If you don’t do it and I don’t do it, who will do it?
If you don’t do it, get the hell out of here—ah!”
Kuang Shimin, commander of the engineering battalion standing on the stone hill on the mountain road, put his hand on his forehead and looked forward, and asked the political instructor Du Zhengkuan beside him: "I'm afraid it's a kilometer away. Can you see clearly?"
Lieutenant Colonel Du Zhengkuan, who is of medium height and slightly fat, said cheerfully: "It must be the crooked song sung by the gang of ruffians under An Yi. He is the only one in the third company in the battalion who dares to do anything. He was killed in Shaoguan more than half a month ago."
On the train, a brother in the second platoon of his men was slapped by a company commander of the Fifth Army. An Yi went to the battalion headquarters. It turned out that the company commander was his brother in the third period. An Yi had no choice but to
The bearded men hurried back, but they kept it for themselves and had to defraud someone of a cigarette before they gave up. This guy was quite interesting. When he came back, he called the beaten soldiers over, cursed them in front of more than two hundred brothers, and even gave him his new share.
The second platoon leader who went down gave the platoon leader a lesson, telling him not to come back and complain if he was beaten again if he didn't fight back. Then he gave all the cigarettes to the seven or eight people who had gone to fight with him but failed, and only gave them to the soldier who was beaten.
One pill, and they said it would be counted as medical expenses, haha!"
Kuang Shimin chuckled: "This kid will definitely not suffer, haha! Lao Du, with An Yi here, we can worry a lot less. The two company commanders of the first company and the second company are his seniors. Who can see An Yi working so hard?
I don’t want to fall behind. I don’t have to do any work at all. I rush to do it as soon as I receive the order from the division headquarters. Haha... You will understand when you get familiar with it. There is something I need to tell you. There is no need to tell them.
In politics class, if you have nothing to do, go for a walk, chat with them, and sit down to eat when you happen to have a meal. The cooks in the third company are very good-looking, but they are very good at their craftsmanship. Even the two best cooks in the division are also
It was stolen from Sanlian, haha!"
"No wonder you went to the Third Company to check on your work as soon as lunch time came. It turns out that's how it is." The new battalion instructor pointed at Kuang Shimin with two fingers.
"Keep your voice down! Let me tell you, the lunch meal in Sanlian is very rich, so don't go there in the morning or evening. The morning meal is too early, and the evening meal is not scheduled at a certain time, haha... yo! It seems that Deputy Commander Wang is here?
The master and several senior officers are with him, we have to go down to greet him."
Kuang Shimin got down on the stone hillock on his hands and knees, and while arranging his military appearance, he and Lao Du went downhill with one foot high and one foot low.
There is a military flag placed high on the construction site of the Third Company. This flag was specially embroidered by the Guangzhou Women's Federation for the Third Company. The words embroidered in a row of silver thread from top to bottom near the flagpole are "The Third Company of the Engineers of the Second Division of the First Army."
"This flag was transferred from the Party Headquarters to Deng Yanda of the Military Headquarters, and then from Deng Yanda to the Second Division, and finally to the Third Company. This was the only gift flag received by units below the whole army, which made Liu She and others very happy.
Feeling proud.
Just as An Yi and a group of seniors had originally estimated, the Third Company was at the forefront of the division, paving roads through the mountains and building bridges across rivers. Fortunately, the governments at all levels in Guangdong have done a good job. There is nothing in Guangdong that makes the Third Company
After gnawing hard on the hard bones, the third company used blasting or other construction methods when encountering the relatively sloping road surface at the mountain road turns and protruding stones that would affect the passage of vehicles.
During the nearly twenty-day trip, An Yi gained a talent, namely Cai Guangqing, a trainee platoon leader from Fujian who graduated from Chaozhou Branch. This nineteen-year-old boy's hometown is Shaowu County in northern Fujian. His father is a mine supervisor.
He often went to the mines to play since he was a child, and he gradually learned to blast through what he heard and saw, but his father did not let him do it himself. After joining the third company, he was deeply influenced by An Yi, and he was proactive in everything he did.
