Source: China Military Network - People's Liberation Army Daily
This issue focuses on: Flood Fighters
Who said that there is no battlefield in peacetime and there is a lack of gunpowder? The front line of flood fighting is the place where the lives of the people's soldiers are in full bloom. They write their mission and loyalty in their hearts and interpret the meaning of life on their shoulders. In this issue of "Face of a Soldier", we turn our attention to the battle to rescue the people on the dangerous embankment. The heroic behavior of the people's soldiers has convinced us that no disaster can overwhelm or defeat the heroic Chinese people.
The People's Army loves the people, and the People's Army is for the people
The most beautiful kneeling posture
■Ni Dawei Sun Lei
Chen Jianfei, a soldier of the "Zhu De Guards Regiment" of the Army's 12th Group Army, with the rank of private. Photographed by Yang Yifan
"Kneeling down, the military and civilians are deeply connected!" When Private Chen Jianfei kneeled down to successfully transfer the frail old man to the shore, many people at the scene shed tears of emotion.
It was 0:30 on July 4, when a sudden flood flooded the dike in Xiqiwei, , Nanling County, Anhui Province, trapping more than 4,000 people in the dike. Danger is an order! Officers and soldiers of the Army's 12th Group Army's "Zhu De Guards Regiment" responded to the order and rushed to the rescue at starry night. At nearly noon, most of the people in the polder were moved ashore.
"Come here quickly, there is an old lady here!" At about 11 o'clock, the first class soldier Chen Jianfei shouted to his comrades, and together they carried the newly discovered old man onto the assault boat and sped away. At this time, seeing her weak eyes, Chen Jianfei felt a pang in his heart and wanted to take her to the ambulance immediately.
"I'll carry it!" After the assault boat docked at the temporary landing point, Chen Jianfei strode to the old man's side. The comrades worked together to lift the old man onto his shoulders. There is a very steep slope from the landing point to the road. It is full of silt after being soaked by the flood. It is soft and muddy and very slippery.
"Be careful!" Sure enough, as soon as he stepped out of the boat with his front feet, Chen Jianfei staggered and almost slipped. The weak old man fell straight down from his back. Fortunately, he was caught by his comrades.
"It's too steep and slippery, I can't carry it like this!" At this time, Chen Jianfei was anxious. Suddenly, he fell to his knees in the mud, leaned down, put his hands on the ground, and shouted: "Quick, help him up!" He knew in his heart that in this case, the only way to do it was to carry the old man on his back and climb up on his knees. , in order to send her to a safe place as quickly as possible. Once again, his comrades followed closely to help him lift the old man onto his shoulders. Left knee, right knee, left hand, right hand... Just like this, Chen Jianfei climbed up on his knees carefully step by step in the slippery mud. In order to prevent the old man from slipping off his back again, he put his upper body as close to the steep slope as possible and freed his right hand to support the old man. His comrades followed closely behind him.
After the rain, the sky cleared up, the temperature soared rapidly, and the fishy smell coming out of the muddy ground made people breathless. Chen Jianfei's body was already covered in mud, and big beads of sweat kept falling down his face. His shoes fell off, his fingers were worn out, and his knees were swollen. He didn't care about these at all.
Suddenly, a heartbreaking pain hit me, and my left knee accidentally knelt on the gravel in the mud. The comrades around him saw his painful expression and quickly asked to change with him. "It's okay, I can do it!" Chen Jianfei gritted his teeth, endured the pain, and continued to climb up with difficulty. Chen Jianfei, who had just joined the party not long ago, now feels that he has a heavy responsibility on his shoulders. Now nothing can stop him from moving forward.
is finally here! Chen Jianfei climbed the steep slope less than 10 meters on his knees for 10 minutes with the old man on his back!
The comrades quickly helped the old man up and put him in the ambulance. The old woman looked at Chen Jianfei distressedly, and shouted over and over again with tears in her eyes: "Thank you, thank you!" The young soldiers all understood that these were the old man's tears of gratitude for his life-saving grace, and they were also tears of love for his fellow soldiers as relatives. .
"Another stranded old man was found in the village!" Chen Jianfei, who had been fighting for 6 hours in a row, had no time to wash his face and once again sailed into the depths of the flood with his comrades, leaving a young figure with "the most beautiful kneeling posture" forever. It remains in the hearts of the people.
