Crimson Dawn

Chapter 89

To Xiong Mingyang's question about the source of tap water, Yuji Ogawa replied, "The dormitory administrator said that the water plant is built near here."

"Go, take a look." Xiong Mingyang became interested.At the meeting of the People's Party, Chen Ke once said that running water should be implemented in the People's Party's resident, and everyone was just listening to it at that time.Xiong Mingyang actually didn't know how to build a water plant. Although he didn't like the British, he thought it was unrealistic to build a Lilai water plant in such a small county as the base.But he didn't expect that the comrades who stayed in the county could accomplish such a performance during the few days when he was out.He wanted to see what happened no matter what.

After walking to the dormitory along the bamboo water pipe, I saw a fence in front of me not far away.There are guards at the gate of the fence.Seeing the two people approaching in the darkness, the soldier with the red-tasseled gun immediately shouted vigilantly, "Who's over there?"

"I'm Xiong Mingyang, the head of the second company's first platoon." Xiong Mingyang responded quickly.

After a while, Xiong Mingyang and Ogawa Yuer had arrived at the gate of the fence.I saw a sign beside the fence gate, and I could read it carefully in the night. It said "Fengtai County Waterworks" on it.Two guards with red tasseled guns stood in front of the door.He was staring at Xiong Mingyang and Ogawa Yuji with vigilant eyes.

It was hard to see clearly in the dark, Xiong Mingyang raised his head, and only saw some shadowy shadows standing in the waterworks.

"Waterworks are not allowed to enter." The sentinel shouted.

"This brother, uh, this comrade, I am the leader of the first platoon of the second company. I want to see this water tower." Xiong Mingyang said with a smile.

"First platoon leader? I don't know you. Do you have a warrant?" asked the guard.

Naturally, Xiong Mingyang didn't have a warrant and didn't know the guards. Since he directly said that he didn't know him, it was difficult to communicate.But Xiong Mingyang didn't give up.He said: "Comrade, our Erlian just came back from transporting food outside. Let's go in and have a look."

Hearing that Xiong Mingyang said that he was a food transporter, the sentry's tone was quite polite, "Comrade, the army has an order, no matter whether it is outsiders or our own people, no one is allowed to enter the water plant without a warrant. Whoever lets people in, This will be punished. A few days ago, someone let someone in privately, but they were criticized miserably in a meeting. I really can’t let you in.”

"They're all my comrades, and I won't go out and talk nonsense. Just let me go in and take a look." Xiong Mingyang continued to work hard.People are like this, the more they are rejected, the stronger their curiosity becomes.Xiong Mingyang walked forward while talking, thinking about the routine and went in.

"Don't go any further! The army has an order. No one can enter without a warrant. If you go any further, I'll call for someone." The sentinel's voice had become severe.He took a step back while talking, and the red-tasseled spear that had been standing upright had already begun to tilt forward.It seems that Xiong Mingyang will not be allowed to enter the water plant no matter what.

Xiong Mingyang immediately became angry, what does this mean?It's fine not to let outsiders in, why not let your own people in to have a look.Judging by the appearance of the sentinel, would he still have to poke himself with a red-tasseled gun?He was about to move forward to see if the guards really dared to attack him.But he was held back by Ogawa Yuji.

"Platoon leader, let's just ask for a warrant tomorrow. It's dark, and I can't see clearly now. Come back tomorrow, come back tomorrow." After Yuji Ogawa finished speaking, he couldn't help but dragged Xiong Mingyang away.

This finally gave Xiong Mingyang a step down. Although he was still unwilling, Xiong Mingyang followed Ogawa Yuji and left.As he walked, he muttered, "I'm so strict, I don't know who you are when I'm a guard." Having said that, he turned his head angrily, and shouted to the guard, "I'll talk about you tomorrow."

This is nothing but angry words, the young man is very angry, and as a platoon leader with No. 50 people under him, Xiong Mingyang is also known for his temper.As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the guard shout: "What did you say?"

