"Of course. I don't know enough about the situation of our production brigade.
But after talking over the phone with other communes in the county, the situation is very grim!
Most of the communes lost nearly half of their population!
The number of people killed directly and indirectly by rat infestations continues to increase.
After the rat plague, there will be plague and even larger-scale famine that will starve people to death.
Alas! This Zhao Tiechui is really killing people!
As soon as you learn about a rat infestation, you should immediately organize people to carry out rescue operations.
You don’t know that for those production brigades that have been plagued by rats, it is very likely that there is not a single grain of clean food in the entire production brigade.
If you cook and eat food that has been crawled over by rats, you are very likely to be infected with the plague and die."
Secretary Liu's expression was very solemn. After the tractor stopped, he immediately took the lead, picked up a shovel, and began to dig the snow-covered mountain road ahead.
"Ah Zheng! You don't know, if we had dug the road one day later, countless more people would have died.
Even if our commune has grain, it cannot be transported in because the road is blocked.
If we wait until spring when the snow melts, will there still be people alive in the production brigade?"
Secretary Liu said pessimistically.
"Dad! Is it really that serious?"
When Liu Wen Zheng heard this, he couldn't help but worry about Lin Huowang and Liu Rumeng from Linjiagou.
However, he vaguely remembered that when he left Linjiagou, Lin Huowang still mentioned the rat plague.
So he immediately said to his father: "Dad! It seems that before the New Year, there was a man named Lin Huowang who predicted the possibility of a rat plague and has been reminding our commune and the production brigades below.
Unfortunately, Director Zhao didn't seem to listen and even laughed at him for being timid and afraid of even mice."
"Oh my! This Zhao Tiechui really did a lot of harm to people!
How dare he go to the county to ask for credit? In my opinion, it’s good enough that he wasn’t shot.”
Secretary Liu was so angry that he cursed, and then said, "This Lin Huowang is a man of character, he has some ability, he warned of the rat disaster so early.
Linjiagou? Let's go! Leave this to the others, and we'll dig towards the Linjiagou road. I also want to meet such a knowledgeable and courageous young man."
"Alright! Dad, let me tell you, this Lin Huowang is truly the most powerful person of my age that I have ever seen.
He was only eighteen years old, two years younger than me, yet he had the audacity to go hunting in the mountains alone, carrying a load of meat on his back.
Not only did he kill nine wild boars of different sizes, but he also later attracted a group of wolves, all of which he brought down.
That day I went to his house and ate wolf meat and drank pig blood soup..."
For some reason, when Liu Wen Zheng heard his father praising Lin Huowang, he actually felt a sense of pride.
He felt that... he and Lin Huowang should be considered friends!
Of course he was happy that the friends he made were highly praised by his father!
However, when the father and son, along with a group of militiamen and tools, drove to the mountain road leading to Linjiagou, they were surprised to find.
There were traces of trucks running over the snow on the ground, and the original snow had been shoveled to the side very neatly and forcefully.
"Dad! These are the wheel tracks of a military truck. It looks like the troops are clearing the way ahead! Should we continue forward?"
Liu Wenzhen stopped the tractor, observed for a while and asked.
“Of course, it would be even better if we could move forward and see our PLA comrades.
This road to Linjiagou can be dug as soon as possible. I will go there to get a deeper understanding of the losses in Linjiagou and then make a summary.
Especially, I want to meet Comrade Lin Huowang who was able to predict the rat plague in advance."
When he saw two military trucks parked on the side of the road from a distance and hundreds of PLA soldiers in green uniforms working in unison and quickly clearing the snow, Secretary Liu shouted with excitement.
"Comrades of the People's Liberation Army! Thank you for your support!"
Secretary Liu is still very good at distinguishing between power and responsibilities.
The People's Liberation Army Infantry Regiment is stationed in the Red Star Commune.
But they are not affiliated with the local government, and all their actions are under the command of the military region. Their direct superior is the Northeast Military Region Command.
The People's Liberation Army has no obligation to rush forward to fight against disasters.
In theory, the responsibility for these relief efforts by the production brigades lies entirely with the Red Star Commune.
Therefore, when the People's Liberation Army took the initiative to respond to the disaster at the first opportunity, Liu Qisheng, the secretary of the Red Star Commune, must have been the first to express his gratitude.
"Oh! It's Secretary Liu! I haven't seen you for a long time. Why are you leading the team? Where is Zhao Tiechui?"
Wang Biao, the commander of the 323rd Regiment, heard the sound, put down his shovel, turned around, wiped the sweat off his forehead, and greeted with a smile.
He had a good impression of Liu Qisheng, the secretary of the Red Star Commune, who was a qualified Party member and had done many practical things that benefited the people.
But unfortunately, there was still a lack of some means in the political struggle, which led to the power of the entire commune being controlled by Director Zhao Tiechui.
As a secretary, he just stays in this position and serves as a mascot to enjoy his retirement.
"Director Zhao has gone to the county to take credit, so I have no choice but to do the work myself.
I didn't expect that Captain Wang would lead by example! It's just right that our army and people are united and work together to open up the road to Linjiagou before dark."
Secretary Liu pointed to the tractor behind him and said, "It's been almost a whole day since the rat plague, and I don't know if the villagers in Linjiagou still have food to eat.
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