Half an hour later, twenty divisional combat staff members who arrived in trucks dispersed to various monitoring points. A group of officers stood on a tall watchtower and took a closer look with binoculars.
An Yi, who was fully clothed, saluted the Chief of Operations and asked to start. After receiving the approval of the Chief of Operations, he immediately turned to Yin Jinan and made a gesture. Yin Jinan at the front of the team picked up his whistle and blew it vigorously. One hundred people including An Yi
Thirty-eight fully armed officers and soldiers marched along the river at a moderate speed.
To the surprise of the officers, Yin Jinan ran in front and controlled the speed well, Huzi ran behind and held the tail of the team, and An Yi yelled and cursed in the middle. The whole team suddenly became orderly and even.
And move quickly.
Eighteen minutes later, after running four kilometers, the team turned back and reached the west bank of Zhuxi. Liu She and others discovered that An Yi had already run ahead.
As soon as they arrived at the river, An Yi, Hu Zi and another brother who saw what had happened quickly took the hemp rope loop handed by the three big men, led a platoon of soldiers and flew down to the river, and quickly swam across the east bank. The three of them
They untied the rope loops and tied them to the lower parts of three adjacent tree roots. Under Yin Jinan's loud command, the soldiers on the west bank buried three large wooden stakes and tied them with thick ropes. Dozens of people on both sides used their strength at the same time to raise the volley over the river.
The three thick ropes were straightened at an angle. One by one, the soldiers quickly slid from the three ropes to the east bank. The last three, led by Yin Jinan, used shovels to cut off the thick ropes tied high to the large wooden piles to buy time.
The brothers quickly retracted the rope, and by the time Yin Jinan and the other four swam across the east bank, An Yi and Hu Hu had already moved three groups of people to the upstream near the single-plank bridge and were working hard to cut down trees.
All this made a group of officers on the watchtower marvel. It was really hard to imagine how An Yi trained a group of migrant workers who couldn't even form a good formation in just twenty days.
The three group leaders were full of praise for the kilometer.
"Reporter's seat: The three consecutive logging operations have been completed. Various steel bolts, bar-shaped fastening steel plates, I-shaped metal components and ordinary horse nails, support cross frames, etc. have been used. A separate team of ten people flew halfway
, ten square frames of five meters long and three meters wide were made simultaneously on both sides of the bank. Sixteen more people ran down the upstream river bank and buried the pontoon pulling wooden piles. The remaining eight people started the preliminary preparation work for the pontoon bridge connection.
It currently takes a total of one hour and eighteen minutes, which is a saving of twenty-seven minutes compared to our previous estimate!”
The chief of the operations section ran to the watchtower on the top of the mountain and reported loudly.
All the officers looked at each other, and Liu Zie laughed and praised loudly: "It's really unimaginable! If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, who would have believed that this was just an engineering unit? It seems that we have lost. Let's go and see them at the scene.
How the pontoons are made.”
The officers walked to the busy pontoon construction site. The first five-meter module of the two pontoon bridges had been launched into the water. An Yi in the water took the rope tip thrown by the brothers on the shore, turned around to hold the heavy module, and waved his hand, "Click."
"" The movable steel ring of the rope head was accurately buckled on the protruding steel ring of the module. When the six brothers upstream heard An Yi's shout, they immediately pulled the fixed rope closer. Yin Jinan on the shore finished measuring the position and gave an order.
A wooden pile that was 20 centimeters thick and 1.5 meters long was immediately hammered into the river bed with four 18-pound sledgehammers. In less than three minutes, the first bridge deck, which was the most difficult to erect, was successfully laid.
Liu She looked at Hu Shusen and then turned to Xu Tingyao: "Is this an eye-opener? Who among us could have imagined it? Get twice the result with half the effort! Such a strong and stable pontoon bridge looks like a real racehorse, completely beyond the standards we set. These people are incredible.
With such skillful movements, reasonable division of labor, and close and tacit cooperation, who could have imagined that these people were still precarious migrant workers twenty days ago?"
"It's amazing, it's amazing! This An Yi always brings something refreshing to people."
Xu Tingyao sighed with emotion: "Master, Chief of Staff, no matter what, we must keep this treasure. Don't let Deputy Commander Wang and others take it away, otherwise it will be a big loss for our division!"
A group of officers stood on the east bank pointing and sighing. Soon they were divided into two groups and led a dozen staff guards to step onto the pontoon bridge. They bent over to inspect, stamped their feet and jumped. In the end, they were not satisfied and even stood together in the middle of the pontoon bridge.
