On the frontier line, there is our youth and passion (Reporter visits camp)
The army follows the party, and the strong army first creates the soul.
At the front line of border defense, groups of officers and soldiers guard the country's tranquility and people's happiness with their youth and passion.
In a difficult environment and in a complex situation, they strengthened their ideals and beliefs, sharpened their fighting will, tempered their fighting style, and used practical actions to interpret the absolute loyalty of the people's army.
Not long ago, our reporter interviewed the "Lizi Model Company of Defending Borders" in the Tibet Military Region in the west of the motherland. He listened to the moving stories of the officers and soldiers, and felt the heart of strengthening the army and serving the country.
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On the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the snow-capped mountains undulate.
The wind blew from the mountains, whirring.
Among the towering mountains with an average altitude of more than 4,500 meters, a highway winds from below to the mountain.
Driving out of Saga County, Xigaze City, Tibet, the car drove through the wild mountains, turning sharply one after another, and then walking up the mountain. The originally not wide road gradually became a winding mountain trail leaning on the cliff.
The road is narrow and bumpy.
Looking out the window, the cliffs on one side and the valleys on the other side are dazzling.
After driving for a long time, the driver turned the steering wheel, and an open desert appeared in front of the car.
Not far away were barracks with blue roofs and white walls, neatly arranged.
"Here!" This is the destination of this trip-the "Lizi Border Guard Model Company" stationed at the westernmost part of the Tibet Military Region.
For many years, the officers and soldiers of the "Lizi Model Company for Defending Borders" in the Tibet Military Region have faced the harsh natural environment. They have been committed to the party in the life-forbidden zone, built a well-rounded grassroots company, cultivated a fighting style, and established a good appearance as a revolutionary soldier.
"The border guard has me, please rest assured!"
Snow on the glaciers that never melted all the year round was shining brightly by the dazzling sunlight.
The reporter followed the officers and soldiers of the "Lizi Border Guarding Model Company" on patrol.
Close to the border line, the mountain is getting steeper and the vehicle cannot move forward, so we got off and walked.
"Climb this mountain, and you have reached the point of this patrol." Company instructor Gao Junjie pointed to the hillside in front of him.
Following the guidance, the slope of this mountain is greater than 60 degrees, so high that the top of the mountain is almost invisible.
Even in the plains, climbing is extremely laborious.
The officers and soldiers were used to it, lined up shouting slogans and strode towards the top of the mountain.
All the way is covered with jagged gravel and snow.
Every time you take a step, you have to look at the foot.
The mountain wind is surprisingly strong, blowing on the body, as if a few big hands are about to push you down.
The reporter had to bend down and move forward, barely keeping his balance.
Looking up at the soldiers walking in front, they are still in order.
I also come back from time to time to cheer for reporters.
"Today's patrol road is considered easy. If there is heavy snowfall, the hillside will become very slippery. Sometimes you have to go up 10 meters and go down 5 meters." Soldier Meng Luntao said, "When it rains in summer, it becomes again. The ground is muddy, and you will step into a sinkhole when you walk. At this time, in order to prevent one person from being left behind, the company commander took out the backpack rope, tied everyone together, and moved forward."
The sky was getting darker, the wind was getting stronger and stronger, the temperature dropped to minus 23 degrees Celsius, and the team arrived at the patrol point on the border.
It took more than two hours to walk on a mountain road of less than 1 km.
"This is just an ordinary patrol road. It is cold, hypoxic, and complicated. This is our daily patrol duty. No one has ever complained and tired!" Soldier Jia Niansheng wiped out the frost on his eyebrows with his hands, his face Full of pride.
Company Commander Xue Shanding raised his hand and pointed it not far away, and said, "Look, that's the border line."
A banner was hung at the Kun Mujia post of the company: "4.5 kilometers-4,500 kilometers."
Commander Tudan Wangjiu explained: “4.5 kilometers is the distance between the outpost and the border, and 4,500 kilometers is the guard of Kunmujia and Beijing.” The loyalty of officers and soldiers has long been cast in every post and every order.
Since the pioneering of the wilderness and the establishment of the company, generations of officers and soldiers have persisted in absorbing spiritual nourishment from the party's scientific theories to nourish their spiritual temperament.
Whenever the mountain is covered by heavy snow, the back transportation will inevitably bring back "spiritual food"; but in the winter, hoarding materials, we must reserve "theoretical nutrition"; from butter lamps to fluorescent lamps, everyone's enthusiasm for learning has never changed.
The more you are stationed independently, the more you must be absolutely loyal. This is the belief and voice of the officers and soldiers.
The officers and soldiers of the company successfully completed border control and other urgent and dangerous tasks, and successively won the collective first-class merit twice, collective second-class merit once, and collective third-class merit five times.
"There is me in the border defense, please rest assured!" At the duty point, Xue Shanding led the patrol team to swear to the national flag, and the high-pitched voice echoed in the mountains.
"With the'Lizi Guarding the Border Model Company', training must be a model"
"Blocked by enemy fire! Concealed!"
Hearing the command, the soldiers quickly looked for a shelter nearby and all fell down instantly.
"shooting!"
"Boom!" The distant targets fell one by one.
This is a live ammunition training for the "Lizi Border Guard Model Company".
At this time, the wind has level 7, blowing up all the stones on the ground.
Under such weather conditions, it is amazing to be able to achieve such results.
