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Embracing Shenxian Bay - Personal Experience of Karakoram Defense Change

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July 23, 2002 Source: People's Liberation Army Daily

The steep Karakoram Mountains have an average altitude of more than 4,500 meters, and the oxygen content in the air is only 48 in the plain area, the ice and snow period lasts for 10 months every year. A certain border defense regiment of the Xinjiang Military Region is responsible for guarding hundreds of kilometers of border defense lines here all year round. In order to ensure the health of the officers and soldiers, the regiment organizes officers and soldiers to go up the mountain to change defenses every year. In late June, the reporter followed a defense-replacing force towards Karakoram. Kudidaban: Flood blocked the road

At 9:30 am, the convoy set off. When the convoy entered Zepu County, 7 kilometers away, the small county town was boiling. Tens of thousands of people of all ethnic groups lined the streets to see off the returning officers and soldiers. A little Uyghur girl gave a pot of sunflowers in full bloom to the new soldier Li Shengxu. The red paper affixed to the flower pot read "Dedicated to the loveliest person." ". Along the way, Li Shengxu held the flower pot tightly in his arms.

As the convoy passed through Pusha at the foot of Kunlun Mountain, the green color disappeared and the asphalt road also disappeared. There was a recently dead camel lying on the roadside, and a group of black eagles pounced on it to eat. The cruel smell of Kunlun Mountain hit our faces.

The yellow sand brought up by the wheels filled the carriage with dust, and the soldiers had to wear masks and sunglasses. It took a whole year once they went up the mountain, and each company was fully prepared. The Sanctuary Bay Company brought 50 chickens, 100 ducks, and 10 geese. Instructor Huang Hezhong told reporters that chickens and ducks will definitely die within a few months, but they can still add a little life to the outpost.

On the dusty road, road maintenance workers wearing red vests can be seen from time to time. When they see military vehicles, they always wave enthusiastically. In the empty and lonely Kunlun Mountains, a simple greeting can make people excited for a long time.

After more than 4 hours of winding walking in the mountains, we arrived at Kudida Ban. Kudi, the gateway to the Kunlun Mountains, means "the cliff that monkeys cannot climb" in Uyghur language. The road is extremely steep, with dangerous rocks standing upright, and gravel falling from time to time. If you are not careful, a car may be crashed and people may be killed.

After crossing Daban and continuing forward, the road completely sank into the river beach. Cobblestones of all sizes made the car bump wildly on the road. "The car is walking on the road, people are jumping in the car, and the heart is beating in the chest." Chen Dongwei, a soldier who was sleeping in the car, accidentally got a big bump on his forehead.

Suddenly, the convoy stopped. News came from the front: the flood had washed away a small section of the road. During the boring wait, the team leader Wang Xincheng told reporters: "Last year when the defense was changed, the flood was extremely heavy. The water flooded the car cab in half an hour." However, this time we were very lucky. After more than two hours of emergency repairs, , the road is open again.

At 9 o'clock in the evening, we arrived at the Kudi Military Station. Before going to bed, the squad leader delivered cold medicine to the recruits one by one and watched them take it before going to bed. Mazada Ban: Snow in June

Mazada Ban is 4962 meters above sea level. Compared with Kudi Daban, it is more dangerous.

The sky on the plateau is like a child’s face, it changes at will. The convoy climbed along the mountain road to the mountainside, and suddenly snowflakes began to fall from the sky. The snow fell heavier and heavier, turning into hailstones that pounded on the car lid. The temperature dropped sharply. When we reached the top of the mountain, the temperature became minus 4 degrees Celsius, and the wind was freezing. The mountain road is even more difficult to walk, and the car moves slowly like a snail.

As the altitude continues to rise, the reporter feels that his breathing is getting tighter and tighter, like a sharply pulling bellows. Warrior Wang Ping's lips and fingernails turned black and purple: Manchu warrior Li Xianda had a severe headache and pinched his temples with his thumb and index finger. Hypoxia, this is the first lesson Kunlun Mountain teaches recruits.

The convoy arrived at the Sanli Barracks, and the afterglow of the setting sun smeared the surrounding snow-capped mountains red.

After dinner, Huang Hezhong, the instructor at the Shenxian Bay checkpoint, told reporters some unfortunate news: one-third of the chickens and ducks they brought with them died, which was a heavy loss.

In the dim light of the military station room, Cao Yiwen, a soldier from Jinzhou, Liaoning Province, climbed on the bed and drew a sketch of the day's march. In order to go to Shenxian Bay to defend, Cao Yiwen wrote three applications in a row. Looking at the surrounding mountains getting higher and higher, I know that I am getting further and further away from home. On that sketch, he wrote: It is now 164 kilometers away from Shenxian Bay and more than 6,570 kilometers away from his hometown.

