Chapter 28: Rescue Preparations

  Lin sat in the highest command room of the Yangtze River flood control headquarters, looking around at the decorations and feeling a bit strange. He remembered that during the floods of '98, he was just a little kid. He had watched the special reports on fighting the floods one after another from Ding Feng's arms. And this building became a small obsession in his heart.

  In his heart, or in the hearts of countless Hanshan people. This simple two-story small building is not a building at all. It's a monument, an invincible symbol that embodies the spirit of Hanshan people's perseverance and unyielding determination. No matter what difficulties and obstacles they encounter, as long as this building still stands, there will be no impassable threshold in front of the Hanshan people.

  If even a hundred-year flood and heaven itself are not feared, then what is there left to fear?

  Lin thought so in her heart.

  As soon as they entered the command post, all the hesitant people seemed to disappear instantly. What appeared in front of Lin was a group of wolves with red eyes.

  No one was afraid, nor did anyone retreat, and there wasn't even a single person whispering to each other. Everyone was busy with their own work, focused in expression.

  Great confidence is inspiring everyone, even Lin and this veteran who has seen the storms, are also filled with excitement at this moment.

  Looking at the 1998 flood group photo hanging high in the center of the command room, Lin Yu suddenly felt that the difficulties in front of him were nothing. This danger was far less than that of 1998.

  In 1998, the Yangtze River was in full flood, with over 200 million people affected. At that time, cameras from all over the world were focused on Hannan, focused on this historic city that had experienced the Han Chang Uprising.

  The situation back then is so similar to today's, Lin Yu can imagine how many people are waiting to see the joke of Hans, to see the joke of Chinese people.

  There are Japanese, Americans, Vietnamese and Indians inside... They are all waiting, expecting China to collapse in this sudden disaster.

  Unfortunately, the people of Hanzhong disappointed them. When the dam could no longer withstand the impact of the flood peak, the people of Hanzhong, who shared a common fate with the dam, did not retreat. They even used their own flesh and blood to fill those fatal gaps.

  The people of Hannan are invincible!! The Chinese people are invincible!!!

  The sentence below that group of pictures reminds every person in the command center. Their ancestors once fought against heaven in this small house and wrote a great story that has been passed down for thousands of years.

  Now it's our turn. No crisis can defeat us.

  Lin Yu looked at the busy people and smiled confidently in his heart.

  The report was delivered quickly, with the first one coming from the National Security Bureau. The efficiency of the National Security Bureau is not comparable to that of ordinary government agencies.

  The report detailed the entire process of this terrorist attack. The other side were yellow-skinned orientals, well-trained and fearless of death. They tangled with Chinese special agents on one hand, while attacking the tunnel on the other.

  And this time, the number of people involved, the precision of the plan, and the accuracy of the execution completely surpassed China's special agents, who have always considered themselves to be the world's best.

  Of course, this does not mean that these people have a strong quality, but they have too much of an advantage in terms of numbers.

  This also shows the dereliction of duty on the part of the National Security Bureau from another aspect.

  That so many **** infiltrated into a national central city like Hannan without almost any warning beforehand is obviously a huge mistake.

  "How do you see it?"

  Lin put it in the report book, and Gong Meng immediately asked beside him.

  "It's written very detailed and the attitude is very proper, but now is not the time to pursue responsibility." Lin Yu lit a cigarette, stood up, and walked back and forth in the command center.

  Although Lin Yu's expression was calm, such an action revealed his tension.

  The black suit had been drenched with sweat.

  "What I need now is the complete engineering drawing of the Yangtze River Tunnel, including ventilation, drainage, circuitry and all other drawings. I need to study it carefully. Also, transfer 10 top special agents from the National Security Bureau to assist in the rescue operation."

  Lin pointed at the flat diagram of the Yangtze River tunnel in front of Gong Meng.

  "Now the people inside are like sardines in a can, we must have someone go in to comfort their emotions, otherwise, the trapped crowd will collapse on its own. In that case, no one can wait for rescue."

  "Alright, I'll arrange it immediately." Gong Meng also turned around and contacted someone right away. He walked to the door of the room but suddenly stopped for a moment.

