Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 3335 Supplies, Supplies, and More Supplies

Chapter 3335 Supplies, Supplies, and More Supplies

Pingying City, the frontline command post for disaster relief.

With Qing Lao's arrival and his presence, the entire command structure was quickly established.

Old Chen followed closely behind to coordinate the distribution of supplies.

General Peng came with his staff to coordinate with the troops.

Old Zhang even assembled all the helicopters into an air rescue team, utilizing the advantages of the Chinook helicopters to begin the rescue operation.

There were also medical teams, rescue teams, and emergency response teams that rushed from all over the country.

"Mr. Yang, we've arrived."

In the office, Yang Xiaotao and Old Chen worked opposite each other, with stacks of documents piled on their desks.

As soon as the voice faded, Yang Xiaotao looked up and saw Liu Lixue and Lou Xiao'e, and behind them, he saw a familiar figure.

Ran Qiuye.

Yang Xiaotao stood up and strode forward, ignoring Liu Lixue and the other woman, and went straight to Ran Qiuye, "Why are you here?"

Ran Qiuye felt a little embarrassed when she saw that everyone around her was looking at her.

However, upon hearing about the danger Yang Xiaotao encountered last night, he couldn't help but say, "I've come to see you."

Yang Xiaotao felt a warmth in his heart, "I'm fine, don't worry about me."

Ran Qiuye nodded and then said, "I'm here on behalf of my work unit to visit the children in the disaster area."

Liu Lixue and Lou Xiao'e, standing behind Yang Xiaotao, both showed expressions of disappointment. Before coming, they had talked a lot about Yang Xiaotao's "adventures," and were just waiting for Ran Qiuye to question them.

In the end, there was nothing.

After greeting Ran Qiuye, he said to Old Chen, "You've come at the right time. The floodwaters haven't receded yet, and I'm short-staffed to coordinate things. Come and help me out."

Ran Qiuye nodded immediately upon hearing this, "Oh right, Cuiping is here too!"

"It's alright, I'll have her go find Lao Yu!"

Yang Xiaotao said casually, then looked at Liu Lixue and the other person, "Qiuye will follow you two and get familiar with the work environment here as soon as possible."

After saying that, he walked up to Old Chen and said, “Leader, there is a serious shortage of supplies here. We must send more as soon as possible, otherwise the people in the disaster area will have a hard time coping with the cold weather.”

Old Chen nodded. "Supplies are being collected from all over the place, but many roads along the way have been washed away by the heavy rain, so vehicles can't get in and trains can't go."

"Right now, the only thing we can do is have local authorities send supplies here while they're repairing the road."

Yang Xiaotao nodded, "It would be best to mobilize the masses. If cars can't get in, then use wheelbarrows or tractors."

"Many hands make light work, and this is precisely the time when people need to work together."

Old Chen responded, then said, "That's a good idea. We should draft a document and issue it out as soon as possible."

"Yes!"

Yang Xiaotao agreed and returned to his seat, where Liu Lixue was already drafting documents.

Lou Xiao'e pulled Ran Qiuye aside. Secretary Guo was busy organizing documents and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the two of them come to help.

"report!"

A sound came from the doorway, and the people inside quickly looked over.

It was Ji Xiang who stood at the door with her people, and then stepped into the house.

After bowing to Yang Xiaotao and Old Chen, Ji Xiang smiled and said, "Commander, General Yang, the medical team from the Ninth People's Hospital has been ordered to arrive."

"Two hundred and twenty people were expected to be present, and two hundred and twenty people were present. Please give instructions, leaders."

Yang Xiaotao stood up and stepped forward again, "Dean Ji, you've finally arrived."

Old Chen breathed a sigh of relief, "You've come at the perfect time."

"Now, the floodwaters have not yet receded, but the work of preventing the plague must begin, and at the same time, the forward hospital must be built quickly."

"Xiao Tao, what's the address of the hospital you chose?"

"The selection has been made, and the construction team and local personnel are working on it. The framework has been built, and it should be ready for occupancy!"

As he spoke, Yang Xiaotao called out to the outside, "Xiao Li, come here for a second!"

A person flashed in through the door; it was a rapid response team that had come with them. These people had been busy all night, and the surrounding area also needed guards, so Yu Zecheng led everyone to the command post's guard team.

"President Yang!"

"Take Dean Ji to Hospital No. 1, and also tell the logistics staff to prioritize the construction there!"

"Yes!"

Ji Xiang then quickly left with Xiao Li.

Yang Xiaotao then sat back down, while Old Chen continued reading the documents.

Liu Lixue was on the side relaying orders at any time. As soon as the documents on the table were approved, another pile of documents would be sent in. It always felt like there was no empty space on the table.

It wasn't until noon that Yang Xiaotao left with Old Chen to prepare for lunch.

Ran Qiuye, Liu Lixue, and the others left the office together. Old Chen casually asked, "When will the first batch of supplies for the Ninth Department arrive?"

Yang Xiaotao pondered for a moment before replying, "The other supplies are almost here. The 20,000 cans of food in our inventory will arrive this afternoon, and then we'll have the plane distribute them!"

