The train driver in the courtyard

The river rolls and the waves never cease.
Long dragons shuttle back and forth, and the railway tracks stretch out.

The bridge spans, the iron bones are strong,
The wind was rising and the river was surging.
The train speeds along, fearless of wind and rain.

Liang Sicheng stood in the storm, looking down at the two trains whizzing towards each other on the lower railway bridge. He felt so proud in his heart that he couldn't help but recite a poem.

The rain was pouring down, the wind was howling,
He stood alone in the rain, as resolute as a pine tree.

The wet corners of his clothes clung to his body.

Liang Sicheng is already in his fifties and has a disability. He has been particularly weak recently.

Zhang Jishu was worried about Liang Sicheng's health, so he walked over quickly with an umbrella to help him shield himself from the heavy rain.

"Commissioner Liang, it's raining so hard, you should take shelter in the bridgehead."

"Xiao Zhang, today is a critical moment for the bridge. The guards, technicians, and the people are all standing guard here in the pouring rain. How can I, the on-site commander, leave?"

Liang Sicheng hadn't been so excited for a long time, and his face showed a redness that was inconsistent with his age.

"The train driver is right, I am too bookish and should be at the first scene of labor.

Only by feeling the atmosphere of labor can I understand that all my annoyance is nothing but self-pity. "

Ever since Lin Huiyin passed away, Liang Sicheng has become more withdrawn.

According to past practice, he should be sitting in the headquarters' office at this time, sipping tea and waiting for the new car experiment to be completed.

It seems that the train driver persuaded Liang Sicheng to go to the front line.

But who is this train driver?

Zhang Jishu is Liang Sicheng's apprentice. Since Lin Huiyin's death, he has been responsible for taking care of Liang Sicheng. He has never heard that Liang Sicheng has a train driver friend.

However, when he saw that his teacher had changed his previous decadent behavior, he did not say anything to persuade him.

Woo woo woo. The sound of a train whistle came from afar, and the two whistle sounds echoed each other through the rain curtain.

"The trains are about to meet, everyone get ready!" Liang Sicheng suddenly shouted and rushed into the heavy rain.

Every step caused splashes of water, and the passion and enthusiasm seemed to be able to dispel all the haze.

The raindrops hit his body, wetting his hair and soaking his clothes, but he was completely unaware.

He felt alive again.

Woo hoo hoo. Eat like crazy, eat like crazy, eat like crazy
On the coal train, Li Aiguo looked at the approaching coal truck and shouted, "Get ready!"

Lao Zheng, Liu Qingquan and Huang Jing all put down their work and held on to the guardrail tightly.

Li Aiguo estimated the distance to the oncoming coal truck and felt that the time had come, so he slammed down the trigger.

Hiss, hiss, hiss. The wheels rubbed against the rails, splashing out sparks.

The driver of the oncoming coal truck was Jiang Shan. After noticing that Li Aiguo suddenly slowed down, he subconsciously felt that Li Aiguo had slowed down too early.

"According to the plan, there are at least 200 meters left before we need to slow down. Fuck!"

Jiangshan thought of something and broke out in a cold sweat.

It was as if a needle had pierced his buttocks. He suddenly jumped up and pounced on the dashboard and dropped it.

The assistant driver and the fireman were completely unprepared. Caught off guard, they staggered violently due to the huge inertia.

Fortunately, both of them were experienced drivers. Even though their bodies were unbalanced, they subconsciously grabbed the handrail and managed to stand firmly.

Jiangshan is an experienced person and rarely loses his composure like this.

Seeing this, the assistant driver asked curiously, "Chariot Jiang, what's going on?"

"On rainy days, the friction between the wheels and the rails will decrease, causing the braking distance to become. I forgot about this." Jiang Shan said somewhat depressed.

This is simple common sense, and many driver apprentices understand it.

However, the technical committee has developed a braking plan that specifies the exact braking time, and everyone will subconsciously follow the schedule.

Under such tremendous pressure, the train driver on the other side was able to react instantly.
"He is better than me." Jiang Shan said sincerely.

The assistant driver and the fireman looked at each other and neither responded.

Admitting that the opponent is better than oneself now is equivalent to giving up the competition for "first access".

At this time, Liu Dali, who was standing in the coal truck, had a gloomy face.

