- Preface
1976 was a special and heavy year for the majority of Chinese people.
This year, great men died and natural disasters were raging. These 365 days and nights were like the pen tips that were accidentally biased when copying calligraphy, which seemed particularly dazzling between the lines of the renovated and repaired characters...
At the end of July, it was midsummer. In the Zhongnanhai , an emergency telegram was sent to Chairman Mao’s residence. The person who sent the telegram was Hua Guofeng. Chairman Mao was plagued by illness at this time, and his physical condition was not as good as before, and even speaking was quite difficult. However, he still forced himself to be sick and used a magnifying glass to distinguish the words in the report word by word.
In a quiet and depressing atmosphere, the Chairman was already crying loudly without waiting for the full report. He choked and tried to instruct the guards around him in a subtle voice: "Go to Tangshan , go to Tangshan quickly!"
- . The tragedy of the century that the earth shakes and mountains
No Chinese will forget this sudden disaster of the century.
first pulled the time back to the days before the earthquake. In those days, "strange things" occurred frequently in Tangshan City.
The vast sky often flew over the large number of dragonflies, and the mice dormant in the dark fled in all directions. The birds trembled their wings and flew away from the nests on the trees, never back... At the same time, fish selling stalls can be seen everywhere in Tangshan, and the fishermen were surprised: Why are the fish in the past few days, like headless flies, leaping into the fishing nets indiscriminately?
These many strange phenomena have triggered discussions among citizens, but most of them did not take them seriously, and they were completely unaware that this was a sign before the earthquake...
At 3:42 am on July 28, 1976, at dawn, a magnitude 7.8-magnitude earthquake suddenly occurred in Fengnan District, Tangshan City, Hebei Province, China.
From the North China region to the northeastern border, from industrial cities to vast grasslands, the sudden strong tremor suddenly woke up countless people in their sleep, and their fear and anxiety suddenly filled half of the land of China. Tangshan, in the epicenter area of
, was terrified by the earthquake. The violent crust movement destroyed countless houses and buried countless lives. The earth moved and the mountains shook, and the sky collapsed and the earth cracked. A moment ago, the industrial center, which was still in the quiet dawn, turned into devastated rubble ruins; countless people in their sleeping dreams were taken away by the scythe of death before they could react.
In an instant, countless families were broken...
And all this took only 23 seconds.
Because the distance from the epicenter is not far away, Beijing can feel a strong and obvious tremor. Countless glass windows moaned in pain, and the tall beams and pillars in front of Tiananmen "rattled" like being eaten by a worm.
Noise is everywhere in Zhongnanhai, and the staff coming and going were hurried and their faces are solemn. The guards quickly rushed to Chairman Mao’s residence to confirm Chairman Mao’s situation and protect Chairman Mao’s safety.
At this time, Chairman Mao had been awakened by the strong tremor. During the turn, he vaguely realized that something bad would happen. After confirming that the chairman was not seriously injured, the guard suggested that the chairman move to a safer place, but the chairman politely declined the guard's advice. He wanted to stay here so that he could get information about the tremor as soon as possible. But for the sake of Chairman Mao's safety, the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee decided to let Chairman Mao move to the earthquake-proof house to live.
Not long after, Hua Guofeng pushed the door open and reported to the Chairman about the situation of a major earthquake in Tangshan. However, due to the sudden incident and insufficient preparation, there was insufficient information about the disaster area at that time.
"Chairman, we have started the investigation." In front of the chairman's sickbed, Hua Guofeng leaned over to report the situation.
"I'm not in good health now..." The chairman held Hua Guofeng's hand, and although his voice was weak, he still said firmly and seriously, "You have to deal with the problem of earthquake disaster ."
Hua Guofeng nodded solemnly.
settled Chairman Mao, and Hua Guofeng continued to run for the Tangshan earthquake . At the emergency meeting, he asked to learn the specific information about the disaster area as soon as possible. If one more second delay, the less hope the people in the disaster area will have.
At that time, the communication equipment and communication networks in the Tangshan area were completely destroyed, and the communication system was in a paralyzed state and it was impossible to feed back the information of the disaster area to the central government in a timely manner. Li Yulin, a Kailuan Coal Mine miner who happened to arrive in Beijing from Tangshan, rushed to Zhongnanhai to truthfully report the earthquake they experienced, and provided the central government with valuable information about the disaster area.
"The whole Tangshan is flat..." Li Yulin choked and said, "There are more than 20,000 miners trapped under the Kailuan Coal Mine..."
