The special name is a specific title, the same as the code name of the unit, out of the need for secrecy, and the word "special number" is added after the place name, such as the company I was assigned to, the external code name is 86831 troop 61 detachment, also known as the second dragon head special number. There should be many more names like this.

The origin of the name of the second dragon head is not recorded in the history of the company, and it is not told in the statement that the veterans have continued, but I understand that it may be because our company is located on a small hill, and this small hill is facing the Qiantang River.

The south side of the hill is facing the river, a wide avenue passes along the river, this road should be built later, the side close to the hill is dug out of the cliff of forty or fifty meters, perhaps before it was dug up, the shape of the hill is similar to the dragon's head, so it is named.

There is really heaven and Suzhou and Hangzhou, and the location of the company is innumerable. Backed by the Jade Emperor Mountain, facing the Qiantang River, not far to the east is the Liuhe Tower, under the hill is the nine streams and eighteen streams, which has a moving legend and a popular story.

There are not many residents nearby, perhaps only Jiuxi Village under the mountain has dozens of ordinary families living in it, and more of them are units, which are not ordinary.

Liuhe Tower is a unit, about three or four miles away from our company, followed by the third branch of Zhejiang University, the railway sanatorium, opposite the company, a boulevard road is separated, is the old Red Army sanatorium, along this road down, is a private school, also known as the aristocratic school, every weekend, all kinds of cars, can always be lined up behind the company's cooking class.

This boulevard road, from the bottom of Jiuxi Village along the mountain recess, relatively steep, nearly ten meters wide, about a mile long, the vegetation is dense and well protected, walking in midsummer, there is no sun, at the top of the mountain recess forks, to the right is the gate of the Air Force Sanatorium.

To the left is a steeper wide granite road, about twenty or thirty paces away, two iron gates are wide open, and there is a sentry box next to it, in which guards stand all the year round, here is our company, the second dragon head special number.

The two large iron gates were closed only when the troops went to the shooting range to shoot live ammunition, and there were not many people left behind, and they had to be on duty everywhere, so they were closed. At the beginning of the 21st century, the troops changed their station, and the buildings here were empty, and the gates were closed from then on.

The company is independent of the mountain, in the middle is the position, in the weapons display bunker, near the cliff in front, is a perennial green Longjing tea garden. The position was built according to the topography of the hill, and the battalion was divided into three parts, the company headquarters and combat platoon to the east, the instrument platoon and the command platoon to the west, and the cooking squad and canteen to the north.

The environment of the camp is also quite beautiful, there are paths connected everywhere, covered with greenery, the woodland at the edge of the position, the bottom is swept without weeds, and even the leaves are difficult to see, I don't know what year, what month and which generation of soldiers left, there are a few stone tables and stone benches placed in it, the river breeze blows, the leaves are waving, adding to the style, and feeling more quiet.

In front of the canteen is a mountain col, there is a path that extends, down about twenty or thirty meters, there is a row of pigsties, I don't know which generation of soldiers have the heart, very creative use of the col, in front of the pigsty to dig a pond.

Maybe the mountains and rivers are cold and not good for raising fish, usually there is rarely a fish harvest, but pigs are common, young life is not very familiar with how to kill pigs, every time the company organizes to kill pigs, it can always make a particularly big movement, sometimes even chase and run all over the mountain, from time to time to improve the company's food, may kill the process of pigs, bring greater fun.

In the early days of reform and opening up, all work was centered on economic construction, and the armed forces were also affected, and this influence was manifested in the joint construction of the military and the people, in which the troops provided the necessary security guarantees for the economic development of the units jointly built, and the units jointly built units appropriately solved the difficulties in their daily lives.

Perhaps the joint construction of the military and the people has always been a tradition, but it was more comprehensive and active in that era, and I remember that our company commander often said that his main focus was to ensure local economic development.

In this case, we undertook the task of guarding the sentry of many units, including the Liuhe Pagoda and the sanatorium, and remembered that the pipeline construction on the side of the road leading to the company was not hired, and the excavation pipeline was contracted by the company.

During that time, it was not easy for the company cadres to inspect their posts at night, and it might take two or three hours for each unit to run a circle.

Compared with the camp standing guard, the unit outside is on duty, there is a place to sleep, there is a TV to watch, there is a fan in summer, there is heating equipment in winter, it is not far to move, no one interferes, I don't know how much better the conditions are, if it is a New Year's Day, the unit will also issue benefits, everyone is willing to go, everyone rushes to go.

Whenever they returned from duty, they always bragged, such as which girl they met, what they secretly took, and where they slipped around, I always wanted to have such an opportunity, but because of the post, the company did not arrange it once, only envy, and I deeply regretted it.