While washing up at night, the reporter was surprised to find that due to the low air pressure, the daily necessities he brought with him also experienced "altitude sickness": half of the toothpaste that was originally deflated became bulging... Bay: The checkpoint closest to the blue sky

Departing from the Sanshili Barracks Military Station, the defense convoy split up and went to different checkpoints. The reporter chose to go to the checkpoint with the highest altitude - Shenxian Bay (5380 meters above sea level).

Going eastward along the Karakash River, we arrived at Habak Daban after an hour and a half. Habak Daban has 36 turning bays, and the altitude soars from 3800 meters to more than 5100 meters. The driver Xiao Dong, who was talking and laughing along the way, said nothing at this time, holding the steering wheel tightly with both hands and looking ahead with all his attention. Looking at the mountain road hovering in the clouds and mist, the reporter instinctively grasped the handle of the car.

Drive to the top of the mountain. In the distance, the blue sky, white clouds, crystal ice and snow, and the yellow sheep running on the alpine meadows form a very beautiful scenery. But the strong altitude sickness put the new warriors in no mood to appreciate it. In the carriage, the squad leader was taking the trouble to explain to the recruits the "notes" at the Shenxian Bay checkpoint over and over again: don't jump off the car, don't walk too fast, don't eat too full, don't go to bed too early, and squat down when going to the toilet. Slow down...

Here we are, Sanxian Bay has finally arrived. The camp is embedded in the snow-capped mountains, and the gate reads "Karakoram Steel Checkpoint", which is the honorary title awarded to Shenxian Bay by the Central Military Commission in 1982.

Opening the car door, the reporter carefully placed his feet on this sacred land, feeling as if he was stepping on a pile of cotton. The soldiers defending on the mountain welcomed their dusty comrades into the camp with gongs, drums, hugs and laughter.

"Comrade Company Commander, your company's defense mission has been successfully completed, and now it is up to my company to take over." The reporter used a camera nearby to freeze the solemn defense change ceremony scene. Squad leader Chen Dongwei and new soldier Wang Ping from the Salar tribe took over the first sentry line. Wang Ping excitedly told reporters: "I am now the sentry closest to the blue sky in the world!"

In the camp, the soldiers who have been defending Shenxian Bay for a year are using various methods to Farewell to Sanctuary Cove, most of them retired by the end of the year. When the car drove out of the company gate, all the veterans unanimously saluted the sentry tower: "Goodbye, Shenxian Bay!"

The Xinjiang Border Defense Force uses colorful cultural activities to cultivate the fighting spirit of officers and soldiers

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August 14, 2004 07: 09 People's Liberation Army Daily

This newspaper reported that Wang Qinghou and special correspondent Liang Yongli reported: The Xinjiang Military Region Border Defense Force is guided by the important thought of "Three Represents", insists on advancing with the times, and uses rich and colorful military culture to cultivate officers and soldiers The fighting spirit inspired the officers and soldiers to work hard and defend the country and defend the border. Recently, the headquarters promoted their experience.

The Xinjiang Military Region insists on taking the construction of military camp culture as an important part of army building, and makes great efforts to do a good job. They built standard flag bases and flagpoles for each border defense company and checkpoint, and held solemn flag-raising ceremonies every Monday or major holidays;

Organized officers and soldiers to use stones to build some symbolic meanings inside and outside the camp according to local conditions. Profound and connotative slogans and patterns cultivate the perseverance and indomitable fighting spirit of officers and soldiers.

Use a healthy military culture to unite the morale of the military and enable officers and soldiers to not be afraid of difficulties on the patrol road.

Some troops in northern Xinjiang built flag walls, Lei Feng walls, and inscription walls on their patrol roads, and erected patriotic and people-loving monuments. On the Bingda Ban in Karakoram, every few kilometers, you can see the words on the rocks on the roadside such as "If you don't have such heroic ambition, you don't climb the Kunlun Mountains; if you can't stand the cold, you don't come to this side of the world." ” military lyrics. Border defense officers and soldiers demonstrated their fighting spirit and optimism in a vivid and lively cultural form.

Using rich military culture to inspire fighting spirit, officers and soldiers are highly motivated to fight in the restricted area of ??life. Wherever the troops march, military culture will accompany them. During troop drills, "car clubs" and "mobile radio stations" are always set up in a timely manner to hold theatrical evenings and compile popular crosstalk, sketches, allegro and other programs about the people and events around the officers and soldiers. They also used the field cultural shelter to play movies and songs for the officers and soldiers, and carry out mass cultural and sports activities such as desert basketball games, so that the officers and soldiers could cultivate their sentiments, purify their souls and boost their morale through entertainment.

The Xinjiang border defense forces use the rich and colorful military culture as an effective carrier to cultivate the excellent fighting spirit of officers and soldiers, and cultivate the fighting spirit of the majority of officers and soldiers. The officers and soldiers bravely challenged their physical and psychological limits, guarded the thousands-mile border defense line in the northwest frontier with their youth and blood, and composed a series of touching hymns to life. (Liberation Army Daily, Page 1, August 14, 2004)