Liang Guocheng thought for a moment and said, "First pick thirty volunteers to put out the fire in the back." ”

Platoon Commander Wang knew that his words had more weight than Liang Guocheng, so he took over the conversation and asked, "Are there any volunteers to put out the fire?" Thirty people. ”

There was a sense of urgency in everyone, and now someone finally gave the order, which was the order of life and the hope of life. Without waiting for Platoon Commander Wang to say a word, Huhula stood up with a number of new soldiers. ”

Commander Jiao did not forget his own duties, he spoke as an order, worried that no one would command the firefighting, and said: "The comrades who led the soldiers in the first and second carriages took the volunteers to direct the firefighting. ”

"The comrades of the two carriages were organized in a group, stood in two rows, and passed down the slope from above the rocks, mainly stones, and the earth was left alone. It is easier to dig a hole with the outside of the soil and rock, and let fresh air in first. "Liang Guocheng arranged it.

"The comrades in the first and second carriages immediately moved and started working according to what Liang Guocheng said!" Head Jiao speaks with authoritative letters.

Liang Guocheng continued: "It's best to work every hour, otherwise you will be bored." ”

Head Jiao looked at Liang Guocheng and nodded, seemingly satisfied with his arrangement. He took off his watch from his wrist and handed it to Liang Guocheng: "You control the time." He knew that the recruits would not have watches, and the soldiers would be led by platoon-level cadres, and the superiors would not be issued watches, and the whole train might be just a watch for him. Liang Guocheng looked at his watch and didn't know whether to take it or not. In the fifties, it was a luxury, and most poor families had never seen it, except for officials, who were wealthy businessmen before liberation. Some people have some methods, and some of them are pocket watches, and there are no watches at all. He knew that Captain Jiao gave him the watch, which was an endorsement of his idea and an affirmation of his current arrangement. But he was a little hesitant in the face of such a valuable thing. Platoon Commander Wang saw his thoughts, took the watch and pulled his arm to give him a wrist. Liang Guocheng was not too confident in his command of hundreds of people, and for fear of some mistakes, he pulled Wang Platoon Commander to climb up the rocky and soil slope that had collapsed and blocked. He took the fire and shone it around, and the large and small stones that fell on it were like the top of a mountain, and most of the miscellaneous earth leaked through the cracks in the stones, and only the stones were exposed. He arranged for the people according to the carriage to stand in two rows along the slope, leaving the miscellaneous soil alone, the soil would be exposed along the cracks of the stones, and the stones that could be moved were passed down one by one, as far as possible, and the workload was large, so as to prevent the pile from being unable to be piled up, and the second transport. The soldiers in the first and second carriages soon lined up in two rows and began to carry the stones down. Liang Guocheng was worried that everyone would not listen to him, a new recruit, and kept pulling Wang Platoon Commander to be courageous, but he didn't expect the arrangement to be so smooth. In fact, all the people trapped in the cave, especially the recruits who have not passed the test of life and death on the battlefield, are most concerned about how to get out safely and as soon as possible, and no one cares who commands.

Liang Guocheng breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at the watch on his wrist by the light of the fire, it was already one o'clock in the afternoon, and they had been stuffy in the cave for more than four hours. He was a little worried about the back of the train, and he didn't know how the fire was extinguished, so he pulled down the platoon commander Wang, and the two of them came down the slope and walked back quickly. In fact, young people are like this, as long as you feel at ease to give him a job and let him be responsible, he will take responsibility and do his best to do the best thing.

When the two of them came to the back of the car, the smoke covered the entire half-section of the cave, the fire was still burning, and the dozens of soldiers who came over were standing there, looking at the fire helplessly, a little helpless. Liang Guocheng was a little unhappy: "Why haven't you moved yet?" ”

The soldier hurriedly explained: "With such a big fire, people can't rely on it, and they can't do it." ”

Liang Guocheng shook his head dissatisfied, didn't speak, and walked straight forward. He circled around the carriage, the wooden roof of the carriage had been burned, and the wooden carriage was burned to pieces, some of which had been burned to ashes. He got on the roof of the other carriage and jumped from the place where the fire was smaller, and the fire made him feel as if he were on fire, and he couldn't open his eyes with smoke. He rubbed his eyes and saw through his fingers a place where the fire had also burned, and the planks had become charcoal, and he put the sleeves of his padded jacket on his arms, and with the same effort, he pushed away half of the wooden fence of the carriage, and the charcoal-burned wooden planks fell to the ground, and sparks splashed everywhere. He also jumped out of the carriage, and while stepping on the spark with his foot, he said to the soldiers who were looking at him in amazement: "Now people can go up, as long as they can put out the fire, they should be dismantled, and they can't be used anyway." ”

The two soldiers took the lead in getting into the car first, and the recruits followed one after another.

Liang Guocheng is most worried about the excavation in front, if he does not dig through with the outside as soon as possible to let fresh air in, the air will become thinner and thinner, people will be short of breath, the whole body will be weak, and even faint. He and Platoon Commander Wang hurriedly walked along the railroad tracks towards the front of the locomotive, and when they arrived, they saw that the people in the first and second carriages that had been arranged earlier were still working, passing stones, but the speed was obviously slower than at the beginning. He was a little unhappy, raised his wrist and looked at his watch, only forty minutes had passed, and before the originally planned shift change, he asked the lowest soldier: "Why is it so slow?" The warrior didn't speak, but pointed to the top, meaning that the top was slow. Liang Guocheng didn't ask again, climbed down the slope to the top, and immediately felt damp and stuffy, uncomfortable, breathing rapidly, and a slight sweat soon oozed from his forehead. The warriors digging at the top were already panting and sweating profusely, which was due to the lack of air circulation. He felt that as soon as he came up, he had such a feeling, and the warriors who were digging on it must have been more than forty minutes, and they must have done their best. He came down from the slope and said to Platoon Commander Wang again: "Change the shift immediately, the comrades in the first and second carriages will come down to rest, and the comrades in the third and fourth carriages will take over." ”

