The watch of a group of sailors in the deep mountains——
In the distance there is a sea with stars on top of it, and there is a "sea of stars" in my heart
Spring in the mountains usually comes later.
The veteran who has been guarding the mountain for more than ten years told Chen Yongbin, a new recruit, that when the mountain wind warms up, crimson and light red azaleas will bloom in the mountain.
As if overnight, accompanied by the blooming sea of flowers, the 22-year-old sailor ushered in his first spring guarding the mountain.
Together with his comrades in arms, Chen Yongbin got the "wish card" issued by the company commander: If you will leave the watchful mountain this winter, what do you want to leave here?
It is a tradition to collect wishes from officers and soldiers at this time of year, which is a tradition stationed in a certain part of the navy in the deep mountains.
The officers and soldiers wrote down their wishes and hung them on a heather tree in the camp yard.
When the wind blows, tell your wishes to the mountains, and when the wind blows farther, it will also tell your wishes to the distant sea.
Wishes are placed on the sailors' expectations for the future, which is the "sea of stars" in their hearts.
After reading the wish, we will find that officers and soldiers of different ages have different thoughts on youth and value.
But the background color of these wishes is the same -
"Perseverance is clear and always brilliant", "Guarding the ardor in the heart", "Brave attempts without regrets"... In the "personal signature" column under each wish, each "signature" carries sailors in different dimensions. Understanding of responsibility, mission, love and pursuit of dreams.
That night, Chen Yongbin and the squad leader stood on the top of the mountain together, looking up at the stars.
Turning his head, he saw that the squad leader also had stars shining in his eyes.
"We are staying in the deep mountains, but we can see the sea. The blue sky and starry sky above us are mirrors reflecting the sea." The squad leader said, missing the sea, we looked up.
In the distance, there is a sea with stars on top of it, and there is a "sea of stars" in his heart - Chen Yongbin wrote this sentence on his "wish card".
He believed that, in this great mountain, some wishes came from a spirit rooted in the soul.
Because of love, the years do not feel long
It has been a long time since he returned to his hometown to visit relatives and embarked on this familiar mountain road, but Liao Yanke was not as excited as he imagined.
Uneasy to explain to the company friends, he took out his mobile phone and sent text messages one by one. He raised his head and looked out of the car window.
This is a winding mountain road, just wide enough for 2 cars to drive side by side. Every time the car turns a corner, the driver will lightly step on the accelerator... This is the only mountain road from the company camp to the county seat all year round. Liao Yanke, who has been guarding the mountain for 15 years , has long been used to this kind of bumps.
Outside the car window is the most beautiful season in the mountains. In Liao Yanke's eyes, every frame of the changing scenery is as similar to 15 years ago.
Time goes by, but the memory of traveling back and forth on this mountain road is "not as good as smoke", and the veteran even knows every tree by the roadside.
Fifteen years ago, on the same road, the mountain was also full of rhododendrons. Liao Yanke, who was still a sergeant, took a "green leather car" into the mountain.
Before that, he served in a remote company and was recommended as the first technical backbone for the formation of the company due to his excellent skills.
Liao Yanke remembered that the road to the mountain at that time was still a gravel road.
What made him feel "unstoppable" the most was the change in "identity" - overnight, he changed from a sailor guarding the sea to a sailor guarding the mountains.
Arriving at the camp, the sky was completely dark. Looking up, Liao Yanke was "stunned" by the starry sky.
In the early morning of the next day, he opened his eyes with the crisp sound of birdsong. He quickly got up and walked out of the barracks. The familiar blue was replaced by green.
He remembered that the wind was blowing through the mountains and forests, and the scene was very similar to the sea that he once watched.
However, there is no sea here, only endless mountains.
Despite being mentally prepared, Liao Yanke could not resist the loss in his heart.
After staying in the mountains for a while, his inner "defense line" was about to collapse.
At that time, the conditions in the mountains were very backward, and there were only two landline phones. He often stood by the phone and complained to Chen Yibo, the squad leader of the former company.
Putting down the phone, he headed back into the engine room.
