On the way to Tibet-crossing thirteen military stations

On February 23rd, 1965, several liberation military vehicles, carrying hundreds of Baoji recruits, drove from Xining, crossed Sun Moon Mountain and came to the Gobi Desert. This is the first time we have seen such a big desert, and we are all surprised! Why can't anyone see such a big place? There is a poem that just sums up this problem:

Beyond Sun Moon Mountain, the Gobi is endless. There are sand and stones everywhere, and there are no people in a hundred miles. The withered white grass swayed in the wind. As soon as the weather changes, ice and snow will arrive soon.

Why is there no one in a hundred miles, only hay? It's just that the weather has changed during this time, and the ice and snow will arrive soon. Although there is such a region and climate, it doesn't seem to pose a threat to our recruits who wear fur hats, furs and big leather shoes. The recruits are full of spirit and enthusiasm in marching. Every car covered with a canvas shed is singing revolutionary songs loudly. Sing this song, then sing that song. Singing eliminates loneliness, confusion and missing, and floats into the air and into the distance.

Our motorcade slowly passed Daotanghe Station, Jiangxi Gou and Heima River, with a journey of more than 200 kilometers, and arrived at Chaka Station for dinner and accommodation at 6 pm. After breakfast on February 24th, the motorcade set off at 8 o'clock, passing through Mohe, Wang Xunxiu and Xiabaiha, with a journey of more than 200 kilometers, and arrived at Dulan Military Station for meals and accommodation at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. After breakfast on February 25th, our motorcade set off at 8: 00, passing through Xiangride, with a journey of 100 kilometers. In the afternoon, we arrived at the Red River Army Division and stayed for dinner. After breakfast on February 26th, at 8 o'clock, our motorcade set out, passed Dagler, traveled more than 200 kilometers, and arrived at Golmud Military Division in the afternoon for dinner and accommodation.

The motorcade stops in Golmud 1 day. At the same time, it adapts to Golmud climate 1 day.

After breakfast on February 28th, the motorcade set off at 8 o'clock, with a journey of more than 200 kilometers. Arrive at Nachitai Station in the afternoon and stay for dinner. March 1 After breakfast, the motorcade set off at 8 o'clock, passing through Xiaonanchuan and Bubingquan, with a journey of about 200 kilometers. In the afternoon, it arrived at Wudaoliang Ice Station and stayed for dinner. After breakfast on March 2, the motorcade set off at 8: 00, passing through Beiluhe, Luanhaizi and Erdaogou, with a journey of more than 250 kilometers. In the afternoon, it eats and lives in Tuotuohe Military Station. After breakfast on March 3, the motorcade set off at 8: 00, passing through Tanggula Mountain and Tongtianhe Military Station, with a journey of more than 200 kilometers. In the afternoon, it arrived at the Hot Spring Military Station for meals and accommodation. After breakfast on March 4th, the motorcade set off at 8: 00 and arrived in Tibet via Tanggula Pass, with a journey of about100km. Arrive at Heihe station in the afternoon and stay for dinner. After breakfast on March 5th, the motorcade set off at 8: 00, with a journey of 100 kilometers. In the afternoon, it arrived at Dangxiong Military Station and stayed for dinner. After breakfast on March 6th, the motorcade set off at 8: 00, with a journey of about100km, and arrived at Yangbajing Military Station for dinner and accommodation in the afternoon. After breakfast on March 7th, the motorcade set off at 8 o'clock, with a journey of about 100 km. Arrive at the terminal Renzi in the afternoon and stay for dinner.

Along the way, none of the military stations we stayed in were brick-wood houses, but tower-shaped arch sheds made of materials such as cow felt and asphalt. Each arched shed is about two meters high, with wooden boards on the left and right sides and a passage with a width of about 1 meter in the middle. A large arch shed can accommodate a row of people, and a small arch shed can also accommodate two types of people. Every station has a kitchen and a big restaurant. Each station has a row of arched shed buildings, which can accommodate five or six hundred people at a time. The staff of the military station are all prepared by the army, and the staff are warm and thoughtful.

In the desert Gobi desert and deep in the mountains, it is not easy to build every military station under the condition of very scarce materials.

From the actual feeling, I know what a military station is. The military station is a place to provide accommodation for passing soldiers and transport convoys. It is a solid bridge from the mainland to Tibet. It has played a great role in defending the frontier and building and developing Tibet's economy.

Our motorcade crossed the hinterland of central Qinghai Province from Xining City, Qinghai Province, and arrived at Renji, Tibet. It passed through 13 military stations in 13 days and traveled more than 2,000 kilometers, from Sun Moon Mountain at an altitude of more than 4,700 meters to Tanggula at an altitude of more than 5,200 meters. We have withstood the test of plateau climate and hard life and successfully completed the marching task.

Someone asked, how much influence did the plateau climate have on your recruits on the way to Tibet? My answer is: it has a great impact. From the mainland to Tibet, the plateau climate affects everyone, but the degree of performance varies from person to person: although most people are unwell and have a poor appetite, they still look alive and kicking. Only a few people feel chest tightness, headache, weakness, vomiting, some don't eat or drink, and they don't sleep well. Especially after Golmud went to Tibet, these reactions became more serious. Some people have difficulty breathing at Wudaoliang and Tuotuohe military stations, and they have to be helped when getting off and getting on the bus. They don't eat or drink all day, and they have chest tightness and headaches and can't sleep at night. I am also a first-class person, and I feel the same way in Wudaoliang. When I was in these two military stations, I saw two military doctors carrying medicine boxes, constantly shuttling in various arches to distribute medicines to us, and urged us not to rest on our backs, asking us to carry our backpacks and rest on them. There is a poem written like this:

Wudaoliang has a pleasant climate.

Newcomers are the most sensitive;

I have a headache and my legs are weak.

Don't scare the hero!

Is this poem exaggerated? I know from practice that this reminder is necessary.

Because the plateau air is thin, oxygen-deficient and cold, and the water boils at 70 degrees Celsius, cars can't run fast on the Qinghai-Tibet Highway, because they "boil" when they run fast. Every military station uses an extra-large pressure cooker to cook and cook the meat, because the noodles, rice, steamed bread and cooked meat cooked in a pan are not cooked and can't be eaten.

In our life, the staple food all the way is rice, and there are few pasta; Non-staple food is dehydrated vegetables, egg yolk, bacon and so on shipped from the mainland. There were rations before entering Golmud, but there were no rations after Golmud. Whoever can eat as much as he likes will fight according to his appetite, because everyone's appetite has dropped, and it will be wasted if he fights too much. After arriving in Golmud, I can only eat half a small bowl of vegetables every meal, but I can't eat any more.

It can be seen that people who are new to the plateau must have a process of adapting to the climate. In this process of adaptation, they should not only have good physical fitness, but also have strong will.