The tender truck was on its side.
The big box containing coal happened to be turned upside down.
The coal inside spilled onto the bottom of the tender, and the upper part of the big box formed an open area under the action of air pressure.
The assistant driver Zheng Tao and the stoker Liu Dapeng stepped on the coal and stretched their necks into the open area. Although the air was dirty, they did not delay their breathing.
As the train sank, the water surface continued to rise. The two had to float a little higher.
"Old Zheng, I'm afraid it won't work if we continue like this. Soon, all the carriages will sink to the bottom of the water, and we won't even have a place to breathe."
It's dark. Inside the iron box, Liu Dapeng lifted up his wet sleeves and wiped the water from his face.
Although he wiped it with his sleeve and his face was still covered with water, he still kept doing it.
As the arms stretched and contracted, the water surface made a splash.
Zheng Tao looked at him worriedly and reminded: "Xiao Liu, calm down. The train driver just now has received our signal and will be able to rescue us in a short time."
"Stop comforting me. Although I am young, I have been working on trains for four or five years. How can I pull up such a heavy train if it falls into a pond."
Liu Dapeng's immature face showed up. A hint of bitterness.
"I'm not afraid of death, but I'm afraid that after death, my mother will have no one to support her."
Zheng Tao knew that Liu Dapeng's father died when he was young, and Liu Dapeng's mother A bunch of shit and a bunch of piss stretched him.
The old man is a kind man. He is good at making miso and it tastes particularly good.
Liu Dapeng successfully joined the work and fell in love with someone, but now something happened. Zheng Tao couldn't imagine how the old man would react if he knew about it.
He didn’t dare to think about it either.
Because Zheng Tao also has an eighty-year-old mother, a daughter-in-law, and three children.
“Now we can only place our hope on the train driver,” Zheng Tao muttered in a low voice. He suggested: "Dapeng, can you sing? Sing one for me."
"Sing now? That's fine, there is no hope anyway, let us two brothers leave together in the singing. .”
Liu Dapeng raised his voice and sang loudly: "Hey la la la la, hey la la la, there are colorful clouds in the sky, there are red flowers on the ground, the people are powerful, they are defeated. Soldiers, people all over the world are clapping their hands and laughing"
Passion The generous song echoed in the small, cramped and dark iron box, which was so inspiring, but was ruthlessly cut off by the cold pond water more than half a meter deep.
The water in the pond is still bubbling.
The front of the car slowly sank into the pond visibly to the naked eye.
The cold wind blows everything cold.
Li Aiguo squatted by the pond, shivered, and explained the situation under the water.
“Their location is in the corner of the iron box of the tender car. Because the iron box is sealed, some air is stored in it, so they can survive until now.
However, As the train sinks into the pond, the position of the iron box will change at any time."
Li Aiguo did not continue talking at this point.
Those soldiers, Commander Bai, and Station Commander Chen of Qinglongqiao Station all understood that once the air in the box overflowed, the only thing waiting for the two comrades was death.
Everyone at the scene felt a heavy stone weighing on their hearts.
Stationmaster Chen nodded and said: "The most important thing for us now is to rescue people as soon as possible."
A worker raised his hand and said: "Stationmaster, the iron box of the coal tanker is Under the water, we don’t have underwater working tools.”
Stationmaster Chen suddenly fell silent.
The train body is extremely strong, and a professional welding gun is needed to cut through the shells of the tenders and iron boxes.
This kind of work would take most of a day even in the maintenance workshop, let alone underwater.
The employees at those small stations also knew this, and all of them lowered their heads.
There is nothing more frustrating than watching a comrade die while you stand by and do nothing.
This emotion is like a dark cloud hanging over everyone's head.
The squad leader of the soldier suggested: "We can use ropes to pull people up!"
"Comrade, the train weighs dozens of tons." Stationmaster Chen shook his head.
Soldier squad leader: "There are many of us. There are dozens of soldiers alone, and there are thousands of people on the train. We have so many people, can't we pull the train out?"
