Binjiang Police Affairs-Chapter 926 - 619: The Party Commands the Gun! (Part 3)

"The current issue is that this year, the Jiangnan Provincial Committee, Provincial Government, and Provincial Military District issued a notice requiring each prefecture-level city to establish a Flood Control and Rescue Mobile Assault Battalion. Although we are a reserve force, we have an excellent tradition. Our camp's predecessor was a distinguished unit, and we inherited the honor titles 'Heroic Assault Battalion' and 'Red Saber Battalion,' so the superior assigned us the task of flood control and rescue."

"You have two honor titles?"

"Not only does the unit have honor titles, but individuals do as well. Camp Commander Han Yu not only received a First-level Merit from the General Politics Department but was also honored as a Second-level Model in the national police system by the Ministry of Police."

"Director Ge, we should learn from you!"

"Captain Peng, you flatter me too much. We should learn from each other and make progress together."

Old Ge smiled and continued, "The current issue is that when the superior decided to dispatch us to Beihu for flood fighting, they might have acted too hastily or might have only considered flood control and rescue, without first clarifying our official code number, and thus we were dispatched under the name of Binjiang Flood Control Rescue Camp."

Captain Peng realized and agreed, saying, "You are a heroic unit, and honor is more important than anything else. You cannot execute tasks under the absurd name of Binjiang Flood Control Rescue Camp."

"Whether it's honorable or not, we should set it aside. The floodwaters are about to overflow the embankments. We can't afford to think about those things now. Mainly, using the name Binjiang Flood Control Rescue Camp will cause command confusion! The entire camp only knows Linghai Reserve Camp and has never heard of Binjiang Flood Control Rescue Camp, so they were all puzzled when receiving orders."

"Director Ge, are you saying that you want to report this situation to the superior to see if they can clarify it?"

"Exactly, that's what I mean. I wonder if it's convenient for the regiment?"

"There's nothing inconvenient about it. Why don't we do this: you have Xiao Dai write a report on the situation, and later I will help you submit it to the division. The code number is directly related to the command of the troops, and the division will certainly take it seriously and report it to the military."

"Thank you so much, Captain Peng. You've really helped us a lot."

"It's not a matter of helping. Actually, this is part of our regiment's work."

It's just a small task, nothing troublesome.

Captain Peng smiled, then asked, "Director Ge, you mentioned there were two issues. What's the other one?"

Old Ge turned around and looked at the tent of the news publicity team not far away, saying, "The other issue is that when we departed, several reporters arranged by the local media came with us. Captain Peng, you know the situation with the reserve forces. We really can't afford to offend those Crownless Kings."

"Director Ge, what do they want?"

"They don't really want anything. They just want to quickly release news about our camp. Normally, helping us with publicity is a good thing. But we are not ordinary citizens now; we are a part of the People's Liberation Army of China, executing a rescue mission assigned by your and Political Commissar Yang's leadership."

Old Ge cleared his throat and said very seriously, "In Linghai or in Binjiang, it wouldn't matter how they publicize. Even if they violated confidentiality and publicity discipline, the superior would only address the Provincial Military District and Binjiang Military District. But now it's different; if they leak military secrets, it will not only cause us a lot of trouble but will also implicate the regiment and division."

Not everyone can interview military units, nor can anything be published at will!

Captain Peng felt that the old director of the Linghai Transportation Bureau considered things very thoroughly and quickly said, "Director Ge, the Political Commissar is right next to me, and he understands this more than I do. Why don't you let our Political Commissar talk to you?"

"Sure, that would be great."

"Hello, Director Ge, my surname is Yang..."

"Hello, Political Commissar Yang. Xiao Dai introduced you to me, saying you have a high political level. In terms of news publicity, we urgently need your guidance."

"It's not really guidance, but there are a few points that need to be clarified."

"Go ahead, I'll jot them down."

"First, the unit code number must not be disclosed. For example, referring to our regiment, it should only be mentioned as a certain air force regiment. Considering the situation with reserve forces is somewhat different from active units, you must oversee and deliberate on the unit name disclosure."

"Okay, continue."

"Then, it must be made clear to all officers and soldiers that there is a discipline on publicity, and no one is allowed to be interviewed by media reporters without permission. Some units have many officers and soldiers who enjoy writing articles, but they must not submit them to People's Liberation Army Daily or Air Force Newspaper without permission..."

I understand all this, as I had more than a dozen military transfer officials under me when I was the director.

Old Ge only needed the authority for news censorship, nodded continuously, and after Political Commissar Yang finished, he said very earnestly and seriously, "Rest assured, Political Commissar, I will work with Xiao Dai to implement the publicity discipline as an important task. If there is an issue, I will take full responsibility!"

The awareness of an old comrade is truly high…

Political Commissar Yang was filled with respect and quickly said, "Director Ge, don't laugh at me, but I wouldn't have thought of these things if you hadn't mentioned them. Today, some reporters also want to interview us, and I will report to the superior regarding the scope of the publicity."

"It's not that you haven't thought of it; you just don't understand our situation here."

"That's true. The captain and I only knew you as the 'Hong Kong Garrison.' If Xiao Dai hadn't made this call, we wouldn't know your situation at all."

"Then, regarding news publicity, I will oversee it based on past experience first. Once the superior issues the notice of news publicity details and guidelines, we will implement according to the latest requirements?"

"Yes, let's do it that way. It won't be troublesome for you."

"Not at all troublesome. What we need to do now is not to cause ourselves trouble and, more importantly, not to cause trouble for the regiment and division."