Tears of Chinese soldiers ■ PLA Daily reporter Sun Weishuai On the night of the beginning of spring, when the task ended, Yan Zhen, 23, like many young people, picked up his mobile phone and began to read the hot search of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games: the countdown of "Chinese romance", "the family and country feelings of" one pigeon (one) can't be less ", and the customized down jacket of athletes from all countries When seeing the ceremony of national flag passing by representatives of 56 nationalities from all walks of life, Yan Zhen approached the mobile phone screen and looked carefully at the solemn and sacred moment - the five-star red flag. Yan Zhen and his comrades in arms completed the final pass, hung the flagpole, and rose slowly in the National Stadium with the "March of the volunteers". Seeing this scene, the sunshine boy smiled happily - they have once again completed the glorious task entrusted to them by the state. On February 4, 2022, Yan Zhen, a soldier of the honor guard brigade of the Chinese people's Liberation Army, burst into tears when raising the national flag at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. The most affectionate confession is the natural expression of the heart. Yan Zhen didn't tell anyone that when the national anthem sounded, his eyes were full of the rising five-star red flag. At that moment, Yan Zhen couldn't control his excitement, and tears fell down his cheeks. This "secret" happened to be discovered by a reporter and fixed with a camera. Soon, Yan Zhen's dark face, together with his firm eyes and hot tears, went on a hot search. A man's tears don't flick lightly, but it's not time for emotion. When we open the thick "national photo album", under those grand narratives, we see the eternal moments for which Chinese soldiers struggle and contribute. If we push the camera closer and closer, we will find the glittering tears in the eyes of these steel men. For whom do the tears of Chinese soldiers flow? If you understand the tears of Chinese soldiers, you will understand loyalty, victory, and the countless relay struggles behind the Chinese dream and the dream of a strong army. The tears of soldiers interpret the dignity and pride of the motherland In the ward, the low and tactful "missing song" sounded, and the TV news is broadcasting the return ceremony of the remains of the eighth batch of volunteers in South Korea. Cao Xiuhu, a 91 year old veteran, struggled to stand up by the edge of the bed, gently patted his old military uniform, slowly raised his right hand and saluted the TV. Watching the honor guard put down the coffin covered with the national flag on TV, two lines of hot tears flowed from the corners of Cao Xiuhu's eyes, slipped through the deep wrinkles on the veteran's face and fell on the line on his chest: Chinese people's Volunteer Army. This scene is just like the photo of swiping the Internet in 2014. In the photo, Cao Xiuhu, who stood by the roadside to welcome the remains of the first batch of volunteers in South Korea, had tears in his eyes. The tears of veterans moved thousands of netizens. Through the tears of veterans, we also saw that strong and fierce history. At the age of 14, an army passed Cao Xiuhu's hometown. The sentence "let's go and make a revolution with us" ignited the flame in the hearts of teenagers. From that day on, Cao Xiuhu followed the troops to fight in the north and south, and greeted the founding of new China with his comrades in arms on the black land. In 1950, Cao Xiuhu's army received an urgent order: Resist US aggression and aid Korea and protect the country. Cao Xiuhu and his comrades in arms crossed the Yalu River by train. On that strange land, the ambulance soldier Cao Xiuhu rushed into battle with his comrades in arms while rescuing the injured comrades in arms. How many times, Cao Xiuhu watched his dear comrades die in his arms. He even had no time to feel heartache and bury the remains of his comrades in arms, so he went into the next battle In the war to resist US aggression and aid Korea, 197653 Chinese people used their lives to tell the world that the Chinese nation cannot be frightened or crushed. Behind the victory is the tragic sacrifice of shaking the world and weeping ghosts and gods. It is a heroic figure, a passionate life, and a legend of promising the country with one's life! After returning home, Cao Xiuhu became an epidemic prevention worker in his hometown health center. After his retirement, he submitted an application to the organization to go to Shenyang Dongling to guard the mausoleum voluntarily. This is 11 years. Guarding his comrades in arms, Cao Xiuhu often thinks of his days on the battlefield of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea and those comrades in arms who failed to come back with him. On the morning of leaving the cemetery, Cao Xiuhu got up early, took a bucket and a towel, carefully wiped each tombstone and read the name on each tombstone seriously. The children came to pick him up, but he didn't want to leave for a long time. He said: "old guys, I have to go. I'll come back to see you when I have time. It's safe to be with you comrades in arms!" In 2014, Cao Xiuhu, 86, saw the news that the remains of volunteer martyrs would be escorted home from the news. At that time, he had only one thought in his mind: he must take his comrades in arms home. The veterans stood silently and straightly in the crowd, constantly looking in the direction of the car, waiting at the last roadside where their comrades came home. The 86 year old veteran stayed on guard for more than five hours. When the convoy escorting the remains of the martyrs came slowly, Cao Xiuhu silently took off his hat and followed the direction of the convoy closely. At that moment, the world seemed to be quiet, quietly watching the smiling faces of the martyrs when they were young and the tears on the faces of the veteran who had stood for five hours. On March 28, 2014, veteran Cao Xiuhu greeted his comrades in arms "home" with tears in his eyes at the cemetery of martyrs in Shenyang to resist US aggression and aid Korea. On September 2, 2021, Cao Xiuhu welcomed back another group of comrades in arms in the hospital ward. Six days later, the veteran, who had kept his comrades in arms on his way home for eight years with tears in his eyes, closed his eyes peacefully and died forever For whom do the tears of veterans