Use actions to fulfill your promises
■Chen Jianfei
As a soldier of the Zhu De Guards, it is a normal conscious action to learn from the people, love the people and serve the people. Whenever the people are in danger, we are the strongest shield. By kneeling for the people, I am just fulfilling my promise with actions.
Overcoming difficulties relies on excellent skills
The most beautiful sleeping position
■Ma Fei Zhang Jingzuo
Li Jinlong, deputy squad leader of a brigade of the 14th Army Group Army, with the rank of corporal. Lin Ke's photo
On the front line of flood fighting and rescue, there is such a scene that moved countless people: a flood fighting soldier with mud on his face and mud on his trouser legs. Due to excessive fatigue, he held a half-eaten box lunch in his hand and leaned against his back. Sleeping on the wall... He is Corporal Li Jinlong, and his sleeping posture is known as "the most beautiful sleeping posture".
When the flood struck, Li Jinlong was on vacation at his home in Zhijin County, Bijie City.
Late that night, lightning pierced the night sky, and a heavy rainstorm poured down with rainfall exceeding the historical extreme. The water level of the river more than ten meters away from the county seat continued to rise and quickly overflowed North Street. The "flood" is approaching quietly, but the citizens are unaware of it. At about 5 a.m., Li Jinlong, who was sleeping at home, slipped his hand off the bed and touched the water. "No, there's a flood." Li Jinlong tried to turn on the light, but the power was out. He immediately jumped out of bed, woke up his family, and rushed out the door.
"The flash flood is coming!" Li Jinlong woke up all the neighbors in the same building and dozens of businesses on the street as quickly as possible. "What a danger!" By the time everyone had moved to safety, the flood had already submerged the roofs of several houses.
"I am an active soldier, and I applied to fight the flood with you!" After reporting the situation to the troops and being approved to participate in the disaster relief on the spot, Li Jinlong put on his camouflage uniform and showed up at the Zhijin County People's Armed Forces Department, and joined the emergency rescue team as he wished.
On the morning of June 28, the Qimo Township Industrial Park where more than 800 workers were trapped became an "isolated island." "We must send people into the factory immediately to find out the situation!" As soon as the commander of the emergency rescue team finished speaking, Li Jinlong volunteered: "I'll come first!" The roar of the
engine sounded, and Li Jinlong took an assault boat and sailed towards the trapped factory area. After entering the factory area, the boat operators did not dare to move forward rashly because they could not figure out the underwater situation. "I'm going into the water to explore the way in front!" Li Jinlong jumped into the water, and while diving and observing, he guided the assault boat to avoid underwater obstacles and move forward slowly. It was less than 50 meters away from the staff dormitory building, but it took a full 5 minutes to arrive. With the safe route marked by Li Jinlong, the subsequent rescue work went very smoothly.
"Young man, my father is trapped in the house and can't get out!" After transferring the trapped workers, a citizen ran over and asked Li Jinlong for help. "Oops, the doors and windows have been flooded!" Li Jinlong realized that the situation was critical. He put on a lifebuoy with a rope and swam towards the house.
"The door is blocked by silt, what should I do?" Li Jinlong decided to dive into the water and dig out the silt. After entering the door, I saw an old man who was over 60 years old standing on the window sill, holding on to the steel bar with his hands. "Don't be afraid, I'm here to save you!" He comforted the old man while putting the life preserver on the old man. Zhao Bola, a militiaman on the shore, pulled the rope while Li Jinlong pushed from behind. The two cooperated tacitly to rescue the old man.
Li Jinlong has experienced critical moments like this many times during the flood fight, but with his excellent military quality, he was able to avert danger every time.
html On the afternoon of 28th, the emergency rescue team received an order to rush to the central village of Banqiao Township to rescue two villagers trapped by floods. Han Yongliang, deputy director of the county People's Armed Forces Department, shouted in front of the team: "Follow me if you are strong and skilled!" Before he could finish his words, Li Jinlong got into the rescue vehicle. Arriving at the central village, the house where the two villagers lived was surrounded by rapid floods. The rescue team tried many methods but could not get close. "The floods are getting more and more violent. Do we need to think of other ways quickly?" Li Jinlong suggested entering the house by towing and traversing to save people. "Plop!" Unexpectedly, just halfway through the climb, one end of the guide rope suddenly fell off. Li Jinlong fell into the river and was instantly submerged by the rushing flood. Fortunately, Li Jinlong held on to the rope and was not swept away by the flood.After learning this lesson, the rescue team repeatedly checked and tightened the ropes, and it took more than 4 hours to rescue the two villagers.After the disaster, Li Jinlong went out to provide disaster relief during the day and came back to help his parents clear mud from their home at night. He rescued a total of 17 people in 4 days and 3 nights. In order not to worry his family, he did not tell his father what he was doing during the day. His father once complained: "I don't spend time with my family during my vacation, and my family was hit by a disaster and I ran out all day long!"
