Episode 1 recap: Luo Xiang Qian Leads the Defense of the Steel Plant, Chengdu-Chongqing Railway Construction Plan Restarted.
In 1949, at the Chongqing Ferry Port, Luo Xiang Qian, a platoon leader of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, was leading his troops to cross the river in a boat while the underground party's workers' patrol team was engaged in fierce combat with the remnants of the Kuomintang forces. Due to the long distance, the enemy's firepower blocked the main force from landing, and the workers' patrol team on the opposite side could no longer withstand the counterattack of the remnants of the Kuomintang forces.
Luo Xiang Qian immediately ordered his comrades to row faster and managed to reach the opposite bank at a critical moment. After intense fighting, the remnants of the Kuomintang forces were eliminated, and the Dadukou Steel Plant was finally saved. However, the responsible comrade of the underground party in Chongqing sacrificed his life on the battlefield due to serious injuries. Liu Deng's army completely liberated Sichuan. According to the instructions of the Party Central Committee, Deng Xiaoping, the secretary of the Southwest Bureau, began planning and preparing for the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing Railway. He dispatched 30,000 troops to participate in the railway construction and appointed Zhao Guoliang as the Minister of Transportation of the Southwest Bureau.
Due to their outstanding performance in defending the steel plant, Luo Xiang Qian's vanguard platoon received praise from their regiment leader, who decided to commend them and assigned the task of defending the steel plant to the seventh platoon. The vanguard platoon's mission was to concentrate their efforts on capturing the remnants of the Kuomintang forces. Luo Xiang Qian had some grievances about this and even had a heated argument with the leader of the seventh platoon.
Zhao Guoliang presided over a preparatory meeting for the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing Railway. Experts and scholars from the former Kuomintang government were incorporated into the project. The construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing Railway had been under consideration since the Republican era, but due to continuous warfare and the corrupt and incompetent Kuomintang government, it had never been implemented. After the liberation of Sichuan by the Chinese People's Liberation Army, everyone felt the power of the Communist Party of China and had high hopes for the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing Railway. Professor Wen and Sha Menghai were among those involved.
Everyone gathered together to offer suggestions and ideas, and the atmosphere was very enthusiastic. However, the secret organization in Chongqing harbored intense hostility towards the Communist Party's construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing Railway. They deliberately arranged personnel to intimidate and carry out assassination activities against the experts involved in the railway construction.
Today is the day of the engagement between Sha Kai, the nephew of Sha Menghai, and his girlfriend Ye Lan. Many experts and scholars have come to the church to attend the engagement ceremony. Suddenly, a deafening explosion resounded through the church, causing the guests attending the ceremony to panic. The bride-to-be, Ye Lan, was stunned and fell to the ground.
Luo Xiang Qian, who was patrolling nearby, heard the explosion and quickly rushed to the scene with his team to evacuate people and assist the injured. Upon seeing Ye Lan on the ground, Luo Xiang Qian hurriedly went up and carried her out. When Ye Lan regained consciousness, she loudly shouted at him to put her down. However, Luo Xiang Qian did not listen to her. In her desperation, Ye Lan bit his arm hard, causing Luo Xiang Qian to feel pain and had to put her down.
After returning to the military unit, everyone shared the events of the explosion that occurred today. Director Zhao Guoliang believed that it was not an isolated incident but an organized action by the remnants of the Kuomintang's secret agents. The public security department immediately initiated an investigation. Luo Xiang Qian rubbed his bitten arm and grimaced in pain. He didn't expect Ye Lan to bite him so hard.
The instructor, Wu Qiang, informed Luo Xiang Qian that the battalion had received orders to accept several liberated soldiers, or more accurately, rebel soldiers, and they were also to receive a deputy platoon leader named Zhang Biao. Upon hearing this, Luo Xiang Qian became furious. It was not that he opposed receiving liberated soldiers. It would be fine to send them to the front lines to fight a few battles and train them while providing ideological education. This way, the soldiers' capabilities would quickly improve. However, he couldn't understand why they had to receive this deputy platoon leader.
As they were talking, Zhang Biao arrived with several soldiers at the platoon's location. Wu Qiang hurriedly took Luo Xiang Qian out to greet them. Wu Qiang welcomed Zhang Biao on behalf of the platoon, but Luo Xiang Qian was unwilling and immediately clashed with Zhang Biao. In order not to delay accepting the new mission, Luo Xiang Qian had to ask Wu Qiang to work on Zhang Biao's ideological issues.
The construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing Railway required more technical expertise. Zhao Guoliang and his deputy sought out renowned expert Professor Tian, but Professor Tian did not believe that the Communist Party could build the railway and was unwilling to accept their invitation to join the project. Mr. Wen suggested that Ye Lan go talk to him because she was Professor Tian's favorite student. Sha Menghai said he would go find Ye Lan immediately.
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