Tonight is silent. "Not hearing the roar of the generator, it really feels a bit strange," mused Private First Class Chen Tianyu, stationed with a unit in Qidong, Jiangsu. Lying in bed after lights out on a summer night, he unconsciously waited for his "old friend," but this time he fell asleep without hearing the familiar sound. The night was quiet.
For a period, the aging transformer in the unit's camp frequently "went on strike." As a last resort, the unit had to operate a high-power generator in shifts during different times of the day. During the day it was manageable, but at night, once the generator started up, the entire camp felt like it was stuffed into a beehive. "That buzzing noise made your temples throb," said Sergeant Squad Leader Wang Zhiqiang, frowning at the memory.
The soldiers suffered, and the leadership was anxious. However, upgrading the power capacity involved coordination with multiple local departments, a task difficult for the military to handle alone. Earlier this year, during a survey of difficulties and needs organized by Qidong City, the unit's leadership brought up this problem.
"We'll coordinate it!" pledged the leadership of the city's People's Armed Forces Department on the spot. Soon, a construction plan for a 1000kVA high-voltage power distribution room was listed as a key priority project in the city's annual "Dual List" of military-civilian practical matters.
"The chosen site has underground pipelines, the plan needs revision"; "Construction requires temporary use of a small path outside the camp perimeter, requiring communication with villagers"; "The high-voltage connection point is over two hundred meters from the distribution room, the cable trench needs to pass through a section of hard-surfaced road, requiring a breakthrough"... Faced with one problem after another during construction, the main leaders of the People's Armed Forces Department took the lead, tackling each issue with a dedicated task force. From project approval to completion of civil works, it took only three months.
The new power distribution room was officially activated. That day, the officers and soldiers were as happy as if it were New Year.
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