The days are cold and lonely, the business is dull and monotonous, all kinds of digital codes and equipment problems fill the gaps in life, Liao Yanke feels a little "breathless".
The thoughts spread like a tide and condensed into a complex emotion-his heart seemed to be surrounded by tides and turned into an island.
"Squad leader, the mountains are connected to the mountains here, I really don't know what it means to be a sailor?"
"It is of great significance! Guarding in the mountains and practicing hard, keeping a pair of eyes open at all times, the warship will not be lost. No matter how far the sea is, we can defend well if we cooperate with the mountains and the sea."
Called the phone again, listening to the serious and sincere words of the monitor Chen Yibo, Liao Yanke was moved by what he said.
Looking up, the twinkling star sea is like the sparkling light on the sea, and at that moment, Liao Yanke's heart also seemed to be lit by the starlight.
In the next few months, from information lines to equipment, various construction tasks were not easy, and Liao Yankeding played an important role in the front line of technology.
He has always been the hardest one in learning from the technicians.
In just a few months, Liao Yanke, who has become a "technical master" in the whole company, also found fun in the boring ability tempering.
Last year, a group of post-00 recruits came to the company, and their superiors asked Liao Yanke to be a "help and lead master".
The next day, he took the recruits up the mountain.
"This mountain needs us, the distant sea needs us, and the brothers on the battleship need us." Liao Yanke chatted with the recruits as he climbed the mountain.
In the veteran's view, the joy of life comes from inner satisfaction, and "being needed" is a kind of gain, which makes persistence meaningful.
After dinner, Liao Yanke pointed to the brightest star above his head and said to recruit Chen Yongbin: "Look, the sea of stars is also a sea. The brightest star is the lighthouse on the sea. In the voyage of life, each of us is one Every warship should determine a forward direction and a target."
"To deliver the 'voice' from the mountains to the blue sea requires persistence and love." Later, under the leadership of Liao Yanke, Chen Yongbin achieved the first radio contact and completed the first urgent task... He felt that the love in his heart should be Like the sea, it is broad, turbulent, and surging.
In a sense, love is the "sea of stars" in his heart.
The night before Liao Yanke's vacation, the two "master and apprentice" chatted together again.
"Master" said: "I have been guarding the mountain for many years, and I am grateful for the love that has accompanied me through the long years."
"Apprentice" said: "Because of love, the years do not feel long, and the youth is more pure."
The long cruise line is the "treasure" of youth
Since listening to the popular song "The Lonely Brave" on his mobile phone, Second Sergeant Liao Qifa has turned on the "loop play" mode.
This patrol team leader, who has been traveling in the mountains for many years, knows that defending the mountains is not easy, and he has also been sharpened by the mountains to develop a character as hard as a stone.
There are four distinct seasons in the mountains, birds chirping in summer, and icy branches full of ice in winter. In the eyes of ordinary people, it is a poetic landscape, but in the eyes of veteran patrolmen, it is a dangerous road to climb.
There is a large temperature difference between day and night on the mountain, officers and soldiers patrolling the line, what to wear on the body, what to carry on the back, what to pay attention to when climbing poles... These all require officers and soldiers to experience it several times before they can deal with it calmly.
Just like Liao Qifa said, the patrolmen walk back and forth in the mountains a few times a year, and "experience comes from sweat."
In recent years, the company's support task has become more and more arduous. Each patrol line is as short as a week or two weeks or as long as a few months. Liao Qifa brings his comrades in the wind and rain, and the difficulties and obstacles encountered are hard to describe.
He laughed at himself, and everyone in the team was carved out of a mold - a dark face, rough hands, and a simple and sincere smile.
At the beginning of this year, a light snow fell in the mountains, the road was slippery and muddy, and the officers and soldiers were well dressed and ready to go.
This time, there are many young faces in the team, and Liao Qifa is still leading the team.
"In this patrol line, we have to do a 'physical examination' for hundreds of kilometers of tower lines. The task is heavy and the time is tight, so we must ensure that nothing goes wrong..." Liao Qifa said with a serious expression when mobilizing everyone.