Even Jiangshan has been bribed by this guy. It seems that if he doesn't take action, he will have no chance.

In the storm.

On the railway bridge, two coal trains braked at the same time, and sparks came out from both tracks.

At the same time, on the highway bridge, 500 heavily loaded GAZ trucks braked at the same time under the command of the corps.

At this moment, the three long dragons suddenly stopped, and the huge impact force was very shocking.

The people on both sides of the river held their breath at the same time, their hearts in their throats.

The same thought occurred to them all at the same time: "Will the bridge hold?"

"I hope the bridge can hold up!" Liang Sicheng was in the heavy rain, directing the technicians to quickly record the data.

With a hiss, hiss, hiss and puff, accompanied by the last violent exhaust sound, the two trains stopped steadily.

Thunder rolled and shook the bridge,

The bridge stands firm like a mountain.

At this moment, everyone cheered.

Wow!
Warm applause broke out and the crowd rushed to the bridge in the rain.

In the driver's building, Li Aiguo also breathed a sigh of relief. He took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and took a comfortable puff.

The bridge is completed!

The atmosphere on the scene was full of joy.

but.

On the water two miles away from the bridge, a look of hatred burst out.

"These peasants were able to build such a sturdy bridge."

Chen Youde felt unbelievable.

This is something that even those people have not been able to accomplish, but in just a few years, it was accomplished by these peasants.

Bai Lan was drenched by the rain at this time, and whispered: "Brother Chen, when are we going to act?"

Chen Youde was awakened, picked up the oar and pointed towards the bridge pier.

“Blow up the bridge!”

There was a heavy rain, the river was surging, and huge waves were beating against the river bank.

The surface of the river was covered with a thick layer of water vapor, as if everything was blurred by the water vapor.

The mountains in the distance, the trees on the river bank, and the boats in the distance were all blurry and the visibility was very poor.

Everyone was so immersed in the excitement that no one noticed the small boat.

Now is the time to act!

Chen Youde rowed the boat towards the bridge pier.

At this time, Mao Zujie, who was on duty at the bridge pier, was looking at the river through a telescope while eating a black steamed bun.

Teammate Zhou Hongsheng next to him drank water and said, "The bridge driving plan must have been successful. Listen to the thunderous cheers. If I had known this, I would not have participated in this mission."

"Xiao Liu, drink some water quickly and stay alert."

Just as Mao Zujie reminded his teammate Zhou Hongsheng, he saw a small boat swaying towards them in the waves.

The boat spun back and forth in the waves. The boatman tried his best to hold on, but he was swept into the waves several times.

"It's raining so hard, and fishermen are still fishing? They are just throwing their lives away!"

Zhou Hongsheng picked up the telescope and took a look. He said with some concern, "Maybe the boat will be swept into the waves."

Mao Zujie looked at the small boat through the telescope and always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

The waves were very big, and the boat seemed to be very lucky. It was able to avoid the waves every time and sway towards the bridge pier in the storm.

The boat was getting closer.

Mao Zujie estimated the distance and it was less than 600 meters, which was close to the warning distance set by Advisor Li.

He slipped out from the bridge pier and shouted to the boat.

"Comrade, the water flow here is complicated and there are many undercurrents. Please row the boat away quickly."

At this time, Chen Youde had wrapped the explosive bag in canvas and stuffed it into Bai Lan's arms, and was about to start the task of blowing up the bridge.

I was shocked to see guards under the bridge pier.

Chen Youde squinted at the bridge pier, then turned his eyes and shouted, "Comrade Soldier, our boat is broken and cannot steer. Soldiers and civilians are one family. Can you help us?"

After saying that, he kicked the white railing.

Bai Lan immediately covered his mouth with his hands and shouted in the local dialect: "I am Zhou Simao from Chenshui Commune. I have always heard that you soldiers treat the people like your own children and are the guardians of the common people.

I am in danger now, I just want a place to rest my feet!"

Seeing that the boat did not change direction but continued to approach, Mao Zujie became alert and took out the iron shell loudspeaker and shouted: "This is the bridge guard post, please leave immediately, otherwise, according to the regulations, we will open fire directly!"

This little guard is very vigilant.
Bai Lan was startled when he heard that the other side was about to open fire. He drew back and asked in a low voice, "Brother Chen, what should we do now? Should we retreat and look for other opportunities another day?"

