On the eve of the Spring Festival, the reporter walked into the 80th Group Army's political work post training and martial arts scene——
Red and blue confrontation tempered "two experts"
■Fu Junchen Liberation Army Daily special correspondent Wang Ning reporter Song Zixun
On the eve of the Spring Festival, in the hinterland of central Shandong, and at the beginning of heavy snow, the reporter came to the scene of the 80th Group Army's political work training and competition.
"According to the current situation of the troops, draw up a propaganda and agitation plan..." On the competition arena, the smoke of gunpowder was blowing.
The reporter saw in the field command cabin that the political work cadres were dressed in combat throughout the whole process, and carried out political work in the whole process and all elements in the context of actual combat.
"Chairman Xi issued a mobilization order to the whole army, clearly demanding to strengthen commanding ability, improve combat skills, and practice hard fighting style. This competition is to highlight the actual combat ability of political work cadres!" said the leader of the political work department of the group army. For the first time, they organized a wartime political work subject competition in the form of red and blue confrontation, and compared "two experts" with group work and top-down linkage.
"Board!" With an order, the field command cabins of each unit were lined up one by one, and the contestants quickly entered the battlefield.
As soon as they were seated, various guide documents appeared one after another on the computer screen.
The reporter saw at the scene of the competition that the red side was composed of cadres of political work organs led by the directors of the political work departments of each brigade, grass-roots political teachers and professional backbones, and the blue side was composed of college experts and group army cadres.
In accordance with the combat process, they did not set up plans, asked questions on the fly, and implemented continuous guidance.
There are frequent special situations, and the contestants directly call "the pressure is huge".
"In the past, competitions usually test personal ability and literacy. This time, more emphasis is placed on testing the ability to coordinate combat with all elements of the entire chain of political work." Talking about the changes, Xu Shangkun, chief of the Human Resources Section of a certain brigade, felt that such competitions have enhanced the atmosphere of military training and preparation, and are all-round. It has tempered the practical skills of political work cadres.
"Modern warfare is changing rapidly, and it has high requirements for political work during wartime. The competition is to break the mindset of political work cadres, forcing everyone to seek the best solution from actual combat." According to reports, this competition adopts a coherent operation method, setting More than 20 emergencies forced the contestants to keep an eye on the dynamics of the battlefield, enter the situation in depth and handle them flexibly, and practice strong fighting skills in the "smoke of gunpowder".
As night fell, although the battle was over, the command cabin was still brightly lit.
The reporter saw that the political work cadres who participated in the competition struck while the iron was hot, conducted a review discussion in the square cabin, and improved the wartime political work plan according to the data provided by the guidance center.
Being on the scene, the reporter felt that by actively exploring and giving full play to the role of the lifeline of political work, they will surely be able to show their talents in the future battlefield test.