Chapter 6 Chapter 5 Entering Wenchuan: Life is always tragic

Into the epicenter From the first moment of the Wenchuan Earthquake, the most worrisome and worrying thing was what happened to Wenchuan, the epicenter! Wenchuan has no news.Wenchuan, which has no news, worries Zhongnanhai and the 1.3 billion Chinese people.From the moment the news of the earthquake on the afternoon of May 12 was broadcast on TV media, Wenchuan became the focus of global attention... However, there has been no news about Wenchuan. The absence of news from Wenchuan made Premier Wen Jiabao's hair straight with anxiety, and made every Chinese feel that the destructiveness of the earthquake has exceeded our unknowable severity—what could be more anxious than this?

Find out the situation in Wenchuan at any cost! The Party Central Committee and the front-line headquarters issued a death order-the lives of more than 100,000 people concern the hearts of 1.3 billion people. Nothing is more important than this! The known seriousness of the earthquake from Dujiangyan to Beichuan and Qingchuan makes people worry about the fate of Wenchuan, the epicenter! However, Wenchuan just couldn't make it. All roads leading to Wenchuan were blocked.It was raining, and even if it wasn't raining, it would be difficult for planes to cross those high mountains; the radio had been completely destroyed;

This is the most unknowable severity of the Wenchuan Earthquake in the first few days or more than ten days. Wenchuan must go in! So marching into Wenchuan became the most tragic earthquake relief epic—— Malkang, the capital of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture. At 14:28 on May 12, when the strong earthquake occurred, Major General Li Yazhou, the deputy commander of the Sichuan Provincial Military District who was staying in the Aba Military District, immediately realized the seriousness of the disaster based on the intensity of the earthquake. At the same time, as soon as this powerful earthquake occurred, the Central Military Commission, under the personal command of Chairman Hu Jintao, had sounded the clarion call for the People's Liberation Army and the Armed Police Force to march towards the epicenter of Wenchuan!

And one of the generals who was at the forefront was Li Yazhou.This stocky and cheerful military cadre with a 36-year military career has the ability to deal with emergencies developed over the years. General Li Yazhou understands: disaster relief is the same as war fighting, and quick response is the first.So he immediately instructed the leaders of the Aba military division to hold an emergency meeting immediately. It was the most tense, impromptu, concise, and clear meeting—there was no difference between a major earthquake and a sudden war. After a brief explanation and mobilization, Li Yazhou announced the immediate launch of the emergency rescue plan, and demanded that the independent battalion of the military division, medical personnel and emergency militia be assembled immediately.

Hey, it's the battalion commander. I'm the combat duty office of the military division. According to the commander's instructions, I now order your battalion to gather in the military division compound immediately. Only half an hour after the earthquake, 85 officers and soldiers from the Independent Battalion of the Aba Military Division, a medical unit of more than 10 people, and more than 200 emergency militiamen had all assembled, and motor vehicles were ready. At the moment of the earthquake, there was another team living in Malkang—that was led by Wang Yi, the staff officer of a certain division of the armed police, and they were stationed in Malkang for training.

Whether you are a guest or not, there is a saying in the army: the training ground is like a battlefield. After the earth shook and the mountains shook, Wang Yi's first instinctive reaction was to avoid danger urgently and ordered the troops to evacuate the barracks quickly. The tremor was so strong, where was the epicenter? As an army commander, the second thought that flashed in Wang Yi's mind was to lead the army in emergency rescue and disaster relief.Seeing that the troops were safe and sound, he immediately assembled the troops and issued an order to the troops: according to the first-level disposal plan, make emergency preparations for emergency rescue and disaster relief.

At this time, Wang Yi looked at his watch, and the hour hand pointed to 14:56. At this time, there were only twenty-eight minutes before the earthquake occurred. With a difference of less than two minutes, the two teams were ready to go. The superior's decision did not make the two standby teams wait long. Only half an hour later, the team of Deputy Commander Li Yazhou received an order from the Sichuan Provincial Military Region to reach the target epicenter Wenchuan at all costs! At 15:25, Li Yazhou's team set off, aiming at Wenchuan. The general understood: they were entering a battle that was in some ways more intense than the hail of bullets—and they knew nothing of their opponents except the earth-shaking that had just occurred.However, military orders are like mountains!What's more, the people are suffering, and the soldiers are duty-bound.They have to give it their all.

Less than an hour after Li Yazhou and the others set off, Chief of Staff Wang Yi also received an order to march to Wenchuan from the division commander Shen Tao and political commissar He Jianguo, instructing him to lead 670 officers and soldiers to Wenchuan, the epicenter, for rescue. At 16:20, it began to rain heavily in Malkang, and Chief of Staff Wang Yi led the team to march towards Wenchuan in the rain. Malkang is only 200 kilometers away from Wenchuan, and under normal circumstances, it takes no more than four hours by car. The hearts of the two teams were very eager, and they drove in at full speed on motorized vehicles.

They know that a race against time is a race against life, and arriving one minute earlier can save a few more lives. Whether it is the team of Deputy Commander Li Yazhou or the team of Chief of Staff Wang Yi, they may not have imagined the road to Wenchuan too seriously. They thought more about how to rescue more injured people after arriving in the disaster area. As everyone knows, the once-familiar beauty is gone, and murderous intentions are hidden everywhere. The road to Wenchuan is not only a difficult road, but even a road of life and death. At this time, Wenchuan has collapsed!This is just appearance.There is a metaphor like this: the Wenchuan earthquake surged out like four hundred Hiroshima atomic bombs simultaneously exploding in the earth's crust at a depth of ten kilometers!

Yingxiu Town, Wenchuan, the center of the earthquake: Seismic waves first hit the ground here—in an instant, buildings collapsed amidst huge jolts... Subsequently, strong seismic waves tore apart in the northeast direction along the fragile Longmenshan fault zone at a speed of three kilometers per second. At the same time, the seismic waves rushed to the southwest along Longmen Mountain, until they reached Qingchuan, hundreds of miles away... Under the huge energy wave, the surrounding area of ​​Wenchuan has been spreading, cracking mountains and cracking rocks, leaving behind a horrific ruins and pain everywhere.

