There is a book that has been with me for many years, and I have been in contact with it when I was not in the army, it is a book by my father, "The Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty" written by Feng Mengru in the Qing Dynasty, I don't know when he bought it, I found it after graduating from high school, and I have taken it with me since then, and I have read it many times.

The Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the Spring and Autumn Five Hegemons and the Seven Heroes of the Warring States, in fact, is also a history of military struggle, there are too many stories of loving soldiers like children, among which Wu Qi of Wei State loves soldiers to write the most expressive, he not only eats and lives with soldiers, but also pays special attention to the soldiers when they are sick, and the soldiers are all fighting to the death for him.

It is said that there was a soldier with gangrene on his back, Wu Qi sucked out pus and blood for him with his mouth, the soldier's mother heard about it, she didn't think she was happy but cried loudly, others were puzzled, she explained that her husband once followed Wu Qi, but also because of the gangrene on his back Wu Qi sucked pus and blood, and died in battle, she was worried that her son would be like his father, and the result was really so, and finally died because of the retribution Wu Qi fought to the death.

Historical allusions, can always give people special spiritual strength, we were admitted at the same time, are the same student identity, this is not high or low, but since that morning exercise was selected by the captain from the queue to serve as the squad leader, I think to set an example, not only the needs of the academy performance, but also the need to lead the troops in the future.

There are not many opportunities for the cadet team to take the lead, and every student should abide by the rules and disciplines, and it is the same whether they take the lead or not.

No matter which class of students graduated from the anti-aircraft artillery academy, when it comes to impressions, the deepest may be mowing the grass, the area of the academy is too large, there are too many patches of grass, and they are all divided into various cadet teams, there is no lawn mower, only a large pair of scissors in each hand, relying on both hands to cut the grass little by little.

The parade ground, the teaching building, the weapons teaching and research department and the surroundings of the cadet corps are related to the cleanliness of the environment, which affects the walking exercises, the southwest is wet and cold, it is easy to gather insects and snakes, and the grass cannot grow tall, so it must be pruned from time to time.

The most impressive thing is the training ground, the low-lying soil is moist, especially suitable for the growth of weeds, every spring after the hormone grows like a hormone, and can grow until the end of autumn.

Soon after becoming the leader of the last shift, the heavy and long life of mowing grass began, in order to perform, leave a good enough impression, accumulate enough chips for the possible repatriation of troops, and for the dream of a general who took the lead in his heart, he fought hard to kill on the battlefield of mowing grass.

Guilin is located in the southwest, hot summer, compared with the hometown is hotter, the autumn tiger can also shed a layer of skin, at this time I found that the rural children are born, especially able to endure hardships, especially heated, scissors flying, others may not be able to stand it, but I feel that it is much easier than the hometown "double robbery", completely able to bear.

The grassland is too big, the task is too heavy, not only the weather is unbearable, the body is tired, but also because of the long-term grip of scissors, so that the two palms rub and blister, the task assignment, did not help you, even if it is blistered, you have to insist, after the blood blisters are common, wear gloves or wrap a handkerchief, reduce the friction of the handle, and grit your teeth to complete.

The grassland was divided, first to the company and then to the district team, and finally to the class, when I first entered the school, there was no probationary company, the task was assigned by the backbone of the second company of the apprenticeship, and we were assigned more and heavier, others may dispute because of this, and I received the task, never argued, the students in the class have some opinions, always say more than much, rather than fighting, it is better to start early, finish early.

Other squads will be assigned to individuals after receiving the task, and our squad, under my suggestion, is never subdivided, and some are a little lazy and not very active, but only a few people, everyone else is from the real army, has experienced the recruit company, and has undertaken the tolerance task when the recruit, and they are more active.

And I am undoubtedly the hardest working one, others sometimes take turns to rest, I generally put down the scissors after the task is completely completed, in the end it is the outstanding talent who has grown up in the army, I take the lead, work together, and even individual lazy people take the initiative to join, often the most important tasks, but the first to complete.

The task in the class is completed, and I will take the initiative to help in other classes of the army students, but I have never helped the local students, in the end there are some estrangements, some students, and it is not easy to integrate, and the army students are different, no matter how unfamiliar, they are also a little close.

Perhaps mowing the grass is regarded as a kind of training, colleges and universities never buy lawn mowers, but they can ensure that everyone has a large pair of scissors.

The speed and quality of trimming are closely related to the quality of scissors, everyone wants to get a good pair of scissors, fortunately, once it is damaged or not easy to use, the team will buy it in time, but sometimes the purchase is not timely, and when you get a pair of scissors that are not easy to use, you will be particularly depressed.

The common people say "a point of hard work, a point of harvest", and our understanding is that every time you mow it, it is quite a time to plow the weeds, and the growth is therefore more rapid, and we have made suggestions to buy lawn mowers, and even proposed to buy herbicides, which have never been adopted.

The proposal to buy gloves was also mentioned, but it was not adopted, most of them were purchased by themselves, but it was not easy to keep, it was difficult to find the next time after this use, and it was rare to see people buy gloves later, they were waved with empty hands, and calluses were born after getting used to it, and there were rarely blood blisters.

After a long time, I was impressed by the dependence on large scissors, which we used at that time, about 60 centimeters long, with two wooden handles, painted red, with an inlaid blade at the end, and a hole drilled in the middle to bolt a screw, which was a pair of scissors, and the market price of each was between 20 and 30.

