: Praise and criticize will lead to spring and autumn

The third wave of floods is coming!

Xia Xiang shouted in grief and anger: "Brothers, I am very proud today because none of us took a step back. 300 of us built a safe and flesh-and-blood Great Wall for the 100,000 people in Xiama District. Whether we can persist until the last moment, what I want to tell you is that you are the heroes of the people, the benefactors of Xiama District, and my loyal brothers!"

"And I!" Bian Xiuling heard the tragic and helplessness in Xia Xiang's voice, and knew that after the third wave of floods, the team might be dispersed, some people might die, and their efforts might fail. However, no one regretted it, no regrets, because they worked hard, they fought hard, and they really tried their best.

So did she. She wanted to be with them, even if she was washed away by the flood, she would not take a step back. Sometimes in the face of natural disasters, death is nothing, everyone has a fearless spirit of not fearing death in their bones. Although she is a woman and has been slick in the officialdom, at this moment, she is burning with the same spirit of looking at death as a man.

Xia Xiang took the lead, took a big step forward, silently rushed forward without hesitation. The people behind him also had the same expression, his eyes firmly, and he gritted his teeth. A broken team of less than 200 people, facing the huge waves, stride forward with great strides. No one sang generously or spoke loudly, but a kind of power that penetrated the heart silently, step by step, as if every step fell into the heart, slowly and firmly, tragic and desperate, using his chest to fight the invasion of the last wave of floods.

...This scene was frozen in the eyes of many people, including hundreds of armed police officers and soldiers who had just arrived, including provincial party secretary Ye Shisheng, and Premier He Dongchen, who arrived with the armed police!

Originally, the armed police officers and soldiers should have arrived long ago, but the provincial party committee suddenly received a notice that the Prime Minister would visit the front line of flood control in Yan City. The provincial party committee immediately ran at full speed and prepared to welcome the Prime Minister's arrival. Cui Xiang suggested that after Premier He arrived, the armed police officers and soldiers would go to the front line together. Wherever the Prime Minister inspected, the armed police officers and soldiers would follow him.

Ye Shisheng hesitated slightly and agreed. Because the armed police officers and soldiers in Yan Province did not undergo flood training and lacked flood control experience. Most of them were transferred to the Nanshan Reservoir, and some were urgently dispatched to the Siniu Group's breeding farm. Only a small part was sent to the Xiama District to protect Xiama River. Moreover, Ye Shisheng was not sure how powerful the flood was. According to Cui Xiang, after 20 kilometers of rushing down and reaching the Xiama District, the flood would have no impact.

It is still important to protect the Prime Minister's safety. The only armed police officers and soldiers with experience in flood control still take protecting the Prime Minister's personal safety as their first priority. Therefore, it was not until the Prime Minister arrived that the armed police officers and soldiers came to the Xiama District with the Prime Minister.

The Prime Minister appointed to inspect Xiamahe, so he first went to the command center of Xiama District. He heard Li Han say that Xia wanted to fight against the flood and only worked with hundreds of workers. The Prime Minister immediately changed his face and angrily scolded the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government for making trouble. Why didn’t the armed police officers and soldiers be dispatched to fight against the flood, and let workers who have no experience in fighting against the flood? What is it like?

In a fit of anger, Hu Zengzhou was timid and had nothing to say. Fu Xianfeng, who was tying up almost all the power to supply water to the capital in Nanshan Reservoir. Can he disagree? Disagree means sacrificing the interests of the central government in exchange for local interests, which is a manifestation of lack of a view of the overall situation. The Prime Minister criticized in person, but he could not tell the truth. To be honest, he was criticizing the central government in person, and he did not have the courage.

When the Prime Minister arrived with everyone, the first thing he saw was the worker brother who was already tired and unconscious on the high ground. The Prime Minister had red eyes and immediately ordered the proper placement of the worker brothers. He came to a young worker who looked less than 20 years old, held his hand tightly, and said with emotion: "You are the good son of the people and the hero of the people!"