If you can't go on land, you can intervene from the air first. Immediately after the earthquake, the Air Force Party Committee of the Chengdu Military Region convened an emergency standing committee, set up an earthquake relief headquarters, quickly set up a temporary command post in the open space of the army camp, and quickly moved in various departments.Fang Dianrong, deputy commander of the Chengdu Military Region and commander of the Air Force of the Chengdu Military Region, issued an order requiring all subordinate units to enter a state of emergency for earthquake relief, and ordered a transport division of the Air Force to be on standby and ready to participate in earthquake relief at any time.An airport in Chengkong, which is responsible for the heaviest transport aircraft support task, immediately activated the emergency support mechanism, and the various support facilities of communications and airports are always in good condition. Just when the team of Deputy Commander Li Yazhou and Chief of Staff Wang Yi set off for Wenchuan, Yu Zhirong, head of an army aviation regiment of the Chengdu Military Region, and his comrades took two Black Hawk helicopters to fly directly to Wenchuan. This is a very dangerous voyage.When the helicopter approached Wenchuan, it was impossible for the plane to land due to the torrential rain and thick black clouds. The commander ordered the crew: readjust the route. The black eagle quickly climbed nearly two thousand meters. Still unable to fly out of the cloud area, there is only a vast expanse of whiteness outside the porthole. Yu Zhirong knew very well that Wenchuan County is located at the bottom of a large valley, and the terrain is very complicated. If you are not careful, the plane will crash and people will die.At this moment, he is more anxious than anyone else, but he still behaves quite calmly.In fact, Yu Zhirong's hometown is Lianhe Village, Longxi Township, Wenchuan County, the epicenter. The plane passed over his hometown. He really wanted to go down to see his relatives. Are they still there?But Yu Zhirong knows that everyone has a family, but soldiers have their bounden duty, and the big family of the motherland needs him even more at this time. Every day and night after May 12th, Yu Zhirong traveled through the canyon, fought dangerous situations, and raced against time, and pulled more than a thousand lives back from the death line.The regiment he led created several firsts and the most in this disaster relief.It wasn't until May 18 that his family, who had lost contact with him for six days, finally heard the news of his safety. Afterwards, the two black hawks fumbled toward the arrow and flew for more than ten kilometers, but still could not see a gleam of light, so they had to end the survey flight for the day regrettably.However, the information on Dujiangyan they brought back won precious time for the rescue organization. Bad weather has become a stumbling block for the Black Hawk. Ground troops are also blocked! At this point, the crowded convoys raced like toys in the aftermath of the earthquake.Wang Yi felt that he couldn't use his strength, and he was so anxious that his eyeballs were about to pop out. The God of the Earth doesn't care about you, he still sends out his lustful power! God followed suit, and the rain poured down... It was starting to get dark.Li Yazhou and Wang Yi are aware of the seriousness of the problem and the seriousness of the current situation. They not only require the driver to increase the speed, but also remind the driver to pay attention to safety! Deputy Commander Li Yazhou and Chief of Staff Wang Yi sitting in the command vehicle commanded the vehicle to move forward while paying attention to the road. The wheels are turning faster, and their heartbeats are also accelerating. The hour hand points to 20 o'clock.Another burst of heavy rain came, and it was getting bigger and bigger uncontrollably. At this time, Li Yazhou's team is about to arrive at Miyaluo.However, in this once picturesque place, landslides blocked the road ahead. The team cannot advance! Li Yazhou jumped out of the car, picked up a stone, waved his hand, and said: Even if you plan by hand, you must dig a road!It was the first time for the officers and soldiers to see their deputy commander so ferocious. All people act now.After moving stones and shoveling soil, and fighting for nearly an hour, a road that could pass vehicles was dug. boarding!Hurry up and go! The night in the mountains is particularly dark.Wrapped tightly in the darkness and bumping, the convoy moved forward with difficulty and caution.But when the convoy reached Gurgou Town, which is more than 90 kilometers away from Wenchuan, it could no longer move! The hour hand points to 21 o'clock. Gurgou Town, which is not the epicenter, is also in a state of disrepair: large landslides and mudslides blocked the road without any consideration; heavy rain catalyzed landslides and mudslides, making the situation worse. Li Yazhou ordered the troops to rush to repair the road, and walked to the scene to check in the rain. Seeing that the road was seriously damaged and it was impossible to rush through it in a short time, Li Yazhou frowned even tighter: The Wenchuan earthquake was so severe and the disaster was so severe, there would definitely be a large number of troops and relief supplies that would need to be transported to the disaster area. Broken the lifeline of the people in the disaster area! In any case, a lifeline must be repaired! Li Yazhou decided: immediately organize the local militia to rush to repair the road, first from Guergou to Lixian County, and after arriving in Lixian County, organize the People's Communist Party to rush to repair the road from Lixian