Under the dim twilight.
On the vast Gobi Desert.
There was a sound of wheels hitting the rails in the distance, and two bright beams of light broke through the darkness and sped over.
Looking with the help of weak light, Li Aiguo was suddenly shocked and couldn't close his mouth.
There were two big flags hanging on the front of the train.
The flag fluttered in the strong wind, brightly illuminating the dim surroundings.
There were uniformed railway soldiers standing on the car, on the front of the car, and on the flatbed trailer behind it.
There was no room to stand on the carriage, so some of them were pedaling on the troughs and holding on to the handrails, half of their bodies dangling in the air, like circus performers.
The railway soldiers looked calm, as if this was not the first time they had done this.
If it were left to future generations, I would have to write at least a 100,000-word self-examination.
As expected of a dedicated railway force, they actually treat the train as a commuter car.
This is just great.
Before one train could be towed away, another one came.
There is also the faint light of the locomotive behind it, it should be a train.
This is the rhythm of queuing on the dead railway.
The drivers and masters at the local locomotive depot are probably going to be scolded.
Li Aiguo guessed right.
There were about four to five hundred railway soldiers who came to participate in the rescue mission this time.
A train carries carriages carrying people.
Another column carried eight flat wagons, with various rescue equipment and materials on them.
The railway corps is a regular military establishment.
From employees to leaders, everyone has the same military rank as the army guards.
The person who led the rescue team was a company-level officer named Cai Fangshun.
The accent sounds a bit barbaric, and he seems to be from Sichuan Province.
People in Sichuan Province are famous for their hard work and hard work.
When recruiting railway soldiers, the most places are allocated.
Cai Fangshun strode off the train and gave Commander Zhang a military salute.
"Comrade Commander-in-Chief, Cai Fangshun, commander of the 11th Railway Company, has led a team to rescue. Please give the order immediately!"
It was already night.
Commander Zhang did not expect that the railway soldiers would be so desperate.
"Comrade Cai, the cooking stoves have been buried in the camp. Let's let the comrades eat before we can start work."
"No need, we already ate dry food on the train!"
Cai Fangshun took out a black steamed bun from his pocket and smiled.
"The superior leader said that this rescue mission is very important."
He frowned and thought for a moment.
It seemed like he couldn't remember, so he patted his thigh and said.
"It's very important anyway, don't waste a moment!"
Commander Zhang finally met someone who was more aggressive than the rescue team.
He took a deep breath and said, "Okay, let's move into the scene immediately."
At this time, the railway soldiers had already formed a neat team.
Under the illumination of the train headlights, the atmosphere seemed solemn and solemn.
Compared with their comrades in the rescue team, their discipline is stricter and more like real
Li Aiguo turned his head and looked at the cannon at the rear of the train, then looked at several comrades carrying submachine guns, and the corners of his mouth twitched twice.
Um.
They are the real iron-blooded troops.
Commander Zhang took out the drawings and briefly introduced the situation to Company Commander Cai with the help of the headlights.
"According to the suggestion of Comrade Driver, we have decided that you will take reinforcement measures on the top of the cave during excavation."
"Comrade driver?" Cai Fangshun frowned in confusion.
"This is Comrade Little Driver." Commander Zhang pointed at Li Aiguo.
Many comrades in the locomotive depot are from the railway service.
After the railway soldiers changed careers, the first choice unit was also the locomotive depot.
For example, the deputy director of the passenger transport workshop, Duan Chang Xing Liuzhu, and Minister Niu of the Armed Forces Department were all railway soldiers.
For railway soldiers, the locomotive depot is like another home, and Li Aiguo is a relative.
Cai Fangshun stood up and shook hands with Li Aiguo heavily:
"Let me tell you, except for us people on the railway, most people can't think of such a wonderful solution."
Commander Zhang: "."
The rescue team leaders: "."
"I have to help you this time. During the excavation process, the environment is relatively complicated, so we need to dig and construct at the same time." Li Aiguo hurriedly changed the subject.
"Don't worry, I, Lao Cai Fang, have been drilling holes for most of my life. Even my mother-in-law said that I stay in the hole all day and don't want to come out."
Captain Cai patted his chest and said, "These people I brought are all carefully selected drilling experts. There is absolutely no problem."
Although time was tight, Cai Fangshun gave the railway soldiers a brief battlefield encouragement meeting on the spot.
"Brother Ge, please listen to me one by one."
"This mission is related to. It is related to."
He seemed unable to remember the identity of the person trapped in the cave, and he hesitated for a long time without telling him.
Finally, he simply patted his thigh and said: "In short, the mission can only be successful and cannot fail."
"You idiots like you, if anyone dares to gossip and delay important events, I will never forgive you, old man."
The railway soldiers should be from the same place as Cai Fangshun.
After hearing the dialect that Li Aiguo didn't understand, they all straightened their chests.
