sergeant first class chen yang from a unit in the western theater command: guarding the invisible "invisible national gate"
2024-09-23
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sergeant first class chen yang from a unit in the western theater command——
loyally guarding the "invisible national gate"
■ liberation army daily reporter zhang leifeng and yang mingyue, special correspondent peng xiaoming
chen yang (left) in a recent photo. photo by wu daiyue
after climbing up the "slope of despair", sergeant chen yang from a unit in the western theater command breathed a sigh of relief.
the slope of "despair" is extremely steep on the snowy mountain. every time chen yang climbed halfway, he felt that the equipment on his body was heavy and breathing became difficult. in order to enhance his climbing ability, chen yang began to strengthen his physical fitness a few months before going to the plateau.
at the highest point of the hillside, one can not only see chen yang's busy figure searching for signals, but also his firm steps in fulfilling his mission.
in 2010, soon after chen yang joined the army, he participated in a job selection. he studied hard, worked diligently, and was finally successfully selected with his excellent ability and quality. for chen yang, this was the starting point of his professional tempering.
in a regular group meeting in 2014, professional backbones gathered together. at the meeting, chen yang boldly put forward a suggestion, which received attention and affirmation from the participants. "the tactical concept proposed by chen yang is refreshing." zeng wenlong, a staff officer who participated in the group's assessment and was once named "the most beautiful revolutionary soldier in the new era", said happily.
not long after, chen yang was transferred to zeng wenlong's department due to work needs. here, under zeng wenlong's guidance, chen yang charged towards the new goal.
after hard training, chen yang's ears became more and more sensitive, and he could quickly distinguish target signals from sounds of different frequencies; his eyes became sharper and he could accurately lock onto target lines in the spectrum. his professional skills became more and more sophisticated, and he successfully completed many important tasks assigned by his superiors.
in 2019, chen yang led a team to carry out a major training mission. this was the first time such a mission was organized since the establishment of the theater, and it was also the first time chen yang led a team. how to complete the mission efficiently was a big challenge for him.
the mission location is located on a mountain with an altitude of more than 4,000 meters. in order to find a suitable location, chen yang and his teammates carried heavy equipment and climbed up the mountain one by one to test. for more than two months, they focused on data collection and finally completed the mission with flying colors.
after returning from the mission, chen yang took two research results to the defense stage and successfully won the first prize of a related achievement award in the whole army.
many people were surprised that a sergeant was awarded the award as the first author. chen yang knew that he could achieve today's results thanks to zeng wenlong's encouragement and help.
when chen yang and his teammates returned from the plateau, according to convention, he only needed to hand over the collected samples to professional analysts. but zeng wenlong was firm: "you not only need to do data analysis, but also be responsible for writing reports."
chen yang knew that this was both a challenge and an opportunity. in the end, he gritted his teeth and accepted the task.
soon, chen yang handed zeng wenlong a report of nearly 100 pages. "i knew you could do it," zeng wenlong said to him with a smile.
just as zeng wenlong expected, chen yang not only rapidly improved his professional capabilities and achieved outstanding work performance, but also gave lectures in many units in the war zone many times, and helped train more than 50 business backbones.
in the 15 years since he joined the army, chen yang has relied on his fighting spirit to overcome difficulties and challenges time and time again: to complete a certain research, he went deep into the dense forest and was accidentally bitten by a poisonous insect; to complete an important task, he fought in the snow-capped mountains of the plateau for more than 200 days; to search for the best signal, he carried equipment over the mountains and climbed cliffs...
"squad leader, what do you rely on to stay in such a difficult place for a long time?" the new soldier on duty on the snowy mountain couldn't help but ask him. "mission!" chen yang's answer was resounding.
outside, the wind from the plateau whistled. inside, chen yang spoke to his comrades: when i was a child, my ideal was to "join the army to guard the country's borders", to charge and kill the enemy on the battlefield like my grandfather who had participated in the battle to defend the borders; after joining the army, i have a new understanding of "the country's borders".
"in the new era, we must not only defend the tangible 'national gate', but also guard the invisible 'intangible national gate'," said chen yang.
on countless nights with cold wind and starlight, chen yang and his comrades stood firm on the snow-capped mountains, guarding the "invisible national gate". here, in addition to invisible signals and intangible data, there is also their eternal love and sincere faith in the motherland...
(source: china military network-liberation army daily)
