Chapter II Fire Line Transportation

A week later, Li Tieguo walked around the open space in front of the station when he had nothing to do, and after a few days of rest, he came to a new task, but in fact, the railway was not only busy in the northeast at that time, but also in the whole country in order to resist US aggression and aid Korea, and was also transporting materials and ordnance.

Dandong is quite light, because it is necessary to enter the North Korean zone to transport materials, train drivers must be 100% spirited, and each driver must ensure sufficient rest time, so there are a lot of train drivers at several stations here, working in shifts, basically once a week,

When Li Tieguo and Wu Laosan took the turn of the second transportation mission into North Korea, it was half a month later, and they still went to the direction of Pyeongseong, and this time the road was much safer, and even the sound of artillery fire could not be heard, because the third battle of the Volunteers to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea was won again, and the battle line advanced to the 37th latitude line and attacked Seoul, which is now the capital of Hancheng.

At that time, Li Tieguo felt that if the war continued like this, it would not take half a year for the entire Korean Peninsula to be defeated by the volunteers, and what US armed forces and what armed to the teeth were not worth mentioning in the face of the stubborn Chinese.

No matter how powerful they are, they still rely on the spirit of not being afraid of death and the will to fight war.

But also after the victory of the third battle, Li Tieguo followed Wu Laosan and continued to run towards the DPRK one after another, but as the battle continued to escalate, the most difficult opponent of the Volunteer Army appeared.

The commander-in-chief of the United Nations forces in the United States has changed, and the style of play has also changed, Li Tieguo doesn't know what it is, but Li Tieguo can feel it, that is, when Li Tieguo and Wu Laosan transported supplies to Pingcheng again, they could see the artillery fire rising in the distance, and even every time they transported, the artillery line was one step closer to Li Tieguo.

It wasn't until later that the station leaders approached Li Tieguo and these drivers and said that now the enemy has changed his tactics and begun to cut off the supply lines of the volunteers on a large scale, and our side does not have sufficient air supremacy, and it will be even more dangerous to drive a train into the Korean battlefield in the future.

If anyone has a wife and children at home who needs to be fed, he can bring it up now, not to force comrades to go to the front line to take risks, and to engage in transportation in the rear is also to protect the family and defend the country, and before that, Li Tieguo was at the station, and he had already heard that in recent weeks, many trains have been blown up by US planes, and some along the railway tracks have been blown up.

The meeting lasted for more than half a day, and many train drivers proposed to drive at night to avoid being bombed by the enemy as much as possible, but in fact, the leaders had already thought about it and it would not work, because the train had headlights, and even if the US planes could not find the target at night, they would bomb indiscriminately, and they didn't seem to care about wasting shells.

In the end, most people insisted that they wanted to stay, including Li Tieguo, for a very simple reason, many people had been prepared to die generously before coming, and when the leaders saw the reaction of the big guys, they were very excited to say that the trains of China and North Korea may be blown up, but the Chinese train drivers will never be blown up!

A few days later, it was Li Tieguo's turn and Wu Laosan's turn to carry out the transport mission to the DPRK, this time it was not to Pingcheng, because some time ago, the US plane had discovered that Li Tieguo's army had a stronghold for loading and unloading materials in Pingcheng, so in a few days, the entire land around Pingcheng was bombed and turned over.

If someone had gone there at that time, he would have found that the soil on the ground was soft, and he would have stumbled when he stepped on it, because the stones under the ground had been blown up and crumbled.

Before getting in the car, Wu Laosan asked Li Tieguo if he was afraid, Li Tieguo said that he didn't know what he was afraid of since he was born, and then Wu Laosan said that Li Tieguo was really a fool,

Before starting the train, Li Tieguo took the map and looked at it for a while, this time he went to Yubo Station in the direction of the plain, but he did not stop at Yubo Station, but continued to drive forward, stopping along the railway line more than 100 miles away from Pyongyang, which was already the place where the volunteers had beaten down, so there would be no 16-nation joint army, but planes and shells could be blown up.

A few hours after driving, the locomotive had penetrated deep into the country, Li Tieguo was sitting inside, his throat was dry, his throat twitched slightly, at this time he tilted his head, looking at the increasingly dense group of planes in the sky, it seemed that there was a feeling of covering the sky and the sun,

"Zheng Duoyu, you sit here"

When the train was about to pass through Pingyuan City, Li Tieguo suddenly stood up and gave up the position of the co-driver, that Zheng Duoyu had not been a driver since following the car, and Li Tieguo might see that within a radius of several thousand meters, all the places that could be seen by the naked eye were almost all yellow sand, and the artillery fire was everywhere, all like rain, and the train was blown up violently, so he felt... They ....... this time It's hard,

After Zheng Duoyu heard Li Tieguo's words, he hesitated for a few seconds, and wiped the black mud around his eyes with his hand, the steam locomotive was a lying boiler, and Zheng Duoyu was already covered with coal ash and muddy water, plus in order to maintain speed, a large amount of coal lifting also made him tired and couldn't straighten his waist.

