Source: Jiefangjun Bao, PLA News and Communication Center Rong Media Author: Dai Feng, Huang Chao, Zhou Changyu
Combat drills.
Climb tire walls, drill circular holes, cross canoe bridges... In the middle of summer, the Special Operations Squadron of the Fifth Detachment of the Armed Police Corps on duty was on the 300-meter obstacle course, and an examination was underway.
"Spelled!" Zhao Song, a superior soldier, cheered himself up. Starting, jumping, climbing, he tried his best to rush to the finish line.
"Excellent!" Hearing the results, Zhao Song showed a long-lost smile on his face.
"Zhao Song's achievements were not easy to come by." Squadron leader Li Xijun told reporters that at the beginning of this year, after layers of screening, Zhao Song became a reserve member of the special operations squadron. However, because of the fear of heights, his training performance always hovers around the pass line.
"I can't even defeat the fear of heights, what kind of special combatants are you?!" Zhao Song secretly decided to "die" with himself.
Fear of heights caused the speed of climbing the tire wall not fast enough, Zhao Song practiced repeatedly over and over again, and his hands were grinded to a blur of flesh and blood. His speed is getting faster and faster, and his fear of heights is gradually fading.
Kung Fu pays off. After two months of intensive training, Zhao Song was forced from the "old end" into the top three.
In the special operations squadron, Zhao Song was not the only one who competed with himself and sought a breakthrough. Li Xijun told reporters that in the course of readjustment and reform, they were restructured into special operations units, and many officers and men have since begun a "bloody assault."
"The enemy will not wait until we are ready to go to war." This is a sentence that Wang Jinhu, the fourth-level sergeant major of the squadron, often hangs on his lips.
After the news of the upcoming restructuring came, Wang Jinhu, who had planned to change careers at the end of the year, was excited for several days after hearing it - in 2014, when he was a scout, he was injured by an accident and transferred from the special operations unit to the squadron as a clerk. Since then, Wang Jinhu has hidden the "dream of special operations" in his heart and has never mentioned it to anyone.
"I want to stay in the team and become a special forces soldier again." In the face of Wang Jinhu's application, Li Xijun was a little hesitant: "You are physically injured, and your age is also on the older side, can you eat the training of special forces?" ”
Action is the best answer. In the pre-selection and assessment of special combatants, Wang Jinhu, who has passed the age of establishment, competed on the same stage with a group of "little young people" and finally joined the special operations squadron with excellent overall evaluation results.
Wang Jinhu's "call to the board" to himself also affected his comrades-in-arms. This also includes his squad leader, MaVi. Due to his weak physical strength, Ma Wei had the idea of transferring away from the special operations squadron. Under the inspiration of Wang Jinhu, Ma Wei decided to "open up": "The old squad leaders are fighting like this, what reason do we young people have not to work hard?" After that, he insisted on practicing physical fitness for 1 hour in the morning and evening. Over the course of several months, Mavi's training performance was at the forefront of the squadron.
On the afternoon of the interview, a mountain chase and escape confrontation drill began as scheduled.
"3 'violent terrorists' are hiding in the valley ahead, please attack quickly and carry out a capture!" At the sound of an order, dozens of special combatants moved.
The mountain chase is no better than the flat march. On a hillside, squadron instructor Zhang Zhenqi gasped for breath. The rest of the team followed, sweating profusely and breathing heavily. Zhang Zhenqi knew that everyone's physical strength was close to its limit.
"Hold on!" Just after the battlefield mobilization, the stone under Zhang Zhenqi's feet suddenly slipped. In an instant, a sharp pain spread from his ankle.
"Instructor, take a break." There are team members who suggest.
"Everybody follow me!" Zhang Zhenqi waved his hand and limped forward. Seeing the situation, the team members cheered up and continued to charge forward.
After 10 minutes, the special operators rushed to the valley. After a fierce battle, they successfully annihilated all the "violent terrorists" who hid here and resisted.
"The red flag flutters and the military trumpet sounds, the sword has been sheathed and thundered and flashed, and it is always a narrow road to meet the brave to win..." As the sun sets, the special combatants sing triumphant songs and embark on their return journey.
(Produced by Jiefangjun Bao and PLA News and Communication Center)