Tenderness, left to you Pamir
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They stationed in the northwest border, patrolling the border defense line above 4000 meters above sea level all the year round, accompanied by snow-capped mountains and boundary markers; they traveled thousands of kilometers to visit relatives, and came to the place where their lovers were stationed, let the snow-capped boundary markers witness the vow of love.
All three of Meng Ninghui, Li Shaorong, and Du Ganggang of the Taheman Border Defense Company of the Xinjiang Military Region did not take vacations for more than half a year.
In the past holiday, their fiancées traveled thousands of miles from their hometowns to a border guard station.
This reunion is of great significance to them.
The three soldiers unanimously chose to register their marriage with their lover at the station, leaving the mark of "Pamir" in their lives.
Li Shaorong, the fourth-level sergeant commander, is a famous "iron tree" in the regiment.
When will the "iron tree" "flower"?
His comrades-in-arms were more anxious than him for the event of his marriage.
Fate always comes unexpectedly.
Since meeting each other, Li Shaorong and Cao Na’s feelings are like pressing the fast forward button.
More than a month ago, on the first anniversary of the two holding hands, Li Shaorong called his fiancee Cao Na.
Accustomed to gathering less and more, Cao Na is also accustomed to the blandness of various festivals and anniversaries.
But in that short call, the lovers who had been separated for a long time decided to let the snow mountain witness their first anniversary of their hand in hand, and leave their true feelings on the pure snow mountain of Pamir.
In Cao Na's memory, as long as "Pamir" was mentioned, the dumb Li Shaorong would become talkative.
She knew that he could not do without the snow-capped mountains that he had defended on the plateau for more than 10 years.
In her imagination, the desolate snow line, because of the footprints of the lover's feet, the cold wind will not bite the bones, and the white snow is also every scenery.
For a long time, the Pamir Li Shaorong told her was a fascinating land.
The frontier defense line lies between lofty mountains and ridges, and the frontier defense officers and soldiers measure their responsibilities with their feet.
"The place where you stand is your motherland. If you have light and responsibility, the motherland will always be peaceful and peaceful." Cao Na, who has admired soldiers since childhood, listened to the clank vows of her lover, and a kind of pride will rise in her heart.
In her opinion, he and his comrades in arms are a group of men worthy of trust.
On Cao Na's birthday, Li Shaorong proposed to her on the phone, and she agreed without thinking.
Early the next morning, this innocent and persistent girl wrote a message to Li Shaorong: "Your Pamir is my Pamir."
When he returned from patrol that day, Li Shaorong's heart was melted.
Holding the phone, imagining holding hands with her on the snow-capped mountain, he looked happy.
"The vigorous love story belongs to and does not belong to the soldiers stationed here." Talking about the love of the soldiers in the Pamirs, the joking sergeant Du Ganggang said.
Talking about his feelings, he was a little shy: Du Ganggang and his lover Han Yuanyuan are high school classmates, and they can stay safe here. He said, "Half of the credit belongs to her, thanks to her silent company."
At the end of the college entrance examination, Won-won started college life, and Du Ganggang chose to serve the country in the army.
For many years thereafter, they insisted on writing letters every month, and they would call every week if possible.
Feelings are gradually warming up as they encourage each other and stay together.
Without an agreement, Won-won had already lived in Duganggang's heart.
In 2016, the city of Ganggang, who had selected non-commissioned officers, went to the city where Won Won worked while on vacation.
He takes her off work every day and helps her fix the leaking faucet at home for more than half a year.
Happiness will not be late.
That year, the old schoolmates officially confirmed their relationship.
Back at the frontier barracks, Du Ganggang had a special habit. Every time he completed a patrol mission, he would take a landscape photo with his mobile phone and send it to KRW.
This is the "loyal guardian" he can give to this feeling.
Over time, the scenery he saw, the road he traveled, and the line he patrolled became a part of the two's emotional life.
Pamir has also become a place where the Korean Won Yuan yearns.
This year, Duganggang has not been able to return home for 10 months to visit relatives. They originally planned to register their marriage in the summer, and once again extended their wedding period.
On the eve of the Double Festival, Won-won asked for leave and bought tickets in advance, hoping to give Duganggang a "special surprise."
Upon learning that Won Won was visiting relatives in the army, the company specially arranged a special car for Duganggang to pick up the station.
On the platform, Du Ganggang held flowers.
When Han Yuanyuan, wearing a white shirt and jeans, appeared in front of his eyes with a tired face, his eyes were red.
The mountains and rivers witnessed their love.
Holding hands in a place lacking oxygen but not lacking in love is the reward for waiting for each other for many years.
"Whether it's hypoxia or wind and snow, wait for me." Opening WeChat that day, sergeant Meng Ninghui's fiancee Wang Guoyan firmly typed this line.
The pair, who grew up together, met again two years ago.
The red thread of the old man tightly binds the two hearts together.
When I was a child, I told Wang Guoyan that "you don't marry" a joke, and now Meng Ninghui comes true: "Are you willing to live this plain life with me?"
Wang Guoyan is an elementary school teacher, and she has always been surrounded by suitors.
But she has a soft spot for the soldier in her heart: "I like it, because he has a family and a country in his heart."
Wang Guoyan's parents and friends had concerns, but she believed in his perseverance: a man who can guard the border on the plateau must also be able to guard their love.
Who says that soldiers don't understand romance.
Every time he returns home from vacation, Meng Ninghui will bring back a bottle of colorful plateau stones to Wang Guoyan, each with her name engraved.
Take the high-speed train, transfer planes, reverse the car... Wang Guoyan traveled more than 4,000 kilometers to the Pamirs.
On the day of the army, the two went to the company’s cooking class to help the kitchen and celebrate the holiday with the soldiers.
That day, Wang Guoyan followed her lover on the patrol road.
After more than 3 hours of trekking, on a plateau more than 4000 meters above sea level, under the blessing and witness of his comrades in arms, Meng Ninghui made a vow of love to Wang Guoyan.
"Your task is to defend the country with peace of mind, and my task is to protect our little home." Wang Guoyan's heart was filled with happiness as the snowy mountain valley was cold and windy.
October 6, a special day.
The three military sisters-in-law and their lovers went into the resident civil affairs bureau to register.
On the second day, at the strong request of the military sisters-in-law, they followed the patrol team and followed their lovers on the patrol road.
The young army wife followed the team, trekking all the way on the rugged mountain road, and finally came to the boundary monument in the deep valley.
Together with their husbands, they painted the boundary monument, and the snow-capped mountains set off their delicate faces.
Accompanied by the lover, tears flickered in the corners of the army's eyes, and all fatigue was turned into tenderness and left to the Pamirs where the lover was stationed.
Picture ①: Three couples who had just received their marriage certificates took a group photo at the gate of the Resident Civil Affairs Bureau; Picture ②: Meng Ninghui and Wang Guoyan made a vow of love; Picture ③: Han Yuanyuan and Du Ganggang reunited in the camp; Picture ④: Comrades Send a bunch of Gesang flowers to Cao Na who arrived at the regiment headquarters.
Photo by Liu Shuai