Bear in mind their responsibilities, make persistent efforts, resolutely complete various tasks centered on duty and handling emergencies, and make contributions to the motherland and the people. —— Xi Jinping Special combat squadron 1 of a mobile detachment of Xinjiang Armed Police Corps—— Forge a sharp knife that can fight well ■ PLA Daily reporter Fan Li Lei In summer, the ancient city of Kashgar on the silk road is scorched by the sun, and the heat wave is rolling. In the Populus euphratica forest, sharp eyes stared at the distance. As time passed, the sniper Chu Jiale sipped his chapped lips, as if his breathing had stopped. Suddenly, the target appeared, Chu Jiale adjusted quickly, the bullet roared out of the chamber and hit the target accurately. This is a practical exercise to test the will of officers and soldiers. After walking down the training ground, Chu Jiale and his comrades in arms did not care to rest and immediately began to resume the game to find out the problem. The first special combat squadron of a mobile detachment of the armed police Xinjiang corps where Chu Jiale is located has been fighting on the front line at the duty place all year round, guarding the safety of one side in the test of life and death, blood and fire. On April 27, 2014, President Xi came to the squadron to visit and comfort the officers and soldiers. In the honor room of the squadron, President Xi listened to the combat situation of the squadron against violent and terrorist activities, and encouraged everyone to bear in mind their responsibilities, make unremitting efforts, resolutely complete various tasks centered on the duty office and make contributions to the motherland and the people. "That day, as soon as President Xi arrived in Kashgar, he drove to the squadron despite the fatigue of the journey." Eight years later, the scene of President Xi's cordial meeting with the officers and soldiers of the squadron was still fresh in the memory of first-class staff sergeant Liu Yunlong: "at that time, I stood in the first row of the team and was particularly excited to see President Xi coming to us. I can feel President Xi's deep feelings for the grass-roots level and special concern for the officers and soldiers on duty on the front line. The care of leaders inspired us to make contributions to the motherland and the people, forge ahead bravely in the face of tests and dangers." To make contributions to the motherland and the people, we must have the mission to fight a hard battle. "If you can't win on the battlefield, everything is equal to zero." Liu Yunlong remembered that it was in the year when President Xi inspected the unit that the whole army blew up an ideological storm of discussion on combat effectiveness standards and attacked the stubborn disease of army combat effectiveness construction. "If the standard deviation is a millimetre, you have to pay the price of bleeding. If you have really experienced actual combat, you will know that 'sweating more in peacetime and bleeding less in wartime' is by no means a slogan." As a backbone who has participated in actual combat for many times, Liu Yunlong feels from the bottom of his heart that President Xi repeatedly stressed that firmly establishing the only fundamental standard of combat effectiveness is too important for a soldier and an army. In order to train his practical skills, Liu Yunlong, a sniper, practiced his gun on the concrete floor. He carried a 15kg sandbag on his back, pressed two bricks on his shoulder, and put three cartridge cases on the barrel. He lay down for three hours... He practiced this action alone for three months. After the baptism of actual combat time and again, the officers and soldiers of the squadron have a deeper understanding of the mission and task, and have a personal experience of actual combat training and the coupling of combat training. In recent years, the whole army has continued to set off an upsurge of practical training, and the squadron training also adheres to strict standards all year round. That year, the squadron organized cross day and night combat search training for more than 50 days in high mountains and valleys with an average altitude of more than 4000 meters. Officers and soldiers climbed snow mountains, waded in glaciers, and completed more than 10 tasks, such as armed patrol and armed inventory. Combined with the actual combat experience, the squadron focuses on carrying out special training such as accurate sniping, reconnaissance and observation, so as to strengthen the field survival and continuous combat ability of officers and soldiers; A special training room for explosive disposal was built, and the demolition and disposal confrontation training was carefully organized, and more than 20 combat methods were explored successively. "Every victory fought with one's life comes from the hard training on the training ground. Only by practicing excellent skills can we complete various tasks centered on duty and handling emergencies." Liu Zhijun, who has served as the leader of the special combat brigade of the detachment, always remembers President Xi's encouragement to the officers and soldiers of the squadron: "Bao Jianfeng comes from honing, and the fragrance of plum flowers comes from bitter cold." In a battle, Liu Zhijun injured his cheek and sewed five stitches. The reporter noted that the scar on his mouth was still clearly visible. "Some people say that scars are military medals. This medal has always reminded me that in the moment of life and death on the battlefield, I must practice my skills to the extreme." Recalling that battle, Liu Zhijun often said to his comrades