Until July 4th, "The most beautiful sleeping position" The photo was posted online, and the father felt distressed and proud when he saw his son's tired look through media reports. He said to his son: "You have a bit of hard work, you are worthy of this military uniform!"
It is our duty to step forward
■ Li Jinlong
When the flood hits, as a native Zhijin person, I have the obligation to step forward; as a soldier As a soldier, I have a greater responsibility to stand at the forefront and be the vanguard. I will sacrifice my life just because I am a soldier of the people.
Treat the disaster area as a battlefield and the waterline as a front of fire
The most beautiful palm
■Sun Chang Zhang Yundong
Zhao Long, a soldier of the First Team of the Armed Police Anhui Corps, with the rank of private. Photographed by Wang Wei
This is a pair of palms that make people feel distressed. Blood flowed out from five "blood holes" the size of fingernails. The fine sand and pebbles that penetrated into the wounds intensified the pain. But in the eyes of Zhao Long, who is only 18 years old, this is his most beautiful medal of youth.
When his comrades rinsed him and slowly dug out the fine sand stuck in the flesh, he gritted his teeth. Previously, this "post-95" private and his comrades fought for nearly 36 hours to protect the Liantanwei embankment.
htmlOn July 3, Zhao Long rushed with the troops overnight to assist in flood fighting and rescue operations in Tongcheng City. The next morning, he and two other comrades were ordered to transfer the trapped people in Huayuan Village, Fanggang Town."There are tall weeds and criss-crossed fishing nets under the water. Turn off the motor quickly." As soon as the assault boat was launched into the water, the careful Zhao Long discovered that the waterway ahead was complicated, and his voice suddenly raised an octave and shouted to his comrades. Fortunately, he warned in time, otherwise once the propeller was entangled with debris, the assault boat would easily roll over, and the consequences would be disastrous. In this way, Zhao Long and others just relied on using their hands instead of oars to move forward and rescued more than 70 trapped people in Huayuan Village. There were five blood blisters on his hands, and his two arms were so stiff that he almost lost consciousness.
"Captain, leave the task to me!" After completing the task and returning to the camp, it was already past 1 o'clock in the morning. In order to allow other comrades to rest for a while, Zhao Long took the initiative to ask the squadron leader to take on the task of testing the performance of vehicles, boats, life-saving equipment and other equipment. After the detection of
was completed, it was already past 4 o'clock in the morning. As soon as Zhao Long lay down, a rapid emergency assembly whistle sounded. He jumped up, quickly put on his wet and heavy camouflage uniform that was covered in mud, and jumped out like an arrow, running with the team towards the Liantanwei embankment 130 kilometers away.
At this time, the Liantanwei embankment was in a precarious state. The approximately 3,000-meter-long embankment was in danger of landslides in more than a dozen places, and more than 50 large and small pipes surged.
Zhao Long was the first to jump out of the car, picked up a shovel and started filling sandbags. The blood blisters on his palms that had appeared the day before were quickly worn out before he had time to deal with them. The squad leader used the light to find that most of the handle of the shovel in Zhao Long's hand was bloody, and quickly took him to a military doctor for bandage treatment.
"From now on, you kid will just stay by my side and don't have to do anything!" The squad leader felt sorry for him and ordered him to rest. But Zhao Long had no time to spare. He was not allowed to put sandbags here, so he turned around and jumped into the water to block the pipe swell with other comrades. The military doctor had just treated his wound, but in the blink of an eye, it was soaked by the flood and became useless. By around 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the five wounds on Zhao Long's palms were all pale and bloodless, and they hurt when they were touched by water. Gritting his teeth and unable to hold on, he finally went ashore and quietly joined the team carrying sandbags.
