I asked you to repeat your senior year of high school, but did you miss out on joining the military

Chapter 587: On the front line of border defense, paying tribute to ordinary and great people
Most of the vehicles equipped by the 353rd Regiment are still big-butt jeeps that have not been eliminated from the last century.

This old-fashioned, purely mechanical vehicle is older than many soldiers in terms of service time.

But it is very suitable for border defense use, mainly because it is sturdy and durable.

Chen Jun sat in this old-fashioned car, took a team of people, supplies, letters from home, etc., and waved goodbye to Political Commissar Cui.

Anyway, they have the veteran Wang Jianxing in their accompanying team, so patrolling the border won't be a problem, at least they won't get lost.

If July were in the mainland, there is no doubt that it would be the hottest time of the year, with lush greenery everywhere, a scene of flourishing summer vegetation.

But in this desolate border, the grass is sparse along the way, and you may not see a single blade of grass even after walking a long way.

Several jeeps were driving unsteadily along the bare road.

Chen Jun sat in the back seat of the vehicle. While feeling the bumpy road, he looked towards the snow-capped mountains in the distance.

He was quite relaxed, but Li Wujie, who was sitting next to him, was holding a brand new Type 191 assault rifle in his hands. That guy's eyes were like those of a thief.

Looking around.

Chen Jun originally didn't want to pay any attention to this guy, but from the corner of his eye he noticed that Li Wujie kept shaking his head to look around.

He couldn't help laughing and asked, "What's wrong? You look very nervous. Are you scared?"

"No, it's not."

Li Wujie shook his head at first, then thought about it and raised his hand to scratch his head, saying embarrassedly: "Captain, I'm not afraid of anything happening to me. I'm afraid that if I suddenly encounter an enemy, I won't be able to react in time and won't be able to protect you."

Hearing him say this, Chen Jun couldn't help laughing, but didn't say anything else.

Because there are indeed many dangers for border defense forces, these dangers do not necessarily come from the enemy, but also from the environment and natural dangers.

After staying in the 353rd Regiment for two months, many of my concepts began to change.

For example, the medical team of the regiment. There is no place like a morgue in the mainland, but there is one at the border.

When new recruits from the mainland arrive at a unit, the first place they visit is the company's honor room. The banners, certificates of honor, or commendation documents from superiors all highlight the company's solid history, making every new soldier proud of his company.

Not here.

The regiment's honor room is generally not open to the public, and new recruits will not be allowed to visit even if they come to the direct battalion, because the honors there represent heavy sacrifices.

The first stop for border recruits is the veterans’ cemetery on the snowy mountains. When the veterans tell stories to the recruits, most of them are not mainly bragging.

Instead, it tells about the battles with the returning elements and tells the new soldiers how to determine where the returning elements are and where their activities are.

How should we fight against those brutal rebels?
Coincidentally, among the four seasons of the year, only July and August in summer are the most active times for the returnees.

Because apart from these two months, the mountains are blocked by heavy snow at other times, there are few roads available for passage, and the accessible places are guarded by front-line outposts.

Soldiers like Li Wujie, who had just come from the mainland, had only fantasized about killing enemies on the battlefield, but had never encountered a situation where they might actually fight.

Seeing that he was really nervous, Chen Jun patted Li Wujie on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Okay, relax."

"Not to mention that we may not encounter the enemy. Even if we do, you've been so tense all the way that I'm afraid you'll fall down before the battle even starts."

"Take a good rest. It won't be long before you can drive on this road anymore. You'll have to rely on your legs to crawl. Save some energy."

"Yes!!"

Li Wujie agreed verbally, but he still couldn't relax physically, and Chen Jun was too lazy to remind him again.

It's a good thing to be vigilant and grow slowly.

This time when inspecting the group's defense line, Chen Jun did not arrange for Bian Tao to go along. That guy was in poor health and was also old, so his adaptability was not as strong as that of a young man of eighteen or nineteen.

