Anti-flood troops give full play to the role of grassroots party organizations as a battle fortress——

Build an unbreakable "red embankment"

　　■Huaiqian Qianqian Liberation Army Daily reporter Lai Wenyong Zhou Yuan

　　Disaster is a command, and time is life. Over the past few days, the People's Liberation Army and the Armed Police Force have been on the front line of flood prevention and disaster relief, giving full play to the role of grassroots party organizations as a battle fortress, carrying forward the style of not afraid of fatigue and continuous combat, and building an unbreakable "red embankment."

　　The front-line flood-fighting troops in the eastern theater set up temporary party committees and party branches to strengthen unified leadership in the fight against floods and disaster relief. The Armed Police Jiangxi Corps, Anhui Corps, a certain unit of the Air Force Airborne Corps, and a certain Rocket Corps established temporary party committees and party branches in accordance with mission requirements. A certain pontoon bridge brigade of the Central Theater Army and other task forces have adopted methods such as forming a party member commando team and setting up party member responsibility dikes to organize party members to charge on the front line and fight at the forefront.

　　Where the task is arduous and the flood situation is critical, there will be a commando party member. On July 20, a 35-meter-long steep ridge appeared on the water surface of the dyke in the Wei Teng River section of Xinrui Lian, Yugan County, Jiangxi Province. Failure to handle it in time may cause bank collapse. At about 5 o'clock, the Party Committee of the Second Battalion of the Pontoon Bridge of a chemical defense brigade of the Eastern Theater Army organized all party members to set up 3 combat assault teams, leading the officers and soldiers to cut slopes and fill sandbags in batches. After 3 hours of intense work, more than 12,000 were used. A sandbag to build a 40-meter-long anti-scouring layer. At the breach of the Jingzhu River embankment in Huaqiao Town, Wuxue City, Hubei Province, 6 party members from a pontoon brigade in the Central Theater Army formed a party member commando team. They risked being washed away by the river and tied a safety rope to dive into the underwater piles in batches. Fighting for the whole night, more than 60 wooden piles and steel pipes were inserted into the breach, laying a solid foundation for subsequent sealing of the breach. On the flood control levee in the Honghu waters, a brigade of paratroopers set up a party member assault team, led officers and soldiers to fight for 9 days and nights, constructed more than 5,200 meters of sub-dikes, reinforced more than 700 meters of dikes, and filled more than 200,000 woven bags.

　　On the front line of flood fighting in Poyang and Yugan counties of Jiangxi, a brigade of the 72nd Army, the mobile detachment of the Armed Police Jiangxi Corps, and the Fuzhou Detachment of the Armed Police organized more than 40 fighters to join the party in the middle of the mission, and solemnly swore in front of the party flag. At 7 o'clock on the 19th, after the special pontoon bridge battalion of the Eastern Theater Army’s pontoon bridge brigade completed the bubble spring blocking task, 51 young officers and soldiers submitted applications to the party organization to join the party. The company’s party branch used the rotation gap to open the branch committee. On the embankment, the first batch of four people for research and development were probationary party members.

　　Front-line party organizations play a strong role as a fortress, motivating the backbone of party members and all officers and soldiers to charge forward. On the afternoon of July 19th, a combined brigade of the 73rd Army dispatched more than 100 people to patrol the dikes, reinforce dangerous sections, and clear drainage ditches. Fang Haichao, a 28-year party veteran, participated in the 1998 flood fight. This time he fought against the floods again. Whether it was carrying sandbags or digging ditches and patrolling dikes, his party member commandos always rushed to the forefront.

　　"In the face of urgent, difficult, dangerous and heavy tasks, the militia party branch must be the vanguard." In order to effectively cope with the flood conditions, the division of labor is clear for the People's Armed Forces Department of Jinxian County, Jiangxi Province and Wuwei City, Anhui Province. Branch members take turns on duty, staying in the flood fighting day and night. On the front line, timely check, report and deal with risks. The militia units form a commando team of party members, wherever there are difficulties and dangers, they rush to wherever they are. The People’s Armed Forces Department of Yi’an District, Tongling City, Anhui Province organized 48 party members of the militia emergency company to be stationed on Jiangxinzhou day and night starting from July 9th. They have been responsible for strengthening the dam, constructing sub-dikes, blocking piping, transferring the masses, and checking and eliminating risks. .

"With children and soldiers, the people will feel at ease"

　　■Dai Danhua Sun Mingjiang

　　Wei Lianjun, Special Correspondent, People's Liberation Army Daily

　　Can human flesh and blood stop the torrent?

　　On the front line of the Huai River flood fighting 13 years ago, more than 10,000 officers and soldiers and militia reserve personnel of the Henan troops have given answers. Today, this answer is still being written.

　　At about 14:00 on July 20, on the Shihe embankment in Dazhai Community, Pancheng Sub-district Office, Gushi County, Henan Province, officers and soldiers pierced the scorching sun and pierced iron cages and filled sandbags. Sweat soaked the back of their clothes. Wang Guosheng, secretary of the Henan Provincial Party Committee, walked among them to express condolences and thanks. He said emotionally: "In the face of sudden disasters, officers and soldiers can come when they are called and can fight when they come. They can rush to the face of danger, withstand the critical moment, and continue to fight and win. He is the most trusted person by the people. Yes. With the children and soldiers, the people will feel at ease!"

　　At the flood fighting scene, the officers and soldiers of the armed reconnaissance company of a composite brigade reconnaissance battalion of the 83rd Army were sweating. At about 23:00 on the 19th, they were training on water skills in a reservoir in southern Henan. After receiving an order to support the flood fighting and rescue of the Chenwei section of Shihe River, they rushed to the scene to arrive at the scene at 6 am on the 20th and immediately engaged in the battle to strengthen the dam. .

　　With officers and soldiers of the armed reconnaissance company on the battlefield, the 126 militiamen of the Xixian People's Armed Forces who had been fighting here overnight were able to take a short rotation and rest. Like the company, at about 21 o'clock on the 19th, the Xixian People's Armed Forces militia emergency unit, which was concentrating on rotation and preparation, received an order to support the flood fighting in Gushi County, quickly assembled maneuvers and rushed into combat.

　　Wang Guosheng listened to the introduction by the Henan Provincial Military District and local leaders at the scene, spoke highly of the outstanding performance of the officers and soldiers of the army, and once again expressed his gratitude to everyone: “Recently, there will be another rain in the Huai River Basin. victory!"

　　Nie Di, secretary of the Dazhai Community Party Branch of the Pancheng Sub-district Office in Gushi County, told reporters that on the evening of the 19th, the rushing river violently washed the embankment, the embankment collapsed, and the people’s lives and property were facing a huge threat. If it weren't for the people's soldiers to rush out of danger, the consequences would be disastrous.

　　The officers and soldiers at the scene said that they will not fail the trust and expectations of the party and the people and must hand in qualified answers on the front line of flood fighting.

　　As of 15:00 on the 20th, a total of 668 officers and soldiers of the People's Liberation Army and Armed Police Forces and 3790 militiamen were dispatched in Henan and Xinyang Army sub-regions to fight piping, block breaches, consolidate dams, protect farmland, and rescue the people in the Xinyang section of the Huai River Basin. At present, they are still fighting on the front line of flood fighting.

　　(The People's Liberation Army reported Xinyang July 20th)

　　This article was published on the 03 page of the People's Liberation Army Daily on July 21

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