Rebirth of the Rising Sun

When watching only half of the video materials, Duan Jianghe could not help but give instructions, "Comrade He Shengli, please issue a military order to let the glorious PLA officers and soldiers fighting on the front line speed up their work and open up a road to the earthquake zone as soon as possible."

"Yes." He Shengli answered firmly without hesitation.

"No, if you want to enter the disaster area earlier, it won't work from the direction of the capital province. I've seen that even if you open up this road, there's still about 20 kilometers of highway collapsed about ten kilometers ahead, and no vehicles can pass through." Xie Kaiquan, who was drinking water on the side, said hurriedly.

He had just walked along that road, and he knew exactly what was on the road and what had happened.

"What? There are still roadblocks?" Duan Jianghe, He Shengli, Zu Youjing and Xu Chaoqi were all shocked when they heard Xie Kaiquan say this.

"Yes, there are still roadblocks. If you want to go to the disaster area now, there is a better way, that is to enter from Longxi City, west of Xichuan City. Governor Feng previously arranged for people to build an auxiliary road there. Obviously, its location just avoided this earthquake, but the length of the auxiliary road did not meet the standard. Otherwise, it would be easier to enter Xichuan City from Longxi." Xie Kaiquan replied quickly. This was also what Feng Sizhe specifically ordered before he left. This was one of the ways to enter the earthquake zone earlier.

"What? There is also an auxiliary road? How come I don't know about this?" Duan Jianghe was stunned after hearing this, and then he said casually, and after that he looked at Secretary Xu Chaoqi of the Capital Province who was standing next to him.

Xu Chaoqi was also stunned. He knew that Feng Sizhe was building a auxiliary road in Xichuan, but he didn't know where the auxiliary road led to. The main reason was that he had never paid attention to the affairs of Xichuan.

"It's like this. Building the auxiliary road was one of the preparations that Governor Feng had made a long time ago. At that time, he strictly ordered the Provincial Department of Transportation to do this work. However, because the people there did not completely follow the governor's instructions, the length of this auxiliary road is still not enough. Otherwise, we could enter Xichuan City now. Of course, with the efforts of Governor Feng, this road connecting Longxi is not very far away, only about seven or eight kilometers away. As long as we go all out, entering from there is obviously much easier than from the direction of the capital and provincial government." Xie Kaiquan explained proactively.

"That's great." Duan Jianghe was also very excited to hear the news. He didn't expect that Feng Sizhe had made such an arrangement in advance. If Xie Kaiquan hadn't come this time, they would probably still foolishly move forward from the direction of the capital and provincial capital. If so, it would be unknown when they could enter Xichuan.

"Okay, now Comrade He Shengli, you must immediately order your elite forces to enter Longxi, and then start building roads towards Xichuan in the direction indicated by Xie Kaiquan. It's only seven or eight kilometers. How long will it take you to complete this section of road?" Duan Jianghe asked He Shengli anxiously.

He Shengli thought about it and said, "If we just want to build a road that can accommodate people and small cars, it will take one day, but if we want to build a high-standard road, it will take a long time."

"No need, as long as people and small cars can pass, it will be fine. In that case, you go and make arrangements immediately. Try to complete the repair of this road within one day and try to get to Xichuan City as quickly as possible." Duan Jianghe gave orders quickly.

Duan Jianghe was afraid that after a long time, the food and water in Xichuan would not be enough. If this was the case, new problems might arise.

"Okay, I'll do it right away." After He Shengli agreed, he walked out and began to arrange the work. He had to mobilize people from the provincial capital to Longxi and bypass Xichuan City, which also took time. Fortunately, it was night now, and one night should be enough. By dawn the next day, some work could be carried out normally.

It can be said that Xie Kaiquan's arrival gave Duan Jianghe and others new hope. At least they had a better understanding of the situation in the earthquake-stricken area, and also knew how to better reach Xichuan. All these provided a favorable guarantee for future rescue work.

Under the auspices of Zu Youjing, some videos about Xichuan's independent disaster relief efforts were continuously transmitted to the central government, and more information was received there at once.

The night passed in a flash, and early the next morning, Duan Jianghe and Zu Youjing boarded a helicopter and headed straight for Xichuan.

Originally, Zhao Lirong was also planning to follow, but because of Xie Kaiquan's arrival, she knew clearly that her son was not in Xichuan, but in Taohua Town, so she did not follow him, but waited in Ducheng Province, waiting for the road from the provincial government to Taohua Town to be opened.