The Longjing tea garden in front of the position, perennial green, there are tea farmers to operate, neatly maintained, the tree is crown-shaped, it is difficult to see weeds under the tree, along the hillside, echelon planting, from high to low, staggered.

These tea trees, I don't know how many years they have been cultivated, may have existed before the establishment of the company, nearly the height of an adult, and they are shaped like a big umbrella.

Here is the best place to watch the tide of the Qiantang River, the tea garden is high and low, does not block the sight, whenever the tide comes, the comrades-in-arms sometimes stand in the position, snuggle up to their beloved weapons, sometimes sit in the tea garden, there are tea trees as umbrellas.

There is a moving legend about the tide of the Qiantang River, Wu Zixu of Chu went to Wu to avenge his father, helped Wu to achieve hegemony, but was framed and was punished, and threw himself into the Qiantang River with leather, Wu Zixu's soul was not extinguished, and he led the water tribe to make waves and vow to take revenge, so there is the tide of the Qiantang River, which lasts for a long time, representing Wu Zixu's unyielding will to take revenge.

In fact, the tide of the Qiantang River is a tidal phenomenon formed by the gravitational pull of the moon, which occurs once on the fifteenth day of each lunar month, and each time it appears about half an hour later than the previous one, so sometimes it appears during the day and sometimes at night.

The tide is the largest on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15, and the number of people watching the tide on this day is also the most, the company belongs to the military restricted area, and ordinary people cannot enter to watch.

On the riverside below the company, there is a kayak training center, and a cofferdam has been poured in the river water as a training base, which is just below the position, and the tide is blocked here.

Every time the tide comes, far away at the Qiantang River Bridge, you can see a waterline against the river, flowing backwards, at the beginning I don't think there is anything special, the waterline rolls over, and there are no big waves.

As the waterline approached, the momentum gradually grew, and when it was almost in front of me, the tide beat the riverbank, and the huge waves that rushed up could be twenty or thirty meters high, and the waterline dropped five or six meters high, almost level with the embankment.

Arrive at the cofferdam, blocked by the river bank and the cofferdam, the tide impact is more violent, the huge waves that rush up are more amazing, if the tide hits the river bank before, there are only waves sweeping, then at this time there are not only waves, there are thunder and loud sounds, and there are wild waves on the shore.

Such a grand scene often attracts tourists to stop and watch, the highway by the river, vehicles come and go endlessly, some people may see it for the first time, and the phenomenon of stopping to watch occurs from time to time.

But because it was the first time to watch, I didn't know the danger, some people even got out of the car and approached the shore, but the tide was turbulent, and they were blocked at the cofferdam, and the tide rose dozens of meters high, and they rushed to the road, and the vehicles along the way instantly floated in the water.

When we encounter these people blindly getting out of the car to watch, we are always very worried, shouting and screaming, but the distance is too far, the waves are too loud to hear, we can only watch them being hit by the tide, or screaming in the car.

Once when the tide came, I happened to meet an electric repair truck working nearby, when the tide came, I suddenly saw a person crawling up in the underground manhole cover, just climbed up, the tide rushed to the shore, and pinched a cold sweat for him.

The tide of the Qiantang River is a rare scene, if you don't pay attention, it is very easy to be dangerous, there are other points in the tide of the Qiantang River, I often hear that someone drowned, fortunately in this section of our company, I just saw some dangers, and there has never been a fatality.

Jiuxi Village under the mountain, there is a bus station that is not big or small, it is both the beginning and the end, there seem to be two or three roads, one of which goes all the way to the city, now I still remember that it is the "308" road, there are a few times to go out, meet the students of private schools waiting for the bus, slightly immature, with the eagerness to go home, after the car comes, always laugh while shouting "my lovely 308", while running to the bus.

At the end of the year, we completed the live-fire mission at the shooting range, and began to be allowed to take leave to go out like veterans, taking the "308" for the first time, and seeing the beautiful scenery of the West Lake for the first time during the day, it was indeed a paradise on earth.

Hangzhou beautiful scenery is innumerable, from then on all the way to linger, Liuhe tower ascends, overlooks, the city is in the bottom of the eye, the tiger run spring is cool and endless, there are often citizens carrying all kinds of utensils to hold water, the flower port view fish and red carp are like brocade, the group is clustered and colorful like the sunset, the bank of the West Lake is the most lively, the common visitors are like weaving, in the lotus flower of the sun, the boat series comes and goes continuously.

In such an environment, the veterans of the company often have a sense of pride and pride, and they don't know which veteran summed it up, and the scenery around the company is discharged according to the numbers, such as the first line of the sky, the second dragon head, the three altars reflecting the moon, the four wells, the five cloud mountains, the six and the tower, the seven star rocks, the gossip field, the nine streams and eighteen streams.

