One of the fighters at the 5592 observation post paints on stone. Photo by Liu Yuqin.
The fighters of the Kunmuga outpost carried out a "wrist wrestling" competition. Photo by Liu Yuqin.
Plant factory at Kunmuga outpost. Photo by Liu Yuqin.
The warriors who stood at the Chagora outpost. Photo by Liu Yuqin.
Editor's Note:
The wind and snow stopped before dawn. At the moment when the morning sun jumps, the snow-capped mountains stretch and shine with the brilliance of the sun.
At the end of the year and the beginning of the year, during the mountain closure period, on the 5592 observation post position of the ** Shigatse Military Division, a soldier stood straight, bathed in the sun, and looked into the distance. In a clearing not far from him, there stood a stone about 2 meters high.
Soldiers and stones are accompanied, and gradually there is the perseverance of a rock. The mountain stone stood in front of the sentry, as if it had also become a sentry guard. Heavy snow covers the mountain, guarding the top of the mountain at an altitude of more than 5,500 meters, can the warrior feel lonely in his heart?
Li Yujing, a college student soldier, replied as if he was mature beyond his age: "Enjoying solitude is a compulsory course for everyone's growth. ”
Two years ago, on the day Li Yujing went to the post, company commander Pan Hongshuai encouraged him that the environment will accelerate a person's growth. Two years have passed, the big tree has two more annual rings, the migratory birds have completed two more migrations, and the "post-00" soldiers stationed at the observation post have also left a deep growth mark.
In the past year, after the baptism of wind and snow, the new fighters have a deeper understanding of the definition of "growth" than in the past. Company commander Pan Hongshuai witnessed the growth of the recruits, and also drew vigorous motivation from them: "Their understanding of happiness is not superficial, but pays more attention to the realization of personal value, and pays more attention to life experience and harvest; They know how to think and weigh before making choices that are higher than their own interests. ”
In the past year, the conditions at the outpost have continued to improve, but the difficult environment is still a test question. "On duty in the position, time flies slowly; The birds on the mountain are not excessive, the silence swallows people, and it is easy to feel homesick when on duty. Li Yujing said that he missed the heating at home in winter and the lively ...... on campusBut he also said that this silence also makes people learn to be strong and have the courage to overcome cowardice.
In the past year, when the inner sense of gain has been transformed into motivation, any difficulties are no longer a stumbling block on the way forward, but a stepping stone on the climbing path. More than two months ago, a snowstorm overwhelmed the sunshade of the 5592 observation post, and the soldiers immediately organized emergency repairs and fought for several days, but instead took the opportunity to further expand the area of the sunshine. On the weekend, Pan Hongshuai organized officers and soldiers to talk to their families, and everyone did not complain, but they all talked about the heart-warming things that happened in the company.
I ate hot pot on the weekend", "the new base station was built", "the position installed a heater", ......The times are developing rapidly, and the stories that happened on the snow-capped mountains are neither big nor small.
At the end of the year, let us approach several outposts on the plateau, read the growth stories of the border people, and draw more courage and strength from them.
5592 Observation Post: Mountain Rock as Witness
It takes a little persistence to grow
After getting off the post and walking out of the position, Private Li Yujing quietly stared at the "5592 Observation Post" engraved on the border stone. He reached out and gently wiped the snow off the stone.
The Frontier Stone has witnessed my growth. Li Yujing recalled that when he saw this stone on the **, his heart rose with respect, and he resolutely signed up for the army. For more than a year, Shubianshi has narrowed the distance between him and the snow-capped mountains, accompanied him to stick to the outpost, and witnessed his persistence.
When he first arrived at the company, Li Yujing was on duty at the observation post for the first time, and the squad leader reminded him: "Guarding the post requires a little spirit." "What kind of spirit is that? At that time, there was no answer in his heart.
In the open space in front of the camp gate, the side stone silently guarded the snowy mountain. The veteran said that every soldier guarding the post will leave a little trace here to commemorate their youth.
