Chapter 14 Commander-in-Chief of Disaster Relief
Chen Weixiong led his troops and rushed to Tangshan City. Of course, in the vicinity of Tangshan City, about every kilometer, Chen Weixiong ordered a cadre to stay behind, asking him to stay here, and to issue an order to every unit that entered Tangshan in the future, asking all troops to leave nothing else to worry about, to assemble at July 1 Square first, and then to be uniformly deployed and commanded by the temporary headquarters.
"I tell you, my order is all the troops that arrived in Tangshan later! It doesn't matter what kind of arm it is, it doesn't matter how many people it has, and what kind of cadres lead it. Do you understand? When he said this, Chen Weixiong looked very murderous. There is no way, otherwise it is impossible to save lives in the shortest possible time and to the greatest extent.
"Yes! and resolutely carry out the order! Several of the named cadres replied firmly.
At this time, Tangshan City has become a purgatory on earth, and it is an exaggeration to describe Tangshan with ruins and broken walls, and the entire Tangshan has been completely razed to the ground. On the way to Qiyi Square, the center of Tangshan City, Chen Weixiong asked the staff officer to bring a map of Tangshan City. He found that, according to the instructions on the map, on the way to Qiyi Square, he would pass the First and Second People's Hospitals of Tangshan City.
"First battalion commander!"
"Here!" Xue Dengke, the commander of the 1st battalion, who was running out of breath, soon appeared in front of Chen Weixiong.
"Take your battalion, quickly rush to the First and Second People's Hospitals, find a way to open the doctors' dormitories, do your best, in the shortest time, first rescue a group of doctors, and then follow their guidance to dig up the hospital's pharmacy and make a batch of medicines. Remember, the main thing is surgical supplies. Attention, no matter how many doctors are rescued and how many medicines are snatched, they will be sent to Qiyi Square immediately. Do you hear that? Chen Weixiong instructed that every doctor is very precious now, and with them, there is hope for Xu Life.
"Yes!" The commander of the first battalion did not talk nonsense. Stopped directly.
"A battalion of them! Listening to my order, the first and second companies ran to the First People's Hospital, led by the instructor, first rescued the doctors in the hospital dormitory, and then grabbed the surgical drugs from the medicine store, no matter how much they grabbed, they were immediately sent to Qiyi Square! The others come with me! "In fact, when Chen Weixiong issued the order just now, the instructor of the first battalion was next to him, and Xue Dengke said this, just to emphasize Chen Weixiong's order.
By the time Chen Weixiong and the others arrived at Qiyi Square, it was still dark. There are already a lot of frightened citizens in the square. Seeing that some troops were coming, many citizens began to pull and pull, and wanted the PLA to go to the rescue of the people in his place first, and gradually, the originally neat queue was pulled apart. By the time Chen Weixiong found out about the situation, there was already a tendency to intensify. In order to quickly change the status quo, Chen Weixiong did not consider marrying more, and pulled out the gun.
"Smack, smack, smack." Three gunshots rang out, and Chen Weixiong fired. There was no way, he had to take control of the situation quickly.
"The battalion and company commanders will come over immediately, and the deputy company commanders and instructors will gather the troops." Chen Weixiong gave the order, and he no longer had the heart to shoot him.
"Commander Wang, are there any staff officers in the regiment from Tangshan City?" Now, Mr. Chan is in dire need of a well-informed local to serve as his adviser.
"Political Commissar Liang's house is from Tangshan City." Head Wang's voice just fell. Political Commissar Liang walked over: "Yes, my family is from Tangshan City." β
"Well, we don't have many troops now, and we need to use them intensively, so let's take a look at where the most residents are? It is better to go to the floor in detail. Chen Weixiong spread the map on the ground.
This kung fu, the battalion and company commanders also came to the side.
Chen Weixiong didn't raise his head, and said directly: "Each company reports the situation of the personnel, and the second battalion and the first company say it first." β
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Before the company commander could finish speaking. Chen Weixiong interrupted him: "Tell me how many people there are now!" "He's a little angry, it's this time, it's still so dogmatic, I don't care how many people you have in your company, I just need to guide how many people you can get now.
