Chen Weixiong doesn't know when he fell asleep, but after many years of military career, he has an unusually accurate biological clock.

At half past three in the morning on July 28, 1976, Chen Weixiong woke up. He did not hesitate, put on his military uniform, sorted out his pistol, and looked at the time, but it was only two and a half minutes. Chen Weixiong is obviously satisfied that he can still maintain this speed. After walking out of the row room, Chen Weixiong looked at the time, it was already 3:33.

"Toot, toot, toot, toot, toot, toot。。。。。。。。。" Chan blew a short, powerful whistle. Sleeping Chen Weixiong's whistle, the entire 305th Regiment began to sound the same short and powerful whistle one after another, so the soldiers knew that the emergency assembly had begun.

No one spoke, and in the dark, all the soldiers of the 305th Regiment, including Commander Wang, were quickly putting on their pants in accordance with the regulations, and they were wearing their shirts while running to the door of the room. Because it has been notified that there is no need to hit the backpack for today's emergency gathering, everyone's movements are much faster.

Chen Weixiong stood on the command platform in the playground of the regiment headquarters and looked at his watch, calculating the time it would take for the whole regiment to assemble.

The first to arrive at the playground was a battalion and a company of the 305th regiment. After all, they are the closest unit to the playground. Chen Weixiong looked at the time, fortunately, it was less than three minutes, and the company was already in place. With the constant reporting of words, more and more units began to arrive at the playground.

Head Wang arrived at the playground at 3:38. He couldn't figure it out, why didn't Chen Weixiong do an emergency assembly later? Now this talking, this night, isn't it impossible for everyone to rest? But he didn't expect that this time was decided by Chen Weixiong after thinking about it, because he knew that this time was the time when people slept most soundly. If you make an emergency gathering at this time, do a whole group exercise, and then run another five kilometers, the sky will basically be bright. If the earthquake occurred after dawn, most of the people would have already started to walk on the way to work, and there would not be too many casualties, and if there was a problem during this period, then the whole group of Ma Shan could be pulled out for rescue and disaster relief, so Chen Weixiong set the time for emergency assembly earlier.

Although Captain Wang had some thoughts in his heart, he soon came to the matter of emergency assembly. Anyway, since Chen Weixiong has already greeted him, he has already given himself a lot of face. Even if he didn't say anything, he would have nothing to say if he chose a random time to blow the whistle for an emergency assembly.

The concentration of troops was rapid. At 3:41, all the units of the regiment had arrived at the playground and were arranged according to the units.

"The whole group has it! Attention! "The staff officer on duty gave the order to the whole regiment. After waiting for a while, the staff officer on duty turned around and ran to the command platform in accordance with the requirements of the queue order.

"Report to the head of the regiment, the whole 305th regiment has been assembled, please instruct! Staff officer on duty Liu Wei! Report complete! "Staff Officer Liu Wei's report is as standard and powerful as his queue movements.

"Count the number of people by battalion, report the situation of the sentry post, and organize the dress!" Chen Weixiong gave the order. Head Wang wondered at that time, according to the instructions and orders at this time, it should be finished to tidy up and dress, but why did Chen Weixiong add the previous two orders? Commander Wang believes that Chen Weixiong, who has been a soldier for decades, will not give wrong orders in this regard, so that means that he has his meaning. If you want to say that Commander Wang knows why Chen Weixiong asked for an emergency gathering today, I believe he will figure it out.

Without hesitation, the staff officer on duty gave orders to the battalions to count the number of people, report on the situation at the sentry posts, and organize their uniforms.

"There are 1st battalions (2nd battalion and 3rd battalion), and each company counts the number of people and reports the situation at the sentry post!" Battalion commanders gave orders separately.

Chen Weixiong and Regiment Commander Wang stood motionless on the command platform, waiting for the reports of the battalions.

Report 。。。。。。 Just as the battalion commander ran out of the queue and began to report, the earth began to tremble, and the whole playground was like a roller coaster, rising and descending. The earthquake began. The commander of the first battalion was obviously caught off guard by the sudden earthquake, and the report survived.

"What are you doing?! Report ahead! Chen Weixiong scolded sharply. No one thought that Chen Weixiong was in a mood at this moment. Chen Weixiong understands that the key now is to quickly stabilize the morale of the army so that everyone can have a backbone.

"Yes!" After all, he was still a soldier, and the commander of the first battalion quickly adjusted himself, ignoring the still shaking earth and the screaming sound caused by the shaking of the earth, raised his voice and reported: "Report to Comrade Chief, the first battalion should have 305 people, but it has actually reached 287 people. Of these, 12 are on sentinel duty and another 6 are on sick leave. The report is complete, Xue Dengke, the commander of the first battalion of the 305th Regiment, the report is complete, please instruct! In order to make Chen Weixiong and the regiment commander hear his report clearly, Xue Dengke almost shouted.

"Order the platoon commander of your battalion company to quickly return to the barracks and take out the earthquake relief contingency plan under my pillow. Columned. Chen Weixiong ordered. All the officers and men, including Regiment Commander Wang, were shocked by Chen Weixiong's composure, and none of them left their positions because of the earthquake. Chen Weixiong's order shocked everyone even more, and no one expected that there would be an earthquake relief emergency plan under his pillow. A troop is a troop, and the quality of a soldier determines their habit of resolutely obeying orders.