On these stones, the officers and soldiers carefully depicted the scenes of going to the sentry, lurking, and on duty, as well as the scenery in their eyes. Every time he gets off the whistle and savors the picture on the edge stone, Li Yujing has a "sense of collision" through time and space.
The outpost is not big, the environment is difficult, what can we rely on to defend it? With this question, Li Yujing couldn't help but pay more attention to the people and things at the outpost. On the way back from a patrol, the company commander Pan Hongshuai slipped on his foot and slipped into the ice with one foot. Back in the car, he lifted his trouser leg and found his left foot bleeding from the ice ballast.
On patrol the next day, Pan Hongshuai insisted on going out with his wounds. There were many dangers on the patrol road, and some of the backbone cadres who were familiar with the road conditions were on vacation, and some were studying outside; when they were mobilized before departure, Li Yujing in the team couldn't help but feel respect: "When we enter this team, we are the soldiers of the motherland." If we don't go on an expedition today, who will guard the borders of the motherland? ”
When guarding becomes a responsibility, no matter how high the mountain is, it is at the foot of the mountain. In the past year, Li Yujing has seen too many such people and things. It was also after being moved by these people and these things that he gradually understood the mood of the veterans when they painted on the border stones: "Engrave the warmest emotions on the coldest stones, and they want the mountains and stones to witness their youthful responsibility." ”
Responsibility is a kind of growth. A year ago, Pan Hongshuai was transferred to the battalion and took the initiative to apply for an observation post as a company commander. In the honor room of the company, he learned the heroic deeds of the company's veteran platoon commander, Ngawang Lobu: during an undercover mission, Ngawang Lobu remained motionless in waist-deep snow for hours, and his whole body was covered with ice ballast.
One of the important tasks of the observation post is to keep an observer. Every once in a while, the company cadres have to lead the team to carry out this task in different regions. Once, Pan Hongshuai led a team to lurk in an outlet in the early morning, and a recruit reported that "I can't hold on anymore".
After that, the recruit was never assigned to participate in the undercover mission until one day he knocked on the door of Pan Hongshuai's dormitory. As a company commander, Pan Hongshuai has been waiting for this moment to come.
He told the recruit about the glorious history of the company: The first batch of officers and men stationed at the outpost were on duty while building, and sometimes they did not have enough overcoats to wear for hidden tasks, so why were they able to persevere? Nowadays, the outpost has built a gym and an oxygen room, and the delivery of materials under the mountain is fast and convenient, so what reason do we have to complain about being tired?
To grow, we must first recognize the importance of growth. The next day, the recruit took the initiative to sign up for the lurk, and Pan Hongshuai told him before leaving: "It's windy on the mountain, wear more, stick to it, and you will win!" ”
The recruits successfully completed their mission. The next day, he went to the front of the border stone under the leadership of the squad leader, reviewed the military oath, and completed his "** ceremony".
There is also a special border stone at the outpost, which depicts the warm scene of the military wife visiting relatives and embracing her lover affectionately. In the winter of that year, the wife of Wang Xu, the company commander at the time, quietly went to the border without her lover. On the way up the mountain, she suffered from severe altitude sickness and endured many dangers.
After learning the news, Wang Xu was anxious at the top of the mountain until the military vehicle stopped at the camp gate. Accompanied by the wind and snow, the husband and wife reunited at the outpost, and the scene of their hug touched the snow mountain and their comrades.
The Border Stone records this touching moment. After returning home from the outpost, Wang Xu's wife wrote a letter to her comrades-in-arms in the company: "If I haven't been to the snowy mountains, I don't understand how difficult it is to guard the sentry; If it hadn't been for that visit, the tears wouldn't have been so hot. ”
Kunmuga Outpost: Roses are in full bloom
Happiness can be as simple as that
The Kunmujia outpost, which is more than 4,900 meters above sea level, is the most difficult in winter. The oxygen content here is extremely low, and officers and men patrolling, performing duty, and training in a severe cold environment need a healthy physique, perfect support, and even more a strong willpower.