The young man was Tang Yi who lost the opportunity to lift the water pump with Xia Xiang. He didn't know that the person in front of him was the Prime Minister. After just resting for a while, he felt that he had recovered a little of his strength. He struggled to get up and pointed to the wall of people in the distance: "Hurry, help Secretary Xia, he can't hold on." As soon as he finished speaking, his eyes turned dark and he fell into a coma again.

The Prime Minister held back his tears and turned to Ye Shisheng and said, "Comrade Shisheng, what a good comrade, you must take good care of him for me. When he wakes up, tell him that even I, He Dongchen, will thank him for his contribution to the people."

Ye Shisheng nodded and gave a wink at the people around him. Who dared not take the Prime Minister's solemn entrustment to the matter? The accompanying staff immediately recorded it carefully. After Tang Yi woke up, a special person was sent to a special ward for care. After recovering from the illness, Tang Yi was arranged to go to university. Later, after Tang Yi graduated from university, he successfully entered politics. Because of Xia Xiang's influence, he entered the officialdom and was always a clean official.

Before the armed police officers and soldiers arrived, they wanted to show their feelings in front of the Prime Minister, believing that once they arrived, they would definitely be able to successfully repel the flood. Compared with the workers of the miscellaneous army, they are the most determined force to protect the lives and property of the people.

But when they arrived at the scene, everyone was shocked. The scene in front of them was like a loud drum hitting the hearts of every armed police officer and soldier. The worker brothers who were tilted, although they did not have uniform clothing or command, their courageous spirit, their unswerving spirit, and their perseverance to refuse to surrender all made the passionate men of armed police officer and soldier, and everyone had a monument in their hearts.

They are just ordinary construction workers, migrant workers, have not been systematically trained, have no soldier's will, but they also have passionate feelings.

I don’t know who started, but gave the first military salute speechlessly and firmly. Then, all the armed police officers and soldiers stood up in awe, and the workers who rushed to the ground gave a standard and solemn military salute in an orderly manner!

The world is solemn, and the hearts are solemn. He Dongchen clasped his fists with his hands. Looking at the small figure of Xia Xiang in the flood, tears finally burst out from afar. He saw Bian Xiuling behind the wall, a woman with hair messed up and covered in mud, waving her hands constantly, obviously cheering for everyone, and the workers lined up were shaking, but stood tenaciously.

The Prime Minister, who has seen the scenes of flood fighting and disaster recovery and countless touching scenes, has an unprecedented touch in his heart.

He had seen the scene of the city party secretary and the mayor jumping into the rolling flood, and he had also seen more armed police officers and soldiers forming longer walls of humans, but the scene in front of him made his nose sore and his throat blocked. Nothing else, just for Xia Xiang, it was not a show. He stood in the middle of the crowd and was the place with the strongest impact of the flood.

Just for a female official, she forgot about the gender differences. When facing the danger of her life, she did not hide in a high place, but stood in the most dangerous place and cheered for everyone.

They are not showing off, because they still bravely move forward even though they know there is no way out. They fight desperately to protect the interests of the people without knowing that they are concerned by superiors. If officials from all over the country have the same feelings and passion and the same selfless spirit as them, why should the country be worried about not being strong and why should the people not live and work in peace and contentment?

He Dongchen did not expect that he was moved by the official department or even the deputy provincial senior officials fighting on the front line, nor did he cry for the heroic performance of the armed police officers and soldiers during the flood fighting. At this moment, he was sore in Xia Xiang and a group of workers who were tilted around, and his nose was sore, his throat was itchy, and his tears flowed.

They are truly passionate men, not seeking fame, not seeking profit, not seeking to show themselves in front of superiors. They just really want to do practical things for the people and do good things, just want to defend Xiamahe and ensure peace in the country.

He Dongchen looked at Ye Shisheng with tears in his eyes: "Comrade Shi Sheng, Comrade Xia Xiang is the most down-to-earth and hardworking young man I have ever met. You should be proud of having such good comrades under your leadership. Yan Zhao is a generous and tragic man. Today I want to say that Xiama River is a golden river, illuminating people's hearts, and golden conscience and party spirit!"

