When the Yangtze River Fleet of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army decided to set sail, it encountered a small problem, and the surgical operation was not just a matter of suturing and suturing. Including postoperative observation, maintaining anti-inflammatory, postoperative physical recovery guidance, and even suture removal. This series of work requires professional knowledge. It was obviously inappropriate to leave a few doctors for the sake of a juvenile patient, and it was not appropriate to take the juvenile to the ship and continue the voyage upstream. Leaving the teenager in Fengjie White Emperor City also made the officers and soldiers of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Cadres who had a more process-oriented thinking feel inappropriate.

Fleet Commander Zhu Yao finally managed to stop talking nonsense. There is nothing wrong with serving the people, and there is nothing wrong with carrying forward the revolutionary spirit of saving lives and helping the wounded. But the pursuit of perfection is a huge. If doctors worked, there would be no such thing as death from illness in this world.

The political commissar of the fleet was very dissatisfied with Zhu Yao's attitude for a while, but he was reluctant to continue to speak at this time. After all, the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army's medical knowledge and treatment procedures are much higher than those of the local people, and if someone in the army dares to say that the operation on the commanders and fighters of the army will be completed, it will not only end up being scolded to death, but those who hold this attitude will also be disciplined.

By this time, the fleet could only convene a meeting of the party committee to solve the problem. After listening to the political commissar's brief briefing on the situation, the comrades of the party committee were silent. Gao Meng, deputy commander of the fleet, is 24 years old this year as a comrade with eight years of naval experience. So he spoke more bluntly, and he asked: "Commissar, do you want everyone to take responsibility together, or do you want everyone to show their hands to vote?" ”

A show of hands means taking responsibility, and any party committee resolution must be recorded. No matter how the political commissar listened to Gao Meng's words, he felt very unfriendly, but in a blink of an eye, he was relieved. Since there was no meeting to vote before the treatment, the party committee had to hold a vote after the treatment. Regardless of what the political commissar thought at first, everyone had every legitimate reason to suspect that the political commissar was suspected of pulling everyone's back after the fact.

Theoretically, who decides to start, bears the result. However, BJP members have a privilege of being "more equal" than others, that is, it is their duty to do a good job, and they cannot escape responsibility if something happens. Everyone was told repeatedly before joining the party, and all those who took this admonition as a deaf ear were in bad luck.

Fortunately, Zhu Yao interjected, "Don't talk about who is right and who is wrong in this matter, I ask now, who wants to oppose not leaving people at this time and setting sail directly." Also, we have to inform our comrades about leaving some anti-inflammatory drugs. ”

When Zhu Yao said this, he meant that he would take responsibility. Since it is not to pull everyone back, the comrades will no longer raise objections. Drug control in the army is very strict, and one of the important tasks of each party meeting is to study the reporting and handling of various typical incidents. Zhu Yao wants everyone to supervise this matter, but he is not full of food.

Leaving the doctor's orders and medicines, repeatedly emphasizing to the mother how to use anti-inflammatory drugs and how to use them, the fleet took the doctor to the warship in a small boat before moving on.

During the rest of the voyage, the political commissar remained extremely silent, and he just silently did his specific work. Along the way, Zhu Yao has been busy directing the fleet to sail, and when the fleet passed Yibin, Zhu Yao had to talk to the political commissar in person, "Political commissar, are you unhappy that I speak too straight." ”

The political commissar had already completed the inspection of the logistics materials in the cabin at this time, and he wiped his sweat and said: "It's just one thing to be unhappy, I'm wondering if I should hurry up and finish the work, and then I can go back to White Emperor City as soon as possible to see that child." ”

"This White Emperor City has passed, and it doesn't make sense for you to continue to think about White Emperor City." Zhu Yao persuaded.

"Being criticized by my comrades, even if I am unhappy, I don't feel wronged. But I really don't want to let go of the White Emperor City. The political commissar tried his best to adhere to the attitude of seeking truth from facts, and what he said was very realistic.