And just after Li Tieguo stood up, before he could stand firmly, a cannonball exploded in front of the locomotive, the fire was bright, the stones collapsed onto the iron sheet, and the train simply tilted to the side, Li Tieguo fell sideways and fell into the coal pile, and suddenly trembled with fright, his mouth was full of black soot, but soon he climbed up with the wagon, turned around and buried his head and began to fill coal, and Zheng Duoyu would squat down directly and cover his head, he was younger than Li Tieguo, The scene in front of me is full of artillery fire, it seems that the train may capsize at any time,

And Li Tieguo's eyes were red, his teeth were dead, his ears couldn't hear anything clearly, and even the sand blew into the front of the car from the outside, pounced on Li Tieguo, he didn't care, he just held the shovel to death, spoonful by spoon to fill the boiler, his hand was pierced by wooden thorns, Li Tieguo couldn't feel it, it was as if the whole person had no feeling at all, he only knew how to lick coal into the boiler, but under the fierce bombardment, countless bombs exploded along the train, although the train did not turn over for a while, But it was swept back and forth by the impact of the bomb, and there were no padded seats in the cab of that meeting, and there was no padded protection, so every time it swayed, the train did not fall, but the people in the cab had to be taken by the momentum to fall, and the train skin was all real steel, extremely hard, and Li Tieguo was still standing, and there were many edges and corners in the cab, so every time he fell, Li Tieguo saw a red, and every time he shook it, it was a mouth, but his consciousness at that time couldn't even feel the pain, so he knew that he had knocked it. After that, get up and continue to fill coal,

Along the way, the black locomotive is like a spear in a sea of fire, in addition to moving forward, there is no turning at all, and there is no turning back, and I don't know how long later, Wu Laosan turned around and shouted at Li Tieguo, Li Tieguo didn't hear it, and then he got up and kicked Li Tieguo with his foot, Li Tieguo looked back at him, he pointed to the car door with his throat,

So Li Tieguo reacted, hurriedly got out of the car, and saw a lot of people in the court, Li Tieguo didn't have any communication, just gestured with his hands, and then Li Tieguo took the lead in climbing the back wagon and throwing things out from the inside.

At that time, Li Tieguo didn't know where he got so much strength, a big bag of things Li Tieguo carried and threw it out, probably because he was afraid that a bomb would explode next to him in the next second, maybe only the person standing there would know that kind of mentality that was almost collapsed, and the whole person was completely wooden,

On the way back, Li Tieguo observed Zheng Duoyu for a while, he sat in the position of the co-driver, trembling all the time, and even didn't move all the time, just looked straight ahead, unlike Li Tieguo, who was bold, when he filled the coal just now, he filled all the coal outside......

When they returned to the vicinity of Dandong, Li Tieguo and Wu Laosan got off the car, and then looked at the iron sheet outside the locomotive, which was full of potholes, this big game should be really strong, and the three of them, not to mention how much they were buried, their clothes were all torn, especially Li Tieguo's, his clothes were about to become rags, and as for the physical condition, Wu Laosan's skin was rough and thick except for the black and bloody face, basically nothing, and Li Tieguo had a lot of cuts on his body, but he didn't feel pain, and there was no tetanus at that time. He didn't care about the black mud on his body, and Zheng Duoyu basically didn't have anything to do, he kept squatting when the bombardment was the most violent, so although he also made a few cuts, it was the same as Li Tieguo.

In the evening, the station leaders found Li Tieguo and Wu Laosan, saying that military transportation at this stage is of great significance, and they have applied for third-class merit from their superiors, and they will also invite them to drink.

Li Tieguo and Wu Laosan looked at each other at that time, Wu Laosan's face was full of joy, and Li Tieguo shook his head, saying that the locomotive was smashed like this, he had to repair it, check the parts of each part again, and don't throw it halfway next time he goes out.

The leader nodded, saying that Li Tieguo was completely correct in thinking so, but he still had to go to his office house to sit later, after all, there are not many train drivers like them, and the party group wants to praise them, Li Tieguo nodded when he heard this,

But after the leader and Wu Laosan left, Li Tieguo sat on the ground by the locomotive, and he didn't check the train, he seemed to be a little dazed, as if he had just run out of the ghost gate, and his soul was a little out of his body.

As for Zheng Duoyu, he was still sitting in the car, and he didn't get out of the car at all, and when Li Tieguo looked at him, he was still the same as before, looking straight ahead, but his body didn't want to be so shaky.

In the second half of the night, Li Tieguo went to the leader's office house, and the leader and Wu Laosan also finished drinking, Wu Laosan was drunk and went back to lie down.

