■People’s Liberation Army Daily reporter Ding Zengyi, Zhang Junsheng, Gong Yucong, Zhu Hongbo
The Yangtze River, Huaihe River, Ganjiang River, Jialing River, Poyang Lake, Chaohu Lake, Taihu Lake, Dongting Lake…
Since the beginning of the flood season this year, due to continuous heavy rainfall, 610 rivers across the country have experienced floods above the warning water level, of which 179 have exceeded the guaranteed water level and 52 have exceeded the historical record. Severe floods have occurred in many places, and the safety of people’s lives and property is seriously threatened.
The People’s Army, bravely shoulder heavy responsibilities. Under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee, the Central Military Commission and President Xi, the entire army fought against the epidemic and went to the disaster area. Together with the people of the whole country, united as one, worked together to overcome difficulties, overcome difficulties together, and overcome difficulties together, and loyally built a steel Great Wall for the people to prevent and fight floods with loyalty.
On August 20, President Xi delivered an important speech after listening to the report on the military’s participation in flood prevention and disaster relief, praising the People’s Army for obeying the Party’s command, acting upon orders, and moving towards danger, and playing the role of a commando at a critical moment.
The commander inspires and inspires the three armies. The troops that completed flood prevention and disaster relief tasks have been working tirelessly to support local post-disaster recovery and reconstruction work, and hot battle scenes have appeared in flood-hit areas.
Fight continuously
—Where there are flood peaks and waves, there are people’s soldiers
2020 is an extraordinary year, with many tests coming one after another—
At the beginning of the new year, the new crown pneumonia epidemic suddenly came, Wuhan pressed the “pause button”, and the nationwide battle to prevent and control the epidemic;
The epidemic improved, and heavy rains and floods swept over again. The Yangtze River, Huaihe River and other river basins were at an over-warm water level, and severe floods occurred in many places across the country.
The flood was raging, and Jingchu was in a hurry. The people of Hubei, who have just emerged from the battlefield of fighting the new crown pneumonia epidemic, have to face the flood disaster again. At a critical moment, the people’s soldiers moved when they heard the order, as if they were in a breeze, and stood upright. The Hubei Provincial Military Region coordinated with a brigade of the Airborne Army, a brigade of the Central Theater Command Army, and the Hubei Corps of the Armed Police, a total of more than 2,000 officers and soldiers, and together with more than 2,300 militiamen, they jointly fought against the flood. The heroic troops who participated in the arduous battle against the epidemic at the beginning of the year, who were extremely arduous and defending Hubei and Wuhan, have now joined hands to walk on the flood control embankment side by side to protect the lives and property of the people. “The army needs it, I must take it.” At the beginning of this year, Hu Yan, the head nurse of the 901st Hospital of the Joint Logistics Support Force, rushed to the battlefield of the fight against the epidemic without hesitation; a few months later, she and her comrades rushed to the flood control embankment with her.ref=”https://comicmov.com/”>BabaylanFlood-fighting officers and soldiers are guaranteed on the front line.
“The flood has receded, I will go home for vacation.” Xi Aoxiang, a corporal of the Mobile Detachment of the Hubei Corps of the Armed Police, wanted to go home to visit relatives after completing the duty mission of Huoshenshan Hospital, but after the troops received the flood control and rescue mission, they resolutely submitted a “letter of request for battle” to the organization.
“We must carry forward the style of continuous fighting, effectively organize emergency rescue and disaster relief, support local post-disaster recovery and reconstruction, and effectively complete the follow-up tasks of flood prevention and disaster relief.” President Xi’s earnest instructions have deeply inspired the officers and soldiers on the front line of flood fighting: continue to fight for the people.
From Poyang Lake to Chaohu, BabaylanFrom the Han River to the Minjiang River… Whether it is “moving northward and moving eastward” or “pressing southward and moving westward”, wherever the main rain belt moves, the positions for flood prevention and disaster relief will turn; wherever the disaster situation is the most serious, wherever the people need it the most, there will be people’s soldiers.
