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The 'King of War' bravely breaks through the flames and continues to write heroic legends

2025-07-22   

In a critical moment, the 'King of War' Cheng Shouping bravely rushed into the sea of fire to save people... "During the summer season, the story of Cheng Shouping, a first-class soldier from a certain brigade of the 80th Army Group, leading his relatives to successfully extinguish the fire of a self igniting truck during his vacation, became a well-known story in the local area. At around 17:00 on July 5th, a large truck loaded with construction and decoration materials caught fire in Group 8, Lianchi Village, Nanmen Town, Kaizhou District, Chongqing. Thick smoke billowed, and adjacent residential buildings, overhead power lines, and firewood piles were in danger. The fuel tank could explode at any time due to high temperatures. At this moment, Cheng Shouping, who was attending a mourning ceremony for his relatives not far away, caught a glimpse of thick smoke and his heart tightened. He didn't have time to pull Xiaobu off his head, so he turned around and shouted to several former soldiers next to him, "No, there's a fire over there, let's go and take a look!" Upon arriving at the scene, Cheng Shouping remained calm in the face of danger, calling 119 to report the location of the fire, the flames, and the surrounding hazards, while discouraging the elderly and children who were watching: "It's dangerous here, quickly retreat!" The fire grew stronger, and scorching waves of air rushed towards him. Cheng Shouping quickly assessed the situation: "Control the fuel tank first, then suppress the open flame!" They immediately used the on-site conditions to carry out rescue: someone brought sand and soil, and used the "soil burial method" to suppress the spreading flames; Someone picked up a basin and a bucket in relay, taking water back and forth to pour it onto the fuel tank, tires, and open flames. Cheng Shouping and his relatives dealt with the situation promptly and appropriately, and when the firefighters arrived, the fire was effectively controlled. The fuel tank did not explode, the goods and surrounding houses were safe and sound, and the property damage was minimized. When the car owner Li Zegao hurriedly rushed back, he saw everything happening in front of him and tightly held Cheng Shouping's hand, choked up and said, "If it weren't for you, my house and a truck of goods would have been gone!" Afterwards, local media reported on this firefighting incident one after another, and netizens left comments that flooded the screen: "This is the instinct of soldiers" and "The sense of responsibility engraved in their bones"... To express gratitude, Li Zegao specially sent a banner with the words "Filial Piety did not fade to the fire scene, showing loyalty in times of danger" to Cheng Shouping's home. Standing at the forefront during training and rushing forward in times of crisis is what soldiers look like! ”The deeds were transmitted back to the army, and comrades praised Cheng Shouping one after another. Regarding this, Cheng Shouping said simply, "I am a veteran with nearly 29 years of military service and over 20 years of party service. Since the day I put on my military uniform and entered the military camp, I have been determined to shoulder the responsibility of 'serving the people as a soldier of the people' like countless predecessors." It is reported that Cheng Shouping's unit is located in the western Liaoning region and left a good story of 'not eating an apple from the people' during the Liaoshen Campaign. Afterwards, whether it was the Tangshan earthquake rescue, the Daxing'anling firefighting, or the Harbin flood control, this army always strictly adhered to discipline and charged ahead, winning widespread praise. Influenced and nurtured by the excellent style of the military, Cheng Shouping, who enlisted in December 1996, always took revolutionary predecessors as an example, studied hard, trained hard, participated in major tasks multiple times, wrote more than 200000 words of maintenance notes, innovated more than 10 equipment and materials, participated in the compilation of military textbooks four times, developed 12 sets of equipment maintenance auxiliary tools, won one third prize of the Military Science and Technology Progress Award, one national patent, and was awarded two second-class merits and five third class merits. (New Society)

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