Source: People's Liberation Army Daily WeChat · China Military Number
In the dense forests of the southern country, hot and humid, the soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion used the bushes to carry out tactical training, mosquitoes stung them ragingly, and no bare skin was spared, although the itching was unbearable, but they did not have any extra movements, sweat dripping from the camouflage makeup, and a cold light shot from their eyes.
After the training, Sergeant Ma Xiao and his comrades-in-arms returned to the barracks, which was both familiar and unfamiliar to them, familiar with the mobilization before each mission, the officers and soldiers would see the slogan "We are the blades" on the main building of the barracks, which was the starting point for their expedition. At the same time, they have frequent missions throughout the year, moving around all over the world, and living in the camp for less than three months, so this place seems a little strange to them.
Ma Xiao, who has now become a squad leader, looked at these five words and couldn't help but recall the years when he and his unit had gone from a "billet" to today's "blade".
One
When Ma Xiao enlisted in the army, he was assigned to the reconnaissance battalion, and the reconnaissance battalion was not long established at that time, and when he entered the camp, on the track and field in front of the main building, the sturdy and dark soldiers were running on the track, and the climbing building in the distance, someone slid down the top floor cleanly...... He felt that this was what the barracks in his dreams would look like.
After more than half a year of life, from the scorching heat to the cold winter, Ma Xiao gradually felt that they were a group of "migratory birds". In the hot summer, others are escaping the heat, and they prefer to train in the sun in the field training ground; In the cold winter, they switched to the cold training point, camping and infiltrating in the ice and snow, lying on the ice for several hours; Sometimes it is difficult for them to contact the outside world, the first wilderness survival training, he and his comrades only carried a knife, two or two meters, spent three days and three nights on a desert island, his family could not contact him, and when he called again after the training, his mother cried on the other end of the phone for a long time.
For a period of time, Ma Xiao felt that his physical foundation was weak, and the high-intensity training load and the performance bottleneck he encountered made him gradually lose confidence.
"Good steel must be quenched and sharpened to become a blade", company commander Zhang Mingqing noticed that he was a little unmotivated, and encouraged Ma Xiao with his own personal experience. Zhang Mingqing studied reconnaissance when he was in the military academy, and at that time, his physical fitness was not top-notch, and in order to make himself qualified for his post, he constantly put pressure on himself on the training ground during the day, and worked overtime at night to carry out intensive training. In a training camp, in the coherent homework of 54 difficult subjects, he was thin and used tenacious perseverance to defeat many soldiers whose physical fitness was far better than his, and finally became the "king of soldiers" admired by everyone.
"No one is born strong, and the warriors who survive in the cracks are the real scouts", one weekend, the company commander and Ma Xiao watched the movie "Rushing Out of the Amazon" together, the scouts in the movie have excellent skills and a steel-like will, Ma Xiao was deeply touched.
After the enlightenment of the company commander, he regained his spirits and secretly determined: I want to become a real strongman!
Two
"Dress for 2 minutes, take equipment for 2 minutes, and assemble the whole team for 1 minute ......" In the reconnaissance camp, Ma Xiao and his comrades have been in a state of "running". Waking up from bed, it's like a stopwatch with a countdown moving the hands at a rapid pace. The reconnaissance battalion's view of time was cultivated by the officers and men in the early days of its establishment. At that time, they had not yet changed from the traditional understanding of the infantry, and in a physical skill competition between the battalions, the reconnaissance battalion, which was supposed to be the best, only achieved moderate results.
"The mission will not wait for anyone, everyone saves a minute, and the performance of the whole battalion can be improved", Ma Xiao listened to the battalion commander's review and summary, and was greatly encouraged. His results are medium and low, there is a lot of room for improvement, and whether the reconnaissance battalion can break out of the cocoon requires everyone to seize the time and carry the honor on their shoulders.
"Fight for honor!"
Slogans were shouted, and a "battle" began. Ma Xiao in such an atmosphere, every day there is endless energy, after running five kilometers, he added 400 meters of sprint to himself, just after carrying the logs, he dragged 60 pounds of tires to practice explosiveness. In order to achieve excellent results in shooting, he often rested when his elbow was numb when the gun was set; In order to improve the endurance of armed swimming, he increased the weight on the basis of the prescribed carrying.
During a plateau stationed training, scouts from various units gathered together, and Ma Xiao and his comrades-in-arms thought that this was a good opportunity to prove themselves. From the singing and shouting before meals to the various exercises and competitions, they had to compete with the "old reconnaissance" of other units in everything.