After taking off several times, I saw the pontoon gently swaying on the water with little fluctuation, and then I believed that it was not a face-saving project to fool people.
At this time, the Third Company had already run to the foot of the mountain and started digging the 82-meter mountain defense fortification. This seemingly most arduous project turned out to be the easiest job in the whole process, but it was time-consuming.
It's a bit more, but for these migrant workers who have been digging soil for many years, it is the most convenient thing.
Four hours and forty-eight minutes later, the brothers who had successfully completed the work jumped out of the trench at Yin Jinan's long whistle. They were so happy that they clapped and hugged each other with howling like ghosts and wolves. The cooking team, which had been prepared in advance, excitedly picked up seven loads of herbal tea. An Yi didn't know where he got it.
Several cartons of "Three Fortress" cigarettes were happily distributed from one to another while running around, still laughing loudly:
"Thank you, brothers! Thank you An Yi, wait for the reward! Haha... Come on, Old Sichuan, share the cigarettes for me, grandma, your grandson is not allowed to be corrupt... Haha, Old Lu, you
Damn, you're so awesome. You can carry a five-meter-long log by yourself. Grandma, why haven't I seen you do this before? Haha, old money, you son of a bitch, I'm going to reward you today..."
An Yi, who was completely different from when he first gave the order, made a group of officers who inspected the quality of the trenches stunned and shook their heads. Xu Tingyao cursed again and said, "We in Huangpu have cultivated such shameless soldiers and ruffians." Hui Dongsheng and others were surprised.
I laughed out loud and admired him very much. I felt that only a great general can be talented if he is passionate and sincere.
Liu She and Hu Shusen laughed from ear to ear. After a short discussion, they immediately reached a consensus: such a boost in morale and military power must be widely publicized. When the day of the competition with the Fourth Division on the 29th, no matter what,
We would like to respectfully invite our Commander-in-Chief Jiang and Principal Jiang to come to the scene in person!
"stand at attention!"
After An Yi gathered the team, he turned around and ran to Liu She: "Report to the division commander that the third company has successfully completed the drill mission. Please give instructions from the division division and the superiors!"
Liu She made a serious face: "What else can I give you? Rest here for a day and everyone will return to the camp at noon tomorrow."
"yes!"
After An Yi finished his answer, he thought for a while and stepped forward to explain sheepishly: "Master, the fifteen hundred yuan given by the teacher before departure is not enough to buy tools, horse tacks, accessories and hemp ropes! That's why I am bold.
I am taking a gamble with you officers. You see, the brothers don’t even have a good suit of clothes or a pair of good shoes. They don’t even dare to approach the main road for fear of being laughed at by the villagers. Their backs are exposed and their buttocks are bare. How are they going to go back?
?Brothers, it’s hard! I haven’t had a full meal or a solid night’s sleep in the past twenty days. As an acting company commander, I felt very uncomfortable, so I used a little trick to get some pocket money from the officers.
Give the money to the brothers to buy some snacks to replenish their health..."
"Shut up! Are you finished with this? I... pfft——"
Xu Tingyao couldn't help laughing and pointed at An Yi: "You scoundrel... Taking this opportunity to complain, you really know how to pick the right time, haha..."
The officers laughed, and An Yi was embarrassed to laugh. Seeing Hui Dongsheng's amiable look, he ran to him in a few steps and whispered:
"Commander Hui, I heard our munitions department, Mr. He, say that Commander Zhang of the Fourth Division is a gentle man with a fat head and big ears, but he likes to gamble the most. He has made the Fourth Division of the Hunan Army follow the example, which is very encouraging.
People's hearts, boost morale, hehe..."
"Why didn't I think of it for a moment? Haha..."
Hui Dongsheng suddenly realized and turned to Xu Tingyao beside him: "Brother Yuexiang, you and Commander Zhang Huizan and Zhang Shihou are old friends. Yesterday, Principal Jiang just issued 200,000 additional military supplies to all armies. Zhang Shihou's Fourth Division is a well-known signature of the Second Army.
, the income is at least 80,000 yuan, we can't lose 6,000 yuan in vain, although the amount is not big, it is still a lot of money, right!"
Xu Tingyao laughed loudly: "I'll call him right away when I get back, and I'll ask Zhang Shihou, who has a higher eye than his head, if he dares to take a gamble with me? Haha..."
After listening to Xu Tingyao's words, the several officers all laughed heartily. One said that Mr. Zhang had a lot of money, and the other said that he would bet him at least 20,000 yuan. An Yi was dazzled by this and regretted that he was too timid. Looking at his current posture
Even if it costs 10,000 yuan, my superiors will agree to it.