"Why panic!"

Chen Youde reprimanded Bai Lan, walked to the bow and shouted, "Comrade soldier, our lives are in danger now, how can you just stand by and watch!
If this gets out, not only will the masses be dissatisfied with you, but even your superiors will criticize you."

Zhou Hongsheng wanted to help, and was dissatisfied with Mao Zujie's indifference, so he took the opportunity to say, "Mao Zujie, this is just a fishing boat. It has no heavy machine guns or artillery, and it poses no threat to the bridge piers. I think we should let them come over.

If this gets out of hand, Captain Zhou will criticize us for disregarding the lives of ordinary people, and we will be punished.”

"We are guards, so we should follow the rules! Zhou Hongsheng, I am the duty leader now, please obey orders immediately and enter alert status!"

At Mao Zujie's order, Zhou Hongsheng raised his rifle despite his reluctance.

The other two guards who were resting were also awakened and raised their rifles and aimed at the boat.

Mao Zujie instructed two guards who were good at swimming to tie ropes around their waists and be ready to jump into the river to rescue people at any time.

"Don't worry, I grew up in the river. If the boat capsizes, I will definitely be able to rescue them." The two local guards said, patting their chests.

After making all preparations, Mao Zujie roared towards the river.

"Listen, everyone on the boat. This is the last warning. If you don't change your course, we will open fire and sink you."

Clang, the bullet is loaded and the finger is on the trigger.

Seeing this, Chen Youde raised a bitter smile and said, "These guys are really vigilant."

"Brother Chen, why don't we retreat? They have guns." Bai Lan was cold and scared at this time, and his body began to tremble.

"Coward! You want to go out to sea with me, eat delicious food, drink spicy drinks, and play with women?"

Chen Youde grabbed Bai Lan by the collar and said viciously, "You can only achieve wealth and honor through risk!"

"The waves on the river are strong. They can't hit us even if they shoot. Besides..."

At this point, Chen Youde asked, "Bai Lan, did you install the things I asked you to install?"

When this was mentioned, Bai Lan, who had felt a little weak in the legs just now, stood up suddenly.

He walked to the stern and pulled back a torn blanket, revealing a propeller.

The propeller was connected to a diesel engine and fixed to the stern of the boat with iron clamps and nails. It was installed crookedly and looked like poor workmanship.

"In order to get this thing, I spent a whole Daqianmen to get Old Zhang from the commune tractor station to lend it to me."

Chen Youde: "I gave you fifty dollars at the beginning."

"Brother Chen, look at what you said. This thing is in short supply. There is only one in the tractor station. If they are willing to lend it to me, isn't that a favor?
Now diesel is purchased with coupons, and I spent a lot of money to get this diesel."

"Alright, stop talking, start the movement quickly, and let's charge forward in one go!"

Chen Youde knew that Bai Lan had stolen his money, but considering the mission at this time, he did not bother to argue with him.

The diesel engine used on the fishing boat was started by pulling a rope. Bai Lan pulled the rope in the wind and rain, and only a roar from the engine could be heard.

Driven by the transmission shaft, the propeller rotates rapidly.

The speed of the small fishing boat suddenly increased, breaking through the waves and rushing towards the bridge pier.

At this time, on the bridge pier, Zhou Hongsheng was still blaming Mao Zujie.

"Look, your actions just now have hurt the feelings of the other members. Now the two of them are isolated and helpless in the storm, and can only wait for death."

"Look, the two of them are already lying in the cabin. If our superiors knew about this, they would definitely criticize us for not doing a good job of maintaining good relations with the masses."

"They stood up again, as if they were about to jump into the river. Everyone was ready to rescue them."

"What the hell is this ship? It's so fast!"

The small boat had great horsepower, and the small fishing boat now came straight at them like a speedboat, shocking Zhou Hongsheng so much that he couldn't close his mouth.

"Snapped!"

Just when Zhou Hongsheng couldn't believe his eyes, Mao Zujie pulled the trigger.

"Stop them!"

Following Mao Zujie's order, the two guards who were about to jump into the river to save people also opened fire.

Zhou Hongsheng was awakened by the gunshots, and hurriedly raised his rifle and fired at the boat.