County to Guergou.Go all out in both directions, and we must buy precious time for the arrival of the disaster relief force! Time is life, we can't stop for a moment! Li Yazhou, who has always been decisive in making decisions, made the most daring decision in his thirty-six years in the army: walk, no matter whether there are rocks or mud in front of him. Walk into Wenchuan!Easier said than done?Not to mention the nearly 100-kilometer journey, just talk about the night, the rain, the flying rocks, and the bottomless valley.It takes physical strength, courage, and spirit to walk such a path.But all of this, Li Yazhou took it lightly, and he waved his hand again, speaking in a strong Sichuan dialect: Don't worry about it, just follow me! Teams don't need to mobilize at all.When Li Yazhou walked in the front of the team, all officers and soldiers understood his determination.Li Yazhou took a big step, and all the officers and soldiers quickly followed. The night is getting darker and the rain is getting heavier and heavier. In the dark, people's hearing becomes more acute.Behind the sound of the landslide, there is also the panting and resonance inside the mountain.The river roared and ran furiously in the ears, as if arguing with the mountains.Walking along the collapsed mountain road, the whistling wind echoed from the cliffs and valleys below.On some road sections, officers and soldiers can only pass through the edge of the road guardrail that is only one foot wide.But everyone can still keenly judge the stones, rocks and mudslides shaken off by the aftershocks.This sound made people's heart tug to their throats. Li Yazhou and the others had just carefully climbed over a landslide when there was a loud rumble behind them.Half a step behind him, another mudslide poured down. Someone was knocked down by the air current, someone was hit by a flying stone, and Li Yazhou also fell heavily.Thankfully, there were no casualties. Everyone helped Li Yazhou, but the general still laughed: I will get up wherever I fall. You can use the flashlight to look back, everyone is covered in cold sweat, and the mudslide has submerged the place they just walked. If you slow down half a step, the whole army will be wiped out. The special willpower and the special hardship have made the officers and soldiers lose their fear and awe. Damn, the flashlight is out of power.How to get around this dark and dangerous place? The common people encountered on the way also repeatedly warned of the danger ahead, but Li Yazhou still did not change his original intention. The situation in Wenchuan is unknown, we must arrive immediately.Li Yazhou said that the troops cannot rest in a hurry, otherwise they won't want to leave as soon as they sit down. The closer you get to the epicenter, the greater the danger, of course. In an aftershock, a piece of rock flew away, and the brim of Li Yazhou's hat fell to Li Yazhou's feet, and the people behind him were startled.Many people feel that it is too dangerous to walk in the dark, and they suggest finding a safe place to inform them before leaving at dawn. If it is a real war, can it be allowed to stop halfway and start when the conditions improve?Li Yazhou encouraged everyone to move on. The troops of Li Yazhou and Wang Yi rushed towards Wenchuan almost from the same direction. At this time, Xu Yong, the commander of a group army of the Chengdu Military Region who was ordered to command his troops to participate in the disaster relief, almost scratched the map of the disaster area in his hand, and drew red lines one after another. How could it be the possible route to Wenchuan, the epicenter?This army commander who has experienced war in the hail of bullets, and this modern commander who has studied at the National Defense University, knows deeply that if the troops arrive at the disaster area one minute earlier to understand the disaster situation, the Party Central Committee and the Central Military Commission can be one minute earlier. By formulating a decision-making plan, the people in the disaster-stricken areas can gain hope of rebirth one minute earlier. Responsibility, mission, conscience, and obligation are added together, burning like fire! Can't just wait like this! Send troops into the epicenter on foot! Xu Yong immediately issued this order. When receiving this order, the Artillery Regiment of the Red Army Division of the Group Army, which was ordered to go to the Wenchuan disaster area for earthquake relief, was heading to Dujiangyan. Commander Xu Yong emphasized that the advance team must arrive at the fastest speed and the earliest time at all costs to quickly find out the disaster situation. At 22:08, Yang Weidong, deputy chief of staff of the Artillery Regiment, led 21 soldiers to form an advance team, carrying a small amount of water, dry food and a satellite phone, and braved the torrential rain to march towards Yingxiu on foot.Soon, they disappeared in the thick black rain. So the three teams marched towards Wenchuan, the epicenter, from two directions. After traveling seven kilometers, Yang Weidong's commando arrived at the entrance to the mountain. In order to ensure the safety of the personnel, Yang Weidong divided the team into three groups: one group led the way, one group accompanied, and one group finished, climbing along the left bank of the Minjiang River. At this time, mudslides and landslides continued to appear on the shaking mountain, and huge rocks rolled down rumblingly. Without a compass, no tools for opening the road, and no lighting facilities, Yang Weidong led the commando to climb the mountain, hold on to the railings on the side of the road, and march forward against the strong aftershocks.After arriving at the Zipingpu Power Station, the