A good pair of scissors can not only speed up the speed of mowing, but also effectively reduce the friction transmitted to the palm when cutting, avoid blood blisters in the palm, indirectly protect the palm, and become an artifact in the minds of students.

I don't know the process problem, or the material problem, not every pair of scissors is easy to use, the standard of good use is that the twisting is easy, the blade fits and is sharp, a scissor goes down, and a piece of grass is easily cut. Even newly bought scissors may not work so well.

Scissors are usually placed in the warehouse for safekeeping, and they are sent down when they are used, good scissors are written down by students, and there are often disputes over a good pair of scissors, some good scissors, the screws at the junction are grinded off, and they will continue to be used after replacing the screws, which shows how important a good pair of scissors is for us.

In the second semester, the trainee company was established, and the grassland task was divided, at this time, it was common to have a conflict between the two trainee companies for the importance of the task, the area was large and small, the grass was weak and prosperous, and a bowl of water was always difficult to level.

There are often contradictions, but once the task is clear, I won't think too much, I throw off my arms and do it, they are all young men, competition is everywhere, including mowing grass, and I am especially able to fight and endure hardships, even if the task is heavy, I must try to finish it before other classes or others.

After serving as the captain of the district, the person is still in the squad, and he still has to receive the task, and when the task of the class is completed, he will also help other squads in the district team, and then serve as the commander of the probationary company, and the task of the company will actively participate, often the last to put down the scissors.

There was a Hunan student in the first class, who was admitted from Lankong, and he once joked to me that when he was mowing the grass, he was an "old scalper", and he worked hard alone, and when the district captain and company commander were "international soldiers", he would help if he didn't finish it.

Such an attitude and spirit, there are still some influences, they are all peers, they are heart-to-heart, no one is embarrassed to be lazy, and later they all have this understanding, between classes, between district teams, help each other, encourage each other, and continue to graduate from military school.

In 1998, many river basins across the country encountered floods that were rare for a century, and the troops to which our arms belonged produced a flood fighting hero, Li Xiangqun, who had not encountered a flood in a hundred years, and the Li River, which had not been flooded for a hundred years, as the people's soldiers, we, the cadets of the military academy, participated in the flood fighting and rescue efforts in Guilin City without hesitation.

At this time, it is already the first semester of my junior year, and I will graduate next year, and I am the only semester that I have not served as the backbone of the trainee company.

After receiving the order to fight the flood, he followed the troops, under the command of the backbone of the trainee company at that time, rescued the trapped people, carried valuable materials, and fought on the front line for several days.

I remember one time, my squad was patrolling along the street, the water was up to my knees, and when I passed through an alley, I don't know how deep it was, and some people came out by boat, saying that there were still people trapped inside, and when others were still hesitating, I had already stepped in, and with me, there were also trainee instructors when I was the commander of the probationary company.

Driven by the two of us, the whole class flowed in, there were so many people in the class that one boat could not sit down, and we had to rely on this boat to load the trapped people, so we didn't take it, but helped the boat to flow into the water. The water got deeper and deeper, and when we were completely in the alley, the water was almost up to my neck.

I wanted to rescue the trapped people, but after entering, I realized that maybe I was not trapped but unwilling to leave, and I was reluctant to leave after guarding my family's property.

I couldn't see the trapped expression at all, instead of shouting for help, I asked us to help them collect the things that were floating out of the house, or fasten the baffle at the door to prevent the items from floating out.

There are also shouts without personal purpose, they are reminding you that there are tricycles, bicycles or stoves hidden in the water beneath your feet, and you must be careful not to get your head down, not to stumble on your feet, not to hurt your hands.

One of them asked us to go into his house and help move things upstairs, and there were so many people who asked for it that the whole class was scattered, and I entered this house, which was a private house that had just been built, and the stairs were not yet equipped with handrails, and they were fished out of the water, and after they moved up, they thanked them repeatedly, but they did not want to leave.

After moving, I was already shouting my name outside, and I wanted to continue to move forward, so I was a little anxious and careless when I went down the stairs, and I didn't judge the location of the stairs hidden underwater.

Flood fighting and rescue are important, minor injuries do not get off the line of fire, this injury does not care, soaked in water, the bleeding is diluted and gradually coagulated, endure the pain and follow the comrades to continue to move forward, no one will find out if they don't say it. The alleys went back and forth, and there were a lot of things in place, but no one was rescued.

In the evening, I arranged to rest in an empty warehouse, dinner was instant noodles, no boiling water can only be eaten dry, alone to find a slightly remote place, while gnawing on instant noodles, while inspecting the wound, the bleeding has dried up, the wound is blistered white, the young life is so vigorous and tenacious, I don't care, I didn't even wipe the medicine, and soon I was fine.

There are many examples of leading soldiers, such as helping the kitchen in the canteen, caring for the hard work of the soldiers in the cooking class, always very diligent, there is a fellow from Hunan, who was invited to help as a temporary worker, and he is about sixty or seventy years old, so he has a very good impression of me, and once put on a fortune-telling frame, and mysteriously said to me that he will be a big official in the future.

As a good memory, cherish it with the bits and pieces of your military school career, hard work will always pay off, maybe far from what you expect, but a seemingly insipid care is not a reward.