"Yes!" At this time, the commander of the first battalion was like a lit fire, and his mental outlook suddenly changed, and even giving orders to the platoon commander was so powerful. What a soldier is ready to fight is to go to war, but every soldier wants to be prepared for a war. Just like now.

Looking at the commander standing on the wavering command platform, all the soldiers were firm, and they believed that with such cadres leading them, no difficulty could be difficult to defeat them.

The battalion commanders then made their reports. Chen Weixiong looked very normal and dealt with it. At this time, Chen Weixiong believes that no one will be more prepared for this earthquake. So, after the battalion reported to the end, he directly took over the command. In his opinion, all this should have been handled by more prepared people, not to mention that Chen Weixiong was still from the military department.

"Now I command!" Chen Weixiong did not consult with Commander Wang, because according to his plan, especially at this time, unified command is the most crucial.

"The battalions ran and brought it back, so the commanders and fighters filled their own water bottles! The regimental logistics opened the combat readiness depot and loaded all the combat-ready dry rations into trucks. The regiment started the vehicle with all the jacks and crowbars. All officers at the regimental headquarters brought pistols. The sentries of each company doubled their posts and issued bullets to keep a close guard on the barracks. Those who do not heed the advice of trespassing on the camp may be shot and warned, and those who do not heed the warning may be killed on the spot. All personnel bring all lighting tools. Units that have completed their preparations quickly assemble in the playground. Execute the order below, and bring back the battalions! "Chen Weixiong's order was resolute and decisive, and it was all thanks to the plan written a few days ago.

The battalions heard the order and quickly brought back their troops. Chen Weixiong and Regiment Commander Wang stood on the command platform and did not move, nor did the regimental political commissar.

"Commander Wang, I'm sorry, you should have given this order, but I 。。。。。。" After the battalions were brought away, Chen Weixiong wanted to explain to Commander Wang, but before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Commander Wang

"Director Chen, don't say this, if you change me, I don't know how to give orders for a while. Don't worry, the political commissar and I will definitely cooperate with you! The political commissar standing on the side also nodded and resolutely supported Commander Wang's decision.

At this moment, a platoon leader ran to the front of the command platform with the "Earthquake Relief Emergency Plan" that was turned out from under Chen Weixiong's pillow.

"Report chief, the plan is here!" A large hole was torn open in the military uniform of the platoon leader, and one can imagine how he turned over this document in the barracks that was swaying with danger.

"Okay, you go back immediately, fill the kettle with water, tidy up the troops, and come back quickly!" Chen Weixiong didn't give the queue more time, nor did he ask him about his clothes, these are all trivial things.

Through the faint moonlight, Head Wang looked at the plan that Chen Weixiong handed him casually, and asked, "Director Chen, how can you have such a plan?" How rare did you know that there would be an earthquake today? Indeed, no matter who it is, they are surprised that Chen Weixiong can come up with such a bottom.

"It's a long story, I'll tell you later." Chen Weixiong smiled bitterly and didn't know how to explain, it was rare to say that he wrote it to cope with his son? After quickly recalling the preparations and precautions that should be done, Chen Weixiong realized that he still had a lot of things to do, such as the preparation of first-aid drugs and the arrangement of communication contacts, and the key now is where to help first. So far, the shaking of the earth has not stopped, but deciding which direction to rescue first has become Chen Weixiong's main concern, because no one knows exactly where the worst damage is. But Chen Weixiong knew that he couldn't wait any longer, let alone wait for his superiors to arrange it, because it would delay time in vain. Now, time is of the essence.

"Commander Wang, I think we should immediately bring troops to Tangshan City for disaster relief. We are the closest troops to Tangshan, and we all feel such a strong earthquake here, the situation in Tangshan must be even worse! ”

Head Wang was taken aback: "Director Chen, isn't it so difficult that we don't go to Beijing or Tianjin first?" Or should we wait for orders from our superiors? At that time, the Tangshan area was so close to Beijing and Tianjin, and it was not unreasonable for head Wang to consider.

"No, let's go to Tangshan! I'm responsible for what went wrong! Chen Weixiong knew that there were troops in the vicinity of Beijing and Tianjin, and even if the 305th Regiment arrived in Beijing or Tianjin now, it would be a matter of more than ten hours. But Tangshan is different, as long as it takes more than 40 minutes, the troops can all drive into Tangshan.

"Okay, today our 305th regiment will listen to your orders!" Head Wang didn't say anything.

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Just as Chen Weixiong and Commander Wang were discussing the kettle, the troops had already returned to the playground one after another. The first troops to come back were sent by Chen Weixiong to the regimental headquarters clinic and all the companies, and took away all the medicines, and the Chinese jeeps in the regiment became moving companies. After receiving the order and collecting all the medicines, they immediately pursued the troops in the direction of Tangshan. At this time, people from the communications unit of the regiment headquarters also came to report that all the telephones were disconnected, and the radio stations were seriously interfering with and could not communicate. After ordering a staff officer to arrange a cart to carry the radio station and generator, Chen Weixiong ordered that each of the troops who came should be counted as one, and they should run closer to Tangshan.

Commander Wang left the barracks with Chen Weixiong, and the political commissar was left behind to organize the troops behind.

At 4:15 a.m. on July 28, 1976, the first earthquake relief unit entered Tangshan City.