Chapter 44 extra words (postscript)

Xu Yanbin, major general of the army, professor of military science, and vice president of the Academy of Armored Forces There are books by Shi Zeng, the preface by Mr. Xiao Qian, and the inscription by Desheng Lao. My words seem to be superfluous.But the young editor said that since the older generation of literati and generals admired Shi Zeng so much, as a middle-aged tank commander who is familiar with ducks, why should he avoid saying a few unnecessary words?In this ancient country of ours, what is lacking is the old and middle-aged generation who are willing to say something unnecessary for the hard-edged young people.The rhetoric is so sharp, I can only obey.

I met the teacher in the summer of 1989. It was accidental, but not necessarily true. Like many acquaintances in life, it seemed to contain some kind of fate.Later, we had many long-night talks about military affairs, wars, life, society, history, life... I felt that this gifted young man had amazing knowledge, keen thinking and judgment on all these.After a long time without inspiration, I was stimulated by him to constantly change my perspective to examine my career, my concepts and even my way of thinking.And subconsciously, there seems to be something deeper that makes me and this young man with a very different age and experience so congenial.what is it then?

When I saw the original manuscripts and photos provided by the editor on the desk, this question was easily solved.This deeper thing that connects our hearts is love and loyalty to the Republic, and it is the character and genes that spare no life to safeguard national dignity. This is the most precious thing we have inherited from the older generation.And the bravery and tenacity to perfect oneself, surpass the times, and realize the ideals across the century are exactly the call of the times. I grew up in a cradle on horseback, fed by the blood of martyrs.The same generation who drank water from the Yanhe River and ate millet from northern Shaanxi are now active in various fronts and leadership positions in the Republic. The imprint is engraved in the subconscious of people, which makes us feel eager for the growth of the Republic.And this kind of eagerness has been reproduced in the book of the new generation of young Tang Shizeng, which made me resonate strongly while being delighted.

As a photographer in the field, Tang Shizeng has won international honor for the nation. He and his peers are doing their best to help our nation achieve a new rise in another sense, so that we can see the spiritual blood of the Republic in the new generation of youth. continue.For the "People's China·Xinhua News Agency" that made him infinitely proud, to compete with "The United States and Reuters", and to make "Xinhua" enter the ranks of the world's top news agencies as soon as possible, he used courage, wisdom and life in his work. Written in the history of Chinese journalism.He is like a tiger general, and the cunning of "caution and boldness can be displayed alternately but not at the same time" makes him seem like a tactician; He never pretends to be a hero when using it, and his posture of punching and kicking to snatch news is completely a "fighting rooster" who is not afraid of the sky and the earth... When we read this little book, we are amazed by the depth and breadth of his knowledge, When we are attracted by the understatement of the plot and cannot help laughing at its humorous and naughty tone, deep down in our hearts, we cannot but be shocked by this extraordinary young man's loyalty to the Republic, maintenance of national dignity and dedication to the cause.No wonder the old man Desheng, who commanded the battle of Shangganling, said with emotion after reading the manuscript: "Such a capable young man is the treasure of our China!" So he wrote vigorously at the age of 80-"I have returned from the battlefield"!

The Gulf War was a modern and sudden high-tech war, which provided a real model for our military to study modern warfare.The ever-changing situation, the extreme loneliness of the soldiers, and the strangeness of the new equipment are like all kinds of "toys" in the modern playground. All these constitute the characteristics of modern warfare.And this little book by Tang Shizeng is just a collection of head-to-head reports on the battle of the century. This serves as a reference to shape a new generation of officers and soldiers. Today's world is a changing world, and we are in an era of change, and there are too many new things.When professional soldiers study modern high-tech warfare, they will inevitably encounter many new problems. Therefore, all new knowledge, new perspectives, new ideas and new methods about modern warfare are urgently needed.I believe this little book by Shi Zeng can not only inspire military commanders and fighters to dedicate themselves to the Republic, but also inspire professional soldiers to study modern warfare and improve their sense of mission and sense of urgency. "People's Daily", "China Youth Daily", "Beijing Daily" and many other media, after reporting Tang Shizeng's deeds, called on young people to strive for the country, so we need to advocate this spirit in our army so that our new A generation of soldiers combined high patriotic enthusiasm and superb ability to control modern warfare, and made due contributions to safeguarding the dignity of the nation and mankind in the future Patriotic War and maintenance of world peace.This is why we recommend this little book to everyone.

Of course, this book is far from perfect, its strengths are obvious, and its shortcomings are also obvious, just like "Donald Duck" who is regarded as a legendary figure by many young people.But it is sincere, simple, straightforward, and frank, enabling readers and authors to communicate equally as real people.For example, when I read "When the Scud Attacks", the protagonist "resisted the fear of attacking, and pressed the B door of the Leica camera tremblingly", I suddenly thought of my personal experience in the frontline war .I had similar fears when the gunfire rang out and when I saw my comrades bleeding, but when I saw my comrades die, the fear turned to anger.Fear is a human instinct. A real warrior is not without fear, but he is not intimidated by fear.But sincerity and frankness are the most lovely qualities of contemporary youth.Therefore, after discussing with the editor, I decided to keep the various shortcomings in the book, and present this field notebook in its original appearance to our officers and soldiers, just like introducing "Donald Duck" as an ordinary friend. To our young soldiers.

Franklin said: "Do you want to know what the future will look like? Then please look at the young people around you." When I read the last chapter of the book, this young man who is regarded as a legendary hero said simply, "I am just I want to be a dreamy young man with hard feathers on the wings of Xinhua News Agency. History has fulfilled me, allowing me to catch up with a good era and a good collective. The people who are not rich have given me first-class education and training. I do I'm not doing well, I'm just trying my best," I think I see what the future looks like.

August 1994 in Beijing