It's pure suffering to come out.

What's more, after completing the transfer procedures from above, the Tibetan Military Region directly transferred Lao Bian to the regiment logistics, responsible for counting the material situation of each battalion and company.

I have a job, so it’s not appropriate to bring him along anymore.

Before coming out, Chen Jun thought that this patrol would be difficult.

But he didn't expect that the actual patrol was more difficult than he imagined.

After the vehicle had traveled about 60 kilometers, there was no road going further up, so they had to leave the vehicle at the supply camp and move supplies and personnel forward on horseback.

In this era of information and integration, if I hadn't come to the border, I would never have had the chance to see a horse.

I saw Wang Jianxing commanding the people in the supply camp, leading the war horses out of the stable.

Chen Jun couldn't help but stepped forward and touched the horse's mane, then turned to look at Wang Jianxing: "Old Wang, there are horses at this supply station, why haven't I seen the soldiers from the regiment training?"

"I remember the training outline mentioned horse formation exercises and horse archery training."

"Captain, it's not that there aren't any." Wang Jianxing explained with a smile: "It's because it's summer these past two months, the roads are open to traffic, and the various supply camps are self-sufficient, so the war horses are not concentrated at the regiment headquarters."

"After August, most of these war horses will be taken to the Linzhi regiment headquarters and the military sub-district for centralized feeding."

"We only practiced hard when the mountains were closed due to heavy snow. In the summer, we were assigned to supply stations. This also made it convenient for comrades coming down from the front line to get to the regiment headquarters faster."

"It won't work once the snow blocks the mountain. Supplies are scarce and the supply station can't afford to support so many war horses."

As Wang Jianxing explained, he handed the reins to Chen Jun, then laughed and said, "Captain, have you ever ridden a horse?"

"If we don't have horses for patrol, we can't complete the defense line of several hundred kilometers in two months just by walking. In our country, we have to learn how to ride a horse."

To be honest, riding a horse really hit Chen Jun's blind spot.

The main reason is that he has never come into contact with this thing before.

But as a regiment commander, seeing a bunch of veteran soldiers staring at him eagerly, Wang Jianxing grinned with ill intent.

As the saying goes, if you haven't eaten pork, have you seen a pig run? Just because you haven't ridden a horse doesn't mean you haven't seen one.

Chen Jun grinned and immediately took the reins from Wang Jianxing. War horses have all undergone special training, and as long as you wear a military uniform and don't shout, you generally won't alarm them.

Chen Jun knew this.

He first grabbed the reins and stroked the horse's mane as a friendliness, letting the warhorse get familiar with his smell, and then stepped on the stirrup and climbed onto the horse.

It's laughter for laughter and noise for noise.

As soon as Wang Jianxing saw the leader's posture, he knew that he had never ridden before.

Although the movements are smooth, even the bravest person would feel inexplicably nervous if he suddenly rides on the back of a tall horse if he has no experience.

Lao Wang quickly waved his hand to disperse the people around him and shouted: "Captain, you can think of riding a horse as doing horse stance, but the place for doing horse stance is changed to the horse's back. Don't sit on it directly at the beginning, it will easily cause the center of gravity to be unstable."

"Especially when the horse is running fast, don't sit directly on the horse's back. Get familiar with it first. You can sit when the horse is running slowly, but your body must follow the ups and downs of the horse's back."

"Otherwise it's easy to lose balance."

"There must be a fist's distance between your buttocks and the saddle, and you can only step on the stirrups one-third of the way. This way, if you fall off the horse, you can quickly break free and just hold the saddle with your legs."

With Wang Jianxing as his guide, Chen Jun learned very quickly, but even so, he still practiced in the supply camp for nearly three hours before he was ready to go up the mountain.

You can't be careless.

