The next day.
The rising sun is rising in the east, and thousands of rays of sunshine containing hope are shining down. No matter how dark the moment is, hope is where the sun rises.
Tsinghua University, Nuclear Physics Laboratory.
"Bye now."
Yu Hua, wearing a Zhongshan-style student uniform, stood at the door of the laboratory, looked around the only nuclear physics laboratory in China, and said goodbye softly.
The time is already 7:40, with only twenty minutes left before the agreed time. Professor Zhuang Qianding will be waiting for him at the west gate of the school, and then together they will wait for the organization's pick-up personnel.
Now, Yu Hua's luggage has been packed, and he has brought all the necessities such as a small amount of cash, a check of 1,000 yuan, a high school diploma, student uniforms for Tsinghua recommended students, design drawings and pencils, and a change of clothes.
everything's ready.
After taking one last look at the nuclear physics laboratory, Yu Hua packed up his bags and turned away, heading straight to the west gate of the school.
A figure appeared in the office window on the first floor of the laboratory. Professor Zhao Zhongyao quietly watched Yu Hua's retreating back without speaking.
All that needs to be said has been said.
In the early morning, Tsinghua University Garden was extremely cool and bathed in sunshine. Yu Hua walked along the school road to the playground. Now, there were already many students around with their luggage preparing to leave school. After the school officially issued a holiday notice last night, all the teachers and students of the school Then an orderly evacuation began.
Some students are preparing to follow the school professors, while others are preparing to take the first step. All have the same purpose - to go south to Changsha.
"Come on, I wish you a safe journey." Yu Hua glanced at the students around him and silently sent his blessings in his heart.
After leaving the playground and coming to the west gate of the school, school staff were registering the relevant information of each student leaving school. Yu Hua lined up to register his own information, and then walked out of Tsinghua Campus.
Ten meters away on the right side of the west gate, Professor Zhuang Qianding's figure is there.
"Professor." Yu Hua came to Professor Zhuang and greeted him softly.
"Yes, you are a talented person, but how come you, a young man, are slower than me? Have you finished the design plan and report on the 12-horsepower single-cylinder diesel tractor?" Looking at Yu Hua, who was wearing a Zhongshan-style student uniform, Professor Zhuang nodded affirmatively and looked at him. With a smile, he asked after joking.
The time is already 7:55.
"The report has been written, the design plan is basically finalized, and there is still some finishing work left." Yu Hua smiled and answered truthfully. After returning to the laboratory from the West Hospital last night, he began to develop a 12-horsepower single-cylinder diesel tractor. Design plans and reports, due to the average technical difficulty, the design progress can be described as rapid.
"Let me take a look after you get in the car." Professor Zhuang said.
"Yes." Yu Hua nodded.
After a brief exchange, the two ended the topic. Discussing confidential information in public can easily lead to leaks.
"Buzz!" Accompanied by a unique and steady sound of the gasoline engine, the Buick car with a familiar license plate slowed down and drove towards the west gate of Tsinghua University, stopping steadily in front of Zhuang Qianding and Yu Hua.
The passenger seat was none other than Yang Xiu.
Without letting Yang Xiu get out of the car, Yu Hua stepped forward and opened the door. After Professor Zhuang got in first, he got in and closed the door.
"Professor Zhuang, we have sent someone to pick up your wife and daughter. They are expected to arrive in Linfen one day late. Xu Rui, Xu Xue, Yuanyuan, and Mr. Tan are picking them up. They will be about half a day late. The organization has arranged for you to leave immediately. , to ensure safety, the route arrangement is to take a train to Shimen, then transfer to Zhengtai Line and Nantongpu Line to Linfen, and then cross the Yellow River to enter the base area. Are there any problems?" After the two got on the bus, the Buick started driving again. , Yang Xiu, who was in the passenger seat, took out a latest document report, handed it to Zhuang Qianding behind him, and asked.
Since Nanyuan Airport was under attack, the train was the fastest way to leave Peiping and go to the base area. Peiping-Shimen-Linfen-Yancheng passed through Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi. This was the route arrangement of Professor Zhuang and Yu Hua.
