The beacon of youth

At the enlarged meeting of the party committee of the [-]th Army, Li Yong, the brigade commander, made a request on behalf of the whole brigade, asking his superiors to disperse the independent brigade from the Lhasa area first, so as to provide convenience for better work in the future. The reason is very good, but the commander Zhang Guohua and political commissar Tan Guansan had a hard time making up their minds.

The Independent Brigade was transferred from the First Field in the Great Northwest to the Second Field, and trekked all the way. Not only did they not feel the benefits of the brothers' troops when they arrived in the Second Field, but they also gnawed hard. They attacked Qamdo and encircled and suppressed Leiwuqi. Thousands of kilometers of Tibetan area marched, and the independent brigade was used as the first-class main force of the 20th Army of the Second Field. These made Commander Zhang Guohua and Political Commissar Tan Guansan very sorry. Now the Independent Brigade has applied to disperse from the Lhasa area. You know, the Independent Brigade arrived more than 20 days early. During these 1 days, more than [-] people in the whole brigade have been engaged in construction without black and white. Finally, it has a certain scale. Now we have to hand over everything that has been done. For others, even if the members of the Independent Brigade don't say anything, Army Commander Zhang Guohua and Political Commissar Tan Guansan will not be so cruel.

Li Yong knew what the chief was worried about, and he stood up to offer his opinion. He further explained: "The temperature is getting lower and lower, the army commander and the political commissar. The troops should be faster. Our brigade insisted on applying to disperse from Lhasa to the surrounding areas. We have difficulties, don’t others? Isn’t it more difficult for the 53rd and 54th divisions who are still building roads on the way? Please give orders to the chief.”

Li Yong's determination is real, not just to show off to the commander. Moreover, the 53rd and 54th divisions, which are more difficult than the independent brigade, still have a lot of problems waiting for them to solve. Commander Zhang Guohua and Political Commissar Tan Guansan discussed with each other in a low voice. , and finally the political commissar Tan Guansan announced the order:

"In order to solve the difficulty of transporting supplies for the troops, the Party Committee of the Army decided that the 53th Army and the 52th Regiment would be stationed in Lhasa. The [-]rd Division and some directly subordinate detachments would be stationed in Gyantse. The [-]nd Division would lead the directly subordinate artillery battalion to garrison Taizhao. The [-]th regiment is stationed in Sardin, Sangda, and Bengun. The independent brigade is stationed in Shigatse."

"My hometown is Shigatse. There is a beautiful river here."

Li Yong seemed to still remember this line of lyrics in his mind. What he didn't expect was that the superior would really deploy himself and the troops here one day. It's really unpredictable.

After the meeting, Li Yong and Wang Chengde immediately went back and announced to the officers and soldiers of the brigade that the independent brigade's garrison location would be changed from Lhasa to Shigatse, and Shigatse would be our home from now on.

This time when the order was announced, the cadres and tactics of the Independent Brigade were already mentally prepared, and everyone could understand without asking, that the Lhasa barracks is only that big.Can the fraternal troops who have just recovered can free up the barracks for the independent brigade?The answer is impossible, since it is impossible to rebuild, and it is very important to choose a new home location, however, deploy the independent brigade to Shigatse.This decision is indeed surprising.

Now that the order has arrived, we must leave immediately and rush to the garrison site.Arrive a day earlier and start working a day earlier.Shigatse is more than 280 kilometers away from Lhasa, the capital of Tibet. This is still a straight-line distance on the map, and it will be longer in reality. However, this is not a problem for the cadres and soldiers of the Independent Brigade. They all marched mechanized, although the roads are not good.More than a day is enough.

At the time of departure, Army Commander Zhang Guohua, Political Commissar Tan Guansan and most of the officers and soldiers of the [-]th Regiment came to see him off. Political Commissar Tan Guansan said to the commanders of the independent brigade: "It's really difficult for you. We have to set off again as soon as we stabilize. .We also have to go to a new area to start work. After arriving in the new area, we will always contact the army if we have any difficulties, and we will work together to find a solution.”

Commander Zhang Guohua's instructions were much more direct: "When there are difficulties, let the troops take root, not only to develop the local economy, but also to strengthen the border defense, keep an eye on the national border, and guard the home."

Li Yong knows that stationing in Shigatse is a new challenge for himself and the independent brigade. Shigatse is no different from the cities that the independent brigade garrisoned or occupied before, because its jurisdiction has a border line of thousands of kilometers, bordering on Nepal and Bhutan respectively. , is a border defense area, and it is the obligation of himself and the army to be optimistic about the country. However, Li Yong is full of confidence. How capable are the defense forces of Nepal and Bhutan in [-] years! !With the strong combat effectiveness of the Independent Brigade, it should be no problem to suppress them, plus the [-]th Army behind the Independent Brigade, hehe, when our Independent Brigade arrives in Shigatse, it will not be as simple as being optimistic about the country.

