On October 9, 1964, China's Atomic Bomb Test Committee, according to the weather forecast in the test site area, suggested that the first nuclear test time be set between October 15 and 20.
In the early morning of October 10, Zhang Aiping, the commander-in-chief of the test site, signed a written report on the test and assigned Li Xuge to fly to Beijing by special plane to submit it
At this point, all the preparations before the test of the first atomic bomb in New China have been put in place, but I don't know how much hard work and effort Zhang Aiping has put in in this process, just like the memories of the people around her.
Aiping is sick and in poor health, and she has to go down to check the oxygen cylinder, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, one by one, and one by one. Because of this, he has solid results and almost no accidents! ”
But on October 13, only 3 days away from the scheduled ** test, Zhang Aiping received an unexpected secret information.
There was a variegated team of one or two hundred people, which suddenly appeared near the test explosion area, which had long been banned, and sneakily approached the test explosion area. ”
Seeing this, Zhang Aiping immediately issued an emergency order.
Investigate now! ”
The reason why he was so nervous was precisely because of the extremely lethal power of the atomic bomb, and the reason why the test site was chosen in the Gobi Desert of Lop Nur, also because it was inaccessible and there were few traces of life.
Even so, before the start of the test, the animals within a radius of 100 kilometers in the test explosion area were relocated to other locations, and until the last moment of the test, multiple air force patrol teams were still closely patrolling the ** range, for fear of missing any place.
After receiving the order, the various teams once again carried out a comprehensive inspection of the area where the nuclear bomb was intended to hit, but the aforementioned motley team was gone, and not even a trace was left.
Experts at the nuclear base quickly held a meeting to discuss and came to the conclusion that the time of the detonation could not be changed, and that people should be quickly sent into the Gobi Desert to rescue people before the detonation began.
This incident also alarmed *** at the time, and the instructions he gave were very resolute.
We must not allow the Hiroshima tragedy to happen again! ”
Based on this, Zhang Aiping once again issued a death order to all patrol squads.
Expand your search to the radiation area and be sure to find the mysterious crowd! ”
The hard work paid off, a team found a broken tent in the No. 3 target area, and some traces of life, after expert analysis, this group of people is very likely to be a "horse bandit" who disappeared early on.
Even if it is a "horse bandit", they are all living beings, and there is no reason to ignore it, under Zhang Aiping's instructions, the search continues.
Finally, the officers and men of the guard company of the shelter department at the site of the nuclear explosion accidentally discovered a man and a woman riding horses in the desert chasing Huangyang, and after our soldiers drove to chase a certain distance, more than 10 accomplices actually appeared, fortunately, after the two sides fought, the leader of the other side was killed, and our soldiers also brought back a prisoner.
After interrogation, it was learned that the mysterious crowd was really a small group of bandits who had nowhere to escape, and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, they had been living secretly in the vast desert, and they were no different from savages.
It was not until after the nuclear bomb test zone was completed that the "horse bandits" felt that it was an unusual place no matter how they looked at it, and they often lurked in the vicinity, hiding in the distance during the day to detect the wind, and at night they came out to look for food, and even the test animals placed by our army in the radiation zone did not let go.
After learning about the situation, Zhang Aiping ordered the detachment to rush to the "horse bandits'" lair and brought all the personnel out, and in the tent of the bandit leader, the detachment leader sincerely explained the intention and the imminent nuclear explosion.
Although the bandit leaders finally agreed to evacuate, they had to evacuate in the opposite direction as suggested by our army, and even so, our army agreed to their evacuation plan.
In this way, when the nuclear test base sent to pick up the *** and the car, our army and the "horse bandits" were cheering on the way out, you know, our army has protected more than 200 lives in this move, as for the "horse bandits", the fugitive life of the upheaval has also ended.
At 3 o'clock in the afternoon of October 16, an incomparably huge mushroom cloud appeared in the sky, and the sound spread throughout the territory of Lop Nur.
Originally, this matter was a secret at the time, but after the successful nuclear test, this group of "horse bandits" was also treated leniently, and embracing New China naturally ushered in a new life.
More than 20 years later, as the relevant information was declassified, the world learned of the humanitarian spirit that China had adhered to in promoting the nuclear test process, as one American said.
The team they sent out searched all 200 'horse bandits' hideouts around the test site area for three days, and brought all the wild people back safely! ”