"The canneries in the Northwest are urgently sending supplies. The train is a bit slow, so I've asked Old Zhang to coordinate with a transport plane to get them here as soon as possible!"

At this point, Yang Xiaotao sighed again, "We still don't have enough transport planes!"

Old Chen nodded, "The foundation is still too weak, production can't get going!"

Yang Xiaotao had a sudden inspiration: "Now is the time to use it. If all else fails, we can just buy it!"

Old Chen glanced at Yang Xiaotao and said, "You make it sound so easy."

"Right now, who would sell to us?"

"Besides, do you think you can just use it after buying it, without needing someone to drive it?"

Yang Xiaotao shook his head helplessly and remained silent.

Old Chen also sighed.

It is often said that you only realize how little you know when you need it; in fact, you will always feel that you don't have enough of anything when it comes to crucial moments.

Just like now, there's never enough.

The group headed towards the cafeteria.

A simple stir-fried potato dish, followed by a pot of noodles.

Yang Xiaotao scooped up a bowl and handed it to Old Chen, then scooped up another bowl for Ran Qiuye before taking his own bowl and walking to the side. This made Liu Lixue and Lou Xiao'e's faces fall, and they pouted, almost saying that he was a heartless traitor.

But considering that Ran Qiuye was a married woman with a marriage certificate, the two could only comfort each other and each served the other a full bowl of noodles.

Just as the two were about to find a place to eat, they saw Yang Xiaotao and Ran Qiuye sitting down at a table to eat together.

Furthermore, there was a canned food jar on Yang Xiaotao's and his companion's table.

It was beef sauce that Ran Qiuye brought from home.

The two were speechless and, not wanting to be third wheels, could only find another place to sit down and eat.

Seeing Yang Xiaotao eating noodles so slurpedly, Ran Qiuye felt a pang of heartache.

"what happened?"

Seeing his wife looking at him, Yang Xiaotao smiled. Then he saw Ran Qiuye reach out and wipe her forehead. "It's nothing, just a little dust."

Yang Xiaotao smiled and then said nonchalantly, "The conditions outside are tough. This is your first time traveling so far. Try to overcome what you can."

"Also, there are too many people here and too much gossip, so let's talk less and do less. Let's talk about it at home."

Ran Qiuye nodded, and then Yang Xiaotao added, "Of course, if anyone dares to bully you, just tell me, and I promise I won't beat them to death."

"Beating him half to death is still possible."

puff

Ran Qiuye burst out laughing.

"Nonsense, who would dare bully me?"

Ran Qiuye smiled, and Yang Xiaotao asked while eating, "Where are the kids at home?"

"Mom knows what's going on here, so she'll go over and keep an eye on things. Anyway, there's nothing else going on in the tenement."

"By the way, Miaomiao wanted to come too, but I turned her down."

I'm afraid she'll be reminded of things from the past.

Yang Xiaotao nodded, "Yes, she's still young, it's better for her to forget those painful memories."

"What about Duanwu?" "Didn't he offer to come and help?"

Ran Qiuye didn't understand Yang Xiaotao's meaning, but simply told the truth, "No, why?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Xiaotao said with dissatisfaction, "I'll call back later and tell him to come with the team next time."

"You're not young anymore, it's time to make some contribution to the revolution."

Ran Qiuye was speechless.

In Yang Xiaotao's eyes, Miao Miao, the eldest sister, is still young.

Is Duanwu's younger brother already quite grown up?

That's such a biased view.

However, since Yang Xiaotao had already made his decision, Ran Qiuye couldn't say much more.

Besides, it wouldn't be bad to have the Dragon Boat Festival.

At the very least, they can stay connected to society, instead of living comfortably just around the city center.

These days, life in Yangjiazhuang is much better than before, which makes the children in the family think that rural life is just like that.

Several times she saw Yang Xiaotao have the urge to hit the child, but he held back and didn't.

But that's just how she grew up; there's nothing she can do about it.

I just hope that my children will live up to my expectations. I don't expect them to reach the heights of their father, Yang Xiaotao, but at least they shouldn't be too mediocre.

The two ate while talking. Yang Xiaotao ate very quickly, but one bowl of noodles was not enough. After finishing one bowl, he went to the bucket and scooped out another bowl.

There's a ton of stuff waiting for me to handle, so I'll have to cut back on mealtimes.

Just as Yang Xiaotao and his partner were eating, Boss Peng walked in from outside. After taking off his raincoat, he picked up a bowl and chopsticks prepared on the side, ate a bowl of noodles, and didn't eat any potato shreds. He glanced at the scene and walked over to Yang Xiaotao.

After putting down his bowl, Mr. Peng sat down.

Ran Qiuye was about to get up when she saw this, but President Peng waved his hand and said, "We're not outsiders, don't be shy."

Then he picked up the chili sauce on the table and smacked his chopsticks in it; the noodles instantly changed color.

"The situation is not good."

Peng took a sip of soup, the spiciness making his throat a little itchy. He coughed twice and said directly to Yang Xiaotao.