Ye Shisheng also moistened his eyes. He served as an official in more than a dozen places in his life and had seen hundreds of officials of all sizes. Xia Xiang was the first subordinate to truly touch him. He waved his hand: "Please give an order from the Prime Minister!"

He Dongchen said to all the armed police officers and soldiers: "Comrades, they are all workers, and there are also district party secretary and women among them. You must remember to save people first and then rescue them."

"Report to the leader, if the task cannot be completed, we have no shame to come back to see you!" The officers and soldiers in the head made a strong military order. A group of peasant brothers can spontaneously resist the impact of the flood. As the soldiers of the people, if they retreat, they will be sorry to the country and the lower, they will have no face to see their relatives again.

More than 200 officers and soldiers went out like dragons to sea and jumped into the flood one after another. After a while, the third wave of floods came, and blocked the fatal blow for Xia Xiang and others.

Xia Xiang saw that he finally waited for the reinforcements, but he felt his feet weak and almost sat on the ground. He was exhausted, and it was already a miracle that he could still stand.

The remaining officers and soldiers sent the exhausted workers to a safe place one after another. Xia Xiang wanted to persist, but was forcibly stormed back by two officers and soldiers. Together with Chen Tianyu and Bian Xiuling, they were sent to a safe area without saying a word.

Xia Xiang only thought that the armed police officers and soldiers arrived at the order, but did not notice who came with the armed police officers and soldiers. He could not let go of the safety of Xiamahe and shouted at Chen Tianyu: "Tianyu, look at the replacement worker brothers, who has the strength to continue filling the sandbags, and to ensure that Xiamahe is foolproof. Xiao Wu continued to pump water, and the water level of Xiamahe rose to the cordon, which is still relatively dangerous..."

Xia Xiang shouted out at a glance. After hearing this, many workers lying on the ground immediately turned over and got up again, and without saying a word, they were re-entered to fight against the flood.

This scene fell in the eyes of He Dongchen and Ye Shisheng, and he even more admired Xia Xiang. It was not artificial or pretentious, and it was completely natural, because Xia Xiang didn't know that the Premier of the State Council and the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee were standing not far away!

Many workers don’t know who Ye Shisheng and He Dongchen are. Even if they often watch TV, they feel that the provincial party secretary and the prime minister are too far away from them and may not remember clearly. Even if they remember clearly, in the face of the flood in front of them, they only have floods and Xia Xiang in their eyes, and there are no provincial party secretary and the prime minister.

This was the first time that He Dongchen was directly ignored by someone in the inspection site, but he didn't care at all. Seeing that Xia Xiang was safe, the expression on his face relaxed a little: "Shi Sheng, who made the decision to release floods to Yan City? Why did the Nanshan Reservoir burst? Has the reason been found out, and the responsibility should be held to the person and investigated to the end. Many times, in the face of natural disasters, our people made huge unnecessary sacrifices, which were all caused by man-made disasters."

Ye Shisheng nodded. Although he was not sure of the real reason for the current situation, he also heard some statements that it was because of Fu Xianfeng's poor command that caused the mountain torrent of Nanshan Reservoir. When the Prime Minister spoke, I am afraid that things must have a conclusion. The key is that the Prime Minister saw Xia Xiang's touching flood fighting scene with his own eyes, and was moved by Xia Xiang to tears. He also understood the Prime Minister's temper and rarely spoke in a decisive tone, but he had a clear-headed personality.

The Nanshan Reservoir Incident must be given a clear explanation to the central government.

...

"Secretary Xia, a corpse was found!" A worker found an old man's body next to a sandbag. The old man had been dead for a long time, and obviously he was washed down by the flood from somewhere.

"Wash the old man and put it on the hillside." Xia Xiang saw that the old man was so dirty that his shirt was washed away by water. He couldn't help feeling pity and took off his shirt and covered it on the old man. Death is the greatest, and respecting the dead is a traditional virtue of the Chinese people.

Xia Xiang was naked and raised the sandbag with the workers.