staff of the power station told them that the mountain road had already been destroyed by the earthquake, and they had to climb over the dam of the power station if they wanted to move on. The highest point is 156 meters, and the total storage capacity can reach 1.112 billion cubic meters. The dam that has experienced an earthquake of magnitude 8 seems to be still stable, just like a kind of accident that proves that man can conquer nature. Regardless of whether it is stable or dangerous, Yang Weidong took the lead and quickly climbed up the dam without thinking about it.But as soon as we arrived at the dam, a daunting scene appeared in front of us: The walls of the dam are covered with common and effective protection - full of fixed broken glass, impossible to climb. The third-rank non-commissioned officer Zhang Chengyong took a photo with a flashlight, and found that there was a cliff outside the wall, and he couldn't see the bottom, and he couldn't walk over it! The sky was pitch black, and the muddy road under our feet was empty and solid.But the disaster, orders, and responsibilities left the commandos with no time to think about difficulties. Comrades, we will rush forward desperately today, we must rush to the disaster area as soon as possible, everyone, don't be afraid, follow me!After speaking, Yang Weidong took a deep breath, stepped suddenly and hugged the corner of the wall, his fingers tightly digging between the cracks of the bricks. Immediately, Yang Weidong stretched out his left foot and stepped on it decisively.Fortunately, the foot just happened to get stuck in a large rock by the wall.He stepped forward with the other foot, and his body suspended in mid-air quickly rolled over. Bold and careful, calm and calm.Twenty-two soldiers finally climbed over the dam successively.The soles of their feet stepped on the dirt, and everyone felt the thrill of the scene just now. Then Yang Weidong ordered all the team members: Don't relax, keep going. The small team went through the wind and rain and continued to move forward. As mentioned earlier, Li Yazhou's team and Wang Yi's armed police force rushed towards Wenchuan, the epicenter, in the same direction. Just four hours after Li Yazhou's team left Gurgou Town, Wang Yi's team also arrived here at 1 o'clock in the middle of the night on the 13th.By this time, the team had been fast-tracking for nine hours. This is the only passage from Malkang to Wenchuan, but at this level, they will not be able to reach Wenchuan, the epicenter. The scene that happened to Li Yazhou and the others four hours ago was reproduced on Wang Yi and the others. Severe landslides blocked the way forward, smashed cars turned over in a haphazard manner on the side of the road, like crushed soda cans, and the remains of the victims were unbearable to look at. Since it was already late at night, Chief of Staff Wang Yi faced a difficult choice whether to advance overnight or leave at dawn. Wang Yi realized that there would be a dangerous life-and-death road ahead, with countless landslides, broken bridges and mudslides, but he also thought that this was another urgent life-saving road, which connected the anxious people under countless ruins. , desire and call!Even the hearts of the Party Central Committee and the people of the whole country!They have only one choice, and that is: rush to Wenchuan with the fastest speed and the shortest time! Life is bigger than the sky, and the mission is as heavy as a mountain! At the critical moment, Wang Yi made a decisive decision: Never give up halfway and march into Wenchuan on foot. What makes us pay tribute to the officers and soldiers of the People's Liberation Army and the Armed Police Force is that the three teams, whether they are commanders or ordinary soldiers, are so decisive and brave at the moment of life and death, reflecting the true qualities of soldiers. Wang Yi decided that vehicles and heavy equipment should be kept on the spot. The existing personnel should be divided into two echelons. The first echelon consists of 200 party members and key members as commandos. They carry necessary compressed dry food, water and emergency tools, and advance on foot. All costs and all difficulties were overcome to reach Wenchuan as quickly as possible; the rest of the officers and soldiers formed the second echelon, transferred to Li County for emergency rescue and disaster relief, and then went to Wenchuan. Women don't let their eyebrows!The officers and soldiers scrambled to go, and when the ten female soldiers heard that they were not there, they became anxious with Wang Yi: Chief of Staff, we are also soldiers, and the injured people need medical staff even more. Wang Yi agreed to the request of the female soldiers.Most of them are medical staff, and they are an indispensable and important force at the scene of emergency rescue and disaster relief. But can they survive this extraordinary test? The commando quickly completed the formation, and Wang Yi said to the commandos: At critical moments and critical moments, you must be willing to spare and rush forward.Even if you climb, you have to climb to Wenchuan; even if you fall down, you have to turn your head in the direction of Wenchuan! A group of five, a team of ten, widen the distance, and move forward quickly!Wang Yi, who was at the front of the team, kept giving orders. At this time, landslides were everywhere on the road, more than 70% of the road surface was damaged, and all the bridges were destroyed. Coupled with the continuous heavy rain, rescuers faced the 6-level wind, and every step forward was very difficult. Accompanied by frequent aftershocks, the commandos marched towards Wenchuan with difficulty against falling boulders and wearing clothes