Most of the areas they patrolled this time were above 5,000 meters above sea level, and one mistake could put their lives in danger. Staying for such a long time was not only to get familiar with riding, but also to get familiar with the nature of the horse assigned to them. All soldiers must be familiar with it, because horses, like people, have different temperaments. If you don't get familiar with this, the hundreds of kilometers of snow-capped mountains are no joke.

Wait until everyone is ready.

Chen Juncai gave the order to set off.

The road up the mountain is even more rugged and difficult to walk on. It is a mule and horse trail all the way, bumpy and extremely difficult.

When the team was crossing Zhangla Mountain, one of the war horses suddenly fell to the ground and died, and no one knew the reason.

Chen Jun had no choice but to follow Wang Jianxing's advice and bury the war horse on the spot, while the patrol team continued to move forward.

The first three days were fine. Even though most of the roads were difficult to walk on, at least they could still ride horses. But on the fourth day, when their team arrived at Niangla Mountain from Zhangla Mountain, they could not even ride horses.

Because many soldiers from the 353rd Regiment who were on patrol had fallen off the cliff here, the regiment nailed many rafts along the way as reminders to prevent the tragedy from happening again.

There used to be a camp on Niangla Mountain, but the troops withdrew a long time ago, and a group of people had to stay in the abandoned camp and cook at night.

The patrol team doesn’t have much to fill their stomachs. They have compressed biscuits and self-heating hot pot, but they are not suitable for border patrol personnel.

This time they accompanied the new regiment commander to familiarize himself with the defense line. It would take at least more than a month to walk hundreds of kilometers.

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No matter how much compressed biscuits you bring, they are not enough, and the self-heating hot pot takes up too much space. Instead of carrying so much rations, it would be more practical to bring more supplies for the soldiers on the front line.

So, what they ate at night was just some boiled snow water with some old spears in it, which is what people in the mainland call dried vegetables.

At night, the moon was bright in the sky. There was a lot of dry firewood piled up in the room of the abandoned camp. The soldiers made a fire to keep warm and sat together chatting.

Chen Jun also squatted beside the fire, rubbing his hands which were itchy from the cold, and was lost in thought.

Not long after he came out of this border line, he realized how hard life is here.

No wonder the old man would say that if soldiers from the mainland went to the border, they would be considered making a contribution even if they just lay there doing nothing.

It’s really true.

If you don’t come here, who can imagine how hard it is for border guards?
Just as Chen Jun was stunned, Chief of Staff Wang, who had been busy for half a day, took the kettle heated by the fire and handed it to him: "Captain, drink some hot water to warm yourself up."

The flickering firelight illuminated the red faces of the soldiers in the entire abandoned barracks.

Chen Jun took a few sips of warm water and put the kettle on the ground. He looked up at the abandoned barracks and couldn't help asking: "Old Wang, this should have been the location of the 353rd Regiment before, why did they withdraw?"

"Harmful"

When Wang Jianxing heard the question, he raised his hands to rub his burning palms and sat down on the ground: "Border defense construction is not static. As the defense line is established and improved, the camps must also be appropriately moved."

"Captain, you've seen what happened today. There's a section of the road with a lot of wooden signs. It used to be called the Cliff of Death."

"This was originally a reinforced garrison company with a total of 181 people. Every year, the staple and non-staple food alone consumes kilograms, not to mention the consumption of military uniforms, bedding, and horses."

"There is no other way to carry the food, drink, and supplies needed for battle except on people's backs."

"I remember it was in 07, not long after I arrived. Every time I delivered supplies here, the regiment's logistics had to rent local yaks and several thousand sheep to carry the supplies here in small groups."

"At the beginning, the Death Cliff was where we dismounted today. Too many sheep of the villagers fell down, and the supplies were also seriously damaged. We had no choice but to send the supplies to the Death Cliff."

"Let the soldiers in the company carry it this way. I carried it a few times when I was young. Today we have military horses so the speed is faster. In the past, each person carried 50 to 60 kilograms and it took more than ten hours to go back and forth."

