At dawn, the troops arrived at a military station called Jinshanli, which is a small mountain village dozens of kilometers away from the Sino-North Korean border, surrounded by dense primeval forests, snow-capped mountains, densely distributed with many air-raid shelters of different sizes, no sentry posts, no hustle and bustle of drills, and no cooking smoke.

Deng Jiaju shouted to stop the team, he took out the whistle and blew three times, breaking the quiet of the early morning, and hurriedly walked out of the cave near the intersection of two soldiers, one tall and one short, the short one is Liu Qingshan, the director of the Jinshanli military station, and the tall one is the director Xing Shihui, the two of them walked forward quickly, warmly shook hands with Deng Jiaju, Deng Jiaju saluted Liu Qingshan, and said loudly, "Report to Director Liu, Deng Jiaju of the cavalry brigade led the new cavalry 36 people to report to you and request to be stationed in the military station." Liu Qingshan returned a military salute and said loudly, "Comrades, comrades-in-arms, you have worked hard, and you are welcome to join the Korean War!" ”

The soldiers shouted, "Resist US aggression and aid Korea, protect the home and defend the country!" ”

Deng Jiaju handed over the list of recruits to Liu Qingshan, and Officer Xing led Deng Jiaju and them to temporarily settle in a larger cave.

Officer Xing lit the kerosene lamp in the cave and said loudly, "Comrades, now I declare a discipline, from now on, everyone has entered a wartime state, and the US imperialist fighter planes may bomb the military station at any time. ”

"Officer Xing, do you have breakfast?" Ao Dong walked all night, and his stomach was rumbling with hunger.

"The military station does not provide food, everyone eats their own dry food, and the military station has a hot water supply, and the hot water room is located in a cave south of the military station." Officer Xing pointed to a cave not far away.

After walking all night on the mountain road, and from time to time to stop to build a road that was blown up by enemy planes, the soldiers were already sleepy and tired, hastily ate some dry food, and began to sleep, some sitting, some lying, after a while, the cave sounded one after another snoring, Yizhang did not have the slightest sleep, military life was so fresh everywhere for him, he took off his military coat and gently covered Deng Jiaju's body, took out his notebook, and began to write a diary.

This is the first time he wrote a diary after leaving Shuangliu Village, and it is also the only diary in his decades of military career.

Perhaps it is the curiosity of exotic mountains and rivers, perhaps the desire to gallop on the battlefield, or the perception of the march all the way.

Today is the second day of the lunar month, and it is the first day after I entered the court. North Korea, what kind of country is it? On the winding mountain paths, we stop and go, from time to time to avoid the bombardment of enemy planes, there is no torch lighting, the soles of our feet are ice and snow, and the abyss is beside us, we are brave enough to move forward through thorns and thorns, we sing Dongfanghong, and keep in mind Chairman Mao's teachings 'People don't offend me, I don't offend people; If anyone sins against me, I will offend. With the belief of victory, march between the mountains and mountains! In the face of the criminal acts of hegemonism carried out by US imperialism under the banner of the United Nations, and brazenly broke through the bottom line of the Chinese people, Xiang Zhuang's sword dance was intended to be on the banks of the Yalu River, and the wolf's ambition to destroy our new China was clearly exposed. 'The Chinese people have stood up' is an oath made by Chairman Mao to the whole world and a warning to the Western powers headed by US imperialism.

The roar of airplanes reminds me that I am a soldier and ready to fight. My comrades-in-arms are asleep, they are all like me, put on military uniforms for the first time and set foot on the battlefield, they are fierce prairie men, in addition to skilled riding and archery kung fu, sabers and fighting also have a heavy foundation, in the coming years we will fight side by side, go to the national disaster together, and fight to the death with the arrogant and domineering US imperialists!

Writing here, Liu Yizhang breathed a sigh of relief, put down the pen, came to the outside of the cave, stretched his waist, looking for the sun, I don't know where to start, he has completely fallen, during the day can only rely on the sun to determine the general direction, he silently looked for the sky of his hometown, and then looked at the sky affectionately, his heart remembered the Liu family compound, and suddenly felt warm, he returned to the cave and continued to write his diary.

Dad, mother, do you two old people know? Your son Cowen is not only a revolutionary soldier, but also fortunate to be a cavalryman, galloping on the battlefield is my childhood dream, I didn't expect it to come true, the army's war horses are much shorter than our horses, but particularly robust, a few laps down, I am familiar with the habits of war horses, and won the championship in the recruit assessment.