The leader didn't drink much, he was very sober, and then he saw that Li Tieguo was coming, and he enthusiastically handed Li Tieguo a cigarette, and then asked Li Tieguo how he felt today, did he have any ideas,

Li Tieguo was stunned for a moment, not knowing what it meant, and then the leader saw that Li Tieguo didn't speak, and asked Li Tieguo if he wanted to temporarily engage in rear transportation, now there is no one else in the house, Li Tieguo just finished running the front line today, if you have anything to say, just say it directly, you don't need to take anything into account,

Li Tieguo was silent after listening to it at the time, and the picture of the artillery fire along the way continued to appear in his mind today, and he seemed a little scared, because he had seen those soldiers who were injured by shells, a large area of skin and flesh bloomed, and it was unbearable to see, even if he was treated, he would be disabled, so today he may be lucky to pick up a life, and he escaped,

But what about next time, next time,

Cannonballs rained down from the sky, and as long as one fell on him, he was done.

"Why don't you go to the driver's reserve first, run to the rear, and then go to the front when you need to!"

The leader saw Li Tieguo standing in place, bowing his head, and did not speak for a long time, his eyes gradually became a little flickering, as if he seemed to be a little hesitant.

"I, I listen, our car, is the driver's!"

Li Tieguo was said by the leader, his throat was dry for a long time, and finally raised his head and said a few words in a stumbling tone, and after the leader listened, he blinked his eyes, saying that this kind of thing does not need to ask for other people's opinions, nor does it need to be kidnapped by other people's behavior, just look at his true thoughts,

Later, after Li Tieguo heard the words, he stood in place and was silent for a while, until the leader finally told him to let him go back and think about it first, and come to him at noon tomorrow at the latest.

At night, after Li Tieguo returned to the house, he sat on the bed next to Wu Laosan, his eyes were confused, his expression was dull, and finally he took a sip of water, slipped his shoes, and squatted on the corner of the bed with his knees.

"Don't sleep yet, why do you look like a bullied little daughter-in-law?"

About the middle of the night, Wu Laosan woke up from drinking, and when he got up at night, he saw that Li Tieguo was still open until this time, and he didn't sleep, so after he came back, he did it to Li Tieguo's bedside.

"The leader asked me just now, do you want to..."

"If you want me to say that you should go back to the section, people like you are not suitable for this!"

Li Tieguo glanced up at Wu Laosan, then swallowed his saliva, and was about to speak, but before he could finish speaking, he was directly interrupted by Wu Laosan waving his hand,

"Huh? What about you? ”

"The two of us are different, I'm a rough person, I carried a gun in the countryside when I was your age, to be honest, you may not want to listen, you grew up under the care of the party since you were a child, and now you are directly on the salary, you have experienced many things less, and your courage is naturally small!"

Wu Laosan saw that after Li Tieguo listened to his words, his expression was very unhappy, as if he had been slandered by others, so Wu Laosan smiled, and then said a few words,

"Before I came to Dandong, I saw the list of all the drivers in the hands of the leaders, many people, and it doesn't matter if you don't have one!"

"But as the driver of our car and an old party member, I still have to say that the enemy has crossed the Yalu River, and behind it is our house, what about you, weigh it yourself!"

After Wu Laosan finished speaking, he turned around and sat back on his bed, and then lifted the quilt, covered it and went to sleep again, and at this time, Li Tieguo, who was sitting in the corner of the bed, listened to Wu Laosan's words, his expression became deeper and deeper, and finally lowered his head, looked at the snow-white sheets, and gradually became firm, as if a certain sentence triggered him,

In the early morning of the next day, Li Tieguo didn't sleep all night, with two dark circles under his eyes, and walked to the leader's office, and then the leader of the meeting also just came, eating big steamed buns and pickles.

"What do you think, looking at your appearance, you should have slept late!"

"Leader, I insist on staying, just like we drove Angkor!"

Li Tieguo didn't take the half of the steamed bun, so he stood straight in front of the leader, looking weak, enthusiastic, and formal!

"Huh? You, you car Angkor? Is that the same Wu Laosan who drank with me last night? ”

"yes, yes, yes!"

After listening to Li Tieguo's words, the leader first nodded, his expression was very solemn, and then after hearing the words Angkor, his eyebrows immediately tightened, and he seemed to be a little surprised and surprised.

"He, he didn't say he wanted to stay! When he was drinking with me last night, he complained that the organization treated him badly, and said that he took such a big risk, life and death were unpredictable, and he wanted to find a peaceful job to do! He's not a bad person! ”

......

Seeing that Li Tieguo nodded, the leader immediately stood up, with a displeased and strange expression, as if he was very dissatisfied with Wu Laosan's words last night, and even the leader's tone improved a lot after mentioning him,

And after Li Tieguo listened to the leader's speech, his expression was also stunned, frowning, feeling that he had been deceived by someone in the ideological struggle that he had spent all night last night, so he turned around with fire and didn't say a word, and walked briskly to his room, he wanted to ask this Wu Laosan, what did those words mean last night,