Author: Ho Wai Tong.
The gathering of veterans of the 3rd Company of the 25th Regiment of the 1st Artillery Division in Maba on May 8, 2015 has been spread and spread as a good story in the 25th Regiment and even the entire 1st Artillery Division; At that time, I received a lot of WeChat and ** to understand the situation of our activities, please tell us what channels and ways to find comrades-in-arms, and how to hold the event so successfully?! Among them, what I remember vividly is that Liu Xunming, a comrade-in-arms of the fifth company of the 25th regiment (a native of Zengcheng, Guangdong, an 80-year-old soldier), came to ** ask me to eat, and on the way to the banquet, I thought that it might also be to consult the activities of the third company, in addition to Liu Xunming's comrades-in-arms when we met, there were also instructors Wang Jingchu (Yangchun, Guangdong, 76 years of soldiers), Zhong Bingquan's comrades-in-arms (from Guangzhou, Guangdong, 80 years of soldiers), we chatted while eating, as expected, they went straight to the point and asked for advice, and I also unreservedly told the whole thing, Tell us about our experience in organizing events in three consecutive years. (The relevant content has been published in the article "Beacon Fire Southern Xinjiang Casting the Soul of the Army"**: The 25th Artillery Regiment "Faka Mountain Battle Hero Artillery Third Company" Three Participating Officers and Soldiers List Collection Documentary", the Affection Department Barracks, Gathering in Maba, and the Third Company of the Heroic Artillery of the 25th Artillery Regiment to Commemorate the 35th Anniversary of the Victory of the Battle of Faka Mountain" have been introduced in detail). I also promised a few comrades-in-arms that I would do my best if I was told to do my best, and in the end, the Fifth Company also drew on our experience and held a large gathering of comrades-in-arms in combination with their actual situation. At present, the third company has held a total of four comrades-in-arms gatherings; There was a gap of 3 years between the second event and the first, and the comrades-in-arms wanted to revisit the battlefield again. Therefore, the organizing committee began to plan activities with the theme of "Friendship Pass" and "Faka Mountain". "Mount Faka, Hero Mountain", this is the high praise given by the general secretary to Fakashan. As a war veteran, I was deeply honoured to be a part of the event that went down in history in 1981"Mount Faka"Battle. It was this battle that made our company famous all over the world"Three companies of the Battle Hero Artillery of Mount Faka"This immortal glory.
Back in 1981, our artillery company with a glorious tradition, with its thunderous firepower, threw accurate shells at the positions of the Vietnamese army, providing strong support for the infantry units to hold on to Phaka Mountain. Every comrade-in-arms has a wish in his heart, that is, to climb Mount Faka and witness the land that was once recovered and defended with youth and blood next to China's No. 1156 boundary monument.
Through the active efforts of Zhou Guinian of the organizing committee, our activities were finally approved by the Southern Theater of Operations, and it was agreed that we would climb the "Faka Mountain" on the morning of May 27, 2018 to hold a commemorative event. Therefore, our organizing committee formulated a 5-day and 4-night comrade-in-arms gathering activity in Guangxi, with the theme of "not forgetting the original intention and following the party, keeping in mind the mission and respecting the heroes......".The 25th Regiment of the 1st Artillery Division of the 1st Artillery Division revisited the battlefield of the 3rd Company of the Faka Mountain Combat Hero, and the following is the content of the activity: 1. Assembled in Liuzhou, Guangxi On May 25, 2018, the comrades-in-arms and military wives of the whole company who participated in the event reported to the designated hotel on time, and took a tourist bus to Friendship Pass the next morning. It is worthy of praise and thanks to the comrades-in-arms in Liuzhou: Liang Guoxiong, Wei Yong, especially Wu Xiaobing and Di Zuwei of the 25th Regiment Automobile Company, they waited in the Liuzhou railway station all day to greet their comrades-in-arms, they worked hard, contributed money and efforts, and warmly entertained comrades-in-arms and military wives from all over the world at night. 2. Return to the Friendship Pass, Jinji Mountain finally arrived at the Friendship Pass on the afternoon of the 26th, and the commander Xiong Xingsheng took me and two comrades-in-arms to re-ascend the Jinji Mountain Third Company Observation Post and the ancient fort through the trail, and most of the other personnel visited and photographed at the Friendship Pass to regain the memories of the past. 1.Friendship Pass Friendship Pass was formerly known as Yongwu Pass, Zhennan Pass, is one of the top ten famous passes in China, located at the southwest end of 18 kilometers away from Pingxiang City, is the terminal of 322 National Highway, the gate is connected with the Vietnam Highway, the national first-class port, inlaid on the arch of the "Friendship Pass" three big characters for the first marshal handwritten inscription. 