The squad leader Wang Sicheng was still a little dissatisfied: "You must lie down quickly and decisively, and do it in one go! The enemy's bullets don't allow you to hesitate!" In order to let his voice overshadow the sound of the wind, Wang Sicheng shouted every word with all his strength.
At this time, the reporter saw a large wound on a soldier's hand, and blood was flowing down his fingers to the ground.
"Why don't you get up first and heal the injury?"
"The ground is full of angular stones. It's common to fall down suddenly and get scratches." Soldiers don't care. "Training is preparing for battle. When fighting, you can't stop if you get a small injury, right? "
After the shooting training in the field, the officers and soldiers returned to the Kunmujia post.
As soon as I entered the door, I saw a soldier leaping on the stairs of the outpost.
"His name is Qi Zhenming, with excellent physical fitness, and the famous'Plateau Scud' in the whole group. This is his original '26×4' physical training method." The head of the sentry, Tu Dan Wangjiu said with a smile.
What is this "unique secret"?
It turned out that there were 26 steps in front of the Kunmujia post building. Qi Zhenming frog jumped upstairs and walked downstairs quickly, 3 times in the morning, afternoon and evening, 4 groups each time, and could not be beaten every day.
"When I first became a soldier, I had very poor physical fitness and failed the 5km cross-country. I thought to myself, when I came to the'Lizi Defending the Border Model Company', I must be a model in training and I must find ways to improve my physical fitness." Qi Zhenming said.
The sky is full of wind and sand in spring, and the cold wind is biting in winter. Outdoor training is often impossible due to bad weather.
Qi Zhenming "adapted measures to local conditions" and came up with training methods that can be carried out indoors: "Guarding border defenses, frequent patrols, lower limb strength, physical agility, and physical reserve are critical. These abilities must be improved."
In Lizi, like Qi Zhenming, every soldier puts training and preparation first.
In the superior military assessment in the first half of this year, the company won the "full excellence."
"Only by going all out and working hard can we train our soldiers to the extreme and forge qualified border guards." Behind the words of company commander Xue Shanding, there are stories of company officers and soldiers practicing their loyal mission in the restricted area of life.
Feng Zhehao, a non-sniper professional "non-staff" warrior, has been able to fill up vacancies and reinforce weaknesses. He became the biggest "dark horse" in the training assessment. He won the first prize in one fell swoop and stepped onto the battlefield of the Tibet Military Region...
Going out and daring to work hard are the winning codes of the company's officers and soldiers.
In recent years, 16 non-commissioned officers in the company have reached the "Four Conference" coaching standards, 6 officers and soldiers have been rated as training pacesetters, and 2 soldiers have been promoted due to their excellent military quality.
100% of the recruits at the Kunmujia post can carry out various dangerous patrol tasks with the team.
"Efforts to improve living conditions, so that the soldiers will be more at ease at the side"
"Our greenhouse is full of firepower!" The veteran Mu Ludong said with a smile as soon as the reporter entered the company's greenhouse and was busy taking off his glasses to wipe the mist.
"In the past, the vegetables that the company ate were transported from Shigatse, which is nearly 1,000 kilometers away. The quantity was small and it was too late to put them. Once, there was a heavy snow in winter and the company was surrounded as an'island.' No radishes to eat.” Mu Ludong, who has been on the border for 16 years, still remembers the hardships of the past.
"In order to supply fresh vegetables, generations of officers and soldiers have tried hard. From the construction of'insulated vegetable cellars' that can be preserved in winter and fresh in summer, to the construction of new vegetable greenhouses with insulating interlayers." He said, Mu Ludong pointed to A soldier next to him said: "His name is Wang Jianfei, and he is an'agricultural expert' in our company. He has been studying nutrition matching, soilless cultivation, and seasonal planting over the years, so that everyone has eaten a lot of things that he didn't even dare to think about before. Premium food'."
This summer, the company Kunmujia post planted watermelons for the first time.
When the melons were ripe, all members of the outpost lined up to hold a "Melon Tasting Conference."
"It's really sweet!" Warrior Yang Puri recalled the feeling of taking the first bite of watermelon, his face was full of happiness.
When I came out of the greenhouse, I saw several soldiers sweating on the basketball court, laughing and cheering one after another.
Entering the barracks, several soldiers in the "Book Corner" were holding books and reading with gusto. The sunlight shone on them through the window, warm and kind.
"Until 2013, the company only had a 50-kilowatt generator. Not to mention cultural and sports activities. Even night lighting could not be guaranteed." Xue Shanding said, "Nowadays, the barracks are connected to the network signal, and basketball courts and table tennis have been built. Ball room. Work hard to improve living conditions and make the soldiers feel more at ease when guarding the side."
High places, hard places, good places to make contributions.
Over the years, the officers and soldiers of the company have relied on their own efforts and worked hard to make the wind and snow highlands a livable place.
Nowadays, the oxygen production pipeline is connected to the shifts, and the oxygen supply has changed from "combat oxygen" to "normal oxygen"; the new greenhouse is full of greenery, and vegetables have changed from "luxury" to "commodity"...
The sunset slowly set, surrounded by mountains, and the company melted into the afterglow.
Looking at the scenery here, several soldiers sang the song "Plateau Red" passionately: "Maybe it is the face of God's love of the guardian / wind knife and frost sword only carved the seal of youth / the sun burnt and dyed again and again / shined under the military cap That moving red..."
The magnificent sunset illuminates the soldiers' return from patrol; the singing voice warms the soldiers' dedication to national defense.
Layout design: Zhang Danfeng
"People's Daily" (version 06 on December 13, 2020)