After the donation ceremony, the military and political song and dance troupe and other literary and artistic personnel performed a literary and artistic condolence performance to welcome the New Year's Day in the organs of the military region.

As guests of this condolence event and donors of condolence materials, Han Li and others are naturally invited.

How to say the whole condolence performance, it is equivalent to a theatrical evening similar to the Spring Festival Gala. The content is very colorful and diverse, and the main theme program is very positive.

For people like Han Li who are engaged in cultural work or have a relationship with it, although such a show is very lively, not to mention how fresh it is, the attraction or viewing degree is not as high as imagined.

However, for the vast number of officers and men who have been working and living in the army for a long time, such theatrical performances are definitely a gluttonous feast in the cultural field and the spiritual world, and have greatly enriched their cultural life.

Feeling the warm atmosphere of the whole performance and the joy shown in the affectionate behavior of the officers and men, everyone present was moved.

Everyone also profoundly realized why such programs should be organized in the army, and why so-called 'celebrities' should be allowed to enter the army and go deep into the grassroots.

This is not only to show and publicize to society the true features of the grassroots troops, but also to want the cadres of the grassroots units to feel the concern from the society so as to enrich their cultural and spiritual life.

Therefore, everyone also put away their previous contempt or carelessness, and abandoned the luck mentality of thinking that this was a face-saving project that passed through the motions. Really take it seriously and see what they can do for the officers and men of these grassroots units.

On the third day of coming to the oasis, the entire condolence team was considered to have set off. Because the team is relatively large, this time it was divided into two teams.

A team went south deep into the hinterland of the Qilian Mountains, and then went to Qinghu to visit and comfort the officers and soldiers of the grassroots troops stationed in this generation.

The other team had to work much harder, because they had to cross the Hexi Corridor and enter the territory of Western Xinjiang to comfort the officers and soldiers of the troops stationed there.

Overall, the task for both teams was not an easy one. But relatively, the itinerary of the first condolence team was slightly shorter, and it was relatively easy to walk compared to the places to go.

Therefore, the number of people in this team is relatively small, and most of the team members are elderly or not very well-behaved. In order to take care of them, I chose a relatively short itinerary for them.

Of course, although the number of these people is relatively small, most of them are old artists or celebrities of the old generation, so there are more reporters with them.

And a young man like Han Li, who is in the prime of life, naturally cannot be in this team, so he was unsurprisingly included in the list of the westbound team.

And the number of people in the entire westbound team is also relatively large, almost sixty or seventy people. In addition to Han Li's small group of condolences to such a large team, there are also some song and dance troupes and social literary and artistic people. Their task is the same as that of Han Li, which is to comfort the officers and soldiers of the grassroots troops.

It's just that because the entire western Xinjiang covers a relatively large area, after they arrived in the western Xinjiang on this trip, they had to divide into two groups to offer condolences in different regions.

Because he promised Zhao Xi, Han Li didn't bother to ask him about his itinerary again, anyway, he knew that he was guilty this time.

Of course, before entering Western Xinjiang, they were still a team, and along the way, they would go together to comfort some grassroots troops.

Because the group is relatively large, the troops specially arranged two buses for them to ride this time. Therefore, the riding space is relatively relaxed, and it is naturally much more comfortable.

In addition to these two buses, there are several Warriors and old Mitsubishi off-road that serve as work commuter vehicles on the troop side. In addition, there were two military trucks behind, which contained some condolence materials for the trip, including Han Li's Polaroid cameras and other condolences items.

So this resulted in a convoy of seven or eight vehicles, driving mightily on the snow-covered desert road.

In fact, the best way to travel westward to Western Xinjiang is naturally by train. However, considering the convenience of transportation and the degree of self-determination, this time the team switched to road driving.

The purpose of this is to be able to go to some military garrisons along the way and to pay more visits and condolences to the officers and men of the troops along the route.

The first stop on their trip was a military station in the center of Zhang Ye's desert road.

This military station is located in the middle of the entire Hexi Corridor, with the endless and uninhabited Qilian Mountains to the south and the endless Gobi Desert in western Inner Mongolia to the north. Only a narrow section of the Hexi Corridor in the middle connects the east and the west, and in ancient times it was the choke point of the Han Dynasty and the nomadic power system.

However, with the convenience of transportation and the change of geographical factors, this place has long been less important than in ancient times. However, as a choke point connecting the interior and western Xinjiang, this military station also plays a very important role.

First of all, the first task is to maintain the safety and normalcy of this important strategic highway.

There are railway transportation and air transportation, but this strategic road transportation is very important and cannot be ignored in terms of economy and military strategy.

Therefore, an important task of this military station is to maintain the safety and smoothness of this strategic highway and to cooperate with the local authorities in the task of maintaining this highway.

Second, it is also a supply and transit center for the troops. Whether you go out from the West or enter the West Frontier, you have to pass through here.

Therefore, this military station is responsible for the logistical support tasks of transporting troops, oil, water, vehicle maintenance, personnel stopping, and cargo transportation. To put it bluntly, this is a high-speed service area belonging to the troops.

However, compared with the high-speed toll station open to the public, this military station is more special in terms of functionality and user base, and the conditions are more difficult.

According to the troops, the station was located next door to the desert and the conditions were very difficult. It is said that it was not connected to electricity until 05, and it was previously supplied by diesel generators.

Up to now, the problem of water sources has not been solved, and the water used by this military station has to be driven to cities dozens of kilometers away to transport water.

This also means that the conditions have improved a lot, and the conditions here were even more difficult before. At that time, the country was still relatively poor, and the conditions in the northwest were even more difficult. Although the entire military station could refuel the military vehicles coming and going, it did not even have one or two of its own vehicles.

If you want to transport supplies, you can either use the vehicles to help you a little, or you can rely on camels or donkeys to pull carts and carry them dozens of kilometers away.