There is no boundary marker here
The officers and soldiers patrolled the snow-capped mountains.
Beneath the line of snow, the vast forests and seas stretch endlessly, with torrents rushing between the cliffs, and waterfalls pouring straight down from the cliffs... Chayu, located in the alpine valley area of southeastern Tibet in the western part of the Hengduan Mountains.
Behind the most primitive beautiful scenery of nature, there is endless desolation and danger-the highest altitude here is 6740 meters and the lowest altitude is 1400 meters, with inconvenient transportation and few people. During the patrol of the border guards, the mountain roads were "ghosts and sorrows", the streams were bitterly cold, and the leeches were raging and bloodthirsty... Recently, the author followed the officers and soldiers of a border guard company of a border guard regiment of the Tibet Military Region stationed here to perform a patrol of a certain mountain pass.
Walking into the camp, a group of "280 kilometers-2800 kilometers" numbers on the electronic display attracted everyone's attention. Instructor Tenzeng explained that 280 kilometers is the total length of the company's all points and positions, and 2,800 kilometers is the distance between Buzong and the capital Beijing.
When the patrol mission was clarified, the company commander Liu Shanwei stared at the sand table and placed a heavy weight on a mountain pass at an altitude of 4751 meters, where the officers and soldiers' patrol mission ended. According to reports, this mission has a unilateral trip of 26 kilometers. Although the journey is not too far, most of the patrol roads are "hanging" on the cliffs. The patrol car cannot drive in, and the helicopter is difficult to patrol. It takes 3 days and 2 nights to walk to and from. . On the way, the last 4 kilometers of the glacier section does not cover snow all year round, and the height difference is more than 2,000 meters, which is even more dangerous.
Although the road was difficult and dangerous, the company officers and soldiers all rushed to apply for this patrol road. In this patrol mission, many new soldiers born after 00 submitted applications for mission execution early. "Struggle, youth! A trip to snow-capped mountains and swamps can make our youth more proud and shining!" Yang Yong, a new soldier born after 00, wrote on the patrol application.
Before dawn, the officers and soldiers began to get busy. The author followed Liu Yi, the squad leader of the cooking squad, to the Dawa family of the militia to prepare horses. They will tie the patrol supplies to the back of the horse and check the saddle and bridle of each horse.
"Horses are generally not used for riding, they are used to carry supplies for us." Liu Yi told the author that patrolling roads, crisscrossed with rivers and rocks, each patrol task is a physical strength and perseverance for officers and soldiers. The rigorous test requires the help of horses to carry supplies to the camping site.
Everything is ready, just after the dawn, white clouds of smoke filled the valley. Following the order from the company commander Liu Shanwei, the patrol team embarked on the journey.
The cold wind howled, the patrol car "drifted" on the winding mountain road, occasionally you could see the boulders rolling down from the top of the mountain and the wreckage of vehicles beside the road. I subconsciously grasped the handrail. The patrol officers and soldiers smiled and said: "This is just the opening song of the'pass through game'."
"This road is only two kilometers away from traffic, but it can save a little energy. The road behind is not easy to walk." During a brief exchange with company commander Liu Shanwei, the vehicle reached the end of the "vehicle patrol road", and the officers and soldiers got off. , With a weight of more than 20 kilograms and started walking forward.
After about half an hour of arduous trek, the patrol team stopped at the "line of sky". The path that is about 100 meters long and 1 meter wide is "hanging" in the clouds and mist, and there is a bottomless valley on the edge, which is chilling.
"Tighten the protective rope, and the veteran will get on first!" To be on the safe side, the company commander Liu Shanwei decided to let the experienced leader squad leader Ran Gang go first. After accepting the task, Ran Gang skillfully tied the safety rope, holding the horse in one hand and clenching the rucksack in the other. Even though he had walked through this dangerous place several times, Ran Gang still did not dare to be careless. He moved slowly along the path, and when he reached the designated location, he was already sweating profusely.
"The body should be focused forward, don't look at the abyss on the side, pull the protection rope, pull the reins." Ran Gang breathed a sigh of relief, loudly turning back to remind other comrades.
One by one, the patrol team successfully passed through the "line of sky." After 00, the new soldier Tenzin Robb was afraid of heights, and his legs and feet seemed a little unwilling. "Don't be afraid, let's be together." Squad leader Lu Wenxin held Tenzin Rob's wrist tightly, tentatively moving forward a little bit.
Every minute is suffering. About an hour later, all the patrol squadrons passed the "front line of sky" safely.
"Before each patrol mission, the officers and soldiers will leave a suicide note." The company commander Liu Shanwei said calmly. After walking on such a patrol road, officers and soldiers often get scratches or abrasions to varying degrees. A little carelessness may lead to life. Danger.
