bookrebus Chapter 560: The Old Family's Cart
Chapter 560: The Old Family's Cart
early morning,
The sun slowly rises from the sea level, like a huge golden ball, emitting warm and soft light.
Li Zengxin had woken up long ago. He lay in bed thinking about today's work tasks! Before going to bed last night, Yin Xinjun specifically told him something!
There were so many things on hand that he couldn't sleep well!
There was a knock on the door,
Zhao Han's voice came from the door.
"It's time to have breakfast, Minister Li!"
After a simple wash, several people came to the cafeteria on the first floor. Each of them held a bowl, a plate, millet porridge, pickled cabbage, boiled eggs, and cornmeal steamed buns!
This breakfast is quite rich!
Li Zengxin looked at his watch. It was only half past six in the morning!
Curiously asked,
"Director Zhao, do you guys always get up so early in the morning?"
"Since the liberation of Yantai, the supplies sent from Dalian have been transferred from Lidao to here. Both sea and land routes are closer. Our small artillery shells are delivered by fishing boats, and the large-caliber artillery shells are rented from Soviet merchant ships!
Since small fishing boats have little cargo capacity, they dock almost 24 hours a day! As for me, I don’t care about any schedule. I just take a nap when I feel sleepy, and go to the port to take a look when I wake up! "
Looking at Zhao Han's tired face and dark circles under his eyes, Li Zengxin secretly admired him and said,
"Our ship is still loading today and it is estimated that it will arrive tonight!
This steamer was captured by the East Field Army in Huludao. It was a transport ship of the Kuomintang Navy and could carry 1000 tons of cargo at a time! However, most of the loading and unloading was done manually, so it was still relatively slow!
At present, there are two channels for the Mulan Special Zone to distribute materials to Shandong. One is to transport them by air from Jinzhou to Jinan, but the cost is high and the volume is small! It is mainly used by air forces!
Li Zengxin is responsible for the sea shipping route from Dalian to Yantai!
After breakfast,
The two arrived at the pier.
On the shore, indeed, it was anchored,
Small wooden boats with white sails.
At the dock, hundreds of people were shuttling back and forth, carrying wooden boxes from small wooden boats.
Zhao Han introduced,
"These are all fishing boats from the people of Jiaodong Peninsula. As long as the troops need them, they will be there at any time!"
Li Zengxin sighed.
"Director Zhao, if we had a few more steamships that could run once a day, we wouldn't have to use these fishing boats anymore. It's not safe for them to run back and forth on the sea!"
Zhao Han smiled and said,
"We in the East China Military Region have been able to win so many battles thanks to the support of the people. Look over there..."
He pointed to an empty space where several hundred men were squatting on the ground eating the pancakes and green onions they had brought with them.
Next to them, there were a number of wooden wheelbarrows!
The wooden boxes were moved to the carts one by one. These homemade carts were very simple and each cart could only carry one wooden box!
A middle-aged man with a white sheepskin towel wrapped around his head stood up, rolled his hands into a trumpet shape, and shouted loudly,
"Fellow villagers, we are about to set off, and the soldiers are waiting for supplies!"
Then I saw the men who had finished the pancakes in their hands also stood up. They walked to the carts, put the ropes on their shoulders, and started pushing them on the road one by one!
Li Zengxin asked curiously,
"Where are they going?"
Zhao Han replied,
"Go to Weifang, a military depot! Then the local people will organize the transportation from there to the next military depot until it is handed over to the troops on the front line!"
Li Zengxin was stunned.
"How many people will it take to transport this?"
"Haha, from here to the front line, there must be hundreds of thousands of civilians helping us transport supplies!"
Li Zengxin could not help but admire them. The logistical conditions in the East China Military Region were really too difficult. He suddenly remembered something and said hurriedly,
"Don't pull it. We have dispatched 60 large trucks for this ship today. When the time comes, I will use the trucks to send it directly to Weifang!"
Zhao Han was a little unsure and asked with a frown,
"Is this possible? Will it cause any delay?"
Li Zengxin said,
"Don't worry, there will be no delay. Weifang is only 200 kilometers away and can be reached in a few hours. At most, the truck will have to make two more trips!"
After listening to this, Zhao Han felt that there was some truth in it. These carts would not be back for at least three or four days after they set out. He immediately came to the cart team and
"Fellow villagers, don't worry, our truck will arrive today, and we will use the truck to load the goods. Just help load and unload them!"
The man with the white towel wrapped around his head said,
"Director Zhao, what's wrong with you? Cars use cars, and we are us. There is no contradiction. Are you afraid that we will take away the car business?"
Everyone burst into laughter.
Li Zengxin hurried forward to persuade him,
"Comrade, your efficiency is too low. Let the car do it. It will be much faster!"
The man's face immediately became cloudy.
"What's the matter? Do you dislike us? Let me tell you, if I were not too old and the army didn't want me, I would have personally taken up arms and gone into battle against the Kuomintang!"
Li Zengxin took out a cigarette, handed it over, and explained,
"That's not what I meant. I'm just worried that you're too tired!"
The man exhaled a puff of smoke and said,
"Tired? The Kuomintang and I are irreconcilable. The Kuomintang buried 17 people in our village alive and chopped off 8 heads with a guillotine. If we can send some supplies to the troops, it will be our revenge!"
Zhao Han pulled Li Zengxin behind him and nodded in agreement.
"Okay, okay, Secretary Wang, I'll listen to you. Be careful on this trip and don't rush!"
The two saluted towards the convoy that was gradually moving away!
Zhao Han said,
"The Kuomintang is worse than beasts. They treat the common people as nothing. They have committed all kinds of evil on the Jiaozhou Peninsula, including murder, rape and looting. So, we have to consider the feelings of the masses!"
Li Zengxin nodded silently!
Above the vast, turbulent sea, there was a low, continuous buzzing sound. The sound came from far away, as if a giant bee was flapping its wings. Then, three silver lightning bolts were seen rushing from the horizon at an astonishing speed.
Looking closely, it turned out that there were three planes flying across the sky at lightning speed. They were like three arrows shot from a bow, whistling towards the distance. Although the planes were flying at a very high speed, the two people standing on the shore saw everything clearly.
What is striking is that a bright and eye-catching five-pointed star pattern is prominently painted on both sides of the wings of each aircraft. These five-pointed stars sparkle brightly under the sunlight!
Zhao Han was surprised.
“Is this our air force?”
Li Zengxin nodded and said,
"Well, starting today, our East Field Air Force will officially patrol the Bohai Bay to ensure the safety of ship transportation!"