However, the boat was swaying in the waves, and the rifle's short range posed no threat to the boat.

"A peasant is just a peasant. He is not presentable. It has been so long since the liberation, but he is still using millet and rifles."

Seeing that the bullet could not pose a threat to him, Chen Youde felt relieved.

"Now I'll show you what a weapon is!"

Chen Youde, who was well prepared, raised a Hotchis light machine gun from the cabin.

This French-made light machine gun is also known as a machine rifle. It has the advantages of long range, high accuracy and light weight.

At the beginning, the micro-control master bought a lot of this type of machine guns from Lao Fa.

In terms of performance alone, the Hotchkiss light machine gun is pretty good, but the problem is that the bullets for this machine gun are difficult to deal with.

In particular, it is only suitable for firing bullets using smokeless gunpowder as propellant, and at that time there was no way to produce such bullets in the country.

Therefore, the Hotchkiss light machine gun was marginalized and eventually became the standard equipment of special operations forces.

After Chen Youde dug this thing out from where the weapons were hidden, he maintained it again.

The trigger was pulled and the muzzle burst into flames.

Dededede
The bullets passed through the waves and clanged on the bridge piers, leaving craters. The guards on duty had their firepower suppressed and could only hide in the cracks.

Seeing this, Chen Youde laughed out loud: "Aren't you going to shoot? Shoot quickly, let me see how powerful you are!"

Before he finished speaking, he saw Mao Zujie standing out from the gap between the bridge piers carrying a cannon barrel.

Chen Youde didn't know why the gun barrel could be carried on his shoulder.

He had never seen a similar weapon in his memory, but the black muzzle still made him feel something was wrong.

"Hey, we agreed to shoot, why are you carrying a cannon?"

While Chen Youde was delaying time, he asked Bai Lan to turn around and escape quickly.

But Mao Zujie will not give him this opportunity.

After confirming that there was no one behind him in accordance with regulations, Mao Zujie pulled the trigger directly.

Whoosh!
An RPG rocket flew towards the boat, trailing flames.

The blazing tail flame was not affected at all by the storm, adding a touch of brightness to the gloomy scene around it.

The rocket pierced through the heavy rain and passed over the waves. There was no force in the world that could stop it!
next second.

boom!
The rocket hit the boat directly.

A blinding flash of explosion flashed by in an instant.

Then there was a deafening roar, and the huge shock wave compressed the surrounding air into rays, spreading in all directions.

The boat broke into pieces in an instant.

Chen Youde seemed to be thrown out by an invisible force, and his body drew a curved arc in the air.

The fragments of his body were blown away by the shock wave of the explosion.

His head rolled around in the air with the shock wave of the explosion, and finally fell into the Yangtze River.

His last thought was: "Where did these peasants get such powerful weapons?"

After the rocket exploded, it ignited the explosive pack hanging on Bai Lan, causing a secondary explosion.

The power of more than 50 kilograms of TNT explosives far exceeds that of rockets.

At the moment the explosives exploded, white waves rolled on the water, hitting the moored boats on both sides, and the splashes of water fell like raindrops.

This spectacular water splash show seemed to be celebrating the success of the bridge's experimental driving operation.

The people on the bridge also noticed this scene and stopped cheering.

After receiving the report, Zhou Wenzhong, who was commanding in the bridgehead, immediately announced it to the public using a loudspeaker.

"Just now, to celebrate the successful first test run of the bridge, the comrades from the Railway Corps put on a water show for everyone."

The boat itself was relatively small, and in the violent explosion, it was torn into pieces and fell into the river.

It was raining heavily, the river surface was blurry, and no one could see what happened exactly.

In addition, everyone's attention was on the two trains on the bridge.

Therefore, the masses easily accepted this statement.

Of course, even if someone noticed something, they knew the rules.

The train started again, and with the sound of the whistle, the heavy rain suddenly stopped and the dark clouds in the sky dissipated.

Under the sunlight, a colorful rainbow appeared on the misty river surface, parallel to the Yangtze River Bridge.

This rare spectacle, which is rarely seen in a thousand years, caused cheers from the crowd.

Liang Sicheng signed his name on the experimental report, stared at the rainbow, and composed a crooked poem.

