"When the motherland and the people need it most, I will sacrifice myself like the old squad leader Qiu Shaoyun..." 28 years ago, he wrote the invitation letter three times and strongly demanded to perform tasks in the most dangerous areas.
"Soldiers should charge on the battlefield. Although I am disabled, I can fight tough battles and gnaw hard bones. Please organize me to the place where the task of poverty alleviation is the heaviest!" On the battlefield of poverty alleviation, he took the initiative to apply for the arduous task.
He is Zhang Hongfeng, the deputy commander of the Zhangye Army Division in Gansu Province.
In the 28 years since joining the party, Zhang Hongfeng has always kept in mind his original mission and firm ideals and beliefs. He not only resolutely fulfills the sacred mission of soldiers, but also actively participates in the battlefield of poverty alleviation, serves the masses, and fulfills his promises to the party and the people in multiple positions.
He was successively awarded the honorary title of "Guardian of the People" by the former Lanzhou Military Region, was jointly commended by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the China Disabled Persons' Federation as a "National Self-Strengthening Model", and twice in a row was commended by the National Defense Mobilization Department of the Central Military Commission as "Participating in the fight against poverty. outstanding person".
"There is no'retreat' and'escape' in the soldier's dictionary"
In 1990, Zhang Hongfeng put on the military uniform he dreamed of and became a soldier of Qiu Shaoyun's army when he was alive. The heroic spirit nourished and inspired him all the time.
In October 1993, when Zhang Hongfeng was carrying out a mission with the troops, lawless elements threw an earth bomb into the crowd and fell at the feet of his comrades. The comrades and the masses were at stake.
Zhang Hongfeng rushed to push his comrades aside, grabbed the bomb and threw it out. The moment he shot it, the bomb exploded, wounding his left hand and right eye.
After the injury, normal life and training have become hurdles to be overcome for Zhang Hongfeng.
"There is no'retreat' and'escape' in the military's dictionary! Not only do I want to live, but I also want to live out the bright colors of life, and live out the style of a soldier!" Zhang Hongfeng recalled the past with a calm tone and loud noises.
In order to meet the needs of the job, he gritted his teeth and practiced hard. When hitting a backpack, his knees, teeth, and his disabled left arm were put on together. The backpack was covered with blood stains from the corners of his mouth and his injured arm; when he was practicing crawling, the scars on his arms and knees were not yet available. Healing was frayed again; in subjects such as 400-meter obstacle race, 5-km cross-country, and pistol shooting, his training volume was several times that of ordinary people, and none of them lags behind...
"You can have a mutilated body, but you can't have a mutilated ambition." Zhang Hongfeng said, dare to "cannot get through" with yourself and "fight with bayonet" with the courage to fight with difficulties.
One year, the army undertook the task of optical fiber cable construction on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The company where Zhang Hongfeng was located served as a sharp knife company to undertake the most difficult 50-kilometer section of Tanggula Mountain.
The average elevation of the construction area is over 4500 meters, and the air oxygen content is very low.
At that time, large-scale machinery was not available, so I could only use two-handed spades to dig picks and planers.
Zhang Hongfeng couldn't use a shovel with one hand, so he tied the saw off section of the shovel to his left arm, and worked with his right hand. Although his arm rubbed the blisters countless times, he did the same amount of tasks as others every day.
"The body's special status cannot be special, the body is defective, the quality can't be defective, and the physical function is weak. Soldiers can't be weak. As long as they breathe, they must work harder." Zhang Hongfeng said.
Along the way, positions have changed, but Zhang Hongfeng's fighting style of being able to endure hardships, not afraid of difficulties, and dare to fight tough battles has not changed.
"It is my greatest relief to do the task of organization and accountability"
In June 2017, Zhang Hongfeng served as the political commissar of the People's Armed Forces Department of Qin'an County, Gansu Province from the combat force exchange.
Qin'an was a poverty-stricken county at the national level, and the task of poverty alleviation was arduous.
In the county's overall planning and division of labor, taking into account Zhang Hongfeng's physical inconvenience, it is planned to arrange him to go to towns and towns where the task of poverty alleviation is relatively light.
However, Zhang Hongfeng repeatedly requested that the Qin'an County Party Committee finally agreed that he would be responsible for catching Wangpu Town, which is the most important task of poverty alleviation.
"Wang Puliang, the north wind is violent, and the grass has dried up..." This ballad tells the harsh natural environment of Wangpu Town.
