The Prosperous Years of Siheyuan

Chapter 73

Heavy rain, Forty-nine City, the General Logistics Courtyard, and Lao Zhong's home, the battle injuries on rainy days were particularly torturous. Every part of the body was tight and there was no place that was not aching.

It was already ten o'clock at night, and Lao Zhong was still tossing and turning, unable to sleep, thinking about the increasingly elusive situation.

His sleepiness was so bleak that there was almost no good news. Except for the supplies that needed to be dispatched from various places every day, there seemed to be no good news.

A quick phone call rang, "What happened again?" Old Zhong, frowning, picked up the phone and said, "Hello, this is Zhong Jian."

"What, secret telegram? From Guangdong? I know! I'll be right there!"

After a series of questions and answers, Lao Zhong picked up the phone again and called the driver. After a short while, the driver who lived in a courtyard parked the car downstairs.

'Could it be that things are not going well for the Chen family boy? '

In the car, Lao Zhong was thinking about various relationships between Guangdong and Hainan, but there was only one Chen Jisheng who worried about him.

The son of an old comrade-in-arms went there for nearly a month without hearing from him, and took fifty large yellow croakers away from him.

If something goes wrong, it's not Chen Jisheng's fault alone. If the higher-ups blame it, a large group of people will take the blame, and he, the main person in charge, will have no good luck.

"The lard has blinded my heart!"

After muttering something fiercely and not knowing who to blame, Lao Zhong stretched his body that was in unbearable pain and couldn't help but think of the war years in the past. It was better then.

When he arrived at the unit, he saw the secret telegram sent by Captain Sun and looked at the 15-meter off-road heavy truck marked on it. Lao Zhong smiled. It's great. The risk was not in vain!

"Call back! Military escort, encrypted! No one is allowed to enter the cab except Comrade Chen Jisheng!"

Exhaling a breath of turbid air, looking at the heavy rain outside the house, feeling his body gradually stretching, "Let the rain stop soon!", Lao Zhong went out to take the car home.

Lao Zhong returned home, and Chen Jisheng, who was driving the off-road heavy truck slowly, was still carefully looking at the rearview mirror on the road. It was deep in the night, and the soldiers on the carriage were invisible even though they were close at hand.

There was no one in the cab. These soldiers had done this kind of escort before. They could barely get into the cab, but they were absolutely not allowed to enter the cab.

The soldier guiding the way was leaning on the driver's roof shouting the way. If he didn't drive slowly, no matter how loud the sound was, it would be blown away by the wind.

The journey was slow and leisurely, and it was almost four o'clock in the morning when we arrived at a train station with no obvious signs. It was very large, and the parking lot next to it was lined with cargo compartments.

Several large tarpaulins were found from the train station, and seven people worked together to cover the two cars stacked together. Then two soldiers were on guard outside, while the other four got inside the tarpaulin.

Although it was early in the morning, it was hotter here than in Hong Kong. As soon as the tarpaulin was covered, seven people were soaked to the skin. After getting under the airtight tarpaulin, it was like taking a sauna.

But Chen Jisheng can't persuade him, this is his mission!After the thatch was covered, these people all opened the safety of the rifle. Anyone who did not listen to the warning and approached at this time would really be shot to death.

It was almost six o'clock when Captain Xu rushed over and brought rice. This time it was not sweet potatoes with noodles, but steamed buns with meat fillings.

"Comrade Chen Jisheng, call back from above, armed escort, your position is in the car."

After saying that, Captain Xu left, probably to contact the station. Looking at the happy-looking soldiers eating big buns, Chen Jisheng was also a little envious. It would be great if he could be a soldier for ten years safely!

Not long after Company Commander Xu left, a car drove over with a flatbed for pulling the tank behind.

The Mercedes-Benz ten-wheel truck on the off-road heavy truck is easy to put in, but difficult to unload. There is a train at the station, but there are many people there, so everyone has no choice but to do hard work again.

Six sleepers were padded with soil to form a slope, and Chen Jisheng slowly reversed the car. This was not over yet. The off-road heavy truck and the ten-wheel truck were put on the flatbed, and everyone gave another vigorous effort.

Almost, the heavy-duty off-road truck couldn’t get on the flatbed, and tires of nearly [-] centimeters were exposed on both sides. One car occupied two flatbeds, and there was a steel plate in the middle, all of which were done by manpower.

Next, we have to continue to cover it, not one layer, but one layer of thatch, seal it one layer, then cover it with another layer, and seal it again, a total of three layers.

The train is up, the thatch is built, and the battlefield needs to be cleaned. The slopes that were piled up just now still need to be removed. The slopes were piled on the railway. In order to keep it secret, these were done by seven people plus Company Commander Xu and the train commander. of.This exhausting work lasted until three o'clock in the afternoon. The few big buns in the morning had long since turned into sweat and flowed out. One person drank almost a bucket of water.

Chen Jisheng, who did the most and the fiercest work, also squatted beside the railroad tracks and gasped for breath after finishing the work, feeling a little dissatisfied with Lao Zhong's secrecy methods. This is not a tired idiot, but a dead man!

Because it was a secret escort, the ten-wheel truck of the Mercedes-Benz was also covered with thatch. Compared with the work just done, the next journey is truly hellish.

