A sonorous oath to guard Xiangjiang loyally —— The story of young officers and soldiers of the first company of a brigade of the Hong Kong Garrison firmly holding up the flag to forge the soul and strive for a strong army ■ PLA Daily reporter chendianhong, chenxiaojie, duanjiangshan With the dust billowing and the chariots advancing, they have honed their excellent skills of "hitting every shot and shaking the enemy's courage". They are the iron clad pioneers who "fight for the first place and carry the red flag when they see it"; The guard of honor performance, with firm eyes and sonorous steps, shows their style. They are the elite guards of honor who "make a shocking appearance and make a wonderful appearance". "If you put on the ceremonial uniform, you will be a guard of honor. If you take off the ceremonial uniform, you will be a fighter." They are the officers and men of the first company of a brigade of the Hong Kong Garrison and the heirs of the "Huangtuling meritorious artillery company". After 25 years of guarding the Xiangjiang River, the officers and men of the first company firmly raised their flags to cast their souls, continued the red blood of the heroic company, deeply rooted their faith and belief in the party's loyalty in their hearts and their responsibilities in their deeds, further strengthened their political, ideological and action consciousness of loyal maintenance of the core and determined struggle to build a strong army, and stimulated the endogenous motivation of loyalty to the mission and dedication to the party. We will unswervingly listen to and follow the party, so that listening to the party's command and daring to fight and win will become the strongest voice in the military camp—— Rising sun, Hong Kong Xinwei military camp, the earth dyed gold. On the tactical training ground of the first company, armored combat vehicle boarding training is being carried out in an orderly manner. Sergeant Tang Pengyu went up the roof, pulled the hatch and entered the battle position. His movements were consistent and agile. Who would have thought that the height of 1.85 meters was a "stumbling block" that prevented Tang Pengyu from transforming into an armored elite. As a guard of honor, Tang Pengyu's height is his advantage. However, at the beginning of boarding training, due to his height, he had "close contact" with the chariot. The Kevlar helmet was often knocked by the cabin roof. Forty percent of the male soldiers in a row were over 1.85 meters tall, and the average height of the female soldiers was over 1.75 meters. Many people encountered the same problem as Tang Pengyu. "During the revolutionary war, artillery shells were fired wherever the Party pointed, and listening to the party's command was the eternal military spirit." Under the banner of the honorary war, the officers and men of the company made an oath, "transformation assault is a hard battle that must be won. What is crossed is ability and what is tested is loyalty!" Firmly raise the flag and cast the soul, and be determined to strive for a strong army. Since the reform and transformation, the officers and men of the first company have integrated listening to the party's command into their blood. Everyone takes mastering the two majors of armor and guard of honor as the direction to forge ahead in the training of "elite soldiers stationed in Hong Kong", and taking the training of one specialty and many abilities as the practical action to follow, striving to be the elite soldiers who "win battles on the train and show their image on the train". The boarding and alighting movements are not smooth. The officers and soldiers first slow down, adjust their strides and posture according to their height, and then speed up to practice until muscle memory is formed; Without being exposed to sniping, they repeatedly trained to take guns and aim, and practiced one day as two days... All the officers and soldiers of the company are based on their own posts and trained to win. More and more generalists and experts have emerged. Victory is an eternal report, and charge is always on. Today, Tang Pengyu is not only the famous "sniper gun king" of the garrison, but also the army sub captain of the garrison honor guard with a command knife; Shenwengeng, the fifth squad leader, is not only a driving expert, but also a coach of the "four games"; Liu Jian, the pacesetter of honor who participated in the military parade twice, won the title of "magic gunner" in the "three hands" and "four skills" competitions of the Garrison for four consecutive years; Staff sergeant Wang Jinyu is both a model of honor and a bomb throwing expert "The hero's divine artillery company, the brilliant soldiers cast meritorious deeds. The hero's divine artillery company, we will move forward forever." Like the revolutionary ancestors of the "Huangtuling artillery company", the officers and men of the company firmly listened to the party's command, resolutely completed their tasks, and wrote a chapter of loyalty in Xiangjiang. The officers and men insisted on turning "strength is the strongest card" into a strong oath for military training and war preparation—— "Fight for the first place and carry the red flag" is the glorious tradition of the first company, and it is also the most distinctive feature of the officers and soldiers of the first company. "A company is one in every direction and must win the first place" is the slogan of the company's officers and men, and it is also a true portrayal of their efforts to raise the flag and forge their soul and strive to build a strong army. It is the commander's earnest entrustment to the garrison to give full play to the role of sea calming needle. The officers and men of the first company always listen to the orders, aim at the first-class standards, and train strictly according to the difficulties, so as to temper the strong iron fist of winning with one shot. Sergeant yuchenxi of the first company is a technical master of the company's driving profession. At the beginning of training, in order to strengthen his arm strength, he