The next road, as Wu Li expected, became more and more difficult to walk. Even, in the first ten kilometers, it can be said that there are no roads at all.

The destructive power of a major earthquake is not something that ordinary people can imagine, and the mountain roads ahead are basically gone. Across the front, you can see huge stones, bulging mounds of dirt, and scattered trees. Every step forward, you have to use your hands and feet at the same time, which can be described as difficult to take an inch.

The last ten kilometers took Nie Zhenbang and others more than four hours. This is something that no one expected.

At one o'clock in the morning, it was only ten kilometers away from the city of Yizhou. After resting for more than an hour in the middle, when I saw the Yizhou city at the foot of the mountain, it was already 6:20 in the morning, and the sky in the distance was already white.

At this moment, the scene that was introduced into the eyes made Nie Zhenbang and the soldiers next to him already shocked.

Yizhou City, when Nie Zhenbang came to Bashu to take office, at that time, the whole province of Bashu was run, and Yizhou City, Nie Zhenbang also came.

In Nie Zhenbang's memory, Yizhou City at that time, although it was a prefecture-level city, the urban area could only be regarded as slightly larger than the county seat. However, the urban area of Yizhou is also full of organs, and there are many buildings.

However, the current Yizhou City has become a ruin, and as far as the eye can see, there are only a dozen houses in the entire urban area still standing alone.

One of the buildings has even collapsed to one side. The whole building, it seems, is crumbling, like an anatomical architectural model.

On the way out of the city, you can see that many ordinary people, supporting each other, are dusty, step by step, walking towards the outside of the mountain.

From time to time, you can see some people crying all the way.

Nie Zhenbang's mood was shocked. This kind of scene can't be felt unless you see it with your own eyes. Said to the person next to him: "Hurry up, meet up, and ask about the situation in the city." ”

Nie Zhenbang and his party, as soon as they walked out of the mountain road, the national highway leading to Yizhou City, the road surface was completely invisible, and the huge cement block was either upturned on this head, or it had been sunken in there.

The crowd along the way had no lifeless faces. There was no goal, no hope, and as soon as I saw Nie Zhenbang's group of people, the crowd sitting on the side of the road all stood up.

In the crowd, suddenly, a male voice shouted angrily: "The People's Liberation Army is coming." The People's Liberation Army is coming, we are saved! ”

It's a cry from the heart. From a psychological point of view, the person who people believe in the most desperate moment, the most helpless moment, is the person they most desperately want to appear.

This shout made the silent Yizhou City completely boil.

More than eighteen hours have passed since yesterday. The people of the entire Yizhou City, after experiencing the initial hesitation, helplessness and fear, just when their spirits were about to collapse, the People's Liberation Army came, the country came, this is like a rain in a long drought, which makes people's spirits shake, all people are no longer hesitant, and all people have a backbone.

This shout, like a baton, spread out and spread throughout the entire Yizhou City.

At this time, after a night of continuous aftershocks, all the surviving ordinary people did not know what to do. Suddenly, there was this shout, and the people of the entire Yizhou City followed suit.

In the city of Yizhou

On the original side of the Yizhou Guangpi field, at this moment, most of the refugees in Yizhou City gathered in the entire Guangpi field. In a tent temporarily built of wood or construction scaffolding, Xing Guofeng, deputy mayor of Yizhou City, walked out of the tent at the moment.

Looking into the distance, Xing Guofeng said in a deep voice: "Little Pony, what's the matter?" Is it the troops coming. ”

Xiaoma, this is Xing Guofeng's secretary, looking at Xing Guofeng's sunken eyes and red eyes, he walked up and said bitterly: "Mayor, go and rest, you haven't closed your eyes for a day." ”

Xing Guofeng waved his hand and said angrily, "Xiaoma, what's the matter with you?" Is there any principle, at this time, is it time to rest? Quick, immediately go and call the permanent director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, and we will go together to greet the comrades of the troops. ”

On the edge of the urban area of Yizhou City, Nie Zhenbang and the members of the commando team looked at these ordinary people, looking at the smile on the faces of the ordinary people, at this moment, everyone's hearts were sublimated.

At this moment, all the fighters understood the true meaning of the phrase "defending the homeland and defending the country", and at this moment, this is no longer a simple slogan, but a high hope placed on the masses of the people.

