Chang Ning looked at the chief of the Liu mine and the chief engineer Wang who walked into the tent, he couldn't believe his eyes, the director of the Longshan aluminum mine Liu Suinian, should be only in his early fifties this year, the optimist in life and work, only a month has not been seen, a black hair, has become a gray hair, looks more like a dying old man in the last years of the wind and candles, Wang Chongren, the chief engineer of the aluminum mine, the appearance is not much better, the retained personnel after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the old man who is about to retire, disheveled, covered in mud and water, faltering, and his waist is more rickety than before.

"Director Chang......" Liu swallowed with the stalk, and clenched Chang Ning's hands tightly, "I, I'm sorry for you, I'm sorry for the thirty-seven brothers in the mine." ”

"Lao Liu, come on, drink saliva first, Wang Gong, you also sit down and rest." Chang Ning hugged Liu Suinian and comforted.

"Plop", Liu Suinian knelt down in front of Chang Ning, his face was full of tears, "Director Chang, I, Liu Suinian, kneel down for you, you quickly think of a way to save the brothers below, woo ......"

Deng Zhijun and Hong Tao came over, helped Chang Ning pick up Liu Suinian, and let him and Wang Chongren sit down in chairs.

Chang Ning said calmly: "Mine Chief Liu, Wang Gong, don't say anything, let's talk about it later, it's your responsibility, I will never be soft, it's not your responsibility, who dares to impose it on you, I'll help you find him to fight for your life, okay, now our main task is to seize the time to save people, with the consent of all the leaders present, I have taken over the command of this mine disaster rescue, and the two of you are now under my command, I order you to cheer up immediately, you two are the people who know the most about the situation in this tent, I need your help, and I can't make up my mind without your help. ”

Liu Suinian and Wang Chongren nodded together, and Chang Ning's categorical words made the two of them feel a lot more at ease, and they seemed to see the hope of survival of the trapped workers underground, "Director Chang, we listen to you." ”

Chang Ning pulled over the topographical map of the mine and began to ask a series of questions, "You two are good at listening, please answer my question truthfully." ”

"First, how far is the collapse site from the worker's work face? Will it cause a secondary collapse on the spot or later, and bury the workers? ”

"The collapse site is at the earth-rock junction of the shaft, there are three turns from the working face, the slope distance is more than 1,000 meters, the No. 2 well is a mixed layer of soil and rock at 300 meters from the ground, which is easy to cause water permeability accidents, and almost all of the rock below 300 meters are solid rocks, unless it is an earthquake or explosion to cause the collapse of the whole mine, so we are sure that the mine with an inclined plane distance of less than 500 meters will not be affected by this collapse, and the workers must still be alive."

According to Liu Suinian and Wang Chongren's introduction, Chang Ning held a red pencil and recorded it on the mine topography diagram.

"Second, please introduce the situation of the workers going down the mine, especially the situation of the mine manager Fu, how much do they know about the knowledge of self-rescue in the mine, and is the air in the mine enough for them to support them for four to five days?" No mistakes, no word skipping.

"Director Chang, since you helped us make an emergency plan, according to your instructions, we organized and implemented two exercises, one of which was to save yourself from being trapped underground, these thirty-five workers are all from our Qingyang, except for seven or eight workers who were newly recruited at the end of last year, the rest are old workers with five years of experience, they are going down the mine at zero o'clock, security inspector Liu Xiaoshan has been on the job for eight years, and he has rich experience in the mine, he also went down the mine with the workers at zero o'clock, and Guo Hongjun, the head of the mine, is the cadre on duty that night in the general mine, according to the miners' reportAccording to his old habits, when the collapse occurred at two o'clock, he should still be with the workers, he is seven years Chinese New Year's Eve old today, he is a native of Chengguan Town, Qingyang, he was transferred from the army to the mine three years ago, he is an old engineer in the army, and the mine tunnel has been dealing for more than ten years, among the five leading members of the mine party committee, he is a person who insists on going underground every day, in addition, the second well extends in all directions, the capacity is very large, and the air should be able to last for six days. ”

A smile appeared on Chang Ning's face, "A good leader with rich experience in underground work, he will buy us enough time, and the workers will be saved." ”

"Three, based on the calculations of the two of you, how long will it take for us to drain the water at the current rate and then organize the construction to open the collapse point, oh, by the way, please take into account the rain factor in the next two days."

"Our drainage speed is not slow, part of the water should also seep into the mine through the collapse point, but not to flood the entire mine, if we take into account that it will rain in Qingyang County in the next two days, the amount of water gushing out through the collapse point will increase compared with now, so, conservative estimates, now the water is more than 160 meters deep, and it will take at least 30 hours to drain the water alone, and we will clean up the earthwork at the collapse point, judging by the terrain, it will take at least 30 hours."

