Wen and Tu| Xu Wei, Gao Dezheng, Wang Guixian
The Spring Festival is approaching, and the taste of the New Year is getting stronger. On this day of happy reunion, how do the officers and men stationed on the front line of the island celebrate the New Year? On the eve of the Spring Festival, Dong Weijun followed the last supply ship of the year to a certain naval headquarters of the Eastern Theater, known as the "first outpost in Shanghai", to feel the "different taste of the year" of the island.
From a distance, Sheshan Island is a veritable island.
The high waves in the reef waters bring great difficulties to the berthing of supply ships.
As soon as the sky was dark, the officers and men of a certain service ship brigade who were responsible for the supply task untied the cable and set sail, stepping on the waves of the Huangpu River and sailing toward the sea off the mouth of the Yangtze River. Their destination is Sheshan Island, a small island more than 40 nautical miles away from the mainland and with an area of only 0.088 square kilometers.
Supply ships carry supplies sail in high winds and waves.
"It's the size of two football fields, and there's no water, no electricity, no residents on the island, and the conditions are very harsh." Captain Dong Anhui told Dong Weijun that this supply line, they have been running back and forth for 13 years, witnessing the bittersweet and bittersweet of the officers and men guarding the island.
The supply ship was about to arrive at Sheshan Island, where officers and soldiers were already waiting at the dock.
"It's here! It's here! A few hours later, the supply ship docked smoothly. Dong Weijun walked out of the cab, only to see the bright national flag fluttering in the wind on the island. On the wall of the pier, the 6 big characters of "The Motherland in My Heart" are particularly eye-catching.
The officers and men of the supply ship are counting and loading supplies.
Looking at these big words, the phrase "the end of prosperity is watching", I can't help but flash through Dong Weijun's mind. On the other side of the island is the pulse of the bustling city, and on this side of the island is endless watchmanship. These officers and men are watching Shanghai at sea and guarding our homeland on isolated islands.
After the supply ship docked, the officers and men took over to unload the New Year goods.
The officers and men who had been waiting for a long time on the island rushed up with cheers and unloaded their supplies with their hands and feet. Fresh vegetables and fruits, poultry eggs and fresh meat, lantern blessing words... Looking at the boxes of rich and diverse New Year goods, the officers and men were happy in their hearts.
"In addition to normal supplies, there are also some special 'New Year goods'." While carrying the materials, Du Kang, an instructor of the troops guarding the island, introduced, "This is the cabbage we specially applied for, and we intend to organize officers and men to make dumplings together Chinese New Year's Eve afternoon; this is a batch of new books specially sent to us by the party committee at a higher level to ensure that everyone's 'spiritual food' is sufficient; this is some cultural and sports equipment distributed by the organs, and there must be no shortage of cultural and sports activities during the festival..." A few years ago, the organs at higher levels made a special telephone call to solicit the opinions of officers and men to understand their Needs for the New Year and ensure that everyone could have a peaceful and comfortable Spring Festival.
After the supply ship docked, Lü Chunzhu, the sister-in-law of the army, landed safely on the island under the protection of officers and soldiers.
With the arrival of this batch of New Year goods, there is also the care of comrades-in-arms. Sergeant Gao Shukun received a happiness package, which was a hometown specialty brought by his fellow comrade-in-arms and sergeant Zhang Haixin on the ship - dachshund. Not long ago, Zhang Haixin returned home on vacation and learned that Gao Shukun was on the island for the New Year, so he carefully prepared the sausages from his hometown and planned to send them to Gao Shukun's hands with the supplies of the previous year. Watching the two embracing at the dock, exchanging the length of the family, a warm current poured into Dong Weijun's heart: the taste of home is the year!
The supply ship sailed at sea with warm New Year cargo.
Climb PEI Road, pass by the Centennial Lighthouse, cruise around the base point of the territorial sea... A brightly colored boundary monument comes into view.
"This is the only territorial sea base point in Shanghai, and it is also a sacred place in everyone's heart." Instructor Du said that whenever a new recruit goes to the island, the first thing is to repeat the oath of the soldier in front of the boundary monument, and then the veterans will take the guard. Many comrades-in-arms said that youth has many colors, and it is particularly proud to guard this Piece of Chinese Red and this Piece of Navy Blue!
The first time the military sister-in-law Lü Chunzhu landed on the island, the supply ship swaying in the wind and waves made her feel dizzy.
The hardships of the island are visible, but the higher-level party committee organs have always been concerned about the officers and men stationed on the island. "Go, take you to see a 'tall' place." Leaving the territorial sea base point, Instructor Du pretended to be mysterious and took Dong Weijun to a square cabin of about 50 square meters, "With this, the officers and soldiers will be guaranteed to eat fresh vegetables in the future!" ”
Walking into the square cabin to see, lettuce, bouquet, baby cabbage, Shanghai green... The lush green vegetables are verdant and very endearing.
It turned out that because the soil of the island was poor and fresh vegetables were not easy to preserve, vegetable protection has always been a problem that plagues officers and men.
Officers and men relayed to unload the New Year goods.
A few years ago, the higher-level party committee invested funds to build a special sunshine greenhouse, but the island has a lot of wind and waves, and the greenhouse is often damaged by the wind. In the second half of this year, the theater navy party committee specially contacted local professional companies to establish a soilless cultivation cabin for the island and sent experts to teach officers and men soilless cultivation techniques.
"Now vegetables can be harvested in batches of 2 to 3 weeks, and there is no need to worry about eating fresh vegetables in the future." Looking at this emerald green, Instructor Du could not hide his inner excitement.
After receiving the New Year goods, the officers and men hung lanterns with joy and joy, and the island had a festive New Year's flavor.
It is not only these things that warm the hearts of the officers and men guarding the island. Dong Weijun learned in the interview that in recent years, the higher-level party committee and the local government have continuously increased investment in the construction of the island and improved the working and living environment of officers and soldiers: new wharves, star barracks, multi-functional study rooms, helicopter platforms, and ring island roads have been built one after another; submarine optical cables have directly connected to the island, and officers and soldiers guarding the island can also use 4G signals; a group of fourth-level sergeant major family members have settled in Shanghai with the army, and children have entered high-quality schools in the station. We believe that with the continuous advancement of the cause of strengthening the military, more and more "happy things" will come to the door, and more and more officers and men will realize their dream of strengthening the army on this island.
Salute to the officers and men guarding the island
I wish them a Happy Chinese New Year and all the best
The Eastern Theater authority is released
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Producer | Zhang Chunhui
Editor| Xu Chenghua and Gu Renhong
Editor-in-Chief | Lu Xiongfei
Intern Editor | Zhang Zhen
Issue: Issue 2218