It's nice that the soldiers can take a hot bath at any time after training!
——Xi Jinping
"Yantai Peak Hero Company" of a brigade of the 72nd Group Army——
Mu Chunhui on the Road to Strong Army
■People's Liberation Army Daily reporter Fan Bin Lai Wenyong Li Qian
In early summer, the vegetation is lush.
The reporter came to the "Yantai Peak Heroes Company" of a brigade of the 72nd Group Army. An armored infantry company offensive combat drill has just ended, and the smoke has not yet dissipated.
In the distance, the wreckage of the destroyed target was faintly visible.
"Listen, the horn of the new journey is sounding, and the goal of a strong army is calling ahead..." Following the exciting rhythm of "Battle Hymn of a Strong Army", the reporter followed the officers and soldiers covered in mud and unwashed back to the company barracks.
In the foyer, an electronic screen prominently displayed the date when President Xi inspected the company: December 10, 2012.
Nearly 10 years have passed, and the scene at that time, Second Sergeant Wang Zijiang is still vivid in his mind——
President Xi came out of the company's bathroom, and when he reached the door, he turned back and walked in. As he walked, he said, "I'll take a look at the soldiers' bathroom." It landed on the palm and also splashed the sleeves.
President Xi said happily: "It's great that the soldiers can take a hot bath at any time after training!"
When I came to the soldiers' dormitory row by row and learned that the soldiers' dormitory was changed from bunk beds to single-storey bunks, TVs were also installed, water dispensers were distributed, and the new bed frame could be installed with retractable mosquito net poles and many other new changes. The chairman was very pleased and said with emotion: "The conditions are very good now!"
Small details, tell the truth.
"Every time I recall this scene, I deeply feel that the commander and our hearts are connected." The backbone of the company's cadres told reporters that President Xi's affectionate care was firmly engraved in the hearts of the officers and soldiers of the company, and it also touched the grassroots leaders.
"The grassroots is the foundation of all the work and combat effectiveness of the army. Only by doing practical work and solving difficult problems for the company comrades with enthusiasm can we fully stimulate everyone's enthusiasm, initiative and creativity in training and preparing for battle." Company commander Han Jie said that over the years, various All levels are very concerned about the warmth and well-being of officers and soldiers, and regard "the grassroots first, soldiers first" as the criterion for leading soldiers and educating people.
Caring is the warmth of dripping infiltration——
In 2017, "Yantai Peak Heroes Company" moved thousands of miles to a new station.
At that time, some officers and soldiers were newly married Yaner, and some had settled down in the original station.
In the cold winter of that year, Yang Rui, the lover of warrior Wang Zijiang, came to visit relatives in the army from his hometown of Yunnan, and it was past 10 pm when he arrived at the airport.
"As soon as I got out of the airport, the military vehicle that the company applied for was already waiting. My wife joked that it is rare that you can mobilize the vehicle alone." Wang Zijiang said with a smile, "I told her that this is a good policy issued by the army. The car was specially sent to pick up the military members of the incoming team."
There is a special car for the line, and there is an apartment for living.
At that time, although the troops moved to defense soon and there were many things to do, they still specially arranged to renovate the apartment for the family members who came to the team temporarily.
In the apartment that Wang Zijiang applied for, furniture and electrical appliances such as air conditioners, washing machines, and water heaters are readily available, and you can move in with your bags.
For Yang Rui, who came to her husband's new residence for the first time, although the winter here is humid and cold, her heart is warm.
During the interview, the reporter called Yang Rui and listened to her saying a lot of heart-warming things in one breath: "Give us military spouse honorary funds, and introduce a new policy for the medical treatment of military families... These are all concerns for military families. When we encounter difficulties at home, the company always helps us find ways. Material care is one aspect, but the most important thing is to feel warm and honorable in our hearts.”
The backbone of the company cadres said that President Xi cares about the grassroots and the officers and soldiers, which moved everyone very much, and also realized a principle - to work with deep feelings for the soldiers, and to do good things carefully.
There are big and small things, but each of them is related to combat effectiveness: the daily training is very intensive, the company prepares mung bean soup for officers and soldiers in dog days, chilblain cream is distributed in time in winter, and there is a night meal after night training... Everyone said that the backbone of the company's cadres has changed. One crop after another, but the tradition of leading troops with love has not been lost.
Caring is the understanding of empathy——
Speaking of moving defense, second sergeant and squad leader Huang Anyi has his own story: the days when the preparations for moving defense were in full swing, happened to catch up with his wife's due date.
As the backbone of the family and the backbone of the company, one side is the wife who needs to be taken care of, and the other side is the complicated preparations for moving defense.
After the then company commander Chen Guibo learned about the situation, he arranged for Huang Anyi to go home on vacation and take care of his wife.
"At that time, the old company commander's family actually had a lot of difficulties: he just bought a house in the station, his wife gave up the job in his hometown, and brought the children to transfer to live in the station. Soon after the family settled down, the company had to move to defense." Huang Anyi knew , As the chief officer of the company, Chen Guibo has encountered a lot more difficulties than himself, but he never said it himself, and always thinks about the soldiers.