flow? For the lost comrades in arms, but also for the beloved motherland! In the tears of the veterans, we seem to see the blood shed by the soldiers of the volunteer army for the dignity of the motherland, and realize that "returning the loyal soul to the hometown" is the greatest yearning of the motherland for them and the strong national pride of the veterans In 2019, at the General Assembly celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the people's Republic of China, when the "tribute" phalanx composed of concierge cars drove through Tiananmen Square, the reporter's lens captured a touching moment of a veteran wiping tears while saluting. On October 1, 2019, at the General Assembly celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the people's Republic of China, veteran Guan Maolin quickly boarded the hot search with photos of military salute with his right hand and tears on the corners of his eyes with his left hand. Data picture The veteran's name is Guan Maolin. In a later interview with the media, he said that tears had already swirled in his eyes before the phalanx reached Tiananmen Square. When you hear "salute the old hero! Learn from the old hero!" When he thought of his dead comrades in arms, he couldn't help crying any more. As the Song said: "the mountains and rivers are fine, the fireworks are ordinary, but you look as you wish, children, sleep and sleep, as you love... I will also see the world you haven't seen and write your unwritten poems..." For soldiers, there is a way to enjoy victory called tears in their eyes Between the sea and the sky, the "flying shark" fighter plane is like a pen of a giant rafter, marking out shocking irregular routes. In the huge roar, the "flying shark" fighter landed on the aircraft carrier Liaoning ship. This is another historic moment in the construction of China's aircraft carrier combat effectiveness - a new batch of carrier based aircraft pilots have joined the "tail hook club" of the Chinese navy with outstanding performance. This series has the shortest average number of certified pilots and the shortest training time on board aircraft in China. The deck of Liaoning ship was boiling. In the crowd, AI Qun, a carrier based aircraft flight instructor of a training regiment of Naval Aviation University, quietly turned around and quickly wiped away the tears in his eyes. Every time, the flying cadet taught by AI Qun landed successfully, he always had unspeakable excitement in his heart. Only at this time, he would cry because he always likes to talk and laugh. In the evening, the afterglow of the sunset sprinkled on the sea, and laughter echoed on the flight deck of Liaoning ship. AI Qun paced to a quiet corner and stared at the undulating waves. From the pilot of the carrier based aircraft to the instructor of the pilot of the carrier based aircraft, AI Qun seemed to see himself every time he saw the students take off and land. "They are luckier than us." During the interview, AI Qun said with a smile and a little envy in his tone, "we had no experience, no teaching materials and few planes at that time. It was simply 'three no products'!" AI Qun said humorously in Northeast dialect. This is the way AI Qun is good at - through the difficulties in the early stage of the development of carrier based aircraft flight career and the "darkest moment" of losing his comrades in arms with humor and optimism. Now, AI Qun also brings confidence and hope to students in this way. On the first flight to the aircraft carrier, AI Qun went singing. Flying the J-15 fighter, AI Qun finally saw the aircraft carrier Liaoning ship sailing on the vast blue waves. At the moment, the huge aircraft carrier is like "a leaf floating in the sea" in his sight. AI Qun adjusted the fighter's attitude, aligned the runway and put down the tail hook. The roar came, and the moment when the two main wheels of J-15 touched the deck, two dusts were aroused. In an instant, the tail hook behind the belly of the machine accurately hung the third arresting cable. After taxiing for tens of meters, the fighter stopped steadily. On that day, AI Qun, who successfully landed the ship, took a group photo with his comrades in arms. The moment before the camera shutter was pressed, AI Qun took out a small flashlight from his chest pocket. He held the flashlight firmly, put it close to his chest again, smiled and took the first picture after becoming a member of the "tail hook club", but his eyes had burst into tears. The owner of this small flashlight is Zhang Chao, a comrade in arms of AI Qun in the same period. On April 27, 2016, they flew onto the aircraft carrier and entered the countdown stage. Zhang Chao made a heroic sacrifice in the land-based simulated ship training and set up a shining "navigation mark" for China's aircraft carrier industry with his young life. The day Zhang Chao died happened to be the birthday of his comrade in arms sun Baosong. That morning, the comrades in arms of the cooking class also prepared a bowl of longevity noodles for him. That day, a table of food was served and then hot. After several times, no one took a bite. From that day on, sun Baosong never had a birthday again. It was the saddest month on the development of China's aircraft carrier based aircraft. Cao Xianjian was seriously injured and Zhang Chao died. The team carrying the weight seemed to have entered the Canyon "Any great cause will encounter difficulties on the way forward, but we can't stand still!" Sun Baosong inspired his comrades in arms. More than a month after the grounding, on a sunny day, sun Baosong was the first to step on the fighter plane, take off, and ignite the hope in his heart again with the emitted tail flame. "The efforts and explorations of several generations yesterday have accumulated into today's shipborne aircraft tracks that we can feel and touch. Only by watching and practicing our dreams today can we reap and have a brilliant tomorrow." Sun Baosong said emotionally. In the take-off and landing that shocked the sea and sky again and again, we saw the hard-working figure of the pilots of aircraft carrier based aircraft; In those crystal tears, we saw the starlight of the dream of Chinese aircraft carrier people and the persistent pursuit of Chinese soldiers for victory. Flight instructor Wang Yong always remembers such a magnificent picture—— In July 2017, Wang Yong visited China with the aircraft carrier Liaoning