Reunion Watch: A New Year's Tale of Island Sailors.
Zhang Dayu, Qiu Guanquan, Niu Famin.
There is no need to go to the eastern suburbs, spring is in thousands of households. "During the Spring Festival, how many people travel thousands of miles and cross mountains and seas to "celebrate the new year" with their families. For many people, reunion is a happy year.
Who doesn't want to have a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner with their family on Chinese New Year's Eve? Who doesn't want to chat with their loved ones about the unforgettable events of the past year on reunion day?
Stationed at the border gates, it is difficult for soldiers to go home on the festival, not really ruthless, just because of great love.
Before the Spring Festival, a reporter who was visiting the barracks during the Spring Festival was patrolling with the officers and soldiers of a certain border defense company and asked a soldier: "Can't you go home for reunion, are you homesick?" The soldier smiled and said, "When the Chinese New Year comes, everyone will be homesick." Later, the soldier said: "Watching the reunion is the way our soldiers celebrate the New Year." ”
Like this soldier, during the Spring Festival, there are still many border guards who climb the ice and lie in the snow and patrol day and night, there are many coastal defense soldiers who guard the quiet sea in front of them, and there are many radar soldiers who remain vigilant and gaze at the sky and ...... of the motherlandThe officers and soldiers on the border positions proved with their actions: the most romantic thing is not to spend the moon before the moon, but to watch for peace; The happiest thing is not to be a minister, but to promise the country with oneself.
Watching the reunion of thousands of families, this is the way of the military to celebrate the New Year, and this is also the New Year's wish of the soldiers. Today is the tenth day of the first lunar month, the Spring Festival that has just passed, what are the New Year stories of the border soldiers watching the reunion? In this issue, let's take a closer look at the border battle position.
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Hats off to the Motherland.
Guarding prosperity with loneliness.
At the beginning of spring, the island encounters windy weather and is impassable for ships. In the barracks of a certain Guantong station of the Navy in the Southern Theater stationed on the island, colorful lanterns swayed and danced in the wind, and the atmosphere of the festival became stronger and stronger.
Early in the morning of the Chinese New Year's Eve, Second Sergeant Li Chengwei and his comrades-in-arms were busy, cleaning, pasting Spring Festival couplets, making dumplings and ......This year's Spring Festival is the fourth time that this young man from the north of the Inner Mongolia grassland has celebrated the New Year on the island.
The year he got the university notice, Li Chengwei saw the news on TV that the Liaoning ship was officially listed. That time, looking at the footage of the battleship chopping the waves, a dream of wearing a "wave white" military uniform quietly took root in his heart. The year he graduated from college, Lee Seung-wei persuaded his family to sign up for the army.
In Lee's imagination, being in the navy means "getting on a warship and going out into the ocean." But there is always a distance between dreams and reality, and at the end of the new training, he was assigned to a certain Guantong station in the navy. Landing on a remote island and looking at the endless sea every day, his heart began to be lost.
What is the point of becoming a navy, but not being able to get on a ship? "He always had doubts in his mind.
In order to familiarize the recruits with the island environment as soon as possible, on the first day of entering the station, the station organized everyone to patrol around the island. Following the veterans to patrol the island, looking at the blue sea and sky and flocks of seagulls, Li Chengwei had no intention of appreciating this unique scenery.
The island is perennially foggy. That night, lying on a damp mattress, Li Chengwei tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. For the next half month, the weather was always gloomy and gloomy, and the sun never showed its face.
Li Chengwei found the veteran to complain about the weather on the island, but the veteran smiled with relief and said, "Young man, the sunshine is in our hearts." The veteran also told him that since he came to defend the island, he should not talk about the conditions, he should not be afraid of hardship, and he should keep his eyes open even if he is in the fog, because the duty of the island defender is to become the "eyes" of the battleship and navigate the battleship.
One weekend, the team leader took Li Chengwei and a few recruits to the heights. Standing on the top of the highest mountain on the island, pointing to the shadows of sails on the sea in the distance, he told the story of Liu Dayong, a sergeant major of the first class.
Liu Dayong has been on the island for 30 years, making him the longest-serving veteran. On duty on the front line all the year round, he practiced the promise of "dedicating himself to coastal defense and making unremitting preparations", and also brought out batches of technical backbones.
The island was damp, Liu Dayong had rheumatism, and the leaders wanted to adjust him to Guantong Station with a better environment several times, and he always said: "Leaving me on the island is the greatest care for me." ”
Guarding the sea frontier for the motherland and standing on every shift can the military life shine. Liu Dayong often puts this sentence on his lips. Today, this passage has become a familiar oath to the officers and men of the whole station. Standing on the top of the mountain, the team leader said this sentence to Li Chengwei in a serious voice, asking him to think about the meaning of perseverance.
