the "electromagnetic vanguard" charging on the invisible battlefield——chen yang, a sergeant in a certain unit of the western theater command
2024-09-25
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in early autumn, a confrontation exercise quietly started on the snowy plateau. chen yang, a sergeant from a unit in the western theater command, overcame the harsh oxygen-deficient environment of the plateau, lurked in silence for 72 hours, broke through the fog laid by the "opponent" in the electromagnetic space, successfully captured key signals, and made great contributions to regulating the "opponent".
electromagnetic data is the basis of military operations. as a data collector, chen yang has been fighting in the invisible space for 15 years since he joined the army. he is hailed as an "electromagnetic pioneer" by his comrades.
one year, chen yang led an emergency team to participate in a live-fire confrontation exercise. they carried heavy equipment and climbed over one mountain after another. after selecting a location, they set up a single-soldier tent in the snow and guarded it for more than two months. on a night of minus 30 degrees celsius, they took off their coats to wrap the equipment for fear that the low temperature would affect the performance of the equipment. sometimes the wind was raging on the top of the mountain, and the more than 40-kilogram antenna was swaying. chen yang and the team members held the antenna together and fixed it, and finally successfully completed the data collection task.
chen yang deals with electromagnetic signals all year round. at the same frequency, the sounds of various frequencies are complicated and diverse. to outsiders, they sound like unbearable noise, but to him, they sound like beautiful melodies.
one year, his superiors conducted a combat capability assessment for his company. in a very short period of time, chen yang detected more than 60 target signals, accounting for 40% of the total signals. the on-site examiner couldn't help but give him a thumbs up.
electromagnetic data collectors are all "clairvoyant and clairaudient". chen yang only needs to glance at the densely packed lines on the electromagnetic spectrum to know which peaks are target signals. once, after a friendly unit entered the position, they called with a video call using a military mobile phone and said that the waterfall chart was full of signals and they could not distinguish important targets.
chen yang asked them to point their phones at the screen, and after looking for a few seconds, he said, "there should be a very light blue line next to the dark red line. zoom in and see if it is the target you are looking for." as chen yang said, cheers of successfully finding the target soon came from the other end of the phone.
the first person to discover that chen yang was a good candidate was his "master" zeng wenlong, a senior engineer from a unit in the western theater command. during an important job selection 10 years ago, trainees were on high alert all the time, with a small test every day and a big test every three days. they could be eliminated at any time and anywhere.
one month after the selection began, chen yang memorized key points, practiced skills, and looked for signals every day, losing seven or eight kilograms. but he withstood the pressure and eventually stood out from nearly a hundred people and became a glorious electromagnetic data collector.
when the company commander of chen yang's unit heard that chen yang was going to be transferred, he immediately became anxious and said to the assessment team: "this is an indispensable talent for our company and we can't give it to you." zeng wenlong patiently persuaded him: "chen yang is a good seedling and he needs a bigger stage." after repeated communication, the unit finally agreed to "let him go."
after being transferred from the group army to the theater, chen yang studied electromagnetic data analysis professional knowledge diligently and soon acquired comprehensive combat duty capabilities. "the combat atmosphere here is very strong." this "electromagnetic pioneer" is excited every time he receives a mission.
one year, chen yang served as the captain of the training team, responsible for training the backbones of the business to improve their capabilities. "soldiers should be trained in the same way as they are fought in battles." chen yang proposed, "move the training ground to the plateau and train the team members in a harsh environment."
they finally chose to set up camp on a sparsely populated snow-capped mountain at an altitude of 4,300 meters. the team members were nailed to the snowy mountain like nails, and they held their "position" 24 hours a day, with people resting but equipment not resting.
that year, chen yang was invited to participate in a red-blue confrontation exercise, where he led 50 trainees to simulate the blue army. with more than 10 years of rich battlefield reconnaissance experience, chen yang was familiar with the communication tactics of the imaginary enemy. during the exercise, he realistically restored all the tactics of the blue army, led the trainees to repeatedly change channels, and used "unconventional" language to communicate, making the "opponent" suffer.
the director's office commented in the review summary: "as the instructor of the blue army this time, chen yang trained 50 blue army soldiers to fully restore the combat capabilities of the imaginary enemy and achieved the purpose of testing the true combat level of the enemy's troops."
"i fought so hard because i knew the cruelty of the battlefield," said chen yang. once, he led his comrades to collect data in a certain area. when he arrived at the point, he turned the antenna rod and adjusted the direction. suddenly, a burning sensation came from his ankle. in order to complete the task, he persisted despite the pain. soon, chen yang's hand holding the pencil began to tremble constantly, and finally he passed out. after being sent to the hospital, the doctor diagnosed that it was caused by a poisonous insect bite. if it was a little later, the consequences would be disastrous.
during another emergency mission, chen yang arrived at the bunker. a comrade-in-arms put a pen, a piece of letter paper, and an envelope into his hands and said, "the rule here is to write a heroic letter before entering the battlefield. each person has only one piece of paper. think carefully before writing."
chen yang was sitting on the pile of rocks with a lot of thoughts in his mind. he suddenly found a gesang flower growing tenaciously on the edge of the cliff. after thinking for a moment, he picked up a pen and wrote a suicide note: "... please don't be sad for me, because i died for the one i loved! please don't be sad for me, because this is exactly what the enemy wants to see." then, he picked the gesang flower growing on the windward side of the cliff and put it into the envelope together with the letter.
"smart, willing to endure hardships, and daring to compete." zeng wenlong used these nine words to summarize the characteristics of his "apprentice". chen yang dropped out of high school in his early years due to poor family conditions. after joining the army, he insisted on studying. during a mission, in a vegetable cellar near a base station on a plateau at an altitude of more than 4,000 meters, chen yang completed his undergraduate thesis defense and obtained a degree.
over the years, chen yang has carried out many major tasks and guarded the snow-capped cat-ear caves for hundreds of days. his hair has become thinner and thinner, and he has missed many opportunities to accompany his children to grow up. in the uninhabited areas of the plateau, they often work 24 hours a day and have never had a good night's sleep. young comrades couldn't help asking him: "squad leader, what do you rely on to stick to your post like this?" "it's the faith in my bones!" chen yang said firmly.
thanks to his outstanding performance, in recent years, chen yang has been commended as an "outstanding sergeant of the army", an "outstanding four-have" individual of the western theater command, won the third-class merit once, the second-class award for outstanding talent of non-commissioned officers of the army once, and won three first prizes and three second prizes for related achievements of the army.
at a recent report meeting, chen yang shared his original intention of sticking to his position: "we do not live in a peaceful era, but in a peaceful country. it is the motherland that has given us a peaceful and tranquil living environment. only when the country is peaceful can the people be safe. therefore, when the motherland's territory is invaded, someone has to guard it and protect it. this is our responsibility and mission as soldiers."
china youth daily and china youth network reporter zhang bo, correspondent yang xiaobo and peng xiaoming source: china youth daily
(source: china youth daily)
