On the coastal defense line of the motherland, islands as bright as pearls are scattered. For many years, generations of coastal defense officers and soldiers have been sticking to it. Old island spirit? Do not fear the wind and rain, fight the waves with the wind, and make the once desolate island indestructible? Sea fortress? , with warm-blooded youth guarding the motherland Wan Li coast.

In this issue of Soldiers' Faces, we focus on four soldiers of a coastal defense brigade of the Army in the northern theater. In the lonely island deep in the sea, in the lonely years, they always tell the most affectionate confession with a persistent attitude. With me here, please rest assured the motherland! ?

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My hometown in my heart

Ma Shaojie, a first-class staff sergeant of a coastal defense brigade of the Army in the northern theater, was awarded the third class merit 1 time.

Ma Shaojie, a first-class staff sergeant of a coastal defense brigade of the Army in the northern theater, was awarded the third class merit 1 time.

Veteran Ma Shaojie has two hometowns, one in his dream and the other at his feet. He once called the North Imperial City Island where he was stationed his second hometown.

Beihuangcheng Island is located in the Bohai Strait? Throat? . Seen from a distance from the sea, the island looks like a standing sentry, guarding the east gate of the Beijing-Tianjin Sea. Famous? Bohai outpost? Standing on the highest peak of the island.

That year, 19-year-old Ma Shaojie sailed at sea for more than four hours, and then boarded the North Imperial City Island. On the first day on the island, the monitor taught and sang the song "Soldiers' Second Hometown". Ma Shaojie likes the melody of this song very much, lamenting that it is not easy for soldiers to persist, but he still misses his distant hometown day and night.

There is a big pagoda tree on the island. ? They are called trees with roots. The monitor told everyone,? Each tree represents the determination of an officer on the island to take root in the island and make contributions to coastal defense. ? The following spring, under this shade, Ma Shaojie planted his own tree? A tree with roots? .

Ten years have passed, Ma Shaojie? A tree with roots? From a seedling to a tree more than ten meters high, he also grew from an ordinary soldier to the backbone of the company. With a group of recruits on the island, Ma Shaojie led hundreds of soldiers and soldiers off their own? A tree with roots? .

Although the island is small, the history it witnessed is heavy in the hearts of officers and men guarding the island. Western powers invaded here seven times. That humiliating history always touches the hearts of officers and men stationed on the island: if there is no defense at sea, they will be deceived.

Ma Shaojie, like other officers and men on the island, regards the harsh environment as? Grindstone? . In just a few years after he went to the island, he developed a perfect skill. Time passed quietly, and in the sixth year of guarding the island, the voice of his wife's longing for her return became more and more urgent. Therefore, Ma Shaojie wrote to invite her to visit the island.

Soon after, Ma Shaojie and his wife came to the island, and they walked side by side from one end of the island to the other. Along the way, he told his wife about the development and changes of the island and the history of coastal defense construction. Ma Shaojie was very excited when he passed the training ground. We climb here every day, covered with dirt on sunny days and mud on rainy days?

Sitting on the rocks by the sea, Ma Shaojie sang "The Second Hometown of Soldiers". The song was accompanied by the waves and was blown into the distance by the sea breeze. The wife listened carefully and tears welled up in her eyes. She knows that this small island in the depths of the sea has become her husband's hometown.

After his wife went back, a letter was sent to the island: my face is a little allergic to the sea breeze. It seems that you have to visit more in the future to get used to it. I really felt your responsibility when I went to the island this time. Stay and keep the island safe, okay?

Close the letter, Ma Shaojie canthus some wet. He muttered:? Stay and guard the island. ?

Not long ago, the company organized live-fire shooting. With the company commander's order, the officers and men arrived at the battle position armed to the teeth, and the shells went straight to the target like eyes, hitting the target with one blow.

Ma Shaojie led the class to a good start. After the shooting training, the whole class did not celebrate. Because for the two comrades in the class who are about to retire, this is their last live-fire shooting.