Time flies, climbing high and looking far has become Li Chengwei's habit, and he has gradually grown into the technical backbone of the station.
On the eve of the Spring Festival, the team leader arranged to be on duty for the Spring Festival, and Li Chengwei took the initiative to give up his vacation to guard the "New Year's Eve class" for his comrades. When the New Year's bell rang, the harbor on the other side was brightly lit, and thousands of families celebrated the New Year, Li Chengwei and his comrades-in-arms held their positions together. Imagining fireworks in the sky above his hometown, his heart is at peace.
Only when there is a country can there be a home, and to defend the country is to guard the home. "Mom, I just finished my shift, and I will go home on vacation after the Chinese New Year. It was dawn when he finished his shift, and Li Chengwei looked at the calm sea and took out his mobile phone to send a message to his mother.
He is a soldier, he is also a son, first loyal and then filial piety, is Li Chengwei's greatest wish this Spring Festival.
During the Spring Festival, a military wife took her son to the island to visit relatives, and the family was reunited on the island.
On the twenty-ninth day of the Lunar New Year, officers and soldiers pasted window flowers.
Achieve glory with the ordinary.
The lanterns in front of the sentry box are hung high, and the spring couplets of the word Fu in the dormitory building reflect each other.
On the day of the reunion of ten thousand families, the soldiers stick to it. Stationmaster Yang said that the New Year's flavor on the island still has to be found on the battle position.
On Chinese New Year's Eve, pushing open the door with the word "Fu" pasted on it, the soldiers on duty stared at the radar screen, their eyes like torches. While listening to the situation reported by his comrades-in-arms, the captain of the radar detachment Fan observed the echoes on the screen and checked all kinds of information.
Suspicious targets are found, and the attributes cannot be determined. The atmosphere instantly became tense.
After preliminary judgment, Captain Fan reported the situation to his superiors. At this moment, the calm and serious atmosphere here seems to be "incompatible" with the bright lights of the distant city, but this is the most real flavor of the year belonging to this group of naval observers.
Plotting and calculation, judging the course and speed, and preliminarily reporting the situation ......Captain Fan did it in one go, and his skillful operation benefited from the accumulation of more than ten years of experience in the battle position.
The Spring Festival is a festival for everyone, but for soldiers, it is a time to wait for the day.
Last year, Captain Fan had just been transferred to this island Guantong station. He would also feel uncomfortable when he first arrived on this "isolated" island. But the responsibility on his shoulders made him resolutely determined, just like he said, the sea in front of him must be guarded.
On Chinese New Year's Eve, after sorting out the data just collected, Captain Fan returned to the dormitory. After a while, he returned to his position. At this moment of reunion, he can only rest assured if he stays in position. On this night of reunion, there are still many figures on the island who are celebrating the New Year for the motherland.
Due to the distance from the inland and the complex sea and climatic conditions, the island has not been connected to the mains electricity so far. For a long time, the island has maintained the stable use of electricity for equipment work and the daily life of officers and men.
Second Sergeant Chen Xin is a power supply soldier in the oil engine squad on the island, and he spent many Spring Festivals in the battle position, and this year's Spring Festival is no exception.
Replacement, power distribution, and power transmission, Chen Xin did it in one go, and the entire battery replacement process took only a few seconds. This time was "compressed" by Chen Xin with sweat.
When the battery is replaced, the radar equipment is powered by the backup power supply, but the energy storage capacity of the backup power supply is limited, and the power supply is restored in a very short time, which is the common battle of Chen Xin and his comrades. To this end, he often works overtime to study circuit diagrams and components: "The power supply must be restored in the shortest possible time. ”
During the Spring Festival, Chen Xin spent more time in the battle position than in the dormitory. "Compared to the radar operator, the responsibility and pressure of the power supply soldier is not small at all. That summer, a thunderstorm caused a circuit failure and damaged the equipment, and he and his comrades withstood the pressure for 16 hours to finally get the equipment back up and running.
Nowadays, every time there is bad weather, Chen Xin and his comrades-in-arms will stay by the machine day and night, always ensuring the safety of equipment and electricity.
failed to get on the ship, and the major he studied was not used in the ship, and Chen Xin also had regrets. But when it comes to the major tasks he participated in and the awards he has won, he is proud from the bottom of his heart. "Success doesn't have to be me, success must have me" is Chen Xin's favorite sentence, and it is also the Zheng Zheng oath he is practicing.