Zhu Yao looked at the political commissar regretfully, "If you can't let it go, you have to let it go, this matter has passed." From the moment we left White Emperor City, the life and death of that child were not controlled by us. Commissar, don't have the illusion that we still have an influence on that child. ”

The political commissar shook his head slightly, "The truth has been explained countless times, but if I can't let it go in my heart, I can't let it go." ”

Seeing that the political commissar's attitude was firm, Zhu Yao couldn't continue to persuade anything: "Then you can't say nothing, and you can't just bury your head in work." It's a matter of communication. ”

"There was a big problem with the last party meeting, and I am also reflecting on the mistakes made last time. Party meetings really can't be held casually, and they can't be mentioned casually. The commissar sighed.

Zhu Yao disagreed, "I thought the last party meeting was a good one, and the comrades also expressed their opinions and attitudes. The purpose of the meeting is to express attitude and solve problems. This is not always a meeting of unity, a meeting of victory. If there were any problems, I felt that the meeting was not finished, and some things were not discussed clearly. ”

The political commissar looked at Zhu Yao with a gloomy face. If he hadn't maintained a minimum of trust in Zhu Yao, the political commissar would have thoroughly questioned whether Zhu Yao was going to beat the water dogs politically. When the two of them were so silent, the signalman who came in from outside was a good relief from the embarrassment. "Report! The survey vessel ran into problems with the river. ”

"Meeting!" Zhu Yao ordered.

In 1918, one of the two major cities in Sichuan was Chongqing and the other was Chengdu. The fleet received an order to see if it could reach Chengdu directly. At this time, the fleet had already moved from Yibin from the Yangtze River to the Minjiang River, and the troops had collected a lot of information before setting off. It's just that this information looks like all kinds of things written by literati. There is a lot of lyricism, and the specific numbers are extremely rare. The purpose of the fleet is to measure the hydrological data of the Yangtze River and the Min River on the spot. Thanks to the scientific research vessels, the fleet did not encounter too many problems in these two rivers and managed to advance to its current position.

"It's close to the Leshan area. There are too many problems in this river, and the survey boat can't do it. For now, only a few small gunboats of 300 tons can pass this section. Transport ships with a very shallow draft can almost pass. The commander in charge of surveying and mapping reported the situation to the map.

A thousand-ton warship has thick armor, heavy firepower and a large number of personnel. In such a closed province as Sichuan, it is impossible for the existing artillery to directly penetrate the armor. However, a warship of more than 200 tons may not be able to defend against the enemy's heavy firepower.

"Ants bite elephants to death, if the enemy goes crazy and carries heavy firepower, we are afraid that we will not be able to withstand it." Zhu Ting was very worried about this.

"Doesn't this mean that the warlords in Sichuan are now fighting? So far, I haven't seen any established enemies, are they hiding because they are afraid? Gao Meng joked.

"I really don't want to see the enemy of the establishment." Zhu Yao didn't want to joke. This operation was almost a military adventure, and the only difference from the military adventure was that the troops did not come to Sichuan to start the war, and there were no military targets set for military strikes. Even so, the military commanders at the party committee meeting were very nervous. The millions of acres of fertile land in the Chengdu Plain are the foundation of Sichuan, which is known as the land of abundance, and the fact that the Yangtze River Fleet has not encountered a blow in Chongqing does not mean that it will not encounter a blow near Chengdu. There is very little room for warships in the Yangtze River to dodge. The hydrological data of the Minjiang River are insufficient, and whether the fleet can sail to the vicinity of Chengdu is still a big problem.

After listening to what the comrades said, the political commissar's already annoyed mood became even more annoyed, "Then we might as well look at the problem from the most difficult point of view, if we have a warship in the Minjiang River and are shelled by the enemy, what is the caliber of the enemy's artillery?" How fast is the rate of fire? How was the training of the gunners? ”

Gao Meng was mainly in charge of the fleet's artillery, and he pondered for a moment before replying briskly: "Although I don't know the specific situation, I don't have any illusions about the gunners and artillery in Sichuan. ”

This explanation is very weak, no matter what the theory is, it is a theory. It's like the fleet can't imagine that it can cause damage to a warship in the mound. Moreover, when it passed through Chongqing, it had not encountered any attacks, but when facing Chengdu, the nominal capital of Sichuan Province, the fleet really did not dare to take it lightly.

"If I turn around and go back now, I think I've accomplished my mission." Zhu Yao said hesitantly.

