Liuqiao Township is still more than ten kilometers away from Beiluan Town.
These dozen kilometers of roads were all loess roads. They were no longer provincial roads, but county-level roads. The county-level roads at that time were, to put it bluntly, slightly wider than country roads. Some sections of the roads were
It may be paved with asphalt, or even worse, it may be paved with a layer of gravel. The car walking on it will bump this way and that like a yangko dance. Over time, the people on the car will surely fall apart.
Yu Yan's brows furrowed.
The natural conditions and infrastructure in Beiluan District are indeed poor. It is extremely difficult for a place like this to develop its economy. Just building roads alone will cost a lot of money.
Xia Li looked calm. He was a soldier and had been working in an agricultural school before. He was used to such difficult conditions. At the moment, all he could think about was clan fighting. For a while, he never turned his thoughts to
Economic construction comes up.
Old-school officials like Xia Li only care about social stability.
In less than half an hour, the motorcade arrived at the Liuqiao Township Government.
The seat of Liuqiao Township Government is even more backward than Beiluan Town. It is basically equivalent to an ordinary farm village. At most, it is just a slightly larger settlement. In addition to the courtyard of the township government and a cooperative and a small restaurant next to it,
They are all farmyards.
At the gate of the Liuqiao Township Government, I saw two people who looked like cadres. They craned their necks to look at the road. As soon as they saw the mighty motorcade, the two people immediately greeted them.
The police car driving the road stopped. Shen Jinsheng said a few words to them and then led them to Xiali's Santana.
"Secretary Xia, these two are cadres from Liuqiao Township. Secretary Cao asked them to wait for us here. Going further, there will be no traffic and we can only walk. They are our guides!"
Shen Jinsheng explained the meaning concisely and comprehensively.
When Xia Li got out of the car, two cadres from the township were frightened when they saw the county party committee secretary. They wanted to go forward and shake hands. Seeing that Xia Li had no intention of doing so, they did not dare to move rashly. They just bent down slightly and looked at him respectfully.
Hold Xia Li and wait for his instructions.
"How far is it?"
Charlie asked.
One of the cadres from Liuqiao Township quickly replied: "Secretary Xia, the place where the fight took place is called Yashan. It is about five or six miles away from here, and it is all small roads..."
Xia Li nodded, and then said to Shen Jinsheng: "Director Shen, order everyone to get out of the car, run forward, and rush to Yashan as fast as possible. Remember, you can't move without orders!"
"Yes, Secretary Xia!"
Shen Jinsheng looked like a policeman now. He stood at attention and saluted Xia Li, then turned around and issued an order.
The public security officers and armed police officers and men jumped out of their cars one after another and formed three columns on the loess road. After Shen Jinsheng finished forming the team, he turned around and saluted Xia Li and asked Secretary Xia to do "pre-war mobilization" for the officers and men.
"Comrades, a large-scale clan fight occurred in Liuqiao Township. According to reports, thousands of people participated in the fight. Our task is to forcefully march to the scene of the incident, separate the fighting people, and minimize casualties. After arriving,
, everyone must obey my orders and not use firearms or police equipment at will. The main thing is to control the development of the situation. Do you understand?"
Xia Li stood in front of more than a hundred public security officers and armed police officers and made a pre-war mobilization in a loud voice.
"clear!"
Everyone answered loudly and uniformly.
"Okay, everyone should gather together and don't be left alone. Pay attention to protect your personal safety, and also protect your firearms from being snatched away! Now follow my orders, turn right, target Yashan, and run forward!"
Xia Li gave the order loudly.
Under the leadership of the guide, the three columns marched toward Yashan in an orderly and powerful manner.
Yu Yan naturally followed Xia Li closely.
Naturally, there is no good road condition on a country road. Fortunately, it is an "official road" leading to the township government. The road surface is not very narrow. In fact, a small car can barely drive on it. Just in case of a landslide or sudden change in road conditions.
When it is narrow and difficult for vehicles to pass, turning around becomes a big problem. Anyway, there is only five or six miles of land, so the speed of forced march is not necessarily slower than the speed of vehicles.
Although Xia Li is in his fifties, he was born in the military and likes to play basketball and other sports on weekdays. His body is quite strong and can fully keep up with the speed of a large team's forced march. Not to mention Yu Yan, I'm afraid even if
Among the armed police soldiers, there are few who have a better physique than him.
Comrade Shen Jinsheng suffered.
Director Shen was chubby, a little overweight, and not well-trained. How had he ever suffered like this? In the first mile or two, he could barely keep up, but he was out of breath and sweating like rain.
Once he turned onto a real country road, no matter how much Director Shen panted and sweated, he would never be able to keep up.
Director Shen was originally at the front of the team with Xia Li, following closely behind the two guides. He slowly slipped away, and the public security officers and armed police soldiers squeezed past him one by one, throwing the dignified director away.
Behind him.
