Source: China News Network
Taizhou, 19 Jan (Zhongxinnet) -- 67 years ago, the army, navy, and air force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army successfully liberated Yijiangshan Island in the first joint operation.
Officers and men of the armed police salute veterans Zhang Zhaohui photo
67 years later, the recruits of the Taizhou Detachment of the Zhejiang Armed Police Corps walked into the Yijiangshan Island Landing Battle Memorial Hall with reverence, reminisced about the battle stories of that year with 4 veterans who had participated in the Battle of Yijiangshan Island, and accepted the first revolutionary traditional education class since they were disbanded.
Veterans salute Zhang Zhaohui in front of the Memorial Tower for the Liberation of Yijiangshan Battle
On the battlefield where wars were raging, some of the four veteran soldiers charged forward and landed on the beach, some supported cover and coordinated operations, and some treated the wounded and supported the battle.
Officers and men of the armed police listen to veterans tell the story of the battle Zhang Zhaohui photographed
"Now the party and the people need us, and if we want to liberate Yijiangshan Island, we must obey orders and obey commands, only allow us to advance and not retreat, do not cry when seriously injured, do not get off the line of fire when we are seriously injured, and bring new soldiers with veterans, and we will rush forward together!" Although the veteran Chen Longgang is more than ninety years old, when he mentions the scene of the pre-war mobilization in that year, he still looks like a torch and his expression is excited.
Officers and men of the armed police paid tribute to the heroic martyr Zhang Zhaohui Photo
In 1943, chen Longgang, who was only 17 years old, joined the army in Anhui, and in the subsequent military career, he successively participated in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the War of Liberation, and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and experienced the Battles of Taierzhuang, Menglianggu, Changjin Lake, and Yijiangshan Island.
Although the smoke of the war has long since dissipated, the veterans seem to see themselves again in the face of the young new comrades-in-arms. In the 12 years of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Chen Longgang led his new comrades back to that war-torn era with his own experience. The fighting spirit of the revolutionary ancestors who were not afraid of hardships and dangers and who were invincible deeply infected all the officers and men present.
Officers and men of the armed police took the oath at the scene zhang Zhaohui photographed
Revolutionary deeds have been passed down from generation to generation, and the blood has been planted with red roots. It is precisely the touching deeds of the revolutionary heroes of the older generation that make the new comrades-in-arms of the Taizhou Detachment of the Zhejiang Armed Police Corps gradually understand the original intention and mission of the soldiers, and take the initiative to choose to inherit and take responsibility.
"I used to think that history was far away from me, and now that the hero is standing in front of me, I will definitely take the old heroes as an example, learn from their fighting spirit of not being afraid of suffering and death, and inherit the baton of daring to fight and win." Jin Jialin, a new recruit of the Taizhou detachment of the Zhejiang Armed Police Corps, said.
"I am determined to be the loyal guardian of the party and the people... In order to defend national security and maintain social stability, we are willing to dedicate everything! "The years change, the genes do not change; the history is long, the blood is continuous." In front of the martyrs' monument, the new comrades-in-arms lined up neatly to solemnly promise the 454 revolutionary martyrs, and the sonorous and powerful oath reverberated for a long time over the martyrs' cemetery of liberating Yijiangshan Island.
A dialogue through time and space, a history that purifies the soul. The first lesson of the team can face the veterans face to face, so that the new soldiers are overjoyed, and the veterans' teaching makes each recruit's determination to "learn from heroes, become a top soldier, and seek to win" more and more determined.
Officers and men of the armed police support veterans in sweeping the martyrs' cemetery Zhang Zhaohui photo
"I saw from the old heroes what a revolutionary soldier should look like, and I must learn from the old seniors, practice the ability to defeat the enemy, shine in ordinary posts, and add honor and contribute to the squadron." Wu Haoxin, a new recruit of the Linhai Squadron of the Taizhou Detachment of the Zhejiang Armed Police Corps, said so. (End)