He Dongchen saw it from afar and sighed slightly: "Sometimes he is a party member and cadre who leads the way, sometimes he is the person most trusted by the workers, and sometimes he is a young man who is so careful that he understands traditional virtues who wears a clothes for a dead old man. Shi Sheng, if there are a few more young cadres in the country who are the same as Xia Xiang, we can hand over the shift with confidence."

What else could Ye Shisheng say besides nodding? What Xia Xiang did really touched him and made him realize that compared with Fu Xianfeng, Xia Xiang had too much shining light in human nature. And Fu Xianfeng, let alone Xia Xiang, even compared with Qiu Xufeng and Mei Shengping, was lacking too much.

It is not a blessing for the people of Yan City to have Fu Xianfeng as mayor.

...

With the addition of armed police officers and soldiers, Hongshui was quickly controlled. Xia Xiang worked for more than ten minutes before taking a breath. He and Chen Tianyu helped Bian Xiuling back to the temporary command post on the high ground. After the armed police officers and soldiers arrived, they temporarily built a marching tent on the high ground. No one told Xia Xiang who was coming, and he had no time to ask, so he didn't think too much, so the three of them walked into the tent together.

As soon as he entered the door, someone came towards him with a solemn expression on his face, with condolences and appreciation in his eyes, and he held his hand: "Comrade Xia Xiang, thank you for your hard work!"

Xia Xiang subconsciously held the hand of the visitor. When he looked closely, he was shocked. Ah, it turned out to be the Prime Minister. It was not the reason why he was surprised. But he was now naked, covered in mud, and his hands were dirty, but the Prime Minister held his hands - what kind of decent style?

I'm afraid he is the first deputy department-level official to be received by the Prime Minister naked?

Xia Xiang had time to have a jokey idea in his mind, and wanted to retract his hand, but the Prime Minister held it tightly, so he had to say awkwardly: "Prime Minister, I don't know you are here... I, I'll go change some clothes."

"No need, this is how men are. In front of me, you are you. Just now, you and the worker brothers stood side by side to fight the flood. Shi Sheng and I could see clearly behind us. What is shirtless? When I was young, I also worked naked on the list. It is not embarrassing for men to be a hero." He Dongchen patted Xia Xiang's shoulder and said with emotion, "Tering hardship first and enjoyment later is the style that every party member and cadre should carry forward. Many people just say it beautifully, and only you have done it."

Xia Xiang thought about what he said, but couldn't lift it up in one breath, and he was speechless in his heart and could not say it.

He Dongchen looked behind Xia Xiang and asked, "What are the two of them?"

When Chen Tianyu and Bian Xiuling saw the Prime Minister coming, their heartbeats accelerated and they were very nervous. They were unexpected and too surprised. Unexpectedly, the Prime Minister came to the front line of flood control and disaster relief. Without making any big fuss, they were also very relieved. Fortunately, they did not embarrass Secretary Xia and did not disgrace the face of the dismount area.

However, when I think of my body being so dirty, I can't help feeling a little embarrassed.

Xia Xiang hurriedly introduced: "Executive Deputy District Mayor Chen Tianyu, Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission Bian Xiuling."

The Prime Minister took the initiative to reach out and shook hands with the two of them in turn, encouraged them a few words, and asked in detail about the specific situation and details of the fight against the flood just now.

Chen Tianyu and Bian Xiuling both answered truthfully.

Although the two of them were excited, they had no idea of ​​asking for help, because their brains were completely occupied by floods and they were too tired. They could still hold on when fighting against floods just now, but now they relaxed, they felt sore all over their bodies and had a split headache. If they hadn't held on, they would have fallen head long ago.

The Prime Minister also saw that they were exhausted and was about to ask someone to arrange for them to rest, Xia Xiang suddenly said: "Prime Minister, I have a situation report..."

The Prime Minister nodded: "You said."

Xia Xiang opened his mouth, but before he could speak, he fell down straight - he finally lost his energy and fell into a coma in front of the Prime Minister!
Chapter completed!