Life is ordinary, glorious because of the mission, and wonderful because of the responsibility. Chen Xin, who had just finished changing the battery, explained some precautions to the ** staff, and embarked on the road of patrolling the line again. "Holiday combat readiness belongs not only to the radar detachment, but also to our power supply troops. He said.
New Year's greeting cards written by elementary school students to the officers and soldiers of the island.
Officers and men observe the sea.
The officers and soldiers painted the edge stone red.
Use parting to sustenance lovesickness.
A round table, a warm light, a table of fragrant food ......This ordinary reunion in the eyes of ordinary people is the happy moment that the island sailors crave the most.
The Spring Festival is approaching, and Second Sergeant Major Zhang Xiwen packs his things and prepares to go to the island. is about to see his wife Xiao Aihua, and the corners of his mouth can't help but rise. More than 10 years ago, the two were introduced to each other. At that time, there was no Internet, and the two could only contact each other through letters, and it was not until a long time later that they saw each other's appearance in the ** sent to each other.
After the two fell in love, Xiao Aihua said that the first time she saw Zhang Xiwen in military uniform, she felt that the other party was a reliable person. They got married in 2008, and the couple has been living separately ever since. Take care of the children and take care of the elderly on both sides ......Xiao Aihua supports the whole family alone.
In 2018, Zhang Xiwen and Xiao Aihua celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary, and the two held a make-up wedding in their hometown. The year before last, Xiao Aihua went to the brigade with the army, and thanks to the care of the schooling policy for the children of soldiers, their daughter was successfully enrolled in school. The couple settled their home in the city closest to the island, and they felt that they could finally be reunited.
has been in the army for more than 20 years, and this year is the sixth time Zhang Xiwen has gone to the island for the New Year. Nianguan is always busy, before going to the island, he couldn't let go of the work in the station, and also helped the cooking class make dumplings, and took a group photo with his comrades before leaving.
During the Spring Festival that year, Xiao Aihua originally planned to visit relatives on the island, but due to weather conditions, her trip to visit relatives failed to go as she wished. During the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, Zhang Xiwen dialed the *** end of his family, and what greeted him was a sumptuous Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, as well as his parents, wives and children sitting around the table.
Have you eaten Chinese New Year's Eve meal?", "Take care of yourself during the New Year", "Remember to eat the souvenirs mailed to you, don't spoil them", ......Over there, fellow relatives, every word you say to me is full of concern.
Zhang Xiwen took a screenshot, and the family "reunited" on the screen of Fangcun's mobile phone, leaving a special "family photo". Returning home this time, Zhang Xiwen's biggest wish is to take a family photo with his family and show it to his comrades on the island after returning to the team.
There are many New Year stories of officers and soldiers on the island. The Spring Festival is the wedding anniversary of Stationmaster Yang and his wife. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Stationmaster Yang posted a photo of himself and his wife in the circle of friends, and wrote this paragraph: "Thank you for having you, although I don't have much time with you, I will be you for the rest of my life." ”
For a while, likes and blessings flew like snowflakes. In Station Chief Yang's heart, he just said the debt and promise of a soldier guarding the island to his wife.
The island is far away from the mainland, and the officers and soldiers guarding the island are separated from their lovers by the sea. For them, every reunion is a New Year. Stationmaster Yang and his wife have been married for many years, but they only spend one Spring Festival together. In fact, many festivals, the two will meet to spend together, but changes are always faster than planned, and the time they spend together is only a handful.
I'm sorry, I can't go back this time. Every time he said something like this, Stationmaster Yang felt a little more guilty in his heart. My wife always said: "Only with everyone can there be a small family, you guard everyone from afar, and I guard the small family in the rear." ”
On Chinese New Year's Eve this year, as soon as Station Chief Yang finished his duty, he went into the kitchen to prepare the ingredients for the Chinese New Year's Eve meal with his comrades.
With the singing of the Spring Festival Gala on TV, a piece of hometown dishes was served on the table, and Stationmaster Yang reassuredly pulled up his apron and wiped his hands, and smiled knowingly. Before the meal, he brought out a plate of freshly cooked dumplings and put them on the dining table, and dialed his wife's *** daughter-in-law, you also put the dumplings in the pot, let's have a 'thousands of miles to eat dumplings simultaneously'! ”
At this moment, laughter and cheers continued to float out of the restaurant.
The Spring Festival couplets and blessing characters in front of the dormitory building are filled with a festive atmosphere, and the big characters of "loyalty and perseverance, serving as a benchmark" are inlaid on the wall of the hall, telling the story of the perseverance of the island sailors.
This article ** was provided by officers and soldiers).
*:China**Net-People's Liberation Army Daily.