The telegram contained only two lines: "Forty-five miners are trapped underground in the Jihai mining area." ”

"Get in the car!" Wu Shan was anxious and shouted at Qi Wenwen.

Qi Xiangdong, who usually had a hippie smile in front of Meng He, hurriedly tied the bicycle to the top of the jeep. The No. 1 car of Zephyr drove away.

Fortunately, in order to call Chen Haosu, he specially asked the post office to install a local phone for the front finger. Otherwise, with the current connection between the military line and the local line, I don't know how inconvenient it is to dial up.

"Uncle Haosu," Wushan couldn't wait to say as soon as he connected it: "Send a battalion of engineers to the Jihai mining area immediately, and rise to the top." In addition, let a battalion of engineers come to the boundary of the 14th Company and 15th Company of the 184th Regiment to build houses for the villagers, and I will relocate here. At present, I am still in Xiazigai, and I need a helicopter to pick me up, and I will immediately go to the scene to command. ”

Chen Haosu was on the other end of the phone, and at first he was about to say a few words of greeting, but he smiled bitterly at a burst of cannons, and quickly took out a pen to record it. Subsequently, go to the front to discuss and coordinate.

Such a matter must be reported to the prefectural committee.

"Uncle Cui, I'm in Xiazigai. The Coulomb Tiebuke Coal Mine has a roofing out. Secretary Wu didn't say a word politely: "I have asked the garrison to send engineers to go, and I am waiting for the helicopter to come and pick me up." ”

"Okay, you entrust you with full authority on behalf of the local committee, and if you have any unexpected situations, please contact at any time." Cui Daxiang was on the other end of the phone, saying officialdom that even he wouldn't believe.

The engineers are gone, and there is nothing you can do to contact me. Of course, this can only be slandered in the stomach.

With more than 3,000 underground workers, the Kulun Tiebuke Coal Mine is one of the largest coal mines in the Jihai Mining Area.

The soil here is loose and prone to collapses.

Mineral exploitation abroad. It has long entered the stage of modernization and science, and it is still in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The machinery for digging coal has not been replaced for many years.

I heard that there was a roofing incident here, and people from the mining area gathered here one after another.

Outside the mine, three bonfires were lit.

The engineering troops of the People's Liberation Army have arrived here a long time ago, but they can't find a specific person in charge.

After a while, the inherent roar of a helicopter was heard from the sky, and the sound grew louder and louder. It's kind of like the sound of a diesel tractor starting.

The plane landed slowly, and the secretary of the Hefeng County Party Committee didn't wait for the plane to stop, opened the hatch and jumped down, rolling twice on the spot.

Dust caused by propellers, all over the ground.

Wu Shan stood up and kept patting the dust on his body. The pilot gave a military salute, and the helicopter was ready to take off again.

He beckoned to the pilot: "No need to go back for the time being." There may be serious injuries that require treatment in major hospitals. ”

"Oh. Good! The pilot took off his hood: "Before leaving, Political Commissar Chen asked me to accept your command." ”

The secretary of the Hefeng County Party Committee waved his hand and strode away.

The scene was so chaotic that there was no one here to command.

A soldier ran over: "Hello Secretary Wu, an engineering battalion of the Northwest Military Region reports to you. ”

Secretary Wu stretched out his hands while saluting in return: "Thank you for your hard work, have you entered the well now?" ”

"Report to Secretary Wu. Not yet. The battalion commander was very aggrieved: "No one even came to receive us. ”

Indeed, these gathered miners are all there to point and watch the excitement.

"I'm Wushan, secretary of the county party committee," his voice itself was loud. In a hurry, he shouted out, and the people on the entire coal flat heard it: "Who is the person in charge of the site, report to me immediately." ”

"The mine manager is back to the wind, right?"

"The secretary seems to be at home."

No one answered, only the buzz of the crowd was heard.

"Is there a single Communist!" Wushan was furious, really angry.

Now the workers are still trapped in the mine, and the telegrams have been sent to Xiazigai, and none of the leaders of the mine have rushed back.

Communist Party members are actually synonymous with grassroots cadres.

Especially for this kind of underground miners, those who can actively join the party are at least a team leader or something.

"Secretary Wu, I am!" A man ran from a distance, and the crowd parted automatically.

"Report what you know." Wu Shan's mood was relieved a little, and looking at the situation of the crowd, his prestige among the workers was still very high.

"Report to Secretary Wu, I am Su Dahai, deputy director of the office and head of the No. 2 mine." He kept wiping the sweat from his face.

"What is the number of mine shafts where the roof occurred?" Wushan calmed down a little, and the more he needed to calm down at such a time.