Iron camp, mobile soldiers. Will this small island in the depths of the Bohai Sea be batch by batch? Island keeper? Welcome, send away. And every time we meet or leave, Ma Shaojie will sing this song with the whole class. Clouds are floating all over the mountains, and the sea is around the reef. People say that our island is small, far from the mainland, and at the outpost, and it is stormy?

Full of affection? Support this ship?

Liu Yangming, a first-class staff sergeant of a coastal defense brigade of the army in the northern theater, won the third-class merit twice.

Liu Yangming, a first-class staff sergeant of a coastal defense brigade of the army in the northern theater, won the third-class merit twice.

? Yangming, the boat is at the corner, and the propeller is wrapped around the fishing net. Come and have a look! Don't worry, Uncle Tai, I'll wait for you at the dock! ? Liu Yangming put the phone down and hurried to the dock.

Not far from the sea, a small wooden boat painted with blue boat paint is slowly coming to Sushan Island with the ups and downs of the waves, and the side of the boat is painted with red paint? Support this ship? The three words gradually became clear.

When the boat landed, Uncle Tai tried to adjust the hull, but the fishing net became tighter and tighter. At this time, Liu Yangming, wearing a diving suit, wore a long rope with one end tied to the hull around his waist, and his eyes behind the diving mirror were smiling. Uncle Tai, take a break and leave it to me! ?

Liu Yangming took a deep breath and jumped into the sea. Soon, his fingers touched the fishing net wrapped around the propeller blade. He put his neck and shoulders on the bottom of the boat, grabbed the fishing net with his left hand and waved a knife with his right hand.

The waves on the dock fluctuated, and Uncle Tai knocked on the ship's rail anxiously, but there was no response underwater. Nearly two minutes into the water, Liu Yangming kicked his feet and surfaced. He grabbed the ship's rail in one hand and held the cut fishing net high in the other, panting heavily. Uncle Tai, try to start the engine. ?

A slow and then fast engine roar sounded, and the propeller was operating normally. ? Grab my hand! ? Liu Yangming grabbed his uncle's rough hand and climbed onto the ship's rail.

The moment he held uncle's hand, he vaguely remembered 15 years ago, he just jumped on it holding uncle's hand? Support this ship? Yes

Riding a horse? Support this ship? Going to the island is a traditional ceremony for the company to welcome new recruits. ? Grab my hand! ? On the dock, Uncle Tai extended a warm hand to Liu Yangming with a big red flower pinned to his chest. He hesitated, reached for it, crossed the surge at his feet and sat on a small bench in the cabin.

The island is far away from the mainland, looking up at the sky and overlooking the sea. Liu Yangming, who just went to the island, has an unspeakable sense of loneliness. During that time, Liu Yangming broke his fingers and looked forward to the short horn sounded on the dock, which was a letter sent by Uncle Tai from home.

When Liu Yangming received his first letter from home, his uncle put his arm around his shoulder and comforted him with a smile. The recruits are homesick, so you can talk to Uncle if you have anything on your mind. ? As a father's care, Liu Yangming's tears kept spinning.

Review? Support this ship? History, but also from March 1960. At that time, two villagers from Rongcheng and Zhenyuan Village, Shandong Province encountered heavy fog and strong current on their way back and got lost in the waters near Sushan Island. Just when their physical strength was about to run out, the soldiers patrolling the island heard the cry for help and stood on the edge of the island cliff beating gongs and drums to guide the course, so the fishing boat successfully escaped from danger.

A rescue leads to a friendship. Since then, Yuankuang Village? Support this ship? He began to volunteer to transport materials, pick up officers and soldiers and their families for the troops stationed on the island. With 62 years of persistence, he opened up a special route that could not be found on the chart.