The predecessor of a brigade of the Eastern Theater Command Army was awarded the honorary title of “Flood Resistance Model Corps” during the 1998 Flood Fighting. During this year’s flood season, the brigade moved to Chaohu, Feidong, Lujiang and other places in Anhui, fighting in 15 dangerous areas to protect the safety of embankments for the people along the route.
In 2010, 2016 and 2020, a brigade of the 73rd Group Army went to Jiangxi for flood control and rescue three times. The brigade had 32 officers and soldiers going on the battles three times in a row, insisting on fighting on the front line and demonstrating loyalty at the top of the flood peaks.
The front line of exercises, flood control embankments, streets and alleys. Repair and reinforce dams, transfer furniture and items, clean up silt and debris… After the critical period of flood prevention in “seven down eight” Cinema, the disaster relief work began to enter the “second half”. From the training ground, we went to the front line of flood control in Zhangjiawei, Sanhe Town, Feixi County, Hefei City, Anhui Province. Officers and soldiers of a brigade of the 72nd Group Army fought for more than 30 days and nights. After achieving a phased victory in the flood prevention and disaster relief struggle, they actively helped the local people transfer stranded materials and participated in the restoration and reconstruction.
From the people, serve the people. Anti-earthquake and disaster relief, epidemic prevention and control, flood control and rescue… In every crisis, there are always people who go against the flow, living up to their trust and fulfilling their mission.
“Standing closely with the Chinese people and serving the Chinese people wholeheartedly is the only purpose of this army.” Everything for the people is the red gene that continues to be passed down and lasts for a long time, and the revolutionary soldiers’ unchanged original mission. On the battlefield of flood prevention and disaster relief, the people’s soldiers always regard the people as relatives and always hold the interests of the people high above their heads!
Fight for one’s own sake
——The people’s soldiers transformed into dams and built iron walls that cannot be destroyed
19.05 meters, 21.87 meters, and 22.53 meters!
Level 4, Level 3, Level 2, Level 1!
At 0:00 on July 12, a red mark was overflowing in the water level well at Xingzi Station, the iconic hydrological station of Poyang Lake – “The 1998 flood level was 22.52m”. Poyang Lake has broken through the highest water level since hydrological records! The data calculated by Cinema is even more heartbreaking: more than 5.21 million people were affected, more than 430,000 people needed to be transferred urgently, and 455,000 hectares of crops were affected.
After receiving the order, a brigade of the 71st Group Army, which was organizing a drill in a certain area in eastern Anhui, quickly activated the emergency plan. More than 2,300 officers and soldiers rushed to Jiujiang in the early morning of the 12th. After more than 10 hours of maneuvering, the officers and soldiers did not rest after arriving in Jiujiang, and immediately went to 10 counties (districts) to carry out flood prevention and disaster relief.
“The troops are here to rescue us!” Seeing the officers and soldiers coming quickly, the people along the way rushed to tell us.
This sound is sincere, this feeling is serene.
“Please hand over the most dangerous, difficult and urgent tasks to us!” On August 20, in Baima Township, Pingwu County, Mianyang City, Sichuan Province, thousands of people were trapped in the mountains after heavy rain. Zhang Shangnian, a first-class pilot of a certain Army Aviation Brigade of the 77th Group Army, and his comrades resolutely took off and rescued quickly.
This scene is very similar to Zhang Shangnian’s experience of rushing to Lushan, Sichuan in 2013. That time, Zhang Shangnian drove a war eagle through the clouds and fog, connecting 7 “islands of life”.
Emergency rescue to meet ZhongCinemaCentral. A set of data is shocking: As of August 19, the People’s Liberation Army and the Armed Police Force dispatched more than 1.2 million troops, organized more than 300,000 militias, and participated in flood prevention and disaster relief operations in 17 provinces. More than 170,000 people were evacuated, more than 3,900 broken holes and pipe surges were blocked, more than 900 kilometers of embankments were reinforced, and more than 350 kilometers of passageways were seized.
