Like a wave, it traces the island of centipede (branch).
——A strategic place in the past, a tourist attraction in the present day
Written by Chen Shaoyan
The garden on the sea is always in spring, and the fortress on the sea is full of style.
I love the island, the island loves me, and the beauty and the future together.
In the spring of 1977, a reporter from ** TV told me that he had traveled all over the islands garrisoned across the country, and the centipede (branch) island was the most beautiful.
The following is a brief introduction to the history of the island with 12 story synopses, showing the spiritual beauty of our island guards.
1. The story of defending the island and withdrawing from it.
Wuzhizhou Island, the fishermen are called Centipede Island, and there was originally a family surnamed Lin.
After our troops landed on the island in May 1952, the family left the island and lived in Fujiqiao Wei.
Our unit was originally called the Centipede Island Garrison, but after the restructuring, it was called the garrison battalion. The island building festival is held on May 25. In 1985, the island was withdrawn from the island, ending the mission of the sea fortress that had been guarded for 32 years.
Second, the story of the pit and the taste.
The tunnel training is unforgettable, we eat, live, walk, practice, gnaw and compress the bread dry, for seven days, the back is sore and leg pain, do not complain, not afraid of difficulties, strong-willed, high morale. After the end, I walked out of the pit and drank the fish soup cooked by the captain Wang Jixian and the political commissar Liao Bolin, which was exceptionally sweet and fragrant.
3. The story of the dock and the fist and the tongue.
The waves washed away the dock, and the comrades-in-arms raised their fists and said, "We will definitely fix it, and we will also compete on the dock to eat chili peppers, stick out their tongues to compare endurance, hone their will, and defeat the robbers."
Fourth, the story of the battle and struggle.
Huang Chaoshi, Wang Yongding, Hong Binghua, Chen Shurong, Huang Hejun and other comrades-in-arms participated in the suppression of bandits in Diaoluo Mountain, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Vietnam, the Battle of Xisha Naval Battle, and the war against Vietnam.
Liao Silin, who opened a first-class company in Hunan, Ma Yunfu, who worked hard to develop in Shenzhen, planted betel nut to get rich, and Cheng Diji, who was known as the betel nut king, remained unchanged, struggled, far-sighted, successful and famous.
5. The story of Xi and performance.
Chen Zanqiang, the aimer of the 85th Artillery Gun, hit a target at sea for the first time during the military exercise, and was wounded and could not get out of the line of fire, and the chief gave him a third-class meritorious service on the spot.
Our island singing team participated in the Hainan Military Region's literary and artistic performance, and the dance "Holding a Gun and Heart to the Party" was adopted by the Hainan Military Region Art Troupe, and went down to the grassroots level to perform for the company. The General Political Department and the former Guangzhou Military Region Maritime Cultural Light Cavalry went to the island to give a condolence performance, watched our performance, and praised our island theatrical performance team for its "amateur name and professional taste".
6. Enemies and love, affectionate stories.
In the 60s of the last century, the Chinese Air Force shot down US U-2 planes, and they were unwilling to accept defeat and continued to carry out military provocations in the South China Sea. Platoon Commander Li Yongxiong said that Ma Jun's four comrades-in-arms, who graduated from Peking University and Tsinghua University and served in the three general departments and went to the island to serve as soldiers, practiced their skills hard, and platoon commander Li Yongxiong said that they are examples for us to learn from Xi.
Jiang Yongsan, the sixth-platoon leader who is nearly 30 years old, pushed the marriage period and left a good story, which made people cry.
Hunan Yang Jun's sister-in-law picked up the burden of the family and supported her husband to return to the team to guard the island in advance, urging people to forge ahead.
My island friends Wang Zhenfang and Zhu Shengjia will do whatever the party tells them to do, and they will be transferred to Xinjiang to stay away from their wives without saying a word. Their feelings of family and country that "southern Xinjiang is my home, and Xinjiang is also my home" inspire future generations.
My "pair of red" Liu Xingquan is an orphan and has not been in school for a few years, so he asked me to help him write the party application and love letter, the application is easy to write, but the love letter is difficult to write!Then it was the best of both worlds.
7. The story of fruits and mangoes.
Fishermen also call Wuzhizhou "Fruit Island". There are a variety of wild fruits and fruits on the island, and the fruits are sweet and refreshing. During the holidays, the party, the ** and the people will always send fruits to our island guards, with deep affection;
At the end of the 60s of the last century, an African country gave mangoes to ***. We picked the golden ten mangoes on the two tall mango trees on the island and presented them to Chairman Mao, and the "dear *** harvest" on the box was written by the team leader who called me the commander of the platoon and the secretary (clerk), honored!