"I have 92 people in my company." The commander of the first company was smart and gave an answer directly.
"There are 88 people in my company" Needless to say, this is the commander of the second company.
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Just as the companies were reporting, Political Commissar Liang had already circled the most dense places on the map.
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"Is it clear to everyone?" Chen Weixiong asked loudly?
"It's all clear!" Several company commanders replied loudly.
"Good! I will send you tools soon, before the tools arrive, you are using your hands to plan, bite with your teeth, but also try to save more people for me, rescue people to mobilize them to save people with you, if there are wounded, send them here immediately, remember, first save the easy to save, the action must be fast! Got it? β
"Got it!" With clear instructions, the company commanders knew exactly how to save people, and their confidence was even stronger.
"If you understand, you will set off immediately, and if you don't know the way, find someone to ask, and rush to the scene for me immediately!" Chen's orders were quickly carried out. After a while, the voices of the various companies were heard, and soon, there were not many soldiers left in the square.
"Chief, what are we doing?" Several battalion commanders and instructors asked. Seeing so many people affected by the disaster, they were also very anxious.
"You guys? Now you should familiarize yourself with the positions of your companies at once, and when the tools arrive, even if they are carried on your shoulders, you must send them to the soldiers below as quickly as possible. Chen Weixiong didn't pay attention to these battalion commanders and instructors anymore, because these people were now lying in front of the map, keeping an eye on the location of their troops. Now Chan regrets why he didn't bring out a few more maps, but he doesn't have time to think about it, because there is more work for him to arrange.
"With me as the center, the comrades of the regimental headquarters and the logistics department have sorted out an open space on the right side, ready to receive the wounded, and the comrades of the political department will now give me to the neighborhood to dismantle the door panels, as many as I want, and mobilize the masses to help you dismantle them. Let's just say that it is to let more people survive! Unbeknownst to Chen Weixiong, his last sentence quickly became a slogan in Tangshan City and quickly spread throughout the country through the media. Chen Weixiong became famous all of a sudden.
The communications company immediately set up a radio station and contacted the Central Military Commission directly to inquire about the situation. All the surgeons and nurses at the regimental health center immediately rested in place. Physicians are now starting to save the wounded! Chen Weixiong knows that the wounded who can come here now are generally not too serious, but once the disaster relief operation begins, more and more wounded will rush to Qiyi Square one after another, and at that time, the doctors will not have time to rest.
"Director Chen, we are not tired, we can start helping the wounded now!" A military doctor of a young grade spoke, and saw the wounded everywhere, and the young man's eyes were full of tears.
"I told you to rest right away, you are the most important thing right now, is it difficult for you to expect you to rest for how long? Wait a minute, you just want to rest and don't have time. Now that you are resting, you say that you can save more people! Chen Weixiong almost yelled. He admired the enthusiasm of the doctors, but reason told him that this arrangement was the most effective.
An older military doctor didn't say anything, just found a clean place, took off his shoes, and just lay down on the ground, pillowed his liberation shoes, closed his eyes and pretended to sleep.
With unified command, efficiency has been greatly improved. When the cadres and fighters of the regimental headquarters and the logistics department sorted out the ambulance area, the people of the political department also brought a large number of door panels and bed boards. After a while, the car responsible for transporting medicines and tools also arrived, looking at the soldiers covered with dust and sweat on their faces, Chen Weixiong didn't know how difficult it was for them to come here, but he knew that he had to be careful when running all the way just now.
But now Chen Weixiong has no time to worry about that. He had to arrange the rest of the work right away.
When the first batch of wounded people were carried over, the sky was already dark, and the doctors and medicines from the two hospitals rescued by the first battalion also arrived at Qiyi Square one after another. Seeing the doctors in these places, Chen Weixiong was much more relieved. Although many of them were injured, this did not affect their enthusiasm for disaster relief. Because they know that they are the first people to be rescued in an organized way.