in arms, "if my gun was even 0.1 seconds slow at that time, the consequences would be unimaginable. The standard of combat effectiveness is sometimes reflected in this' 0.1 seconds fast '." In order to determine the "0.1 second" of life and death, Liu Zhijun led his comrades in arms to continuously increase the training intensity and challenge the limit again and again in the depths of the desert, Gobi wilderness, mountains and valleys. To make contributions to the motherland and the people, there should be a large number of forged talent wild goose array. Today, Liu Zhijun is the "devil coach" in the eyes of squadron officers and soldiers. In a few years, he grew from a special combat team member to an excellent special combat commander. Wu Jiao, Chen Bingwei, Gao Kai, Liu Yunlong... These soldiers brought out by Liu Zhijun have also transformed into special combat top soldiers in actual combat. In the honor room of the squadron, the reporter saw such a series of figures: 1 winner of the "August 1st Medal" and 4 "top ten loyal guards of the Chinese armed police". 7 people were awarded the first class merit and 13 people were awarded the second class merit How are the special combat elite forged in batches? Squadron leader Han Zhenwei said that this is inseparable from the squadron's focus on giving full play to the "yeast" role of combat backbone. In this Squadron, heroes are around. From the training ground to the classroom, a backbone who has experienced the test of actual combat will relay the combat experience. The squadron also sorted out and summarized the previous actual combat experience of officers and soldiers, which is used as a vivid teaching material for theme education to guide everyone to inherit the heroic spirit in the experience. The interview coincided with the mass military training and competition held by the unit where the squadron is located. Carrying 20 ammunition boxes and climbing an 18 meter high building... Tao longlong, a soldier of the squadron, won the first place in the comprehensive competition with absolute advantage. "When he first entered the squadron, Tao longlong's training results could only hover at the passing level." Han Zhenwei said that the squadron formulated a talent plan for each officer and soldier, and designated veterans with practical combat experience to help them one-on-one. Listening to the veteran's thrilling battle story and watching his comrades in arms who trained to the extreme on the training ground, Tao longlong was deeply touched, took the initiative to work overtime and practice hard, and finally succeeded in the counter attack. The sharpened knife sharpens. In recent years, the squadron has successively won the collective first-class merit twice, the second-class merit once and the third-class merit once. It has been commended as a model unit for the whole army to practice the goal of building a strong army, a branch of the National May 4th Red Flag regiment, and a demonstration unit for the creation of national unity and progress Last year, the squadron ushered in another glorious moment: President Xi signed an order to award them the honorary title of "anti-terrorism sharp knife squadron". "I went to Beijing with other officers and soldiers of the squadron to participate in the honorary title awarding ceremony. President Xi personally awarded us the medal flag, which is still surging in retrospect." Han Zhenwei said excitedly that the new honor is also a new starting point, which encourages everyone to better fulfill the new mission. To make contributions to the motherland and the people, we should have the initiative of self transcendence. With the deepening of the reform of national defense and the army, the squadron platoon has become a combat team integrating different specialties, with all the elements of command, assault, reconnaissance, blasting, sniping, battlefield rescue and so on. Officers and soldiers know that this is only the first step of transformation and reconstruction. The battlefield never depends on how many medals you have won. To win tomorrow's battle, you must take the initiative to surpass yourself yesterday. Put down your honor and start from scratch—— "The result is the past tense. Under the new requirements, am I still not an excellent shooter?" "Sharpshooter" Liu Yunlong told reporters that the squadron improved its training according to the requirements of the new outline, and the shooting concept of "absolutely fast and relatively accurate" has become the mainstream, and every officer and soldier is reshaping themselves. Change thinking and integrate into the system—— "All along, we are used to fighting alone. Can we carry out tasks in the future?" Han Zhenwei said that it is valuable that those combat backbones who have experienced practical tests for many times can consciously change their thinking and actively integrate into the system in the training. Keep an eye on the frontier and take the initiative to learn—— In the study room of the squadron, the research results of classic battle cases condense the wisdom of officers and soldiers. In the squadron, each team has its own tactical training and research room. "Everyone studies the enemy's situation and thinks about fighting every day" has become a common practice As night fell, the city lights at the foot of the snow mountain were bright and quiet. Looking at the lights outside the window, Han Zhenwei said the voice of the officers and soldiers of the squadron: "please rest assured, President Xi, we will practice our excellent ability to defeat the enemy and make new contributions to the motherland and the people!" (outlook new era)