Author: Far Mountain.
To support the country's economic construction, the artillery brigade became the main force of the group army. That year, just after the construction of the optical fiber cable was completed, he received another order to carry out the construction of the "Lancheng-Chongqing" oil pipeline.
The car travels thousands of miles, and the nervous heart always can't calm down. The officers and men of the whole brigade, thousands of tools, dozens of tons of supplies, and dozens of vehicles were fully loaded.
The convoy crossed the Liupan Mountain of Wei and Wei, passed through Tianshui and Liangdang, and marched to Ningqiangqiang in Hanzhong. From a distance, the long queue of cars is still very spectacular. However, the hearts of leaders at all levels have always been tight. Only by arriving safely at the campsite each day can you relax and eat and sleep.
The mountain slope is steep, and the road is difficult, so you can go out early and return late all day long. The troops camped in the Ningqiang area and organized the excavation of pipe ditches. Every day at dawn, the vehicles of each battalion and company set off with the officers and men and tools, and most of the three meals were picnics. After a day of intense construction, I couldn't return to my place of residence until dinner. Leaders at all levels in the brigade have implemented a system of education, organization, tasks, safety, and overall responsibility, and have persisted in eating, living, and working together with cadres and soldiers. At any time, as long as they go to the construction site, the officers and men are the same, and everyone is sweating and energetic.
Digging pipe ditches in high mountains and steep mountains, hardship and tiredness are always left behind by officers and soldiers. In order to save money, the "Lancheng-Chongqing" oil pipeline is far away from the highway in many sections. Some have to climb over high mountains, some have to pass over stone cliffs, and some have to cross rivers. Every day, the officers and men repeatedly opened roads, dug trenches, fired artillery, and blew up rocks, and so on, and their physical strength was greatly exerted. The slogan of the cadre fighters is:"Let the mountains bow their heads, let the rivers give way, and let the oil flow to Chongqing and Chengdu"。No matter the scorching sun, no matter the wind or rain, the hammer is beating, and the pickaxe is digging. Sweat soaked through clothes, gravel wore out shoes, bitterness and tiredness kept retreating in front of officers and soldiers, and oil pipelines were always rapidly stretching forward.
(To be continued).