Under the Chairman's concern, Hua Guofeng quickly organized a rescue team to go to Tangshan. In just two days, more than 100,000 People's Liberation Army soldiers came to the disaster area in Tangshan to organize post-disaster rescue work.
Even before coming to Tangshan, many of the People's Liberation Army participating in the rescue mission were mentally prepared to face natural disasters, but when they really saw Tangshan's extremely tragic appearance after being destroyed by the earthquake, their originally solid psychological defense was suddenly defeated, and complex emotions of grief, regret and helplessness filled their chests.
In front of you, the rubble-crossed ruins have replaced the rows of buildings, destroying the original orderly appearance of Tangshan; the breath of death permeates the scattered air of smoke and dust, making people feel suffocated.
Immediately afterwards, the search and rescue team, the People's Liberation Army, and volunteers carried out rescue work day and night, regardless of their flesh and blood to fight against natural disasters. They gathered multiple forces together to build millions of simple residences for the homeless and affected people, allowing their souls and bodies to withstand shock and panic to have a temporary residence.
8's search and rescue work for several days has saved the people of Tangshan under countless rubble from disaster. They wiped away the dust on their bodies, covered their wounds, and looked at their former home that had now turned into a broken wall.
At the same time, with the development of search and rescue work, specific data on the disaster-stricken situation in Tangshan disaster areas have also been counted.
In this 7.8-magnitude earthquake of Richmond, a total of 242,000 people were killed, more than 160,000 were injured, more than 4,000 children became helpless orphans, more than 7,000 families were not survived, and tens of thousands of families have since fallen apart...
Many shocking news and data have been summarized, presenting the miserable original appearance of the Tangshan earthquake. In addition to grief, Hua Guofeng clearly realized that the tragic degree of this disaster was far beyond his imagination.
After repeated consideration and hesitation, he finally compiled the situation into a report and delivered it to Chairman Mao.
The third day after the earthquake, Zhongnanhai received an urgent telegram from Hua Guofeng. The telegram clearly records detailed data about the disaster area, and the cold, bloody numbers made everyone who read it burst into tears.
After learning about the specific situation of Tangshan earthquake , staff in Zhongnanhai faced a difficult question: Should this report be delivered to Chairman Mao?
In fact, the Chairman had asked about the situation of the Tangshan earthquake several times a few days ago, but he never received any specific information. Now that the report on the disaster has been delivered, everyone is afraid that the Chairman will learn about the real situation in the disaster area. At that time, the Chairman's health was getting worse and worse. If he learned about the situation in the disaster area, his body would be traumatized again if he was too sad.
But it is definitely not a long-term solution to keep it hidden from the Chairman. After weighing the pros and cons, Hua Guofeng finally sent the telegram to Chairman Mao. Considering the Chairman's physical condition, Hua Guofeng deliberately did not place photos of the disaster area in the report.
After learning that the telegram was from Hua Guofeng, Chairman Mao refused the secretary's suggestion to read the report for him and insisted on reading it himself. On the sickbed, Chairman Mao forced himself to get sick, holding a magnifying glass in his trembling hands, reading the words on the telegram word by word.
"The earthquake caused more than 242,000 deaths, tens of thousands of families fell apart, and more than 7,000 families were no longer alive..."
His hands trembled more and more as the magnifying glass moved. Before he could finish reading the report, his face was filled with tears.
Chairman has experienced the sorrow of the sacrifice of his comrades and the sorrow of being separated from each other, but as a leader, he often restrains his fragile side and rarely vents his sadness. But now facing the bloody statistics and the disappearing fresh lives, he could no longer suppress the grief in his heart and burst into tears.
How could he not feel sad?
, these simple numbers, buried all the living lives! This is his compatriots, his people, an indispensable group of people on the land of China. At this time, they are like the embers burning after the flames, suddenly disappearing with the wind.
In addition to grief, he also knew that the disaster was irreversible. Rescue in time and rescued more affected people was the first choice.
So, Chairman Mao ordered the people around him to call Hua Guofeng to the bed and said to him: "Go to Tangshan quickly and take me to condolences in the people in the disaster area. We must arrange the lives of the victims..."
8 On August 4, under the appointment and instructing Chairman Mao, Hua Guofeng, as the head of the Central Condolences General Group, rushed to Tangshan with the Central Condolences Group to visit the resettlement sites of the affected people, and on behalf of Chairman Mao and the Party Central Committee, Hua Guofeng sent them concerns and condolences.
