Chapter 224: Deadly Calamity

The first instruction from the new government was to prepare grain. Since the peaceful liberation of Xinjiang was announced, hundreds of thousands of PLA troops have entered Xinjiang. For a time, military rations became the primary issue.

Therefore, on the day he received the order, County Magistrate Kong organized personnel to be personally led by him to explain the party's relevant policies from village to village, and patiently and meticulously investigated.

Due to the solid work carried out by the masses, in just two months, the task of requisitioning grain issued by the higher authorities was successfully completed, and the higher authorities praised it for this reason.

At the beginning of the spring of the following year, the construction and political task force headed by Wang Changtai was finally ushered in, and the county magistrate Kong actively cooperated with the working group to carry out various tasks in accordance with the instructions of the superiors.

On April 3, the Consultative Committee convened the first Consultative Conference and democratically elected Kong Qingwen as the first county magistrate and president of the court.

With the further deepening of the work of building the government, the county magistrate Kong personally went to the countryside to inspect and solve practical difficulties for the grassroots level. He also gave full play to his calligraphy expertise and personally wrote plaques for grassroots organizations. When he encountered the countryside singing opera to celebrate, the county magistrate Kong also enthusiastically performed on stage, and sang his ardent expectations and heartfelt joy for New China in a Qin dialect.

However, a catastrophe ensued and pushed him into the bottomless abyss.

As the sun sets red, the vegetation of the mountains gradually takes on a charming color. The tranquil* Thousand Buddha Caves welcomed an unusual group of pilgrims. They claimed to be villagers from Laotai Township and asked the Dharma teachers to pray for rain and eliminate disasters for seven days starting tomorrow. Due to the large number of people who came, they brought their own tents and cooking utensils and lived temporarily in the ditch behind the Thousand Buddha Cave.

Twilight is gradually falling, and the cloudy sky has lost its last color, and the shadow of the mountains in the distance is becoming darker and more distant. The breeze rises and the grass and trees on the mountain make a slight but palpitating sound.

A few black shadows quietly touched the tent, making the originally crowded space even denser. When everyone arrived, a tall and thin middle-aged man with a pair of eagle-like sharp eyes lowered his voice and made an impassioned speech, and then made a detailed and careful deployment.

It turned out that the group was not pilgrims, but a reactionary force composed of counter-revolutionaries of the Red Gang and some remnants of the Kuomintang. The purpose of today's gathering is to attack Fuyuan City, loot property and create chaos. Destroying the excellent situation of peaceful liberation. The leader of the eagle-eyed tall man is the leader of the Red Gang, An Qifeng.

In the dead of night, a waning moon glowed with a weak silver light, quietly smearing everything on the earth with a thin layer of light frost. Over the past few days, people who have been cheered by the establishment of the people's political power have entered a sweet dreamland.

Suddenly, fierce gunfire pierced the cold night sky. The people were suddenly awakened from their dreams, only to hear the bandits shouting wildly: "A company to the west!" Two companies to the east! Three companies guarded the south gate ......"

In an instant, the sound of gunfire and shouting in the county quickly filled half of the small town. The catastrophe lasted two hours, and the bandits fled in the direction of the south gate while shooting and shouting.

County Magistrate Kong has just finished a painting and is enjoying himself with relish. Suddenly, there was a stumble of gunfire in the city.

He was stunned in his heart, listened carefully, and was sure that there were bandits in the city. So, he hurriedly put on his clothes and hurried out the door.

The sound of gunfire was mixed with shouting, and it became more and more noisy. County Magistrate Kong was apprehensive and hurried in the direction of the gunshot.

As soon as I turned an alley, I felt that someone was dragging behind me, and I looked back in shock and it turned out to be Shuzhen. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief and asked eagerly, "What's wrong?" ”

Shuzhen said in a calm voice: "There are bandits in the city, and there are quite a few miles. They robbed the county party committee warehouse, smashed open the prison and released the prisoners, and are now robbing the cooperative. I look at this group of people, the purpose is to grab things, and I don't want to hurt people. When I came back, I saw Erwa rushing over with a few police officers, so I asked them to chase after them from a distance and not block them hard, for fear that they would hurt the people if they were in a hurry. I'm worried that you're going to be injured by breaking alone, so I'm waiting for you at the entrance of the alley. ”

County Magistrate Kong's heart was hot, and he said, "I have to go over and see what is going on." ”

Shuzhen shook her waist and said, "Follow me." As he spoke, he leaned against the root of the wall and went deeper into the alley. turned two corners, and happened to meet the second baby who was searching for the cat's waist.

The police officer, who was holding back the fire in his belly, saw that the county magistrate Kong personally came to supervise the battle, and his spirits were immediately lifted, and he shouted that he wanted to go up and fight with the bandits. Looking at more than a dozen angry police officers, County Magistrate Kong glanced at Shuzhen hesitantly. Shuzhen said patiently: "Listen to the movement, this group of people has already left the south gate." We don't know the details of where the bandits came from, so we rely on our people to chase them rashly, and once they set up an ambush outside the city, we will suffer a big loss. Now, let's go to the place where the bandits have robbed and see if there are any injuries. ”

At this moment, Secretary Wang rushed over with a few soldiers out of breath. Seeing the county magistrate Kong, Secretary Wang said with an angry face: "These frenzied bandits dare to attack the county seat at night, this is to demonstrate to the new regime." As he spoke, he glanced at County Magistrate Kong, who looked angry, and continued in a slightly soothing tone: "They must have figured out that there was no garrison in the city, and Deputy Director Guo went to Guangquanzi with the police to solve the case and suppress the bandits, so they dared to take advantage of the weakness." ”

Seeing the cold frost on the faces of the policemen, Secretary Wang smiled faintly and said: "I know that your police station has suffered a lot of losses this time, but this woman is right, the enemy situation is unknown, and we can't rush to pursue it." The bandits are also grasshoppers after autumn, and they can't jump for a few days. ”

Seeing that the county magistrate Kong still looked dull, Secretary Wang smiled at him and said, "Let's go to the place where the bandits have robbed first, the bandits stormed the prison and smashed the cooperative." ”

As he spoke, he took the lead and walked in the direction of the cooperative. County Magistrate Kong glanced at everyone blankly, and then silently followed behind Secretary Wang.

This group of bandits fled the county seat in a panic and went straight to Nanshan. Hiding in the Xindi and Guangquanzi areas respectively, they continued to encourage the Red Gang members to join the gang, and coerced some people who did not know the truth to join.

For a time, more than 200 people were gathered, and through the Baiyang River and Tangfangmen, they joined the leaders of the Red Gang in Qitai, Gao Tiancai and others, with Ma Zhanlin as the commander-in-chief and An Qifeng as the chief of staff, and attacked the county seat of Qitai on 13 April. After being defeated by the People's Liberation Army, the remaining bandits fled eastward and joined up with the habitual bandit Yao Lebos, in a vain attempt to regroup and make a dying fight.

(This is a real historical event, from the Jimsar County Chronicles, vol. 2, page 527, "The Fourth and Third Counter-Revolutionary Riots.") In order to maintain historical authenticity, this section tries to maintain the details of the characters and events involved in the original text. So that future generations can remember this tragic event and the negative impact it has caused.