< br>Stationmaster Chen smiled bitterly: "Comrade, don't worry about calculations like this. No matter how many people there are, only a few can use their strength. In addition, if the force is used in the wrong direction, not only will the train not be pulled out, but it may also cause the train to pull out. It's getting deeper and deeper."
The soldier squad leader then realized his negligence and clenched his fists tightly: "I can't just watch the people sacrifice. No, I will take the lead now. People go under the water and think about whether there is any other way."
The soldiers responded enthusiastically when they heard this.
In the severe cold weather, they began to take off their cotton-padded jackets without any hesitation.
Sure enough, no matter what era we are in, our domestic soldiers are the most trustworthy people.
With a sigh in his heart, Li Aiguo dropped his cigarette butt and stopped the squad leader: "Comrade, the situation on the train is very delicate now. If you go down below, it is likely to cause the train to accelerate and sink."
".What should we do?" The soldier squad leader had a good impression of Li Aiguo.
After all, not anyone dares to risk drilling under the water.
Li Aiguo pondered for a moment, looked at stationmaster Chen and asked: "Do you have any iron chains for binding wood in your station, the kind that can be hung on the train?"
"There are several, several hundred meters long. Stationmaster Chen looked at Li Aiguo and said suddenly: "You, you want to use a train to pull out the 3169 train?"
Stationmaster Chen is at the small station. I have been working for several years, but I have never heard of using a train to save someone.
Li Aiguo said: "Since the truck got stuck in the mud and can be pulled out with a tractor, why can't we use the train to pull it up when the train fell into the pond?"
"This" Chen Station For a long time, there was no way to refute.
The train is larger in size and weight, and it is still in the pond. It is far more difficult to pull it out than a trapped tractor.
But stationmaster Chen also knew that this place was hundreds of miles away from the Qianmen Locomotive Depot. By the time someone from the depot was sent to investigate, the two comrades would have died long ago.
Train pulling train is the only feasible way.
"Comrade train driver, can I know your name?" Stationmaster Chen suddenly asked after making up his mind.
"Li Aiguo, the train driver at Qianmen Locomotive Depot."
"Are you Li Dache?!" Stationmaster Chen was surprised.
Lao Zheng was cleaning the ground with a shovel. He raised his head and said, "Yes, this is Li Dache from our 131 crew."
"Li Dache, today's I'll leave you with the rescue mission, don't worry, all of us will listen to you." Stationmaster Chen suddenly became energetic.
If it were anyone else, he might be suspicious.
But this is a train driver who has participated in many rescue missions and also participated in the transformation of the train rescue team.
Last time he met the captain of the rescue team, the guy was full of praise for Li Dache.
The nearby station employees also nodded, as if they were obeying orders.
The squad leader felt a little incredible.
Although he didn't know the level of people on the railway, it was impossible for a train driver to have a higher position than a stationmaster.
Why did webmaster Chen hand over power after hearing the other party’s name?
Commander Bai, who was standing next to Li Aiguo, puffed out his chest slightly, feeling a sense of pride that shouldn't appear at this moment in his heart.
What a damn vanity.
The greater the power, the greater the responsibility. Li Aiguo's shoulders were instantly weighed down by a heavy burden.
He knew that any order he gave next would be related to the life or death of the two railway workers.
Not only did Li Aiguo not fear or shrink, but he calmed down.
He first asked about the number of trains available at Qinglongqiao Station.
“There is a train transporting timber now parked on the second road. This train should have left, but who knew something happened, and now the bureau has closed this section.”
< br>“What else?”
“There are still three locomotives that are used to reverse the shortcomings. If the remaining five trains want to start, they need to be re-ignited.”
“ If you want to drag the train out of the pond, you can't do this without a load-bearing train. Go and call the driver of the timber train over."
"Yes!"
Stationmaster Chen and two employees hurried towards the lumber train in the distance.
Li Aiguo looked at Captain Bai at this time and said: "Captain Bai, I need to use our train 131. Our train has high horsepower, and it is hung on the carriage, and its weight is enough."
"Ah" Commander Bai was stunned for a moment before he understood what Li Aiguo meant by using.