"Secretary Wu, it's the No. 1 mine, and the pit manager Huang Wuxiong is also trapped underground." Su Dahai's face has become a big face: "I have been calling outside the office just now, and now I have not contacted the secretary and the mine manager." ”

"Now, you immediately send someone to call and ask the Standing Committee of the county party committee at home to leave one person on duty, and the rest will come. Let the comrades of the Public Security Bureau maintain order at the scene. Secretary Wu waved his hand: "Prepare enough hard hats for the officers and soldiers of the engineering battalion." ”

With that, he followed Su Dahai to the office.

The prestige of the No. 2 well chief was indeed not covered, and the orders were issued in an orderly manner, and the workers carried them out.

In the office, there is also a middle-aged man wearing glasses with deep myopia, who keeps writing and drawing.

The noise of so many people inside didn't seem to affect him.

The beads of sweat on his forehead have long since fallen down.

He just wiped off the water stains on the paper in front of him with a towel and continued to write.

"Secretary Wu, his name is Zhu Mingquan." Su Dahai introduced on the side: "I used to be an engineer in a large state-owned coal mine, and I was sent here without a specific position. ”

"Yes." He nodded faintly and was about to speak.

Zhu Mingquan had already jumped up: "I figured it out!" ”

He grabbed Su Dahai by the collar: "Chief Su Jing, dig a passage from Well No. 2 and go straight to Well No. 1." At present, we do not know the specific situation of the No. 1 well, and if we dig from the No. 1 well, there may be sand and coal falling down, completely flooding the No. 1 well. In that case, they have no hope of survival. ”

"Lao Zhu, this is our county party committee secretary!" Su Dahai may have adapted to this technique maniac. There was no struggle, just a wry smile and a wry smile to introduce him.

"Hello Comrade Zhu Mingquan, Xie Lu thanks for your suggestion." Wu Shan stretched out his hand kindly: "On behalf of the workers in the mine, I thank you. If they survive, you're indebted! ”

As he spoke, he had already picked up a hard hat from the desk in the office: "Let's go, Comrade Mingquan, please lead the way, just dig from the position you just calculated." Human lives are at stake, and every extra minute of delay. They are one step closer to death. ”

Zhu Mingquan was not ambiguous, picked up the helmet and followed.

Su Dahai chased after him and asked, "Secretary Wu, what am I doing?" ”

"You are the No. 2 well chief, come down with us." Secretary Wu didn't look back: "Keep people on duty here, after the comrades of the county party committee." Let them wait here. ”

The engineering battalion commander and Zhu Mingquan trotted forward, following Wushan's arrow towards the eye-catching No. 2 well.

This is 300 meters underground. Except for the miner's lamp overhead and the flickering lights in the mine. There was no sound.

"Secretary Wu, I asked all the people in Well No. 2 to withdraw." Su Dahai scratched his scalp in embarrassment: "I don't know the situation here, I'm afraid that there will be a similar accident in Well No. 2." ”

Wu Shan bowed lightly, turned his head and asked Zhu Mingquan: "Where do you dig from?" ”

"Ten meters or so further on." His spectacle lenses were thick and had just arrived underground, due to temperature differences. There is a layer of water mist on the lenses. Take off your glasses and wipe them with your shirt, then put them back on and compare them with the sketches.

It's very hot outside, and the temperature under the well is about 20 degrees, which means that the body is as strong as Wushan. I couldn't help but shudder. He buttoned up the top of his shirt as well.

The engineers, at this time, became the people who worked. Commanded by the veteran workers who came with the minecart, they kept digging forward with their machines.

I don't know if Lu Dao is an illusion or a psychological effect, Wu Shan feels that the surrounding mine walls are pressing towards him.

What's going on? The young county party secretary couldn't help but feel a little funny in his heart, it seems that I am also afraid of death.

No one made any sound, only the machines were working non-stop.

Workers are constantly transporting the excavated sand and coal in mine carts.

"Secretary, how did you come to such a dangerous place?" An empty minecart came, and Cai Qin, the new secretary of the Political and Legal Committee, also followed.

From the director of the real power bureau to the number one member of the Standing Committee of the county party committee, his gratitude to Secretary Wu cannot be described in words.

"Lao Cai is here, and the comrades are all here?" Wu Shan took the kettle he handed over and took a breath.

I forgot that I hadn't drunk water in a long time, and now I feel thirsty.

"Lao Bo is on duty, and the rest of the people are here." Cai Qin only felt down-to-earth when he saw Wushan himself.

"I'm in a hurry." Wu Shan finally found a person who spoke: "That's forty-five living lives." ”

"Jiren has its own natural appearance, we rescued it in time, there should be no problem." Zhu Mingquan comforted on the side.

