For sixty years, they held on to the relay (inheritance of the red genetic era)
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More than 60 years ago, in Dongtou District, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, there was such a group of female militia: they carried out military training to protect the country and actively participated in the production for the benefit of the party, which was affectionately known as "Haixia". Today, the new "Haixia" generation after generation inherits the dedication of their predecessors and spurs youth for the construction of the motherland.
In the 1970s, a movie "Haixia" brought the story of the Dongtou Pioneer Women's Militia in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, with its "don't love red clothes and armaments" into thousands of households, becoming an indelible memory in the hearts of a generation. Since then, this female militia company has a louder and more intimate name-"Haixia", which has been called for decades.
Today's Haixia girl has become a new force for Dongtou to build a "sea garden" and a "golden business card" for the island. Since its establishment in 1960, the Dongtou Women's Militia has experienced 60 years of wind and rain.
In order to prevent the fresh water from being knocked over, the female militiamen lay on the bucket and just stood for several hours
"Under the high mountains and the cliffs, the wind rolls and the waves rise. The fisherman girl is at the beach, practicing and practicing swords and guns..." When she first saw Wang Yuexia, she hummed a ballad in her old age and told the reporter with some excitement, when she heard this For the song, the past pictures are always vivid, which makes people feel excited.
84-year-old Wang Yuexia is an authentic Dongtou fisherman and the first company commander of the Dongtou Pioneer Women's Militia Company. In the 1950s, Dongtou in Wenzhou was an important frontline of the East China Sea coast defense. Wang Yuexia spontaneously organized the fishermen on the island to defend the home side by side with the soldiers.
Wang Yuexia told reporters that in 1958, Dongtou established a militia team in Beisha Township. "There is a battalion in the township, and there is a company in Tongqiao Village under the jurisdiction of the company. There is a women's volleyball team in the company. I was elected as the platoon leader." The soldiers charged in the front, and the girls were secured in the rear. On one occasion, I heard that the soldiers fighting on the isolated island of Hutouyu had been out of water for several days. Without a word, she led several female militiamen in small boats and braved the seventh-level winds and torrential rain in the sea to send the soldiers on the desert island. freshwater. The wave ship shook, so that the fresh water would not be knocked over, the female militiamen lay on the bucket, and they just stood for several hours.
In that special era, the girls were all good at cooking food and water, caring for the wounded and standing on guard. Not only that, Wang Yuexia also led everyone to learn marksmanship and participated in military training. "At that time, everyone was fighting very hard! Lin Jingye was in his early 20s and was thin. He was bleeding from his recoil when sitting on a machine gun while practicing shooting. Xu Yulian was pregnant and still insisted on shooting training..." Wang Yuexia's eyes were wet when she mentioned comrade-in-arms.
Not only defending the home and defending the country, the "Haixia" at that time also actively participated in local production. "In 1958, 10 women of ours set up a'Ten Sisters' class, went out to catch cuttlefish, caught jellyfish, caught crabs, and started fishery production. The job is booming." Wang Yuexia recalled with a smile. In 1960, the Ministry of National Defense granted "Haixia" a 56-type semi-automatic rifle in the name of Chairman Mao, which became a powerful motive for them to win. In June of the same year, with the help of the garrison troops and the local government, the women’s company was expanded to a 120-member women’s militia company based on the original women’s militia platoon. In September 1978, it was awarded the “Dongtou Pioneer Woman” "Militia Company" honorary title.
They need to practice what the maritime emergency support team and coastal defense emergency unit need during the war.
Growing up listening to the story of "Haixia", the native Dongying girl Chen Yingying also became a "Haixia". "Grandma used to be a literary and art promoter of the Women's Militia Company. The story of "Haixia" has been heard since childhood, and'Haixiaqing' flows in the blood of every Dongtou person."
Chen Yingying was 17 years old when the women’s militia was recruited, "The idea of promoting Haixia spirit for so many years has been lingering in my mind."
Since joining the team in 2001, she is now the company commander. She has been doing it for 19 years. "Haixia, Haidao, Haiphong, "Haixia" is changing, but the Haixia spirit has not changed."
Most of the "Haixia" intensively receive military training for a certain period of time each year, and they usually struggle in their respective positions and continue to shine. At present, the girls are no longer satisfied with training subjects such as target shooting, catching and fighting, etc. Chen Yingying often invites military and local experts to explain the informatization knowledge of digital communication and GPS satellite positioning to the team, and teaches the radio channels and parameter settings to the female militia. Waiting for the essentials of operation, they are all in the radar communication and psychological warfare classroom.
The picture shows the Dongtou women's militia company in training. Photo by Song Fanglong
In addition to daily military training, the "Haixia" have also obtained A3 driving licenses, motorboat licenses, four crew certificates, etc. "We need to practice what we need in the wartime maritime emergency support team and coastal defense emergency unit. "Haixia" adapts to the development of the times." Chen Yingying said that we should not only draw strength from the revolutionary spirit of the older generation, but also carry it forward.
Although not in Dongtou, he also brought the spirit of Haixia to his hometown
With the passage of time, do we need "Haixia" in the new era? In the face of doubt, Chen Yingying proudly pointed to the girls who trained in the distance: "They are the answer. I saw the continuation of Haixia's spirit in them."
In the direction pointed by Chen Yingying, I saw dozens of female militiamen practicing dagger exercises in the "Haixia" camp under the hot sun, and sweat slipped from their delicate faces from time to time.
Between the breaks, the reporter and Liu Qin, a female militia member from the post-95s, took up their daily life. She shyly told reporters that she was a "new Dongtou man" from Jiangxi. "Although I haven't been caught in childhood,'Haixia' is a household name in Dongtou, and I also yearn for it."
During the epidemic prevention and control, the women's militia company took the initiative to invite tassels, successively walked into more than 50 village communities to publicize their duties, and continued to work for more than 16 hours a day. "There is also danger, because we are'Haixia.'" .
At that time, Liu Qin, who was staying in her hometown of Jiangxi, was not idle. She volunteered to join the local anti-epidemic volunteer team. Her diligent and enthusiastic efforts were unanimously praised by everyone. "Although I am not in Dongtou, I think I put Haixia Spirit brought home." Liu Qin smiled.
Although "Haixia" is glorious, the hard work is self-evident. Liu Qin told reporters that last year when the typhoon struck, her knee fell to the roots during the disaster relief. "I accidentally bumped it while performing the task, resulting in a knee effusion, and later sore as soon as the wind hit." Despite overcoming many difficulties, Liu Qin still felt that Not doing well enough.
Haixia Party members volunteer service team, anti-drug propaganda team, voluntary fire brigade... In Dongtou, there is "Haixia" wherever there is a need, they play their own specialty and dedicate their youth and strength to the construction of "Sea Garden" in Dongtou . Outside the island, there are many new and old "Haixia", bringing the spirit of hard work and dedication to the north and south of the motherland.
Our reporter Dou Hanyang