In order to help the masses get rid of poverty as soon as possible, Zhang Hongfeng climbed hills and beams, traveled across the villages and villages of Wangpu Town, organized the masses to brainstorm, and determined the assistance goals and measures of "one town, one industry," "one village, one product," and "one household, one policy". , It is proposed to develop characteristic planting industries and promote economic crops with high added value such as pepper and apples.
"It sounds good, but far away can't quench the near thirst." At first, the folks who were accustomed to growing potatoes and miscellaneous grains shook their heads when they heard that they wanted to change to other cash crops.
Zhang Hongfeng was not discouraged. He and the cadres in the town talked about policies and settled accounts for the masses, talking on the ground during the day and talking at the house at night.
Finally, more than 50 villagers were moved by Zhang Hongfeng's sincerity and promised to try a few acres of peppercorns.
To ensure the success of the trial planting, Zhang Hongfeng invited a technician to give lectures and seek guidance from a planting expert.
The method is twice the result with half the effort, and the people who tried the planting have made gratifying gains.
Seeing the hope of getting rid of poverty, other people changed their minds one after another, and the scale of cash crop cultivation continued to expand.
There is a bumper harvest of agricultural products, but the local mountains are steep and the roads are steep. How do you transport the agricultural products out?
Road construction has become the focus of Zhang Hongfeng's work.
He coordinated in various ways to find project funding support, and sought urban investment companies for cement and sandstone materials.
After the start of work, he coordinated and supervised the scene every day. It was normal for him to be covered in dirt on a sunny day and muddy on a rainy day.
"Although I am physically disabled, I am still a fighter who can charge for the country and the people. It is my greatest relief to do the task of organizing and explaining." After sustained efforts, Zhang Hongfeng helped the local people build a 17.3 kilometers of industry. Road, the masses realized a steady increase in income.
At the end of 2019, Wangpu Town achieved overall poverty alleviation.
"The lives of the people are at stake. I am a commander and must go up first."
On July 9, 2018, there was a heavy rain in Qin'an County.
Zhang Hongfeng, who was checking the disaster situation in Wangpu Town, suddenly received a call and learned that a landslide had occurred in the county.
He immediately galloped past the incident and quickly organized a militia assembly.
After arriving at the scene, Zhang Hongfeng immediately ordered the militia to evacuate the masses. After an hour of intense rescue, 8 people were trapped in the adobe houses on the hillside.
The earth and rocks continued to fall and the situation was critical.
"Take the ladder and climb up!" In desperation, Zhang Hongfeng clasped one side of the ladder with his right hand, and buckled the other end of the ladder with his left arm, and took the lead in climbing uphill.
"Don't be afraid, I'm a soldier." As soon as Zhang Hongfeng climbed the hillside, he tightly guarded the frightened old man.
Later, he and the militia evacuated all the trapped people to a safe area.
"It's too dangerous! Your health is inconvenient, so we should let us go first." Wang Yuansheng, then the Minister of Armed Forces of Xingguo Town, tried to stop him.
After the mission, Zhang Hongfeng said: "The lives of the people are at stake. I am the commander and must go up first!"
When the crisis is facing danger, and rushing to the front line at the critical moment, Zhang Hongfeng used practical actions to demonstrate the strong loyalty of a people’s soldier to the party and the people.
"Although I have left Qin'an, I have been worried about your injuries. If you have any difficulties, you can continue to find me." In early July this year, Zhang Hongfeng, who has served as the deputy commander of the Zhangye Army Division, once again came to Shishan Village, Wangpu Town. Villager Li Xiaohua's home.
Li Xiaohua is inconvenient to move. Zhang Hongfeng always visits her every time he goes to Shishan Village.
"He understood my illness, and his encouragement helped me build confidence in life." Li Xiaohua said.
There are many such things. Knowing that some students cannot afford tuition due to family difficulties, Zhang Hongfeng has successively sponsored several poor students and actively coordinated scholarships for more than 200 poor college students; the martyr Guo Xu’s father suffered from rheumatism in his legs. Every time he went to the countryside, he would give pain relief ointment; on the mountain road, if he encountered people walking in the same direction, he would stop and take a ride... Yang Jie, a staff member of the People's Armed Forces Department of Qin'an County, felt deeply about this: " In his eyes, helping the masses has never been a big matter or a small matter."
Zhang Hongfeng is generous to the people, but his life is simple and simple.
His left arm was itchy and uncomfortable in cold weather, but he often just used the sheepskin warm sleeves sewn by his mother to relieve it, and he never delayed work.
Zhangye Army Division Leader said: "Zhang Hongfeng never regards himself as a'special person,' but he has special feelings for the masses."