She nodded and agreed without any hesitation.
"Driver Li, life is at stake. Just do whatever you need to do. If something happens, I will help you carry it."
The flight attendants next to them said in unison: " And we, this decision was made collectively!"
Old Zheng and the operation commander who just arrived also nodded in unison.
Looking at the sincere faces, Li Aiguo sighed in his heart. The friendship between workers in these years is the true love.
You know, using a train to rescue a train itself is a very risky thing.
If you are not careful, the train may be damaged, causing train 131 to be rejected, which will ultimately affect the national advanced charter group evaluation at the end of the year.
I will also be criticized and punished by my superiors for delaying the trips of thousands of passengers.
However, they did not hesitate at all.
"In order to ensure the safety of passengers, please ask the passengers to get off the train now." Li Aiguo said.
In fact, many passengers on the train had already run off at this time, and they quickly spread the news to the train.
"What, is it possible for this train driver to use his train to save a drowning train?"
"How is it impossible! He is Li Dache, the most powerful train driver in the capital. "
"Come on, let's get down quickly, so as not to affect the rescue."
"Yes, there are still two railway workers trapped in the train in the pond."
The passengers figured out the ins and outs of the matter and took the initiative to leave the carriage without waiting to be notified by the flight attendant.
Although the section near Qinglongqiao Station has been closed, in order to avoid danger, Li Aiguo asked the flight attendants to arrange the passengers to the distant field ridge.
The cold wind was raging, and the passengers were shivering with cold, but they did not complain at all, and they all stared at Li Aiguo.
At this time the driver of the timber train has arrived.
This train is from the Harbin Locomotive Depot, and is responsible for transporting wood from the Changbai Mountains to Jincheng.
After days and nights of running around, we are about to arrive at our destination. Who knew we would encounter this?
The driver's name is Bao Jincai. He is about forty years old, tall and thick-set. His skin color is like that of ordinary train drivers, blackened by soot.
He took off his oil-filled cap and dropped it on his lap, causing soot to fly everywhere.
"Li Dache, just call me Lao Bao. Don't call me by my full name. It's too embarrassing."
Bao Jincai. This name was indeed used decades ago It's a good name, but it seems a bit incorrect in this day and age.
It’s just that we can’t blame Bao Jincai’s parents. Who would have thought that the world would undergo earth-shaking changes.
"Comrade Lao Bao, do you know the specific things?" Li Aiguo asked.
"It's clear. Stationmaster Chen told me that we, the railway people, are one family. Whatever you ask me to do, I will do it." Bao Jincai puffed up his chest.
"Come, let me explain the specific plan to you. Later you will dump the timber train onto the rails two hundred meters away from the pond, and then"
Li Aiguo told Bao Jincai Finally, he called over the comrade who was responsible for installing the iron chains and stationmaster Chen.
A group of people raised their buttocks in the cold wind and formed a circle around the city. Li Aiguo squatted in the middle, picked up a stick and wrote and drew.
"The iron chain will be installed at this position on the front of the train later"
It is necessary to use two trains to pull the train out of the pond, and at the same time, it is necessary to prevent the train from speeding up while being dragged. It disintegrated too quickly, putting two railway workers in danger, so the entire rescue process must be carefully planned. From the position of the train, to the binding position of the iron chains, to the speed of the train, everything must be just right.
Generally speaking, the production of this kind of plan requires at least a dozen people and takes several days to complete.
But Li Aiguo learned a lot about rescue in his previous life.
And as a master of mechanical design, he has super computing power.
It only took a moment to form a complete rescue plan in my mind.
Although Stationmaster Chen and the employees did not know how to rescue, they did understand basic common sense and instantly realized the feasibility of the plan.
"Driver Li, don't worry, we promise to complete the task."
"Okay, let's act according to the plan now." Li Aiguo stood up and waved his fist: "We must save people Rescue.”
With Li Aiguo’s orders, the rescue work officially began.
Only twenty-five minutes had passed since the train fell into the water.
The timber train roared as it turned a corner on the branch road, and stopped at the correct location under the command of the switchman.
