A pioneer of the times who is determined to win
Peng Xiaofeng, political commissar of the Second Artillery Corps.
Comrade Yang Yegong is an outstanding military commander produced in the great practice of China People's Liberation Army in actively promoting military reform with China characteristics and strengthening preparations for military struggle. After the Gulf War, the new military revolution in the world developed rapidly. The CPC Central Committee and the Central Military Commission have assessed the situation and given the Second Artillery a new historical task. The construction of the Second Artillery Corps has entered a new stage of leap-forward development, especially in the base areas where Comrade Yang Yegong lived, shouldering a special and important mission. Comrade Yang Yegong grew up under this background.
In the early 1990s, the Central Military Commission decided to set up a new missile brigade in the base where Comrade Yang Yegong lived. At that time, Comrade Yang Yegong was the deputy chief of staff in charge of combat training in the base, and was specifically responsible for the formation of the brigade. He led the officers and men to create impressive achievements in the formation of new missile brigades and the formation of live-fire launching capabilities. It can be said that Comrade Yang Yegong is one of the pioneers in the construction of new missile forces in China.
1In June, 1999, Yang Yegong became the commander of the base, which was a critical period when preparations for military struggle were very urgent. He paid close attention to the military training of the troops and insisted on tempering the troops in an environment close to actual combat. In just a few years, the overall combat capability of this base has greatly jumped, and all the new missile brigades under its jurisdiction have formed combat capability. Due to long-term overwork, Comrade Yang Yegong broke down from overwork. In June 2003, 5438+065438+ 10, the cancer was found to be near the advanced stage. During his critical care, he devoted himself to the preparation for military struggle.
Comrade Yang Yegong is an outstanding leading cadre of the Party cultivated by Marxism–Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory and Theory of Three Represents. The reason why he can always maintain a high revolutionary fighting spirit and make great achievements in every post lies in his assiduous study of the Party's innovative theory, conscious practice of the Party's advanced requirements, continuous improvement of his ability and quality, and enhancement of his ability to plan army building and command and win information wars. Comrade Yang Yegong's revolutionary spirit has become a powerful spiritual motive force to inspire the officers and men of the Second Artillery Corps to fulfill their new historical mission, promote military reform with China characteristics and strengthen preparations for military struggle.
President Hu and the leaders of the Central Military Commission spoke highly of Comrade Yang Yegong's deeds. On August 6, 2002, President Hu cordially received the members of the delegation, gave important instructions and listened to their deeds. This is not only a compliment to Comrade Yang Yegong, but also a spur and encouragement to the Second Artillery Corps. We must conscientiously study, understand and resolutely implement President Hu's important instructions, earnestly deepen the study of Comrade Yang Yegong's activities, hold high the banner, listen to the party's command, live up to our mission, and strive to build a powerful information-based strategic missile force, so as to reassure the CPC Central Committee and the Central Military Commission! Let President Hu rest assured! Let the people of the whole country rest assured!
Mission is higher than life
Responsibility is more important than Mount Tai.
AG, chief of staff of a base of the Second Artillery Corps.
Comrade Yang Yegong is my old boss. Since 1983, I have worked under his leadership, followed him everywhere, and witnessed how he worked hard and selflessly for the construction of the new missile force of the Republic. He impressed me the most and admired me the most, that is, the mission is higher than life and the responsibility is more important than Mount Tai.
I remember that night, he told me excitedly that we were going to form a "fist" force, and the history of the Second Artillery Corps would turn a new page. Yang Yegong said with confidence that since history has chosen us, we will write a glorious story worthy of history! In order to finalize the design of new missiles and equip the troops as soon as possible, and at the same time explore a new way of group training "training without weapons and fighting with weapons", he led us to more than 10,000 kilometers north and south, braving the cold of MINUS 20 to 30 degrees Celsius in low temperature test and the heat of 40 to 50 degrees Celsius in high temperature test, and recorded tens of thousands of sets of technical data on the spot. One morning, I saw a layer of frost on his fur coat and ice on his collar and eyebrows. I couldn't help but persuade him to stay at the station and command, and we promised to finish the task. Yang Yegong pulled a face and said, "If you don't share weal and woe with the soldiers at ordinary times, who will go through fire and water with you in wartime? You can't take the lead in peacetime. How to command thousands of troops in wartime? "
On the eve of the Spring Festival in 2004, as soon as Commander Yang returned to the base, he asked to attend the enlarged meeting of the Standing Committee to study and deploy major military operations. I will never forget my last meeting with Commander Yang: he was pale, sweaty and out of shape. But all morning, he was absorbed, discussing every link and step of military action with everyone, and covering his abdomen with his hand from time to time. I know he is ill. At the end of the meeting, he repeatedly reminded everyone that the preparations must be thorough and prudent.
