The disaster relief team set off overnight. When the train arrived in Dezhou, Shandong, it was already early in the morning. Since the Jinan section of the Pingyang Railway is close to the earthquake area, the line from Dezhou to Jinan was no longer accessible, so it had to get off in Dezhou.
Texas is only a few dozen miles away from Pingyuan County, the earthquake-stricken area. Local officials in Texas have been notified long ago and have urgently requisitioned nearly a hundred horse-drawn carriages to transport personnel and materials for the disaster relief team. At the same time, railway workers are also repairing the railway overnight.
Strive to resume train traffic so that relief supplies can be delivered to the disaster area faster.
Wan Lei and his party hurried all the way, and finally entered the disaster area at dawn. Looking up, they could see collapsed houses and scattered cattle, horses, pigs and sheep in the open fields, as well as many people struggling to pick through the ruins.
Wan Lei sent some disaster relief personnel into the ruins to help rescue the trapped victims, and he still led a large force to the hardest-hit areas.
The closer you get to Pingyuan County, the more serious the disaster is. The most serious one is Pingyuan County. The entire city has been turned into ruins, and nearby villages have also collapsed, leaving tens of thousands of people homeless.
After returning home, he could only spend the night in the wilderness outside the city against the cold wind, which was so desolate.
Seeing such tragedy, Wan Lei felt uncomfortable. Since he came to Ming Dynasty, although he had seen many dead people, that was on the battlefield, not in peacetime. But now that the world is unified, there are fewer man-made disasters, and the country's biggest
Disasters are natural disasters.
Regarding Wan Lei's arrival, officials in Pingyuan County also received news early. In fact, not only Pingyuan County, but also important officials from the military and political ministries of Shandong Province have also rushed to the disaster area. Disaster relief work has begun, and the first task is to calm the panic.
The people gathered, counted the casualties, and sent rescue teams into the ruins to rescue the trapped victims.
"Your Majesty the President, the earthquake has stopped now. According to statistics, Pingyuan County and its fifteen nearby townships were the hardest hit. There are more than 144,000 people in the county. Only 81,000 have been found, and there are still 63,000 left.
The remaining people are missing. Due to the large area of the disaster area, the number of casualties has not been effectively counted. It is estimated that the number of casualties is about 40,000." The county magistrate of Pingyuan County is an officer who has transferred from the Peking Army and is still very good at managing civil affairs.
Capable.
"Immediately organize Minzhuang, and every five people will be divided into teams, led by a professional rescuer. All actions will follow the rescuer's command." Wan Lei just frowned, and said: "Organize the women and children as well, and let them
They lit fires to boil water for cooking. The water quality in the disaster area is not good, so we asked them to get as much clean water as possible and make sure to boil the water to cook the rice thoroughly."
The county magistrate responded and immediately took people down to arrange the work, and Wan Lei said to the accompanying military doctor: "Establish a first aid point nearby and provide first aid to all the wounded, giving priority to the seriously injured. In addition, separate several teams.
, disperse to various disaster-stricken villages, and save as much as possible if possible."
"You go to Dezhou Station immediately and transport tents, quilts, food and other materials. The tents must be set up before dark today so that the victims have a place to spend the night." Wan Lei ordered the accompanying carriage team.
After making arrangements, Wan Lei walked towards the refugees gathered aside. Most of these people were orphans and widows. They sat helplessly on the ground, shivering in the cold wind, not knowing where to go. They lost their homes in the earthquake.
Even if you lose a loved one, you feel pitiful when you look at it.
Wan Lei walked past these people silently, patting them on the shoulders from time to time and saying a few heart-warming words. However, almost no one among these people recognized that he was the president, because the accompanying Jingzhong Guard was about to help him.
When I signed up for my number, he stopped me because he didn't want to cause unnecessary barriers.
After walking around among the refugees, those strong men who had dug out their belongings in the ruins were gathered together. There were about a few hundred people, divided into teams of five people, making up a hundred teams. Wan Lei asked
The Taoist priests who come to participate in the rescue are dispersed into these rescue teams and serve as captains. These Taoist priests have received emergency training on the way here, and each one has professional rescue knowledge. With them leading the team, the effect will be better.
Just as Wan Lei ordered the rescue team to set off, he suddenly saw a stone hitting him. This was not the first time Wan Lei was assassinated. The Jingzhong Guards beside him had quick eyes and quick hands, and hit the flying stone with one blow.
He came down. At the same time, four elite guards immediately formed a human wall to surround him. Several more elite guards decisively attacked, rushed into the crowd, and pulled out the attacker.
"The tyrant is unjust, give back my parents' lives!" A man in his twenties was pulled out of the crowd by the Jingzhong Guards, but he kept yelling and cursing. Apparently he saw Wan Lei's true identity, and the people around him
When people heard the scolding, they couldn't help but look at Wan Lei with expressions of disbelief. They couldn't believe that the majestic president of a country would come to the disaster area and arrive so quickly.
"Who is this person? What is going on?" Wan Lei frowned and then looked at the magistrate of Pingyuan County.
