The weather gradually improved in late July, but when the train entered Linyu County, there was still a bit of rain in the sky. [ ] The sky and the ground were connected by rain and fog, and the whole world seemed to have become extremely humid and uncomfortable. .
Due to the congestion of disaster victims in Shanhaiguan, the entire Beijing-Fengcheng Railway was in a state of semi-paralysis, and even the Jinyu Line seemed very deserted. Most of the trains passing through Luanzhou to outside the customs were suspended. Yuan Su temporarily arrived from Tangshan A dozen trains were dispatched to Luanzhou, and then the first group was arranged to be divided into two batches to board the train to Shanhaiguan.
As the commander-in-chief of frontline disaster relief appointed by the Prime Minister, Yuan Suyi took the first train without hesitation. After a day and a night, he finally arrived in Linyu County, where Shanhaiguan is located, today.
Linyu County Railway Station is now under full martial law. Trains within the customs cannot leave the customs, and trains from outside the customs cannot enter. However, within twenty miles of the railway, there are places where refugees from outside the customs gather. On the one hand, the officials must protect the railway. Safety, on the other hand, we also need to protect the safety of the town. What we are most worried about is the refugees rushing into the city along the railway.
Near the train station, there are not only the Shanhaiguan garrison's patrol camp, but also the patrols from Beidaihe and the so-called garrisons of foreign nationals from various countries. Although most of the patrols are hired Chinese, there are not many garrisons from various countries to protect foreigners. But watching foreigners wearing colorful military uniforms running around on Chinese territory is not a good feeling in any case. [New]
Chen Wenian, the garrison envoy Wu Chenglu, Linyu County Magistrate Wu Like and others arrived at the train station early in the morning. They had received the order from Beijing and the telegram sent in advance from Luanzhou as early as yesterday. Even without Beijing Given the order, Yuan Su's military envoy's rank was much higher than that of the garrison envoy, so it was inevitable to come to greet him.
Yuan Su walked out of the carriage accompanied by the guards, while Zhao Shanhe led the regiment officers to direct the soldiers to assemble on the platform. Station helpers quickly stepped forward to assist the logistics personnel in unloading supplies.
Chen Wenian, Wu Chenglu and others hurried forward to greet Yuan Su. After meeting Yuan Su with some courtesy, Chen Wennian introduced: "This is Mr. Wu, the envoy of Shanhaiguan Guard. Mr. Wu, this is Mr. Yuan, our envoy to protect the army."
Wu Chenglu was in his forties. He was thin and dark because of his long-term smoking. His face showed no signs of energy. Even when he said hello to Yuan Su, his tone was unappealing. It feels like I haven't had a good sleep in a long time.
"Master Yuan, I have been looking forward to your visit. With you here, Shanhaiguan will be worry-free." Wu Chenglu said with a smile.
"The mess Mr. Wu caused has all been blamed on me. Of course you are safe. [New]" Yuan Su never gave Wu Chenglu a good look since he saw him, but now he sees that Wu Chenglu is still He burst out laughing, and couldn't help but teased angrily for a moment.
Sure enough, as Wang Litong said, this Wu Chenglu was really a fool. Tens of thousands of victims surrounded the city and cut off the railway. He actually naively hoped that he could keep this matter hidden forever.
After listening to Yuan Su's words, the smile on Wu Chenglu's face suddenly froze.
In terms of age, he can be regarded as Yuan Su's elder. He was polite to him with good intentions, but this kid made unabashed sarcasm in front of so many people greeting him, which really made people angry. But he knew very well that once
The other party is a superior officer, and secondly, he is the one waiting to be punished. Apart from swallowing this breath, he naturally does not dare to speak back easily.
"Master Protector, please calm down. Fortunately, the situation is still under control. Yesterday, we packed up a house near the train station and temporarily used it as the camp for Master Protector. Master Protector has been tired from traveling all the way. Please ask me.
Move to camp and take a short rest." Linyu County Magistrate Wu Like quickly said with a smile.
Yuan Su didn't say anything more and walked out of the train station.
The camp that Wu Like prepared for Yuan Su was a recently renovated three-story mansion with a typical northern architectural style. After receiving the message from Yuan Su from Luanzhou the day before yesterday, Chen Wennian had already sent someone to move the mansion
Everything has been tidied up inside and out, and now the soldiers of the Second Battalion of the Third Regiment are stationed at the horse farm not far from the house.
Arriving at the camp, Yuan Su decisively ordered a meeting with all the officials in charge. At the same time, he ordered Chen Wennian and Wu Chenglu to be responsible for settling the residences of the soldiers of the first regiment. Chen Wenian had already negotiated with Wu Chenglu in this regard and gave up an open space to the west of the train station.
Let the soldiers of the first regiment form a camp here.
It's the season of summer, so it's actually cooler to live in a tent, but the mosquitoes are just annoying.
Half an hour later, Wu Like and Wu Chenglu called all their subordinates to the camp, but some officials who were still on duty at the front line could not come for the time being. Yuan Su had almost no politeness, except for speaking solemnly in front of everyone.
After introducing myself, I got straight to the point.
The first step is to understand the current specific situation of Shanhaiguan. The previous messages were either clichés or evasive. Now that Yuan Su has become the commander-in-chief with full power to maintain stability, it is natural that he must fully grasp the most authentic news.
However, both the bureaucrats of the county government and the officers of the patrol camp seemed to be in cahoots with each other. Not only did they always emphasize the same point in their words, but they also failed to explain a single reason.
Yuan Su picked up the teacup and took a slow sip, then put the teacup down calmly, interrupted an official who was reporting in a cold voice, and said: "Although Linyu County and Shanhaiguan are not under Yuan's administration,
Within the scope of jurisdiction, but today the central government temporarily appointed Yuan to do his part. If the disaster is dealt with as soon as possible and the refugees are dealt with, Yuan can return to Luanzhou as soon as possible, and everyone here can live in peace. If the situation changes suddenly, none of you can
There’s no way to escape the relationship.”
Wu Like, who was sitting on the side, nodded quickly and responded: "What the Lord Protector taught you is that we must fully cooperate with the Lord Protector in disaster relief work."
Yuan Su ignored Wu Like and continued: "Now that the central government has learned about the matter here, if we cannot produce results in the near future, the consequences can be imagined. Therefore, I hope that you will not have extravagant hopes at this time.
Cover it up, conceal it, but think about how to atone for it. As long as Yuan is still serving as the commander-in-chief of frontline disaster relief, I will punish whoever I want, take the blame for whoever I want, and I will even ask for death to apologize."
When he said the last sentence, his tone gradually became stronger, and when he finally said the four words "I will die to apologize," it was even more decisive.
These two words immediately shocked everyone in the audience. Although everyone had already prepared that this young man who came from Luanzhou would be the "three things to do as a new official", no one expected this.
The fire not only burned so quickly, but also burned so vigorously.
Of course, they would not disbelieve Yuan Su's words. Now that things have become unstoppable, people have starved to death every day for more than half a month. The higher-ups will definitely find someone to take responsibility for this disaster.