"Every time I checked the sandbags he carried, there were red marks on the white woven bags. I didn't expect that they were actually blood." said comrade Zhu Ze.
The battle lasted until dawn on July 5th. On the small high ground on the west side of the embankment, exhausted officers and soldiers were lying on the ground in various shapes and fell asleep. At this time, Zhao Long was hiding in a concave pit below the high ground, writing the party application form one stroke at a time.When the brigade instructor Ma Jinlong counted the number of people, he found that Zhao Long's hands were stained with blood, and blood dripped on the paper.
"Why do you want to join the party?" Ma Jinlong gently held Zhao Long's hands and looked at the five "blood holes" on the joints of the fingers and palms. Tears could not stop rolling in his eyes. "I want to join the party member commando team, like them, rush to the front every time they complete a task!" Zhao Long answered without hesitation.
The moment when his comrades washed his wound was captured by a reporter and posted online, it received over a million likes. This pair of palms with five bloody holes was praised by netizens as "the most beautiful palms". Someone commented: "These hands are the best application form for joining the party." In response, Zhao Long smiled shyly, "As long as I can help the people in the disaster area, my service as a soldier will not be in vain. Such a youth has no regrets."
is willing to hold up the sky for the masses.
■ Zhao Long
The people's army is for the people. Seeing the torrential floods ravaging people's homes, seeing the helpless eyes full of tears, not to mention a few pieces of flesh falling off the palms, they would not hesitate to sacrifice their lives as long as necessary.
Wherever there is danger, charge there
The most beautiful retrograde
■Min Yuxiang Jiang Long
Yin Zongmin, a soldier of a certain regiment of the Airborne Forces, with the rank of corporal. Photo by Xu Junwei
"No, there's a breach in the dam ahead!" On July 7, a shout suddenly rang out at the dam reinforcement site at Yangshai Lake, Minji Township, Xiaogan City . Behind the embankment are residential villages. If the embankment breaks, the consequences will be disastrous.
"Party members go into the water and block the mouth!" I saw a tall figure taking the lead and jumping into the water to block the breach with his body. After 30 minutes of emergency repairs, the nearly two-meter-wide breach was finally blocked.
"You are not a party member, just stay on top and carry the sandbags!" After landing, the instructor Xu Junwei "taught" him a lesson. "At this time, even if there is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire ahead of me, I will jump down regardless of my own safety." Executive Yin answered unambiguously.
Even though he is taking the lead and going against the current, when the recruits first joined the company, he was a "problem soldier" that made the squad leader scratch his head. He was late for gatherings and lazy in training... "Are you born in the 1990s always so unreliable?" Li Yiyi, the recruit squad leader, was very dissatisfied with his performance. "I admit that I have problems, but I can still handle important tasks." Executive Yin looked nonchalant. The opportunity has come. Since late June, heavy rains have fallen continuously in Hubei, causing severe flooding in various places. "Administrator Yin, if we go to fight floods, don't let your guard down." The squad leader said jokingly in the damp tent at the camping training ground.
"Squad leader, you wait." Executive Yin ran out of the tent and ran back a while later with a blood-red petition in his hand, which read: "I want to participate in the flood fight!" When the recruits performed a demonstration parachute jump, Executive Yin I also wrote a blood letter to apply, but was not selected. "Squad leader, I must prove myself this time." Executive Yin's eyes were firm.
htmlAt 4 pm on July 2, the troops received an order to dispatch and rush to the rescue of the Xiaoganfu River embankment, which was in danger of overflowing. As soon as he got out of the car, Administrative Yin went to full speed, digging sand and gravel, carrying sandbags, and driving wooden piles... Since he went to the front line of flood fighting and rescue operations with the troops on July 2, Administrative Yin has not been left behind in a single battle, and has carried more than 2,000 sandbags in total. Participated in sealing breaches and overflowing embankments in many places. "Although I never fail to complete my tasks, I always feel that I am missing something." Executive Yin asked himself more than once. html At noon on the 6th, when the continuously fighting troops were resting and recuperating, Baishui Lake in Minji Township, Xiaogan City was once again in danger of overflowing its embankment. "Backbone members of the party, come forward and follow me!" At the critical moment, company commander Yang Ping selected 25 party members to form a commando team and take the lead in the rescue. "Even though I'm not a party member, I still want to go. One more person will give me more strength!" Administrative Yin took the initiative to ask the company commander for a fight.Being able to stay on the embankment with the commandos, Executive Yin was extremely proud: "Go against the fire and water, use your life to save lives. Isn't this the value of a soldier?" "I finally found out what I was missing." After returning from this mission, Executive Yin solemnly submitted an application for party membership to the company.
