Tao Donglai of the known situation.
"Don't be prepared, gather the people and lead the gun immediately! Now the No. 1 base is full of old people, women and children. If anything happens, the military and police department may not be able to take care of it. Besides, there are so many important things in the No. 1 base. We can't afford to lose supplies!" Tao Donglai made a decision immediately. The Executive Committee has long made a conclusion on the geographical location here. Victory Harbor has been abandoned for a long time without the Ming Dynasty garrison, and it is not on the route from Guangzhou to Manila and other South Asian ports. It is basically impossible for a fleet to come here. It's a merchant ship, and 90% of it is a pirate.
"Sun Changmi also mentioned one thing." Yan Chujie continued: "Tom Wang thinks that if the visitor is really a pirate, then there might have been pirate spies sneaking into our construction site, so it is best to remove the outsiders first. Get it under control!" Tao Donglai couldn't help but tremble when he heard this. These days, they are suffering from a shortage of manpower. They don't do any identification or identity registration for local people who come to work. They just issue a label every day when they come to work. The number of bamboo chips is then handed over to the workers, and then a crosser leads five to ten migrant workers to work. When they get off work, they present the bamboo chips to receive one day's pay. No matter who comes, as long as they are willing to work on the construction site, they will all be managed in this way.
This kind of extensive management is completely riddled with holes in controlling regional security, but no one has ever been vigilant about it before. It wasn't until something happened in Victory Port that someone finally pointed out the biggest drawback of this system - the lack of effective monitoring of the identity of employees. Moreover, Wang Tom’s guess is not without reason. If a large group of pirates really intends to attack Victory Port, then it is normal to send spies to the vicinity before that. In recent days, the large forces of Chuanzhong have moved from Victory Port. Base No. 1 has moved to Base No. 2, which is deep inland. The defense force near the coast has become extremely limited. This is undoubtedly an excellent time for potential attackers.
As for why the imaginary enemy chose this time to launch the attack before dark, Tao Donglai believes that this is also the opponent’s brilliance - both the attacker and the defender will face a lot of trouble after dark, so the opponent decided to launch the attack before dark. Offensive, eliminate the defensive forces as soon as possible, and use the arrival of darkness to delay the rescue time, so that the crossing troops far inland will not be able to return for help until at least the next day.
If the other party really intends to play such a little trick, it will be a fool's errand in front of the people who have mastered Zenith Star technology. Convenient communication methods, efficient command systems, and ships whose speed and robustness far exceed the level of this time and space. The North American soldiers stationed in Victory Port are even equipped with real wealthy equipment such as PVS15 infrared night vision devices. Taking out one of them is enough to crush the opponent.
However, the advantage of a head-on confrontation does not mean that the opponent cannot cause harm. If a spy sneaks into the construction site and takes the opportunity to cause trouble, even if it only damages a few generators, it will be a loss that the time travelers cannot bear. Therefore, the reminder from Victory Port is really timely. It can be said that it wakes up the dreamer.
Returning to the headquarters, Tao Donglai immediately summoned several committee members to hold an emergency meeting and quickly took countermeasures. First, fifty members of the military and police department, led by Tao Donglai and Yan Chujie, immediately returned to Base No. 1 by boat. Second, Ning Qi was in charge of the No. 2 base, and Gu Wei, as a representative of the Military and Police Department, coordinated the operation and organized the reservists across time to control all the outsiders currently working here as soon as possible, and conduct identity verification overnight. Third, strengthen the guarding of hydropower station construction sites and material warehouses to prevent chaos. At the same time, the Executive Committee sold temporary privileges to the Military and Police Department, which means that if there are special circumstances, the Military and Police Department can shoot directly without warning.
Ten minutes later, the support troops who had completed their assembly and led the guns began to board the ship at the dock and prepared to set off. Most of these people have never participated in the first battle after time travel, so the expressions on their faces are inevitably a little nervous in addition to excitement. Yan Chujie was full of confidence and patted the back of every soldier who boarded the ship to show encouragement.
This rescue team is not a temporarily organized mob, but an upright "quick response force" affiliated with the Military and Police Department. It is organized into a strengthened platoon, with the two military and Police Department bosses Yan Chujie and Tao Donglai personally serving as the chief and deputy platoon. long position. The military and police department organized such a special team to quickly respond to various emergencies. After the last attack on the fishing village, it was mainly these people who led the team to rush for reinforcements. Today is the second time it has come in handy.
The soldiers were each issued a Type 56 semi-automatic rifle, two magazines and fifty rounds of ammunition. They wore imitation American M88 helmets, Yangjiang imitation Italian extreme force tactical daggers hung around their waists, and were dressed in domestic jungle camouflage for training. He was wearing a uniform and carrying an assault tactical backpack containing water bags, flashlights, emergency medicines, military rations and other items on his back. He looked decent and quite capable of fighting. Military walkie-talkies were issued to squad-level commanders, and the two senior officers were each issued an MK23 automatic pistol purchased by the North American Gang.
The set of American equipment that Yan Chujie blackmailed from Wang Tom naturally aroused strong dissatisfaction among everyone again. Almost everyone, including Tao Donglai, expressed contempt for him. Of course, most of this contempt is not because Yan Chujie's behavior is suspected of "advocating foreigners and favoring foreigners", but because this guy just eats meat for himself, and he doesn't even make a bowl of soup for his friends. Not loyal.
Yan Chujie couldn't explain it. Even if he wanted to give, Wang Tom didn't have that much stock to distribute to so many people one by one. You must know that these personal equipment are not the military supplies that the Preparatory Committee paid for and purchased collectively, but were bought by North America with money for themselves. How can it be possible for everyone to see it?
However, although the rain and dew cannot be shared evenly, at least some individuals are given special care, such as Mr. Tao Donglai, who wears many hats and is actually the leader of the executive committee. Yan Chujie quietly told him that Tom Wang had the same set of equipment, but there was no "right time" to send it out. Tao Donglai, who understood, decisively withdrew from the team that despised Yan Chujie.
Although the motor on the boat was at full power, the forward speed was still extremely limited, which made Tao Donglai even more determined to open a land passage between the two bases as soon as possible. As soon as land roads are opened up, the twenty mountain bikes in stock on the "New World" can be put to use, so that the time spent between the two places can be shortened by at least half of what it is now. Tao Donglai stood on the bow of the boat, looking anxiously at the river ahead, secretly praying that everything would go well at Victory Port and there would be no trouble.
(End of chapter)