drenched in heavy rain. It's too dangerous here! There is nowhere to go here! On the hillside that had just been shaken by the earthquake, officers and soldiers moved forward with difficulty while clearing obstacles with shovels.The night after the earthquake was full of inexplicable terror. The heavy rain was still falling, and thunder and lightning tore through the sky with terrifying noise. From time to time, the rumble of landslides and the huge impact of boulders rolling into the center of the river could be heard.The hillside soaked by the heavy rain is steep and slippery. If you are not careful, you will stumble and fall into the canyon under your feet. be safe!The last soldier in each group is responsible for observing the terrain, be careful of the rocks falling!In order to boost morale, Wang Yi has always been at the forefront of the team. Chief of Staff, run!While passing through a dangerous section of the road, He Yaguo, the communication staff officer who was walking behind him, found a big stone slipping down and cried out loudly. Hearing the sound, Wang Yi took a sudden step forward, and at the same time, a big rock rolled down from the mountain. Wang Yi looked back and saw that the stone landed exactly where he had just stayed.Another narrow escape. There was no danger, everyone's hands were secretly sweating. After rushing through this dangerous section, Wang Yi asked the troops to slow down and take a breath. At this time, Wang Yi thought he should leave a message for his wife and children, so he wrote a text message to his daughter on his mobile phone: Daughter, Dad is on his way to Wenchuan, and I didn’t have time to tell you when I left. If Dad doesn’t come back; You must be strong and take good care of your mother for your father. Keep up, don't fall behind!In the night, the commandos had a flashlight in each group and marched bravely through the mud under the faint light. No one complained, no one flinched, and no one was left behind. Fifteen minutes after Wang Yi and the others arrived in Gurgou Town, that is, at 1:15 in the middle of the night on the 13th, a message made people excited. After nearly 11 hours of hard work, He Biao, deputy secretary-general of the government of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province and head of the state emergency office, finally got in touch with Wang Bin, secretary of the Wenchuan County Party Committee, via satellite phone. Wang Bin reported with sobs that most of the houses of the peasants in Weizhou Town and Mianmao Town of Wenchuan County had collapsed. In Wenchuan County, some houses had collapsed and most of the houses were in danger. More than 30,000 people in the county were afraid to go home in the shelters.The three towns of Yingxiu, Xuankou, and Wolong at the epicenter of the earthquake still have no information, and communication and transportation have been completely interrupted. Wang Bin also reported that Wenchuan urgently needs airdrops of tents, food, medicine and satellite communication equipment, and medical personnel are urgently needed to parachute to the scene to rescue the injured. The surviving Wenchuan County Party Secretary Wang Bin struggled to deliver information about the front-line students on the phone, which made everyone feel the pulse of Wenchuan.But it's too faint and fleeting.After that, there was another long, hopeless, restless silence.The silence was suffocating. At this moment, three teams are racing against death. In the face of difficulties, Yang Weidong led the commando through wind and rain, and continued to move forward.Cars smashed beyond recognition by huge boulders are everywhere on the road. Yang Weidong accidentally bumped into a car, and the headlights of the car flickered a few times.With the help of the light, he looked at his watch, and it was already 3 o'clock in the morning on the 13th. It's been five hours since we left.Yang Weidong decided to report the situation to the headquarters first. Contact the head of the regiment and the head of the army and report the situation to them.Yang Weidong ordered the signal soldiers. Report, no signal. Continue to contact the head of the regiment and the head of the army!Yang Weidong continued to pass on the message. Report, still no signal. Later, they used portable satellite phones to contact the headquarters many times, but they were still unable to contact them. No signal, just keep going. And since Yang Weidong led the commando to Wenchuan, the army commander Xu Yong was almost counting the time in the headquarters, and the time was counted in seconds.He was distraught, it had been five full hours, and there was no news from the commando. The rain was getting heavier and heavier, rolling stones flew down the mountain, and the ground was muddy. Soon after, Yang Weidong and the others arrived at the entrance of Baiyunding Tunnel.More than 50 people were trapped at the entrance of the tunnel, including foreign tourists. Follow the PLA!Along the way, there were many disaster-stricken people heading towards Dujiangyan. When they saw the PLA, they immediately turned to follow. The panic-stricken trapped people wept with joy at Yang Weidong's appearance. Yang Weidong could not agree to the requests of the masses.Because Commando's mission is to go on, go on, go on as fast as possible.When the team reached the second tunnel entrance, Yang Weidong found an open space with several construction sheds, which was relatively safe, so he persuaded everyone to stay and wait for rescue. Yang Weidong led the commando to continue to advance rapidly. The earthquake destroyed the highway and also the mountains. The mountains that used to be full of verdant green are now devastated.The mountain, as if torn by a giant hand, cracked