In fact, there is another route to and from the base area, that is, the Pinghan Line turns to the Longhai Line, Beiping-Zhengzhou-Xi'an, and finally goes north to the base area. This transportation line is the main channel for purchasing materials and purchasing property in the base area. More than 60 % of the war preparation supplies and food, as well as foreign personnel, entered the base area through this.
However, the organization did not arrange for Yu Hua and Zhuang Qianding to take this route, but chose the more hidden Linfen.
Zhuang Qianding and Yu Hua circulated this document and report respectively, looked at the route arrangement above, and found no objections.
"No problem." Zhuang Qianding replied.
"If you have any needs, please let us know in time."
Yang Xiu nodded, then took out a military kettle filled with medicinal liquid and handed it to Yu Hua: "Mr. Yu Hua, this is the Chinese medicine Mr. Tan asked me to give to you."
"Thank you." Yu Hua took it and nodded in thanks.
Zhuang Qianding looked at Yu Hua in surprise: "Are you sick?"
"I'm feeling a little unwell. Mr. Tan is an old Chinese medicine doctor. He used to treat Master a lot."
Yu Hua smiled, explained briefly, and then took out several tractor design drawings from his backpack: "Professor, this is the design plan of the tractor, which is divided into general design drawing, single-cylinder diesel water-cooled engine design drawing and transmission system design drawing. "
"good."
Zhuang Qianding's attention was immediately transferred to the tractor design plan. He took over these design drawings and treated them from the most rigorous professional perspective.
Rigorous and demanding, this is the most basic attitude when engaging in technology research and development.
Yang Xiu, who was sitting in the passenger seat, heard the conversation between the two and did not say anything. He was just curious about the tractor they mentioned. From what he meant, it seemed that he wanted to build a tractor.
The car became quiet. Yu Hua opened the lid of the military kettle and drank the brewed tonic in small sips. His eyes stared at the Tsinghua Garden that was gradually passing away.
Farewell, Master and Master.
Farewell, Professor Zhao Zhongyao.
Farewell, Principal Mei Yiqi.
Farewell, Tsinghua University, the professors and classmates I know.
There is no such thing as a feast that lasts forever. Yu Hua doesn’t know when he will return to Tsinghua University next time. He may never come back in his lifetime.
The short but fulfilling time in Tsinghua University ended here.
The sun was shining brightly at eight o'clock, and the entire Buick drove on the city highway at the fastest speed, heading straight to the Zhengyangmen East Railway Station in the east area of the city.
Zhengyangmen East Railway Station, commonly known as Qianmen Railway Station, the entire station is adjacent to Dongjiaomin Lane in the north and Qianmen Commercial District in the south. The station adopts European architectural style, with seven normal lines, and the waiting hall area reaches 1,500 square meters. It is the largest passenger train station and material distribution center in Beiping. It is also the railway network hub of the entire Pingjin area. It connects four main railway lines: Pingjin Line, Pinghan Line, Pingsui Line and Pingfeng Line.
One of the important reasons why the Japanese covet Peiping is that it is a railway hub. From a military strategic perspective, with the four trunk railways, they can go south to take Taiyuan and Hebei, march to North China, and retreat to defend Pingjin and firmly hold Peking and Tianjin. Seize the strategic initiative.
Half an hour later, Yu Hua and his party crossed half of Peiping City and arrived at their destination - Qianmen Railway Station. The Buick parked steadily at the entrance area of the station and the group got off.
"It's quite impressive, compared to this era." Yu Hua looked at Qianmen Railway Station curiously, commented, and then looked around. Today's station is overcrowded, with quite a few people carrying large and small bags. Hurrying to the waiting hall, those with too much luggage hired porters and laborers. The passengers included businessmen, students, and people who looked very upper class in Chinese tunic suits and suits.
It can be seen that due to the extremely critical situation in Peking, many people chose to leave Peking.
The group of people entered the station with their luggage and headed to the waiting hall. The train tickets for Yu Hua and Professor Zhuang had already been purchased. It was one of the few second-class trains in this era that supported reservations. The fare was 20 yuan a ticket.
The difficulty of taking a train during the Republic of China was comparable to that of Spring Festival travel in later generations. One was fighting for tickets, and the other was fighting for seats.