A period of time after the birth of the child, Huang Anyi settled his family, returned to the team ahead of schedule with the support of his wife, and completed the task of relocation and defense together with the company.
"The heart-warming images of President Xi caring about the lives of the officers and soldiers of the company deeply moved the backbone of the grass-roots cadres." Chen Guibo said that respecting the officers and loving the soldiers is a glorious tradition of the people's army.
Entering the new era, the company insists on cultivating the revolutionary friendship of officers and soldiers sharing weal and woe, life and death, and consolidating and developing internal relations of unity, fraternity, harmony and purity.
To reform and strengthen the army, the example of cadres and backbones is a silent force.
There are few training grounds in the new camp area, and the backbone of the company cadres took the lead in building a training ground for equipment in front of the dormitory building; for trial training new dangerous subjects, the backbone of the cadres tackled key problems first, and demonstrated by themselves in every training.
In the spring of this year, continuous snowfall at the station caused the company's water pipes to rupture and water heaters to be damaged.
Affected by the epidemic, maintenance personnel could not arrive in time.
Han Jie, who had just been appointed as the company commander, took the backbone to repair it outdoors in the snow, carefully checked every line and valve, and successfully eliminated the fault.
Seeing that the company commander was frozen red due to repairing the pipeline, and later developed frostbite, the soldiers felt that there was a power rushing in their hearts, and they were more motivated to train.
"I told the soldiers that the difficulties are temporary, and they can be overcome in order to prepare for the war." Han Jie said, "How to overcome it? It is the cadres who take the lead."
Caring is the companionship of hearts for hearts——
Platoon leader Li Mingjin is a "post-95". Can he lead a good soldier at such a young age?
To lead a soldier is to lead a heart, and to lead a heart one must know the heart.
Li Mingjin said: "As the army commander, President Xi cares so much about the warmth and well-being of front-line officers and soldiers. Our grassroots leaders should care for the soldiers with heart and emotion."
For a while, Li Mingjin found that Sun He, a soldier in the platoon, was unhappy, and his training performance declined.
Li Mingjin asked the reason several times, but Sun He was unwilling to say.
Later, when Sun He fell ill and was hospitalized, Li Mingjin and several backbones took turns to accompany him and take care of him. They were busy with each other every day.
"One day, I woke up in the middle of the night and saw the platoon leader fell asleep beside the hospital bed. He was actually a year younger than me, but he took care of me like a brother." Sun He said, recalling the days when we got along together. Every night, I felt from the bottom of my heart that this platoon leader was trustworthy.
The next day, Sun He opened his heart to Li Mingjin.
The knots of thought are slowly melted away in the intimate communication of the heart.
Sun He regained his strength and regained his former vitality.
In September last year, he took the initiative to choose to stay in the team to be promoted to sergeant.
Caring is the spring breeze and the rain, and it is also the combination of leniency and strictness——
Walking into the company's depot, artillery technician Gao Wenhua was "opening a small stove" for several new soldiers, explaining the artillery structure and shooting skills of amphibious combat vehicles.
"When I was first assigned as a recruiter, I was a new recruit who knew nothing and was criticized by the old squad leader a lot." Gao Wenhua, who is already a second sergeant, was still a little apprehensive in front of the old squad leader Lu Qingtao, "I sometimes Think, why didn't you meet a 'warm man' squad leader?"
"The old squad leader is definitely not a 'warm man', and he has a straight face all day." Gao Wenhua changed the conversation, "but a comrade woke me up. He said that the old squad leader leads soldiers with this characteristic, the more he feels that the training potential is great. Miaozi, the stricter the requirements. He sternly corrected my every little fault, just for my own good."
Master Yan produces high apprentices.
Gao Wenhua successfully obtained the qualification of the infantry chariot super shooter, becoming the youngest infantry chariot supershooter in the brigade at that time, and was awarded the third-class merit.
The experience of "three pressures, three hammers and three inspections" and "seven-step method of hanging bombs" that he summed up has been promoted throughout the brigade.
After becoming the backbone of the company, Gao Wenhua had a deeper understanding of the strictness of the old squad leader: "Isn't the strictness on the training ground just for the comrades in arms to bleed less on the battlefield?"
Strict control and love are all for the growth of the soldiers and for the strong army to win.
Instructor Li Yang said: "Such strictness is the love for officers and soldiers."
Last year, Sergeant Liang Kun came out on top many times in the assessment of the brigade's sniper training camp.
He was a little "floating", which resulted in unsatisfactory results in several consecutive assessments.
After Li Yang learned of the situation, he went to the training team to criticize and educate Liang Kun, and urged him to correct his mistakes and catch up.
In the end, Liang Kun was shortlisted for the group army training list with the first place in the assessment.
Only with true feelings can you bring out a company that can win battles.
In recent years, the "Yantai Peak Hero Company" has been commended by the Army as a "Pacemaker Unit for Practicing the Goal of Strengthening the Army", and has been rated as a "Pacemaker Company for Grassroots Construction" for many consecutive years.
(This article was published in the 1st and 3rd editions of "Liberation Army Daily" on May 30, 2022)
Photography: Zhang Chengjiang, Wu Jing, Wen Sheng Yangdi
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