Changle Town, Haimen District, Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, is a red hot soil. The Guangong River, located in the southwest of the town, was a place where a large number of revolutionary martyrs such as Lu Feijiu and Huang Heting fought during the Anti Japanese War, and is therefore also known as the "Red River" by the locals. Four years ago, we delved deeply into the red spirit of the Guangong River and established the Red River Militia Emergency Team, aiming to inherit and promote the excellent revolutionary traditions The leaders of the Changle Town Party Committee introduced that this militia team is composed of town and village cadres, retired soldiers, returning college students, and young volunteers. The number of personnel has increased from the initial 13 to the current 520. The Armed Forces Department of Changle Town focuses on leveraging the advantages of high political literacy, strong physical fitness, and skilled personnel of the militia, endowing them with multiple functions such as livelihood services, caring for veterans, conflict mediation, emergency rescue, etc., extending their "tentacles" to the "microgrid" of social governance. Zhang Yan, a villager from Guangonghe Village, is a retired soldier and also one of the first members of the Red River Militia Emergency Team. To help villagers mediate conflicts and disputes, he opened a mobile "Veteran Zhang Yan Studio" on the grid, providing legal knowledge assistance to villagers in need, coordinating and resolving common legal issues in rural areas, and receiving praise from cadres and the masses. Last year, Zhang Yan was named one of the "Top Ten Legal Experts" in Haimen District. I am a militia, wearing this camouflage training uniform means taking on a responsibility. Every time I help the people solve problems, I feel a sense of accomplishment, "Zhang Yan said sincerely. After the militia entered the grid, it injected new vitality into the grid management of the entire town The leader of the Armed Forces Department in Changle Town said that on weekdays, members of the Red River Militia Emergency Team wander the streets and alleys, go to the fields and households to busy themselves with various matters for the masses; In case of emergency, they fought day and night on the front line, contributing to the safety of their side. In August last year, Changle Town was hit by a rainstorm, and members of the Red River Militia Emergency Detachment were motivated to investigate all kinds of potential safety hazards, clear fallen trees and roadblocks, transfer trapped villagers, and rush to drain farmland water, so as to spare no effort to protect people's lives and property. After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, the passionate young man Lu Feijiu from Changle Town resigned from the library of North China University and returned to his hometown to form an anti Japanese guerrilla team. Under the leadership of the Communist Party, he used the complex water and terrain conditions of the Guangong River basin to carry out armed struggle... "On a day in early September at the Party History Education Museum in Changle Town, Huang Sudong, the leader of the Red River Militia Emergency Team, told a red story to the young people participating in the study activity. As a member of the Red River Militia Propaganda Team, this is his daily job. In March 2021, the Armed Forces Department of Changle Town selected members with high political literacy and strong language expression ability from the Red River Militia Emergency Team to establish the "Red River Militia Propaganda Team". Over the past three years, the "Red River Militia Propaganda Team" has focused on the theme of "pursuing red memories and inheriting red genes", with the red story of Guangong River as the main line, carrying out the "five advances" activities of preaching to government agencies, villages, campuses, enterprises, and scenic spots, telling the heroic deeds of revolutionary predecessors who fought bravely for their ideals and beliefs, and guiding people to draw faith strength from them. As of now, this propaganda team, affectionately known as the "Red Propaganda Light Cavalry" by cadres and the masses, has carried out more than 700 "Five Enters" tour propaganda, with an audience of over 35000 people. In order to improve the preaching level of the "Red River Militia Propaganda Team", the Armed Forces Department of Changle Town relies on positions such as the Town Party History Education Hall, Martyrs Memorial Hall, and National Defense Park to hold special training lectures, conduct field research, and organize members to study and learn from the site of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Memorial Hall of the Seven Battles and Seven Victories of the Central Soviet Union, and the Exhibition Hall of the Historical Achievements of the "Red Flag Militia Team" in Jiaoxie, helping them consolidate their theoretical foundation and enhance the infectiousness of propaganda. Last year, the "Red River Militia Propaganda Team" was commended by superiors as an "advanced collective for grassroots theoretical propaganda". Not long ago, the Armed Forces Department of Haimen District, Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, undertook military training for the 2024 high school freshmen in its jurisdiction. Thirteen members of the Red River Militia Emergency Team entered the high school in the jurisdiction and organized training around subjects such as queue movements and health rescue knowledge. Taking this as an opportunity, they solidly carried out national defense education propaganda activities, allowing students to achieve training and learning. Militia is the driving force behind the revitalization and development of rural areas. In recent years, the Party Committee and Armed Forces Department of Changle Town have leveraged the expertise and rich practical experience of the militia to organize the Red River militia emergency team to participate in the "second battlefield" of rural revitalization, adding new momentum to the construction of livable, business friendly, and beautiful countryside. Huang Junliang, Secretary of the Party General Branch and Commander of the Militia Company in Guangonghe Village, is a retired soldier and also an old member of the Red River Militia Emergency Team. In recent years, with the courage and determination of a soldier, he has led Guangonghe Village to embark on a path of ecological prosperity and integrated development of agriculture, culture, and tourism, achieving a transformation from a "assisted village" to a "typical village". Nowadays, in Guangonghe Village, the Jiulong Island Cultural Wetland Scenic Area, which integrates red and ecological resources, attracts over 200000 visitors annually. The "Haimen Soldier Support Secretary" e-commerce live streaming sales platform, built on self media, has a considerable annual sales volume, and the village's collective economy has seen a significant increase in annual income. The village has successively been awarded as a demonstration village for rural revitalization in Nantong City, a beautiful village in Jiangsu Province, and a national demonstration village for democracy and rule of law. (New Society)