Soon, he returned to the camp with a detailed "physical examination report" of the route. Seeing the comrades who were lined up to welcome him, Liao Qifa, who had always been unsmiling, was instantly moved.
"Now my comrades can enjoy the Spring Festival with peace of mind." That night, Liao Qifa sent a message to his wife that he was safe.
Only then did the wife know that this was the sixth time her husband participated in the winter patrol mission.
It was the first time I participated in this line patrol mission, and it was extremely cold that winter.
Liao Qifa, who is still a sergeant, also set foot on the patrol line under the leadership of the squad leader.
"When I first arrived, I was completely out of my mind." Liao Qifa's hometown is in the plain area, and he is not used to walking on mountain roads. That trip made him think of "retiring from the army early".
Instructors Zhang Ling and Liao Qifa are "compatriots".
On the eve of the Spring Festival, Zhang Ling launched the "Wish Collection" activity for the first time in the company.
"Everyone will be homesick for the Chinese New Year. Everyone just writes their wishes, and I'm responsible for helping you implement them." Zhang Ling said to the recruits.
The company's conditions were limited, so Zhang Ling thought of various ways.
He found that the wishes of recruits have one thing in common - homesickness.
"Let's just have a 'reunion connection'." So he asked the veterans to contact their families without telling the recruits, and made a "greeting video" for the recruits one by one.
That night, the company's study room became a "sea of happiness".
When the video was played, some people shyly covered their faces and smiled, laughed and cried again; some people saw the tears of their relatives, and secretly told themselves to be strong... After this connection, the comrades in arms felt that, The hearts of each other are closer.
It was also because of this connection that Liao Qifa was moved.
He will never forget what his mother said in the video: "The instructor heard about our family's difficulties and asked his classmates in the city to visit at home..."
In the next line patrol mission, Liao Qifa went out with the team.
There are towering iron towers and silver lines erected across the sky. According to Liao Qiqi, who participated in the second mission, "to conquer iron towers and silver lines is to conquer one's own cowardice."
"Climbing poles, repairing, wiring, you need to practice excellent skills, camping in the wild, trekking mountains and rivers, you need to be familiar with the terrain, but also need courage and endurance, and a healthy body." Now recalling the road and the hardships that he had gone through with his teammates, Liao Inspiration thinks that they are all "treasures" on the road to youth.
On a patrol line, climbing the pole went smoothly. When repairing on the pole, Liao Qifa took off his gloves to operate, and accidentally fell from the tower pole, was blocked by a branch, and fell to the ground.
Liao Qifa suddenly lost consciousness in a dark spot... Opening his eyes again, what he saw was the anxious expressions of his teammates.
With everyone's help, Liao Qifa sat up and made sure that he was "not seriously injured", so he decided to set off again.
After completing the mission and returning to the camp, he was sent to the hospital in the city for examination.
In the message to his wife, he wrote: "I am really glad that I can wake up this time. With the care of my family and the support of my brothers all the way, it will be worth it no matter how hard it is on this road."
Warm as the mountain wind, happiness in tomorrow
The definition of "lively" in the military dictionary is often accompanied by a warm reunion.
Therefore, every lively moment in this mountain also carries the expectations and thoughts of the sailors.
Just past the Qingming Festival holiday, Sergeant Isaiguo came to reunite with his heart.
The plan has been planned since last spring, and it will be "implemented" in the spring of next year. From the perspective of his wife, Lu Xinyun, this trip to visit relatives is of great significance just to take a look at the "sea of stars" in the eyes of her husband Yi Saiguo.
Lu Xinyun was also a soldier.
It's just that the initial "distance" between the two is too far away - one guards the mountain and the other guards the sea.
The two met at the Sergeant Military Academy.
Because of fate, they became the most important people in each other's lives.
After the study ended, they returned to their respective places, but their hearts were never separated again.
Soon, they made a decision: to use a lifetime of holding hands to thank the arrangement of fate.
In the 3rd year after entering the marriage hall, the young couple still does not have a stable home.