Li Aiguo boarded the train, took over the control of the train from Huang Jing, sounded the whistle, and pushed the gate.
Old Zheng huffed and puffed to fill up the coal. Because Liu Qingquan was still in the pond, Huang Jing took over his duties as co-driver, sticking her head out of the car window and reporting the situation from time to time.
"Two hundred meters away from the scheduled point."
"One hundred meters."
"Fifty meters."
Li Aiguo calculated the time and put it down very quickly. The train stopped exactly where it was scheduled.
“Order the people outside to start hanging the chains!”
Huang Jing shouted outside at the top of her lungs: “The chains are hanging!”
“The chains are hanging!” The switchman standing below repeated the reading.
The soldiers and a dozen workers pulled a heavy iron chain and locked it at the rear of the car.
The other end of the chain was swam across by the soldiers and sent to the train in the pond. With the help of Liu Qingquan, it was locked in the exact position according to the pre-plan.
At this time the chains of the timber train were also locked.
Li Aiguo jumped out from the side door and braved the cold wind to check the position and direction of the two chains. After making sure there was no problem, he waved to Huang Jing.
"Apprentice, you are now a train driver."
Huang Jing already knew Li Aiguo's plan, but she was still a little worried at this time.
“Master, can I do it?”
“If you want to become a real train driver, you must be bold and have the momentum to remain unchanged even if the mountain collapses!
You must remember that from now on, any operation you make will affect the life or death of those two railway workers!"
A serious and majestic voice came from the window, and Huang Jing's heart surged. There was an unprecedented feeling.
She felt like she had grown up all of a sudden.
Responsibility, yes, it is responsibility.
As a lesbian, it is impossible for her not to be afraid.
But as a train driver, she must not be afraid!
At this moment, Huang Jing finally understood what a real train driver was.
"Yes, master, I will definitely complete the task!" Huang Jing clenched her fists tightly, walked to the driver's seat and sat down slowly.
Putting her hands on the gate, she felt calmer than ever before.
Hold the cold railing, Li Aiguo climbed onto the cement pillar of the platform.
He looked around the scene, including two trains ready to go, a train sinking in the pond, dozens of soldiers, and thousands of passengers, all of whom had their hopes pinned on him.
Huh. Huh.
Taking two deep breaths in the severe cold, Li Aiguo held a small red flag and waved it down heavily.
"Ready to start."
The switchman standing under the high platform repeated: "Ready to start."
The order was sent to the driver's building of train 131.
Huang Jing repeated: "Get ready to start."
She grabbed the valve and was ready for the next move.
The order was passed to the driver's building of the lumber train.
The co-driver of the timber train repeated: "Ready to start."
Bao Youcai, the driver of the timber train, repeated: "Ready to start."
He grabbed the valve and was ready. Next move.
Li Aiguo calculated the time and ordered: "Start, air pressure 23."
The switchman repeated the order.
Huang Jing repeated the order and slowly pushed the valve.
Timber train co-driver re-reads. Principal driver re-reads.
Bao Youcai pushed the valve and kept his eyes fixed on the air pressure gauge. When the air pressure reached 23, he put down the engine and the lumber train moved forward slowly. The iron chains tightened little by little.
The co-driver, who stuck his head out of the window to observe, shouted in disbelief: "Old Bao, the two trains are synchronized, and the speed of the chain is the same! That Li big car is so powerful."
In the discussion just now.
Bao Youcai and the comrades of the soldiers were keenly aware that the biggest problem in using two trains for rescue was synchronization.
If the same pulling force cannot be applied at the same time, the towed locomotive will inevitably deviate from the direction, or even fall apart under the huge force.
At this time Li Aiguo proposed an unimaginable plan.
He will stand on a high place and personally direct the two trains to run together. The train drivers on the two trains only need to follow his orders.
Bao Youcai and everyone present felt that Li Aiguo was having a whim.
Each train has different horsepower, load, speed, and even the friction of the rails.
It is impossible to get train drivers to follow instructions and coordinate trains at the same speed.