[The wind rises and the clouds roll, the shadow of the bridge moves,

When the rain stops, the sky clears and the rainbow appears.

The green mountains on both sides face each other.
A bridge and a rainbow, both stretching across the sky. 】

After watching a wonderful driving experiment, enjoying a rare water show and admiring the rainbow, the crowd returned home satisfied.

Led by their teacher, the excited pupils chattered as they walked down the bridge.

The teacher looked at the children and thought, "So many things happened today. I should ask the children to write three essays of 1,000 words each."

At this time, Li Aiguo had already driven the train off the bridge and returned to the Jiangan Locomotive Depot.

puff
With the last sound of exhaust, the train stopped in front of the maintenance workshop.

Xing Duanchang and Meng Duanchang, who had been waiting for a long time, saw Li Aiguo jump off the train and asked in unison, "How is the bridge?"

"As solid as a rock, as immovable as a mountain!" said Li Aiguo.

"That's great!" Section Chief Xing and Section Chief Meng patted each other on the shoulders excitedly.

At this moment, the gap between the two seemed to be filled.

Even if the two have conflicts, they can still distinguish right from wrong when it comes to major issues.

The locomotive was towed into the maintenance workshop for inspection.

Cao Wenzhi saw that there was a security officer guarding the door of the maintenance workshop and praised him, "The Jiangan Locomotive Depot is very vigilant. We don't need to worry about the locomotives being damaged in the future."

Ten minutes later, Jiang Shan and Liu Dali also returned to the locomotive depot.

After Jiang Shan jumped off the train, he did not report to Section Chief Meng immediately, but walked up to Li Aiguo and held Li Aiguo's hand tightly.

"Li Da Che, well done!"

"Da Che" is the most respectful name for a train driver. When Liu Dali heard Jiang Shan calling Li Aiguo like that, his brows furrowed into knots.

Even the regular driver has betrayed him. If he doesn't act quickly, he will definitely not be able to get a chance to ride the first route this time.

Afterwards, Section Chief Xing and Section Chief Meng held a short meeting for the two driver teams.

At the meeting, Section Chief Xing praised Li Aiguo for his ability to adapt to local conditions and change the braking plan in a timely manner, thus ensuring the perfect progress of the driving experiment.

“The bridge will be opened to traffic in three days, so we only have three days left.

During these three days, you will drive the train according to the schedule and conduct a round-trip driving experiment on the bridge. "

After Section Chief Xing finished speaking, a leader from the Bridge Engineering Bureau also spoke.

"We will score you based on your driving performance and select a team of drivers to participate in the first opening ceremony. I hope you will pay attention to it."

Cao Wenzhi and Jiang Shan stood up together and made passionate speeches.

It means that the reciprocating driving test will be completed within the specified time with guaranteed quality and quantity.

For a moment, sparks arose again between the two driver teams, which had just begun to have a more harmonious atmosphere.

Li Aiguo looked at the leader of the Bridge Engineering Bureau.

I have a feeling that the Bridge Engineering Bureau deliberately selected two driver teams.

After the meeting, the driver team was given an afternoon to rest as the round trip driving was not scheduled to start until tomorrow.

Wuhan Three Towns (Wuchang, Hankou, Hanyang) is a thoroughfare connecting nine provinces, a land and water port, a transportation hub, and an inland megacity. It is a transit point on the Tea Road of Shanxi merchants, an economic and cultural center in the hinterland of China, and a gathering place for famous foods from the north and south.

but.

Since the famous saying "Drink Changsha water and eat Wuchang fish" came into being, Wuchang fish has become the most famous specialty of the three towns of Wu Han.

Coming to the Three Towns of Wu Han and not trying Wuchang fish is like going to Badaling and not climbing the Great Wall, or going to the capital and not watching the flag-raising ceremony.

Xing Duanchang, Cao Wenzhi and others wanted to taste Wuchang fish and called Li Aiguo to go with them, but Li Aiguo politely declined.

Old Zheng was muttering as he walked on the road.

"Driver Li was a little strange during this business trip. Whenever we had group activities, we could not see him."

"Don't talk about my apprentice like that." Cao Wenzhi.

"Don't talk about my master like that." Huang Jing.

Old Zheng: “.”

He felt that the entire driver team had been controlled by Li Aiguo.

(End of this chapter)