Chapter 2 Non-stop small station
It had become pointless to stay in the Yellow Flood Area, and Hu Fei decided to head south to Dabie Mountain. Ji Jinbiao, Gou Tianxiao and others are naturally willing, and Liu Dong has no objection to this. Now that the discussion has been decided, the team set off on the same day, preparing to go all the way south along the Jinghan railway line, first to Xinyang and then to Dabie Mountain.
There are two ways to go south, one is to walk south along the railway line on two legs, all the way to Dabie Mountain; The second is by train, the Jinghan railway line can go south from Zhengzhou to Xinyang City. For Hu Fei, of course he is reluctant to walk on his feet when he has a train.
As a result of the rescue of the victims in the Yellow Flood Area, Hu Fei's troops had little food left. Gui Yongqing went to Luoyang with the 27th Army, Hu Fei could no longer go to Commander Gui to lead the army to pay for his salary, and he now had to find a way to solve it by himself.
Xuedian is an inconspicuous small station on the Jinghan Railway Line. When Hu Fei came to Xuedian Railway Station, there was only one stationmaster and two railway maintenance workers on the station. There were neither the national army nor the devils, not even a single passenger waiting for the train. The dress is not too much different from that of a road maintenance worker, and the stationmaster did not panic too much when he saw the team coming, and his attitude was neither humble nor arrogant.
Hu Fei sat in the stationmaster's room and asked the stationmaster: The Yellow River is flooded, and so many refugees are fleeing in the Yellow Flood Area, why are there no refugees at your railway station?
At that time, the train was probably the most convenient means of long-distance transportation, and it was obviously a good choice for refugees who wanted to leave the Yellow Flood Area. Hu Fei just wondered, why didn't the refugees come to Xuedian to take the train? Hu Fei came out of the swampy area and crisscrossed the Yellow Flood Area, and it only took him half a day to walk to the Xuedian Railway Station. He can get here, the refugees can't find it!
Originally, Hu Fei thought that the stationmaster couldn't answer, but he didn't expect the simple-looking stationmaster to come with his mouth open: "The reason is very simple, our railway station is too small, and few trains stop here!" â
No stopping? Why don't you stop here? Doesn't it even matter if it's canceled? After listening to the stationmaster's words, Hu Fei almost didn't jump up, and his two eyes stared at the stationmaster in front of him viciously. He thought the stationmaster was fooling him to his face.
Unexpectedly, this unsurprising-looking stationmaster didn't see Hu Fei's expression in his eyes at all, or that people didn't look at Hu Fei's face at all, and people's eyes were always staring at the ground.
Regarding Hu Fei's question, the stationmaster gave a more reasonable explanation: few trains stop at Xuedian Railway Station, but less does not mean that there are none. There are always days in the month when several trucks stop at Xuedian Station to refill water and coal. This is the reason why Xuedian Railway Station has zĂ i, and it is also the reason why he, the stationmaster, and the two maintenance workers have this bowl of rice to eat.
As for the fact that there are no refugees coming here to catch the train, that is better explained. Xuedian Station doesn't sell train tickets, and there are no buses parked here, so the refugees know they can't get on the train here, so of course they don't come here.
Yes? Hu Fei straightened his eyes when he heard it. Xuedian Railway Station does not stop buses? Even the refugees knew about it, but he didn't! Do you want to follow the railway to Xinzheng?
Hu Fei just wanted to find an inconspicuous small station to take the train. The cavalry brigade now has nearly 1,000 soldiers, and there are too many things involved in taking a car at a big station like Zhengzhou. I didn't expect the station he came to be too small, so small that the train doesn't stop!
You have to stop! Hu Fei is screwing up. He told the stationmaster: No matter what you think, in short, you must find us a train today, and my troops will go south to fight devils! Delay my military affairs, Lao Tzu will shoot you! As he spoke, he pulled out the pistol from his waist and pointed it twice at the stationmaster's head, causing the gun to turn around twice in his hand and insert it back into the gun box.
The stationmaster's nose was sweating, he had never seen such an unreasonable army! Obviously, there is no stop on the bus at this station, but he has to take the bus. There are several trains of coal trucks parked at this station every month, and the nearest train will not come until the day after tomorrow, can these people wait here for three days? Even if they wait, will they be able to take the coal cart away?
trembling and wanting to explain, he found that Hu Fei didn't look at him at all, and the person standing next to him was looking at him from head to toe with a big dagger, just like a butcher looking at a pig to be slaughtered! Phew! I'm not a pig!
The stationmaster doesn't dare to stay in this stationmaster's room, it's too depressing in this room! I went outside and called the two maintenance workers over, and they got together to smoke cigarettes and talk about today's affairs. What to do?
A maintenance worker came up with an idea: when the bus was ready to pass the station, we would send a signal that the track in front of us was out of order, and let the bus stop urgently! Let's stop the train, as for whether we can get on the train, it's up to those masters. You can get on it, and if you can't, it has nothing to do with our brothers!
We will talk about a series of problems such as train delays caused by stopping the train, but we have to get through the current hurdle first!
When the stationmaster heard this, his eyes lit up! Good way! In these years, there is a shortage of soldiers, and it is not common for trains to be delayed. We've eaten a lifetime of railroad food, can we still stump this little problem? As long as you can fool these bandits into the train and drive away, nothing else will be a problem!
The plan of the three people was decided, and the stationmaster turned around and went back to the stationmaster's room to explain the method to Hu Fei. I've already thought about it, and I'm willing to do it with you! This matter has to be handed over to Hu Fei in advance, he is afraid that if the train is stopped at that time, when it is time to get on the train, Hu Fei glared again, he didn't buy a ticket and didn't get on the train, wouldn't it be troublesome!
Hu Fei nodded after listening, this method is good!
"Yes, yes, the webmaster has worked hard. You've done our army a great favor. How can I thank you? How about a pistol? As he spoke, Hu Fei handed over his German-made 20-round pistol with a draw-off magazine.
The stationmaster jumped back in fright and waved his hand repeatedly, "Don't, don't." I want this to be useless! "Just kidding, how can a stationmaster bring this thing? Without a gun, he's a railroad master; With a gun, whether the national army is coming or the devil is coming, he has to explain the origin of the gun, and if he doesn't explain it well, he may have to lose his life!
Don't, don't pull it down! People have helped so much, and it would be impossible to say that they didn't express a little gratitude. He didn't want a gun, and it wasn't appropriate to give him a military uniform. If you still lack food, then just give money!
Money, Hu Fei has it. He reached out and took a few silver dollars from his pocket, and counted them, exactly ten. "Here you go! For such a big help, these ten oceans can be regarded as your reward. "As for the two road maintenance workers, there are naturally rewards. Hu Fei told Yuan Fang to go outside and give each of the two road maintenance workers five oceans.
The three cadres and workers of Xuedian Railway Station have all benefited, so they naturally want to help as much as they can.
The Jinghan Railway has been the busiest railway trunk line in the country since the day it opened, with dozens or hundreds of trains running on this main railway line every day. What the stationmaster has to do is to pick out a train with few passengers and no important tasks from the passing buses, and find a way to make it stop at Xuedian Station for 20 minutes!