Is it still so difficult to survive the winter at the outpost these days? When I boarded the post again, I saw a scene in full swing.
As soon as the morning dawned, the company commander led the soldiers to run in the camp, and the sound of shouts echoed in his ears. The warrior's steps were sonorous, and the exhaled breath condensed into frost on the hood.
After returning from training, Sergeant Yang Jun likes to wash his face with cold water. Now that the outpost has achieved 24-hour hot water**, he still maintains the habit of the past.
When the class leader took me, he taught me to wash my face with cold water to strengthen my body. Now that I am leading the troops, I also ask the recruits to maintain this habit, which is also a kind of inheritance. He laughs.
Only those who have endured hardship can understand the true taste of happiness. On patrol duty, in the team led by Yang Jun, he paid special attention to several recruits. As the altitude increased, the recruits were a little unbearable, but Yang Jun did not immediately take out the oxygen inhaler he carried with him, but suggested that everyone take rest instead of oxygen.
The patrol has a portable oxygen inhaler, and the soldiers are guaranteed to receive oxygen. However, in order to adapt to the plateau environment, we should not rely too much on oxygen inhalation, and it is more scientific and effective to inhale oxygen at the right time and in the right amount. On each patrol, Yang Jun will teach training skills to the new soldiers, asking them to strengthen their exercise during the climbing process, so that their bodies can adapt to the ...... of the hypoxic environment more quickly
The sentinel has plenty of oxygen, and if you want to see green, you can see enough. Yang Jun took the author to the plant factory, and as soon as he entered the door, he took a hard breath of air, with a satisfied expression on his face.
Five years ago, the higher authorities set up a plant factory at the outpost, and the officers and men learned soilless cultivation techniques and mastered the methods of light regulation, nutrient solution concentration, and temperature control, so as to thoroughly solve the problem of planting at the outpost. Nowadays, the outpost can eat homegrown vegetables in all seasons; During the closure period, the plant factory is also a spring.
In 2022, officers and soldiers tried to grow flowers at a plant factory. After repeated attempts, the flowers finally took root at the outpost. Planter and corporal She Xun said that his wife took the ** of roses growing buds as a "WeChat avatar", and every time someone asked about the origin of this avatar, she would proudly say: "This is a rose planted by my lover on the plateau." ”
The happiness of flowers is not easy to come by. She Xun took the planting of pea tips as an example to introduce the planting principle to reporters: they installed LED lights, added nutrient solution at the source of water intake, and then flowed back to the reservoir after being absorbed and filtered by the plants, forming a water cycle; At the same time, solar panels are installed to convert light energy into electricity......
Flowers bloomed, and the joy of the warriors was doubled. On that day, the outpost's homegrown vegetables were served to the table, and the officers and men were very happy. "The winter at the outpost is as warm as spring, and the hearts of the soldiers are full of sunshine. As a veteran who has been guarding the border for many years, the greatest happiness in the heart of First Class Sergeant Qin Hui is to see that the outpost is getting better and better year by year, and the training and life of officers and soldiers are guaranteed.
Can I make a reservation for these roses? "That day in the plant factory and the family ** call, the daughter saw the blooming roses, happy to applaud, she and her father agreed, this year's Spring Festival to visit relatives, and mother to see the plateau roses.
Chagora Outpost: There are sports talents
Passion is the background color of youth
After lunch, at the Chagola outpost at an altitude of 5,318 meters, Senior Private Gao Yunlin habitually stepped on the electronic scale placed in the corner of the restaurant, and the display screen immediately jumped out of the number: 568kg。
There are more and more athletes at the outpost. Gao Yunlin said excitedly that the new program has raised the physical fitness standards of the military, and the sentry commander encouraged us not to lag behind the physical training standards although we are in the outpost of the snow-capped mountains, which has virtually increased the pressure and motivation for scientific training for everyone.