There is a flat road through the village in Jiuxi Village, which extends to the mountain col behind, accompanied by a small stream, silent and deep, planted on both sides are low Longjing tea trees, the stream is rich and meandering, perhaps this is the origin of the name of Jiuxi Eighteen Streams, the deepest part is a scenic spot, there is a stone tablet towering, engraved with the words "Jiuxi Smoke Tree".

When the company organizes morning exercises, it generally chooses to lead the team to run on this trail, until it turns around at the "Nine Creek Smoke Tree", and then there is a narrow stone road, leading to the top of the mountain, remember that the stone road is separated in the middle of the mountain, leading to Yuhuang Mountain on one side and Wuyun Mountain on the other.

The trees are verdant, the flowing water is murmuring, every morning exercise is in it, there is often light smoke, the scenery is hazy, many citizens are also exercising in it, or running or walking, some are also independent in one place, and practice the sound of "Yiyiah" on the mountain.

The deepest "Nine Creek Smoke Tree" is used as a picnic place, from time to time you can see the traces left after the barbecue, the water source is clear and abundant, the trees are tall and deep, it is indeed a good place for a picnic, but when you see it, you feel like you are destroying the beautiful scenery.

Take "308" to go directly to the city center, here is called Jiefang Road, there is a department store, is referred to as "Xie Bai", Hangzhou at that time has seen prosperity, and we just came out of the mountain village peasant children, but did not experience it at all.

Out of envy and vanity, out of chasing the trend, the army bought the first pair of leather shoes in his life, when he went out as a recruit, he did not have civilian clothes, and walked into the department store wearing a standard military uniform, and saw that the price of leather shoes at the door was two or three hundred, which was so expensive that he died, so he wanted to find a cheaper one inside.

How do you know that the cheapest in the mall is at the outermost, the more you go inside, the more expensive it is, and finally standing in front of the shoe cabinet with a price tag of two or three thousand, I don't dare to go any further, those beautiful salesman ladies, their eyes are curious and slightly ridiculous, a soldier's uniform may be a label with no money in their pockets in their eyes, "poor soldier" is another name for soldiers at that time.

None of the salesmen took care of us, the customer was God, it didn't include us, I went back to the outermost part of the shoe cabinet, or bought a pair, I thought it was the cheapest, but I returned to the company to know that it was not the case.

When I returned to the company, I met the company commander on inspection, and I was asked how much I bought, and I truthfully said that it was more than 200, and the company commander smiled and said that he had never worn such expensive shoes, and then I knew that the leather shoes on the veterans' feet were bought from the stalls, even the company cadres.

After all, the time to go out is limited, and more often than not, I stay in the barracks, day after day, year after year, weapons training, physical training, business study, housekeeping and vegetable patches, monotony, boredom, and loneliness are always with me.

At the end of the evening training, if you are a little free, one of the things you like to do the most is to sit on the high place of the position, watch the road cars coming and going, the vehicles are endless, when you are coming, the headlights are bright and dazzling, it looks like a bright future, far away, the tail lights are flashing red, it looks like there is a sense of brilliance, often used as a metaphor for the mood, but also used to cheer yourself up, and strive to move forward will have a bright future, looking back on the past I hope to see brilliant performance.

Sitting on the side of the road and watching the car, the most important thing is because of the loneliness and loneliness that is difficult to dispel in my heart, many people who have a history of being a soldier have heard such jokes, saying that the army has been in the army for a long time, and has never seen the opposite sex, and the old sows are double eyelids.

Sometimes comrades-in-arms sit together and chat, often say, if you go home to visit relatives on vacation, or when you are discharged from the army, you don't do anything, just sit on the side of the road and watch people come and go, cars come and go, indeed, the greatest happiness in life is nothing more than "family happiness", a group of young guys, far away from their relatives and hometown, growing up in loneliness and loneliness, that feeling can not be described without personal experience.

I still clearly remember that in the new century, when the reform of the non-commissioned officer system was initiated, many soldiers who had served for four years, even if they talked to the company many times to do their work, even if they could receive an extra 20,000 yuan in retirement pay for one more year, chose to leave the army immediately, so firmly, they did not want to stay even for a minute.

Loneliness and loneliness can change the personality, but also change the mind, some veterans appear in the phenomenon of deliberately humiliating the recruits, may be because of the change in personality, some people enlist with passion, and finally choose to give up their dreams, back to the ordinary, may also be because of the change of ideas.

Once it was my turn to stand guard, under the bright moonlight, stretched out an extremely lonely figure, cold steel guns, quiet environment, at that moment I was particularly homesick, I felt that everything was not important, as long as I could go home early, this feeling was also written in the diary, and later I met the junior high school classmates who studied in the third branch of Zhejiang University, and was infected by the knowledge precipitated in their dormitories, so I re-arose the idea of applying for the military academy.