"Comrades, I know that many of you are still injured, but you have also seen that the current situation is like this, we need you to help us rescue the people of Tangshan City, so we will work hard!" Chen Weixiong saluted these doctors very seriously
"Don't say it, chief, we know what we do, and we know why you thought of saving us in the first place. What I didn't say was flesh and blood. We know what to do! A man who apparently looked like a hospital leader said this excitedly, and then, without waiting for Chen Weixiong to say anything more, he turned to his colleagues.
"Comrades, do you know why the PLA chose to save us in the first place? It's because we're doctors that we can save more people! We must be worthy of the party, the people, and the People's Liberation Army that saved us! Don't gather here, immediately divide into groups, find your own place, and let's get to work! "In those days, if you want to be a leader, the political level is the first, obviously, the person who is speaking now, the political level is not ordinary, and the words spoken are a bit level.
Chen Weixiong, the head of the good Wang, listened to what the hospital leader said silently, and the raised arm never let it go. Watching these ragged people who have just been rescued from under the ruins of the broken wall quickly turn into doctors who help others, it feels like a drama, but this drama is performed in real life.
Chen Weixiong's eyes were a little blurry, and the moment he turned around, he secretly rubbed it, and then gave an order.
"The battalion commanders and instructors of each battalion immediately distributed tools, and all the medical personnel of the regiment brought first-aid kits and necessary medicines, followed the battalion commanders and instructors in groups, distributed the tools to various rescue points, and at the same time urgently treated the wounded nearby. Act now. β
The doctors in the regiment, who were resting on the ground just now, got up and rummaged through the middle jeeps in the regiment for the first aid kits and tools they needed. In these two hours, the doctors began to understand what it means to prioritize, and they understood that their biggest task now is to use their expertise as much as possible to help as many people as possible.
At this time, the regimental communications unit had already received a call from the Military Commission.
"Chief, the call from the Military Commission has been connected, it's the second chief, and the chief asked you to answer the phone." The newsletter came out to report.
Chen Weixiong hurriedly ran to the radio station and took the phone.
"You are the commander of the 305th regiment?" On the phone, a familiar voice came out, and Chen Weixiong heard that it was Comrade ******'s voice,
"Report chief, I am Chen Weixiong, director of the direct engineering department of the X Army."
"Report on the situation in Tangshan!" The chief was also anxious.
"Now the whole of Tangshan can be said to have been razed to the ground, I entered Tangshan City at 4:15 a.m. with the 305th Regiment, and I have divided the 305th Regiment into several extraordinary. Now we are actively rescuing the masses. Report complete. Chen Weixiong stood up straight and his expression was excited. At that time, it was a great thing to be able to hear the voice of the Party Central Committee.
"Good! Good job! Now I tell you that Tangshan is the epicenter of this earthquake, and you were able to rush to Tangshan with the 305th Regiment so quickly, and I would like to express my gratitude to you on behalf of the Party Central Committee! Now I authorize you to assume unified command of all the troops and militias that go to Tangshan to participate in emergency rescue and disaster relief, and your radio station must always keep in touch with the central authorities. β
"Yes! Please rest assured that the task will be completed! Chan stood up straighter.
"What else do you need now? I'll have someone mix it for you right away! β
"Chief Report, we now need medical equipment and medicines, mainly surgical ones, in addition we need large machinery. Before these things came, we needed a lot of jacks and hacksaws. What Chen Weixiong said is the content of his plan. Now it's just a copy.
"Okay, I will prepare it for you soon, remember, let the soldiers give full play to the revolutionary spirit of not being afraid of hardship and death, and make more contributions to the rescue of the people of Tangshan City!" Comrade confessed.
"Yes, I will definitely give an explanation to all the commanders and fighters who participated in the war, and do what the central government requires!" Chen Weixiong said loudly.
"Okay, that's it!" The phone hung up.
Chen Weixiong straightened his clothes, turned around and saw that almost everyone was looking at him.
"Comrades, the Party Central Committee just called, Tangshan is the center of this earthquake, and the chief asks all our commanders and fighters to give full play to the revolutionary spirit of not being afraid of hardship and death, and do their best to help the people of Tangshan City! We need to do everything we can to save more people! β
Applause erupted, and many people began to chant slogans. The people of those days were so pure, as long as they were given a little motivation, they would exert their greatest enthusiasm.