A set of pictures is heartbreaking: tanned face, red and peeling arms, white feet, sleeping postures that fall on the ground…
“The army is first and for the sake of war.” The embankment is the battlefield, and you must draw your sword when you go to battle. In the face of the evil waves of the flood peaks, the people’s soldiers transformed into embankments and built an iron wall that could not be destroyed.
“When I walk onto the embankment, I am ready to sacrifice everything.” The embankment burst and floods rage. Mao Xiao, a platoon leader of a brigade of the 72nd Group ArmyChi and his comrades formed a party member commando, pulled up a rope and built a wall to escort the villagers through the water.
“The people are in the dike, and they will not retreat at all!” The officers and soldiers of a brigade of the Eastern Theater Command Army fought day and night, firmly holding on the dike like steel nails. In just 10 days, 996 people were dispatched, 29 large and small infiltration trenches were excavated, and more than 180 cubic meters of sand and stone were filled.
“The heroic army was back then.” 22 years ago, the Yangtze River main dike in Ma’anshan City, Anhui Province suffered eight rounds of flood peaks. Komiks was in danger. The officers and soldiers of the “Linfen Brigade” fought for more than 30 days and nights and guarded the dike. Today, 22 years later, thousands of officers and soldiers of the brigade acted upon hearing the order and rushed to Ma’anshan from the training ground to help him at night, and devoted themselves to flood fighting and rescue battles, and always inspiring the fighting spirit of unity, tenacious struggle and daring to win.
The people who returned were not only heroic troops, but also veterans who were unarmed and young men.
Wear a wardrobe in one day and spend your whole life on the battlefield. The veterans of the 1998 flood fighting were on the front line again, the veterans returned to the team for flood control 20 hours, and 10 Shanxi veterans drove 1,300 kilometers to help Jiangxi fight flood control… They built a dike on the front line of flood fighting, and netizens left a message shocking: “Serving the people has become the background of their lives, and defending the country has become their flesh and blood. Komiks flesh memory…” “I have done what my predecessors have done today.” During the major flood in 1998, the flood fighting officers and soldiers blocked the flood with their flesh and blood, and rescued the 6-year-old Roger and his family. Today, 22 years later, Luo Jie, who served as the squad leader of the Fuzhou Detachment of the Jiangxi Corps of the Armed Police, fought with his comrades on the flood control dike and guarded the people’s homeland.
The young officers and soldiers who fully demonstrated their courage, confidence and perseverance on the front line of flood prevention and disaster relief are like a strong “rear wave”. In the journey of a strong military, the “new wave” is following the “new wave” and rushing forward in the torrent of the times.
Scientific use of troops
——On the front line of flood prevention and disaster relief, we will hone the elite troops who can fight well
Water surface, three sets of belt-type door bridges operate alternately, and sand, gravel and clay are delivered quickly; on the shore, the militia team operates sonar and tracks and monitors the situation of the underwater gate; in the air, drones fly to key areas of the embankment and continue to conduct remote monitoring; on the side of the backslope, 153 large mechanical equipment such as excavators and bulldozers quickly excavate and pile up stones, and rush to build a temporary cofferdam… On July 26, the Daijia Lake Grid Gate in Yingshang County, Fuyang, Anhui Province was washed away by the flood, and the situation was extremely critical. Officers and soldiers of a brigade of the Eastern Theater Command Army were ordered to go out to fight, carry professional rescue equipment, and launch a gate blocking battle with brother troops.
Unlike the scene where thousands of troops join forces and hold hands and stop the breaking, this year,In the fight between the sky and floods, from meteorological and hydrological forecasting to flood prevention monitoring and early warning, from drone infrared reconnaissance to command and dispatch of various information platforms… A series of new equipment appeared on the front line of flood prevention and disaster relief, becoming the “vanguard weapon” for flood fighting warriors to subdue flood demons.
It is not only equipment, but also personnel that change.