"Your Majesty, this person's surname is Kong Gongyuan. His parents are old and sick at home. He didn't have time to escape and was trapped in the ruins." An official next to Pingyuan County Magistrate whispered, "This person lost his parents sadly.
We thought that the natural disaster was caused by His Majesty, so we acted excessively, which was beyond our expectation."
"This natural disaster was caused by a tyrant. He insists on establishing Taoism as the state religion. This is contrary to nature. God should punish him with disasters. I have pity on my parents, who suffer innocently." The man struggled and stared at Wan with anger.
Lei seemed to have determined that Wan Lei was the murderer of his parents. After hearing his fallacy, the people on the side stood up and looked directly at Wan Lei, seeming to agree with this statement.
Facing the many people who asked coldly, Wan Lei frowned again. He didn't blame the people for being ignorant, but he blamed the time given to him for being too short. The citizens' science education had not yet had time to be popularized, so that the people were still in a state of ignorance.
under the condition.
"Dear fellow villagers, earthquakes are natural phenomena. They happen when they are supposed to happen. It has nothing to do with how the government administers policies. Now that the disaster has occurred, the most important thing is earthquake relief, not who is to blame. When His Majesty the President heard that the earthquake happened,
Xingye led people to come to rescue. Don't listen to unnecessary rumors, and should cooperate and actively save yourself." The magistrate of Pingyuan County immediately stood up. As the earliest member of the Peking Army, he had great respect for Wan Lei.
"What County Magistrate Li said is that disasters cannot be controlled by human beings, and fear will not help. As the saying goes, a country can thrive despite difficulties, and we must stand up strong. The most important thing now is disaster relief, and other matters will be discussed after the disaster is alleviated," Wan Lei said.
After that, he waved his hand to the Jingzhong Guards to tie up the assassin and put him aside, and then took the lead into the disaster area.
The people looked at Wan Lei and others starting to rummage through the rubble. They were stunned for a moment, and then silently followed the captain and scattered into the ruins. Under the ruins of this plain county, at least thousands of people were buried.
People, due to the lack of organization just now, many people were looking after their own affairs. Now that there is organization, everyone puts aside the small things of saving their own belongings and focuses on saving others first.
Wan Lei and his party rummaged through the ruins for a while, and then heard a slight cry for help coming from under a stone wall. He hurriedly called the Jingzhong Guards, and everyone worked together to quickly open the stone wall and saw a
An old man was pressed down by rocks. Without saying a word, he wiped the old man's face first, then took out a kettle and fed him water, while whispering to encourage him to hold on, while the Jingzhong guards immediately took out various tools.
, pried open the rocks and rescued the old man.
After successfully rescuing the first person, Wan Lei's heavy heart was relieved a lot, because it was only about ten hours before the earthquake started, and it was still within the golden time for rescue. As long as he was willing to save, he would be able to save many people.
Pingyuan County is different from Beiping City. There are almost no high-rise buildings made of reinforced concrete. Most of them are brick houses. These tiles are very low. Even if they all collapse, they will not kill many people. At most, they will be killed.
When someone gets injured, for example, this old man only has a broken leg, it’s not serious.
Wan Lei had someone get a simple stretcher and personally lifted the old man to the medical point. The other elite guards were still rummaging through the ruins, trying their best to find the resettlement point for every trapped person.
The elderly, weak, women and children nearby saw that Wan Lei, in his capacity as president, was personally carrying a stretcher for the injured. Their eyes couldn't help but turn red. Many people immediately rushed forward, hoping to take over the stretcher, which seemed to be heavier than the rest of the world.
Indeed, that stretcher is really heavier than the world, because it carries not only an injured person, but also the hearts of people all over the world. There is nothing better than going to the disaster area to rescue people in person and carrying the stretcher for the injured.
Winning people's hearts. And when more people saw Wan Lei leading by example, they secretly lowered their heads, wiped away their tears, and then silently joined the search and rescue team.
Just as Wan Lei came to the disaster area to rescue people, Tie Xuan also led officials from the Executive Yuan and subsequent disaster relief personnel to the disaster area, and brought relief materials such as tents and dry food. Officials in Pingyuan County immediately organized manpower to rescue people.
The tents were set up to accommodate the injured first, and dry food was distributed to each victim.
Compared with Wan Lei who went into battle personally, Tie Xuan just stayed at the resettlement site and took command. As time went by, rescue teams from neighboring prefectures and counties in Pingyuan County also arrived one after another, and various rescue supplies also arrived one after another, and were scattered in
Refugees from all over the place have arrived at the resettlement site one after another. Although there are many people and few tents, which makes it seem a bit crowded and chaotic, all work is proceeding in an orderly manner.
As officials from the Executive Yuan, the Military Commission, and the Shandong Provincial Government arrived one after another, the victims felt reassured, because no one in the country had forgotten them and truly regarded them as its citizens. All the victims had experienced firsthand that
The word "people" in the Republic of China means that it is truly people-oriented.