The independent brigade, which had lived in Lhasa for more than [-] days, set off, reluctantly handed over the newly built barracks, and the whole brigade set off. As before, the independent brigade put the engineering company at the forefront as the troops. To open the way, the company commander Xiaocheng and the instructor Zhou Daxing received orders to do everything possible to ensure that the tanks and heavy artillery of the whole brigade can pass through smoothly.

Li Yong, who was sitting in the car, was in a trance again. In his memory, the [-]th Army’s entry into Tibet entered Shigatse in [-]. And the independent brigade, an extra unit in the history of our army, has advanced this date by several months.

Shigatse is nearly [-] kilometers away from Lhasa. This is a city that our army has never been to in history. It is a virgin land. Once there, it will be farther and farther away from the main eighteenth army and field army and the party committee of the Southwest Military Region. Under the transportation and communication environment at that time, Shigatse, which was hundreds of kilometers away from Lhasa, was tantamount to a paradise. However, it can also be called another name-isolated island.

What is the future fate of the Independence Brigade?Is it to temporarily enter this city waiting to be developed (or called a populated area), or to stay here forever to consolidate the border defense?This has exceeded Li Yong's expectations, and it is completely irrelevant to the memory of his previous life, so everything is unknown.

Nervous thinking and lack of oxygen in the plateau made Li Yong's head a little groggy, and then he didn't think about anything at all, and let him sleep first.

In the drowsiness, the independent brigade was getting closer and closer to Shigatse.

Shigatse, located in the southwestern part of Tibet, borders the Ahli region to the west, Nagqu region to the north, Lhasa and Shannan region to the east, and borders Nepal and Bhutan to the south. It is the second largest city in Tibet after Lhasa. The local natural resources Rich, densely populated, and economically active.

Deploying the Independent Brigade to Shigatse was a painstaking decision made by Army Commander Zhang Guohua and Political Commissar Tan Guansan. It also meant a bit of compensation. Stationing in relatively affluent places could provide convenience for future logistics supplies. The saying at the time was that it was easy to eat. , to put it bluntly, it is convenient to raise food.

Shigatse is located at the northern foot of the Himalayas and on the south bank of the Yarlung Zangbo River. It is an impact plain caused by the intersection of the Yarlung Zangbo River and the Chuchu River. The Yarlung Zangbo River and the Chuchu River pass through the territory. The average altitude of the whole area is more than 800 meters, and the highest is more than 800 meters (Sharp Banan Peak), with a minimum height of more than 700 meters (the exit point of the Yarlung Zangbo River), there are more than 500 peaks higher than 70 meters in the territory, and there are many snow-capped mountains.

Shigatse has been an important town in Tibet since ancient times. It is called "Xikazi" in Tibetan, which means "manor with fertile land". According to historical facts, people used to call the Shigatse area "Hou Tibet".

In 12 (the [-]th year of Ming Zhengtong), the first Dalai Lama (an apprentice of Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Gelug Sect) built Tashilhunpo Monastery in Shigatse. After that, the city gradually took Tashilhunpo Monastery as its center The center expands around.

The army is galloping forward. The soldiers don't have as many thoughts in their heads as the brigade commander. They are full of confidence in their brigade commander. All this seems to indicate that they are going to a good place.

Departing in the morning and camping in the evening, the convoy of the Independent Brigade set off from Lhasa for nearly a day and camped on the way at night. I have never seen such a large-scale team, not to mention people, and I have never seen those stupid animals. This added a lot of new varieties to the soldiers' dinner.

The soldiers were laughing and discussing: "Damn, these animals are too stupid, they are not afraid of people at all, I didn't even fire the gun, just stabbed down several of them with a bayonet, they look like sheep, I don't understand What kind of sheep is that?"

Another soldier said: "It doesn't matter what kind of sheep it is, as long as it can be eaten."

The soldiers don't care, and the brigade commander Li Yong doesn't want to care, hehe, he doesn't care what kind of animal he is, it's true that he has a full stomach, and he wants to protect?Talk about it in a few decades.

The Shigatse area is known as "the manor with fertile land". This is not a nonsense. The local wild animal resources are very rich, including red pandas, long-tailed langurs, bison, wild boars, brown bears, leopards, wild yaks, and wild langurs. Donkey, antelope, blue sheep, gazelle, argali, fox, hare, wolf, roe deer, lynx, marmot, river deer, etc. There are hundreds of species, which can also be called a paradise for wild animals. There should be some changes in the future. Although Li Yong doesn't want to kill innocent people, he must at least keep the troops from starving. He also needs to improve the food appropriately. In the opinion of Brigadier Li Da For one thing, the local flora and fauna had no choice but to make a contribution to the new China, although this contribution was reluctant.

Under the reflection of the sunset, the nearby pastures are golden yellow, and even the river beside the pasture is golden yellow. The blue sky and white clouds, as well as the golden pastures and rivers, make the scenery extremely beautiful. (The old bus wanted a few likes, so he rushed to the list) (To be continued...)