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Mao Yisong, born in Leidian, Deqing in 1960, is a professor at the National University of Defense Science and Technology of the People's Liberation Army. He is now the executive director of China Engineering Blasting Association, a member of the Civil Blasting Equipment Professional Committee of the Chinese Military Engineering Society, and a director of the Hunan Blasting Society. He has won one third class merit, silver and gold medals for national defense service of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, three types of post allowance for military professional technology, and a "silver award" for military teaching and talent cultivation. He has published 5 monographs (textbooks) such as Practical Blasting Technology, Military Blasting Teaching Model, Mine Blasting Technology, published more than 70 academic papers, presided over and participated in 8 scientific research projects of the national or military headquarters, won 1 first prize and 3 third prizes for scientific and technological progress of the military (provincial and ministerial level), and 10 excellent papers of natural science in Hunan Province.

Mao Yisong was born in rural Leidian, and his childhood was a difficult time for the country. Even so, poor children still insist on reading for fun.

In 1975, he was admitted to Deqing No. 1 Middle School. Due to his excellent performance, he served as a substitute teacher in Leidian Commune Middle School in Deqing County after graduation, and undertook the teaching of Chinese in the first grade of senior high school.

Although he is already a substitute teacher, Mao Yisong always has the idea of continuing to study. In 1978, he took part in the national college entrance examination, but because he was busy with teaching at ordinary times, he did not have time to review systematically, and finally failed in the college entrance examination. Mao Yisong always felt reluctant to fail in the college entrance examination. At the end of that year, he signed up for the review class for the college entrance examination organized by the county and prepared to take the exam again next year.

However, Mao Yisong did not report for duty, and the winter conscription began. Joining the army or taking the college entrance examination, Mao Yisong is at the crossroads of his life and needs to make a choice. Finally, after physical examination and political review, Mao Yisong joined the army on December 24, 1978.

　　 To join the army and go to the battlefield

In February 1979, shortly after entering the army, the war on the Sino Vietnamese border became more and more tense. Mao Yisong, who had been fully trained for less than 20 days, ended the training of new recruits ahead of schedule and left the camp with the regiment to go to the Sino Vietnamese border. "My company was assigned to the 164th Division of the 55th Army from February 10 to March 12 to carry out the road support task of about 50 kilometers from the border line to Lang Son, Vietnam." Mao Yisong recalled that this was the most unforgettable memory in his life.

On February 11, Mao Yisong's company received the task of building a five kilometer military road from Beishan to Tanlong under the enemy fire. At 16:30 on the 15th, the whole company entered Beishan, but due to changes in the situation, it was immediately transferred to the East Gate. It was necessary to construct a road from the East Gate to the peeling within three days and nights. After receiving the order, Mao Yisong arrived at the East Gate with the troops late that night and immediately started the construction work. After 19 hours of continuous operation, he completed the task two days and nights ahead of schedule on the 16th.

When building the road from skinning to Wang Ai, a sudden incident inspired Mao Yisong, who had just joined the army. "We buried a mine on a narrow path about two kilometers away from the border." Mao Yisong said that just then, the deputy chief of the reconnaissance section of the 164 division volunteered to ask for an order, and saw him lying down, inserting safety pins, cutting trip lines, taking mines, leading and separating mines. The scene left a profound impact on Mao Yisong.

At 6:00 a.m. on February 17, the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam started. "At that time, our artillery positions on the top of the mountain suddenly fired in unison, illuminating the whole sky, and the noise made us dizzy." Mao Yisong said that just at that time, he heard the company commander shouting, and all the staff rushed to the top of the mountain to gather. On hearing the order, Mao Yisong and his comrade in arms Luo Guogen lifted a motorcycle pneumatic drill weighing about 50 kg, Go up the 20~30 degree hillside. "By the time we reached the hillside at the border, we were exhausted."

At 8:30 a.m. on the 17th, we arrived at the south side of Beishan Mountain, where Mao Yisong's company and the division industrial barracks built a road from Beishan to Tanlong. When the road has been opened for 600 meters, we encounter cliffs and rocks, and our forces cannot expand. At the same time, we find enemy tanks moving in depth. In order to ensure that the tank troops can quickly move forward to fight, Mao Yisong's company was ordered to switch to skinning at 7:00 pm on the night of the 17th, except for two bulldozers to cooperate with the engineering battalion. With the cooperation of 400 migrant workers, the company worked for 63 hours continuously to build a 15 km road from skinning to Banran, which first guaranteed the passage of tanks. After further repair, at 12:00 pm on February 21, The traffic of vehicles was basically guaranteed, and then the road maintenance stage was started.

In April of the same year, Mao Yisong's company carried out national defense construction at 305 Heights of Bajiaoshan, Longzhou County, and needed to build a tunnel with a length of about 400 meters. Mao Yisong's main job was to take on the task of tunnel blasting. Until the task was completed in August, he returned to the army station of Qingshan Commune, Chaoxian County, Chaohu District, Anhui Province with his troop division.

　　 Educate people, educate yourself and achieve success

In November 1979, after returning to the Anhui garrison, the army held a one month training course for cultural instructors to improve the cultural learning of the army. Mao Yisong participated in the training and served as the monitor. With his experience as a substitute teacher, he was responsible for the teaching of mathematics, physics and chemistry, which achieved remarkable results, and was rated as the excellent cultural teacher of the engineering soldiers of the Nanjing Military Region.

In March 1980, the leader of the company informed Mao Yisong to take the first pre exam for unified enrollment of military academies. He successfully stood out from more than 100 qualified members of the whole regiment. Later, he took part in the unified culture tutorial class of the 83rd Regiment (Bengbu City) of the engineering soldiers of the Nanjing Military Region, and took the unified exam of the whole army in July. In late July, he received an admission notice from the Engineering School of the General Staff.

In July 1982, Mao Yisong stayed in the engineering school to teach after graduation, and was assigned to the mine blasting teaching and research office to engage in blasting teaching and research. In 1999, four schools of the General Staff, Changsha Engineering Corps College, Changsha Artillery College, Changsha Political College of the General Political Department and National University of Defense Science and Technology, established a new national defense science and technology university.

Before 2010, Mao Yisong would come back to see his parents every year. However, with the departure of the elderly, the number of times Mao Yisong came to his hometown gradually decreased. However, as a local sage in Leidian Village, Leidian Town, his feelings for Deqing and Leidian did not decrease. "The development of Deqing is changing with each passing day." Mao Yisong said that every time he returned to Deqing, he could see the new development and new look of Deqing, which made him feel deeply as an outsider.

"Although I have been away from Deqing for 40 years, the most beautiful scenery is still in my hometown." Mao Yisong told reporters that with economic development, social stability, political integrity and people harmony, Deqing has made great progress in all aspects. As an outsider, I hope Deqing will continue to work hard, reach a new level, and create new brilliance. I hope Deqing will develop faster every year, I wish the people of Deqing better and better every year.