In mid-July, severe floods occurred in Poyang Lake in Jiangxi Province. Under the coordination of the Eastern Theater Command to support the flood control and rescue forward command post in Jiangxi, a group of troops including a combined brigade of the Army, a local guide brigade of the Air Force, a division of the Aviation Force, a unit of the Rocket Force, a Jiangxi Provincial Military Region, a Jiujiang Detachment of the Armed Police, and the General Hospital of the Eastern Theater Command quickly assembled and rushed to rescue. The troops wearing different armbands divided their labor in an orderly manner for the same goal and fought against Jiujiang.
The officers and soldiers of a combined brigade of the Army that arrived first divided their troops to guard 11 dangerous points, fought for 15 consecutive days, and blocked 255 pipe surges; a flood control team of a certain division of the aviation division rushed to Jiangzhou Town surrounded by water, and held the embankment day and night to ensure safety; the medical epidemic prevention and rescue team of the Eastern Theater Command General Hospital visited 149 batches, with a journey of tens of thousands of kilometers…
Organized rescue and disaster relief like commanding wars, reflecting the new atmosphere brought to the troops by deepening national defense and military reforms.
Be prepared for full plans, be prepared for strong abilities, and be prepared for sufficient strength. Since the beginning of the flood season, the Hubei Provincial Military Region has scientifically analyzed the flood prevention situation and took the lead in organizing 19 task forces to convene flood control and rescue meetings for the troops stationed in Hubei, and coordinated the 29,000 professional and mobile troops in advance to prepare for the 39,000 troops, forming heavy troops to stick to the “two rivers, five lakes, ten reservoirs and fifteen rivers”. Militia and reserve personnel are guarding the forces of small and medium rivers and small reservoirs, and won the initiative to effectively respond to flood disasters.
Use recent strength, first professional strength, and make good use of new qualities. Faced with the urgent disaster relief situation in many places such as Sichuan, Chongqing and Gansu, the Western Theater Command Center’s elements and seats performed their duties, coordinated professional forces in a timely manner to conduct reconnaissance of the affected areas, accurately dispatched professional forces such as land aeronautics, engineers, and medical care to reinforce the most severely affected areas, organize and dispatch communication support, meteorological and hydrology and other troops, and ensure smooth command at all times.
Coordinate the use of troops, scientific use of troops, and rational use of troops. At the joint command centers of all military and local governments in flood control and rescue, the Eastern Theater Command and the Central Theater Command connect with the National Flood Control and Rescue Department and local relevant departments, scientifically coordinate the use of troops, and command the tasks ahead of the front line of the People’s Liberation Army, Armed Police Force officers and militia forces to fight floods and disaster relief, give full play to the advantages of the joint combat command system, connect the command link to the end of the front line of rivers, lakes and dams, and distribute dangerous information to all levels of the military and local governments as soon as possible to share and use.
With the surging floods, the witness of the military flag, the people’s army has undergone reform and reshaping, and the phoenix is reborn and the nirvana of the phoenix. In order to complete the new era mission and tasks entrusted by the Party and the people, the people’s soldiers always remember the god of carrying guns for the people and fighting for the people.Priesthood responsibilities, comprehensively improve the ability to perform missions and tasks, and always ensure that when called, fight when coming, and win when fighting.
She sailed together through storms and storms——The soldiers built embankments on the front line of flood control, and the people built a backer behind the soldiers. “You can’t let the soldiers leave quietly!” 22 years ago, the people’s soldiers vowed to defend Jiujiang City to the death. Jiujiang citizens wanted to give their soldiers a grand farewell, but they also took the responsibility of the Babaylan army leaving late at night, so they spontaneously organized a “on duty” near the army camp.
Twenty-two years later, it was still Jiujiang and sent out soldiers again. This time, the Komiks team retreated quietly.
At 6:00 on July 27, when the people who saw off came to a camp of a flood control force, there was no one here. BabaylanIn the drizzle, many people burst into tears: “They guarded the embankment for us and protected us. When we left, we didn’t have time to send them away. It’s a pity.”
“The roots of the people’s army are deeply rooted in the deep land of the people; the power of people’s war comes from the great power of the people.” The army takes the people in their hearts, and the people keep the army in their hearts. During flood fighting and rescue, the soldiers built embankments on the front line, and the people built backers behind the soldiers.