"Why did Lao Zhu come to our small place?" Wu Shan smiled at him gently: "Your skill level is said to be very good, and it is the treasure bump of every mine." ”

"Hey, don't mention it!" Zhu Mingquan shook his head: "I published an article saying that we should learn from foreign production experience. As a result, it became a bourgeois authority. ”

From the bottom of his heart, Wushan didn't know how feasible this plan was. It's just that dead horses are treated as live horse doctors, and I don't know anything about this industry. Whether it is a mule or a horse depends on whether this rescue operation can be successful.

"Secretary, shall I replace you here?" Cai Qin asked tentatively: "Everyone is waiting outside, and they are very worried about your safety." ”

Secretary Wu is also as good as a stream, there is no benefit for him to stay here, just let Cai Qin, who is decisive in killing, stay here.

The workers, with their own actions, silently supported the brothers in the mine.

They were in groups of three, five in a pile, and their eyes kept looking at the mouth of the well.

"Comrades, go home and rest." As soon as Wushan came out of the mine, he waved to the worker brothers who were waiting there.

"Secretary Wu, we're worried." The voice of an old worker came from the crowd: "I can't see anyone alive or dead, these are people who have been working with us for a long time." ”

He had no choice, he couldn't force these people away.

Outside, a group of Standing Committee members were reprimanding the two people standing in the crowd.

They were pale and did not say a word.

"Secretary!"

"Secretary Wu!"

Seeing the secretary of the county party committee come out, a group of county party committee bigwigs breathed a sigh of relief.

"What's going on?" Wu Shan wanted to smoke a cigarette, and felt in his pocket for a long time before realizing that he had left the cigarette in the car.

"Secretary, they are the secretary and mine manager here." Kenbart took the opportunity to hand over a cigarette and lit it for him: "When the incident happened, the two of them were eating with the guests at the wine table, and they were drunk and unconscious. ”

"Let's talk about it," the secretary of the county party committee looked cold: "If such a big thing happens, there must be an explanation, right?" ”

"Secretary Wu, I'm Zhang Qingyun, the party secretary here." A man in his forties said in a deep voice: "You can remove me from my post, I have no complaints." ”

"Lao Zhang, it is impossible for you to carry this matter alone, and you can't carry it." Another man in his forties also stood up, ignoring the pleading gaze of the party secretary: "Secretary, I am Chi Minghao, the mine manager here, please punish me." ”

"Secretary Wu, as the leader of the Coal Bureau, I also have responsibility." Bu Liansheng gritted his teeth and stood up.

"What's going on?" Wu Shan smiled: "The criticism meeting is coming?" Let's get things clear first. If people can be saved, everything is easy to say. What if you are gone, and you are dismissed, or you are shot? ”

Coal here is mainly supplied to the city of Koramayi.

Koramai is a very peculiar city. Director of the Petroleum Management Bureau, and Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee.

Today, the director of the logistics procurement department came, and first hinted that he wanted to take some benefits.

In this day and age, there is no such custom.

The party secretary and the mine chief pretended to be deaf and dumb.

At the dinner table, this person came out with another moth, saying that it was 10,000 tons of liquor per catty.

In this way, the two of them gritted their teeth and poured six catties of liquor.

After gastric lavage in the hospital just now, the two of them still look vague.

When Wushan heard this, his heart turned upside down.

Is there overcapacity right now?

Then he shook his head, saying that we are now in the era of the transition from a planned economy to a market economy, and it is impossible to say that it is not yet possible.

In other words, it is the clerks of Kolamai City, who want to make some benefits in private, and deliberately make things difficult.

"The two of you are cadres of Zephyr. Remember, Zephyr people must straighten their backs wherever they are. Wushan patted the two on the shoulder: "If you really can't sell it, you can find the Coal Bureau, and Lao Bu can also find the county party committee and county government." At any given time, even if there is a mountain of coal here, you just need to do your job. The rest is left to the government. ”

"Hmph, what's wrong with the Zephyr government?" A gloomy voice came from the side: "I say a word, I promise that not a single coal will ask you to be with the wind." ”

"Oh? Hehe," Wu Shan laughed angrily: "A small section-level cadre actually ran to the wind here to spread wildness." ”

"Li Kaijun!" He shouted to the crowd: "This person disrupts the country's economic order and opportunists." In this mining disaster, he has an unshirkable responsibility, arrest it! ”

A group of Japanese people raised their eyebrows. They don't care whether the county party secretary is true or not.

"You can't arrest me, I'll still use coal here in the future!" The voice became poignant, and it was particularly harsh in the silence of the night. (To be continued......)