Nie Zhenbang took a step forward, shook the hand of a fellow countryman, and said eagerly: "Fellow, we are here, I'm sorry, we're late, how is the situation in the city?" ”

As soon as he talked about the situation in the city, the man who was still smiling suddenly squatted down, and his tone also carried a hint of crying: "It's over, it's all over, the whole city has collapsed, and those children have been submerged." Hospitals collapsed, and so did the government. It's all buried. Comrades of the People's Liberation Army, you must save them. Be sure to save them. ”

Nie Zhenbang's mood was unprecedentedly heavy at this moment. Turning his head, Nie Zhenbang said in a deep voice: "All of them are there, the goal is in front of you, Yizhou City, run forward." ”

At this moment, the ordinary people on the side of the road who were walking outside step by step all stopped, looking at this scene and looking at the thin thirty or so soldiers. At first, the man who shouted out that the People's Liberation Army was coming said again: "Folks, big brothers and sisters, uncles and aunts, stop and listen to me." The People's Liberation Army is coming, and I believe that the large army must also be marching on our side. Folks, our relatives, our friends, at this moment, are buried under the rubble, at this time, folks, we go out, where do we go? Here, the Yizhou behind this, is our home, and at this time, our relatives are still wailing under the ruins. Can we just bear to leave? ”

The man's voice resounded through the world and came from the bottom of his heart, making all the fleeing masses stop, and some of them were even more thoughtful.

The man, at this moment, continued: "Folks, when one side is in trouble, all sides support, at this time, can we bear to watch our relatives leave us?" We're going to save them. The People's Liberation Army is coming, what are we afraid of? ”

The voice fell, and next to him, a voice shouted: "Go back, go back with the People's Liberation Army to save people!" ”

Nie Zhenbang didn't know about this scene, but along the way, the lifeless people who had come step by step suddenly turned around, turned around and ran towards Yizhou City

From the foot of the mountain, it took less than ten minutes to enter Yizhou City, at this time, the people of Yizhou who had received the news had already rushed here, and at the front, Xing Guofeng, deputy mayor of Yizhou City, and Chang Weiguo, director of the Yizhou City Public Security Bureau, were already standing in the crowd.

Seeing the People's Liberation Army coming, the two greeted them, and Xing Guofeng said: "Comrade of the People's Liberation Army, which part are you, I am Xing Guofeng, deputy mayor of the Yizhou Municipal People's Government, and this is Chang Weiguo, director of the Yizhou Municipal Public Security Bureau. ”

As soon as the words fell, Nie Zhenbang had already taken off his military hat, his capable half-inch head, with Nie Zhenbang's resolute expression, looking around at the people in front of him, these people who survived the earthquake, at this moment, their faces were very ugly, dirty, and messy, this is the most typical performance, but at this moment, everyone's face is full of hope.

Nie Zhenbang said in a deep voice: "Xing Guofeng, what about the other leaders of the Yizhou Municipal Party Committee?" Where did Wei Dayong go? ”

Xing Guofeng looked at Nie Zhenbang, he was stunned on the spot, at this moment, Nie Zhenbang's words completely alerted Xing Guofeng, when Governor Nie came to Yizhou City to investigate, Xing Guofeng also followed the reception next to him, although he did not talk to Governor Nie, but Xing Guofeng still knew Governor Nie's appearance.

A little incredulous, he looked at Nie Zhenbang and said, "Nie... Governor. ”

The voice fell, and next to him, the major who led the commando team spoke next to him: "This comrade, you are not mistaken, this is Governor Nie Zhenbang, the governor of Bashu Province, in order to reach the disaster area in the fastest possible time, last night, Governor Nie followed us and marched more than 80 kilometers on foot. One night without rest, rushed over. ”

"Governor Nie, Governor Nie is here."

"Folks, Governor Nie is here, and the country has not forgotten us. The state did not abandon us. Governor Nie is here. ”

"Governor Nie, what a good official. After walking more than 100 miles of mountain roads, this is not something that ordinary people can persevere. ”

In the crowd, it was completely boiling, if the arrival of the People's Liberation Army gave them a strong hope, then the appearance of Nie Zhenbang was like a shot in the arm, piercing the heart and making everyone full of confidence.

Xing Guofeng and Chang Weiguo greeted him, and Xing Guofeng spoke: "Governor, yesterday morning, the Standing Committee of the Yizhou Municipal Party Committee held a regular Standing Committee meeting, and all the Standing Committee members at home have been buried under the rubble. ”

When Nie Zhenbang heard this, he chuckled in his heart, it was still too late, he didn't expect that the leading and guiding team of the Yizhou Municipal Party Committee had been buried, it was unimaginable, from yesterday to now, without the guidance of government workers, without a strong command organ, how these ordinary people lived.

After being silent for a while, Nie Zhenbang said in a deep voice: "Comrade Xing Guofeng, don't say anything superfluous, now, what is the disaster situation in Yizhou City, and what are the casualties?" ”