This backer is filled with true feelings—Cinema—
The army wins battles, and the people are the backers! Party committees and governments at all levels in Jiangxi, Anhui, Hubei, Sichuan, Henan, Gansu, Chongqing and other provinces and cities will give full play to the advantages of the military-supporting and supporting the front and local coordination mechanism, and provide good logistics support for the flood control and rescue troops.
Anhui Provincial Double Support Office issued the “Notice on Doing a Good Job in Supporting the Military during Flood Fighting and Rescue”, mobilizing and organizing social forces to go to the front line of flood fighting to carry out military support and condolences. When visiting and condolences to the front-line officers and soldiers of the flood fighting, the leaders of the Henan Provincial Party Committee said emotionally: “With their children and soldiers, the people are very at ease.”
The officers and soldiers of the troops are fighting on the front-line for flood fighting, and the local government actively organizes providing daily necessities and accommodation guarantees for flood fighting officers and soldiers. Party Committee and Government of Banan District, ChongqingThe emergency rescue and disaster relief supplies guarantee points are set up on the front line of flood control to facilitate flood control officers and militias to receive disaster relief supplies and eat; the Gannan Prefecture Government and Zhouqu County Government of Gansu Province actively provide many convenient conditions for the accommodation, food and large-scale machinery transportation of troops; Xinyang City, Henan Province arranges factories and schools as camps for flood control officers and soldiers, and deliver convenience food, medical supplies and other condolence materials to the flood control dam as soon as possible; the Jiujiang City and County levels of Jiangxi sent liaison officers to the stations of each flood control troop to provide precise daily necessities for flood control officers and soldiers in a timely manner; the leaders of Huainan City, Anhui Province condolences to the troops who successfully completed the flood control and rescue mission, and presented them with the banner “Military and civilians’ deep rain and water love, and fight against floods and storms in the same boat.”
“Care for us as you treat your loved ones.” Heartwarming scenes of local party committees and governments supporting the troops in fighting floods are engraved in the hearts of flood fighters.
This backer radiates light and heat –
The officers and soldiers fighting on the front line of flood control in the Yangtze River received 22 tons of “military support vegetables” sent by veteran volunteers from Wei County, Hebei Province thousands of miles away; officers and soldiers of a brigade of Feixi, Anhui received more than 800 pairs of socks sent by teachers and students of Shaanxi Police College thousands of miles away, each pair of socks was carefully embroidered with the words “August 1st” and “Peace”; officers and soldiers of a brigade of the Rocket Force who fought against the flood in Poyang Lake received a cross-provincial fruit takeaway. The officers and soldiers of the brigade found the Shandong Linyi girl who placed the order through the order and returned the money to her, but the persistent girl ordered mineral water and sent it to her.
This backer hides its great power – “Wearing in a new military uniform, I feel very caring and warm!” In late July, the Eastern Theater Command Army Support Department passed China Post to mail 96,400 pieces (sets) of flood control officers and soldiers’ urgently needed materials on the front line of flood control and rescue through China Post. Postal mailers with slogans such as “Military and civilians work together to build homes” quickly drove to the flood control troops stationed, delivering materials to point to point, and solving the urgent need for officers and soldiers who were seriously damaged in their clothes and shoes to stick to the embankment and fight continuously. On the dam, scenes of military and civilians standing together through thick and thin. The stories of military and civilians watching and helping each other make this army feel warm from the affection and affection of the people, and draw strength to overcome difficulties from the full support of the people.
This warmth and power also once again show an irrefutable truth: “The military and civilians are united as one person, let’s see who can compete in the world.” No matter how the times develop and how the situation changes, the people’s army has always been a soldier trusted, supported and loved by the people.
The People’s Army plays its role in the battlefield of flood prevention and disaster reliefThe practice of the role of the commando tells us that only by always adhering to the people’s position and winning the heartfelt support of the vast majority of the people, with the will of the people, the people’s will, and the strength of the people, can the people’s army be invincible and build a wall to resist any risks and challenges!
This article was published in the People’s Liberation Army Daily on September 6th. Pages 01 and 02