This year, Lu Xinyun was faced with retreat and stay.
In order to give Yi Saiguo a stable "big rear", after discussing with her parents and family, she chose to leave the army and live in Jiujiang, Jiangxi, her husband's hometown.
Later, in order to take care of Yi Saiguo's parents, this Henan-born daughter-in-law moved into the home of her parents-in-law with a large bag and a small bag.
There is a big difference in life between the north and the south, and two generations living together inevitably have some stumbling blocks - Lu Xinyun can't adapt to Jiujiang's wet and cold climate in winter, and Yi Saiguo's parents are not used to the noodles and stir-fries that their daughter-in-law is good at...
Once, Yi Saiguo called to greet him, and the old couple said embarrassedly, "My daughter-in-law is fine, if only she could make Jiangxi fried rice noodles." Lu Xinyun later found out about this "wish", and she burst out laughing. , said generously: "What's so difficult about this."
For the next month, Lv Xinyun, who was working locally, "learned art" from neighbors and colleagues.
Jiangxi rice noodles are made with exquisite craftsmanship. When frying rice noodles, the key is the heat, which requires her to "learn more" - that month, Lu Xinyun's colleagues ate her "rice noodles of various tastes" for a whole month.
Last year, when Yi Saiguo went back to his hometown to visit relatives, it was the first time that his daughter-in-law's colleagues talked about it.
The next day, he ate the rice noodles fried by his wife himself. Hearing his parents praise his daughter-in-law with "one sentence on the left, one sentence on the right" to his daughter-in-law, his heart, the "pillar" who has been homeless for many years, instantly felt a sweetness in his heart.
When leaving home and returning to the team, at the bus station in the county town, the couple said goodbye.
On that day, the two agreed together that in the coming year, she would go to see the mountain he was watching.
The car started, and seeing his wife's figure getting farther and farther, Yi Saiguo's heart was full of guilt.
From that day on, he felt that the responsibility on his shoulders was heavier.
He also had a brand new definition in his mind about the taste of reunion.
This spring, there are still many officers and soldiers whose wishes are related to reunion.
Second Sergeant Xu Shusen discussed with his comrades and prepared a "special gift" for his wife - a wedding in Dashanli.
During the Spring Festival of the previous year, Xu Shusen originally planned to go home on vacation to register for marriage.
Online, the lovers have chosen rings ahead of time.
However, the sudden new crown pneumonia epidemic left them with only one choice: postpone the wedding date.
His wife Weiping works as a nurse in the emergency room of a hospital.
In the past two years, every time the epidemic prevention and control has recurred, she has stuck to the front line of anti-epidemic on duty, and sometimes cannot go home for several months.
One side is to suspend vacation, and the other side is to be on duty in isolation... After two years, the two lovers who are separated by two places have become a luxury to reunite.
At the end of last year, Xu Shusen was finally allowed to return to his hometown of Shandong on vacation.
Wei Ping works night shifts 3 days a week, and they are both happy to have a meal together.
Suddenly received a notice that Xu Shusen needed to return to the team ahead of schedule due to an urgent mission.
In a hurry, they took the household registration book and walked into the Civil Affairs Bureau, and completed the registration with the blessing of the staff.
The group photo on the marriage certificate was taken in the small photo studio opposite the Civil Affairs Bureau.
The smiles of the two are sweet and "bursting".
When they walked out of the Civil Affairs Bureau, the sun was just right, and they were in such a mood.
This moment is the beginning of a new life, and their hearts are full of anticipation.
The next day, Xu Shusen will return to the team.
"In the future, we will walk hand in hand." Xu Shusen began to plan their future life.
As Wei Ping said, "One home is the direction we strive for together."
"We will hold a 'barracks wedding' to be lively and lively with our comrades." On that evening a few days ago, the spring breeze was warm, Xu Shusen and Wei Ping discussed the upcoming "family visit wedding".
A warm mountain breeze.
The mountains that the sailors are watching are also looking forward to the arrival of happy moments.
Ling Hanyu Chen Xiaolei Special correspondent Sun Fei