Under the earnest care of the Party Central Committee, the PLA's life-saving search and rescue, and the tenacious struggle and self-improvement of the Tangshan people, Tangshan, which was devastated by natural disasters, began to rebuild and made rapid and obvious progress. Many places that have been rebuilt have restored water and electricity supply, and the peaceful and diluted human fireworks blooms on the rubble and ruins that have not yet been cleared, with flowers of hope that symbolize rebirth. From
to late October, the post-disaster rescue work in Tangshan has come to an end. After the earthquake relief and disaster relief ended, under the instructions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the People's Liberation Army participating in earthquake relief and disaster relief were about to leave Tangshan.
Three months of accompanying each other day and night gave Tangshan people a deep affection for the People's Liberation Army. They knew that the development of rescue work was inseparable from the support of the Party Central Committee. When I heard that the troops were about to leave Tangshan, many people in Tangshan came spontaneously to see them off.
Facing these soldiers who had saved themselves from water and fire, the people of Tangshan burst into tears, and they stuffed the People's Liberation Army what they couldn't bear to eat or use. The soldiers didn't answer and stuffed them into their pockets and packages. Before the People's Liberation Army left, many people still held their hands and couldn't bear to leave...
Yes, the relationship between the military and the civilians. When the disaster came, the people's soldiers were called by the Party, desperately rushed to the front line of earthquake relief and disaster relief, and tried their best to protect the lives and property of the people, creating touching and tear-jerking scenes.
. In the last time of life, Chairman Mao still puts "save the Chinese people" in the first place in his heart.
Whenever information about the disaster area is delivered, the chairman must personally use a magnifying glass to see it; even when he is weak and exhausted, he will ask the secretary to read the report for him.
On August 18, the document "Notice on Earthquake Rescue in Fengnan, Tangshan" of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was drafted and submitted to Chairman Mao for review as soon as possible. This also became the last document of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China that the Chairman read during his lifetime.
On September 9, 1976, one and a half months have passed since the Tangshan earthquake, and the day when the early autumn just entered, Chairman Mao closed his eyes forever. The bad news came out, and the whole country was heartbroken.
Chinese people will never forget Chairman Mao’s great contribution to the Republic. The people of Tangshan, who have not yet fully walked out of the shadow of the earthquake, burst into tears after learning about the bad news of the Chairman's death.
They were the people that the Chairman cared for most during his lifetime. Now that the Chairman has left, all they can do is to try their best to rebuild their homes and build a more exciting and happier life than before, so as to comfort the Chairman's spirit in heaven.
In fact, since 1970, the Chairman's physical condition has been getting worse and worse, and has gradually become worse than before. Chairman Mao is a very sporty person. He is passionate about many sports and has the habit of winter swimming in his later years, which fully reflects his extraordinary physical fitness.
But under the lapse of time, even a great man like the chairman's physical condition is gradually not optimistic. Under the long-term work fatigue, the Chairman suffered from chronic diseases such as hypotension and , and gradually worsened and even fell into a coma for a while.
If physical illness can be overcome by perseverance, then the mental blow will be like a bolt from the blue, tormenting the heart of this great man. Because, that year, the revolutionary comrades who had fought with Chairman Mao passed away one after another; that year, a major earthquake occurred in Tangshan....
In the last part of the life of the Chairman, the Chairman on the sickbed was always the affected people in Tangshan City.
His life, from the Jiaxing cruise ship to Tiananmen Square, from Shaoshan, Hunan to Beijing, from the teenager who worked tirelessly in the library to the national leader who devoted himself to Zhongnanhai, from the long 25,000 kilometers of Long March to the 9.6 million square kilometers of Chinese land, what he sought was the happiness of the Chinese people, and what he fought for was the prosperity and prosperity of the Chinese nation.
In the blink of an eye, ten years passed quietly.
In 1986, after these 10 years of reconstruction, Tangshan has initially restored its once prosperous appearance. The new flowers bloom freely on the once rubble-covered soil, embellishing a ray of spring on the North China Plain.
On the land full of temporary tents ten years ago, brand new residential buildings rose from the ground, and the lush green green spread from outside the wall to the underside of the buildings, reflecting the crisp and pleasant laughter among the buildings. In the square where Hua Guofeng once gave a speech, Chairman Mao's statue still stood in the warm breeze. He had a kind face and a soft look, and he silently looked at the scene of Tangshan in front of him.
The pain of decades ago has now gradually healed with time.
The people of Tangshan, who work hard and indomitable in the face of natural disasters, have become the precious spiritual wealth of the Chinese people. And that story hidden in time, when Chairman Mao was concerned about the people in the disaster area would also blow throughout every part of the city with the wind of the four seasons...
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