After reading "Chasing Dreams and Seas and Heavens - Remembering the People's Hero Zhang Chao"

In the long river of history, some people are like a leaf on the river, sinking a few times, and then disappearing, but some people make you remember deeply. Recently, after reading the writer Liu Zihua's long-form reportage "Chasing Dreams and Seas and Heavens - Remembering the People's Hero Zhang Chao", it made my heart flutter. As the author spoke with great affection, I learned about the great and ordinary life of the people's hero Zhang Chao, and the hero complex in my heart was ignited again.

Zhang Chao was born in Yueyang, where the ink and danqing are written, and "the worries of the world before the world are worried, and the joys of the world after the world" are the eyes of the popular "Yueyang Louji". The sense of sorrow and happiness is deeply immersed in every Yueyang person, and it also nurtures the seeds of selfless dedication, reverence and goodness in Zhang Chao's young soul. He was just a child of an ordinary worker's family, and his industrious father cultivated his tough and steady character. His uncle's military career and his cousin's military songs sowed his dream of becoming a pilot. Zhang Chao's father, Zhang Shenghua, raised four children, but three of them died tragically, and he was the only seedling in the family. He was very filial to his parents, usually listened to his parents' words, for the dream in his heart, he did his mother's work, and threw himself into the most dangerous carrier-based aircraft business without hesitation.

After entering the barracks, Zhang Chao trained hard, overcame the huge psychological obstacle of fear of water since childhood, and bravely paid for his dream. In the execution of the mission, he encountered countless dangers, but he was frank in the face, relying on excellent technology, every time turned the crisis into safety, became everyone recognized as the "flying superman". He studied hard, was highly skilled, had excellent quality, and achieved all excellent results in military academy graduation, all excellent results in previous modifications, and all excellent results in comprehensive evaluation, and it was this kind of "all excellent results" that explained his dream of defending the motherland's sea and sky and his unremitting pursuit of the cause of aircraft carriers and aircraft.

Yes, heroes should not stand in the clouds and altars, and heroes are ordinary people with flesh and blood. What struck me the most in the book was love, and there was no deliberate display of fearless heroism in the book. What is presented is that behind the iron bone of Zheng Zheng, there is a true love of "not thinking about it, unforgettable", there is a reluctant family affection of "a piece of Dan heart to repay the country, two lines of tears and double thoughts of relatives", and there is also the full pride of "being born as a masterpiece, and dying as a ghost male".

It is understood that the risk coefficient of the carrier-based fighter pilot is 5 times that of the astronauts, and it is 20 times that of the average fighter pilot, Zhang Chao, this sunny young man, did not leave a bold word, only the dedication of doing his best. On April 27, 2016, in the face of a sudden fly-by-wire failure of the fighter, he made an admirable and great choice in 4.4 seconds, putting the stick to protect the fighter. After being forced to parachute, his last words to his comrades were: "I, yes, can no longer fly!" From this, it can be seen that pursuing dreams of the sea and the sky and strengthening the army and rejuvenating the country is his unswerving wish to die.

China's aircraft carrier cause has just started, the gap between us and the world is in front of us, a generation of soldiers has a generation of soldiers mission, their mission is to hurry. Pull closer to the Western countries that are walking in front of you, and use your young life to fly out of eternity between the sea and the sky. "He is also good at what he has left in his heart, and although he has died nine times, he still has no regrets", it is precisely his mission to be strong in the sea that has clearly set an example for communists and revolutionary soldiers in the new era.

Zhang Chao is a new generation of soldiers who are heavy on love and righteousness, "the birth in October is heavy, and the reward for three lives is light", and he has an inseparable guilt and regret for his parents. As a carrier-based aircraft pilot who "hangs his head on his trouser belt", Zhang Chao is the first to call his wife every time he lands to report that he is safe. In his wife's eyes, he is a responsible, responsible sunshine boy. When his hometown built a road, he quietly entrusted his father to donate money twice, and his father and fellow villagers praised him. "The green mountains bury loyal bones, and the mountains and rivers read the heroic souls", the white-haired old man trembled and guarded the village entrance, but he could no longer wait for him to return. These real and vivid details lead the reader into Zhang Chao's inner world, which is awe-inspiring.

A heart of blood is diligently cherished, sprinkled with Ju Nenghua Bitao. After Zhang Chao's sacrifice, he was posthumously awarded by the Central Military Commission as a "strong army pioneer chasing dreams and seas and skies", and approved as a heroic model for the whole army. In September 2019, he was awarded the national honorary title of "People's Hero", and the flag of the Republic has his blood-stained demeanor on it.

After reading the work, I witnessed Zhang Chao's short but great life. Seeing the traffic outside the window, the lights dimmed, and an inexplicable feeling surged into my heart. Yes, there are no good years, but there are brave people who carry the weight for us. An unforgettable scene seemed to appear in front of my eyes: Huang Jiguang stood up in front of the machine gun muzzle, Dong Cunrui held aloft the explosive package, and Zhang Chao struggled to push the bar in 4.4 seconds of life and death...

"The naked son repays the country in this life, and a piece of Dan's heart remains in the world." It is precisely because of this spirit of unswerving determination and the courage to sacrifice that the Chinese civilization can continue endlessly and the Chinese nation can always stand tall among the nations of the world.

Pay tribute to the hero and learn Zhang Chao! (Yang Shujian)