When Liu Yangming went to the island, did he? Support this ship? After 45 years at sea, Uncle Tai was the fifth captain. Because he had studied automobile driving and maintenance before joining the army, Liu Yangming quickly became a technical expert in the company. What time? Support this ship? When something went wrong, Uncle Tai asked him to fix it. Gradually, Liu Yangming volunteered? Support this ship? Shipmate

With the development of economy, in recent years, Yuankuang Village has been equipped with a white transport ship. Support this ship? Fisherman Wang Xingguo took the sixth place? Support this ship? Captain. Today, two? Support this ship? * * * same? Service? , bringing more convenience to the officers and men stationed in Sushan Island. Last year? Support this ship? The captain was awarded the national third prize collectively? The most beautiful soldier image? As the captain's representative, Uncle Tai and Wang Xingguo took the stage to receive the award, and Liu Yangming, who was sitting in front of the TV watching the live broadcast, also felt heartfelt pride.

The glory of soldiers

Shi Deng Yu, a business card, was a second-class staff sergeant of a coastal defense brigade of the Army in the northern theater, and was awarded the third-class merit twice.

Shi Deng Yu, a business card, was a second-class staff sergeant of a coastal defense brigade of the Army in the northern theater, and was awarded the third-class merit twice.

At 2 am, Shi went to the sentry post.

The sea breeze blows, rolling up the waves and hitting the rocks, and the salty taste comes to my face. Three months later, his knee still hurts because of ligament injury caused by preparation in the early stage of the game.

Shi Deng Yu straightened his back and firmly controlled himself? Nails? On the sentry post, I stared at the endless sea, and my thoughts crossed the wet sea fog and returned to the day when the recruits were connected.

The cabin door opened slowly, and Shi set foot on Dazhushan Island for the first time. He looked around the gloomy sky and the bare island and couldn't help playing the drums.

Crossing the desolate pier and stepping on the gravel road into the dormitory, Shi was startled by the monitor's words before he packed his luggage. ? There is no fresh water on the island, so we should pay attention to saving. The water truck only comes once every two weeks. ? The comrades looked at each other, and a slightly dignified atmosphere spread in the dormitory.

After walking around the island, Shi discovered some unusual details. Is there one on the island? Inspirational wall? , made of hundreds of stones engraved with words, engraved with? People take off a layer of skin, the island is covered with a layer of steel, and the soul of the island is determined to keep pace with the times. Waiting for the oath. There are several small vegetable plots on the hillside. The monitor said that the vegetable field was named? Palm field? , all? Old island? In those days, a spade and a pick were dug out.

? Zhushan people have many ambitions, and we are the first to fight against the world. ? At first, Shi was not deeply moved by the monitor's words. Until he experienced great storms, hoisted a steel hammer, built his own barracks, and practiced? Palm field? Only when the fruits are harvested can we understand them deeply. Life on the island for more than a year bears a lot of hardships, but comrades always face it with a smile. Stone also gradually understood the profound meaning of the monitor's sentence. This is not just a slogan, but a true portrayal of generations of officers and men taking root in the island and making contributions.

With it, right? Old island spirit? I have a deep understanding and have grown from a recruit to an international soldier.

In 20 16, the unit organized a radar training competition. In the process of radar target capture, the teacher innovated a set of automatic and manual operation methods with his own theoretical knowledge, and won the championship in one fell swoop. At that time, he won the third class merit.

On 20 17, Shi became the famous monitor of the company. Three of the soldiers he led took up key positions, and two of them won the place in the exam contest. By the end of the year, the class won the collective third-class merit.

On 20 19, Shi took part in the superior competition and traveled all over the four places in order to let the college experts get the first place in the radar team and the first place in the overall evaluation. Therefore, he won the third class again.

At the report meeting on deeds organized by the brigade, Shi told everyone about his mental journey. After the report, it became history? A role model around you? . When chatting with him, some recruits said that they would follow his example and become a qualified coastal defense soldier.

At that moment, surrounded by young comrades-in-arms, Shi really felt a kind of glory belonging to soldiers. This honor comes from his persistence in taking root in the island day after day, and also from his practice? Old island spirit? The best proof.