Three years ago, the outpost built a sun shelter, and there was an indoor venue for the training of officers and soldiers; Now in case of bad weather, it can also complete the training tasks of the day. The outpost will also regularly carry out various forms of small competitions and competitions to mobilize everyone's enthusiasm for training.
In December 2023, the outpost planned an indoor sports meeting. First Class Sergeant Li Cundong led people to prepare a number of projects, and everyone was eager to try and prepare to show their skills in the sports meeting.
Li Cundong said: In the past, due to the constraints of infrastructure conditions, the Chagola outpost has always been a seasonal outpost, and officers and men are stationed in the spring every year and retreat before the mountain is closed. In recent years, the power lines of the outposts have been connected to the national grid, new insulated barracks have been built, heating and oxygen concentrators have been installed, and sun canopies have been added ......With the improvement of the support capability, the officers and men stationed at the permanent posts have all provided support.
Gone are the days of wearing a cotton hat when sleeping in the summer and a four-bed quilt in the winter. Li Cundong said that now that the sentry is guarded, everyone will consider one thing: practice their skills and defend the country.
The sentry commander personally planned the sports meeting, brainstormed and determined a variety of small competitions and competitions, and arranged for Li Cundong to record the wonderful moments in the sports meeting with a camera.
On the day of the sports meeting, the tug-of-war competition between the first and second classes took the lead, and the soldiers of the other classes consciously stood on both sides as "cheerleaders". In the game, everyone held their breath, and no one wanted to admit defeat, "Come on, come on!" "The sunshade is full of youth.
Passion is the background color of youthNot long after Gao Yunlin went to the post, this was his first time participating in a fun competition, and due to physical exhaustion, he was so tired during the competition that he couldn't breathe.
In October 2022, the superiors distributed a batch of fitness equipment to the outpost, and the "work-type push-up rack" was popular among athletes. "Hurry up and practice. Li Cundong was full of confidence in Gao Yunlin and encouraged him, saying, "As long as you practice scientifically, you can also become an athlete." ”
2 people in a group to break their wrists", "5 people in a group of sit-ups", "balloon blowing competition" ......The competition items of the outpost games were entertaining, and the officers and men had a happy and friendly competition, and the sunshine shelter, which occupies a small area, was full of a "sunny atmosphere."
The most test for officers and soldiers is the "coconut thunder row", which is the special competition that Sergeant Gao Yuncong is most looking forward to, because the prize is a "coconut" full of fruit.
In order to prepare for this project, everyone bought coconut shells from the Internet and asked the Yamashita team to send fresh fruits. The winner will receive a coconut shell as a souvenir and a feast of fresh fruit. As soon as he thought of this scene, Gao Yuncong was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth.
With a whistle, the participating officers and soldiers used "eighteen kinds of martial arts" one after another. Facing the "coconut thunder array", the contestants looked nervous one by one, and beads of sweat dripped from their foreheads from time to time.
Over here! Corporal Zhou Jianghong was the first to discover the "coconut thunder" and quickly took out a sapper shovel to dig it up. But after digging a few times, the sentry chief "beeped" and raised the red flag, signaling that he had violated the rules and forgot to eliminate the "coconut thunder" fuse.
Sure enough, I couldn't get rid of the 'coconut' in a hurry. Although he was sentenced to be "out", Zhou Jianghong was still in a happy mood and amused everyone with a word.
Chagola, which means "place where flowers bloom" in Tibetan, is barely visible. There are no lights here, no family members to accompany them, but there are the most ordinary perseverance and the most affectionate confessions of the border guards. Li Cundong said: "Being on the front line of border defense, we must practice the ability to defend the border. Only in this way can we resolutely fulfill the tasks entrusted by the party and the people. ”
When I left Chagora, the majestic singing of the officers and soldiers on the border rang in my ears. In the distance, the sun ...... on the white snow line
*: China** News Network.