Commander Yang hasn't left yet. He is still in our queue, in our position. His spirit will always inspire us, keep in mind the mission, live up to the great trust and forge ahead!
A decent life
Endless nostalgia
Yang Yegong's wife Yuzhen Yang.
I married Lao Yang in 1973 and lived with him for more than 30 years. As far as I can remember, Lao Yang was always very busy, and we hardly had time to go to work, go on business trips and leave the army. There are two heavy travel bags at home all the year round. One is full of clothes, shoes and daily necessities, the other is full of books and office supplies. These are all necessary things for Lao Yang to go on a business trip. Every time he comes back from a business trip, the first thing I have to do is rearrange these two bags, because I don't know when he will start again. Today, these two bags are still lying there quietly. Whenever I see these two bags, Lao Yang's figure will come to my eyes.
I remember those years when I was a brigade commander in Lao Yang. He was busy all day and seldom went home. Occasionally go home in the middle of the night and leave early the next morning. I think he has made great achievements as a brigade commander and must work harder. Unexpectedly, with the growth of age and the promotion of his position, he became busier. At the end of 1995, Lao Yang became the deputy commander of the base. He also runs the army all day, and there are officers and men everywhere. One night, he just entered the house and lay on the sofa without taking off his shoes. His clothes are wet and he is shaking all over. I asked him what was wrong, and he said that the soldiers had been digging cable trenches in the water all day. I am distressed and angry. I brought hot water to wash his feet. I saw his legs swell up one by one and complained that he was still working so hard at that age. But he said, "You know, leading troops means bringing morale. Leaders don't take the lead, how to boost morale! "
People who don't know Lao Yang may think he is impersonal. In fact, Lao Yang is very emotional and loves the officers and men and our families very much. In June 2000, I went to Beijing for surgery because of bradycardia. At that time, Lao Yang was in Beijing for a meeting, so he had to use his lunch and evening break to get to the hospital to accompany me. At 6 o'clock in the morning of the operation, I just woke up, and he was already sitting by my bed. He personally pushed me into the operating room. Over the years, Lao Yang and I have been living apart from each other. I didn't expect our family to really come together, and the longest time was in the hospital.
Lao Yang is gone. He left in such a hurry that he didn't give any explanation to his family and the aftermath. We don't blame him, because he belongs not only to our family, but also to the army he loves and the career he pursues. As a wife, I am proud to have such a husband, and my children and I will miss him forever!
Lifelong beneficiary tutor
Unforgettable chief
Zhang Haifeng is a doctor in the outpatient department of a base organ of the Second Artillery Corps.
Because Commander Yang Yegong had a heart operation, every time he led the troops to perform a task, I was arranged to accompany him in charge of medical care. In the days around Commander Yang, his words and deeds deeply infected and educated me.
At the end of September 2002, Commander Yang took his troops to the northwest to organize the launch of new missiles. Located on the plateau, the air is thin, which makes it difficult for Commander Yang with heart disease to adapt. The launch time is set at 1 1: 30 in the evening. At 9 o'clock in the evening, Commander Yang suddenly felt chest tightness and discomfort. He has edema of both lower limbs, obvious symptoms of systemic ischemia and hypoxia, and abnormal body temperature. The initial diagnosis was heart failure complicated with upper respiratory tract infection. I immediately suggested that the director rest. "I am such an important commander of live ammunition launch. How can I not go? " His attitude is very firm. I had to take care of him and go to the launch site after taking the medicine. He braved the cold wind and endured the pain, checking the final preparations for the launch point by point. The troops were very excited when the missile was successfully launched. They gathered together and asked him to speak. At that time, the temperature on the empty Gobi desert was so low that I couldn't stand the cold in my coat. I saw Commander Yang wearing a summer suit, with a straight back and full of passion. At two o'clock that morning, we returned to the station. As soon as we entered the room, Commander Yang collapsed on the bed, pale and short of breath. After more than an hour of treatment, his symptoms eased and he fell asleep.
Commander Yang has a wide range of knowledge and is a veritable "Confucian general". One night, I went to Commander Yang's house and saw him writing the words "sharp brigade" over and over again. I asked the meaning of the word "sharp brigade". He said that "sharp brigade" came from a word written by Yue Fei in his early years, "Manjianghong". The original text is "When will you take the sharp brigade to cross the Qinghe River with a whip?" He said with emotion: "I only hope that one day, when the motherland and people need it, I can ride the battlefield like Yue Fei, be loyal to serving the country and live up to my mission."
The chief I have always admired is gone, and what he left me is endless nostalgia and eternal spiritual wealth. His noble quality and charisma will always inspire me to study hard, work hard and contribute all my youth and blood to the sacred mission of soldiers!
The general has already set out.
The general didn't go far.
Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Yanping
Not long ago, together with my colleagues from the Central News Agency, I had the honor to participate in an interview group on the advanced deeds of Comrade Yang Yegong organized by Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China, the General Political Department of the People's Liberation Army and the Central Leading Group for Advanced Education Activities. This interview made me experience a great mental shock.
One drizzly morning, I walked into Yang Yegong's home. When this private world that can reveal a person's life information without any cover was presented to me, I was speechless for a long time. A large white-gray wall, dilapidated tables and chairs, old-fashioned fluorescent lamps hanging from the ceiling of every room, and the power socket on the table was actually made of an old table tennis bat. Is this the general's home? General Yang Yegong's home is like an old black-and-white photo.
I slowly wandered around the house, savoring the hidden connotation in this old photo. I see that in this simple family, the most brilliant things are the general's calligraphy and poetry. He wrote in a poem "The Emotion of Shuidiao Songs": "Dedication is the true color, sacrifice is the lofty sentiments", "It is up to me to win the world's major events". I said these two words silently. It seems that from this moment on, I really began to understand General Yang Yegong and why the General was born!
Like everyone else, Yang Yegong has its own warm home, but the general's heart is doomed to be unable to anchor in this quiet and beautiful harbor. Soldiers have their own love and responsibilities. As the leader of a missile force, Yang Yegong is clearly aware of his mission. He wrote in his diary: "Although the world is safe, it will be dangerous to forget the war. Soldiers who don't think about fighting are dereliction of duty. " "If you don't win, you can't explain to the party and the people. I will be a sinner of history! " Therefore, for the safety of the country and the nation, for the peace and happiness of the people, Yang Yegong resolutely chose that post, that ravine, that vagrancy, that hard training all the year round, and a hard and simple life!
That morning, I came to Yang Yegong's first brigade of China's new missiles. I looked up at the national flag raised by the soldiers under the blue sky, listened to the soldiers singing the military songs created by the general with vigorous steps, and watched the soldiers sweating on the ground ... I cried. I have never understood that long-standing poem as deeply as I do today: some people are alive, but they are dead; Some people died, but he is still alive.
Xinhuanet Beijing, August 12 (Reporter Zhang Yanping) got a call to interview Yang Yegong. When I learned that he was the commander of a base of the former Second Artillery Corps, there was a big "mystery" in my mind: a general of a missile force, so far away from the people's daily life, what kind of touch he would bring us?
With this mystery, I set off. I remember that night when I first arrived at the military camp, I couldn't wait to pull those people in military uniforms to me and ask: What kind of person is the general? Does he have dignity? What does he look like when he is angry? What is his happiest thing? What is the most unbearable thing for him?
In the following days, I have been immersed in this pursuit.
The soldiers told me that the general walks like the wind, speaks simply, eats less than 20 minutes, and is willing to use a spoken word for everything: "Operation!"
The staff officers told me that the general was most annoyed when he heard "almost" on the training ground. He would ask sternly, "How much is almost? Not bad at all. Although the world is safe, it will be dangerous to forget the war. Soldiers who do not consider winning are dereliction of duty! "
The brigade commanders told me that the general spends the most time on the ground in a year, driving thousands of kilometers every day, and his legs are swollen and he can't lift them.
Company commanders told me that generals love soldiers best. Every Spring Festival, he would go to the most remote company, tie colorful doors with the soldiers, put up couplets, wrap jiaozi, and direct the soldiers to sing their own military songs.
The general's family told me that the general would not enjoy happiness and his clothes were torn and patched. An enamel rice bowl has been used for more than 30 years, but he has taken out hundreds, thousands or even tens of thousands of yuan from his salary again and again to support schools and poor children.
Everyone I interviewed told me that the general always hung the words "Don't bring gifts" at his door, and no one ever walked into his door with a dollar or something.
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The general attracts me like a huge magnetic field. In those days, something kept pounding my heart like waves. I ask myself again and again: why are generals born and for whom?
One drizzly morning, I walked into Yang Yegong's home. When this private world that can reveal a person's life information without any cover was presented to me, I was speechless for a long time.
Pale white gray walls, shabby tables and chairs, old fluorescent lamps like sticks hanging from the ceiling of every room, and the power socket on the table is actually made of old table tennis bats. Is this the general's home? I wouldn't believe it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes.
Looking around now, when the pursuit of fashion and decent life has become a trend, when TV and magazines are full of guides that teach you how to build a beautiful home and enjoy the ultimate life, when more and more families become colorful ... General Yang Yegong's home is like an outdated old black and white photo.
I slowly wandered around the house, savoring the hidden connotation in this old photo.
I saw that in this simple home, the only spectacular things are four big bookcases, which are full of books, covering military affairs, history, astronomy, geography, biology, information, politics and literature ... I randomly took out a book "Practice and Experience of Several Famous Campaign Commandments of Our Army" and saw the long and short lines drawn by a pen between the lines.