8. The story of loving the people and the army.
We helped fishermen pull nets to dry their nets, practice their Xi skills in killing enemies, send doctors and medicines, deliver water and vegetables, and send oil and cigarettes. Fishermen send daily necessities to the island, select the best fish, shrimp, shellfish and other boiled fish soup for us to eat, teach swimming, take a boat to prevent falling into the sea, anti-syncope, anti-vomiting golden ideas, we send "support the military boat", "support the army brother", "support the army sister" and other halos.
9. The Origin of Tree Protection and Tree Planting.
There was a typhoon that knocked down the coconut trees on the beach, and we held them up and protected them.
The old squad leader planted a tree when he was discharged from the army, and he told me to water and fertilize this recruit egg on time to add new scenery to the island.
10. The story of tears and seawater.
Some soldiers have been soldiers for four years, never out of the island once, until the cold winter to retire from the army to tears goodbye to the island, we carried the veterans on the boat, they jumped down again, back and forth several times, tears, sea water wet military clothes, inseparable!
Ten.
1. Minor and large chiefs of staff.
Love the island with one heart, guard the island for a lifetime, and build the island with one strength", the soldiers on our island have these "three ones" small staff officers and great wisdom. Fu Wenxiong and Fu Wenyu are one of them, offering both advice and action. Construction warehouse**, brother Fu Wenxiong was the first to put out the fire and rescued the injured Mo Liqiang and Wang Zhenfang. The soul of the hero is not gone, and the soul of loyalty is in the heart.
He Hecheng, chief of staff of the division, attached great importance to the strategic position of Wuzhizhou Island, saying that the fortress within the fortress and the fortress within the fortress had been on the island many times to guide the combat preparation work, quoting Guo Moruo as "keeping your eyes open to protect national defense." The poems spoke highly of the feats of the officers and soldiers of the Wuzhizhou Island garrison, and lived up to the feelings of the family and country and the legendary image.
Ten.
2. A story of honor and honor.
Wu Jinxin and other comrades-in-arms became entrepreneurs, writers, painters, singers, calligraphers, photographers, Zheng You was still selected to study at Tsinghua University, my old platoon commander Huang Chaoshi became the commander of the First Brigade of the Marine Corps Brigade, Wang Yongding became the political commissar of the 121st Division, Huang Langhua served as the vice president of the People's Liberation Army Literature and Art Publishing House, and Su Qixiong, the lyricist of "Xisha, Lovely Hometown", became a member of the Copyright Association of China and an honorary citizen of Sansha City, and Li Yongxiong went to the Great Hall of the People Liao Bolin became the political commissar of the Logistics Department of the former Hainan Military Region, and Hong Binghua became the deputy secretary of the Jiangxi Shangcheng Municipal Party Committee.
Our island was awarded the title of "Pacesetter Unit for Logistics Work of the Whole Army" and "Advanced Unit for Studying and Xi Works of the Guangzhou Military Region."
Li Xuexiang was named "Model Grassroots Cadre of the Whole Army" and "Outstanding Son and Daughter of the Frontier".
Li Yin was awarded the "Advanced Individual of the National Audit Institution" and "Outstanding Son and Daughter of the Frontier".
Chen Shaoyan was awarded the honorary title of "National Advanced Elements of Overseas Chinese and Their Relatives" by the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese and the China Overseas Chinese Affairs Office.
The story of our island guards is more than the waves, the waves are beautiful, I can't tell enough, I can't tell enough, please understand and understand what you can't say.
Some comrades-in-arms still want to go to the island, as excited and excited as when the old Eighth Road returned to Yan'an. I wish the reunion a success, a safe journey for my comrades-in-arms, and a happy family.
October 26, 2023).
About the Author:Chen Shaoyan, born in Singapore, grew up in New China, served in the army for 20 years, and then transferred to local work, now retired. Member of Hainan Provincial Writers Association, member of Hainan Provincial Poetry Association, his works have been entered and published in the People's ** "Earth", Xinhua Monthly, People's Digest compilation of "Innovation and Development", "Chinese Poetry", selected into Guangming**, Poetry Magazine, Chinese Poetry Society's "Centennial Huafangdan Heart to the Party" poetry collection, published a collection of prose essays "Jiaoyuan Heart", and co-authored the poetry collection "Green Field Song".