To achieve this effect, in addition to super high driving skills, it also requires keen observation and super computing power, and the ability to adjust the vehicle speed at any time according to the actual situation.
At this time, Captain Bai and the comrades of Crew 131 agreed with Li Aiguo's plan.
Those people still hesitate.
At this time, the locomotive in the pond moved down faster.
Even if Liu Qingquan and the employees tried every means to stop it, it had no effect.
It can be expected that the consequences of further delay will be disastrous.
In the end, with the idea of treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor, the people present agreed with Li Aiguo's opinion.
"Old Bao, lower the brake a quarter of a step and adjust the valve twice."
The assistant driver's singing and reading came to his ears, and Bao Youcai followed Li Aiguo's instructions without hesitation. commands to operate the train's dashboard.
He felt that he was no longer a train driver, but a ruthless, mechanical, operating tool.
The real train driver is Li Aiguo who stands outside giving orders.
Huang Jing also had this view. After adjusting her instrument according to Li Aiguo's order, she felt relieved.
Standing by the pond, Stationmaster Chen could not help but clenched his fists.
Because the two iron chains are now tightened, a faint rattling sound can still be heard.
Li Aiguo's eyes were fixed on the iron chains and he waved a red flag: "Liu Qingquan, all employees and soldiers in the pond should evacuate."
Liu Qingquan was a little stunned after hearing the order. Stopped: "Driver Li, let us stay here in case something happens."
"Please accept the order!" Li Aiguo repeated.
Liu Qingquan still wanted to hesitate, but the soldiers swam over, grabbed his arms, and pulled him to the shore.
“If you were on the battlefield, you would have been shot!”
Although Li Aiguo has considered the entire rescue process, accidents can happen and he has to be particularly careful.
Take the horizontal bar as an example. Who would have thought that a professional athlete could fall off the horizontal bar twice.
It can make a dog author so depressed that he can’t even fall asleep until dawn, while he is typing with dark eyes.
Now that all the people in the pond have been evacuated, Li Aiguo issued the order again.
I don’t know when, there was heavy snow like goose feathers in the sky, and the snowflakes covered the whole world, and the bright red flag was particularly conspicuous.
With the waving of the flag, the entire silent world suddenly came alive, and two black trains slowly started to emit black smoke.
Two wrist-thick iron chains spread from the train to the pond, carrying tens of millions of pounds of power to drag a locomotive out of the pond bit by bit.
The iron chain is very stable and flat, and there is no shaking during the entire dragging process.
The locomotive in the pond moved first, and then moved towards the shore at a constant speed.
Wow.
There was warm applause.
This applause is for the train, and also for the train driver standing in the wind and snow waving the flag.
At this moment, there was a rattling sound of metal breaking from the locomotive in the pond.
Everyone’s heart was hanging in their throats.
Something is going to happen!
But they realized immediately that both trains had stopped.
It turned out that the train driver stopped the train the first second the rupture occurred.
Li Aiguo stared at the iron chain, knowing that he had encountered the most troublesome thing.
The connection between the driver's building and the tender has been distorted by the impact and may break at any time.
Stationmaster Chen also realized this and said worriedly: "Driver Li, how about we stop towing the train and think of other ways?"
"It's impossible. Now the empty area in the coal water train has been destroyed. The two railway workers will die at any time."
Li Aiguo took a deep breath, raised the flag high, and issued the order New order: "Train 131, air valve 50, lumber train air valve 40!"
The flag was waved, and the two trains immediately took action like Li Aiguo's hands.
At this moment, everyone held their breath and stared at the pond.
Crash. The iron chain moved again, speeding up and down, but every time it was just right.
The locomotive continued to move towards the shore under traction, and no breakage occurred!
Twenty meters, ten meters, five meters. Everyone feels that time is extremely slow at this moment.
Finally, the black and broken wheels hit the shore, and the tender truck was pulled out of the pond.
The scene that should have been filled with excitement was now completely silent.
Everyone looked at the train driver standing high above.
The red flag waved.
"Stop the train, save people!"
(End of this chapter)