After a short rest, the officers and soldiers continued to move forward. It is now the rainy season in Zayu, where landslides, mudslides, mountain torrents and other geological disasters frequently occur on patrol roads. Two hours later, a 5-meter-wide river blocked the way of the patrol team. Due to the continuous heavy rain recently, a narrow creek has now become a roaring river.
"Cross the river!" Liu Shanwei knew that it would be even more dangerous if he couldn't reach the camping spot on time if he found another route.
The veterans were vying to find their way down the river. Corporal Liu Fuguo said, "I'm going down, I'm familiar with it here!" He rolled up his trouser legs and carefully led his horse across the river.
Unexpectedly, the accident happened. When he reached the middle of the river, the biting river water shocked the horse "beads" suddenly out of control and dragged Liu Fuguo for several meters. Fortunately, he was blocked by a backwater bay and he was not washed away by the river.
"Don't be nervous, hold on to the rope." When Liu Fuguo was pulled up with the rope by his comrades, his face and hands were covered with blood stains, and he also lost one of his shoes, but he always held the reins of the "Animal Bead" tightly in his hand. .
After inspection by the team's health personnel, Liu Fuguo and "Animal Zhu" suffered only a few skin injuries, and the hanging hearts of the officers and soldiers were relieved.
In the evening, patrol officers and soldiers arrived at the scheduled camping point. With a piece of plastic film and a few branches, the old border guards skillfully set up temporary shelters, while the other soldiers set up fires to keep warm and set up pots for cooking.
After a simple dinner, the sun went down. The temperature in the mountains dropped suddenly, the cold wind soaked into the body, and the officers and soldiers were still shivering with the cold wearing thick winter clothes. The sky soon got dark, and there was one after another in the camp.
The next day, the officers and soldiers set off as soon as Tian was whitened. Liu Shanwei divided the team into two groups: the players with better physical fitness and longer military age followed him up the mountain, and the remaining players stayed down the mountain to meet.
"Although today's journey is only 8 kilometers, 4 kilometers are glacier sections. The officers and soldiers need to use hands and feet and 5 hours to reach the point." The company commander Liu Shanwei said that this area is very "mysterious". Geographical information mentioned here. Vague words such as "about", "left and right" are often used, because wind and snow frequently change the topography, and the "height" of dangerous mountains increases or decreases from time to time.
"Everyone is walking in my footsteps!" Fengxue buried the patrol road, and squad leader Ran Gang used his experience to find the road with difficulty. After falling down and climbing up countless times, the officers and soldiers behind followed the deep and shallow footprints left by Ran Gang on the snow.
As the altitude gets higher and higher, the snow on the road is getting thicker and thicker. The deepest point can reach the waists of the officers and soldiers. The snow from the melting of body temperature soaks the soldiers' clothes. The lack of oxygen and the cold wind are even more painful, and the legs of the officers and soldiers are getting heavier and heavier as if they were filled with lead. Physical energy consumption also affects language expression, and a sentence is broken into three or four sentences abruptly.
"You-first-go up first, I-I-take a rest!" Over the steep slope, the author lay on the snow in a big font, looking desperately at the mountain pass close to the horizon and far away, unwilling for a long time. Get up.
Wusuo Mountain, 300 meters from the mountain pass is a steep ice slope. The company commander Liu Shanwei asked the soldiers to take out the safety rope, and everyone moved forward step by step holding the rope to avoid accidents.
"Be careful!" An exclamation came from the team, and the superior soldier Linghu Kebo fell on the snow due to exhaustion, and instantly slipped a few meters away. Fortunately, Linghu Kebo stopped the slide with his hands and feet, and his comrades pulled the safety rope in time, and he did not roll down...
After five hours of arduous trekking, all the officers and soldiers finally ascended the mountain pass at an altitude of 4751 meters. The wind and snow roared "Woo". The soldiers used trembling hands to write "China" all over the place with red paint.
"This is the land of the motherland. We can sacrifice, but we can't lose an inch of our land!" The five-star red flag was floating on the snow-capped mountains. "There is no boundary marker here. Our frontier guards are the'moving boundary markers'!" In the words, the faces of the frontier guards Full of pride and pride.
On the way down the mountain, everyone was sitting on the snow and sliding down, the speed was much faster, but what was uncomfortable was that the buttocks were numb by the cold.
In the evening, in order to keep warm, everyone picked up some dead branches in the woods and started a fire. The officers and soldiers held hands, danced around the bonfire and sang the original unnamed Tibetan song. The jubilant flames reflected the innocent smiling faces, and the border at this time was full of poetry and picturesqueness, and everyone seemed to have forgotten the hard work of patrolling.
"Tired?" The author asked Dong Rongzhi, the platoon leader beside him. He smiled and said: "Tired! But we are wearing military uniforms to defend the peace of the frontier. Such a glorious task, it's okay to be a little bit tired!"
He Yong, Zhang Junwen and photo source: China Youth Daily