introduction:
"Qin Shi Mingyue Han Shi Guan, the Long March people have not returned." But make the Dragon City fly will be, do not teach Humadu Yin Mountain! This is a poem written by the Tang Dynasty poet Wang Changling describing the border guards. And the story we are going to tell today is also about frontier warriors. It's just that the story is seventy or eighty years ago, and the troops involved in the story were also two troops at that time.
The story we are going to tell today is not only a long time away, but the place where it is located is even more remote. The place where this story takes place is called Setura. According to some stories handed down, at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, when the People's Liberation Army came to take over this place, the defenders stationed here were shocked when they saw the People's Liberation Army, and wondered: "How did you change your uniform?" So there was a heartache, shock and funny oolong.
This is actually quite normal, because this place is far away in Xinjiang. In a place at an altitude of more than 3,700 meters in the Kunlun Mountains of Xinjiang, there is a county town called Pishan County, and Setula is under the jurisdiction of Pishan County. And our understanding of this matter is through a reporter who was in the barracks.
He said: "He had the privilege of interviewing Setula once before, and his comrade-in-arms was also a garrison in Setula, which is 3700 meters above sea level, so he and his comrades-in-arms liked to use the online name '3700 Faith' after learning this story." Although this height was not very high for Kunlun Mountain, they understood the special significance of it. ”
Let's tell you what kind of story this is. Setula is located in Pishan County in the Kunlun Mountains, and its location is very important. From this place, it is possible to go to India, and this place is also the southern transportation route of the ancient Silk Road, and it is the last settlement of the ancient Silk Road to Leh. At the same time, it is also an important node for entering southern Xinjiang and Tibet.
In 1877, Zuo Zongtang led troops into Xinjiang, and after recovering Xinjiang, he saw the important strategic location of Setula, so he united with the locals and set up checkpoints in Setula, Kryanka and Mazadala. The local conditions were harsh and there were no good building materials, and it took the military and civilians a lot of effort to transport soil and stone from other places to build it.
The establishment of a checkpoint in Setula also means that there is a defensive base on the western frontier of the motherland, and at the same time, there are real border defense soldiers in the 800 miles of Kunlun Mountain. At this time, there were actually less than 100 troops stationed here, and according to some historical records, there were only a few dozen defenders stationed here.
By 1928, the Republic of China government had set up a governing position in Setura, and the number of people stationed there had expanded to about 100. Moreover, these 100 people formed a team called the side card team. The patrol area is also farther away than before, and it has been able to reach the farthest of Conciva. In the years that followed, more and more troops were stationed, and finally more than 200 people were found.
By the time of Sheng Shicai's administration of Xinjiang, the number of troops in Setula at this time had increased to a regiment. There were 3 cavalry companies in the regiment, and a platoon of thirty or forty men each garrisoned in Consihuaka, Sugetika, Setulaca, and Halaseca. And these levels, finally generalized by Setulaka, are already very strong in the garrison here and now.
In the "Mulan Poem", it is said: "Shuo Qi spreads the golden garnet, and the cold light illuminates the iron-clad general who died in a hundred battles, and the strong man returned in ten years." "It describes the harsh living conditions of the soldiers and the long-term long-term homesickness and pain. And in the Kunlun Mountains, which are 3700 meters above sea level, how can the conditions be very good? According to legend, the heating of the garrison here depends on cow and horse manure for heating. The area could not be cultivated, and the best food for the soldiers was corn batter.
Such harsh living conditions have never frightened a group of frontier soldiers. Generations of frontier soldiers are changing, and even they may not belong to the same camp. But they have never left behind the task of guarding the frontiers of the motherland and defending the security of the frontiers of the motherland. Even in this harsh environment, as long as there is one person, it is still sticking.
After 1946, the situation in Setulaka became worse and worse, due to the operations of the People's Liberation Army and the Kuomintang army in the Central Plains and the southern region. At this time, the National Government also had no time to pay any more attention to supporting Setulaka and adding more personnel. Setulaca, which had once been able to reach the strength of a regiment in its heyday, now had only seven or eight men left.
Day and night, they waited for someone from above to change their guard, but what was waiting for them was always snow and cold wind. So how they survived these four years, we don't know, there is no written record in the local historical materials. However, we can imagine how torturous these four years have been.
Finally, after the founding of New China, in March 1950, the troops of the 15th Regiment of the Fifth Division of the Second Army of the People's Liberation Army came to Setulaka. At this time, the few Nationalist troops who had been here for four years came out to greet them and complained: "How did it take so long to change the defenses?" Moreover, they found that the UNIFORM of the People's Liberation Army was different from their own, so they complained: "Why have the costumes been changed?" ”
The People's Liberation Army was very uncomfortable to hear these words, and they did not know how to tell these people about the change of heaven. Eventually they told them what had happened in the past four years, and they widened their eyes, trying to speak but unable to speak. In the end, I cried silently. But they immediately said, "Since you have come to take over this place, then we can leave with confidence." ”
summary:
According to the sayings handed down from generation to generation by the People's Liberation Army at that time, after those Nationalist troops got the way home fare, although they walked very slowly one by one, they did not turn back. They may be afraid to turn back and never give up this outpost, this snowy mountain, and everything they have stood for here. At all times, military service is always a profession worthy of respect and admiration!