On the "August 1st" Founding Day, officers and men of a certain brigade of airborne troops solemnly swore an oath in front of the military flag in the Gobi Desert. Xu Yang/Photo
A certain brigade of the airborne troops organized the recruits of the lower company to visit the brigade history museum and learn the glorious deeds of their predecessors. Li Zhiwei/Photo
Officers and men of a certain brigade of airborne troops solemnly swore an oath in front of the parachute tower. Chen Weisen/Photo
Walking in the camp of a certain brigade of the airborne troops, you can look up and see the towering parachute tower. The 85-meter-high, cylindrical reinforced concrete parachute tower was inaugurated in June 1956, and Chinese paratroopers took the first steps from the sky. In the camp area of the brigade, there are also areas such as Changsheng Book Bar and Shangganling Square named after the red history.
Every morning, the brigade's barracks broadcast "Changsheng! Always win! Song, the melody is passionate. Recruit Wang Jun said: "Our brigade song is sung with great vigor. Whenever there is an occasion such as a major festival party, they will also integrate the red history and heroic model character stories into the performance program, so that officers and soldiers can inherit the "spirit of constant victory" in tracing back to the roots.
As the pace of strengthening the army and rejuvenating the army continues to speed up, in the course of continuously strengthening the building of military culture, a certain brigade of the airborne troops has condensed the spirit of "winning the culture" with "loyalty and courage, winning battles, doing solid work, and opening up new developments." It has persisted in using culture to cast the soul and cultivate people, infiltrated cultural strength into the all-round, all-field, and whole process of army building, "planted" the spirit of constant victory into the blood of officers and men, and used cultural soft power to further strengthen military hard power, so as to enhance the combat effectiveness of the troops more solidly and effectively.
Inheritance
"This 38-big-cover rifle was a rifle used by Wei Laiguo, the second company commander of the Changmo Company, and in a blockade battle in 1946, Wei Laiguo held this rifle in his hand and destroyed 110 enemies with 125 rounds of ammunition. At that time, our equipment was poor and the disparity in troop strength was huge, Wei Laiguo was still 'a hundred shots and a hundred shots', and now that the army's weapons and equipment are becoming more and more advanced, what reason do we have not to strive to practice the ability to kill the enemy strongly..."
At the end of July, the first class at the beginning of the next company made the recruit Wang Yibo very shocked in his heart, which was also the closest he was to the "sharpshooter". Before joining the army, Wang Yibo was determined to be a character like Gu Shun, a sniper in the movie "Red Sea Action".
When I first entered the barracks, stood in the honor room of the company, listened to the old squad leader of the company tell the glorious history of the company, and listened to the story of Wei Laiguo, Wang Yibo's heart was deeply impressed, "A strong company soldier, in such a glorious unit, I am even more determined to become a 'sharpshooter', the old company commander of Wei Laiguo is my idol, I will definitely work hard." ”
In the brigade, whenever new recruits are discharged from the company, veterans are reinstated, and new cadres take up their posts, they will organize visits to the honor room of the "Model Company of Constant Victories," the Brigade History Museum, the Parachute Tower, and other places, so that the officers and men can inherit and carry forward the bloody courage of being brave and tenacious and daring to fight and win, and enhance the sense of identity, pride, and belonging of the "spirit of constant victory" culture.
"Red resources are forged by generations of communists with wisdom, sweat, blood and even life, and have irreplaceable appeal, attraction and persuasiveness. It is not only a vivid teaching material for learning history and learning from the past, but also a 'spiritual rich mine' for creating a cultural brand of 'Changsheng Spirit'. He Jiehan, director of the political work department of the brigade, introduced that the use of red resources to carry out education is a powerful measure for them to introduce the cultural concept of "constant victory spirit" to officers and men.
