You have kept in mind the mission entrusted by the Party and the people, stuck to the forbidden zone of life, guarded the sacred territory of the motherland with youth and blood, and successfully completed the tasks you have undertaken. Everyone is good!
——Pick up the letter from President Zixi to all officers and soldiers of the "Model Camp for Border Defense on Plateau"
"Model Camp for Border Defense on Plateau" of a border defense regiment in Xigaze Military Subarea, Tibet——
"Strive to make new contributions to the Party and the people"
Hair is sparse and the hairline moves backward; The face is red and black, similar to bronze. Wang Xu, a 32 year old company commander of the fourth company of the "Model Battalion for Border Defense on Plateau" of a border defense regiment in Xigaze Military Subarea, Tibet. He has been in camp for three years and looks 40 years old. "Is he too worried?" When he saw the reporter, he smiled sheepishly and said, "It's the same after staying on the plateau for a long time. We call this skin color 'Gamba Black'..."
Gamba is the place where "Model Camp for Frontier Garrison on Plateau" is guarded by officers and soldiers. In Tibetan, it means "village under snow mountain". Behind the poetic name is the forbidden area set by nature for life. The average altitude of the camp is more than 4800 meters, the minimum temperature is minus 40 ℃, and the gale above force 8 lasts more than 200 days every year.
The danger of the border is always the commander's concern. In August 2016, President Xi signed the order of the Central Military Commission, awarding the battalion the honorary title of "Model Camp for Border Defense on Plateau".
In 2021, the whole battalion of officers and soldiers wrote to President Xi, reporting on their work over the past five years, expressing their firm belief and determination to keep in mind President Xi's expectations and trust, and to defend the country and the border loyally. This sincere letter was sent from the remote border to Beijing.
President Xi wrote back to encourage you to remember the mission entrusted by the Party and the people, stick to the forbidden zone of life, defend the sacred territory of the motherland with youth and blood, and accomplish your tasks well.
After receiving the reply, the officers and soldiers printed the content of the reply on the red paper and posted it on each post in the camp. Everyone said that President Xi Jinping's reply always reminded them to guard this noble honor with loyalty.
The altitude of Gamba marks the height of military loyalty——
According to the order of the superior, the third company of the battalion shifted from the camp with an altitude of more than 4000 meters to the "no man's land" with an altitude of 5100 meters and a worse climate.
Before departure, the Third Company held a military conference and organized officers and soldiers to swear to the party flag and military flag. Everyone's morale was high: "Remember the mission entrusted by the party and the people, where the party points, we will take root!"
When they packed their bags and rushed to the new camp, the officers and soldiers of the company fulfilled their sonorous vows with practical actions. "In front of soldiers on the plateau, there is no life restricted area that cannot be rooted!" There is no barracks, and officers and soldiers set up tents on the spot; Without flagpoles, simple equipment was used instead... Through unremitting efforts, officers and soldiers built a temporary camp. Under the blue sky and white clouds, bright five-star red flags fluttered in the wind.
The oxygen content in Gamba's air is only 45% of that in the mainland. Ordinary people feel uncomfortable even sleeping and eating here. However, Gamba, like a magnetic field, attracts a succession of border guards to come here.
Lu Zhouyang, a second class staff sergeant, has been garrisoning the plateau for nearly 12 years and has won the third class merit twice. This year, he faced the choice of staying or leaving again. He said to his wife Li Gaili: I will not leave Gangba as long as the organization needs.
Some time ago, Li Gaili went to Paidian, which is more than 5000 meters above sea level, to visit relatives. Li Gaili was as proud as her husband when she saw President Xi's reply to the whole battalion at the post. She said to her husband, "You keep the country, and I keep the home. I support your choice."
In 2021, Staff Sgt. Luo Honglin and his comrades in arms were on a mission on the plateau, encountering severe sandstorm weather. For several days in a row, the strong wind mixed with sand made the officers and soldiers close their eyes. The strong wind made the tent whistling. The officers and soldiers had to hold the rope to prevent the tent from being blown away
"Thinking that President Xi praised 'everyone is good' in his reply, my comrades in arms and I will be full of energy. No matter how dusty and harsh the environment is, we must keep our waists straight and never fail to live up to President Xi's earnest request!" Luo Honglin said that he and his comrades in arms finally overcame the bad weather and successfully completed the task.