into a mixed pattern of green, yellow and gray. The commandos moved on.The soldiers had blood blisters on their feet, and they really wanted to stop and rest, but they knew that once they stopped, they might never be able to stand up again.The soldiers supported each other, and everyone yelled at him who couldn't walk anymore: Come on, go! There is another tunnel ahead, and the words Friendship Tunnel can be vaguely seen above.The two walls of the tunnel were cracked, the road was arched and warped, aftershocks struck again, and the roof of the cave continued to collapse.Walking through the long tunnel, the soldiers may encounter roof collapse and be buried alive at any time, but the mountain cannot be climbed here, and the tunnel is the only way to Yingxiu. Even if you die inside, you still have to charge me!Yang Weidong roared.In order to avoid excessive casualties, the team was forced to disperse.Relying on the faint light of the flashlight, accompanied by the continuous sound of landslides behind them, the soldiers ran into the tunnel one by one. Suddenly, there was a huge roar in the tunnel, and the tunnel collapsed again... At this time, the hour hand points to 3:50 am on the 13th. Deputy Commander Li Yazhou led his team through a dangerous journey and was the first to advance more than 30 kilometers.Wet and muddy, they arrived at the county seat of Li County. At this time, Li Yazhou didn't care to change his soaked clothes or wipe off the muddy water on his face. He immediately summoned the military and local leaders to understand the disaster situation in Li County, and arranged for the deployment of local civilians and Communist Party members to participate in disaster relief work.At the same time, he ordered to immediately form two militia commando teams to rush to repair the road, march all the way to Wenchuan, and turn back all the way to Guergou to fight for road repair. At around 5:00 in the morning, the sky was slightly bright, and the general sat in the car to rest.Tan Wanhong, an officer of the Political Department of the Provincial Military Region, brought him a bowl of instant noodles. When he came to pick up the bowl after a while, he saw that Deputy Commander Li Yazhou was already sleeping soundly with the instant noodles... Gradually, the sky began to show bright colors, and the heavy rain also subsided into moderate rain. At 6 o'clock in the morning on the 13th, Li Yazhou led the team to continue to set off and march towards Wenchuan on foot again. At 6 o'clock in the morning on the 13th, the commando led by Yang Weidong had arrived at the Shoujiang Bridge.The bridge has broken, and the road along the way has collapsed even more seriously.Finding an open place, Yang Weidong asked the communications soldier to turn on the satellite phone to contact the troops.But after 20 minutes of contact, there was no signal. Just when he was about to lose heart, there was an inaudible sound from the Qiruoyousi signal.And this seemingly unreasonable signal can't report the serious disasters seen along this road at all, and can't tell the headquarters about the dangers along this road! Likewise, command received no valuable information other than knowing that the commandos were generally safe. The headquarters is extremely anxious! Commando understands Commando's anxiety just as Commando understands Commando's danger.This night, no one sleeps. At 7 am on the 13th, Premier Wen Jiabao came to the Dujiangyan Earthquake Relief Headquarters.Is there any news from Wenchuan?That's what the Prime Minister asked in the first sentence. There was silence in the tent.No one answered. Wen Jiabao's eyes added more melancholy, and his brows were furrowed even more. Now, people all over the country and around the world are concerned about Wenchuan. What is even more worrying is that there was no news from Wenchuan and the surrounding Maoxian County, Beichuan and other places. Two hours passed, four hours passed, ten hours passed... What is the disaster there? What is the situation of the hundreds of thousands of people affected by the disaster? When will the rescue arrive in Wenchuan? However, every minute and every second, the time is worryingly slow.The time is ticking by every minute and every second, so fast! There was no news from the commando, and Wenchuan remained silent. The situation is serious! It's getting tougher! 10 o'clock on May 13.Chengdu Military Region Earthquake Relief Joint Headquarters. Bring capable personnel and march to Wenchuan at all costs!Li Shiming, commander of the Chengdu Military Region, shouted orders into the phone. The phone calls kept coming and going, and because of communication difficulties, all the staff officers were shouting at the phone at the top of their lungs. No matter the general or the soldier, tell everyone, whoever arrives first will give meritorious service!Li Shiming's voice is also getting louder, the focus is on Wenzhou, the commanding height is also in Wenchuan, the key is in Wenchuan, you have to set off overnight and enter Wenchuan! It is rare for the commander of the military region to mobilize in a hurry.Because he has just received repeated urgings from the Central Military Commission: he must arrive in Wenchuan on the 13th—this is a death order! The general has no way out. So a high-pitched general order was passed down quickly, and the elite soldiers moved like the wind. The combined command phone rang at about the same time. In the air, on land, and on the water, the three armed forces came up with rescue plans one after another. At noon, Guo Boxiong, vice chairman of the Military Commission, arrived at the headquarters, and his instructions to the troops were still monolithic: there is no second choice, we must advance in multiple