Dad, mother, just wait for my good news, I will definitely take the lead in the Korean battlefield, fight bravely to kill the enemy, and serve the country! To tell the truth, the child has no time to miss you, since joining the army, whether on the march, or during the training period, I am hungry to learn, study, and study, my leader is called Deng Jiaju, is the instructor of the cavalry brigade, takes very good care of me, and explains to me the combat examples and tactics of the cavalry. I also have all kinds of battle scenes in my mind, how I wish I could set foot on the battlefield immediately, fight the Yankees face to face, kill him without leaving a piece of armor, and let them know that the Chinese army is invincible!

"Third brother, three, three, third brother, hurry, hurry, come out."

Hearing Liu Houzhang's voice, Liu Yizhang raised his head and looked in the direction of the entrance of the cave, only to see Houzhang leaning out of the door curtain and calling himself, Yizhang put away his notebook, hunched over and quietly walked out of the cave.

"Houzhang, how do you know I'm in there?"

"I saw you when you were stationed at the military station just now, and I saw this cave you entered."

"Houzhang, when did you get here?"

"Our infantry was stationed at the station in the middle of the night last night, and there were two big trucks here at that time, and a group of recruits had already been hauled away."

"Are they all with you?"

"No, I'm in the company, I'm the only one in Shuangliu Village."

"Houzhang, the military station is disciplined, you have to wait and be on standby, don't run around."

"Third brother, how dare I run around, what do you think this is?" Houzhang shook the kettle in his hand.

"Going to open the water for your comrades?"

"Serve your comrades!" Liu Houzhang said as he took out a handful of candy from his pocket and stuffed it into Yizhang's hand.

"Houzhang, where did you get so much sugar?"

"Third brother, can you taste it first, and see if it tastes like the sugar in our hometown?"

Yizhang peeled off a piece and put it in his mouth, then sighed, and asked Houzhang with a smile, "What kind of candy is this?" Why is it so sour? ”

"Third brother, it's not the same as the sugar we eat at home, let me tell you, this is a special sour candy from North Korea."

"I said Houzhang, I only heard of North Korea's specialty sweet and sour cabbage, but I haven't heard of sour sugar? It can't be spoiled sugar, right? ”

"Third brother, how can it be? In the middle of the night last year, a group of North Korean villagers came to the military station, and they walked more than ten kilometers of mountain roads overnight to rush to the military station to express their condolences to us. A happy smile appeared on Houzhang's face.

"Houzhang, you are really blessed, you can learn Korean in China?"

"Of course, but the young lady doesn't seem to understand what I'm talking about."

"Hahaha" Yizhang couldn't help laughing.

"Houzhang, we've been talking for a long time, you go back quickly, remember that you must be clever on the battlefield in the future, and it's good not to be afraid of sacrificing and killing the enemy bravely, but try to avoid sacrifice, and only by living can you serve the country!"

"Third brother, if I had known that you would be a cavalryman, I would definitely learn to ride a horse with you when I was at home, so that our brothers could be in one company." Liu Houzhang choked up and said, he was really reluctant to part with Liu Yizhang.

Yizhang patted him on the shoulder and said distressedly, "Houzhang, my good brother, why don't I want to take you with me, you live well, I will definitely get you to my side if I have the chance." ”

"Third brother, I still have a few pieces of sugar here, I can't get used to the taste, you can eat them all." As he spoke, Liu Houzhang stuffed the few pieces of candy left in his hand to Yizhang, and then turned around and ran.

"Watch out for the bottle warmer!" Yizhang looked at Liu Houzhang, who was running away, and asked loudly.

As soon as the sun rose into the sky, the snow all over the mountains shook so that people could not open their eyes, and the soldiers who had been sleeping for a long time rubbed their sleepy eyes, and came out of the caves, pushing and playing with each other, and the atmosphere gradually became lively, as if after a sleep, the nightmare of war was gone, and the previous anxiety and tension were relieved a lot, and joked with each other.

"What does the Yankee look like?"

"I heard that they are all tall and big, with yellow hair, blue eyes, hooked noses and hoop legs."

"Hey, hey, he's all stupid big guys, and we're going to have to squat and coil him down on them, and make him unsteady on his feet, and eat shit."

"Yes, coil him, I'll hold him from behind, and you kick his crotch from the front."

"Dude, you guys are not good at these tricks, do you think that fighting with the Yankees is our play, the Yankees use planes, armored vehicles, tanks, artillery, and heavy machine guns, and we can't get close at all, how can we deal with him? I think it's better to use the local method, and it works. ”

"What's the way? Don't sell it, say it. ”

"Fight at night, when his dog's Yankee is sleeping soundly in the bed, hehe, let's beat him to death!"