"Please rest assured, company commander, I promise not to bully anyone, not to mess with the lights, and not to criticize anyone!"
"Promise to complete the tasks assigned to me by the organization."
Some members of the rescue team could hardly hold back their laughter at this time.
Captain Cai seemed very satisfied with his pre-war mobilization and waved his hand: "Let's go!"
in the subsequent process.
Company Commander Cai vividly demonstrated the tough style of the railway soldiers.
Narrow section of road leading to camp.
Captain Cai looked at the truck transporting supplies behind him, then at the two big rocks blocking the road ahead, touched his short hair, and cursed: "Damn it, if you dare to act like an old man, I'll give you a damn." Got it!"
He waved his hand and pointed at the two huge rocks: "Excavation team, blow it up for the old man!"
Commander Zhang seemed to think that Captain Cai was acting recklessly, and was about to step forward to stop him when he was stopped by Li Aiguo.
"Comrade General Commander and Comrade Railway Corps have delivered dozens of tons of cement and hundreds of square meters of sand. If these materials cannot be delivered to the entrance of the cave, the rescue will definitely be greatly delayed."
"Then it can't be blown up?"
"As stipulated above?"
"That's not true"
Commander Zhang shook his head with a wry smile and turned away to stop looking at the barbaric behavior of the railway soldiers.
Where is the rescue?
It's clearly a matter of sabotage.
The so-called excavation team is actually the team responsible for drilling holes and firing blasts.
After receiving the order, seven or eight young men jumped out of the truck.
He picked up an 8-pound sledgehammer and banged it on the rock for hundreds of times to make a standard hole in the rock.
Then the nitramine explosive is buried, the detonator is inserted, and the fuse is ignited.
boom.
With a burst of fire, the rock fell apart.
This is not the end.
Seven or eight more young men took out shovels from their backs and started slashing at the blasted area.
The whole process takes less than ten minutes.
A smooth and smooth road is completed.
Li Aiguo couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "Comrade Cai, you are professionals in building roads."
"Of course! Ge, if anyone dares to block the old man's way, the old man will bulldoze it!"
Captain Cai seemed to be used to this rude way of speaking.
I think so.
In difficult and difficult circumstances, people often need to use such primitive swear words to vent their inner pressure.
Just like when a charge is launched on the battlefield, you will never see anyone singing Peking Opera with their throats pinched and babbling.
Before you can even reach the enemy's front, your comrades will be scared away.
The railway troops are well prepared, with all kinds of equipment and materials available, large and small.
After an on-site meeting, Cai Fangshun led two technicians to measure the structural data of the cave and designed a plan.
With the detailed data on the plan, the neatly drawn lines, and the standardized construction regulations, even the experts from the rescue team couldn't find any faults.
No one at the scene could say that these people were gangsters.
"This is the data of the stress structure. The arc of the vault is 32 degrees. Since the upper part of the cave has been loosened, it is easy to loosen."
"So we should build the tunnel lining with steel mesh and steel arches, and then reinforce the top with concrete as we excavate."
Cai Fangshun stood up and explained the plan to Commander Zhang.
Commander Zhang looked at Li Aiguo in surprise.
This plan was the same as that designed by Li Aiguo, but there was no detailed data at the time.
After careful study with several experts from the rescue team, Commander-in-Chief Zhang slapped his palms on the table with a determined expression.
"Okay, let's proceed according to this plan!"
"You sons of turtles, get on with it!"
Give an order.
All units on site were busy.
Cai Fangshun directed the railway soldiers to set up a steel structure on the top of the cave.
Local comrades began to help the railway soldiers transport cement and sand and mix concrete on site.
Looking at the densely packed steel pipes and the building materials piled up like a hill, Commander Zhang finally understood why Captain Cai had to blow up those two rocks.
The work of the rescue team is like embroidering mandarin ducks playing in the water with embroidery needles. It is about moving a thousand pounds with one, four or two.
The railway soldiers are like cannons, blocking mountains and blasting mountains, blocking rivers and cutting off rivers.
Two types of work with completely different styles, under the joint command of Captain Cai and Commander Zhang, are moving towards the same goal.
Due to the need to reinforce the top, alternate construction methods were adopted on site.
The boring machine excavated a distance of one meter, the rescue team withdrew, and the railway soldiers reinforced the top of the cave.
As a result, the excavation speed will inevitably be greatly reduced.
It will take at least two days to really open up the collapsed area.
Li Aiguo was already idle at this time.
Taking up the role of investigator again, he squatted on a rock and stared at the situation below.
At the entrance of the cave, there are guards on guard duty.
The guard was brought by Cai Fangshun, holding a submachine gun and looking alert.
In this case, it is wise not to be short-sighted and not dare to do tricks.
Li Aiguo's job has become much easier.
Yawning and wondering whether to go back to the camp to rest, Yan Zi hurried in from outside.
"Little driver, the old cat is looking for you."
(End of chapter)