For the rest of the time, everyone was sitting at the station, resting and being vigilant. Because he had to protect the vehicle, Chen Jisheng, who was in the cab, was deprived of the right to use a gun and could only squat aside with his hands empty.

In the meantime, Company Commander Xu went out and picked up a supply truck. He divided a few cans of fruit among himself, then a satchel full of compressed biscuits, and two [-]-pound plastic buckets, full of two Bucket of water, this should be a feature.

Of course, each person also shared a bedroll, and then they still waited. It was not until about [-] o'clock in the evening that a group of people got into the tarpaulin, and then placed their respective supplies in their respective positions. At [-]:[-], the car slowly set off.

At about two o'clock in the night, we changed the front of the car once. Since we were not allowed to go out, Chen Jisheng could only make a rough estimate. After that, we waited for another day.

The space covered by the thatch is not bad at night, it is a bit cooler than outside, the thatch may have blocked the moisture, but in the daytime, it is a ready-made sauna room, Chen Jisheng estimated that a hundred catties of water may not drink much sky.

Just like this, driving at night and parking during the day, Chen Jisheng, company commander Xu and the soldiers, a total of eight people, ate, drank and slept under the tarpaulin.

Company Commander Xu and the others are better. Although they are in a closed space, they cannot stand up to the large space. When they are not standing guard, they can move around.

Chen Jisheng was in trouble. Because of confidentiality, he was not allowed to talk to the soldiers, and he was not allowed to leave the cab except for Lazarus.

The space in the cab is not small, but it is too small as a living room. Not to mention that it is difficult to stand up. The iron sheet absorbs extra heat during the day, and the temperature in the cab is at least three or four degrees higher than outside.

Chen Jisheng wanted to get some ice cubes from the warehouse, but the cab was a key part, and there were soldiers guarding the front and rear. This off-road heavy truck had already attracted a lot of attention. If he got more ice cubes, he would only be sent to be sliced. .

He had no choice but to endure it. After three days like this, Chen Jisheng gave up. He lay down on the car seat and kept playing, falling asleep, waking up, eating, drinking, and continuing. When he was tired, he went out. Pee, go out once every two days and have a big pee.

It was too hot outside, and after five days, all the soldiers were wilted, but this was a mission, and every one of them was gritting their teeth and holding on.

Chen Jisheng estimated that with such conduct, he might not be able to reach Sijiu City in ten days. Fortunately, Captain Xu was a sensible man and had already given orders to the soldiers to save water.

Eleven days, a total of eleven days, the train stopped at midnight, after a short transfer, and then stopped like this, it should have arrived at the place.

Chen Jisheng didn't suffer much other than being lethargic, eating, drinking, and having diarrhea. Apart from walking to Xiasan Road with excess energy, which made his heart grow weary and a little torturous, he didn't suffer much.

But the same cannot be said for the soldiers outside. Their mouths were full of blisters, and the corners of their mouths were rotten in severe cases. Their spirits were sluggish. But every soldier was sticking to his post and holding the gun in his hand tightly. rifle.

It wasn't until almost ten o'clock in the morning that there were footsteps outside. It seemed that the people in charge were here. Now Chen Jisheng didn't have a good impression of those people, including Lao Zhong.

The command was shouted outside, and Captain Xu responded. Then the soldiers under the tarpaulin cheered a little and immediately began to drain the remaining water in the plastic bucket.

One hundred catties of water is supposed to be enough for ten days, but this is in the sauna room made of thatch, and the double portion of water is not enough to drink. In the next few days, Company Commander Xu almost gave the order to save the soldiers. Water, in everyone's bucket, there is only one bottom left.

Taking advantage of the cheers of the soldiers, Chen Jisheng grabbed two large boxes from the warehouse and threw them at the feet of the co-pilot. The space was just right. This was a promise to get a military watch for Lao Zhong.

Don't forget this. If Lao Zhong comes in later and asks for the military watch directly, Chen Jisheng can't just say, "I changed" and just throw it out of the warehouse.

Although the password was correct, no one outside came in. I just heard the constant sound of footsteps. This should be clearing the place. Listening to the footsteps, there was cement floor all around, and the area was not small.

He waited until 10:30 before the sound of untying the rope and lifting the tarpaulin came from outside. This half-hour of torture almost caught up with the day. Chen Jisheng secretly cursed those people outside who didn't understand psychological warfare. People are likely to be in such a situation. case of collapse.

Fortunately, the soldiers were tenacious, and Company Commander Xu was a formidable company-level officer who led his own soldiers and was able to hold the scene. Otherwise, the soldiers would have dispersed when they finished exchanging passwords.

When the last layer of tarpaulin was lifted, the soldiers cheered. Chen Jisheng glanced at the cab and said, "Hey guys, the train has entered the warehouse. I just said that the footsteps were harder just now."

That old bastard, Old Zhong, is still grinning. It’s been a torment all the way. Next time we try this thing, whoever has a grudge against him will be the driver, shit!
Seeing the leaders below smiling, shaking hands with the soldiers one by one, Chen Jisheng is now an employee of the enterprise, so he didn't go down to join in the fun. Looking at his status, Lao Zhong can only be ranked in the fourth to fifth position, and the leading 50 If you are too old, you can bring the star with you.

(End of this chapter)