It has been precipitated for 37 years and has been marked by history.
After 37 years, the comrades-in-arms are over half a hundred years old, but the demeanor of the soldiers is still there.
The military wives shared the joy of their comrades-in-arms and enjoyed the beauty of nature.
2.Jinji MountainJinji Mountain was called the right auxiliary mountain in ancient times, the altitude is 511 meters, close to the west side of the friendship pass, the wall stands solemnly, the momentum is magnificent, it is the most magnificent stone mountain on the border line of the left and right passes. At the foot of the mountain on the inner side of the pass, there is a winding path leading to the top of the mountain, and another road goes up the slope from the pass. There are 3 forts on the top of the mountain, named Zhennan, Zhenzhong, and Zhenbei. After the Sino-French War, Su Yuanchun, the border general at that time, presided over the construction. The fort is made of rectangular large bluestones, which is very strong. These three forts echo the eight forts in Dalian City to the north, forming a barrier to defend the border passes. This was also the first reconnaissance and observation post in which my third company participated in the battle of "Mount Faka" in 81. 
The picture above is the forerunner of Sanlian Jinji Mountain in 1981.
Under the leadership of Xiong Xingsheng, the former commander of the platoon, after more than one hour, we finally climbed the "Jinji Mountain".
3. "Faka Mountain, Hero Mountain" Faka Mountain is located at the junction of Banwang Village, Shangshi Township, Pingxiang City, Guangxi City, China and Luping County, Lang Son Province, Vietnam, with an area of only 10,000 square meters and an altitude of only 5113 meters, consisting of 5 hills, from northwest to southeast are listed as No. 1 to No. 5 highlands, with positions No. 1 and No. 2 in China to the north, and positions No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 in Vietnam on the south. Today, our 3rd Artillery Company finally reached this high ground. 
On the morning of the 27th, we climbed the Heroes Mountain, and the banner of the "Third Company of the Combat Hero Artillery of the Faka Mountain" fluttered high on the Faka Mountain. Fourth, the Faka Mountain Heroes Monument Park is located next to the 322 National Highway in Pingxiang Xia Shi Town, relocated from the Pingxiang Shangshiyuan Faka Mountain Martyrs Cemetery, a total of 154 martyrs of the Guangxi Frontier Force who died in the battle to recover and defend the Faka Mountain in May 1981 are buried. 
On the afternoon of the 27th, we all came to the martyrs' cemetery to pay tribute to the martyrs who sacrificed their lives in the defense of Faka Mountain, and comforted them: the mountains and rivers are safe, the country and the people are safe, and the motherland and the people will always miss you. The activity of "not forgetting the original intention to follow the party, keeping in mind the mission and respecting the heroes" is not only a memory of history, but also an expectation for the future. We must not forget those heroes who sacrificed their lives for the country and the people, and we must inherit their legacy, continue to follow the party, and work hard to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
About author:He Weitang, a native of Guangzhou, Guangdong, enlisted in the army in November 1979 and joined the party in October 1983. In September 1980, he graduated from the reconnaissance training team of the 1st Artillery Division, and served as a soldier and squad leader in the reconnaissance squad of the command platoon of the 3rd Company of the 25th Regiment; Participated in the battle of Faka Mountain in May 1981, was awarded a third-class meritorious service, the whole company was awarded the collective second-class merit, and was awarded the glorious title of "Faka Mountain Combat Hero Artillery Third Company" by the Guangzhou Military Region; In the four years of the army, he was awarded three times by the company, one time by the battalion, twice as an advanced individual, and participated in the 1982 military technology competition of the reconnaissance squad of the whole division's formed company, and our class won the second place in a tie, and was discharged from the army at the end of 1983.