The leader of the regiment where the "Model Camp for Frontier Defense on Plateau" is located introduced that after receiving the reply from President Xi, new cadres and new soldiers scrambled to register for training in the sentry. Being able to go to the sentry has become a great honor incentive for officers and soldiers.
The wind and snow of Gamba witnessed the high morale of soldiers——
On the high mountain near each company camp of the "Model Camp for Border Defense on Plateau", there are Chinese maps made by officers and soldiers with stones. In the middle of the map, there are six big characters stirring people's hearts - the motherland is in my heart. At the foot of the towering snow mountain, the reporter was deeply moved by the burning family and country feelings of the border guards.
"The border defense forces are fighting in the front line of strengthening border defense, with arduous tasks and great responsibilities." Every time we read President Xi's reply, the officers and soldiers feel the heavy burden on their shoulders: the land is at their feet, and the people are behind them.
The fourth company of the battalion was ordered to set up an observation post at a mountain pass. There is no road, security is difficult, and the weather is bad... After receiving the task, the officers and soldiers step on the snow more than 1 meter deep and climb up the mountain top hand in hand. Meng Congrong, the deputy instructor, and Huang Xinyu, the corporal, spent hours lying in the snow at the mountain pass, staring at the passage.
A point with an altitude of more than 5000 meters is several kilometers away from an observation post. On an urgent task, Corporal Tian Haisheng walked six or seven times between two points. After completing the task, he fainted in the arms of his comrades in arms when he was exhausted.
"Everyone is good!" Chen Zuyuan, the battalion commander, said that the words in President Xi's reply encouraged the soldiers on the plateau. Every time he read this, a warm current would rise in his heart.
Once, the officers and soldiers of the third company went to a mountain pass with an altitude of more than 6000 meters to patrol. The car broke down on the mountainside. In order to reach the mission area on time, the officers and soldiers resolutely decided to march on foot, and walked through the snow knee deep.
The temperature is too low, and the cotton hats and faces of officers and soldiers are frozen together; The oxygen is thin, and some officers and soldiers can't stand steadily... When the sun comes out, the officers and soldiers who fought in the wind and snow all night finally reach the task point on the top of the snow mountain. Company commander Jiang Chenling said, "Where the motherland needs us to go, we should arrive on time even if we try our best."
25 year old corporal Wang Shun, with sunken nails and high hemoglobin, has never felt uncomfortable. The company assigned him to stay on duty, but he was too sad to eat, so he asked the leader of the team to fight. Wang Shun said: "Although Gamba is very hard, every time I read the reply from the President, I feel that my persistence and efforts here are worthwhile, and I have the strength to persevere."
Gamba's land is engraved with the footprints of soldiers winning——
"In his reply, President Xi encouraged us to strengthen our mission, carry forward our fine traditions, strengthen military training and preparation, faithfully perform our duty to defend the country and defend the border, and strive to make new contributions to the Party and the people." Instructor Yin Qiang said that we are not afraid of suffering and suffering, but fear that we cannot defeat the enemy. Everyone has always kept in mind that the mission of the Party flag must be achieved.
The snow is deep and the slope is steep, which can't match the high morale of the whole battalion. Everyone shouted the slogan "It's up to me to win". They practiced their strong skills to win in the snow covered plateau, carefully studied the tactics and training methods, and carefully implemented the military training and preparation.
After a new type of vehicle mounted mortar was assembled, the artillery commander Lv Yuhan and his comrades riveted in the vehicle gun yard. It only took more than one month to fully master the technical and tactical performance of the new equipment, and summarized a set of efficient operating procedures to make the first hit in the live fire assessment.
In one drill, the "Model Battalion for Border Defense on Plateau" undertakes the task of fire strike. Armed with dozens of kilograms of equipment, the officers and soldiers rushed to the mountain of 5700 meters in Shanghai to open an observation post, and soon sent back the target information. Artillery occupying the launching position quickly carried out precision attack and successfully completed the drilling task.
Sergeant Jia Yitao and his comrades in arms collected and updated shooting data day after day, and combined with the meteorological and hydrological data in the defense area in recent years to study the change law, effectively improving the artillery shooting accuracy in high-altitude areas.
When leaving the sentry, the reporter heard the powerful songs of the border guards. In the distance, the sun spreads on the white snow line