Sea, island, lighthouse, reef, huge waves At this moment, the sea breeze rises again, and the stone holds the steel gun tightly, with firm eyes and stands proudly in the sea breeze.

Gong Jian Liu Gongdao

Business card Wang Jianjun, a first-class staff sergeant of a coastal defense brigade of the army in the northern theater, won the third class 1 time.

Business card Wang Jianjun, a first-class staff sergeant of a coastal defense brigade of the army in the northern theater, won the third class 1 time.

The sun sets in the west and the sky is covered with golden clouds. The whole of Liu Gongdao is bathed in orange light. Suddenly, a neat slogan pierced the silence of the island. Staff Sergeant Wang Jianjun and the team behind him are drawing a camouflage line along the boundary between the island and the ocean.

The team quickly crossed the beach and came to the tree-lined path on the mountain. Loyal Soul Monument, Sino-Japanese War Memorial Hall and Ancient Fort came into view in turn. Keeping an eye on the rusty ancient fort at the top of Zhengqi Mountain, the end of the round-the-island run, Wang Jianjun was full of confidence and shouted slogans, which surprised a resting seagull. The motorcade suddenly accelerated, and then the disguised figures rushed through the castle one by one.

Liu Gongdao is more than just an island. In the modern history of China, this is an unavoidable milestone. ? At that time, the cries and fighting of the officers and men of Beiyang Navy seemed to be carried by the sea breeze for a hundred years and blew to my ears. ? During his years on the island, Wang Jianjun stared at the scene full of severe pain countless times, and more and more truly realized the weight of this military uniform. When the baton of history reaches our generation, we will try our best to run this journey! ?

The military road at the foot is a responsibility, a mission and a persistence. In the second year of enlistment, Wang Jianjun, as a heavy machine gunner, participated in the skill assessment of the regiment on behalf of the company and competed with the elite soldiers. After several rounds of competition, he won the gold medal in heavy machine gun shooting.

It was also in that year that he was recommended to teach in a brother unit. Among the teaching staff, his conscript epaulettes stand out. Two years later, Wang Jianjun stood in the company given by Chairman Mao as he wished? Red hearts facing the sun tree? Facing the bright red party flag, I solemnly swear to be a glorious party member.

On 20 17, Wang Jianjun was transferred from heavy machine gun to air defense. This means that everything has to start from scratch. For a time, he felt lost and confused, but the slogan handed down from generation to generation by the company surged in his heart again and again? With me here, humiliation won't happen again! ?

In the following days, Wang Jianjun repeatedly studied the new outline and groped for progress with his comrades. Won the first prize in the air defense professional competition organized by the unit for three consecutive years.

Standing on the ancient battery in Liu Gongdao, Wang Jianjun often felt the rumble of guns coming from a distance, penetrating the eardrum and reaching his heart.

Experienced the Sino-Japanese War? Pain in my heart? , witnessed the rise of national independence, and the alarm of national security has been echoing in Liu Gongdao. First in the country? Overall national security concept? After the completion of Liu Gongdao Education and Training Base, Wang Jianjun took the initiative to sign up as a national defense knowledge interpreter.

On the island, the first lesson of the recruits was to listen to Wang Jianjun's history of the Sino-Japanese War. ? The flag of Huangdao Fort changed three times, beiyang fleet lost all her ships, and the corrupt government humiliated the country? Arouse the dream of our country for four thousand years, starting from the Sino-Japanese War? . ?

The sad and deep narrative seems to have the power to transcend time and space. Wang Jianjun noticed that many young soldiers under the stage had tears in their eyes. ? Be brave after knowing shame, how miserable the past is, and how bright the future will be. ?

The century-old sea breeze dispersed the smoke of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, and the years are still sticking to it, which has been given special significance. Every evening, Wang Jianjun and his comrades will still run around the island. Their images are reminiscent of Song of the Seven Sons? In ahava: Let me protect the oldest sea in China, where the original sacred mountain is. Mom, don't forget that I am an expert in preventing the sea. I have a Liu Gongdao as my shield?