After a long-distance march in the tropical jungles for more than 10 hours, 40 officers and men of the fourth batch of the Chinese peacekeeping engineer group to Sudan arrived at the Rumbek-based barracks of the UN Special Mission in Sudan, completing the first branching deployment.

　　According to relevant stipulations, the Chinese peacekeeping engineers to Sudan must have the capability of making branching deployment and offering supports to multiple mission locations at the same time.

　　To ensure the safety of the servicemen and vehicles while carrying out branching deployment, the headquarters of the war theater sent out escort troops and assigned the minesweeping units to mark the route to each sub-location with bounds that allows no overstepping. Vehicles can only roll on and stop for breaks within the space of 4 meters off the central line of the route. Given that situation, the Chinese engineer group selected skillful drivers, worked out preplans in case of setting off a mine or encountering conflicts. In addition, the officers and men were organized to conduct special training to handle the situation. Thanks to all the preparation work, they eventually drove through mine fields and crossed obstacles in a breathtaking, highly nervous and combat-ready atmosphere, and neutralized all dangers on the way to reach the designated location without much trouble.

　　According to the order from the headquarters of the war theater, the branching deployment of the Chinese peacekeeping engineer group will last for two months to shoulder the tasks of road building, lifting and erecting engineering, airport maintenance, fortress building and assisting the community-that should be undertaken by the UN Mission in the Sudan.

　　By Wang Yujun and Xu Zengze

　　(July 31, PLA Daily)                                       Editor: Ouyang Dongmei