The GSD ordered at 9 a.m. that 10,000 relieftroops stationed in the eastern province of Shandong be transported by air instead of rail to Sichuan to save time.
解放军总参谋部上午酒店下达命令,派一万名救援官兵驻扎山东,空运至四川,放弃公路前往以节约时间。
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By Tuesday noon, some 1,300 rescue and relieftroops, including doctors and soldiers, had arrived at Wenchuan County for the first time after the quake struck and started operations in rain.