Chapter 25 Twenty-four, the never-ending wave

It’s not that we are stupid, we still didn’t understand the meaning of Pei Qing’s words at that time, because no one popularized the knowledge of telegraphy at that time, our concept of telegraph was still in the sound of the movie, I believe that many people born after 70 years Brother, when you watched black-and-white movies when you were young, if you heard a lot of rhythmic knocking sounds, can you think of it as a meaningful signal?I believe not. So Pei Qing could think of this at the time, and it was unbelievable for us to think about it later. In that era, only people who were really extremely familiar with telegrams could hear it and immediately think of it.

We didn't understand what Pei Qing meant, it was inexplicable, and finally the telephone soldier Xiao Zhao came to his senses and asked: "Pei Gong, what do you mean, the voice here is a telegram?" "Listen, bang, bang, bang, repeat every 34 seconds." He raised his hand and looked at his watch: "Every time he repeats, the time is not bad by one second." He looked at us: "There is no one on the other side, the loop of the telephone line Up there, there's an automatic transmitter." "Are you sure?" The old cat looked at Pei Qing and narrowed his eyes.

Pei Qing nodded, then turned to look at Xiao Zhao: "You phone soldiers, have you memorized telegram codes during basic training?" Xiao Zhao nodded, but showed an extremely embarrassed expression: "But it's basic training, I almost forgot it." "Then you will never forget the code?" Pei Qing handed the microphone to Xiao Zhao and said to us, bring the paper. I didn't know what happened at all, so I had to listen to him take out the workbook from his pocket, and then, Xiao Zhao frowned, almost being forced to hear a series of numbers with great difficulty.

I still keep that book now, and the string of numbers is: 281716530604714523972757205302260255297205222232 After we finished writing, we stared at the string of numbers in a daze. After Xiao Zhao finished listening, he looked at the string of numbers again, and he was very sure that it was a plain text message.But the Chinese code list is so eloquent that even a professional telegraph operator may not be able to memorize all the words proficiently, let alone Xiao Zhao who has received basic training.After he quartered the number, he got 12 sets of four-digit numbers, among which he could only understand a few of the most commonly used ones.

Pole 2817 x1653 x0604 x7145 x2397 x2757 i 2053 0226 x0255 only 2972 x0522 x2232 These few words alone can only show that the person who compiled this automatic telegram was not a Japanese at that time, but a Chinese, but I don't know who it is or what this code means. We circulated telegrams to each other, and it was just a formality at that time. These things were like heavenly scriptures in my eyes. Everyone didn’t read them carefully. They just took them over symbolically and rolled their eyes. This is a long report we read when we go down to grassroots meetings. Learned.

There were only two people, I remember very clearly, there were only two people at that time, one was the old cat and the other was Pei Qing, and they were watching very seriously. Among them, the old cat just glanced at it and frowned, while Pei Qing bit it. Lower lip, suddenly said to us: "I seem to understand." These words were like a bolt from the sky. We all looked at him at once, only to hear him say: "My father is a telegraph operator in the town. I translated telegrams for him when I was young. I have probably come into contact with more than 1,000 codes. Telegrams are written directly in code, without translation by the post office.”

We looked at him like a fairy, the old cat's face was very pale, and asked: "What are you talking about?" "Give me some time, I want to remember it well." After saying that, Pei Qing lay down on the table, grabbed my notes and started doodling. We surrounded him, took out a few cigarettes from each other and looked at them while smoking. When I saw what Pei Qing wrote, I knew the method he used at that time. His memory must have the memories of those clear codes, so he wrote down every group of numbers that seemed to be related. Finally, Here's what he showed us

Pole 2817 Degree 1653 Dangerous 0604 Insurance 7145 Camp 2397 Save 2757 i 2053 0226 stop 0255 only 2972 Survey 0522 Explore 2232 Extremely Dangerous Rescue Us Stop Exploration. "It's a code for help!" Several people gasped. What happened next happened very quickly. Lao Mao looked at the translated telegram, and his head was already in a cold sweat. He immediately ordered Lao Tang to find someone to gather and said that he would set off immediately. The person who wrote the telegram, Apparently things are pretty bad right now.There is no room for further delay. In fact, we all know that this ghost-like telegram has been sent here for an unknown period of time. Perhaps the person involved has already died. However, as a rescue team, it is necessary to judge the situation based on the best situation. In such a situation, unconditionally consider that the rescue target is still alive.

But just when we were packing our luggage and preparing to go on the road with them, the old cat stopped us and told us to stay here, saying that there must be something wrong inside, otherwise there would be no such telegram, and we were not at all concerned about the danger inside. I don't know, if the whole team enters, if something happens again, the whole army will be wiped out, and we will stay here.As the second echelon, if they arrive safely, they will send someone back to inform us. We disagreed at the beginning, and thought what would happen. Wang Sichuan said that either you should be in the second echelon, and I will not do such a timid thing.

It's a pity that the old cat still shook his head and said, "Now it's a military operation, and Old Tang is the biggest, that's what he meant. Obey the order! And you're all wounded, I'm keeping you for your own good!" Saying that he was about to leave, Wang Sichuan was still unconvinced, but he couldn't get mad because the old cat said the word order. Everyone knew that the company commander of Old Tang was a softie, and it must be the old cat himself. the meaning of. However, after walking a few steps, he suddenly turned his head and said to Pei Qing: "You can understand the code, maybe you can use it, they stay here, you can follow!"

Pei Qing seemed to have a premonition, at this moment he smiled slightly, looked back at us, and said disgustingly: "Take a good look at the house!" Then he followed him away.The angry Wang Sichuan almost vomited blood. We watched them get on the boat and quickly left the shore. The leader searched for the cables with a flashlight. About twenty minutes later, the three boats disappeared into the darkness of the cave, and the noise suddenly became louder and louder. Far. I was not used to the sudden silence. We looked back and found that the people left were me and Wang Sichuan, as well as the deputy squad leader and his three soldiers, and suddenly felt a sense of sadness. Wang Sichuan asked me what to do, and I had no choice but to say that what Lao Mao said made sense, we were injured anyway, and he was doing it for my own good. A few people squatted down, and there was nothing to do. I saw that the deputy squad leader was also downcast. The soldiers were not afraid of death, but they were afraid of not being able to go to the battlefield. I had no choice but to comfort them with cigarettes. When I touched it, I was taken aback for a moment, and when I took it out to look, I found another note in my pocket.