When others get up and go out to exercise, they are already running on the mountain road of the plateau; In the "march according to the map" competition, they climbed mountains and mountains in order to save time, overcoming obstacles; "Night reconnaissance infiltration operation", the sky is raining, but they are very excited, thinking that "the more bad weather, the more suitable for scout operations"; During the long-distance training "through the drug-infected zone", they threw out "tear gas" to simulate a "poison gas attack" and strictly followed the actual combat simulation......
Before the end of the training, the higher authorities organized various units to carry out professional competitions for scouts, and nearly two-thirds of Ma Xiao's battalion won the first place, and they finally proved themselves with their results!
Three
"The ham sausage is very sweet, take a bite and swim again", under the scout's rugged and bold appearance, there is also a cute and innocent side. The "10,000-meter swim" training is more testing than running a "marathon" on land, which is not only a competition of endurance, but also a contest of will.
When Ma Xiao was the deputy squad leader, one day, he found that after the soldier Li Longjie swam ashore, the ham sausage on the swimming ring was still intact, Ma Xiao asked him: "Since you don't eat it, doesn't tying ham sausage increase the weight?" He smiled innocently: "You can not eat it, but you can't not bring it, it gives me spiritual strength." ”
The scout's face is very dark, his teeth are very white, and his smile is very sweet, Ma Xiao feels that this is what the scout looks like, although he is very tired, he always remains optimistic, and his smile is full of happiness.
Over the weekend, Mr. Lee's family invited him to a video call, and after thinking about it for a while, he chose to switch to voice chat. It turned out that after soaking in the sea water for a long time, he took off a large piece of skin on his face, black and red and became a big flower face, he didn't want his family to worry, when his family asked him why he didn't open the video, he prevaricated on the grounds that the surrounding environment needed to be kept secret.
This is the characteristic of a scout, rough, desperate, brave, and also has its own cuteness and warmth.
Four
"Today's new subject, let's compare the two of us", seeing Ma Xiao stunned in the open space in front of the building, Sergeant Zhang Long challenged the soldiers of the same year, and Ma Xiao responded to the battle happily.
The two had trained together in the teaching team, and participated in the scout competition organized by their superiors together, and the two knew each other well, so they often liked to compete. Ma Xiao feels that the friendship between men is competitive, and the comradeship between scouts is even more "love and kill each other".
On the rope, Ma Xiao was two seconds faster than Zhang Long, and Zhang Long was dissatisfied and wanted to compete again. When firing with live ammunition, Zhang Long's impact point was denser than Ma Xiao's, and Ma Xiao was not convinced, so he worked overtime to practice the gun and launched a new challenge to Zhang Long.
Although the two of them are usually in full swing, when the mission comes, the two become good brothers who share life and death. During a drill, the two were assigned to a maritime reconnaissance group to complete the underwater infiltration mission, and they put on diving suits and quietly approached the target area in the water. On the way, Zhang Long's oxygen cylinder suddenly failed, and the oxygen supply was not available for a while, so he immediately gestured to tell Ma Xiao next to him about the situation.
The situation is urgent, and if Zhang Long surfaces at this time, although the danger can be lifted, it will affect the results of the entire reconnaissance team, and Zhang Long is unwilling to give up. But if you continue to swim forward, your life will be in danger......
Ma Xiao made a decision immediately and decided to tide over the difficulties with Zhang Long, he gestured to Zhang Long to share an oxygen cylinder with him alternately, one of them breathed, and the other held his breath, alternating to continue to swim towards the target. With the cooperation of the two, they swam to the finish line with great difficulty, successfully went ashore and reconnoitred the enemy situation in the target area, and finally won the victory in the exercise.
Under the depth of the water, sharing a bottle of oxygen, Ma Xiao feels that this is the unique friendship between scouts, in a complex and high-pressure environment, they will never give up their comrades. Ma Xiao understood why "we" were blades at that time, because the strength of one person is limited, but a group of people together support each other, and can rely on perseverance and courage to quench to enhance the rigidity of the blade, and forge the blade with friendship and warmth to give the blade toughness.
The hurried emergency assembly whistle sounded, and the soldiers took their bags and set off again, relying on a tent to go all over the world, where there was a task, there were them, they came from the hammer of steel, pierced into the hardest places of the enemy, invincible......
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