On January 12, 1951, on the fifth day of the first month of the year of Gengyin, Liu Yizhang's troops came to the bank of the Yalu River, the cold winter wax moon, the northwest wind blew tirelessly, the earth was frozen, the army walked on the wide river in a neat and orderly manner, winding for several kilometers, the songs of the march came and went, the scene was spectacular and magnificent!

After a short period of intensive training in the Northeast Military Region, 13 descendants of Shuangliu Village were assigned to various combat units of a certain corps in Sanye; Liu Yizhang was specially recruited to the cavalry brigade of the artillery regiment of the 77th Army of a certain corps; Liu Houzhang and 11 others were supplemented to the infantry companies of the 77th Army of a certain corps; and Wang Shoujiang was assigned to the transportation brigade of a certain corps.

"Liu Yizhang!" Yizhang heard the instructor Deng Jiaju shouting himself, stopped and stood by, and the instructor of the cavalry brigade, Deng Jiaju, came to Yizhang, straightened Yizhang's military uniform, and said with a smile, "Yizhang, you organize the recruits of the cavalry brigade, and take a group photo together while the sky is still dark." ”

"Yes, Instructor!" Liu Yizhang saluted Deng Jiaju.

In this winter conscription, a total of 36 cavalrymen were recruited across the country, except for Liu Yizhang, who was from the Jiaodong region, and the other 35 were all from the Inner Mongolia grassland.

"The comrades-in-arms of the cavalry brigade are all here, now assemble in line!" Yi Zhang ordered the cavalry soldiers to quickly finish the formation.

"Yizhang, what task?" Ao Dong stood at the front of the line and asked Yizhang in a low voice.

Yizhang didn't pay attention to Ao Dong, he said loudly, "Welcome to Instructor Deng's lecture!" ”

In the warm applause of everyone, Deng Jiaju stood in front of the team and said in a loud voice, "Comrades, comrades-in-arms, we have crossed the Yalu River, which means that we have officially set foot on the territory of North Korea, and we have set foot on the battlefield. ”

Deng Jiaju said a few words with a little pathos, the atmosphere suddenly became tense, everyone gathered in three rows, the front sat on the ground, the middle row squatted, the back row stood, each soldier had a saber inserted in his back, majestic, with the shutter of the war correspondent Zhang Shuguang flashed, a group photo with historical significance was born, no one expected that at the end of the Korean War, the thirty-seven cavalry of the Republic on the photo, only two survived!

"Instructor, how do the war horses on the front line compare with the war horses when we practiced in the military region?" Ao Dong walked next to Deng Jiaju, and kept asking this and that.

Ao Dong from Moqi, Mongolian, straightforward and tough, outstanding performance in the training, fighting, horseback riding, shooting, throwing hands **, obstacle run, switchback running and other subjects are among the best, ranked second in the recruit assessment, Yizhang unexpectedly won the crown, since he was a child in the grassland riding horses Ao Dong naturally dissatisfied, and his brother Ao Senjie privately together about Yizhang to compete in the woods of the military training ground, want to win Yizhang through the Mongolian wrestling is the best at wrestling, as a result, the brothers were beaten by Yizhang and swollen nose and face, after this contest, These prairie men are completely convinced of Liu Zhang! How did they know that Liu Yizhang began to formally practice martial arts at the age of five, and he was a close disciple of Chang Zhenchun, the master of Huangxian Chaquan!

"What difference can a war horse make! The war horses on the front line are also transported from the domestic military horse farms, and as long as you put on a cavalry uniform, it will be ridden by you. ”

Deng Jiaju turned his head and smiled and explained to Ao Dong, he suddenly found that there were a few bruises on Ao Dong's face, and then thought of Ao Dong and they made things difficult for Liu Yizhang everywhere during the training camp, and he understood a little in his heart, he put away his smile and asked Ao Dong seriously, "Did you ask Liu Yizhang to fight in private?" ”

Ao Dong saw that the instructor's face instantly turned from sunny to cloudy, touching the swollen face and not knowing what to do, he didn't want to tell the truth, Deng Jiaju raised his leg and kicked Ao Dong's ass hard, kicked Ao Dong and stumbled, quickly stood upright, and whispered to Deng Jiaju, "Report to the instructor, we are doing it, but not fighting, but through martial arts competitions." ”

After hearing this, Deng Jiaju's tone softened slightly, "Ao Dong, don't stand stupidly, say while marching, you give me a clear explanation of the time, place, people involved, and wins and losses of the competition!" ”

Deng Jiaju actually knows that it is common for recruits to make private appointments, especially cavalry, most of them are Mongolian men from the grassland, with a rough personality, and a hundred Han people who are stronger than themselves are not convinced, but the cavalry is very dangerous in private competition, unlike other arms, cavalry competitions often compete with swordsmanship first, and accidents are easy to occur, but once you win or lose, the losing side will willingly accept the leadership of the other party, and it is particularly united, judging from the expressions of Ao Dong and Liu Yizhang, Deng Jiaju could see at a glance that Liu Yizhang must have won.

"Then I'll say it, instructor." Ao Dong really couldn't get around, so he had to reluctantly confess, "In addition to me, there are many people who participated in the competition, as well as my brother Ao Senjie, there are more people who see the excitement, almost more than 30 people went, the time is on the night of the recruit assessment, the location is in the mountains and forests behind the camp, originally agreed to compare the knife first, I feel that there is no certainty of victory, so I proposed to compete in wrestling first, wrestling is my strength, I have not lost since I was a child, and as a result, Yizhang wrestled me three times in a row, and the last wrestling was face to the ground, only to fall to the nose and swollen face, Then Ao Senjie went on, and was also wrestled three times in a row, and finally my brothers went on together, I hugged Liu Yizhang's waist from behind, Ao Senjie crossed his legs from the front, and exerted force together, but still didn't win, Yizhang's legs were like nailed to the ground, and his arms had the strength of a thousand catties, and the wrestling shook and I fell out, instructor, Ao Senjie and I and other brothers were completely convinced of Yizhang, he was not only good at kung fu, but also very martial arts, and the point was ...... "The more Ao Dong said, the more excited he became, and he couldn't stop at all, It's as if I won the battle, and I don't have the embarrassment just now!

Deng Jiaju listened to his face, his mind had already wandered, he knew that even if Ao Dong didn't say it, many years of military experience told him that Liu Yizhang was by no means an idle person, from the first time he saw him, Deng Jiaju fell in love with this Shandong guy, tall man, dark face, strong body, resolute eyes, especially there is an awe-inspiring righteousness on his body.

Deng Jiaju on behalf of the 77th Army Cavalry Brigade returned to China to recruit cavalry, there is a clear goal, that is, distributed in the Mongolian steppe of the cavalry training stations, 36 cavalry, only Liu Yizhang from Shandong, that is definitely an accident, Deng Jiaju inadvertently on the 77th Army recruit registration form, special skills column found that Yizhang has a specialty in horseback riding and martial arts, in curiosity, he called Liu Yizhang to the training ground, brought a war horse for Yizhang to try riding, this test does not matter, he found an excellent knight, Yizhang's skill in playing horses is not inferior to that of Ao Dong and Ao Senjie, these Mongolian riders, Deng Jiaju was amazed, and immediately reported to the recruits to make an exception and recruit Yizhang, as if he had obtained a treasure!