"The advantage of the ship is that it can move non-stop, and if we give up this advantage, we can only be beaten passively." The political commissar is also from the old river fleet, and he has a strong attitude in his heart, "Since the big ships can't pass, then you might as well form a detachment from the small boats and continue to move forward." If you can't do accurate measurements, you can measure them roughly. The main force of the fleet marched back and forth between Yibin and Leshan. Measure while attracting the attention of all parties. Go down the river to save fuel, and you don't have to get half of the fuel for half the trip. ”

If the original action was called risky, now the commissar is proposing a real risk, or at least a lot more risky. However, the commissar was very tough, "I will take charge of the detachment and move on." The orders of the Military Commission must be carried out to the end. ”

Under such a dispute, it is the turn to wonder whether the political commissar has revenge. But the order of the Military Commission was indeed to advance to Chengdu as much as possible. At present, the Sichuan troops did not appear at all, and the chaos in Sichuan was directly manifested in the low-level situation within the local grass kings, and without the telegraph along the Yangtze River valley and a targeted early warning system, there was no way to carry out an effective attack on the fleet.

Finally, at the insistence of the commissar, his proposal was adopted. The fleet was divided into two parts, one part continued to go up the Min River, and the other part was doing surveying work and maneuvering to create illusions.

By the evening of 1 May, that is, Labor Day in the base area, the detachment had approached Dujiangyan. The plan of the Central Military Commission clearly stated that Dujiangyan was the farthest target of the voyage.

"There are really no troops to invest in Dujiangyan to maintain." The political commissar looked at the inconspicuous water conservancy facility and couldn't help but sigh. Dujiangyan is the world's oldest water conservancy facility, its design has reached a degree of near-perfection, since the successful completion of this water conservancy facility by Li Bing and his son, Chengdu Plain "water and drought from people, do not know hunger, food no famine year, the world is called Tianfu also." ”

However, after the small boat carrying the political commissar and soldiers to Dujiangyan, what they saw was exactly as stated in the report of the People's Party, that no one had repaired this water conservancy facility for a long time. According to records, Dujiangyan needs to be repaired once a year, but after the Manchu Dynasty, there was no one here in Sichuan to take care of the infrastructure.

Just like the flying sand weir where the political commissar stands, the method of loading pebbles in a bamboo cage is adopted, and the top of the weir is at a more appropriate height, which plays a role in regulating the amount of water. When the water level of the Neijiang River is too high, the flood water flows into the Waijiang River through the flat water tank and the Feishaweir overflows, so that the amount of water entering the mouth of the treasure bottle is not too large, and the Neijiang irrigation area is protected from flooding. At the same time, the flow of water flowing into the outer river through the flying sand weir creates a swimming vortex, and due to centrifugal action, sediment and even boulders will be thrown through the flying sand weir, so it can also effectively reduce the deposition of sediment around the mouth of the treasure bottle.

However, the bamboo cage that should have been clearly seen has been buried under the sand, and only near the river can you see some traces of the bamboo cage that has been soaked for a long time. Elsewhere, it is completely hidden under the gravel of the sand, as if it were an island in the water that has formed completely naturally.

The commissar bent down and grabbed a handful of sand, then stood up. This is the recent goal of the People's Party in Sichuan, and among the civil affairs goals, once Sichuan is liberated, in addition to repairing Dujiangyan as soon as possible, it is also necessary to get a good grasp of completing the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing railway. According to the results of the analysis of the materials collected by the People's Party, the Manchu government once asked Sichuan to undertake the construction of the railway, and as a result, the survey and other actions arranged by the government had been completed, but the project funds allocated by the Manchu Qing Dynasty were either privately embezzled and embezzled, and the railway bonds issued by the local government were privately swallowed by the gentry. Finally, the government is ready to take back the right to build the road, and it will be up to the government to settle the matter. So Sichuan made a big fuss.

Although the Manchus committed a lot of crimes, but one yard is one yard, and it cannot be said that the Baolu Movement is the Manchu Dynasty's nonsense. If the Manchus were responsible, it was also because the government's ability to execute it was too low. So low that he didn't have time to make a mistake in building the railway.