The insurance regiment does not allow officers to scold soldiers, this is a rule.These things were talked about every day in various meetings, Xiong Mingyang just made such a noise in the dark night, seeing that the guards were really angry, Xiong Mingyang really didn't have the courage to make trouble.In the training of the insurance group, everyone had to be a guard on duty. Although he was angry, Xiong Mingyang knew the consequences of violating the guards, so he didn't dare to turn around and argue with the guards.

In the military regulations of the insurance group, "guards are inviolable" is the first clause.If the troops were touched because of lax guards, it would be a dead end.When Xiong Mingyang was on duty as a guard, he remembered all kinds of strict regulations clearly.If it is in wartime, the guards can take many measures.

After quickly leaving the range of the guards, Xiong Mingyang returned to the pier.With the lodging ready to use, the rest is much easier.Cook and eat during shift breaks.Everyone also took a shower with running water.Comrades have never seen such a clean water source.Where did the automatically flowing water come from? Everyone was very curious.

"Tomorrow I will take you to visit the water plant." Xiong Mingyang said confidently to his comrades.This statement made everyone cheer.Soldiers haven't seen tap water in person these days. They haven't seen such a pure water source for dozens of days. How to produce such tap water and how those faucets are used have greatly aroused the curiosity of the soldiers. .Everyone is very happy to visit this new gadget.

A platoon is on duty in four shifts, from 9:5 pm to [-]:[-] am, each shift is two hours.Each platoon has a pocket watch, and the People's Party has never spared these timing equipment.With an order, the comrades who were not on duty all lay down and rested.The pocket watch is handed over to the monitor on duty for temporary control, so as to facilitate the shift change.Every time a shift is changed, control of the watch must be handed over.And the handover must have a third party present.Although the People's Party believes in comrades, it is a consistent model to ensure that people do not make mistakes in the system.Human beings cannot withstand temptation. Without the guarantee of the system, the temptation is very difficult to resist.

Xiong Mingyang handed the pocket watch to the first squad leader under the witness of Ogawa Yuer and the first squad leader, and the first squad leader took a minute to confirm that the pocket watch was still moving normally.This means the handover is complete.

The most uncomfortable shift is the shift from 1:3 am to [-]:[-] am, and Xiong Mingyang put himself on that shift.He was also really tired these days, rowing upstream would consume a lot of energy, he fell asleep as soon as he lay down.I was sleeping comfortably, but felt someone shaking me.He opened his eyes in a daze.Candles were already lit in the room, but it was nothing to look at carefully.I don't know if it's because of the candles, or because of exhaustion, but He Zudao's face is full of exhaustion that cannot be concealed, as well as a trace of indescribable helplessness.

"I heard you scolded the guard?" He Zudao asked directly.

"Guards? What guards?" Xiong Mingyang asked in a daze.At this point he just wants to go to sleep.

"The guard guarding the waterworks said that the platoon leader who just came back was swearing at people. The soldiers were very emotional. The platoon leader over there came over and told me." He Zudao also seemed to be called up in the middle of the night.

"You can't even talk about him?" Xiong Mingyang finally remembered his visit to the waterworks.

"Two ways, either follow me to apologize to the soldiers now. Or apologize to the soldiers in public tomorrow. You choose." He Zudao didn't seem to want to talk nonsense anymore.

"Why should I apologize to him!" Xiong Mingyang's sleepiness subsided a lot, and his voice became louder.

"Go out and talk." He Zudao said according to the content described in the training manual.On the one hand, we must implement organizational discipline, but we must also ensure basic human relations.If a dispute arises and wakes up other comrades, it will affect everyone's rest, and it will also have a great impact on Xiong Mingyang's leadership prestige.

There are more than a dozen people sleeping in the room, and the temperature is much higher than outside.Although I don't know what time it is, but when I step out of the house, the cool air full of moisture is refreshing.

"I said a lot of good things, but the guards not only didn't listen, they were going to poke me with guns. He's justified now. Hmm!" Xiong Mingyang subconsciously picked the one that was beneficial to him.Although he said so in his mouth, Xiong Mingyang was still a little guilty in his heart, and he was very dissatisfied with the "tricksters".