Retrograde youth is the most beautiful
■Yin Zhengmin
No matter whether it is a sea of fire or a torrent, wherever there is danger, there are people's soldiers.In the flow of people escaping, the figure of the people's soldiers is always the most desperate and retrogressive. Retrograde means shouldering a heavy responsibility, and retrograde is the most beautiful label for a soldier.
Wherever there are difficulties, they will appear.
The most beautiful feedback
■Zhang Yongchao Liu Qianggui
Qin Zongxuan, a soldier of the Armed Police Force 8690, with the rank of corporal. Photo by Fan Zhaowu
"Mom, don't worry, our rescue station is just ahead..." On the evening of July 4th, heavy rain hit Oulin Village in Yixing, Jiangsu Province. Several armed police soldiers guarded an old woman and her grandson, carefully wading through waist-deep water and heading towards the light in the distance. Among them, the soldier holding the child was Qin Zongxuan, the sixth squad leader of the "Tiger Company" of a certain armed police unit.
Looking at the infant child, his mind was drawn back to Taibai Village, Yiyang, Hunan Province 18 years ago. Heavy rains hit, and floods quickly submerged the cottages, leaving only a few lonely roofs. A pair of dry hands placed a wooden basin with a child on the roof, and then left in a hurry to seek help.
I don’t know how long it took, but the child, whose voice was hoarse from crying, saw a group of people standing on a lifeboat approaching him. There was fear in his eyes, and he tried hard to avoid the generous arms stretched out to him. "Don't be afraid, Xiaoxuan, come to grandpa!" The child rushed towards grandpa. He was only 4 years old that year. From his grandfather's narration over and over again, he learned that he was rescued by armed police soldiers.
The lamb kneels down to breastfeed, and Ciwu feeds back. As Xiaoqin grew up, he had an "olive dream" growing in his heart. Fourteen years later, with a big red flower hanging on his chest, he said goodbye to his elderly grandfather and family and walked to the police camp in his dream.
At the end of June this year, Qin Zongxuan went home to visit relatives for the first time because his grandfather was ill and was hospitalized. "The flood control situation is serious, please come back quickly!" On July 1, a text message sent by the company commander put Qin Zongxuan in a dilemma. "Go, kid!" Grandpa's support allowed him to temporarily put aside his worries and step onto the front line of flood fighting and rescue operations.
"The dike is about to collapse!" At dawn on July 6, the atmosphere in Meihe Lianwei in Yixing City was tense. The water level difference of more than 4 meters between the upper and lower reaches overwhelmed the crumbling embankment. A section of the embankment began to slide. The upstream lake water overflowed the top of the dam and rushed towards the polder. "Quick! Block the gap!" Tan Zongxuan was the first to jump into the water and block the raging flood with his body.
"The flood fighting situation is tense, and the troops have to move to Chizhou. It is estimated that they will not be able to go back..." On July 11, Qin Zongxuan called his home phone, tears streaming down his face. "Grandpa is having surgery today, if something unexpected happens..." After hanging up the phone, he rubbed his face vigorously, stood there to calm down for a while, and walked resolutely to the truck. There were his comrades in the car, and there were villagers waiting for rescue in front of him.
" Zhangxi Town Liulianwei is in emergency!" The officers and soldiers had just jumped off the vehicle after a long-distance maneuver of 8 and a half hours, when another disaster came from the front. "Squad leader Qin, please take a rest!" At 23:00 in the evening, the comrades in the class grabbed the sweaty Qin Zongxuan. By this time, he had already carried hundreds of sandbags. "Stop talking, hurry up and carry the sandbag!" Squad leader Qin rushed to the next sandbag...
Risking one's life and death comes from gratitude
■ Qin Zongxuan
There is a feeling of gratitude in his heart, and he carries an olive dream on his shoulders. Veteran, I will become you when I grow up. When the people need me, I will charge bravely, walk the path you have walked, and inherit the deep love of the soldiers for the motherland and the people.
("Liberation Army Daily" July 19, 2016, version 09)