After calculating and calculating the big col at the junction, he finally fired a few shots and it turned out to be very effective. So Yin Jinan took him to sum up the experience and then handed over the glorious blasting task to the third platoon. An Yi was very
Proudly, he always cheerfully said to Huzi: My life is so good, whatever I want will come to me, haha!
But today's construction of the mountain road called Su Xianling is very difficult. Because Tang Shengzhi in Hunan has been fighting to the death with the Zhili warlords, there is no stable government rule at all levels, and it is impossible to respond as soon as the government mobilizes like in Guangdong.
The roads entering Hunan are very bad, especially this section of the Suxianling Mountain Road. Many narrow places can only be passed by horse-drawn carriages. Historically, this section was mostly used to carry goods on horseback. However, as long as you get past this section, it is the most difficult.
The walking path is fine, Chenzhou City is in sight in the distance.
Starting from the morning, An Yi on the top of the slope faced the rooting stones weighing more than 10,000 kilograms on the roadside. He wiped away the sweat that kept flowing and sighed in a low voice. He missed the powerful engineering machinery and advanced excavation equipment in his previous life, but he wanted to go back.
He thought he had to face the reality. He was covered in sweat after fighting for most of the day. Even though his back and legs were sore, he still had to grit his teeth and keep going. So looking at a group of tired brothers, he could only go into battle bare-chested and wield a sledgehammer.
In order to encourage him, An Yi made up a song called "Come on, do it, hehe" without memorizing all the lyrics. Unexpectedly, he became very popular as soon as he howled it out. This group of tone-deaf brothers liked it very much.
It was a vulgar song that was easy to learn and could vent one's grievances. After only listening to An Yi sing it a few times, everyone was able to sing it. Moreover, more than 200 people sang it more and more neatly over a 100-meter stretch, and the construction progress was greatly accelerated.
An Yi was amused when he saw it. The fifth platoon leader Lu Xiong asked what the name of the song was. An Yi just said it casually without thinking: the military song of our Third Engineer Company!
Shigang, one kilometer away from Banpo, led the main force by train from Guangzhou to Shaoguan on the 27th, and then marched northward through wind and rain. Wang Baoling, deputy commander and commander of the first division, chief of staff Jiang Bocheng, deputy commander of the first division Wang Junhe, and second division commander Wang Baoling.
Division commander Liu She and other chief officers were stopped by the fifth platoon of sentries from the third company, who reported that the flag-bearing soldiers were in contact with the top of the slope and would explode within five minutes. No one was allowed to move forward.
Wang Boling turned around and looked at the long line of vehicles parked on the mountain road. He was anxious, but the road ahead was not widened and he could not move forward at all. No matter how anxious he was, he could only stare. Jiang Bocheng, the chief of staff of the army, comforted him very magnanimously, saying that the five men of the Second Division
The regiment and the Sixth Regiment have already packed up and set up camp. Don't rush now. Anyway, we will definitely arrive at Chenzhou to camp tonight. Tomorrow, the entire army will take a special train and arrive in Changsha one day ahead of schedule.
In less than five minutes, whistles were heard from far to near. Two minutes later, a series of huge explosions sounded one after another. Rocks flying on the top of the slope were seen, smoke filled the air, and violent vibrations shook the mountain where Wang Boling and others were standing.
The gravel on the mountain on the left side of the hill fell down.
Only then did Wang Boling realize the power of highway blasting. When the sound stopped, he pulled his ears that were buzzing and turned to Liu She: "Brother Jing Fu, your engineering battalion is not simple. Have you hired professional technicians?
"
"Where can I get them? Before the vanguard set off, I went to the arsenal to beg my grandfather and grandma, but no one was willing to come. There was no one from Guangzhou universities or our army who had studied explosives. In Shaoguan, I went to the iron mines again.
Only then did I realize that the only group of demolitioners had been recruited by the Fourth Army that entered Hunan first. The Fourth Army left early and did not have vehicles to transport baggage. It is estimated that they were preparing in advance for the siege below, so I was alone.
I couldn't find it, so I had to rely on my brothers to learn and work. Fortunately, the third company was more successful. After several small-scale experiments, it successfully carried out obstacle blasting for more than ten days in a row. In the morning, we passed the 30-meter section of Pig's Mouth Bend.
