An interview team came on board the ship, and it was from a military newspaper, which made the soldiers even more motivated.
When everyone heard some gossip that the military newspaper interview team was going to select a group of people from the No. 5 ship as typical models in this operation to conduct a series of reports, everyone became even more motivated.
Of course, the gossip was deliberately spread by the political cadres. Taking advantage of the opportunity of the military newspaper interview team to board the ship for interviews, the political department quickly came up with a series of mobilization plans.
The head of the political work department knew that the next battle would be more difficult and cruel than any previous one.
Military Daily is the highest organ of the army, and Zhuang Xiaoying is the number one reporter at the Integrated Media Center. On the day she announced that she would join the integrated media center, the number of followers of Military Daily’s short video account soared by tens of millions, which shows its influence.
As a military cadre, Li Hai rarely paid attention to political affairs, but he always attached great importance to political affairs.
Back then at Musa Air Station, it was still called Forgotten Reef. On such a difficult offshore island, where fresh water was scarcer than fuel, how could the soldiers persevere for three days? This required strong political and ideological work to maintain
.
However, Li Hai preferred to use a simpler and more direct way to boost the morale of the soldiers - he gave a brief speech on the ship's radio:
"Comrades, I am Li Hai."
"In the previous work, we did a good job. We fought them off and seriously injured them. At the same time, we set a record - we avoided a heavy torpedo attack at close range!"
"It's all thanks to everyone's efforts. On behalf of the ship's party committee, I would like to thank everyone!"
"Next we have to face a more severe situation. The unsuitable strike group is approaching fiercely. There is a huge disparity in the strength between the enemy and ourselves. Some comrades may think that our ship is fighting with an egg against a stone, but everyone should not forget that behind us
We are a powerful motherland and 1.4 billion people. Everything we do here today in this strange sea is to defend the overseas interests of the motherland and let the world know that any force that dares to oppose the Chinese nation will be punished.
I will receive the cruelest punishment! I will always be on the bridge advancing and retreating with everyone, and the enemy who is about to invade will not be east of Luojing Waterway! Do you have confidence!?"
"have!!!"
The roars erupted from the soldiers shook the color of the sea and sky.
Zhuang Xiaoying, who was standing nearby, stared at Li Hai intently, her blood boiling. She had interviewed too many military cadres, from junior command cadres to mid-level command cadres, there were so many outstanding people, but she
I strongly feel that if the same mobilization speech is spoken by others, it will not resonate as well as Li Hai.
This is the charm of human beings.
Without his superb command, Li Hai had established a high prestige in the minds of the soldiers, and it would have been difficult for his mobilization speech to resonate so strongly with the soldiers.
Zhuang Xiaoying, who knew him well, certainly felt even more profoundly.
If you just think that Li Hai can only verbally mobilize so "superficially", you are wrong. Zhuang Xiaoying immediately heard Li Hai say to Chang Haizhou, "Vice Chang, let the word go and say that I and Su Ludong of New Youth
Bet on who can last longer, and the loser will treat all the officers and soldiers of the winning side to a seafood feast after returning to Hong Kong."
"Compared with endurance?" Chang Haizhou said in surprise.
Li Hai spread his hands and said, "There are no supply ships in the nearby waters, and I'm afraid no supply ships will come within a few days. The refusal here is likely to lead to a long-term confrontation..."
Chang Haizhou understood.
"Yes, yes, we need to save material consumption." Chang Haizhou understood.
Li Hai said, "Have dinner before letting the news out."
Seeing Chang Haizhou frowning in confusion.
Zhuang Xiaoying couldn't help but say, "Today is New Year's Eve."
Chang Haizhou suddenly realized it and slapped his forehead, "My brain."
On New Year's Eve, the soldiers should feel free to eat and drink well. It would not be appropriate to announce this news before the dinner in the evening.
Chang Haizhou glanced at Zhuang Xiaoying one more time, then at Li Hai, but said nothing.
At 18:00 in the afternoon, it has already fallen into the night in the eastern part of the motherland, but the sunset can still be seen in the western part of the Sulawesi Sea.
Chang Haizhou arranged the female soldiers and the interview team in the officers' mess, while everyone else ate in the sailors' mess.
The sailor's mess room on the No. 53 ship is very small. When this frigate was designed, all I could think about was how to increase the ship's firepower based on existing technology. The place to eat and live was just decent. It can be said that comfort was not considered.
of.
The sailor's restaurant is designed according to the approved number of one-third of the crew. Normally, it is almost impossible for the entire ship to have meals at the same time. One shift is on duty, another is dining, one is resting, and three shifts
mode.
Of course, jobs cannot be separated from people.
All the cadres and backbones are on duty and the soldiers are replaced to attend the dinner. This is the tradition of our army.
The soldiers crowded into the sailor's restaurant for dinner, and some places didn't even have a place to stay, but it didn't affect everyone's mood at all.
We are in unfamiliar waters, thousands of kilometers away from our motherland, and the straight-line distance from the nearest territory, the Forgotten Reef, where Musa Air Station is located, is 1,200 kilometers.
The huge physical distance brought about stronger feelings of uneasiness and homesickness, which could be overcome in ordinary times, but now, the soldiers who suffered a heavy torpedo attack knew everything in their hearts.
It’s hard to say whether we can go back alive!
So, when they saw Li Hai leading the ship leaders and the interview team to toast table by table, some brave soldiers asked Zhuang Xiaoying and others to take some photos for them as a souvenir, either individually or together, or with them.
Take a group photo with the leaders you admire, take a photo with the squad leader, take a photo with your comrades...
Zhuang Xiaoying readily agreed.
After the toast, Li Hai simply asked everyone to take photos with the interview team according to the battle sequence.
Of course it was a drink.
The soldiers were more proactive than before. To put it bluntly, they were more courageous. Several leaders, including Chang Haizhou, were invited to take a group photo. This would rarely be the case in normal times.
Zhang Huo squeezed over and said, "Captain, I want to take a photo with you."
"Okay." Li Hai greeted the soldiers in the main gun squad behind Zhang Huo, "We are all here, let's take a photo together."
Zhuang Xiaoying did it herself, holding up her Huawei phone and taking several photos in succession.
Zhang Huo started, and other soldiers, even those who had met Li Hai for the first time, came over and asked for photos, and Li Hai agreed one by one.
To Zhuang Xiaoying, the scene in the sailor's restaurant was the joy of a New Year's Eve dinner, but to Li Hai, it was the last carnival of reserved soldiers facing an unknown future.
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