"That is to say, you are very dissatisfied with the guards not letting you in?" He Zudao asked.

"Why won't he let me in! Isn't it too late for me to apply for a warrant? And I will apply for a warrant as soon as the sun breaks, and organize a row of comrades to visit the waterworks."

"That is to say, what the guard said was not wrong. You scolded him." He Zudao did not relax on the key issue.

"I said a few words casually. He took it seriously!" Xiong Mingyang was not clear enough at the moment, but he told the truth.

"We have discipline, you can't swear. Hearing you say that, does it just mean that you still have the idea of ​​rank. The guards are lower in rank than you, so you can use your status to swear. The guards have to be willing to listen to your scolding, right? "He Zudao originally wanted to deal with the problem more easily.So first of all, he hoped that Xiong Mingyang could seriously apologize. Now it seems that the problem is not Xiong Mingyang's excitement at all, but this kind of self-superiority stemming from his status.This kind of problem is not easy to solve, it is already a question of thought.Thinking of this, He Zudao didn't really want to end the matter with a simple apology.

"Political commissar, what do you mean by that? Do you mean that there is someone backing you up there?" Hearing that He Zudao went online, Xiong Mingyang also got angry.Keeping people from sleeping in the middle of the night, tormenting people for such a trivial matter, what do you want to do?Of course, at this time, Xiong Mingyang had no idea that He Zudao had worked as hard as himself to transport food back, and He Zudao had less time to sleep.

"I see, so let's talk about this matter tomorrow. You have worked hard, go back and rest quickly." He Zudao didn't want to continue entangled with this matter at this moment.Since it is a matter of thought, it is not enough to simply apologize.This matter needs to be caught.

Sending Xiong Mingyang back to his residence to sleep, He Zudao also returned to his residence in the county.It's past 12 o'clock in the evening, and Chen Ke hasn't slept yet.In fact, He Zudao didn't sleep at all. As soon as he returned to the county, the comrades immediately held a meeting.He was called out from the venue to deal with the matter.

The People's Party has also built a new residence in the county, not far from the waterworks.Back at the venue, Chen Ke's meeting was coming to an end.Chen Ke is making a concluding speech.

"We are going to work in the countryside soon. The key to work in the countryside is to mobilize the masses. We have to let the masses come to us by themselves. It is not that we speak for the masses, but let the masses speak for themselves. During this catastrophe, local tyrants and bullies They must only care about themselves and don't care about other people's life or death. This is the period when social conflicts are the most intense. In normal times, people are used to being deceived by these people and are used to being bullied. Just bear it. Only when a catastrophe occurs now At that time, the people had no choice but to speak in order to survive. This opportunity cannot be missed, and it will never come again. At this time, our People’s Party must mobilize the masses and let the masses speak their own words first, and then we must let the people decide.”

Those present were all military and political cadres of the People's Party.Including Uwen Batu and several other local comrades with the latest developments also attended the meeting.Listening to Chen Ke's "political" summary, many people nodded in agreement.Some people frowned slightly.

Chen Ke obviously knew what these frowning people were thinking.He smiled and said, "Comrades, is it wrong for the people to want to live? Whoever thinks that the people want to die, please stand up."

Most of the original frowning comrades just sighed, but did not have any objection.

Chen Ke saw that no one stood up to object, so he continued, "I know that many comrades think that by doing this, we will offend those rich people. We will have very fierce conflicts with local bullies and landlords. They even want to fight. But I want to ask, what are we if we stand with those bully landlords? They are the accomplices of these people? We want revolution, who are we going to save? Who are we going to rely on ? We have already discussed this issue!"

The current discussion is entering the most intense part, even He Zudao quietly returned to the venue and sat back in his seat, no one noticed.All eyes were on Chen Ke.He Zudao secretly observed the expressions of the comrades.Those who were born in cities all had high spirits, while those who were born in rural areas had complex expressions.It seems that the point of view on this issue is really "clear and clear".

Class background affects one's position. For some reason, this sentence that Chen Ke once said suddenly popped up in He Zudao's mind.

Chapter 89

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