In addition to first-class and second-class train tickets in the Republic of China, ordinary and low-class train tickets will not be sold until about an hour before the train arrives at the station. If you can't get a ticket, you have to climb on the roof or wait for the next train.
In addition, train tickets do not print seat numbers, resulting in competition for train seats.
After passing through the open space of the station and entering the waiting hall, Liu Wei and Lin Wan soon entered the sight of Yu Hua and his party. At the same time, the other party also spotted Yu Hua and his party.
"Professor Zhuang, classmate Yu, the train leaves in twenty-five minutes, and I came here to see you off today." Liu Wei walked quickly and stood in front of the two of them. His face was sincere and respectful, and he stated the purpose of coming. .
"I accept Butler Liu's kindness. Thank you very much." Zhuang Qianding was startled when he heard this. He was a little touched in his heart. He didn't expect that Liu Wei would come to see him off in person.
"Thank you." Yu Hua nodded and sighed inwardly. Liu Wei could have not come, but he came anyway.
There is nothing better than treating the virtuous and corporal and cherishing the talents.
Liu Wei looked around, lowered his voice deliberately, and continued: "This trip is a long way, so please be more careful and pay attention to safety. We have sent special personnel to protect the safety of you and classmate Yu. In addition, Lin Wan will also go with you. "
"Hello, Professor Zhuang." Lin Wan showed respect, bowed slightly, and greeted softly.
"Hello, classmate Lin." Professor Zhuang nodded when he heard Liu Wei's words, and then nodded to Lin Wan.
Yu Hua also blinked at Lin Wan, with a faint smile on his face.
"Buzz!"
Time passed slowly, and ten minutes later, with a sharp and loud whistle, the train slowly entered the platform, the waiting hall door opened, and passengers poured into the platform like a torrent and began to board the train.
"Steward Liu, goodbye, let's go." Seeing this scene, Zhuang Qianding knew it was time to board the car, took a deep breath, stretched out his right hand to Butler Liu, and said goodbye.
"Professor Zhuang, classmate Yu, Lin Wan, take care along the way."
Liu Wei stretched out his right hand to hold it together, staring at the three people in front of him, his words were solemn and full of expectations.
The three of them nodded without saying any more words. Under the guidance of Yang Xiu, they entered the platform and boarded the train together.
Yang Xiu, the chief of the Special Operations Unit, will also go on this trip. He is responsible for escorting Professor Zhuang and Yu Hua and making every effort to ensure their safety.
The interior of the second-class carriage was spacious and clean, a paradise compared to the overcrowding and disorder of the regular carriages.
No way, the price difference between ordinary carriages and second-class carriages is as high as four times, which is a price that ordinary people cannot afford.
A year's worth of savings is not enough to take a second-class carriage.
"Buzz!" After the three people successfully boarded the train, about fifteen minutes later, accompanied by billowing steam and the sound of whistles, the train like a steel beast slowly drove out of the platform and out of Qianmen Railway Station.
In the station, Professor Liu Wei watched the train going away, feeling slightly relaxed. He had not slept all day and night in order to be busy with Professor Zhuang and Yu Hua going to the base area.
Contact the base area, finalize the route, defend the forces and related personnel, and also deal with matters such as the Marco Polo Bridge Incident and the assassination of the Japanese Pavilion. They are very busy.
"Let's go and wait for the good news." Liu Wei took out the cigarette in his arms, lit it and took a puff to relieve his tense mind, and said to Comrade Teko standing next to him.
After saying this, he was about to leave when he saw an anxious and solemn young man rushing into the station and heading straight for Liu Wei.
Looking at this person, Liu Wei was startled and frowned slightly, but he didn't have any fear because he was a comrade from the organization.
"What's the matter?" When this comrade came to him, Liu Wei looked around and found that many people were looking at him, and asked in a low voice.
"Qingzhu Teahouse has an urgent call."
The young comrade quickly took out the confidential message, then turned and left.
Qingzhu Tea House? !
Upon hearing the news, Liu Wei's heart rate suddenly increased to a higher level. As if he realized something, he had no time to pay attention to the current situation. He opened the message and glanced at it, and his pupils suddenly shrank...
"Prepare a car and go to the teahouse immediately!"