  "Lin Yu, you probably don't know, the opponent is very cunning. They also blew up the emergency passage. The outer high-strength concrete shell has wrapped the tunnel into a coffin. It's hard to get in."

  "I know." Lin Yu sighed, and Gong Meng was thinking about what he knew better than anyone else. But as a veteran who had been through many battles, in the face of such a desperate situation, it was impossible to give up any glimmer of hope. Because he knew that once you gave up, everything would be over.

  Soon, all the design drawings were placed on Lin Yu's desk. At the same time, the Second Construction Group Corporation of China, which undertook the construction task of the Hanjiang Yangtze River Tunnel, dispatched all engineers who designed and built the Yangtze River Tunnel to rush to the command center at the first time.

  Experts analyzed the data transmitted back by the front-line explorers in the first time and looked for the best solution with reference to the drawings.

  Lin looked at his watch and saw there were still 10 hours and a half left.

  "Alright, experts, put your research aside for now. Send out a representative." Lin raised his voice, drawing everyone's attention to himself. "I need to understand the situation in the most straightforward way possible, which is crucial for me to formulate a rescue plan."

  "Hello." Without being pushed forward, a tall middle-aged man emerged from the crowd and stood in front of Lin Yu. He wore a pair of black glasses, and his skin was very pale. However, Lin Yu could tell that this was an unhealthy pallor, probably related to long-term overwork.

  "Hello, I am the commander-in-chief of this rescue operation, and my name is Lin Yu."

  "Hello." The middle-aged man shook hands with Lin Yu, and did not have any doubts about Lin Yu's age like others.

  No wonder he's an intellectual, Lin thought to himself.

  "I am Jiao Zhe, the chief designer of the Yangtze River Tunnel." The middle-aged man's introduction was also exceptionally brief, and he quickly shifted the topic from the boring self-introduction to the main issue.

  "The overall design of the tunnel was done by me. To ensure the water-tightness of the tunnel, we used a concrete integral casting method. This new type of concrete is an invention of Yao Yuangen, a former academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and our plan at that time was to make the strength of the concrete exceed the level of anti-nuclear grade two."

  "In other words, even if a nuclear bomb with an explosive force of 2 million tons of TNT were to hit this thing, it would still be impossible to open it?"

  "Yes, you're absolutely right." Jiao Zhe smiled triumphantly. "The explosives used in this terrorist attack were all placed at the interface between the integral concrete and the guide way, taking advantage of the backwardness of welding technology to succeed. If it had exploded in a tunnel, there would have been no effect at all."

  "Alright, no more nonsense. Tell me, how can my people get inside?" Lin Yu thought to himself with disdain, "What's the point of making such a sturdy stone coffin? Now I want to rescue them but there's no way in."

  "It's a pity that you can't go in." Jiao Zhe pushed his glasses, he was also helpless. Who knew such a thing would happen? If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have made it so sturdy either.

  "All emergency exits have been blown up. It will take 10 hours to clear them out. Theoretically, you can't get in from anywhere else."

  "Damn it!!!" Lin Yu cursed without any regard and walked back and forth in circles twice. His footsteps were no longer as calm as before.

  "Who can tell me how many people and cars are inside?"

  "11 vehicles!!!" The Ministry of Transportation quickly released information. "The Yangtze River Tunnel has very little traffic!!"

  "Well, what about the drainage and ventilation pipes?" Lin Yu looked at the messy drawings, his head a bit dizzy. "Can someone be sent in from these directions?"

  "It's impossible, the drain pipe is one-way, can't get in from outside. Unless using explosives to enlarge it, but that..."

  "Alright, stop talking nonsense and say something practical, how about the ventilation duct?"

  Lin tapped on the table. "You won't seal off the ventilation ducts too, will you?"

  "It's not sealed off. However, the ventilation duct has a 6-layer large exhaust fan. Computer-controlled, we can only stop it for at most 1 minute, otherwise the air pressure will be out of balance and no one can enter!!"

  "Cheers!!!"

  Lin slammed his fist on the table, at this moment, he was facing a desperate situation. But often, the protagonist would have a turn for the better, like now.

  "Director Lin, phone call!!"

  "What's the phone number? Don't answer 1!!"

  "It's... it's the phone call from the trapped crowd!!!! The phone!!!!!!"

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