Chang Ning shook his head and said: "Two, your estimate is not conservative, it is too easy, the groundwater continues to leak out, and the mud will continue to gush out and cause the mine to continue to block, adding up to only sixty hours, I think at the current speed, one hundred hours is not enough, no, this method will make the underground workers desperate, the drainage work cannot be stopped, but we must think of another way to save people." ”

Lu Tailiang and others also came around, and Lu Tailiang asked seriously: "Xiao Chang, have you figured out a way?" "No mistakes, no skipping words.

Chang Ning nodded, looked at Wang Chongren and asked: "Wang Gong, when I came for the second time, you once introduced to me that this mining area was mined before the liberation, and left a waste well, now you look for it in this topographic diagram, where is the tunnel of the waste well, and with your nearly forty years of experience, judge where is the closest place to the No. 2 well, and what is the closest distance between the two wells?" ”

Wang Chongren's eyes lit up, and he took the topographical map of the mine and looked at it.

"Director Chang, it should be here, the B operation face of Well No. 2...... I reckon...... The tunnel of the abandoned well will not be more than 30 meters away from the B operation face of the No. 2 well. ”

Chang Ning smiled again and asked, "In the silent space composed of underground rocks, two places less than thirty meters apart, can they hear each other's tapping?" "No mistakes, no skipping words.

Wang Chongren nodded and said: "I'm really ashamed, why didn't I think of it, Director Chang, thank you, as long as it is a person with normal ears, it can be heard at a distance of less than thirty meters, and for an old underground like Guo Hongjun, it is even closer at hand." ”

Chang Ning patted the table and said: "Okay, Wang Gong, this task will be handed over to you, I will let Commander Ma Gao Ji and County Magistrate Deng Fu cooperate with you, you just command, what you need to ask the three of them, you organize people to go down to the waste well immediately, first find the nearest point, the best drilling rig with the mine, non-stop construction, every half an hour of work, stop and use a minute to contact each other, and wait for the military division engineer company to arrive, using the combination of drilling rig excavation and directional blasting method construction, I estimate, on the distance of about 30 meters, The strongest rock formation can penetrate it in thirty hours. ”

After sending out a group of people, Chang Ning touched his pocket, but took out an empty cigarette box, Tian Fengshan handed over a box of peony brand cigarettes, Chang Ning was not polite, took out a stick and held it in his mouth, lit a fire and took a few puffs, Chang Ning looked at Liu Suinian again, "Mine Chief Liu, I handed over the drainage work at the wellhead of the No. 2 well to you, you are the supreme commander there, even Governor Lu Fu and Tian Ji have to obey your command when they go there." ”

Liu Suinian stood up, Chang Ning looked at several leaders again, and grinned: "I'm sorry, which two leaders are willing to cooperate with the work of Mine Manager Liu?" ”

Lu Tailiang said: "What is there to say about this, whoever you order is whoever you want, who here dares not to listen to the commander-in-chief." ”

Chang Ning was happy in his heart, Governor Lu Fu raised himself so high, I don't know what these guys will think afterwards?

At this time, Liu Weiming stood up, "I'll go, and Luo Jianren Fu County Magistrate who is resting next door, we have all been in this mine for a while, I woke him up, and the two of us will cooperate with Mine Chief Liu to ensure the completion of the task." ”

After Liu Weiming and Liu went out with the year, Chang Ning said to Liu Shouqian: "County Magistrate Liu, the logistics support work will be handed over to you, let Director Hong and Director Chen cooperate with you, you have just come not long ago, you have not experienced the handling of the mining accident, I will say a few more words, the logistics support is complicated, more important than their front-line rescue, especially after the trapped workers are rescued, medical security is particularly important, please County Magistrate Liu strictly follow the provisions of the emergency plan manual." ”

Liu Shouqian dared to say anything at this time, and said with a serious face: "Xiao Chang, please rest assured, I will report to you at any time." ”

Li Dongfang came over and said: "Xiao Chang, in addition to your own county, there are also many rescuers from other counties at the scene, and I will help County Magistrate Liu and be responsible for the coordination of the scene." ”

In the tent, except for Chang Ning, there were only three people left, Lu Tailiang, Tian Fengshan and Shan Yunfei.

Lu Tailiang pressed Chang Ning's shoulder to sit down, and asked with a smile: "Xiao Chang, it's hard work, I specially told them not to tell you, how did you know?" ”

Chang Ning said: "I read it from the newspaper before dinner yesterday, so I asked people to join forces with the Air Force plane. "He didn't dare to say that he came back on a special plane.

Tian Fengshan said: "Xiao Chang, you are really good, you found a way as soon as you came, no wonder Commissioner Liu Fu always talks about you." ”

Chang Ning said embarrassedly: "Tian Ji, I'm sorry, I scolded just now." ”

Tian Fengshan waved his hand and said, "You scolded well, I still think you scolded hard enough." ”

Shan Yunfei on the other side shouted: "Xiao Chang, you have to give the three of us something to do." ”

Chang Ning smiled and said: "Governor Lu and Tian Ji's task is to guard these phones, as for your commander, as soon as the engineer company of your provincial military region arrives, it will be your time." ”