The brigade not only often invites old heroes to return to the camp to tell battle stories and have "zero-distance" contact with officers and men face to face, but also dispatches special personnel to consult travel history materials, visit retired veteran cadres, interview relatives of martyrs, dig deep into the glorious history of the troops, compile a "red family tree" according to the "list of heroic martyrs," "deeds of martyrs," and "battle stories," and distribute them to grass-roots battalion companies, so that officers and men can take advantage of ideological education, training intervals, "three and a half hours, and other opportunities to exchange and study, and implant the "spirit of constant victory" into the "blood veins" of officers and men.
In a 400-meter obstacle examination organized by the brigade not long ago, the new squad leader Zhang Haonan ranked low in his grades, feeling that the company had lost people, and once doubted that his ability and quality were not suitable for the post of squad leader. Back at the company, Zhang Haonan was full of loss, and suddenly the "Military History Corridor" in the corridor came into view. Watching the stories of so many heroic and exemplary characters who fought bravely and were not afraid of life and death from the war years to the company, at that moment, he felt that his face was hot, felt that he was too "weak" in the face of setbacks, and immediately made up his mind to "overturn".
In the most recent tactical examination of the class, he led the whole class to "pass the level" and won the first place.
Jingwu
"When I was a senior soldier, watching the squad leader go abroad to compete and win the first place, I also set the goal of winning glory for the country, although I failed many times, I have not given up, insisted on practicing hard skills, and finally realized my dream in the 2020 International Arena ..."
A platoon produced 4 "international military competition" top soldiers in 3 years, and one of them was successfully promoted. At the beginning of August, the "Changsheng Lecture Hall" of a certain brigade of the airborne troops opened as scheduled, and four officers and men from 2 platoons of a certain company of the brigade took the stage one after another to share their personal experiences in participating in the international competition. On the podium, Sergeant Li Baochao shared his story of struggling to grow up in his post under the inspiration of the squad leader.
Last year, Li Baochao went abroad for the second time to participate in the "International Military Competition" and won the honor of the only "International Winning Class Leader" in the competition. The fighting spirit of Li Baochao and his comrades-in-arms greatly encouraged the officers and men in the audience. Yang Yang, a new recruit, promised the squad leader on the spot: "I want to learn from the squad leader and strive to become a top soldier." ”
"Culture is people-oriented, only by focusing on discovering and excavating the advanced models around us, through the form of 'people around them talk about things around them, people around them talk about their own affairs, and people around them teach people around them', can we make the 'Spirit of Constant Victory' brand culture more convincing, cohesive and appealing." According to the leaders of the brigade, in order to give full play to the radiation leading role of advanced models, they have made great efforts to create a cultural atmosphere in which "advanced models are commended and dare to fight and must win and enjoy glory" in a visible and tangible way.
In accordance with the pattern of "the brigade has annual permanent victors, the battalion has quarterly advanced models, and the company has all kinds of exemplary pacesetters," a large number of exemplary figures have been selected; and relying on such carriers as light boxes, barracks broadcasts, and bulletin shop windows, the troops have posted heroic postures in training meritorious officers and men, publicized the deeds of meritorious officers and men in military service, and shared the maxims of meritorious officers and men in the army, so that the "spirit of constant victory" culture can fill every corner of the barracks, and strengthen the action consciousness of officers and men in advocating honor and starting their own businesses.
Every time he walked on the main road of the camp, corporal Lin Hui saw his own competition photos and military profiles on the "Changsheng Jingwu" theme light box, his pride suddenly appeared, which could not help but remind him of his bits and pieces on the journey of pursuing his dreams.
In 2020, Lin Hui signed up for the "International Military Competition" and "Airborne Platoon" projects, and the daily high-intensity training made him very stressed and once wanted to give up. During an exchange organized by the training team, Lin Hui heard instructor Li Jinbo tell the team members about his experience in participating in the "International Military Competition-2017" and "Airborne Platoon" competition.