The dangerous road was created by three consecutive explosions." Liu She looked helpless and quite proud.
Wang Boling nodded: "Yes, that section of the road is indeed dangerous... How about it? It's almost passable now, right?"
"Not yet. According to the temporary regulations, you must wait for half an hour. The engineer company must clear the large pieces of gravel on the road, check whether all blasting points have been safely detonated, and whether there are any hidden dangers of loose boulders. If there are any, they must be eliminated before passing.
"
Hu Shusen, the chief of staff of the Second Division, has personally watched the entire process of blasting construction at Zhuzui Bend, so he understands it very clearly.
Wang Boling looked at his watch and slowly walked down the stone hill. With the support of two guards, he kept his feet on the ground and strode towards the construction site on the top of the slope.
The sentry wanted to stop him but didn't dare to stop him. He could only shout anxiously to the flag-bearing soldier standing ten meters above him: "Quickly wave the flag to convey the message!"
The flag-bearing soldier looked down and saw so many officers entering the warning area. He quickly waved the flag and was relieved when the brothers on the top of the mountain waved the flag in response.
Xu Tingyao, who was walking behind Wang Boling, smiled bitterly. Just as he was about to speak, the back of Hu Shusen's hand happened to touch his hand in front of him. He looked up and saw that Hu Shusen was not looking at him. He thought he had bumped into him accidentally and was about to speak.
Hu Shusen came again, and Xu Tingyao realized that Hu Shusen was telling him to shut up, so she had no choice but to keep her mouth shut and lower her head to follow.
"Company commander, the officers ignored the obstruction and walked straight towards us!"
Dong Yazi came to An Yi and reported.
An Yi glanced down, stood up from a successfully blasted checkpoint and loudly ordered: "Third Platoon, report the inspection status of each point immediately! Dong Yazi, bring me my shirt."
"The No. 7 blast hole was successfully blasted... The No. 9 blast hole was successfully blasted... The No. 16 blast hole was successfully blasted... The No. 11 blast hole was successfully blasted..."
An Yi breathed a sigh of relief and issued an order while putting on his clothes: "Check immediately for possible safety hazards... First row, second row, fourth row, speed up the road cleaning! Beard, let your fifth row of guard posts go north for five hundred
rice!"
"Yes!" The sounds of recovery came one after another.
Pieces of large and small rocks exploded were thrown off the cliff on the right, making a continuous sound of crashing and rolling. An Yi strode to the blasting point below Cai Guangqing and shouted loudly to Cai Guangqing who climbed up the mountain to check whether the rocks were loose.
shouted:
"Guangqing, just let the two squad leaders lead the inspection. Come down quickly and follow me to meet the teacher. It's time for you to go and get familiar with each other. Come down quickly!"
Cai Guangqing put away the steel drill, nimbly slid down the solid rock wall, and jumped in front of An Yi in a few steps: "You can just go, I'll stay and watch the brothers. I won't worry until the inspection is completed."
An Yi looked around and said in a low voice: "Instructor, I'll keep an eye on you. Don't miss this opportunity. Even if you want to see the teacher, you can't help it. Now there are several teachers here, as well as the deputy commander and chief of staff.
If you don't seize the opportunity, don't blame me for not supporting you. As long as you follow me now, I will quietly beg the Chief of Staff and Deputy Commander Xu to remove the word "trainee" in front of your platoon leader.
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Cai Guangqing was overjoyed, and then looked towards the mountain again. An Yi and Yin Jinan in front made a gesture, grabbed Cai Guangqing's collar and pulled him away. Cai Guangqing then turned around and followed him step by step.
Before walking thirty meters, An Yi heard the roar of a car motor coming from halfway up the slope. He was startled and shouted to Huzi at the top of the slope: "Huzi, immediately check whether there are pumice stones on the road, and then look at the rocks on the other side of the cliff."
Roadbed!”
"clear!"
An Yi grabbed Cai Guangqing and said, "We can't leave. Let's start checking the road from here right away. You go down and I go up... Grandma, I can't wait for ten minutes. If a car slips off, don't blame me for not being there in advance."
Set the rules! Master, you are serious. You know that no passage is allowed within half an hour after the blast. Why are you so anxious..."