"what happened?"

Yang Xiaotao said as he ate, while Peng Zong also lowered his head and ate, "The weather department has sent word that the rain will continue for another day or two."

"And it will continue to rain intermittently, and many roads have been washed away."

"This has caused great difficulties for the rescue work."

Yang Xiaotao frowned and asked, "Is it impossible to carry out a rescue operation?"

General Peng nodded, "The disaster area is very large. Right now, we can only operate in the surrounding areas. For deeper areas, we can only use helicopters to drop supplies. Other areas are very difficult."

"Moreover, the supplies are clearly insufficient."

Yang Xiaotao put down his chopsticks. "It's not that we don't have supplies, but rather that many supplies are located in the surrounding areas and cannot be transported here due to road and weather conditions."

"I'm coordinating the scheduling with Mr. Chen, but..."

Yang Xiaotao was quite helpless, and so was President Peng.

"The best way now is to use air transport to send the supplies over, and then organize transport teams to deliver them to the disaster area little by little."

"But we clearly don't have enough transport planes!"

After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, President Peng had already finished eating the noodles in his bowl. "I know about the transport planes. Lao Zhang also said that all the usable transport planes in the country are being mobilized."

"I know."

Yang Xiaotao nodded and said, "I've talked to Lao Zhang about it, but, Mr. Peng, don't be too optimistic."

President Peng frowned. "What's wrong?"

Yang Xiaotao spread his hands and said, "Old Zhang told me that we don't actually have many aircraft that we can use right now."

"Let's not even talk about those Y-5s. Not only are they outdated, but their range is also limited, and with the current weather, it would be very difficult for them to fly over."

"Besides the Y-5, there's the Y-7, but these transport aircraft are also short-to-medium range aircraft, and their current situation isn't much better than the Y-5."

"As for the Y-8, it was only finalized last year, and the prototype just successfully completed its test flight. There are fewer than a handful of them produced so far."

"Besides that, there are the transport aircraft we've imported. The best of these is the An-12 transport aircraft, but unfortunately there are only twelve of them!"

At this point, Yang Xiaotao rubbed his head helplessly, feeling that thinking too much about this kind of thing would probably cause him to lose a lot of hair. "So, unless the transport plane issue is resolved, our rescue work can only remain superficial."

Mr. Peng listened in silence, because this was the reality.

The circumstances didn't allow it, and there was nothing he could do.

Ran Qiuye, standing to the side, glanced at Yang Xiaotao and then at President Peng. Seeing their expressions, she realized the seriousness of the situation and dared not say anything more.

After a short silence, another group of people walked in from outside.

The group looked up and saw Elder Qing walking in wearing a raincoat, followed by Elder Zhang and others.

They just took a helicopter tour over the disaster area and should have just returned.

Yang Xiaotao and President Peng stood up and went forward to greet them.

Qing Lao didn't go to eat; he just saw Chen Lao and Yang Xiaotao and the others approaching, their faces solemn.

“I just took a look around, and the situation is more serious than we thought.”

"Although there have been no major accidents, many people are now trapped in the mountains and villages, and some are even waiting for rescue in the trees."

Qing Lao's voice was heavy, even carrying an indescribable heartache.

Seeing those people waving their arms and waiting for rescue from the plane, especially seeing the expectant mother holding her child in her arms in the tree, his heart felt like it was being torn apart.

"I don't care what methods you use or what methods you think of."

"We must save this person as soon as possible."

"The supplies must be sent up as soon as possible."

"Even a towel or a steamed bun can make people feel warm."

At this point, Qing Lao directly called out, "Old Chen, the allocation of supplies to various places must be timely."

"You'll be in charge of coordinating this matter."

Chen Lao Zheng nodded.

"Old Peng, you take care of personnel coordination."

Mr. Peng readily agreed.

Finally, the old general turned his gaze to Yang Xiaotao, "The supplies must be sent up as soon as possible."

"Comrade Yang Xiaotao, you are in charge of this task. I must let the people in the disaster area see our supplies tonight."

All eyes fell on Yang Xiaotao, while Ran Qiuye behind him clenched her fists nervously, knowing full well how difficult this was.

The group following Qing Lao also looked at Yang Xiaotao. They had returned from the disaster area and knew the situation there, as well as the difficulty of the rescue.

But did Yang Xiaotao have a choice?

No!

Because Qing Lao had no choice, so did he.

"Yes, I guarantee the mission will be completed."

Yang Xiaotao took a deep breath and shouted loudly.

At this time, you must not show weakness or be discouraged; only by being full of confidence can you give confidence to others.

Qing Lao nodded to Yang Xiaotao, then quickly left without eating.

After Qing Lao left, Yang Xiaotao looked directly at Chen Lao and Peng Zong and said, "Leaders, I need helicopters and transport planes."

Old Chen nodded with a headache, "Here you go, take it all."

Yang Xiaotao nodded, then quickly walked out of the restaurant and headed towards the office building.

Behind them, Ran Qiuye, Liu Lixue and others followed in a flurry.

Time is running out for them.