After learning that Li Jinbo sprained his foot when he parachuted and his ankles were swollen like steamed buns, he still gritted his teeth and completed the ten-kilometer race, charged forward all the way, and pressed the elite soldiers from 6 countries such as Kazakhstan, Russia, and South Africa, and won the first place and won the third class meritorious deeds, he strengthened his confidence and determination to win glory for the country.
Later, under the one-on-one help of Li Jinbo, he was selected for the "airborne platoon" project to participate in the overseas team with excellent results, and finally returned with honors. Today, Lin Hui, who has twice gone abroad to compete in martial arts and made meritorious contributions, has successfully promoted himself and realized his dream of being an officer. He said that he would bring the brigade's "spirit of constant victory" to the military academy and make new contributions after further study.
Everyone is the "sower" of the "spirit of constant victory" culture, and everyone is a member of the culture of "spirit of constant victory". Zhao Zhenbo, instructor of the brigade's support battalion, said: Only by letting officers and men be the main body and sing the protagonists, who is advanced and who appears, who has a story, and who tells the story, will the "spirit of constant victory" culture last forever, become richer and richer, and become more and more vivid.
Winning
"On the edge of the desert, there is a small grass standing guard, it is a soldier in the desert, guarding the frontier of the motherland..." In early June, the brigade maneuvered thousands of miles to the Gobi Desert to carry out battlefield adaptation training, and on the military column of the transfer, Li Zhiqiang, a member of the brigade's "Changsheng Band," wrote and sang a song "Desert Grass." Lyrics full of military flavor and melodious melodies swept away the fatigue of the officers and men.
On the thousand-mile motorized train, Li Zhiqiang and his band comrades-in-arms performed in the carriage, and there were 6 original programs, which not only added the elements of field training, but also covered the history of the party and the military, which injected vitality into the journey of officers and soldiers. Soldier Lin Menglin commented: "Although the program is short, it is heartfelt and grounded, which has greatly encouraged the fighting spirit of officers and men. ”
"The power of culture lies not only in the strength of the wind and clouds, but also in the tenacity of the water droplets and stones." Only by allowing culture to better serve officers and men can we continuously focus on combat effectiveness and make it have real value and lasting vitality. Ma Xin, officer of the brigade's publicity section, introduced that cultivating a grass-roots cultural backbone team is a powerful measure for the brigade to instill the brand culture of "constant victory spirit" in all aspects for officers and men. Nowadays, the "Changsheng Band" is active in the front line of exercise and training, allowing officers and men to have a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of the "Changsheng Spirit", and has become the "gold medal propagandist" of the brigade's "Changsheng Spirit" culture.
In view of the difficult conditions for stationing training, the intensity of exercises, the large number of risky subjects, and the great ideological pressure on officers and men, the brigade has integrated many elements of combat culture into brick by brick, built a position full of field culture, nourished the spiritual temperament of officers and men in a silent place, and gathered morale and strength. Zhang Hairui, an instructor of the first company of the brigade, said: "At a glance, the training site is full of Gobi Desert, and the surface temperature is more than 50 degrees Celsius. ”
"Don't look at these things as small, but they are all made by the warriors from the local materials, and they can play a big role!" Talking about the construction of field culture in the company, Wang Yanchao, instructor of the Second Company, pointed to the sculptures made of tree roots and the battle slogans made of stone, and introduced that the field culture position has become a unique landscape on the vast Gobi, which has strengthened the fighting spirit of officers and men to win wars.
Looking at the cultural facilities in front of the door full of combat atmosphere, Sergeant Ma Luoyuebo, who lost in the professional competition organized by the superior before the training, immersed himself in hard training, and finally in the reconnaissance competition organized by the brigade not long ago, he led the whole class to win the first place, he hung the medal in the tent, and also shared the training experience with everyone through the field broadcast.
In recent years, under the influence of the cultural brand of "constant victory spirit," the troops have successively completed large-scale retraining and parachuting, trial training of new models, cross-regional mobile drills, and other large-scale training exercises.
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Source: China Youth Daily