directions, and reach the hardest-hit areas as quickly as possible and at all costs! Two Black Hawks took off again in the rain and flew towards Wenchuan in the rain and fog.When we arrived over Wenchuan, the visibility was still low, and we still couldn't find a landing point, but the army aviation officers and soldiers did not give up.They understand that boxes of relief supplies such as food and communication equipment urgently needed by the people in the disaster-stricken areas have arrived at Phoenix Mountain Airport, carrying the eager hopes of the people affected by the disaster. At this time, in the headquarters, Xu Yong's eyes were bloodshot but his spirit was in high spirits, his mind was spinning like a flywheel. Anxiety is obviously not the answer.The 49-year-old general secretly ordered himself to calm down, calm down, calm down again, think deeply, think deeply, think deeply again.The profound and solid comprehensive military accomplishment finally gave him inspiration at the critical moment.He thought of the waterway!From Dujiangyan along the Minjiang River upstream, after passing the Zipingpu Reservoir, the upstream is Yingxiu Town.If you enter from the waterway and then trek along the river, you will be able to make a quick passage!Xu Yong ordered the engineering regiment to quickly bring in three assault boats and rush into the epicenter by water. Just when Xu Yong thought of this, Yang Weidong and his commando rushed into the ruins of Yingxiu Town, Wenchuan County at 12:30, and sent back important news! After arriving in Yingxiu Town, Yang Weidong asked the Deputy Secretary-General of Aba Prefecture who was trapped in Yingxiu Town to learn about the disaster situation, and immediately ordered the communication soldiers to dial the satellite phone to report the situation. Hit the division, no way; It still doesn't work to fight the military department. Yang Weidong made a decisive decision, directly dialed the phone number of the Operation Department of the military region, and immediately reported the disaster situation in Yingxiu Town: The disaster situation here is very serious, and rescue personnel and equipment are urgently needed... This news was like an arc of light shining through the dark clouds, making the situation in the hardest-hit areas known for the first time, and played a key role in the central government's decision-making. Yingxiu Town, Wenchuan County, at 31 degrees north latitude and 103.4 degrees east longitude, which is under the jurisdiction of Aba Prefecture, is the real epicenter!Yingxiu Town is more than 60 kilometers away from Wenchuan County, and only 30 kilometers away from Dujiangyan! This news aroused the fighting passion and strength in Commander Xu Yong's heart.He resolutely decided to command from the front, go to the front line in person, go to the place where the disaster is the most serious, and use his own feet to step on a life passage. At this time, Yang Weidong and his comrades were starving and destitute, and facing the people in the disaster area crying for help, they gave all the dry food and water left on them to the wounded, the elderly and children. At 4:30 pm on the 13th, Xu Yong led a carefully selected commando team of 33 people and began to advance towards the epicenter. At this time, the commando team led by Yang Weidong arrived at the epicenter, and there were still three teams rushing towards the epicenter of Wenchuan. Just fifteen minutes ago, when Wang Yi's team galloped all the way to Chepigou, due to the long-term soaking in mountains, rivers and rain, a mudslide more than ten meters wide ahead blocked the way.Facing the danger, Wang Yi and the company commander Bai Wenhan jumped into the muddy water first, and then two hundred advance team members held hands one after another, struggling to move forward through the waist-deep mudslide.The gravel and miscellaneous trees in the mudslide kept hitting the bodies of the officers and soldiers. When the officers and soldiers endured the pain and passed through this ghost gate, all of them became clay figurines. The danger is the same, and Xu Yong who has already set off is no exception.Different from Li Yazhou, Wang Yi and Yang Weidong, Xu Yong's team has been advancing rapidly on the water for a long time. When the 33-member commando arrived at the Zipingpu Reservoir, they could only see through the sky that there were cracks in the dam, landslides on both sides of the bank, boulders flying, and waves splashing into the sky, which was shocking.The mountain road leading directly to the reservoir ferry was also blocked by a landslide, and the assault boat weighing a thousand catties had to be transported down, unless the iron-armed giant.The Secretary of the Aba State Party Committee who had arrived earlier was standing on the mountainside, waiting anxiously. Up, or not up? The entourage said worriedly, Commander, it is too dangerous, let's find another way! The rain was getting heavier and heavier, aftershocks came one after another, and mud and rocks rolled down from behind people. At this moment, the trapped masses are waiting for the steps of rescue, the Party Central Committee is waiting for the news of the disaster area, and the people of the whole country are looking forward to the presence of the People's Liberation Army in the hardest hit area. How many dying lives are calling for help... Even if there is a forest of swords and swords in front of you, you can only try your best! In the wind and rain, Xu Yong was silent for a moment, and roared: "Let's go!" So Xu Yong led the soldiers and rushed towards the reservoir shouting in unison. Xu Yong and the others struggled to drag the assault boat, with blisters on their hands and blood on their shoulders, and finally lifted the assault boat to the edge of the reservoir. 