"After returning, the exhausted people could not even straighten their backs, their faces were blue, their mouths were purple, and many even fainted, and some accidentally fell off the cliff."

"It's hard to transport supplies. Plus, the firewood needed for heating and cooking for one or two hundred people would be 500,000 kilograms per year. The defense line was adjusted, so the camp was moved."

Wang Jianxing did not explain it in such detail. Actually, the country is now richer and many camps have started to provide heating and even have oxygen equipment. The development in recent years has been very good.

When he first came, the Olympics had not yet started and the country's infrastructure was far inferior to what it is now.

He was stationed here when he first arrived at the military camp. When Lao Wang was a child, his family was very poor and he could not get enough food. Although he later attended military school and was able to eat enough, his height remained at more than 1.6 meters.

It is absolutely true that Wang Jianxing looks like a little old man when standing in front of Chen Jun.

When he first arrived here and camped, he was chopping firewood one time. In order to prepare more for the company, the firewood he prepared exceeded his own weight by several dozen kilograms. He lost his balance as soon as he started to carry it on his back.

Both the man and the firewood rolled down the mountain.

He rolled for several hundred meters. Fortunately, he was small, and although a lot of the firewood on his back fell off, some was still left. He held on to the rope tightly and did not let go, so he was stuck by a big rock.

Even so, the old soldier who had chopped wood with him at the beginning carried him back to the company and had to lie down for a month before he recovered.

He almost died when he was a teenager, but Old Wang didn't say a word about these things.

Border construction requires generations of people to sacrifice themselves, and there is no need to publicize the sacrifices he made.

Because there are many people like him here.

But even if no one told him, after inspecting for the past few days, Chen Jun could roughly guess how difficult life was in the past.

After chatting for a while, all the soldiers felt sleepy, and they all went into a house with their horses to rest.

Except for the soldiers on duty, everyone else spread out their backpacks and lay on the ground to rest.

After dawn.

The group continued on their journey. Chen Jun climbed to the top of the mountain, corrected the direction on the map, and matched the terrain one by one.

Setting out towards Nianla Mountain, on the sixth day of inspection, snowflakes suddenly began to fall on the mountain. This made Chen Jun experience firsthand what it meant to have snow in July.

Fortunately, they are all veterans with sufficient experience. They always carry their cotton-padded jackets and overcoats with them.

Except for him, the regiment commander, and Li Wujie, who was promoted to serviceman again, no other soldier found it strange.

On the seventh day, the patrol team led by the regiment commander finally arrived at the base of the 353th Company of the th Battalion of the rd Regiment.

The size of a border defense regiment is generally large. Although it is called a regiment-level unit, it is almost the same as just changing its name to a border defense brigade.

Chen Jun paid a visit to the 12th Company to express his condolences and also sent all the family letters that the 12th Company had sorted out in advance to the company's quartermaster.

Looking at the border guards, they were carrying rifles, wearing coats, and had ammunition bags slung over their left shoulders.

The soldiers, who were apparently extremely serious, now crowded around the quartermaster with excitement on their faces.

She waited cautiously for her name to be called, took the letter from home as if it were a treasure, hid in a corner and opened it to read it over and over again, and raised her sleeves from time to time to wipe away her tears, for fear of wetting the letter paper.

Chen Jun finally understood what the political commissar said before setting off.

If you don't go to the border, you will never understand what a letter from home means to the soldiers.

This is the greatest comfort in their hearts, and also the confidence and hope that enables them to stay on the front line of the border all year round.

While the soldiers in the company were happy, Chen Jun did not even take a rest. He took Wang Jianxing and several veterans away from the company.

Prepare to climb up the distant watchtower and then mark it on the military map in your hand.

After all, he is the team leader.

The area he manages is so large, which shows the trust the country has in him and the high hopes that the headquarters has placed on him.

This time, we must find out all the details of the 353rd Regiment’s base.

(End of this chapter)