Seeing that he was getting farther and farther away from Xiali, Shen Jinsheng was anxious, gritted his teeth, and tried hard to keep up, but his body was not strong enough, and his two fat thighs seemed to be filled with lead. He could not move fast, and his face turned red from holding back.
Still to no avail.
The country road is a real winding road, running between fields and ridges. Shen Jinsheng saw the director's virtue among some confidants in the Public Security Bureau and wanted to help him, but it was difficult to do so. There was no way for the two of them to move on such a road.
Personal parallelism.
Shen Jinsheng had no choice but to give up his efforts and simply stopped on the side of the road. He told the deputy director who followed him to rush forward and stay with Secretary Xia to assist Secretary Xia in his command.
Xia Li didn't know anyone from the Public Security Bureau, nor did he know the commander of the armed police. When he arrived at the scene, he had to have a comrade who was familiar with the personnel to assist him. Shen Jinsheng couldn't keep up on his own, but he couldn't let the whole mission go wrong.
The deputy director was younger and had better physical fitness than Shen Jinsheng. He readily accepted the order, strode his long legs, passed one after another his comrades, and soon caught up with Xia Li, following closely beside him.
The country roads were rugged and difficult to navigate. Even with a forced march, it took thirty or forty minutes to reach the foot of the cliff mountain.
The so-called Yashan is a relatively large mountain. The top of the mountain is open. From a distance, you can see the crowds of people on the top of the mountain. Countless villagers are holding sticks and other weapons, and they are fighting lively.
Before reaching the foot of the mountain, you can hear shouts.
Upon seeing this situation, Xia Li became anxious, turned around and shouted: "Quick, speed up, run up the mountain and separate the crowd!"
After roaring, Xia Li started running first, and the team following him accelerated their pace and quickly climbed up the mountain.
At this time, the difference in physical strength between the armed police soldiers and the public security officers also became apparent. Following Xia Li closely, those who had the ability to do so were all commanders and fighters of the armed police squadron, while the dozens of public security officers were lagging behind.
Yashan is about 300 meters high. It is said that you can run to death while looking up the mountain. Although you can see the villagers fighting on the top of the mountain from a distance at the bottom of the mountain, if you really want to get to the top of the mountain, you will not be able to reach it in a short while.
Xia Li moved forward bravely. Even though he was out of breath, he refused to slow down at all.
Yu Yan ran in front of him, and when he encountered a particularly steep place, he climbed up first, then turned around and pulled Xia Li.
After about a quarter of an hour, it was finally close.
The people on the top of the mountain had also discovered this armed team, and they immediately became panicked.
Xia Li decisively ordered to the captain of the armed police squadron beside him: "Captain, fire a warning shot! Taking advantage of the crowd's stop, you and the armed police soldiers quickly intervened and separated the people on both sides. Do you understand?"
Xia Li was still very courageous in handling such an emergency.
"Yes, Chief! I understand!"
The armed police captain stood at attention and saluted, turned around and gave a simple order to the squadron soldiers, then raised the mini submachine gun in his hand and pointed it at the sky.
"Da da da..."
A series of crisp gunshots pierced the void.
As expected, as Xia Li expected, when the gunfire rang out, most of the villagers who were fighting not far away stopped in shock and turned their heads to look this way.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the captain of the armed police led more than 30 armed police soldiers to intervene at an extremely fast speed. He quickly rushed into the middle of the crowd and raised his gun to warn the crowds on both sides, forming a temporary "isolation zone."
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Seeing the dark muzzles of the armed police soldiers' guns, the villagers on the top of the mountain were a little frightened and took a few steps back. However, they still held weapons such as hoes and sticks tightly and glared at each other.
Xia Li couldn't help but be overjoyed.
What he is fighting for is this short "calm time".
"Quickly, take the police officers over there, strengthen your strength, and completely separate the masses. We can't let them continue to attack."
Xia Li ordered to the deputy director beside him.
The deputy director, who was also experienced, immediately took action and rushed over with dozens of police officers. Together with the armed police soldiers, they formed a long "human wall" to completely separate the two sides of the fight.
Xia Li knew very well that it was only a temporary calm at the moment. As long as someone among the crowd made a noise and was "dissatisfied", thousands of red-eyed villagers would immediately lead to great changes, and it might even turn into a conflict between the villagers and the police.
The top priority is to suppress these villagers immediately.
Xia Li strode forward and shouted loudly as he walked: "Folks, I am Xia Li, secretary of the county party committee. I am not here to arrest people, I am here to deal with problems. Please don't get excited, listen to me... I'll do it again
I repeat, I am not here to arrest people, I am here to deal with problems..."
After hearing Xia Li yelling like this, the villagers who were still unconvinced at first became more honest.
The folk customs of Liuqiao Township are indeed strong, but it is remote and backward, and there is still a deep-rooted fear of officials. The middle-aged man in front of him, claiming that he is the "County Party Committee Secretary" is still very intimidating to everyone.
In the past, this was the Qipin County Magistrate.
There is an old saying: The magistrate who destroys the family will destroy the county magistrate!