许勇马上跳了上去，船刚刚启动，突然，一名参谋猛地将许勇扑倒：军长小心！ 原来，一块巨石咆哮着从山坡滚下，溅起冲天大浪，三只冲锋舟被高高抛起，差点儿被掀翻。 随行人员再次劝许勇军长别去了，另想他法。许勇却黑着脸说：只知道躲进战壕的人，只有资格等死，继续开！ 水面怒涛汹涌，两岸轰鸣如雷。湖面雾气弥漫，能见度极低，尽管操纵员左冲右突，最前面的船还是好几次差点撞上迎面而来的断树、浮木，船体被一次次抛起，又一次次落下，犹如腾空的赛车。 余震激落的飞石不断滚下，随时都会给船上的人造成致命一击。其艰难、危险，可以想象，又难以想象！ 许勇的每一根神经都绷得紧紧的，他警惕地观察着两岸和前方，沉着冷静地指挥三只冲锋舟冒险前行。在一个狭窄的隘口，冲锋舟几乎是从漫天的沙雨石流中冲过去的。一块上百吨的巨石突然滚人湖中，刹那间，一股大浪以排山倒海之势压了过来，像原子弹爆炸后的冲击波，所有人都被高高抛起，惊出一身冷汗。 18时15分，前方水流越来越湍急，险滩遍布，一眼望不到头的乱石滩，挡住了冲锋舟的去路。 许勇命令，弃舟上岸。 随后，许勇指挥小分队在靠近漩口铝厂的地方登陆，徒步前进。 爬到岸边，许勇才发现，这最后六公里，根本没有路。眼前一座连接两山的桥也断为两半，悬在离水面二三十米的地方。这里离映秀镇仅六公里，但由于这里70%以上路面遭到破坏，桥梁全部被毁，行进路上到处都是塌方，最长距离的两处达两百多米。 Down!许勇顺着桥墩滑下，又攀上悬崖。 混石流早已湮没了悬崖上的路面，有的路基整段整段地被塌下的山体推进江中。侦察兵出身的许勇在巨石的缝隙中穿梭，队伍沿着军长踩出的路前行。将军那熟悉的身影，成了小分队的移动路标。 余震，暴雨。山体不时抖动，摇摇欲坠的石头随时可能滑落。 传我命令——贴紧悬崖，拉开距离！ 贴紧悬崖，拉开距离！ 一块石头滚来，战士吴华脚下一滑，许勇猛地把他死死拽住。 Danger!身后的人冲了上来。一双手，两双手，大家的手拉在了一起……于是组成了一座钢铁长城！ 在没有路的地方走出路来，才是真正的军人。 巨石挡道，泥泞不堪，突击队只能按s形路线前进，行进速度无法加快。一会儿上山，一会儿下山，不到百米的直线距离，却要绕行几百米。他们的鞋都灌满了泥浆。 许勇的鞋也几次陷入泥浆，他只好光着脚提着鞋前进，到了稍好的路面再穿上鞋走。 跟随许勇的几个年轻人都累得快挪不动步了，49岁的许勇却依然走得那么快。其实他也已经很累很累了，但他依然没有表现出丝毫的软弱，不愧是经历过战争洗礼的将军。 但是，作为这支战功赫赫的部队的最高指挥官，许勇深知自己就是官兵的灵魂，更何况人命关天，万分火急，决不能有半点懈怠。平时，他一再告诫自己的部属：军人一旦受领任务，就是火箭点燃了发射器，任何一秒钟的误差，都会带来一生的悔恨。 在这无人的深山，在这没有道路的道路上，将军和士兵互相搀扶着，鼓励着，温暖着。山崖上，那艰难跃动的迷彩划出了一道生命的绿色，向着远方，向着人们牵挂的地方，蜿蜒推进。 六公里的路程，走了整整两小时。 20时15分，许勇和小分队抵达映秀。当先期到达的杨卫东从一个个泥人中发现军长时，不禁吃了一惊。直到接过杨卫东递上的鞋，许勇也没想起，自己的鞋丢在走过的哪一段泥泞中了。 许勇将军，成为进入汶川境内的第一位高级军事指挥员。 废墟，废墟，还是废墟。将军双眉紧锁。 是啊，此时，这里，已经完全是人间地狱了。 夷为平地、像月球一样荒蛮诡异的县城，那少数没倒的房屋显得更扎眼，那种不可思议的矗立，就像房屋不屈的骷髅，让人感到触目惊心的凌厉。 幸存的老百姓多数都逃上山避难。昏暗冷雨的废墟中，不断传来呻吟声、呼救声。 汶川县张副县长赶来向许勇军长报告：映秀受灾非常严重，常住人口五千多人，就有两千七百多人被埋进废墟。大量伤员急需救治，食品、饮用水、药品极度短缺…… 而此时，在另一个方向，李亚洲和王毅的队伍正向汶川县城疾进。 王毅带领官兵们相互搀扶，边开路边前进。 遇到山谷，大家上山时就手脚并用，一步步爬着往上挪；下山时，大家就像坐滑梯一样往下滑。 战士刘强的脚被山上滑落的山石砸伤了，但他硬是咬紧牙关，一步也没有掉队。 早一秒进入震区，就能早抢救一个生命。 不久后，一座漫堤的水电站挡在了官兵们面前。又是一个生死的考验！ 王毅没有犹豫，第一个下去探水情。站在冰冷的水中，王毅发现坝宽只有二十厘米，大水已经漫堤四十厘米，堤坝垂直高度约三百米，下面的水深不可测，水流湍急。王毅第一个勇敢地走了过去。大家跟在参谋长的身后，手挽着手，通过了这道鬼门关。 你们不能再往前走了，前面太危险！过了水电站，一座吊桥又横在突击队员们的面前。 这里是龙溪乡，距离汶川还有九公里。 当地村民得知子弟兵要赶到汶川救灾，纷纷跑来劝阻。村支书不无忧虑地对官兵们说：地震后，这座吊桥已经倾斜，成了危桥，你们千万不能冒险！ 王毅上前几步仔细察看起地形：吊桥是木质结构，架设在悬崖峭壁之上，多年失修，岌岌可危，更何况经历了这场地震的破坏。王毅想，既然吊桥没有垮塌，就还有一定的承重能力，危险是有的，可危险并不能阻挡军人前进的步伐。 王毅试探着往前走——他竟然第一个走了过去。Walk!紧随其后，第二个，第三个……突击队员们一个个提心吊胆地穿过吊桥。it is good!全部通过！王毅查看自己队伍的人数，兴奋道。然而仔细一看，二十多个小时急行军之后的战友们，没有补充给养，他们一个个已经极度疲惫，尤其是女军医储燕的脸成了花脸——划伤后血流满面。其他女兵也好不到哪儿去，根本认不出张三还是李四。但她们如险象环生中的玫瑰，艰难而顽强地怒放着，与男队员们一样跋山涉水，经受着身体和心理的超极限考验，居然没有一个人掉队。 然而昨晚的急行军，有一幕让王毅不无心潮澎湃—— 那是在王毅他们到一个羌寨时的事，当时部队正进行短暂休息。大家又累又饿，很多队员刚坐下就睡着了。得知王毅他们要到汶川去救灾，村民们把刚煮好的一锅粥端给他们，他们不喝，就拦着不让走，他们说：来了天灾，都在往外逃，你们当兵的却不要命地往里走，就以粥代酒，给你们壮行吧！这碗粥，王毅他们是含着泪喝下去的。一位羌族老大妈，说什么也要看着女战士把两个粽子吃下去，自己却转过身去，偷偷地舔粘在手上的米粒。一名胳膊上缠着黑纱的中年妇女，非要给部队带路，她说：我的丈夫和孩子都没了，我给你们带路，你们就能走快一些，多救出几个人，多保住几个家。 望着善良淳朴的群众，沉甸甸的责任感涌上王毅心头，他想：我们是人民的子弟兵，是人民养育了我们，人民有难，就是赴汤蹈火、粉身碎骨，我们也要勇往直前！ 21时左右，王毅他们行进到距汶川不足五公里的桑坪电站，天又下起了滂沱大雨。 道路被泥石流和塌方彻底阻断，已经再没有路可走了。 王毅他们急忙找群众打听，一位村民告诉他们：到汶川县城，有一条古栈道，但多年没人走了，弄不好要丢命的。 这时，王毅斩钉截铁地说：只要是路，我们就敢走！ 这哪是路——悬在半空中，下面是汹涌的岷江，最窄的地方不到一尺，地震使栈道上落了一层厚厚的泥土，雨水一浇，又湿又滑，插在石壁中的木桩早已腐烂，只能紧贴石壁一步一步往前挪动。 还是我在前。王毅二话没说，走在最前面。就在他走到尽头时，脚踩的一根木桩突然咔嚓一声，断了！上面铺的石板咕咚一声掉进湍急的江中……只见王毅死死抓住一条树根，使尽全身力气，才踩到一根木桩——参谋长捡了一条命。战友们吓出一身冷汗。 短短不到两公里的栈道，突击队走了整整两个多小时。 九九八十一道难关过去了，希望的曙光就在前头；王毅和队员们连连击掌，用这种特殊的方式给大家鼓劲加油。 继续前进，加快速度！王毅再次下达最后一道命令。两百名官兵斗志昂扬，精神抖擞。饥饿和疲劳已被他们抛在脑后，他们只有一个信念：挺进汶川，抢险救灾！浓浓的夜色中，他们冒死越过了一道道水坝、一座座危桥、一处处泥石流…… 王毅他们已经生死挺进了三十一个小时！ 5月13日23时15分，这是一个全国人民期盼的时刻—王毅带领的两百名突击队员到达汶川县城。他们因此成为第一支到达汶川的救援部队。 此时此刻，武警部队灾区作战指挥部突然接到了来自汶川县城的声音——武警某师参谋长王毅用卫星电话报告了到达的消息：我部第一梯队两百名官兵经过三十一个小时，徒步强行军九十一公里，现已到达汶川县城并已展开抢险救援。现将汶川情况作如下汇报…… 汶川有消息了！ 这消息迅速传到中南海，传遍全中国。 温家宝的眼睛湿润了。总书记胡锦涛在中南海感叹一声：还是军队！ 子弟兵救我们来了！劫后余生的汶川百姓见部队进入灾区，哽咽着奔走相告。王毅迅速察看灾情，在向上级报告的同时，立即组织三个巡逻小分队对银行、油库等重点目标进行警戒，然后带领主要兵力展开救援。 龙溪小学是这次受灾最严重的地点，正在上课的师生被埋在瓦砾中。官兵们用最原始的工具，冒着余震的危险，钻进险象环生的废墟里，用手扒，用肩扛，在震后第一时间，从废墟里救出四十七条生命。 特殊的经历让王毅他们有了特殊的人生感悟，一个月后，王毅在抗震救灾英模事迹报告团报告会上发言说：我永远也忘不了踏入汶川县城的那一刻，黑暗和寂静中，到处都是露宿街头的群众。由于极度的恐惧、悲伤和疲惫，他们已经发不出欢呼声了，但还是站着、坐着，用力地鼓掌。这是我一生中听到的最难忘的掌声。这一刻，我更加深切地理解了什么是军人、什么是军人的责任！5月14日，武警部队司令员吴双战、第一政治委员孟建柱、政治委员喻林祥签署命令，决定给予首批进入汶川县城的武警某部第一梯队两百名官兵通令嘉奖；15曰，武警部队再次签署通令，决定给抗震救灾中率部队首先进入汶川县城的某师参谋长王毅荣记二等功。 13日的夜已经越来越深了。 此时，王毅的队伍在汶川废墟里抢救着。 此时，李亚洲的队伍在急行军。 此时，许勇的队伍正在映秀的废墟里抢救着。 当然，此时从中南海到基层的各级领导，都紧张地工作着，为了同胞的生命。 映秀镇的夜晚飘荡着凄凉的气氛。 几个战士从残垣断壁中刨出—块门板，给他们的军长许勇搭了一张床。 劳累交加、身心疲惫的许勇，却久久无法人眠。他坐在火堆旁，一边烤着湿透的军装，一边思考着第二天的部署。但是，刚进映秀镇时的一幕总是不停地纷扰着他，挥之不去。在映秀小学的废墟中，正在寻找儿子的老教师王茂乾热泪盈眶、嘴唇战抖，昏暗中，那种苍老、无助与绝望剧烈地刺痛着许勇的心。一个月前，他19岁的儿子刚刚因病去世。他懂那种心如刀绞、痛到骨髓的感觉。他明白那种失去至亲骨肉的滋味。 此时这里，又有多少人间悲剧在复演？许勇把自己的悲伤深深地埋进心底，他知道最好的方式就是尽快地救出受灾群众，多救出一个人，就会少一分伤痛。 5月14日一大早，炮兵团四百多名官兵沿着许军长闯出来的生命线进入映秀。 而一夜未眠的许勇就指挥先期到达的官兵们展开了营救：他们手刨肩扛，救出九名幸存者；他们同时开始部署抢修道路，抢救受灾严重的乡村。 看到许勇打算就在这里展开救援时，有人建议，现在全国关注的焦点都在汶川县城，队伍应该快速向那里挺进才对。 我们是来救命救灾的！哪儿灾情最重，哪儿就是我们的战场！许勇一听就火了。 而李亚洲将军带领的队伍伴着一路大雨和一路余震，徒步行进五十八公里，于14日14时35分安全到达汶川县城，并通过卫星电话，报告了军区首长、军区抗震救灾联合指挥部。 穿越死亡之旅、成为最先到达汶川县城的第一位将军，李亚洲长舒了一口气，卷起裤腿，才发现脚上及小腿一排触目惊心的伤痕。这伤吓了大家一跳，但他习惯地笑笑，不提。来不及再歇一口气，满脸尘土、一身泥泞的李亚洲就直奔汶川县救灾指挥中心。 很快，以阿坝州州委副书记陈贵华为总指挥、李亚洲力副总指挥的汶川地区军警民抗震救灾指挥中心成立。受军区首长委派，李亚洲全面指挥协调所有赴汶川地区部队，包括武警部队的抗震救灾工作。 在李亚洲等人的组织下，部队有序展开以挽救生命、运送物资、维护社会秩序、抢修道路为主要内容的救灾工作。部队官兵进入到了每一个受灾点，物资也送到了每一个受灾点。 老百姓对部队官兵拥护爱戴，每天都有人为部队送来腊肉等群众从自家废墟中扒出来的食物。不时会有老百姓询问：李副司令员的伤好了吗？ 阿坝州抗震救灾前线指挥部总指挥、阿坝州州委副书记陈贵华说，李亚洲率领部队及时进入汶川县城，为上级了解震中灾情、组织抗震救灾争取到了时间，使得汶川受灾群众有了依靠，对整个救灾工作起到了关键性作用。 直到5月15日，李亚洲才有时间给地震发生以来一直联系不上的妻儿和远在老家的父母报平安。 老母亲在电话里问：听说你走了好长好长的路，累不累？ 李亚洲笑着说：不累，习惯了。 李亚洲想起了2008年年初抗雪救灾时走过的那条冰雪覆盖的山路。他想起了自己三十多年前参军到西藏修机场时，用青春铺筑的那条天路。 记忆中的那些路，正如他挺进汶川的九十公里生死路，永远留下了抹不去的印记。 就在李亚洲、王毅他们的队伍出发后不久，远在河南、被誉为铁军的济南军区某红军师也在向震中汶川疾进—— 汶川大地震发生时，铁军正在野外驻训。在外驻训的三千余人以最短的时间全部集中归队。当时，红军师还没有接到命令，但他们已经做好奔赴灾区一线的准备。红军师党委连夜召开了一次紧急会议。他们最早的计划是全部摩托化开进。因为灾区道路破坏严重，最后决定空中运输、铁路运输和摩托化机动多路并进。那一夜，红军师的官兵通宵未眠，他们修订方案、调配兵力、准备物资。几乎是在接到命令的同时，红军师就组织先头部队出发了。 为了尽快到达灾区汶川，铁军选择了一条雪山路。摩托化机动翻越夹金山！ 地震后的灾区余震不断，通往雪山的路时断时续，然而，为打通从西路进入汶川的生命线，铁军出发了！ 为了抢时间争速度，铁军把摩托亿开进纵队分为三个梯队相继出发。 什么样的胆略什么样的魄力让铁军铤而走险，奋不顾身！是他们把人民的利益高高擎过头顶，是他们把任何艰难险阻踩在脚下，在生死关头挺身而出！ 就是这支部队七十三年前作为长征路上的开路先锋血战湘江、强渡乌江、四渡赤水、强渡大渡河、飞夺泸定桥、爬雪山过草地、