0120 Amulet: Be bold and careful, and leave nothing to chance

You don't have the ability, why should the soldiers obey you, how can they carry out their work?

Zeng Jianlin described his profession like this: "If EOD is dancing on the tip of a knife, then we EOD soldiers are a daredevil. ”

In August 2015, during the live firing of the 40 rockets organized by the Qingtongxia Artillery Company, Zeng Jianlin led the company to be ordered to remove the duds and undertake the search and platoon work.

Due to the unusually soft soil in the area where the bomb was dropped, some of the duds smashed deep into the soil, and some of them were exposed to the ground.

In the view of Zeng Jianlin, who has rich experience in demining operations, the difficulty of this task is very great.

Because the temper of a dud bomb is difficult to figure out, sometimes, when you touch it, it explodes.

The thrill is just a few seconds.

In the process of removing the duds, one of the duds was covered by camel thorns, Zeng Jianlin took out a sapper shovel, carefully removed the surrounding gravel and weeds, and then slowly picked up the camel thorns with his hands, and at this time, the accident happened.

The firing fuse of the dud bomb popped out instantly due to an unexpected force!

"Seeing the dud bomb smoke, my head exploded with a buzz, and I felt that I was really going to be glorious this time, and my mind was blank, except for the sound of my own heartbeat and breathing." Zeng Jianlin still remembers the scene at that time and his mental activity.

"The only thought in my mind at that time was that the dud bomb was about to explode, and the company commander must have no bones left. At that moment, I felt my heart stop and I couldn't breathe. This was the inner monologue of the officers and soldiers present.

Sappers who can carry out tasks are rigorously trained.

Technical training is important, but it also has extremely high requirements for psychological quality.

It can make the fighters nervous to such an extent, which shows how critical the situation was at that time.

Fortunately, after a few seconds, the shell did not explode.

Not dead, alive.

"Whew-" Zeng Jianlin exhaled, sat on the ground and rested for a minute, adjusting his breathing.

After experiencing such a thing, most people must have palpitations and retreat.

But Zeng Jianlin didn't, he had to be worthy of the military rank he was wearing, and worthy of the military uniform on his body.

What is a PLA officer?

Rush to the front in the war, and keep the danger to yourself.

Zeng Jianlin continued to work, lying on the ground with his whole body, and using bamboo sticks to remove the soil covering the body little by little.

Carefully and repeatedly reviewed the bomb markings, bomb body structure, fuse device, filling, etc., and finally determined a safe and feasible method of destruction.

With a loud bang, the dud was eventually safely detonated.

In May 2016, in order to prepare for the upcoming course demonstration, Zeng Jianlin decided to take the risk.

The length of the fuse was reduced from fifteen to thirteen centimeters, and then the initiation test was carried out.

You know, every millimeter of fuse shrinking means that the danger increases by one point.

In the demonstration task of the "Operation to Open Up Passages" live explosion operation, Zeng Jianlin led the team.

He put forward a requirement, real obstacles, real goals, and completely in accordance with the actual combat.

The real obstacles and real targets make this mission present different characteristics from the past, and the danger of the explosion is conceivable because of the large dosage of blasting medicine and the long distance of the explosion.

At the moment when Zeng Jianlin ignited the fire and quickly retreated and lay down, "there was a loud bang, and the anti-tank cone was blown up all over the sky, and the detonation wave mixed with debris hit the face."

The oldest sergeant major was shocked into a cold sweat, and ran to Zeng Jianlin with a fierce attitude and shouted: "Company Commander Zeng, you don't fucking die!" Any idea how dangerous it was just now?! You almost lost your life! Do you know? ”

Unexpectedly, Zeng Jianlin got up and moved his arms and legs, and the first thing he said was: "Reduce the fuse to ten centimeters, and blast it again!" ”

It turned out that in order to maximize the suddenness and rapidity of opening up the passageway, Zeng Jianlin had just risked his life to try to gradually shorten the fuse from the previous thirteen centimeters to twelve centimeters.

Why?

In order that one day when war breaks out in the future, he and his sappers will not run on the battlefield and lose their armor by the enemy.

Practice is for battle, not for watching.

Training is prepared for fighting, not for performance viewing.

Constantly improve something.

This time, he's ready to challenge the 10 centimeters again.

After three experiments, he succeeded.

When Zeng Jianlin recalled the scene at that time, he said: "When we are soldiers, we have to be a little bloody. ”

The soldier asked, "Company commander, are you really not afraid of death?" ”

Zeng Jianlin replied: "Of course I am afraid of death, at the moment of experiencing the test of life and death, I will definitely think of my family, it is precisely because of this concern that my mind will be calmer and clear about what the responsibility is." It's been five years since I was born, and I've never been injured, not by luck. As long as you remember the words 'be bold and careful, and leave no chances', danger will never find you. ”

During his 13 years in the army, Zeng Jianlin was successively rated as an excellent commander, an outstanding company commander, and was awarded a second-class meritorious service.

The EOD team company led by him has been rated as an advanced group of "Touching Tiger Brigade" by the brigade for two consecutive years.

But what Zeng Jianlin is most proud of is that he has undertaken more than 100 live explosion missions, and he has successfully completed the tasks again and again, and returned safely.

Behind the success is the result of his unremitting training in wearing more than 30 kilograms of explosion-proof clothing.

After many years of marriage, his wife never knew the specific work of her husband.

It wasn't until recently that his wife came to visit relatives in the army and learned about her husband's work from his mouth at the same time.

EOD soldiers, listening to it is daunting.

The wife couldn't say a word for a long time, she didn't know what her husband was going through every day.

Zeng Jianlin: "I didn't tell her before, because I was afraid that she would be worried and wouldn't be able to sleep." The nature of my job is peculiar, and I disappear for a few days when I have a task. I know how uncomfortable it feels to be on the phone......"

learned from the Internet that there are EOD soldiers in the army every year, and his worried wife kept persuading Zeng Jianlin to change jobs.

Zeng Jianlin said: "Wife, to be honest, I also know the danger of this job, it is not easy. But every job has to be done by someone, and this is my job, and it was my choice in the first place. In addition, being able to perform so many tasks and being needed by the post and work is a life value in itself. ”

In Zeng Jianlin's view, as a soldier, you can't be a deserter because of the word "afraid".