Missiles are lying in the mountains, ready to go, waiting for the password of a general of the Republic of China.

On July 2, 2004, Major General Yang Yegong, the former commander of a base of the Second Artillery Corps, who still issued the "Departure" password before his death, fixed the tree of life on the 59th annual ring forever.

During his military career in 4 1 year, from southeast to northwest, he sprinkled his painstaking efforts and footprints on the mountains and rivers of the motherland; From a soldier to a general, from a peasant boy to a senior leading cadre of the party, he devoted his life and loyalty to the party and the people.

When the strategic missile force of the Republic of China grows stronger and stronger, when people bathed in happy sunshine look up at the peaceful sky, they will always remember this senior military commander who has made outstanding contributions to the modernization of our army.

The mission is as heavy as Mount Tai.

At night, somewhere in the East China Sea.

A new type of missile roared through the night sky, and its swift figure swept over a long distance, accurately hitting the sea target.

1in the summer of 1995, our new missile unit made its first public appearance in this way. The international military community was immediately shocked: "This means a daunting breakthrough."

That year, Yang Yegong, then the deputy chief of staff of a base of the Second Artillery Corps, was ordered to form our army's first new missile brigade with modern combat capability. When accepting the task, he solemnly made a "military order": "This is the great trust of the party and the people. I swear by the party spirit of a party member: resolutely complete the task and never lose face to the party and the army! " Since then, Yang Yegong has devoted almost his whole life to entrepreneurship.

In the mid-1960s, the Second Artillery Corps of the Strategic Missile Force was formally established. Under the direct leadership of the CPC Central Committee and the Central Military Commission, through the hard struggle of generations of officers and men, this youngest modern unit of our army has developed into a fist force in modern operations, which is not only a symbol of China's military strength, but also an important pillar of China's status as a big country.

The birth of this new type of missile force has made the Second Artillery even more powerful.

It is difficult to start a business, and it does not disgrace the mission. Yang Yegong led the troops to begin to describe the idea of a new missile force on a blank sheet of paper, and to build an elite division of China's strategic missile force with the military concept of modern warfare.

During that time, Yang Yegong almost never took a vacation when he went to the army and joined the army. His "full-time" job is too much for some young comrades. He requires all work to be accurate except the time for eating, resting and going home. He has a mantra that has been said many times: "Less empty talk, more ways, more practical work and more achievements!" " "

AG, chief of staff of the base, recalled that that winter, the troops went to a certain place in the northwest for a series of experimental training under low temperature conditions. On the Gobi Desert at MINUS 30 degrees Celsius, Yang Yegong focused on catching a cold and kept working with his class for 15 days. After two experiments, I collapsed as soon as I entered the dormitory. However, he strictly ordered his comrades around him not to "disclose secrets."

In the end, Yang Yegong and his comrades-in-arms shot at the target with crisp and neat live ammunition, which turned the order of their superiors to "form combat effectiveness in that year and successfully complete the task of launching live ammunition in that year" into reality. Since then, our army has added another "shield" to "defend the security of the motherland and safeguard world peace."

1June, 1999, Yang Yegong became the commander of the base. Another arduous task fell on Yang Yegong. His mind is full of * * *: "No matter where I go, I am a soldier, a soldier who is brave for a sacred mission like a missile."

"Commanders often work overtime until the early hours of the morning to go home. A few times, I fell asleep on the sofa and the officer woke me up. " Guo, a civil servant, recalled with tears.

"We are fortunate to shoulder the heavy responsibility and must not let the party and the people down. To accomplish the arduous task, we can only rely on hard work. " Zhou has a deep memory of words full of strong sense of mission and responsibility.

"His time is not calculated by hours, but by minutes." Comrades in the government calculated an account: Yang Yegong's work efficiency and time add up, and his workload in a year is almost twice as high as normal!

Aim for world class.

For soldiers in China, peace is a sacred word.

As a senior military general in the Republic of China, Yang Yegong once considered setting up his own army to defend the security of the motherland. I am a strong shield for the peace of the motherland.

Yang Yegong warned the troops: "Only by establishing the winning standard from the overall height and aiming at the construction of world-class combat effectiveness can we become a reliable iron fist for the party and the people."

In order to be first-class, he took the lead in learning Missile Expert.

Yang Yegong didn't go to college, but grew up as an ordinary soldier. But after decades of hard study, he finally made himself a famous expert. Engaged in training, able to teach and demonstrate homework in person in important operating positions; Grasping teaching, he can "figure out" the key technologies of new missiles.

When I walked into his house, I couldn't see any decent furniture, only a few cabinets full of books. Books on missile technology, modern warfare, command art and war planning have a lot of reading notes. Dozens of notebooks recorded millions of words of experience. He wrote "On how to maintain the long-term actual combat capability of the Second Artillery Corps" and "Local War and Missile Corps", which attracted the attention of senior military organs.

In order to be first-class, he stared at the frontier to temper his troops.

Whenever a military conflict breaks out in the world, Yang Yegong should immediately remind officers and men to pay close attention to it, organize everyone to discuss cases of missile application in war, learn advanced tactics and find countermeasures. Yang Yegong also sorted out the information of missile forces of major military powers in the world, and listed hundreds of "advanced indicators" for everyone to ponder and seek ways to surpass.

The officers and men said that although the troops have not participated in actual combat, they live in an actual combat atmosphere every day.

According to the "world-class" standard, Yang Yegong guided officers and men to establish the concepts of "three obeisances" (obeying the highest performance of weapons and equipment, obeying the highest requirements of emergency operations, obeying the strictest standards of long-term preparation) and "four benefits" (benefiting rapid response operations, uninterrupted command, battlefield survival, and success in the first battle), and continuously improved the construction level of battlefield 12 elements.

In order to be first-class, he dares to take risks and rush boldly.

In 2000, a brigade in the base established the training goal of whole system, all elements, all staff, all procedures and all equipment. This is the first time in the second artillery. Many people are worried. Because the more equipment you use for training, the greater the risk.

Under pressure, Yang Yegong was the first to say, "I support it. I am responsible for the problem! "

Due to lack of experience, the first time I trained according to the "five-all" standard, there was an accident: during the emergency dispatch at night, an equipment car tilted because the roadbed was too soft, which almost caused an accident. Ups and downs.

Yang Yegong didn't blame the army. He personally organized an in-depth investigation and led the officers and men to scrutinize all the training details. Every link has been carefully planned and implemented, and finally the training of each subject has been a complete success.

Missiles are expensive to launch. Foreign troops generally use computer simulation to organize training. Because the feeling is very different from that of field training, it is difficult to realize simulation training with real combat atmosphere. Yang Yegong is moving forward. Together with the technical backbone, he successfully developed the "scaled simulated bomb" and personally compiled the corresponding operating rules, which enabled the troops to conduct launching exercises at a very low cost and solved a worldwide problem.

On this basis, he boldly innovated and organized troops to successfully complete the launch and recovery of the first conventional missile in the history of the Second Artillery Corps.

Yang Yegong personally organized and participated in many major military exercises, creating one number after another, and was reviewed by the motherland and people in the military parade on the 50th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The combat effectiveness of his ghost troops has improved rapidly. Missile commander