As soon as you said a word, everyone began to imagine all kinds of battle scenes.

"Boom"

The roar of the plane came unexpectedly, from far and near, and then the sound of explosions came and went.

"Everyone, get down on your stomach, don't run around."

The military station suddenly made a pot of porridge, no matter how good the drill was during the training, the first time I encountered the real thing, especially this sudden bombing, the huge explosion and heat wave, so that many soldiers panicked instantly, and involuntarily ran around, some were simply stunned, standing in place like a chicken, Liu Yizhang was sitting on the stone to wipe the spear, listening to the gods of his comrades, after hearing the roar of the bomber, he immediately shouted, "Not good, there is a situation" He quickly stood up and then loaded the bullet, Raised his hand and shot at the flying bomber, all the actions in one go, unfortunately the bullet he shot failed to hit the enemy plane, this was the first shot he stepped on the battlefield and put it, he was a little annoyed, angrily scolded at the enemy plane flying away, "Yankee, your arrogance will not be more than a few days, Lao Tzu, I will knock you down from the sky sooner or later." ”

In order to prevent reconnaissance and bombing by enemy planes, the work of transporting troops was basically reduced to zero, and there were five or six military stations of this size in Jinshanli, which were scattered in the cols along the Sino-DPRK border, and even if they were so cautious, they would inevitably suffer similar air raids.

"Report, Director Liu, the cavalry has been counted, and five people have been slightly injured."

"Report, Director Liu, the infantry count has been completed, three people died, two people were seriously injured, and seventeen people were slightly injured."

Hearing that the infantry casualties were so serious, Liu Yizhang's heart suddenly rose to his throat, and an ominous premonition surged into his heart, and he couldn't think about it, so he pulled his legs and ran towards the infantry station, muttering in his heart while running, "Brother Houzhang, don't have an accident." ”

Running to the garrison of the soldiers, he shouted from cave to cave, "Liu Houzhang, where are you?" ”

He pulled the soldiers of Liu Houzhang's company and kept asking, "Brother, do you see Liu Houzhang?" ”

Ask a dozen people in a row, or shake their heads, or sigh.

Yizhang suddenly panicked, his heart beat violently, the expressions of the soldiers confirmed his premonition, Liu Yizhang thought to himself, Houzhang must have had an accident, not injured, it was probably blown up!

He ran to the morgue of the military station like crazy, the door of the morgue was open, everyone was tidying up the appearance of Liu Houzhang and other sacrificed soldiers, Yizhang staggered over, and hugged Houzhang tightly in his arms, Houzhang's entire abdomen had been blown up, miserable, Yizhang cried loudly, Houzhang and he were uncles and brothers, the age difference was less than a year, in the Liu family compound, Houzhang, Wei Ji and Yizhang had the deepest feelings, they have not left Yizhang since they were young, known as Yizhang's right-hand man.

The comrades-in-arms looked at Liu Yizhang who was crying heartbreakingly, and they all cried secretly, Deng Jiaju has experienced a hundred battles, witnessed the sacrifice of many comrades-in-arms, and his heart is harder than iron, but at this moment he couldn't help but burst into tears, he bent down to pick up the cotton hat of the uprising chapter, put it on him with both hands, and Ao Dong and Ao Senjie picked up the righteous chapter.

"Revenge!" "Revenge!" "Revenge!" The warriors raised their arms and shouted.

"Fifth brother, rest in peace! This revenge, the third brother will definitely avenge you! Yankee, see you on the battlefield, I won't stop until I kill your flesh and blood! Liu Yizhang secretly made up his mind, he knelt down and bowed to Houzhang, and walked to the cavalry garrison without looking back, there were no more tears in his eyes, replaced by thunderous anger!

Those who fail to win the battle die first, often making heroes cry. Yoshizhang felt the cruelty of war and the impermanence of life, and he decided not to write any diary on the battlefield from today onwards, and he must concentrate all his energy on every battle and do his best to win!

"There was movement, as if there was a big truck coming towards the station." Ao Dong was idle and bored, and from time to time he put his ears close to the ground to listen to distant sounds.

It really made Ao Dong right, and after a while, more than a dozen big trucks drove into Jinshan one after another, and the soldiers rushed to the big trucks, and experienced the bombing of the US imperialists, and the soldiers were eager to leave the military station and go to the front line to fight.