Chapter 229 The Chagola Outpost Pays Tribute to the Border Guards
The company commander and the eldest sister work at the Gangba Post, which is at a relatively low altitude. Although it is not as high as the Chagola Post at an altitude of 5,400 meters, the annual average temperature is below zero degrees Celsius, with the lowest temperature being more than minus 30 degrees Celsius. The air contains
The oxygen content is only 50% of that in the plain.
From the words of the company commander, Gu Mengmeng interviewed the touching stories of the soldiers stationed at Chagola Post.
"I stayed up there for two years." In the warm room of the company commander, he said while holding a glass of home-brewed wine.
"Two years?" Gu Mengmeng exclaimed.
"I don't miss the beautiful scenery of my hometown, but I would like to spend a hundred years with the snow-capped mountains." The company commander spoke slowly but clearly and read out this fourteen-character motto engraved on the mountainside of the Chagola post in the snow-capped mountains.
"Every mid-October, the Chagola Post turns into a vast sea of snow. The brothers who bravely battled the high cold and hypoxia at the Chagola Post at an altitude of 5,300 meters, gloriously completed their garrison duty and went down the mountain to return to the company.
.Every time this time comes, I will check to see if they have lost weight, become darker, or have any illness, or if one of them will stay on the snow peak forever."
Gu Mengmeng took notes and took notes, but when she heard this, her fingers trembled involuntarily.
"People who have never been here will never imagine how hard-working our outpost soldiers are and what a capable fighting team they are. Chagola, at an altitude of 5,300 meters, has no human habitation for hundreds of kilometers and very few animals.
, there is not a single green tree, and is known as the "forbidden zone of life" by scientists. There are no heating facilities in Chaguola, so he relies on burning the sheep dung he picked up to keep warm. There is no TV or radio, and no signal can be received. Mobile phones and the Internet are also not available.
No. During the lonely days in Chaguola, the thing that accompanied the comrades the most was books. In their free time, the comrades chatted together about their ideals and life. A philosopher once said: Loneliness and loneliness are more torturous than death.
When a lieutenant general inspected the Chagola post, he said that in such harsh conditions, it is difficult for animals and plants to survive. Sleeping on Chagola is a kind of dedication. However, our comrades are still guarding the border. They are true
's hero."
"The comrades in Chagola, like the brothers in the company, have to shoulder the task of border patrol. Patrols in Gangba and Chagola have to cross snowy mountains, steep cliffs, underground ditches and glaciers, and go through an arduous trek of fifty or sixty kilometers before reaching the designated patrol area.
The destination. Even in the mainland, these 50 to 60 kilometers of difficulties and obstacles can make many people retreat before the halfway point. The company is at an altitude of 4,200 meters, and the oxygen content is 50% of that in the mainland. When we went to patrol, due to the high cold and lack of
Oxygen makes us exhausted, and we cannot recover for three or four days after returning from each patrol. The place where Chagola's comrades are located is 5,300 meters above sea level, and the oxygen content is only 35% of that in the mainland. Under such harsh conditions, every day
The two foot patrols have successfully completed their missions. You can imagine how much hardship Chagola's comrades have gone through."
Gu Mengmeng quickly recorded that the eldest sister served all the delicacies and also listened while holding little Dolma.
The company commander pointed to the irregular dark spots on his face and said: "We often joke about who is darker and who is more like an African digging coal. But compared to the comrades who were platooned by Chagola, we are simply not the same."
Grade. The plateau red on both sides of their faces is very dark, with only a faint blush. Not only that, but there are also cracked and rough blood marks. Looking at their faces, you can know how hard they worked."
"Is it cold up there?" This is the second time Gu Mengmeng came to Gangba, but before she went up the mountain, Officer Liu had put on a thick military coat and warm boots. It was spring, and the Gangba post was so cold, so
What about Chagora?
"Urine can freeze in mid-air. Do you think it's cold or not? Haha." The company commander laughed.
"The comrades at the outpost all had their hands as big as bear paws from the cold. When it came to night, the strong wind would blow, with sand and gravel in the wind, and heavy snow would often fly. Chagola was extremely cold.
It was cold, so when it was the turn of two of them to stand guard, they would put their hands in each other's clothes and use the other's body temperature to keep warm."
Hearing this, Gu Mengmeng was once again shocked by the scene that came to her mind.
Finally, the company commander talked about the lack of vegetables and supplies in Gangba. The greenhouse on Chaguola could only harvest a small amount for self-sufficiency. They often ate canned food for a whole month. The lack of vegetables meant a lack of nutrition. Every time during training,
The brothers in the company can all see that the brothers in Chaguola are much worse than us. The comrades who came down from Chaguola all have some illnesses. Many people have to live with these illnesses for the rest of their lives. People with good physical fitness may not
Sickness, but as you age, the sequelae left by the plateau will appear, such as common rheumatism. Veterans in the past died young just after returning from the army. Such martyrs are remembered too much in Gangba's "death file"
.
Gu Mengmeng put down her pen and asked emotionally: "Company Commander, do you feel bitter? Do you regret being a soldier?"
The company commander sighed and said: "Is it hard to be a soldier? Ask Chagola if it is hard. The spirit of Gangba and Chagola has been integrated into my soul, and it is what motivates me in this life. Reporter Gu, I
I don’t feel bitter, I think this is the wealth that Gangba left me.”
Gu Mengmeng's eyes slowly turned red, her lips trembled twice, and she reached out resolutely to fill the wine glass with the wine in the flask. She raised her glass to the company commander and eldest sister, and said emotionally: "Come on!
I respect you! You are the cutest people on the snow mountain!"
The company commander and the eldest sister clinked glasses with her with tears in their eyes. Little Dolma also clapped her hands happily.
Looking at such a big military family, Gu Mengmeng felt moved tears that just wanted to flow out. She held her eldest sister's rough and strong hand and said, "Sister, I really envy the deep love between you and the company commander.
It was only through you that I realized what true happiness is."
The eldest sister smiled shyly. She held Gu Mengmeng's hand in return, looked at her beloved husband, and said sincerely: "He and I are nothing! If you have heard that a man from the Lhoba tribe in Tibet crossed the entire Himalayas
, the true story of carrying back a Haier washing machine just for the woman you love, and you will understand what true happiness is."
"Lhoba tribe? Carry it back to the washing machine?" Gu Mengmeng asked in surprise.
The eldest sister nodded slowly. She put the hot food into Gu Mengmeng's bowl and asked her to eat it while it was hot. "If you want to hear it, I will tell you."