The helicopter successfully arrived over Xichuan under good weather conditions, and after finding a safe place, it slowly landed.

When Deputy Minister Hong Weiguang and Zu Jie and his party who were guarding here saw the arrival of Duan Jianghe, Zu Youjing and others, they could not help but feel excited. More than 30 hours had passed, and they finally saw the leader and saw the support of the central government.

As soon as Duan Jianghe got off the plane, he tightly held the hands of Hong Weiguang, Zu Jie and others, and kept saying, "You are heroes, heroes of the country, and heroes of the people."

For a moment, Hong Weiguang, Zu Jie and others were excited. They knew that thanks to Feng Sizhe's efforts, they had all made great contributions. With this achievement, their careers would undoubtedly be much smoother in the future.

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Relatively speaking, Feng Sizhe in Taohua Town doesn't know all this yet. He is still using his own strength to help others.

As the rescue force gradually moved deeper, Feng Sizhe felt more and more that the situation in Taohua Town was getting worse. Although they had been trying for so long, from what he knew, there were still many people trapped under the rubble, and many lives were waiting for them to be rescued.

"Governor, take a rest. You haven't slept for more than two days." He Wenbao, secretary of the Xichuan Municipal Party Committee, came over and handed over a glass of ice-cold mineral water while speaking.

Reaching out to take the water, Feng Sizhe found a nearby rock and sat down, "Hey, I'm really thirsty."

After saying this, Feng Sizhe raised his head and took a big sip of water, then let out a satisfied sigh, just like a person who had been in the desert for a long time and drank fresh water. "Old He, what's the situation in Taohua Town now?"

When asked about the situation, He Wenbao's face darkened, "Well, the situation is not optimistic."

"I heard from Mayor Yin Jiang that there are at least a thousand people still hiding underground. Of course, this is still the most conservative scenario," He Wenbao continued to answer.

Hearing this result, Feng Sizhe also sighed. With his ability, he could influence Xichuan City, but for a remote place like Taohua Town, his influence was indeed extremely limited.

While sighing, Feng Sizhe was also lamenting that his influence was still a little weak. If he could have come to Ducheng Province a few years earlier and his influence reached a certain level, the harm of this earthquake would naturally be reduced a lot. But now he has been suspended from the post of governor. According to Xie Kaiquan, Yuan Weimin and others, it seems that even his position as deputy secretary of the provincial party committee will be suspended. This is his current situation.

Of course, Feng Sizhe didn't have much time to think about personal matters. Now that he was in Taohua Town, what he was most worried about was the situation here. Seeing the people and soldiers everywhere searching for and rescuing people, how could he possibly think about his own affairs?

"I don't know if Old Xie has found reinforcements." Looking into the distance, Feng Sizhe said with emotion.

Feng Sizhe sent Xie Kaiquan, hoping that he could find the central government and spread the news to the higher-ups to reassure them. Secondly, he also hoped to draw more people's attention to Taohua Town, as the rescue force was obviously not enough with only the people they had.

"Yeah, I don't know where Vice Governor Xie is now, and whether he managed to get out successfully." He Wenbao also sighed. After all, he was not very clear about the road conditions from Taohua Town to the Ducheng Provincial Party Committee. The destructive power of this earthquake was so great that he didn't even know how bad the situation was.

"Look, there's a red flag." Suddenly, Yin Fenglei's secretary beside the two of them shouted.

This shout immediately attracted the attention of thousands of people, including Feng Sizhe and He Wenbao.

When they looked up, they saw a red flag not far away.

Next, red flags appeared one after another, and as they got closer, everyone could see countless soldiers in camouflage uniforms holding red flags walking towards them.

"It's the People's Liberation Army!"

I don't know who shouted this, but the thousands of people present were shocked. At the most critical moment, when these people's physical strength had been greatly consumed and they all thought they were exhausted and didn't know how long they could hold on, so many PLA soldiers suddenly appeared. I'm afraid any one of them would be excited.

"It's reinforcements." Feng Sizhe also saw it at this moment, then he stood up and shouted loudly.

As Feng Sizhe shouted like this, everyone stood up. At this moment they finally saw hope and their savior.

That’s right, the team coming not far away were the two hiking teams sent by He Shengli. They spent an entire afternoon and a night crossing mountains and hills, overcoming various obstacles, and finally arrived at Taohua Town.

Of course, if these people had not met Xie Kaiquan and dozens of others on the way, they would not have arrived at this inconspicuous Taohua Town so quickly.