I see that in this simple family, the most brilliant things are the general's calligraphy and poetry. He wrote in a song "Love and Dedication": "Dedication is the true color, and sacrifice is the lofty sentiments. The mountains are green and the waters are green, and people are honest. The world depends on me to live long. "
I watched quietly and thought, as if I really knew General Yang Yegong from this moment on, and I began to understand: Who was the general born for?
Like others, the general has his own warm home. He asked his wife to go back to her hometown at least once a year to be loyal and filial to Zunshan. At the moment of his wife's serious illness operation, he made a wish that could not be realized in the end: when he retired, he must take her all over the country; On his son's wedding day, he personally planted two osmanthus trees for a couple, wishing them a happy life and sweet-scented osmanthus.
Such a day is so quiet and beautiful, however, the general's heart is doomed to be unable to park in this quiet and beautiful harbor. Soldiers have their own love and responsibilities. As the leader of a missile force, Yang Yegong is clearly aware of his mission. He wrote in his diary: "There is only one result of the war, and it is impossible to come again. If you don't win, you can't explain to the party and the people! "
Therefore, for the sake of national security, people's peace and happiness, the general resolutely chose the position, the battle position, the vagrancy, the hard training for many years and the simple and hard life!
Why are generals born, and for whom? Take a look at the national flag flying high in front of Tiananmen Square. Take a look at the happy smiles of the children at school; In the streets of rural cities, there are countless people enjoying a quiet life ... the general was born for all this!
Yang Yegong made me understand that soldiers have no peacetime, only wartime positions!
Yang Yegong taught me that peace means the dedication of soldiers. Under the Peace Building of the Republic, China soldiers stand, and they are extremely proud of their sacrifice and dedication in Qian Qian!
Yang Yegong taught me that peace is the highest reward for soldiers!
The general's life presents a strange "landscape" He has the strictest and highest standard requirements for the work of the army, but he completely idles away; He has a high pursuit of spiritual and moral sentiments, but he is extremely indifferent to material desires; His thoughts on the world situation, national security and military reform are in the forefront of the times, but he always maintains a sincere and simple traditional nature in dealing with people.
The commander is having lunch in our company.
These seemingly incompatible poles are the unique demeanor and charm of General Yang Yegong. In his philosophy of life, never pursuing material enjoyment for happiness, and devoting himself to the lofty cause of defending the peace of the motherland is the greatest happiness that the general pursues in his life!
At this point, I finally understand why the general didn't tell his family a word when he died. What he cares about and yearns for is always the position and combat readiness. He was lying in the hospital bed, listening to the report that the troops had completed their tasks, and he had the last smile in his life. He was unconscious and shouted "One, two, one ... Let's go ...", leaving the last freeze in his life.
That morning, I came to the position of the first brigade of China's new missile, which the general had participated in before his death. I looked up at the national flag raised by the soldiers under the blue sky, listened to the soldiers singing the army military songs written by the general with vigorous steps, and watched the soldiers sweat like rain on the battlefield in July ... I cried. I have never understood that long-standing poem as thoroughly as I do today: some people are alive, but they are dead; Some people died, but he is still alive.
Yes, the general is still alive. When the reporters of our interview group translated their inner feelings and shocks into words and pictures and passed them on to the whole of China and even outside the world, Yang Yegong, the general of the Republic, responded with Qian Shan.
In just a few days, the topic of "Yang Yegong, the missile commander" opened by major websites has more than 6,543.8+0.5 million hits, and there are more than 6,543.8+0.5 million posts from Xinhuanet, People's Daily and CCTV International.
Why does a soldier attract the attention of the whole society?
Why did a general shock countless ordinary people?
Listen to the netizen's message-"With such a Republic soldier, ordinary people can feel at ease! On the whole, I saw a real * * * person and the real reason for the endless existence of the Republic. I hope that the people's army can have more generals Yang, so that we can hold our heads high and be China people! "
"Yang Yegong: the pillar of the country, the pride of the soldiers, and the expectations of the people!"
"General Yang admirable! Let's drink to his long journey ... "
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This is the resonance between the people and the generals. I have seen the soul of a nation that strives for self-improvement and is determined to make great rejuvenation!
I can't forget that the night I left the army was particularly clear, and the mountains stood tall in the blue sky. I know that between those mountains, it is the position of the general. At that moment, how much I wanted to throw myself into the mountains, how much I wanted to stand in front of the general and report to him: you made me really understand peace; You really let me know about China soldiers in peacetime!
But the general has already set out, and I haven't seen him after all.
However, in the general's response to millions of people in Qian Qian, I can see that his ideals, his blood, his unfulfilled wishes and his lofty sentiments are all turning into a spiritual peak, standing forever on the peaceful land of the Republic.
The general has set out, but he hasn't gone far yet!