Captain Jiao, who had been observing Liang Guocheng, came over and asked, "It's been an hour?" ”

Liang Guocheng replied: "It is too humid and stuffy to get out of the air, which affects the excavation speed." ”

The speed of the shift change was significantly accelerated, and Liang Guocheng and Platoon Leader Wang also joined the stone relay team. As the time passed by in the tense excavation, the pile of stones passed down from time to time, and everyone shared the fruits of their labor, and it seemed that the larger the pile of stones, the more secure they were, the greater the hope of getting out of the cave alive, and the tension and fear were slowly relieved. Liang Guocheng controlled the time, and as soon as the speed slowed down for more than half an hour, he immediately changed shifts. Everyone has no complaints about his command, and they all feel that only by listening to his command can they have hope of getting out of the letter hole, and people in extreme determination and fear, as long as they see the hope they identify, there will be no distractions, and they will definitely go to the end. Suddenly, the passing stone stopped, and before he could ask what was going on in front of him, a word came from above: "Big stone, it can't be moved at all!" As soon as the resting warriors below relaxed, their nervousness tightened again, and there was some commotion, and some people stood up. Liang Guocheng hurriedly went up to the top, and a stone larger than the dining table stood in front of him. He looked around the stone, squatted down and pushed it with both hands, but he didn't move at all, it was estimated that the stone was thousands of pounds, and he couldn't move it without tools. He waved his hand and inadvertently glanced down, hundreds of pairs of eyes looking at him anxiously, and sweat oozed from his forehead. He couldn't extinguish the hope that everyone had just seen. He brushed his anxious emotions, carefully observed this big stone, although the stone collapsed when the stone has irregular side edges and corners, after all, it is small and large, from the top of it to the wall of the Handong, there is still a distance of about one meter, bypassing the stone, digging from the middle of the stone and the cave wall, although there are some nests, there is no way. He took a few steps down and straightened up, "Don't worry, everyone, we will definitely go out!" Turning his head to the digging warrior, he said, "Leave the stone alone, go around it and continue digging." ”

The excavation began again, and the crackling sound of the stone falling to the ground sounded again, and the resting warrior gradually calmed down, and returned to his original place and sat down. The whole cave was pitch black, except for a few torches on the work surface. Can't tell the difference between day and night, in order to survive, everyone digs without regrets, changes shifts, and digs again. Only Liang Guocheng wore Captain Jiao's watch and knew the time. By 4 o'clock in the morning, he felt a little breathless in his chest, and he couldn't be sure if it was because others had changed shifts and rested, or because the air was thin. He wanted to take advantage of the next shift change to catch his breath, but after taking a few steps, his eyes were dark, and he lost consciousness. The warriors below lifted him up with all their hands and feet, calling his name, some with jugs to water him, and some pinching him. I don't know how long it took, but I woke up in a daze, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Liang Guocheng was lying in the arms of Platoon Commander Wang, and when he opened his eyes tiredly, he saw many people surrounding him. He rubbed his face vigorously with both hands, and felt that his brain was clear. Responsibility prompted his first reaction, and asked Platoon Commander Wang: "Didn't stop work, right?" ”

Platoon Commander Wang watched him have not rested for a day and a night, and comforted him: "There is no work stoppage. ”

At this time, someone began to vomit, and he knew that it was a reaction to the thin air, and soon someone would faint. He pushed away Platoon Commander Wang, staggered to his feet, wanted to go to the excavation site to take a look, and staggered a few steps, Platoon Commander Wang supported him and helped him up. The torches also began to dim, and the diggers were sweating profusely, panting and working weakly. From the stone to the cave wall, there was almost a man who was about as deep as his body was. He felt that he had been digging for more than a day, and he had not dug through it so deeply, did he choose the wrong place, the thickest place? In order to prove that my idea is right, I want to find a hard long thing and try to poke it to see if it can be poked through the outside, even if it can pass through a small eye, let the fresh air in first, so as not to cause serious consequences. He thought of the pestle for the locomotive boiler, and the driver helped him find it. It's an inch thick, the handle is in a circle, more than two meters long, and there is a hook in front of it, and if you want to use it to poke it, you have to pry the hook straight first. He saw the gap between the sleepers of the rails, and stretched it in, and could not be pressed by the strength of one person, and a few more fighters came over, and pryed it, although it was not too straight, it could be regarded as being able to stab. He went up and reached into the place where he had been dug and stabbed him a few times, but he felt that the front of the stab was full of stones. He went down again and found the shovel that shoveled coal, and used the shovel to run into the back of the fire pestle and circle the handle, and two men on one side, he was in the middle, shouting slogans, and the five men were all in the same force. After stabbing a few times, I felt that I was poked to the soft place, and everyone was excited and more powerful. After a few more stabs, everyone flashed at the same time, and immediately felt a cool air seeping in. Liang Guocheng climbed in excitedly, brushed aside the void soil with both hands, and a ray of bright light shot in. He came back excited, waved his hands and shouted, "It's through, we can get out!" Hundreds of people in the cave immediately burst into cheers, some shouting loudly and hugging each other, and some of the recruits wept in excitement. Captain Jiao was the first to run up from below, bent down to look, confirmed that it was indeed through, patted Liang Guocheng with satisfaction, smiled and praised: "Good job!" ”