It's worth a lifetime to stand guard for the motherland ■ Wang Junhua, Zhu Hua If you have stood a night sentry on the island, heard the waves on the island and seen the lights on the other side, I think you can probably understand why our desperate protection is an instinct. —— Deng Guotao, company commander of a coastal defense brigade Company commander Deng Guotao is thirty this year. He is tall and has a big temper. When his eyes stare, the soldiers are afraid of him. Because he led troops to garrison an island, everyone likes to call him "Deng island Master". This "Deng island Master", at first glance, seems to have little culture, but he is a real top student. When "Deng daozhu" was not "daozhu", he was a national defense student at Nanjing University of Posts and telecommunications. He has been a "military fan" since childhood. He doesn't give up when he sees military magazines. At graduation, due to their outstanding ability and popular majors, they were scrambled by major companies. Some bosses promised high salaries, and some promised to pay liquidated damages for "job hopping", but they were all rejected by him. Others were puzzled and asked the reason. He solemnly replied: "I have always had a golden dream in my heart. How can I give up halfway?" So he turned to the barracks and joined a coastal defense company. The island where "Deng island Master" is located is located in the southeast of the motherland, with an area of only 0.19 square kilometers. It is small, but it is of great military value. Once, the head asked him, "would you like to keep the island?" "Yes! Very much!" Deng Guotao, who is full of ambition, dreams of making great achievements on this island, but when he gets on the island, the burden on his shoulder makes him out of breath. "We should be worthy of the great trust of the organization and the pay of our comrades in arms." When he was in trouble, Deng Guotao kept encouraging himself, "who makes us company commander! As a result, Deng Guotao, a scholar and gentle, began to become extremely serious and strict. It's not that he blindly believes in "kindness is not in charge of soldiers", but that he attaches more importance to completing tasks and doing good work than anything. "Deng island Master" has three "dislikes": dislike the soldiers who are pinching, the soldiers who muddle along, and the soldiers who respect him too much. When the soldier came to his office, he spoke and walked carefully. He couldn't stand it and showed him how to do it himself. When the soldier did a good job, he was satisfied: "soldiers should hold their heads high and be generous at any time!" When organizing the training, he was always on the scene, picking and picking at the actions of the soldiers. He often "practiced" the monitor and said cruel words: "the training ground here is the future battlefield. If you don't practice well, you will die!" During a drill, Deng Guotao was so busy that he missed two meals. The correspondent looked distressed and put down his work to deliver food to him. He suddenly turned black. "Do you know where we are now?" "Report, clear!" "Then I ask you, what's your position?" "Report, correspondent!" "What is your task?" "Report and ensure the communication from top to bottom!" "You should understand the importance of your work. It's nothing for a company commander not to eat. It's not comparable to the need for you to stick to your post. Go back quickly!" The messenger turned to leave and was stopped by Deng Guotao. "Did you eat?" "Report, No." "My brothers didn't eat. Do you think it's appropriate for me to eat?" The messenger burst into tears when the word came out. "Deng island Master" is not only strict with others, but also more strict with himself. Digging fortifications and clean water pools, everyone stood on the shore and didn't know what to do. Without saying a word, the "owner of Deng island" jumped down and began to work first. Follow your example and everyone will jump down. At this time, "Deng island Master" opened his mouth: "we can see bullet holes everywhere in the last century. During the drill, we often turn out some stones, some engraved with the time of the outbreak of the war, some engraved with the name of a veteran. Everything is real. Every work we build will be directly used in the battlefield and transformed into combat effectiveness in the future. We can't be lazy or fake." The "real" leader of Deng island also has a set of ways to do ideological and political work. There is a martyr's tomb on the island. In 1984, Cheng Guocai, a military doctor, made a glorious sacrifice to save his comrades in arms. Late at night on the island, the wind blew all kinds of strange sounds. Even these young men with fresh blood couldn't help getting angry. At this time, the soldiers on duty at night hurried to the direction of the martyr's tomb, feeling more and more secure. Once on duty, the young soldier was not attentive and was caught by "Deng island Master". "Deng island Master" rarely lost his temper, but stared at the soldier with spitting eyes. For a long time, he said softly, "go and wipe the martyr's tombstone." When listening to the words, the soldier didn't understand his preference. When he finished carefully wiping the tombstone, his heart was already hot. Talking about his wife, "Deng island Master" showed a sweet smile that is hard to see at ordinary times: "she dotes on me too much!" Every month, his wife will choose a weekend to "cross the sea" to visit the team, but "Deng Island owner" often ignores her because of her work. Sometimes his wife complains that "Deng island Master" is "unreasonable": "if one day I follow you and depend on you, and I don't care about my work, do you think it's appropriate?" "I still like to see you work hard!" His wife smiled angrily. A word melted the iron man. "Deng island Master" strengthened his choice: stick to the island and grow old with his wife! It has been nearly three years since I went to the island. Until now, the "leader of Deng island" is still grateful for the decision of the original organization: in my lifetime, I will stand guard for my motherland on the front line, which is worth my life! (outlook new era)