一九九八年八月十三日中午，我们一行四人随工程建设部主任彭启友同志驱车直奔长江中游抗洪抢险最重要的前沿城市──洪湖。此行任务是根据湖北省及地市防汛抢险指挥部要求，研究洪湖长江干堤万一发生渡口险情时的应急堵口预案。在洪湖的三天中，我们耳闻目睹了洪湖人民在与洪 At noon on August 13, 1998, with a team of four headed by PEN Kai-yi, director of the construction and engineering department, we drove straight to Honghu, the forefront of the flood fighting and rescue work in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. The mission of this trip is to study the emergency blockage plan in the event of a dangerous crossing of the Yangtze River in the Honghu Lake in accordance with the requirements of the Flood Control and Emergency Command Headquarters in Hubei Province and other cities. During the three days of Honghu Lake, we heard and saw the people in Honghu being with Hong