practiced turning the steering wheel no less than 1000 times a day and rolling the tire no less than 20 times. One day after training, my arm was too painful to lift, and my hands shook so that I couldn't hold chopsticks stably. According to the outline, the road was 4 meters wide during the driving test. Yu Chenxi and his comrades in arms practiced with 3.5 meters according to the actual situation of roads in Hong Kong. They also worked hard to practice the excellent skills of stopping the car and firing the gun, hitting the target with one shot, and the extreme skills of shooting in motion and firing on the slope. In July, 2020, the company participated in the Garrison's armored firing comprehensive exercise and hit the target kilometers away. Each generation has its mission and responsibility. In the new era, the company has reached a consensus: never lie on the credit book and eat old money, dare to innovate and make breakthroughs, practice the ability to win battles, add luster to the military flag, add luster to the company's history, and continue to write the new glory of "Huangtuling meritorious artillery company". In june2018, the garrison organized the activity of "hanging the gold medal and being a pacesetter", and the monitor wangzhongmeng was the first to submit a petition. He always rivets himself on the training ground and practices the simple steps hundreds or thousands of times. In the end, he won the first place in the armored communication specialty with an excellent score of more than 20 points higher than the second place. First class soldier liuyanan took part in the brigade's record breaking martial arts competition. In the 100 meter dash and snake race, he was far ahead and was rated as a top military training player. In the same year, he was the first soldier to pass the "special level III" assessment of military sports. Soldier caihaowen had a headache when he said physical fitness. He became a top soldier on the training ground and broke the record in the assessment of "parallel bar arm flexion and extension" of the brigade team, winning new honors for the company with excellent results. Over the past five years, 38 soldiers of the company have been rated as the top military trainers by the garrison or brigade, and 32 have won gold and silver in the Garrison's "gold medal and model" and brigade's record breaking martial arts competitions. As an important window to display the image of the Hong Kong Garrison, Yilian has always taken as an unchanging youth pledge the power of civilization and the love of Hong Kong and the people—— If we say that the strength card of Yilian is forged by being loyal to the party and powerful, then the valiant and heroic posture of the guard of honor shows the image card of Yilian. In the military posture training, the soldiers practice balance with their hats on and their eyes against the scorching sun. They stand for 4 hours without falling down and do not loosen their chopsticks in their mouths all morning; In the split gun training, one end of a 7-and-a-half-kilogram protocol gun is for most of the day, and the crotch is bruised black and blue by the butt of the gun In the military training ground of the guard of honor, a simple move of hanging a gun often needs to be practiced thousands of times. Little is known about such a set of data: in the company, the standard configuration of honor guard training is that each person wears out 5 pairs of leather shoes on average every year and marches more than 800 kilometers. Once, the garrison welcomed the annual barracks open day. Just finished two guard of honor performances and was preparing for the next break. A Hong Kong citizen asked for a group photo. Soldier zhangliushuang and her two teammates quickly dressed up and rushed to the group photo spot. Under the scorching sun, the ground heat wave transpiration. It was originally planned to take a group photo for half an hour, because the enthusiasm of the citizens continued to extend. Facing all the eyes and cameras, the female soldiers always smiled. When taking a group photo, zhangliushuang felt unwell, and her face was pale. Beads of sweat, big as beans, fell from the tip of her nose from time to time. At this time, an old woman took out a paper towel and walked up to Zhang liushuang to wipe away her sweat. She said, "good PLA, you've worked hard!" "Flawless image, flawless mission, endless standards and fearless dedication" is the company's iron style. No matter in the scorching sun or in the pouring rain, standing still for more than 3 hours and paying attention for 3 minutes without blinking, this is a hard skill that has been practiced by all the guards of honor in a company. Times are different, and youth comes down in one continuous line. Being a soldier in a heroic company is the pride of the officers and men of a company; It is the unchanging youth oath of this group of officers and men to inherit the style of the company and defend the honor of the company. "As soldiers of the artillery company with meritorious deeds, the armored guard of honor is' shoulder to shoulder '. We should not only practice our weapons, but also take a good step under our feet, but also take the youth road of military life right." Leaping out of the armored combat vehicle, the soldiers smiled brightly and their youthful faces were full of vitality. Another guard of honor intensive training began. "Raise the national flag and sing the national anthem!" With a powerful command, the flag protection team composed of a company of officers and soldiers brushed their guns and saluted the national flag. Flag hunting witnessed the glory and original intention of a company. "The weight of the motherland in my heart is so heavy that the land under my feet is so friendly." Action is the best oath. For this group of young officers and soldiers, they will guard the Xiangjiang River, jump with the motherland and forge ahead with the people of Hong Kong—— This is the original intention and responsibility of Xiangjiang guards, as well as their unique pride and glory. (outlook new era)