However, when the commissar remembered this, he thought of his own work. The People's Party has a strong executive power, and if it were not for this executive power, he would not have been able to swim thousands of miles with his comrades and stand on Dujiangyan in a month. But the result of this execution is that there are too many choices for everything. Political, military, organizational order. When these forces are twisted into a rope, they are indeed invincible. How to straighten out these complex relationships when the goal is not clear enough is indeed a very difficult thing.

Thinking of the dispute with Zhu Ting a few days ago, the political commissar felt even more irritable. However, the guard had already run over, "Commissar, there is a guy who looks like an enemy." ”

"Retreat." The commissar replied cleanly. If you are faced with a war with a rather clear position, it is easy to give any order. The officers and men of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army knew what they were fighting for, no matter how dangerous it was, at most they would die. This trip up the river is to show strength and prepare for the next step of the comprehensive liberation of Sichuan.

The gunboats and transports had already turned around, and when the commanders and fighters had boarded the ship, the sound of the whistle echoed for the first time on the Chengdu Plain. Regardless of what those who came up in fear, the small fleet lifted anchor and began to descend the river. The return journey was indeed very fast, even if it did not have the speed of Li Taibai's "thousands of miles of Jiangling in one day", the fleet only returned to Leshan in less than half the time of going upstream. After joining the main force of the fleet, the fleet embarked on its return journey.

On May 7, the fleet returned to the White Emperor City again. From a distance, the observer could see a simple lighthouse erected high on the shore, and the red light was an electric light. With such equipment, it is possible only for a large contingent of the BJP. "Fengjie has been liberated!" The observer could not help but shout at his comrades.

Both Zhu Ting and the political commissar breathed a sigh of relief, saying that as long as there is a strong organization as the backing in the liberated areas, all problems can be easily solved. By dealing with the many problems encountered according to various priorities, at least the child's life was saved.

The fleet docked at Fengjie, and the comrades who came to greet him immediately came up to inquire about the process of the voyage and the situation encountered, including photos of various key locations on both sides of the Yangtze River and the Min River, as well as hand-drawn topographic maps. These are all important materials for continuing to march into Sichuan.

finally got these done, and didn't wait for Zhu Ting and the political commissar to ask about the kid. The comrades stationed in Fengjie asked: "As far as we know, you performed an operation in Fengjie?" ”

"Yes." The commissar replied. He could see that the look of the local comrades was a sign of something bad.

Sure enough, the local comrades said seriously: "The child is dead." ”

"What?" The political commissar and Zhu Ting almost jumped up, "The operation was a success." ”

"Yes, our paramedics examined the child's body and there was no problem with the operation. The child died from a bacterial infection caused by the operation. The local comrade replied.

"Impossible. We gave the child's mother a doctor's prescription and anti-inflammatory medication. The commissar stood up and said loudly.

The local comrade nodded, "We will also investigate this matter, and the child's mother also said that you gave the medicine, but she felt that it was okay at first and did not take it every day according to the doctor's instructions." Later, when the child developed a high fever due to a bacterial infection, she was in a hurry and gave the child all the medicine at once......

The commissar sat back in his seat, and he probably heard the local comrades say that the matter had been investigated, so the comrades of the fleet were not responsible. However, the commissar's chaotic mind did not react to this information at all. What he could be sure of was that if he hadn't been in such a hurry to continue upstream, or if he had left the doctor, the child would not have died. But was it possible to do that at the time? After these days of reflection, the political commissar actually admitted that what Zhu Ting said was right, and the order of the military commissar was that the fleet should go up the river, not to cure the sick and save people like a living bodhisattva. And if the doctor hadn't operated on it at the time, the child wouldn't have lasted three days. The appendix has already shown signs of festering, and when the ulcerated pus enters the abdominal cavity, the gods cannot save it.

The fleet was running out of fuel and had to return to Wuhan to report the situation. The originally silent commissar became even more silent along the way. After arriving in Wuhan and reporting on his work, the political commissar simply went directly to the general political commissar He Zudao. Except for He Zudao, the political commissar really doesn't know who can completely untie this knot.

PS: The book is still finished in three or four months. Although it may not be possible, the Crimson Society strives to watch two shifts a day, tentatively at 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.

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